All Urdavah research tasks in Crimson Desert

Published March 22, 2026, 8:29 PM EDT

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Urdavah Research is locked to the Crimson Desert i region Crimson Desert. To get to the Urdavah research, you need to head north, where you'll find Valtus writing on the balcony. With Valtus, you can claim a lot of research tasks that have unique unlockable features.

Below we will share the research tasks that Valtus has in store and where you can find him within Urdavah's castle walls. That way, you'll have an abundance of upgrades ready in no time, which will be especially useful in such hot weather.

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How to unlock Urdavah research in Crimson Desert

You will come comes to the Crimson Desert region in Chapter 9, of coursewhere you have to go to Urdavaha.
But if you want to reach this region earlier, simple go north into the Crimson Desert, and you'll find an Abyss Nexus (fast travel) up the rocky mountain.
Urdavah Research Institute can be found with Valtusthe research manager.
Valtus is located on the middle floorwhere you can take an elevator up to see him outside his balcony.
If you can't talk to Valtus yet, head across the corridor and examine the golden statueand then return to him.

All Urdavaha research tasks in Crimson Desert

Research assignment	Time & resources	Unlocks
Desert Lifestyle Research	2 hours 1.10 Silver coins	Approve equipment drawings for desert equipment.
Research on bioenergy enhancement	9 hours 11 Silver coins	Get significant energy from cooking.
Research on red seaweed	18 hours 12 Silver coins	Maximum endurance.
Fusion unit for wind energy	6 hours 7 Silver coins	Mission dispatch to craft Propeller Spear, Gale Shield and Air Blaster.
Research high capacity energy power unit	22 hours 70 Silver coins	Mission dispatch to manufacture ATAG Plating Mk II and ATAG Plating Mk III.
Golden vein research	8 hours 130 Silver coins	New research using gold veins.
Circulating energy research	20 hours 100 silver coins	Various accessory drawings.