Void Shard farming is a grueling task unless you know what you’re doing. Let me explain how to get all Void Shards in The First Descendant, including Elements, amounts, and all locations. I’ll also explain how the system works and the Descendants you’ll need to make farming a breeze.
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The First Descendant: How to find and destroy Void Fragments
Void Fragments are easy to find as they arelabeled on each area map. The icons come in a few colors that indicate the required Element. For example, the Reactor in the image above is red for Fire.
The Elements are displayed with the following colors:
You need the appropriate Descendantto destroy Void Fragments. For example, if you have Bunny orUltimate Bunny,you can destroy specifically Electric Void Fragments.
If you’re unsure of what type of Void Fragment you’re interacting with, bring up your map and hover over the Fragment. The card that comes up should say what kind of skillscan be usedon the shard. It’ll be above theMain Rewards section.
How to Destroy the Void Fragments
As soon as you hit the Void Fragment with the right Descendant,a health bar will appear. There should be two gauges with two different colors.One white, and the other, red. Taking down the Void Fragment is done in two parts.
The first section is after you bring down the white bar. Upon taking out the shield,enemies will spawn around you. Take care of them, then go back to attacking the fragment. When the red gauge is depleted,you’ll trigger another wave of stronger enemies. Just like before, defeat them all and head back to the fragment to finish the event.
When the Void Fragment is destroyed, you cancollect all the rewardsassociated with it. Again, you can check the card to see what you’ll get out of it.
Why do I need Void Fragments?
Destroying the fragments gives youVoid Shardsthat can be placed inVoid Fusion Reactors to activate them. To complete these missions, you must deposit a certain amount of shards.
Each mission hasdifferent quotasfor how much they need. To find that out, interact with Void Fusion Reactor, and the card will highlight what type of shard it needs. Knowing what kind of Void Shards and Fragments you need gets easier once you startunlocking all the Descendants in The First Descendant.
Each Reactor opens a specific Amorphous Material, which is labeled on the map card or if you visit it on the map. If you have the required Amorphous Material, you’re able to open it after activating the Reactor and defeating the enemies that spawn.
Best Descendants for Void Shard Farming in The First Descendant
You can use whichever Descendants you have available butrequire one Electric, Toxic, and Fire user. At the time of writing,Freynais the only Toxic Descendant, making her mandatory for Toxic Void Fragments.
Bunny is an easy pick for Electric Fragments.You’re practically given Bunnyduring the Campaign, and she’s a steller Farming Descendant thanks to her speed and mob-clearing potential. If you detest Bunny for some reason,Sharen is a good backup, and she’s the best Descendant in the game for Infiltrations.
Blair is easy to farm and is a solid pick for a Fire Descendant. I know these characters take time and luck to obtain, but trust me,they are worth it in the long run.
The best part of the Season 1 overhaul isNon-Attribute Descendants are now worth using. There are plenty of Non-Attribute Void Reactors scattered across the map. During Season Zero, these Reactors gave such a low amount of Void Shards they were utterly useless. Now,they give the same values as Elemental Reactors.
All Void Fragment locations, requirements, and Void Shards
The most obnoxious part of Void Shard farming is navigating the clunky menus to find what you need. With this in mind, I’ve put a chart together that showsthe location of every Void Fragment. I’ve also listedthe rewardsandDescendant Element requiredto open them.
These values are forhard-mode farming, as you earn so much more per run. I strongly recommend completing the campaign before grinding, as progression is painfully slow otherwise.
During the Season 1 Overhaul,the Void Shard system has been greatly simplified. The procedure for gathering them is the same, butyou get far more than before. Reactors now only require one type of shard, whereas they needed two during Season Zero.
Alternative ways to acquire Void Shards in The First Descendant
Thanks to the Season 1 changes, theNon-Attribute locations are just as viableas their Elemental counterparts. The new values also mean you usually only have to run a Void Shard once to obtain enough materials to use a Reactor.
You can alsoget Void Shards from Special Operations missions. The values for these activities have seen dramatic buffs for Season 1. These missions are great for breaking the monotony of Fragments runs, and they are adecent place to level up and earn Gold and Kuiper.
Reactor farming is a drag, but the Amorphous Materials they open can containvaluable Ultimate Descendant pieces. The grind isn’t for the faint-hearted, but the rewards are the best characters in the entire game.
Raza Malik
Raza is a Contributing Writer who’s been at PC Invasion since March 2023. After he earned his Media Arts degree at Niagara College, he went on to grow his portfolio by working at such publications as GameRant. While he plays a wide array of different types of games, Raza enjoys discussing open-world games, shooters, and live service games. Some of his favorite series include Assassin’s Creed, God of War, and the Diablo series. On the side, he enjoys editing videos, and creating content for his side project Marching Into Madness.
