Updates Aug 20, 2026, 10:43 (UTC)
Patch Notes - August 20, 2026
Greetings Adventurers,
Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on August 20, 2026 (Thu). Today’s patch contains 231 updates and is approximately 955 MB.
Table of Contents
Events
- Push Further at the Altar of Blood! - [More Details]
- Aug 23, 2026 (Sun) 00:00 - Sept 5, 2026 (Sat) 23:59 (UTC)
- Attention, Guild Masters! Enjoy fixed Growth Guild benefits for one week - [More Details]
- Aug 20, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Aug 27, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance
- [Mysterious Ore] New Supplies for Crystals - [More Details]
- Aug 20, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Sept 3, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance
- Build Faster with Sailing Special Pass - [More Details]
- Aug 20, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Sept 17, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance
- Daily Login Combat Supplies - [More Details]
- Aug 21, 2026 (Fri) 00:00 - Aug 26, 2026 (Wed) 23:59 (UTC)
- Celebrate Edania ll with Special Drops - [More Details]
- August 21, 2026 (Fri) 12:00 (UTC) – August 31, 2026 (Mon) 12:00 (UTC)
New Additions and Improvements
Today's update includes PvE balance adjustments for some classes and PvP balance adjustments for Agent.
As with the previous PvE balance update, these adjustments aim to narrow the damage gap between classes while taking into account each class's survivability, stability, and the fatigue and difficulty of combat. We also have plans for further balance adjustments to some classes.
With Inner Edania now introducing new monster zones and items, we will continue to make careful adjustments to provide Adventurers with a better PvE experience. Thank you.
As with the previous PvE balance update, these adjustments aim to narrow the damage gap between classes while taking into account each class's survivability, stability, and the fatigue and difficulty of combat. We also have plans for further balance adjustments to some classes.
With Inner Edania now introducing new monster zones and items, we will continue to make careful adjustments to provide Adventurers with a better PvE experience. Thank you.
Main Weapon, Succession
- Changed the skill damage as follows:
| Skill | Before | After |
 Prime: Predatory Hunt
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Attack damage 6490% x1, max 3 hits Last attack damage 10916% x2 46.63% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 6036% x1, max 3 hits Last attack damage 10152% x2 50.14% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Beastly Wind Slash
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Attack 1 damage 8988% x1 Attack 2 damage 8988% x2 15.81% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 8089% x1 Attack 2 damage 8089% x2 17.58% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Fierce Strike
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Attack 1 damage 7092% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 7092% x2 Beast Form attack damage 5043% x2, max 4 hits 29.6% damage in PvP only 27.97% Beast Form attack damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 6383% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 6383% x2 Beast Form attack damage 4539% x2, max 4 hits 32.89% damage in PvP only 31.08% Beast Form attack damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Frenzied Destroyer
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Attack damage 5269% x1, max 2 hits Extra attack damage 6045% x2 34.76% damage in PvP only 39.97% extra attack damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 4900% x1, max 2 hits Extra attack damage 5622% x2 37.38% damage in PvP only 42.98% extra attack damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Devastation
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Attack damage 10924% x3 24.31% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 10159% x3 26.14% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Raging Thunder
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Attack damage 7288% x1, max 15 hits Last attack damage 3706% x2 34.5% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 7069% x1, max 15 hits Last attack damage 3595% x2 35.57% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Ancient Wave
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Attack damage 11498% x2 28.8% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 10348% x2 32% damage in PvP only |
Main Weapon, Succession
- Changed the skill damage as follows:
| Skill | Before | After |
 Prime: Claw Reveal
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Attack damage 6917% x2 34.77% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 7609% x2 31.61% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Mountain Slam
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Attack damage 10345% x3 22.83% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 11069% x3 21.34% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Avalanche Strike
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Attack damage 14692% x2 25.74% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 15427% x2 24.51% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Boulder Crush
