Extraction is a Crimson Desert smithy system added in Patch 1.06.00 on May 10, 2026. The system refunds materials when an item's enhancement is rolled back, returning Abyss Artifacts and Aesirion's Scales at 100 percent and common materials such as Iron Ore, Copper, Hide, and Bones at roughly 70 percent.
Where to Use Extraction
Extraction is available at any unlocked smithy in the world. The flow does not consume silver and does not destroy the source item; the only cost is the 30 percent loss on common materials. Equipped items cannot be extracted; the item must be unequipped first. Locked items cannot be extracted. Extraction cannot reduce an item below its base refinement level (for example, Aesirion gear ships at refinement level 5 and cannot be extracted below it).
Refund Rates
Material Class | Refund Rate | Examples |
|---|---|---|
High-value | 100 percent | Abyss Artifacts, Aesirion's Scales |
Common | Approximately 70 percent | Iron Ore, Copper, Hide, Bones, Bloodstones |
The 100 percent rate on Abyss Artifacts and Aesirion's Scales is the primary reason to use Extraction. Players who over-enhanced a piece they no longer use, or who want to redirect a high-value artifact stack into a different weapon, lose nothing on those materials. Common materials lose 30 percent on each extraction, so repeated full resets on cheap items add up.
How to Extract
Travel to any unlocked smithy.
Open the smithy menu and select Extraction.
Choose the item to extract from the inventory. Equipped or locked items are not selectable.
Pick the target refinement level. Select a single level rollback or a full reset to base.
Confirm. The smithy returns the listed materials at the relevant refund rate.
Use Cases
Redirect high-value materials. Pull Abyss Artifacts back from an enhanced item that has been superseded by a higher-tier drop, then reapply them to the new item.
Reverse an over-enhancement. Roll a single refinement level back without losing material progress on Abyss Artifacts.
Free up locked materials. Convert idle enhanced gear back into raw stock for crafting new pieces.
Caveats
Equipped items are not eligible. Unequip before extraction.
Locked items are not eligible.
Items at base refinement level cannot be extracted further.
Common materials lose 30 percent per extraction; chain extractions on the same piece compound the loss.
Patch History
Patch | Change |
|---|---|
Added Extraction system at smithies. |
Related
Patch 1.06.00: patch that introduced Extraction.
Abyss Artifacts: 100 percent refund class.
Abyss Gear: gear category that consumes Abyss Artifacts during enhancement.