Updates Mar 2, 2022, 13:30 (UTC)
Patch Notes - March 2, 2022
Greetings, Adventurers!
Thank you for adventuring with us in the Black Desert world all this time! We've sent a small token of our thanks to your in-game mail to aid you in further enjoying our world.
Happy adventuring for many more years to come!
Thank you for adventuring with us in the Black Desert world all this time! We've sent a small token of our thanks to your in-game mail to aid you in further enjoying our world.
Happy adventuring for many more years to come!
| Year of Family Creation | Reward |
| 2022 | [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals x5 |
| 2021 | [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals x10 |
| 2020 | [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals x15 |
| 2019 | [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals x20 |
| 2018 | [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals x25 |
| 2017 | [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals x30 |
| 2016 | [Event] Shining Shakatu's Seals x35 |
Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on March 2, 2022 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 65 updates and is approximately 1.19 GB.
Artifacts & Lightstones
“Artifacts,” the new equipment item, and “Lightstones,” items that give Artifacts additional effects, which were introduced during the last Calpheon Ball, were added.Unlike the pre-existing gear that affects the displayed AP and DP numbers, artifacts and lightstones were designed to give Adventurers more choices that synergizes with their class and playstyle better. Artifacts have two lightstone-only slots and, when a certain combination of three or four lightstones are infused into those slots, an additional combination effect will be applied. It is similar to the current combined magic crystals like the Hoom crystals. There is a wide variety of combination effects to choose from, so there most likely will be something for everyone.
However, the effects of the combined magic crystals were fixed. Lightstones, on the other hand, provide different effects depending on the different combinations. Additionally, lightstones can be safely removed using Silver (via a vendor-bought item) which will make them much easier to experiment with compared to crystals.
Adventurers could “complete” their artifact collection by defeating monsters, however, lightstones require alchemy to bring out their full potential. The item “Imperfect Lightstones” can be obtained as loot for defeating monsters and rewards for various content. Then, the imperfect lightstones will need to be purified with Alchemy to uncover exactly which lightstone you've obtained, and even have a small chance of unearthing a second lightstone in the process. When we first presented lightstones during the Calpheon Ball, they were shown as enhanceable items. However, we decided this will be better for two reasons. First, we can lower the stress of needing to enhance another item. Second, this allows us to make major Life Skill content, Alchemy, even more meaningful. We also did add the option of paying an NPC (like Dalishain) with Silver in each of the major cities and towns to perform alchemy on the Imperfect Lightstones for Adventurers. However, this will be more expensive to do.
* Note: Artifacts cannot be registered on the Central Market. However, “Imperfect Lightstones,” “Lightstones,” and “Purified Lightstones” all can be registered on the Central Market.
Like we mentioned earlier, our intent with artifacts and lightstones is to create greater variety of item sets for our Adventurers. Most of the effects added in this update are based on pre-existing effects. We have future plans to add a wider variety of effects, like cooldown reduction of specific class skills and increasing damage during nighttime.
Artifact
- Characters can equip up to 2 artifacts and each artifact has 2 lightstone-exclusive slots.
- There are a variety of artifacts and each of them have their own effects. Artifacts can be infused with lightstones to provide the character with even more effects.
- Artifacts cannot be registered on the Central Market.
- Item Branding Scrolls can be used on artifacts.
- Artifacts can be divided into four major types of effects. Effect of the artifact will differ depending on its type.
- Artifacts affect the stats displayed in My Information (P) -> Battle Stats -> Combat Type.
| Marsh's Artifact | Offensive effects |
| Lesha's Artifact | Defensive effects |
| Kehelle's Artifact | Special effects |
| Sethra's Artifact | Life Skill effects |
Artifact Equipment Slots
● Added 2 slots to the Equipment UI where artifacts can be equipped.- Artifacts can be equipped by pressing RMB on them in your Inventory (I). Select the "View Artifact Effects" button to see the effects of your currently equipped artifacts.
How to Obtain Artifacts
● Artifacts can be obtained from quests, defeating monsters, Dark Rifts, World Bosses, Boss Summon Scrolls, Guild Raids, and various Life Skill content like Gathering.- For more details on how to obtain artifacts, go to [Adventurer's Guide > Artifact/Lightstone > Artifacts].
Transforming Artifacts
● Added methods of transforming artifacts into "Purified Lightstones."- Press RMB on a Purified Lightstone in your Inventory (I) to get a lightstone according to a set probability.
| Materials | Method | Resulting Items |
| Any artifact x1 | Simple Alchemy (L) |  Purified Lightstone x1-2 |
| Any artifact x1 Ancient Power - Red Shard Ancient Seal – Black Shard |
Simple Alchemy (L) | Purified Lightstone x2-3 |
Lightstones
● Added the new "Lightstone" item that can be infused into artifacts to provide additional effects.- 2 lightstones can be infused into an artifact. So, a maximum of 4 lightstones can be used at a time with 2 artifacts equipped.
