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How To Craft More Palmer Pills

19 March 2026

Crimson Desert can be an unforgiving game when it comes to boss fights and skill checks, but there are various useful resources that make the experience just a little bit easier. Aside from carrying a healthy supply of food and healing materials, there’s one crucial item that you’ll want to stock up on before each challenging encounter.

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS FOR CRIMSON DESERTPalmer Pills are an essential consumable item in Crimson Desert that allow players to respawn at 30% health after dying in a fight. And while they can be found in random places around the world, the crafting recipe can be found extremely early in the game, allowing players to stock up much faster and easier.

Where To Find The Palmer Pill Crafting Recipe

Crimson Desert Kliff sitting at campfire

The Palmer Pill crafting recipe in Crimson Desert can actually be found in a few different locations, but the easiest and earliest place to get it is just northwest of Hernand in a small cave. Traveling on the main path north out of the city, you can find Shadow’s Whisper Cave in a small nook in the mountains, shown below:

Inside, you can read and decipher the Palmer Pill recipe, as well as gain access to what will likely be your first Cauldron. The Palmer Pill recipe can also be found later in the game during one of the Pororin Forest research quests, though you’ll likely want access to the recipe much earlier.

How To Craft More Palmer Pills In Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert Cauldron Palmer Pill list

Once you’ve tracked down the Palmer Pill recipe, you’ll need to return to the cave or any other Cauldron throughout the game with the necessary materials. It’s pretty easy to farm various materials for more Palmer Pills, considering the recipe requires commonly found plants, mushrooms, and herbs, as well as water.

The recipe requires 2x water and 15x of any one of the following materials:

Rosemary (any variety)
Cotton
Lavendar (any variety)
Shrubby Sophora
Dunbaria
Croton
Red Croton
Marigold
Peony
Begonia
False Starwort
Dendrobium Orchid
Satintail Root
Short Horn
Ginseng (any variety)
Bear’s Gallbladder
Long Horn
Lily of the Valley
Pansy
Rosebay
False Hellebore
Coral Mushroom
Oakwood Mushroom
Pine Mushroom

As you can see, there’s no shortage of options when it comes to materials in the world that you can use to craft more Palmer Pills. Your easiest bet if you’re looking to farm Palmer Pills is to head to the Witch’s house in the Witchwoods where you’ll find a massive field of Red Croton.

Alternatively, Peonies, Lavendar, Rosemary, and Begonias are extremely common and often found in large patches, so it’s worth your time to gather any of the above materials in excess when you stumble across them. Crimson Desert is sure to present players with multiple skill checks and some frustratingly difficult bosses, but having a stockpile of Palmer Pills will give you a much better shot at victory.