Black Desert Olvia Life Skills Contribution Dailies Guide

Black Desert Online Olvia Life Skills Contribution Dailies Guide with a list of all the dailies that give gathering, processing, cooking and alchemy XP.

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General Info/Dailies List

Olvia Life Skill dailies are some of the best way to advance gathering, processing, alchemy and cooking skills as you gain huge amounts of skill XP when completing them. You also get a decent amount of Contribution XP doing these dailies, even rivaling those earned from Calpheon dailies but they do take much longer to complete.

For best time efficiency, I would recommend you pick up all the dailies under a category that you are able to based on your skill level (i.e. all the lumbering/sap dailies) as they tend to overlap and you are able to complete multiple dailies at the same time.

XP: XP is calculated by comparing the amount of Life Skill XP granted between the dailies. For example if you are at Gathering Skill Level 7, a daily with Large XP gain will give you 10%, Medium XP gain will give you 5% and Small XP gain will give you 1%. This value varies depending on your Life Skill level as you get less at higher levels.

Dailies List

Lumbering/Sap	Task	Requirement	XP Type	XP
Avidio’s Guard Service	10 Logs	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering	Small
Reviving a Fish	Fill 10 Bottles	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering	Small
Hop! Step! Jump!	10 Birch Timber 2 Birch Plank	Gathering Apprentice 2+	Gathering/Processing	Small
Withering Trees	8 Ash Sap 8 Maple Sap 4 Birch Sap	Gathering Apprentice 2+	Gathering	Med
Sady’s Tool Supply	25 Maple Timber 5 Maple Planks	Gathering Apprentice 2+	Gathering/Processing	Med
Treatment for Bison	10 Fir Sap	Gathering Apprentice 5+	Gathering	Small
Wooter, Wocester’s Pupil	15 Fir Timber	Gathering Apprentice 5+	Gathering	Med
Julietta’s Hobby	15 Maple Timber	Gathering Apprentice 5+	Gathering	Med
Daily Training	20 Logs 2 Usable Scantling	Gathering Apprentice 10+	Gathering/Processing	Med
More than Moderate	10 Ash Planks 1 Ash Plywood	Gathering Apprentice 10+	Processing	Large
Old Tree	1 Old Tree Bark	Gathering Skilled 5+	Gathering	Large
Reed of the Spirits	1 Spirit’s Leaf	Gathering Skilled 5+	Gathering	Large
Blood/Hide/Meat	Task	Requirement	XP Type	XP
Blood of Beasts	10 Wolf Blood 7 Fox Blood	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering	Small
Making a Saddle	15 Weasel Hide 3 Thin Hide	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering/Processing	Small
Meat for a Cat	5 Weasel Meat	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering/Processing	Small
Meat Wars	10 Wolf Meat	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering	Small
Support the Supporter	10 Fragrant Jerky	Gathering Beginner 10+	Processing	Small
Marv Hates Wolves	15 Wolf Hides	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering	Small
Lacy Hates Hides	20 Fox Hides	Gathering Apprentice 5+	Gathering	Med
Herbs/Crops	Task	Requirement	XP Type	XP
Nodmir’s Passion	15 Weeds	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering	Small
Medical Botany	5 Fire Flake Flowers	Gathering Apprentice 2+	Gathering	Small
A Herb Crusher	15 Sunrise Herbs	Gathering Apprentice 5+	Gathering	Med
Hay for Chiara	4 Dry Mane Grass	Gathering Apprentice 5+	Gathering	Med
Gathering is Fun!	3 Silver Azalea	Gathering Apprentice 10+	Gathering	Med
Raymond Loves Grapes	5 Grapes	Gathering Skilled 3+	Gathering	Small
Mining	Task	Requirement	XP Type	XP
Willkevic’s Request	10 Rough Stones	Gathering Beginner 10+	Gathering	Small
Master’s Perseverance	10 melted Copper Shards 1 Copper Ingot	Gathering Apprentice 10+	Processing	Large
Milking	Task	Requirement	XP Type	XP
Milkin’ the Potion	Milk Successfully	Gathering Apprentice 2+	Gathering	Med
Young Shepard	Milk Successfully	Gathering Apprentice 2+	Gathering	Small
Alchemy	Task	Requirement	XP Type	XP
Julietta the Rookie	3 Clear Liquid Reagent 3 Pure Powder Reagent	Pre-quest	Alchemy	Small
Chiara’s Hide Treatment	1 Leather Gaze	Alchemy Apprentice 1+	Alchemy	Small
Method of Hemostasis	1 Elixir of Hemostasis	Alchemy Apprentice 1+	Alchemy	Small
Curtis’ Metal Solvent	1 Metal Solvent	Alchemy Apprentice 1+	Alchemy	Small
Bionier’s Jewels	1 Gem Polisher	Alchemy Apprentice 1+	Alchemy	Small
Just Like a Seal	1 Seal Elixir	Alchemy Apprentice 1+	Alchemy	Small
Wocester, Enhancing Plywood	1 Plywood Hardener	Alchemy Apprentice 1+	Alchemy	Small
Learning Never Stops #1	2 Clown’s Blood	Alchemy Skilled 1+	Alchemy	Large
Learning Never Stops #2	2 Tyrant’s Blood	Alchemy Skilled 1+	Alchemy	Large
Learning Never Stops #3	5 Oil of Regeneration	Alchemy Skilled 1+	Alchemy	Large
Learning Never Stops #4	5 Oil of Tranquility	Alchemy Skilled 1+	Alchemy	Large
Cooking	Task	Requirement	XP Type	XP
Everyone Loves Cheese	2 Cheese	Cooking Beginner 10+	Cooking	Small
A Glass of Beer	5 Beer	Cooking Beginner 10+	Cooking	Large
Good Snack	3 Boiled Eggs	Cooking Beginner 10+	Cooking	Large
A Poultry Dish	1 Fried Bird	Cooking Beginner 10+	Cooking	Large

