Crystal Clusters....

[711rocks]

i see ppl synthing stuff, and the screen will say "Whoever throws a cluster of wind crystals into the air" whats that do and how do i get clusters??

[magusfire25]

clusters are gotten from elementals, when you beat them and i think they produce a stack of crystals of that type.. not sure though.. never had any , just speculating

[711rocks]

oh thanks, how hard are elementals?? and where can i find them??

[Gman]

They are the swirling floating things that hang out in various zones during weather conditions. (Rain=water, sandstrorm=Earth, etc)

They are very tough, usually 5-10 levels higher than all the other mobs in the area, plus they have extremely high physical defence, so have a BLM with an assortment of spells, especially the one that the element is weak to.

[711rocks]

oh ok ill wait then thanks, whats it do tho?? does throwing them increse your change of snything a HQ item, or an item period??

[Kelqor]

Also, what loot table are those clusters belong to? Item table or Crystals table?

[Echo]

Originally posted by 711rocks
oh ok ill wait then thanks, whats it do tho?? does throwing them increse your change of snything a HQ item, or an item period??

No, when you use a cluster of crystals, you end up with a stack of 12 crystals of the same type. (Ie, using an Air Cluster will get you 12 air crystals.)

It doesn't affect high quality items in any way, it's merely packaging.

[711rocks]

o ok, thats still usefull lol

[pagodaman02]

Also, since its a item drop, rather then a crystal drop, you can get them even if the elemental is to weak to be worthwhile.

[Karinya]

Originally posted by pagodaman02
Also, since its a item drop, rather then a crystal drop, you can get them even if the elemental is to weak to be worthwhile.

Also, you can get them in beastman controlled areas.

I've soloed two Air Elementals as a RDM - the most important thing is to silence them before they silence you (if you can - they have ridiculous resistance even if they check "easy prey"). Unfortunately I didn't have Enblizzard, but Enthunder worked pretty well. Ordinary physical attacks did very low damage, though, so melee classes probably won't be able to solo elementals very effectively.

[Cloud Tiamat]

They also may drop regular crystals too.

[ninvampire]

As a 30thf/1rng I was dealing 6-10 damage per hit on the elementals in the Highlands, La Theine, and Tahrongi. They're supposed to be lvl 18-20 in these areas but didn't really put up much of a fight.

[Arctyc]

I'm hesitant to put this up where it's seen so easily, especially considering how "camped" elementals are already, but...

well, what the heck, people should know.

Big reason for hunting Elementals is that you are guaranteed at least one cluster drop when you defeat one.

[Sadeira]

you can get them without signet

[snoop1050]

sometimes you can get multiple clusters from one elemental
i had 3 wind clusters drop from one in la theine