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.
- 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%.
- Breath of All CreationsMovement Speed—→+20%
New temporary buff item increasing movement speed by 20% and reducing fall damage.
- ValkyrieSuccession: Valkyrie's Vowmechanic—→Added
Added Succession content allowing Valkyrie to use more powerful Longsword and Shield skills, though Lancia skills are disabled.
- +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.
- ShaimovementCannot roll→Can roll
Fixed the issue where players could not roll when moving backwards while carrying trade items without a main weapon.
- 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.
- 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.
- Central Marketsearch—→Keyword Favorites
Players can now register keywords to Central Market's Favorites for faster searching.
- 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.
- Altar of BlooddifficultyNormal→Lowered
Stage difficulty lowered during the event to make completion easier.
- +3 more
Role distribution
Patch impact split by role
What got changed
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Heroes & subjects
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- 🧰+4/-0▲ +478mo ago
Breath of All Creations
ItemBuff · ConsumableExtremely powerful short-term stat boosts for specific activities
- 🦸+3/-0▲ +378mo ago
Valkyrie
HeroSuccession · Longsword · ShieldImproved combat flow and combo execution.
- ⚙️+3/-0▲ +381mo ago
Central Market
GeneralEconomy · UIMuch faster trading of high-volume materials and improved search UX.
- 🦸+2/-0▲ +233mo ago
Goyoung
HeroRabbit · Evasion · EventHigh mobility and deception tools to evade 6 opponents.
- ⚙️+2/-0▲ +278mo ago
Guild Bosses
GeneralGuild · Boss · PVEMuch higher accessibility and flexibility for guild boss raids
- 🦸+2/-0▲ +281mo ago
Shai
HeroSupport · HealerFixed movement bugs and improved instrument accessibility.
- 🗺️+2/-0▲ +281mo ago
Altar of Blood
MapEvent · PVESignificantly more lucrative and accessible rewards for a limited time.
- ⚙️+1/-0▲ +115mo ago
Duskwing
GeneralMount · Flying · TransportNew aerial mobility option for world exploration.
- 🦸+1/-0▲ +178mo ago
Tamer
HeroSuccession · ShortswordNew high-power skill tree available via Succession
- 🧰+1/-0▲ +178mo ago
Magic Crystal of Infinity - Skill
ItemCrystal · CraftingNew endgame gear option for skill enhancement
- ⚙️+1/-0▲ +178mo ago
Herald's Journal
GeneralJournal · ProgressionPermanent account-wide stat increases
- ⚙️+1/-0▲ +178mo ago
Pets
GeneralPet · CosmeticMore predictable pet customization
- 🧰+1/-0▲ +181mo ago
Life Skill Mastery Gear
ItemLife Skill · Economy · GearSignificant increase in maximum achievable Life Skill Mastery levels.
- 🦸+1/-0▲ +181mo ago
Warrior
HeroMelee · TankBetter combat fluidity and resource management.
- 🦸+1/-0▲ +181mo ago
Ranger
HeroRanged · ArcherIncreased reliability of Moving Shot.
- 🦸+1/-0▲ +181mo ago
Ninja
HeroAssassin · MeleeCorrected stamina consumption and audio cues.
- 🗺️+0/-0≈ 015mo ago
Snowfall Crasher
MapActivity · Snowboarding · CourseAdditional content for the snowboarding activity.
- 🗺️+0/-0≈ 033mo ago
Rabbit Liver Scramble
MapEvent · PvP · Mini-gameNew asymmetric PvP event mode added for mid-to-high level players.
- 🦸+0/-0≈ 033mo ago
Sea Palace Soldiers
HeroTurtle · Hunter · EventStrength in numbers to corner and capture the rabbit.
Top abilities tweaked
Most-touched abilities across all patches