Lightning Shard
“A tiny crystalline manifestation of aetheric lightning energy.
— In-game description
Lightning Shards are crystals made up of aetheric lightning-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. |
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0 Dreamer (2016) | Old Gridania (10.3, 9.1) | General | 2 | — |
Gathering
1. level 5 mineral node (mining) at Central thanalan
Quest Reward
Used For
Crystals are used as catalysts in every crafting recipe. Not every single recipe will use Lightning Shards, but those that do are too numerous to list.