NieR Replicant ver 1. 22474487139 has a wide array of items and materials to hunt down. Some of these are required to complete optional sidequests, whilst others are crucial for weapon upgrading. Most importantly – there are some that will ultimately be necessary to view all endings.
It’s very likely that on your travels, two particular questions will have come to mind relating to these materials – where do I find them, and do I need to keep them?
To answer all of this and more, here is a complete guide of how to obtain all raw materials along with the specific uses for each one.
How do I increase item drop rate?
Before you start hunting, the best thing you can do is access Word Edit in the menu and equip the Words that boost your item drop rate.
These Words are any that start with ‘Mah’ – with the best being ‘Mahzarken’ which increases item drop rate by a whopping 30%. Generally Words are simply unlocked by beating shades in certain areas, which will occasionally reward you with a new one. By simply killing everything in your way, you’ll naturally unlock most of these. However, Mahzarken specifically is unlocked by defeating the magical shades on the roof of the Lost Shrine towards the end of the game. Before you have this, just equip whatever ‘Mah’ Word you have with the highest boost.
I would suggest leaving these words equipped at all times, and using ‘Bulk Assign’ to equip them to all of your weapons. This way, you’ll naturally collect many of the materials you need without having to farm them as much.
Why do you need raw materials?
Raw materials are generally required to upgrade weapons, and others are handed over to complete certain optional quests. Every single raw material listed here is used to upgrade a weapon at some point. However, it must be noted that there is no obligation to upgrade weapons. You need to obtain all weapons to unlock all endings, but it doesn’t matter if they are not upgraded at all.
The only raw materials you actually need for the endings are 3 Machine Oils, which can be obtained after viewing the first two endings. You also need Eggplants and Goat Hides, which are easily found.
Otherwise, the prize on offer is the Forging Master trophy, awarded once the 33 main weapons have all been fully upgraded. This is a pretty long-winded and tedious task, so take it on at your peril. In any case, this guide will clarify exactly how many you need for your weapon upgrades and quests.
Should I sell raw materials?
This depends. There are uses for the raw materials, but you may have a large surplus of things you don’t need. I’ve broken down every raw material to confirm how many you will need for weapon upgrades, and how many you’ll also need for quests. Any in excess of this total figure can be sold without any worry.
Moreover, I’ve provided details of the weapons that each material will upgrade. Therefore, if you are not interested in the Forging Master trophy and the material is only required for a weapon you never use, you can sell these to earn some much-needed cash… most likely to buy other weapons.
Raw Materials breakdown (alphabetical order)
Here’s a list of all of the raw materials needed for weapon upgrades, with their locations and the quantity needed.
Amber
Location: B2 in the Junk Yard, in the winding room with many crates and holes in the floor (pictured above). The best thing about this is that you can drop into one of the holes once you’ve broken all the crates, which will spawn you back at the start of the room and reset the crates. Since you only need 6, farming this way is one of the best ways of making money in the entire game, especially since you may also find other rare and valuable items here.
Also available in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
Sold at shops: Yes – the Materials Shop in Facade for a rather steep 6,000 gold.
Required for Weapon upgrades: 6 in total – 1 for Rebirth, 1 for Earth Wyrm’s Claw, 2 for Phoenix Dagger, 1 for Vile Axe and 1 for Beastlord
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 6
Sale price: 3,000 Gold
Black Pearl
Location: On the beach in Seafront. They are rare, but you can keep leaving and returning until you find them. There are more gathering points after beating the boss here and the ship is gone, which gives you a better chance of getting them.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 15 in total – 5 for Phoenix Dagger, 5 for Phoenix Sword and 5 for Phoenix Spear
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 15
Sale price: 1,600 Gold
Broken Antenna
Location: Junk Heap, dropped by the normal robots (ie, the grounded ones) who appear just about everywhere.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 37 total – 7 for Lily-Leaf Sword and 30 for Faith
Required for quests: No
Overall Total required: 37
Sale price: 150 Gold
Broken Arm
Location: Junk Heap, dropped by the normal robots (ie, the grounded ones) who appear just about everywhere.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 49 in total – 3 for Nameless Blade, 3 for Nirvana Dagger and 43 for Iron Pipe
Required for quests: No
Overall Total required: 49
Sale price: 120 Gold
Broken Battery
Location: Junk Heap, dropped by the flying robots who appear regularly in all areas.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 6 in total – 1 for Rebirth, 5 for Kusanagi
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 6
Sale price: 350 Gold
Broken Earring
Location: Dropped by adult magical shades, which are fairly rare. They appear in the Northern Plains in cloudy weather, or on the roof area of the Lost Shrine in part 2. You can change the weather of the Northern Plains by entering the Aerie or the Forest of Myth and returning. The weather does not change by re-entering from the village. If the shades are there, you can’t really miss them. They are the ones shooting literally hundreds of orbs at you.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 4 in total – 2 for Phoenix Dagger, 1 for Kusanagi, 1 for Captain’s Holy Spear
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 4
Sale price: 360 Gold
Broken Lens
Location: Junk Heap, dropped by the normal robots (ie, the grounded ones) who appear just about everywhere.
