Wild Hearts is a game all about improving the numbers you have on your gear. The quest for new gear is satisfying, and seeing your numbers go up makes your grind feel like it was worth it, too. One of the components of upgrading your gear in Wild Hearts is accumulating materials to unlock the next big upgrade. One of the earliest materials you’ll be needing in Wild Hearts is Corestone. This is used to upgrade weapons in the first stages of the weapon tree before you need monster parts. Here’s our guide on where to get Corestone in Wild Hearts.
Wild Hearts: Corestone location
Corestone is a relatively common material in Wild Hearts. You can find it in any four of the main areas of the game, as long as you’re looking near rocky areas or caves. Because they’re so commonplace for upgrading, it makes sense to be able to find them anywhere in Azuma.
There are downsides for hunting Corestone in Wild Hearts. One of them is that when you find one, you can also get something that isn’t Corestone. The rock you need to mine for it can contain more than just Corestone. You can also get Ore. The types of Ore you can mine from this rock increase as the game progresses. So if you’re hunting for Corestone in particular, you might want search the areas before Chapter 3 and hunt to avoid disappointment. But if you also want Ore, Large Pieces of Ore, or Lumps of Ore, then you’re in luck with whatever you get.
Another downside is that it looks different in every region of Wild Hearts. Corestone’s rock shape doesn’t differ too much from region to region; however, its color changes. Here, you can see an example of what Corestone looks like in Harugasami Way, where it is orange. In Natsukodachi Isle, it appears a yellow/gold color, in Akikure Canyon it’s dull gray, and in Fuyufusagi Fort it appears as a silver color. As mentioned, Corestone’s appearance doesn’t change in Wild Hearts, so as long as you know the shape, you should be fine to hunt just by being aware of the different colors.
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Tsukumo Ore Shrine
The Tsukumo Ore Shrine Dragon Karakuri allows you to mine for materials while you’re doing other stuff. This is useful for many reasons, including getting Corestone. If you are going to use this method, however, be aware that it can only give you so many materials at one time, and they’re not guaranteed to be the ones you want — it’s random.
