BDO Cooking Mastery Guide & Quests: Life Mastery Series

Cooking Mastery was introduced into Black Desert Online in NA on 9-4-19. Players earn Cooking Mastery levels as they gain Cooking Life Skill ranks and equip Cooking Mastery or Life Mastery Gear.

Cooking Mastery Benefits:

Extra profit from turning in Imperial Cooking boxes (Up to 144.9%)
+ Chance of activating mass cooking (using 10 times the
ingredients to cook 10 portions of food at once)
+ Chance of receiving the max number of dishes per cook outside of Mass Cooking
+ Chance of getting a higher-grade version of a dish, and
getting the max number of that higher-grade dish

Press P key > Fish icon (Life Skill tab) to view your Cooking Mastery.

To view how Life Skill levels effect Life Mastery, please view our Life Mastery Levels Chart.

Max Cooking Mastery Buffs
Mass Cooking Chance	100%
Max Dishes Chance	61.1%
Higher Grade Dish Chance	19.3%
Imperial Cooking Box Profit	144.9%

Cooking Mastery FTW!

Chefs get your chopping knives sharpened! Cooking Mastery adds many nice benefits for those who have spent countless hours leveling the Cooking Life Skill. With high Cooking Mastery and Life Mastery levels, you can really speed up your cooking and potentially earn much more than you used to.

Cooking Mastery Buffs Per Level

Cooking Mastery buffs begin early on. You will start to see Mass Cooking once every 10 Cooks.

Mastery	Max Dishes Chance	Higher Grade Max Amount Chance	Higher Grade Chance	Mass Cooking Chance	Imperial Cooking Silver
0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
50	0.64%	0.64%	0.25%	10.89%	1.85%
100	0.96%	0.96%	0.36%	11.76%	2.96%
150	1.35%	1.35%	0.49%	12.67%	4.33%
200	1.80%	1.80%	0.64%	13.62%	5.95%
250	2.31%	2.31%	0.81%	14.59%	7.84%
300	2.89%	2.89%	1.00%	15.60%	9.99%
350	3.53%	3.53%	1.21%	16.65%	12.39%
400	4.24%	4.24%	1.44%	17.72%	15.05%
450	5.02%	5.02%	1.69%	18.84%	17.98%
500	5.86%	5.86%	1.96%	19.98%	21.16%
550	6.76%	6.76%	2.25%	21.16%	24.60%
600	7.73%	7.73%	2.56%	22.37%	28.30%
650	8.76%	8.76%	2.89%	23.62%	32.26%
700	9.86%	9.86%	3.24%	24.90%	36.48%
750	11.02%	11.02%	3.61%	26.21%	40.96%
800	12.25%	12.25%	4.00%	27.56%	45.70%
850	13.54%	13.54%	4.41%	28.94%	50.69%
900	14.90%	14.90%	4.84%	30.58%	55.95%
950	16.32%	16.32%	5.29%	32.26%	61.47%
1000	17.81%	17.81%	5.76%	33.99%	67.24%
1050	19.36%	19.36%	6.25%	35.76%	73.27%
1100	20.98%	20.98%	6.76%	37.58%	79.57%
1150	22.66%	22.66%	7.29%	39.44%	86.12%
1200	24.40%	24.40%	7.84%	41.34%	92.93%
1250	26.21%	26.21%	8.41%	44.22%	95.84%
1300	28.09%	28.09%	9.00%	47.20%	98.80%
1350	30.03%	30.03%	9.61%	50.27%	101.81%
1400	32.04%	32.04%	10.24%	53.44%	104.86%
1450	34.11%	34.11%	10.89%	56.70%	107.95%
1500	36.24%	36.24%	11.56%	60.06%	111.09%
1550	38.44%	38.44%	12.25%	63.52%	114.28%
1600	40.70%	40.70%	12.96%	67.08%	117.51%
1650	43.03%	43.03%	13.69%	70.73%	120.78%
1700	45.43%	45.43%	14.44%	74.48%	124.10%
1750	47.89%	47.89%	15.21%	78.32%	127.46%
1800	50.41%	50.41%	16.00%	82.26%	130.87%
1850	53.00%	53.00%	16.81%	86.30%	134.33%
1900	55.65%	55.65%	17.64%	90.44%	137.83%
1950	58.37%	58.37%	18.49%	99.50%	141.37%
2000	61.15%	61.15%	19.36%	100.00%	144.96%

Thank you to bdocodex.com for data!

Cooking Mastery Gear

There are many items you can obtain that will buff your Cooking Mastery or Life Mastery level. Manos gear is the best, but also extremely expensive to enhance.

Loggia Gear (sold by Camellia Loggia <Seed Vendor> for 1 million Silver at Loggia Farm)
Geranoa Gear (sold by the <Material Vendor> Geranoa in Calpheon City for 10 million Silver)
Manos Gear (Processing > Manufacture of rare ingredients.)

