Whenever you draw near to an object that you can gather, you will see a prompt that allows you to interact with it.

Press the hotkey for Interaction (R) to gather its ingredients.

If you don’t see the interaction interface, it means that another Adventurer gathered just recently. No need to fret! You can start gathering again after a certain period of time elapses.

If you don’t have the necessary tools on you, the interface will let you know which tool is needed.

Depending on the gathering tool you use, the type of ingredients you obtain will differ even when gathering from the same object.

You can collect ingredients like logs or timber with a lumbering axe or collect sap with a fluid collector. You can also use the fluid collector to gather the blood of animals you hunt.

▲ In the case of butchering, you can gather via ”Interact“ (R) after looting all the items (if any) from the animal you’ve killed or hunted.  

▲ You’ll obtain gathering products.

Depending on the target you are gathering from, you will sometimes need a tool.

Depending on the products you gather, you can craft those into ingredients of higher value through processing.

What kind of gatherable resources are there in Black Desert, and what are the tools you can use? Also, what else can you obtain after gathering? Here’s a chart to answer those questions:

* You can gather herbs and wild herbs with your bare hands. However, using a hoe will net you different products
* Unlike other resources, water and desert sand are not gathered from a specific object, which means that you can keep gathering them from the appropriate terrain.

Also, gathered resources are the ingredients for a variety of items you can craft as mentioned in the beginning of this guide. If you want to know the types of items you can craft with the gathered resources you have obtained, please refer to the “Crafting Notes.”

You can open the Crafting Notes via “Settings (ESC) > Information > Crafting Notes” or by pressing the “Crafting Notes” button on the bottom right of the Game Guide (F1) or Adventurer’s Board (F2).

▲ Check out the various items you can craft from the Crafting Notes.  

An Unexpected Gathering Resource Appeared!

When you gather, you sometimes may come across items that you didn’t expect to get. These include “Fairy Powder” that you can get from all gathering activities, “trade items” that originate near the location you gather them from, and items usually sought after by Adventurers who want to accumulate wealth such as Caphras Stones and Sharp/Hard Black Crystal Shards.
What should you do if you do get these items?

You can just sell Fairy Powder at an NPC Shop without a second thought.
For trade items, if you are an Adventurer who gathers specifically in one place, try trading them by connecting the originating node to the node you want to sell them at. Obtaining marginal profit that comes from trade could be another fun aspect of the game to aim for.

You can achieve a great profit by selling Caphras Stones and Sharp/Hard Black Crystal Shards at the Central Market. However, there’s a reason they are expensive. These items are ingredients needed by Adventurers who own combat equipment of a certain level or higher to level up, so there might come a time when you have to use it yourself. Accordingly, you need to put in some thought as to whether you’ll sell it on the Central Market or keep them and build up a supply in preparation for later.

Gathering Level

Production activities refer to 11 categories including gathering, processing, cooking, training, alchemy, fishing, hunting, trading, cultivating, sailing, and bartering. All the production activities have levels of their own, and the higher the level, the more bonuses you can get.

You can check the levels of your production activities by opening the My Information (Hotkey: P) window.

▲ Click on Look Closer in the My Information window for more details.

When you reach a higher level in gathering, you can equip higher-grade gathering tools. High-grade gathering tools have the effect of reducing gathering time.

Also, upon reaching a higher level, the chance for you to gather without consuming energy increases and your “Mastery” level goes up. This will be explained more in detail as Mastery level is very important in gathering activities.

In order to reach a higher level in gathering, you need to earn gathering EXP through actual gathering activities. You can level up quicker if you use an item that increases your gathering EXP.

Gathering Ability

Your gathering ability affects your gathering speed. You can reach up to Lv. 5 for gathering ability and can check your enhancement level from My Information (Hotkey: P).

One good way to level your gathering ability is eating the Seafood Cron Meal. This method is efficient because it increases your gathering ability level and other Stats for 2 hours at a low price.

Wearing Silver Embroidered Gatherer’s Clothes can also help. Your gathering ability level increases along with the amount of gathering EXP you can obtain, depending on your level of Enhancement. The effect is permanent and equipping the Silver Embroidered Gatherer’s Clothes after enhancing it to +2 will make it efficient.

If your enhancement level is low, you can increase it through elixirs like Verdure Draught or through guild skills provided from your guild.

If you really are thinking about diving into gathering, it’s good to reach Lv. 5 in your gathering ability through these methods before you begin.

Gathering Mastery

The higher your gathering Mastery is, it plays an important role in gathering efficiency and thereby increases your profits.

▲ You can check your gathering Mastery level as well as those for other life skills from My Information (Hotkey: P).

The results of gathering or gathering resources, can be divided into basic, special, and rare gathering resources. You can make a higher profit the more frequently special and rare gathering resources appear.

