Rune Factory 5: Material List

Locations for ore, grass, and fish and monster drops, too

Updated by Mary Billington for Guides on April 19, 2022 💎

Originally published April 1, 2022

Do you find yourself wondering where to locate a certain item for a recipe? Well, I've gone through every single dungeon in Rune Factory 5 and documented all of the materials that I found; including ones that can be stolen or dropped from monsters.

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This list isn't completely exhaustive but it should help you find loads of materials ranging from common to rare. Note that some ores have rare drops such as small or large crystals. The ores listed in this guide were collected using a golden hammer so if you don't get the ore that you want, try upgrading your hammer to bronze or higher. Every little bit helps! 😄 v1d30chumz 3-235-186-94

Materials with * are ones that our visitors found and I haven't yet verified. Drop a comment below if you find any missing materials!

Whispering Woods

Ore: Iron, Amethyst, Light Ore, Earth Crystal
Grass: Green, Blue
Fish: Mackerel, Skipjack
Forage: Rock, Weeds, Medicinal Herb, Mushroom, Branch

Orc: Stick, Cheap Bracelet, Cheap Cloth
Orc Archer: Stick, Arrowhead,
Insect: Insect Carapace, Insect Jaw, Insect Horn
Goblin: Blade Shard, Onigiri, Recovery Potion
Ribbitee: Viscous Liquid
Nine-Tailed Fox (boss): Nine-Tailed Fox Bell

Rune Factory 5: Whispering Woods screenshot — Would you eat Onigiri dropped from a goblin? I wouldn't!

Forest of No Return

Ore: Iron, Silver, Gold, Earth Crystal
Grass: Blue, Indigo
Fish: Mackerel, Salmon
Forage: Mushroom

Little Bug: Insect Carapace, Insect Horn
Giant Bug: Quality Insect Jaw
Fake Onion: Onion Seed
Spider: Insect Jaw, Spider's Thread
Queen Bee: Paralysis Poison, Pretty Carapace, Honey
Big Muck: Mushroom, Spore
Toxic Muck: Holy Spore, Poison Powder
Ribbitee Hunter: Blade Shard, Lotus Leaf
Deader Tree (boss): Sword Seed, Shield Seed, Branch

Rune Factory 5: Forest of No Return screenshot — Silver Ore is an excellent mid-game material

Belpha Ruins

Ore: Iron, Aquamarine, Earth Crystal

Goblin: Blade Shard, Onigiri, Recovery Potion
Goblin Archer: Arrowhead, Recovery Potion
Fake Green Pepper: Green Pepper, Green Pepper Seed
Insect: Insect Carapace, Insect Jaw, Insect Horn
Ghost: Ghost Hood, Rusted Iron, Thick Stick
Sky Fish: Can
Cerberus (boss): Crimson Claw, Fire Crystal

Rune Factory 5: Belpha Ruins screenshot — Cerberus is pure fire

Belpha Ruins Depths

Ore: Iron, Bronze, Sapphire, Amethyst, Earth Crystal

Moleguin: Bird's Feather
Griffin: Bird's Feather
Troll: Giant's Nail, Giant's Gloves
Necro: Ghost Hood, Skull
Hobgoblin: Silk Cloth, Blade Shard, Glue, Onigiri
Goblin Sniper: Gunpowder, Healing Potion
Monster Box: Broken Hilt, Failed Dish
Toxic Muck: Holy Spore, Poison Powder
Boss: Small Crystal, Shield Seed, Sword Seed, Ayngondaia Lawn*, Crystal Skull*, Dragon Skull*

Rune Factory 5: Belpha Ruins Depths screenshot — Give me your feathers, you dang Moleguin

Kelve Lava Caves

Ore: Iron, Bronze, Aquamarine, Light Ore, Earth Crystal
Grass: Black
Forage: Medicinal Herb, Withered Grass, Antidote Grass

