
Greetings Adventurers,
Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on July 2, 2025 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 63 updates and is approximately 2.39GB.
Tempered by Suffering - Wukong
- Pole-wielder, Nimbus-rider, the Fighting Buddha's Heir, Wukong, has arrived.
- Wukong's Rabam and Abyssal Legacy skills will be added at a later date.
- Upon reaching Lv. 56, you can accept the "[Wukong Ascension] Lost Memories" quest to proceed with Wukong's Ascension questline.
- Complete the Ascension questline, and you'll unlock all the remaining skills in the Awakening tab.
- When Wukong uses main/awakening weapon skills, the following AP ratios are applied:
- Main Weapon Skill: 100% of the main weapon's AP
- Awakening (Ascension) Weapon Skill: 70% of the awakening weapon's AP and 30% of the main weapon's AP
- With the release of the new class Wukong, the max number of character slots has been increased: 38 → 41 slots
- Added the "Hall of Adventurers: Wukong" chat group for adventurers to discuss all things Wukong-related.
Wukong Combat Video


Season Character Ticket
- All adventurers have received one Season Character Ticket.
- Season Servers support faster progression with exclusive equipment.
- You can check the Season Character Ticket you received in the Character Selection window upon logging in.
- You can hold up to 5 Season Character Tickets at a time.
- Extra tickets will not be distributed if you already have 5 tickets.
Events
- Event 1. Challenge and Dominate. Red Battlefield: Valencia City - [More Details]
- July 2, 2025 (Wed) after maintenance - July 10, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance

- Event 2. Stronger Together: Join Forces with Your Guild! - [More Details]
- July 3, 2025 (Thu) 00:00 (UTC) – July 23, 2025 (Wed) 23:59 (UTC)

- Event 3. [Black Shrine] Enhanced Blessing and Unpurified Energy - [More Details]
- July 2, 2025 (Wed) after maintenance - July 17, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance

- Event 4. Pole-wielder, Nimbus-rider Wukong Leveling Challenges! - [More Details]
- July 2, 2025 (Wed) after maintenance - Aug 7, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance

- Event 5. 10 Billion Silver for New Adventurers! - [More Details]

- Event 6. Wukong's Wonders: Community Creativity Contest! - [More Details]
- July 2, 2025 (Wed) after maintenance - July 31, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance
- Event 7. Wukong-quer His Combat Skills! - [More Details]
- July 3, 2025 (Thu) after maintenance - July 17, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance
New Additions and Improvements
Class Changes



- Increased the number of Martial Spirits recovered.

- Increased the number of Martial Spirits recovered.

- Increased the number of Martial Spirits recovered.



- Increased the number of Martial Spirits recovered.
- Flow: Recoil Slam, Death Clout, Mass Destruction - Improved the skills to be usable with directional keys while switching to your main weapon after using an Awakening skill.
- Sea Burial, Flow: Sea Burial - Changed so pressing C now combos into Flow: Recoil Slam instead of Flow: Mass Destruction.
- Swirling Sea - Changed so pressing C now combos into Flow: Death Clout instead of Flow: Mass Destruction.
- [Striker, Mystic] Succession: Rising Blast Combo – Fixed the issue where you could recover 3 Martial Spirits at once when using the skill.
- [Striker, Mystic] Succession: Rising Blast Combo – Fixed the issue where you wouldn't recover WP when using the skill.
Contents
- The Arena of Solare's regular season has ended, and rewards have been handed out based on the Solare emblem.
- Use a Solare certificate to earn the title that fits each emblem.
![]() Solare Incarnate
(2,401+ points) |
[2025 Season II] Solare Incarnate Certificate
Gold Bar 10,000G x7 Cron Stone x2,000 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 10 Immortal Perfume Box Trace of Thunderbolt x30 |
![]() Radiant Spear
(2,101 - 2,400 points) |
[2025 Season II] Radiant Spear Certificate
Gold Bar 10,000G x5 Cron Stone x1,000 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 10 Immortal Perfume Box Trace of Thunderbolt x15 |
![]() Twilight Spear
(1,801 - 2,100 points) |
[2025 Season II] Twilight Spear Certificate
Gold Bar 10,000G x4 Cron Stone x500 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 10 Immortal Perfume Box Trace of Thunderbolt x10 |
![]() Shining Spear
(1,501 - 1,800 points) |
[2025 Season II] Shining Spear Certificate
Gold Bar 10,000G x3 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 5 Immortal Perfume Box |
![]() Dawn Spear
(1,201 - 1,500 points) |
[2025 Season II] Dawn Spear Certificate
Gold Bar 10,000G x2 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 5 Immortal Perfume Box |
![]() Skilled Soldier
(801 - 1,200 points) |
[2025 Season II] Skilled Soldier Certificate
Gold Bar 10,000G x1 Seal of Solare x500 |
![]() Apprentice Soldier
(401 - 800 points) |
[2025 Season II] Apprentice Soldier Certificate
Gold Bar 1,000G x5 Seal of Solare x250 |
* Arena of Solare Titles
| Solare Incarnate | Radiant Spear | Twilight Spear | Shining Spear | Dawn Spear | Skilled Soldier | Apprentice Soldier |
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Arena of Solare - Rank-based Rewards
- Distributed Arena of Solare final rank rewards.
| TOP 100 - Solare Knight Outfit |
TOP 100 - "Solare Knight" Title
Title can be used until the end of the next Arena of Solare regular season. |
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![]() Glorious Solare Box
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cron Stone x1,000
Corrupt Oil of Immortality x20 Perfume of Courage x30 Khalk's Elixir x30 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() [Party] Harmony Draught - Human x30
Elixir of Deep Sea x30 Perfume of Charm x30 Perfume of Insight x30 Item Collection Increase Scroll x30 |
Item
The Season is designed to help new adventurers get a taste of what's ahead in Black Desert and get ready for the journey. With Season gear like Tuvala equipment, you can try out the enhancement system without too much pressure.
- Changed so that enhancement for Tuvala accessories up to TRI (III) will succeed with a 100% chance.