Sold at shops: Yes – The Two Brothers Weaponry for 1,100 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 6 in total – 2 for Moonrise, 2 for Vile Axe and 2 for Spear of the Usurper
Required for quests: Yes – 10 required for the Masterless Lighthouse quest in part 2, received from a man outside the lighthouse in Seafront. You also require 10 Broken Batteries and 10 Mysterious Switches and the reward is 30,000 gold.
Overall total required: 16
Sale price: 220 Gold
Broken Motor
Location: Junk Heap, dropped by the flying robots who appear regularly in all areas.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 11 in total – 10 for Ancient Overlord and 1 for The Devil Queen
Required for quests: Yes – 10 required for the Contract for a Contractor quest in part 2, received from a man walking around by the North gate of your village. You also require a Memory Alloy and 10 Titanium Alloys and the reward is 30,000 gold.
Overall total required: 21
Sale price: 400 Gold
Broken Pottery
Location: Found at gathering points in the Northern Plains or the Aerie. These are rare, so there’s nothing to it except keep trying everywhere in these areas.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 2 in total – 2 for Earth Wyrm’s Claw
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 2
Sale price: 1,600 Gold
Broken Saw
Location: Dropped rarely by the small, child-like shades. These appear in most places, including the Northern Plains, Southern Plains, the Lost Shrine and Emil’s Mansion.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 5 in total – 2 for Moonrise, 2 for Vile Axe and 1 for Kainé’s Sword (note: this is an optional weapon not required for the Forging Master trophy)
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 5
Sale price: 800 Gold
Broken Wristwatch
Location: Dropped rarely by the large armoured shades that are holding weapons. The best place to find these is in the Southern Plains in sunny weather. Since re-entering from the village does not change the weather, you can keep re-entering from Seafront.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 11 in total – 3 for Rebirth, 3 for Ancient Overlord, 2 for Fang of the Twins, 2 for Captain’s Holy Spear, 1 for Phoenix Spear
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 11
Sale price: 280 Gold
Clay
Location: Can be gathered from most areas, somewhat rarely so you may be better off buying these.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the materials shop in Facade for 800 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 18 in total – 18 for Earth Wyrm’s Claw
Required for quests: Yes – 20 required for the A City Reborn quest in part 2, received from one of the guards outside the King’s mansion in Facade, available after the Cerberus fragment is obtained. You also require 20 Iron Ore and 20 Logs, and the reward is 50,000 gold.
Overall total required: 38
Sale price: 400 Gold
Complex Machine
Location: Dropped from the mini-boss shades (you’ll know you’re facing one when a health bar appears). These appear in the Southern Plains at the cliff near the village, as well as inside the Lost Shrine. They also appear in some other areas but these are the best places to revisit. You can also face one in the Magical Stone quest.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 8 in total – 2 for Beastbain, 2 for Beastlord, 1 for Phoenix Sword, 2 for Beastcurse and 1 for Captain’s Holy Spear
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 8
Sale price: 860 Gold
Copper Ore
Location: Found in gathering spots in most areas.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the Two Brothers Weaponry for 480 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 88 in total (!) – 45 for Blade of Treachery, 43 for Axe Of Beheading
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 88
Sale price: 240 Gold
Crystal
Location: Found in gathering spots in the desert or Barren Temple.
Also available in The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the materials shop in Facade for 2,400 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 8 in total – 1 for Beastbain, 2 for Ancient Overlord, 2 for Transience, 3 for The Devil Queen
Required for quests: Yes – 1 required for The King’s Mask quest in part 2, obtained from one of the guards outside the King’s mansion in Facade. You also need a Titanium Alloy for this quest, and the reward is 10,000 gold.
Overall Total required: 9
Sale price: 1,200 Gold
Damascus Steel
Location: B2 in the Junk Yard, in the winding room with many crates and holes in the floor. The best thing about this is that you can drop into one of the holes once you’ve broken all the crates, which will spawn you back at the start of the room and reset the crates.
