Face Garmoth, Nouver & Black Shadow during the event.

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Enjoy the following events for a week longer until July 27!

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Summer fun is coming to the Black Desert world in August!

"The Ynix.
A flame that can consume even the gods...
How much of its overflowing power can a mere mortal bear?
O daughter of mine.
greed is the source of wrath...
And that flame which fuels it must be extinguished.
Only then will the long-lost paradise of dragons return."

Paradise.
A place so unattainable, it may as well not have existed.

Heeding the deep and somber voice,
I walked, and I walked, along an endless cliffside path,
gathering bones upon bones of my fallen kin.

On this path bereft of color and life, I often wished to hurl myself off its edge,
soaring triumphantly into the sky, a reminder I yet lived, however...

"Unfurling your wings means death.
For that brutal tyrant still reigns the skies."

Whenever such thoughts came to me, they echoed in a voice not my own,
an unsought and unchecked edict.

Fettered wings are nothing more than a blight upon one’s back.

.
.
.

For so long, Dragons were pinned beneath the tyrant’s claw,
until a voice, steeped in malevolence, called out from that bitter path’s end:

"Build your paradise upon my body.
With my death, I will usher in the ruination of the golden mountain."

A shriek rang out, and a brilliant ray of light, puncturing a small hole,
like the pupil of an eye, in the barrier that marked this bitter path’s end.

The aperture dilated, growing brighter as the barrier crumbled away.
Someone was waiting there, with arms outstretched.
Was she the one who led us here?
My heart pounded with excitement...

"Come, frail Dragon offspring."

The air was thick with the stench of blood that flowed from her jaws, torn to the ear.
It was the blood of my dead kin, interwoven with their resentment, their hatred, their tears;
The same kin I had tirelessly comforted.
Etched in this torrent of blood were the final memories of my kind.
Things I’ve never seen, heard, or experienced, but somehow, I was present in them all.

"I am the seventh witch of Eternal Winter, Erethea."
"Tell me, how many dragon hearts have been pierced by the power of erasure,
which could wash away even the fear of the one you claim a tyrant?"

Her body in tatters,
and through coughing fits of blood,
her hoarse voice pealed mirthfully at some unknown joy.

"Come. tear out my heart and consume it.
It’s been sweetened with the hatred of countless, fallen Dragons."

The witch’s laugher reignited the hunger within them.
No one asked why she chose this death.
Everyone sought to sate their thirst for vengeance.

The feast was a blur of teeth and sinew,
but when I came to my senses, I saw us reflected in her empty eyes.
In my mouth, I held her still-beating heart.

"It is done, child. My vengeance... will live on eternally."

Not a single scream had left her lips,
as the witch lay lifeless, seemingly mocking us with her grin.
Was it her defiance that only added to our anger?
My heart began to race uncontrollably.

“Take to the skies, by my heart's might.
Through your eyes shall I witness the golden mount's ruin.”

Now, with my wings no longer bound,
they slowly unfurl, as I gaze readily toward the edge.
The winds whirl against my skin, beckoning me beneath the blinding light.
Frustration, despair, and the faint allure of paradise tickle my nose.

"Proclaim defiantly, to the incarnation of Labreska, that a new era has dawned.
With the power of erasure, usher in the ruination of the golden mountain."

With the whispers of the being, black-winged like us, less one eye, still echoing in my head,
I stood at the cliff’s precipice with wings spread wide.

The moment of flight that had flashed countless times in my mind.
A burning thirst, ignited by the winds of freedom in the dazzling sky.

"Come. Start your flight of destruction, The lost paradise of the dragons awaits."

Meaning spear in the tongue of dragons, Trion is Drakania’s exclusive weapon, and it takes the form of two spears.

At first glance, it looks like a normal weapon, but it transforms into a completely different state when wielded by Drakania.
Thanks to Erethea’s power, Drakania can uniquely switch between “Hexeblood” and “Dragonblood” states.
Her “Hexeblood” state can be seen as her human form, in which she expertly wields both trion spears to stab and slash her enemies. While in her “dragonblood” state, her combat style is based on a “dragon form.” In this state, the trion in her left hand takes the shape of a dragon’s horn, allowing her to crush enemies or brace herself with its heft.

You can say that only Drakania can wield the trion.

💬 Our combat direction for Awakening Drakania was developed around her wielding two spears. We chose this type of weapon as we felt that it would be the best match for her concept and story, giving Adventurer’s feeling of wielding a “dragon’s might.” Her combat style is largely divided into two styles, Hexeblood and Dragonblood. She can switch back and forth between both, and her combat style will differ depending on her state.

In her Hexeblood state, she wields two smaller spears to unleash a barrage of quick and agile attacks. When Drakania was released, we saw some feedback that while her concept was good, her slower speed was disappointing. That’s why we wanted to provide a more agile combat style with her Awakening in sharp contrast with her Succession.
On the other hand, her Dragonblood state emphasizes her draconic nature in the form of destructive power unlike the speed of her Hexeblood state. In this form, Drakania’s left-hand spear is transformed into a dragon’s massive horn, and her dragon aspect can be seen in her skills.

Differing from our existing classes, we started developing Awakening Drakania after the release of her Succession. As this was a new direction for us and with so many people eagerly waiting for its release, we’re thrilled to be able to present you with this announcement. We hope you enjoy it.

Thank you.

Aerial Burst

Unleash the might of Dragons upon enemies nearby.
Then drive your trion into their hearts



Doombringer

Channel the winds into your trion’s left spear,
ascend, then come crashing down to the ground.



Tectonic Slam

Hexeblood – Combine both spears to channel the winds then charge toward the enemy.



Tectonic Slam

Dragonblood – Combine both spears, then unleash the winds forward to push back the enemy.



