Introduction of the new flying mount Duskwing and various limited-time events, including a new snowboarding course and login rewards.

Black Desert
Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!
Power trajectory
Net buffs minus nerfs over time. Up = the game is being buffed overall, down = nerfed.
Latest patches
Buffs, nerfs, bug fixes & updates at a glance — click a row to jump to that subject
Introduction of the 'Rabbit Liver Scramble' limited-time event mode, featuring a 1v6 asymmetric gameplay loop.
- GoyoungLiver Buffmechanic—→Added
Can hide the liver by pressing E and create flower illusions to confuse pursuers.
- GoyoungEscapewin condition—→Added
Wins the game by finding the real key among 10 decoys and escaping through the West or South gate.
- Rabbit Liver Scrambleplayer count—→7
Added a new event game mode where 1 Rabbit player is hunted by 6 Turtle players.
- Rabbit Liver Scrambleminimum level—→30
The Rabbit Liver Scramble mode is available for players level 30 and above.
- Rabbit Liver Scramblematch duration—→10m m
Matches have a 10-minute time limit; if no winner is found, the game ends in a draw.
- +2 more
Introduction of Succession skills for Valkyrie and Tamer, a major revamp of the Guild Boss summoning system, and the addition of the Herald's Journal and Breath of All Creations items.
- TamerSuccession: Power of the Beastmechanic—→Added
Added Succession content allowing Tamer to use more powerful Shortsword skills, though Celestial Bo Staff skills are disabled.
- ValkyrieSuccession: Valkyrie's Vowmechanic—→Added
Added Succession content allowing Valkyrie to use more powerful Longsword and Shield skills, though Lancia skills are disabled.
- Breath of All CreationsAP—→+70
New temporary buff item providing a massive +70 AP boost for 10 minutes.
- Breath of All CreationsDamage Reduction—→+300
New temporary buff item providing +300 Damage Reduction for 10 minutes.
- Breath of All CreationsAttack/Casting Speed—→+20%
New temporary buff item increasing both attack and casting speed by 20%.
- +5 more
Introduction of Blue grade Life Skill Mastery equipment and accessories, alongside various class quality-of-life improvements and Altar of Blood event rewards.
- Central Marketpurchase limit10→100 items
Increased the maximum number of Caphras Stones and Memory Fragments that can be purchased per trade from 10 to 100.
- Central Marketsale limit100→1000 items
Increased the maximum number of Caphras Stones and Memory Fragments that can be sold per trade from 100 to 1000.
- Altar of Bloodreward rate1x→2x
Chance of gaining high-value rewards like Gold Bars and PEN gear nearly doubled during the event.
- NinjaNinja Step Iaudio—→Fixed
Fixed an issue where sound did not play when using Ninja Step I in Sura Katana mode.
- NinjaNinja Stepstamina cost2x→1x
Fixed a bug where using Ninja Step via Quick Slot in Sura Katana mode consumed double stamina.
- ShaimovementCannot roll→Can roll
Fixed the issue where players could not roll when moving backwards while carrying trade items without a main weapon.
- WarriorRage Absorption / Fury Transferusability—→Combat Stance
Rage Absorption and Fury Transfer can now be used while in combat stance with main weapon and shield.
- RangerMoving Shottargeting—→Lockable
Moving Shot can now be locked onto targets, improving accuracy while repositioning.
- ShaiArtina SolacquisitionOnce per character→Additional per family
Added a new quest to obtain an additional Artina Sol per family, allowing for better flexibility and market registration.
- ValkyrieRage Absorption / Fury Transferusability—→Combat Stance
Rage Absorption and Fury Transfer can now be used while in combat stance with main weapon and shield.
- ValkyrieSkyward Strikeactivation—→Right-click during Shield Chase
Skyward Strike can now be triggered via right-click while using Shield Chase.
- +3 more
Introduction of the Life Skill Mastery system, new Rulupee's Travel Log chapters, and various class and item fixes.
- Life Skill MasteryGatheringdrop rate—→Increased
Gathering Mastery now increases the amount of items acquired and the drop rates for all gathered items.
- Life Skill MasterySailingship stats—→Increased
Sailing Mastery improves ship Acceleration, Speed, Turn, and Brake stats.
