Rare crafting components are used by all Professions: Forester, Prospector, Jeweller, Weaponsmith, Metalsmith, Scholar, Tailor and Woodworker.
Item
|
Tier
|
Creature Drops/Found/Barter
|
Sapphire Shard |
2 Journeyman |
Dropped by rare Creatures and in Resource Spawns, Barter from Crafting Vendor, rewarded by Quests, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Ruby Shard |
3 Expert |
Dropped by rare Creatures and in Resource Spawns, Barter from Crafting Vendor, rewarded by Quests, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Adamant Shard |
4 Artisan |
Dropped by rare Creatures and in Resource Spawns, Barter from Crafting Vendor, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Beryl Shard |
5 Master |
Dropped by rare Creatures and in Resource Spawns, Barter from Crafting Vendor, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Mithril Flake |
6 Supreme |
Dropped by rare Creatures and in Resource Spawns, Barter from Crafting Vendor, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil |
7 Westfold |
Dropped by rare Creatures and in Resource Spawns or Barter from Crafting Vendor, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Tarnished Crest of Rohan |
8 Eastemnet |
Dropped by rare creature chests, Barter from Crafting Vendor, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Mooncandle |
8 Eastemnet |
Dropped by rare Creature chests, Barter
|
Wyrmfire |
8 Eastemnet |
Dropped by rare Creature chests, Barter
|
Emerald Shard |
9 Westemnet |
Found in Resource Spawns, Barter, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Zircon Shard |
10 Anórien |
Found in Resource Spawns, Barter, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Black Adamant Shard |
11 Doomfold |
Found in Resource Spawns, Barter, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Dwarrowgleam Shard |
12 Ironfold |
Found in Resource Spawns, Barter, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Ithilharn Shard |
13 Minas Ithil |
Found in Resource Spawns, Barter, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
Sunstone Shard |
14 Gundabad |
Found in Resource Spawns, Rare Crafting Component selection box
|
For all Tiers there is a small change that you will obtain rare crafting components from Resource Spawns or Farmer Fields.
See the list above for links to the Tier specific Resource Spawns.
- Further Information on Nodes.
There is no inherent 'refresh content timer' built into any resource Node. Once a Node has spawned into the Game World it will remain there until a Player comes and gathers from that Node. All the contents of any Node are randomly generated from a small Database Table of Contents. Random numbers between 1 and 2 and 3 for base materials and (mostly) single instances for additional materials gained, such as Gems or rare drops such as Shards.
The interaction of a Player is the only time the contents of any Node is generated.
Mass Resource Node Maps
There are some mass resource nodes areas.
See this list of Crafting Instances for instances where ore/wood/artifacts can be farmed.
Drops
To find Tier 2 (Journeyman) through Tier 6 (Supreme) rare crafting components each Region has a list of rare Named Creatures that drop shards or flakes. For Westfold Tier 7 thru Westemnet Tier 9 Dungeon or Instances Bosses drop chests that contain these rare crafting components instead.
