Fire Shard
“A tiny crystalline manifestation of aetheric fire energy.
— In-game description
Fire Shards are crystals made up of aetheric fire-aspected energy. Like all crystals, they are used by crafting classes as a catalyst to synthesize items.
Acquisition
Gathering
Botany
- Level 15 Lush Vegetation Patch in Middle La Noscea (x22,y19).
- Level 20 Lush Vegetation Patch in Eastern Thanalan (x16,y27).
- Level 25 Lush Vegetation Patch in Eastern Thanalan (x14,y20).
- Level 30 Mature Tree in Middle La Noscea (x16,y13).
- Level 50 Mature Tree in Middle La Noscea (x19,y21).
Mining
- Level 5 Mineral Deposit in Western Thanalan (x26,y25).
- Level 20 Mineral Deposit in Eastern Thanalan (x17,y20).
- Level 20 Rocky Outcrop in Middle La Noscea (x15,y10).
- Level 30 Rocky Outcrop in Eastern Thanalan (x23,y19).
- Level 30 Mineral Deposit in Eastern Thanalan (x26,y17).
- Level 45 Mineral Deposit in Eastern Thanalan (x12,y19).
Dropped By
Creature | Level | Race | Clan | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corrupted Sprite | 50-80 | Elementals | Sprite | Pharos Sirius (Hard) |
Fire Sprite | 16-49 | Elementals | Sprite | Southern Thanalan (14,20) |
The Sunken Temple of Qarn | [[]] | |||
The Sunken Temple of Qarn | [[]] | |||
The Sunken Temple of Qarn | [[]] | |||
The Sunken Temple of Qarn | [[]] |
Quests
Purchase
Vendor | Location / Coordinates | Section | Cost | Unlock req. |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 Dreamer (2016) | Old Gridania (10.3, 9.1) | General | 2 | — |
Used For
Crystals are used as catalysts in every crafting recipe. Not every single recipe will use Fire Shards, but those that do are too numerous to list.