Farming this way is one of the best ways of making money in the entire game, especially since you may also find other rare and valuable items here.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 9 in total – 3 for Fool’s Embrace, 3 for Fool’s Lament and 3 for Fool’s Accord
Required for quests: No
Overall Total required: 9
Sale price: 6,400 Gold
Dented Metal Bat
Location: Dropped rarely by the small, child-like shades. These appear in most places, including the Northern Plains, Southern Plains, the Lost Shrine and Emil’s Mansion.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 21 in total – 1 for Nameless Blade, 19 for Iron Pipe and 1 for Iron Will
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 21
Sale price: 900 Gold
Eagle Egg
Location: At the gathering point in the Aerie underneath the chief’s house (pictured).
Also available in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 4 in total – 1 for Phoenix Dagger, 2 for Phoenix Sword, 1 for Phoenix Spear
Required for quests: Yes – 1 required for the On The Wings of Eagles quest in part 1, received from the lady in the village tavern. You will then need to deliver a potion to the the old lady by the fountain in the village, and the reward is 2,000 gold.
Overall total required: 5
Sale price: 4,800 Gold
Elaborate Machine
Location: Dropped from the mini-boss shades (you’ll know you’re facing one when a health bar appears). These appear in the Southern Plains at the cliff near the village, as well as inside the Lost Shrine. They also appear in some other areas but these are the best places to revisit. You can also face one in the Magical Stone quest.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 5 in total – 1 for Faith, 1 for Fang of the Twins, 2 for Iron Will, 1 for Beastcurse
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 5
Sale price: 1,040 Gold
Fluorite
Location: B2 in the Junk Yard, in the winding room with many crates and holes in the floor. The best thing about this is that you can drop into one of the holes once you’ve broken all the crates, which will spawn you back at the start of the room and reset the crates.
Farming this way is one of the best ways of making money in the entire game, especially since you may also find other rare and valuable items here.
Also rarely available from gathering spots in the Barren Temple, and in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 18 in total – 6 for Labyrinth’s Whisper, 6 for Labyrinth’s Song, 6 for Labyrinth’s Shout
Required for quests: Yes – 1 required for the Pride of a Lover quest, received from a man by the Seafront lighthouse in part 1. The reward is 30,000 gold.
Overall total required: 19
Sale price: 6,000 Gold
Forlorn Necklace
Location: Dropped by adult magical shades, which are fairly rare. They appear in the Northern Plains in cloudy weather, or on the roof area of the Lost Shrine in part 2 (pictured). You can change the weather of the Northern Plains by entering the Aerie or the Forest of Myth and returning. The weather does not change by re-entering from the village. If the shades are there, you can’t really miss them. They are the ones shooting literally hundreds of orbs at you.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 4 in total – 2 for Lily-Leaf Sword, 1 for Kusanagi, 1 for Sunrise
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 4
Sale price: 200 Gold
Giant Egg
Location: Found rarely from gathering spots in your village.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 6 in total – 2 for Phoenix Dagger, 2 for Phoenix Sword, 2 for Phoenix Spear
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 6
Sale price: 600 Gold
Gold Ore
Location: Found at gathering spots in most outside areas, but they are rare.
Also available in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A. This might be your best bet for this one.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 22 in total – 2 for Nirvana Dagger, 5 for Beastlord, 7 for Phoenix Sword, 6 for Phoenix Spear
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 22
Sale price: 1,800 Gold
Iron Ore
Location: Commonly found at most gathering spots outside.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the Two Brothers Weaponry for 1,000 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 259 in total (!) – 34 for Rebirth, 26 for Earth Wyrm’s Claw, 47 for Beastbain, 48 for Kusanagi, 8 for Transience, 8 for Spear of the Usurper, 28 for The Devil Queen, 60 for Kainé’s Sword (note: this is an optional weapon not required for the Forging Master trophy)
Required for quests: Yes – 10 required for the Creaky Waterwheel quest in part 2, received from a woman in the market area of the village. You also require 10 Logs, and you’ll need to take a detour to the Strange Thing shop in Facade before returning to the woman. The reward is 10,000 gold.
