Caves and account upgrades
Plan costume potential around crystals and Tears
Understand the separate costs of costume potential upgrades so limited Tears go to a chosen skill upgrade and crystals support…
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Plan costume potential around crystals and Tears
Companion > select a character > costume > Upgrade/Potential. Elemental Crystals come from the matching Elemental Cave in Path of Adventure.
Before you go
- A character costume with potential upgrades available.
- Access to Path of Adventure and torches if crystals are needed.
- Gold for the selected node costs.
- A Tear of the Goddess before unlocking a large skill node.
Farming steps
- Open the intended costume’s Potential page and inspect the connected nodes.
- Choose the next reachable upgrade and check its displayed cost and prerequisites.
- For a standard node, note the character’s element and gather its matching crystals in that Elemental Cave.
- If the cave difficulty is not cleared, fight through its encounters and defeat the boss; a cleared difficulty can be auto-run from the field menu.
- Spend torches on crystal runs, then return to the Potential page and unlock the planned node when its costs are met.
- For a large skill node, confirm the Tear is in inventory and its preceding nodes are unlocked before spending resources.
- Review the character’s bonded costume if the goal includes bonding stats, which depend on the selected costume.
- Prioritize upgrades for a character you use; crystals and torches are limited resources.
- Treat Tears as a separate planning constraint: the cited sources identify shop and event availability, not a repeatable cave route.
Repeat, collect and use
Crystal collection repeats using torches, and auto-runs become available for each cave difficulty after its boss is cleared. Tears are limited shop or event rewards, not a repeatable cave farm. Potential nodes are unlocked as their displayed costs and path requirements allow.
Common mistakes
- Running a cave for the wrong element: check the character’s element and node requirements first.
- Expecting cave runs to provide Tears: reserve a Tear from an available shop or event source for the intended skill node.
- Trying to unlock a disconnected node: follow the page’s prerequisite path and budget each required node.
When to stop or switch
Stop crystal runs when the chosen reachable nodes are funded. If the next goal is a skill node and no Tear is available, pause that plan and spend torches on another needed element or account target.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.