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Overview

Cooking system in Crimson Desert showing a campfire setup

Crafting Manuals in Crimson Desert are key items that contain techniques and detailed information for creating new meals, elixirs, tools, weapons, armor, dyes, and more. Each manual teaches Kliff a specific set of recipes that can then be crafted at the appropriate station. Once a crafting manual has been read, the recipes it contains are permanently learned and the manual itself can be sold to any merchant for extra silver.

Crafting manuals are organized into several categories: cooking recipes, alchemy recipes, tool blueprints, dye recipes, and equipment crafting books for weapons and armor. There are 67 equipment crafting books scattered across Pywel, with 19 of those dedicated specifically to weapon types and the remainder covering armor and accessories. Cooking and drink recipes are also plentiful, ranging from simple grilled items to elaborate multi-ingredient dishes and restorative beverages.

How to Find Crafting Manuals

Crafting manuals can be obtained through several methods throughout your journey across Pywel:

Merchants and vendors: Many crafting manuals are sold by NPCs in towns and settlements. The Hernand Equipment Shop run by Rhett carries basic weapon and armor volumes, while innkeepers and food vendors sell cooking recipes.
World exploration: Manuals are scattered across the open world. A small book symbol appears on the minimap when you are near a crafting manual, making them easier to spot. Check bookshelves, tables, and corners in every building you enter.
Theft: Some manuals found in buildings must be stolen. Equipping a Mask before taking them prevents reputation loss. Several equipment crafting books in locations like Glenbright Manor and the Scholastone Institute require stealing.
Quest rewards: Certain side quests and main story missions reward crafting manuals upon completion. The Continuing Concern quest, for example, rewards elixir items.
Research projects: Some alchemy formulas are unlocked through the research system. The Plant Combination Research project at the Pororin research institute unlocks recipes for Freya's Elixir, Meliara's Elixir, and Haiden's Elixir. It costs 120 silver and takes 18 hours to complete.
Special NPC interactions: Some manuals are obtained through conversations with specific NPCs or by completing tasks for them. The Kuku Pot is obtained through Grimnir.

Various copies of the same crafting books can be found scattered across Pywel. If you miss one in a particular location, you may find the same manual elsewhere during your travels.

Many cooking recipes are sold at inns and taverns. The Hernand Tavern sells Braised Fish, Pickled Vegetables, and Pan-Fried Rice Cakes. The Calphade Inn carries Meat Skewers, Pan-Fried Marinated Meat, and Braised Ribs. Other recipes are found in specific locations: Grilled Meat Steak sits on a table in a hut in Tomasso, Chewy Rice Cakes can be found in a building near the grocer in Hernand, and the Clear Soup recipe is earned as a reward from the "Reward for Their Sweat" main quest.

Recipe Quality Tiers

Cooking recipes in Crimson Desert have four quality levels: Modest, Basic, Filling, and Hearty. Each recipe can be upgraded by adding extra ingredients when cooking. For example, standard Grilled Meat requires one piece of raw meat and restores 80 health, while Hearty Grilled Meat costs significantly more ingredients but restores 220 health. Higher-tier versions of the same dish provide substantially better restoration and longer-lasting buffs.

If you use lower-quality substitute ingredients, you may produce a Modest-quality version instead of the intended tier. To consistently get the best results, use the exact ingredients listed and add extras when prompted to upgrade the dish quality.

Crafting Stations

Each type of crafting manual corresponds to a specific crafting station where the learned recipes can be produced:

Station	Location	Manual Types
Smithy	Major towns (Hernand, others), Greymane Camp	Weapon books, armor books, tool blueprints, projectile recipes
Cauldron	Hernand, Shadow's Whisper Cave, settlements	Alchemy recipes, drink recipes, dye recipes
Open Flame / Bonfire	Camps, settlements, and the open world	Grilled cooking recipes (basic meals)
Cooking Tool	Camps and certain settlements	Field grill and field pot recipes (advanced meals)
Special Pot	Greymane Camp (after upgrade)	Feast recipes (highest-tier meals with powerful buffs)
Kuku Pot	Portable (obtained via Grimnir)	Abyss object storage container with 230 slots; stores Abyss-type objects, machine parts, and contraptions

