Ore
Material · MaterialOre0★Refine it in a furnace and it becomes an ingot. Caves and similar spots hold it.
Ore feeds 6 different recipes, which is why it is worth farming past the point you think you need it.
Details
It stacks up to 9,999.
Where to Find Ore
Ore comes out of the ground: there are 1,632 copper ore nodes on the Palpagos Islands, and each one grows back a while after you break it, so a good cluster is worth remembering.
8 Pals drop Ore when defeated or captured, which is usually the faster route if you are already out hunting — the drop list below is sorted by how reliably each one gives it up.
If you would rather just buy it, the seller is Wandering Trader at 100 Gold.
It also shows up as world loot — field drops in the Mount Obsidian, field drops in the Desert and field drops in the Snowfields, and 2 more pools besides, usually 2–4 at a time.
Sending a team on the Verdant Hollow, Secret Realm of the Forest and Blazing Cavern expeditions brings some back without you leaving base, and 4 more expeditions can return it too.
| How | Where | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mining and gathering | Palpagos Islands — 1,632 copper ore nodes | Respawns after you break it |
| Merchant | Wandering Trader | 100 Gold |
| Expedition | Verdant Hollow | Easy · 30 min · 100% chance · 30–50 at a time |
| Expedition | Secret Realm of the Forest | Easy · 30 min · 100% chance · 30–50 at a time |
| Expedition | Blazing Cavern | Normal · 45 min · 100% chance · 30–50 at a time |
| Expedition | Hidden Sanctum of the Desert | Normal · 45 min · 100% chance · 30–50 at a time |
| Expedition | Astral Frost Cavern | Hard · 60 min · 100% chance · 40–60 at a time |
| Expedition | Celestial Sakura Cavern | Hard · 60 min · 100% chance · 50–80 at a time |
| World loot | Field drops in the Feybreak | Grade 1 · 15.2% chance · 1–5 at a time |
| World loot | Field drops in the Desert | Grade 1 · 14.1% chance · 2–4 at a time |
| World loot | Field drops in the Sakurajima | Grade 1 · 13.0% chance · 1–5 at a time |
| World loot | Field drops in the Snowfields | Grade 1 · 12.8% chance · 2–4 at a time |
| World loot | Field drops in the Mount Obsidian | Grade 1 · 11.9% chance · 2–4 at a time |
Alternatives and Upgrades
Other crafting materials at a similar tier, for when you want to weigh this against the rest of its class:
