Updates [Update] January 9th Update Notice
Black Desert
2025-01-09 09:00
Hello Adventurers, This is the Black Desert Console Service Team.
We're informing you of the latest update applied after the scheduled maintenance on Jan 9th (Thu).
Today's update brings easier access to the Pit of the Undying, Travel Separately when tagging, relaxed Agris Essence stacks and more.
We hope these help you embark on better adventures in game, Adventurers!
(Last Updated: 01/15/2025 07:32 UTC)
Fixed the issue where certain General quests in the Calpheon region, which require interaction with structures, could not be properly completed.
- Check the Market Street, Check the Antique, Bring a Water Bottle, Developing a New Menu, Vegetable Shop Errand, Material in an Order
A Mythical Horse, one of the most exquisite mounts in Black Desert, will be given to all Adventurers.
You can choose between Mythical Arduanatt, soaring through the skies, Mythical Diné, racing across the water, or Mythical Doom, capable of carrying up to six people at blazing speed.
If this is your first time acquiring a Mythical Horse, we strongly recommend getting Mythical Arduanatt.
We hope your future adventures will be as relentless as the Mythical Horses galloping across the lands of Black Desert.
Season Servers have become an essential feature for new Adventurers.
With this update, the ever reliable NPC Fughar will begin offering generous support for Adventurers.
For new Adventurers, progress after graduating from the Season is crucial. Therefore, we plan to expand Tuvala equipment enhancement from PEN (V) to DEC (X),
helping you to get closer to your next goal, Blackstar weapons.
SORCERESS
Core: Violation
BERSERKER
Titan Blow
MUSA
Crosscut (I to IV)
WIZARD
Chilling Wave (I to II)
LAHN
Furious Chase (I to Absolute), Prime: Furious Chase
Stately Dignity
DRAKANIA
Brimbolt Strike (I to Absolute), Prime: Brimbolt Strike (I to III)
SCHOLAR
Gravity's Grip
Fairy's "Continuous Care" is a functional skill useful not only for Life Skillers but also for adventurers who enjoy PvE. For adventurers visiting high-level monster zones, it's essential to keep these buff effects uninterrupted. Now, with the Fairy's Continuous Care allowing faster reuse of Cooking items and Elixirs, you can maintain these buff effects more reliably.
Tag Character Upgrade - "Travel Separately" Feature
The "Travel Separately" option has been added to the Tag Characters function.
Adventurers have been using the Tag Characters feature to manage the two characters differently based on their preferences.
However, since they always shared the same location, it was inconvenient to constantly move both characters to suit their purposes.
Now, you can freely place a character that frequently enjoys subjugation in a monster zone, while a character that often participates in Node Wars in a Node War prep location.
Expiration Date Removed from Item Drop Rate Increase items
You often had to rush to use various Item Drop Rate increase items obtained through events due to their expiration dates.
Now, you can store these items and use them whenever you wish.
Also, these items can now be stacked in a single slot as they are no longer separated by expiration dates.
There's one more update about easier storage and use of these items.
We are also preparing to allow you to store these items in the Family Inventory when this update goes live.
With today's update, Agris Essence (Ancient Anvil) caps for Blackstar weapons & defense gear, and Godr-Ayed weapons will be reduced by half.
Blackstar & Godr-Ayed weapons, in particular, provide significant help when challenging stronger monster zones. This patch aims to assist both novice adventurers attempting to get TET (IV) Blackstar weapons and veteran adventurers attempting to get PEN (V) Blackstar and Sovereign weapons.
Once this update is applied to the live servers, adventurers who have already reached Agris Essence caps will find the Ancient Anvil (100% guaranteed Enhancement) activated after logging in, allowing you to enhance right away.
※ Blackstar Weapons and Defense Gear
※ Godr-Ayed Weapons
Builder's name is displayed in the following locations.
Over the years, as Adventurers journeyed through Black Desert, the number of characters in your Family, your trusty companions, has grown. Seeing them on the End Game window can fill you with pride, but it can also be a bit frustrating when you can't quickly find the one you want to switch to. Now, you can easily rearrange your characters on the End Game window, making it simpler and more convenient to manage your Family.
We're informing you of the latest update applied after the scheduled maintenance on Jan 9th (Thu).
Today's update brings easier access to the Pit of the Undying, Travel Separately when tagging, relaxed Agris Essence stacks and more.
We hope these help you embark on better adventures in game, Adventurers!
(Last Updated: 01/15/2025 07:32 UTC)
Fixed the issue where certain General quests in the Calpheon region, which require interaction with structures, could not be properly completed.
- Check the Market Street, Check the Antique, Bring a Water Bottle, Developing a New Menu, Vegetable Shop Errand, Material in an Order
Thank You, Adventurers, for Black Desert FESTA
- We'd like to thank all of our Adventurers for joining in the 10th Anniversary Black Desert FESTA-vities.