Cooking Manuals

Cooking manuals teach Kliff how to prepare meals that restore health, spirit, and grant temporary buffs. These recipes range from simple grilled ingredients cooked over an open flame to elaborate dishes requiring multiple components and a Cooking Tool. Cooking manuals are commonly found on shelves inside buildings throughout Hernand and other towns, and are also sold by innkeepers and food vendors. Field grill dishes tend to grant Fire Resistance, while field pot dishes tend to grant Ice Resistance.

Drinks

Drink recipes are brewed at a Cauldron. All drinks require Water as a base ingredient. These beverages offer stamina restoration and elemental resistance buffs.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Effect	How to Obtain
Wine	Fruit x2, Sugar x1, Water x2	Cauldron	Stamina +64, Ice Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Open world loot
Vegetable Juice	Vegetable x1, Water x2	Cauldron	Stamina +32
Oakwood Mushroom Tea	Oakwood Mushroom x2, Water x2	Cauldron	Stamina +160, Ice Resistance Lv.5 (10m)
Mild Herbal Tea	Medicinal Herb x2, Honey x1, Water x2	Cauldron	Stamina +96, Ice Resistance Lv.2 (30s)
Honey Tea	Honey x2, Water x2	Cauldron	Stamina +128, Ice Resistance Lv.2 (30s)

Grilled Cooking

Grilled recipes are the simplest meals in the game, requiring only a single ingredient and an Open Flame (any campfire or bonfire). They restore health only, with no additional buffs. Grilled meals are an ideal option early in the game before you have access to Cooking Tools.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Effect	How to Obtain
Grilled Vegetables	Vegetable x1	Open Flame	Health +60	Unlocked by default
Grilled Fruit	Fruit x1	Open Flame	Health +60	Unlocked by default
Toasted Grains	Grain x1	Open Flame	Health +60	Unlocked by default
Grilled Meat	Meat x1	Open Flame	Health +80	Unlocked by default
Small Grilled Fish	Small Fish x1	Open Flame	Health +60	Unlocked by default
Grilled Fish	Medium Fish x1	Open Flame	Health +80	Unlocked by default
Large Grilled Fish	Large Fish x1	Open Flame	Health +100	Unlocked by default
Smoked Eggs	Egg x1	Open Flame	Health +60	Unlocked by default
Grilled Bird Meat	Bird Meat x1	Open Flame	Health +80	Unlocked by default
Grilled Pincers	Shellfish x1	Open Flame	Health +80	Unlocked by default
Grilled Seafood	Mollusk x1	Open Flame	Health +80	Unlocked by default