As your gathering Mastery level goes up, the general gathering resources obtained increases along with the chance of obtaining special and rare gathering resources.  


▲ The higher your Mastery level, the higher the chance you have at obtaining a rare item.

There are various ways to increase your Mastery level. The most basic way is increasing your gathering level. Your gathering Mastery level goes up every time your gathering level goes up.

Another way is by using an item (gear) that increases your Mastery level. There are many items or gear that can be purchased from those you can purchase at a reasonable price to those that you have to pay a large amount of Silver for, depending on their effects. Regarding that, carefully making purchases after coming up with a plan with your financial status in mind would be recommended.

It is said that “the higher the Mastery level, the better,” but if you are an Adventurer just trying to get used to gathering, it’s more important to first experience it even if you have simple gear.

Check the following content to see more details on gathering equipment and items.

In the sections above, you were able to see how you need proper gathering tools for gathering depending on the gathering resources. Also, you saw how you can increase efficiency for gathering by increasing your gathering level, enhancement, and mastery.

Now it’s time to prepare equipment for gathering and gather the resources that are spread all around the Black Desert world. There are many different types of gathering equipment for different purpose and performance.

A way to start gathering right away with minimal equipment is to go to a Material Vendor NPC of each city and purchase gathering tools that have the word “Improved” in their names.

This equipment is suitable for beginners since you can equip them under any condition. Also, there’s an option for reducing gathering time.

▲ Purchase an improved gathering tool from a Material Vendor NPC.

If you are an Adventurer who wants to be more well-prepared for gathering, it is important to select the most suitable gathering equipment from the various equipment options, depending on your current situation and financial status.

For example, if you are a beginner to gathering, you should mostly select equipment that increases Life EXP in order to quickly increase your gathering level.

If you are already at a high level in gathering, you should increase your chance at obtaining rare gathering resources and quantity by focusing on increasing your gathering mastery level.

I hope you prepare yourself to go on a gathering adventure by checking your gathering equipment and other life skills to form an appropriate plan.

List of Equipment that Increase Gathering Efficiency

* Demihar Gathering Tool: You can receive one of the gathering tools upon accomplishing Gathering Apprentice through the Challenges (Y) window. A 14-day expiration date will be applied right after accepting it.
* Leight’s Gathering Tools: You can rent them with 50 Contribution Points from <Northern Wheat Plantation Owner> Norma Leight.

※ Be sure to check the requirement for equipping equipment-related items.

 

5. Gathering Quest

You can accept gathering-related quests from a variety of NPCs in the world of Black Desert. First, we recommend that you start with gathering quests you can find in Velia.

 

It requires some time and effort to complete gathering quests, but for rewards, you can obtain Contribution EXP, Gathering EXP, as well as rare items like Sharp Black Crystal Shards.

 

We also recommend that you complete an advancement quest, called leap quests, to help you reach a higher Gathering level. Completing these quests will give you a lot of Gathering EXP at once.

 

You can accept the leap quest once you reach Gathering Beginner 10. Use the Black Spirit's Guide UI to be guided to the NPC who offers the quest.

 

 

 

Liana’s Quests

You can aceept daily and weekly gathering quests from Liana, an NPC located in major cities.

 

The daily and weekly quests reward Gathering EXP and Floramos Petals. You can use the Floramos Petals in Simple Alchemy to craft Secret Book of Florin, which grants Life Skill Mastery +100 and Life EXP +20% for 1 hour.

 

 

Liana’s Weekly Gathering Quest

Quest	Objective	Reward
[Weekly] [Gathering] About the Fairy Powder	Get Fairy Powder x100	500 Contribution EXP   ▼ Select 1: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x2

 

Liana’s Daily Gathering Quest

- Only one of the following [Daily] [Gathering] quests can be accepted at a time, and only one can be completed per day.

Quest	Objective	Reward
[Daily] [Gathering] Researching Mystical Gathering I (Gathering Apprentice 10 or below)	Gather Fairy's Breath	Gathering EXP
[Daily] [Gathering] Researching Mystical Gathering II (Gathering Skilled 1-10)	Gather Fairy's Breath x2	Gathering EXP
[Daily] [Gathering] Researching Mystical Gathering III (Gathering Professional 1-10)	Gather Fairy's Breath x3	Gathering EXP
[Daily] [Gathering] Researching Mystical Gathering IV (Gathering Artisan 1-10)	Gather Fairy's Breath x4	Gathering EXP
[Daily] [Gathering] Researching Mystical Gathering V (Gathering Master 1 or above)	Gather Fairy's Breath x5	Gathering EXP Trace of Nature x5

Gathering quests can be completed via Ludowig, located near each gathering area.

 

Liana and Ludowig can be found in the following locations.

