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 Pull Abyss Artifacts back from an enhanced item that has been superseded by a higher-tier drop, then reapply them to the new item.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.
How to Extract
Travel to any unlocked smithy across Pywel; any of the regional Blacksmiths works.
Unequip the target item if it is currently equipped, and unlock it if it is locked. Equipped or locked items are filtered out of the selector.
Open the smithy menu and select Extraction.
Pick the item from the inventory list.
Choose either a single-level rollback or a full reset to the base refinement level.
Confirm. The refunded materials land in the player inventory at the appropriate refund rate, and the item's refinement level is reduced.
Pairing with the Claw Machine
The Claw Machine minigame at the Laughing Marionette circus shipped in the same patch and folds naturally into the extraction loop. Pulls from the Claw Machine include Abyss Artifacts and Abyss Gear, which fold straight back into refinement. When a piece refined with those artifacts is later replaced, Extraction pulls the artifacts back at full value, ready to redirect into the next piece. Running the Claw Machine on silver-rich days then extracting back the artifacts on update day is a sustainable loop for endgame players.
Tips
Full reset, not chain partials. Chained partial rollbacks compound the 30 percent loss on common bases; a single full reset on the same starting state costs the same percentage of common materials and one menu confirmation.
Audit before committing. The refund preview shows exactly which materials come back at what quantity; confirm the high-value stack matches expectations before pressing through.
Aeserion gear floor. Aeserion gear ships at refinement level 5 and the extract option greys out at that floor; do not plan to refund scales below level 5.
Pair extractions with Abyss farming runs. Players running Abyss Gear loops should keep one extract visit on the calendar so artifacts do not stay locked in second-tier weapons.
Keep base materials on hand. Re-enhancing after an extraction needs base materials; planning ahead avoids a second trip to Refinement and Upgrade Materials vendors.
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.