Blade Shard Vendor?

[BearJada.3295]

Hello,

Was it deliberate to omit this option for the Festival of Four Winds? The last time, if I recall, one of the materials vendors would take them in exchange for equipment bags. I can't seem to find them this time. Am I missing something or was this an oversight? It seems very odd to have the only way to exchange them for something to be a pretty difficult fractal. (And please, I know people mean well but there are reasons that challenge mode nightmare fractal is not a thing that can happen.) I put a decent amount of time collecting those when they were available, it's a little frustrating that I can't make any use of that time.

 

-Jada

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

I'm pretty sure I exchanged some Blade Shards with a vendor. Near the bottom of where all the exchange vendors are.

[Just a flesh wound.3589]

As I recall there is a vendor by Drooburt’s ghost.

[Eloc Freidon.5692]

Of course they ask for 100. Its not easy farming them. (not going to include lockbox related drops)

[Kal Spiro.9745]

Yeah, Blade shards is on the other side, not with the mat vendors. He also trades for a different bag. It's 100 to 1 or 500 to 5. I'm still debating how many of these I should burn

[Overlord RainyDay.2084]

They could always change their mind later, but I'm pretty sure the only intended use of blade shards was always just to craft the spinal blades backpieces. The vendor is just here to give you something to do with the ones one might slowly accumulate after finishing the packs besides just throwing them out.

[BearJada.3295]

Thank you all.

I'll check it out when I get home and see if I can find the person this time. I have about 2000 of the darn things (don't ask why so many... )

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

The Blade Shard vendor offers the same deal (or lack thereof) that you can get from the fractal vendor (after unlocking the relevant tab). It's better than nothing, but not by much.