Talk:Dominion Authority/@comment-26823341-20150728033703/@comment-27557332-20160128112036

Um... actually, it doesn't have to be broken to use it. Nigun didn't break it the first time it was used. We're actually not even sure it's the same crystal even though it's implied to be... it was explained to be a fairly common Yggdrasil magic item, so Ainz likely has a few buried in his item inventory or in the Treasury pile regardless.

The part about needing to place a new spell into it is true however. We're just never sure exactly what Ainz had in the one Theo tried scanning.

The break was put in intentionally by Ainz to act as a cover story for the collateral damage caused by his fight with Shalltear. (We're not exactly sure who put the crack in it... all we hear is Ainz' order for it to be cracked, with a damaged version of Momon's armor made as well.)