Field Grill Cooking

Field Grill recipes use a Cooking Tool and require multiple ingredients, producing higher-quality meals with stronger healing and Fire Resistance buffs. Cooking Tools can be found at camps and certain settlements across Pywel.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Effect	How to Obtain
Grilled Meat and Fish	Meat x1, Fish x1	Cooking Tool	Health +120, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)
Fish Skewers	Fish x1, Vegetable x1	Cooking Tool	Health +80, Spirit +6, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Unlocked by default
Meat Skewers	Meat x1, Vegetable x1	Cooking Tool	Health +120, Spirit +10, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Bought at the Calphade Inn
Braised Meat	Meat x1, Berry x1	Cooking Tool	Health +120, Spirit +10, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)
Salt-Roasted Bird Meat	Bird Meat x1, Salt x1	Cooking Tool	Health +120, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)
Salt-Roasted Fish	Fish x1, Salt x3	Cooking Tool	Health +100	Found on shelves at the Rodbel Fishing Dock
Battered Vegetables	Vegetable x1, Egg x1	Cooking Tool	Health +100, Spirit +8, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)
Battered Grains	Grain x1, Egg x1	Cooking Tool	Health +100, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Unlocked by default
Battered Meat	Meat x1, Egg x1, Cooking Oil x3	Cooking Tool	Health +140, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)
Battered Fish	Fish x1 (or Fish Fillet x2), Egg x1, Cooking Oil x3	Cooking Tool	Health +100, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)
Battered Seafood	Fish x2, Vegetable x2, Egg x2, Cooking Oil x3	Cooking Tool	Health +260, Spirit +24, Fire Resistance Lv.4 (1m)
Pan-Fried Marinated Meat	Meat x3, Berry x2, Vegetable x2, Cooking Oil x3	Cooking Tool	Health +260, Spirit +24, Fire Resistance Lv.4 (1m)	Bought at the Calphade Inn
Vegetable Rice Cake	Vegetable x4, Berry x2, Egg x1, Salt x2	Cooking Tool	Health +240, Spirit +22, Fire Resistance Lv.4 (1m)
Chewy Rice Cakes	Grain x4, Fruit x2, Egg x2, Cooking Oil x3	Cooking Tool	Health +240, Spirit +22, Fire Resistance Lv.4 (1m)	Inside a building near the grocer in Hernand
Braised Fish	Fish x1, Berry x1	Cooking Tool	Health +120, Spirit +10, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Purchased at the Hernand Tavern
Grilled Meat Steak	Meat x2, Salt x1	Cooking Tool	Health +140, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Found on a table inside a hut in Tomasso
Pickled Vegetables	Vegetable x2, Salt x2, Water x1	Cooking Tool	Health +100, Spirit +8, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Purchased at the Hernand Tavern
Pan-Fried Rice Cakes	Grain x2, Cooking Oil x2	Cooking Tool	Health +120, Fire Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Purchased at the Hernand Tavern

Field Pot Cooking

Field Pot recipes produce soups and porridges using a Cooking Tool. These meals generally require Water and multiple ingredients, making them more resource-intensive but also more effective than grilled dishes. Pot dishes provide Ice Resistance in addition to health and spirit restoration. Porridges are among the best value meals in the game due to their high health recovery relative to ingredient cost.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Effect	How to Obtain
Vegetable Porridge	Grain x1, Vegetable x1, Water x1	Cooking Tool	Health +140, Spirit +12, Ice Resistance Lv.2 (30s)
Clear Soup	Meat x1, Grain x1, Water x1	Cooking Tool	Health +180, Ice Resistance Lv.2 (30s)	Reward from the "Reward for Their Sweat" main quest
Fruit Punch	Berry x1, Grain x1, Water x1	Cooking Tool	Health +140, Spirit +12, Fire Resistance Lv.4 (1m)
Fish Porridge	Fish x1 (or Fish Fillet x2), Grain x1, Salt x1, Water x3	Cooking Tool	Health +240, Ice Resistance Lv.4 (1m)	Reward from the Renee's Request quest
Meat Soup	Meat x4, Grain x1, Salt x1, Water x3	Cooking Tool	Health +280, Ice Resistance Lv.4 (1m)
Braised Ribs	Meat x4, Vegetable x2, Berry x2, Water x3	Cooking Tool	Health +260, Spirit +24, Ice Resistance Lv.4 (1m)	Looted in Hernand Castle, or bought at the Calphade Inn
Meat and Vegetable Porridge	Meat x2, Vegetable x3, Grain x2, Water x3	Cooking Tool	Health +280, Spirit +24, Ice Resistance Lv.4 (1m)
Fishball Soup	Fish x1 (or Fish Fillet x2), Grain x2, Vegetable x1, Salt x1, Water x3	Cooking Tool	Health +340, Ice Resistance Lv.4 (1m)
Vegetable and Seafood Porridge	Fish x1 (or Fish Fillet x2), Grain x2, Vegetable x3, Water x3	Cooking Tool	Health +240, Spirit +22, Ice Resistance Lv.4 (1m)
Long Horn Soup	Meat x2, Long Horn x1, Salt x1, Water x4	Cooking Tool	Health +340, Ice Resistance Lv.4 (1m). Uses the rare Long Horn ingredient.

