Apr 8, 2022

[NA/EU] Patch Notes Summary - April 6, 2022

Black Desert - CM_Cadry

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on March 30, 2022 (Wed).

The Destroyer of the Ynix, Drakania

● Released Drakania, the Destroyers of the Ynix.

The Mountain of Eternal Winter

● The "Mountain of Eternal Winter (Everfrost)" is now available in the world of Black Desert.

Main Quests and Recurring Quests

● Newly created characters can now choose to start in either the Mountain of Eternal Winter or the Ancient Stone Chamber.
- The "Select Starting Zone" UI will display upon pressing the "Create Character" button in the Character Creation window.

Weather and Effects

● The weather of the Mountain of Eternal Winter is always snowing.
- Snowstorms will randomly occur throughout the region.
* Be exposed to a snowstorm for too long, and you may catch the "Frostbite" debuff.
- Snowstorms will occur with greater intensity at higher altitudes.

Monster Zones

● Added new monster zones to the Mountain of Eternal Winter region.

Murrowak's Labyrinth

Recommended Stats

Zone Info

280 AP
350 DP
* For Lv. 60 or higher

Murrowak's Labyrinth can be found deep within the Sherekhan Abandoned Iron Mine on top the Black Mountain.
Up to 6 Adventurers can enter this maze-riddled zone together.
The Murraska swarm will attack any intruders that dare enter their labyrinth.
Defeat the enough Murraskas, and their queen, Vercedes, will appear to take care of the insolent invaders herself.

Jade Starlight Forest

Recommended Stats

Zone Info

280 AP
350 DP

This forest is filled with wandering flames the Okjinsini made from jadeite.
There are structures bearing much power within the Jade Starlight Forest which were raised by the Okjinsini as protection.
The Okjinsini stand guard over these structures, which are also used during battle.
Destroying these structures will affect the Okjinsini standing guard nearby, enabling you to take them down more efficiently.
The Okjinsini are also filled with powerful energies, which they will release explosively upon death, damaging any and everything nearby, even it be their own kind.
Fight enough Okjinsini in the Jade Starlight Forest and you will encounter the [Dreadwinter Possessed]Okjinsini that were tainted by the [Dreadwinter Guardian] Erebjork.

Winter Tree Fossils

Recommended Stats

Zone Info

250 AP
320 DP
(Easy)
280 AP
350 DP
(Hard)

You can find Winter Tree Fossils spread all over the Mountain of Eternal Winter region. Usually they'll be emitting a beautiful light, but those tainted with dark energies become Dreadwinter Tree Fossils that influence the winter spirits nearby. Defeat the tainted spirits so that their souls may cleanse the Dreadwinter Tree Fossil.
You can change the difficulty by interacting with a Dreadwinter Tree Fossil, and use 100 Energy to make these tainted spirits spawn as well.

Erethea's Limbo

Recommended Stats

Zone Info

250+ / 290+
(Normal / Hard)

You can enter Erethea's Limbo via the Haven of Slumbering Origin located deep within the Mountain of Eternal Winter.
To begin Erethea's Limbo, you require "Forgotten Witch's Tokens" scattered throughout the Everfrost region.
Within Erethea's Limbo, "Erekhantus," beings imbued with mighty power by Erethea, will appear.
Only those who overcome the trials of the maze-like chambers will be able to enter the "Golden Chamber."

● You can obtain "Forgotten Witch's Token" in all monster zones at the Mountain of Eternal Winter.
- Right-clicking on the item will take you to Erethea's Limbo and, with the item in your possession, you can proceed with the trial there.
- The trial at Erethea's Limbo will end 60 minutes after it begins.
- When you enter Erethea's Limbo with the "Forgotten Witch's Token" in your possession, symbols will appear on four gems.
* The goal of Erethea's Limbo is to find all the chambers with the relevant symbols engraved on them and to overcome all the trials.

Erebjork, the Dreadwinter Guardian

Fight in the Jade Starlight Forest and Dreadwinter Tree Fossils, and you may find the [Wanewinter Guardian] Erebjork crossing your path. A stronger version of the [Wanewinter Guardian] Erebjork can also be found within snowstorms throughout Everfrost. Erebjork will appear with her own spirit, ready to face all Adventurers who dare set foot in the Mountain of Eternal Winter.

Labreska's Helmet

● Added the Labreska's Helmet item.

