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Ascension Shards
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Ascension Shards is a progression currency. Dropped by Velgar (30–40 at Power Level 4); feed Mystic Forge core crafting.
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How to get Ascension Shards
Dropped by Velgar (30–40 at Power Level 4); feed Mystic Forge core crafting.
Downstream, Ascension Shards feeds the Mystic Forge ascension cores — each Power Level 4–6 core costs 99 Ascension Shards plus 10 of that tier’s bars, leather and cloth.
What Ascension Shards is used for
Ascension Shards appears in 3 verified recipes:
- Ascension Core (PL 4)×99 per craft
- Ascension Core (PL 5)×99 per craft
- Ascension Core (PL 6)×99 per craft
Velgar pays 30–40 shards per kill at Power Level 4 and each PL 4–6 core eats 99 — the road from first dragon kill to endgame crafting is literally paved with these. Expect repeat Velgar runs.
Ascension Shards calculator
The calculator attaches once a verified recipe exists — quantities are never guessed.
FAQ
- How do you get Ascension Shards in Dragonwilds?
- Dropped by Velgar (30–40 at Power Level 4); feed Mystic Forge core crafting.
- What is Ascension Shards used for?
- It goes into Ascension Core (PL 4), Ascension Core (PL 5), Ascension Core (PL 6).
- How reliable are these numbers?
- Crafting quantities come from community-crafted guides checked against the live patch (current set: Dragonwilds 1.0). Two-source-confirmed values are marked cross-verified; single-source values say so. We never fill gaps with guesses.