- Life Skill MasteryFishingrare fish chance—→Increased
Fishing Mastery increases the chance to catch high-value Orange grade fish and Ancient Relic Crystal Shards.
- Life Skill MasteryHuntingdrop rate—→Increased
Hunting Mastery increases the amount of items and drop rates when butchering animals.
- Life Skill MasteryAlchemyyield—→Increased
Alchemy Mastery increases items gained per craft and adds new rare items based on mastery level.
- +3 more
- GeneralRulupee's Travel Log—→Added
Added new chapters to Rulupee's Travel Log and a new title '30K' for completing 30,000 quests.
- GeneralAltar of Blood—→Added
Opened upper levels of the Altar of Blood (1-10 Illusions) for exploration.
- GeneralPEN EquipmentFamily Name→Family Name
Confirmed that Family Name will be shown on all equipment successfully enhanced to PEN (V).
- ShaiFluteaction restrictionrestricted→unrestricted
Shai can now perform other actions while playing the flute to call mounts, improving multitasking.
- Life Skill MasteryProcessingMass Process—→Added
Added Processing Mastery allowing for Mass Processing to increase materials processed at once.
- +1 more
Introduction of Krogdalo's Horse Gear, Shai trial characters, and various class bug fixes, alongside the permanent addition of Black Spirit's Adventure 1.
- General ClassesEvasionfunctionalitybroken→fixed
Fixed an issue where Evasion did not work while in Awakening Weapon mode for Sorceress, Ranger, Tamer, Striker, Mystic, Archer, Lahn, Valkyrie, and Dark Knight.
- General ClassesForward Rollfunctionalitybroken→fixed
Fixed an issue where Forward Roll did not work while in Awakening Weapon mode for Musa and Maehwa.
- GeneralBlack Spirit's Adventure 1availabilityEvent→Permanent
Black Spirit's Adventure 1 is now a permanent addition to the game.
- ShaiTrainer's Flutecall rangelimited→unlimited
Shai can now call her donkey from any distance using the Trainer's Flute, provided the donkey has no items.
- Shaitrial character—→Added
Players can now create a Shai Trial Character, including the 'Musician of Light' talent.
- MoghulisCombat Transitioninterruptibilityunattackable→attackable
Moghulis can now be attacked while entering combat mode, which forces it to enter combat immediately.
- Krogdalo's Horse Gearperformance—→Added
Introduced Krogdalo's Horse Gear, the best horse gear set available, which enhances specific mount skills when 3 or more pieces of the same type are equipped.
Role distribution
Patch impact split by role
What got changed
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Heroes & subjects
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- ⚙️+98/-7▲ +9183mo ago
General
GeneralSystem · World · UIVarious quality of life improvements and temporary drop rate buffs.
- 🦸+46/-2▲ +4486mo ago
Berserker
HeroBugfix · Melee · AoESignificant buffs to accuracy, damage, and resource costs to improve early-game grinding.
- 🦸+42/-0▲ +4283mo ago
Warrior
HeroMelee · Tank · AwakeningSignificant reduction in WP costs allows for more frequent skill usage.
- 🦸+34/-7▲ +2783mo ago
Ninja
HeroAssassin · Melee · AgilitySignificant improvements to WP economy and new HP sustain mechanics.
- 🦸+35/-6▲ +2983mo ago
Ranger
HeroRanged · Archer · AgilityBetter resource sustain, reducing the need for MP potions.
- 🦸+35/-3▲ +3286mo ago
Striker
HeroBrawler · PvE · MeleeImproved resource efficiency and smoother movement.
- 🦸+30/-6▲ +2485mo ago
Kunoichi
HeroAssassin · Agility · PvEImproved resource efficiency for key skills.
- 🦸+22/-11▲ +1186mo ago
Musa
HeroQoL · Melee · DPSSignificant stamina cost reductions and utility buffs, despite a slight PVP damage nerf.
- 🦸+30/-2▲ +2883mo ago
Shai
HeroSupport · Healer · Life SkillA unique non-combat support class focused on utility, healing, and life skills.