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Attack damage 5086% x2, max 4 hits 46.16% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 5595% x2, max 4 hits 41.96% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Mutilation
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Attack damage 8975% x2 36.3% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 9873% x2 33% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Black Blood Slaughter
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Attack damage 8951% x2 34.77% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 9846% x2 31.61% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Black Blood Circle
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Attack 1 damage 1126% x1, max 14 hits Attack 2 damage 10237% x3 25.78% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 1216% x1, max 14 hits Attack 2 damage 11056% x3 23.87% damage in PvP only |
 Gate Crasher
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Attack 1 damage 7557% x2 Attack 2 damage 7557% x2 30.14% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 7935% x2 Attack 2 damage 7935% x2 28.7% damage in PvP only |
Awakening
| Skill | Before | After |
 Cleansing Flame
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Attack damage 11583% x2 31.89% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 11004% x2 33.57% damage in PvP only |
 Dragon's Maw
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Attack damage 14953% x2 25.07% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 14056% x2 26.67% damage in PvP only |
 Flow: Howling Light
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[Jordun's Fire Effect] Jordun's Fire attack damage 633% x1, max 6 hits Inflict 90 burn damage 6 times over 18 sec on attack hits |
[Jordun's Fire Effect] Jordun's Fire attack damage 703% x1, max 6 hits |
 Searing Fang
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Attack 1 damage 5552% x2 Attack 1 fire trail damage 4887% x2 Attack 2 damage 5552% x2 48.99% normal attack damage in PvP only 28.09% fire trail attack damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 5274% x2 Attack 1 fire trail damage 4643% x2 Attack 2 damage 5274% x2 51.57% normal attack damage in PvP only 29.57% fire trail attack damage in PvP only |
 Scornful Slash
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Attack 1 fire trail damage 7352% x2 Attack 2 fire trail damage 7352% x2 51.08% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 fire trail damage 6984% x2 Attack 2 fire trail damage 6984% x2 53.77% damage in PvP only |
Awakening
- Changed the skill damage as follows:
| Skill | Before | After |
 Royal Fencing: Lunge
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Attack damage 5078% x2 46.24% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 5332% x2 44.04% damage in PvP only |
 Swooping Ring
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Attack damage 7544% x2 34.1% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 7770% x2 33.11% damage in PvP only |
 Royal Fencing: Remise
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Attack 1 damage 5835% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 5835% x1 Attack 3 damage 5835% x2 31.21% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 6127% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 6127% x1 Attack 3 damage 6127% x2 29.72% damage in PvP only |
 Brutal Ring
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Attack damage 7066% x 3 32.95% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 7278% x3 31.99% damage in PvP only |
 Royal Fencing: Fleche
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Attack 1 damage 4654% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 4654% x1, max 4 hits Attack 3 damage 4654% x1 35.96% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 4887% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 4887% x1, max 4 hits Attack 3 damage 4887% x1 34.25% damage in PvP only |
 Frozen Ring
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Attack damage 6521% x1, max 5 hits 38.26% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 6847% x1, max 5 hits 36.44% damage in PvP only |
 Starfall
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Attack damage 10053% x2 34.68% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 10355% x2 33.67% damage in PvP only |
 Royal Fencing: Riposte
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Attack 1 damage 5720% x1 Attack 2 damage 5720% x1 Attack 3 damage 5565% x2 36.41% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 5892% x1 Attack 2 damage 5892% x1 Attack 3 damage 5732% x2 35.35% damage in PvP only |
 Slicing Ring
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Attack damage 7311% x3 34.68% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 7530% x3 33.67% damage in PvP only |
 Accel: Frozen Ring
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Attack damage 6881% x4 29.51% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 7225% x4 28.1% damage in PvP only |
 Accel: Royal Fencing: Fleche
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Attack damage 3929% x1, max 9 hits 31.15% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 4125% x1, max 9 hits 29.67% damage in PvP only |
 Accel: Royal Fencing: Remise
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Attack 1 damage 7054% x1, max 3 hits Attack 2 damage 7054% x2 30.06% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 7407% x1, max 3 hits Attack 2 damage 7407% x2 28.63% damage in PvP only |