Overall total required: 269 (209 if you don’t upgrade Kainé’s Sword, which is not required for the trophy or endings)
Sale price: 500 Gold
Large Gear
Location: Dropped rarely by robots in the Junk Heap. They are dropped more commonly by the mini-boss robots, so it’s worth clearing out the B2 room just before the ‘Depths’, and then returning and doing it again. However, to respawn the mini-bosses you have to go back outside and re-enter from the beginning.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 5 in total – 1 for Lily-Leaf Sword, 1 for Rebirth, 2 for Sunrise
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 5
Sale price: 320 Gold
Machine Oil
Location: Rare drop the flying robots in the Junk Heap. The best place to find a lot of these robots is in the room just before the ‘Depths’ (pictured). Skip through everything else, beat all the robots and then re-enter from the depths repeatedly to respawn the enemies.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 5 in total – 2 for Blade of Treachery, 1 for Beastbain, 1 for Beastlord, 1 for Beastcurse
Required for quests: Yes – 3 required for the Damaged Map quest in part 2. This quest is required to get the true ending. You also require 3 Eggplants and 3 Goat Hides, along with a lot of detours elsewhere. A full guide to this quest is within our weapon guide, as it leads to the Labyrinth’s Shout weapon as a reward.
Overall total required: 8
Sale price: 600 Gold
Memory Alloy
Location: Dropped by the mini-boss robots in the Junk Heap. There are several of these in the B2 room just before the ‘Depths’. However, to respawn the mini-bosses you have to go back outside and re-enter from the beginning.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 7 in total – 2 for Ancient Overlord, 5 for Iron Will,
Required for quests: Yes – 1 required for the Contract for a Contractor quest in part 2, received from a man walking around by the North gate of your village. You also require 10 Broken Motors and 10 Titanium Alloys. The reward is 30,000 gold.
Overall total required: 8
Sale price: 4,800 Gold
Metal Piercing
Location: Dropped rarely by the flying shades in the desert. However, these shades only appear after you have obtained the Cerberus fragment in part 2.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 4 in total – 1 for Transience, 3 for The Devil Queen
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 4
Sale price: 720 Gold
Meteorite
Location: Obtained rarely from the gathering spots in the Aerie, the Barren Temple and the Desert.
Also available in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 5 in total – 1 for Axe of Beheading, 1 for Fang of the Twins, 3 for Dragoon Lance
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 5
Sale price: 5,000 Gold
Moldavite
Location: Obtained rarely from the gathering spots in the Aerie, the Barren Temple and the Desert.
Also available in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
These aren’t cheap but it could be worth buying them.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the materials shop at Seafront for 5,000 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 8 in total – 1 for Faith, 1 for Ancient Overlord, 1 for Kusanagi, 1 for Phoenix Sword, 1 for The Devil Queen, 1 for Beastcurse, 1 for Captain’s Holy Spear, 1 for Phoenix Spear
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 8
Sale price: 2,500 Gold
Mysterious Switch
Location: Junk Heap, dropped rarely by the normal robots who appear just about everywhere.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 9 in total – 3 for Nirvana Dagger, 3 for Fang of the Twins, 3 for Captain’s Holy Spear
Required for quests: Yes – 10 required for the Masterless Lighthouse quest in part 2, received from a man outside the lighthouse in Seafront. You also require 10 Broken Batteries and 10 Broken Lenses. The reward is 30,000 gold.
Overall total required: 19
Sale price: 380 Gold
Natural Rubber
Location: Can be gathered fairly rarely in the Northern Plains and Southern Plains.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the materials shop at Seafront for 700 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 1 in total – 1 for Faith
Required for quests: Yes – 5 required for the New Merchant in Town quest in part 1, received from a man on the large boat in Seafront. You also require 10 Wool and 10 Goat Hides, for a reward of 10,000 gold.
Overall total required: 6
Sale price: 140 Gold
Pearl
Location: Found in the gathering spots on the beach at Seafront. Wait until you have beaten the boss (pictured) and the ship has gone to find these.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the materials shop at Seafront for 3,000 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 1 in total – 1 for Dragoon Lance
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 1
Sale price: 600 Gold
Pyrite
Location: Can be found rarely in crates in the Junk Yard, or from gathering spots in the Barren Temple.
Also available in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 14 in total – 1 for Lily-Leaf Sword, 1 for Nirvana Dagger, 1 for Moonrise, 1 for Blade of Treachery, 2 for Beastbain, 1 for Iron Will, 1 for Transience, 1 for Spear of the Usurper, 1 for Sunrise, 4 for Dragoon Lance
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 14
Sale price: 1,500 Gold
Rusted Clump
Location: Caught rarely from fishing in the Desert or the Northern Plains, using sardines as bait.
