Fire Shard

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Fire Shard

UNSELLABLE  

Item type

Crystal

Crafting

1
1
60
1

Level

1

Rarity

ABasic

“

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

Purchase

Vendor	Location / Coordinates	Section	Cost	Unlock req.
0 Dreamer (2016)	Old Gridania (10.3, 9.1)	General	2	—

Dropped by Enemies

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				[[]]

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).

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver
A Treat of Trout		5	Lyngsath
Bloodied and Bowed		8	Aethelgyth
Dodo It Yourself		10	Lyngsath
Glory Days		4	S'dhodjbi
Gorgets Rising		5	Serendipity
Hammer Time		5	Brithael
Motivational Speaking		1	Gelther
My First Chaser Hammer		1	Serendipity
My First Cross-pein Hammer		1	Brithael
My First Skillet		1	Lyngsath
Reach for the Starboard		10	Tazel Meyean the Lettered
Riveting Ramblings		10	Brithael
Sky-high		10	Baderon
Suspiciously Sober		1	Ahldskyf
Sweet Words, Shadowy Dealings		50	Deputy Postmoogle
The Great Gladiator		1	Zazarikku
The Hazy Professor		50	Deputy Postmoogle
Throw Some Rings on It		10	Serendipity
Trust, but Verify		1	Yazel Ahuatan the Able
Way of the Blacksmith		1	Randwulf
Way of the Culinarian		1	Charlys
Way of the Goldsmith		1	Jemime
What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Golems		3	Methuli Cattlan the Hard

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.