Dense Crystals

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Berserkers are the only enemy that drop Dense Crystals.

The best place to farm these big boi Nobodies is in The World That Never Was, specifically in the Ruin and Creation Passage.

Here’s the best farming route:

Enter the world from the final save point and head backwards into the passage. You’ll immediately face a Berserker. Once you beat it, another two will spawn. In total, you can fight five Berserkers here before having to turn around and return to the save point to reset.

This is the most efficient way of farming Dense Crystals. Berserkers can be fairly tough, however, so let’s discuss how to fight them.

Berserker

Just look at that sword!

You can instantly tell that these guys are gonna top the DPS charts. They can deal a lot of damage in a short amount of time.

Surprise, surprise–they also have a lot of defense!

Attacking head-on is super risky.

Sora’s keyblade can be deflected by the sword and in that moment, the Berserker can finish the job.

The big thing the Berserker likes to do is to channel its inner Dragoon and leap into the air, brandishing its big sword when it comes back down. If you get hit directly with this leaping attack there’s a very good chance it’ll be a one-hit KO.

So, how do you deal with these big bruisers?

First–have patience.

They have a ton of HP and with their high defense, these fights are gonna take longer than your average Joe Nobody. Don’t be afraid to take your time. Discretion is the better part of valor, after all.

Second, use every tool you have. Drive Forms, Magic, Reaction Commands–all of them together make a mix that can topple Berserkers. Reflect is especially effective. Get good at timing it and you can deal large damage in a short time.

The Berserker’s Reaction Command is, appropriately enough, called ‘Berserk’.

You’ll get the opportunity in the brief moments when the Berserker steps away from its sword.

This typically happens right before its jump attack. It’s tricky to learn the timing and the window for the Reaction Command is very short so you’ll really have to be on edge for it.

Once you’ve commandeered the blade, you can start going…well…berserk.

Spamming the button will swing the sword around and trigger skills like Magna Storm and Eclipse, both of which are AOE swings that deal large amounts of damage.

And finally… make use of your friends.

Swapping in Riku and using his Limit can make short work of the Berserkers. Same for the classic Trinity Limit with Goofy and Donald.

Finding a reliable way to defeat Berserkers is all about using everything you have in your bag. You can do it!

Using Dense Crystals

You’re going to need about 15 Dense Crystals in a typical playthrough. Not only to make one of everything that requires them, but to also make the many Mythril Gems and Crystals that you’ll need to make everything else.

So you’re gonna get real good at fighting Berserkers. And when you’re done, everything else is gonna seem kinda… easy.