Crystals, Cooking, Alchemy, Processing, and Items

● Added the following items which can be obtained from the Mountain of Eternal Winter.

● Added Cooking and Elixir (Draught) items you can craft with items obtained from the Mountain of Eternal Winter region.

● Added items that can be crafted with materials obtained in the Mountain of Eternal Winter via Wood/Mineral Workbenches.

● Added the following Shai costume to be craftable via a Lv. 1 Costume Mill.

The Mountain of Eternal Winter Hunting

● Rumors of new hunting monsters being spotted in the Mountain of Eternal Winter region have spread among adventurers.

Winter Bear

Snowfield Yak

Snowfield Markhor

Frost Wolf

Snow Leopard

Snowfield Ili Pika

● You can obtain the following furniture items by hunting the above monsters:

Blackstar Sub-weapons

● Added new Blackstar sub-weapon items.

● Added a questline for crafting Blackstar sub-weapons.
- The questline for crafting Blackstar sub-weapons can only be completed once per character.

Item

● Reduced the amount of "Marni's Unstable Fuel" required to copy an item by 50%.
- Therefore, the formula for copying items was changed to the following:

UI

● Changed the way of displaying notifications that appear on the NPC dialogue window when accepting or completing a quest.

> You can read the rest of details of the update here <

Apr 6, 2022

Mountain of Eternal Winter - Available now!

Black Desert - CM_Cadry

The Eternal Winter expansion is finally here, bringing with it Black Desert’s newest region – Mountain of Eternal Winter!
Thanks to Lando, here’s a taste of the cutscenes and stories that you can expect in the main questline.

1. Mountain of Eternal Winter

The Mountain of Eternal Winter is where the legends of Labreska, the Golden Dragon, first originate from. Located south of Drieghan, you can reach the new region by traveling rightwards from Duvencrune.

Living up to the name “eternal winter,” the region is characterized by constant snowfall and powerful snowstorms which cover its peaks.

2. Region’s Features

Continued exposure to the region’s chilling environment will inflict the health-draining debuff, Frostbite. But as long as you have the regional drinks, Citron Tea and Well-brewed Mesima Tea, you have no reason to fear frostbite while exploring the Mountain of Eternal Winter.

* Check out the in-game Crafting Notes (F2) for more info about these items and ingredients.

Eilton is the central village of the Mountain of Eternal Winter, and many of the mountain's inhabitants live in small camps spanning its rugged terrain. Although Eilton is small in size, the Demibeasts call Eilton their home, and the village offers more knowledge to learn than any other area. So it’s not a bad idea to take the time to explore and meet the people here.

There are also minerals, ores, timber, and other crafting materials, which can be processed into trade goods, that can only be found in the Mountain of Eternal Winter.

3. Food & Crystals

Even a land as harsh as the Mountain of Eternal has its very own regional cuisine! Not only is there a variety of cuisine to be found here, but there are also several other buff items such as perfumes, potions, elixirs, and more. For now, here’s a sample of the cuisine you can expect to enjoy.

* Learn more about each item in the Crafting Notes (F2) in-game.

Besides the cuisine, you can also obtain powerful crystals that offer a variety of effects by defeating monsters that make their home in the Mountain of Eternal Winter.

▲ Go to the in-game ESC menu > Adventurer (F5) > Item Drop menu to find out more!

* Learn more about each crystal in the [April 6 (Wed) Patch Notes].

4. Labreska's Helmet

The Mountain of Eternal Winter is where you can obtain the key crafting material for Labreska’s Helmet.

If you’re planning on crafting Labreska’s Helmet, you’ll first need to fulfill the requirements below to accept the questline.
- Must be Lv. 56 or higher
- Completed the [Labreska’s Helmet] Unexpected Gain quest
- Must have at least one Flame of Frost
- Must have either a PEN (V) Blackstar Helmet or a PEN (V) Boss (Griffon/Giath) Helmet at Caphras Level 10

The Flame of Frost can be obtained from several different monster zones.

5.1 [Monster Zone] Murrowak's Labyrinth

▲ [Murrowak's Labyrinth] Recommend 280 AP & 350 DP

A once-prosperous iron mine, Murrowak's Labyrinth is now infested by swarms of Murrowak. If you plan on battling this infestation, you’ll need to stay on your toes as the queen of the Murrowak, Vercedes, will reveal herself to deal with any dangerous intruders.