- To express our gratitude, here's a coupon code that will grant the Ancient Hammers and Black Spirit Fairy Appearance Change Coupon.
- Redeem coupon codes via Menu → Adventurer Support → [Redeem Coupon Code].
- You can also use the [Redeem Coupon Code] function on the official website, then send any claimed in-game items via Mail on the Web Storage page.
Ancient Hammer x2
[Event] Black Spirit Fairy Appearance Change Coupon
TOAN-OTHE-R10Y-EARS
Until June 30, 2025 (23:59 UTC)
| Ancient Hammer |
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| [Event] Black Spirit Fairy Appearance Change Coupon |
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A Mythical Horse, one of the most exquisite mounts in Black Desert, will be given to all Adventurers.You can choose between Mythical Arduanatt, soaring through the skies, Mythical Diné, racing across the water, or Mythical Doom, capable of carrying up to six people at blazing speed.
If this is your first time acquiring a Mythical Horse, we strongly recommend getting Mythical Arduanatt.
We hope your future adventures will be as relentless as the Mythical Horses galloping across the lands of Black Desert.
- A Choose Your Mythical Horse Box has been distributed to all Adventurers.
 [Event] Choose Your Mythical Horse Box
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You can choose and obtain one horse emblem for Mythical Arduanatt, Mythical Doom, or Mythical Diné. The registered level 1 Mythical Horse comes with all skills learned and trained at 100%. ※ For Mythical Arduanatt, its appearance is altered using Quturan's Fruit upon registration and cannot be changed to the red/black appearance. |
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  Mythical Doom |
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   Main Skills: Shadows of Hellfire, Infernal Sprint, Infernal Legion
Mythical Doom is a reborn of Dream Horse Doom pair through Mythical Awakening.
Besides the Dark Sprint for a second sprint on the ground, it boasts Infernal Sprint for even faster and longer runs. It can also summon Doom's Shadow, allowing you and your party/platoon members to ride, even with Two-seater skill. |
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  Mythical Arduanatt |
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   Main Skills: Mighty Leap, Soaring Wings, Wings of Swiftness
Mythical Arduanatt is a reborn of Dream Horse Arduanatt pair through Mythical Awakening.
Alongside Arduanatt's sky-gliding ability, it can charge forward through the air, hover in place, and dive faster while gliding. |
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  Mythical Diné |
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   Main Skills: Quicksilver, Triple Jump, Protection of Okiara
Mythical Diné is a reborn of Dream Horse Diné pair through Mythical Awakening.
It can freely cross deserts with nature's energy and run on water using the Breath of Okiara. It also jumps higher with Triple Jump and takes no fall damage from high places. |
※ The Mythical Horse you get from the Choose Your Mythical Horse Box has a significantly lower Imperial Delivery and mount selling price.
Season Servers have become an essential feature for new Adventurers.With this update, the ever reliable NPC Fughar will begin offering generous support for Adventurers.
For new Adventurers, progress after graduating from the Season is crucial. Therefore, we plan to expand Tuvala equipment enhancement from PEN (V) to DEC (X),
helping you to get closer to your next goal, Blackstar weapons.
- A new Season: Dream to help your adventure has begun.
Permanent Benefits
- Permanently added the below season server exclusive Hot Time buff with the start of the new season.
| Season Server's Permanent Hot Time Buff |
| Combat EXP +1,000% Always! |
Season Character Ticket Issued!
- A Season Character Ticket was issued with the Jan 9, 2025 (Thu) maintenance.
- You can hold up to 5 Season Character Tickets at a time. Extra tickets will not be distributed if you already have 5 tickets,
Begin your adventure in Season: DREAM to get a Radiant Start Box!
- Upon reaching Lv. 60 with your season character, you can claim a Radiant Start Box from Challenge.
- Adventurers who've already received the Radiant Start Box from Season++ can also get Season: DREAM's Radiant Start Box.
 Radiant Start Box
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[Patrigio's Pocket Watch ] - Available for non-seasonal characters below Lv. 25 - Activate to instantly reach Lv. 61! |
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[3 Types of TET (IV) Boss Weapons] |
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[6 Types of Capotia Accessories] |
Exclusive Quests for Season Graduates
- Added Special quests with the start of the new season.
- Added new quests offering adventure support items, available once per Family through the following prerequisite quests.
| Prerequisite Quest | ||||
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[Leveling Aid] Fughar's Help
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Requirements
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Any adventurer who has graduated from the Season Server and has the "Graduation Cap" in their inventory or Equipment window | |||
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How to Start the Quest
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Black Spirit - Quest - Suggested (visible when "General" quest type is active) | |||
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- The main objectives and rewards of these quests are as follows.
| ① PvE Leveling Aid Quests | ||
| Quest Name and NPC | Objective | Rewards |
| [Leveling Aid] A New Ascent | Talk to Fughar |
  Marni's Stone of Ascent
Oquilla Piece of the Old Moon x40" |
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※ The five types of Marni's Stone of Ascent received as a reward can be used to collect samples by defeating monsters in the following zones. Once the sample collection is complete, the Marni's Stone of Ascent can be exchanged with NPC Toshi for 600 Caphras Stones each, totaling 3,000.
