Earth Shard

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Earth Shard

UNSELLABLE  

Item type

Crystal

Crafting

1
1
1
60

Level

1

Rarity

ABasic

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A tiny crystalline manifestation of aetheric earth energy.

— In-game description

Earth Shards are crystals made up of aetheric earth-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	—

Gathering

Level 50 Rocky Outcrop at Empty Heart, Lower La Noscea (21.5, 35)

Quest Reward

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver
Spirithold Broken		9	Galfrid
Takin' What They're Givin'		10	Momodi
And Thanks for All the Fish		6	Rozol Cattlan the Prudent
Left-wing Aeronautics		10	Tazel Meyean the Lettered
Making a Name		1	Niniya
The Right Price		1	Swozblaet
Much Ado About Dodos		6	Moegramm
Extending Fences		11	Luquelot
Parsemontrenomics		2	Parsemontret
Drink Your Beans, Dear		8	Dametta
Way of the Blacksmith		1	Randwulf
My First Cross-pein Hammer		1	Brithael
Hammer Time		5	Brithael
Riveting Ramblings		10	Brithael
Way of the Armorer		1	G'wahnako
My First Doming Hammer		1	H'naanza
From Thigh to Neck		5	H'naanza
The Base Fundamentals		10	H'naanza
Way of the Leatherworker		1	Randall
My First Head Knife		1	Geva
A Test of Technique		5	Geva
Geva's Gambit		10	Geva

Used For

Crystals are used as catalysts in every crafting recipe. Not every single recipe will use Earth Shards, but those that do are too numerous to list.