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How to get Night Shards in Disney Dreamlight Valley

It's time to make Timon proud and "dig a tunnel, dig dig a tunnel."

Nearly every quest and activity within Disney Dreamlight Valley asks players to gather a multitude of resources. One resource players may require is Night Shards, the darker twin of Dream Shards and less complicated to obtain.

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They’re still challenging to get though, so here’s how you can obtain Night Shards in Disney Dreamlight Valley.

Where to find Night Shards in Disney Dreamlight Valley

There are two main methods to obtaining Night Shards in Disney Dreamlight Valley: by digging the sparkling mounds on the ground or by crafting them at a crafting station.

These sparkling spots can be found in any biome in Dreamlight Valley and are sometimes easy to miss because they can blend all too well into the ground. For instance, it is easy to miss in the shadowy and dense Forgotten Lands or the dark and swampy Glade of Trust biome. So, carefully examine the ground for sparkles wherever you go if you hope to attain this item.

Night Shards are also not guaranteed to be what drops when players dig up these mounds, although they are certainly more common than Dream Shards. It’s up to luck whether you get Night Shards or Dream Shards from these sparkling spots.

The other way to get Night Shards is to craft them at a crafting station. One Onyx can be refined to make three Night Shards.

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Night Shards can be found in every Screenshot by Dot Esports via Gameloft

Both methods take time as you find the sparkling mounds, or mine nodes until you get Onyx. But these are the two best ways to get Night Shards.

Where to get Onyx in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Onyx can be mined from any mining node in Dreamlight Valley.

How to use Night Shards in Disney Dreamlight Valley

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Merlin often asks for Night Shards as a gift. Image via Gameloft

There are three uses for Night Shards in Disney Dreamlight Valley, and they include:

  1. Using Night Shards either as part of completing various quests, especially if the quest is from Merlin, as he will ask players to help him learn what this unique resource is,
  2. Use them to craft a Purified Night Shard, a necessary quest item.
    • To craft a Purified Night Shard, you need five Night Shards and one Dream Shard.
  3. Giving them to Villagers as a gift to help you raise your friendship level with them.

Although they are a tricky resource to get, Night Shards are essential for specific quests and can be great for increasing your friendship with certain villagers. But this is everything you need to know about how to get Night Shards in Dreamlight Valey.


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Kacee Fay
Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Minecraft, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.
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Hayley Andrews is a staff writer for Dot Esports with a dual degree in business and human resource management. After discovering her passion for creative writing and gaming, she now writes about MOBAs, MMOs, and cozy games.