Also available in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 10 in total – 2 for Blade of Treachery, 5 for Iron Pipe, 2 for Iron Will, 1 for Kainé’s Sword (note: this is an optional weapon not required for the Forging Master trophy)
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 10
Sale price: 1,040 Gold
Rusty Bucket
Location: Caught often from fishing – these should be available anywhere.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 10 in total – 10 for Iron Pipe
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 10
Sale price: 60 Gold
Rusty Kitchen Knife
Location: Dropped rarely by small armoured shades in Northern Plains or Southern Plains. You can also find these in the Magical Stone quest.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 9 in total – 2 for Nirvana Dagger, 2 for Moonrise, 3 for Axe of Beheading, 2 for Sunrise
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 9
Sale price: 300 Gold
Scorpion Claw
Location: Dropped by scorpions (obviously) in the desert. These are hiding underground but can be seen on the map in grey. If you go near them, they will ambush you. It might be worth charging up your Dark Wall first. You have to examine their dead bodies to find these.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 10 in total – 10 for Earth Wyrm’s Claw
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 10
Sale price: 500 Gold
Silver Ore
Location: Found at gathering spots in most outside areas, but they are fairly rare.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the Two Brothers Weaponry for 1,500 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 121 in total – 12 for Faith, 15 for Ancient Overlord, 18 for Phoenix Dagger, 18 for Fang of the Twins, 24 for Vile Axe, 6 for Sunrise, 6 for Beastcurse, 10 for Captain’s Holy Spear, 12 for Dragoon Lance
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 121
Sale price: 750 Gold
Simple Machine
Location: Dropped from the mini-boss shades (you’ll know you’re facing one when a health bar appears, pictured). These appear in the Southern Plains at the cliff near the village, as well as inside the Lost Shrine. They also appear in some other areas but these are the best places to revisit. You can also face one in the Magical Stone quest.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 6 in total – 1 for Nameless Blade, 1 for Blade of Treachery, 1 for Vile Axe, 2 for Beastlord, 1 for Dragoon Lance
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 6
Sale price: 900 Gold
Stopped Clock
Location: Rarely dropped by the adult shades with swords. The Underground Laboratory of Emil’s Mansion has a lot of these.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 3 in total – 2 for Axe of Beheading, 1 for Fang of the Twins
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 3
Sale price: 700 Gold
Stripped Bolt
Location: Junk Heap, dropped by the normal robots (ie, the grounded ones) who appear just about everywhere.
Sold at shops: Yes – available at the Two Brothers Weaponry for 900 Gold
Required for Weapon upgrades: 10 in total – 10 for Nameless Blade
Required for quests: Yes – 10 required for the Staying Afloat quest in part 2, received from a man in Seafront, near the large boat. You also require 5 Logs and 20 Dented Metal Boards, for a reward of 20,000 gold.
Overall total required: 20
Sale price: 180 Gold
Subdued Bracelet
Location: Dropped rarely by the flying shades in the desert. However, these shades only appear after you have obtained the Cerberus fragment in part 2.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 3 in total – 1 for Axe of Beheading, 1 for Spear of the Usurper, 1 for Sunrise
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 3
Sale price: 840 Gold
Titanium Alloy
Location: Dropped by the mini-boss robots in the Junk Heap. There are several of these in the B2 room just before the ‘Depths’. However, to respawn the mini-bosses you have to go back outside and re-enter from the beginning.
Also available in the final door of The World of the Recycled Vessel, which is accessed from the diary in your house after seeing Ending A.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 21 in total – 4 for Nameless Blade, 7 for Lily-Leaf Sword, 3 for Nirvana Dagger, 3 for Moonrise, 4 for Faith,
Required for quests: Yes – 21 required overall. You require 1 for the King’s Mask quest, along with a Crystal, for a reward of 10,000 gold. A further 10 are needed for the Contract for a Contractor quest in part 2 along with a Memory Alloy and 10 Broken Motors for 30,000 gold. Finally, you require 10 for the A Memorable Knife quest in part 2 for a reward of 20,000 gold.
Overall total required: 42
Sale price: 800 Gold
Twisted Ring
Location: Dropped rarely by adult sword-wielding shades in part 2, which can be found in the Lost Shrine and the Northern Plains.
Sold at shops: No
Required for Weapon upgrades: 5 in total – 1 for Rebirth, 1 for Vile Axe, 3 for Transience
Required for quests: No
Overall total required: 5
Sale price: 360 Gold