- You can get the effect of a lightstone by infusing it into your artifacts. When the lightstones infused into your artifacts match a certain combination, then you will also get the additional combination effect.
- lightstones, imperfect lightstones, and purified lightstones can be registered on the Central Market.
- Lightstones can be divided into four major types of effects. The effect of the lightstone will differ depending on its type.
| Lightstone of Fire | Offensive effects |
| Lightstone of Earth | Defensive effects |
| Lightstone of Wind | Special effects |
| Lightstone of Flora | Life Skill effects |
- For more details on lightstones and their effects, go to [Adventurer's Guide > Artifact/Lightstone > List of Lightstones].
How to Obtain Lightstones
● Lightstones can be obtained through quests, defeating monsters, Dark Rifts, World Bosses, Boss Summon Scrolls, Guild Raids, through various Life Skill content like Gathering, as well as by using alchemy on "Imperfect Lightstones."- "Imperfect Lightstones" can be obtained from quests, defeating monsters, Dark Rifts, World Bosses, Boss Summon Scrolls, Guild Raids, or through various Life Skill content like Gathering.
- For more details on how to obtain imperfect lightstones, go to [Adventurer's Guide > Artifact/Lightstone > Imperfect Lightstones].
- When Imperfect Lightstones are transformed into lightstones, they transform into a specific type of "Purified Lightstone" with their own effects according to a set probability.
1. Find Dalishain in any city or town to transform your imperfect lightstones.
2. Install an alchemy tool in your residence and perform alchemy with your imperfect lightstones. (Requires Alchemy Guru 1 or higher)
* When you perform the alchemy yourself, there is a low chance that you can get an additional "purified lightstone" of the same type.
- You will need to open the purified lightstone to get one of the lightstones of the related type.
2. Install an alchemy tool in your residence and perform alchemy with your imperfect lightstones. (Requires Alchemy Guru 1 or higher)
* When you perform the alchemy yourself, there is a low chance that you can get an additional "purified lightstone" of the same type.
- You will need to open the purified lightstone to get one of the lightstones of the related type.
| Purified Lightstone of Fire | Imperfect Lightstone of Fire x1 Black Gem Fragment x10 Black Stone (Weapon) or Black Stone (Armor) x10 Powder of Flame x50 Clear Liquid Reagent x50 |
| Purified Lightstone of Earth | Imperfect Lightstone of Earth x1 Black Gem Fragment x10 Black Stone (Weapon) or Black Stone (Armor) x10 Powder of Earth x50 Pure Powder Reagent x50 |
| Purified Lightstone of Wind | Imperfect Lightstone of Wind x1 Black Gem Fragment x10 Black Stone (Weapon) or Black Stone (Armor) x10 Powder of Crevice x50 Clear Liquid Reagent x50 |
| Purified Lightstone of Flora | Imperfect Lightstone of Flora x1 Black Gem Fragment x10 Black Stone (Weapon) or Black Stone (Armor) x10 Powder of Time x50 Pure Powder Reagent x50 |
Infusing, Extracting, and Removing Lightstones
● Lightstones can be infused from the window that opens when pressing RMB on a lightstone in your Inventory or by going to ESC Menu > Character (F2) > Infusion.
● The "Lightstone Extraction Tool" item is required to extract a lightstone that was infused into an artifact.
- Lightstone Extraction Tool is sold by blacksmith NPCs in each of the major cities and towns for 10,000,000 Silver.
● Lightstones infused into artifacts can be removed by pressing RMB on them in the Infusion UI.
- In this case, the lightstone will be destroyed.
● Lightstones infused into artifacts do not get destroyed upon the death of your character.
- However, the infused lightstones can be destroyed upon character death if the character has negative karma.
● Artifacts and lightstones infused into artifacts can be shared with another character via Item Copy.
- You do not need to pay more to use Item Copy on artifacts and their lightstones, like it is with defense gear.
- However, the copied equipment (artifacts) can be destroyed upon character death if the character has negative karma, like other gear.
● You cannot extract any infused lightstones on artifacts copied via the item copy function. You can only either remove or destroy them.
Lightstone Combination Effects
● When infusing a total of three or four lightstones to two artifacts, according to the fixed combinations, you can get special additional effects.- Check out all the lightstone combination effects from the [Lightstone Combinations] Adventurer's Guide.
- Combination effects do not stack.
