Updates to Advice of Valks Boxes & Enchanted Scrolls (+100 or lower)

As your journey in Black Desert continues and you gain access to higher-level gear, the need for Advice of Valks—especially those with higher enhancement chances—has grown. To keep pace with these changes, we've updated certain Advice of Valks boxes. Previously, opening these boxes would give you a random Advice of Valks within a set range; moving forward, these boxes have been removed and you'll receive a guaranteed Advice of Valks with a fixed, equivalent value in their stead.

 

Additionally, we've decided to remove Enchanted Scrolls (+100 or lower), which required an extra step of processing with Black Stones before use. Instead, you'll receive Advice of Valks with the equivalent enhancement chance, streamlining the process and making it easier to enhance your gear.

• Deleted boxes which previously granted Advice of Valks within a certain range based on set probabilities, and provided Advice of Valks of same or higher value.
  
  • If the maximum obtainable enhancement chance ended in 5 prior to the change, the reissued Advice of Valks will be rounded up to the higher value.
    
    • Example 1) Advice of Valks (15-25) → Advice of Valks (+30)
    • Example 2) Enchanted Scroll (+35) → Advice of Valks (+40) 
  • Applied the new rules to boxes, quest rewards, and Black Spirit's Adventure Dice rewards containing affected items, so Advice of Valks is now obtained accordingly.

• Added a new exchange option for Chilling Fragments via Manage Currency.
  
  • Chilling Fragment x100 → Deboreka Ring
    

When the Deboreka Ring was first released, adventurers could obtain it by entering the Trial of Erethea with Forgotten Limbo Seals, which were dropped in certain monster zones.

 

Now, with the game updated all the way to Edania, there are many more ways to get the Deboreka Ring—no need to go through the Trial of Erethea anymore.

 

With that in mind, we've decided to streamline the process. Instead of keeping the Trial of Erethea as exclusive content, Forgotten Limbo Seals will now grant the Deboreka Ring instantly upon use. This change should make acquiring the ring much more convenient for everyone.

• Removed the Trial of Erethea content.
  • Changed the UI so you can no longer enter the Trial of Erethea.
  • Changed the "Forgotten" or "Weakened Limbo Seal" to "Forgotten" or "Weakened Limbo Box" during the Sept 11 (Thu) maintenance.
    
    • Any seals that had already expired as of the Sept 11 (Thu) maintenance have also been removed.

Before	After

• • Updated the loot for Forgotten or Weakened Limbo Chests:
    
    • Erethea: Limbo Chest x1 (base)
    • Lost Legacy of Erethea x90 (Forgotten Limbo Box)
    • Lost Legacy of Erethea x30 (Weakened Limbo Box)

Item	Contents
Erethea: Limbo Chest	Open to obtain all the following:   Rare Legacy of Erethea x2 Resplendent Lightstone of Fire x1 Purified Lightstone x1 Gold Bar 100G x16-25 Gold Bar 10G x10-20
Lost Legacy of Erethea	Open to obtain all the following: Gold Bar 10G x1-2 Gold Bar 1G x5-10   Obtain one of the following according to a set probability: Rare Legacy of Erethea x1 Resplendent Lightstone of Fire x1 Purified Lightstone x1 Gold Bar 100G x1
Rare Legacy of Erethea	Open to obtain a Deboreka Ring (Up to PRI (I))

* Any Limbo Stars in possession will be converted to 10,000,000 Silver each during the Sept 11 (Thu) maintenance.

* The previous Limbo Star rewards have been changed to Gold Bar 100G, now obtainable from Erethea: Limbo Chest and Lost Legacy of Erethea.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by issues in the Orbita Castle monster zone, a popular destination for adventurers since its release. In this update, we've improved and fixed various elements related to the monster zone's mechanics that could possibly lead to unstable gameplay. 

• Changed the recommended DP and Damage Reduction stats in Orbita Castle Monster Zone: 450 → 445 / 760 → 740.
  