Evendim :
|
Creature
|
Location
|
Type
|
Adamant Shard |
Evendim |
|
Avice Twynam |
[17.6S, 66.1W] |
Man
|
Glimmertail |
[4.8S, 72.7W] |
Sickle-fly
|
Gonflad |
[10.9S, 72.3W] |
Turtle
|
Grave-stalker |
Barandalf |
Kergrim
|
Grizzule |
|
Bear
|
Hlóthwer |
[9.0S, 74.4W] |
Giant
|
Mangetail |
[21.5S, 66.6W] |
Wolf
|
Mouldcreeper |
[4.8S, 71.2W] |
Crawler
|
Rattleclaw |
[17.6S, 62.5W] |
Neekerbreeker
|
Ruillug |
[11.0S, 73.0W] |
Salamander
|
Rycroft the Wretched |
[11.9S, 65.4W] |
Man
|
Sagrurz |
[4.4S, 65.2W] |
Wolf
|
Splinterjaw |
[12.1S, 61.7W] |
Barghest
|
Tomb-scratcher |
|
Kergrim
|
|
Eregion:
|
Creature
|
Location
|
Type
|
Beryl Shard |
|
Belegúan [54.0S, 9.9W] |
Nan Sirannon |
Lizard
|
Big Blue [55.6S, 14.2W] or [53.7S, 12.7W] |
Emyn Naer |
Toad
|
Bregochel [48.1S, 6.4W] or [46.1S, 7.5W] |
Redhorn Pass |
Grim
|
Burnbright |
|
Sickle-fly
|
Dustpaw |
|
Lynx
|
Grugulum [53.1S, 8.8W] or [51.1S, 9.9W] or [52.7S, 9.7W] |
Nan Sirannon |
Half-orc
|
Hosh [48.0S, 9.4W] or [47.5S, 10.1W] or [45.6S, 9.6W] |
Tâl Caradhras |
Warg
|
Jackdaw [41.9S, 14.8W] |
Glad Ereg |
Craban
|
Lhugad [50.4S, 8.6W] or [53.2S, 8.7W] |
Nan Sirannon |
Dunlending
|
Long-tusk |
|
Dunlending
|
Maushflokh [45.6S, 10.6W] or [48.0S, 9.5W] |
High Hollin |
Half-orc
|
Ozût [45.8S, 6.7W] |
Redhorn Pass |
Warg
|
Pukhlor (Eregion) [48.1S, 6.4W] or [47.0S, 8.3W] |
Redhorn Pass |
Half-orc
|
Rakothûrz [53.7S, 12.6W] or [55.7S, 13.7W] |
Emyn Naer |
Half-orc
|
Snowhoof [45.3S, 10.8W] or [48.3S, 9.8W] |
High Hollin |
Goat
|
Thag [41.4S, 16.7W] |
Glad Ereg |
Wood Troll
|
Thaneleg [54.8S, 13.4W] or [53.2S, 13.9W] |
Emyn Naer |
Worm
|
Thornbeard [41.9S, 14.9W] or [42.2S, 13.9W] or [41.6S, 16.8W] |
Glad Ereg |
Huorn
|
Ulmakh [48.0S, 16.0W] |
Low Hollin |
Half-orc
|
Zholuga (Eregion) [42.2S, 12.0W] or [41.4S, 16.9W] |
Glad Ereg |
Warg
|
|
Enedwaith:
|
Creature
|
Location
|
Type
|
Mithril Flake |
Enedwaith |
|
Ashgúg [66.5S, 18.2W] or [68.9S, 18.0W] |
Nan Laeglin |
Warg
|
Burgúl [59.6S, 15.6W] or [57.9S, 12.1W] |
Fordirith |
Wolf
|
Cloben [67.2S, 8.8W] or [71.2S, 11.3W] |
Thrór's Coomb |
Drake
|
Dremidudh [60.2S, 15.8W] or [58.9S, 11.9W] |
Fordirith |
Dundlending
|
Durdrú [73.2S, 21.6W] or [66.3S, 23.7W] |
Mournshaws |
Wood Troll
|
Faegol [73.2S, 21.6W] or [66.3S, 23.7W] |
Mournshaws |
Corpse-candle
|
Gazglup [63.9S, 18.4W] or [64.4S, 18.0W] or [63.3S, 14.5W] |
Windfells |
Warg
|
Gwunfardh [67.7S, 9.0W] or [71.2S, 11.4W] |
Thrór's Coomb |
Giant
|
Great Tusk [62.9S, 21.1W], [63.5S, 23.3W] or [63.5S, 20.7W] |
Gloomglens |
Tusker
|
Long-horn [68.4S, 17.8W] or [66.5S, 18.2W] or [68.9S, 18.0W] |
Nan Laeglin |
Aurochs
|
Mornákh (Enedwaith) [63.6S, 23.3W] or [63.5S, 20.7W] |
Gloomglens |
Uruk
|
Nurdúath [74.5S, 14.3W] or [71.5S, 17.1W] |
Lich Bluffs |
Gaunt Man
|
Sugun [63.7S, 18.3W] or [64.4S, 18.1W] or [63.3S, 14.5W] |
Windfells |
Half-orc
|
Ufern-helgi [74.6S, 14.3W] or [71.5S, 16.9W] |
Lich Bluffs |
Barghest
|
|
Moria :
|
Durin's Way :
|
Creature
|
Location
|
Type
|
Mithril Flake |
Durin's Way |
|
Garn [2.7S, 99.3W] or [2.5S, 102.9W] |
Fanged Pit |
Morroval
|
Krumnâkh [3.1S, 112.1W] |
Zirakzigil |
Goblin
|
Riptalon [4.5S, 102.2W] |
Durin's Way |
Cave-claw
|
