English Patch Notes Global Lab BDO 02-10-2026

Details of the update for the Global Lab BDO test server, which was released on Friday, October 02, 2026.

Please note that Black Desert test server update information applies specifically to the test server itself and is subject to change when the official servers are updated.

Combat Level and EXP System Revamp

Maximum Level Increase

• The maximum achievable character level has been increased from 70 to 75.
• Experience points will no longer increase once level 75 is reached.
• Even though experience points cannot be gained after reaching level 75, experience points allocated to the character designated via the “Character Switch” feature will continue to accumulate as before.
• Any unclaimed experience points in the Character Switch UI will be deleted during the scheduled maintenance on October 7 (Korea) and October 8 (Global). Please take note of this and claim all accumulated experience points for your designated character before the update.

Additional stats for characters level 70 and above

• Upon reaching Level 70 or higher, you can now obtain the following additional stats.
• Starting at Level 70, you receive +3 to both “Extra AP Against Monsters” and “Monster Damage Reduction”.
• These stats also apply to characters linked via the Character Switch system, regardless of their individual levels.
  • Example: If a Level 72 character (A) and a Level 66 character (B) are linked, the stats corresponding to the higher-level character (A) – specifically +9 Extra AP Against Monsters and +9 Monster Damage Reduction – will also apply to the lower-level character (B).

• You can also check the additional stats based on your level via the ‘View Detailed Stats’ option in the ‘My Stats’ UI.
  • Example: Additional Extra AP Against Monsters and Monster Damage Reduction values ​​applied at Level 75.

Improvements to the My Info (P) window

• The “My Info” (P) window has been improved to provide more detailed information regarding the currently logged-in character’s level and experience points.
  • You can now view not only the character’s level but also their current experience points and the amount required to reach the next level.
• The previous self-introduction section has been removed; you can now set your self-introduction in the portrait area at the top left.

Combat EXP System Overhaul

• The combat EXP system has been revamped.
  • The combat EXP required to reach the next level has been changed across all level ranges.
  • The EXP gained from defeating monsters has been adjusted.
  • The combat EXP gained from completing quests has been adjusted.
  • The EXP gained via the Black Spirit’s Training has been adjusted based on level.
  • A cap on the maximum combat EXP obtainable from defeating a single monster has been implemented based on level.
    • This cap applies to the maximum combat EXP gained at once, including any effects that increase combat EXP acquisition

Hunting Ground Information UI

• Information regarding the monsters appearing in each hunting ground and the experience points gained from defeating them has been added to the hunting ground details.
  • The ‘#High Combat EXP Gain’ tag has been removed from the hunting ground details.

Monster Information UI

• Improvements have been made to allow you to check the monster’s level in the monster information UI at the top of the screen

※ This content is not available on the Black Desert Global Lab and is scheduled to be applied to the official servers.

Rules and benefits based on the level difference between monsters and players

• The color-coding rules for monster names based on the level difference between the adventurer and the monster have been updated.
  • The number of color-coded tiers based on level difference has been reduced from 11 to 7.
• A benefit has been added where adventurers take less damage when attacked by monsters if their level is higher than the monster’s.
  • For every level the player is above the monster, an additional “Monster Damage Reduction +3” effect is applied when attacked by that monster.
    • This effect applies for a level difference of up to 3 levels, allowing for a maximum “Monster Damage Reduction +9” effect.

Level difference	Monster Name Color
When the adventurer’s level is at least 3 levels lower than the monster’s
When the adventurer’s level is 2 lower than the monster’s level
When the adventurer’s level is one lower than the monster’s
When the adventurer and the monster are at the same level
When the adventurer’s level is 1 higher than the monster’s (Monster Damage Reduction +3 applied)
When the adventurer’s level is 2 higher than the monster’s (Monster Damage Reduction +6 applied)
When the adventurer’s level is at least 3 higher than the monster’s (Monster Damage Reduction +9 applied)

Acquiring combat EXP through combat content

• “Combat Secret Manual” items, which grant combat EXP, have been added for use in the PvE and PvP combat content listed below.
  • The amount of combat EXP gained upon using each type of Combat Secret Manual (based on Level 66) is as follows:

Item	Experience gained at Level 66	Terms of Use and Information
Combat Secret Manual (Small)	0.2%	Requirement: Level 60 or higher (Bound to Family; can be stored in Family Inventory and storage)
Combat Secret Manual (Medium)	1%
Combat Secret Manual (large)	7.5%
Combat Secret Manual (Extra-large)	15%

• The PvE and PvP content where Combat Secret Manuals can be obtained is listed below.

