Lightning Shard

Lightning Shard is a crystal.

Source
Lightning Shard can be gathered, obtained as a quest reward, or from duties.

Gathering
Lightning Shard can be gathered by botanists and miners.

Botanist
 * Harvesting
 * Level 15 node - The Clutch, Central Thanalan
 * Level 35 node - Broken Water, Southern Thanalan
 * Level 50 node - Sagolii Desert, Southern Thanalan


 * Logging
 * Level 5 node - The Tangle, Mor Dhona
 * Level 10/30 node - Spineless Basin, Central Thanalan
 * Level 20 node - Black Brush, Central Thanalan
 * Level 50 node - The Clutch, Central Thanalan

Miner
 * Mining
 * Level 5 node - The Tangle, Mor Dhona
 * Level 5 node - Spineless Basin, Central Thanalan
 * Level 10 node - Black Brush, Central Thanalan
 * Level 35 node - Sagolii Desert, Southern Thanalan


 * Quarrying
 * Level 15 node - Black Brush, Central Thanalan
 * Level 30 node - Broken Water, Southern Thanalan
 * Level 30 node - Sagolii Desert, Southern Thanalan
 * Level 35 node - The Red Labyrinth, Southern Thanalan

Quests
Lightning Shards can be obtained as a quest reward from the following quests:

Duties
Lightning Shards can be obtained from treasure chests in the following duties:
 * Bardam's Mettle
 * Castrum Abania
 * Doma Castle
 * Shisui of the Violet Tides
 * The Sirensong Sea

Drops
Lightning Shards can be obtained as a drop from the following mobs:
 * Lightning Sprite

Uses
Lightning Shards are used in crafting the following items: