Farming for materials is bound to happen in any RPG, especially ones developed by Square Enix. Grinding has always been a staple of the genre and while modern RPGs tend to veer away from power leveling, series like Kingdom Hearts never learned to be generous with their random drops.
Both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2 demand a considerable amount of time to material grinding if they want to synthesize everything. Kingdom Hearts 3 follows in its predecessor’s footsteps, especially when it comes to Damascus. One of the rarest materials in Kingdom Hearts 3, finding Damascus is easier said than done.
Updated March 28, 2023: We've taken another look at this article to ensure it provides the most accurate and helpful information possible. Happy farming, folks!
Damascus Uses
Keyblades are an essential part of Kingdom Hearts’ gameplay loop, with Sora typically acquiring an assortment of different Keychains over the course of his journey. While each Keyblade has their own unique stats and properties, Kingdom Hearts 3 fleshes the weapon out through the introduction of the Keyblade Forge.
Players can use the Keyblade Forge to upgrade their Keyblades from Level 1 to Level 10. Doing so requires several materials with Damascus being necessary for higher levels.
You’ll need quite a lot of Damascus to upgrade every weapon in the game, let alone a favorite or two. Anyone who wants to fully complete Kingdom Hearts 3 should start farming for Damascus as soon as they can.
Damascus Treasure Chests
Damascus is very hard to find as a random drop and never actually shows up in the Moogle Shop. Contrary to several online sources, Damascus will never be sold in any of Kingdom Hearts III’s shops. All Damascus in the game either has to be found through random drops or obtained via treasure chests. There are 12 pieces of Damascus hidden in Kingdom Hearts 3's chests. Click on the links in the table below to be taken to chest location guides.
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The Forest Wetlands |
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The Forest Marsh |
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The Factory Ground Floor |
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The Power Plant Accessway |
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The Northern Mountain Treescape |
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The Northern Mountain Foothills |
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The Labyrinth of Ice Upper Tier |
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Isla de los Mastiles |
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Sandbar Isle |
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Northern Waters |
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South District |
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North Districrt |
Gummi Ship Farming
Aside from treasure chests, the only reliable way to farm Damascus in Kingdom Hearts 3 is to blow up asteroids while piloting the Gummi Ship.
Alongside other materials needed for the Keyblade Forge, there’s a chance that Damascus will drop. For the best chance of success, stick to the Misty Stream and The Eclipse – both of which have the highest chances of dropping Damascus.
A few pieces of Damascus can also be obtained by completing Treasure Sphere Epsilon in the Misty Stream and Treasure Sphere Eta in The Eclipse.