Special Pot Cooking

Special Pot recipes are the highest tier of cooking, producing feast-level dishes that restore large amounts of health and spirit while granting powerful buffs. The Special Pot becomes available after upgrading the Greymane Camp. These meals use ingredients that often come from other cooked dishes or rare gatherables.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Effect	How to Obtain
Steamed Fish	Northern Pike x2, Shineberry x1, Barley x2, Water x3	Special Pot	Health +280, Spirit +26, Ice Resistance Lv.6 (1m)
Special Meal	Raspberry x2, Lentils x3, Meat and Fish Skewers x3, Boiled Meat x2	Special Pot	Spirit +75%, No Spirit Cost (6s), Ice Resistance Lv.6 (1m)
Herby Special Meal	Raspberry x2, Lentils x3, Meat and Fish Skewers x3, Boiled Meat x2, Coffee Cherry x2	Special Pot	Spirit +75%, No Spirit Cost (6s), Sleep Immunity (50s), Ice Resistance Lv.6 (1m)
Tart Special Meal	Raspberry x2, Lentils x3, Meat and Fish Skewers x3, Boiled Meat x2, Skyroot x2	Special Pot	Spirit +75%, No Spirit Cost (6s), Stamina Cost -10% (3m), Ice Resistance Lv.6 (1m)
Grand Meal	Varies (high-tier feast ingredients)	Special Pot	Large Health and Spirit restoration with powerful buffs	Inside a treasure chest in Snowwind Cave
Lavish Meal	Varies (high-tier feast ingredients)	Special Pot	Large Health and Spirit restoration with powerful buffs	Stolen from Hernand Castle

Alchemy Manuals

Alchemy manuals unlock elixir and potion recipes that are brewed at a Cauldron. Unlike cooking recipes that primarily restore health, alchemy recipes produce consumables with unique combat effects like negating spirit or stamina costs, boosting attack power, and increasing defense. Alchemy formulas can be found through exploration, purchased from shops, received as quest rewards, or unlocked via research projects at the Pororin and Scholastone institutes.

Palmar Pills

The Palmar Pill is one of the most important crafting items in the game. When consumed after falling in combat, it instantly revives Kliff and restores 30% of his total health. The Alchemy Formula for the Palmar Pill is located inside Shadow's Whisper Cave, a hidden cave northwest of Hernand on the west shoreline of Three Saints' Falls. Inside the cave, you will find a table covered in books with the formula, along with a Cauldron on the left side of the room that you can use to start crafting immediately.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Effect	How to Obtain
Palmar Pill	Medicinal Herb x15, Water x2	Cauldron	Instantly revives and restores 30% of max Health	Shadow's Whisper Cave, northwest of Hernand
Refined Palmar Pill	Quality Medicinal Herb x1, Palmar Leaf x1, Palmar Beetle x1, Water x1	Cauldron	Instantly revives and restores 100% of max Health	Ascetic's Rest (Abyss island, available after Chapter 9)

The Palmar Pill recipe accepts any of the following as "Medicinal Herb": Rosemary, Cotton, Lavender, Shrubby Sophora, Dunbaria, Croton, Red Croton, Marigold, Peony, Begonia, False Starwort, Dendrobium Orchid, Satintail Root, Short Horn, Ginseng, Bear's Gallbladder, Long Horn, Lily of the Valley, Pansy, Rosebay, False Hellebore, Coral Mushroom, Oakwood Mushroom, or Pine Mushroom. Red Croton grows abundantly near the witch's house in the Witchwoods and is one of the easiest herbs to farm in large quantities.