Sundering Roar

Hexeblood – Channel the winds into your trion’s left spear, then unleash them forward.
Set your right spear aflame, then leave a burning claw mark on the ground.



Sundering Roar

Dragonblood – Channel the winds into your trion’s left spear,
then call upon the might of Dragons to unleash an earthshattering roar forward.
Your destructive Dragon breath decimates all enemies ahead.


 

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on July 13, 2022 (Wed).

Special Barters were added to provide exciting opportunities through bartering. Therefore, we have updated the list of items and barters available via special barters to reinstill the excitement.

● There are now more items to choose from Special Barter.
- More items can be exchanged by handing over trade goods like a gold bar or rare accessories to the Barterer.
● Adding the following items that can be obtained from Special Barter:


● Changed the list of necessary items for Special Barter:

* Removed the following trade items from the list for Special Barter:

* Special Barter-related changes apply only to Special Barter items after the update.

● Reduced the rate of ship upgrade materials for Special Barter when Barter quantity is limited.
● Increased the Crow Coin Exchange list and quantity that can be obtained from Special Barter.


● Changed Barter Support Box that can be obtained from Explore within the Anchor menu.

Bartering on Invernen Island and Delinghart Island was initially designed for the exchange of materials and luxury land goods. However, to better reflect the current state of Black Desert, we have decided to update the items available at these locations. We made Verdant Black Stones more accessible for Adventurers starting their ocean voyage, and adjusted bartering options for veteran sailors to make it easier to obtain higher grade enhancement materials as well as Crow Coins.

● The following items can now be exchanged when you refresh barter on Invernen Island and Delinghard Island.
- Invernen Island: Changed 20 Trade Goods. Brilliant Rock Salt Ingot and Brilliant Pearl Shard can still be exchanged.
- Delinghart Island: Changed 40 Trade Goods.

* Example) Even if the accumulated Barter Count is over 10,000, it won't guarantee that the option of exchanging for Crow Coins will appear even after the Barter list has refreshed. Verdant Black Stones or Fiery Black Stones will appear according to a set probability.


● Occlein at Serendia Shrine is seeking the aid of Adventurers to investigate rumors surrounding a certain "paradise of winds."
- You can accept this questline through the Black Spirit (,) under the Event tab listed as "[Paradise Lost]."
- If you proceed through the questline as a Drakania character, you'll be able to read some of the writings written in the dragon tongue of Drakanic in the Traces of Brimbolt found throughout Serendia Shrine.
- Obtain the title "Unforgettable" once you complete the final quest.

* Accept the "[Paradise Lost] Rumblings of Paradise" quest via the Black Spirit (,), then head over to Occlein at the Serendia Shrine!

"[Paradise Lost] Rumblings of Paradise" Questline

* This questline requires you to complete each quest in order.
* Available once per Family.
* Available in the Quests (O) - New tab until August 3, 2022, where you will still be able to proceed with the quest via the Black Spirit.

Quest Reward Items

We improved Succession Maehwa to better utilize her Stamina and the Red Blade.

Her previous iteration of the Red Blade was tied to using Prime: Decapitation, which made it difficult to activate the Red Blade at will. Now, when you now use Maehwa's Will with 2 Red Petals, you will gain an additional Red Petal, making it easier to activate the Red Blade. Blind Slash will now also spend WP instead of Stamina, which we felt would better benefit her combat prowess.
Lastly, while Maehwa: Ascension to Heaven did improve the cast time of Prime: Red Moon, we felt it somewhat lacking, especially since you couldn't combo into other skills until Prime: Red Moon's attack had ended. Now if you have learned Maehwa: Ascension to Heaven, you can now combo into Whirlwind Cut, Decapitation, and Prime: Petal Swirl during Prime: Red Moon, adding the option of quickly comboing into other skills after applying the skill's Floating debuff.

Awakening Maehwa was improved to deal critical damage at crucial moments, with a focus on the Petal Swirl skill. The skill's innate Accuracy buff has been reduced, but now using the skill will grant All Accuracy +15% for 10 seconds, thus making it a better skill to compliment others. (The Movement/Attack Speed and Evasion reduction debuffs have also been removed, accordingly.) To make sure these changes would further complement other skills, we reduced the cooldown times of Moonrise, Flow: Cloud Stab, and Flow: Moonlight Dash, while also adding a Critical Hit Rate +25% buff (PvP only) to Flow: Frostflower. Finally, we changed Absolute: Red Moon so you can now use the skill with your awakening weapon, and its visual effects have been changed accordingly.

Succession
● Blind Slash
- Changed the consumed resource: 100 Stamina → 20 to 50 WP (based on skill level)
● Maehwa's Will
- Added a skill effect: If used with 2 Red Petals, gain 1 Red Petal
● Prime: Red Moon
- Improved combo: Now combos into Whirlwind Cut
● Maehwa: Ascension to Heaven
- Improved combo: Learning the skill now lets you combo into Whirlwind Cut, Decapitation, and Prime: Sticky Snowflake from Prime: Red Moon
- Fixed the issue where Prime: Red Moon's last attack damage was not being applied upon learning the skill.

