Crystals

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Shale equipped with fire crystals

In lieu of armor and weapons, the companion Shale uses crystals. Crystals come in two sizes: Large Crystals act as armor and appear on Shale’s shoulders and feet; Small Crystals act as weapons and appear on Shale’s fists.

Sources

The golem can choose from among 50 different crystals, found in various locations:

• Large Clear Fire Crystal, in a locked chest in the Korcari Wilds.
• Random crystals are found in:
  • Village of Honnleath
  • Wilhelm's Cellar
  • Cadash Thaig
• 2 Merchants offer a random set of six crystals each time you enter the area:
  • Garin’s Gem Store in Orzammar Commons
  • Bella at the Redcliff Tavern
• Other merchants sometimes offer crystals for sale
• Other sources
  • Golem corpses
  • Rubble & Cracked Stones

Types & Quality

Crystals come in five levels of quality (from lowest to highest):

• Chipped
• Flawed
• Clear
• Flawless
• Brilliant

There are also five elemental types:

• Fire (orange)
• Ice (white)
• Electrical (purple)
• Natural (green)
• Spirit (blue).

If you match a large and small crystal of the same elemental type on Shale, the golem receives a special item set bonus. For example, two Brilliant Fire crystals offer 60% fire resistance (instead of the expected 50%).

Evaluation

Shale's crystals are some of the strongest equipment in the game. For example, small, Clear, Spirit crystals will give Shale +15% spirit damage, +2 to each attribute, and increases her chance of critical hits to as high as 100 as early as Level 8.

Small Crystals

Chipped

Requires: 20 strength, Damage 5.50, Armor penetration: 4.60, Strength modifier 1

Fire: +5% fire damage, Converts all damage to fire damage

Ice: +5% cold damage, Converts all damage to ice damage

Lightning: +5% lightning damage, Converts all damage to lightning damage

Natural: +5% nature damage, Converts all damage to nature damage

Spirit: +5% spirit damage, Converts all damage to spirit damage

Flawed

Requires: 20 strength, Damage 5.50, Armor penetration: 4.60, Strength modifier 1

Fire: +10% fire damage, Converts all damage to fire damage

Ice: +10% cold damage, Converts all damage to ice damage

Lightning: +10% lightning damage, Converts all damage to lightning damage

Natural: +10% nature damage, Converts all damage to nature damage

Spirit: +10% spirit damage, Converts all damage to spirit damage

Clear

Requires: 26 strength, Damage 6.50, Armor penetration: 5.80, Strength modifier 1

Fire: +2% melee critical chance, +3 All weapon damage, +15% fire damage, Converts all damage to fire damage

Ice: +1 armor penetration, +5% critical/backstab damage, +15% cold damage, Converts all damage to cold damage

Lightning: +2 dexterity, +3 attacks, +15% electricity damage, Converts all damage to electricity damage

Natural: +2 constitution, +4 health generation in combat, +15% nature damage, Converts all damage to nature damage

Spirit: +1 to all attributes, +1 armor penetrations, +15% spirit damage, Converts all damage to spirit damage

Flawless

Requires: 32 strength, Damage: 7, Critical chance: 0.70%, Armor Penetration: 6.40, Strength Modifier: 1

Fire: +%3 melee critical chance, +4 All weapon damage, +22.5% fire damage, Converts all damage to fire damage

Ice: +2 armor penetration, +10% critical/backstab damage, ++22.5% cold damage, Converts all damage to cold damage

Lightning: +4 dexterity, +6 attacks, ++22.5% electricity damage, Converts all damage to electricity damage

Natural: +4 constitutions, +8 health generation in combat, ++22.5% nature damage, Converts all damage to nature damage

Spirit: +2 to all attributes, +1.5 armor penetrations, ++22.5% spirit damage, Converts all damage to spirit damage

Brilliant

Requires: 38 strength, Damage: 8, Critical chance: 0.80%, Armor Penetration: 8, Strength Modifier: 1

Fire: +%5 melee critical chance, +5 All weapon damage, +30% fire damage, Converts all damage to fire damage

Ice: +3 armor penetration, +15% critical/backstab damage, +30% cold damage, Converts all damage to cold damage

Lightning: +6 dexterity, +10 attacks, +30% electricity damage, Converts all damage to electricity damage

Natural: +6 constitutions, +12 health generation in combat, +30% nature damage, Converts all damage to nature damage

Spirit: +3 to all attributes, +2 armor penetrations, +30% spirit damage, Converts all damage to spirit damage

Large Crystals

Chipped

Requires: Requires: 18 constitution, Armor: 9, Fatigue: 22%

Fire: +10% fire resistance

Ice: +10% cold resistance

Lightning: +10% lightning resistance

Natural: +10% nature resistance

Spirit: +10% spirit resistance

Flawed

Requires: 20 constitution, Armor: 10.80, Fatigue: 23.10

Fire: +20% fire resistance

Ice: +20% cold resistance

Lightning: +20% lightning resistance

Natural: +20% nature resistance

Spirit: +20% spirit resistance

Clear

Requires: 26 constitution, Armor: 14.40, Fatigue: 25.30%

Fire: +1 strength, +3 defense, +30% fire resistance, +2 stamina regeneration in combat

Ice: +0.5 health regeneration in combat, +6 defense, +30% cold resistance, +5% to healing effect received

Lightning: +2 dexterity, +30% electricity resistance, +5% chance to dodge attacks, Chance to avoid missile attacks

Natural: +2 armor, +30% nature resistance, +10 physical resistance

Spirit: +1 to all attributes, +30% spirit resistance, +8% spell resistance, +5 mental resistance

Flawless

Requires: 32 constitution, Armor: 16.20, Fatigue: 26.40%

Fire: +2 strength, +6 defense, +40% fire resistance, + 4 stamina regeneration in combat

Ice: +1.5 health regeneration in combat, +9 defense, +40% cold resistance, +10% to healing effect received

Lightning: +3 dexterity, +40% electricity resistance, +10% chance to dodge attacks, Chance to avoid missile attacks

Natural: +1 constitution, +3 armor, +40% nature resistance, +15 physical resistance

Spirit: +1 to all attributes, +40% spirit resistance, +12% spell resistance, +15 mental resistance

Brilliant

Requires: 38 constitution, Armor: 22.50, Fatigue: 28.60%

Fire: +4 strength, +9 defense, +50% fire resistance, + 6 stamina regeneration in combat

Ice: +2.5 health regeneration in combat, +15 defense, +50% cold resistance, +15% to healing effect received

Lightning: +4 dexterity, +50% electricity resistance, +15% chance to dodge attacks, Chance to avoid missile attacks

Natural: +2 constitution, +4 armor, +50% nature resistance, +25 physical resistance

Spirit: +1 to all attributes, +50% spirit resistance, +16% spell resistance, +25 mental resistance