Material/Sandbox

Certain materials are sold by Brinks, Sullivan, or other vendors in exchange for tokens. Most materials are unbound and can be sold in the Auction House. Some materials are much more valuable than others of the same star level, due to their rarity or their use in crafting popular items. Unwanted materials can be crafted into sprite food or sold to vendors for small amounts of crowns:

• ☆☆☆☆☆: 1 crown
• ★☆☆☆☆: 1 crown
• ★★☆☆☆: 5 crowns
• ★★★☆☆: 10 crowns
• ★★★★☆: 25 crowns
• ★★★★★: 50 crowns

List

When in default, lists are ordered by Date of Release, by star and then alphabetically if tied. Specific acquisition details are available on individual material pages.

Standard

Most materials are acquired randomly while adventuring in the Clockworks, obtained as monster or treasure box drops. The prize wheel can also reward materials. Defeating monsters in an appropriate area is generally the most efficient way to find desired materials. Higher-ranked materials have a better chance of dropping on deeper levels of the Clockworks. In general, it is best to go to the end of a stratum's depth range to hunt for specifics. Otherwise, as deep as possible on elite difficulty is better for general material collecting. Here is an outline of where to find standard materials:

• ☆☆☆☆☆: All depths
• ★☆☆☆☆: All depths
• ★★☆☆☆: Depth 4 and below
• ★★★☆☆: Depth 8 and below
• ★★★★☆: Depth 13 and below
• ★★★★★: Depth 18 and below

Unless it is a mineral shard or a 1* material, a given material is associated with one monster family or a single status theme. A monster in a given depth will have a drop table of possible materials associated with its family and status. Combat areas that are themed with a status will have more monsters of that status type. Sort the following list by stratum and consider the above depth information to decide where to look for the best chances of finding desired items.