Fire Slime: Ruby, Fire Crystal
Monster Box: Broken Hilt, Failed Dish
Ignis: Fire Crystal, Magic Crystal
Flower Lion: Vine
Hornet: Pretty Carapace, Insect Carapace, Honey
Goblin: Blade Shard, Onigiri, Recovery Potion
Spider: Insect Jaw, Spider's Thread
Little Bug: Insect Carapace, Insect Horn
Shadow Panther: Quality Fur, Panther Claw
Basilisk (boss): Paralysis Poison, Poison Powder

Rune Factory 5: Kelve Lava Caves screenshot — Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's time for more Bronze Ore

Kelve Lava Caves Depths

Ore: Iron, Gold, Ruby, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Light Ore, Fire Crystal, Earth Crystal
Grass: Red

Munchsqueek: Quality Puffy Fur, Ruby
Shmooly: Fur*, Clippers*
Croaktee: Viscous Liquid, Lotus Leaf, Branch
Flower Lily: Vine, Plant Stem
Chuckadoodle: Egg(M), Bird's Feather, Black Feather
Buffamore: Bull's Horn
Flame Griffin: Bird's Feather, Crimson Feather
High Sorcerer: Magic Elixir, Magic Powder, Small Crystal
Elefun: Ivory Tusk, Cheap Waterpot
Yellow: Mystic Dust, Yellow Core
Hecatonchire (boss): Round Stone, Sword Seed, Shield Seed, Fire Crystal

Rune Factory 5: Kelve Lava Caves Depths screenshot — So many material deposits to smash; hope I don't get a Zonk!

Meline Crystal Caverns

Ore: Iron, Aquamarine, Emerald, Amethyst, Earth Crystal
Grass: Blue, Purple, White
Fish: Needlefish, Mackerel, Salmon, Sardine, Turbot, Flounder, Girella, Skipjack

Emperor Penguin: Bird's Feather
Rockhopper Penguin: Bird's Feather
Tundra: Water Crystal, Magic Crystal
Monster Box: Broken Hilt, Failed Dish
Furpy: Branch, Stick, Quality Puffy Fur
Flower Lily: Vine, Plant Stem
Fake Green Pepper: Green Pepper, Green Pepper Seed
Amphibitee: Viscous Liquid, Branch
Palm Cat: Palm Claw, Fur
Growler: Fur
Kraken (boss): Lamp Squid, Squid, High Quality Squid Ink

Rune Factory 5: Meline Crystal Caverns screenshot — I'm going to cook this up for breakfast

Meline Crystal Caverns Depths

Ore: Iron, Gold, Amethyst, Sapphire, Earth Crystal
Grass: Blue, Indigo
Forage: Antidote Grass

Sneaksqueek: Quality Puffy Fur
Mammoth: Ivory Tusk, Unbroken Ivory Tusk, Tin Waterpot
Flower Crystal: Root, Strong Vine
Witch: Magic Elixir, Magic Powder
Armored Fish: Fish Fossil, Armor Fragment
Gaias: Magic Crystal, Earth Crystal
Ice Griffin: Frigid Feather, Bird's Feather
Murder Troll: Fur, Devil Horn, Big Giant's Nail
Blue: Water Crystal, Blue Core
Leviathan (boss): Water Crystal

Rune Factory 5: Meline Crystal Caverns Depths screenshot — I bet I could make some lovely earrings out of this Amethyst Ore

Atohl's End

Ore: Iron, Bronze, Scrap Metal, Shade Stone, Earth Crystal
Grass: Black
Forage: Withered Grass

Growler: Fur
Silent Baku: Ivory Tusk, Quality Fur
Shadow Panther: Quality Fur, Panther Claw
Goblin Pirate: Quality Cloth, Sharp Claw, Oil
Ripper: Ghost Hood, Thick Stick
Ignis: Fire Crystal, Magic Crystal
Magician: Magic Powder
Ghost: Ghost Hood, Rusted Iron, Thick Stick
Snatcher: Fur, Strong Talon
Orc King: Cheap Cloth, Glue
Goblin King: Jet-Black Talon, Old Bandage
Elementalist: Chemistry Bread, Magic Powder
Dragon Mummy (boss): Immortal Dragon Claw

Rune Factory 5: Atohl's End screenshot — If you thought Cerberus was fire, here's Ignis