Artifact & Lightstone Quests
● Due to soaring interest in artifacts and lightstones, Dalishain, the renowned wandering alchemist known to be able to make anything, announced the following research paper based on her studies of the topic.* You can find the NPC Dalishain in the following major cities. Also, you can search via the FInd NPC function to see her location when you have the Knowledge on the NPC.
| Locations | |
| Velia Heidel City Calpheon City Altinova |
Valencia City Grána Duvencrune O'draxxia |
[#1 How to Purify Imperfect Lightstones]
● Complete the following once per Family quests with a Lv. 57 or higher character to accept and complete recurring quests that can be re-accepted instantly upon completion.
| Preceding Quest | Quest Objectives | Rewards |
| Eureka! A New Discovery | Ask Dalishain about the new substance | 100 Contribution EXP |
| Preceding Quest | Quest Objectives | Rewards |
| Eureka! A New Discovery | Hand over the Imperfect Lightstone of Fire to Dalishain Hand over Gold Bar 100G x2 to Dalishain |
 Purified Lightstone of Fire x1 |
| Purifying the Imperfect Lightstone of Earth | Hand over the Imperfect Lightstone of Earth to Dalishain Hand over Gold Bar 100G x2 to Dalishain |
 Purified Lightstone of Earth x1 |
| Purifying the Imperfect Lightstone of Wind | Hand over the Imperfect Lightstone of Wind to Dalishain Hand over Gold Bar 100G x2 to Dalishain |
 Purified Lightstone of Wind x1 |
| Purifying the Imperfect Lightstone of Flora | Hand over Imperfect Lightstone of Flora to Dalishain Hand over Gold Bar 100G x2 to Dalishain |
 Purified Lightstone of Flora x1 |
- Open the Purified Lightstone item you receive as a reward to obtain one lightstone according to a set probability.
[#2 How to Efficiently Re-Use Lightstones]
● Added an exchange quest from which you can obtain one Purified Lightstone by handing over three unwanted lightstones to Dalishain after completing the "Eureka! A New Discovery" quest.
- The following quest is a recurring quest that can be re-accepted instantly upon completion.
| Quest | Quest Objectives | Rewards |
| [EXC] Recycling Unwanted Lightstones | Hand over three unwanted lightstones | Purified Lightstone x1 |
● The Black Spirit has prepared a surprise gift for you, with the discovery of lightstones and artifacts that contain a variety of mystical abilities in the world of Black Desert. Talk to the Black Spirit (/) to receive your reward after proceeding with the following main quests and completing the quest objectives.
- However, all of the following 6 quests can only be accepted and completed once per Family.
| Quests | Quest Requirement | Rewards |
| A Gift for Leaping Forward I | Complete one of the following quests▼ A Curious Find, The Silence of Adults, [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 6 |
 Marsh's Artifact - Extra Damage to Monsters x1 150 Contribution EXP |
| A Gift for Leaping Forward II | Complete one of the following quests ▼ A Curious Find, The Silence of Adults, [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 6 |
 Lightstone of Wind: Alert (Combat) x1 150 Contribution EXP |
| A Gift for Leaping Forward III | Complete one of the following quests ▼ Three Days of Darkness, Sarma Outpost, Ancient Ruins Excavation Site, [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 7 |
Lightstone of Wind: Alert (Skill) x1 150 Contribution EXP |
| A Gift for Leaping Forward IV | Complete one of the following quests ▼ [Boss] Awakened Black Spirit, [Co-op] Awakened Black Spirit, [Special Growth] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 8 |
 Lesha's Artifact - Monster Damage Reduction x1 150 Contribution EXP |
| A Gift for Leaping Forward V | Complete [Valencia] To Prince Barhan |  Lightstone of Fire: Predation x1 200 Contribution EXP |
| A Gift for Leaping Forward VI | Complete [Valencia] Secret Revealed | Lightstone of Fire: Predation x1 200 Contribution EXP |
| Quests | Category |
| A Curious Find, Three Days of Darkness, Sarma Outpost, [Boss] Awakened Black Spirit | A character that has completed the Media questline after the revamp |
| The Silence of Adults, Ancient Ruins Excavation Site, [Co-op] Awakened Black Spirit | A character that has completed the Media questline before the revamp |
| [Special Growth] quests | A character who has selected the simplified main questline |
- There is a small chance of receiving this quest upon completing Imperial Fishing Delivery, Imperial Delivery (Trading), Imperial Horse Delivery, Imperial Crafting Delivery (Cooking/Alchemy).
- Complete the quest to obtain Sethra's Artifact or Imperfect Lightstone of Flora as a quest reward.
* However, you cannot accept any more quests if you already have 30 quests in progress.
Events
New and Improvements
Character
Changes were made to monster "aggro" so that you can now summon the Black Spirit to accept and complete main quests or interact in monster zones more conveniently. Now, when you've taunted monsters, or are being attacked, and attempt to summon the Black Spirit, "aggro" will not be applied for a certain period of time and monsters will not attack you. With this update, you can conveniently accept and complete main quests, interact, and take breaks. (However, you can only summon the Black Spirit in a non-combat idle stance or combat idle stance. You cannot summon it during your character's attack motions.) We have initially applied this function up to the Valencia region because we thought it'd be more useful for new Adventurers or those of you who are starting to adapt to our game environment. We will consider gradually expanding this function to the high-end monster zones in the future if we can see with certainty that it isn't improperly used or abused. ● Improved so that your character doesn't taunt monsters in the Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Mediah, and Valencia regions for a certain period of time when summoning the Black Spirit (,).