Name	Star		Description
Blue Shard	☆☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A shard of Moonstone that is too small to be used in powering gates but highly useful in alchemy.
Dark Shard	☆☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A shard of Dark Matter that is too small to be used in powering gates but highly useful in alchemy.
Green Shard	☆☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A shard of Valestone that is too small to be used in powering gates but highly useful in alchemy.
Light Shard	☆☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A shard of Luminite that is too small to be used in powering gates but highly useful in alchemy.
Red Shard	☆☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A shard of Crimsonite that is too small to be used in powering gates but highly useful in alchemy.
Beast Scale	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A relatively intact scale recovered from a Clockworks creature.
Brimstone	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A smelly, stygian, sulfuric shard commonly found in the Underworld.
Bronze Bolt	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A simple bronze bolt found everywhere throughout the Clockworks.
Ecto Drop	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A bit of ectoplasm meticulously collected from an unwilling undead volunteer. It's an unpleasant shade of green.
Gel Drop	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A drop of goo collected from a jelly. It's still quivering.
Scrap Metal	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A discarded piece of metal that could be easily repurposed.
Sharp Fang	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A particularly pointy premolar. Or maybe it's a canine?
Blast Powder	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A dangerous by-product produced by fire-based organic creatures. Gremlins like to use it to blow stuff up.
Cooling Cell	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small device used in complex machines to keep them from overheating. Also handy to keep in your pockets on hot summer days.
Critter Carapace	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A chitinous chunk carefully shucked from a Clockworks creature. It's in surprisingly good shape.
Driftwood	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A peculiar piece of wood that just won't stay put.
Forbidden Fruit	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A sinful snack favored by famished fiends.
Frayed Fabric	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	The worn remains of a Clockworks denizen's duds. It could probably be recycled.
Frost Gel	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A drop of chilly gunk collected from a cool Clockworks customer.
Fuel Canister	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small receptacle once used to hold fuel for a complex machine.
Gel Core	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A fist-sized, gelatinous lump collected from a jelly.
Grave Soil	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	Dreadful dirt dredged from a creepy crypt. It is always a little cold to the touch.
Gremlin Gizmo	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A strange device used in gremlin machinery. It is inscribed with a warning against exposing it to direct sunlight or submerging it in water.
Iron Gear	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A metal gear that was once a component of a complicated contraption.
Monster Bone	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	An intact bone from a now-deceased beast.
Nightshade	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A hazardous herb that's bad for most beasts, but tasty to a teeming variety of toxic creatures.
Owlite Feather	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small feather plucked from an Owlite, said to be a mythical race of great magician birds.
Power Cell	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small device used to power complex machines.
Static Clinger	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A latent strand of energy that floats throughout the Clockworks, frequently catching onto hair and clothing. It's too large to properly distill into Energy, but it's very useful in alchemy.
Swordstone	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A fine chunk of natural rock perfect for honing the edge of a deadly blade.
Waste Module	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small receptable that once collected refuse from a device built to wreak havoc. Now, it just plain reeks.
Brute Core	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	An oozing blue lump from a particularly potent gelatinous opponent.
Bushy Tail	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A peculiarly intact specimen of a Clockworks beast's tail.
Drake Scale	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A solid scale wrested from a brutal beast.
Fine Fabric	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A well-made length of sturdy cloth, swiped from a Clockworks inhabitant.
Force Dynamo	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A beguiling gadget that can seemingly generate energy from nowhere.
Hailstone	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small rock that's always a little cold to the touch. It's great for chilling beverages without diluting their flavor.
Phial of Phear	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A glass tube containing a small dose of phearium, a strange chemical said to induce panic into anyone who even gets so much as a whiff of the stuff.
Redwood	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A sturdy chunk of fine, unfinished wood. It's typically used in the production of cabinets.
Rocket Sprocket	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A sturdy sprocket used by machines that fire projectiles.
Soul Dust	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	The dust of the departed. Whether it still retains any shred of a soul remains to be seen.
Torchstone	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small rock that smolders constantly. Gremlins patrolling the Cooling Chambers occasionally use them as a hand warmer.
Toxic Core	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A solid, pulsating lump that oozes with vitriol.
Unstable Core	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A hazardous hunk pulled from a fulminating foe. It hums menacingly.
Volt Oil	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A slippery substance that always holds a slight electrical charge.
Blaze Pepper	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A delectable spice hoarded by Clockworks beasts in anticipation of a winter that never comes. In powdered form, it has a terrible habit of clinging to absolutely everything.
Blighted Bone	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A peculiar patella that's seen better days, after having seen a few better knights.
Chroma Tear	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A crystallized Chromalisk tear suitable as a lens for focusing weaponry, or for correcting myopia.
Corrosive Acid	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A caustic substance characteristic of corrosive creatures.
Ghost Bell	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A small, silvery bell worn by considerate ghosts that alerts the living when they are close by.
Heavy Gear	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A heavily weighted gear that once assisted in the operation of an enormous machine of some sort.
Ironwood	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A pristine log of one of the hardest substances known to the Spiral Knights.
Meteor Mote	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A small piece of a rare material that is said to have fallen from the sky. Gremlins typically use it in the construction of power sources.
Miracloth	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A marvelous bolt of sublimely supple fabric.
Mug of Misery	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A cursed drinking utility that can only be used by a truly wicked soul. Those that possess it are said to bring grave misfortune to those around them.
Perfect Snowball	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	An icy snowball of almost mythical perfection. Though it begs to be thrown squarely into the side of someone's head, it would be best to use in alchemy.
Rocky Core	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A delicious gummy treat with an impenetrable rocky shell. More than a few teeth have been lost by knights attempting to get at the gooey interior.
Silver Coil	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	An electromagnetic mechanism made of an extremely conductive metal.
Thunderball	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	An orb of pure electricity that is typically found at the bottom of the sea of all places.
Trojan Horseshoe	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A jet black horseshoe. It appears relatively harmless.
Warp Dust	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A light dust left behind when a creature travels at unbelievable speed. It tastes great in dip.
Dragon Scale	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	An armored scale from what was thought to be an extinct creature. It reflects light with an otherworldly sheen.
Everfrost	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A small patch of ice crystals that never seem to melt, even when exposed to direct heat.
Flame Soul	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A powerful essence left behind when a creature perishes during a blind rage.
Philoso Feather	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A large, grey feather plucked from the greatest of the Owlite magicians.
Plague Essence	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A powerful essence left behind when a creature perishes from a particularly putrid disease.
Plasma Cell	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A high-tech plasma source that could positively blind someone with science.
Reaper Rib	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A bone stained black by the wickedness of its former possessor.
Royal Core	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A sweet-smelling lump of ooze collected from a particularly noble specimen of slime.
Royal Skewer	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A jagged, razor-sharp barb from one of the most powerful slimes on Cradle. Once removed from the slime it grows brittle and eventually turns to dust.
Shadow Steel	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	An extraordinary metal imbued with the creeping darkness of the Underworld.
Silverweave	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A length of understated cloth intricately interwoven with precious metal. It's tastefully ostentatious, yet prudently protective.
Storm Chaser	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A powerful essence that presents itself to beings in dire straits. With this, you feel like you could turn the nighttime into the day.
Sun Silver	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	An extraordinary metal imbued with the radiant light of the sky.
Volcanic Iron	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	An extraordinary metal imbued with the blazing energy of magma.
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Primal Ore	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	An extraordinary metal imbued with the savage spirit of the wild.
Spark Plug	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small, mechanical component that really gets a construct's motor running.
Vile Seal	★☆☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A small scrap of ancient parchment imbued with dark magicks. It is believed that they grant power to those with evil souls.
Sinful Brew	★★☆☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A noxious drink favored by all fiends. Despite its prevalence, it's officially outlawed in the Underworld as a marketing ploy.
Dead Gold	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A coin placed into the hands of the dead before burial, granting them fare for the long journey ahead.
Wicked Idol	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	One of many statuettes carried by fiends as a means of gaining favor with their dark gods. The most valuable ones are 'MIBE' (mint in box of evil).
Crest of Ur	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A crest from the lost Legion of Ur, an elite band of fiendish warrior said to have once conquered the Underworld. Whomever holds it can faintly hear the sound of drums and the clomping of hooves.