  • Recommended DP: 450 → 445
  • Recommended Damage Reduction: 760 → 740
    
    • Reduced the attack power of monsters appearing in Orbita Castle Monster Zone by 20 AP.

• Changed the monster zone mechanics as follows.
  
  • Changed so that destroying the Grave of Faith and when the Titan spawns, [Sacred] Gravewardens of Dawn, [Fallen] Gravewardens of Dusk and Gravekeeper Golems do not die automatically.
  • Changed so that [Sacred] Gravewardens of Dawn and [Fallen] Gravewardens of Dusk do not die when you defeat the Gravekeeper Golem.
  • Improved so that Gravewardens of Dawn and Dusk die faster when you successfully pull off the mechanic.
  • Changed so that the Titan will not be summoned when Orbita Grave of Light’s HP drops below a certain threshold.
  • Increased the wait time for Gravekeeper Golem to appear after destroying the Grave of Faith.
  • Changed so that Gravewardens are no longer stunned when struck by Sacred Lightning.
  • Greatly reduced the AP of Sacred Lightning.
  • Changed the reward mechanic after defeating a Titan: 6 times → 12 times.
  • Increased the summon standby time for each reward mechanic after defeating Titan by approximately 3 seconds.
  • Changed the quantity and drop rate of obtainable items after defeating the Titan.
    
    • Lightlost Core: x260-285 → x300-320
    • JIN Crystal of Ruin: Increased drop rate by approximately 34%
    • Crystallized Energy of Endtimes: Increased drop rate by approximately 18%

• Changed the progression system of the Adventure Log Bookshelf.
  
  • Changed so you must complete all journal entries on the current page of the selected Adventure Log before advancing to the next page.
  • Changed so the Navigate button in the Adventure Log will be hidden if the quest acceptance conditions are not met.
    

• Changed so your character will automatically recover HP & WP/SP during combat cutscenes in the Edania main questline.

• Improved so cutscenes can start near the Edana's Legacy box.
  

• Added Patrigio, the Black Market merchant, to the Hakinza Sanctuary.

All-in-One Preset

We've introduced a new “All-in-One Preset” feature that lets you bundle and manage multiple system presets in one place.

 

At the last Heidel Ball, we explained that presets would be tied to each piece of content in Black Desert, swapping automatically when you entered that content. However, this setup made it difficult to use multiple presets within a single content. If a skill was on cooldown in one preset, you couldn’t switch to another preset to use it, which was a major downside. To improve flexibility, the new structure allows you to switch between prepared presets freely, even within the same content.

 

With this update, you can store your food/elixir, skill, pet group, artifact, and crystal presets all together in the All-in-One Preset menu, then swap between them as needed for smoother gameplay. For example, in PvP, you could save both an attack-focused and a defense-focused build, then adjust instantly to the changing flow of battle.

 

By setting up All-in-One Presets for PvE, PvP, or Life Skills, you’ll spend less time preparing and more time enjoying everything Black Desert has to offer.

• Added the All-in-One Preset to Menu (ESC) - Function (F8).
  
  • The All-in-One Preset is a function that allows you to manage each system's presets together, letting you combine and save food/elixir, skill, pet group, artifact, and crystal presets.
  • If there are restrictions on changing presets for each system (such as skill cooldowns), applying the All-in-One Preset may fail.

• Improved the Monster Zone Info UI.
  
  • Removed the text for subcategories such as Party Zones and Elvia Realm from the top of the UI.

Before	After

• Added a character-specific knowledge category under Learning the Ropes of Black Desert - Awakening Weapons in the Knowledge (H) window.
  

• Improved the emoji input UI so you can now move it with the mouse.

• Improved navigation from Monster Zone Info so that when moving to Orbita Castle, you are now guided near Failed Edana..

• Updated the background video for the login and server selection screens.
  

• Updated the game's shortcut icon.