BDO Cups are accessory upgrades enhancing stats. Materials for crafting drop in Serendia Elvia zones. They can be bought on the Central Market, but are often sold out. These cups add extra stats to your gear.
What are BDO Cups?
BDO Cups represent a unique accessory upgrade system within Black Desert Online. They allow players to enhance existing accessories with additional stats, providing a boost to character performance. These Cups are not simply purchased; instead, they are crafted using materials acquired primarily from specific grind spots in the Serendia Elvia region. This makes them a significant goal for players seeking to optimize their gear. While the Central Market offers some Cups, availability is often limited, and prices tend to be high. Therefore, understanding the crafting process and material locations becomes essential for obtaining these valuable upgrades. There are cups for necklace, ring, earrings, belt and alchemy stone.
Types of Cups and Their Effects
Various Cups exist for accessory enhancement, each with unique effects; Earring Cups grant AP, while Belts offer DR or AP. Ring Cups provide HP or Crit Damage. Necklace Cups increase HP, enhancing character stats.
Earring Cup⁚ Cup of Earths Sorrows
The Cup of Earths Sorrows is the sole earring upgrade option, providing +3 All AP. Acquiring this cup enhances your offensive capabilities. It is a crucial upgrade for boosting overall damage output, making it a valuable asset for any character build.
To acquire the Cup, you must grind in specific Serendia Elvia zones. The materials needed are Shard of the Furious Night, Shard of the Drained Night, and Heart of the Arid Forest. This cup enhances the accessory with +3 AP. It’s a great option to improve your damage!
Belt Cups⁚ Cup of Tragic Nightfall and Cup of Lone Tide
For belts, BDO offers two cup choices⁚ the Cup of Tragic Nightfall and the Cup of Lone Tide. The Cup of Tragic Nightfall provides +3 All AP, while the Cup of Lone Tide offers +6 Damage Reduction. The +6 Damage Reduction from the Cup of Lone Tide is often a better choice, even for evasion-focused classes. The AP provided by the Cup of Tragic Nightfall is Hidden AP.
You must grind in Serendia Elvia zones to obtain the materials. Choose wisely, as the Damage Reduction cup is great for survivability!
Ring Cups⁚ Cup of Dwindling Starlight and Cup of a Lonely Cloud
For rings, players have two cup options⁚ the Cup of Dwindling Starlight and the Cup of a Lonely Cloud. The Cup of Dwindling Starlight grants +3 Critical Damage. The Cup of a Lonely Cloud gives +125 Max HP. Generally, the HP ring, or clouded ring, is preferred. However, the critical damage ring, or starlit ring, may be better in niche situations depending on the class being played and their critical hit rate.
Grind in Elvia servers to obtain the materials! Pick carefully, as they are long term upgrades!
Necklace Cup⁚ Cup of Arid Moonlight
For necklaces, there is only one cup choice⁚ the Cup of Arid Moonlight. This cup provides a significant boost of +150 Max HP. This makes it a valuable upgrade for enhancing survivability. This cup is also cheap and easy to acquire on the marketplace.
Crafting the Cup of Arid Moonlight requires specific materials. These materials can be obtained by grinding in designated Serendia Elvia grind spots. The Heart of the Arid Forest drops at Elvia Orc Camp and Elvia Castle Ruins. Combine materials through heating to create the cup.
Crafting Cups
Crafting cups involves gathering materials from Serendia Elvia grind spots. Combine these materials through processing (Heating) to create the desired cup. Check the central market to see if the materials are available.
Materials Needed for Each Cup
To craft cups in Black Desert Online, specific materials are required depending on the accessory you want to enhance. For example, the Cup of Earth’s Sorrows (earring) needs different materials compared to the Cup of Arid Moonlight (necklace); Similarly, the ring cups, offering HP or Critical Damage, demand varying components. Each belt cup option, for damage reduction or AP, also has unique material requirements.
You’ll need to gather shards and other resources from Elvia grind spots. Consult a detailed guide or in-game crafting notes to identify which materials are needed for each cup type.
Where to Farm Materials (Serendia Elvia Spots)
To obtain the necessary materials for crafting BDO Cups, you’ll need to venture into the Serendia Elvia grind spots. Shard of the Drained Night drops at Elvia Swamp Nagas, Elvia Bloody Monastery, and Elvia Biraghi Den. For Shard of the Furious Night and Heart of the Arid Forest, focus on Elvia Orc Camp and Elvia Castle Ruins.
Each Elvia zone offers specific materials crucial for different cup recipes. Farming efficiently requires understanding which materials drop where. Remember to check updated guides for optimal farming strategies and potential drop rate adjustments. Prepare for challenging combat!
Cup Enhancement
Cup enhancement in BDO uses heating. Enhancement chance is 100%. Enhancements can’t be stacked. Press RMB on the Cup to begin enhancement. It only requires 1 cup.
How to Enhance Cups
To enhance Cups in Black Desert Online, you’ll need to understand the simple process. First, obtain your desired Cup. Then, utilize the Processing window (L) and select Heating. Place the Cup in the window and begin the heating process. This will turn the Cup into an enhancement stone.
To enhance, simply right-click on the Cup in your inventory. This will initiate the enhancement process. Remember that each Cup requires only one enhancement stone. The enhancement chance is always 100%, guaranteeing a successful upgrade. Also, Cup enhancements can’t be stacked, so choose wisely.
Enhancement Chance
When it comes to enhancing Cups in Black Desert Online, players will be relieved to know that the enhancement chance is a guaranteed 100%; This means that every attempt to enhance a Cup will be successful, eliminating the frustration of failed enhancement attempts.
Unlike enhancing gear, where there’s a risk of failure and potential downgrades, Cup enhancements are straightforward. Simply use the required materials, and the enhancement will be applied without any chance of failure. This makes enhancing Cups a reliable way to improve your accessories with the desired stats. This simplicity allows players to focus on farming the required materials.
Cup Extraction
Cup extraction allows removal of enhancements from accessories. Refined Essence of Emotions is used for extraction to reuse the Cup. Alternatively, a quest can destroy the Cup if reuse is not desired.
Using Refined Essence of Emotions
Refined Essence of Emotions is a crucial crafted item in BDO used to remove cup enhancements from accessories. This allows you to retrieve the cup and reuse it on a different accessory, providing flexibility in gear customization. To utilize the Refined Essence, you must first acquire it through crafting. Once obtained, you can use it to safely extract the cup from the accessory without destroying it.
This process is valuable if you plan to upgrade or change accessories and want to retain the benefits of the cup. Remember that extraction requires careful planning to maximize resource efficiency.
Quest to Destroy Cups
If you don’t need to reuse a cup, you can opt to complete a quest that destroys it instead. This alternative is useful when you’re certain you won’t need the cup again and prefer to free up inventory space. The specific details of the quest, including the NPC to interact with and any required items, will need to be checked in-game.
Completing the quest offers a quick and easy way to eliminate unwanted cups without the need for extraction. This is especially helpful if you’re upgrading gear and have several obsolete cups taking up space. However, remember you don’t get the cup back.