Mercury
Mercury is a silvery liquid metal in Crimson Desert harvested by freezing pools with ice-imbued bow shots. Found at the Hexe Sanctuary and Silver Wolf Mountain, it is a key ingredient in Gold Bar and Platinum crafting.
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Mercury is a miscellaneous item and alchemy material in Crimson Desert. It is a silvery liquid metal that flows like water, earning the name "Flowing Silver." Prolonged skin contact causes discoloration, making it hazardous to handle. Mercury is a key ingredient in both Gold Bar and Platinum crafting, making it one of the most important alchemy materials in the game.
In-game description: "A silvery liquid metal that flows like water, earning the name 'Flowing Silver.' It seeps into the skin like poison upon prolonged contact, causing discoloration. It is harvested as a solid by freezing pools near Silver Wolf Mountain and the Hexe Sanctuary."
Mercury is harvested from frozen pools at two known locations. You need the ice imbuement for your bow charge skill to collect it.
The Hexe Sanctuary contains Mercury pools alongside the Brimstone deposits, making it efficient to farm both materials in a single trip. Look for silvery frozen pools in the area. Use your bow's charged shot with ice element imbued to freeze the pools into solid ice blocks. Breaking the blocks yields a large amount of Mercury. After harvesting, the pool disappears but respawns later, allowing repeated farming.
A second Mercury deposit is located near Silver Wolf Mountain in the Pailune region. The silvery pool is visible when skydiving down toward the area. Use the same ice bow technique to freeze and harvest it.
Equip your bow and make sure ice element imbuement is active.
Find a Mercury pool (look for silvery liquid on the ground).
Use a charged bow shot aimed at the pool to freeze the liquid into ice blocks.
Attack the ice blocks to break them and collect Mercury.
The pool will vanish after harvesting but respawns over time. Return later for more.
Mercury is required for two of the most valuable alchemy recipes in the game:
Recipe | Mercury Required | Other Ingredients | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 | Brimstone x3, Silver Ore x10 | Witch NPC | |
3 | Gold Bar x1, Brimstone x4, Holy Water x2 | Witch NPC |
Always farm Mercury and Brimstone in the same trip at the Hexe Sanctuary, since both materials are found in the same area.
Make sure your bow has ice imbuement equipped before heading to Mercury locations. Without it, you cannot freeze the pools.
The Silver Wolf Mountain deposit is a good supplementary source if you need extra Mercury between Hexe Sanctuary respawns.
For a single Gold Bar, you need 3 Mercury. For one Platinum, you need 6 Mercury total (3 for the Gold Bar ingredient + 3 for the Platinum recipe itself).
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Type | Miscellaneous |
Harvesting Tool | Bow with ice imbuement (charged shot) |
Brimstone - Fellow alchemy material found at the same locations
Gold Bar - Crafted using Mercury
Platinum - High-tier material also requiring Mercury
Materials - Overview of all crafting materials
Alchemy Recipes - Full list of alchemy formulas