Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on April 27, 2022 (Wed).

We're implementing the improvements to how pets loot items as we mentioned during CalpheON - Episode 2. The pre-existing system was where your pets would follow your character's movements while looting along the way. However, this would make it so that the more your character moved, the slower your pets would loot. Many of our Adventurers gave us consistent feedback on this matter, so we looked into many different ways to improve this system through much deliberation and testing. Thus, we ended up modifying your pets to now prioritize looting items over movement. After the update, regardless of how fast your character moves, you will find your pets looting most of the items they may have previously missed, and we've also made your pet's looting ability no longer affect other pet abilities such as finding rare monsters or detecting enemy players.

● Improved the way pets loot items.
- Pets will now prioritize looting items over following your character, especially when you're on the move.
- Pet abilities such as finding rare monsters, detecting rare monsters and resources, etc. will no longer interfere with your pets' looting in any shape or form.

We've added the improvements and changes regarding the spirit weapons in Serendia Elvia Realm as we mentioned during CalpheON - Episode 2. We've increased the spawn rate of spirit weapons for all monster zones and monsters ranging from 2 to 35 times more than before. There are three types of spirit weapons which are all "one-time use items," and each were designed while considering the unique characteristics of each monster zone of the Elvia Realm. After the initial update, while many Adventurers enjoyed utilizing these weapons, there were complaints that the weapon spawns weren't bound to the individual, as well as the difference in loot gained that was largely dependent on how long you retained a spirit weapon in your possession. In response, we made a few adjustments in hopes of preserving the original design while supporting our Adventurers in the process.

First off, spirit weapons will prioritize being bound first to you and your party members. We hope this makes it less stressful when a spirit weapon first spawns, and some Adventurers may be able to use this to their strategic advantage.
We greatly increased their spawn rate so our Adventurers will be able to enjoy a steady pace of obtaining the spirit weapon buff while fighting monsters in the Elvia Realm zones. However, to make sure all Adventurers have a fair chance of obtaining a spirit weapon, we added a 10-minute cooldown. Once you finish using the spirit weapon (for 10 minutes), you won't be able to obtain another one for 10 minutes. Certain Adventurers may find themselves obtaining the spirit weapon buff less frequently than before, but we hope you understand that we made these changes so everyone has an equal fighting chance.

We added the "Extra AP Against Monsters +3" effect to be applied while the Blessing of the Elvia Spirits buff is in effect to increase combat effectiveness during other spirit weapon buffs' cooldown Also, we increased the quantity of Predator's Roots obtainable from daily quests in the Elvia Realm to slightly increase opportunities that allow you to start defeating monsters with your spirit weapon ready in advance.

After the update, we feel that the overall vibe of the Elvia Realm monster zones will change, and we will continue to play and test them ourselves to make sure we maintain the uniqueness of these zones.

● The ancient spirits in Serendia Elvia Realm have begun resisting the energies of Hadum.
- The ancient spirits Valtarra, Okiara, and Narc will now only grant their blessing to Adventurers and members of their party who initially summoned the spirits. (Not applicable to platoons, party members must be in your party before the spirit spawns.)
- Receiving the "Blessing of the Elvia Spirits" will apply the "Reminiscence of the Elvia Spirits" effect simultaneously, which will prevent you from obtaining another "Blessing" buff while under the effects of "Reminiscence."
- Thus, once your blessing of the Elvia ancient spirits ends, you will need to wait for 10 minutes until you can receive a new "Blessing."
- The "Blessing of the Elvia Spirits" and "Reminiscence of the Elvia Spirits" effects' cooldown timers will not continue to tick down while you’re logged out of the game.




● The ancient spirits in Serendia Elvia Realm have begun resisting the energies of Hadum.
- The Elvia ancient spirits will appear to be resisting the energies of Hadum once they have 1 minute left before hiding their presence once more.