Liana	Ludowig
Velia Heidel Calpheon City Altinova Valencia City Grána O'draxxia Duvencrune Eilton	Toscani Farm Florin Behr Kusha Kasula Farm Acher Guard Post Lake Flondor Narcion Rock Post	Pilgrim's Haven Ancado Inner Harbor Arehaza Gayak Altar Khimut Lumber Camp Windy Peak Wind Nol's Perch Mountain Top Guard Post

 

6. Fairy's Breath / Buried Trace

Fairy’s Breath

You can obtain Fairy’s Breath as an additional reward while lumbering, tanning, fluid collecting, hoe gathering, mining, or water scooping.

Fairy’s Breath can be exchanged for the following items through "Wandering Alchemist” Dalishain in each town:

 

Dalishain’s Exchange List

- Fairy’s Breath x10: Sharp Black Crystal Shard x1 - Fairy’s Breath x10: 900 Contribution EXP + 30 Gathering EXP

 

 

Buried Trace

You have a low chance of discovering a Buried Trace while lumbering, tanning, fluid collecting, hoe gathering, mining, or butchering.

 

Interacting with a Buried Trace will reveal a Mystery Chest, which can be opened using a Gold Key.

You’ll get all of the following.

 

Mystery Chest Contents

- Sharp Black Crystal Shard x5-7 - Ancient Spirit Dust x5-20 - Fruit of Crimson Flame x5-10 - Fruit of Abundance x5-10 - Fruit of Nature x5-10 - Fruit of the Sun x5-10 - Fruit of Enchantment x5-10 - Fruit of Magic Power x5-10 - Fruit of Perfection x5-10 - Fruit of Destruction x5-10 All of the above (Gold Key Required)

Mystery Chests vanish after a certain period of time or once opened using a Gold Key.

 

※ Gold Keys can be obtained by exchanging 100 Silver Keys with "Crow Merchant Guild” Morco, or by purchasing them from the Central Market. Silver Keys can be purchased from the Central Market or obtained through fishing.

 

“Crow Merchant Guild” Morco can be found in Velia, Heidel, and Calpheon.

 

7. Green Artisan Minigame

You can play a minigame at a set probability during Gathering once you acquire the "Green Thumb" knowledge. This knowledge is obtained by completing the quest "[Green Thumb] Gatherer from Across the Sea" or by graduating from the Olvia Academy.

Quest & Requirements	Quest NPC	Quest Reward
[Green Thumb] Gatherer from Across the Sea (Gathering Professional 1 or higher)	[Chorong Merchant Guild] Hyunyong in Nampo's Moodle Village	The "Green Thumb" knowledge (Enables the Gathering minigame at a set probability during Gathering when activated)
[Gathering Course] Challenge: Rough Stone Mining (Olvia Academy Student who has completed [Gathering Course] Challenge: Wolf Hide Tanning)	[Professor of Gathering] Zelfinith in Olvia Academy

This minigame only appears at a set probability when the "Green Thumb" function is activated under My Information (P) → Life Info → Learn More → Gathering category.

If you do not want the minigame to appear, you can deactivate this function.

 

If successful, the minigame consumes 10 Energy at once, but you will obtain 10 times the resources you would have normally gathered.

Example: If you were supposed to obtain Lamb Meat x10, Hard Black Crystal Shard x1, and Black Gem Fragment x2 under normal conditions, a successful Green Thumb minigame will grant you Lamb Meat x100, Hard Black Crystal Shard x10, and Black Gem Fragment x20 all at once.

If you fail the minigame, it consumes 1 Energy and grants only one attempt's worth of resources.

※ Valtarra's Clairvoyance and Valtarra's Memory are not affected by the minigame multiplier even if you succeed.

Green Thumb mini-games by gathering activity

Hoe gathering

Hoe all the roots and gather the herbs!

- Use W, A, S, D to move the slots and SPACE to use the hoe.

- Dig the same spot 3 times to fill back the hole with dirt.
※ After digging up all the roots, the areas without roots should be restored to their original state.

Butchering

Win the mini-game 3 consecutive times by timing it right!

- Use SPACE to stop the gauge where the meat icon is.

- If you fail, the success count will reset back to zero.

Tanning

Cut the leather without going beyond the guidelines!

- You can adjust the position of the falling icon using SPACE.

- You must reach the target point without crossing the guidelines.

Mining

Target the weak parts of the rock to successfully mine it!

- Use W, A, S, D to move the pickaxe and SPACE to use it.

- If you find a weak part on the rock, you must keep hitting it until it cracks.

Lumbering

Win the mini-game 5 consecutive times by timing it right!

- Swing your axe in the specific area within the moving gauge!

- Swing your axe without going outside the gradually shrinking area.

Fluid Collecting

Fill up the fluid collector with liquid!

- Hold SPACE to fill the gauge, and release SPACE when it aligns with a specific area.
- Letting go in a blue area will fill the syringe with more liquid than in a green area.

* The content of the game guide may differ from the actual game content, depending on the update and content changes.