How to Get Miner Shards in The Forge

Not sure how to get Miner Shards in The Forge? They’re one of the best Runes you can equip. Made plenty of progress in The Forge? You might want to show off your achievements by equipping one of The Forge Titles.

How to Get Miner Shards in The Forge

To obtain Miner Shards, you need to explore the caves in Stonewake’s Cross and the Forgotten Kingdom. Unlike some of the other Runes in The Forge, only two types of enemies have a chance to drop Miner Shards.

In the Stonewake’s Cross caves, you have to defeat Delver Zombie enemies. Whereas, in the Ruined Caves in the Forgotten Kingdom, it’s the Bomber enemies that drop Miner Shards. This Rune type is of the Rare rarity, so they’re not too difficult to get. Just make sure your weapon and armor are strong enough to easily beat Delver Zombies and Bombers.

Delver Zombies

Not overly tricky, but tough if your weapon isn’t strong and your armor is weak.

• Location: Stonewake’s Cross
• Level: 1 to 10
• HP: 40 to 175
• DMG: 12 to 30.4
• Drops:
  • Miner Shard (1 in 50)
  • Tiny Essence (1 in 2)
  • Small Essence (1 in 3)
  • Medium Essence (1 in 6)
  • 10 to 20 Gold
  • 20 to 40 EXP

Bomber

Fairly easy enemies to defeat, but they deal a lot of DMG if you’re hit by their attacks.

• Location: Forgotten Kingdom
• Level: 1 to 5
• HP: 60 to 120
• DMG: 70
• Drops:
  • Miner Shard (1 in 25)
  • Blast Chip (1 in 20)
  • Medium Essence (1 in 4)
  • Large Essence (1 in 8)

Why You Should Collect Miner Shards

So, are Miner Shard Runes worth the effort? Well, when equipped, they provide a variety of buffs:

• Yield I: Increases your chances of getting an extra ore when breaking rocks (percentage chance depends on the type of Rune)
• Increases your Luck stat (caps at 16%)
• Swift Mining I: Increases your Mining Speed (amount depends on the type of Rune)
• Mining Power I: Increases your Mining Power, which buffs the DMG your pickaxe deals when mining rocks (amount depends on the type of Rune)

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