Elixirs

Elixirs provide powerful temporary combat effects. The ingredients for elixirs (Spirit Reagents, Catalysts, and similar rare components) are often obtained from defeating enemies or exploring dungeons. Lesser elixirs have shorter durations but are easier to craft, while standard elixirs offer longer-lasting effects.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Effect	How to Obtain
Haiden's Lesser Elixir	Lesser Spirit Reagent x2, Lesser Catalyst x1, Empty Bottle x1	Cauldron	No Spirit Consumption for 4 seconds	Found in a house in Hernand
Meliara's Lesser Elixir	Lesser Health Reagent x2, Lesser Catalyst x1, Empty Bottle x1	Cauldron	Max Health +75, Attack Speed Lv.1 (5m)	Mudridge Cabin, north of Porrorin Woods in Hernand
Apollonia's Lesser Elixir	Lesser Defense Reagent x2, Lesser Catalyst x2, Empty Bottle x1	Cauldron	Defense +10 (5m)	Continuing Concern quest reward
Astrid's Lesser Elixir	Lesser Stamina Reagent x2, Lesser Catalyst x1, Empty Bottle x1	Cauldron	No Stamina Consumption for 4 seconds	Purchased from the Back Alley shop in Pailune
Freya's Elixir	Common Attack Reagent x5, Lesser Catalyst x1, Empty Bottle x1	Cauldron	Attack +7 (10m)	Plant Combination Research (Pororin Institute)
Meliara's Elixir	Common Health Reagent x3, Lesser Catalyst x2, Empty Bottle x1	Cauldron	Max Health +150, Attack Speed Lv.2 (10m)	Plant Combination Research (Pororin Institute)
Haiden's Elixir	Common Spirit Reagent x3, Lesser Catalyst x2, Empty Bottle x1	Cauldron	No Spirit Consumption for 8 seconds	Plant Combination Research (Pororin Institute)

Platinum

The Platinum alchemy formula allows you to transmute base metals into Platinum, a valuable material used in high-tier crafting and also a profitable trade commodity. The formula is found on a shelf in the Scholastone area. Unlike other alchemy recipes, Platinum is crafted at a Witch station rather than a standard Cauldron.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Effect
Platinum	Gold Bar x1, Brimstone x4, Mercury x3, Holy Water x2	Witch	Produces Platinum. Used for high-tier crafting and profitable to sell.

Dyes

Dye recipes produce pigments used in the Dye System to customize the color of weapons and armor. Dyes are brewed at a Cauldron. All dye recipes require a combination of flowers and insect materials (beetles) that can be gathered by catching bugs in the wild. The Cauldron used for dye crafting is located in Hernand, in the building just north of the Rock, Paper, Scissors minigame spot. You can also select the "improvise" option at a Cauldron to experiment and discover new color variations.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Color
Bright Red Dye	Peony x10, Rhinoceros Beetle x3, Longhorn Beetle x3	Cauldron	Bright red
Rich Red Dye	Peony x10, Rhinoceros Beetle x3, Longhorn Beetle x2, Stag Beetle x1	Cauldron	Rich red
Red Dye	Peony x10, Rhinoceros Beetle x3, Longhorn Beetle x1, Stag Beetle x1	Cauldron	Standard red
Dark Red Dye	Peony x10, Rhinoceros Beetle x3, Longhorn Beetle x1, Stag Beetle x2	Cauldron	Dark red
Deep Red Dye	Peony x10, Rhinoceros Beetle x3, Stag Beetle x3	Cauldron	Deep red
Bright Yellow Dye	Dunbaria x10, Beetle x3, Longhorn Beetle x3	Cauldron	Bright yellow
Dark Yellow Dye	Dunbaria x10, Beetle x3, Longhorn Beetle x1, Stag Beetle x2	Cauldron	Dark yellow
Rich Purple Dye	Lavender x15, Blue Lavender x5, Longhorn Beetle x2, Stag Beetle x1	Cauldron	Rich purple
Bright Green Dye	Available for purchase from the Dyehouse in Calphade	Purchased	Bright green

The general pattern for craftable dyes combines 10-15 flowers (Peony for reds, Dunbaria for yellows, Lavender for purples) with varying quantities of three beetle types (Rhinoceros Beetle, Longhorn Beetle, and Stag Beetle). Different beetle combinations produce different shades within the same color family. Some dye colors, like Bright Green, can only be bought from specialized vendors rather than crafted.