Sharpmaw [2.9S, 111.8W] or [3.3S, 102.8W] or [2.9S, 99.2W] |
The Fanged Pit |
Cave-claw
|
Taugan [3.1S, 112.0W] or [2.4S, 99.5W] or [3.4S, 99.2W] |
Durin's Way |
Goblin
|
|
Great Delving :
|
Creature
|
Location
|
Type
|
Mithril Flake |
Great Delving |
|
Riptalon [8.1S, 113.8W] |
Great Delving |
Cave-claw
|
Rocktooth [8.4S, 112.5W] or [7.7S, 113.0W] or [7.0S, 111.1W] or [7.8S, 110.8W] or [8.1S, 113.7W] |
Great Delving |
Cave-claw
|
Stoneshell [7.9S, 114.5W] or [7.0S, 111.2W] or [8.0S, 113.7W] or [8.5S, 113.4W] or [7.9S, 113.5W] |
Great Delving |
Grodbog
|
|
|
Lothlórien :
|
Creature
|
Location
|
Type
|
Mithril Flake |
Lothlórien |
|
|
|
|
Belegbrog [9.9S, 69.4W] or [9.5S, 64.6W] |
Taur Hith |
Bear
|
Braigam [12.6S, 64.1W] or [14.8S, 63.6W] or [14.0S, 64.3W] |
Gelirdor |
Lynx
|
Daeranc [17.5S, 71.0W] or [17.2S, 71.0W] |
Brochos |
Bear
|
Faegnar [8.5S, 64.3W] or [9.9S, 69.5W] |
Taur Hith |
Shrew
|
Gwollúg [18.1S, 63.6W] or [16.1S, 63.9W] or [17.8S, 64.5W] |
Egladil |
Lizard
|
Morthrâng [10.9S, 72.9W] or [9.0S, 73.0W] |
Fanuidhol |
Uruk
|
Mundaras [12.7S, 64.1W] or [14.7S, 63.5W] |
Sâd Gilthiriad |
Elk
|
Nímau [16.9S, 73.5W] or [13.4S, 72.9W] |
Nimrodel |
Orc
|
Quílfra [10.8S, 72.7W] or [8.9S, 73.0W] |
Fanuidhol |
Goblin
|
Rascaras [18.6S, 64.5W] or [16.4S, 63.7W] or [18.3S, 63.7W] |
Egladil |
Elf
|
Rûkath [11.5S, 71.5W] or [16.8S, 73.8W] or [13.6S, 72.8W] |
Nimrodel |
Goblin
|
Târglok [13.7S, 71.3W] |
Eryn Laer |
Warg
|
Urbhâr [13.0S, 71.6W] |
Eryn Laer |
Orc
|
Zûbardh [17.3S, 71.0W] or [17.5S, 69.5W] |
Brochos |
Orc
|
|
Mirkwood :
|
Creature
|
Location
|
Mithril Flake |
Mirkwood
|
|
|
|
Rhúnemben [18.5S, 44.3W] or [18.9S, 43.9W] or [17.5S, 47.1W] or [19.5S, 44.2W] |
Ashenslades
|
Snakfrúm [18.5S, 44.3W] or [18.9S, 43.9W] or [17.5S, 47.1W] or [19.5S, 44.2W] |
Ashenslades
|
Redfang [14.7S, 48.0W] or [14.1S, 48.69W] or [15.4S, 53.0W] |
Emyn Lûm
|
Thabogron [14.9S, 48.8W] or [14.1S, 48.69W] or [15.4S, 53.0W] |
Emyn Lûm
|
Arshgoth [15.4S, 43.4W] |
Dol Guldur
|
Dagorches [15.2S, 43.4W] or [13.5S, 42.1W] |
Dol Guldur
|
Gúlbrennil [12.9S, 57.6W] or [13.3S, 54.3W] |
Dourstocks
|
Nightstalker [12.9S, 57.6W] or [13.3S, 54.3W] |
Dourstocks
|
Drunákh [18.7S, 57.8W] or [18.0S, 57.7W] |
The Drownholt
|
Durkam [10.7S, 46.2W] or [13.3S, 45.0W] |
Gathbúrz
|
Zagfra [10.7S, 46.2W] or [13.3S, 45.0W] |
Gathbúrz
|
Bolgbarz [17.6S, 61.3W], [17.4S, 61.3W] to [17.9S, 60.5W] or [15.7S, 59.0W] |
Mirk-eaves
|
Morsháti [17.6S, 61.3W], [17.4S, 61.3W] to [17.9S, 60.5W] or [15.7S, 59.0W] |
Mirk-eaves
|
Faechiril [11.4S, 48.3W], [11.8S, 49.6W], or [12.3S, 52.1W] |
The Scuttledells
|
Naergant [11.4S, 48.3W], [11.8S, 49.6W], or [12.3S, 52.1W] |
The Scuttledells
|
Gazkhlát [17.3S, 52.0W] or [17.6S, 51.8W] or [19.0S, 49.4W] |
Taur Morvith
|
Snágrip [19.0S, 49.3W] or [17.5S, 51.8W] |
Taur Morvith
|
|
See the list above for links to the rare components which also list the regions.
Barter
Barter from one of these folks or see the list above for links to the Barterer
Quests
Some Tiers have repeatable quests that reward a rare crafting component. See the list above for links to the quests.
Opening the Rare Crafting Component selection box allows the user to choose one of the Rare crafting components. This item is a selectable reward for the weekly quest On a Mission (Weekly).