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Many monsters drop materials upon defeat. However, there are some "rare" materials that are not dropped by monsters and are obtainable by other means: as a prize box drop, as a prize wheel prize, bought from certain vendors via tokens, earned from specific missions, and so on. This section covers such materials.

Rare Materials

Icon Material Obtained From... Used in Crafting... Krogmo Coins are earned by participating in Lockdown or Blast Network events at King Krogmo's Coliseum. Enamorock ★☆☆☆☆ Sullivan for 10 Krogmo Coins Prize Wheel Using the Krogmo Alchemy Machine: 5 distinct Heart Pendant Trinkets Mod Calibrator ★★★★☆ Sullivan for 75 Krogmo Coins Prize Wheel 16 distinct Module Trinkets Shadow Lairs are accessible at Depth 23 of any Arcade gate and each requires a Shadow Key to unlock. Nightmare Mane ★★★★★ The Sanctuary after completing the Shadow Lair Gloaming Wildwoods. Using the Sanctuary Alchemy Machine: Snarbolax Coat Snarbolax Cap Celestial Ore ★★★★★ The Sanctuary after completing the Shadow Lair Royal Jelly Palace. Ice Queen Mail   Ice Queen Crown Heavenly Iron Helm Gremlonium ★★★★★ The Sanctuary after completing the Shadow Lair Ironclaw Munitions Factory. Mercurial Demo Suit   Mercurial Demo Helm Heavenly Iron Armor Maiden's Tear ★★★★★ The Sanctuary after completing the Shadow Lair Firestorm Citadel. Almirian Crusader Armor   Almirian Crusader Helm Arcane Salamander Suit   Arcane Salamander Mask Expansion Missions are bonus missions that can be unlocked with a purchase. Expansion Mission rewards cannot be sold, traded or dropped. Fractured Seerus Mask Fragment ★☆☆☆☆ Completing Operation Crimson Hammer (Tier 1). Using the Vise Alchemy Machine: Fractured Mask of Seerus Flawed Seerus Mask Fragment ★★★☆☆ Completing Operation Crimson Hammer (Tier 2). Flawed Mask of Seerus Perfect Seerus Mask Fragment ★★★★★ Completing Operation Crimson Hammer (Tier 3). Perfect Mask of Seerus Guild Halls are included in the purchase of a guild; various furniture can be purchased or crafted for your guild. Snarbostuffing ★★★★★ Brinks for 12 Frumious Fangs. Using the Armero Alchemy Machine: Frumious Fang (Furniture) Jelly Glue ★★★★★ Brinks for 15 Jelly Gems. Jelly Gem (Furniture) Schemer Scrap ★★★★★ Brinks for 18 Bark Modules. Roarmulus Blueprints Dark Ember ★★★★★ Brinks for 25 Almirian Seals. Almirian Seal (Furniture) Spiral Knights often has Special Events that allow the opportunity to find and earn tokens and materials in exchange for unique gear. Kat Tribe Fetish ★★★★☆ Montague for 50 Ancient Pages. Using the Moorcroft Alchemy Machine: 6 distinct Kat Helmets Some Miscellaneous materials don't fall into one of the categories and are found in miscellaneous locations. Rock Salt ★★★☆☆ Brinks for 5 Primal Sparks or 2 Jelly Gems Treasure Box Prize Wheel Using any regular Alchemy Machine: Cautery Sword   Crest of Almire Shocking Salt Bomb series These currently Extinct materials were once attainable, but not anymore. Will they reappear in the future? Zee Core ★★★☆☆ Sloom series None

While some of the low-star gear can be obtained by purchase, the key method to obtain almost every piece of gear is by crafting. To craft, you need to acquire Recipes. Once acquired and learned, each recipe details the materials, the energy, the crowns, and lower-star gear needed to craft your gear. The main benefit of crafting is to have a small chance of obtaining Unique Variants, which yield boosted stats for the gear crafted. Do note that not every piece of gear can be crafted because no recipe for them exists; thus, these pieces of gear can only be obtained by directly purchasing them via a Vendor or the Auction House.

Recipes may be obtained in a multitude of ways:

• The Hall of Heroes has a majority of the recipes via nine different Vendors. These recipes automatically bind to you upon purchase. Reaching specific missions allows you to purchase higher-star recipes (e.g. reaching Mission 4-1 allows you to purchase recipes up to 2 stars).
• Several Special Alchemy Machines store their own recipes, thus allowing you to craft at these machines without having to purchase the recipe itself. (Materials, crowns, energy, and lower-star gear are still required to craft.) The gear that can be crafted on these machines can only be crafted via these machines. These alchemy machines are specifically located somewhere in Haven or in the Clockworks.
  • The Krogmo Alchemy Machine crafts all Heart Pendant and Module Trinkets using Enamorocks and Mod Calibrators purchased from Sullivan.
  • The Sanctuary Alchemy Machine crafts unique 5-star helmets and armor using materials gathered in The Sanctuary itself.
  • The Vise Alchemy Machine crafts Mask of Seerus helmets using fragments rewarded from defeating Warmaster Seerus.
  • The Armero Alchemy Machine crafts Boss Trophy furniture in the Guild Hall. A lot of materials and crowns are required per crafting.
  • The Moorcroft Alchemy Machine crafts upgrades to Kat Hood helmet using Kat Tribe Fetish, both purchased from Montague.
• A few Vendors carry recipes, either a set list or at random. These vendors include:
  • Sullivan has recipes covering five distinct alchemy lines, purchasable via Krogmo Coins. Only these recipes can be attained by Sullivan.
  • Vatel has 1- and 2-star recipes for sale, which are randomly set each day. (A similar random set can also be found via Basil in the Tier 1 Clockwork Terminial.)
  • Basil is a traveling merchant that can be found in two places.
    • Clockwork Terminals where he has random pieces of gear for sale depending on the Tier he is situated in.
    • Mission lobbies where he has a set of gear available depending on the current mission.
    Several recipes can only be initially attained by Basil; for most of these recipes, knights go on "recipe runs" where they reach the Clockwork Terminal in hope of finding these rare recipes (which are randomly set per occurrence). Below is a list of such recipes. Recipes with a list underneath are ones that can also be purchased from Basil in the lobby of that mission.