▶ Sample Collection Zones: Manshaum Forest, Forest Ronaros, Sherekhan Necropolis (Day), Tshira Ruins, Blood Wolf Settlement" |
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| [Leveling Aid] Operation Monster Subjugation I-IV (Follow-up quest after completing [Leveling Aid] A New Ascent) |
Defeat Any Monsters (No restriction on monster type)
- Defeat 2,000 monsters (Total 4 times) |
 Atanis' Element x100
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| [TIP] By progressing through the four questlines while collecting samples with Marni's Stone of Ascent, you can acquire leveling aid items more quickly. ▶ Therefore, we recommend remaining in the sample collection zones for Marni's Stone of Ascent. |
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| ② Enhancement Leveling Aid Quests | ||
| Quest Name and NPC | Objective | Rewards |
| [Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits | Talk to Fughar |
  Essence of Ascent - Weapon
Essence of Ascent - Accessory
   ▼ Advice of Valks (total 22)
- Advice of Valks (+150) x1 - Advice of Valks (+130) x2 - Advice of Valks (+100) x3
- Advice of Valks (+80) x6
- Advice of Valks (+60) x10 |
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[Leveling Aid] PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon
(Follow-up quest after completing [Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits) |
Hand over DEC (X) Tuvala Weapon |
 - Choose 1 from PEN (V) Blackstar Main/Awakening/Sub-weapon
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[Leveling Aid] TET (IV) Kharazad Accessory
(Follow-up quest after completing [Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits) |
Hand over DEC (X) Tuvala Accessory |
 - Choose 1 from TET (IV) Kharazad Necklace/Earring/Belt/Ring
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| ※ Use the Essence of Ascent - Weapon/Accessory obtained for enhancement on PEN (V) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory, and it will be enhanced to HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory. Further enhancement to DEC (X) will allow you to obtain the above Leveling Aid Item. |
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※ Each Marni's Stone of Ascent obtained from the [Leveling Aid] A New Ascent quest can be exchanged for Caphras Stone x600 through Marni's Top Assistant Wacky Toshi in each town after filling all samples.
| Marni's Top Assistant Wacky Toshi in each town |
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Tuvala Weapon/Accessory Enhancement Guide - HEX (VI) to DEC (X)
- Enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala gear to DEC (X) level after using the Essence of Ascent - Weapon/Accessory obtained from the special "[Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits" quest available once per Family.
- Equip your enhanced Tuvala gear to boost your stats, and when you reach DEC (X), exchange it through an exclusive quest mentioned above for even stronger gear.
| HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon | Use the "Essence of Ascent - Weapon" from a special quest to enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala Weapon (guaranteed 100% enhancement). | ||
| HEX (VI) Tuvala Accessory | Use the "Essence of Ascent - Accessory" from a special quest to enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala Accessories (guaranteed 100% enhancement). | ||
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- Enhance your HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory with Concentrated Magical Black Stone/Essence of Dawn up to DEC (X) level.
※ Tuvala Weapon
- Enhance your HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory with Concentrated Magical Black Stone/Essence of Dawn up to DEC (X) level.
| Enhancement Level | Materials (Concentrated Magical Black Stone) |
Enhancement Chance Example | Success Rates | Cron Stones | Agris Essence |
| HEX (VI) → SEP (VII) | 15 | +100 | 16.50% | No downgrade on failure | 10 |
| SEP (VII) → OCT (VIII) | 25 | +120 | 13.00% | 220 | 11 |
| OCT (VIII) → NOV (IX) | 35 | +140 | 11.25% | 260 | 12 |
| NOV (IX) → DEC (X) | 50 | +160 | 10.20% | 355 | 13 |
| Use your DEC (X) Tuvala weapon in the "[Leveling Aid] PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon" quest to exchange it for a PEN (V) Blackstar weapon. | |||||
※ Tuvala Accessory
| Enhancement Level | Materials (Essence of Dawn) |
Enhancement Chance Example | Success Rates | Cron Stones | Agris Essence |
| HEX (VI) → SEP (VII) | 10 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
| SEP (VII) → OCT (VIII) | 20 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
| OCT (VIII) → NOV (IX) | 25 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
| NOV (IX) → DEC (X) | 35 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
| Use your DEC (X) Tuvala accessory in the "[Leveling Aid] TET (IV) Kharazad Accessory" quest to exchange it for a TET (IV) Kharazad accessory. | |||||
If you don't need the "Essence of Ascent - Accessory" for TET (IV) Kharazad accessories, you can process it into Essence of Dawn x30 using Heating.