Everlasting Darkness

Ore: Iron, Silver, Gold, Sapphire, Earth Crystal

Carbuncle: Fur, Ruby
Silent Baku: Ivory Tusk, Quality Fur
Monster Box: Broken Hilt, Failed Dish
Gobble Box: Broken Hilt, Broken Box, Failed Dish
Necro: Ghost Hood, Skull
Hell Ghost: Skull, Ghost Hood, Silk Cloth, Glistening Blade
Ripper: Ghost Hood, Thick Stick
Pixie: Small Crystal, Love Crystal
Dark Sorcerer: Magic Elixir

Rune Factory 5: Everlasting Darkness screenshot — These Carbuncles are giving me Final Fantasy VI flashbacks

Gadeus Grasslands

Ore: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Ruby, Earth Crystal, Fire Crystal, Big Crystal
Grass: Red, Purple, Yellow, Blue, Green, Indigo
Forage: Fodder, Withered Grass, Branch, Pink Cat

Meowly: Fur
Silver Wolf: Wolf Fang, Fur
Buffaloo: Bull's Horn
Rider Orc: Cheap Bracelet, Glue, Blade Shard
Wooly: Fur(S), Clippers
Fleecy: Fur(S)
Chippersqueek: Branch
Timidee: Viscous Liquid
Furpy: Branch, Stick, Quality Puffy Fur
Ribbitee Hunter: Blade Shard, Lotus Leaf
Fake Tomato: Tomato
Tricky Muck: Mushroom, Spore
Hippogriff: Bird's Feather
Duck: Yellow Down, Bird's Feather
Rockhopper Penguin: Bird's Feather
Goblin King: Jet-Black Talon
Queen Bee: Paralysis Poison, Pretty Carapace, Honey
Needle Beast (boss): Iron, MTGU Plate*

Rune Factory 5: Gadeus Grasslands screenshot — You don't often see this many ores just lying around in the grass but I'll take it!

Bandit King's Old Base

Ore: Iron, Bronze, Ruby, Sapphire, Earth Crystal, Fire Crystal
Grass: Orange
Fish: Squid, Mackerel, Tuna

Troll: Giant's Nail, Giant's Gloves
Kaiser Troll: Magic Powder, Jet-Black Talon
Palm Cat: Palm Claw, Fur
Furpy: Branch, Stick, Quality Puffy Fur
Dark Orc: Cheap Cloth, Ancient Orc Cloth, Blade Shard
Monster Box: Broken Hilt, Failed Dish
Buffaloo: Bull's Horn
Buffahorn: Jet-Black Talon
Goblin Pirate: Quality Cloth, Sharp Claw, Oil
Geyser Bear (boss): Sharp Horn, Strong Talon
Mysterious Lizard (boss): Viscous Liquid, Hard Scale
Dragon Golem (boss): Round Stone, Dragon Golem Ashes

Rune Factory 5: Bandit King's Old Base screenshot — The Dragon Golem may be a boss but I'm getting the urge to rub its belly

Basara's Hideaway

Ore: Iron, Silver Gold, Diamond, Ruby, Fire Crystal, Earth Crystal
Grass: Yellow
Fish: Squid, Sardine, Skipjack

Hammer Troll: Mysterious Powder, Giant's Nail, Hammer Piece
Kaiser Troll: Magic Powder, Jet-Black Talon
Ribbitee Hunter: Blade Shard, Lotus Leaf
Dark Orc: Cheap Cloth, Ancient Orc Cloth, Blade Shard
Dark Slime: Dark Crystal, Emerald
Soyrus: Dark Crystal, Magic Crystal
Airror: Wind Crystal
Little Golem: Ruby, Tiny Golem Stone
Green Kaiser (boss): Sword Seed, Sharp Horn, Strong Talon
Dark Lizard (boss): Shield Seed, Sword Seed, Hard Scale, Viscous Liquid
Volcanic Dragon (boss): Shield Seed, Sword Seed, Dragon Golem Ashes, Dragon Golem Scale

Rune Factory 5: Basara's Hideaway screenshot — Sometimes, you just get lucky...

