How to Get and Use the Ancient Relic Recycler
How to unlock the Ancient Relic Recycler at Tech Lv 74, what it costs to build, all 5 Ancient Relic grades, and everything recycling can pay out — from Radiant Gems to weapon schematics.
The Ancient Relic Recycler turns the Ancient Relics you pick up around the World Tree into genuinely good loot — guaranteed Mythical Wood and Paloxite every time, with a shot at Radiant Gems, implants, Ancient Civilization Cores and even endgame weapon schematics. Here's how to unlock it, what it costs, and exactly why higher-grade relics are worth hoarding.
How to Unlock and Build It
The recycler sits at Technology Lv 74 and costs 3 Technology Points — it's a late-game machine, unlocked around the time you're exploring the World Tree anyway. It needs 800 power, so park it near a good generator with a strong Electric Pal (best Pals for every base job), and any Handiwork Pal can run it. The build cost:
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
 Paloxite Ingot | 50 |
 Mythical Wood | 50 |
 Ancient Civilization Parts | 30 |
| Ancient Civilization Core | 20 |
The 5 Ancient Relic Grades
Ancient Relics are fragments of a lost civilization scattered around the World Tree, and they come in five grades. The grade matters a lot, twice over — the guaranteed materials grow from a small handful on a Decayed relic to a heap on a Glistening one, and the bonus rolls get dramatically better as the relic glows brighter.
| Relic | Grade | Worth Recycling? |
|---|---|---|
 Decayed Ancient Relic | Common | Fine for bulk Mythical Wood and Paloxite |
 Dormant Ancient Relic | Uncommon | Slightly better bonus odds |
 Gorgeous Ancient Relic | Rare | Bonus odds keep climbing |
 Glowing Ancient Relic | Epic | Strong chance at gems and cores |
| Glistening Ancient Relic | Legendary | The jackpot tier — recycle every one you find |
What Recycling Pays Out
Every relic returns guaranteed Mythical Wood and Paloxite — 1–3 of each from a Decayed relic, climbing grade by grade to 9–11 apiece from a Glistening one. On top of that, each recycle rolls for bonus loot — and this is where the grades separate further. A Decayed relic almost never hits the rare slots; a Glistening one hits them constantly. The core roll goes from 20% to over 40% — and where a Decayed relic pays a single Ancient Civilization Core per hit, every higher grade delivers 5–10 at once. The weapon-schematic roll climbs from roughly 1-in-750 on a Decayed relic to 1-in-5 on a Glistening one.
| Bonus Reward | What It's For |
|---|---|
| Radiant Gems (all 6 elements) | Pal awakening materials |
| Ancient Civilization Core ×1–10 by grade | Late-game crafting — including this very machine |
 Disposable Implants | Reroll a Pal's passives toward attack, defense, work speed and more |
 Beam Scatter Schematic | World Tree weapon — all rarities up to Schematic 4 |
| Drone Launcher Schematic | World Tree weapon schematics |
 Skill Fruits | Teach moves like Hyper Beam and Holy Blast |
 Little Kinship Peach | Raises a Pal's Trust |
 Stat Fruits & Training Manuals | Permanent stat boosts and easy EXP |
The schematic roll is deeper than it looks: the pool spans seven gear families — Beam Scatter, Drone Launcher, Plasma Rifle, Beam Launcher, and all three climate variants of Ancient Armor — every one at rarities up to Schematic 4. The full source breakdown lives in the legendary Ancient Armor guide. And Glistening relics hold one final exclusive: only the top grade can roll the special implant pool — about one recycle in five spits out a Disposable Implant like Immortality, Heavily Armored, or Skymarcher that no lower grade ever drops.