New and Improvements
Awakening
- Fixed the issue where you couldn't consume 1 Shard of Darkness to perform the skill an extra time after the last down slash attack motion while having learned the Core version.
Awakening
- Fixed the issue where turning the camera while comboing into attack 3 from other skills would cause your character's viewpoint and actual attack area to disalign.
Awakening
- Fixed the issue where the Attack Speed Increase effect was not applied when quickly comboing from certain skills while the Musa's Soul buff was active.
Awakening
- Changed so Flow: Arne's Guidance's effect will now activate for the skill with Arne summoned.
Common
- Changed so that you can now perform the skill with ↑ + R2/RT while sprinting.
- As a result, Catasetum (I to Absolute), previously activated while sprinting with this key command, can now be triggered when you're not holding ↑ after sprinting.
Awakening
- Fixed the issue where the skill did not quickly combo into an awakening skill when used during cooldown in Awakening.
Common
- Reduced the intensity of the momentary slow down on hits.
- Improved the issue where the skill would sometimes not combo into Flow: Brimbolt Wave.
Ascension
- Fixed the issue where the description didn't mention the Down Attack debuff.
Revamped Entry to the Pit of the Undying
- Improved so that you can enter the "Pit of the Undying" even from places other than major cities.
- Accordingly, when entering the Pit of the Undying, a gauge bar will be displayed to allow entry after a certain waiting time.
※ To access the Pit of the Undying, complete the Black Spirit's quest "[Crow's Nest] Crow's Mercenary" and open your Menu, War Pit of the Undying.
Fairy's Continuous Care Cooldown Reduced
Fairy's "Continuous Care" is a functional skill useful not only for Life Skillers but also for adventurers who enjoy PvE. For adventurers visiting high-level monster zones, it's essential to keep these buff effects uninterrupted. Now, with the Fairy's Continuous Care allowing faster reuse of Cooking items and Elixirs, you can maintain these buff effects more reliably.- Improved the item auto-use function of Continuous Care as below.
- Changed the cooldown for reusing food items or elixirs when the buff effects end: 5 sec → 1 sec
Tag Character Upgrade - "Travel Separately" Feature
The "Travel Separately" option has been added to the Tag Characters function. Adventurers have been using the Tag Characters feature to manage the two characters differently based on their preferences.
However, since they always shared the same location, it was inconvenient to constantly move both characters to suit their purposes.
Now, you can freely place a character that frequently enjoys subjugation in a monster zone, while a character that often participates in Node Wars in a Node War prep location.
- Added a "Travel Separately" option, letting you move two tagged characters independently without sharing their locations.
- Activate this option, and your tagged characters will roam solo, each on their own path.
- Travel Separately can only be toggled while out of combat and has a 5 second cooldown.
- To travel together again, the two tagged characters must be in the same town to deactivate the "Travel Separately" option.
More Tag Character Improvements
- Removed the restriction that forced two tagged characters to return to the town where they were tagged when untagging.
- Now when you unlink a character that is linked with the character tag feature, you can unlink it from any location.
Reduced Costs for Item Copy
- Reduced the cost required for Item Copy as follows.
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| Marni's Unstable Fuel | The amount of Marni's Unstable Fuel needed has been reduced to 1/10 of the previous amount. |
| Caphras Stone Silver Valuation | The Silver cost per Caphras Stone enhancement has been lowered. |
| Minimum Copy Cost | The minimum amount of Marni's Unstable Fuel required is now half of the previous amount. |
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1.5% of the Central Market price for each main, sub, and awakening weapon
21,500 Silver per Caphras Stone enhancement Minimum Marni's Unstable Fuel: 20 |
0.15% of the Central Market price for each main, sub, and awakening weapon
2,000 Silver per Caphras Stone enhancement Minimum Marni's Unstable Fuel: 10 |
Item
- Increased the max amount of expandable Family Inventory slots by 20 slots.
- Increased the amount of Family Inventory slots expandable via the Pearl Shop: 60 slots → 80 slots
Expiration Date Removed from Item Drop Rate Increase items
You often had to rush to use various Item Drop Rate increase items obtained through events due to their expiration dates. Now, you can store these items and use them whenever you wish.
Also, these items can now be stacked in a single slot as they are no longer separated by expiration dates.
There's one more update about easier storage and use of these items.
We are also preparing to allow you to store these items in the Family Inventory when this update goes live.
- Removed the expiration date from scrolls and items with Item Drop Rate Increase effects.