● The ancient spirits in Serendia Elvia Realm will now whisper encouraging buffs to Adventurers nearby.
- You can obtain the "Whispers of Elvia Realm Spirits" buff, applied equally to both main and awakening weapons, by interacting with any spawned ancient spirit.
- The "Whispers of Elvia Realm Spirits" buff grants Extra AP Against Monsters +3 for 5 minutes, and it is separate from the "Blessings" and "Reminiscence of the Elvia Spirits" buffs.
- Once you've interacted with an ancient spirit and received their "Whispers" buff, the spirit will hide their presence as before.

We've made changes to the drop rates and combat balance in the Elvia Realm monster zones. We particularly focused on making adjustments so there wouldn't be huge discrepancies in the amount of loot obtained across all the monster zones. We felt that we needed to hash this aspect out first in order for Adventurers to feel that they had a broader variety of choice in these monster zones. And so, we've made a few large changes.

First, we adjusted the optimal AP levels for all Elvia Realm monster zones. To lessen the discrepancy regarding loot between monster zones, Adventurers with AP levels closest to the optimal levels will now see the most efficiency compared to those with AP much higher than the optimal levels. We hope this adjustment will encourage Adventurers to seek out the monster zone best suited to their current AP levels.

With the improved spirit weapons increasing the potential number of monsters you can defeat, we've re-adjusted the loot drops. Whereas before the spawn rate for spirit weapons and profits gained from loot obtained varied depending on each monster zone, we increased the maximum lootable amount of Seed of Void, Valtarra's Flame, Okiara's Tide, and Narc's Lightning items that are used to reform Blackstar gear to balance the potential profits obtainable throughout monster zones in the Serendia Elvia Realm.

We made quite a few impactful changes with spirit weapons, combat balance, drop rates, and pet behavior AI, which we expect will address what was lacking in all Elvia Realm monster zones excluding Orc Camp. We will keep a close eye to see how these balance changes unfold and make further tweaks as we see fit. With these improvements to the Elvia Realm monster zones, we hope to continue developing and make improvements so that all of our Adventurers will enjoy the freedom to choose from a wide variety of monster zones to battle monsters in.

● Changed the following monster zones in the Serendia Elvia Realm.
- Altar Imp Habitat
- Biraghi Den
- Castle Ruins
- Swamp Fogan Habitat
- Swamp Naga Habitat
- Orc Camp
- Bloody Monastery


● Increased the quantity of Predator's Roots obtainable from daily quests in the Elvia Realm of Serendia.
- Predator's Roots 2 → 5 / Predator's Roots 6 → 15

In the process of rebooting Tamer, we focused on enhancing her representation and unique combat style by increasing the utilization of Heilang. After the reboot, many Adventurers have been enjoying combat with the improved utilization of Heilang. However, Adventurers playing other classes as well as Adventurers playing Tamer have given us feedback on how only the skill Roaring is used while mounted on a horse. We thought a lot about this situation and came to the conclusion that it does require some improvement and change. First of all, the overall cooldown was reduced for the skill Prime: Roaring, but it was changed to not be activated during cooldown. Instead, the skill effects of Prime: Roaring were adjusted to be applied in other skills as well since it is an important skill on the ground as well. Also, adjustments were made to work as a substitute when Roaring cannot be activated such as skill combos or improvements on utilization so that you can deal damage enough. Due to this adjustment, you'll no longer be able to use only Roaring while mounted like you could before. This might be slightly disappointing for many Adventurers playing Tamer, but we thought it was a necessary improvement, considering future updates including Pet AI improvements and the development of Tier 5 pets, etc. and in the long run. We ask for our Tamer Adventurers to be understanding of this. We will continue to check and make improvements even after the update.

