Black Gems were introduced into BDO with the Life Mastery patch on 9-4-19. They are used to enhance Life Mastery Accessories and Life Mastery Clothes. Note that Life Mastery Tools are enhanced by Black Stone and not Black Gems.

Black Gems are unique because they don’t use the traditional Failstack system.

 

Black Gem Tiers

Black Gem has 3 different tiers. You can increase tiers by processing with other enhancement materials.

Black Gem FragmentBlack Gem Fragment ➔ Black GemBlack Gem ➔Concentrated Magical Black GemConcentrated Magical Black Gem

Black Gem Fragment (T1)

Black Gem Fragments are used to create Black Gems and then upgraded again to Concentrated Magical Black Gems.

Obtain Black Gem Fragment:

  • Gathering blood, meat, and hide give the best drop rates for Black Gem Fragments. The best location to obtain Black Gem Fragments is Behr, hunting Elk.
  • Other Gathering at a lower rate:
    • Hoe Gathering
    • Mining
    • Barehanded Gathering (excludes Golem gathering)
    • Tree Sap Collecting
    • Lumbering
    • Hunting with a Matchlock/Sniper Rifle and then butchering will provide Black Gem Fragments as well.

NOTE: The rates of fragments from chopping/sapping trees and mining is lower than butchering/bleeding animals or gathering herbs.

According to bdolytics.com the elk located south of Behr can be gathered for about 150 Black Gem Fragments per hour. (Gather elk corpses using a Fluid Collector, Butcher Knife, or Tanning Knife with 1,500 Gathering Mastery.)

Elk Location Map near Behr

Hunting Byproduct = Black Gem Fragment

Wildspark is a hunting byproduct that can be obtained at a fixed probability when butchering hunting mobs.

  • Requires Hunting Mastery of 250+
  • You can obtain Wildspark as loot upon defeating [King of the Grass Rhinos] Rawr-rawr and other hunting mobs.
  • Collect 10 Wildsparks and visit NPC Liana in each major city to exchange them for the items below.

Exchange List:

  • Wildspark x10 = 900 Contribution EXP + Hunting EXP x30
  • Wildspark x10 = Black Gem Fragment x5
  • Wildspark x10 =Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast

 

Wildspark has the best drop rate from Shadow Wolves at Narcion. (400+ per hr.)

Black Gem Fragment Simple Alchemy Recipes

Perform Simple Alchemy by pressing L key > Simple Alchemy. Each recipe creates one Black Gem Fragment.

This method of crafting Black Gem Fragments is very expensive, however it may be worth it to you since Gem Fragments are frequently on preorder.

Black Gem Fragment Recipe
icon10 – Green Crystal
icon 250 – Powder of Earth
icon10 – Old Tree Bark
icon 1 – Fire Horn
icon100 – Weasel Blood
Black Gem Fragment Recipe
icon10 – Red Crystal
icon 250 – Powder of Rifts
icon 10 – Monk’s Branch
icon 1 – Fire Horn
icon100 – Pig Blood
Black Gem Fragment Recipe
icon10 – Mud Crystal
icon 250 – Powder of Flame
icon 10 – Spirit’s Leaf
icon 1 – Fire Horn
icon100 – Fox Blood
Black Gem Fragment Recipe
icon10 – Translucent Crystal
icon250 – Powder of Darkness
icon10 – Bloody Tree Knot
icon 1 – Fire Horn
icon100 – Deer Blood
Black Gem Fragment Recipe
icon10 – Polished Opal
icon10 – Black Crystal
icon 250 – Powder of Time
icon 1 – Fire Horn
icon100 – Wolf Blood

Black Gem Fragment Quests

  Black Fragment Quest Region Quest Rewards
One Last Time Kamasylvia
x2
The Southern Wind Kamasylvia
x2

 

Black Gem (T2)

Black Gems are crafted from Black Gem Fragments and are used in lower grade enhancement of Life Mastery gear.

Processing (L) → Simple Alchemy:
Craft Black Gems by combining Black Gem Fragments with Black Stones in Simple Alchemy.

Black Gem x1 Recipe
icon 1 – Black Gem Fragment
icon 2 – Black Stone
Black Gem x10 Recipe
icon 10 – Black Gem Fragment
20 – Black Stone
 1 – Black Stone Powder
BDO Black Gem

Black Gems via Hunter’s Tokens

Daily Hunting quests often offer Hunter’s Tokens, which can be exchanged for Black Gems.