- These items no longer expire and can be used whenever needed.
| Items with expiration date removed | ||
| Dragon's Blessing [Event] Morning Light Traditional Wine Old Moon Fortune Scroll Blessing of Old Moon Scroll Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll [Event] Ready to Subjugate Blazing Triumph Reward |
Kindling Triumph Reward Determined Triumph Reward J's Special Scroll [Event] Intermediate Old Moon Scroll [Event] Advanced Old Moon Scroll [Event] Old Moon Secret Treaty [Event] Supreme Old Moon Scroll [Event] Halloween Clickety-clack Cookie [Event] Halloween Gosphy Cookie |
[Event] Tender Braised Short Ribs [Event] Memory of that Day [Event] Ellie's Magical Elixir [Event] 3,333-Year Wild Ginseng Golden Pig's Blessing [Event] Scroll of the Glorious Battlefield Special Journey Box Mermaid's Frozen Will Ode to Heroes of Yore |
- With the removal of the expiration period for the above items, items with the same effect have been improved to be stackable in one inventory slot.
※ Frequently used items such as the Old Moon Fortune and Blessing of Old Moon Scrolls can now be stacked in single Inventory and Family Inventory slots.
※ Box-type items containing the above items have been improved to be stackable in one inventory slot as well, and expiration dates have been removed for some box-type items that had a set expiration date upon acquisition.
- The alert message displayed when opening boxes with these items will no longer mention their validity period.
※ The following items that have already expired by the Jan 9 (Thu) maintenance will be removed during maintenance.
- To allow more adventurers to collect the works and jukeboxes of those who shone brightly in the 10th Anniversary Art Festival, the selling price at the shop for each piece and jukebox has been reduced from 100 million to 10,000 Silver.
- Adventurers who have already purchased these items have been compensated with the difference in Silver.
- Changed the description of how to obtain Chilling Fragment, adding information about World Boss kills.
Agris Essence (Ancient Anvil) Caps for Blackstar and Godr-Ayed Gear
With today's update, Agris Essence (Ancient Anvil) caps for Blackstar weapons & defense gear, and Godr-Ayed weapons will be reduced by half. Blackstar & Godr-Ayed weapons, in particular, provide significant help when challenging stronger monster zones. This patch aims to assist both novice adventurers attempting to get TET (IV) Blackstar weapons and veteran adventurers attempting to get PEN (V) Blackstar and Sovereign weapons.
Once this update is applied to the live servers, adventurers who have already reached Agris Essence caps will find the Ancient Anvil (100% guaranteed Enhancement) activated after logging in, allowing you to enhance right away.
- Decreased Agris Essence (Ancient Anvil) caps for Blackstar weapons & defense gear, and Godr-Ayed weapons.
※ Blackstar Weapons and Defense Gear
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| Enhancement Level | Before | After |
| TRI (III) → TET (IV) | 25 | 12 |
| TET (IV) → PEN (V) | 40 | 20 |
※ Godr-Ayed Weapons
| Godr-Ayed Weapons | ||
| Enhancement Level | Before | After |
| +0 → PRI (I) | 20 | 10 |
| PRI (I) → DUO (II) | 25 | 12 |
| DUO (II) → TRI (III) | 30 | 15 |
| TRI (III) → TET (IV) | 40 | 20 |
| TET (IV) → PEN (V) | 50 | 25 |
※ The Agris Essence stats on your gear have been applied as below after the Jan 9 (Thu) maintenance.
■ Example Gear) Blackstar weapon TET (IV) → PEN (V) (when Agris Essence 40 → 20 update is applied)
Example ①. If you had 15 stacks of Agris Essence
→ The Agris Essence of 15 will remain unchanged. Accumulate 5 more Agris Essence to activate the Ancient Anvil.
→ Once you accumulate 5 more Agris Essence and the Ancient Anvil is activated, the next enhancement attempt will be a 100% guaranteed enhancement.
Example ②. If you had 20 stacks of Agris Essence
→ The Agris Essence of 20 will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you reached the cap of 20.
→ The following enhancement attempt will be a 100% guaranteed enhancement.
Example ③. If you had 30 stacks of Agris Essence
→ The Agris Essence of 30 will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you exceeded the cap of 20.
→ The following enhancement attempt will be a 100% guaranteed enhancement.
※ The following system after successful enhancement via activated Ancient Anvil remains the same.
▶ When you successfully enhance with an activated Ancient Anvil, the Enhancement Chance stacks held by the character will not be consumed.
▶When you successfully enhance with an activated Ancient Anvil, Agris Essence accumulated on the respective equipment will be reset.
■ Example Gear) Blackstar weapon TET (IV) → PEN (V) (when Agris Essence 40 → 20 update is applied)
Example ①. If you had 15 stacks of Agris Essence
→ The Agris Essence of 15 will remain unchanged. Accumulate 5 more Agris Essence to activate the Ancient Anvil.
→ Once you accumulate 5 more Agris Essence and the Ancient Anvil is activated, the next enhancement attempt will be a 100% guaranteed enhancement.
Example ②. If you had 20 stacks of Agris Essence
→ The Agris Essence of 20 will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you reached the cap of 20.
→ The following enhancement attempt will be a 100% guaranteed enhancement.