- This doesn't apply to party monster zones, Gatekeeper monsters, event monsters, Hunting monsters, or quest monsters.
● Sudden Decapitation - Fixed the issue where the skill's sound effects wouldn't play for certain attack motions with your sura katana.
Item
● Adjusted the damage formula to weigh the "Monster Damage Reduction" stat more heavily (in calculations for damage reduction).
The Extra AP Against Monsters and Monster Damage Reduction stats were particularly effective when facing monsters in PvE, and were also part of the Blackstar gear's core identity. Thus, we decided to slightly increase the efficiency of the Monster Damage Reduction stat, and plan on increasing the Monster Damage Reduction by +10 for the Blackstar Armor 2-Set Effect in the following week. Regarding Blackstar defense gear, we will continue making adjustments that are especially focused on the stats granted at the PEN (V) enhancement grade.* The "before" items you had in your possession were changed into "after" items and sent to your Mail (B).
| Before | After |
| [Event] Life Skill Mastery Increase Scroll * Pearl Inventory |
Secret Book of Florin * Pearl Inventory |
| [Event] Item Collection Increase Scroll * Regular Inventory |
Item Collection Increase Scroll * Pearl Inventory |
| [Event] Item Collection Increase Scroll: Advanced * Regular Inventory |
Item Collection Increase Scroll: Advanced * Pearl Inventory |
| [Event] Valentine's Special Catalyst * Regular Inventory |
[Event] Valentine's Special Catalyst * Pearl Inventory |
- With this change, the boxes, quest rewards, Progression Pass rewards, event rewards, NPC exchange list rewards, etc. were changed to the "After" items shown in the chart. The relevant quest names and quest texts were also changed to describe items that were changed.
● Changed the names of the following items to display the effects more clearly.
- [Event] Extra Skill EXP Scroll → [Event] Extra Skill EXP Scroll (Temp)
- [Event] Extra Life EXP Scroll → [Event] Extra Life EXP Scroll (50%)
- [Event] Extra Life EXP Scroll → [Event] Extra Life EXP Scroll (10%)
- [Event] Extra Mount EXP Scroll → [Event] Extra Mount EXP Scroll (1 Hour)
- [Event] Extra Mount EXP Scroll → [Event] Extra Mount EXP Scroll (10 Hours)
- Premium Elixir Box → [Event] Premium Elixir Box
- Inventory +16 Expansion Coupon → [Event] Inventory +16 Expansion Coupon
- Megaphone → [Event] Megaphone
● Separated [Dark Knight] Sin Terrna Gloves from the [Dark Knight] Sin Terrna Armor.
- Added [Dark Knight] Sin Terrna Gloves to the outfit boxes that contain the [Dark Knight] Sin Terrna Armor.
* Adventurers who had the [Dark Knight] Sin Terrna Armor in their possession will find the [Dark Knight] Sin Terrna Gloves in their storage in Heidel.
● Separated [Mystic] Sin Terrna Gloves and Shoes from the [Mystic] Sin Terrna Armor.
- Added [Mystic] Sin Terrna Gloves and Shoes to the outfit boxes that contain the [Mystic] Sin Terrna Armor.
* Adventurers who had the [Mystic] Sin Terrna Armor in their possession will find the [Mystic] Sin Terrna Gloves and Shoes in their storage in Heidel.
● Improved to set the max number of scrolls within the chargeable time when converting scrolls into time via the Item Collection Increase Gauge UI.
● Improved to add the Gathering and Hunting Item Drop Rate increase effect applied via the scroll that exceeds 80% when using the Lucky and Spellbound Life Tools.
- Due to this improvement, we made changes so that the stats for the Item Drop Rate of normal, special, and rare Gathering resources, displayed on the Life Skill tab on the My Information (P) window when equipping a Lucky or Spellbound Life Tool, will now be displayed as the stats before equipping the Life Tool and not as 0%.
● Added to the item descriptions of certain matchlocks that you can use powerful attacks by pressing F when the Black Spirit's Rage is at 100% or higher. (Added)
Monster
The Burdens weighing down on the Ancient statues found in Gyfin Rhasia Temple Underground have grown heavier.The entire loot system for defeating Gyfin Rhasia Decimators and Ancient statues entangled with Fragments of Burden has been changed, along with the damage dealt to awakened Ancient statues and when attacking more than two Ancient statues entangled with Burdens.
