WHERE & HOW TO FARM Where to farm Gerlinde’s smithing shop at Skyrest Bridge after you have freed her and advanced her stock through progression and relevant tablet deliveries.
Large Deralium Shards are a Vigor purchase from Gerlinde once her stock has expanded through progression. This gives you a predictable alternative to relying only on enemy drops or fixed world pickups. The practical check is the weapon’s upgrade menu: buy the tier it requests, and keep Vigor for levels if character power is currently the more urgent need.
Before you go Rescue Gerlinde and return her to the smithing shop at Skyrest Bridge. Advance the game and her stock until Large Deralium Shards appear in the shop. Have Vigor available for the purchase and a weapon whose next upgrade calls for this material tier. At Gerlinde’s forge, open the shop after returning to Skyrest Bridge. Inspect the listed Deralium items and confirm that Large Deralium Shards are in stock. At the forge upgrade interface, check the exact material tier required for the weapon you intend to improve. Buy only the number of Large Shards that fits that planned upgrade, rather than spending Vigor on a tier you cannot yet use. Return to the upgrade interface, select the intended weapon, and apply the upgrade if you have all required materials. If the shard is absent, continue progression or deliver the relevant tablet, then check her stock again. If you are short on Vigor, prioritize a needed level and return to the shop later. Farming tips Compare the upgrade menu’s requirement with Gerlinde’s stock immediately before spending; tiers are not interchangeable. Concentrate purchases on the weapon you rely on most so the material produces a useful improvement. Repeat, collect and use Renewable as a shop purchase while Gerlinde’s stock offers the item and you can pay its Vigor cost; the stock gate is progression-based.
Common mistakes Expecting Large Shards before unlocking the stock: return after progression or tablet delivery and inspect again. Buying a shard tier your current weapon does not need: verify the forge requirement first. Spending level-up Vigor on materials while underpowered: secure the level if it matters more, then resume purchases. When to stop or switch Stop buying once the planned weapon upgrade is funded, the shop no longer has the needed tier, or Vigor is better spent on character levels.
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Farming route Gerlinde’s smithing shop at Skyrest Bridge after you have freed her and advanced her stock through progression and relevant tablet deliveries.
Rescue Gerlinde and return her to the smithing shop at Skyrest Bridge. Advance the game and her stock until Large Deralium Shards appear in the shop. Have Vigor available for the purchase and a weapon whose next upgrade calls for this material tier. Rate not listed
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