Example ③. If you had 30 stacks of Agris Essence
→ The Agris Essence of 30 will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you exceeded the cap of 20.
→ The following enhancement attempt will be a 100% guaranteed enhancement.
※ The following system after successful enhancement via activated Ancient Anvil remains the same.
▶ When you successfully enhance with an activated Ancient Anvil, the Enhancement Chance stacks held by the character will not be consumed.
▶When you successfully enhance with an activated Ancient Anvil, Agris Essence accumulated on the respective equipment will be reset.
- Added a Simple Alchemy recipe that allows crafting Caphras Stone x100 at once.
- By using the existing Simple Alchemy ingredients along with Pure Powder Reagent x1, you can perform Simple Alchemy to craft Caphras Stone x100 at once.
| Item | Processing Recipe (Simple Alchemy) |
 Caphras Stone x100
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Ancient Spirit Dust x500 + Black Stone x100 + Pure Powder Reagent x1 |
- Added a Simple Alchemy recipe that allows crafting of Whale Tendon Potion and Whale Tendon Elixir in batches of 10.
- By using the existing Simple Alchemy ingredients along with Ibellab's Essence x1, you can perform Simple Alchemy to craft 10 batches at once.
| Item | Processing Recipe (Simple Alchemy) |
 Superior Whale Tendon Potion x10
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Whale Tendon Potion x30 + Blue Reagent x10 + Ibellab's Essence x1 |
 Tough Whale Tendon Elixir x10
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Whale Tendon Elixir x30 + Blue Reagent x10 + Ibellab's Essence x1 |
- Changed the icons of the following items:
- PEN (V) Blackstar Main Weapon Box
- PEN (V) Blackstar Awakening Weapon Box
- Improved the text in the [Event] Rare Courser Training Box item description to match the contents.
- Improved the description of the following items:
- Graduation Cap
- Oquilla Piece of the Old Moon
- Oquilla Sky Crystal
- Oquilla Earth Crystal
- Changed the crafting materials for the Musical Spirit Wall Lamp as follows.
| Item | Before | After |
| Musical Spirit Wall Lamp |
Pure Nickel Crystal x20
Spirit's Leaf x10 Fragment of All Creations x7 Melody of the Stars x7 Shining Powder x20 |
Pure Nickel Crystal x20 Melody of the Stars x15 |
MONSTER
World Boss Loot
- Added new loot for defeating the following World Bosses.
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 Chilling Fragment
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 Advice of Valks (+50/60)
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Kzarka
Karanda Nouver Kutum |
Top 20 Contributors: Guaranteed up to 3 Top 50 Contributors: Guaranteed up to 2 Top 90% Contributors: Obtain 1 according to a set probability Others: Not available |
Obtain 1 according to a set probability |
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Nightmarish Kzarka
Bloodstorm Nouver |
Top 20 Contributors: Guaranteed up to 4
Top 50 Contributors: Guaranteed up to 3 Top 90% Contributors: Obtain 1 according to a set probability Others: Not available |
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Quint
Muraka |
Top 70% Contributors: Guaranteed up to 2
Others: Obtain 1 according to a set probability |
- Added the following items as new loot (according to a set probability) for defeating Mirumok Destroyer Offin and Black Shadow.
- Advice of Valks (+50), Advice of Valks (+60)
- Increased the some loot drop rates for the following world bosses.
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Loot
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| Kzarka, Nightmarish Kzarka |
 Kzarka's Bloodstone
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4 times higher |
| Karanda |
 Karanda's Talon
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4 times higher |
| Nouver, Bloodstorm Nouver |  Nouver's Hide |
4 times higher |
| Ancient Kutum |
 Ancient Kutum's Fragment
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4 times higher |
| Quint & Muraka |  Troll Dark Crystal and Ogre Dark Crystal |
2 times higher |
World/Field Boss Knowledge Loot
- Added Knowledge loot to ensure the acquisition of the respective boss's knowledge upon defeating the following world/field bosses.
Guaranteed Boss Knowledge Kzarka Offin Nouver Quint Karanda Muraka Kutum Katzvariak Nightmarish Kzarka Dastard Bheg Bloodstorm Nouver Dim Tree Spirit Red Nose Giant Mudster
Other Changes
- Reduced the HP of all monsters during the Mirumok Destroyer Offin subjugation by 40%.
Dokkebi Forest
- Changed the Kkebifire to disappear if it fails to properly get to the Dokkebi Stone Tower.
- In this case, the Kkebifire is considered to have been properly absorbed by the Dokkebi Stone Tower.
- In this case, the Kkebifire is considered to have been properly absorbed by the Dokkebi Stone Tower.
MOUNT
Dream Horse and Mythical Horse Awakening
- Added the Ancient Anvil system to Dream Horse and Mythical Horse Awakening.