● Roaring - Made the following changes:
- The cooldown was changed as follows:
* Roaring (I to VI), Absolute: Roaring - 25/24.5/24/23/22/20/20 sec → 14/13/12/11/10/9/9 sec
* Prime: Roaring (I to IV) - 16/14/12/10 sec → 10/9/8/7 sec
- The skill was changed to no longer be activated during cooldown.
● Bolt Wave - Made the following changes:
- Changed to now consume MP instead of Stamina.
- Removed the "Recover MP per hit per target" effect.
- Changed to now recover Stamina during the skill.
● Jolt Wave - Made the following changes:
- Changed to now recover Stamina during the skill.
- The amount of MP consumed was increased.
● Prime: Jolt Wave - Made the following changes:
- Changed Critical Hit Rate to no longer be applied on cooldown.
- Improved to perform extra attacks more quickly and smoothly.
- Improved to combo more smoothly into Legendary Beast's Power after performing extra attacks.
- Changed to no longer be able to combo into Bolt Wave after performing extra attacks.
- Fixed the issue where Knockdown was applied in PvE upon performing extra attacks.
● Succession: Fearful Trembling - Increased the number of hits from 3 hits to 5 hits.
● Void Lightning, Air Lightning - Made the following changes:
- Absolute: Void Lightning, Prime: Void Lightning - Added the effect where you draw nearby enemies' attention.
- Improved to combo more smoothly into Evasion and Legendary Beast's Power.
- Improved to be able to combo into Stretch Kick, Fearful Trembling, and enhanced skills even during Void Lightning's cooldown.
● Prime: Surging Tide - Improved to combo into the following skills more quickly:
- Lightning of Earth, Flash, Trample, Scratch, Whiplash, Upward Claw, Throat-Burn, and Prime: Roaring
● Prime: Allround Spinner - Unified all extra attacks to match the widest attack range.
● Trample - Made the following changes:
- Added the "Recover MP per hit per target" effect.
- (I to III), Absolute - Changed the "Recover HP on hits" to "Recover HP per hit per target" to match its actual effect.
● Whiplash - Removed the "Push target on hits" effect applied only in PvE.
● Heilang: Howling - Made the following changes:
- Improved to combo more smoothly into Leaves Dropping, Flow: Gust, Legendary Beast's Power, Cloud Stomping, and Legendary Beast Dance: Echo.
- Improved to be able to be activated during cooldown.
● Allround Spinner - Changed the cooldown from 15/14/13/12 to 10/9/8/7.
● Legendary Beast Dance - Made the following changes:
- Improved to start performing the Vermillion Bird attack and continue the skill to Black Turtle attack when holding RMB.
- Changed the "Recover HP per hit" and "Recover MP per hit" effects from 6/6/7/8 to 16/16/16/16 per hit.
- Damage in PVE was changed from 543%/668%/811%/1345% to 597%/735%/892%/1480%. Therefore, the damage reduction rate in PvP was changed to 54.5%.
- Changed the Critical Hit Rate to 40%/50%/60%/70%.
- Added Down Attack.
● Legendary Beast Dance: Echo - Made the following changes:
- Changed the "All DP Increase" effect applied in Resonance: White Tiger to be applied in Resonance: Black Turtle and increased to "All DP +20."
- Added the "Target's All DP reduced on hits" effect when activated in Resonance: White Tiger.
● Cloud Stomping - Made the following changes:
- Changed the Critical Hit Rate from 40% to 100%.
- Changed the cooldown from 9 sec to 7 sec.
● Flow: Full Moon - Changed the cooldown from 7 sec to 5 sec.
● Void Lightning - Fixed the issue where you couldn't combo with certain skills during cooldown.
● Heilang: Howling - Fixed the issue where the sound effects wouldn't play when using the skill during cooldown.

