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Shovel of Ponz

One of Vira's four lesser Magician focus quests in the Temple of Solusek Ro. Gather a Ruby, Gargoyle Eye, A Shovel, and Hill Giant Toes; return all four components to Vira for Shovel of Ponz, the earth elemental focus item.

Level 20s (EQL listing)Class MagicianQuest Giver ViraStart Temple of Solusek Ro
The Unburied Scholar's Appraisal

Four components for a tool that strengthens your earth pets and can reclaim a summoned pet's energy instantly. Efficient, elemental, and almost suspiciously comprehensible. Shovel of Ponz is the earth focus, with STR +3 and INT +2. A respectable little artifact.

1. Find Vira

Vira offers four related elemental-focus quests. They share the same quest giver and structure, but none requires completion of another.

  1. Travel to Temple of Solusek Ro and find Vira on the balcony to the left, around +410, +85.
  2. If you want the dialogue path, ask Vira about elemental summoning and then about the Shovel of Ponz. The practical requirement is the four-item hand-in below.
Vira asks for four objects. Four. Not seventeen fragments, three contradictory testimonies, and a cousin who only spawns during rain. Cherish this moment.

2. Acquire the four components

  1. Obtain a Ruby. Current EQL references list jewelry merchants as the straightforward source.
  2. Obtain a Gargoyle Eye. Gargoyles around Norrath can drop them; current EQL focus guidance specifically points to Ocean of Tears as a convenient source.
  3. Obtain A Shovel. Confirm its lore/Identify text reads "Shovel of Earth". Current EQL references list Magicians in Najena and alligators in Cazic Thule; the EQL focus-item family guide also lists Lake Rathetear as a source for the base tools.
  4. Obtain Hill Giant Toes. You can hunt the appropriate giant normally, or use Gornit in Ocean of Tears as a shared toe source if you are collecting all four focus sets.

3. Return all four items to Vira

  1. Return to Vira with Ruby, Gargoyle Eye, A Shovel, and Hill Giant Toes.
  2. Hand the four required items to Vira.
  3. Receive Shovel of Ponz. The turn-in improves Temple of Sol Ro faction and lowers Shadowed Men faction according to both current EQL and classic-era references.
At last, Shovel of Ponz. The Minion of Earth focus strengthens the matching elemental pet, while Reclaim Energy remains available as an instant click from inventory. Keep it. A Magician with all four is considerably less dependent on chance choosing a convenient element.

4. How the lesser focus items work on EQL

Shovel of Ponz carries the Minion of Earth focus. EQL's current Magician Focus Items documentation says the lesser focuses affect spell-level 4-49 pets, increasing their size and hit points. The same source describes the practical durability gain as roughly one step toward the next tougher elemental pet, or around 25% as a rule of thumb.

All four lesser focus items also carry an instant Reclaim Energy click. The focus itself requires the matching item to be equipped when summoning the pet; the Reclaim Energy click does not require the item to be equipped.

Tips from the Crypt

  • Vira is on the left-side balcony in Temple of Solusek Ro, around +410, +85.
  • The Ruby is the easy component: buy it from a jewelry vendor rather than manufacturing an unnecessary adventure around it.
  • If you intend to complete all four Magician focus quests, Gornit in Ocean of Tears is unusually efficient. Current EQL data lists Cyclops, Hill Giant, Ice Giant, and Fire Giant Toes on his loot table, and the focus-item guide notes that he can drop multiple toe items.
  • The four lesser focus items are siblings, not prerequisites. You may complete them in any order: Broom of Trilon Quest, Shovel of Ponz Quest, Stein of Ulissa Quest, and Torch of Alna Quest.
  • Current EQL data lists Gargoyle Eyes in Ocean of Tears, making that zone particularly convenient if you also intend to use Gornit for Hill Giant Toes.

Research Sources

This walkthrough was independently written for EQ Legends Tools from the references below. Quest facts are preserved; source prose is not reproduced.

EverQuest Legends Wiki - Shovel of Ponz QuestPrimary EQL-specific walkthrough and current reward reference.
EverQuest Legends Wiki - Magician Focus ItemsCurrent EQL family reference for all four lesser focus items, shared component sources, pet-focus behavior, and the Gornit toe-farming shortcut.
Project 1999 Wiki - Shovel of Ponz QuestClassic-era cross-check for Vira's component list and turn-in structure; EQL-specific details take precedence.
The Firionia Vie Project - Shovel of Ponz QuestAdditional historical cross-check for the Temple of Solusek Ro quest structure and component list.