How to Get and Use the Ancient Relic Recycler

The Ancient Relic Recycler turns the Ancient Relics you pick up around the World Tree into genuinely good loot — guaranteed Mythical Wood and Paloxite every time, with a shot at Radiant Gems, implants, Ancient Civilization Cores and even endgame weapon schematics. Here's how to unlock it, what it costs, and exactly why higher-grade relics are worth hoarding.

How to Unlock and Build It

The recycler sits at Technology Lv 74 and costs 3 Technology Points — it's a late-game machine, unlocked around the time you're exploring the World Tree anyway. It needs 800 power, so park it near a good generator with a strong Electric Pal (best Pals for every base job), and any Handiwork Pal can run it. The build cost:

Material	Amount
Paloxite Ingot	50
Mythical Wood	50
Ancient Civilization Parts	30
Ancient Civilization Core	20

The 5 Ancient Relic Grades

Ancient Relics are fragments of a lost civilization scattered around the World Tree, and they come in five grades. The grade matters a lot — every grade pays the same guaranteed materials, but the bonus rolls get dramatically better as the relic glows brighter.

Relic	Grade	Worth Recycling?
Decayed Ancient Relic	Common	Fine for bulk Mythical Wood and Paloxite
Dormant Ancient Relic	Uncommon	Slightly better bonus odds
Gorgeous Ancient Relic	Rare	Bonus odds keep climbing
Glowing Ancient Relic	Epic	Strong chance at gems and cores
Glistening Ancient Relic	Legendary	The jackpot tier — recycle every one you find

What Recycling Pays Out

Every relic returns a guaranteed 9–11 Mythical Wood and 9–11 Paloxite. On top of that, each recycle rolls for bonus loot — and this is where the grades separate. A Decayed relic almost never hits the rare slots; a Glistening one hits them constantly. The chance at Ancient Civilization Cores (5–10 per hit) doubles from 20% to over 40%, and the weapon-schematic roll goes from roughly 1-in-750 on a Decayed relic to 1-in-5 on a Glistening one.

Bonus Reward	What It's For
Radiant Gems (all 6 elements)	Pal awakening materials
Ancient Civilization Core ×5–10	Late-game crafting — including this very machine
Disposable Implants	Reroll a Pal's passives toward attack, defense, work speed and more
Beam Scatter Schematic	World Tree weapon — all rarities up to Schematic 4
Drone Launcher Schematic	World Tree weapon schematics
Skill Fruits	Teach moves like Hyper Beam and Holy Blast
Little Kinship Peach	Raises a Pal's Trust
Stat Fruits & Training Manuals	Permanent stat boosts and easy EXP

Related Guides

More late-game progression help: - How to Get Ancient Civilization Cores and Uses - How to Get World Tree Holy Water: All Sources - Best Legendary Schematics and How to Get Them - Full structures database — every build cost - The complete technology tree - List of All Expeditions and Rewards