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Events Jul 5, 2023, 09:31 (UTC) Fuel the Fire of the Black Desert FESTA! Hot Time X Treasure Hunt

 

 

Keep the fire of the Black Desert FESTA burning! Now with expanded Treasure Hunting!

Shall we embark on an even more fun and bountiful adventure?


1

Let’s go for Item Drop Rate +50%
with Hot Time!

July 5, 2023 (Wed) after maintenance - July 19, 2023 (Wed) before maintenance

1000%

Combat EXP

 

300%

Skill EXP

 

50%

Life EXP (excluding Trading)

 

50%

Mount EXP

July 5, 2023 (Wed) after maintenance - July 19, 2023 (Wed) before maintenance

50%

Item Drop Rate

 
2

More places to get the fabled 'Treasure Items!

July 5, 2023 (Wed) after maintenance – July 19, 2023 (Wed) before maintenance

 

Map of Unknown Piece

 

Upgraded Compass Part

 

Ornette's Spirit Essence Material Items

 

Odore's Spirit Essence Material Items

 

Attention!

With the updated Node Investment from the Feb 8, 2023 update,
10% UP more chance to get items!

Investing energy into a node now gives you 0.5% Item Drop Rate per level for designated monsters in that zone!

 

Item Drop Rate +50%, with the event it goes up to +60%!

 
 
 

Treasure Items and Where to get them in detail!

Item Name

Existing Drop Location

Additional Drop Location

Map of Unknown Piece

Roud Sulfur Mine

Taphtar Plain (Centaurus)

Pila Ku Jail

Waragon Nest

Upgraded Compass Part

Hystria Ruins

Kratuga Ancient Ruins

Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Upper)

Aakman Temple

Thornwood Forest

Kratuga Ancient Ruins

Ancient Valtarra's Clairvoyance

Valtarra's Memory

Navarn Steppe 
- Gathering (Tanning)
- Defeat Ferrica, Ferrina

Blue Whale

Fugitive Khalk

All Valencia Hunting Monsters (Butchering)

All Kamasylvia Hunting Monsters (Butchering)

All Drieghan Hunting Monsters (Butchering)

All O'dyllita Hunting Monsters (Butchering)

All Mountain of Eternal Winter Hunting Monsters (Butchering)

Ancient Narc's Crimson Tear

Manshaum Forest

Wolves of Navarn Steppe

Narc's Solace

Manshaum Forest

Navarn Steppe (All Monsters Except Ferrica, Ferrina, Belladonna Elephant, and Baby Belladonna Elephant)

Ancient Markthanan's Gland

Katzvariak's Venom

Tshira Ruins

Fadus Habitat

Ancient Sherekhan's Panacea

Dragon's Fang

Sherekhan Necropolis

Protty Cave

Ancient Ron's Tintinnabulum

Tranquil Tinniolum

Forest Ronaros

Crescent Shrine

Ancient Ash Half-Moon Kagtunak

Blood Wolf's Oath

Blood Wolf Settlement

Cadry Ruins

 

 

There is a variety of ways (Hot Time, Scrolls, Knowledge (Ecology) Effect, etc.) to increase the drop rate of items in Black Desert. While this item drop rate buff mostly applies to all loot dropped by defeated monsters, it does exclude certain game content and cases where loot is individually obtained when one monster is defeated by multiple Adventurers. 
Please refer below to learn more about what the item drop rate affects.

 

■ Party Content Affected by Item Drop Rate Buffs (as of April 19, 2023)

Type

Details

Loot from Monster Zones Recommended for Parties on the World Map (M)

Mirumok Ruins, Tunkuta, Abandoned Monastery (Restricted Territory), Gyfin Rhasia Temple, Padix Island, Saltwater Crocodile, Olun's Valley, [Elvia] Altar Imp Habitat, [Elvia] Castle Ruins, etc.