Hunter’s Token Exchange to Igor Bartali:
x15 →  – Black Gem

 

For example, Balenos Island offers 13 daily Hunting quests that reward 65 Hunter’s Tokens. You can turn these in for 4.3 Black Gems every day.

13 Balenos Island Daily Hunting Quests:
BDO Hunter's Token 65 Hunter’s Tokens
BDO Gold Bar 26 Gold Bars 1G (2.6 million silver)
BDO Contribution Points 1,950 Contribution Points
BDO Hunting XP 130,000 Hunting Skill XP

= 4.3 Black Gems each day

View guide on Balenos Islands Hunter’s Tokens

Concentrated Magical Black Gem (T3)

Concentrated Magical Black Gems are crafted from Black Gems and are used in higher level enhancement of Life Mastery gear.

Craft Concentrated Magical Black Gems by combining Black Gems with Shards in Simple Alchemy. (press L key > Simple Alchemy)

 

Concentrated Black Gem x1
icon2 – Sharp Crystal Shard
icon5 – Black Gem
Concentrated Black Gem x10
icon50 – Black Gem
icon20 – Sharp Crystal Shard
icon 1 – Black Stone Powder

 

Hunter’s Token Exchange to Igor Bartali:
x120 → – Concentrated Magical Black Gem

Black Gems for Life Mastery Accessory Enhancement

All Life Mastery Accessories are enhanced with Black Gems. All but Preonne Accessories explode if enhancement fails, unless Cron Stones are used.

Life Mastery Accessories Black Gem Cost
Level
Loggia
Geranoa
Manos
PRI
 Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x10
DUO
 Black Gem x2 Conc. Black Gem x2 Conc. Black Gem x11
TRI
 Black Gem x3 Conc. Black Gem x3 Conc. Black Gem x13
TET
 Black Gem x4 Conc. Black Gem x4 Conc. Black Gem x16
PEN
 Black Gem x5 Conc. Black Gem x5 Conc. Black Gem x20

Black Gem Cost Per Enhancement Attempt

The amount of Black Gems required increases as you approach higher tiers.

Notice the much higer cost in the Black Gems between Loggia and Manos.

Enhancement Chance

Life Mastery Accessories do not use traditional Failstacks.

Enhancement Chance is a set amount and will not increase or decrease upon enhancement failure or success.

Enhancement Chances on Life Mastery Accessories
Level
Loggia
Geranoa
 Manos
PRI
 70% 70% 75%
DUO
 40% 45% 45%
TRI
 30% 30% 30%
TET
 20% 18% 15%
PEN
 10% 8% 5%

Preonne Accessories

Preonne Accessories are purple grade BIS Life Mastery accessories. They aren’t destroyed upon failure, however the cost of enhancement is still high.

Concentrated MBG Enhancement Success Cron Stones Agris Essence
+0 → PRI(I) x15 25.00% No level drop upon failure 6
PRI (I) → DUO (II) x16 20.00% 360 8
DUO (II) → TRI (III) x17 15.00% 670 10
TRI (III) → TET (IV) x18 13.00% 990 12
TET (IV) → PEN (V) x19 11.00% 1430 14
PEN (V) → HEX (VI) x20 10.00% 1890 15
HEX (VI) → SEP (VII) x21 9.00% 2390 17
SEP (VII) → OCT (VIII) x22 8.50% 2690 18
OCT (VIII) → NOV (IX) x23 8.00% 2750 19
NOV (IX) → DEC (X) x25 7.50% 2810 20

Cron Stone Costs for Life Mastery Accessories:

Level Loggia Geranoa Manos
Base → PRI (I) 1 1 25
PRI (I) → DUO (II) 1 2 80
DUO (II) → TRI (III) 5 35 275
TRI (III) → TET (IV) 20 135 1100
TET (IV) → PEN (V) 65 330 2200

 

NOTE: The enhancement chance of a Life Mastery Accessory is NOT influenced by a failstack or Valks’ Cry.

When a Life Mastery Accessory fails enhancement, the accessory is destroyed and the Black Gem is lost. frown (Preonne are excluded from this rule. Instead they downgrade upon failure, unless Cron Stones are used.)

Safer Enhancement:

  • Optionally, Cron Stones can safeguard a Life Mastery Accessory from being destroyed from failed enhancement.
  • If the enhancement fails, there is a 60% chance that the enhancement level will be maintained and a 40% chance that the enhancement level will decrease.
Cron Stone

Life Mastery Accessory Enhancement Cost Comparison

Thank you to Amygdalus for sharing the following data! View Source Spreadsheet.

