Introduction

Crystals can be added to gear to give extra stats and have a chance of breaking when you die to monsters (or to players if you are negative karma). When hovering over a piece of gear, you can see how many (if any) crystals slots it has. For example, in the image below we can see that Grunil Armor has 2 empty crystal slots so we can add two crystals to this piece of gear.



Certain crystals can only be placed in certain slots, the slot it can added to is shown on the crystal icon. For example, this crystal can be placed in armor chest slots. If the crystal doesn’t have an icon on it then it can be placed in any slot. This is also explained on the item tooltip along with the effect the crystal will give you once it is equipped. Awakening weapons currently do not have any crystal slots. I recommend going to BDOCodex to view their full Crystal list.

If you are looking for which crystals to use for your class, check our class guides for specifics.

How to add Crystals to your Gear

To add a crystal, summon your Black Spirit and click “Transfusion”. Next select the piece of equipment and then click the Crystal tab at the top. Choose the crystal you would like to add and then click it and confirm. The crystal is then added to the gear and you can see the effects it gives when equipped.

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Removing/Extracting Crystals

There are two ways you can remove crystals from your equipment. The first way will destroy the crystal. To do this summon your Black Spirit and click “Transfusion”. Next, right-click the crystal that is currently on your equipment.

The other way you can remove crystals will not break the crystal and instead it will be returned to you in your inventory. However, you need one of the following items:

• Black Spirit Essence – This is a pearl store item and can be bought for 200 pearls by pressing “F3” then going to the “Function” tab.
• Crystal Extraction Tool – Sometimes obtainable from attendance rewards or events

Once you have one of the above items, go to the blacksmith and click “Extraction” then “Extract Crystal”. Select the piece of equipment, choose the Black Spirit Essence or Crystal Extraction Tool, then click “Extract” on the correct crystal.

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How to add a Crystal to your Costume

You can add a crystal to a pearl store costume but you have to make the crystal yourself and will need a few items to get started. Unlike regular crystals, the crystal added to a pearl store costume will not break if you die

First of all, you will need a Pearl Store costume (armor piece) to add the crystal to. You can buy these from the pearl store (F3) under “Apparel” and then “Outfit”. Crystals cannot be placed on the Ghuille Suit, Fish Costume, Shark Costume, etc. Make sure to double check the item description if you are not sure.



Once you’ve chosen the costume you would like to equip the crystal to, you will need to create the crystal! These crystals cannot be sold on the market and you must make them yourself.

You will need one of the outfits listed below and then an Equipment Tailoring Coupon to turn the outfit into a wearable costume piece.

It does not matter what class you get the outfit for because we will be heating the outfit anyway to turn it into a crystal. However, make sure to choose the correct outfit depending on which crystal you would like to make.
For example: if you would like the Crystal with Critical Hit +1 then you will need to use either a Serendian Soldier Armor, Serendian Smith Garb, Delphe Knight Amor, Ahon Kirus’s Armor or Florin Herb Gatherer Clothes.

