Material component

Material components are one or more physical substances or objects that are annihilated by the spell energies in the casting process. In DDO, all the spells of the same level and class which require a material component use the same item. Those items are sold by reagent vendors around Stormreach. They stack together up to 1000, so a typical spellcaster will keep hundreds of components at hand for each of the spell levels he can cast.

Some spells require special or different components, they are;

• Create Undead requires a Black Onyx †
• Death Pact requires a Large Diamond †
• Flame Arrow requires a regular or masterwork arrow, bolt, dart, etc. as appropriate.
• Stoneskin requires Pouch of Granite and Diamond Dust
• Tenser's Transformation requires a Potion of Bull's Strength
• Trap the Soul requires Khyber Dragonshards

† This is a purchased component, not a randomly-occurring gem.

Casting without components

• Eschew Materials is a metamagic feat which allows you to cast without the normal material components. It does not cover special components. Spells cost an extra 2 spell points to cast.
• Harper Agent enhancements offer a tier 4 ability that grants similar effect to Eschew Materials, but without extra spell point cost.
• Draconic Incarnation: Core abilities Draconic Heritage and Draconic Heritage II eliminate the need for standard components and special ones, respectively.
• Fatesinger: You may expend a Song to activate Harmonic Resonance. If you do so, your voice thrums with magic, and you no longer require material components to cast spells.
• DDO Store offers universal material components Omnispell Dust, which substitutes for all standard components; and Omnispell Stone which substitutes for most special ones.

Overview of components

Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Acolyte of the Skin Sorcerer Warlock Wild Mage Wizard	Pinch of Fine Sand	Eyelash in Gum Arabic	Ball of Bat Guano and Sulfur	Heart of a Hen	Crystal Cone	Crushed Black Pearl	Powdered Ruby	Bit of Sunstone	Snakeskin Glove
Alchemist	Pinch of Chalk	Ounce of Alchemical Salt	Vial of Oil of Vitriol	Chunk of Lead	Bottle of Quicksilver	Bar of Fool's Gold
Artificer	Scrap Metal from a Forge	Two-Headed Coin	Pinch of Powdered Adamantine	Piece of a War Machine	Glob of Elemental Grease	Crystallized Residuum
Bard Stormsinger	Pork Rind	Bit of Bone	Licorice Root	Small Hard Rod	Drop of Sweet Oil	Tuning Fork
Blightcaster Druid	Freshly Picked Berries	Small Thorn	Claw of a Bird of Prey	Dried Black Rose	Porcupine Quill	Live Caterpillar	Twig of Ancient Oak	Tiny Golden Sickle	Sprig of Sacred Mistletoe
Cleric Dark Apostate Favored Soul	Small Candle	Pinch of Bull Dung	Hollow Reed	Diamond Dust	Mushroom Powder and Saffron	Mercury and Phosphorous	Sprinkle of Holy Water and Diamonds	Piece of Holy Parchment	Sacred Relic
Dark Hunter Dragon Disciple Ranger	Chameleon Tail	Cat Hair	Unicorn Tail Hair	Nymph Tear
Paladin Sacred Fist	Powdered Silver	Eagle Feather	Phial of Holy Water	Consecrated Gem Dust