 Accel: Swooping Ring
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Attack damage 8456% x2 37.69% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 8710% x2 36.59% damage in PvP only |
Awakening
- Changed the skill damage as follows:
| Skill | Before | After |
 Tip of the Scale (Hexeblood)
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Attack 1 damage 3178% x2 Attack 2 damage 3178% x2 Attack 3 damage 3178% x2 Attack 4 damage 4767% x2 Attack 5 damage 4767% x2 57.16% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 3019% x2 Attack 2 damage 3019% x2 Attack 3 damage 3019% x2 Attack 4 damage 4529% x2 Attack 5 damage 4529% x2 60.17% damage in PvP only |
 Savage Decree (Hexeblood)
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Attack 1 damage 4072% x2 Attack 2 damage 4072% x2 Attack 3 damage 5740% x2 38.09% attacks 1 and 2 damage in PvP only 56.19% attack 3 damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 3950% x2 Attack 2 damage 3950% x2 Attack 3 damage 5568% x2 39.27% attacks 1 and 2 damage in PvP only 57.93% attack 3 damage in PvP only |
 Flow: Concealed Claw (Hexeblood)
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Attack damage 10171% x2 44.29% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 9866% x2 45.66% damage in PvP only |
 Spiteful Soul (Hexeblood)
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Attack 1 damage 6464% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 6464% x1 Attack 3 damage 5388% x2 43.74% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 6270% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 6270% x1 Attack 3 damage 5226% x2 45.09% damage in PvP only |
 Extinction (Hexeblood)
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Attack damage 7882% x2 33.78% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 7646% x2 34.82% damage in PvP only |
 Flow: Obliterate (Hexeblood)
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Attack damage 10086% x2 43.16% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 9783% x2 44.5% damage in PvP only |
 Sundering Roar (Hexeblood)
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Attack 1 damage 7718% x2 Attack 2 damage 7718% x2 38.72% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 7332% x2 Attack 2 damage 7332% x2 40.76% damage in PvP only |
 Crackling Flame (Hexeblood)
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Attack damage 5871% x2 38.74% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 5577% x2 40.78% damage in PvP only |
 Storm Piercer (Hexeblood)
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Attack 1 damage 5067% x2 Attack 2 damage 5067% x1, max 2 hits Attack 3 damage 4236% x2 41.91% attacks 1 and 2 damage in PvP only 48.57% attack 3 damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 4915% x2 Attack 2 damage 4915% x1, max 2 hits Attack 3 damage 4109% x2 43.21% attacks 1 and 2 damage in PvP only 50.07% attack 3 damage in PvP only |
 Tip of the Scale (Dragonblood)
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Attack damage 8985% x2 36.19% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 8013% x2 31.74% damage in PvP only |
 Savage Decree (Dragonblood)
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Attack 1 damage 2098% x2 Attack 2 damage 6265% x2 40% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 1888% x2 Attack 2 damage 5639% x2 44.44% damage in PvP only |
 Spiteful Soul (Dragonblood)
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Attack 1 damage 2823% x2 Attack 2 damage 5178% x2 Attack 3 damage 5178% x2 28.02% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 2682% x2 Attack 2 damage 4919% x2 Attack 3 damage 4919% x2 29.49% damage in PvP only |
 Flow: Cloud's Strife (Dragonblood)
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Attack damage 10659% x2 33.84% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 9593% x2 37.6% damage in PvP only |
 Storm Piercer (Dragonblood)
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Attack damage 8985% x2 36.19% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 8536% x2 38.09% damage in PvP only |
 Sundering Roar (Dragonblood)
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Attack damage 10130% x1, max 5 hits 26.31% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 9623% x1, max 5 hits 27.7% damage in PvP only |
 Doombringer (Dragonblood)
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Attack 1 damage 5338% x3 Attack 2 damage 5338% x3 17.33% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 5071% x3 Attack 2 damage 5071% x3 18.24% damage in PvP only |
 Crackling Flame (Dragonblood)
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Attack 1 damage 4508% x2 Attack 2 damage 4508% x2 37.42% damage in PvP only |
Attack 1 damage 4287% x2 Attack 2 damage 4287% x2 39.35% damage in PvP only |
 Tectonic Slam (Dragonblood)
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Attack damage 8675% x2 32.38% damage in PvP only |
Attack damage 7808% x2 35.98% damage in PvP only |
Agent's PvP balance has been adjusted.First, to further reinforce Agent's assassin identity, the PvP damage of skills that embody this concept has been increased. The Defensive Effects and CC Effects of certain skills have also been adjusted so that Agent can create assassination opportunities by attempting CC from range.