Thundering Wastes

Ore: Iron, Gold, Platinum, Sapphire, Light Ore, Amethyst, Scrap Metal
Grass: Orange, White
Fish: Sand Flounder

Lightning Goblin: Blade Shard, Old Bandage, Lightning Horn
Hunter Wolf: Fur, Wolf Fang, Gold Wolf Fang
Fake Plant: undiscovered
Boltguin: Thunderbird Feather, Bird's Feather
Orc Viking: Shoulder Piece, Glue, Wine
Titan: Giant's Nail, Blue Giant's Glove
High Sorcerer: Magic Elixir, Magic Powder, Small Crystal
Yellow: Mystic Dust, Yellow Core
Medusa (boss): Strange Tentacle, Viscous Liquid

Rune Factory 5: Thundering Wastes screenshot — I bet there are some real tasty fish in this murky water

Cloudheim

Ore: Iron, Silver, Bronze, Gold
Grass: Blue, Indigo, Yellow, Red, Black
Fish: Gibelio, Yellowtail, Throbby Snapper, Glitter Snapper, Salmon, Turbot
Forage: Elli Leaves

Meowling: Fur(S), Quality Fur, Strong Talon
Goose: Quality Puffy Fur, Quality Fur, Bird's Feather
Sealy: Wet Scale, Fish Fossil, Can
Orc Viking: Shoulder Piece, Glue, Wine
Wooly: Fur(S), Clippers
Wooly King: Fur(S), Fur(M), Wooly Furball
Blood Panther: Magic Claw
Hell Spider: Spider's Thread, Insect Jaw
Gemsqueek: Double Steel, Tenfold Steel*
Gigantes: Hammer Piece, Giant's Gloves, Thick Stick
Little Dragon: Dragon Fang
Faust: Glistening Blade, Skull
Evil Penguin: Bird's Feather
Dark Sorcerer: Magic Elixir
Golem: Gold, Golem Stone, Ruby
Lyplicant: Quality Fur, Palm Claw
Fake Green Pepper: Green Pepper, Green Pepper Seed
Wildcat: Quality Fur, Fur(S), Strong Talon
Master Giant: Giant's Nail, Giant's Gloves
Uroboros (boss): Fire Crystal

Rune Factory 5: Cloudheim screenshot — Can I cuddle Wooly King instead of fighting it?

SEED Floating Fortress

Monster Box: Broken Hilt, Failed Dish
Buffazebra: Jet-Black Talon, Black Furball
Laelaps: Razor Fang, Quality Fur
Devil Bee: Devil Blood, Pretty Carapace, Paralysis Poison
Master Spider: Pretty Thread
Murder Troll: Fur, Devil Horn, Big Giant's Nail
Goblin Viking: Warrior's Proof, Pirate's Armor, Old Bandage, Silk Cloth
High Orc Viking: Pirate's Armor
Dark Orc: Cheap Cloth, Ancient Orc Cloth, Blade Shard
Dark Sorcerer: Magic Elixir
Dark Goblin: Mail
Little Grimoire: Dragon Fang
Dragon Wolf: Wolf Fang, Dragon Fang, Fine Green Fur, Quality Fur
Death Witch: Magic Elixir, Small Crystal
Round Robin: Quality Puffy Fur, Fluffy Tail
King Bee: Insect Carapace, Pretty Carapace, Paralysis Poison, Honey
Armored Mammoth: Unbroken Ivory Tusk, Armor Fragment
Malm Tiger: Fur, Quality Fur, Malm Claw
Guardian: Golem Spirit Stone, Golem Tablet
Gobble Box: Broken Hilt, Broken Box, Failed Dish
Wood Golem (boss): Round Stone, Golem Spirit Stone, Toyherb
Aries (boss): Fur(S)
Audumbla (boss): Golden Turnip Seed, Small Crystal, Rigid Horn, Cloud Fur*