We've added two new Prime skills for Drakania with today's update. Designed for either solo or combo use, these skills will bring about a slight change to Drakania's overall PvE and PvP skillset.
For PvE, the addition of these Prime skills bring about a more completed feel to Drakania's Succession, along with boosting its functionality. "Prime: Sundering Claw" is particularly useful during the down time when powerful ion-consuming skills such as Blazing Strike or Brimbolt Strike are on cooldown, while "Prime: Ascent" can deal great area of effect damage when comboed after skills with limited movement/control such as Markthanan's Scale or Flourish.
For PvP, the addition of these Prime skills bring about a noticeable change. The added skills each have Forward Guard and Super Armor, respectively, which not only grant safer means of dealing damage, but also reduce the focus on dealing damage with Brimbolt Strike alone. We've also changed Brimbolt Raze's “All Accuracy increase” buff to now activate on Skewer hits. We originally designed Drakania to be capable of maintaining a higher level of accuracy, but we felt her accuracy buffs were a bit too good so we felt this was a necessary balance change. While some of you may miss retaining such accuracy increase buffs as before, we hope you understand that we added these Prime skills to better balance the class. We will continue to keep an eye on Drakania for PvP even after the patch and make adjustments where needed.

● Added two Succession skills, Prime: Ascent and Prime: Sundering Claw.
- Prime: Ascent


- Prime: Sundering Claw

You can now keep multiple Talibre's Tears (an item required to enter Atoraxxion, a co-op dungeon) conveniently in your storage and inventory since they were changed to now be stacked instead of taking up individual slots in your inventory.

● Improved Talibre's Tear to now be stackable in one slot of your inventory.
- The Talibre's Tears in your possession will be retrieved and sent to your storage in Heidel.
● Added info on how to check the crafting methods to the item descriptions of Delotia and Delotia Essence.
- You can check out information on crafting via "SHIFT + LMB" on the items in your possession.
● Added Vell's Fine Powder Box, from which you can obtain Vell's Fine Powder, to now be sold by "Crow Coin Exchange" Ravinia in Lema Island.
● The compensation mailed to you for the Apr 20, 2022 maintenance schedule change will now expire on May 4, 2022 (23:59 UTC).


● Added ways to exchange Leila's Petal for Mythical Spirit Powder.
- You can exchange Leila's Petal x1 for Mythical Spirit Powder x5.
- You can make the exchange via Fairy Queen Theiah at the Kamasylve Temple.
- Text on the pertaining exchanges was added to the item description of Leila's Petal.


● Added a way to obtain [Manor] Cherry Tree.
- You can exchange it for Mysterious Seed x5 via the Seed Vendor Ahr in Calpheon.


● Added the item, Quick Flare.
- Quick Flare is an item that you can use more quickly and swiftly than the regular Flare that lights up and shows enemies within the range.
- You can craft Quick Flare at a Lv. 3 Siege Weapon Workshop just like Flare.
- You need Black Stone (Weapon) x20, Powder of Flame x50, Melted Copper Shard x30, and Coal x5 to craft Quick Flare.
* Quick Flare cannot be registered on the Central Market.


● Improved the item descriptions of 255 items so that you can see how to obtain them and their usages more clearly than before.

Weekly quests from which you can obtain materials required to craft Odore's Spirit Essence and Ornette's Sprit Essence were added.
You can now additionally obtain one of the items listed in the chart below just by investing around an hour of your time per week.
We hope for Adventurers who are attempting to crafting Odore's Spirit Essences and Ornette's Spirit Essences can now aim towards achieving a more visible goal and Adventurers who haven't been able to make attempts and have just started the adventure to think of it as a steppingstone in the adventure.

● Added six weekly quests from which you can obtain materials required for crafting Odore's Spirit Essence and Ornette's Spirit Essence.
- These are weekly quests that will reset every Thursday after midnight.
- You can select and complete only one of the following six weekly quests per week from Node Management NPCs located in each region.
* You can accept the following weekly quests with the "Combat" filter on for Quest Type from the Quests (O) window.

Following the previous Contribution EXP boosts for a total of 344 quests in Balenos and Serendia, the Contribution EXP obtained were also boosted for a total of 818 quests in Calpheon and Mediah. Likewise, not only will we continue our improvements on new contents but also on existing content as well.

