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11Overview22The Alchemy Formula: Platinum is a rare crafting recipe in Crimson Desert that allows players to transmute base materials into Platinum, one of the most valuable high-tier resources in the game. The recipe is found inside the Scholastone Institute Library, tucked away on a bookshelf in the galleria section of the main building. Platinum stands out among alchemy products for its exceptional durability and oxidation resistance, making it a core ingredient in advanced catalysts and duration-enhancing items. It also sells for a high price, making it one of the best late-game silver generators.44Recipe Location66The Platinum recipe is located in the Scholastone Institute Library, a research hub that becomes accessible from Chapter 5 onward. Follow these steps to reach it:99Enter through the main Scholastone Institute gate and head into the main building.Pass the reputation vendor on your left side.Go up the stairs leading to the upper level.Loop back on yourself toward the right-hand galleria (the elevated balcony section).Examine the lower rows of the bookshelf on the right side. The recipe scroll sits on one of the bottom three shelves.Pick up the "Alchemy Formula: Platinum" and open your inventory to read it. Reading the formula officially registers it in your recipe list.1111Tip: You can use a triple jump to reach the galleria balcony more quickly rather than taking the stairs all the way around.1313Crafting Requirements1515Unlike most alchemy recipes, the Platinum formula is not crafted at an Alchemist's Cauldron. Instead, it requires a Witch station for transmutation. The nearest Witch station is located inside Shadow's Whisper Cave, right next to the Cauldron there.1717IngredientQuantityWhere FoundGold Bar1Mining, treasure chests, alchemy (crafted from Gold Ore)Brimstone4Gathered at Brimstone Springs in the Hernand regionMercury3Quicksilver deposits at Silver Wolf Mountain and Hexe SanctuaryHoly Water2Quest rewards and specialty merchants1919Crafting Station: Witch2020The Platinum recipe specifically requires a Witch to process. Regular Cauldrons cannot produce Platinum. The first Witch station most players encounter is inside Shadow's Whisper Cave, located north of Hernand City, just west of Three Saints' Falls. To reach it, look for a narrow crack in the cliff face at the bottom of the bridge near a fast travel platform. Squeeze through the crack to enter the cave.2222Inside Shadow's Whisper Cave you will find the Witch Sylvia, who is both a crafting station and quest NPC. The Cauldron is also present in the same chamber, so this cave functions as a one-stop crafting hub for both standard alchemy and Witch transmutation recipes.2424Warning: Do not enter Shadow's Whisper Cave before receiving the letter from the White Crow. There is a known bug where Sylvia disappears from the cave if you visit too early, which locks you out of Witch crafting at that location.2626What Platinum is Used For2828Platinum is classified as a high-tier crafting material with two primary uses:3030Advanced Catalysts and Equipment: Platinum's resistance to oxidation and its durability make it an essential component in crafting duration-enhancing items and high-end catalysts. These are used to improve the effectiveness and longevity of other crafted gear and consumables.Silver Generation: Platinum has one of the highest sell values among craftable items. If you have a steady supply of Gold Bars and Brimstone in the late game, mass-producing Platinum and selling it to vendors is one of the most efficient ways to accumulate silver.3232Ingredient Sourcing Tips3434Gold Bars3636Gold Bars are the bottleneck ingredient for Platinum production. You can find them in treasure chests scattered across the world, earn them from certain quests, or craft them through alchemy. The Gold Bar alchemy recipe itself requires 3 Brimstone, 3 Mercury, and 10 Silver Ore, also processed at a Witch station. Since both the Gold Bar and Platinum recipes share Brimstone and Mercury as ingredients, farming these materials in bulk is essential for sustained Platinum production.3838Brimstone4040Brimstone is gathered from Brimstone Springs in the Hernand region. This is a gathering node that respawns, so you can revisit the area to stock up. Since each Platinum craft requires 4 Brimstone (plus 3 more if you are also crafting your own Gold Bars), Brimstone Springs