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A massive power core found within Abyss creatures. Its energy output is so immense that no ordinary means can control it. The core is the lifeblood for higher entities that have condensed Abyssal energy, though it carries the risk of going berserk.

Basic Information

How to Obtain

Named Power Cores like Power Core - Casket of Illusions are rare drops from Abyss creatures and can also be found during Abyss puzzle encounters throughout Pywel. They appear as glowing blue crystalline formations and must be collected using Axiom Force; you cannot simply pick them up like standard loot.

The Casket of Illusions is one of six named Power Core types that can be found throughout Pywel. Like all named Power Cores, it is considerably rarer than generic Elemental Cubes.

Uses

Used as a crafting material for high-tier Kuku equipment and research projects at the Kilnden Workshop.

Storage and Management

Power Cores are stored in the Kuku Iron Pot, a special container unlocked during Chapter 4 by completing the Kiln Repair quest at the Kilnden Workshop west of Hernand. The Kuku Pot holds up to 230 Power Cores and is accessed through your inventory using Axiom Force.

• If you drop a Power Core in the field and lose track of it, check the Provisioner at your camp. Lost Power Cores can be repurchased for a small Silver fee.

• Power Cores cannot be stored in regular inventory slots. They must go into the Kuku Pot.

• Use the "Discard" option in the Kuku Pot inventory to place a Power Core on the ground when needed for puzzles or crafting stations.

Tips

• Always unlock the Kuku Pot before fighting bosses that drop named Power Cores. Without it, the cores may end up in a limbo state that requires story progression to resolve.

• Named Power Cores are much rarer than generic Elemental Cubes. Save them for their specific crafting recipes rather than using them in general research.

• Check your Supply Chest and Provisioner recovery tab if a Power Core seems to have disappeared after a boss fight or cutscene.

See Also

• Materials - Overview of all crafting materials

• Mining - Gathering ore and stone

• Crafting - Crafting system overview

Abyss Monster Drop

The Power Core - Casket of Illusions is hunted from abyss monsters rather than crafted. When a specific power core is required for a craft, abyss monster drops are the only source, and you need to target the group that carries this variant specifically rather than taking any power core you happen to collect.

Kuku Flame-Resistant Armor Material

The main use of this power core is as a crafting material for Kuku Flame Resistant Armor. The armor itself is the recommended chest piece for the end-game turning slash two-handed sword build, so players chasing that build need exactly one Casket of Illusions power core in addition to a base Scorch Flame Plate Armor, the Core of Deliverance from the Sanctum of Deliverance blinding flash puzzle, and an enhanced Kuku Pot.