Alongside this, considering Agent's role in PvP, we have improved his somewhat lacking survivability.
Main Weapon, Succession
- Added All Evasion +36 for 10 sec when using the skill.
- Changed the Stamina cost: 125 → 100
- Changed Stamina cost: 200 → 150
- Improved so that the skill can be comboed with LMB from Mozambique Drill or Reaper's Barrage.
- Added a 15 sec cooldown.
- Fixed the issue where the actual attack area was shorter than the visual effect.
- When no enemies are in melee range, damage now applies to enemies further away to match the visual effect.
- Improved to combo better from Penance or Sin.
- Fixed the issue where melee attacks would occasionally activate even with no enemy within melee distance.
- Improved to combo better into other skills.
- Changed the Down Attack damage +70% effect from the Prime: Hexround Reaper to apply only to these skills.
- Added Recover 100 HP per hit.
- Improved to combo better into Scatterin' Hell or Demolition Operation.
- Changed Invincible to apply from the animation that prepares to blink via LMB after using the skill.
- Changed so the skill can be canceled with RMB after use, before actually moving.
- Increased the skill's forward movement distance by about 21% and its downward movement distance by about 33%. However, the limit on upward movement distance remains the same as before.
- Improved to combo better into other skills.
- Improved to combo better into other skills.
- Fixed the issue where the falling animation played before the landing animation.
- Decreased All Accuracy decrease for 5 sec on hits: -60 → -24
- Improved to combo better from Mayhem, Evasive Detonation, Blink, or Demolition Operation.
- Changed to also affect Concealed Weapon after learning this skill.
- Changed the PvP damage of the following skills:
| Skill | Before | After |
 Prime: Bulletstorm
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29% damage in PvP only | 35% damage in PvP only |
 Prime: Concealed Weapon
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32.5% damage in PvP only Flow: Bullet of Truth's PvP damage 32.5% |
35.4% damage in PvP only Flow: Bullet of Truth's PvP damage 38.2% |
 Prime: Reaper's Mercy
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55.3% damage in PvP only | 60.6% damage in PvP only |
- Changed the CC, defensive, and Special Attack Damage effects of the following skills:
| Skill | Before | After |
 Prime: Death Comes Spinnin'
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Super Armor during the skill Knockback on attack hits |
Super Armor during the skill Knockback on attack hits (PvE Only) |
 Prime: Mozambique Drill
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Knockback on attack 1 hits Knockdown on attack 2 hits |
Knockback on attack 1 hits Knockdown on attack 2 hits Forward Guard during the skill |
 Concealed Weapon
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Forward Guard during the skill (No Special Attack Damage) |
(No Defensive Effects) Down Attack |
 Prime: Reaper's Mercy
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Forward Guard during the skill | Super Armor during the skill |
- Adjusted the following skills' hit detection to apply damage even with some elevation difference.
- Run 'N Gun (after Piercing Round is learned)
- Flow: Dash 'N Fire (after Piercing Round is learned)
- Mozambique Drill (after Piercing Round is learned)
- Last Words
- Mayhem
- Scatterin' Hell
- Demolition Operation
- Suppressive Shot (before Explosive Round is learned)
- Reaper's Barrage (before Explosive Round is learned)
- Penance
Class Changes
- Fixed the issue where ranged projectiles were not fired toward the aiming point when attempting to attack during auto-navigation to a specific location.
Contents
HYPERBOOST Guide Added and Progression Pass Removed
- Added a UI where you can check HYPERBOOST steps and guides.
- Open the UI by pressing the Progression Pass
button (formerly the Progression Pass) at the top of the screen. - With the addition of this UI, the existing Progression Pass has been removed.
- However, the Game Tips section from the previous Progression Pass remains available.
- Open the UI by pressing the Progression Pass
War Proposal
Alongside the Guild Fame system update, the guild war declaration system has also changed, allowing guilds to declare war without the opposing guild's consent by spending Guild Fame. However, even in cases where both guilds wanted a war, only the guild that declared it first had to spend Guild Fame.
To address this, the War Proposal function has been added, allowing both guilds to enter a war without spending Guild Fame if they both agree.