Gathering – Lumbering/Sap

Avidio’s Guard Service

• NPC: Avidio
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Gather 10 Logs by Lumbering

Reviving a Fish

• NPC: Arden
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Purified Water or Distilled Water
• Fill the 10 Empty Bottles with Sea Water (buy them from material vendor)

Hop! Step! Jump!

• NPC: Heinz
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 2+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Processing XP, Gathering XP, Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Get 10 Birch Timber by Lumbering and Get 2 Birch Planks by Chopping

Withering Trees

• NPC: Bionier
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 2+
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of 5 Purified Water or 5 Distilled Water
• Get 8 Ash Sap, 8 Maple Sap and 4 Birch Sap with the Fluid Collector.

Sady’s Tool Supply

• NPC: Sady, Unlock the quest by gaining 300 Amity with her
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 2+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Processing XP, Gathering XP, Choice of gathering tools
• Get 25 Maple Timber by logging and then process them to make 5 Maple Planks.

Treatment for Bison

• NPC: Kebira
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 5+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Get 10 Fir Sap with the Fluid Collector

Wooter, Wocester’s Pupil

• NPC: Wooter
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 5+
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Pepper Seed or Garlic Seed
• Get 15 Fir Lumber from lumbering.

Julietta’s Hobby

• NPC: Julietta, Unlock the quest by gaining 150 Amity with her
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 5+
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Bloody Tree Knot, Spirit’s Leaf, Monk’s Branch, Old Tree Bark (Pick Bloody Tree Knot)
• Get 15 Maple Timbers from lumbering.

Daily Training

• NPC: Buntt
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 10+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Processing XP, Gathering XP, Choice of Powder of Darkness, Flame, Crevice, Earth or Time
• Get 20 Logs by Lumbering. Make 2 Usable Scantling by Chopping.

More than Moderate

• NPC: Wocester, Unlock the quest by gaining 300 Amity with him.
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 10+, Chopping: Beginner Knowledge
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Processing XP.  Choice of Melted Tin Shard or Melted Lead Shard.
• Obtain 10 Ash Planks by Chopping, Produce 1 Ash Plywood by Chopping.

Old Tree

• NPC: Layen
• Requirement: Gathering Skilled 5+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Monk’s Branch, Red Tree Lump, Spirit’s Leaf
• Get 1 Old Tree Bark from lumbering (rare drop).