Cook’s Clothes:

Loggia Cook’s Clothes: Cooking Mastery +3 (up to +280 for PEN), Movement Speed +1 to +3
Roroju Cook’s Clothes: Cooking Mastery +4 (up to +330 for PEN), Movement Speed +1 to +3
Manos Cook’s Clothes Cooking Mastery +5 (up to +400 for PEN), Movement Speed +1 to +3

Cooking Mastery Accessory Set

Loggia’s Earring Life Exp +1% to +3%, All Life Skill Masteries +4 to +50
Loggia’s Ring Life Exp +1% to +3%, All Life Skill Masteries +4 to +50
Loggia’s Belt Weight Limit +30LT to 120LT, All Life Skill Masteries +5 to +60
Loggia’s Necklace Life Exp +1% to +3%, All Life Skill Masteries +5 to +60

Enhanced with Black Gem, but if enhancement fails, both will be lost.
Shows higher Enhancement Chance than blue bound accessories: 70% on PRI, 40% DUO, 30% TRI

--- View Loggia Gear Guide ---

Loggia Cook’s Clothes

Equips to Top, Gloves, Shoes, Helmet.

Item Effect
Cooking Mastery +3 (up to +280 for PEN)
Movement Speed +1 to +3

+1 to +15 Enhancement: – Black Gem

PRI to PEN Enhancement:– Concentrated Magical Black Gem

Can be enhanced up to +5 without failure

Obtained By:

Marketplace: +0 to PEN
Camellia Loggia in Loggia Farm for 1,000,000 Silver or Zaaira in Velia for 1,500,000 Silver

Loggia Cook’s Clothes
Enhancement Level	Cooking Mastery
0	3
1	6
2	9
3	12
4	15
5	18
6	21
7	24
8	27
9	30
10	33

Loggia Cook’s Clothes
Enhancement Level	Cooking Mastery
11	39
12	45
13	51
14	57
15	63
PRI	70
DUO	90
TRI	130
TET	200
PEN	280

Cooking Mastery Clothes Comparison

Cooking Life Mastery Clothes Buffs
Level	Loggia	Geranoa	Manos
Base	Cooking Mastery +3 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +4 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +5 Movement Speed+1
1	Cooking Mastery +6 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +8 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +10 Movement Speed+1
2	Cooking Mastery +9 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +12 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +15 Movement Speed+1
3	Cooking Mastery +12 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +16 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +20 Movement Speed+1
4	Cooking Mastery +15 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +20 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +25 Movement Speed+1
5	Cooking Mastery +18 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +24 Movement Speed+1	Cooking Mastery +30 Movement Speed+1
6	Cooking Mastery +21 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +28 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +35 Movement Speed+2
7	Cooking Mastery +24 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +32 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +40 Movement Speed+2
8	Cooking Mastery +27 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +36 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +45 Movement Speed+2
9	Cooking Mastery +30 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +40 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +50 Movement Speed+2
10	Cooking Mastery +33 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +44 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +55 Movement Speed+2
11	Cooking Mastery +39 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +50 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +60 Movement Speed+2
12	Cooking Mastery +45 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +58 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +70 Movement Speed+2
13	Cooking Mastery +51 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +66 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +80 Movement Speed+2
14	Cooking Mastery +57 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +74 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +90 Movement Speed+2
15	Cooking Mastery +63 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +80 Movement Speed+2	Cooking Mastery +100 Movement Speed+2
PRI	Cooking Mastery +70 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +95 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +120 Movement Speed+3
DUO	Cooking Mastery +90 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +125 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +160 Movement Speed+3
TRI	Cooking Mastery +130 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +180 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +220 Movement Speed+3
TET	Cooking Mastery +200 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +250 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +300 Movement Speed+3
PEN	Cooking Mastery +280 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +330 Movement Speed+3	Cooking Mastery +400 Movement Speed+3

Life Mastery Gear Enhancement

Life Mastery clothes and accessories can be improved by enhancement, using Black Gems crafted from Black Gem Fragments.

Life Mastery gear can be upgraded to PEN (V)
Enhancement levels increase the Life Mastery given
Life Mastery gear enhancement with Black Gems does not use the traditional Failstack system. Enhancement Chance is always a set amount no matter how much you fail.
Enhancement with Black Gems “have a higher success rate than the previous enhancement methods.” (70% PRI, 40% DUO, 30% TRI for greed grade.) Although it seems from player reports that RNG is a-foot!

Black Gem Fragment

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

Obtain By Gathering:

Mining
Barehanded Gathering (excludes Golem gathering)
Hoe Gathering
Fluid/Blood Collecting
Tanning (Skinning)
Butchering (Hunting with a Matchlock/Sniper Rifle and then butchering will provide Black Gem Fragments as well.)
Lumbering

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