 

[Season Party Monster Zones]

Waragon Nest

Shultz Guard

Loot from Unique Monsters

(Chance to Appear in Monster Zones)

Fadus Habitat - [Powerful] Fadus Warrior Chief

Shultz Guard - [Shultz Guard Captain] Kunga

Aakman Temple - Aakman Darkness Condenser

Hystria Ruins - Hystria Alerted Watch Tower

Thornwood Forest - [Fallen] Dark Knight

Tunkuta - Ulutuka

Star’s End - Apostle of Malevolence

Abandoned Monastery (Restricted Territory) - Specter of Belmorn

Padix Island - Mutant Loah Snake

Kratuga Ancient Ruins - [Ancient Extermination Weapon] Laytenn

Gyfin Rhasia Temple - [The First Soldier] Butcher of Gyfin Rhasia

Blood Wolf Settlement - Kagtum Guard

Sherekhan Necropolis - [Ancient] Sherekhan Guardian Spirit

Tshira Ruins - Kvariak


■ Content Not Affected by Item Drop Rate Buffs (as of April 19, 2023)

Type

Details

World Boss Loot

Kzarka, Karanda, Nouver, Kutum, Muraka, Quint, Offin, Garmoth, Vell, etc.

Items obtainable throughout the Black Desert world from certain events

Golden Dagger, Golden Backpack, Golden Coelacanth, etc

Field Boss Loot

Red Nose, Dastard Bheg, Giant Mudster, Dim Tree Spirit, Katzvariak, etc.

Boss Summon Scroll

Awakened Goblin Chief Summon Scroll, Awakened Altar Imp Captain Summon Scroll, Ancient Relic Crystal Summon Scroll, Pila Fe Scroll, Ibedor's Scroll, Rift's Echo, etc.

Summoned Guild Boss

Khan, Ancient Puturum, Ferrid, Afuaru's Treasure Chest, etc.

Erethea's Limbo Loot

All loot that is obtainable from Erethea’s Limbo

Dark Rift Loot

All loot that is obtainable from the Dark Rift

Pit of the Undying Loot

All loot that is obtainable from the Pit of the Undying

Event Monster Loot

Turkey, Targargo, Belmorn, etc.

Gatekeeper Monster Loot

Cadry Chief Gatekeeper, Crescent Chief Gatekeeper, etc.

Party Monster Zone

Basilisk Den (3 Adventurers)

Monster Zone

Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Upper Zone), Winter Tree Fossil (Normal/Difficult)

Loot obtained by Gathering from a defeated monster

* This loot is affected by Gathering Mastery effects.

Loot obtained from [Graverobber] Afuaru, [Suspicious] Poacher in Monster Zones, and [Dreadwinter Guardian] Erebjork

Items obtained by opening chance-driven boxes and bundles

* Please note that the information above is subject to change depending on additions/changes to the in-game content.

* Additional Notices  

 - This event applies to all Black Desert servers including Olvia and Season servers. However, all the other sources of Combat EXP boosts in Olvia and Season server will not stack with the event buffs.  

- The event buffs will not affect Combat and Skill XP acquired from completing quests.  

- The event’s Combat XP buff will not apply to level 50 or below characters. However, the Skill XP buff will still apply.  

- The event EXP buffs will stack from other EXP buff sources such as scrolls, elixirs, and the Value Pack.  

- This event’s Hot Time benefits do not stack with other Hot Times, and this Hot Time event has priority over any other Hot Time event.  

- Accessing the game before this Hot Time begins, the UI indicator for Hot Time will not show up, however the effects will still be applied as written in this notice. The UI element will show once you reconnect to the game.  

- The duration of the Book of Training does not pause when disconnecting or switching characters, and will continue until the effects of the book expire. 

- Pearl Abyss reserves the right to change or cancel the event depending on mitigating circumstances. Any changes will be announced on this event page and will not be given separate notices.  

- Events items may have restrictions on trading, selling, and usage periods, and the binding settings may vary for each item. Therefore, it is not possible to transfer or recover such items due to these reasons.  

- For more information on the binding setting of items, please check the in-game item description.  

- Items and/or rewards that have been used normally cannot be recovered.  

- Participating in the event using inappropriate methods may result in the cancellation or repossession of your reward(s) and may lead to a restriction on game access.  

- For any questions or concerns regarding the event, please contact us via [Support].

- Any content not mentioned on this page is subject to the [Black Desert Event Rules].

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