Reed of the Spirits

• NPC: Kid
• Requirement: Gathering Skilled 5+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Powder of Darkness, Flame, Crevice, Earth and Time.
• Get 1 Spirit’s Leaf from lumbering/farming (rare drop).

Gathering – Blood/Hide/Meat

Blood of Beasts

• NPC: Rachel
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Get 10 Wolf Blood and 7 Fox Blood using the Fluid Collector

Making a Saddle

• NPC: Jerry
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Processing XP, Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Get 15 Weasel Hide by Tanning
• Process 3 Thin Hide by Drying

Meat for a Cat

• NPC: Romie
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Processing XP, Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Get 5 Weasel Meat by Butchering

Meat Wars

• NPC: Marv
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Milk or Egg
• Gather 10 Wolf Meat (the meat here will be used for the next daily Support the Supporter)

Support the Supporter

• NPC: Baldos
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Processing XP, Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Make 10 Fragrant Jerky by drying Wolf, Fox or Weasel Meat

Marv Hates Wolves

• NPC: Marv
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Potato, Corn, Wheat, Barley.
• Gather 15 Wolf Hides

Lacy Hates Hides

• NPC: Lacy
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 5+
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP. Choice of Beer or Grain Soup
• Gather 20 Fox Hides

Gathering – Herbs/Crops

Nodmir’s Passion

• NPC: Nodmir, Unlock by gaining 100 Amity with him.
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Gather 15 weeds from Wild Herbs, Thickets and Bushes

Medical Botany

• NPC: Lloyd
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 2+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Cloud, Sky, Tiger, Emperor Mushrooms (Pick Cloud Mushroom)
• Gather 5 Fire Flake Flowers

A Herb Crusher

• NPC: Bertoli
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 5+
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Fortune Teller, Arrow, Dwarf or Ghost Mushrooms (Pick Dwarf Mushrooms)
• Gather 15 Sunrise Herbs

Hay for Chiara

• NPC: Chiara Coop, Unlock the quest by gaining 150 Amity with her
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 5+
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Fortune Teller, Arrow, or Dwarf Mushrooms (Pick Dwarf Mushrooms)
• Gather 4 Dry Mane Grass

Gathering is Fun!

• NPC: Puzia
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Fog, Hump, Bluffer, Ancient, Amanita Mushrooms
• Gather 3 Silver Azalea

Raymond Loves Grapes

• NPC: Raymond
• Requirement: Gathering Skilled 3+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP, Choice of Milk or Egg
• Gather 5 Grapes

Gathering – Mining

Willkevic’s Request

• NPC: Wilkevic
• Requirement: Gathering Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Gathering XP. Choice of 3 Med HP Pot or 2 Med MP Pot.
• Get 10 Rough Stones by Mining

Master’s Perseverance

• NPC: Curtis, Unlock by gaining 200 Amity with him.
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 10+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Processing XP. Choice of Pine Plank or Cedar Plank.
• Make 10 Melted Copper Shards and 1 Copper Ingot.

Milking

Milkin’ the Potion

• NPC: Algena
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 2+
• Rewards: 70 Contrib XP, Recover 5 Energy, Gathering XP. Choice of Milk or Egg.
• Succeed in the Cow-Milking Minigame once

Young Shepherd

• NPC: Flute Boy
• Requirement: Gathering Apprentice 2+
• Rewards: 50 Contrib XP, Strength XP, Gathering XP. Choice of Milk, Pork, Egg, Potato.
• Succeed in the Cow-Milking Minigame once

Alchemy

Julietta, the Rookie Alchemist

• NPC: Julietta
• Requirement: Finished the Alchemy Catalyst, Clear Liquid Reagent quest.
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Alchemy XP, Choice of Wild Grass, Silk Honey Grass, Sunrise Herb, Silver Azalea, or Fire Flake Flower
• Make 3 Clear Liquid Reagent (1 Salt, 1 Sunrise Herb, 1 Purified Water, 1 Weed/Wild Grass) and 3 Pure Powder Reagent (1 Sugar, 1 Silver Azalea, 1 Purified Water, 1 Weed/Grass)

