These are for the new Endwalker expansion only. You can also view old Shadowbringers nodes here or view old Heavensward and Stormblood nodes here
Ephemeral Nodes spawn for 4 hours. There are three nodes around the area marked. I like to use my raid markers to mark them up (A,B,C) when I first get there, it makes it easier to get around quickly.
Collectable items gathered from Ephemeral Nodes are used for Aetherial Reduction. They convert into Crystals, Clusters, and varying types of Aethersand. The resulting Crystals and Clusters are of the same type as can be found directly on the node.
Patch 6.3 update: Added Earthbreak Aethersand (one miner, botanist, and fisher node has this new item)
Mining
| Aetherial Reduction | Acquired From |
|---|---|
 Moonlight Aethersand |
 Lunar Quartz |
 Earth Crystal/Cluster |
|
 Earthbreak Aethersand |
 Earthen Quartz |
| Earth Crystal/Cluster |
Botany
| Aetherial Reduction | Acquired From |
|---|---|
| Moonlight Aethersand |
 Ewer Clay |
 Wind Crystal/Cluster |
|
| Earthbreak Aethersand |
 Sophora Roots |
 Fire Crystal/Cluster |
Botany
| Aetherial Reduction | Acquired From |
|---|---|
 Endwood Aethersand |
 Palm Chippings |
| Fire Crystal/Cluster |
Mining
| Aetherial Reduction | Acquired From |
|---|---|
 Endstone Aethersand |
 Ghostly Umbral Rock |
 Lightning Crystal/Cluster |
Fishing
| Aetherial Reduction | Acquired From |
|---|---|
 Endtide Aethersand |
 Othardian Lumpsucker
Spearfishing + Collector's Glove, look for a medium sized fish with a smaller hitbox. |
 Water Crystal/Cluster |
Fishing
| Aetherial Reduction | Acquired From |
|---|---|
| Earthbreak Aethersand |
 Verdigris Guppy
Spearfishing + Collector's Glove, look for a small sized fish moving very quickly. |
 Ice Crystal/Cluster |
Make sure you have collector's glove turned on! The fish shown in the upper right is your target.
Make sure you have collector's glove turned on! The fast-moving small fish is your target.
Scrutiny + Meticulous > Scrutiny + Meticulous > |Quality Check|:
If Collectability <= 800 AND Collector's Standard is not active > Scour > Collect
If Collectability <= 800 AND Collector's Standard is active > Meticulous > Collect
If Collectability >= 850 > Meticulous > Collect
If Collectability = 1,000 > Collect
Scour > Scour (or Meticulous if Collector’s Standard procs) > Collect 2-3 items
Last modified: Jan 12, 2023
