IoP shards simple FAQ

- What do I need these shards for?
To craft S80 items.


- What kind of shards are there?
Yellow, green, blue, red, white, black.


- Where do I find them?
In IoP. That's "Isle of Prayer". One way to get there is: port from Heine to Alligator Island and then swim east to the island.


- What's so special about IoP?

1. In most IoP places you can only exp in duo. If there are three or more players in the party, and one of them attacks a mob, then some very aggressive mobs called Witch Warders spawn - and usually kill you. This is true even if the additional players are not on IoP, just in party.
2. Most IoP mobs have high-damage water attacks. Make sure you get some kind of protectional buff (e.g. the PP buff Resist Aqua)
3. IoP mobs have nice drops - e.g. firestones and orichalcum. Thus many people go there to bot and farm.
   

- Which mobs drop the shards?
Yellow and green are easy to find since they drop at the easier parts of the island and players (bots) usually do not pick them up. Blue and red are harder. Black and white drop from RBs - good luck.

	Item	Obtain From
	Seed of Evil Shard - Yellow	Mobs on Isle of Prayer (but not on Chromatic Highlands area)
	Seed of Evil Shard - Green	Mobs on Isle of Prayer (but not on Chromatic Highlands area)
	Seed of Evil Shard - Blue	Mobs in Chromatic Highlands
	Seed of Evil Shard - Red	Mobs in Chromatic Highlands
	Seed of Evil Shard - White	End Bosses in Emerald, Steam, and Coral Cavern
	Seed of Evil Shard - Black	End Bosses in Emerald, Steam, and Coral Cavern

- Can I buy the shards? How much do they cost?
You can not buy them. And you can not sell them, trade them or freight them. That's nature's way of telling you to go exp on your own.


- How do I exchange shards for items?
You trade them at Blacksmith Ram, at the Crystal Caverns Emerald Square, for S80 parts and recipes.


- Is it worth it?
Some people say no, since
"Its easier, faster and in the end cheaper to enchant "normal" S-grade armor to +6, and your weapon to +7/+10". Most people though are going after the shards. There is some discussion about it on l2guru and l2nemesis.


- An example please? What should I gather?
1 try @ 60% for S80 heavy set (without shield) counting parts & recipes
Yellow: 12131
Green: 6078
Blue: 4065
Red: 2421
White: 42
Black: 33

Assuming you have a dwarf who has the recipes registered. And not even taking into account the strange craft mats and mountains of normal mats you need.


So how many shards, will I need?
Here is the list from arctik.net.

Item	# items	Yellow Shards	Green Shards	Blue Shards	Red Shards	White Shards	Black Shards
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Boots	1	280	139	94	55	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Breastplate	1	1120	561	373	224	2	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Circlet	1	419	209	139	84	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Earring	1	272	136	90	55	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Gaiters	1	699	350	233	140	1	2
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Gauntlets	1	280	139	94	55	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Gloves	1	280	139	94	55	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Helmet	1	419	209	139	84	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Leather Armor	1	839	420	280	168	2	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Leather Boots	1	280	139	94	55	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Leather Gauntlets	1	280	139	94	55	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Leather Helmet	1	419	209	139	84	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Leather Leggings	1	524	262	174	105	1	2
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Necklace	1	364	181	122	72	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Ring	1	181	90	61	36	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Shield	1	294	146	97	59	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Shoes	1	280	139	94	55	1	1
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Stockings	1	524	262	174	105	1	2
Recipe: Sealed Dynasty Tunic	1	839	420	280	168	2	1
Sealed Dynasty Boot Piece	2	120	60	40	24	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Breastplate Part	2	381	191	128	76	1	1
Sealed Dynasty Circlet Piece	2	160	81	53	32	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Earring Gemstone	2	126	64	42	25	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Gaiters Piece	2	256	129	86	51	1	1
Sealed Dynasty Gauntlet Piece	2	120	60	40	24	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Glove Piece	2	120	60	40	24	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Helmet Piece	2	160	80	54	32	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Leather Armor Piece	2	299	150	100	60	1	1
Sealed Dynasty Leather Boot Part	2	120	60	40	24	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Leather Gloves Part	2	120	60	40	24	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Leather Helmet Piece	2	160	81	53	32	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Leather Leggings Part	2	200	100	67	39	1	1
Sealed Dynasty Necklace Chain	2	165	82	56	32	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Ring Gemstone	2	89	44	30	18	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Shield Piece	2	120	60	39	24	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Shoes Piece	2	120	60	40	24	1	0
Sealed Dynasty Stockings Piece	2	200	100	67	39	1	1
Sealed Dynasty Tunic Piece	2	299	150	100	60	1	1

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