BDO Processing Guide for Beginners (Black Desert Online)

In BDO, the Processing Life Skill allows you to chop, heat, dry, filter, shake, and grind resources into processed materials. These refined items are often used in higher level crafting recipes.

Everyone is able to do basic T1 processing. However, if you would like to do the second level of processing, (to create plywoods, ingots, cloth, etc.), BDO requires you to obtain “Beginner” Processing Knowledge.

Get Started Processing!
To begin processing, press the L key. You will see all the options available. No tools are needed to process materials.

If you want to “Mass Process” more than one recipe at a time, you will need a processing stone. Read more details about Processing Mastery.

Processing Errors and Knowledge

It’s common to get processing errors as a new player. The reason for this is because you have to have certain Knowledge on whatever tier of Processing you are attempting.

Processing for Money

Processed materials are usually more valuable the more you process them into higher tiers. (But this does not always mean they will sell well at the Marketplace, if at all! Supply and demand, as well as developer min/max pricing, can make any processed item unprofitable for selling on the Marketplace!).

Is processing any good for money making? It can be one of the most profitable AFK activities you can do in BDO. (Dependent upon your Processing Mastery level and if you already have the raw material available and Marketplace demand.)

Profitable Processing Example: 1 wheat is currently worth 650-1k. If you grind it, you obtain 1-4 flour, which sells for 1k each. With high Processing Mastery, you can process more in a shorter amount of time.

But, again, I must stress that you check the Marketplace supply and demand before starting any processing for money! Flax is a good example of a processed material that increases in price during processing and would be profitable, but it usually doesn’t have a high enough demand. You are lucky if it sells after a week of being on the Marketplace.

BDO Processing Prerequisite Questline

To begin the T2 Processing quest line and obtain Beginner Processing Knowledge, you must be level 20+ and have your Gathering Skill leveled up to Beginner 7. This is easily done via Empty Bottle gathering at the fountain in Heidel. Purchase 34 Empty Bottles at the Material Vendor near the fountain. Or you can use any river/lake for gathering water. I like Heidel because the Material Vendor is only a couple steps away from the water source. If your Gathering skill is at at Apprentice 4+, you can skip the Prerequisite Questline and talk to Ficy in the Heidel Workshop. She will offer the quest “Learning Higher Processing Skills”.

The Quest Chain for T2 Processing

Level 20+ (Turn on All Quests (O key))

Gathering Beginner 7 Required. Can skip these if your gathering is Apprentice 4

1. Because I Like You
2. Nothing Our Friendship Can’t Do
3. Settling Down in Heidel
4. Storage Keeper Amerigo
5. Bustling Alejandro Farm
6. Helping With the Pumpkin Harvest
7. A Threatening Scarecrow!
8. A Meat Dish for the Workers
9. In Search of Higher Processing Knowledge…

 

Gathering Apprentice 4 required unless you do quests 1 to 9.

10. Learning Higher Processing Skills
11. Working the Ash Tree
12. Materials for Equipment Repair
13. Pure Water for an Experiment
14. Toys (?) for Kids
15. Need Soft Hides!
16. Filtering Feathers

 

	Processing Quest Giver	Location	Processing Quest	Processing Quest Requirements	Processing Quest Receiver	Processing Quest Rewards
1	Jemkas Wyrmsbane <Node Management>	Northern Guard Camp	Because I Like You	Requirement: Beginner 7 Gathering (34 Empty Bottles gathered) Important: If Gathering Skill is Apprentice 4+ (274 Empty Bottles filled) you can skip beginning quests to #10 highlighted below, titled <Learning Higher Processing Skills> from Ficy in Heidel. Give 3 Iron Ore to Jemkas	Jemkas Wyrmsbane	110 Contribution Gathering Exp 10 Energy Shabby Fence Pickaxe
2	Jemkas Wyrmsbane <Node Management>	Northern Guard Camp	Nothing Our Friendship Can’t Do	Make 1 Polished Stone by Process Grinding 10 Rough Stone Give Polished Stone to Jemkas	Jemkas Wyrmsbane	150 Contribution Processing Exp 3 Energy Greasy Seed Gold Bar 1G
3	Jemkas Wyrmsbane <Node Management>	Northern Guard Camp	Settling Down In Heidel	Meet Luciano Pietro in Heidel <Guild Manager>	Luciano Pietro	50 Contribution Heidelian Bed Plate of Assorted Fruits
4	Luciano Pietro <Guild Manager>	Heidel	Storage Keeper Amerigo	Meet Amerigo <Storage Keeper>	Amerigo	50 Contribution Plate of Turkey
5	Amerigo <Storage Keeper>	Heidel	Bustling Alejandro Farm	Meet Amadeo Alejandro <Node Management> at Alejandro Farm	Amadeo Alejandro	50 Contribution
6	Amadeo Alejandro <Node Management>	Alejandro Farm	Helping With the Pumpkin Harvest	Give Amadeo 5 pumpkins	Amadeo Alejandro	100 Contiribution Gathering Exp 3 Energy
7	Amadeo Alejandro <Node Management>	Alejandro Farm	A Threatening Scarecrow	Give 1 Melted Iron Shard to Amadeo (Process by Heating 5 Iron Ore to Make 1 Shard)	Amadeo Alejandro <Node Management>	100 Contiribution Processing Exp 3 Energy Contract: Naive Worker
8	Amadeo Alejandro <Node Management>	Alejandro Farm	A Meat Dish For the Workers	Give 5 Kuku Bird Meat to Gurceau (cannot substitute chicken meat) at Alejandro Farm	Gurceau	120 Contribution Gathering Exp 3 Energy 5 Wheat 2 Gold Bar 1G
9	Gurceau	Alejandro Farm	In Search of Higher Processing Knowledge	Give 3 pumpkins to Ficy in Heidel	Ficy	130 Contribution Gathering Exp 3 Energy
10	Ficy <Workshop Manager>	Heidel	Learning Higher Processing Skills	Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 4 or Completion of Preceeding Quest <In Search of Higher Processing Knowledge> Learn Beginner Grinding From Ornella Learn Beginner Chopping From Lebyos Learn Beginner Heating From Flaviano	Ficy	300 Contribution Gathering Exp 3 Energy 3 Black Stone Powder
11	Lebyos <Furniture Dealer>	Heidel	Working the Ash Tree	Make 3 Ash Planks by Process Chopping Give 3 Ash Planks to Lebyos	Lebyos	120 Contiribution Processing Exp 10 Energy Chopping: Beginner 2 Gold Bar 1G
12	Ornella <Arms Dealer>	Heidel	Materials For Equipment Repair	Make 2 Polished Stone by Process Grinding Give 2 Polished Stone to Ornella	Ornella	110 Contiribution Processing Exp 10 Energy Grinding: Beginner 2 Gold Bar 1G
13	Flaviano <Material Vendor>	Heidel	Pure Water For An Experiment	Make 10 Distilled Water by Process Heating Give 10 Distilled Water to Flaviano	Flaviano	120 Contiribution Processing Exp 10 Energy Heating: Beginner 2 Gold Bar 1G
14	Lara <General Goods Vendor>	Heidel	Toys (?) For Kids	Give 3 Wheat Dough to Lara	Lara	110 Contiribution Processing Exp 3 Energy Shaking: Beginner Gold Bar 1G
15	Techthon <Blacksmith>	Heidel	Need Soft Hides	Give 3 Soft Hides to Techthon	Techthon	110 Contiribution Processing Exp 10 Energy Drying: Beginner Gold Bar 1G
16	Dora Fonti <Jeweler>	Heidel	Filtering Feathers	Give 3 Lightweight Plumes to Dora	Dora Fonti	110 Contiribution Processing Exp 10 Energy Filtering: Beginner Gold Bar 1G

