Editing Photon Drop

{{Item 
|icon=Tool
|color=rare
|jp = フォトンドロップ
|translation = Photon Drop
|stack=99
|hex=031000
|type=Photon
|desc=High purity crystal Photon.<br>There is someone who needs this...
}}
{{Tool|rare|Photon Drop}} (commonly abbreviated "PD") is a rare [[Tools|tool]] that is primarily used as trade currency between players. Photon Drops can drop from any enemy or box in the game on any difficulty. 

Photon Drops can also be used in [[Gallon's Shop#Paganini's exchange|Paganini's exchange]] in the [[Quests|quest]] {{Quest link|Gallon's Shop}} to exchange for items or weapon enhancements. Paganini will trade various items for Photon Drops, at prices ranging from 1 to 99 Photon Drops; he will also add specials to [[ES weapons]] for set amounts of Photon Drops, and [[Weapon attributes|attributes]] to non-ES Weapons at a rate of 5% per 20 PDs. 

By default, only the item exchange service is offered for each character. The "Modify ES Weapon" and "Enhance weapon's Photon" services must be unlocked on a per-character basis by completing a sidequest in {{Quest link|The East Tower}} and {{Quest link|The West Tower}} respectively. 

==Usage==
By talking to Hopkins in {{Quest link|Gallon's Shop}} with at least one Photon Drop in the inventory, he will take you to Paganini, where you can exchange them either for one of a selection of items depending on the number of Photon Drops held, or for two other unlockable services he can offer.

===Item Exchange===
'''WARNING: Only carry the ''minimum'' amount of Photon Drops needed in your inventory, as Paganini will take ''all'' of them for the trade.'''
You will be asked to confirm the exchange multiple times before it is finalized.

This exchange is notable for the {{Tool|rare|Photon Sphere}} (among other things) that allows the player a faster and more cost-effective option of [[Gallon's_Shop#Adding_attributes_to_weapons|adding attributes to weapons]], as a Photon Sphere may be used to add 30% to a single attribute (as long as the attribute is 70% or less), instead of spending 100 Photon Drops to add only 25% to that attribute.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!1 Photon Drop
!20 Photon Drops
!50 Photon Drops
!99 Photon Drops
|-
|{{Tool|rare|AddSlot}}
|{{Tool|rare|Magic Water}}
|{{Tool|rare|Blue-black Stone}}
|{{Tool|rare|Photon Sphere}}
|-
|{{Shield|rare|Assist Barrier}}
|{{Tool|rare|Parasitic Cell Type D}}
|{{Tool|rare|Magic Rock "Heart Key"}}
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|{{Shield|rare|Recovery Barrier}}
|{{Tool|rare|Berill Photon}}
|{{Tool|rare|Photon Booster}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |
|{{Shield|rare|Red Barrier}}
| rowspan="6" |
|-
|{{Shield|rare|Blue Barrier}}
|-
|{{Shield|rare|Yellow Barrier}}
|-
|{{Sword|rare|Nei's Claw (Replica)}}
|-
|{{Cane|rare|Broom}}
|-
|{{Cane|rare|Flower Cane}}
|}
</div>

===Adding specials to ES weapons===
{{AddingSpecials}}

===Adding attributes to weapons===
{{AddingAttributes}}

===Photon Hoard===
:''Main article: [[Photon Hoard]]''
A stack of 99 Photon Drops can be condensed into a {{Tool|rare|Photon Hoard}}, a rare tool unique to ''Ephinea'', by speaking with an NPC in military garb in {{Quest link|Gallon's Shop#Photon Hoard|Gallon's Shop}}. 

Photon Hoards serve the purpose of allowing players to store and trade large amounts of Photon Drops at a time. One Photon Hoard can be disassembled back into a stack 99 Photon Drops by speaking to the same NPC. The character must not be holding any Photon Drops in their inventory at the time to do this.