- Added a War Proposal button next to the existing War Declaration button in the War Declaration UI.
- Using this button to propose war to another guild does not decrease Guild Fame.
- The war begins only if the target guild accepts it, and since both sides agreed to it, neither guild loses Guild Fame.
- A war started by accepting a proposal lasts for 6 hours.
- War started by accepting a War Proposal has no wait time after it ends and another proposal can be sent immediately after.
- Added an option to always reject war proposals with the addition of the War Proposal function.
- Menu (ESC) - Settings - Misc. - Reject Guild War Proposals
Fairy Appearance and Skill Selection
Black Desert features fairies with a variety of special appearances beyond the default.However, Adventurers could not freely choose an appearance for their fairy without giving up their preferred inherent skill, as each appearance came with a different skill effect.
With this update, you can now freely choose your fairy's appearance and skill separately.
- The fairy's appearance and skill can now be selected separately.
- Select the desired appearance from the list, then choose the skill to use at the bottom to apply it.
- Owned appearances are shown in the list and appearances not owned can be purchased via the Purchase button at the bottom.
- However, limited appearances whose sale period has ended will not be shown in the list.
- Only skills from appearances you currently own can be selected.
- Reduced the difficulty of certain Tachyon Trace content.
- Changed the Tag Rotation classes to Woosa and Maegu.
- Copy items to Woosa and Maegu for just 1 Silver during the period below:
- Aug 20, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Sept 10, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance
- Copy items to Woosa and Maegu for just 1 Silver during the period below:
Item
Cup Extraction Change
Extracting a Cup from a reformed accessory previously required Refined Essence of Emotions. This system was originally designed to provide additional uses for various items obtained from sources such as Elvia monster zones.Now that numerous updates have brought us to Inner Edania, we determined that this purpose has diminished and that the system mainly creates inconvenience when extracting Cups from accessories. As such, we have made Cup extraction from accessories easier and more convenient.
- Changed the materials required to extract the following reformed accessories.
- Before: Refined Essence of Emotions
- After: Mirror of Equilibrium
- Wacky Toshi and the Blacksmith NPCs have stopped selling Fused Crystal of Emotions.
- Fused Crystal of Emotions can no longer be crafted.
- Related item descriptions have been updated accordingly.
- Shard of the Furious Night, Shard of the Tearful Night, Shard of the Drained Night
- With the Aug 20, 2026 (Thu) maintenance, any owned Refined Essence of Emotions and Fused Crystal of Emotions have been removed. The materials and Silver have been refunded.
- Related item descriptions have been updated accordingly.
- Changed the recurring quest for Cup Extraction offered by Lejenti in the Glish basement cellar in the Elvia Realm to no longer be acceptable.
- Accordingly, the related description on reformed accessories has been updated.
- With the Aug 20, 2026 (Thu) maintenance, any accepted quests have been canceled, and items handed over to NPCs have been returned.
- Accordingly, the related description on reformed accessories has been updated.
- Updated the description of the Mirror of Equilibrium to reflect the changes to the Cup extraction.
- Added a Processing (L) - Heating recipe that uses an unenhanced Apeiron accessory to obtain Twilight of the End x10 for the same slot.
- Example: Process unenhanced Apeiron Necklace x1 for Twilight of the End - Necklace x10.
- Added a description regarding the appearance for the Godslayer's Armor Outfit.
- Added the cheering animation when obtaining Embers of Ynix from a box in a safe zone.
- When it is obtained in monster zones, it will be displayed in the Rare Item Drop UI.
- Fixed the issue where available transformation locations of the following scrolls were displayed overlapping:
- Brave Pine Blader Transformation Scroll
- Immortal Persimmon Knight Transformation Scroll
- Holy Date Priest Transformation Scroll
- Dreamy Bubble Shaman Transformation Scroll
- Frosty Chestnut Slinger Transformation Scroll
- Gallant Conch Blader Transformation Scroll
- Undefeated Crab Knight Transformation Scroll
- Ruinous Puffer Shaman Transformation Scroll
- Holy Sea Cucumber Priest Transformation Scroll
- Fierce Lobster Boxer Transformation Scroll
- Queekity Thumpity Moon Villager Transformation Scroll
Monster
Inner Edania Monster Zone Improvements
 Aphrodon Temple
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| Changes |
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| Item Drop Changes |
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 Hermesia Inner Castle
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| Changes |
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| Item Drop Changes |
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 Magaia Temple
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| Changes |
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| Item Drop Changes |
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 Aresion Temple
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| Changes |
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| Item Drop Changes |
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 Event Horizon
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| Changes |
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| Item Drop Changes |
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 Scales of Judgment
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| Item Drop Changes |
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Inner Edania Boss Subjugation Improvements
- [Weekly] For the Throne: Aphrodon - Fixed the issue where effects remained even after [Goddess of Abundance] Agris teleported during combat.
