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Announcements

Events Feb 8, 2023, 09:00 (UTC) Treasures, Hot Time and Vell!

 

 

The power of the treasure items in my hands!

1

My burning desire fuels us all with Hot Time!

February 8, 2023 (Wed) after maintenance – February 15, 2023 (Wed) before maintenance

500%

Combat EXP

 

50%

Skill EXP

 

50%

Mount EXP

February 8, 2023 (Wed) after maintenance – February 22, 2023 (Wed) before maintenance

50%

Item Drop Rate

 

2

Vell’s time is up, let’s take it down!

More Vells for the weekend!

NA
February 11, 2023 (Sat) & February 18, 2023 (Sat)

16:00 (PST)
19:00 (EST)

EU
February 11, 2023 (Sat) & February 18 (Sat)

17:00 (UTC)
18:00 (CET)

 

Double the chance of getting Vell’s Heart and Vell’s Concentrated Magic from Vell Bundles! ↑↑

February 8, 2023 (Wed) after maintenance – February 22, 2023 (Wed) before maintenance

 

Vell’s Heart

 

Vell's Concentrated Magic

 

3

More places to get the fabled 'Treasure Items'!

February 8, 2023 (Wed) after maintenance – February 22, 2023 (Wed) before maintenance

 

Map of Unknown Piece

 

Upgraded Compass Part

 

Ornette's Spirit Essence Items

 

Odore's Spirit Essence Items

Wait!

With the updated Node Investment from the February 8, 2023 Update, 
10% more chance to get items,
Item Drop Rate +50%, with the event it goes up to +60%!

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%!

 
 
 

Take a closer look at the alternate locations for Treasure Items!

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 (Added)

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 February 8, 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 February 8, 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. If changes are made, they can be found on this event page.  

- Event items may have restrictions (sale/trade) and/or different binding settings/expiration dates. Due to this reason, these items cannot be transferred or restored. 

- For details such as whether the item is bound, please refer to the in-game item description. 

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

- Participating in the event using inappropriate methods may result in a cancellation/retrieval of your reward(s) and/or restriction from the game. 

- 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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