How to Get Core Stone in Wild Hearts

When you’re in the monster-hunting biz, you can’t always expect your tools and materials to be of the highest quality. More often than not, you gotta source your own materials and put your own stuff together. It’s not a difficult process, you just have to know where to look! Here’s how to get Core Stone in Wild Hearts.

How to Get Core Stone in Wild Hearts

Core Stone is a common variety of mineral found throughout Wild Hearts. It’s used to craft several early-game weapons and tools, and is generally easy to source plentiful amounts of if you know where to find it. Luckily, in just about every part of the game’s map, there is at least one spot you can get some more Core Stone.

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Your first and foremost means of obtaining Core Stone is mining out ore nodes. In every area of the map, you can find ore nodes sticking up out of the ground, usually near rocky spots like cliffs and caves. There are a few different types of ore nodes you can mine, but for Core Stone specifically, you’re looking for nodes with a distinctive orange coloration. While these orange nodes can show up anywhere, if you’re looking for a good standby spot, try looking around Harugasumi Way via the repeatable hunts in the area.

Kemono with Core Stone

In addition to the ore nodes, you can also receive a few chunks of Core Stone by interacting with certain smaller Kemono. When you encounter a smaller Kemono in the wild and sneak up behind it, you have the choice between killing it or just petting it. If you do the latter, the Kemono will give you a little present.

You can receive Core Stone by petting the following small Kemono in these locations:

• Sparkshower Monitor in Natsukodachi Isle
• Shardshower Monitor in Fuyufusagi Fort

Generally, though, the ore nodes will provide all the Core Stone you need, so just make to mine their contents whenever you see that distinctive orange sheen while out in the wild. You should still pet the little guys, though, because they’re cute.

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