Earth Shard

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Earth Shard

UNSELLABLE  

Item type

Crystal

Crafting

1
1
35
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

Gathering

• Level 10 Mineral Deposit at Cedarwood, Lower La Noscea (28, 18.5)
• Level 50 Rocky Outcrop at Empty Heart, Lower La Noscea (21.5, 35)

Dropped By

Creature	Level	Race	Location
Earth Sprite	4-49	Elemental	Western Thanalan (22.4,26.2)
Rodents of Unusual Size			Lower La Noscea (31,20)
The Sunken Temple of Qarn			[[]]
The Sunken Temple of Qarn			[[]]
The Sunken Temple of Qarn			[[]]
The Sunken Temple of Qarn			[[]]

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

Purchase

Vendor	Location / Coordinates	Cost
Dreamer (2016)	Old Gridania (10.3, 9.1)	2

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.