Chiara’s Hide Treatment

• NPC: Chiara Coop
• Requirement: Alchemy Apprentice 1+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Alchemy XP, Choice of Trace of Savagery, Origin, Ascension, Earth.
• Make Leather Gaze using Alchemy
  • 1 Clear Liquid Reagent, 2 Powder of Darkness, 3 Maple Sap, 3 Trace of Ascension
  • Trace of Ascension is a rare drop from the Old Tree Spirit’s Token node in Ancient Stone Chamber (Need to invest in the Ancient Stone Chamber node first and then spend 35 energy with the node manager in a conversation to unlock that node).
  • Powder of Darkness is a rare drop from Iron Ore nodes.

Method of Hemostasis

• NPC: Akan
• Requirement: Alchemy Apprentice 1+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Alchemy XP, Choice of Cloud, Sky or Tiger Mushroom (Pick Cloud Mushroom)
• Make 1 Elixir of Hemostasis using alchemy: 1 Pure Powder Reagent, 1 Ash Sap, 1 Cloud Mushroom, 3 Purified Water

Curtis’ Metal Solvent

• NPC: Curtis
• Requirement: Alchemy Apprentice 1+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Alchemy XP, Choice of Trace of Savagery, Origin, Ascension, Earth.

• Make 1 Metal Solvent: 1 Clear Liquid Reagent, 4 Rough Stone, 3 Melted Iron Shard, 2 Trace of Savagery.
• Trace of Savagery is a rare drop from the node unlocked in Lynch Farm Ruins by investing in Lynch Farm Ruins first and then spend 35 energy to talk to the node manager to unlock the Altar Imp’s Broken Trumpet node.

Bionier’s Jewels

• NPC: Bionier
• Requirement: Alchemy Apprentice 1+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Alchemy XP, Choice of Trace of Savagery, Origin, Ascension, Earth.
• Make 1 Gem Polisher: 1 Pure Powder Reagent, 4 Processed Coal, 6 Purified Water, 2 Trace of Origin
  • Processed Coal: Made by heating Coal (Coal node north of Keplan)
  • Trace of Origin is a rare drop from the node unlocked in Glish Ruins by investing in the node first and then spend 35 energy to talk to the node manager to unlock the sub-node.

Just Like a Seal

• NPC: Bionier
• Requirement: Alchemy Apprentice 1+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Alchemy XP, Choice of Fortune Teller, Arrow or Dwarf Mushroom (Pick Dwarf Mushroom).
• Make 1 Seal Elixir: 1 Birch Sap, 4 Wolf Blood, 5 Purified Water, 3 Dwarf Mushrooms

Wocester, Enhancing Plywood

• NPC: Wocester
• Requirement: Alchemy Apprentice 1+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Alchemy XP, Choice of Trace of Savagery, Origin, Ascension, Earth.
• Make 1 Plywood Hardener: 1 Pure Powder Reagent, 4 Fir Sap, 3 Bloody Tree Knot, 3 Trace of the Earth.
  • Trace of Earth is a rare drop from the Old Tree Spirit’s Token node in Ancient Stone Chamber (Need to invest in the Ancient Stone Chamber node first and then spend 35 energy with the node manager in a conversation to unlock that node).
  • Bloody Tree Knot can be obtained as a rare drop by workers from the Fir Lumber node in Treant Forest north of Trent in the SW corner of the map.

Learning Never Stops #1

• NPC: Bofin
• Requirement: Alchemy Skilled 1+, Completed Bofin’s  (available starting at Alchemy apprentice 8+).
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Alchemy XP, Choice of Fruit of Crimson Flame, Abundance, Nature, Magic Power
• Make 2x Clown’s Blood (1 Clear Liquid Reagent, 2 Wolf Blood, 1 Powder of Darkness, 1 Spirit’s Leaf)
  • Spirit’s Leaf can be obtained from farming or from the Cedar Timber node at Lumberjack’s Rest Area around Trent (rare drop, higher luck workers have better drops)
  • Powder of Darkness is a rare drop from Iron Ore nodes.