In addition, you can now obtain even more loot from defeating [Despair] and [Ruinous] statues, as we have increased the amount of loot obtained from [Fragment of Despair] Gyfin Rhasia Decimators and the loot drop chance for [Ruinous] Butchers of Gyfin Rhasia.
| Monster | Condition | Before | After |
| [Anger], [Denial], [Resolve] Ancient Statues |
Awakening | - | - Statues take reduced damage |
| Two or more awakening | - Statues deal more damage when close to each other | - Statues deal more damage when close to each other - Statues take reduced damage when close to each other |
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| Defeated | - Obtain loot of all awakened [Fragment of Burden] statues - Obtain loot of all personally defeated Decimators - Burden buff unobtainable while Invincible |
- Obtain loot of all awakened [Fragment of Burden] statues - Obtain loot of all Decimators spawned nearby - Obtain loot of all personally defeated Decimators - Burden buffs linger for a certain duration, and can be obtained once the Invincible buff subsides |
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| [Fragment of Despair] Gyfin Rhasia Decimator |
Spawning | - | - Increased number of monsters spawned |
| [Ruinous] Butcher of Gyfin Rhasia |
Defeated | - | - Increased junk loot amount and item drop chance |
● Fixed the issue where the Burn damage inflicted from Syca's heat in Atoraxxion: Sycrakea was displayed in the list of buff effects.
● Changed the DP increase/reduction effect icons to be displayed more clearly on monsters.
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- DP reduced:
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● Increased the time that animal corpses remain after Hunting by x1.5 so that you can Butcher them more conveniently. (Added)
Quest, Knowledge
We added recurring quests for each Life Skill to reflect the request we received from our Adventurers during the last CalpheON Ball regarding improvements on Life Skills. The items naturally obtainable from each Life Skill for Adventurers who enjoy our Life Skill contents were set as quest objectives to lessen the burden of proceeding with quests. Also, our focus was on providing visible objectives. Life EXP useful for progression and scrolls that will make playing through Life Skills more enjoyable are included in rewards. We thank our Adventurers who've enjoyed our Life Skill content due to the previous improvements made to Life Skills. We will continue making our efforts to make Life Skills easier and more convenient to approach for many of our Adventurers. - Help them with their research to obtain items useful in Life Skill activities and Life EXP helpful for progression.
- You can accept weekly quests from the NPC Liana located in major cities.
| Quests | Quest Objectives | Rewards |
| [Weekly] [Gathering] About the Fairy Powder | Get Fairy Powder x100 | 500 Contribution EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
| [Weekly] [Gathering] About the Fairy Powder | Get Fire Horn x100 | 500 Contribution EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
| [Weekly] [Cooking] About the Witch's Delicacy | Get Witch's Delicacy x50 | 500 Contribution EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
| [Weekly] [Alchemy] About the Mysterious Catalyst | Get Mysterious Catalyst x50 | 500 Contribution EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
| [Weekly] [Training] Capturing Horses | Capture Horse x1 | 500 Contribution EXP Training EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
| [Weekly] [Fishing] About the Ancient Relic Crystal Shard * You cannot accept more than one [Weekly] [Fishing] quest at a time. |
Get Ancient Relic Crystal Shard x5 | 500 Contribution EXP Fishing EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
| [Weekly] [Fishing] About the Silver Key * You cannot accept more than one [Weekly] [Fishing] quest at a time. |
Get Silver Key x5 | 500 Contribution EXP Fishing EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
| [Weekly] [Farming] Killing Moles * You cannot accept more than one [Weekly] [Gathering] quest at a time. |
Kill Mole x1 | 500 Contribution EXP Farming EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
| [Weekly] [Farming] About the Mysterious Seed * You cannot accept more than one [Weekly] [Gathering] quest at a time. |
Get Mysterious Seed x3 | 500 Contribution EXP, Farming EXP ▼ Select one from the list below: Floramos Petal x3 Gold Bar 10G x3 |
● The Secret Book of Florin, an item that increases Life Skill Mastery and Life EXP, was discovered.
| Item | Item Effects |
 Secret Book of Florin |
Life Skill Mastery +100 for 60 min, Life EXP +20% * The effects of Secret Book of Florin do not stack with effects of other items that increase Life Skill Mastery. |
- Use Simple Alchemy from the Processing (L) window to obtain the Secret Book of Florin.
| Items | How to Obtain |
Secret Book of Florin x1 |
 +  Floramos Petal + Liana's Catalyst |
+  +  Floramos Petal + Ludowig's Catalyst + Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) |
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 + [Event] Valentine's Special Catalyst x1 + [Event] Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) x1 or Item Collection Increase Scroll (30 min) x2 |
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Liana's Catalyst |
Can be purchased from the NPC Vendor Liana (Can be purchased once per week, resets every Monday at midnight) |
Ludowig's Catalyst |
Can be purchased from the NPC Vendor Ludowig. (Can be purchased twice per week, resets every Monday at midnight) |
- Floramos Petal, Ludowig's Catalyst, and the Secret Book of Florin will all go to your Pearl inventory.
● Added Liana's and Ludowig's [Gathering], [Cooking], [Alchemy], and [Hunting] daily quests.
- Go to the NPC Liana in major cities to accept daily quests.
* The following [Daily] quests are displayed depending on each of your character's Life Skill levels.