As you delve deeper into Murrowak’s Labyrinth, you can obtain “Murrowak Crystal Carapace,” which can be exchanged with NPC Torio for Tori's Box of Valuables after defeating Vercedes.

5.2 [Monster Zone] Jade Starlight Forest

Jade Starlight Forest is the land of the Okjinsini, who are said to be born from the tears of Labreska. As a side note, although the Okjinsini are well-adapted to the cold conditions of the Mountain of Eternal Winter, they are also said to really enjoy warm food.

As the forest is their home, the Okjinsini have erected potent totems and braziers to mark their territory and empower themselves; thus, destroying these structures will make them easier to defeat.

The Jade Starlight Forest is also where you can encounter Erebjork, the Dreadwinter Guardian. If you find yourself in the middle of a snowstorm here, be prepared for her appearance. Since she is one of the sources of the Flame of Frost, a key crafting material for Labreska’s Helmet, she is a dangerous foe to face alone, so consider banding together with your fellow Adventurers to take her down.

5.3 [Monster Zone] Winter Tree Fossils

▲ [Winter Tree Fossil - Easy] Recommend 250 AP & 320 DP | [Winter Tree Fossil - Hard] Recommend 280 AP & 350 DP

These strangely beautiful-looking Winter Tree Fossils dot the landscape of the Mountain of Eternal Winter. If you interact with one of these fossils and spend 100 Energy, you will bring forth monsters affected by the mountain’s spirits. Be prepared, because there’s a small chance that the [Wanewinter Guardian] Erebjork will appear as well.

Winter Tree Fossils offer two levels of difficulty. Of course, the rewards will also vary depending on the difficulty level, but you can obtain a variety of loot from both difficulties, so make sure to keep an eye out for these trees while exploring the mountain.

5.4 [Monster Zone] Erethea’s Limbo

Erethea’s Limbo is a prison created by Erethea, the seventh witch born from Labreska’s first death, to “erase the fear of dragons from the hearts of mankind.”

To start the trials of Erethea’s Limbo, you’ll need to first obtain the Forgotten Witch's Token from any of the monster zones in the Mountain of Eternal Winter.

Once you enter Erethea’s Limbo, you’ll be greeted by four symbols above crystals on the floor. From here, you’ll need to clear the trials of the rooms marked with these symbols to be granted access to the Golden Chamber, which contains the rewards.

One more thing, as you move through the rooms, there may be rooms marked with a symbol that cannot be opened, so you’ll need to figure out how you’ll solve them to overcome Erethea’s Limbo.

Tip: We recommend trying Rulupee’s exploration quests once you’ve completed the Mountain of Eternal Winter’s main questline!

● How to Accept Quest: Black Spirit > Event Quest > Journey to the Mountain of Eternal Winter with Rulupee
● Quest Requirements: Your character must be Lv. 56 or higher and completed the Mountain of Eternal Winter’s main questline

Once you’ve completed the quest above, you can accept an additional quest from Rulupee.
● How to Accept Quest: NPC Rulupee > [Event] A Forgotten Gift
● Quest Requirements: Completed Journey to the Mountain of Eternal Winter with Rulupee

And that wraps up this GM Note, whether you’re battling monsters or clearing the questline, we hope to see you on the Mountain of Eternal Winter!

Mar 31, 2022

[EU/NA] Patch Notes Summary - March 30, 2022

Black Desert - CM_Cadry

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on March 30, 2022 (Wed).

Pre-Creation for the New Class Drakania Begins!

● Pre-creation for the new class, Drakania, is now open.
- You can now pre-create and customize the new class, Drakania.
- You can select either the Mountain of Eternal Winter region or the Ancient Stone Chamber to start your adventure in when you pre-create Drakania.
- The UI from which you can select the region you want to start your adventure in will be displayed when you press the Create Character button on the Character Creation window.
- You'll start your adventure in the Ancient Stone Chamber after maintenance on Apr 6, 2022 when you pre-create a character that is not Drakania.
- With the addition of the new class, you can now increase up to 27 character slots with the Character Slot Expansion Coupon.
※ You will be able to expand up to 28 character slots after a future update. We will announce if we make plans to expand the max number of character slots beyond 28.

Season Server Pre-Creation Begins!

● Pre-creation in the new Season Server, "Season: Drakania" is now open.
- Select "Season Character" in the character creation window to pre-create a season character for the "Season: Drakania" server.

