Shining
"A commonplace material used in panel synthesis. It sparkles with the power of light." "A rare material used in panel synthesis. It glows with the power of light." "A priceless material used in panel synthesis. It gleams with the power of light."
Japanese	光かがやく
Rōmaji	Hikarikagayaku
Item	Buy	Sell
Shard	—	100
Gem	—	400
Crystal	—	800

Shining is a material type available in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Shining materials contain the essence of light.

Design

Shining materials are colored green. A Shining Shard is a blocky, crescent-shaped jewel. A Shining Gem consists of four jewels, a large facet cut jewel, with two smaller facet cut jewels at the sides, and a small, diamond-shaped jewel at the bottom. A Shining Crystal consists of a large star-shaped jewel, with a smaller facet cut jewel at the bottom, and a diamond-shaped jewel on either side.

The material's name refers to the essence of light it contains.

Obtainment

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Drops

• Shining Shard: Bulky Vendor (30% 13/ 60% 17 23 27 31 32), Guardian (100% 39), Deserter (10% 19), Sergeant (30% 22 27 28 29 31/ 50% 38 49), Loudmouth (25% 48), Bully Dog (100% 31)
• Shining Gem: Turquoise March (7% 53 58 60/ 20% 64), Destroyer (18% 56), Tricky Monkey (50% 66), Wavecrest (50% 53)
• Shining Crystal: Turquoise March (4% 76 77 86), Tricky Monkey (30% 75 79 82 84 89), Switch Launcher (50% 73)

Treasures

• Shining Shard: Mission 07: Chest at the Station Plaza; Mission 16: Chest at the Agrabah Gate; Mission 21: Chest at the Agrabah Gate; Mission 24: Chest at the Cave / Entrance Hall; Mission 34: Chest at the Sandswept Ruins.
• Shining Gem: Mission 51: Chest at the Rabbit Hole, chest at the Bizzare Room, chest at the Tea Party Garden; Mission 57: Chest at the Bizarre Room, chest at the Queen's Castle; Mission 58: Investigate the hole on the southern island in the Rocky Expanse.
• Shining Crystal: Mission 66: Chest at the Boneyard 2; Mission 77: Investigate the hole on the western island in The Night Sea; Mission 87: Chest at the Graveyard.

Rewards

• Shining Shard: Clear Bonus  07 09 15 16 17 19 22 26 31 34; Random Bonus 20% 15 16 18 19 21 24 26 30 32 34; open all treasure chests in Mission 14 and talk to Demyx on Day 51-54.
• Shining Gem: Clear Bonus  55 70 80; Random Bonus 10% 51 55 57 63 65 67 69; create a Chrono Gear ③ with Panel Synthesis and talk to Luxord on Day 173-176.
• Shining Crystal: Clear Bonus  70 80; Random Bonus 10% 62 66 72 /20% 79 87 88; talk to Xion on Day 301-304.

Synthesized items

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Shining materials are used to synthesize the following items:

• Elixir (1 Shining Shard)
• Cure (2 Shining Shards)
• Cura (2 Shining Gems)
• Curaga (2 Shining Crystals)
• Fencer's Ring (2 Shining Shards)
• Dying of the Light (3 Shining Gems)

• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days items
• Synthesis items