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Events Jul 18, 2024, 12:07 (UTC) Restore the Light with Light Aura to Sangdo School’s Tarnished Sword! (Last Updated: 07/18/2024 10:00 UTC)











Restore the Light with Light Aura to Sangdo School’s Tarnished Sword! 

 

1

Achieve PRI (I) or higher with your [Event] Tarnished Sword and complete the quest via Donghwa
to obtain the server rewards from Challenge (Y)!



▲ Even if you reach a PRI (I) enhancement level after the July 18 (Thu) maintenance, you can still obtain the server rewards.
▲ If the server rewards are not displayed in Challenge (Y) after completing the PRI (I) quest, try changing servers or going to the character selection window and reloading

2

Still have [Event] Light Aura enhancement materials left over!? Enhance your [Event] Tarnished Sword to PRI (I) or higher and complete the quest with Donghwa, who will appear for 2 more weeks!


▲  Even if you reach a new enhancement level after the July 18 (Thu) maintenance, you can still obtain the reward.
Donghwa will disappear after maintenance on Aug 1 (Thu).


June 26, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - July 17, 2024 (Wed) before maintenance

 

Log in and get the "[Event] Tarnished Sword" from 'Challenges (Y)!

Collect “[Event] Light Aura” via defeating monsters and Gathering/Fishing to enhance the sword!

You can enhance the [Event] Tarnished Sword to PEN (V)!

Enhance from +1 to PRI (I) for personal rewards! 
Reach DUO (II) to PEN (V) to unlock server rewards!
(Server rewards are given to adventurers who own "[Event] Tarnished Sword" at PRI (I) or higher.)

Claim “[Event] Light’s Aura” x240 from Challenge login rewards alone! 





3

Play Black Desert during the event period to claim

“[Event] Tarnished Sword” via Challenges (Y)!


Collect “[Event] Light Aura” via defeating monsters, Gathering, and Fishing

to enhance the sword which unlocks personal and server rewards at certain enhancement levels!


June 26, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - July 17, 2024 (Wed) before maintenance

 

Event Enhancement Item

Log in to get the [Event] Tarnished Sword” from your Challenges (Y)!

 

[Event] Tarnished Sword

Event Enhancement Material

Defeat monsters, Gather, and Fish to obtain the “[Event] Light Aura!”

 

[Event] Light Aura 

 

PvE

Defeat all monsters and get the event materials. 

(The smaller the level gap, the higher the drop rate!) 

Gathering

Engage in various Life Skill gathering activities to get the event materials. 

(Lumbering, Fluid Collection, Butchering, Tanning, etc. Excludes water scooping, shoveling, and milking activities!) 

Fishing

Cast your fishing rod in any fishable body of water to get the event materials. 


You’ll still fish them up even if you set your auto-fisher to auto-discard certain grades of fish! 



4

Enhance the “[Event] Tarnished Sword” with the

“[Event] Light Aura” to reap rewards!


Each time you enhance the “[Event] Tarnished Sword to a new enhancement level, show it to Donghwa in Velia to claim a reward.
* Server rewards are given to adventurers who own "[Event] Tarnished Sword" at PRI (I) or higher.

[Event] Shakatu's Splendid Box

Cron Stone x500

Advice of Valks (+120)

[Event] Unsa Gowon’s Hwando


▲ Find Donghwa near the Blacksmith Tranan Underfoe in Velia. 


5

Log in during the event to receive "[Event] Light Aura" as a Challenge (Y) reward at regular intervals!

 
TIP! During the event, you can collect up to 240 [Event] Light Aura through Challenge
 

June 23, 2024 (Thu) 00:00 (UTC) - July 16, 2024 (Tue) 23:59 (UTC)

 

[30 minutes]
[Event] Light Aura x5

[60 minutes]
[Event] Light Aura x7

 


"[Event] Tarnished Sword" Enhancement Rates and Rewards

  • The "[Event] Tarnished Sword" cannot benefit from any enhancement chance boosts.
    • If the enhancement fails, the "[Event] Tarnished Sword" loses 1 durability, but the enhancement level remains unchanged.
    • The "[Event] Tarnished Sword" cannot be repaired, has a maximum durability of 1,000, and Agris Essence is set to 50 at all levels.
    • If even one adventurer reaches DUO (II) from PEN (V) by the July 18 maintenance, all adventurers who own "[Event] Tarnished Sword" at PRI (I) or higher will receive rewards based on the total level achieved.