Icon	Costume Name	How to obtain	Crystal Name and Effect
	Serendian Soldier Armor	Costume Mill (Level 1) Steel x40, Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Serendian Soldier Armor x1 Flax Fabric x15 Fine Hard Hide x10	Processing (L) > Heating to create: Ancient Spirit’s Crystal – Valor Effect: Critical Hit +1
	Serendian Smith Garb	Costume Mill (Level 1) Steel x10 Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Serendian Smith Garb x1 Flax Fabric x25 Fine Tough Hide x15
	Delphe Knight Armor	Costume Mill (Level 2) Pure Iron Crystal x5 Silver Ingot x20 Black Stone Powder x50 Design: Delphe Knight Armor x1 Wool x15
	Ahon Kirus’s Armor	Costume Mill (Level 2) Steel x80 Black Crystal x20 Black Stone Powder x100 Design: Ahon Kirus’s Armor x1 Silk x30
	Florin Herb Gatherer Clothes	Costume Mill (Level 1) Design: Florin Herb Gather Clothes x1 Cotton Fabric x30 Spirit’s Leaf x50 Trace of Forest x20 Lightweight Plume x30 Black Stone Powder 25
	Calpheon Noble Suit	Costume Mill (Level 2) Design: Calpheon Noble Suit x1 Cotton Fabric x30 Fine Fancy Feather x20	Processing (L) > Heating to create: Ancient Spirit’s Crystal – Swiftness Effect: Movement Speed +2
	Calpheon Noble Dress	Costume Mill (Level 2) Ruby x7 Design: Calpheon Noble Dress x1 Flax Fabric x30
	Edan’s Travel Wear	Costume Mill (Level 2) Iron Ingot x3 Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Edan’s Travel Wear x1 Cotton Fabric x5 Fine Tough Hide x20
	Orwen’s Travel Wear	Costume Mill (Level 2) Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Orwen’s Travel Wear x1 Silk x30 Supreme Soft Hide x3 Supreme Tough Hide x2
	Garnier Troupe Garb	Costume Mill (Level 2) Iron Ingot x5 Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Garnier Troupe Garb x1 Cotten Fabric x40 Wool x20
	Terrmian Casual Wear	Costume Mill (Level 1) Iron Ingot x1 Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Terrmian Casual Wear x1 Sunflower x20 Old Casual x5
	Serendian Formal Suit	Costume Mill (Level 2) Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Serendian Formal Suit x1 Fine Tough Hide x20 Fine Thin Hide x3
	Valencian Travel Wear	Costume Mill (Level 2) Black Stone Powder x50 Design: Valencia Travel Wear x1 Flax Fabric x20 Supreme Soft Hide x2 Supreme Hard Hide x10
	Florin Cook’s Clothes	Costume Mill (Level 1) Design: Florin Cook’s Clothes x1 Cotton Fabric x30 Fine Hard Hide x10 Flax Fabric x15 Black Stone Powder x25
	Kanna’s Naga Disguise	Costume Mill (Level 1) Design: Kanna’s Naga Disguise x1 Fine Tough Hide x20 Naga Webfoot x10 Wool x15 Black Stone Powder x25
	Shroud Knights Armor	Costume Mill (Level 2) Steel x50 Pure Silver Crystal x5 Black Stone Powder x30 Design: Shroud Knight Armor x1 Cheetah Dragon Hide x30	Processing (L) > Heating to create: Ancient Spirit’s Crystal – Viper Effect: Attack Speed & Casting Speed +1
	Black Leopard Armor	Costume Mill (Level 2) Pure Titanium Crystal x5 Gold Ingot x10 Design: Black Leopard Armor x1 Silk x15 Black Leopard Hide x50
	Jordine’s Casual Wear	Costume Mill (Level 2) Silver Ingot x5 Brilliant Opal x2 Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Jordine’s Casual Wear x1 Serendia Special Fabric x1
	Jarette’s Armor	Costume Mill (Level 2) Brilliant Opal x2 Black Stone Powder x25 Design: Jarette’s Armor Pattern-Engraved Golden Armor Finest Casual Clothes for Women

Once you have the correct costume piece, use the Equipment Tailoring Coupon on it to turn it into a costume. Then open the processing window (L) and select the Heating option. Place the costume (Calpheon Noble Dress for example) and heat it. You will receive the crystal which you can now place into your pearl store costume.
Finally, to enable you to have a crystal slot on your pearl store costume. You will need a Black Spirit Claw. You can make one of these by placing Black Spirit Claw Piece x3 in a horizonal line in your inventory. The pieces can be dropped by monsters at Wandering Rogues, Gahaz Bandit’s Lair, Pila Ku Jail and Roud Sulfur Works.

Right-click the Black Spirit Claw in your inventory. This will summon your Black Spirit enhancement window. Select the Pearl store costume you want to place the crystal in then click Enhance. There is a 100% success chance so do not worry.

Now add your crystal like you would with any normal crystal by speaking to your Black Spirit and selecting “Transfusion”.