Learning Never Stops #2

• NPC: Bofin
• Requirement: Alchemy Skilled 1+, Completed Bofin and Corin’s series of quests (available starting at Alchemy apprentice 8+).
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Alchemy XP, Choice of Fruit of the Sun, Enchantment, Perfection, Destruction
• Make 2x Tyrant’s Blood (1 Pure Powder Reagent, 2 Bear/Troll/Ogre Blood, 1 Trace of Savagery, 1 Monk’s Branch)
  • Troll Blood is easier to acquire and can be acquire from the trolls north of Calpheon
  • Trace of Savagery is a rare drop from the node unlocked in Lynch Farm Ruins by investing in Lynch Farm Ruins first and then spend 35 energy to talk to the node manager to unlock the Altar Imp’s Broken Trumpet node.
  • Monk’s Branch can be acquired as a rare drop from workers farming timber nodes or from farming.

Learning Never Stops #3

• NPC: Corin
• Requirement: Alchemy Skilled 1+, Completed Bofin and Corin’s series of quests (available starting at Alchemy apprentice 8+).
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Alchemy XP, Choice of Essence of Crimson Flame, Abundance, Nature, the Sun.
• Make 5x Oil of Regeneration (1 Legendary Beast’s Blood, 1 Fruit of Crimson Flame, 1 Powder of Crevice, 1 Red Tree Lump)
  • Legendary Beast’s Blood: 2 Spirit’s Leaf, 1 Trace of the Earth, 1 Pure Powder Reagent, 5 Lizard/Worm/Bat Blood
  • Fruit of Crimson Flame is from farming Pepper, Garlic, Hot Pepper, Pumpkin and Olive (use seed breeding option for higher drops)
  • Powder of Crevice can be obtained as a rare drop from workers farming Coal (north of Keplan)
  • Red Tree Lumps is a rare drop from workers farming Birch Timbers (nodes north of Calpheon).

Learning Never Stops #4

• NPC: Corin
• Requirement: Alchemy Skilled 1+, Completed Bofin and Corin’s series of quests (available starting at Alchemy apprentice 8+).
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Alchemy XP, Choice of Essence of Enchantment, Magic Power, Perfection, Destruction.
• Make 5x Oil of Tranquility (1 Wise Man’s Blood, 1 Bloody Tree Knot, 1 Fruit of Magic Power, 1 Powder of Earth)
  • Wise Man’s Blood: 1 Monk’s Branch, 1 Trace of Ascension, 1 Clear Liquid Reagent, 2 Fox/Weasel Blood
  • Bloody Tree Knot can be obtained as a rare drop by workers from the Fir Lumber node in Treant Forest north of Trent in the SW corner of the map.
  • Fruit of Magic Power can be obtained from farming Emperor mushroom, Hump mushroom
  • Powder of Earth can be acquired by workers farming Tin Ore.

Cooking

All 4 Cooking dalilies are from Nadia Rowen in Olvia. The 4th daily requires 200 amity with her to unlock.

Everyone Loves Cheese

• NPC: Nadia Rowen
• Requirement: Cooking Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 40 Contribution XP, Recover 3 Energy, Cooking XP. Choice of Milk or Egg (pick Egg).
• Make 2 Cheese by Drying Milk in Simple Processing

A Glass of Beer

• NPC: Nadia Rowen
• Requirement: Cooking Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Cooking XP, Cool Draft Beer. Choice of Onion, Garlic, Hot Pepper, or Pepper.
• Make 5 Beer by Cooking (5 Grain, 6 Mineral Water, 2 Leavening Agent, 1 Sugar)

Good Snack

• NPC: Nadia Rowen
• Requirement: Cooking Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 70 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Cooking XP. Choice of Onion, Garlic, Hot Pepper, or Pepper.
• Make 3 Boiled Eggs by Cooking (3 Eggs, 6 Mineral Water, 1 Salt, 1 Cooking Wine)

A Poultry Dish

• NPC: Nadia Rowen (unlocked via 200 amity)
• Requirement: Cooking Beginner 10+
• Rewards: 120 Contribution XP, Recover 5 Energy, Cooking XP. Choice of Strawberry or Grape.
• Make Fried Bird by Cooking (7 Chicken Meat, 4 Grain Flour, 2 Eggs, 3 Pepper)