Crystal Shard

Crystal Shard

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Statistics

Type	FurnitureCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	01*
Sell	16 SC
Research	25 required

• Internal Item ID: 502
• Internal Tile ID: 129 (0–17)

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Arch Demon Arch Demon	4-9 (3DS version)	100%
Divine CrateDivine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	4–10	50*1/2 (50%)

Crystal Shards are a common Hardmode ((Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)) crafting material found in the Underground Hallow, where they naturally grow on any side of Pearlstone, Pink Ice, ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Pearlsand, Hardened Pearlsand, and Pearlsandstone Blocks). Due to their constant regrowth, they can be farmed. Crystal Shards emit a small glow, similar to Demonite Ore and Crimtane Ore. They do not spread the Hallow.

Crystal Shards furthermore have a 1/2 (50%) chance to be obtained from Divine Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), in stacks of 4–10. On the Nintendo 3DS version, they are always dropped by Arch Demons in stacks of 3–4 and are thus available pre-Hardmode.

Crystal Shards are also placeable in nearly any position (on walls, floors, and ceilings), though they are often not luminous enough to replace other light sources, and placement has no other functional effect. Although natural Crystal Shards can only grow on Pearlstone and Pink Ice, once harvested, they can be placed anywhere.

Crafting all items, including only one color of Phasesaber and excluding consumables and furniture requires a total of (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 90 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 135 Crystal Shards. The amount required to craft every weapon and every color of Phasesaber is (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 240 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 385 Crystal Shards.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Crystal Block(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)5	Stone Block5 Crystal Shard	Adamantite Forge or Titanium Forge
only: Crystal Storm	Spell Tome Crystal Shard20 Soul of Light15	Bookcase
only: Crystal Storm	Spell Tome Crystal Shard30 Soul of Light15
Crystal Dart(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)100	Crystal Shard	By Hand
Shifting Pearlsands Dye(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Shifting Sands Dye(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Crystal Shard20	Dye Vat(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
only: Blue Phasesaber	Blue Phaseblade Crystal Shard50	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
only: Green Phasesaber	Green Phaseblade Crystal Shard50
only: Purple Phasesaber	Purple Phaseblade Crystal Shard50
only: Red Phasesaber	Red Phaseblade Crystal Shard50
only: White Phasesaber	White Phaseblade Crystal Shard50
only: Yellow Phasesaber	Yellow Phaseblade Crystal Shard50
only: Blue Phasesaber	Blue Phaseblade Crystal Shard25	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
Chik(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Wooden Yoyo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Crystal Shard15 Soul of Light10
only: Crystal Bullet100	Musket Ball100 Crystal Shard
only: Crystal Bullet50	Musket Ball50 Crystal Shard
only: Green Phasesaber	Green Phaseblade Crystal Shard25
only: Magical Harp	Harp Crystal Shard20 Soul of Night8 Soul of Sight15
only: Magical Harp	Harp Crystal Shard25 Soul of Night12 Soul of Sight20
Orange Phasesaber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Orange Phaseblade(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Crystal Shard25
only: Purple Phasesaber	Purple Phaseblade Crystal Shard25
only: Rainbow Rod	Crystal Shard10 Unicorn Horn2 Pixie Dust10 Soul of Light8 Soul of Sight15
only: Rainbow Rod	Crystal Shard30 Unicorn Horn4 Pixie Dust60 Soul of Light10 Soul of Sight20
only: Red Phasesaber	Red Phaseblade Crystal Shard25
only: White Phasesaber	White Phaseblade Crystal Shard25
only: Yellow Phasesaber	Yellow Phaseblade Crystal Shard25
only: Greater Healing Potion3	Bottled Water3 Pixie Dust3 Crystal Shard	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
only: Greater Healing Potion	Bottled Water Pixie Dust3 Crystal Shard
Super Mana Potion(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)15	Greater Mana Potion15 Fallen Star Crystal Shard3 Unicorn Horn

Notes

• Crystal Shards can grow in liquids and in front of background walls.
• They do not require an actual Underground Hallow biome to grow. Any Pearlstone or Pink Ice Block in or below the cavern layer qualifies as a source block.
• A Crystal Shard can only grow if there are less than two other Crystal Shards within a 13×13-tile rectangle centered on the target tile.
• Crystal Shards are randomly colored either pink, purple, or blue when grown or placed. Their color has no functional effect.
• They cannot be painted.

Tips

• Crystal Shards have an unusually high sell value relative to their commonness, so farming them can be one of the most effective ways of making money throughout Hardmode. A full stack is worth 15 PC99 GC84 SC.
• With Pixie Dust (otherwise worth less than 1 GC/stack) available, crafting and selling Greater Healing Potions multiplies the payoff on a few crystals to 30 SC/crystal. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The Alchemy Table's bonus raises that further, to about 45 SC/crystal. A stack of 99 Pixie Dust with 33 crystals (and 100 sand for bottles), crafted at the Alchemy Table, yields about 14 GC85 SC, a 137% increase over selling the ingredients.
• Crystal Shards can be farmed with an appropriate layout. See Guide:Farming Resources § Crystal Shards for details.
• Since they emit a glow, getting rid of light sources makes it easier to spot them.

See also

• Gelatin Crystal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Can now naturally grow on Pearlsand, Hardened Pearlsand, and Pearlsandstone Blocks.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Now used to craft the Chik, Crystal Block and Crystal Dart.
  • Item and placed sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Used to craft Super Mana Potions.

• Desktop 1.2: Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.

• Desktop 1.1.1: Now gives off light in retro and white color mode.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: No longer obtainable pre-Hardmode, as Arch Demons have been removed.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.