Enhancement Level 

Required Light Aura 

Fixed Enhancement Chance 

Achievement Reward 

+0 → +1 

5 

100% 

 

[Event] Energy Gourd Bottle x5 

* Recovers 100 Energy, Cooldown: 10 min 

+1 → +2 

5 

100% 

 

Valks' Cry x10 

+2 → +3 

5 

100% 

 

Advice of Valks (+50) 

+3 → +4 

5 

100% 

 

[Event] Enhancement Help Kit II 

* Valks' Cry x10, Black Stone x20, Memory Fragment x10, Sharp Black Crystal Shard x10 

+4 → +5 

5 

100% 

 

[Event] Rare Courser Training Box 

* Mysterious Blue Conch x10, Fruit of Yianaros x10, Brilliant Crimson Fire Flower x10 

+5 → +6 

5 

100% 

 

Advice of Valks (+70) 

+6 → +7 

5 

100% 

 

[Event] Choose Your Artisan Worker Box I 

+7 → +8 

10 

80% 

 

Item Collection Increase Scroll x10 

+8 → +9 

10 

75% 

Supreme Old Moon Box 

* You'll get [Event] Supreme Old Moon Scroll x5 

* Old Moon Fortune Scrolls from the box expire in 14 days upon receiving and cannot be used after they expire. 

+9 → +10 

15 

65% 

 

Patrigio's Apparel Bag 

+10 → +11 

15 

60% 

 

Krogdalo Horse Gear Crafting Box II 

* Garmoth's Scale x100 + Choose 1 of Pure Vanadium/Noc/Titanium Crystal x30 

+11 → +12 

20 

55% 

 

Advice of Valks (+80) 

+12 → +13 

30 

50% 

 

[Event] Enhancement Help Kit III 

* Valks' Cry x15, Black Stone x30, Memory Fragment x15, Sharp Black Crystal Shard x16 

+13 → +14 

40 

45% 

 

Royal Fern Root x100 

+14 → +15 

50 

40% 

 

Mythical Feather x10 

+15 → PRI (I) 

20 

30% 

 

Advice of Valks (+100) 

Server rewards can be obtained only once 
(Even if multiple adventurers achieve the DUO (II), the reward is given only once.) 

PRI (I) → DUO (II) 

* Server reward 

20 

10% 

[Event] Shakatu's Splendid Box 

DUO (II) → TRI (III) 

* Server reward 

30 

5% 

Cron Stone x500 

TRI (III) → TET (IV) 

* Server reward 

35 

3% 

Advice of Valks (+120) 

TET (IV) → PEN (V) 

* Server reward 

35 

2% 

[Event] Unsa Gowon's Hwando 

* This item does not consume the Enhancement Chance Increase stats even if enhancement succeeds, and the stats do not increase even if enhancement fails. 

* If you discard "[Event] Tarnished Sword" or "[Event] Light Aura", you can recover the items from the trash can icon in your Inventory (I)

* Server rewards are given to adventurers who own "[Event] Tarnished Sword" at PRI (I) or higher. 

* If you own a higher level "[Event] Tarnished Sword", you can claim each lower level reward. (once per reward) 
* Example: Even if only one adventurer reaches TRI (III), all adventurers who own "[Event] Tarnished Sword" at PRI (I) or higher will receive the [Event] Shakatu's Splendid Box and the Cron Stone x500.

 

* Additional Notices
- Unspecified quantities in rewards default to one item.

- Challenge playtime counting may be delayed during server changes, customization, and character selection.

- Event details and duration are subject to change or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes will be announced on this event page without separate notices.

- Event items may be restricted in trade, sale, and usage, with varying binding settings per item. Transfer or recovery of these items is not possible.

- For details on item binding, refer to the in-game item descriptions.

- Items or rewards, once used, cannot be recovered.

- Participating in the event using inappropriate methods may lead to cancellation, reward repossession, and game access restrictions.

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

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

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