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Earthshell Turtle: Locations and Maps

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Please note that the New World Team has stopped covering the game as of Update 1.2. Information on certain pages may not be up-to-date.

This is a guide on Earthshell Turtles in New World. Read on to see possible locations of Earthshell Turtles, including the necessary trade skill and tools to harvest them!

Earthshell Turtle Basic Information

Earthshell Turtle
Earthshell Turtle ImageEarthshell Turtle
Gathering Lv. Tracking Lv. Req. Tool
Harvesting Lv. 0 Harvesting Lv. 175 None

Earthshell Turtle is a Harvesting resource node that does not require any tool to harvest. Simply walk up to the resource node and press the E key to gather and add it to your Inventory.

Earthshell Turtle Locations

Earthshell Turtles are magical creatures that appear in the form of a turtle covered with plants. You can find them perched on top of a moss-covered dead tree.

You can find these creatures near highlands and forests. See the section below to learn all the Earthshell Turtle locations.

Resource Node Maps
First Light Monarch's Bluff Ebonscale Reach Restless Shore
Great Cleave Edengrove

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First Light Earthshell Turtle Locations

There four locations in First Light where the Earthshell Turtle can be harvested. The northwestern locations are usually busy with questing players, while the southern location is very near a Spirit Shrine. With high player traffic, we recommend camping a single spot to maximize your chances of harvesting the Earthshell Turtle.

Monarch's Bluff Earthshell Turtle Locations

There are five locations in Monarch's Bluff where the Earthshell turtle can be harvested. If you are coming from outside the region, we recommend going for the eastern locations as they appear a bit farther from the roads and away from explorable ruins.

Ebonscale Reach Earthshell Turtle Locations

There are two general locations for farming Earthshell Turtles in Ebonscale Reach. First is the area around the Earth Temple, to the east of the main settlement. Earthshell Turtles will form a perimeter around the temple area making them easy to locate and harvest.

The second area is the lakeside of Skysong Crypt, all the way to the north of the region. While it has fewer Earthshell turtles, this level 57 area will have a lot more resources to farm alongside the turtles, making it ideal for higher level players on a large farming run.

Restless Shore Earthshell Turtle Locations

New World - Restless Shore Earthshell Turtle
You can find Earthshell Turtles in five locations at Restless Shore. The best areas are the area north of the region's fort, the area in between the Accursed Camp and Boarsholm, and the area northwest of Fangsnap's Den as these locations contain no enemies in proximity.

The other two locations are in Treetop Terror and near Fornax. These landmark contains enemies, requiring you to defeat them before harvesting the Earthshell Turtle.

Great Cleave Earthshell Turtle Locations

Great Cleave will only have 5 Earthshell Turtle spawns and all of them will appear to the south of the Eastburn Outpost. The Concretus Steps will have 3 to farm, but will be guarded by level 43+ Ancient enemies.

The single Earthshell Turtle spawn in the Gelida Pillars will also be similarly guarded. However, you can farm here if you also want to grab Earthcrags along the way.

Eden Grove Earthshell Turtle Locations

While there are a lot of Earthshell Turtles in Edengrove, they will mostly spawn in the dark, forested marshes underneath Malevolence and Seniab. Most enemies here are level 55-60, so make sure you are still cautious when farming.

Another thing to note is that sometimes, the tree trunks Earthshell Turtles spawn on will be partially buried. This affects visibility when trying to farm them quickly as the marshes themselves are already very dark.

Earthshell Turtle Extracted Resources

The table below shows the available resources that you can obtain from Earthshell Turtle.

Resource Node Available Resources
Earthshell Turtle IconEarthshell Turtle

Earth Motes are a type of raw material that you can use at the Arcane Repository or Outfitting Station in order to craft different kinds of weapon coatings and protective balms. Earth Motes can also be refined at a Stonecutting Table alongside Amber or Emeralds to produce cut gemstones.

Earthshell Tails are Tier 5 Earth and Protective Reagents. You can use them at the Arcane Repository as a crafting materials to create weapon coatings and protective potions.

List of Resources

New World Related Guides

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List of All Resource Nodes

Regular Plants

Havesting Resource Nodes
Hemp IconHemp Silkweed IconSilkweed Wirefiber IconWirefiber
Herb IconHerb

Farm Plants

Havesting Resource Nodes
Potato IconPotatoes Corn IconCorn Strawberries IconStrawberries
Cabbage IconCabbage BarleyBarley Carrot IconCarrot
Broccoli IconBroccoli Blueberry Bush IconBlueberry Bush Cranberries IconCranberries
Berry Bush IconBerry Bush Squash IconSquash

Fungi

Havesting Resource Nodes
Fronded PetalcapFronded Petalcap Suncreeper IconSuncreeper Tanglewisp IconTanglewisp
Warm Platecap IconWarm Platecap Slimy Twistcap IconSlimy Twistcap Tendrilspine IconTendrilspine
Toadpot IconToadpot Bumbleblossom IconBumbleblossom Spinecap IconSpinecap
Weeping Shellbed IconWeeping Shellbed Cascaded Gillflower IconCascaded Gillflower Capped Tanglewisp IconCapped Tanglewisp
Void Pitcher IconVoid Pitcher Corrupted Bloodspore IconCorrupted Bloodspore

Magical Plants

Havesting Resource Nodes
Shockbulb IconShockbulb Blightroot IconBlightroot Earthspine IconEarthspine
Dragonglory IconDragonglory Lifebloom IconLifebloom Soulsprout IconSoulsprout
Rivercress IconRivercress

Magical Creatures

Havesting Resource Nodes
Lightning Beetle IconLightning Beetle Blightmoth IconBlightmoth Earthshell Turtle IconEarthshell Turtle
Salamander Snail IconSalamander Snail Lifemoth IconLifemoth Soulwyrm IconSoulwyrm
Floating Spinefish IconFloating Spinefish

Prismablooms

Havesting Resource Nodes
Black Prismabloom Blue Prismabloom Brown Prismabloom
Cyan Prismabloom Green Prismabloom Magenta Prismabloom
Orange Prismabloom Red Prismabloom Turqoise Prismabloom
Violet Prismabloom White Prismabloom/td> Yellow Prismabloom

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