- If you have attempted Dream Horse Awakening and Mythical Dream Horse Mythical Awakening 30 times, the success rate will be guaranteed at 100%.
※ Success rate increase stacks on Tier 8 Coursers and Dream Horses have been applied as below with the Jan 9 (Thu) update.
Example ①. If you had 25 stacks
→ The 25 stacks will remain unchanged. Accumulate 5 more to activate the Ancient Anvil.
→ Once you accumulate 5 more and the Ancient Anvil is activated, the next attempt will be a 100% guaranteed success.
Example ②. If you had 30 stacks
→ The 30 stacks will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you reached the cap of 30.
→ The following attempt will be 100% guaranteed success.
Example ③. If you had 35 stacks
→ The 35 stacks will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you exceeded the cap of 30.
→ The following attempt will be 100% guaranteed success.
[How to Awaken a Dream Horse with the Ancient Anvil]
The Ancient Anvil system guarantees a 100% success Dream Horse Awakening.
You can aim for your desired Dream Horse with a slightly higher chance depending on the ingredients (Skill/Elegance/Strength) used in training.
[How to Awaken a Mythical Horse with the Ancient Anvil TIP!]
The Ancient Anvil system guarantees a 100% success Mythical Horse Awakening.
You can get your desired Mythical Horse depending on the type of Dream Horses (Arduanatt, Doom, Diné) you attempt Mythical Awakening with.
Example ①. If you had 25 stacks
→ The 25 stacks will remain unchanged. Accumulate 5 more to activate the Ancient Anvil.
→ Once you accumulate 5 more and the Ancient Anvil is activated, the next attempt will be a 100% guaranteed success.
Example ②. If you had 30 stacks
→ The 30 stacks will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you reached the cap of 30.
→ The following attempt will be 100% guaranteed success.
Example ③. If you had 35 stacks
→ The 35 stacks will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you exceeded the cap of 30.
→ The following attempt will be 100% guaranteed success.
[How to Awaken a Dream Horse with the Ancient Anvil]
The Ancient Anvil system guarantees a 100% success Dream Horse Awakening.
You can aim for your desired Dream Horse with a slightly higher chance depending on the ingredients (Skill/Elegance/Strength) used in training.
[How to Awaken a Mythical Horse with the Ancient Anvil TIP!]
The Ancient Anvil system guarantees a 100% success Mythical Horse Awakening.
You can get your desired Mythical Horse depending on the type of Dream Horses (Arduanatt, Doom, Diné) you attempt Mythical Awakening with.
QUEST & KNOWLEDGE
- Improved the progression routes and convenience for three main quests in Valencia.
| Quest | Improvement |
| [Valencia] Don't Need a Paper to Prove It! | Improved to allow progression to the next quest without returning to the quest NPC after completion. |
| [Valencia] Guide to Crossing the Desert | Improved to complete the quest by talking to NPC Sameh instead of finding the quest NPC. |
| [Valencia] Wake-Up Juice(?) | Improved to complete the quest by directly handing over the required object to the NPC without selecting the correct answer through options. |
- Added the display of the following Quest Category in Recurring Quests window in Quests.
- Added Recurring Quest Category: [Crafting] Gerold's Triple-Float Fishing Rod
- You can now view quests in the above category in addition to the [Crafting] Abelin's Triple-Float Fishing Rod category.
- Improved so that you can now interact with and use the stable and wharf manager inside Kamasylvia and O'dyllita Castles.
- Improved some of the terrain of the barter route between Halmad Island and Hakoven Island in the Great Ocean as below.
Near Derko Island - Improved the terrain to facilitate the anchoring and departure of ships.
Between Derko Island, Ancado Inner Harbor, and Hakoven Island - Improved the terrain to prevent interference with ship movement.
Near Hakoven Island - Improved the terrain so that rocks near the ship route do not obstruct movement.
UI
- Changed so that you cannot exchange damaged ships for Ship Licenses.
- Added a system that displays the Family name of the Adventurer who crafted big ships.
- The types of big ships where the builder's name is displayed are as follows.
| Big Ships with Builder's Name Displayed | |
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Epheria Sailboat |
Epheria Caravel |
※ Builder's name is not displayed on ships and guild ships that are only available for a certain period.
Builder's name is displayed in the following locations.
| Builder's Name Display Location | |
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[Ship License Description]
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[Ship Info displayed when selecting ships at Wharfs]
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[Popup text when registering a Ship License at Wharfs]
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[Mount Information window]
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※ For big ships and ship licenses that are already completed and in possession as of the Jan 9 (Thu) maintenance, Family Name of the Family owning each ship/license has been set as the Builder.
Character Order Change Function
Over the years, as Adventurers journeyed through Black Desert, the number of characters in your Family, your trusty companions, has grown. Seeing them on the End Game window can fill you with pride, but it can also be a bit frustrating when you can't quickly find the one you want to switch to. Now, you can easily rearrange your characters on the End Game window, making it simpler and more convenient to manage your Family.- Added a function to change the order of characters in the End Game display's simplified view.