 

Black Gem Value Assumptions: 

  • Concentrated Black Gem: 10,000,000 Silver
  • Black Gem: 1,000,000 Silver
Loggia Accessory Enhancement Cost
Enhancement Level Chance Stones #Stones Cost Full Set Mastery Mastery / B$
Base 100% 0 0.00 1,000,000 26 4333.33
PRI 70% 1 1.43 2,857,143 52 3033.33
DUO 40% 2 8.57 12,142,857 100 1372.55
TRI 30% 3 38.57 50,476,190 152 501.89
TET 20% 4 212.86 272,380,952 208 127.27
PEN 10% 5 2178.57 2,773,809,524 320 19.23

Total PEN 6 Piece Set Cost: 16.7 billion silver

Geranoa Accessory Enhancement Cost
Enhancement Level Chance Stones #Stones Cost Full Set Mastery Mastery / B$
Base 100% 0 0.00 10,000,000 38 633.33
PRI 70% 1 1.43 28,571,429 76 443.33
DUO 45% 2 7.62 107,936,508 140 216.18
TRI 30% 3 35.40 459,788,360 234 84.82
TET 18% 4 218.87 2,776,601,999 360 21.61
PEN 8% 5 2798.39 35,332,524,985 600 2.83

Total PEN 6 Piece Set Cost: 212 billion silver

Manos Accessory Enhancement Cost
Enhancement Level Chance Stones #Stones Cost Full Set Mastery Mastery / B$
Base 100% 0 0.00 100,000,000 80 133.33
PRI 75% 10 13.33 266,666,667 160 100.00
DUO 45% 11 54.07 837,037,037 260 51.77
TRI 30% 13 223.58 3,223,456,790 410 21.20
TET 15% 16 1597.20 22,556,378,601 570 4.21
PEN 5% 20 32344.03 455,127,572,016 800 0.29

Total PEN 6 Piece Set Cost: 2,731 billion silver

Black Gems for Life Mastery Clothes Enhancement

All Life Mastery Clothes are enhanced with Black Gems +1 to +15 and Concentrated Magical Black Gems for PRI to PEN.

Manos Life Mastery Clothes are the most expensive to enhance compared to Geranoa and Loggia.

Black Gem Cost Per Enhancement Attempt

Geranoa and Loggia have identical Black Gem quantity requirements per enhancement chance.

Manos has steeper Black Gem requirements.

Life Mastery Clothes Enhancement Materials
Level Manos Geranoa Loggia
1-5 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
6 Black Gem x2 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
7 Black Gem x2 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
8 Black Gem x2 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
9 Black Gem x3 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
10 Black Gem x3 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
11 Black Gem x3 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
12 Black Gem x4 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
13 Black Gem x4 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
14 Black Gem x5 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
15 Black Gem x5 Black Gem x1 Black Gem x1
PRI Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1
DUO Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1
TRI Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1
TET Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1
PEN Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1 Conc. Black Gem x1
Life Mastery Clothes Enhancement Chance
Level
Loggia
Geranoa
 Manos
1
100%
 100% 100%
2
100%
 100% 100%
3
100%
 100% 100%
4
100%
 100% 100%
5
100%
 100% 100%
6
90
 90 90
7
80
 80 80
8
70
 70 70
9 60 60 60
10 50 50 50
11 45 45 40
12 40 40 30
13 35 35 20
14
 30 30 15
15
 20 20 10
PRI
 50 35 30
DUO
 40 30 25
TRI
 30 25 20
TET
 20 20 15
PEN
 10 10 6

Enhancement Chance for Life Mastery Clothes

Life Mastery Clothes do not use traditional Failstacks, because they use Black Gems.

Enhancement Chance is a set amount and will not increase or decrease upon enhancement failure or success.

Life Mastery Clothes Enhancement Silver Cost

Thank you to Amygdalus for sharing the following data! View Source Spreadsheet.

 

Black Gem Value Assumptions: 