Basil-only Recipes

Series Precursor Item Upgrade Recipes Purchased from Basil Only Edge Hot Edge Searing Edge ★★☆☆☆ Static Edge Shocking Edge ★★☆☆☆ Scarlet None Scarlet Shield ★★★☆☆ Breaker Firebreak Set Blazebreak Armor ★★★☆☆ High Temp Hostages (6-1) Blazebreak Helm ★★★☆☆ High Temp Hostages (6-1) Blazebreak Shield ★★★☆☆ High Temp Hostages (6-1) Icebreaker Set Blizzbreaker Armor ★★★☆☆ Blizzbreaker Helm ★★★☆☆ Blizzbreaker Shield ★★★☆☆ Volt Breaker Set Surge Breaker Armor ★★★☆☆ Surge Breaker Helm ★★★☆☆ Surge Breaker Shield ★★★☆☆ Note: the recipes for these items' 1- and 2-star counterparts can be purchased from Vatel and Basil. Graviton None Graviton Charge ★★★☆☆ The Sovereign Slime (5-2) Oper Crimson Hammer (T2) Graviton Bomb ★★★★☆ Graviton Vortex ★★★★★ Oper Crimson Hammer (T3) Frumious Fang Snarble Barb Twisted Snarble Barb ★★★☆☆ Dark Thorn Blade ★★★★☆ Barbarous Thorn Blade ★★★★★ Spine Cone Twisted Spine Cone ★★★☆☆ Spike Shower ★★★★☆ Dark Briar Barrage ★★★★★ Bristling Buckler Twisted Targe ★★★☆☆ Dark Thorn Shield ★★★★☆ Barbarous Thorn Shield ★★★★★ Jelly Gem Sealed Sword Avenger ★★★★☆ Divine Avenger ★★★★★ Faust ★★★★☆ Gran Faust ★★★★★ Antigua Silversix ★★★★☆ Argent Peacemaker ★★★★★ Blackhawk ★★★★☆ Sentenza ★★★★★ Bark Module Pulsar Kilowatt Pulsar ★★★☆☆ Gigawatt Pulsar ★★★★☆ Polaris ★★★★★ Heavy Pulsar ★★★☆☆ Radiant Pulsar ★★★★☆ Supernova ★★★★★ Catalyzer Industrial Catalyzer ★★★☆☆ Volatile Catalyzer ★★★★☆ Neutralizer ★★★★★ Toxic Catalyzer ★★★☆☆ Virulent Catalyzer ★★★★☆ Biohazard ★★★★★ Static Capacitor Lightning Capacitor ★★★☆☆ Plasma Capacitor* ★★★★☆ Voltaic Tempest ★★★★★ Quicksilver Helm Charged Quicksilver Helm ★★★★☆ Vicious and Viscous (7-2) Mercurial Helm ★★★★★ Quicksilver Mail Charged Quicksilver Mail ★★★★☆ Vicious and Viscous (7-2) Mercurial Mail ★★★★★ Note: a Plasma Capacitor recipe is rewarded and bound to you for completing The Great Escape (8-2) mission. Almirian Seal Blackened Crest Crest of Almire ★★★★★

• Some recipes may be obtained upon completing specific Missions; therefore, there is no need to purchase them (unless you need them urgently). View these specific alchemy paths and which missions to obtain them. All recipes from mission rewards are bound when acquired.

Mission Reward Recipes

Series Precursor Item Recipes from Mission Rewards Breaker None Emberbreak Armor ★☆☆☆☆ Alien Ooze (3-1) Emberbreak Helm ★☆☆☆☆ Alien Ooze (3-1) Emberbreak Shield ★☆☆☆☆ Toy Soldiers (3-1) Calibur/ Blaster/ Blast Bomb Calibur Blaster Blast Bomb Tempered Calibur Super Blaster Super Blast Bomb ★★★☆☆ Rise or Fall (5-2) Ascended Calibur Master Blaster Master Blast Bomb ★★★★☆ Sewer Stash (6-2) Leviathan Blade Valiance Nitronome ★★★★★ Becoming a Champion (8-2) Cobalt/ Defender Cobalt Armor Cobalt Helm Defender Solid Cobalt Armor Solid Cobalt Helm Great Defender ★★★☆☆ Time Enough at Last (5-2) Mighty Cobalt Armor Mighty Cobalt Helm Mighty Defender ★★★★☆ Whip & Mishandling (6-2) Azure Guardian Armor Azure Guardian Helm Aegis ★★★★★ Becoming a Champion (8-2) Tech Alchemer Shadowtech Alchemer Mk II Shadow Driver★★★★☆ Rotting Metropolis (8-2) Vaporizer Lightning Capacitor Plasma Capacitor★★★★☆ The Great Escape (8-2) Autogun Needle Shot Strike Needle★★★★☆ An Occurrence at Owlite Keep (9-1)