- You cannot accept more than one of the following [Daily] [Gathering] quests at a time. You can only select and complete one per day.
| Quests | Quest Objectives | Rewards |
| [Daily] [Gathering] Researching a Mystical Stone | Beginner 1 to Apprentice 10: Get Jewel Embedded Stone x2 |
Gathering EXP (Apprentice 10: 65%) |
| Skilled 1 to Skilled 10: Get Jewel Embedded Stone x3 |
Gathering EXP (Skilled 10: 60%) |
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| Professional 1 to Professional 10: Get Jewel Embedded Stone x4 |
Gathering EXP (Professional 10: 11%) |
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| Artisan 1 to Artisan 10: Get Jewel Embedded Stone x6 |
Gathering EXP (Artisan 10: 3.83%) |
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| Master 1 and higher: Get Jewel Embedded Stone x8 |
Gathering EXP (Master 10: 1.7%) ▼ Select one from the list below: Trace of the Earth x5 Trace of Savagery x5 Trace of Battle x5 Trace of Despair x5 Trace of Death x5 Trace of Ascension x5 |
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| [Daily] [Gathering] Researching a Mystical Gemstone | Beginner 1 to Apprentice 10: Get Intact Insect Amber x3 |
Gathering EXP (Apprentice 10: 65%) |
| Skilled 1 to Skilled 10: Get Intact Insect Amber x4 |
Gathering EXP (Skilled 10: 60%) |
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| Professional 1 to Professional 10: Get Intact Insect Amber x6 |
Gathering EXP (Professional 10: 11%) |
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| Artisan 1 to Artisan 10: Get Intact Insect Amber x8 |
Gathering EXP (Artisan 10: 3.83%) |
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| Master 1 and higher: Get Intact Insect Amber x10 |
Gathering EXP (Master 10: 1.7%) ▼ Select one from the list below: Trace of the Earth x5 Trace of Savagery x5 Trace of Battle x5 Trace of Despair x5 Trace of Death x5 Trace of Ascension x5 |
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| [Daily] [Gathering] Researching a Mystical Insect | Beginner 1 to Apprentice 10: Get Female Kermes x3 |
Gathering EXP (Apprentice 10: 65%) |
| Skilled 1 to Skilled 10: Get Female Kermes x4 |
Gathering EXP (Skilled 10: 60%) |
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| Professional 1 to Professional 10: Get Female Kermes x6 |
Gathering EXP (Professional 10: 11%) |
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| Artisan 1 to Artisan 10: Get Female Kermes x8 |
Gathering EXP (Artisan 10: 3.83%) |
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| Master 1 and higher: Get Female Kermes x10 |
Gathering EXP (Master 10: 1.7%) ▼ Select one from the list below: Trace of the Earth x5 Trace of Savagery x5 Trace of Battle x5 Trace of Despair x5 Trace of Death x5 Trace of Ascension x5 |
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| [Daily] [Gathering] Researching a Mystical Sole | Beginner 1 to Apprentice 10: Get Well-polished Sole x3 |
Gathering EXP (Apprentice 10: 65%) |
| Skilled 1 to Skilled 10: Get Well-polished Sole x4 |
Gathering EXP (Skilled 10: 60%) |
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| Professional 1 to Professional 10: Get Well-polished Sole x6 |
Gathering EXP (Professional 10: 11%) |
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| Artisan 1 to Artisan 10: Get Well-polished Sole x8 |
Gathering EXP (Artisan 10: 3.83%) |
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| Master 1 and higher: Get Well-polished Sole x10 |
Gathering EXP (Master 10: 1.7%) ▼ Select one from the list below: Trace of the Earth x5 Trace of Savagery x5 Trace of Battle x5 Trace of Despair x5 Trace of Death x5 Trace of Ascension x5 |
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| [Daily] [Gathering] Researching Mystical Blood | Beginner 1 to Apprentice 10: Get Crystallized Blood x4 |
Gathering EXP (Apprentice 10: 65%) |
| Skilled 1 to Skilled 10: Get Crystallized Blood x5 |
Gathering EXP (Skilled 10: 60%) |
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| Professional 1 to Professional 10: Get Crystallized Blood x7 |
Gathering EXP (Professional 10: 11%) |
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| Artisan 1 to Artisan 10: Get Crystallized Blood x9 |
Gathering EXP (Artisan 10: 3.83%) |
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| Master 1 and higher: Get Crystallized Blood x12 |
Gathering EXP (Master 10: 1.7%) ▼ Select one from the list below: Trace of the Earth x5 Trace of Savagery x5 Trace of Battle x5 Trace of Despair x5 Trace of Death x5 Trace of Ascension x5 |
- You cannot accept more than one of the following [Daily][Cooking] quests. You can only select and complete one quest per day.