- 🦸+25/-4▲ +2180mo ago
Tamer
HeroSuccession · Shortsword · SummonerReduced MP costs for both character and pet skills.
- 🦸+27/-1▲ +2686mo ago
Witch
HeroQoL · Magic · AoEGained mounted utility but lost some duration on that specific application.
- 🦸+26/-1▲ +2586mo ago
Wizard
HeroQoL · Magic · AoEMore reliable casting for Cataclysm IV.
- 🦸+25/-0▲ +2580mo ago
Valkyrie
HeroSuccession · Longsword · ShieldImproved PvE efficiency through higher damage and lower stamina/cooldown costs.
- 🦸+19/-5▲ +1483mo ago
Archer
HeroRanged · Support · QoLMassive power spike with the addition of Awakening and Absolute skills.
- 🦸+19/-2▲ +1784mo ago
Maehwa
HeroMelee · DPS · QoLImproved resource management for Retaliation and fixed knockback bugs.
- 🦸+20/-1▲ +1986mo ago
Sorceress
HeroBugfix · Magic · AoEImproved resource efficiency across key spells and movement.
- 🦸+14/-6▲ +886mo ago
Mystic
HeroQoL · PvE · MeleeNew playable class added to the game.
- 🦸+9/-5▲ +486mo ago
Dark Knight
HeroAwakening · QoL · MagicReduced invincibility and stamina recovery to balance PvP performance.
- ⚙️+10/-1▲ +986mo ago
All Classes
GeneralGlobal · Optimization · GeneralSignificantly faster progression to level 60 and easier access to Awakening.
- 🦸+11/-0▲ +11107mo ago
Ninja & Kunoichi
HeroAssassin · Agility · WPMassive resource cost reductions and range/damage buffs for core skills.
- ⚙️+10/-0▲ +1083mo ago
Central Market
GeneralEconomy · UI · TradingMajor shift in how items are bought and sold via a centralized system.
- ⚙️+8/-2▲ +688mo ago
Shadow Arena
GeneralPvP · Competitive · Battle RoyaleGeneral balancing and UI quality-of-life improvements.
- 🦸+9/-0▲ +986mo ago
Lahn
HeroQoL · Agility · LahnIncreased defensive utility during skill usage.
- ⚙️+8/-1▲ +783mo ago
Horses
GeneralMount · Economy · BreedingMassive survivability and value increase for all horse tiers.
- ⚙️+8/-0▲ +883mo ago
Life Skill Mastery
GeneralLife Skill · Economy · ProgressionSignificant buffs to all life skills via a new Mastery system and gear.
- ⚙️+7/-0▲ +789mo ago
Interface
GeneralUI · UX · Quality of LifeMassive quality-of-life improvement to navigation, settings, and item management.
- 🗺️+6/-1▲ +587mo ago
Red Battlefield
MapPvP · EXP · SilverLess protection for players in the Red Battlefield, increasing lethality.
- +7/-0▲ +787mo ago
Arduanatt
MountPegasus · Flight · Dream HorseSignificantly improved aerial mobility and control.
- +7/-0▲ +788mo ago
Ships
MountSailing · NavalBetter maneuverability for all ship types.
- ⚙️+7/-0▲ +788mo ago
Node/Conquest War Structures
GeneralPvP · Siege · WarSiege structures are significantly tankier and more lethal, shifting the balance of Node Wars.
- ⚙️+5/-1▲ +4101mo ago
Conquest War
GeneralPvP · Guild · WarFaster structure destruction and production for guild wars.
- 🏆+4/-1▲ +384mo ago
Archer
ChampionRanged · DPSNerfed CC in PvP to be more balanced, but buffed CC utility in PvE.
- +1/-4▼ -3101mo ago
Hystria Ruins
MonsterGrinding · MonsterMonsters are slightly tankier and faster, though most lost ranged attacks.
- 🗺️+3/-2▲ +1101mo ago
Arsha Server
MapPvP · ServerA specialized environment designed to reduce one-shots and excessive CC chaining.
- 🗺️+4/-0▲ +483mo ago
Altar of Blood
MapEvent · PVE · DungeonNew endgame cooperative content providing a way to utilize high-end gear in a structured environment.