Awakening
● Full Moon Wall
- Added a skill use effect: All DP +20 for 10 sec
● Ice Fang
- Removed a skill use effect: All DP +20 for 10 sec
- Added a skill hit effect: Movement, Casting, and Attack Speeds -20% for 10 sec
● Sticky Snowflake
- Changed the cooldown: 17/17/16/15 sec → 13/12/11/10 sec
- Changed the accuracy buff: +50% → +20%
- Added a skill use effect: All Accuracy +15% for 10 sec
- Removed a skill hit effect: Movement and Attack Speeds -20% for 10 sec
- Removed a skill hit effect: Evasion Rate -3% for 10 sec
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction: 54% / 54% / 42.5% / 42.5% → 30%
● Moonrise
- Added a skill hit effect: All Evasion Rate -9% for 10 sec
- (IV) Changed the cooldown: 9 sec → 8 sec
● Flow: Cloud Stab
- Changed the cooldown: 9 sec → 8 sec
● Flow: Moonlight Dash
- Changed the cooldown: 9 sec → 7 sec
● Oppression
- Changed the skill hit effect: All DP -20 for 10 sec → All DP -30 for 10 sec
● Flow: Frostflower
- Added the skill effect: Critical Hit Rate +25% (self only)
● Petal Bloom
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction: 59.3% → 50%
● Changed the following Maehwa class skill names:
- Sticky Snowflake to Petal Swirl.
- Prime: Sticky Snowflake to Prime: Petal Swirl.
- New Year's Eve to Coldsnap.
- Reverse Scale to Moonbreak.
- Stigma to Frostfeint.
- General Apricot to General's Might.
● Absolute: Red Moon
- Changed to be usable with your kerispear.

Righteous Smite's cast time and projectile speed were deliberately made slow due to its potential to inflict a large amount of damage with your greatbow. Therefore, we decided to further bolster that potential by increasing its damage in PvP. Marked Bloom was a skill without any defensive or debuff effects, so we decided to strengthen its concept as a powerful skill by adjusting the number of targets hit by it. Lastly, for Luthraghon's Call, we felt many Archers were left somewhat exposed once the Forward Guard effect while charging would end. Now Archers can cast this skill in peace, knowing that the Forward Guard effect will last even after you finish charging the skill.

● Righteous Smite
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction: 45% → 34%
● Marked Bloom
- Changed the reduced number of targets for PvP: -3 targets → -1 target
● Luthraghon's Call
- Changed the Forward Guard effect: Forward Guard while charging → Forward Guard even after charging is complete

Succession Sage is known to have an arsenal of skills with long cast times that inflict damage over a large area and apply debuffs such as DP and Evasion reduction on hits. However, such long cast times were being punished particularly in PvP. Thus, to increase the lethality of his skill hits, we increased his PvP damage for major skills such as Prime: Ator's Mark, Prime: Spatial Collapse, and Prime: Ator's Energy, as well as improving the efficiency of using Prime: Spatial Collapse, Prime: Ator's Mark, and Void Gateways with Rift Chain. Lastly, we added a visual effect to disguise the actual trajectory of the Sage when using Rift Chain, making it more difficult to predict his movements.

Awakening Sage saw a similar change regarding his attack damage. Firstly, when comboing from Divine Executioner into Flow: Judgment, the previous version had the spear bolt attack thrown midair, smash attack, and the following spear bolt attack damage all around the same figures. We decided to bolster these numbers by increasing the number of targets hit by the 2nd (smash) attack, while still retaining the number of targets hit at the moment of the smash attack's initial contact, thus greatly increasing the lethal potential of this skill. In addition, for Lightning Prison, we decided to greatly increase its PvP damage to make it regarded as a powerful skill on its own. (However, do note that we felt the Critical Hit Rate +100% buff was excessive to restore.) Lastly, Spear Bolt previously only activated faster when used after Shock Relay, but it's now been improved to activate instantly after certain skills without any defensive effects, which we hope will grant a variety of new opening moves for our Sage Adventurers.

Succession
● Prime: Form Shift
- Fixed the motion to appear more natural when comboing into Rift Chain in the same direction as the skill.
● Void Gateways, Prime: Void Gateways
- Increased the activation speed when attacking by comboing with Rift Chain.
● Prime: Ator's Mark
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction: 45% → 34%
● Prime: Spatial Collapse
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction: 55% → 44%
● Prime: Ator's Energy
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction. 45% → 34%
● Rift Chain
- Improved the period during the skill where it is possible to combo into Prime: Spatial Collapse or Prime: Ator's Mark.
● Prime: Rift Chain
- Improved to display an illusion moving in the opposite direction when using the skill.

Awakening
● Lightning Prison
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction: 50% → 37%
● Flow: Judgment
- Changed the number of hits for attack 1, 2, and last attacks.
* Attack 1: Applies Divine Executioner skill damage x 4 → Applies Divine Executioner skill damage x 2
* Attack 2: Applies Divine Executioner skill damage x 3 → Applies Divine Executioner skill damage x 7
* Last Attack: Applies Divine Executioner skill damage x 3 → Applies Divine Executioner skill damage x 1
● Spear Bolt
- Increased the combo speed from Chain Lightning and Lightning Surge.

A wave of changes is coming in for Corsair in this week’s update.

First off, the Succession mermaid skills previously had their defensive effect adjusted. In this update, additional changes were made for better adaptability in PvP situations.
Prime: Whirling Slash defensive effect was changed from “Super Armor while moving” to “Invincible -> Super Armor while moving” and Prime: Storming Gale was given the “Forward Guard during the skill” effect. We believe these changes will make her Succession combat a lot more flexible than before. Furthermore, the combo Prime: Wipe Out > Overflow was improved and the distance traveled with Prime: Mareca: Sea Stroll was increased to improve its approach capabilities.

As for her Awakening, we added a new skill called Tide-splitter Patraca. This skill was designed to be used when she is in need of a quick defense, so it has the effect “Invincible at the start of the skill.” It can then be comboed into Ocean Melancholy immediately after for additional protection.
Additionally, the Super Armor on Pirate's Life For Me was moved to Flow: Earth-render Patraca to improve ranged attacks. However, the damage of Pirate's Life For Me was increased to improve it in PvE.

