Power crystals Power crystals can be found throughout the Un ' Goro Crater and Sholazar Basin , though , the ones in Sholazar Basin cannot be collected as of yet . They cannot be sold to vendors , but can be auctioned or traded . They stack in 100 . Power crystals can be used for various things : . Quests . You turn in 7 of each crystal to be studied by J . D . Collie . Historical uses . Prior to patch 3 . 1 . 0 , the Thorium armor set required various power crystals in its construction , and provided extra resistance to all magic types . Since patch 3 . 1 . 0 , this set have lost its resistance and require no crystals . Crystal pylon s . It may be significant that there are no silithid hives near the pylons except in the south , where a southern pylon is mysteriously absent . To operate the pylons you are given . Depending on which power crystals are combined , the pylons will provide quests that reward different crystal which can be consumed for an effect . Each quest reward 6 crystals when completed . The Power Crystals of Un ' Goro . Excerpt from " " The Power Crystals of Un ' Goro " " by J . D . Collie Amid the rocks and rich soil of the crater floor can be found all manner of colorful crystals , each as fragile as glass . Held to a light , they seem to flicker and glow like flames . . . They seem to have no useful purpose , or so I believed at first , until I found the first Crystal Pylon . Located in the east , guarded by the pterrodax , this humming pillar holds the same sort of runes found on the Stone Guardian s as well as the hovering pylons that guard the entrance to the crater . All my attempts to decipher this ancient tongue have met with failure . And yet — the pictographs clearly show power crystals being used for something . A ritual , a spell , I do not yet know . . . Although the crystals come in all shapes and sizes , I have classified them in four main colors : red , blue , green and yellow . I ' ve never found anything truly in between these shades , so there are no orange or brown ones , for example . Anyone who isn ' t color - blind can tell them apart by a glance . What ' s more , I ’ m fairly certain the crystals can be employed by the Crystal Pylons . If I could figure out the right pattern — but how ? How ? " Much later in the text . " I ' ve done it ! I found one of the patterns ! Or at least I ’ m pretty sure I have . I need to make another trip to the western Crystal Pylon to see . If this works , the crystals I ' ve collected should coalesce into a single mega - crystal infused with the combined powers of all the shards ! I can ' t wait to report on the results when I get back ! " The text ends . " Northern Crystal Pylon . ( Inflicts 383 to 517 fire damage to targets in a 3 yard radius . ) This crystal is an objective of . Eastern Crystal Pylon . ( Increases the target ' s Spirit by 30 for 30 min . Guardian Elixir . ) This crystal is an objective of . This crystal is an objective of . Western Crystal Pylon . ( Increases the target ' s Armor by 200 for 30 min . Guardian Elixir . ) This crystal is an objective of . Northrend . Sholazar Basin . In the Sholazar Basin , there are some strange devices on top of several pillars , on these pillars grow crystals which resemble the ones in the Un ' Goro Crater . Their purpose is yet unknown , but the power of the pillars is readily apparent . List of pillars : The Cult of the Damned has been shown responsible for the destruction of the Lifeblood Pillar , and is also active on top of the Glimmering Pillar . Conservatory of Life . There are three pylons located at the Conservatory of Life inside Ulduar , their purpose is yet unknown . It should be noted that they are unlike the pylons in the Un ' Goro Crater which all share the same coloured crystal . Mastery of the Crystals . During the quest , Lightningcaller Soo - met gets the player to use crystals to defend the gorloc faction , the Oracles . They may be in connection with the Sholazar Basin power crystals . The crystals are gotten out of a chest .