BDO Excavation Node

The Excavation Node is a special type of gathering node in Black Desert Online:

Overview [ edit ]

An Excavation Node is a kind of gathering node that can be assigned workers too. However, excavation nodes are not visible until discovered by learning the knowledge from the appropriate NPC.

Excavation Nodes can provide the hard to get "traces" used in higher end recipes and Alchemy. Excavation Nodes also provide a couple of junk items so you will require at least 5 storage slots available in the worker's city to start work.

Unlocking an Excavation Node [ edit ]

You usually need to discover the parent node, then spend 35 energy at Node Manager to unhide the excavation sub-node.

Excavation Nodes [ edit ]

Balenos [ edit ]

Ancient Stone Chamber [ edit ]

Trace of Earth

Trace of Ascension

Get Excavation Node Knowledge from Jarette Domongatt (who is the Node Manager for Ancient Stone Chamber). Requires discovery of Ancient Stone Chamber/35 Energy

Serendia [ edit ]

Glish Ruins [ edit ]

Trace of Origin

Trace of Hunting

Get Excavation Node Knowledge from Karu (who is the Node Manager for Glish Ruins). Requires discovery of Glish Ruins, connecting node, 35 Energy

Lynch Farm Ruins [ edit ]

Trace of Savagery

Trace of Hunting

Get Excavation Node Knowledge from Zara Lynch (who is the Node Manager for Lynch Farm Ruins). Requires discovery of the Lynch Farm Ruins/35 Energy

Calpheon [ edit ]

Berniato Farm [ edit ]

Trace of Battle

Trace of Forest

Get Excavation Node Knowledge from Griffian Berniato (who is the Node Manager for Berniato Farm). Requires discovery of Berniato Farm/35 Energy

Mansha Forest [ edit ]

Trace of Despair

Trace of Violence

Get Excavation Node Knowledge from Mansha (who is the Node Manager for Mansha Forest). Requires discovery of Mansha Forest/node investment/35 energy

Rhua Tree Stub [ edit ]

Trace of Despair

Trace of Forest

Get Excavation Node Knowledge from Kamasilve Priestess Lunia (who is Node Manager for the Rhua Tree Stub). Requires discovery of Rhua Tree Stub, investment in node, and 35 Energy

Mediah [ edit ]

Ancient Ruins [ edit ]

Trace of Earth

Trace of Chaos

Get Excavation Node Knowledge from Jamo Hasa (Node Manager for Ancient Ruins). Requires discovery of Ancient Ruins, investment in node, and 35 Energy

Other Traces [ edit ]

Trace of Memory: unavailable from workable nodes. Only dropped.

Trace of Death: unavailable from workable nodes. Only dropped. can also be obtained by melting some weapons (Seleth)

Trace of Wave: unavailable from workable nodes.

Strategy Guide/Tips [ edit ]