Event

The following materials are associated with an event. Most are used to craft items at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine.

Name	Star	Event	Description
Kat Tribe Fetish	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A tattered fetish from the now-extinct Kat Tribe, the ferocious feline warriors responsible for the destruction of the Owlites and their prestigious High Academy of Magicks. The fetishes were carried into battle by Kat warriors and are said to bring good luck despite the ill fate of the Kat Tribe itself.
Book of Dark Rituals	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	An ancient grimoire filled with unspeakable eldritch rites. Just like any cursed tome, there is likely some twisted individual out there who wants it for extremely nefarious purposes. Trade with caution.
Obsidian Shard	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A jet-black shard of unnatural stone. Holding it fills your head with imagery of a distant shore where waves crash against rocks that seem to writhe in the chill of the water.
Binding Essence	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A strange, vile reagent thought to be harnessed by the Apocrea to build their structures. Once it gets on your skin it seems to never wash off. No, it must, you simply need to scrub harder. Harder, yes...
Perplexing Element	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A rare metal recovered from a shattered mountain deep within the realm of the Apocrea. Under a microscope it reveals to have a kind of impossible geometry. Perhaps more dedicated study, free from the distractions of the world would reveal its secrets.
Lump of Coal	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A Grinchlin gift for those who have been naughty or nice. Grinchlins are equal opportunity party poopers.
Spoiled Treat	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A terrible tummy ache awaits those who partake in the fetid fare of Winterfest past.
Bottomless Stocking	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	An interdimensional tear in this fuzzy fabric sock swallows any item placed within it. It even swallowed the stitches.
Razor Ribbon	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	Remember: when handling Grinchlin giftboxes, always wear your plate mail gauntlets.
Indestructible Giftwrap	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	Presents wrapped with this Grinchlin gag can never be opened again. Leave it to Grinchlins to ruin complimentary gift wrapping services for everyone.
Ancient Shell	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A fragment of resilient Tortodrone shell. It is rumored that by sleeping on a Tortodrone shell, one can feel the subtle vibrations that call these mighty beings towards the Long Migration's mysterious final destination.
Fiendish Amu Glyph	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A fragment of a Fiendish ID Card. Combining five different glyphs into an ID Card will allow you to open the Grim Gate in the Ancient Grove.
Fiendish Nok Glyph	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A fragment of a Fiendish ID Card. Combining five different glyphs into an ID Card will allow you to open the Grim Gate in the Ancient Grove.
Fiendish Sol Glyph	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A fragment of a Fiendish ID Card. Combining five different glyphs into an ID Card will allow you to open the Grim Gate in the Ancient Grove.
Fiendish Tor Glyph	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A fragment of a Fiendish ID Card. Combining five different glyphs into an ID Card will allow you to open the Grim Gate in the Ancient Grove.
Fiendish Ur Glyph	★★★☆☆	{{{theme}}}	A fragment of a Fiendish ID Card. Combining five different glyphs into an ID Card will allow you to open the Grim Gate in the Ancient Grove.
Fiendish ID Card	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	Using this will allow you to open and pass through the Grim Gate in the Ancient Grove.
Wicked Whisker	★★★★★	{{{theme}}}	A whisker won from the great Kat Tribe hero, Margrel. They were traditionally worn as a ward against Owlite magics but now represent the triumph of goodly magical arts over evil.
Punkin Sprout	★★★★☆	{{{theme}}}	A small sprig capable of growing into a grand gourd.