Skilling Shard

All currently acquirable shards

A Skilling Shard is a unique, untradeable item that drops at a base rate of 1 every 5 minutes whenever a player performs most non-combat skill actions. Without buffs, players receive these shards at the same rate regardless of their skill level, the gathering zone being used, or the skilling action being performed. Skilling Shards may also be received as a reward for completing certain quests or Skilling Dungeons.

Shards are required to craft skilling gear and the skill's respective legendary tool. They are also used in the augmentation of this equipment.

Gathering Shards are skilling shards that involve gathering:

• Mining Shards result from Mining.
• Foraging Shards result from Foraging.
• Fishing Shards result from Fishing.
• Farming Shards result from Farming

Production Shards are skilling shards that involve production:

• Runecrafting Shards result from Runecrafting.
• Smithing Shards result from Smithing.
• Cooking Shards result from Cooking.

Skilling Gear

There are skilling gear sets for all previously mentioned skills except farming. There is no level requirement for equipping this gear, and each set is purchasable from the market.

Each Skilling Gear set has its own quest that is required to unlock the crafting recipe. These quests are unlocked at level 50 in each skill.

The gathering skill gear all share the same base shard cost of 1350 shards per complete set (approximately 112.5 hours of skilling):

• Fisherman Set (also known as the Fishing Set) requires Fishing Shards.
• Lumberjack Set (also known as the Foraging Set) requires Foraging Shards.
• Miner Set (also known as the Mining Set) requires Mining Shards

Production skill gear also require additional materials:

• Cooking Set requires Bleached Cloth and Cooking Shards.
• Runecrafting Set requires Academy Wards and Runecrafting Shards.
• Smithing Set requires a Lava Heart and Smithing Shards.

Legendary Tool

Every skill that produces shards has a legendary tool. Each tool has 8 enchantment slots and the highest effective level buffs for their skill. The base costs for these vary, and the recipes are also locked behind quests. These quests follow the same structure, being called "Legendary [Toolname]" and require the respective Skilling Gear quest to be completed before being unlockable. Each quest will require you to either clear or turn in a key for the relevant Skilling Dungeon for stage 1 and then turn in 9,000 shards (24,000 for farming) to complete the quest. Upon completion you will receive your first copy of the legendary tool, and unlock the recipe for crafting more tools (needed to augment past +5).

Skill Dungeons

Skilling shards are awarded upon defeating the boss of a Skilling Dungeon.

Dungeon	Monster	Shards	Quantity	Drop Rate
Nature Atheneum	Living Wood Wolf	Foraging Shards	25	100%
			25	75%
			10-50	50%
			10-100	25%
		Farming Shards	25	100%
			25	75%
			10-50	50%
			10-100	25%
Abandoned Academy Base	Water Elemental	Fishing Shards	25	100%
			25	75%
			10-50	50%
			10-100	25%
		Runecrafting Shards	25	100%
			25	75%
			10-50	50%
			10-100	25%
Dwarven Research Station	Ancient Dwarven Golem	Mining Shards	25	100%
			25	75%
			10-50	50%
			10-100	25%
		Smithing Shards	25	100%
			25	75%
			10-50	50%
			10-100	25%
Master Chicken's Kitchen	Limpe K. Limpe	Cooking Shards	25	100%
			25	75%
			10-50	50%
			10-100	25%

Relevant Buffs

There are three buffs that assist in shard generation:

• Researcher's Boon - increases the shard generation rate by 10% per level applied. This buff is available in scroll form or as a purchase from the Platinum Shop.
• Adventurer's Boon - gives a 10% chance per level to generate an additional skilling shard. This buff can be acquired through either Newbie Adventurer's Backpack for level one or Dwarven Adventurer's Backpack for level two, as well as being purchasable in the Platinum Shop.
• Scholar - replaces one of the production/gathering items from every 6 to 37 minutes with a relevant shard (depending on enchantment strength).

Relevant Affixes

Two rare tiered affixes are available on Cape slot items to provide an additive bonus chance to generate shards:

• Gathering Shards Affix - gives a 1-5% chance to provide an extra gathering shard when one is created.
• Producing Shards Affix - gives a 1-5% chance to provide an extra production shard when one is created.