Dragon’s Dogma 2 is packed with side quests that task you with fetching reagents like Miasmite, going out in the wild, and defeating powerful foes.
There are two main reasons why you need Miasmite in Dragon’s Dogma 2—for the Saint of the Slums quest and to upgrade your gear. No matter why you need the reagent, there’s only one way to get it, and I have to admit—it will be dangerous. Here’s how to get Miasmite in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
How to get Miasmite in Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Answered
The easiest way to get Miasmite is to go out in the wild, defeat Phantoms, and then loot their nonexistent corpses. Bear in mind that these enemies only spawn at night. You can manipulate the night and day cycle in Dragon’s Dogma 2 by sleeping it off in an inn, chilling on the bench, or you can wait it out. I recommend you fully heal yourself and your Pawns and then go out during the night to hunt down Phantoms.
You can easily recognize Phantoms in the night since they look like light blue and white wisps. When spotting you, they let out a haunting laugh and begin to circle the party. Since they’re spirits, they can easily phase in and out of walls and other obstacles, making battling them annoying.
Phantom farming is a tricky job. They don’t spawn too often, but with the barrages of Goblins, Skeletons, and Bandits that swarm Vermund at night, you’ll be taking tons of damage between Phantom spawns. Don’t be afraid to run away from fights against flesh-and-blood foes to focus on the spooky ghosts, or run away from the ghosts if you’re worried about dying.
It is a good idea to bring magic and elemental damage to fights against Phantoms, thanks to their massive physical damage resistance. Sorcerers and Mages can clear these enemies with ease, but enchanting weapons with elemental damage can also chew right through them. They’re an Undead-type enemy, so they will be damaged by healing magicks like the Mage’s Anodyne spell.
Alternatively, you can buy some from the wandering merchant Folkes, a man typically frequenting the Checkpoint Rest Town. He holds 10 at a time that restock every two days—if you’re annoyed by the drop rate of Phantoms, he’s not a bad guy to seek out.
Best farming locations of Miasmite in Dragon’s Dogma 2
The best farming spot for getting Miasmite in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is definitely outside Vernworth. I found the most phantoms right before entering the city during the night. For this, I recommend going off the road and wandering the woods a bit. The woods around Vermund are key spots to farm these spirits, as is the Strange Corridor in the Misty Marshes and other dungeons in northwestern Vermund.
You can find these enemies across the map too, but it seems to me that there are more of them around Vernworth because of the quest. Do note that they only spawn at night in Vermund. Once you reach Battahl and Volcano Island, you’ll battle higher-grade versions of Phantoms called Phantasms, which don’t drop Miasmite.
Thankfully, you don’t need much Miasmite to complete the Saint of the Slums—three, which is easily found. With a nearly 20 percent drop rate, you’ll probably complete the quest after your second or third Phantom spawn if you’re unlucky. If you want to gather more for gear upgrades, you’re also in luck. Few upgrades require more than two or three Miasmite. And by the time you can realistically afford those upgrades, you’ll likely have battled enough Phantoms to incidentally have everything you need.
How to use Miasmite to upgrade your gear
Miasmite is critical for augmenting early- and mid-game magic-centric items, such as the Ironclad Staff. You will only ever need the material for the second and third tier of upgrades, since the first tier only ever requires Gold. To use them in upgrades, you can have them on your person, in your Pawns’ inventories, or in your storage before talking to any blacksmith in Dragon’s Dogma 2. Depending on the blacksmith, your weapon or armor takes on slightly different properties and will require differing amounts of materials.
Miasmite itself is simply a requirement to upgrade specific items. We found it most prevalent on Mage and Sorcerer gear, like the very first Ironclad Staff’s third upgrade or the Arcane Hat. In addition, different blacksmiths require different materials—while the final tier of the Vermundian Ironclad Staff requires two Miasmite, the Elven Ironclad Staff doesn’t. If you want to save or spend Miasmite, you might need to go back and forth between Vermund, Battahl, and the Volcano Island.
Miasmite isn’t really required for many endgame items, thankfully. By the time you actually want to upgrade gear in Dragon’s Dogma 2, you’ll likely only need a handful for specific level two upgrades.