| Quests | Quest Objectives | Rewards |
| [Daily] [Alchemy] Striving Towards Imperial Delivery | Beginner 1 to Skilled 10: Make Vinegar x100 |
Cooking EXP (Apprentice 10: 65%) Advanced Cooking Repair Tool x1 Apple x30 |
| Professional 1 to Artisan 10: Make Pickled Vegetables x100, Beer x100, or Grilled Bird Meat x100 (Randomly accepted) |
Cooking EXP (Professional 10: 11%) Advanced Cooking Repair Tool x1 Small Box of Spices x1 ▼ Select one from the list below: Milk x50 Egg x100 |
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| Master 1 to Master 30: Deliver Master's Cooking Boxes and make a profit of 27.5 million Silver |
Cooking EXP (Master 10: 0.88%) Advanced Cooking Repair Tool x1 Small Box of Spices x1 ▼ Select one from the list below: Milk x100 Egg x200 |
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| Guru 1 and higher: Deliver Guru's Cooking Boxes and make a profit of 40 million Silver |
Cooking EXP (Guru 10: 0.26%) Advanced Cooking Repair Tool x1 Small Box of Spices x1 ▼ Select one from the list below: Milk x150 Egg x300 |
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| * Open the Small Box of Spices to obtain one of Pepper, Hot Pepper, Garlic, or Onion x50 according to a set probability. | ||
- You cannot accept more than one of the following [Daily] [Alchemy] quests at a time. You can only complete one quest per day.
| Quests | Quest Objectives | Rewards |
| [Daily] [Alchemy] Striving Towards Imperial Delivery | Beginner 1 to Skilled 10: Make Clear Liquid Reagent x100 or Pure Powder Reagent x100 |
Alchemy EXP (Apprentice 10: 65%) Advanced Alchemy Repair Tool x1 Purified Water x50 |
| Professional 1 to Artisan 10: Make Legendary Beast's Blood x100, Tyrant's Blood x100, Clown's Blood x100, Sinner's Blood x100, or Wise Man's Blood x100 (Randomly accepted) |
Alchemy EXP (Professional 10: 11%) Advanced Alchemy Repair Tool x1 Imperial Trace Box x1 ▼ Select one from the list below: Wolf Blood x60 Lizard Blood x60 Pig Blood x60 Bear Blood x60 Fox Blood x60 |
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| Master 1 and higher: Oil of Regeneration x100, Oil of Storms x100, Oil of Fortitude x100, Oil of Corruption x100, or Oil of Tranquility x100 (Randomly accepted) |
Alchemy EXP (Master 10: 1.17%) Advanced Alchemy Repair Tool x1 Imperial Trace Box x1 ▼ Select one from the list below: Fruit of Nature x30 Fruit of Abundance x30 Fruit of the Sun x30 Fruit of Crimson Flame x30 Fruit of Magic Power x30 |
- You cannot accept more than one [Daily] [Hunting] quest at a time. You can only complete one quest per day.
| Quests | Quest Objectives | Rewards |
| [Daily] [Hunting] Wild Kamasylvia | Beginner 1 to Artisan 10: Hunt Feather Wolf x10 |
Hunting EXP (Professional 10: 11%) Hunter's Dawn x1 Hunter's Token x5 |
| Master 1 ~and higher: Hunt Feather Wolf x30 |
Hunting EXP (Master 10: 1.7%) Hunter's Dawn x1 Hunter's Token x10 |
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| [Daily] [Hunting] Wild Narcion | Beginner 1 to Artisan 10: Kill Hunting Monster x5 in Narcion |
Hunting EXP (Professional 10: 11%) Hunter's Dawn x1 Hunter's Token x5 |
| Master 1 and higher: Kill Hunting Monster x15 in Narcion |
Hunting EXP (Master 10: 1.7%) Hunter's Dawn x1 Hunter's Token x10 |
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| [Daily] [Hunting] Wild Wooden Beehive | For all levels: Remove Wooden Beehive x50 |
Hunting EXP (Professional 10: 5.72 %) Hunter's Dawn x1 Hunter's Token x5 |
- Go to Ludowig in small towns located near where Life Skill activities are active to proceed with [Gathering] and [Hunting] daily quests listed above.
● You can find the NPCs Liana and Ludowig in the following major cities:
| Liana | Ludowig | |
| Velia Heidel Calpheon City Altinova Valencia City Grána O'draxxia Duvencrune |
Toscani Farm Florin Behr Kusha Kasula Farm Acher Guard Post Lake Flondor |
Narcion Rock Post Pilgrim's Haven Ancado Inner Harbor Arehaza Gayak Altar Khimut Lumber Camp |
● You can obtain the Knowledge for Ludowig by talking to Liana when you first accept a quest from her.
- You can use the Find NPC function on the left of the Minimap to search for and find the nearest Ludowig in the Life Skill area you are doing a Life Skill activity in after acquiring the Knowledge on Ludowig.
Conquest War, Node War
● Fixed the issue where the nodes you expanded to from the starting node wouldn't be destroyed when the starting node was destroyed during Node Wars.
Background, NPC, Effects, Cutscene
● Improved so that you can skip cutscenes via Interaction (Y) without using the Gamepad UI in Gamepad UI mode.