- [Weekly] For the Throne: Aphrodon - Fixed the issue where dialogue played repeatedly in certain situations during [Goddess of Abundance] Agris's tree stem attack.
- [Weekly] For the Throne: Magaia - Fixed the issue where some voice lines did not play during combat with [Goddess of Vengeance] Elion.
- [Weekly] For the Throne: Magaia - Expanded the attack area of certain attacks by [Goddess of Vengeance] Elion to match the visual effects.
- [Weekly] For the Throne: Magaia - Changed the combat start voice lines of [Goddess of Justice] Elion so that the next voice line plays after the initial voice lines finish completely.
- [Weekly] For the Throne: Magaia - Fixed the issue where the destroyed effect of the Testament of Judgment, where [Goddess of Justice] Elion sits, would occasionally remain.
- Fixed the issue in [Weekly] For the Throne: Aresion where [God of War] Aal briefly appeared gray during cutscenes.
- Fixed the issue in [Weekly] For the Throne: Aresion where monsters were invisible in certain sections.
- Fixed the issue in [Weekly] For the Throne: Aresion where the running movement of [God of War] Aal appeared awkward.
- Changed World Boss monsters to be immune to debuffs.
Quest & Knowledge
Simplified Main Questline Acceptance Condition Change
New Adventurers will no longer be able to select the simplified questline as their first main questline.While choosing the simplified questline first offered some convenience, it could also leave new Adventurers without important information and experience needed for their journey, making later progression more difficult.
To provide a better experience for new Adventurers, first-time main quest progression will now follow the standard questline instead of the simplified questline.
- Changed "[Special Growth] Birth of a Prestigious Family" to require completion of "[Pet] Bareeds' Junaid" before it can be accepted.
- [Pet] Bareeds' Junaid can be accepted after meeting the following requirements:
- [Mediah] Apocalyptic Prophecy is in progress or complete.
- [Co-op] Awakened Black Spirit is complete.
- [Koo Mihyun] Revenge Unfulfilled is complete.
- [Pet] Bareeds' Junaid can be accepted after meeting the following requirements:
- Changed "[Balenos] The Alchemist and His Daughter" to appear in the Quests when the Simplified Main Questline is not in progress.
- Added quests in Inner Edania that reward 4 types of Twilight of the End accessories.
- Complete the quests below to obtain 4 types of Twilight of the End accessories.
- These quests can each be accepted and completed once per Family.
| Quest | Starting NPC | Requirement | Objective | Reward |
| Vestige of Aphrodon I-V | Vestige of Goldroot | 398+ AP | Defeat 2,500 monsters in Aphrodon |
 Twilight of the End - Earring x1
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| Vestige of Hermesia I-V | Vestige of Ebonmere | 403+ AP | Defeat 2,000 monsters in Hermesia |
 Twilight of the End - Ring x1
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| Vestige of Magaia I-V | Vestige of Everlight | 408+ AP | Defeat 2,500 monsters in Magaia |
 Twilight of the End - Belt x1
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| Vestige of Aresion I-V | Vestige of Crimsonflare | 413+ AP | Defeat 2,000 monsters in Aresion |
 Twilight of the End - Necklace x1
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| Vestige of Voidekaia I-V | Vestige of Voidreach | 418+ AP | Defeat 1,000 monsters in Voidekaia |
Choose 1 of the following:
Twilight of the End - Earring x1
Twilight of the End - Ring x1 Twilight of the End - Belt x1 Twilight of the End - Necklace x1 |
- Added Knowledge for Ynix Remnant, the quest NPC from whom you can obtain the Godslayer's Armor.