Succession
● Prime: Whirling Slash
- Changed the defensive effect: “Super Armor while moving” to “Invincible -> Super Armor while moving”
● Prime: Mareca: Sea Stroll
- Increased the distance traveled.
- Adjusted the max number of hits.
* Attack 1 damage: 1008% x1, max 9 hits → 1008% x1, max 5 hits
* Attack 2 damage: 1008% x4 → 1008% x8
* Last attack damage: 1260% x1, max 5 hits → 1260% x5
● Prime: Storming Gale
- Added the defensive effect: "Forward Guard during the skill"
● Overflow
- Improved the attack to activate more smoothly.
● Prime: Wipe Out
- Improved to combo more smoothly into Overflow.

Awakening
● Tide-splitter Patraca
- Added as a new Awakening skill.
- Combined the effects of Code of the Scallywags to No Mercy, Scallywags! accordingly.
● Close Quarters: Charge
- Changed the skill effect: All DP -15% for 10 sec → All DP -20% for 10 sec
● Pirate's Life For Me
- Removed the Super Armor effect.
- Changed the extra attack damage: 1416% x 4 → 1416% x 6
- Changed the cooldown: 3 sec → 4 sec
- Changed the PvP Damage Reduction: 50% → 60%
● Flow: Earth-render Patraca
- Added the Super Armor effect.
- Changed the cooldown: 8 sec → 6 sec
● Close Quarters: Suppress
- Improved to activate more smoothly.
● Spare No Quarter!
- Improved to activate the mist effect when the skill is used.


● Improved the max durability to increase by a sum of 5 for each +1 enhancement level for Ash Tree Float and Maple Float.




● Triangle Head Lizards of the Southern plains of Serendia have adapted to the swamp environment.
- Increased the number of Triangle Head Lizards.
- More Triangle Head Lizards nearby will emerge upon defeating them.




● "Ancient Weapon" Elmermol has appeared in Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Upper Zone).
- A message has arrived from Lynelman that the rift has started to move due to the power which balances the upper and lower layers of the Sycraia Undersea Ruins.
- There is a low probability that a rift will appear when you defeat monsters in the Sycraia Undersea Ruins (Upper Zone).
- "Ancient Weapon" Elmermol, which only appeared in the abyss of the Sycraia Undersea Ruins, will appear on the upper zone when the rift appears.
- "Ancient Weapon" Elmermol summons small Elmermols that disrupt their opponents and use powerful AoE attacks.
- The summoned small Elmermols will contest all Adventurers nearby the "Ancient Weapon" Elmermol.
- When the "Ancient Weapon" Elmermol is low on HP, the summoned small Elmermol will be sacrificed to explode and deal powerful damage.

Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Upper Zone) and Basilisk Den, monster zones that are not affected by Item Drop Rate buffs, were included in the treasure item drop event. Generally, Adventurers would use Item Drop Rate buffs to increase their chances in monster zones with treasure items, however, Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Upper Zone) and Basilisk Den were included as additional monster zones for Adventurers to go to.

During this event, the same treasure item was added to Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Upper Zone) as the one available in Crescent Shrine, while the Basilisk Den got the same one available in the Waragon Nest.
In the future, we plan to exclude Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Upper Zone) and Basilisk Den from treasure item drop events.

● The monster zones that drop treasure items will be changed during the event "The Treasure Hunt is On" (July 6 - July 20) to the following:



● New Outfit: [Guardian] Parthenoa

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on July 6, 2022 (Wed).

Screenshot Mode (Ctrl + U, Photo Gallery) has been revamped.

First we added a guide (toggled by F1) on the side which lists the different hotkeys and relevant settings.
These hotkeys will make it easier to adjust visual effects such as filters, blur intensity, gamma, and contrast, etc.

We also added the ability to adjust the ambiance, as well as the time and weather, in your photo so that you can take the best pic suited to your location.
From the quiet hours of dawn to the pitch dark hours of night, with weather ranging from clear skies to cloudy days, you can choose the best settings to take that quality picture. (Sadly, rain or snow cannot be changed on whim).

Last but not least, we also added the function to perform Social Actions in Screenshot Mode.
Along with the addition of Slow Mode (Hotkey: U), which slows down your character, these functions will help bring out the best side of your character for your photo sessions.

We look forward to seeing the marvelous photos that our expert photographer Adventurers will take. Thank you.

● Revamped Screenshot Mode.
* Press Ctrl+U to access Screenshot Mode.



- A guide has been added to the right side of Screenshot Mode that labels all the different hotkeys and settings.
* Press F1 to hide the guide.
- You can now also use your mouse to select and adjust Screenshot Mode settings.
- Added the ability to adjust weather, time, and Social Actions in Screenshot Mode.


▲ Social Actions
* TIP: You can find even more Social Actions to learn in the Quests (O) - Suggested tab.


▲ Time and Weather Settings


▲ Ambiance Settings
- Added Screenshot Mode presets.
* You can now save any changes made to noise/vignetting, blur intensity/position, gamma/contrast, zoom, angle, ambiance, time and weather to specific presets in Screenshot Mode.


▲ Load/Save Presets
- The camera will no longer follow your mouse movements in Screenshot Mode.
● Improved the Photo Gallery so you can now use Screenshot Mode to take screenshots.
- You can now use WASD to move your character and the directional keys to move the camera when taking screenshots from the Photo Gallery.

As we mentioned during in the GM notes, we are applying an update regarding the maximum amount of items you can list and purchase from the Central Market.
We've increased the amount you can list and purchase by item type, and, as long as there are a certain number of items listed on the market, you will be able to purchase a greater amount of items simultaneously than you were previously able to purchase.
We hope this will bring some quality of life improvements for our Adventurers who frequent the Central Market.

