Gathering is the process of collecting items which can be used as ingredients for Crafting.
The items that can be gathered are plants, ore and ether. Tools are not needed to gather these items.
The higher the gathering proficiency, the greater the variety of objects one can gather (gathering levels are shown below).
Gathering locations for plants, ores and ether can be toggled on and off in the Minimap.
| Item | Form of gatherable object |
|---|---|
| Ore | 
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| Plants | 
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| Ether | 
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| Ore | Gathering Level | Plants | Gathering Level | Ether | Gathering Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Ore | 1 | Ent's Tears | 1 | Leftover Ether | 1 |
| Zinc Ore | 5 | Wisteria Tree | 8 | Faint Water Ether | 3 |
| Tin Ore | 10 | Dew Plant | 15 | Faint Earth Ether | 6 |
| Iron Ore | 15 | Ghost Thorn Tree | 22 | Faint Wind Ether | 9 |
| Chrome Steel Ore | 20 | Moon Plant | 29 | Faint Fire Ether | 12 |
| Black Iron Ore | 25 | Dudan tree | 36 | Pure Water Ether | 15 |
| Millerite Ore | 30 | Pigweed | 43 | Pure Earth Ether | 20 |
| Molybdenum Ore | 35 | Pure Wind Ether | 25 | ||
| Gold Ore | 40 | Pure Fire Ether | 30 | ||
| Platinum Ore | 45 | Thick Water Ether | 35 | ||
| Thick Earth Ether | 40 | ||||
| Thick Wind Ether | 45 | ||||
| Thick Fire Ether | 50 |