• Following the level system revamp, adjustments have been made to ensure that the experience point rewards received upon completing quests remain at the same rate as before.
  • The amount of combat experience obtainable from of main quests has been adjusted.

• Adjustments have been made so that completing the entire ‘[Mediah] Resurgence of Darkness’ questline allows you to reach Level 60.
• The amount of Combat EXP gained from Olvia Academy combat training quests has been adjusted.
  • During combat training, if you start at Level 60 (0.00%), completing the course grants enough Combat EXP to reach Level 61.
• The Combat EXP rewards for pre-renewal main quests have been uniformly adjusted to 100.
• The amount of combat experience gained from completing side quests has been adjusted.

• An icon providing detailed information about your level has been added to the “My Info” (P) menu.
  • Clicking this icon allows you to view specific stats via the Adventurer’s Note.
• The “High Combat EXP Gain” and “High Skill EXP Gain” tags have been removed from the Hunting Ground Info UI.
• The recommended level is now displayed before the hunting ground name in the Hunting Ground Info UI.
• The Combat/Skill EXP gain bonus from the “Body Enhancement” buff (obtained at the campsite) has been increased from 50% to 100%.
• The Combat/Skill EXP gain bonus from the “Blessing of Adventure” buff (obtained via NPC dialogue or at the campsite) has been increased from 15% to 30%.
• The Combat EXP gain bonus for equipping 4 pieces of Pearl Outfits has been increased from 10% to 50%.
• The Skill EXP gain bonus for equipping 6 pieces of Pearl Outfits has been increased from 10% to 50%.

Characters

Common Skill

• God-Slaying: Targeted Strike skill has been added.
  • After completing all Edania main quests and obtaining the ‘New Era’ knowledge, you can acquire ‘[Secret Tome] God-Slaying: Targeted Strike’ from NPC in Voidekaia.

Using item [Secret Tome] God-Slaying: Targeted Strike allows you to acquire the God-Slaying: Targeted Strike skill.

※ This content is not available on the Black Desert Global Lab and is scheduled to be applied to the official servers.

Class Changes

• Base character stats have been standardized.
  • The stats being standardized are Max HP, natural HP recovery, All Attack, All Damage Reduction, and All Evasion.
  • Accordingly, the following changes apply based on Level 75:
    • Max HP has been increased for the Sorceress, Lahn, Tamer, Kunoichi, and Ninja.
  • For the Striker and Mystic, the following changes have been made to base Magic Damage Reduction and Magic Evasion:
    • Magic Damage Reduction: Lowered to match the values ​​for Melee and Ranged Damage Reduction.
    • Magic Evasion: Raised to match the values ​​for Melee and Ranged Evasion.
  • The stat increases gained per level have been adjusted as follows:

• Adjustments have been made to the per-level increases and natural recovery rates of maximum technical resources to better align with the characteristics of each class.
  • Consequently, the following changes will apply at Level 75:
    • The maximum Resource (MP) for Sorceress and Hashashin has been increased.
    • The maximum Resource (MP) for Drakania, Kunoichi, and Ninja has been increased.
    • The maximum Resource (MP) for Lahn has been decreased.

• Stat increases upon leveling up have been standardized; stat differences that previously varied by class have been moved to separate passive skills.
  • These passive skills are automatically acquired at levels 50, 55, 60, 65, and 70.
  • Example: The new passive skill for the Warrior class, “Warrior’s Memory.”

