Crystals can be equipped to increase Life Exp and/or Life Mastery. (Inventory (I) > Transfusion)
- Life Crystal → Life EXP +5%
- Dawn Crystal (Preonne Required) → Life EXP 4%/8%/15%
- Dim Magic Crystal → Life EXP 3%
- Crystal of Breathing Verdure → Life EXP 7% and Life Mastery +15
- Vital Crystal → Life Mastery +10
Life Skill crystals are obtained via the marketplace, quest, and crafting.
NOTE: Life Crystal and Vital Crystal do NOT have a crystal group and have no limit!
Vital Crystal Materials
Vital Crystal that gives Life Mastery +10 can be crafted by processing Forest Crystal with 4 other materials.
Processing (L) → Simple Alchemy:
 – Magical Lightstone Crystal x 100
 – Magical Shard x 50
 – Trace of Nature x 50
 – Forest Crystal x 1
– Bloody Tree Knot x10
Life Crystal Materials
Life Crystal that gives Life EXP +5% can be crafted by processing Forest Crystal with 4 other materials.
Processing (L) → Simple Alchemy:
 – Magical Lightstone Crystal x 100
 – Magical Shard x 50
 – Trace of Nature x 50
 – Forest Crystal x 1
– Spirit’s Leaf x10
Life Skill Crystal Quest
Obtain for free 1 Life Exp and 1 Life Mastery crystal via LoML main questline.
Get 2 Free Life Skill Crystals from Quests:
[LoML] Chorong Merchant Guild’s Gift from Black Spirit (,)
Life Crystal from Hyunyong.
Vital Crystal from Hyunyong.
Hyunyon <Chorong Merchant Guild>
Location: Nampo’s Moodle Village
(east side of the city)
Obtaining Forest Crystal
Each Life Exp or Life Mastery crystal requires 1 Forest Crystal to craft.
Forest Crystal is going to be the most challenging item to obtain from all of the materials.
You can’t purchase this on the marketplace, so it will take some time to get.
Obtaining Forest Crystal:
- Sniper hunting in Land of the Morning Light – about 1 every 1.5 hours.
- Send worker to Dokkebi Forest node – 1 every 2 to 3 weeks.
- AFK Fishing in Land of the Morning Light – 1 every week.
- Special Barter – is this real? Not in my experience, but I have proof it exists.
- Exchange 1000 Sangpyeong Coin to Hyunyong in Moodle Village.
Forest Crystal via Special Barter
After completing a barter, there is a chance you will obtain a Special Barter.
The Special Barter in the image required a 100G gold bar to obtain 1 Forest Crystal. (10 million silver.)
This Special Barter seems very rare and for me has not been a reliable way to farm Forest Crystal.
Forest Crystal Node
Dokkebi Forest node in Land of the Morning Light has a very low rate of giving Forest Crystal.
Hire a Dokkebi Worker in Dalbeol or Nampo’s Moodle Village and send them to Dokkebi Forest excavation node.
This is a slow but predictable way to obtain Forest Crystal. The drop rate is very low.
- In my experience it takes about 2 weeks to obtain 1 Forest Crystal.
Dokkebi Forest CP
Contribution Point costs for nodes, workshops, and worker lodging are low in Land of the Morning Light.
- CP Costs:
- Node chain from Dalbeol Village: 2 CP
- Node chain from Nampo’s Moodle Village:Â 3 CP
Dokkebi Forest Worker
NOTE: Dolswe and Shellfolk can’t work in the Dokkebi Forest. (Lore that King Duoksini doesn’t allow it.)
- Dokkebi Forest node only allows Dokkebi Workers.
Dokkebi Workers can be hired at Nampo’s Moodle Village or Dalbeol.
- Dalbeol is closer to the node.
Dokkebi Spawn Rates:
- It may have just been bad luck, but I had a hard time rolling Dokkebi workers in Dalbeol. I was able to get a few Skilled ones I could promote. However, Nampo’s Moodle Village seems to have an abundance of them. Dokkebi luck anyone?
Forest Crystal Sniper Hunting
Use a sniper rifle to hunt Sensitive Boar, Bear, and Tiger in Land of the Morning Light then butcher the corpses with a butcher knife.
Forest Crystal drop rate is about 0.6 per hour. (Source: Hunting Spreadsheet – Thanks gpw!)

Forest Crystal via Sangpyeong Coin
Exchange 1000 Sangpyeong Coin to Hyunyong in Moodle Village.
Obtain Sangpyeong Coins via daily quests in Moodle Village that also reward Contribution Exp.
Unlock 2 Crystal Slots
You can unlock 2 crystal slots by completing the main quest line for Land of the Morning Light.
Item Name | LoML Main Quest | Effect |
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Obtained by completing “[LoML] Strange and Beautiful Dokkebi Chest (Tale of Duoksini)“ | Unlocks bottom left crystal slot. |
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Obtained by completing “[LoML] Ruler of Taebaek“ | Unlocks bottom right crystal slot. |

