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Overview

Black Lion Earring is a earring accessory in Crimson Desert. It is classified as Legendary (Tier 5) equipment.

An earring crafted from a black lion's fangs. It carries the ferocious aura of a beast. Its rough, minimally processed form serves as a trophy, proving the strength of the one who subdued a black lion.

Beyond its base stats, this earring provides Movement Speed Lv.0 (max Lv.4), Health: +200 every tick sec.

Stats

Refinement

The Black Lion Earring can be refined to increase its stats. Each refinement level requires specific materials and Silver. The table below shows the stats and material costs at each refinement level.

Usage and Tips

Earrings focus on defensive stats and sustainability. The Black Lion Earring provides Defense alongside secondary bonuses that improve survivability in prolonged fights.

The Health regeneration effect on this accessory helps sustain your character between fights or during longer encounters. This is particularly valuable for players who prefer a tankier build or engage in PvE content where healing resources may be limited.

Refinement is available up to +10, which improves both the base stats and any bonus effects. Consider investing refinement materials if you plan to keep this accessory equipped for an extended period.

Legendary Hunter Quest Chain to Unlock

The Black Lion Earring is gated behind one of the longest prerequisite chains in the game. It begins in the Hernand region, passes through two bounty targets, and finally funnels into the Legendary Hunter side quest line that leads to the Black Lion hunt itself. Each step unlocks the next, so you cannot skip ahead by approaching the hunt location directly.

Step 1: Free Velkom Outpost

Travel to Velkom Outpost in the Hernand region. The outpost looks neutral or even friendly at first glance, but the garrison is actually hostile. Clear out the defenders and finish the liberation objective to officially mark the outpost as freed. This flag is required before the next quest will trigger.

Step 2: Sleep at Hernand to Trigger the Bounty Flyer

Return to the main settlement in Hernand and sleep in a bed at any safe location. When you wake up, walk around the village and look on boards, walls, or in hand for a new bounty flyer for a target named Haldin. The flyer reveals his hideout on the world map, which is the cue to leave and hunt him down.

Step 3: Defeat Haldin

Travel to the marked location and defeat Haldin. He can be taken down in a straight fight if your gear is tuned for the current chapter. Completing the Haldin bounty unlocks the next quest in the chain, which targets another bounty-grade opponent.

Step 4: Defeat Gwen

The follow-up quest tasks you with defeating Gwen. Finish the Gwen encounter, which can be more demanding than the Haldin fight depending on your build. Completing Gwen is the soft trigger that finally opens up the Legendary Hunter chain at Lioncrest Manor.

Step 5: Start the Legendary Hunter Chain at Lioncrest Manor

Head to the entrance of Lioncrest Manor. A quest-giver NPC is waiting at the front of the manor to begin the Legendary Hunter quest chain, which is the narrative thread that leads directly to the Black Lion hunt. Accept the quest to move to the next stage.

Step 6: Earn the First Hunter's Trust With Leather

The Legendary Hunter chain asks you to find and speak with a hunter NPC. To unlock his location information, you need to reach maximum trust with him first. He is trivially easy to satisfy: hand him two pieces of leather through the gift interaction and his trust jumps straight to 100. Once his trust bar is maxed, he shares the information needed to progress.

Step 7: Earn the Second Hunter's Trust With Wine

The next hunter in the chain uses the same gift-based trust system. This one wants two wine bottles to reach 100 trust. Bring the wine with you before initiating the dialogue so you do not have to backtrack. After his trust is maxed, he reveals the exact whereabouts of the Black Lion on the world map.

Step 8: Track and Defeat the Black Lion

Travel to the marked location and examine the bodies scattered around the area. Pull out your lantern to pick up the scent trail and track the beast to its current position. The fight itself pits Kliff against the Black Lion and a group of companion wolves. Depending on your gear, this can be a tough encounter, so bring food and a weapon suited to fast-moving targets. Once the lion is down, interact with its corpse to skin it and collect the Black Lion Earring.

Role in Foundation Accessory Builds

At maximum refinement, the Black Lion Earring grants +4 Movement Speed and passive Health Regeneration. Because earring stats apply globally to Kliff rather than only when a specific weapon is equipped, this earring becomes a permanent foundation piece that never needs to be replaced. Paired with the Witch's Earring, which also caps at +4 Movement Speed, the two earrings together provide 8 baseline Movement Speed, the maximum reliable value Kliff can reach from the earring slots alone. Combine this pair with the Witch's Ring and Mark of Darkness for 8 baseline Attack Speed, and a Necklace of Lightning for the +4 Crit and spirit regen slot, to complete the foundation accessory set recommended in the Best Accessories Guide and the Boss Slayer Build Guide.

See Also

• Accessories - Complete list of all accessories in Crimson Desert

• Equipment - Overview of all gear types

• Combat - Combat mechanics and strategies