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Iron Ore
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Other Uses
Used in Recipes
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21 Urushi
- 20 Light Steel
- 20 Lucent Iron
- 21 Iron Ingot
- 55 Steel Ingot
- 86 Dark Adaman
- 90 Adaman Ingot
- 90 Frigid Core
- 90 Inferno Core
- 90 Spirit Core
How to Obtain
Auction House Category: Materials > Smithing 
Can be obtained as a random reward from the Gobbie Mystery Box Special Dial and similar sources.
Merchants
| Price: 810 - 828 gil | ||
| Name | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Albinie | Port San d'Oria (H-6) | Standard Merchant
|
| Uli Pehkowa | Port Windurst (M-7) | Standard Merchant
|
| Denvihr | Port Bastok (G-7) | Standard Merchant
|
Guild Merchants
| Price: 900 gil | ||
| Name | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Lucretia | Northern San d'Oria (E-6) | Blacksmiths' Guild
|
| Vicious Eye | Metalworks (E-9) | Blacksmiths' Guild
|
| Price: 675 - 3,825 gil | ||
| Name | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ndego | Al Zahbi (H-9)
|
Blacksmiths' Guild
|
| Amulya | Metalworks (E-9) | Blacksmiths' Guild
|
| Kamilah | Mhaura (G-9) | Blacksmiths' Guild
|
| Mololo | Mhaura (G-9) | Blacksmiths' Guild
|
| Doggomehr | Northern San d'Oria (E-5) | Blacksmiths' Guild
|
Chocobo Digging
| Zone | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Western Altepa Desert | Rare |
| Sauromugue Champaign | Common |
| Batallia Downs | Uncommon |
| Meriphataud Mountains ● | Uncommon |
| ● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night | |
Mining
| Zone | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Zeruhn Mines | Common |
| Gusgen Mines | Uncommon |
| Ifrit's Cauldron | Uncommon |
| Oldton Movalpolos | Uncommon |
| Yughott Grotto | Uncommon |
| Mount Zhayolm | Uncommon |
| Palborough Mines | Rare |
| Newton Movalpolos | Rare |
| North Gustaberg (S) | Unknown |
Gardening
| Cactus Stems: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowerpot | Crystal 1 | Crystal 2 | Yield |
 Arcane Flowerpot  |
None |  Earth Crystal  |
4 |
 Ceramic Flowerpot  |
None | Earth Crystal |
2 |
 Earthen Flowerpot  |
None | Earth Crystal |
4 |
Dropped From
| Name | Level | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Bigmouth Billy (NM) | 9-10 | East Ronfaure |
| Land Worm | 20-25 | Korroloka Tunnel |
| Morion Worm (NM) | 30-32 | Korroloka Tunnel |
| Flesh Eater | 37-42 | Eastern Altepa Desert |
| Antican Essedarius | 41-45 | Western Altepa Desert |
| Antican Retiarius | 45-49 | Western Altepa Desert |
| Desert Worm | 43-47 | Western Altepa Desert |
| Antican Speculator | 44-49 | Eastern Altepa Desert |
| Antican Sagittarius | 45-49 | Eastern Altepa Desert |
| Sand Eater | 51-59 | Quicksand Caves |
| Centurio X-I (NM) | 56-58 | Quicksand Caves |
| Sagittarius X-XIII (NM) | 57-58 | Quicksand Caves |
| Tomb Worm | 58-60 | King Ranperre's Tomb |
| Glacier Eater | 58-62 | Uleguerand Range |
| Tribunus VII-I (NM) | 60-62 | Quicksand Caves |
| Cave Worm | 60-63 | Kuftal Tunnel |
| 61-64 | Den of Rancor | |
| Kuftal Digger | 66-69 | Kuftal Tunnel |
| Proconsul XII (NM) | 72 | Quicksand Caves |
| Antican Praetor (NM) | 72-74 | Quicksand Caves |
| Triarius X-XV (NM) | 72-74 | Quicksand Caves |
BCNM
| Name | Zone | Level | Time | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creeping Doom | Balga's Dais | 30 | 15 minutes | 3 |
| Petrifying Pair | Ghelsba Outpost | 30 | 15 minutes | 3 |
| Rapid Raptors | Balga's Dais | 50 | 15 minutes | 3 |
ANNM
| NM Name | Level Cap | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Scythefang Liger | 75 | Batallia Downs (S) |
Treasure Casket
Tenshodo Coffer
| Key | Mission |
|---|---|
| Crimson Key | Trade Seedspall Lux, Seedspall Luna, and Seedspall Astrum to Squintrox Dryeyes |
Campaign Unions
Obtained randomly through lot in Campaign Unions
Source entry: Iron Ore. Cached on this server on 3 November 2026.