Alchemy stone guide bdo

Alchemy Stones in Black Desert Online (BDO) serve as integral components enhancing various aspects of gameplay. They are items that players can equip to gain specific buffs or effects that can significantly improve their performance in numerous activities, from combat to gathering and crafting.

In this guide, we’ll cover:

• what alchemy stones are
• what types exist
• how to growth
• which stones are best for beginners and experienced players

What is an Alchemy Stone

An alchemy stone is an item that is inserted into a special slot on equipment.

It:

• provides permanent bonuses;
• can upgrade

Alchemy stones come in different types and quality levels, from common to rare and very expensive.

Directions of Alchemy Stone

There are currently 3 directions of alchemy stones in the game:

Stones of Destruction

The best choice for damage and farming.

• Primary bonuses:
  • increased attack
  • increased accuracy
  • increased attack speed

Used for:

• PvE farming
• PvP (especially for DPS classes)

Stones of Defense

Suitable for survivability and “tanking”.

• Primary bonuses:
  • All damage reduction
  • Increased evasion
  • Increased max HP
  • Increased resistance

Used for:

• PvP
• Hard PvE locations
• Defensive classes

Life Stones

The best option for crafting and economics.

• Main bonuses:
  • Decreased Alchemy/Cooking Time
  • Increased Processing Success Rate
  • Increased Gathering Speed
  • Increased Fishing Speed
  • Increased Gathering Item Drop Rate
  • Increased Weight Limit

Used for:

• Alchemy
• Cooking
• Processing
• Resource gathering
• Fishing

Types of Alchemy Stone

Alchemy stones are divided into several types:

• Spirit Stone – dropped by monsters or obtained by completing quests;
• Crafted stones – crafted independently.
• Stones from world bosses
• Other alchemy stones obtained through events, quests, or from world bosses

Spirit Stone

First, let’s look at the Spirit Stone that drop from monsters.

Spirit Stones differ from crafted ones in that:

• they drop when you kill monsters;
• they only come in two colors: green and blue;
• they cannot be enhanced;
• they cannot be charged;
• they have a durability of 50;
• they are single-use

	Alchemy Stone	Effect
	Destruction Spirit Stone (blue)	All AP +6 All Accuracy +8 Attack Speed +4% Casting Speed +4%
	Guardian Spirit Stone  (blue)	All Damage Reduction +6 All Evasion +8 Max HP +110
	Life Spirit Stone (blue)	Alchemy/Cooking Time -1.1 sec Processing Success Rate +11% Gathering/Fishing Speed +2 Gathering Item Drop Rate +10%

Crafting alchemy stones

Now let’s move on to crafted alchemy stones. Crafted alchemy stones, like regular ones, have three types: destruction/protection/life.

These alchemy stones have their own rank, the higher the Grade, the more powerful effects you get.

How to craft an alchemy stone

To craft an alchemy stone, you’ll need to have an Alchemy skill level of Skilled 1. You can craft an alchemy stone at your home on an alchemy tool using the following recipe:

	Material	Number
	Clear Liquid Reagent	10
	Pure Powder Reagent	10
	Sinner’s Blood	3
	Powder of Time	5
	Shining Powder	10

Shining Powder is a byproduct that drops randomly during the preparation of successful Alchemy.

When crafting an alchemy stone, you can get any of the three types of stone (life, destruction, protection), any color and shape (in very rare cases) at random.

Additionally, instead of an alchemy stone, you can craft trash in the form of a stone fragment that can be sold to any store for 5,000 silver.

Naturally, the higher the level of alchemy, the higher the chance of getting a high-quality item.

But if you don’t want to spend the time and effort, you can just buy it at central market.

Sea Boss Alchemy Stones

There are also alchemy stones, but they cannot be classified as simple stones or crafted ones, these are alchemy stones that can be obtained as a reward for defeating the sea bosses Vell and Khan.

These stones have increased stats, they can be combined with crafted alchemy stones and improved.

