Platinum

Overview

Platinum is a rare crafting material in Crimson Desert that gleams with a silvery light and does not oxidize. It has outstanding durability and magical conductivity, making it highly valued for advanced alchemical catalysts and endurance enhancers. Platinum is primarily used in crafting endgame weapons and armor rather than as a direct source of income, since it cannot be invested at the bank the way Gold Bars can. It can only be produced through alchemy at a Witch NPC.

In-game description: "A rare ore that gleams with a silvery light that doesn't oxidize. With outstanding durability and magical conductivity, it's highly valued as a material for advanced alchemical catalysts or endurance enhancers. Can only be crafted through a witch."

How to Get the Platinum Recipe

The Alchemy Formula: Platinum is found inside the Scholastone Institute library. Enter the main central entrance and proceed to the large courtyard corridor at the back. A magical door pulses and opens as you approach. Inside the library, take either the left or right staircase to the second floor. Walk along the left balcony to the back corner, where the recipe scroll sits on a bookshelf. Make sure to equip the scroll from your inventory and use your Lantern on it to permanently learn the formula.

The recipe is found inside the Scholar Stone Institute. Head to the second level of the institute's library and search the bookshelves there. The recipe scroll will be interactable once you are close enough. This is the only known source for the platinum crafting recipe.

Crafting Recipe

Platinum is crafted at a Witch NPC, not at a Cauldron. At least one Witch is located near the Cauldron inside Shadow's Whisper Cave.

One of the key ingredients for crafting platinum is holy water. Unlike many rare materials that require farming or exploration, holy water can be purchased directly from any church through the buy menu. Combined with a gold bar and other gathered materials, the crafting process itself is straightforward once you have the recipe.

Uses

Platinum is used in several advanced crafting recipes for endgame weapons and armor. Its high durability and magical conductivity make it essential for the strongest equipment tiers in the game. While Platinum can also be sold for profit, its primary value lies in unlocking top-tier gear recipes.

Aserian Weapon Performance

Aserian weapons crafted with platinum share the same base stats as weapons made from more common materials. This is a noted disappointment among players given the high material cost involved in obtaining platinum. The long sword variant is a partial exception, as it comes with critical rate as a default stat. At maximum level with two level 3 crit abyss gears socketed, the Aserian long sword reaches +9 critical rate.

Currently, Aserian weapons are primarily an aesthetic and prestige choice rather than a competitive upgrade. There is community hope that Pearl Abyss will eventually adjust the stats on Aserian weapons to better justify the platinum investment required to craft them.

Tips

• Craft Gold Bars first using 3 Brimstone + 3 Mercury + 10 Silver Ore, then use those Gold Bars as an ingredient for Platinum.

• Stock up on Holy Water from town churches whenever you visit a settlement. It is easy to overlook since it is sold by a specialized vendor rather than general merchants.

• The total material cost for one Platinum (including the Gold Bar ingredient) is: 7 Brimstone, 6 Mercury, 10 Silver Ore, and 2 Holy Water.

• If you are focused on making money, sell Gold Bars directly and invest them at the bank. Reserve Platinum crafting for when you need endgame equipment.

Basic Information

See Also

• Gold Bar - Required ingredient and the most profitable sellable item

• Alchemy Formula: Platinum - The recipe scroll for Platinum crafting

• Scholastone Institute - Where the Platinum recipe is found

• Brimstone, Mercury, Holy Water - Required ingredients

• Alchemy Recipes - Full list of alchemy formulas