BDO Processing Guide for Beginners (Black Desert Online 2019)

This Processing Guide was originally written by Birdie and was edited by me. It’s now kept current on GrumpyG. Thanks Sissy Cat! ! I will update this Processing Guide with any new BDO patches/changes. (Cat currently enjoys processing to her heart’s content in Black Desert Online.)

Birdie’s BDO Processing Guide

Processing Examples
raw material		T1		T2		T3
timber		plank		plywood		sturdy plywood
ore		melted shard		ingot		pure crystal

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

Processing for Money

Is processing any good for money making? It’s one of the most profitable AFK activities you can do in BDO! (reported 2 to 3 million silver per hour) Once you get up to Artisan 2 Processing level, you will get an average of 2.5 of most of the recipes you process. For example, if you chop 5 timber, you would average 2.5 planks. Artisan 2 processing is considered a soft cap. Source: Processing Profitability.

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.

Processing Quests: How to Gain T2 Processing

—– STEP 1: Obtain Gathering Skill of at least Beginner 7 —–

To begin the T2 Processing quest line and obtain Beginner Processing Knowledge, you must 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.

Gathering level Apprentice 4 is a little more challenging to obtain. You will need about 274 Empty Bottles filled. If you do skip the prerequisite quest chain for processing, then you will miss out on the Shabby Fence and some housing furniture, as well as additional Gathering/Processing XP.

All Processing Quests for tier 2 level knowledge, take place in Serendia, which is South of Velia, Eastern Balenos. The majority take place in Heidel, Serendia’s largest city.

The Quest Chain for T2 Processing

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

	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

Processing Quest Chain Walkthrough for Tier 2 Processing (To make Ingots, Plywood, Cloth, etc.)

To start the Processing quest line, you need to have at least Beginner Level 7 Gathering Skill. Be sure to turn on All or Life quests in your quest log (O). If you don’t do this, NPCs will not offer you any Life Skill quests and you will be unable to learn T2 Processing knowledge. Processing Knowledge is shared between all your characters, so if you complete this quest line, you don’t need to repeat the quests on your alts if you don’t want to.



1. Because I Like You
What To Bring: Pickaxe! Speak to Jemkas Wyrmsbane at Northern Guard Camp (North of Heidel). He will offer you the quest <Because I Like You>.  With a Pickaxe, mine rocks east of Northern Guard Camp. Gather 3 Iron Ore for this quest, 10 rough stone for the next quest <Nothing Our Friendship Can’t Do>, 5 iron ore for quest 7 <A Threatening Scarecrow> at Alejandro Farm, and 20 rough stone for quest 12 <Materials For Equipment Repair>.




2. Nothing Our Friendship Can’t Do
Jemkas will give you the quest <Nothing Our Friendship Can’t Do>. Process: Grinding 10 rough stone to make 1 polished stone. Give Polished Stone to Jemkas.






3. Settling Down in Heidel
Jemkas will give you the quest <Settling Down in Heidel>. Go to Heidel and speak to Luciano Pietro <Guild Manager>.

4. Storage Keeper Amerigo
Luciano Pietro will give you the quest <Storage Keeper Amerigo>. Speak to Amerigo.
5. Bustling Alejandro Farm
What to Bring: Hoe, Butchering Knife, Skinning Knife! Amerigo will give you the quest <Bustling Alejandro Farm>. Go to Alejandro Farm, NW of Heidel, and speak to Amadeo Alejandro. Use the skinning knife to gather plumes from Kuku Birds, and hides from sheep for later quest




6. Helping with the Pumpkin Harvest
Amadeo will give you the quest <Helping With the Pumpkin Harvest>. With a hoe, gather 5 pumpkins in the pumpkin fields for this quest and 3 pumpkins for quest 9 <In Search of Higher Processing Knowledge>. Pumpkin Ghosts will drop pumpkins when killed at a low rate. Give Amadeo 5 pumpkins.