Vell’s Heart

Khan’s Heart

Other Alchemy stones

Sometimes BDO hosts events and offers quests that can help you obtain an alchemy stone:

	stone	Direction	Effect
	Perilla’s Star	PvP/PvE	Monster Damage Reduction Rate +5% All Damage Reduction +4 HP Recovery +50 All Resistance +5% Movement Speed +5% Max HP +200 Max Stamina +100
	Ator’s Power Stone	PvP/PvE	All AP +7 All Accuracy +9 Attack Speed +4% Casting Speed +4%
	Treant’s Tear	life	Life EXP +30% Alchemy/Cooking Time -1 sec Processing Success Rate +10% Weight Limit +50 LT Gathering/Fishing Speed +2 Gathering Item Drop Rate +10%
	Kutum’s Power Stone (World Boss Kutum)	PvE, one-off	All AP +10 All Resistance +2% Item Drop Rate +5%
	[Event] Tachros’ Spirit Stone	PvE, one-off	Extra AP Against Monsters +5 Combat EXP +50% Skill EXP +30% Attack Speed +4% Casting Speed +4% Weight Limit +50 LT
	[Event] Stella’s Spirit Stone	life, one-off	Alchemy/Cooking Time -1.1 sec Processing Success Rate +11% Gathering/Fishing Speed +2 Gathering Item Drop Rate +10% Weight Limit +60 LT Life Skill Mastery +100

How to use an alchemy stone

To start using an alchemical stone, simply place it in the alchemical stone slot within the equipment interface.

Alchemy Stones Menu

The Alchemy Stone menu can be opened by clicking the Alchemy Stone button at the bottom of the Inventory tab.

The Alch. Stone menu has one tab:

• Polishing/Growth, where you can try to Growth the stone and increase its tier

There is no need to recharge the alchemical stone, as it has no durability.

Alchemy Stone Polishing & Growth

Merged the Alchemy Stone Polishing & Growth tabs into one single tab and added the Ancient Anvil system for Growth attempts.

Before you can begin Growth an alchemy stone, you need to Polishing it. This means adding a certain amount of materials to it.

To Polishing an Alchemy stone you need:

• Polishing Material Alchemy Stone of Destruction: Pure metal crystals, ingots
• Polishing Material Alchemy Stone of Protection: Sturdy plywood, plywood
• Polishing Material Alchemy Stone of Life: Special & high-quality crops

Right-click on the stone from your inventory (it should not be on your character, but directly in your inventory), the stone will move to the Polishing/Growth slot.

Select the material you want to use for Polishing by right-clicking on it (it’s also in your inventory). Click Polishing at the bottom.

You can attempt Growth when Polishing is at least 80%, up to 150%. Higher Polishing increases your chance of successful Growth.

Alchemy Stone Growth

Growth an alchemy stone gives us a chance to improve its color or shape, that is, to raise the stone to a higher tier.

To Growth an alchemy stone, first polishing it as described above.

To Growth the alchemy stone, you will need a Brimming Essence of Aether.

Brimming Essence of Aether

Brimming Essence of Aether Recipes

Recipe №1 (Simple Alchemy)

	Faint Essence of Aether	1
	Sharp Black Crystal Shard	20

Recipe №2 (Simple Alchemy)

	Faint Essence of Aether	1
	Oquilla Piece of the Old Moon	20

Each recipe can be mass-produced by performing Simple Alchemy with 10x the materials plus Black Stone Powder x1.

An attempt to growth an alchemical stone is possible even in a state where it is already combined.

Even if a Growth attempt fails, the alchemy stone will no longer grade down or be destroyed

For Destruction, Protection, and Life alchemy stones, Ancient Anvil stack values are applied separately

Added the feature to check the success rate for Alchemy Stone Growth attempts.

Upgrading Alchemy Stones

June 15, 2022 added the “Blessed Soul Fragment” item, which is used to upgrade Alchemy Stones.

• Effects added by upgrading:
  • DP +2 (Damage Reduction+2),
  • Monster Damage Reduction Rate +1%,
  • All Resistance +2%

November 16, 2022 added Exalted Soul Fragment to upgrade Blessed alchemy stones.

• Extra effects after enhancement:
  • Displayed DP +2 (Damage Decrease +2)

Combined alchemy stones

Resplendent, Splendid, or Shining alchemy stone can be combined with Vell’s Heart, Khan’s Heart

Vell’s Heart

Khan’s Heart

Result

Alchemy stones in Black Desert are a powerful tool for boosting your character. Whether you’re farming monsters, engaging in PvP, or crafting, choosing the right stone will give you a significant advantage.

If you’re just starting out, pick a Spirit Stone of Destruction or Life. For experienced players, Resplendent Alchemy Stones are a must-have.