Odd Shards are used to upgrade your party member's blade in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Read on to learn where to find Odd Shards and how to use them to upgrade your party's blade!

How to Get Shards

Found Everywhere Throughout Aionios

You can encounter Origin Shards by simply exploring the world of Aionios. They can be seen glowing on the ground and are usually found in hard-to-reach areas.

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Defeat Unique Monsters

The best way to farm for Origin Shards is by fighting all the Unique Monsters you encounter while exploring. Occasionally, they will drop Origin Shards for you to use, so be sure to keep an eye out for them and fight them if you can.

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How to Use Shards

Upgrade Weapons

Odd Shards are used to upgrade the party's blade. There are different types of shards, and they are all used in different quantities for each blade.

Complete the Uniting Seven Nopon Quest

To upgrade your weapons, you have to finish the quest "Uniting the Seven Nopon", which becomes availble during Chapter 7 of the story. This quest requires you to find and gather all seven nopons who wield Ultimate Hammers to upgrade the party's Blades.

Uniting the Seven Nopon Quest

Odd Shards Changes into Origin Shards

After you've accepted the quest to gather the Seven Nopons, all the Odd Shards you've collected will turn into Origin Shards.

List of Shards Required to Upgrade

Character	Upgrade Materials
Noah	・Round Origin Shard x2 ・Toroidal Origin Shard x1 ・Trigonal Original Shard x5 ・Hexagonal Orig. Shard x3 ・Square Origin Shard x4 ・Rectangular Ori. Shard x4 ・Rhomboid Orig. Shard x2
Mio	・Round Origin Shard x3 ・Toroidal Origin Shard x5 ・Trigonal Original Shard x3 ・Hexagonal Orig. Shard x1 ・Square Origin Shard x1 ・Rectangular Ori. Shard x4 ・Rhomboid Orig. Shard x4
Lanz	・Round Origin Shard x1 ・Toroidal Origin Shard x3 ・Trigonal Original Shard x2 ・Hexagonal Orig. Shard x3 ・Square Origin Shard x5 ・Rectangular Ori. Shard x3 ・Rhomboid Orig. Shard x7
Sena	・Round Origin Shard x5 ・Toroidal Origin Shard x2 ・Trigonal Original Shard x2 ・Hexagonal Orig. Shard x4 ・Square Origin Shard x1 ・Rectangular Ori. Shard x2 ・Rhomboid Orig. Shard x5
Eunie	・Round Origin Shard x5 ・Toroidal Origin Shard x4 ・Trigonal Original Shard x3 ・Hexagonal Orig. Shard x3 ・Square Origin Shard x3 ・Rectangular Ori. Shard x1 ・Rhomboid Orig. Shard x2
Taion	・Round Origin Shard x2 ・Toroidal Origin Shard x3 ・Trigonal Original Shard x3 ・Hexagonal Orig. Shard x4 ・Square Origin Shard x4 ・Rectangular Ori. Shard x4 ・Rhomboid Orig. Shard x1

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