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It is the one constant that you might always guarantee.

The act of excavating is simple.

A glowing AO crystal in the rain in synduality echo of ada.

Youuse the AO Search abilitywith your Magus which sends out a pulse across the map.

Any AO crystals they find will be marked on the map temporarily.

That’s all there is to it.

Jin Kazama left, PacMan Middle, Katamari Damacy right

Better Excavators let you mine better crystals.

So your goal should always be to get the best Excavator you could.

Size is a pretty simple factor to consider as it is immediately apparent visually.

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Bigger crystals drop both more shards, and larger ones.

The bigger the shard, the more it weighs, but the more money you’ll get from it.

Prioritise these over smaller ones.

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Purity is a harder aspect to see for yourself.

Typically,you could tell the purity by the vibrancy of the AO crystal.

The highest-purity AO crystals will alsohave a purple aura around them.

Synduality Echo of Ada

You need at least a blue-rarity Excavator to mine these ones.

A final method to test the purity of an AO crystal is by the colour of the excavation icon.

Mine smart, not hard.

Here are a few tips on how to make your excavating that much faster, and get rich quick.