"Masterpiece" Furniture and Titles for Treasures

● Added quests where Adventurers who've obtained the treasure-type items can obtain special furniture and titles as quest rewards.
- You can accept "The Treasure's True Owner" quest pertaining to each of the treasures you have in your possession by showing them to Patrigio at Crow's Nest.
- Upon completing a "The Treasure's True Owner" quest, you can obtain furniture shaped like the treasure and a title pertaining to the treasure.
※ You can meet Patrigio at Crow's Nest during Quests (O) -> Suggested -> [The Great Expedition] Crow's Nest consecutive quests.

Quest

Titles

The Treasure's True Owner: Ebenruth's Nol

The Treasure's True Owner: Lafi Bedmountain's Upgraded Compass

The Treasure's True Owner: Rich Merchant's Ring

The Treasure's True Owner: Archaeologist's Map

Masterpiece: Archaeologist's Map

Masterpiece: Lafi Bedmountain's Upgraded Compass

Masterpiece: Rich Merchant's Ring

Masterpiece: Ebenruth's Nol

Character

● Added "Miss" to be displayed when your attacks miss so that you can more clearly recognize instance in which you miss attacks or successfully evade.
- You can activate the settings for this feature by going to the Show/Hide tab of (New) Menu -> Setting (F10) -> Settings and set "Miss Effect."

Contents

● Renewed the Voice Chat feature so that you can use it more conveniently.
- You can adjust Voice Chat settings or check out other Adventurers currently participating via the headset and mic icons (

) on the upper right of the in-game screen.
- You can check the Voice Chat channel you're currently participating in or adjust Sound/Voice Settings from the Voice Chat UI.
- You can check the list of Family names of other Adventurers who have entered the Voice Chat channel you're in from the bottom of the Voice Chat UI and adjust volumes respectively.
- The Family names on the list of other Adventurers will be displayed so that you can see which Adventurer is talking.
- You can switch channels (Guild / Red Battlefield - Valencia Street Battle) or adjust detailed Sound/Voice Settings via the cogwheel-shaped button on the Voice Chat UI.
- You can use the Sticker UI feature on the Voice Chat UI.
- The Family names or character names of other Adventurers in the same Voice Chat channel will momentarily be displayed when they talk when you have Voice Chat on.

● Added the Voice Chat channel, "[Red Battlefield] Valencia City" so that you can voice chat with your team members in Red Battlefield - Valencia City.
- You can freely voice chat with your team members when you enter Red Battlefield - Valencia City without adjusting any settings.

● The 2021 Winter Season has come to a close.
- All season characters that have not been converted will be automatically converted to normal characters.
- Adventurers who have not completed either "[Season Server Graduation] At the Crossroad" or "[Season Server Graduation] Into the Big Wide World" will get Fughar's Letter of Encouragement and Gift Box Full of Memories in their mailbox (B).
* The letter will be deleted at 23: 59 on Apr 29, 2022, so please read it before it gets deleted.
- All season quests that have not been completed have been deleted.
- Tuvala gear of the highest level per slot that hasn't been converted after maintenance on March 30, 2022 (Wed) will automatically be converted.
- Tuvala enhancement materials, Tuvala conversion stones, unconverted Tuvala gear, and other seasonal items will be deleted.
※ Please refer to the [Notice] End of Winter Season for more details regarding Tuvala gear conversion and which items were deleted.

Item

● Separated [Valkyrie, Nova] Venslar Gloves from the [Valkyrie, Nova] Venslar Armor.
- Added [Valkyrie, Nova] Venslar Gloves to the outfit boxes that contain the [Valkyrie, Nova] Venslar Armor.
* Adventurers who had the [Valkyrie, Nova] Venslar Armor in their possession will find the [Valkyrie, Nova] Venslar Gloves in their storage in Heidel.
● Increased the amount of Vell's Fine Powder obtainable from the Vell Reward Bundle.
- 2 to 5 → 4 to 10
● Added Alchemy recipes to make Vell's Fine Powder with an Alchemy Tool from your residence. (For Alchemy Professional 1 or higher)

Pearl Shop

● New outfit for Valkyrie has been added to the Pearl Shop: Hyperion

> You can read the rest of details of the update here <

Mar 26, 2022

CalpheON Episode 2 Livestream Recap

Black Desert - Vinyl Mix

On March 26, CalpheON Episode 2 brought us news about the new class, monster zone reworks, and more! For those of you who couldn't join us for the event or just want a refresher, check out our recap below.

