I’m sure this was in 1.0 (though I could be mistaken) and I think it would merit bringing it back to 2.0 for a couple of reasons. It’s a handy thing to have, and would give people that don’t gather the option of farming elementals as this would probably bump the price of crystals a little (and shards and crystals drive the economy). Secondly, it would help Alchemy, which is probably one of the weakest DoH there is. Potions in general are not great sellers and besides Grimiores and Wands the job is a bit redundant.

Point of fact: I leveled it (Alchemy) for two reasons: Comfort Zone and (mistakenly) thinking I would be able to make Cordials at some point. Since capping the job I've used it once to meld material to a friend’s Grimoire for his relic quest. Alchemy could use some love.

I’d suggest one cluster could break to five crystals, each of which could break to five shards.

Thoughts?