Equipment Crafting Books

Equipment crafting books unlock the ability to forge specific weapons and armor at the Smithy. These books are organized into volumes by equipment type. Higher-tier volumes contain more powerful recipes that require rarer resources. There are 67 equipment crafting books scattered across Pywel, with 19 of those dedicated specifically to weapon types and the remainder covering armor and accessories. Many of these books must be stolen from locations while wearing a Mask.

Weapon Crafting Books

There are 19 weapon crafting books across several categories. The Vol. I books contain entry-level one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, bows, and rifles. Additional volumes (Vol. II, Vol. III, and higher) unlock progressively stronger weapons with rarer material requirements.

Manual	Typical Materials	Station	Example Weapons	How to Obtain
One-Handed Weapons of the World, Vol. I	Iron Ore x5, Copper Ore x2	Smithy	Glenmore Sword, Grace Rapier, Bekker Dagger, Balton Mace, Timberham Axe, Crude Club, Balton Hammer, Bekker Hammer, Pailunese Riteblade	Purchased from Rhett at the Hernand Equipment Shop
Two-Handed Weapons of the World, Vol. I	Iron Ore x8, Copper Ore x3	Smithy	Entry-level greatswords, halberds, and polearms including Thalwynd Longsword	Stolen from a bookshelf inside Glenbright Manor
Two-Handed Weapons of the World, Vol. II	Iron Ore x10, Copper Ore x3	Smithy	Stronger two-handed weapons with higher damage and rarer material costs	Stolen inside Lioncrest Manor in Hernand
Ranged Weapons: Bows, Vol. I	Timber x10, Fine Timber x5	Smithy	White Wood Bow and other starting bows. Uses Timber and Fine Timber rather than metal ores.	Stolen from Meshley Trapsmith
Ranged Weapons: Guns, Vol. I	Iron Ore x5, Copper Ore x2	Smithy	Starting firearms including Bekker Musket. Additional volumes unlock more powerful rifles and pistols.	Found through world exploration
Ranged Weapons: Guns, Vol. II	Iron Ore x10, Copper Ore x3	Smithy	Advanced firearms with higher damage output	Stolen in the Scholastone Institute

Armor Crafting Books

Armor crafting books unlock recipes for protective gear at the Smithy. Plate armor offers higher defense at the cost of heavier weight and more expensive materials, while Cloth armor is lighter and cheaper to produce. Material costs vary depending on the armor slot (helmet, chest, gloves, boots).

Manual	Typical Materials	Station	Notes	How to Obtain
Plate Armor of the World, Vol. I	Iron Ore x5, Copper Ore x2 (varies by slot)	Smithy	Heavy armor offering strong physical protection, including Northern Fighter's Chain Mail and similar pieces.	Stolen from Calphade Gate or inside Cairn House in Hernand
Cloth Armor of the World, Vol. I	Cloth Pieces x10, Fleece x2	Smithy	Lightweight armor including Grey Wolf Cloth Cloak and similar pieces. Lower defense than plate but lighter weight and cheaper materials.	Found through world exploration
Leather Armors of the World, Vol. I	Leather x5, Fleece x2	Smithy	Lightweight leather armor pieces with balanced defense and mobility.	Found on a shelf in Tinkerton, Delesyia
Leather Armors of the World, Vol. II	Leather x8, Thick Hide x3	Smithy	Mid-tier leather armor with improved defense.	Inside the Totesmith Tannery
Leather Armors of the World, Vol. III	Leather x10, Thick Hide x5, Fine Leather x2	Smithy	High-tier leather armor with strong defense and light weight.	Inside the Gorthak Ironworks in Gorthak territory
Shields of the World, Vol. I	Iron Ore x5, Timber x3	Smithy	Basic shield recipes including wooden and iron shields.	Purchased at the Calphade Equipment Shop
Shields of the World, Vol. II	Iron Ore x8, Copper Ore x3, Timber x5	Smithy	Stronger shields with higher block values and durability.	Purchased at the Calphade Equipment Shop

Accessory Crafting Books

The Accessories of the World, Vol. I book unlocks early-game jewelry crafting for Kliff, including rings and necklaces with stat bonuses. Higher volumes contain recipes for accessories with stronger stat effects. These can typically be found through exploration or purchased from specialty merchants.