  • Concentrated Black Gem: 10,000,000 Silver
  • Black Gem: 1,000,000 Silver
  • Memory Fragment: 2,000,000 Silver
Loggia Life Mastery Clothes Enhancement
Enhancement Level Chance Stones #Stones Repair Cost Cost Mastery Mastery / B$
0   0 0.00 0 1,000,000 3 3000.00
1 100% 1 1.00 0 2,000,000 6 3000.00
2 100% 1 2.00 0 3,000,000 9 3000.00
3 100% 1 3.00 0 4,000,000 12 3000.00
4 100% 1 4.00 0 5,000,000 15 3000.00
5 100% 1 5.00 0 6,000,000 18 3000.00
6 90% 1 6.11 55,556 7,166,667 21 2930.23
7 80% 1 7.36 125,000 8,541,667 24 2809.76
8 70% 1 8.79 214,286 10,184,524 27 2651.08
9 60% 1 10.46 333,333 12,184,524 30 2462.14
10 50% 1 12.46 500,000 14,684,524 33 2247.26
11 45% 1 14.68 611,111 17,517,857 39 2226.30
12 40% 1 17.18 750,000 20,767,857 45 2166.81
13 35% 1 20.04 928,571 24,553,571 51 2077.09
14 30% 1 23.37 1,166,667 29,053,571 57 1961.89
15 20% 1 28.37 2,000,000 36,053,571 63 1747.40
PRI 50% 1 2.00 1,000,000 57,053,571 70 1226.92
DUO 40% 1 4.50 1,500,000 83,553,571 90 1077.15
TRI 30% 1 13.67 8,166,667 183,386,905 130 708.88
TET 20% 1 55.33 40,666,667 640,720,238 200 312.15
PEN 10% 1 440.33 384,000,000 4,874,720,238 280 57.44

1 Durability: 100,000

Geranoa Life Mastery Clothes Enhancement
Enhancement Level Chance Stones #Stones Repair Cost Cost Mastery Mastery / B$
0   0 0.00 0 10,000,000 4 400.00
1 100% 1 1.00 0 11,000,000 8 727.27
2 100% 1 2.00 0 12,000,000 12 1000.00
3 100% 1 3.00 0 13,000,000 16 1230.77
4 100% 1 4.00 0 14,000,000 20 1428.57
5 100% 1 5.00 0 15,000,000 24 1600.00
6 90% 1 6.11 555,556 16,666,667 28 1680.00
7 80% 1 7.36 1,250,000 19,166,667 32 1669.57
8 70% 1 8.79 2,142,857 22,738,095 36 1583.25
9 60% 1 10.46 3,333,333 27,738,095 40 1442.06
10 50% 1 12.46 5,000,000 34,738,095 44 1266.62
11 45% 1 14.68 6,111,111 43,071,429 50 1160.86
12 40% 1 17.18 7,500,000 53,071,429 58 1092.87
13 35% 1 20.04 9,285,714 65,214,286 66 1012.05
14 30% 1 23.37 11,666,667 80,214,286 74 922.53
15 20% 1 28.37 20,000,000 105,214,286 80 760.35
PRI 35% 1 2.86 18,571,429 152,357,143 95 623.53
DUO 30% 1 6.19 23,333,333 209,023,810 125 598.02
TRI 25% 1 20.19 130,000,000 479,023,810 180 375.76
TET 20% 1 81.19 600,000,000 1,689,023,810 250 148.01
PEN 8% 1 795.19 7,130,000,000 15,959,023,810 330 20.68

1 Durability: 1,000,000

Manos Life Mastery Clothes Enhancement
Enhancement Level Chance Stones #Stones Repair Cost Cost Mastery Mastery / B$
0 0 0.00 0 100,000,000 5 50.00
1 100% 1 1.00 0 101,000,000 10 99.01
2 100% 1 2.00 0 102,000,000 15 147.06
3 100% 1 3.00 0 103,000,000 20 194.17
4 100% 1 4.00 0 104,000,000 25 240.38
5 100% 1 5.00 0 105,000,000 30 285.71
6 90% 2 7.22 2,222,222 109,444,444 35 319.80
7 80% 2 9.72 5,000,000 116,944,444 40 342.04
8 70% 2 12.58 8,571,429 128,373,016 45 350.54
9 60% 3 17.58 20,000,000 153,373,016 50 326.00
10 50% 3 23.58 30,000,000 189,373,016 55 290.43
11 40% 3 31.08 45,000,000 241,873,016 60 248.06
12 30% 4 44.41 93,333,333 348,539,683 70 200.84
13 20% 4 64.41 160,000,000 528,539,683 80 151.36
14 15% 5 97.75 283,333,333 845,206,349 90 106.48
15 10% 5 147.75 450,000,000 1,345,206,349 100 74.34
PRI 30% 1 3.33 46,666,667 1,425,206,349 120 84.20
DUO 25% 1 7.33 60,000,000 1,525,206,349 160 104.90
TRI 20% 1 28.33 400,000,000 2,135,206,349 220 103.03
TET 15% 1 154.00 2,493,333,333 5,885,206,349 300 50.98
PEN 6% 1 2139.44 39,688,888,889 65,428,539,683 400 6.11

1 Durability: 2,000,000