==Availability==
===Enemy drops===
All drop rates assume a [[drop anything rate]] of 100%.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Difficulty
!Drop Rate
|-
|Normal
|1/2000
|-
|Hard
|1/1500
|-
|Very Hard
|1/600
|-
|Ultimate
|1/375
|}

===Box drops===
{{BoxDropTableHead}}
{{DropRow|id=All|idspan=9|diff=Normal|diffspan=2|nolink=1|[[Forest]], [[VR Temple]]|1/3921}}
{{DropRow|nolink=1|[[Cave]], [[Mine]], [[Ruins]], [[VR Spaceship]], [[Central Control Area]], [[Crater]], [[Subterranean Desert]]|1/3703}}
{{DropRow|diff=Hard|diffspan=3|nolink=1|[[Forest 1]], [[VR Temple Alpha]]|1/4545}}
{{DropRow|nolink=1|[[Forest 2]], [[Cave]], [[VR Temple Beta]], [[VR Spaceship]], [[Jungle Area North]], Crater ([[Crater (Eastern Route)|Eastern]], [[Crater (Western Route)|Western]], [[Crater (Southern Route)|Southern]], and [[Crater (Northern Route)|Northern]] Routes)|1/4167}}
{{DropRow|nolink=1|[[Mine]], [[Ruins]], [[Jungle Area East]], [[Mountain Area]], [[Seaside Area]], [[Central Control Area]], [[Seabed]], [[Control Tower]], [[Crater Interior]], [[Subterranean Desert]]|1/3846}}
{{DropRow|diff=Very Hard|diffspan=3|nolink=1|[[Forest 1]], [[VR Temple Alpha]]|1/2500}}
{{DropRow|nolink=1|[[Forest 2]], [[Ruins 2]], [[Ruins 3]], [[VR Temple Beta]], [[Seabed]], [[Control Tower]], [[Subterranean Desert 2]], [[Subterranean Desert 3]]|1/2222}}
{{DropRow|nolink=1|[[Cave]], [[Mine]], [[Ruins 1]], [[VR Spaceship]], [[Central Control Area]], [[Crater]], [[Subterranean Desert 1]]|1/2000}}
{{DropRow|diff=Ultimate|nolink=1|Any|1/1250}}
|}

===Black Paper's Dangerous Deal 2===
: ''Main article: {{Quest link|Black Paper's Dangerous Deal 2}}
Note that all rates are the chance of getting an item per Photon Crystal, not per roll.
{{BPDTableHead}}
{{BPDTableRow|quest=Black Paper's Deal 2|questspan=4|diff=Normal|1/9}}
{{BPDTableRow|diff=Hard|1/16}}
{{BPDTableRow|diff=Very Hard|1/8.76}}
{{BPDTableRow|diff=Ultimate|1/8.76}}
|}

===Quest reward===
Photon Drop can be obtained from the Lucky Roulette in {{Quest link|Gallon's Shop}}. If the roulette lands on Paganini after obtaining both "Gods Shields" from him, the player is rewarded a Photon Drop.

Photon Drop can be obtained from the gambling terminal in {{Quest link|To The Deepest Blue -MA4 Venue-|To The Deepest Blue}}. After every first-prize item has been won once, any additional first-prize wins will be rewarded with a Photon Drop.

Photon Drop can be obtained from the roulette in {{Quest link|The Beak's Cafe Ver.2}} roulette.

===Events===
Photon Drop could be obtained from a {{Tool|rare|Present (Christmas)|Present}} on Normal difficulty in 2015, all difficulties in 2016, and Normal and Hard difficulties in 2017.

Photon Drop was given as a consolation prize for failing the 5-{{Tool|rare|Event Egg|Egg}} gambles in the 2016, 2017, and 2018 {{Quest link|The Egg Shop|Egg Shops}}, as well as the 10-Egg gamble in the 2016 and 2018 Egg Shops.

{{Tools}}
{{Guides}}
[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Photons]]