will become a regular farming destination.4242Mercury4444Mercury deposits appear as quicksilver pools that can be solidified and collected. The primary gathering locations are Silver Wolf Mountain and Hexe Sanctuary. You can also unlock all Mercury deposit locations on your map by completing Project 3A: Mercury Research at the Delesyia Castle research projects, which costs 7 Silver and takes 6 hours. Building trust with the Scholar NPC in Scholastone to 100 (by gifting 10 hides) can also yield Mercury as a reward.4646Holy Water4848Holy Water is obtained primarily through quest rewards and from specialty merchants. Keep an eye out for side quests that offer Holy Water as a completion reward, and check merchant inventories regularly as stock rotates.5050Other Cauldron and Witch Locations5252While Shadow's Whisper Cave is the most commonly used crafting hub, there are several other locations where you can access Cauldrons and Witch stations:5454LocationTypeNotesShadow's Whisper CaveCauldron + WitchNorth of Hernand, west of Three Saints' Falls; contains both stationsHernand Town (East Side)CauldronVacant building with a mortar and pestle sign; Cauldron only, no WitchWitch's HouseCauldron + WitchSouthwest Hernand region; progression-lockedGreymane CampAlchemy LabUnlocked through main story quest progressionTimberham SawmillPurchasable CauldronBuy a portable Cauldron for approximately 40 silver from the furniture salesman5656All discovered Cauldrons are permanently pinned to your map after your first interaction, making return visits straightforward. Remember that Platinum specifically needs a Witch station, so only locations with a Witch (Shadow's Whisper Cave, Witch's House) will work for this recipe.5757Tips5959Always read the recipe scroll from your inventory after picking it up. Simply collecting the scroll is not enough; you must open and read it to register the formula.If you plan to farm Platinum for silver income, set up a route that hits Brimstone Springs, Silver Wolf Mountain, and any Holy Water merchants in sequence before returning to Shadow's Whisper Cave to craft.The Platinum recipe becomes available in Chapter 5 when Scholastone opens. By that point you should have access to all the ingredient sources listed above.Consider completing the Mercury Research project at Delesyia Castle early. Revealing all Mercury deposits on the map saves significant exploration time.Since Gold Bars are also crafted at a Witch station with overlapping ingredients, batch your Witch crafting sessions to produce Gold Bars first, then convert some into Platinum in the same visit.6161Step by Step Walkthrough6363The recipe is tucked into a side passage of the institute and is easy to miss if you head straight for the central archive. The route below is the same one used by experienced players when prepping the Aeserion Longsword crafting chain.6565Fast travel to Scholastone Institute and approach the front gate.Open the first gate and continue straight into the entrance hall.At the inner courtyard, look for a flight of stairs on the left side rather than the wide central staircase.Take the narrow passage that the stairs lead into. The corridor curves around the back of a bookcase row.The recipe sheet is pinned to the wall on the left at the end of the passage. Interact with it to learn the formula.6767Once the recipe is read it is permanently added to the alchemy menu of any witch crafting station, so the trip only needs to be made once.6969Recipe at a Glance7171IngredientPer Platinum BarCommon SourceGold Bar1Crafted from Gold Ore and a Golden Apple at the witch stationBrimstone2Deadfire Mountain living rocks and three-vent gas rocksMercury2Frozen pond just east of the Deadfire Mountain brimstone fieldHoly Water2Purchased at the Church of Hernand or any other major church7373Where Platinum Is Used in the Aeserion Chain7474Every weapon in the Aeserion set requires Platinum on top of Aeserion Scales and the Aeserion Gear Blueprint. Plan to stockpile several Platinum bars before committing to a forging session, since each weapon consumes multiple bars and there is no early refund if you change which Aeserion variant you craft first.7676Aeserion Longsword (S-tier two-hander often picked as the first craft)Aeserion Halberd (S-tier polearm)Aeserion Sword (S-tier one-handed sword)Aeserion BowAeserion DaggerAeserion SpearAeserion GreataxeAeserion GreathammerAeserion MaceAeserion Warhammer