● Increased the maximum listable and purchasable amount of 1,340 items in the Central Market.
- Increased the maximum listable and purchasable amount by item type at once (including orders).
- You will now be able to purchase a greater amount of items at a time as long as there are a certain number of items listed on the market.
* ex 1) Less than 2,999 Pure Iron Ore (basic ingredient) listed on the market - Can purchase up to 1,000 at a time
* ex 1) More than 3,000 Pure Iron Ore (basic ingredient) listed on the market - Can purchase up to 3,000 at a time
- Maximum One-Time Amount by Item Type

The Adventure Logs were originally designed to provide a different means of experiencing the variety of content Black Desert had to offer, while also rewarding the Adventurer with items or stats.
To help new Adventurers progress through the available Adventure Logs with ease, we've altered some of the objectives for these entries, including Igor Bartali's Adventure Journal that started it all.

● Improved the Adventure Logs as follows:

The Arena of Solare Preseason has come to a close. We'd like to thank all of our Adventurers who queued up and fought fiercely in the battlefield. Look forward to future updates and/or changes to be shared on the Announcements page of the official website or through the Global Lab.

● Concluded the Arena of Solare Preseason.
- Changed the loading screen's image accordingly.
- Arena of Solare has been removed from Menu (ESC) - War (F7).


● Added Godr-Ayed sub-weapons.
- You can now obtain Godr-Ayed sub-weapons by converting a TET (IV) Blackstar sub-weapon.
- Godr-Ayed sub-weapons can be registered and purchased at each of its enhancement levels on the Central Market.
- Godr-Ayed sub-weapons have five enhancement levels. They start from +0 and go up to PEN (V). (+0 → PRI (I) → DUO (II) → TRI (III) → TET (IV) → PEN (V))
* Godr-Ayed sub-weapons do not drop an enhancement level when failing PRI (I) → DUO (II) enhancement attempts.
- The materials required to convert and enhance Godr-Ayed weapons drop as loot in Elvia Calpheon.



● Added "[Godr-Ayed Weapon] In the Fallen God's Name" quests to convert TET (IV) Blackstar sub-weapons into Godr-Ayed sub-weapons.
- Visit Grána's Eldest Spirit Merindora with a TET (V) Blackstar sub-weapon in your possession to accept this quest.
- You will need to hand over a "Scorching Sun Crystal" and a TET (IV) Blackstar sub-weapon to convert it into a Godr-Ayed sub-weapon.
* You can make "Scorching Sun Crystals" by collecting "Scorching Sun Shards" that drop in Elvia Calpheon as loot.


● You can use "Scorching Sun Gemstones" to enhance Godr-Ayed sub-weapons.
- Scorching Sun Gemstones can be made by Heating (L) "Scorching Sun Shards" (which drop as loot in Elvia Calpheon) with "Flawless Magical Black Stones."
- Godr-Ayed sub-weapons lose 10 max durability for each failed enhancement attempt.

Cron Meal cooldowns have been reduced from 30 minutes to 10 seconds.
Cron Meals were used in a variety of different content, but were inconvenient to use if ever they were accidentally consumed due to the long cooldown times.
To prevent such mishaps, we decided to reduce their cooldown to 10 seconds. However, considering how Health EXP can be gained from food consumption, we decided to add the "Satiated" debuff to keep the rate of gaining Health EXP the same as before.
Please note that certain other food effects can still be stacked, hence the reason why we chose to retain their respective cooldowns as before.

● Changed the cooldown of Seafood Cron Meal, Simple Cron Meal, and Exquisite Cron Meal to 10 seconds.
- Consuming any of the following food items will apply the "Satiated" debuff.
- The "Satiated" debuff lasts for 30 minutes. During this time, any food consumed will not grant your character Health EXP gains.



● New Outfit: [Striker] Rakshasa

Greetings, Adventurers!

December 17, 2014, marked the day that Adventurers first step foot in the world of Black Desert.

And on June 23, 2022, we created another milestone together as we proudly welcomed the newest member of our global family.

To show our thanks to all the Adventurers who made this possible, Jae-hee, the Executive Producer of Black Desert, has written a letter of gratitude.



We look forward to many more fun adventures in the Black Desert world with our Adventurers.

Event Period
- July 1, 2022 (Fri) - August 24, 2022 (Wed) 23:59 UTC

Event Details
① In celebration of our services worldwide, a special coupon has been prepared. Redeem this thank you coupon to obtain a variety of valuable items!

GREA-TADV-ENTU-RERS

(Contains: Great Adventurer Box x1)

* 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.
* These coupons can only be redeemed once per Family.
* Incorrectly entering the wrong 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, and redeemed rewards will be sent to your in-game mailbox (B).

② Redeem the coupon to obtain the Great Adventurer Box and items below.




* J's Special Scroll is a time-limited item that will expire 30 days after being obtained.
* Black Spirit's Special Dice Box contains one of each type of the following dice: (1, 1) (2, 2) (3, 3) (4, 4) (5, 5) & (6, 6)

Additional Notices
- 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.
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Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on June 29, 2022 (Wed).

The Adventurer's faithful companions can now be trained to Tier 5 and also be appointed as Alpha Pets.
You can now train Tier 4 pets up to Tier 5 pets, who will also gain the ability to be appointed as Alpha Pets.

Alpha Pets will keep other pets in your pack in line to make sure they will all work together to aid you in your adventures.
The Alpha Pet's Talent will increase by 1 additional level, and their "Pack Leader" skill will increase the looting speed of all of your other pets nearby.

You can only appoint one Tier 5 pet as the alpha, and any other Tier 5 pets checked out will display the same stats as other Tier 4 pets.

We originally designed the Tier 5 pets to boast a greater variety of skills or effects, akin to an upgraded Tier 4 pet, so to speak.
However, we felt that the process to "upgrade" to a Tier 5 pet would prove too taxing on our Adventurers, so we decided to change the focus to increasing the pet looting speeds.