New Class, Drakania

- Pre-creation Begins March 30
- Update on April 6
- Destroyer of Ynix & Antithesis of Guardian
- Wielder of the Devastating Greatsword, Slayer

▲ The Mountain of Eternal Winter & Black Desert’s 24th Class – Drakania

Start of the Adventure, Balenos Revamp

- Balenos Main Questline Revamp & New Cutscenes
* Localization is currently underway.
- Appearance Improvements for Prominent NPCs
- Boss Presentation Enhancements

▲ Balenos Main Questline Cutscene

▲ Appearance Improvements for Prominent NPCs

Monster Zone Changes

- Income Adjustments for Elvia Realm Monster Zones
- New Calpheon Elvia Realm Monster Zones
* Monsters will change depending on the weather.
- Changes to Elvia Realm Monster Zone Access
- Personal Monster Zone (1 Hour Daily)

▲New Calpheon Elvia Realm Monster Zones

QoL Improvements

- Specialized Inventory for Artifacts & Lightstones
- Processing Stone Item Unification
- Pet Looting Improvements
- Specialized Inventory for Life Skill Tools

Item Copy Cost Reduction

- Required Amount of Marni’s Unstable Fuel Permanently Reduced by 50%
* Update on April 13
- Increase Ways to Obtain Marni's Processed Fuel

▲ Usage of Item Copy Before, During, and After the Event

New Outfits Currently Under Development

- Outfit Concepts & Video Reveal
- Eternal Winter-themed Male/Female Shared Outfits
- Sage, Hashashin, Berserker, and Shai Outfits

▲ Eternal Winter-themed Male/Female Shared Outfit Video

▲ Sage’s New Outfit Design

▲ Hashashin’s New Outfit Design

▲ Berserker’s New Outfit Design

▲ Shai’s New Outfit Video

Carrack Skins Reveal

- Designed for Volante, Advance, Balance, and Valor – Four Total Skins
- Currently Under Development
* Update goal of May for Korean Server, then global servers after.

▲ Carrack Cosmetics Currently Under Development

Live Q&A Announcements

- Improve Elixir Cooldowns (10 seconds -> 1 seconds)
- Remove Artifact Durability
- Develop Screenshot Mode with Time Adjustment
- Ownerless Horses as Transport Method for New Adventurers

Coupons & Rewards

CalpheON Episode 2 Gift
Code: HOPE-TOSE-EYOU-SOON
(Redeemable until June 15, 2022 (Wed) 23:59)

* [Event] Rubin's Letter is an event item that will direct you to the event quest for the Light Up the Night Skies of Calpheon event. [Link to Event Page]
* The Special Journey Box contains J's Special Scroll x5.

CalpheON Episode 2 Gift 2
Code: THX4-WATC-HING-EPI2
(Redeemable until June 15, 2022 (Wed) 23:59)

Code: GRAB-YOUR-JSHA-MMER
(Redeemable until May 24, 2022 (Tue) 23:59)

- Marni's Unstable Fuel consumption will be reduced by 50% based on the announcement at CalpheON Episode 2! (Update on April 13)
- Please keep this in mind when using the Marni's Unstable Fuel that you get via the coupons!

Manor Treasure Hunt & Live Quiz Show
Code: QUIZ-SHOW-GIFT-HERE
(Redeemable until June 15, 2022 (Wed) 23:59)

[Event] Light Up the Night Skies of Calpheon
[Link to the Event Page]

[Event] Gift from a Stranger
[Link to Event Page]

* Coupon codes will no longer be redeemable after the expiration date, and any redeemed items stored in the Web Storage or in-game mailbox (B) will also disappear after the expiration date.
* Coupons can only be redeemed once per Family.
* Incorrectly entering a coupon code 10 times in a row will prevent you from entering coupon codes for 1 hour.
* Coupons can be redeemed from the in-game Menu (ESC) → Adventurer Support (F11) → [Use Coupon] menu. Redeemed rewards will be sent to your in-game mailbox (B).
* Coupons can also be redeemed on the official website under [Coupons].
* You can view your redeemed coupon history from the [Web Storage History] page.
* J's Special Scroll is a time-limited item that will expire 30 days after being obtained. Once it expires, you will no longer be able to use the item.