Prerequisite Processing Questline Write-up

2. Nothing Our Friendship Can’t Do

Open the Process Window (L key) and use Grinding to process 1 Polished Stone by grinding 10 Rough Stone. Give Polished Stone to Jemkas.

4. Storage Keeper Amerigo

Meet Amerigo

6. Helping With the Pumpkin Harvest

Give Amadeo 5 pumpkins. If you did not bring the pumpkins with you, they can be gathered in the farms nearby or by killing Pumpkin Ghosts randomly. Using a hoe to gather the pumpkins works better than bare handed gathering.

8. A Meat Dish For the Workers

Give 5 Kuku Bird Meat to Gurceau at Alejandro Farm. (cannot substitute chicken meat). If you did not bring the meat with you, you can find Kuku Birds north of the main road near the hills. Use a Butchering Knife to gather meat from the Kuku Birds.

BDO Beginner Processing: Certificate [Training Paradigm]
Tier 2 Processing Knowledge

Tier 2 Processing: Certificate [Training Paradigm] Questline Write-up

1a. Materials For Equipment Repair
(Grinding Beginner)

Process 2 Polished Stone by Grinding Rough Stone. Give 2 Polished Stone to Ornella. Rocks can be found around Heidel, especially north of Heidel in the quarry area. It takes 10 Rough Stone per batch.

1c. Pure Water For An Experiment
(Heating Beginner)

Process 10 Distilled Water by Heating Bottles of River Water. Give 10 Distilled Water to Flaviano.

3. Need Soft Hides
(Dryng Beginner)

Give 3 Soft Hides to Techthon. If you did not bring the Soft Hides with you, use Drying in the Processing window (L) to process Soft Hides from Deer Hide, Sheep Hide, Fox Hide, Black Leopard Hide, OR Gazelle Hide. It takes 5 animal hides per batch.

BDO Skilled Processing Certificate [Skilled Paradigm]
Tier 3 Processing Knowledge

Tier 3 Processing: Certificate [Skilled Paradigm] Questline Write-up

2. A Man Better Than Coal (Heating Skilled)

Process 2 Processed Coal with Heating, then give to Vatudun.

4. Pure Iron Crystal

Process Pure Iron Crystal by Heating the Metal Solvent that was given to you by Vatudun with the 3 Iron Ingots.

6. Amazing Tree Art (Chopping Skilled)

Give Murghed 1 cedar plywood, 1 fir plywood, and 1 pine plywood. You can bring them with you, you don’t have to craft them for the quest.

8. Pride of Behr (Drying Skilled)

Process 1 Find Soft Hide by Drying 10 Soft Hides. If you did not bring Soft Hides with you to Behr, gather hide from the deer just off the road heading south from Behr. Process Soft Hides by Drying 5 Deer Hide.

10. Geranoa’s Proposal (Grinding Skilled)

Give 1 Topaz to Geranoa, the Material Vendor in Calpheon.  You don’t need to craft the Topaz for the quest. To craft Topaz, Process (Grind) 5 Rough Topaz.

12. The Best Jewel

Process 1 Gold Topaz by Shaking 7 Resplendent Topaz with 3 Gem Polisher given by Geranoa. If this is your first time crafting Gold Topaz, you will earn the title “Bringer of Hope”.

14. Gotta Pluck Them All

Gather 5 Soft Kuku Bird Plumes with a tanning knife.

16. Need More Feathers

Process 1 Fine Lightweight Plume by Filtering 10 Lightweight Plumes.

Congratulations! You have now learned the highest tiers of Processing Knowledge in the game!