If you want to make the end-game manageable of Monster Hunter Wilds, grinding for higher-quality materials is the best thing you can do. This can come in the form of Frenzy Shards and Frenzy Crystals. These two resources can be a game-changer by rewarding you with durable armor and heavy-hitting weapons.
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Acquiring these highly sought-after materials isn’t hard once you know where to look. But at the same time, it’s not a walk in the park. Frenzy Shards and Crystals are High Rank materials that require hunts against some of the tougher challenges that the game has to offer.
Where To Find Frenzy Shards
The easiest way to describe how to get 
Frenzy Shard
drops in Monster Hunter Wilds is by simply slaying Frenzied Monsters.
However, you need to have beaten the story of Monster Hunter Wilds for them to appear. Mainly because you need to be completing High-Rank missions, which unlock after Chapter 4 and by beating the Lurking in the Shadows missions, which introduce Frenzied Monsters and walk you through how to deal with them.
After you’ve completed the aforementioned quest, Frenzied Monsters will appear at a higher rate.
To begin your search for Frenzy Shards, start by making your way to the Iceshard Cliffs. Frenzied Monsters that can drop these shards have a higher chance of showing up in this area.
Before fighting these creatures, you must prepare accordingly. Unlike the normal monsters, the Frenzied variants are more deadly and harder to take down.
The Frenzy virus doesn’t only impact monsters, but Hunters too. Make sure you stock up on 
Nulberry
as they delay and stop the disease from striking you down.
While fighting, aim to wound the monster. By doing that, the output of Frenzy Shards should increase.
If you’re having a hard time finding Frenzied Monsters, take on the Aberrant Atrocity optional quest given out by Alma at the base camp. The objective would be to kill a Frenzied Monster.
Where To Find Frenzy Crystals
Unlike the shards, getting a 
Frenzy Crystal
is a focused search – there seems to be only one way of obtaining these resources.
Frenzy Crystals will pop up in the same spot when you specifically fight Gore Magala in the Iceshard Cliffs during the main story quest called Shrouded in Black. You’ll get to this point in the second part of Chapter 5.
When you beat Gore Magala during your first encounter, it unlocks the optional quest Misty Depths, which allows you to farm for the Frenzy Crystals.
Just head back to Alma and repeat the fight.
To extract the crystals, the same rules apply. You have to fight the Elder Dragon and target any wounds that open.
If you battle the Gore Magala, you can also get Frenzy Shards on top of the crystals. Once you’re at that point, you can cut your work in half by only going up against the dragon rather than taking on other Frenzied Monsters.
What Frenzy Shards And Frenzy Crystals Can Craft
When you have enough Frenzy Shards, you can craft certain high-end armor such as:
- Artian Alpha Set
- Damacsuc Alpha Set
- Gore Beta Set
- Gore Alpha Set
On top of armor, you can craft high-end weapons as well.
Crafting gear with Frenzy Shards will yield Rarity Level 7 items. To get stronger gear at Rarity Level 8, use Frenzy Crystals once you’ve unlocked the lower tier.
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