A plant with soft, white fluff. The fibers are densely packed inside each ball, making it ideal for spinning into thread, and its cozy texture has long made it a beloved staple material for fabric and clothing. Cultivated in Demeniss and Delesyia.
Basic Information
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Type | Material |
Category | Plant material / Medicinal Herb |
Stamina +5 | - |
Effects
Stamina +5
How to Obtain
Cotton is one of the more elusive resources in Crimson Desert. It grows in the Delesyia and Demeniss regions, but there is no dispatch mission available for cotton gathering. The primary method of obtaining cotton involves manually collecting it from farm fields.
Stealing From Farms
The most reliable source of Cotton is the fields south of Fullharvest Farm in Delesyia. Because Cotton cannot be acquired through legitimate dispatch missions, you will need to steal it from the farmers' fields. If a guard or farmhand spots you taking the crop, you will trigger a local bounty and nearby NPCs will become hostile. Approach carefully and time your gathering to avoid detection.
Crafting Uses
Cotton is used in crafting the Beekeeping Suit, a specialized outfit needed for navigating the Pollengrath Apiary and the House of Grace area safely. The Beekeeping Suit protects Kliff from bee stings while harvesting honey and interacting with apiary-related objectives.
Cotton also provides a Stamina +5 effect when consumed directly as a raw material.
Tips
Cotton is cultivated specifically in Delesyia and Delesyia farmland areas. Do not waste time searching for it in Hernand or Pailune.
Stock up on Cotton when you have the opportunity, since trips to the Delesyia farms are time-consuming and carry the risk of bounty.
If you are spotted stealing, leave the area quickly and wait for the bounty to expire before returning.
Recorded recipe uses
Cotton is a plant, not an animal product. It is one eligible Medicinal Herb in the Palmar Pill recipe: 2 Water and 15 of one compatible herb. Recorded examples include Rosemary, Lavender, Cotton, Shrubby Sophora and Dunbaria; the compatible list also contains other herbs. Do not mix different herbs to reach 15. The Beekeeping Suit Smith recipe requires 5 Cotton, 2 Thick Hide and 1 Short Hair Hide after learning the Beekeeper Gear Blueprint. These recipes do not independently validate a raw Stamina +5 consumption effect, a universal dispatch exclusion or the claim that every Cotton source must be stolen.
See Also
Materials - Overview of all crafting materials
Hunting - Gathering animal materials
Crafting - Crafting system overview