Writhing

Writhing
	"A stone brimming with darkness. Can be obtained in Rank ★★★ or higher."
Japanese	うごめく
Rōmaji	Ugomeku
Translation	Wriggling

Writhing
	"A sliver of magic that stays bathed in shadow. (Synthesis material)" "A splintered stone imbued with darkness. (Synthesis material)" "A fine jewel that can barely contain the blackness within it. (Synthesis material)" "A miraculous crystal formed of pure darkness. (Synthesis material)"
Japanese	うごめく
Rōmaji	Ugomeku
Translation	Wriggling

Dark
	"A gem fragment filled with darkness. A very common ingredient of item synthesis." "A stone filled with darkness. A common ingredient of item synthesis." "A gem abundant with darkness. A rare ingredient of item synthesis." "A mysterious crystal abundant with darkness. A very rare ingredient of item synthesis."
Japanese	うごめく
Rōmaji	Ugomeku
Translation	Wriggling

This article is about the synthesis material.
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Writhing
"A sliver of magic that stays bathed in shadow." "A fine jewel that can barely contain the blackness within it."
Japanese	うごめく
Rōmaji	Ugomeku
Translation	Wriggling

Writhing, also called Dark, is a material type introduced in Kingdom Hearts II. Writhing materials contain the essence of darkness.

Design

Writhing materials are colored black. A Writhing Shard is a blocky, crescent-shaped jewel. A Writhing Stone consists of three jewels, one shaped like an uneven cube and two with an oblong, pointy shape. A Writhing Gem consists of four jewels, a large facet cut jewel, with two smaller facet cut jewels at the sides, and a small, diamond-shaped jewel at the bottom. A Writhing Crystal consists of a large star-shaped jewel, with a smaller facet cut jewel at the bottom, and a diamond-shaped jewel on either side.

"Dark" refers to the material's dark coloration and the essence of darkness it contains.

Obtainment

Kingdom Hearts II

Drops

Dark Shard: Shadow (4%), Soldier (8%)
Dark Stone: Assault Rider (12%), Nightwalker (10%)
Dark Gem: Gargoyle Knight (10%), Gargoyle Warrior (8%)
Dark Crystal: Air Pirate (8%)

Treasures

Dark Shard: Chest at the Borough^{[KH II FM]}; chest at the Bamboo Grove^{[KH II FM]}; chest at the Village Cave^{[KH II FM]}; chest at the Rampart^{[KH II FM]}; chest at Agrabah^{[KH II FM]}.
Dark Stone: Chest at the Town^{[KH II FM]}.
Dark Gem: Chest at the Gorge^{[KH II FM]}.
Dark Crystal: Chest at the Corridors^{[KH II FM]}; chest at the Canyon^{[KH II FM]}.

Kingdom Hearts III

Drops

Writhing Shard: Shadow (8%), Fluttering (8%), Twilight Town
Writhing Stone: Shadow (4%), Neoshadow (8%), Fluttering (4%)
Writhing Gem: Neoshadow (4%), Fluttering (4%), Helmed Body (8%)
Writhing Crystal: Mechanitaur (8%)

Synthesis

Writhing Crystal
Requires	Obtain 35 different synthesis materials.
Ingredients	Wellspring Crystal x1 Writhing Gem x2 Writhing Stone x3 Writhing Shard x5

Other methods

Writhing Shard: Writhing Shard x3 is one of the possible Prize Postcard rewards.
Writhing Stone: Writhing Stone x2 is one of the possible Prize Postcard rewards.

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road

Drops

Writhing Stone: Agrabah ★★★, Agrabah ★★★★, Agrabah ★★★★★^{[5.0.0 +]}, Wonderland ★★★, Wonderland ★★★★, Wonderland ★★★★★^{[5.0.0 +]}, Fill Out Your Album^{[5.0.0 +]}

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory

Drops

Rewards

Writhing Shard: Clear Twilight Town in World Tour (x18), clear Radiant Garden (KHII) in World Tour (x18); obtain 3000 Rhythm Points (x11).
Writhing Gem: Clear The Mysterious Tower in World Tour (x8), clear Crushing Melody in World Tour (x8).

Synthesis

Writhing Shard
Requires	Moogle Level 5	Ingredients	Betwixt Shard x2
EXP	598
EXP Bonus	897

Writhing Gem
Requires	Moogle Level 7	Ingredients	Writhing Shard x4
EXP	659
EXP Bonus	989