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Earth Crystal Mining Location: How to Get and Uses

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This is a farming guide for Earth Crystal, an item in Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise). Learn how to get Earth Crystal, all mining locations, drop rates from monsters and quests, also Earth Crystal uses in equipment and decoration crafting.

Earth Crystal - Basic Information

Name Earth Crystal ImageEarth Crystal
Name (JP) 大地の結晶
Description Crystallized microbes which are prized as an abrasive when forging weapons.
Rarity 4 Type Ore
Sell Price 80 Hold Limit 99

Earth Crystal - Mining Locations

Location Summary
Gathered from mining nodes in the map.

Gathering Spots: Low Rank

Map Gathering Spot
Shrine Ruins Mining Outcrop (White, Blue)
Flooded Forest Mining Outcrop (Blue)
Frost Islands Mining Outcrop (White, Blue)
Sandy Plains Mining Outcrop (White, Blue)
Lava Caverns Mining Outcrop (Blue)

Meowcenaries: High Rank

Map Node Type
Shrine Ruins Ore Node

As a Quest Reward

Type HR Quest Name Drop Qty (#)
Hub Quest ★1 No Cure for the Common Baggi ★½
Event Quest ★1 Bird Wyverns of Ruin? -
Hub Quest ★1 Shady Monster
Hub Quest ★1 Jumped in the Frost Islands ★½
Hub Quest ★1 Hot Topic Hooligans ★½
Village Quest ★2 Hmm, Not So Tasty... ★½
Village Quest ★2 Plump and Juicy ★½
Village Quest ★2 A Frosty Paradise ★½
Hub Quest ★2 A Pale Shadow
Hub Quest ★2 So Muddy Hardheaded!
Hub Quest ★2 The Flooding Flooded Forest
Village Quest ★2 Out Cold ★½
Village Quest ★3 The Cactus Diet
Village Quest ★3 Faceless Foe
Village Quest ★3 Spongy Oasis
Village Quest ★3 Fightin' Dirty
Urgent Village Quest ★3 Feathered Frenzy
Hub Quest ★4 The Swirling Gale -
Hub Quest ★4 Lost and Found -
Hub Quest ★4 Donning Toxicity -
Hub Quest ★4 Honing your Hunting Horn -

Item drop quantity marked as ''-'' have unknown / unconfirmed quantities.

As a Delivery Quest Target Reward

HR Quest Name Drop Rate (#)
★3 Breath of the Past ★★
★3 The Cactus Diet ★★
★4 So Hot, It Melts Iron ★ (x2)

Delivery Quests each have a special set of Target Rewards to replace those earned by hunting Monsters.

▼ Shrine Ruins ▼ Frost Islands ▼ Sandy Plains
▼ Flooded Forest ▼ Lava Caverns

You can also use your Palamute when you go on expeditions to farm certain items as you can use their Sniff 'em Out! ability to help you look for farming nodes!

Mining Outcrops in the Shrine Ruins

Shrine Ruins

Mining Outcrops in the Frost Islands

Frost Islands
Upper Level Lower Level

Mining Outcrops in the Sandy Plains

Sandy Plains
Upper Level Lower Level

Mining Outcrops in the Flooded Forest

Flooded Forest

Mining Outcrops in the Lava Caverns

Lava Caverns
Upper Level Lower Level

Earth Crystal - Crafting Uses

Effect Summary
Used as forging material.

Used to Craft Weapons

Bow Image Arko Nulo I (×2) Hunting Horn Image Wind Thief Horn I (×2)
Charge Blade Image Wind Thief Sickle I (×2) Switch Axe Image Arzuros Axe I (×3)
Great Sword Image Sleepy Shellblade I (×3) Hunting Horn Image Vicello Nulo I (×2)

Used to Upgrade Weapons

Long Sword Image Guardian Sword I (×5) Lance Image Wind Thief Lance I (×2)
Dual Blades Image Cyclone (×15) Dual Blades Image Dual Hatchets II (×4)
Long Sword Image Eager Cleaver I (×5) Gunlance Image Fiore Nulo Green I (×1)
Sword & Shield Image Frost Edge I (×2) Hammer Image Frozen Core I (×2)
Light Bowgun Image Grenade Launcher I (×5) Light Bowgun Image Hunter's Rifle II (×2)
Dual Blades Image Hurricane I (×5) Dual Blades Image Hurricane II (×10)
Charge Blade Image Hyperguard II (×3) Heavy Bowgun Image Iron Assault II (×1)
Insect Glaive Image Iron Blade II (×2) Bow Image Iron Bow II (×2)
Light Bowgun Image Khezu Syringe I (×2) Insect Glaive Image Lagombaglaive I (×2)
Switch Axe Image Proto Iron Axe II (×1) Hammer Image Sleepy Bear (×10)
Great Sword Image Steel Sword (×2) Hunting Horn Image Wind Horn (×2)

Used to Craft Armor and Buddy Equipment

Waist Image Basarios Coil S (×3) Torso Image Leather Vest S (×2)
Waist Image Tetranadon Coil S (×4) Waist Image Alloy Coil S (×3)
Arms Image Bnahabra Gloves S (×3) Legs Image Izuchi Greaves S (×3)
Torso Image Chainmail Vest S (×2) Legs Image Kamura Leggings S (×2)
Waist Image Leather Belt S (×3) Waist Image Alloy Coil (×2)
Torso Image Alloy Mail (×1) Arms Image Alloy Vambraces (×1)
Legs Image Arzuros Greaves (×2) Waist Image Basarios Coil (×2)
Legs Image Basarios Greaves (×3) Waist Image Bnahabra Coil (×3)
Waist Image Chainmail Belt (×2) Torso Image Chainmail Vest (×2)
Waist Image Ingot Coil (×4) Head Image Ingot Helm (×2)
Legs Image Wroggi Greaves (×2)

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