- Eased the quest requirements for Life sub-quests available at Angavu Outpost.
- Changed the camera angle when interacting with the thrones in Inner Edania.
- Added Gathering instructions to the descriptions of sub-quests available at Angavu Outpost.
- Fixed "[Balenos] Unexpected Opportunity" to appear in the Quests under the "[Balenos] Breaker of Chains" Main Quest category even when incomplete.
UI
Guild Strategy Mapping
The Guild Strategy Mapping feature has been added to help guild members share strategies and coordinate more effectively.You can now use this feature to mark paths directly on the World Map and set each mapping's name, color, and shape. A variety of other functions have been added to Guild Strategy Mapping as well. We hope this addresses some of the difficulties Adventurers have faced when planning strategies for content such as Node Wars and Conquest Wars.
We will continue to improve features that help guild members share information and work together more efficiently. Thank you.
- Added the Map Guild Strategy feature to the World Map.
- A Map Guild Strategy button has been added to the top of the World Map (M). Press it to open the window.
- You can assign a hotkey for Map Guild Strategy via World Map Hotkey Settings at the bottom right of the World Map (M).
- The Map Guild Strategy UI button is displayed only when you have joined a guild.
- A Map Guild Strategy button has been added to the top of the World Map (M). Press it to open the window.
- Using Map Guild Strategy requires the Map Guild Strategy authority. Guild members without authority can only view existing mappings.
- Created mappings can be viewed on both the World Map (M) and minimap.
- The functions of each button in Map Guild Strategy are as follows:
① Create Mapping: Creates a mapping.
- You can create up to 10 mappings, and each mapping can contain up to 10 points.
② Add Note: Sets a name for the mapping.
③ Settings: Sets the mapping's shape and color.
④ Delete: Deletes the mapping.
* To edit a mapping, press DELETE to delete points in reverse order, starting with the most recently created point.
* To delete a specific point, hover the mouse cursor over it and press DELETE.
* Guild members with authority can also create a mapping by holding CTRL and clicking the mouse wheel without selecting Create Mapping.
- You can create up to 10 mappings, and each mapping can contain up to 10 points.
② Add Note: Sets a name for the mapping.
③ Settings: Sets the mapping's shape and color.
④ Delete: Deletes the mapping.
* To edit a mapping, press DELETE to delete points in reverse order, starting with the most recently created point.
* To delete a specific point, hover the mouse cursor over it and press DELETE.
* Guild members with authority can also create a mapping by holding CTRL and clicking the mouse wheel without selecting Create Mapping.
- Improved the keypad's max quantity setting to consider the Family Inventory's Max Weight Limit when placing stackable items into the Family Inventory.
- Increased the width of the scroll bar in Guild Usage History.
- Adjusted the texture size of the Overall Summary section in Marni's Combat Analyzer.
System
To resolve issues affecting gameplay, the optimization update scheduled for maintenance on Aug 20 (Thu) has been postponed to Aug 27 (Thu) as additional preparation is required.
We appreciate your understanding, as this is necessary to provide Adventurers with a more stable gameplay environment.
- Mitigated certain factors that could cause frame rate drops.
- Fixed the issue where Guild House Auction start times could gradually shift due to maintenance or other factors.
Web
- Changed the image for the 30,000 Acoin product.
Modified or Changed
- Fixed the issue where the character's appearance briefly displayed incorrectly when using the Hide Cape button for the Lifeguard Outfit in the Pearl Shop (F3) or Dye (J) menu.
- Fixed the issue where downloaded sheet music had a different file name from the original in the Music Album.
- Fixed the unnatural navigation to the destination for the quest "Keep up the Supplies" in Inner Edania.
- Improved some of the text descriptions for "[Weekly] For the Throne: Aphrodon" and "[Weekly] For the Throne: Aresion."
- Improved the descriptions of the following quests:
- Primeval Form: Godslayer's Courage, Primeval Form: Godslayer's Abstinence, Primeval Form: Godslayer's Justice, Primeval Form: Godslayer's Wisdom
- Fixed the navigation path to complete the quest "God of War's Festival" during the questline "Ecology of Edania" accepted from Alustin at Angavu Outpost.