Quest & Knowledge
We're offering support funds to help new adventurers settle into the world of Black Desert and enjoy its many adventures. You can find plenty of starter items already available, but with the funds, we hope you can pick out the gear you want and make the most of everything the game has to offer.
- Added special support funds for new adventurers who meet certain requirements.
- You can claim these funds from Challenge (Y) once per Family after completing the conditions listed below.
| Conditions | Challenge Rewards |
| 1. Reach Level 61. | Gold Bar 10,000G x2 |
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2. Complete a main quest (any one of the following):
- Mediah Main Quest "Apocalyptic Prophecy" - Everfrost Main Quest "[Everfrost] Beyond the Doors of Alyaelli" - Land of the Morning Light Main Quest "[Koo Mihyun] Royal Decree" |
Gold Bar 10,000G x2 |
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3. Complete the following Magnus main quest.
- [The Magnus] Morning's Breeze |
Gold Bar 10,000G x2 |
| 4. Achieve 50 hours of Family Playtime. | Gold Bar 10,000G x2 |
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5. Graduate Season character.
- Complete "[Leveling Aid] Fughar's Aid"
(Once you graduate from the Season server, you can accept the Black Spirit's suggested quest if you have the Graduation Cap in your inventory or equipment.) |
Gold Bar 10,000G x2 |
icon will be displayed at the top of the screen.
- Fixed the issue where quests that could not be started were displayed in the Quests (O).
- Changed so that the following questlines are no longer displayed.
| [I] Relic Tainted in Black | [I] Trapped | [I] Traces of Madness |
| [I] Grave of the Shadow | [I] The Story of Glish | [I] Apparent Ambition |
| [I] Belmorn and the Ancient Light | [I] The Unconscious Ganelle | [I] Road to Alejandro Farm |
| [I] The Vessel of Darkness | [I] The Marauder | [I] Calpheon |
| [I] The Young Lion of Heidel | [II] Black Angel | [II] The Head of the Rebels |
| [II] The Stomp Heard Round the World | [II] The Red Barbarians | [II] The Mysterious Ruins |
| [II] Extraction Mill Manager | [III] An Offer from the Xian Merchant Guild | [III] Seizing the Trading Route |
| [III] The City of Power | [III] Delphe Knights Support | [III] The Struggle Within |
| [III] The Shrewd Merchant | [III] Judgment Day | [III] The Threat |
| [III] Absolute Security | [III] The Road to Keplan | [III] Into the Fire |
| [III] The Ridge of Plentiful Harpies | A Deep Shadow, Under the Eagle Statue | The Concerns of Bobby Lauren |
| The Disappearance of Nella | The Qualities of a God | Nightmares Revealed |
| [Boss] Red Nose: Engulfed in Darkness | Journey Begins | Secret Mission |
| Hero of Calpheon |
UI
- Updated the Black Desert launcher icon.
- Added the option to change the Black Desert launcher shortcut icon: RMB the launcher, select Properties, go to the Shortcut tab, and click Change Icon.
Web
- Added Wukong to the Class Introduction page on the official Black Desert website.
- Updated the system requirements info for Black Desert on the Download page.
- Fixed the issue where Windows 11 was shown as Windows 10 in your login history.
- Improved the maintenance notice UI in the in-game Pearl Shop (F3) when the web store is under maintenance.
Translation
- Changed and unified the following in English:
- Illezra's Dish → Illezra's Vessel
- Fixed the issue where you could be hit by regular field monsters after leaving an Arena of Solare Replay.
- Fixed some NPCs appearing awkwardly in the cutscene during the "[Atoraxxion] Echoes Through the Stronghold" quest.
- Changed so that outdated Illezra update text no longer appears during the "[Atoraxxion] Thornwood and the Dark Goddess" quest.
- Corrected typos in several suggested quest descriptions.
- Fixed the Max Quantity option not working properly in the shop when item prices exceeded 2.1 billion Silver.
- Fixed the issue where the wrong item grades were used when crafting [Guild] Stuffed Boar Head furniture.
- You can craft [Guild] Stuffed Boar Head by Processing (L) - Manufacture with Stuffed Boar Head, Breath of Resentment x1, [Guild] Essence of Fury x10, and [Guild] Furniture Crafting Permit x3.
- Fixed the aiming point showing up when opening the Knowledge screen while using Precision Bombardment.
- Fixed expired quests showing up in the NPC chat selection menu.
- Improved navigation to Heidel Fountain to be more accurate.
- Fixed Ulukita main quest being listed under the Other category in the Ongoing tab of the Quests (O) window.
- Fixed the issue where you couldn't mark your location with a hotkey on the World Map.
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