● Increased the Contribution EXP for 476 quests in Calpheon.
● Increased the Contribution EXP of 342 quests in Mediah.

Your ever-reliable daily login rewards have taken a step further beyond!

Not only is there a PEN (V) Boss Gear Enhancement Help Kit on Day 29 with an Advice of Valks (+110) and TET (IV) Blackstar Enhancement Help Kit on Day 30 with an Advice of Valks (+120), there’s even a Character Weight & Inventory Exchange Coupon on Day 31!

Event Period
- April 21, 2022 (Thu) 00:00 (UTC) - May 25, 2022 (Wed) 23:59 (UTC)

Event Details
- Login Rewards can be viewed by going to the in-game [ESC] menu → [Login Reward]. The rewards are sent to your “Black Spirit’s Safe” once you log in.



* The Valks' Support Box is a time-limited item that will expire 15 days after being obtained.
* More information about the Character Weight & Inventory Exchange Coupon will be provided at a later date.

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Additional Notices
- Unreceived login rewards due to missed logins during the event period cannot be recovered.
- You must log in with a level 7 or higher character to receive login rewards.
- Login rewards can only be collected once per Family.
- You can collect a second login reward when you play for an hour (or more) on Saturday and Sunday. This only applies to Adventurers that have less than the maximum number of stamps available and have not collected all the login rewards during the event period.
- Pearl Abyss reserves the right to change or cancel the event depending on mitigating circumstances. If changes are made, they can be found on this event page.
- Event items may have restrictions (sale/trade) and/or different binding settings/expiration dates. Due to this reason, these items cannot be transferred or restored.
- For details such as whether the item is bound, please refer to the in-game item description.
- Items and/or rewards that were used normally cannot be recovered.
- Participating in the event using inappropriate methods may result in a cancellation/retrieval of your reward(s) and/or restriction from the game.
- For any questions or concerns regarding the event, please contact us via Support.
- Any content not mentioned on this page is subject to the [Black Desert Event Rules].

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on April 20, 2022 (Wed).

As Black Desert has been on our adventure together with our Adventurers for a long time, there has been numerous items added into the world of Black Desert through the weekly updates. Therefore, this made it difficult for new Adventurers that are starting out to figure out what the items were for and whether or not they should it them or use them. So, we will strive to improve the item descriptions so that it is easier for new Adventurers to decide if they want to keep, collect, or use them.

● Improved the item descriptions of 316 items. It will clearly state how they can be obtained and what they are used for.
- More items have their descriptions improved in future updates.

Black Stones, Memory Fragments, Hunter's Seals, Gold Bars, Node/Conquest War items, and many more items would naturally pile up in our Adventurer's Inventory and take up a significant amount of weight. However, this will be changed as 344 items had their weight reduced. We hope this will help our Adventurers take off on their adventures, lighter than before.

● Decreased the weights of Gold Bars, Seals, Black Stones, and other stackable items (a total of 344 items).

We increased the contribution EXP rewards for the regular quests in Balenos and Serendia. The regular quests are optional in the world of Black Desert, however, we felt that new Adventurers starting out and taking the time to explore the world should have enough points to rent storage and activate production nodes.

● Added Lv. 56, 57, and 58 Skill Enhancements.

– Lv. 56

– Lv. 57

– Lv. 58

As announced during CalpheON Episode 2, the processing stones were combined. We searched for a way to combine these stones together as many of our Adventurers have requested this change. Now, Adventurers will be able to mass process a variety of items with a single processing stone. We are also currently working hard on developing the Life Inventory and Lightstone Inventory.

● Combined processing stones that were differentiated by types.
- As the processing stones were combined, Shaking, Grinding, Chopping, Drying, Filtering, and Heating can be mass processed with one processing stone.