Projectile Manuals

Projectile manuals teach recipes for ammunition used by ranged weapons. Arrows are used by bows, Bullets by firearms, and Small Cannon Balls by portable cannons. All projectiles are crafted at the Smithy.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Description
Arrow	Timber x5, Iron Ore x1	Smithy	Standard ammunition for bows. Crafted in bulk at the Smithy. Required for all ranged bow attacks.
Bullet	Iron Ore x2, Gunpowder x4	Smithy	Ammunition for firearms. Requires gunpowder, which can be purchased from merchants or looted from enemy camps.
Small Cannon Ball	Iron Ore x10, Gunpowder x10	Smithy	Heavy ordnance for portable cannons. Expensive to craft but deals devastating area damage.

Special Crafting Manuals

Several crafting manuals fall outside the standard cooking, alchemy, and equipment categories. These include utility items, enhanced cores purchased from Witch vendors, and unique equipment obtained through specific NPCs.

Recipe	Ingredients	Station	Description
Scarecrow Cloak	Hay x5, Cloth Pieces x10	Smithy	A disguise cloak made from hay and cloth. Can be worn to avoid detection by certain enemies while exploring the open world.
Haste (Enhanced Core)	Defense Reagent x1, Abyss Cell x1, Diamond x1	Witch vendors	An enhanced core modification purchased from Witch vendors. Grants a movement speed increase when activated.
Kuku Pot	Iron Ore x5, Timber x5	Craft via Grimnir	A portable cooking vessel obtained through the NPC Grimnir. Allows you to cook advanced recipes and reshape crafting materials while traveling. Functions as an Abyss object storage container with 230 slots.
Fine Fishing Rod	Fine Timber x10, Iron Ore x10, Thick Hide x3, Feather x10	Smithy	An upgraded fishing rod that improves catch rate for rare and large fish. Blueprint purchased at Calphade's Back Alley Shop.

Tips

After reading a crafting manual, sell it to a merchant. The recipes are permanently learned and there is no reason to keep the physical item.
When you pick up a crafting manual, examine it and turn to the page with the glowing blue text to learn the recipe. Simply picking the book up is not enough; you must open it and read the highlighted page. Recipes are safe to sell after you have learned them.
Check bookshelves and tables in every building you enter. Many manuals are tucked away in houses, shops, and caves.
Prioritize the Palmar Pill crafting manual early. It allows you to craft revival items that bring you back with 30% health after falling in combat. The recipe is in Shadow's Whisper Cave, northwest of Hernand.
Higher-tier crafting book volumes become available as you explore new regions of Pywel. Advancing the main story unlocks access to regions where stronger manuals are found.
The 67 equipment crafting books are spread across the entire continent. Thorough exploration of each region is essential to collect them all.
When cooking, try adding extra ingredients to upgrade a recipe from Basic to Filling or Hearty quality. Higher-tier food provides significantly more health, spirit, and longer resistance buffs.
For elixir crafting, complete the Plant Combination Research at the Pororin Institute to unlock Freya's Elixir, Meliara's Elixir, and Haiden's Elixir. These standard-tier elixirs have longer durations than their lesser counterparts.
Red Croton is the easiest herb to farm in bulk for Palmar Pills. It grows abundantly near the witch's house in the Witchwoods.
Equip a Mask before stealing crafting books from locations like Glenbright Manor or the Scholastone Institute to avoid reputation penalties.
The "improvise" option at a Cauldron allows you to experiment with ingredient combinations and discover new dye colors without having the recipe.

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