Dim Magic Crystal
The lowest tier Life Crystals are Dim Magic Crystal: Life, which are much cheaper.
Dim Magic Crystal: Life give a +3% Life Exp buff and can be stacked 6 times for a potential +18% exp.
These are rewarded after reaching certain levels in a specific Life Skill.
How to Access Challenge Rewards:
Press Y key or
Esc → Reward → Challenge
Sometimes you can find these on the marketplace as well.
 Crystal of Breathing Verdure
Crystal of Breathing Verdure is the BIS Life Skill Crystal since the Edania expansion. It gives both Life Exp and Mastery.
Effect:
Life EXP +7%
Life Skill Mastery +15
Simple Alchemy (L):
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 Life Crystal x1
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 Vital Crystal x1
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 Essence of Verdure x1
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- Simple Alchemy (L) with the following materials:
Rusalka’s Coral x100 (Mine Coral Stoneback Crabs in Edania after defeating them.)
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Sharp Black Crystal Shard x100
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Magical Shard x100
 Magical Lightstone Crystal x200
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Rusalka’s Coral
You will need 100 Rusalka’s Coral to craft a Crystal of Breathing Verdure.
Obtain Rusalka’s Coral:
- marketplace
- gathering defeated Coral Stoneback Crab with a Pickaxe.
Coral Stoneback Crab are level 60 and easy to defeat with PEN Tuvala weapons.
Coral Stoneback Crab
Level 60
Location:
NW of Stillcoral Grove, Edania
Coral Stoneback Crab Loot
Mostly you get Rough Stone.
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WON Dawn Crystal – Life EXP |
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Coral Crystal |
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Coral Piece |
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Platinum Ore |
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Rough Blue Crystal |
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Rough Stone |
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Rough Translucent Crystal |
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Rusalka’s Coral |
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Silver Ore |
Drop rate for Rusalka’s Coral is about 400 per hour with 1 lucky coral minigame.


Dawn Crystal for Preonne Accessories
JIN/BON/WON Dawn Crystals that give Life EXP can be used when Preonne accessories are equipped.
- Each equipped Preonne accessory unlocks one of the six bottom slots in the Crystal Transfusion window. JIN/BON/WON Dawn Crystals – Life EXP can be transfused into any of the unlocked bottom slots.
- These new crystals are part of the “Dawn” crystal group.
Item | Crystal Effect | Min Price | Max Price |
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Life EXP +15% | 1,880,000,000 | 7,500,000,000 |
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Life EXP +8% | 375,000,000 | 1,500,000,000 |
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Life EXP +4% | 75,000,000 | 300,000,000 |
Obtaining Dawn Crystal
- Gathering (except Digging and Water Scooping)
- WON Dawn Crystal – Life EXP is classified as a special resource.
- Hunting (requires Mastery 901 or higher)
- Processing (L) > Heating
- You can craft Dawn Crystal – Life EXP through Heating, using the following materials:
Item | Material 1 | Material 2 | Material 3 |
WON Dawn Crystal – Life EXP | Essence of Dawn x1 | Trace of Nature x30 | Magical Lightstone Crystal x500 |
BON Dawn Crystal – Life EXP | WON Dawn Crystal – Life EXP x5 | ||
JIN Dawn Crystal – Life EXP | BON Dawn Crystal – Life EXP x5 |
When you use Heating with JIN/BON/WON Dawn Crystals – Life EXP, you’ll receive 25, 5, and 1 Essences of Dawn, respectively.
Weight Limit Crystals
Crystal | Effect | Group |
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Black Magic Crystal – Cobelinus | Max HP +100 Weight Limit +20LT All Damage Reduction +2 |
Cobelinus |
BON Magic Crystal – Cobelinus | Max HP +150 Weight Limit +20 LT All Damage Reduction +3 |
Cobelinus |
JIN Magic Crystal – Cobelinus | Max HP +100 Weight Limit +20 LT All Damage Reduction +5 |
Cobelinus |
WON Magic Crystal – Cobelinus | Max HP +100 Weight Limit +50 LT All Damage Reduction +3 |
Cobelinus |
Combined Magic Crystal – Gervish |
– 2 crystal set effect: – 4 crystal set effect: |
Gervish |
HAN Combined Magic Crystal – Gervish |
Combat/Skill EXP +1% – 2 crystal set effect: – 4 crystal set effect: |
Gervish |
Black Magic Crystal – Hystria | Weight Limit +20LT Movement Speed +1 Max Stamina +275 |
Hystria |
BON Magic Crystal – Hystria | Weight Limit +50 LT Movement Speed +1 Max Stamina +275 |
Hystria |
JIN Magic Crystal – Hystria | Weight Limit +30 LT Movement Speed +1 Max Stamina +300 |
Hystria |
WON Magic Crystal – Hystria | Weight Limit +20 LT Movement Speed +2 Max Stamina +275 |
Hystria |
Ancient Magic Crystal – Cobelinus | Max HP +100 Weight Limit +20LT |
No Group |
Ancient Magic Crystal – Hystria | Weight Limit +20LT Movement Speed +1 |
No Group |
Red Battlefield Crystal: Cobelinus | Max HP +100 Weight Limit +20LT Extra Damage to Humans +5 |
Red Battlefield I |
Red Battlefield Crystal: Hystria | Weight Limit +20LT Movement Speed +1 Extra Damage to Humans +7 |
Red Battlefield II |
Ultimate Combined Magic Crystal – Gervish |
Combat/Skill EXP +10% – 4 crystal set effect |
Ultimate Gervish – 4 |
Sources & Additional Info
- Official Patch Notes
- GM Notes
- BDO Life Skill Discord – talk and chat web app for everything Life Skill related.
- bdfoundry.com Land of Morning Light Guide and Korean notes translations. Thanks Tansie! 🙂
- Tutorial video by Summer. Great job!
- GrumpyG’s Land of the Morning Light Guides (More poweful Life Skill crystals became available with Land of the Morning Light on June 14 2023 and have seen several improvements since.)
Crystal Deletion:
Specific Life Skill crystals were deleted in the great crystal purge of January 31, 2024.
Bartering for Forest Crystal confirmation here. You may put it in your post if you want to 🙂
Grats and thanks for the confirmation pic! 🙂