How to get Bernor's Hack in Crimson Desert

Bernor's Pickaxe provides greater resources when you mine ore, and here's exactly how you can get it yourself.

How to craft Bernor's Pickaxe in Crimson Desert-1

Published April 15, 2026, 8:54 AM EDT

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Bernor's pickaxe comes with the Expert Mining trait, which means you have a 20% chance to mine additional ore. As such, players looking to harvest more minerals for upgrades and crafting will want to get this tool so they don't waste valuable resources when they can get double on every ore.

Bernor's Pickaxe will require some dedication to obtain, which you will must liberate Fort Manub in Crimson Desert and then gain +100 Trust with BernorThe Mineral Shop owner at this location. It's worth every step, though, and we'll explain more below.

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How to get Bernor's Pickaxe recipe in Crimson Desert

Liberate Fort Manub in the Crimson Desert and complete the “Masked Bandits” Faction Quest from the “Lords of Unclaimed Lands” tab.
This Faction Quest will require you to complete “The Maskless” set of quests, which includes the Masked Liberator Boss fight, so you may want to be decently decked out for this instead of rushing here immediately.
Once Fort Manub is liberated, you can find Bernor, the Mineral Shop vendor.
Gift Bernor gold bars or copper bags to reach +100 Trustwhere you can then buy Bernor's Pickaxe Blueprint from his shop for 5 silver coins.
After reading Bernor's Pickaxe Blueprint, you can read the book from your inventory to learn the recipe.

How to craft Bernor's Pickaxe in Crimson Desert

Go to any forge to craft Bernor's Pickaxe from the “Everyday Equipment” section for the following materials:

Material	How to get
Fine Timber x30	Obtained by chopping trees with an axe.
Iron Ore x20	Bought from mineral stores and equipment stores.
Rugged Hide x10	Easily found by skinning animals found in the western Tashkalp region of the Crimson Desert.
Diamond x10	Found in Hernand Highlands Cave, just south of Howling Hill Camp.