Blade Shard

Pieces of a sharp blade. Used in the crafting of Spinal Blade Pack back items. — In-game description

Blade Shard

Item type

Crafting material

Mat. storage

Intermediate Crafting Materials

Disciplines used by

500
400
150
400
500
500
400

Rarity

CFine

Binding

Account Bound

Game link

API

50025

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Pieces of a sharp blade.
Used in the crafting of Spinal Blade Pack back items.

— In-game description

Acquisition

Gathered from

• Magnificent Chest (Not So Secret) (2, 11-15) (guaranteed)
• Sprocket Generator (chance)

Sold by

Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost
Black Lion Commemorative Sprocket			100 for 1  Black Lion Commemorative Sprocket

Dropped by

NPC	Level	Rank	Locations	Quantity
Aetherblade Grenadier	30, 80	Normal	Broadhollow Bluffs (Gendarran Fields)	1, 10
Aetherblade Striker	30, 80	Normal	Broadhollow Bluffs (Gendarran Fields) Aetherblade Fractal	1, 10
Aetherblade Swashbuckler	30, 80	Normal	Twilight Arbor Broadhollow Bluffs (Gendarran Fields) Aetherblade Fractal	1, 10
Aetherblade Taskmaster	30, 80	Normal	Broadhollow Bluffs (Gendarran Fields) Depth of Despair (Twilight Arbor)	1, 10
Aetherblade Thug	30	Normal	Broadhollow Bluffs (Gendarran Fields) Haiju Plains (Seitung Province)	1, 10
Aetherblade Thumper	30	Normal	Broadhollow Bluffs (Gendarran Fields)	1, 10
Veteran Aetherblade Marksman	80	Veteran	The Juncture (Edge of the Mists)	1
Veteran Aetherblade Swashbuckler	30	Veteran	Broadhollow Bluffs (Gendarran Fields) Haiju Plains (Seitung Province)	1, 10
Veteran Aetherblade Taskmaster	30, 80	Veteran	Broadhollow Bluffs (Gendarran Fields)	1, 10

Rewarded by

• Completing the dynamic event Completed three kill events within five minutes (10) (historical).
• Possible reward upon completing the fractal Nightmare Fractal (57-150) (Challenge Mode).

Contained in

•   Liberator of Lion's Arch Chest (50) (guaranteed)
•   Ornate Watchwork Box (5) (guaranteed)
•   Standard Citizen's Rescue Bag (2) (guaranteed)
•   Ultimate Citizen's Rescue Bag (10) (guaranteed)
•   Bag of Alliance Supplies (1, 25) (chance)
•   Memories of Scarlet Box (2-6) (chance)

Recipe

Blade Shard

Source

Mystic Forge

Type

Promotion

Output qty.

10 – 16 (small chance of 50)

Ingredients

1

Pile of Glittering Dust

1

Pile of Shimmering Dust

1

Blade Shard

50

Watchwork Sprocket

Show base ingredients

Used in

Mystic Forge

Item	Rarity	Ingredients
Advanced Spinal Blades	FExotic	1 Quad Spinal Blades 250 Blade Shard 25 Pile of Crystalline Dust 25 Orichalcum Ingot
Blade Shard (x10)	CFine	1 Pile of Glittering Dust 1 Pile of Shimmering Dust 1 Blade Shard 50 Watchwork Sprocket
Quad Spinal Blades	ERare	1 Twin Spinal Blades 100 Blade Shard 10 Pile of Incandescent Dust 50 Mithril Ingot
Spinal Blade Pack	CFine	1 Spinal Blade Pack Blueprint 25 Blade Shard 10 Pile of Radiant Dust 50 Iron Ingot
Tempered Spinal Blades	GAscended	1 Advanced Spinal Blades 250 Blade Shard 1 Vision Crystal 1 Gift of Blades
Twin Spinal Blades	DMasterwork	1 Spinal Blade Pack 50 Blade Shard 10 Pile of Luminous Dust 50 Steel Ingot

Multiple disciplines

Item	Rarity	Discipline(s)	Rating	Ingredients
Major Sigil of Peril (Learned from: Recipe: Sigil of Peril)	ERare	ArtificerHuntsmanWeaponsmith	400	5 Pile of Lucent Crystal 3 Blade Shard 1 Symbol of Enhancement
Minor Sigil of Peril (Learned from: Recipe: Sigil of Peril)	DMasterwork	ArtificerHuntsmanWeaponsmith	400	1 Pile of Lucent Crystal 1 Blade Shard 1 Symbol of Enhancement
Superior Sigil of Peril (Learned from: Recipe: Sigil of Peril)	FExotic	ArtificerHuntsmanWeaponsmith	400	10 Pile of Lucent Crystal 5 Blade Shard 10 Glob of Ectoplasm 2 Symbol of Enhancement

Armorsmith

Item	Rarity	Rating	Ingredients
Gift of Blades (Learned from: Recipe: Gift of Blades)	GAscended	500	250 Blade Shard 15 Deldrimor Steel Ingot 10 Pile of Crystalline Dust 1 Watchwork Mechanism

Handiworker

Item	Rarity	Rating	Ingredients
Armor Stand (Learned from: Homestead Recipe Book: Basic Decorations)	BBasic	150	30 Refined Homestead Metal 5 Armored Scale 3 Blade Shard
Marriner Statue (Learned from: Homestead Recipe Book: Statues)	BBasic	150	28 Refined Homestead Metal 20 Blade Shard 20 Bandit Crest

Leatherworker

Item	Rarity	Rating	Ingredients
Gift of Blades (Learned from: Recipe: Gift of Blades)	GAscended	500	250 Blade Shard 10 Pile of Crystalline Dust 1 Watchwork Mechanism 15 Elonian Leather Square

Tailor

Item	Rarity	Rating	Ingredients
Gift of Blades (Learned from: Recipe: Gift of Blades)	GAscended	500	250 Blade Shard 10 Pile of Crystalline Dust 1 Watchwork Mechanism 15 Bolt of Damask

Currency for

Item	Level	Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost	Notes
Astral Fluctuating Mass		Gharr Leadclaw (Weekly Sales)	Outer Ring	The Wizard's Tower	25
Astral Fluctuating Mass		Portable Wizard's Tower Exchange (Weekly Sales)	—	—	25
Astral Fluctuating Mass		Wizard's Gobbler (Weekly Sales)	—	—	25
Equipment Bag		BLING-9009	Mistlock Observatory -	Fractals of the Mists Mistlock Sanctuary	100	Requires the achievement Up to the Challenge. Limit 5 per day.
Equipment Bag		Trader	Bazaar Docks	Labyrinthine Cliffs	100	Requires the festival Festival of the Four Winds.
Equipment Bag (5)		Trader	Bazaar Docks	Labyrinthine Cliffs	500	Requires the festival Festival of the Four Winds.
Equipment Bag		Trader (vendor currently unavailable)	Bazaar Docks	Labyrinthine Cliffs	100
Equipment Bag		Trader (vendor currently unavailable)	Bazaar Docks	Labyrinthine Cliffs	100

Notes

• It takes a total of 925 Blade shards to create a complete Tempered Spinal Blades.

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