Best locations for Portcrystals in Dragon’s Dogma 2

Although you can grab an already placed Portcrystal, it's still much more efficient if you place them in ideal locations to help you out on your journey. In this guide, I'll show you some of the best locations for Portcrystals in Dragon's Dogma 2.

Best Portcrystal placement locations in Dragon's Dogma 2

Portcrystals are very limited in Dragon's Dogma 2; that's why I opted to mod the Crazy Store (formerly known as Fast Travel Pack Mod). These are the best locations for Portcrystal placement in Dragon's Dogma 2.

• Sacred Arbor—One of the first major cities I encountered was the Sacred Arbor through Glyndwr's quest line. I also had to get the Woodland Wordsmith specialization for my Pawn so I could translate the NPC's Elvish Language. A few quests here require you to travel back and forth between the Sacred Arbor and far-away places like Bakbattahl, so make sure to place a Portcrystal here before leaving.
• Bakbattahl—During my playthrough, I skipped through most of the main story quests since I prefer to drown in side activities and unlock all vocations first. I got through Bakbattahl by illicit means, and to my surprise, there's no Portcrystal within the area, which is surprising for a Capital City. Place your Portcrystal here since it's a long trek back to Vernworth.
• Volcanic Island Camp—Another important location to place a Portcrystal is the Volcanic Island Camp. Alternatively, you can place your Portcrystal anywhere after you pass through Drabnir's Grotto, but placing it in the Volcanic Island Camp allows you to easily get back to Lamond (Wayfarer Vocation) should you need to purchase Newt Liqueurs from Higgs's Tavern Stand in Bakbattahl.

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Where to get Portcrystals in Dragon's Dogma 2

Portcrystals are a rare and very limited item in Dragon's Dogma 2. If you think you can use forgeries of them through Ibrahim in Checkpoint Rest Town, no, you can't. Here are some of the quests and locations that give Portcrystals in my playthrough so far:

• Feast of Deception (Main Quest)—Commander Brant (Vernworth)
• Trial of Archery (Side Quest)—Glyndwr (Vernworth to Sacred Arbor)
• Riddle of Madness (Side Quest) and Riddle of Conviction (Side Quest)—Sphinx (Mountain Shrine); you can get two if you play Riddle of Madness first and then make a working copy of the Portcrystal after completing Riddle of Conviction.
• Forested Griffin's Nest (Location) - East of Checkpoint Rest Town

Other than the vanilla quests and locations I found, you won't be getting any "extra" Portcrystals for the rest of your playthrough. I still recommend you install the Crazy's Store mod, as it allows you to purchase Portcrystals for 50,000G. It's a quality-of-life improvement for a busy person like myself, so I can freely teleport around important locations with ease in Dragon's Dogma 2.

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