• The stat bonuses granted by the new passive skills are based on the stats of a level 72 character under the previous leveling system.
  • Consequently, characters who were below level 72 prior to the leveling system revamp will see a slight increase in their maximum HP once they have learned all the new passive skills.

Valkyrie

Awakening

The damage of the following skills has been adjusted.

	Skill	before	after
	Purificatione III	Attack damage 4500% x1 Energy explosion attack damage 4500% x2 36.66% damage in PvP only	Attack damage 5036% x 3 Energy explosion attack damage 5036% x 2 32.75% damage in PvP only
	Sanctitas de Enslar III	Marked attack damage 3027% x1 Last attack damage 7567% x2 23.2% damage in PvP only	Marked attack damage 3760% x 1 Last attack damage 9416% x 2 18.64% damage in PvP only
	Blitz Stab	Attack damage 6719% x2 26.09% damage in PvP only	Attack damage 8568% x 2 20.46% damage in PvP only
	Ultimate: Blitz Stab	Attack damage 6719% x 2 26.09% damage in PvP only	Attack damage 8568% x 2 20.46% damage in PvP only
	Flow: Divina Vult	Attack damage 7171% x 2 30.15% damage in PvP only	Attack damage 9020% x 2 23.97% damage in PvP only

Woosa

Succession

Prime: Quiet Waters Prime: Cloudrise

• With the Storm Cloud Effect, if a storm cloud is generated again at the same location, the existing storm cloud is replaced by the new one.

Prime: Quiet Waters

Changes have been made to prevent dark clouds from forming in the same spot, resulting in an adjustment to the placement of the dark clouds created by the ‘Cloud Flower’ skill.

Prime: Cloudrise

When chaining the ‘Flitting Step’, ‘Yangban Step’, and ‘Wingbeat’ skills, the attack speed of the Dark Cloud Effect has been increased by 20% compared to before.

Class Changes and Fixes

• [Berserker] Fixed an issue where the character would not switch to the main weapon when using ‘Ultimate: Fierce Strike’ or ‘Absolute: Fierce Strike’ via a skill slot while in the Awakening idle stance.
• [Berserker] Fixed an issue where the ‘Bestial Rage’ effect was not applied when using ‘Prime: Berserk Form’ without having learned the ‘Prime: Unstoppable Beast’ skill.
• [Wizard] Increased the vertical hit detection range when using ‘Bolide of Destruction’ and ‘Black Spirit: Bolide of Destruction,’ allowing hits to land on targets positioned lower than the caster.
• [Mystic] Fixed an issue where the AP increase effect of the ‘Dragonize’ skill was not being replaced by a superior effect.
• [Striker] Fixed an issue where the AP increase effect of the ‘Prime: Unleashing Potential’ skill was not being replaced by a superior effect.
• [Corsair] Updated the preview video for ‘Wind-piercer Patraca’ in the Skill window (K) to match the actual attack animation.
• [Woosa] Fixed an issue where using ‘Prime: Cloudrise’ resulted in a maximum of 11 hits, differing from the skill description.
• [Woosa] Fixed an issue where the AP increase effect of the ‘Prime: Butterfly Dream’ skill was not being replaced by a superior effect.
• [Woosa] Improved the animation transition when chaining ‘Prime: Inkwrath’ after using ‘Prime: Flurry”
• [Seraph] Fixed an issue where camera and controller vibration effects would trigger periodically while holding a matchlock.
• The terminology indicating the recovery rate of resources that naturally replenish over time – HP/MP/DP/FP – has been standardized to “Natural Recovery Rate of HP/MP/DP/FP”

Content

• Inner Edania: Traces of Tachyon (8 types in total) featuring a new mechanism have been discovered throughout the area.
  • You can obtain special rewards by discovering Tachyon Legacy.
  • You can begin the Tachyon Legacy activity at locations marked by a blue visual effect.
  • After discovering a Tachyon Legacy and passing the trial to claim Edana’s Legacy, you can obtain Agris’s Gold Coins.