- Press L3/LS to convert to order change mode.
- Select two characters to swap their positions.
- Press L3/LS to convert to order change mode.
※ With the addition of this function, the character order changing feature from the Character Selection window has been removed.
- Added a scroll bar to the character slots when they exceed 35 slots in the simplified view of the End Game screen.
CHANGES & FIXES
- Fixed the issue where the loot icons were not visible when pressing the View Details in the Dark Rift UI.
- Fixed the issue where the appearance did not change when swapping equipment on a horse harnessed to a wagon.
- Fixed the issue where retrieving already equipped gear became awkward when equipping gear that occupies multiple parts.
- Changed to prevent the use of other Adventurer's big ship ladder, excluding Guild/Platoon/Party members, when Forced Attack (PvP) is activated.
- Updated the Contribution Points description on the World Map.
- Fixed the issue where the message "Still on cooldown" was displayed when attempting to fill water immediately after canceling Water Scooping.
- Fixed the issue where the AP display at the top left was not refreshed when applying or not applying crystals from the Crystal Inventory.
- Fixed the issue where Barter Refresh Points were not refreshed at 6 AM in certain situations.
- Fixed the issue where destination information was unnatural when starting work at a Farming Production Node with the first hired worker.
- Fixed the issue with gathering resources during the [O'dyllita] Worst Manual Labor Ever quest.
- Fixed the issue where the position of rocks appeared unnatural at certain locations at Quint Hill.
- Improved the following outfit appearances to appear more natural:
- [Striker] Wearing only the Oblivion Armor
- [Dark Knight] Wearing the Nightveil Helmet with certain face type
- [Archer] Shoes appearance while wearing the BD9 Armor
- [Archer] Wearing the Arken Helmet
- [Dusa] Fixed the issue where the appearance was unnatural when wearing the Robert Boxer Briefs underwear.
- [Dusa] Fixed the issue where the appearance was unnatural when wearing the Robert Boxer Briefs underwear and Azure Sky shoes together.
- Adjusted so that Node Wars do not occur in the Serendia Territory.
- [Construction Mode Node War] Fixed the issue where monsters disappeared even when there was no Node War.
- Changed so that your character becomes invisible to others after a certain period of time while auto-fishing.
- Fixed the overlapping key guides on the starting zone selection screen for certain languages.
- Fixed the description of Magical Rice Seed to accurately reflect the required number of grids when installed in a fence.
- [Dark Knight] Fixed the issue where the appearance of Manos Trainer's Clothes or Trainer's Clothes (Costume) changed to Venia Riding Attire upon switching to combat stance.
- [Woosa, Maegu] Fixed the issue where some ornaments were not visible when wearing the Crayodel Soldier Hat.
- Fixed the issue where the how to obtain information of Freekeh was incorrect.
- Fixed the issue where the Quick-Retreat skill could not be used while moving backwards on a Panokseon.
- Fixed the issue where the unique idle animations of certain classes were not visible on other character's screens when wearing Pearl outfits.
- [Sorceress] Core: Dead Hunt - Fixed the issue where you couldn't combo quickly into Violation after attack 4.
- [Sorceress] Black Spirit: Turn-back Slash - Fixed the issue where comboing into Blade of Darkness after the skill would cancel Turn-black Slash and combo slowly.
- [Musa] Prime: Rising Storm - Fixed the issue where no sound effects would play after comboing from certain skills.
- [Kunoichi] Prime: Ankle Cutter - Fixed the issue where performing the skill wouldn't apply the [Ninjutsu: Spirit] buff.
- [Kunoichi] Ninjutsu: Block Jump - Fixed the issue where performing the skill wouldn't apply the [Ninjutsu: Ghost] buff.
- [Ninja] Fixed the issue where no sound effects would play for certain resheathing motions.
- [Kunoichi, Ninja] Fixed the issue where switching to your main weapon from Awakening mode while moving to the left wouldn't recover Stamina.
- [Shai] Fixed the issue where the Lil' Otter Fishing Carrier appeared unnatural when attacking without a weapon.
- Fixed the issue where the following revamped main questline quests appeared in the quest list of characters who had already completed the pre-revamp main questline and did not meet the correct quest acceptance conditions.
- [Balenos] The Alchemist and His Daughter
- [Balenos] There's No "I" in Homework
- Fixed the issue where the appearance of some NPCs in Velia was not visible.
- Fixed the issue preventing some classes from exchanging Beginner Black Stones for Naru awakening weapons.
- Fixed the description text of the Excellent/Sturdy Whale Tendon Potion to fit the actual items.
- Fixed the issue where characters would get stuck at certain locations in Thornwood Forest.
Fixed the issue where exiting the Pit of the Undying from the Guild Manor did not return you to your original location.
