The Ultimate Guide to Cracked Crystal Farming in Elden Ring

For Tarnished adventurers seeking to maximize their crafting potential in the Lands Between, Cracked Crystals are a vital resource. These shimmering shards are essential for creating various powerful ranged weapons and tools. But where can you find the most consistent supply of these coveted crystals? The answer, and this guide, will illuminate the path to the best Cracked Crystal farming locations.

The Most Efficient Cracked Crystal Farming Location

While Cracked Crystals can be found in several locations, the most reliable and efficient farming spot is within the Sellia Hideaway. This cave, located in Caelid, is specifically designed around crystal formations and is teeming with Miners carrying crystals on their backs, making it the prime location.

Here’s why Sellia Hideaway stands out:

• Abundant Miners: The cave is populated with numerous Miners who actively wield crystals, significantly increasing your chances of obtaining Cracked Crystals.
• High Respawn Rate: Like most enemies, the Miners in Sellia Hideaway respawn when you rest at a Site of Grace, allowing for repetitive farming runs.
• Convenient Layout: The relatively linear and easily navigable layout of the cave means you can efficiently cycle through the area without wasting time on complex navigation.
• Guaranteed Drops: While the drop rate isn’t 100%, it is very high, ensuring you’ll gather a substantial amount of Cracked Crystals on each run.
• Early Access: While Caelid can be dangerous, Sellia Hideaway can be accessed fairly early into the game, allowing you to begin farming Cracked Crystals much sooner than some other resources.

The Farming Process:

1. Travel to the Sellia Hideaway entrance in Caelid.
2. Carefully navigate through the cave, targeting the Miners carrying crystals on their backs.
3. Eliminate the Miners. Be aware that they can use crystal magic, so it is recommended to kill them from range.
4. Once the Miners have been cleared, rest at the Site of Grace within the cave.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 to accumulate a large quantity of Cracked Crystals.

While other locations such as the Stillwater Cave, Academy Crystal Cave, Dragonbarrow Cave, and Sage’s Cave do contain Cracked Crystals, they aren’t nearly as efficient as Sellia Hideaway. The concentrated presence of Miners makes this location ideal for dedicated farmers. Remember that the Cracked Crystals that can be picked up on the ground in the overworld will respawn when resting at a Site of Grace, so always be on the lookout for those as you are exploring.

Additional Farming Tips:

• Item Discovery Boost: Using items or talismans that boost your Item Discovery stat will slightly improve your odds of obtaining Cracked Crystals from defeated Miners.
• Ranged Attacks: Using ranged weapons or sorceries will enable you to take out miners from a distance, reducing the chance of being hit by the crystals.
• Backstab Focus: When possible, prioritize backstabbing Miners as this will kill them more quickly and reduce the chance of being hit.

Frequently Asked Questions About Cracked Crystals

Here are some common questions about Cracked Crystals and their usage in Elden Ring:

1. What Can I Craft with Cracked Crystals?

Cracked Crystals are primarily used to craft ammunition and throwable items:

• Shattershard Arrow: A basic ranged projectile.
• Shattershard Arrow (Fletched): An enhanced version of the Shattershard Arrow.
• Cuckoo Glintstone: A ranged magic projectile.
• Crystal Dart: A throwable crystal weapon.

2. Do Cracked Crystals Respawn?

Yes, Cracked Crystals that are found on the ground in the overworld will respawn after resting at a Site of Grace. Similarly, the enemies that drop Cracked Crystals, such as miners, also respawn.

3. Are Cracked Pots Rare?

Yes, Cracked Pots are a limited resource and cannot be farmed. There are a finite number of them available throughout the game, whether found or purchased. You can get a Cracked Pot as a keepsake at the beginning of the game, and you can only get up to 20 in the world at large.

4. How Many Cracked Pots Can I Get?

You can acquire a maximum of 20 Cracked Pots per playthrough. If you include the Cracked Pot keepsake, you will have 21. These can then be used to create a wide range of throwable items. Cracked Pots are an important aspect of the game and the ability to make a lot of different items with them makes it important to get as many as possible.

5. What is the Purpose of Mending the Elden Ring?

Mending the Elden Ring is how you achieve one of the game’s endings. Using a specific Mending Rune at the end of the game will trigger the corresponding ending based on the rune used. For example, the Mending Rune of Perfect Order leads to the Age of Order ending.

6. Can I Stack Crystal Tears?

While you cannot stack the effect of the same Crystal Tear, you can combine two different Crystal Tears in your Flask of Wondrous Physick. The combination of certain tears can lead to potent buffs.

7. How Many Crystal Tears are in Elden Ring?

There are currently 32 Crystal Tears in Elden Ring, with 29 of them being unique. Some tears, like the Crimson Crystal Tear, Cerulean Crystal Tear, and Ruptured Crystal Tear, have multiple iterations that can be combined for a more potent effect.

8. Which Crystal Tear is the Most Powerful?

Many players consider the Cerulean Hidden Tear to be one of the most powerful. This tear completely negates all FP usage for a short time. Combined with the Comet Azur sorcery, this tear has a huge damage potential.

9. What is the Best Wondrous Physick Mix?

The best combinations depend on your playstyle, but some popular options include:

• Opaline Bubbletear and Ruptured Crystal Tear: Provides damage negation and explosion damage.
• Winged Crystal Tear and Strength/Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear: Provides increased damage.
• Cerulean Hidden Tear and Magic/Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear: Provides free spell casting and increased damage.

10. Is the Stonebarb Cracked Tear Good?

Yes, the Stonebarb Cracked Tear is excellent for builds that rely on breaking enemy stances. This makes it very effective for large enemies.

11. What is the Max Level in Elden Ring?

The maximum level you can achieve in Elden Ring is level 713. This requires maxing out each of the eight stats to 99, which takes a very long time.

12. How Long Does the Twiggy Cracked Tear Last?

The Twiggy Cracked Tear provides the effect of preventing Rune loss for three minutes. This is much shorter than the Sacrificial Twig which prevents rune loss for one death.

13. Where Can I Find the Arcane Crystal Tear?

The Arcane-Knot Crystal Tear can be found at the Rose Church in Liurnia of the Lakes.

14. What is a Bleed Shrouding Cracked Tear?

There isn’t a “Bleed Shrouding Cracked Tear” specifically. There is a Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear which will boost fire damage, this is commonly used in bleed builds as many bleed weapons have some fire damage.

15. What is the Best Flask for a Bleed Build?

A great Flask of Wondrous Physick mix for a bleed build would be the Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear, as this will increase damage for three minutes.

By understanding these nuances of Cracked Crystal acquisition, crafting, and the broader mechanics of Elden Ring, you’ll be much better equipped for your journey through the Lands Between. Happy farming, Tarnished!