Merv’s Silver Needle and Knots

On September 3, 2026, Merv’s Silver Needle and Knots were added to Black Desert; these items are required to extract useful functions from functional outfit sets.

With their help, you can “extract” bonuses (such as life EXP, Cooking Time, stealth, and other effects) from old outfits.

• Merv’s Silver Needle extracts effects from functional costumes, and Knots that grant those effects.
  • Existing functional Pearl costumes can be processed into Knots with their respective effects
  • Knots can be equipped on Life Skill gear.
  • To activate an extracted Knot effect, you must use a Black Spirit’s Claw on a Pearl outfit
    • Combine to obtain a Black Spirit’s Claw Collect and arrange 3 Black Spirit’s Claw Piece into a [-] shape, which drops from Valencia monsters and is sold on the Central Market.
  • Extracting a Knot from a costume will reset the costume’s dye info.  

• Functional Pearl costumes obtained through Processing have the same wear effects as regular Pearl outfits and count toward Pearl outfit set effects.
  • Discovery Radius +10m
  • Death Penalty Resistance +10%
  • Amity +10%
  • Jump Height +0.5m
• The Bear Necessities Costume’s Attack/Casting Speed +2 cannot be extracted with Merv’s Silver Needle.
• The effects of the Bear Necessities Hat and Bear Necessities Knot do not stack.
• The effects of the Venia Riding Hat and Venia Knot do not stack.
• Merv’s Tailoring Tool cannot be used on functional costumes already processed with Merv’s Silver Needle.

Type	Usage and Effects	How to Obtain
Merv’s Silver Needle	Used to craft functional costume knots	Purchase from an Old Moon Manager (Price: 10,000,000 Silver)
Bear Necessities Knot	Equip on Hunting Life Skill gear Hunting EXP +30% Hunting Matchlock Basic Shots Loaded +1	Processing (L) – Manufacture Merv’s Silver Needle x1 Bear Necessities Hat x1 Bear Necessities Clothes x1
Agris Knot	Equip on Farming Life Skill gear Farming EXP +30% Harvest/Plant Breeding Time -2 sec	Processing (L) – Manufacture Merv’s Silver Needle x1 Agris Hat x1 Agris Clothes x1
Pavilla Knot	Equip on Alchemy Life Skill gear Alchemy EXP +15% Alchemy Time -2 sec	Processing (L) – Manufacture Merv’s Silver Needle x1 Pavilla Hat x1 Pavilla Clothes x1
Venecil (Karki) Knot	Equip on Processing Life Skill gear Processing Success Rate +3% Enables Storage Item Processing (Processed items will go into the inventory)	Processing (L) – Manufacture Merv’s Silver Needle x1 Karki Hat x1 Karki Suit x1 or Merv’s Silver Needle x1 Venecil Hair Ornament x1 Venecil Dress x1 Venecil Gloves x1 Venecil Shoes x1
Canape Knot	Equip on Cooking Life Skill gear Cooking EXP +15% Cooking Time -2 sec	Processing (L) – Manufacture Merv’s Silver Needle x1 Canape Hat x1 Canape Clothes x1 Canape Shoes x1
Venia Knot	Equip on Training Life Skill gear Mount EXP +50%	Processing (L) – Manufacture Merv’s Silver Needle x1 Venia Riding Hat x1 Venia Riding Attire x1

• Merv’s Silver Needle and Knots are stored in the Pearl Inventory. 
• Merv’s Silver Needle and Knots can be exchanged with an Old Moon Manager for Gold Bar 100G.