BDO Barter Guide
This guide will help you navigate the complex world of bartering in Black Desert Online․
Learn how to exchange goods, upgrade your ship, and maximize your profits through strategic trading routes!
Bartering in Black Desert Online is a life skill that allows players to exchange goods with NPCs located on islands and ocean objects․
Introduced with the Great Expedition update, it provides a unique way to acquire valuable resources and upgrade your ships․
This system involves sailing between islands, managing your ship’s inventory and weight, and strategically planning your trade routes․
Bartering offers an alternative to traditional grinding and can be a profitable venture for those who invest the time to understand its mechanics․
By engaging in bartering, you can obtain Crow Coins, essential for purchasing valuable items and ship upgrades, making it a crucial aspect of naval progression․
Barter Basics
Understanding the fundamentals of bartering is key to success․
From ship requirements to accessing routes and identifying goods, this section covers the essential knowledge for beginner traders․
Requirements for Bartering
To begin your bartering journey, you’ll need a Great Ocean Ship, such as a Bartali Sailboat or higher․
Having access to city storage in locations like Velia or Port Epheria is also helpful for managing your land goods․
You must also ensure that you have prepared or gathered land goods from nodes, processing, cooking, alchemy, or gathering․
Completing Ravinia’s seven-day questline is required for new ships․
Don’t forget that sailors can also aid in your journey, so be sure to acquire some․
These are the essential prerequisites for engaging in the bartering system․
Accessing Barter Routes
Barter routes can be accessed in several ways within Black Desert Online․
One method is to navigate through the game menu by pressing ESC, then selecting “Life,” and finally “Barter․”
Alternatively, you can utilize the World Map (M) and click the “Barter Search” button located in the bottom right corner of the screen․
This will display available barter chains or routes․
Barter routes are also visible via the World Map, showing up over islands or NPCs if a barter is available․
The “Barter Search” provides a more detailed listing of available opportunities․
Land Goods and Sea Trade Goods
To begin bartering, you’ll need land goods, which are essential for acquiring Level 1 Sea Trade Goods․
These land goods can be obtained through various in-game activities such as node management, processing raw materials, cooking, alchemy, and gathering․
The initial barter involves exchanging these prepared land goods for the desired Level 1 Sea Trade Goods․
Remember, land goods can be placed into city storage (Velia, Port Epheria, etc․) and transferred to your ship’s inventory․
Goods can also be transfered from your character’s inventory to your ships inventory via the Ship Info window․
Barter Routes
Discover the intricate web of barter routes to maximize your profits!
Understanding barter chains and utilizing the world map will guide you to successful trades․
Understanding Barter Chains
Barter Chains are sequences of trades that allow you to exchange lower-level sea trade goods for progressively higher-level goods, ultimately leading to valuable Crow Coins or ship upgrade materials․ These chains are visible via the World Map, and strategic planning is crucial for efficient bartering․
The goal is to start with readily available land goods, process them as needed, and then exchange them for Level 1 Sea Trade Goods․ You will then sail to other islands, trading up through the levels, aiming for Level 5 goods to maximize your Crow Coin earnings․ Mastering this system unlocks lucrative opportunities․
Barter Routes via the World Map
To effectively navigate the world of bartering in Black Desert Online, the World Map (accessed by pressing ‘M’) is an essential tool; By clicking the “Barter Search” button located in the bottom right corner of the World Map, you can view available Barter Routes․
These routes display which islands or NPCs offer bartering opportunities․ Look for icons indicating available trades, providing you with a visual representation of where to begin your journey․ Planning your route strategically through the World Map ensures efficient trading and optimal profit․ Understanding the distances between islands also saves time․
Barter Refresh
Barter Refresh allows you to reset available routes, offering a chance to obtain new trading opportunities․ It uses Barter Refresh Points, which replenish daily, to get new routes․
Using Barter Refresh Points
Barter Refresh Points are crucial for resetting your available barter routes․ Each refresh consumes these points, granting you a new set of trade opportunities․ The number of routes you receive depends on your total barter count․ You begin with a limited pool of Barter Refresh Points, but this can be increased with a Value Pack subscription․
These points replenish daily at 06:00 UTC, ensuring a fresh start each day․ Utilizing Barter Refresh strategically allows you to seek out more profitable routes, particularly those that offer valuable Crow Coins or essential ship upgrade materials․
