Collect 3 Ores in the Wild by mining with the Material Collector equipped. We'll show you the best place to get 3 ores in Genshin Impact's Core of the Apparatus event and how to complete Source Material Collection here!

Core of the Apparatus Event Guide
Full Event Guide	Robot Recipes	Gadget Tutorial
Day 1 Guide	Day 2 Guide	Day 3 Guide

How to Collect 3 Ores in the Wild

Best Place to Collect 3 Ores in the Wild

Collect 3 Ores in Wolvendom

Open your Gadget inventory, equip the Material Collector, and go to the marked location in Wolvendom, to the right of the Teleport Waypoint. This is the easiest place to get all 3 ores needed to complete the objective.

Talk to A Blacksmith in the City

If you have trouble finding Ores, you can talk to the blacksmiths in Mondstadt City, Liyue Harbor, or Inazuma City and ask them where to find Ores!

Just mine and collect those with the gadget equipped and your completion meter will go up! You can complete the objective by mining any ore in Teyvat. Here's a list of all ores you can use:

List of Ores to Collect in the Wild
Electro Crystal	Amethyst Lump	Iron Chunk
Starsilver	Crystal Chunk	Crystal Marrow
Magical Crystal Chunk	Noctilucous Jade	Cor Lapis

See Best Locations for Each Ore

Material	Easiest Locations
	Wolvendom, Mondstadt
Electro Crystal	Cape Oath, Mondstadt
Starsilver	Snow-Covered Path, Dragonspine
Noctilucous Jade	Mingyun Village, Liyue
Cor Lapis	Mt. Aocang, Liyue
Amethyst Lump	Konda Village, Inazuma
Crystal Marrow	Tatarasuna and Yashiori Island, Inazuma

How to Complete the Rest of Source Material Collection

How to Collect 3 Flowers in the Wild

Collect any Type of Flower

To complete this objective, you can collect any type of flower with the Material Collector equipped.

It's best to find a single spot with a lot of flowers, like the Nazuchi Beach in Inazuma, or Windrise in Mondstadt. Here are all the flowers that you can collect for the event:

List of Flowers Found in the Wild
Sweet Flower	Mint	Calla Lily
Cecilia	Windwheel Aster	Silk Flower
Glaze Lily	Qingxin	Violetgrass
Small Lamp Grass	Sakura Bloom	Naku Weed
Dendrobium	Mint	Snapdragon
Mist Flower Corolla	Flaming Flower Stamen

See Best Locations for Each Flower

Material	Easiest Location
Sweet Flower	Stormbearer Mountains, Mondstadt
Calla Lily	Springvale, Mondstadt
Cecilia	Starsnatch Cliff, Mondstadt
Windwheel Aster	Starfell Valley, Monstadt
Silk Flower	Wangshu Inn, Liyue
Glaze Lily	Liyue Harbor, Liyue
Qingxin	Huaguang Stone Forest, Liyue
Violetgrass	Mingyun Village, Liyue
Small Lamp Grass	Wolvendom, Mondstadt
Sakura Bloom	Inazuma City, Inazuma
Naku Weed	Tatarasuna, Inazuma
Dendrobium	Nazuchi Beach, Inazuma
Mint	Mondstadt City, Mondstadt
Snapdragon	Mondstadt City, Mondstadt
Mist Flower Corolla	Windwail Highland, Mondstadt
Flaming Flower Stamen	Windwail Highland, Mondstadt

How to Collect 6 Fruits in the Wild

Collect any Fruit in the Wild

You can also collect any fruit to complete this objective. Fruits like Berries, Jueyun Chili, Valberries, Sunsettias and Apples are the best choices, since they grow in groups of threes and fours.

Here are all the fruits you can collect for the event:

List of Fruits Found in the Wild
Wolfhook	Valberry	Lavender Melon
Berry	Sunsettia	Apple
Lotus Head	Jueyun Chili	Amakumo Fruit

See Best Locations for Each Fruit

Material	Easiest Location
Wolfhook	Wolvendom, Mondstadt
Valberry	Stormbearer Mountains, Liyue
Lavender Melon	Narukami Island, Inazuma
Berry	Mondstadt City, Mondstadt
Sunsettia	Mondstadt City, Mondstadt
Apple	Mondstadt City, Mondstadt
Lotus Head	Luhua Pool, Liyue
Jueyun Chili	Qingce Village, Liyue
Amakumo Fruit	Seirai Island, Inazuma

Tips for Collecting Materials in the Wild

Bring Claymore Characters for Collecting 3 Ores in the Wild

To easily get the Ores, bring Claymore Characters with you or a character that can easily break them with their skills like Zhongli or Klee!
List of All Claymore Characters

Use Minimap Talents for Flowers and Fruits in the Wild

Characters with Minimap Passive Talents
Klee	Ningguang	Qiqi
Yanfei	Gorou

Use characters with passive talents related to showing Local Specialties or Ores on the minimap to find fruits or flowers or even ores faster!
Characters with Local Specialty Passives

Additional Info for Core of the Apparatus Day 1

How to Unlock Source Material Collection

To unlock the Source Material Collection, you need to start on the A Toy-Making We Shall Go World Quest! During the quest, you'll be tasked to collect materials with the Material Collector Gadget.

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Core of the Apparatus Event Guide

Core of the Apparatus Gameplay Guides

Important Core of the Apparatus Guides
Material Collector Gadget	Robot Recipes

Core of the Apparatus Stage Guides

Stage Guides & Unlock Date
Day 1: Source Material Collection	Day 2: Elemental Charge	Day 3: Core Activation

Core of the Apparatus Quest Guides

Core of the Apparatus Furnishings

Core of the Apparatus Robot Toy Furnishings
Mirrorpool Horned Owl	Thundering Horned Owl	Flowfire Horned Owl	Traveling Horned Owl
Mirrorpool Triped	Thundering Triped	Flowfire Triped	Traveling Triped

All Genshin Impact Events

List of Events