● Due to the consolidation of these items, the pre-existing processing stones will no longer be sold by the vendors. Instead, you will be able to purchase the new Loggia Processing Stone and Techthon Processing Stone from the same NPC vendors you purchased the pre-existing processing stones from.
- Removed: Loggia Processing Stone - Lake, Vitality, Energy, Sun, Wind, Lava, and Techthon Processing Stone - Lake, Vitality, Energy, Sun, Wind, Lava
- Added: Loggia Processing Stone, Techthon Processing Stone

As the processing stones were consolidated, the pre-existing processing stones that you had can either be used as an item or sold to NPC vendors for Silver. The pre-existing processing stones in your possession have all been replaced with "Sealed" processing stones. If you would like to use the processing stone as an item, then you can equip it after using it with Simple Alchemy (L).
Otherwise, you can sell all the extra processing stones for Silver to NPC vendors at the highest price that they were being sold at on the Central Market across the world.

● The following changes were made to your pre-existing Manos, Techthon, Loggia Processing Stones you have in your possession:
- All of your Processing Stones were removed from your possession and Sealed Processing Stones with the same enhancement level were sent to your Mailbox. (e.g.: +13 Manos Processing Stone - Lake → Sealed +13 Manos Processing Stone)
- Sealed Processing Stones cannot be equipped. You can either sell them to vendors for silver or use Simple Alchemy (L) to make them into processing stones that can be equipped.


● Made the following improvements to the Mount Information window.
- Improved to display the skills that are not yet learned by the mount.
- Improved to display which courser skills the mount has learned or has yet to learn when mousing over the horse icon.

Greetings Adventurers!

We know many of you have Black Desert sitting on your library after getting it from an event or an offer. You may be wondering if this is the game for you or what makes it so special, so we want to show you why you should start your adventure in the world of Black Desert TODAY!


Black Desert offers next generation graphics with spectacular sceneries, realistic environments and sophisticated details. You will fall in love with the quality of the graphics!




* Screenshots taken by our adventurers on Steam

Are you afraid your computer might not be able to handle these amazing graphics? Do not worry! We recently introduced an update of AMD FideilityFX Super Resolution that simplifies how the game's graphics are processed and increases the game's performance. This means better performance without having to lower your graphics!



Multitude of activities and adventures without loading screens. Do you feel like slaying evil monsters? Go ahead and explore the monster lairs around the world. Maybe fighting is not for you, and you prefer more relaxed activities? That's also possible! Black Desert offers other activities such as horse taming, sailing or even having your own residence. Thousands of players make this game a lively open world without limitations!





Non-Target & Fast-Paced Combat: This means no clicking targets like old games or having to wait your turn to attack. Experience an innovative combat system unlike any other MMORPG with 24 different classes!





Be whoever you want to be! Experience insane levels of customization: From height, torso, face, and skin texture, to micro-level details, your imagination is the limit!





* Screenshots taken by 0ktober, Mirmulnir and Reverielle,



Black Desert goes beyond the limit and offers events, new contents and improvements every single week. We want Black Desert to be the best MMORPG of the world!







As a new player enjoy faster progression and leveling by creating a season character! Once the season is over your character will be converted to a normal character and you will be able to keep all your progress. It's easier than ever to start your adventure in Black Desert!


Also enjoy rewards and special items that will help you during your adventurers just by logging in the game every day! The more you log in, the better the rewards are!





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Greetings Adventurers!

We know many of you just started your adventurers in the world of Black Desert. In order to help you in your journey and as appreciation for playing Black Desert you can obtain the FREE Gift Pack which includes the following items:

- [Event] Treasurable Memories Classic Box x1
- [Event] Blessing of Kamasylve (7 Days) x1
- Inventory +8 Expansion Coupon x1
- Combat & Skill EXP 300% Scroll (60 min) x5
- Advice of Valks (+60) x1

※ [Event] Treasurable Memories Classic Box: Open the box to obtain an outfit suitable for your class.
※ [Event] Blessing of Kamasylve (7 Days): Use this item to get Energy Recovery +2, Item Drop Rate +20% buffs for 7 days.
※ Inventory +8 Expansion Coupon: Use this item to expand the Inventory slots of your character by 8 additional slots. This will allow you to carry even more items.
※ Combat & Skill EXP 300% Scroll (60 min): Use this item to gain a Combat and Skill EXP +300% buff for 60 minutes.
※ Advice of Valks (+60): Use this item to increase your enhancement chance by +60. This increases the probably of your enhancement succeeding.

