Bank Investment is an in-world financial system in Crimson Desert that lets the player deposit Gold Bars at any of the four banks in Pywel and grow their wealth with three risk-based investment strategies. Using the bank is strictly better than selling Gold Bars directly because banks exchange at a fixed 1 Gold Bar = 500 Silver rate, while merchants pay only 190 Silver per bar.
Getting Started
Obtain a Gold Bar. Popular sources include the fireplace heist at Lioncrest Manor and the Gold Bar Farming Guide.
Visit the Hernand Bank and purchase the Personal Strongbox Permit for 100 Silver.
Deposit your Gold Bars at any of the four kingdom banks (Hernand, Demeniss, Varnia, Delesyia). Deposits are shared across all four branches.
Select an investment strategy.
Sleep or rest for at least 3 in-game days to trigger a return cycle.
Withdraw dividends, or switch strategy after the minimum 15-day window expires.
The Three Investment Strategies
Strategy | Return Range | Best For |
|---|---|---|
Low Risk | 0% to +2% | Protecting principal; slow, steady growth |
Medium Risk | -15% to +20% | Balanced players willing to accept some losses |
High Risk | -50% to +55% | Wealthy players who can absorb steep losses |
Key Rules
Returns recalculate roughly every 3 in-game days.
Strategy can only be changed every 15 in-game days.
The result of each cycle is rolled when time advances, so save-scumming (reload before rest, retry after bad roll) is possible.
Always keep at least 1 Gold Bar (500 Silver equivalent) deposited. A hotfix note confirmed negative returns can reduce the total to 0 if the account has no Gold Bars at roll time.
Wanted-State Restriction
As of Patch 1.03.00 (April 9, 2026), the game disables Gold Bar deposits and investment-fund updates while the player is Wanted. Basic banking (withdrawals) continues to work. The patch also fixed a bug where investment funds were not updating at all. Patch 1.03.01 further addressed an edge case around negative returns at low balances.
Tips
Never sell Gold Bars to a merchant. Deposit them and exchange at the fixed 500 Silver rate instead.
For early-game cash flow, Low Risk is safe. Switch to Medium once you have a buffer of 10+ Gold Bars. High Risk only makes sense with an already-large stockpile.
Because you can swap between banks on shared deposits, visit the closest bank when you want to check balances while traveling.
See Also
Gold Bar Farming Guide
Wanted System