Vortex Shards are materials used to craft Vortex Grenades in Starfield Shattered Space. Read on to learn Vortex Shard locations, how to get Vortex Shards, best places to farm them, and their item IDs.
Vortex Phantoms and Vortex Horrors are enemy types that glow a bright blue aura and have a chance to drop Vortex Shards when defeated. Phantoms are the humanoid enemies, while Horrors are more monster-like in appearance.
When fighting these types of enemies, make sure to loot their bodies to obtain Vortex Shards, among other Vortex materials used to craft Vortex Grenades.
Vortex Shards are random drops from Vortex enemies, so if you are unable to obtain this material from an enemy, simply reload a previous save file and defeat the enemies again until you get the Vortex Shards you need.
How to Save
You can find several Vortex Phantoms, which are humanoid Vortex enemies all around the area of the Scaled Citadel. These enemies can easily be spotted by their bright blue aura.
The Scaled Citadel Walkthrough
Note that the Anomalous Cave can only be accessed during the quest The Other Side. Inside the cave are various Vortex Horrors that occasionally drop Vortex Shards.
Anomalous Cave Location and What to Do
| Vortex Grenade | Materials |
|---|---|
 Vortex Grenade - Binding |
・Vortex Shard x1 ・Dark Vortex Cyst x1 |
 Vortex Grenade - Charged |
・Vortex Shard x1 ・Glowing Vortex Cyst x1 |
 Vortex Grenade - Lure |
・Vortex Shard x1 ・Dark Vortex Cyst x1 ・Vortex Cyst x1 |
 Vortex Grenade - Phasing |
・Vortex Shard x1 ・Glowing Vortex Cyst x1 ・Vortex Cyst x1 |
 Vortex Grenade - Unstable |
・Vortex Shard x1 ・Vortex Cyst x1 |
You can craft the above Vortex Grenades using Vortex Shards. Vortex Grenades are unique throwable explosives with unique effects in Shattered Space.
All Vortex Grenade Types
| Item ID | 010FAF4C |
|---|---|
| Console Command | player.additem 010FAF4C |
On PC: To spawn a Vortex Shard, press the tilde (~) key to open console commands, then type the above code.
| Vortex Shard Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Type | Miscellaneous |
| Value | 200 | |
| Mass | 0.20 | |
| Item ID | 010FAF4C | |
| Vortex Shard | Glowing Vortex Cyst | Dark Vortex Cyst |
| Vortex Cyst |
How to Get Vortex Shards
Genshin Impact Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP) Strategies & Guides Wiki
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (BO6) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Honkai: Star Rail Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Metaphor: ReFantazio Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Wuthering Waves Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Zenless Zone Zero Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Pokemon Legends: Arceus Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
New Pokemon Snap Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
FF7 Remake Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
© 2023 Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media company. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.
The copyrights of videos of games used in our content and other intellectual property rights belong to the provider of the game.
The contents we provide on this site were created personally by members of the Game8 editorial department.
We refuse the right to reuse or repost content taken without our permission such as data or images to other sites.