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- Go 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 https://payment.naeu.playblackdesert.com/Shop/Coupon/

Greetings Adventurers,

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

The world of Black Desert is filled with diverse regions which also play unique background tracks that were composed to best fit the culture and atmosphere of each region. In an attempt to introduce more of our Adventurers to these delightful sounds, we revamped the entire background music system, and the specifics involving how each track is repeated and played in-game. We also plan on adding exclusive tracks to play when your character riding on horseback, so please look forward to more of such ear candy to be updated in the near future.

● Reworked the background music playback system to play music according to the individual styles of the five major regions in the continent.
- The playback system will now play several tracks in succession, instead of repeating the same track over and over again for the same region.
- Combat music will now fade while fighting normal monsters; in areas with constant combat, music that best suits the specific region will play.
* We plan to add horse riding music in a future update.


● Improved movements during auto-navigation to appear more natural.
● Improved HP bar/Family name and other UI features to no longer overlap with her character if her height was customized to max height.
● Markthanan's Flourish - Improved the camera effect to display more naturally.
● Dragon's Advance - Improved to combo more smoothly from moving forward or sprinting.
● Azure Onslaught - Changed to combo from jumping forward.
● Azure Onslaught - Changed the down slashing animation to occur faster.
● Azure Onslaught - Improved to combo more smoothly into other skill.
● Markthanan's Scale - Improved to now be cancellable by pressing the "Q" key once more.
● Prime: Markthanan's Scale - Improved to now be cancellable more quickly.
● Brimbolt Strike, Flow: Brimbolt Wave - Changed to now be comboed into Slayer Training's attack 2.
● Embers - Changed to now spin and deal the down slash animation more quickly.
● Omnislash, Skewer - Changed to now stab with the Slayer more quickly during the skill.
● Flow: Asphyxiate - Changed the preceding skill to Skewer I.
● Abyssal Fang - Improved to now activate the skill by spinning your character based on the direction the camera is facing.
● Markthanan's Dominion - Changed Azure Onslaught or Markthanan's Breath to have a higher priority to activate when pressing directional keys over this skill
● Dragon's Maw - Increased the activation speed of attack 2.
● Markthanan's Heart - Improved to now apply its effects to Black Spirit: Markthanan's Flourish and Black Spirit: Blazing Strike during the skill. The skill description has been changed accordingly.
● Improved the slowdown effect on hits for the following skills.
- Markthanan's Flourish, Brimbolt Strike, Flow: Brimbolt Wave, Markthanan's Scale, Dragonwalk, Azure Onslaught, Flow: Markthanan's Wings, Flow: Markthanan's Claws
● Markthanan's Dominion - Improved to now combo more smoothly into Dragonwalk and Brimbolt Raze.
● Brimbolt Raze - Improved to now recover ions not only for pulled target hits.
● Omnislash - Improved to now combo from Dragonwalk and Refraction with its attack 2.
● Azure Onslaught - Improved to combo more smoothly into Markthanan's Dominion.
● Blazing Strike - Improved to activate instantly when comboed from the following skills.
- Skewer, Flow: Markthanan's Claws, Flow: Markthanan's Wings, Omnislash attack 1, Markthanan's Flourish
● Flow: Asphyxiate - Improved to activate faster when used after Blazing Strike.
● Dragonwalk - Improved to combo more smoothly into Skewer.
● Markthanan's Flourish (I to Absolute) - Fixed the issue where the skill would activate once more when comboed into Flow: Markthanan's Wings or Refraction.
● Markthanan's Scale - Changed the part of the skill description about charging ions since the skill does not actually charge ions.
● Fixed the issue where abnormal movements would be displayed when holding Directional Keys + SPACE after jumping to the left or right in a non-combat stance.
● Embers - Fixed the issue where it wouldn't be activated while moving.
● Fixed the issue where your slayer would appear abnormal when sprinting after dismounting your horse.
● Markthanan's Flourish - Fixed the issue where Sprint attacks of Slayer Training would continue when the skill is locked or not learned.
● Fixed the issue where your character's movements would appear abnormal when mounting a fast horse in combat stance.
● Dragonwalk - Fixed the issue where the motion would appear abnormal when comboing into Skewer.
● Fixed the issue where your character's shard would appear abnormal when jumping over walls while sprinting.
● Prime: Dragonborn Constitution - Fixed the issue where the effect that removes the "Movement, Attack, Casting Speed decrease for nearby allies" effect wouldn't be applied.
● Markthanan's Heart - Fixed the issue where the effects wouldn't be applied under certain circumstances.
● Brimbolt Raze - Fixed the issue where all 10 targets would be pulled in after other skills, regardless of the skill level.
● Dragon's Maw IV - Fixed the issue where the attack 1 damage and effects wouldn't be applied when comboing with other skills.
● Abyssal Fang - Fixed the issue where comboing into Dragon's Maw wouldn't display visual effects.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't use Processing with Shattered Dragon's Malice even when Heating 15 Dragon Scale Fossils with the effect of Ceaseless Vengeance.