- Changed the camera angle when talking to Alustin at Angavu Outpost.
- Fixed the issue where the "Edania - Angavu Outpost" knowledge could not be obtained upon first entering Angavu Outpost.
- If you have not acquired this knowledge, you can obtain it by interacting with Alustin at Angavu Outpost.
- Fixed the issue where characters became unable to move when approaching certain areas of Termination Shock in Inner Edania.
- Fixed the issue where the liner did not arrive at Aulis Coast.
- Fixed the issue where Epheria Cog taken out at the Aulis Coast Wharf could not move after boarding.
- Reduced the accessible area along the outer edge of the coastal region in Inner Edania.
- This also fixed the issue where characters could move beyond the minimap boundaries in certain parts of the Oceanus Sea.
- Improved some of the text descriptions for the Godslayer's Armor crafting quests.
- Fixed the issue where certain NPCs at Angavu Outpost appeared as NPCs from the Land of the Morning Light.
- Changed the icons for the following sub-quests at Angavu Outpost:
- Delivering a Message, Runaway Hashashin, Need More Hands
- Changed the icon for the quest "[ADV Support] Get Inner Edania in Order!" accepted from Alustin at Angavu Outpost.
- Fixed the issue where recurring monster zone quests in Inner Edania did not display their region-exclusive icons.
- Fixed the issue where monster zone buffs were not applied upon defeating the monster that appears with the system message "Markthanan's Black Crystal goes out of control and begins absorbing nearby Black Crystals" after defeating Markthanan's Servant in the Hermesia Inner Castle monster zone.
- Fixed specific spots in the Ergosphere where characters could get stuck.
- Added and changed icons for the following knowledge entries:
- People of Edania - Foreigners of Angavu Outpost - Emma Bartali
- Node Manager (Inner Edania) - Throne of Voidekaia, Throne of Aresion, Throne of Magaia, Throne of Hermesia, Throne of Aphrodon
- Fixed the issue where normal inventory item information was displayed when inspecting items while auto-moving Pearl inventory items to Storage.
- Improved the auto-navigation feature so that it now functions for sub-quests and event quests, which was previously only available for main quests.
- Fixed the issue where Caphras Enhancement information was not displayed when viewing Caphras-enhanced equipment in View Character's Inventory.
- Fixed the issue where the total effects displayed in the Reforge Stones UI differed from the actual values when HAN Reforge Stones were equipped.
- Fixed the issue where Ekleta and Apeiron accessories could not be enhanced via Group Enhancement.
- Group Enhancement is available when the same enhancement material is used.
- Changed the system to display a world notification when Twilight of the End is obtained.
- Fixed the awkward placement of the Stamina value when opening the Worker UI from the Garden UI.
- Fixed the issue where Contribution Points could be invested into production nodes without investing in the base node.
- Fixed the issue where the name tag of a War Hero participating in Conquest War appeared as[Militia].
- Fixed the issue where text in the Manage Currency UI appeared awkward depending on display resolution, UI scaling, and windowed mode sizes.
- Changed so notifications unrelated to the current Arena of Arsha match do not appear at the top of the screen for participants.
- Improved the stability of the Yar! matchmaking system.
- Mitigated frame rate drops that could occur after leaving the game client running for an extended period.
- [Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where the Conquest Score Status for the offensive side was displayed immediately after Conquest War ended.
- Fixed the issue where the Back Attack Extra Damage text was displayed incorrectly when applying a Fused Crystal of Decimation.
- Fixed the issue where text overlapped with the Silver UI in certain situations, such as in the Magnus and Church Buffs purchase UI.
- Fixed the issue where Guild Boss Subjugation was unavailable if subjugation attempts are recharged 3 hours after the previous subjugation.
- Guilds that did not obtain loot due to this issue before Aug 17, 2026 (Mon) 00:00 will receive rewards during the Aug 27, 2026 (Thu) maintenance after their records are reviewed.
- Guilds affected by this issue after Aug 17, 2026 (Mon) 00:00 can continue their Boss Subjugation until the guild's subjugation count resets.
- Fixed the issue where guilds with fewer than 20 members were not displayed in the Guild Rankings.
We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,
Thank you.