We bid you happy adventuring with your cute pets and their alpha pack leader.

● Added Tier 5 Pet Training and Alpha Pets.
- You can now train Tier 4 pets into Tier 5 pets.
- Tier 5 pets gain the ability to be appointed as Alpha Pets by the Adventurer.
- An Alpha Pet's Talent will increase by 1 additional level, and their "Pack Leader" skill will increase the looting speed of all active pets nearby.


● You can now train Lv. 10 Tier 4 pets to Tier 5 through Obi Bellen at the Old Wisdom Tree in Kamasylvia.
- Summon the Black Spirit (,) to accept the "[Pet] Domesticated Squabbles" quest. Complete it to unlock the "Tier 5 Pet Training" button through Obi Bellen.
* You can start this quest from Lv. 50 via the Black Spirit (,) and can check your progress through Quests (O) - Suggested tab.
* Make sure you've ticked [Life] quests under Quest Type if you cannot see the quests.



● Training a Tier 5 pet requires one "Royal Plume." You can craft one via Simple Alchemy (L).


* You can purchase "Growth Reagents" from Old Moon shops for 60 million Silver each.


● Once you acquire a Royal Plume and have your Lv. 10 Tier 4 pet checked in, you will be able to train a Tier 5 pet through Obi Bellen.
- Tier 5 pet training will always succeed.
- Tier 5 pets do not gain a special appearance or skill. (You can still use Pet Appearance Change Coupons.)



● You can appoint one of your Tier 5 pets as the Alpha Pet through the pet window.
- You can appoint a Tier 5 pet that is checked in as your alpha by pressing the crown-shaped icon.


- Alpha Pets grant the following effects when checked out.
* Pack Leader: Loot cooldown -15% for active pets
* Talent Lv. +1: The Alpha Pet's Talent gains one additional level.
* e.g.) Combat EXP +4% → +5% / HP +100 → +125
* Special skills (Fishing cooldown reduced, gathering amount increase, etc.) are not affected.
- Tier 5 pets who have not been appointed as alpha will retain the same stats as a Tier 4 pet.
* Tier 5 pets cannot be exchanged with any other pets after training is complete.
* Make sure to change a pet's appearance or skills via Exchange before attempting the Tier 5 Pet Training.

The Dwarven artisans of Gavinya Great Crater have developed a new and improved way to repair and extract items.

The newly improved functions have been spreading across the continent, far and wide, from stable keepers to even the campsites.

Now Adventurers will only need to press the "repair" button once to repair any and every item that is in need of repair, and the means of extracting outfits have also been improved.

Before using the "Select All" button and extracting from outfits, please make sure you've locked any outfit/costume appearances you do not wish to accidentally extract and destroy.

● Improved the repair function.
- You can now repair all items (equipped, in your inventory, horse gear, ship gear, guild gear) with one button press.
- You can pick and choose which criteria to repair via the cogwheel-shaped settings button on the side.



● Added the function to lock outfit/costume appearances to prevent extraction.
- Press SHIFT + RMB on any outfit/costume appearance you wish to lock in your inventory (I) - Pearl tab.
- Locked outfit/costume appearances will not appear in the list for the Extract Outfit window, thus lessening the risk of accidentally extracting them.
* You can upload and save locked outfit/costume appearance data.


● Added the "Select All" button to the Extract Outfit window.
- Press the "Select All" button in the Extract Outfit window to immediately select all extractable outfit/costume appearances.
- Improved the Extractable Items list to now display the amount of Valks' Cry or Cron Stones extractable from each item.
- Improved the Extractable Items list to now display items in alphabetical order.
- Added text explaining how to lock outfit/costume appearances to Pearl Shop item descriptions.
* Use the "Pearl Outfit Lock" function to prevent accidentally extracting your precious outfit/costume appearances.

The Florchestra Contrabass, named after the instructor of the famous maestro, Artina the "Wandering Musician," is now available. In addition, Marni's Instruments, invented by the infamous "mad" scientist, have also been discovered. 4 different types of Marnians and the Marnibass are available, ready to produce mystical sounds never heard before in the world of Black Desert.

Many of our musically-inclined Adventurers have composed wonderful music with their Beginner/Florchestra instruments thus far. We hope the new additions of the Florchestra Contrabass and Marni's Instruments will inspire both [I'm a Producer UwU] and novice Adventurers alike to create compositions that aren't just exciting but also express sounds in greater detail and volume.

The mysterious Marnians are aptly named (Wavy Planet, Illusion Tree, Secret Note, and Sandwich), each capable of producing 4 unique sounds for a total of 16 different styles. With such a variety of possible sounds, each time you compose a new music score it can feel as though you’re composing a brand new song.

● Rumors abound of Artina, Florchestra's apprentice, having discovered a blueprint for a new instrument.
- According to said rumors, the instrument is said to play a low tone that resonates deep within one's soul.
- You can craft this instrument of Florchestra through Manufacture (L) and completing the quest that rewards you with the Dewdrop of Soil's Soliloquy.

- You can purchase the blueprint for the Florchestra Contrabass from Artina's instrument shop located in Lake Kaia, Lake Flondor, Salanar Pond, and Ancado Inner Harbor.
- Right click the Contrabass blueprint to be guided to Artina at Lake Kaia who will help you obtain the Dewdrop of Soil's Soliloquy to craft the instrument.
- You can accept the following daily quest to obtain the Dewdrop of Soil's Soliloquy by having the blueprint in your inventory.





