Irradiated Valakkar Pearl (Grade AAA)
Harvesting
- Category
- Animal
- Sub-type
- pearl
- Source
- Valakkar
Required by contracts(5)
- Rayari Inc · Sr. Contractorcollect 1
- Wikelocollect 6
- Wikelocollect 3
- Wikelocollect 1
- Wikelocollect 30
AI Overview
Compiled by AI from community sources — may be incomplete or inaccurate; verify before relying on it.
The top-tier (Grade AAA) irradiated pearl harvested from the hide of a Valakkar sandworm — a rare, high-value crafting material primarily turned in to the Banu trader Wikelo for premium rewards such as the Starlancer MAX.
What it is
The Irradiated Valakkar Pearl is an organic harvestable: a pearl that forms inside the thick skin (dermis) of a Valakkar, the giant sandworm-like creature in Star Citizen. The lore is biologically detailed — as the worm moves through its environment, a large piece of grit occasionally penetrates its hide. If the worm cannot expel the grit, its skin grows to encase it, and successive layers of organic matter coat the fragment, sealing it off from the vulnerable dermis so it doesn't cause infection. The result is a pearl. This particular variant is "Irradiated" because the parent worm was exposed to radiation over a long period, which the lore says gave the pearl unusual properties and elevated value. Grade AAA is the highest of the documented grades. In-game item data: mass ~12 kg, volume ~9,100 µSCU, dimensions roughly 0.2 x 0.19 x 0.194 m, size grade 1, a two-handed (2H) carryable object that is stackable in the persistent universe. Internal class name `Carryable_2H_FL_Vlk_Pearl_Irradiated_Super_01` (the "Super" suffix corresponds to the AAA / top grade).
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Gameplay use
Valakkar pearls are primarily a turn-in / crafting material for Wikelo, the Banu trader (the first non-human NPC vendor added to the game), who runs a fabrication and trading operation in Stanton. Players supply him with rare harvested materials in exchange for "Favors" and high-end rewards. Material conversions are documented (e.g. roughly 12 Grade AA pearls per Wikelo Favor), and the Grade AAA pearl in particular is called out as a key ingredient — alongside Favors, Ace Interceptor Helmets, and Pure Carinite — in the trade chain for the Drake Starlancer MAX. Because they are slow and dangerous to farm, Grade AAA pearls act as a bottleneck resource in Wikelo's higher-tier trades rather than a generic currency. They can also simply be sold for credits as loot.
Value & where to sell
There is no fixed in-game vendor sell price recorded; the pearl trades almost entirely on the player marketplace, so prices are highly volatile. On UEX corp and SC Market, Grade AAA listings have ranged widely — roughly 800K UEC (buyer requests) up to ~1.3M, ~2M, and as high as ~3M UEC per unit depending on supply and the seller. As a rough comparison, lower grades sell for less (e.g. Grade AA listings around ~2M in some snapshots, plain/older Valakkar pearl listings as low as ~200K–450K UEC). Treat all of these as community-negotiated, fluctuating figures rather than authoritative prices.
Where to harvest
Pearls are obtained by killing a Valakkar and looting/harvesting its body — the same way players collect Valakkar teeth and hide. The Irradiated variant comes from irradiated worms tied to the Pyro system: community guides point to Pyro IV and the Lazarus facilities, where players complete a preparatory mission chain (acquiring maintenance keys and lab coats, gathering irradiated Valakkar eggs) to summon and fight an Apex-tier Valakkar. The fight is a major undertaking — players report dumping enormous amounts of ammunition into the worm and using an ATLS IKTI to deliver a final blow. Valakkars more broadly are native to Leir III (Leir system) and appear as an invasive species on Monox in Pyro, with cave-dwelling variants among the types.
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Source
The source creature is the Valakkar, a gigantic sandworm. This "Irradiated" pearl specifically comes from a radiation-exposed Valakkar, and Grade AAA pearls in particular are associated with the most formidable "Apex"-tier worms. The same creature yields related harvestables — Valakkar teeth and Irradiated Valakkar Hide.
Grades & variants
Irradiated Valakkar Pearls exist across multiple grades — documented entries include Grade C, Grade A, Grade AA, and Grade AAA (with "Medium" also appearing in the data). Grade AAA is the top tier: rarer, more valuable, and tied to defeating the toughest (Apex) worms rather than ordinary ones. There is also a non-irradiated plain "Valakkar Pearl" line. The grade is encoded in the item's class name (the AAA grade uses the `_Super_` suffix). The practical distinction is value and Wikelo trade weight: higher grades command far higher marketplace prices and are the ones gated behind premium Wikelo rewards.
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Lore
The pearl's lore is a piece of in-universe xenobiology: it forms as a defensive encapsulation response when grit penetrates the Valakkar's hide, much like a real-world oyster pearl. The "Irradiated" descriptor reflects prolonged radiation exposure of the host worm, which the lore frames as the source of the pearl's "unusual properties" and desirability.
Trivia
- Wikelo, the trader who wants these pearls, is the first non-human (Banu) NPC vendor added to Star Citizen. - The Apex Valakkar summon was popularized through the "Storm Breaker" event/mission chain on Pyro IV; killing one is a multi-player-scale fight. - The same worm is the source of multiple harvestables, making a downed Valakkar a lucrative (if hard-won) loot piñata: pearls, teeth, and hide.
Some data from starcitizen.tools (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).