Remember, careful management of your Barter Refresh Points is essential for maximizing your bartering efficiency․
Benefits of Value Pack
A Value Pack offers several advantages to enhance your bartering experience․ Most notably, it increases your maximum Barter Refresh Points, allowing for more frequent route resets and greater flexibility in finding desired trades․ With a Value Pack, you can recover 50 extra barter refresh points․ The increased refresh capacity enables you to pursue more lucrative routes and quickly adapt to changing market conditions․
Furthermore, a Value Pack grants an additional daily Item Collection Increase Scroll, obtainable through Challenge Rewards (Y)․ These scrolls are essential for efficient gathering, which is vital for acquiring the necessary land goods for bartering․
Having a Value Pack can significantly boost your bartering efficiency and profitability․
Crow Coins
Crow Coins are a special currency earned through bartering․ They are used to purchase valuable items, including ship upgrades and other exclusive goods from specific vendors in the game․
Obtaining Crow Coins
Crow Coins are primarily obtained by exchanging Level 4 or 5 Sea Trade Goods at specific barter locations․ The locations furthest from Velia tend to offer more Crow Coins․ Many inland islands offer a lower amount for Level 4 goods․
Islands that pay more usually require Level 5 goods, if you’re lucky, you might obtain a very large amount of Crow Coins during ship material refresh or from a rare Special Barter․
Level 5 Barter goods can pay from 80 to 600 Crow Coins, usually around 100 to 200․ Level 4 Barter goods pay about 45 to 60 Crow Coins․
Spending Crow Coins
Crow Coins are a valuable currency used to purchase various items, primarily for ship upgrades and enhancements․ It may be tempting to buy a compass, but save them!
Some ship components, like Carrack gear, can cost thousands of Crow Coins each․ It’s important to save Crow Coins and NOT spend them on a whim․
For a detailed guide and listing of available items you can purchase with Crow Coins, please view this Crow Coin Guide․
These items are essential for progressing your naval capabilities and maximizing your bartering efficiency․ Plan your purchases carefully to optimize your long-term goals․
Ship Upgrades
Enhance your vessel by bartering for essential materials․ Upgrade to a Caravel or Galleass․
Tidal Black Stones are key, obtainable via barter, quests, or sea monster hunting․
Tidal Black Stones
Tidal Black Stones are essential for upgrading your ship․ To begin the ship upgrade process, adventurers will require 40 Tidal Black Stones․ However, completing Ravinia’s 7-day questline reduces this requirement to 20 for the first T2 ship upgrade․ These stones can be acquired through various means, including bartering activities, completing sailing quests, and hunting sea monsters․
Additionally, Tidal Black Stones are sometimes offered as rewards in Special Barters, during Trade Item Refreshes, and within Ship Material Refreshes, offering diverse opportunities for acquisition․ Obtaining these stones is a crucial step towards enhancing your ship’s capabilities․
Material Barters
As your Barter Count increases, more material barter routes become available․ These routes enable you to exchange barter goods for materials that are essential for ship parts and ship upgrades, making them a crucial aspect of ship enhancement․ Specifically, level 2 materials are required for upgrading to a Caravel or Galleass, which are significant advancements in ship tier․
Furthermore, these material barters provide enhancement materials for up to five ship parts, allowing for comprehensive customization and improvement of your vessel․ By actively engaging in material barters, players can efficiently gather the necessary resources․
Weight Limit Management
Efficiently manage your weight limit during bartering runs to maximize efficiency․ Optimize your gear and storage strategies to carry more goods and increase your profits on the high seas!
Gear for Weight Limit
Enhance your bartering capabilities by strategically equipping gear that boosts your weight limit․ Traders Clothes are beneficial, adding between 100 to 400 LT, increasing your carrying capacity significantly․ Utilize gear that provides additional weight to your base LT, such as specialized accessories or armor pieces designed for lifeskilling․ Prioritize items that offer the highest weight bonus to maximize the amount of trade goods you can transport on your ship․ Consider the total weight of your desired cargo and adjust your gear accordingly to optimize your bartering efficiency․
Storage Strategy
Effective storage management is vital for successful bartering runs․ Utilize city storage in locations like Velia or Port Epheria to deposit and retrieve land goods․ Transfer goods between city storage and your ship’s inventory via the Wharf Manager, ensuring efficient loading and unloading․ Consider using alternative characters (alts) or wagons to store excess barter goods, especially those needed for ship upgrades․ Organize your storage to easily access frequently used items and materials․ Monitor your ship’s weight capacity and adjust your storage strategy accordingly to prevent over-encumbrance during long voyages․