UI
● Added the "Recent Cooking" function that enables you to check out the recent Cooking and Alchemy recipes you used.
- You can activate the function when using Cooking and Alchemy tools.
- The information on the recently crafted recipes will be displayed on logs starting after the update.
- The logged information can be saved or downloaded via the Setting Archive. 
● Added the View Underwear function that enables you to check out the underwear (outfit) your character is wearing within the manor. 
● Added to display the durability of the artifact equipped when its durability decreases from the UI displayed for Durability Reduction at the upper right of the in-game screen.
● Added the locations you can loot artifacts and lightstones to the Item Drop UI.
● Added the Alchemy recipes of the Purified Fire, Earth, Wind, and Flora Lightstones to Crafting Notes (F2).
● Changed the Skills (K) window so that you can now check out skill add-ons in Gamepad UI mode.
System
● Increased the range where the distribution of loot and number of monsters defeated was applied when Ordered Looting and Random Looting was set for the party.
- This will be applied when party members defeat monsters while the party signal on the list of party members is activated.
Web
● Added a description on how you can obtain round completion rewards to the Reward UI on Black Spirit's Adventure.
● Improved so that you can check the file name of the images you upload when uploading image files on the Forums page or other pages.
● Changed so that the Black Spirit mark would appear normally when reading notices with headers that have the Black Spirit mark in certain resolutions.
● Improved the design of the maintenance page displayed during maintenance.
● Added new Skill Demos to the Skill Combo Guide.
● Changed the Eternal Winter background into a video.
● Renewed the main page of the official website.
Modified or Changed
● Fixed the issue where your character's arms would appear abnormal when equipping the [Dark Knight] Darkborne Rose Vediant with certain outfits.
● Fixed the issue where your character's feet would appear abnormal when equipping the [Sorceress] La Orzeca Armor.
● Fixed the issue where Viv Foretta Hamlet wouldn't be displayed when selecting "Farming" via the Production Node filtering function on the World Map (M).
● Fixed the issue where certain backgrounds in the following regions would appear abnormal.
- Balenos Mountains, Crow's Nest, Atoraxxion : Sycrakea
● Fixed the issue where error messages would be displayed sometimes during quests in Gamepad UI mode.
● Changed some parts of "[Weekly] I, Too, Wish for Wings" to read more naturally.
● Fixed Fughar's dialog in "[Help] Exchanging Narchillan Weapons" to be correct.
● Fixed the issue where the materials for crafting Alchemy Stones wouldn't be displayed.
● Fixed when completing all Challenges (Y) and quests in the Quests (O) window to display a completion message.
Recent Major Updates
To help newer or returning Adventurers keep up with the latest updates, we’ve compiled a list of some of our recent major ones. Check them out below!
♣ For Progression-minded Adventurers:
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Artifacts and Lightstones were added. |
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Progression Pass for New Adventurers Want to earn rewards while learning about the world of Black Desert? Explore the vast world of Black Desert one step at a time with the Progression Pass! |
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Equipment for new Adventurers that will help you on your journey! |
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No more tedious prep for enhancements! You can now use Black Stones to directly increase enhancement chance. |
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Guaranteed PEN (V) Boss Gear Questline Complete the “Old Moon Guild’s New Deal” questline to earn Boss gear with the HIGHEST level of enhancement: PEN (V)! |
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Guaranteed PEN (V) Accessory Questline Obtain an accessory with the HIGHEST level of enhancement through a questline that you can complete once per Family! |
★ For Combat-focused Adventurers:
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New Red Battlefield - Valencia City A new battlefield was added to Red Battlefield PvP content. Strategize with your team to contest capture points in this all-new battlefield mode in the heart of Valencia City! |
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Junk loot of monster zones in the Valencia region have been revamped to be more profitable! |
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New Way of Obtaining Ornette’s and Odore’s Spirit Essence New sub-materials for Ornette’s and Odore’s Spirit Essence have been added to the game |
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Increased Caphras Stone Drop Rates Boost your progression with increased Caphras Stone drop rates in various monster zones! |
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Hadum spreads her dark influence into Serendia. Fight the fearsome and powerful monsters of the Serendia Elvia Realm! |
♥ For Amusement-seeking Adventurers:
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New Minigame Yar! A new card game that anyone can enjoy has been added! Play against NPCs and other Adventurers in the new minigame, Yar! |
* For more information on our latest updates, please refer to Black Desert's [Update History].
Happy adventuring!
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[Updates] Patch Notes - March 10, 2022 Location Pings & QoL Improvements Mar 10, 2022 (UTC) -
[Updates] Web Update Details - March 3, 2022 Web Update Details - March 3, 2022 Mar 3, 2022 (UTC) -
[Updates] Patch Notes - February 23, 2022 Gathering/Hunting silver income buff & Mastery increase improvements Feb 23, 2022 (UTC) -
[Updates] Update Details - February 17, 2022 Update Details - February 17, 2022 Feb 17, 2022 (UTC)