● There are have been recent rumblings of Shais within the world inside the Vitclari dreaming of new dreams. They say this may be a chance to experience a sound never heard before.
● You can craft Marni's Instruments via Manufacture (L) with the relevant "Tremor Converticator" obtained through a quest.
● You will first need to complete a prerequisite questline available once per Family via the "Music Score: Genius of Keplan" purchased from Artina.
● Marni's Instruments can be obtained as follows:
- Purchase the "Music Score: Genius of Keplan" from Artina, then complete the prerequisite questline (Lake Kaia).
- Complete the questline to unlock Marni's shop (Tori Woods, Mountain of Eternal Winter).
- Purchase blueprints for the instruments from Marni's shop.
- Accept the daily quest from Marni to obtain the required crafting materials for each instrument.
- You must complete the relevant daily quest or purchase the appropriate Tremor Converticators to craft Marni's Instruments.
* You must toggle on [Life] quest types to be able to accept these daily quests.
* You can proceed with all 5 Marni's Instrument quests if you possess all 5 different blueprints in your inventory.







● Can be obtained as Tremor Converticator daily quests rewards or purchased from Marni Shop with Silver.
- 5 Tremor Converticator Daily Quests can be all done in the same day.





● Complete the entire Marni's Instruments knowledge category to obtain the [Marni's Wings] title.


● Obtain both "Wings of Florchestra" and "Marni's Wings" titles to obtain the "Musician" title through the Black Spirit.



● Added the new item "Heart of Kutum," which contains the might of Thundercloud Kutum.


- The Heart of Kutum is used to upgrade sub-weapons. The upgraded sub-weapons will gain the "Earthshaking" prefix.
- "Earthshaking" sub-weapons gain the "Special Attack Evasion Rate +7%" effect.
- The Heart of Kutum is dropped as loot by Thundercloud Kutum according to a set probability.
- "Fiery" sub-weapons cannot be upgraded further with the Heart of Kutum.
- You can use the Mirror of Equilibrium via blacksmiths in each of the towns and cities to extract the Heart of Kutum from "Earthshaking" sub-weapons.
* With the addition of the Earthshaking sub-weapons, the Old Moon Guild manager Jetina has new quests, "Old Moon's Resplendent Sub-weapon: Earthshaking Sub-weapons" and "Old Moon's Brilliant Sub-weapon: PEN (V) Earthshaking Sub-weapons" to exchange them.

● Increased the duration of the item "Kutum's Power Stone" and added the effect "Item Drop Rate +5%."



● New Outfit: [Valkyrie] Ossa Cerberi

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We have prepared for you the essential information you should read before starting your journey! Take a look below and be prepared to dive in the world of Black Desert!



Seasons are the perfect way to level up fast and acquire gear while learning the game at your own pace. We totally recommend starting your adventure with a Season Character as your adventure will be easier than ever if you choose this path!

If you decide to start your adventure with a Season Character, you might want to keep in a safe place the following summary with all important key points to finish the season and graduate with excellency!

▶ Link to [Season A to Z: From Creation to Graduation]



Starting an adventure on your own in a new world is scary, and because we want you to start off on the right foot as soon as possible, we have prepared for you some small guides with all the important information you should know!

▶ Link to [Beginner Guide]
▶ Link to [PvE Basics]
▶ Link to [Recommended Gear]



Your first steps in Black Desert are not only about reading and getting used to your new "home". Just for being a new adventurer, you will receive amazing rewards that will help you during your adventures! These rewards even include a cute pet that will loot monsters for you!

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Isn't it cute? Take good care of it!



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Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on June 22, 2022 (Wed).

The revamps to Great Ocean monster zones and ship upgrade methods introduced in the GM note are now here.
First, we're improving the loot and drop rates in Great Ocean monster zones. We wanted to add more zones with unique traits for our Adventurers to choose from just as we did to the monster zones on land.
We also adjusted the difficulty of Saltwater Crocodile monster zones to be available for solo Adventurers, but will maintain loot dropping for up to two party members as before.

To make Great Ocean content more accessible to a greater number of Adventurers, we applied a revamp to the means of upgrading ships as well.
Certain zones will now drop Verdant Black Stones, certain region quests will reward a bunch of Sea Monster's Ooze, and new recipes for Adhesive for Upgrade have been added as well.
We will continue to look for making quality of life improvements so many more Adventurers will easily be able to access more Great Ocean content.

We'd like to thank all of our Adventurers who love sailing the high seas of Black Desert.

● Increased the drop rates and amount of loot obtained from defeating the following Great Ocean monsters.


● Changed the following monster zones to now bear unique traits with the adjustments made to loot reward types and drop chance.


● Adjusted the Agris Fever Points consumed when defeating the following Great Ocean monsters with the adjustments to junk loot.


● Adjusted the difficulty for the Saltwater Crocodile Habitat from Party of 2 to now be soloable.- The health of Saltwater Crocodiles has been reduced by 40% accordingly.- The loot drops remain same as before if attempted with a party of 2.
● Increased the Combat and Sailing EXP gains for your character and EXP gains for your Sailors when defeating [Outlaw of the Vadabin Sea], [Main Fleet], and normal Goldmont Small, Medium, and Large Battleships.
● Added an item that drops from defeating Sea Monsters
- Ferocious Sea Monster's Spirit Pouch: Vendor loot affected by Agris Fever and Item Collection Increase Gauge.


- Sea Monster's Bizarre Fang: Drops at a low rate from defeating certain Sea Monsters. Can be exchanged for the following items from [Crow Coin Exchange] and [Trade Goods Exchange] NPCs.* Sea Monster's Bizarre Fang x1 → Blue Whale Oil
* Sea Monster's Bizarre Fang x1 → Blue Whale Tendon


● Added region quests in the Arsha Sea near Iliya Island and Nox Sea near Lema Island to obtain Sea Monster's Ooze.


