Wind Shard

Crystal

Item

^{Patch 2.0}

Description:

A tiny crystalline manifestation of aetheric wind energy.

Requirements:

Item Level

1

Statistics & Bonuses:

Repairs, Recycle & Style:

Stack Size

9999

Sells for

Unsellable

Recommended Level

1

Recommended Level

1

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Acquisition

Uses

Traded by Merchants (1)

NPC	Price	Location
Spoils Collector	x(80) for x 1	The Pillars (14.7-10.9)

Rewarded from Treasure Map: (2)

Treasure Map	Deciphered From
Boarskin Treasure Map	Timeworn Boarskin Map
Peisteskin Treasure Map	Timeworn Peisteskin Map

Logging

Node (Slot)	Node Req.	Gathering Req.
Logging: Bentbranch (5) Central Shroud	Level:15	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Logging: Bentbranch (5) Central Shroud	Level:30	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Logging: Greentear (5) Central Shroud	Level:10	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Logging: Jadeite Thick (Varies) Central Shroud	Level:5	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Logging: Nine Ivies (Varies) East Shroud	Level:20	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Logging: The Bramble Patch (Varies) East Shroud	Level:50	Level: 1 Perception N/A

Harvesting

Node (Slot)	Node Req.	Gathering Req.
Harvesting: Bentbranch (5) Central Shroud (18-18)	Level:15	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Harvesting: Bentbranch (5) Central Shroud (23-23)	Level:15	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Harvesting: Nine Ivies (Varies) East Shroud	Level:20	Level: 1 Perception N/A

Mining

Node (Slot)	Node Req.	Gathering Req.
Mining: Bluefog (Varies) Northern Thanalan	Level:50	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Mining: Sorrel Haven (Varies) Central Shroud	Level:35	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Mining: Spineless Basin (Varies) Central Thanalan	Level:5	Level: 1 Perception N/A

Quarrying

Node (Slot)	Node Req.	Gathering Req.
Quarrying: Bluefog (5) Northern Thanalan (21-28, 22-28)	Level:40	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Quarrying: Nine Ivies (Varies) East Shroud	Level:30	Level: 1 Perception N/A
Quarrying: The Bramble Patch (Varies) East Shroud	Level:50	Level: 1 Perception N/A

Reward from Quests (35)
Wind Shard is rewarded from more than 25 quests. Please click here to see the complete list.

Potential Reward from Levequests (320)
Wind Shard is rewarded from more than 20 levequests. Please click here to see the complete list.

Dropped by Monsters (1)

Name	Levels	Location
Wind Sprite	4-9	Cedarwood

Acquired from Duty (8)

Duty
Bardam's Mettle
Castrum Abania
Doma Castle
Hells' Lid (Duty)
Shisui of the Violet Tides
The Drowned City of Skalla
The Fractal Continuum (Hard)
The Sirensong Sea

Potentially Acquired from 18-hour Woodland Exploration Venture

Venture
Woodland Exploration I (Retainer Level 1)

Acquired from 1-hour Mining Exploration Venture

Venture
Mining Exploration Venture (Retainer Level 1)

Acquired from 1-hour Botany Exploration Venture

Venture
Botany Exploration Venture (Retainer Level 1)

Gardening

Gardening Result - Growing

	Windlight Seeds

Acquired from Desynthesis (370)
Wind Shard is rewarded from more than 20 desynths. Please click here to see the complete list.

Crystals (whether in the form of shards, crystals or clusters) are catalysts used in every recipe. See the Crafting Log for more information and for recipe listings by class.

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