- 🗺️+3/-1▲ +2106mo ago
Savage Rift
MapPvE · Challenge · BossNew wave-based combat content added to the game.
- ⚙️+2/-2≈ 084mo ago
Devour System
GeneralEnhancement · GearProvides a way to reclaim value from failed or excess enhanced gear.
- 🗺️+2/-2≈ 084mo ago
Hystria Ruins
MapGrinding · Map · PVEMonsters are tankier but less disruptive to player movement and attack speed.
- 🧰+4/-0▲ +480mo ago
Breath of All Creations
ItemBuff · ConsumableExtremely powerful short-term stat boosts for specific activities
- 🧰+4/-0▲ +493mo ago
Akum Armor
ItemArmor · Drieghan · Blue GradeNew viable armor option for Drieghan region with strong set bonuses.
- 🧰+4/-0▲ +4103mo ago
Outfits
ItemFashion · Equipment · EXPMassive QoL improvement for fashion and a slight power boost to EXP and durability.
- ⚙️+3/-0▲ +383mo ago
Mounts
GeneralSailing · Travel · MountMount deaths are significantly less punishing.
- ⚙️+3/-0▲ +3101mo ago
Marketplace
GeneralEconomy · TradingChanges to listing delays and improved pre-order efficiency.
- ⚙️+2/-1▲ +183mo ago
Monsters
GeneralGrinding · PvEEasier combat in Demibeast Zone, but significantly harder to farm Trace items in specific regions.
- 🗺️+1/-2▼ -184mo ago
Aakman Temple
MapGrinding · Map · Grind SpotSignificantly increased monster density and efficiency for farmers.
- ⚙️+2/-1▲ +185mo ago
Quests
GeneralLeveling · Progression · WorldQuesting flow updated and some legacy crafting removed.
- ⚙️+2/-1▲ +187mo ago
World Bosses
GeneralBoss · PVPvE · LootIncreased opportunity to obtain rare boss loot.
- ⚙️+3/-0▲ +387mo ago
Life Skills
GeneralLife Skill · Progression · EconomyFaster leveling for most life skills and easier progression for Sailing.
- 🔫+3/-0▲ +387mo ago
Matchlocks
WeaponRanged · Hunting · SiegeIncreased burst potential for Matchlock users via Black Spirit's Rage.
- +1/-2▼ -192mo ago
Karanda
MonsterWorld Boss · CombatHits fewer players but deals significantly more damage per hit.
- 🦸+3/-0▲ +3102mo ago
All Classes
HeroGeneral · CombatImproved reliability of core defensive mechanics and CC resistance.
- 🏆+3/-0▲ +384mo ago
Shai
ChampionSupport · BufferSignificant fluidity improvements in skill transitions and critical bug fixes for support roles.
- 🧰+3/-0▲ +384mo ago
Capotia Accessories
ItemAccessories · CraftingIncreased long-term value and growth potential for entry-level accessories.
- ⚙️+3/-0▲ +385mo ago
Donkeys
GeneralMount · UtilityDonkeys are now viable companions with their own progression and stealth capabilities.
- ⚙️+3/-0▲ +387mo ago
Marni's Great Discovery
GeneralGrinding · Accessories · CollectionNew long-term gear progression path via monster hunting collection.
- ⚙️+3/-0▲ +387mo ago
Spring Fever Event
GeneralEvent · EXP · BuffSignificant acceleration in character leveling and crystal shard farming.
- 🗺️+3/-0▲ +389mo ago
Shadow Arena
MapPvP · Battle Royale · ArenaSignificant expansion of content with new modes, bosses, and reward systems.
- ⚙️+3/-0▲ +389mo ago
Flame Tower & Hwacha
GeneralSiege · Node WarDefensive structures can now be upgraded for significantly higher survivability and firepower.
- 🧰+3/-0▲ +393mo ago
Fiery Nouver/Kutum Sub-weapon
ItemSub-weapon · Endgame · ReformSignificant survivability and stamina boost for high-end sub-weapons.
- 🧰+3/-0▲ +393mo ago
Chenga - Sherekhan Tome of Wisdom
ItemUtility · EXP · TomeImproved leveling and farming efficiency via a new upgraded tome.
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