● Adjusted the amount of Parley consumed per Barter to be reduced by 0.1% per Barter Level from Master 11 to Guru 50.

As we mentioned during the CalpheON - Episode 2 Q&A session, we have adjusted the cooldown for all elixirs. You will now be able to drink a variety of elixirs in content such as party monster zones with shorter cooldown times. Please drink responsibly.

● Reduced the cooldown of Elixirs, Enhancers, and Damage Reducers from 10 sec to 1 sec.


● Added a function where upon successfully enhancing to [PEN (V) Naru gear], you'll be able to immediately convert it into [PRI (I) Tuvala gear] from the Enhancement window.


● Added a new colored icon for a Fence with crops that can be harvested (R) or undergo plant breeding (F5) when viewed on the World Map (M).

Greetings Adventurers,

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


● Released Drakania, the Destroyers of the Ynix.



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








● 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.


● 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.



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











Winter Tree Fossils









● 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.




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.


● Added the Labreska's Helmet item.



● 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.



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

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





● 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.



● 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 <

Mountain of Eternal Winter and Drakania have OFFICIALLY arrived in Black Desert!

Want to start your adventures in the Black Desert world? Then this is your chance to start by getting the Black Desert Game Pass for FREE!

Start your new adventure in the Mountain of Eternal Winter NOW.

Go directly to Black Desert Steam Store

Got any questions about the game? Join our official discord where our GMs, CMs, and Ambassadors will help you along your adventure every step of the way!

Official Discord

① Create a season character as the new class, Drakania, and start leveling up. That’s all you have to do to complete two events!
- [Drakania Progression Rewards]
- [Season Level-up Rewards]

② Try a variety of different content by completing the Challenges offered by the Season: Drakania Pass. You’ll receive tons of rewards that will help you progress your character!
- [Season: Drakania Pass]

③ Defeat monsters and you’re participating in three of the events!
- [Season: Drakania Combat/Skill EXP Hot Time]
- [Source of Ions & Mysterious Knight]
- [Jade-lit Dragon's Breath]

④ As you adventure in the vast world of Black Desert, take a breather and visit the Loyalties Shop in the in-game Pearl Shop (F3)!
- [Season: Drakania 100 Loyalties Shop]

And don’t forget to redeem the coupons from CalpheON Episode 2!