Calamity's Edge

Garmr: Quality Fur, Gold Wolf Fang
Pinkula: Root, Plant Stem
Shining Panther: Quality Fur
Leoplicant: Malm Claw, Palm Claw, Fur
Hell Ghost: Skull, Ghost Hood, Silk Cloth, Glistening Blade
Black Drake: Black Scale

Rigbarth Maze Floors 1 to 4

Ores: Scrap Metal, Iron, Platinum, Diamond, Orichalcum, Small Crystal, Earth Crystal, Big Crystal, Light Ore
Fish: Salmon

Yellow Dragon: Glitter Scale, Dragon Fang
Green Dragon: Dragon Fang, Dragon Scale
Red Dragon: Brilliant Scale, Crimson Scale, Dragon Fang
High Sorcerer: Magic Elixir, Magic Powder, Small Crystal
King Bee: Insect Carapace, Pretty Carapace, Paralysis Poison, Honey
Ripper: Ghost Hood, Thick Stick
Monster Box: Broken Hilt, Failed Dish
Surprise Box: Broken Box, Disastrous Dish
Gobble Box: Broken Hilt, Broken Box, Failed Dish
Master Giant: Giant's Nail, Giant's Gloves
Gigantes: Hammer Piece, Giant's Gloves, Thick Stick
Blazing Hecatonchire (boss): Weapon Bread+, Farming Bread+, Cooking Bread+, Chemistry Bread+, Crafting Bread+, Tablet of Truth
Master Giant: Giant's Nail, Giant's Gloves
Leoplicant: Malm Claw, Palm Claw, Fur
Diamond Bee: Dangerous Scissors, Diamond, Pretty Carapace, Quality Insect Jaw
Tiamat (boss): Farming Bread+, Ice Crystal

Rune Factory 5: Rigbarth Maze screenshot — Any more Orichalcum Ore and I'll be a billionaire

Rigbarth Maze: Part 2 Floors 5 to 9

Ores: Orichalcum, Big Crystal
Forage: Antidote Grass

Yellow Dragon: Glitter Scale, Dragon Fang
Blue Dragon: Blue Scale, Dragon Fang
Little Golem: Ruby, Tiny Golem Stone
Elementalist: Chemistry Bread, Magic Powder
Guardian: Golem Spirit Stone, Golem Tablet
Amphibitee: Viscous Liquid, Branch
Siren: Melody Bottle
Armored Fish: Fish Fossil, Armor Fragment
Lorelei: Melody Bottle
Meowling: Fur(S), Quality Fur, Strong Talon
Sea Queen: Melody Bottle
Evil Penguin: Bird's Feather
Boltguin: Thunderbird Feather, Bird's Feather
Goblin Sniper: Gunpowder, Healing Potion
Hobgoblin: Silk Cloth, Blade Shard, Glue, Onigiri
Goblin Viking: Warrior's Proof, Pirate's Armor, Old Bandage, Silk Cloth
Goblin King: Jet-Black Talon, Old Bandage
Orc Viking: Shoulder Piece, Glue, Wine
Orc Hunter: Gunpowder, Stick
Diamond Bee: Dangerous Scissors, Diamond, Pretty Carapace, Quality Insect Jaw
Hell Ghost: Skull, Ghost Hood, Silk Cloth, Glistening Blade
Slime: Bronze
Fire Slime: Ruby, Fire Crystal
Dark Slime: Dark Crystal, Emerald
Parradoodle: Egg(S), Egg(M)
Murder Beast (boss): Iron, MTGU Plate, Weapon Bread+, Chemistry Bread+
Hell's Pincers (boss): Weapon Bread+, Chemistry Bread+

Rune Factory 5: Rigbarth Maze: Part 2 screenshot — How am I supposed to fight this Guardian with a Blue Dragon staring at me?

Rigbarth Maze: Part 3 Floors 10 to 14

Note: the Shoebert boss seems to have rare drops only and I haven't managed to make it drop anything as of writing this.

