With the addition of A Rift in Time the purchasable, with real dollars, add-on to Disney Dreamlight Valley, there are actually two gems that qualify as purple gems for the Star Paths. They are Amethyst and Alexandrite.

Amethyst is found only in Dreamlight Valley, while Alexandrite is exclusive to Eternity Isle.

Here is where to find these purple gems:

Amethyst

• Forgotten Lands (Dreamlight Valley)
• Frosted Heights (Dreamlight Valley)

Alexandrite

• Wastes-Glittering Dunes (Eternity Isle)
• Oasis-Glittering Dunes (Eternity Isle)

Mining for gems and especially shiny gems is always time-consuming. However, there is one way to help the process along.

Head to your favorite crafting station and brew a batch of Miracle Pickaxe Polish. You will find the recipe under Potion & Enchantment.

Once applied to your pickaxe, mining spots that contain gems, are likely to produce extra gems. The Miracle Pickaxe Polish lasts for 10 swings of your pickaxe, sort of. You get a free swing at each mining spot.

Miracle Pickaxe Polish Crafting Recipe: (10 Uses)

• 10 Vitalys Crystal
• 5 Onyx
• 500 Dreamlight

Want the magic to last longer, craft the Even More Miraculous Pickaxe Polish. Although it takes a lot of Dreamlight, this version of the polish gives you 25 swings of the pickaxe, plus 1 free swing at each mining spot.

Even More Miraculous Pickaxe Polish Crafting Recipe: (25 Uses)

• 20 Vitalys Crystal
• 10 Onyx
• 1000 Dreamlight

The extra gems you gain when using the pickaxe polishes help increase the chance of getting Shiny Gems if that is what you need. Even so, using a Pickaxe Polish doesn’t guarantee Shiny Gems will fall. Only you can decide if it’s worth using your Dreamlight to craft some, or if you just want to swing away without any polish.

Pro Tip: Here’s a little more info about the “free swing”. Once you apply either pickaxe polish, our tests showed that you get one “free” swing at each Mining Spot. In our experience, it was the last swing. In other words, if it takes 5 swings to break the Mining spot, only 4 of the swings will “use up” some of the pickaxe polish.

If you want Alexandrite, you need to travel to Eternity Isle. For those that haven’t been there before, there are a few things you need to do before you can mine these great purple gems.

When you land on Eternity Isle the very first time, you will find yourself at The Docks, a section of Ancients Landing. To reach the Oasis and the Wastes, which are both sections of the Glittering Dunes, you will need to gather some Mist, Eternity Isles currency, and complete several quests.

Here is a Quick Reference of the Quests needed to open Glittering Dunes.

• The Port of Many Worlds – Merlin Quest
• The Secrets of Eternity Isle – Jafar Quest
• The Flying Metal Nuisance – Jafar Quest
• The Sands in the Hourglass – Jafar Quest

The Oasis and The Wastes are blocked by large amounts of swirling sand. To clear the path, you need to use Mist. Here are the amounts needed for each location.

• Oasis – 6000 Mist
• Wastes – 4000 Mist

Enjoy Eternity Isle. There is lots to see and do!

Disney Dreamlight Valley is a lifestyle simulation game available on console, PC, Steam and mobile. Originally launched in September of 2022 in early release, it has since grown to well over a million followers and further expanded with two purchasable DLC. A Rift in Time DLC was released on December 5, 2023. The Storybook Vale DLC was released on November 20, 2024.

Players live in a magical dream world with Disney/Pixar characters where they take on adventures with their friends, decorate the Valley and solve the mystery of The Forgetting.

Enjoy the many adventures just waiting for you!