How to get Tidestone in Fields of Mistria

While you’re exploring and battling your way through the monsters in the Mines in Fields of Mistria, you will come across various items and resources. If you want to complete the collections at the Museum, you’ll need to find at least one of everything. 

Tidestone is one such item, classed as an Artifact as part of the Tide Cavern Artifact Set at the Museum, but it is also used as a crafting resource. As such, it’s worth gathering as many as you can and stocking up whenever you can. 

Where to find Tidestone in Fields of Mistria

Tidestone can be found on floors 21 to 40 of the Mines, otherwise known as Tide Caverns. To get down to these watery depths, you’ll need to break through the Water Seal on floor 20, which requires you to find and place the following items on the pedestals in front of the door:

• 1 Stone Loach
• 1 Upper Mines Mushroom
• 1 Ruby
• 1 Lantern Moth

All of these items can be found in the Upper Mines (floors 1 – 20), and none are considered rare. Once you’ve found them all and placed them on the pedestals, you’ll gain access to the second biome of the Mines. 

Tidestone is an Artifact, so you won’t find it simply lying on the floor of the Mines. Instead, you’ll need to find little bumps on the ground that signify a Dig Spot. Using your Pickaxe on these spots will reward you with an Artifact, but there’s no guarantee it will be a Tidestone. 

Alternatively, once you’ve reached Archaeology level 15, you can purchase the “Stoneturner” Skill Perk from Caldarus’ Statue on the Farm for 40 Essence. This Skill Perk allows you to get Artifacts simply from breaking Stones in the Mines, so it’s handy to have either way. 

How to use Tidestone in Fields of Mistria

The main and first use for Tidestone should always be to hand the first one you find into the Museum as part of the Tide Cavern Artifact Set. Completing this set will reward you with unique rewards, depending on when you complete it, so that should be your first move when you discover your first Tidestone. 

However, after that’s done, Tidestone can also be used to craft a Toilet as part of the Bathroom Set. This set was added in the first major update and includes everything you need to create a full bathroom setup, including the toilet. While you can’t actually use it (and have no in-game need to do so), it’s nice to have the illusion. 

To get the recipe for a Toilet, you’ll need to visit Merri’s Stall at the Saturday Market, and you can purchase the Toilet recipe (if she has it in stock on any given Saturday) for 200 Tesserae.

To craft a Toilet, you’ll need one Tidestone as well as the following resources:

• 5 Clay
  • Found while Mining or Diving, occasionally at Balor’s Wagon, and always at the Carpenter’s Shop for 50 Tesserae
• 3 Monster Shells
  • Drops when any Rock Clod monster is defeated within the Mines