2025
Season: Black Desert Academy
Last Update: March 20, 2025
Season: Black Desert Academy
- The all new Season: Black Desert Academy has begun.
Season Server Benefit
- The below Hot Time buff effect is always applied on the season server.
| Season Server Hot Time Benefit |
| Combat EXP +1,000% at all times! |
Reached Lv. 60 in Season: Black Desert Academy? Get your PEN (V) Boss Defense Gear and Radiant Start Box x2!
- During the "Season: Black Desert Academy" benefit period, you can obtain special support items from Challenge (Y) to help settle in the non-season servers by reaching Lv. 60 with your season character.
- Event Benefit Period: Mar 20, 2025 (Thu) after maintenance - June 12, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance
| Obtain from Challenge (Y) upon reaching Lv. 60 with your season character! | |
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Choose Your PEN (V) Boss Defense Gear Box
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▼ Choose one of the following items upon opening:
PEN (V) Griffon's Helmet PEN (V) Giath's Helmet PEN (V) Dim Tree Spirit's Armor PEN (V) Red Nose's Armor PEN (V) Bheg's Gloves PEN (V) Leebur's Gloves PEN (V) Urugon's Shoes PEN (V) Muskan's Shoes * PEN (V) Boss Defense Gear obtained from the box cannot be registered on the Central Market.
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Radiant Start Box x2
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▼ Get all of the following items:
Patrigio's Pocket Watch - Available for use by non-season characters below Lv. 25
TET (IV) Boss Weapon Set x3
Capotia Accessory Set x6 |
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Cool Wind Fishing Rod
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- Catch multiple fish at once |
Fughar's Leveling Aid for Adventurers new to Season Servers
- The reliable helper of season servers, Fughar, continues to provide leveling aid for adventurers experiencing their first season.
- Leveling aid quests, where you can obtain Essence of Ascent, Blackstar Weapon, and Kharazad accessory, can be completed once per Family.
| Prerequisite Quest | ||||
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[Leveling Aid] Fughar's Help
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Requirements
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Any adventurer who has graduated from the Season Server and has the "Graduation Cap" in their inventory or Equipment window | |||
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How to Start the Quest
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Black Spirit - Quest (A) - Suggested (visible when "General" quest type is active) | |||
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- The main objectives and rewards of these quests are as follows.
| ① PvE Leveling Aid Quests | ||
| Quest Name and NPC | Objective | Rewards |
| [Leveling Aid] A New Ascent | Talk to Fughar |
  Marni's Stone of Ascent
Oquilla Piece of the Old Moon x40 |
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* The five types of Marni's Stone of Ascent received as a reward can be used to collect samples by defeating monsters in the following zones.
Once the sample collection is complete, the Marni's Stone of Ascent can be exchanged with NPC Toshi for 600 Caphras Stones each, totaling 3,000.
▶ Sample Collection Zones: Manshaum Forest, Forest Ronaros, Sherekhan Necropolis (Day), Tshira Ruins, Blood Wolf Settlement
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| [Leveling Aid] Operation Monster Subjugation I-IV |
Defeat Any Monsters (No restriction on monster type)
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 Atanis' Element x100
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| [TIP] By progressing through the four questlines while collecting samples with Marni's Stone of Ascent, you can acquire leveling aid items more quickly. ▶ Therefore, we recommend remaining in the sample collection zones for Marni's Stone of Ascent. |
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| ② Enhancement Leveling Aid Quests | ||
| Quest Name and NPC | Objective | Rewards |
| [Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits | Talk to Fughar |
  Essence of Ascent - Weapon
Essence of Ascent - Accessory
   ▼ Advice of Valks (total 22)
- Advice of Valks (+150) x1 - Advice of Valks (+130) x2
- Advice of Valks (+100) x3
- Advice of Valks (+80) x6
- Advice of Valks (+60) x10
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[Leveling Aid] PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon
(Follow-up quest after completing [Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits)
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Hand over DEC (X) Tuvala Weapon |
 - Choose 1 from PEN (V) Blackstar Main/Awakening/Sub-weapon
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[Leveling Aid] TET (IV) Kharazad Accessory
(Follow-up quest after completing [Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits)
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Hand over DEC (X) Tuvala Accessory |
 - Choose 1 from TET (IV) Kharazad Necklace/Earring/Belt/Ring
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| * Use the Essence of Ascent - Weapon/Accessory obtained for enhancement on PEN (V) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory, and it will be enhanced to HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory. Further enhancement to DEC (X) will allow you to obtain the above Leveling Aid Item. |
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* Each Marni's Stone of Ascent obtained from the [Leveling Aid] A New Ascent quest can be exchanged for Caphras Stone x600 through Marni's Top Assistant Wacky Toshi in each town after filling all samples.
| Marni's Top Assistant Wacky Toshi in each town |
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Tuvala Weapon/Accessory Enhancement Guide - HEX (VI) to DEC (X)
- Enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala gear to DEC (X) level after using the Essence of Ascent - Weapon/Accessory obtained from the special "[Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits" quest available once per Family.
- Equip your enhanced Tuvala gear to boost your stats, and when you reach DEC (X), exchange it through an exclusive quest mentioned above for even stronger gear.
| HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon | Use the "Essence of Ascent - Weapon" from a special quest to enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala Weapon (guaranteed 100% enhancement). | ||
| HEX (VI) Tuvala Accessory | Use the "Essence of Ascent - Accessory" from a special quest to enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala Accessories (guaranteed 100% enhancement). | ||
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- Enhance your HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory with Concentrated Magical Black Stone/Essence of Dawn up to DEC (X) level.
- Tuvala Weapon
- Enhance your HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory with Concentrated Magical Black Stone/Essence of Dawn up to DEC (X) level.
| Enhancement Level | Materials (Concentrated Magical Black Stone) |
Enhancement Chance Example | Success Rates | Cron Stones | Agris Essence |
| HEX (VI) → SEP (VII) | 15 | +100 | 16.50% | No downgrade on failure | 10 |
| SEP (VII) → OCT (VIII) | 25 | +120 | 13.00% | 220 | 11 |
| OCT (VIII) → NOV (IX) | 35 | +140 | 11.25% | 260 | 12 |
| NOV (IX) → DEC (X) | 50 | +160 | 10.20% | 355 | 13 |
| Use your DEC (X) Tuvala weapon in the "[Leveling Aid] PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon" quest to exchange it for a PEN (V) Blackstar weapon. | |||||
- Tuvala Accessory
| Enhancement Level | Materials (Essence of Dawn) |
Enhancement Chance Example | Success Rates | Cron Stones | Agris Essence |
| HEX (VI) → SEP (VII) | 10 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
| SEP (VII) → OCT (VIII) | 20 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
| OCT (VIII) → NOV (IX) | 25 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
| NOV (IX) → DEC (X) | 35 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
| Use your DEC (X) Tuvala accessory in the "[Leveling Aid] TET (IV) BKharazad Accessory" quest to exchange it for a TET (IV) BKharazad Accessory. | |||||