Ores: Scrap Metal, Iron, Platinum, Small Crystal, Big Crystal, Dragonic Stone

Fairy: Pond Smelt, Fairy Dust
Pixie: Small Crystal, Love Crystal
High Pixie: Dark Crystal
Red: Red Core
Yellow: Mystic Dust, Yellow Core
Blue: Water Crystal, Blue Core
Gobble Box: Broken Hilt, Broken Box, Failed Dish
Timidee: Viscous Liquid, Branch, Lotus Leaf
Wooly King: Fur(S), Fur(M), Wooly Furball
Fleecy: Fur(S)
Lyplicant: Quality Fur, Palm Claw
Faust: Glistening Blade, Skull
Tundra: Water Crystal, Magic Crystal
Ignis: Fire Crystal, Magic Crystal
Soyrus: Dark Crystal, Magic Crystal
Airror: Wind Crystal
Gaias: Earth Crystal, Magic Crystal
Spirit: Light Crystal, Magic Crystal
Green Dragon: Dragon Fang, Dragon Scale
Red Dragon: Brilliant Scale, Crimson Scale, Dragon Fang
Naga (boss): Farming Bread+, Weapon Bread+
Garon (boss): Fire Crystal, Crimson Claw
Shoebert (boss): undiscovered

Rune Factory 5: Rigbarth Maze: Part 3 screenshot — I'm about to turn Naga into delicious bread

Rigbarth Maze: Part 4 Floors 15 to 19

Note: Fake Plant and some of the bosses seem to only have rare drops and I haven't managed to make them drop anything as of writing this.

Ores: Scrap Metal, Iron, Platinum, Orichalcum, Dragonic Stone, Shade Stone, Big Crystal

Fake Tomato: Tomato
Fake Onion: Onion Seed
Fake Turnip: Turnip, Turnip Seed
Fake Green Pepper: Green Pepper, Green Pepper Seed
Fake Plant: undiscovered
Diamond Bee: Dangerous Scissors, Diamond, Pretty Carapace, Quality Insect Jaw
Giant Bug: Quality Insect Jaw
Insect: Insect Carapace, Insect Jaw, Insect Horn
Master Spider: Pretty Thread
Firefly Bee: Insect Carapace, Insect Horn
Death Fungus: Holy Spore, Poison Powder
Arachne (boss): Farming Bread+, Crafting Bread+, Spider's Thread
Spirit: Light Crystal, Magic Crystal
Necro: Ghost Hood, Skull
Hell Ghost: Skull, Ghost Hood, Silk Cloth, Glistening Blade
Death Witch: Magic Elixir, Small Crystal
High Pixie: Dark Crystal
Dark Sorcerer: Magic Elixir
Shining Panther: Quality Fur
Soyrus: Dark Crystal, Magic Crystal
Black Drake: Black Scale
Faust: Glistening Blade, Skull
Giga Dragon Mummy (boss): undiscovered
Death Lance (boss): Crafting Bread+
Orc Archer: Stick, Arrowhead
Orc: Stick, Cheap Bracelet, Cheap Cloth
Orc Hunter: Gunpowder, Stick
Elementalist: Chemistry Bread, Magic Powder
Blue Dragon: Blue Scale, Dragon Fang
Yellow Dragon: Glitter Scale, Dragon Fang
Mermaid: Love Scale
Flame Griffin: Bird's Feather, Crimson Feather
Hippogriff: Bird's Feather
Ice Griffin: Frigid Feather, Bird's Feather
High Sorcerer: Magic Elixir, Magic Powder, Small Crystal
Red Dragon: Brilliant Scale, Crimson Scale, Dragon Fang
Malm Tiger: Fur, Quality Fur, Malm Claw
Leoplicant: Malm Claw, Plam Claw, Fur
Lyplicant: Quality Fur, Palm Claw
Fleecy: Fur(S)
Shmooly: Fur*, Clippers*
Wooly King: Fur(S), Fur(M), Wooly Furball
Green Dragon: Dragon Fang, Dragon Scale
Yellow: Mystic Dust, Yellow Core
Blue: Water Crystal, Blue Core
High Pixie: Dark Crystal
Fairy: Pond Smelt, Fairy Dust
Reincarnation (boss): undiscovered

Rune Factory 5: Rigbarth Maze: Part 4 screenshot — These ghosts sure make the later floors spooky