The Laboratory

Loot: what drops where

Minerals, herbs and guardian hearts: what they are given for

Crafter's pouch
Crafter's pouch

The crafter's pouch comes together with the forge: hero level 6 and a win over the first guardian (game level 10).

From then on levels, the arena and the daily challenge drop materials. There is no luck in it: everything comes by a rule or by a counter you can see.

Materials

MaterialWhat forFig pays
Fire quartzCut into: Ruby, Carnelian3
Ice sparCut into: Aquamarine, Moonstone3
Mountain rockCut into: Onyx, Emerald3
Storm glassCut into: Amber, Sapphire3
Sea pearlCut into: Diamond, Amethyst3
Guardian's heartOpening a socket in an item—
Stone dustOpening a socket, unsetting a gem, casting a charm1
Meadow mintHand over to Fig for sparks5
GlowbloomCharms5
SundewHand over to Fig for sparks5
Pepper rootHand over to Fig for sparks5
Polishing pasteMerging gems of the higher tiers—
SolventUnsetting a gem without dust—

What it is given for

For whatWhat drops
First pass of a levelthe chapter's mineral
A level's third star, first timea herb by the level's goal
Guardian — first winthe chapter's minerals (3), a guardian's heart and a herb — Glowbloom
Guardian — a repeat wina mineral — once a day; a guardian's heart — one win in 5
The vein: wins on a level you have passedone win in 3 — a mineral; 4 a day at most
The geode: long chainsone chain in 20 of 8 or more potions — minerals of your choice: 2
An arena winthe mineral of the day — for the first 3 wins of the day
A Hall of Names medal1 of each mineral and a guardian's heart
Daily challengethe mineral of the day for the first star, the herb of the day for the second

The chapter's mineral

ChapterGuardianMineral
1Stone GuardianMountain rock
2Snow ShamanIce spar
3Fire DragonFire quartz
4Two-Faced JesterFire quartz and Ice spar in turn
5Owl AstrologerStorm glass
6Keeper of Elementsyour choice
7Magma SmithFire quartz
8Stone GuardianMountain rock; herbs doubled
9Snow ShamanStorm glass
10Fire Dragonyour choice
11Snow ShamanSea pearl
12Fire DragonMountain rock
13Two-Faced JesterSea pearl
14Owl AstrologerIce spar
15Keeper of ElementsStorm glass
16Magma SmithSea pearl
17Stone GuardianFire quartz
18Snow Shamanyour choice
19Fire DragonStorm glass
20Two-Faced JesterSea pearl

Herb by goal

Herbs are a rare find: they come only for something hard — a level's third star, the first win over a chapter guardian and the second star of the daily challenge. Simply clearing a level gives no herb.

GoalHerb
ScorePepper root
GatheringMeadow mint
TilesGlowbloom
Long chainsMeadow mint
BlastsPepper root
StarsGlowbloom
IceSundew
Boiling potionsSundew

Mineral and herb of the day

DayMineralHerb
Bomb MondayMountain rockMeadow mint
Twin TuesdayIce sparGlowbloom
Frozen WednesdayFire quartzSundew
Quest ThursdayStorm glassPepper root
Boiling FridaySea pearlMeadow mint
Speedy SaturdayStorm glassGlowbloom
Thunder SundaySea pearlSundew

Crafter's pouch

In one stackno more than 200
Starting handfulMountain rock: 2; Ice spar: 2; Fire quartz: 2; Meadow mint: 1; Glowbloom: 1; Sundew: 1; Pepper root: 1; Geode: minerals to pick — 2
Retorta sellsPolishing paste — 60 sparks; Solvent — 45 sparks