Not sure how to get Island Durium Sand in Final Fantasy 14? It's yet another important crafting material you'll be farming for a while. Introduced with patch 6.5, it's one of the more obscure ones in recent memory. It's not necessarily a low-chance node, but it's not where you're likely to think is it.
If you haven't played the gathering game in a long while, you wouldn't be blamed for thinking Durium Sand comes from desynthesising materials from timed nodes. That's how it used to go. It was a great way to make money around Yanxia in the Stormblood days. Things have changed.
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How to get Island Durium Sand in Final Fantasy 14
You can find Island Durium Sand inside the Rough Black Rock nodes around the top part of the Mossy Mountains area of your Island Sanctuary. You'll need the Islekeep's Mythril Pickaxe to gather it.
What is Island Durium Sand used for?
Island Durium Sand is necessary to craft the Islekeep's Chisel tool. You can trigger the upgrade at Sanctuary Rank 17. Here's what you'll need:
- 3x Island Coral
- 3x Island Durium Sand
- 3x Island Gold Ore
- 4x Island Hawk's Eye Sand
With the Islekeep's Chisel tool, you'll be able to gather the Island Crystal Formation item used in a variety of upgrades and landmarks as you level up your rank.
Is Island Durium Sand the same as Durium Sand?
No, one is specific to the Island Sanctuary mini-game, whereas the other is a legacy material from the Stormblood expansion. You can't use one in place of the other.
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