Motes come in all different shapes and sizes in New World.
You can find water, fire, air, earth, soul, and death motes scattered around Amazon’s new open-world MMO. The highly sought-after resource can be used to create recipes, craft items, cut gems, and much more.
Here’s where to find motes in the vast land of Aeternum.
Water motes
Used for: Water motes are used in recipes for Arcana, Armoring, Furnishing, and Stonecutting.
Where to find: They’re derived from Rivercress, a plant commonly located near waterfalls and rivers in places like Windsward and Everfall, Springstone, a mining node found in Monarch’s Bluffs and other areas of the world, and Floating Spinefish, a gathering resource found floating around rivers and near the coastline.
Fire motes
Used for: Fire motes are used in recipes for Arcana, Furnishing, and Stonecutting.
Where to find: They’re derived from Dragonglory, a plant commonly found in Windward, Scorchstone, a burning mining node found all over the world, and Salamander Snail, a gathering resource found on curved, broken tree trunks in places like Weaver’s Fen.
Air motes
Used for: Air motes are used in recipes for Arcana, Engineering, Furnishing, and Stonecutting.
Where to find: They’re derived from Shockbulb, a plant commonly found in high elevation areas in places like Monarch’s Bluff and Brightwood, Shockspire, a boulder-like mining node found in First Light, Windsward, and Monarch’s Bluff, and Lightning Beetle, a gathering resource found in Edengrove.
Earth motes
Used for: Earth motes are used in recipes for Arcana, Armoring, Furnishing, and Stonecutting.
Where to find: They’re derived from Earthspine, a plant located in Brigand Pass, Monarch’s Bluff, Weaver’s Fen, Windsward, and Everfall, Earthcrag, a mining node found in places like First Light, Windward, and Everfall, and Earthshell Turtle, a gathering resource found in places like Ebonscale Reach, Edengrove, and Shattered Mountain.
Soul motes
Used for: Soul motes are used in recipes for Arcana, Engineering, Furnishing, and Stonecutting.
Where to find: They’re derived from Soulsprout, a common plant located in Everfall and Windsward, Soulspire, a mining node found in Everfall and Monarch’s Bluff, and Soulwyrm, a gathering resource found in Windsward and Everfall.
Death motes
Used for: Death motes are used in recipes for Arcana, Furnishing, Stonecutting, and Weaponsmithing.
Where to find: They’re derived from Blightroot, a plant located west and northeast of Lake Genevieve, southeast of Noble Reach, and Arcturus and Weaver’s Fen, Blightcrag, a mining node found in First Light, Windsward, Everfall, and Monarch’s Bluff, and Blightmoth, a gathering resource found in First Light and Everfall.