7. A Threatening Scarecrow!
Amadeo will give you the quest <A Threatening Scarecrow>. Give 1 Melted Iron Shard to Amadeo. Process: Heating 5 Iron Ore to make 1 Shard. Give 1 Melted Iron Shard to Amadeo.



8. A Meat Dish For the Workers
Amadeo will give you the quest <A Meat Dish For the Workers>. With a Butchering Knife, butcher Kuku corpses for 5 Kuku Bird Meat. Use a Skinning Knife on Kuku corpses to gather 15 Kuku plumes for quest 13 <Filtering Feathers>. You can find Kuku birds North of Alejandro Farm. Northwest of Alejandro Farm in the mountain, you will find sheep to skin. Gather 15 Sheep Hide for quest <Need Soft Hides>. Give Kuku Bird Meat to Gurceau, a villager at Alejandro Farm.



9. In Search of Higher Processing Knowledge
Gurceau will give you the quest <In Search of Higher Processing Knowledge>. Bring 3 pumpkins to Ficy<Workshop Manager> in Heidel.



10. Learning Higher Processing Skills
Ficy will give you the quest <Learning Higher Processing Skills>. Speak to Lebyos and pick up the quest <Working the Ash Tree>. Speak with Ornella and pick up the quest <Materials For Equipment Repair>. Speak to Flaviano and pick up the quest <Pure Water For An Experiment>.





11. Working the Ash Tree
Lebyos will give you the quest <Working the Ash Tree>. Use Lumbering Axe to gather 15 Ash Timber. Find Ash Trees east of Heidel. Make 3 Ash Planks by Process: Chopping. Give Lebyos 3 Ash Tree Planks. He gives you Chopping: Beginner knowledge. You can now make Plywood.



12. Materials For Equipment Repair
Ornella will give you the quest <Materials For Equipment Repair>. Use Pickaxe to gather 20 Rough Stone from rocks if you didn’t previously. Make 2 Polished Stone by Process: Grinding. Give Ornella 2 Polished Stone. She gives you Grinding: Beginner knowledge. You can now make Cloth.



13. Pure Water For An Experiment
Flaviano will give you the quest <Pure Water For An Experiment>. Use 10 Empty Bottles at the fountain nearby to gather 10 Bottle of River Water. Make 10 Distilled Water by Process: Heating River Water. Give Flaviano 10 Distilled Water. He gives you Heating: Beginner knowledge. You can now make Metal Ingots.
After completing all 3 sub quests, return to Ficy to hand in the quest <Learning Higher Processing Skills>.



11. Toys (?) For Kids
Pick up quest <Toys (?) For Kids> from Lara <General Goods Vendor> in Heidel. Process: Grinding 5 Wheat to make 5 Wheat Flour. Process: Shaking 5 Wheat Flour with 5 Mineral Water to Make 5 Wheat Dough. Give 5 Wheat Dough to Lara. She gives you Shaking: Beginner knowledge.



12. Need Soft Hides!
Pick up quest <Need Soft Hides> from Techthon <Blacksmith> in Heidel. Use a Skinning Knife to gather 15 Sheep/Fox Hides if you didn’t previously. Process: Drying 15 hides to make 3 Soft Hide. Give 3 Soft Hide to Techthon. He gives you Drying: Beginner knowledge. You can now make Fine Hides.

13. Filtering Feathers
Pick up the quest <Filtering Feathers> from Dora Fonti <Jeweler> in Heidel. Use a Skinning Knife to gather 15 Kuku/Peri Bird plumes if you didn’t previously. Process: Filtering 15 bird plumes to make 3 Lightweight Plumes. Give 3 Lightweight Plumes to Dora. She will give you Filtering: Beginner knowledge.



Congratualations on Obtaining T2 Processing Knowledge!
After completing this quest line, you will have Tier 2 Processing knowledge. To begin the Tier 3 Processing knowledge quest line, you need Skilled 10 Gathering and Professional 5 Processing.