● Added 3 new Heating recipes to craft Adhesive for Upgrade used to upgrade Epheria Caravel and Galleass.
- Sea Monster's Ooze x1 and White Cedar Sap x300
- Sea Monster's Ooze x1 and Acacia Sap x300
- Sea Monster's Ooze x1 and Elder Tree Sap x300
* The previous recipe involved Sea Monster's Ooze x1, White Cedar Sap x100, Acacia Sap x100, and Elder Tree Sap x100

● Adjusted the materials required for upgrading Epheria Caravel and Galleass.
- You will now need 4 Seaweed Stalk to upgrade a Caravel (previously 6).
- You will now need 3 Tide-Dyed Standardized Timber Square to upgrade a Galleass (previously 6).


● Improved the summoning method and loot dropped from using the Manshaum Narc's Stone as follows:
- You can now use 5 Manshaum Narc's Stone to summon an empowered boss with a party.
- You can activate the "Faded Ancient Relic" summoning device that has appeared in the northern Lemoria Beacon Towers.
* You also simply summon by pressing RMB on the scroll as before.

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* Obtainable Loot


- The following changes have been applied to Narc Brishka and Voraro who are summoned from the Manshaum Narc's Stone.
* Narc Brishka's health increased by approx. 140%.
* Narc Brishka's DP reduced by approx. 11%.
* Narc Brishka's AP increased by approx. 80%.
* Narc Brishka's shield's health increased by approx. 940%.
* Voraro's health increased by approx. 90%.
* Voraro's DP reduced by approx. 11%.
* Voraro's AP increased by approx. 60%.
* Narc Brishka and Voraro will no longer be affected by debuff effects.

As we mentioned in the GM note, we're implementing a bunch of changes such as reducing the weight of Imperial Delivery boxes, improving the Item Recover function, etc.
We're thankful for all of our Adventurers and their constant feedback, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts on these new additions as well.

● Changed the weight of the following cooking and alchemy boxes used for Imperial Delivery to 10LT:

We're adding new Alchemy recipes for crafting Purified Lightstones
These new recipes use Magical Lightstone Crystals instead of Black Gem Fragments. You can exchange Imperfect Lightstones or Lightstones you no longer need for Magical Lightstone Crystals with a character of at least Alchemy Guru 1 through Dalishain the Wandering Alchemist.

● Added new Alchemy recipes to craft Purified Lightstones.


- Added a new exchange with the Wandering Alchemist Dalishain. Characters that have Alchemy Guru 1 or higher can hand over lightstones to receive "Magical Lightstone Crystal," which is to perform the newly added alchemical formulas.

We are making adjustments to the Gyfin Rhasia Temple Underground loot drop rates.
The drop rates of items such as Forest Fury, Elkarr, and others was reduced. The drop rate of Caphras Stones was increased and we added the Destruction Spirit Stone to be dropped here.
These change were not made to lower the drop rates in Gyfin Rhasia Temple Underground. The main focus of these changes was to adjust the value of certain loot across all the monster zones.

● Made the following changes to the Gyfin Rhasia Temple Underground:
- Increased the drop rate of Caphras Stones by approximately 15%.
- Added "Destruction Spirit Stone" to drop in this monster zone.
- Added "Trace of Memory" to drop in this monster zone.
- Reduced Elkarr drop rate by approximately 75%.
- Reduced Krogdalo's Origin Stone drop rate by approximately 85%.
- Reduced Forest Fury drop rate by approximately 69%.
- Reduced Swaying Wind Shard drop rate by approximately 52%.
- Reduced Pure Forest Breath drop rate by approximately 69%.

We originally made the ability to use certain skills while auto-running on a mount available to Adventurers with high enough mastery in Training. Considering how much more difficult it is to level Training compared to other Life Skills, we had initially set the bar to "at least Artisan 1," but found that not as many Adventurers were using this ability. With the hopes that many more Adventurers will enjoy this ability, we decided to lower the requirement to "at least Professional 1."

● Lowered the requirement to use the function which automatically used certain skills while auto-moving on mounts.

We've added some side quests for world-building purposes.
We plan on adding more quests like these where you, the Adventurer, will be helping out random NPCs, both changing the in-game world for the better as you get a better understanding of said NPCs, thereby breathing new life into the immersive world of Black Desert.

● Added several new side quests in the world of Black Desert.
- A child with a beautiful voice is afraid to sing before others in the streets of Calpheon.
- A soldier stationed at Trina Fort is exhausted by the ongoing war.
- Cries for aid can be heard from the Falres Dirt Farm and Bain Farmland in Calpheon.
- A bounty hunter at the Dancing Marlin Tavern near Velia wharf has a strange tale to share.
- Constante, innkeeper at the Golden Toad Inn, has a tale to share about a familiar face from Balenos. (Available if you've completed [Balenos] [Crossroad] The Aged Chief's Last Gift)
- A merchant who's left for the Ibellab Oasis has yet to return to Valencia.
- Benns Joanna of the Lamute Gang has a tale of a unique friendship on the isle of Papua Crinea.

Changed the requirement of the notification popping up at the top of the screen as previously mentioned in the GM notes. Previously, the notification displayed when a green item or higher was obtained. We have changed the requirement to only displaying for blue items or higher so the notification is more useful.
In the past, obtaining Black Stones was a worthy feat, but as it’s become easier to attain them, we have adjusted notifications not to display for them even though they are a red grade item.

● Changed the requirements for obtained items to appear at the top of the screen as system notifications as follows:
- Improved the system alert displayed when obtaining items from crafting, dismantling, treasure chests, looting, gathering, quests, and talking with NPCs to now only appear for obtaining items of blue grade or higher
* Only notifications for blue grade or higher items that can be registered to the Center Market will show.
* Black Stones and some items didn't show the notifications regardless of item grades.
● Changed so that cheer motion doesn't activate when obtaining Black Gem.


● New Outfit: [Mystic] Sapphire Storm (Squall)