Lightning Gems

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Lightning Gems, while rare, can be farmed relatively quickly because they are dropped by some of the weakest enemies in the game.

They can be farmed from enemies in two worlds: in the Toy Box from Gold Beats, and in the Caribbean from Sea Sprites (yellow).

Toy Box Farming Route

Enter from the Andy’s House save point and exit out of the window.

As soon as you get to the roof, you’ll have to fight a bunch of Heartless, including a Gold Beat.

These pointy hat mages float around and conjure a sigil of sorts around them to attack with thunder spells.

Gold Beats are weak against wind magic. Just spam your aeros or aerogas if you’re high leveled and they will be stunned and open for close range attacks.

You can find more Gold Beats on the road connecting Andy’s house and Galaxy Toys. Or you can leave the world and re-enter at the same save spot to have the same one to respawn repeatedly.

The Caribbean Farming Route

Land at the Docks save point in Port Royal and dive into the sea.

Swim towards the depths with the jellyfish swarms and you will come across multiple groups of Sea Sprites along the way. These large, fish-like Heartless glow in different colors which change their elemental affinity.

Keep a lookout for the ones glowing yellow.

Once you spot them, just blast your fire spells and they will go down easily.

Both the Gold Beats and Sea Sprites have a 6% drop rate for Lightning Gems. Both are equally viable farming options and your choice depends entirely on whichever enemy you find easier to take down.

You can also quickly warp in and out of the world’s save point to make them repawn.

Battlegate 12

If you’re looking for a good Lightning Gem farming spot in the end-game, then head for Battlegate 12 located in San Fransokyo.

Land at the North District save point (day or night).

Then look for a large, dark circular building slightly to the left of the save point you just warped in from.

Climb to the very top of this building and reach the helipad, surrounded by giant floating fans.

Here, you’ll find the blue round crystal entrance to Battlegate 12.

Using Lightning Gems

Lightning Gems are required for six recipes, and you must have at least 14 gems in total to synthesize at least one copy of each recipe.