Items

Star Shards

Star Shards are the primary refining material in Forsaken World — used at the blacksmith to push gear +1 to +12. Sources: Run Lola Run quest, Nightmare Bazaar, daily quests, drops, Eyrda Boutique. Match Shard tier to item level.

Overview


Name	Star Shards
Type	Refinement Stone
Sources	Nightmare Bazaar, Quest Run, Lola, Run, Gift Chest, drops, daily quests, Eyrda Boutique
Time Limit	None (untradeable on most servers, but unbound persistent stock)

Star Shards are crystals required to enhance equipment through the refining system. They are the single most-consumed currency in mid-to-late game gear progression — every attempt to push a piece of gear from +1 → +12 consumes Star Shards, scaling with the success-rate boost you select (1 to 8 Shards per attempt).

Without a steady Shard income, refining stalls. This makes Shard farming routes one of the most important PvE economy loops for any character past level 40.

How They Work

Take an item to a blacksmith.
Open the Enhance Equipment service.
Add 1-8 Star Shards to the slot. The more Shards, the higher the success chance.
(Optional) Add Star Quartz to further increase the success rate beyond the cap.
Pay the gold cost and confirm. On success, the item refines +1 level; on failure, the Shards are consumed but the item is unchanged.

Where to Get Them

Star Shards come from many sources, ranked here by reliability:

Quest Run, Lola, Run — guaranteed reward, classic farming quest.
Daily quests at level-appropriate hubs.
Nightmare Bazaar — vendor stock that rotates daily.
Gift Chests — event drops, login rewards, holiday containers.
Random monster drops in level-appropriate zones (low rate, but constant).
Instances and dungeons — bonus rewards on completion.
Eyrda Boutique (Cash Shop) — guaranteed bulk supply.

Tiers and Item-Level Match

Shards come in graded tiers. Lower-grade Shards refine lower-level items efficiently; using them on high-level items costs more for less success.

Up to level 40: standard Star Shards.
Level 50+: higher-grade variants — required for efficient refining of endgame gear.

Always match Shard tier to item level for the best Shard-per-success ratio.

Strategy — Stockpiling and Use

Never push a +0 weapon to +12 mid-leveling. You'll burn through your stockpile and outlevel the gear before reaching it.
Hit +3 / +6 breakpoints first across multiple slots (cheap, unlocks gem sockets).
Pour Shards into +9 → +10 → +11 → +12 only on confirmed long-term gear (typically endgame weapon and armor sets).
Always use 8 Shards + Star Quartz on the high-tier attempts where reagent waste is dwarfed by the time saved.

Interesting Facts

Star Shards are Refinement Stones in inventory category.
They have no time limit — stockpile freely.
Refinable slots: weapons, headgear, shirts, shoulder pads, bracers, belts, pants, boots. Jewelry and accessories cannot be refined and don't consume Star Shards.
Failed enhancements never break the item or reset its refinement level. Only Shards and gold are lost.

FAQ

Q: How many Shards should I keep in stock? A: For early-mid game, 200-300 in your inventory at all times. For endgame +10/+11/+12 pushes, build up several thousand before attempting — those tiers can fail repeatedly.

Q: Can Shards be traded or auctioned? A: This depends on the server's bind settings. Some servers allow trading lower-grade Shards via the Auction House; higher-grade variants are typically character-bound.

Q: What's the difference between Star Shards and Star Quartz? A: Star Shards provide the base success-rate input (1-8 per attempt). Star Quartz is an additional booster you optionally add on top to push the success chance further.

Q: Best repeatable source past level 80? A: Daily quest rotations + Nightmare Bazaar + occasional Boutique purchases for big pushes. Don't rely on monster drops alone — the per-mob rate is too low.