• The classes for the Tag rotation have been changed to Musa and Maehwa.
  • During the period below, you can perform Item Tagging for the Musa and Maehwa classes for just 1 Silver.
  • Start: After the scheduled maintenance on October 7, 2026 (KR) / October 8, 2026 (Global)
  • End: Before the scheduled maintenance on October 28, 2026 (KR) / October 29, 2026 (Global)

Items

• The description for the Silver item has been updated.
  • Before: Silver, the basic currency unit.
  • After: Silver, the basic currency unit used throughout the Black Desert continent.
• The description for the Pit-A-Pat Petal item dropped by Pit-A-Pat Mole has been updated.
  • The term “pet” (referring to the game system) has been changed to “companion animal,” and the information regarding the exchange method has been improved.
• The icon for the Divine Coin item has been changed.

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Monsters

Event Horizon has been improved

• An issue where “Despair-Consumed Edana” would intermittently fail to spawn during the zone reset process following the defeat of Ibedor has been fixed.
• Adjustments have been made to the placement and spawning mechanics of “Despair-Consumed Edana” along the Ibedor pursuit route.
  • They will now appear along the path taken by the fleeing Ibedor.
  • They will now spawn randomly at various points along the pursuit route rather than at fixed locations.
• The composition of “Edana” types within a single group has been diversified.
• The number of “Despair-Consumed Edana” appearing in the “Guiding Accretion” zone has been adjusted to match the levels found in other zones.
• “Despair-Consumed Edana” will now spawn once along the Ibedor pursuit route only after the wormhole mechanic has been completed.
• Improvements have been made to allow the zone to reset more quickly if hunting is discontinued while “Despair-Consumed Edana” is spawning from the wormhole.
• The method for obtaining buffs (three types of “Ruined Timeline” buffs and entry into the “Dimensional Rift”) upon completing the wormhole mechanic after defeating the Ancient Elf has been changed.
• Buffs are now obtained by picking up the loot item that appears when approaching the designated buff acquisition point.

Quest, Knowledge

Inner Edania Main Quest Improvements

Improvements to the main quests of Inner Edania have been added.

If you have a problem, you will have to worry about it.

• If you have completed the ‘[Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits’ quest, the following quests have been made available to accept:
  • [Leveling Aid] PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon
  • [Leveling Aid] TET (IV) Kharazad Accessory

UI

• A Hyperboost banner has been added to the Menu (ESC) UI.
• The positioning of the descriptions for “Deep Dig” and “Shallow Dig” in the Lakiaro mini-game UI has been adjusted.
• In the Arena of Solare UI (Exclusive Gear settings), item descriptions are now displayed at the mouse cursor’s position.
• In the Stance Change UI, the icons for the Matchlock and Sniper Rifle stances have been modified so that the gun barrels point upwards.

Revisions and Changes

• [Female Classes] An issue where the hairstyle appeared awkward on the screen displaying skills for other classes within the Skill window (K) has been fixed.
• An issue where the tool slot was visible in the item transfer UI has been fixed.
• An issue where Edan/Orwen’s Travel Wear Box could not be opened with the Agent class has been fixed.
• An issue where large carriage lamps could not be equipped on the Forest Path Wagon has been fixed.
• An issue where horse equipment could not be equipped via hotkey slots has been fixed.
• An issue where Manos Processing Stones did not appear in the Crafting Notes (F2) has been fixed.
• An issue has been fixed where attempting to exchange a tool with reduced durability for a fully durable one caused two items to appear in the exchange list, even though only one could actually be exchanged.
• The safe zones in the Arehaza, Dallae Pier, Sausan Garrison Wharf, and Oquilla’s Eye areas have been expanded.
  • With the expansion of the safe zone in the aforementioned area, the issue where the local warehouse was not visible when loading cargo has been fixed.
• An issue has been fixed where ships with crew members stationed on deck appeared to require repairs even when their durability was at 100%.
• The orientation of Slippery Scallywags Wharf Manager Waruo, has been adjusted; this fixes the issue where the character’s position appeared unnatural when clicking the disembark button.
• An issue where the “Sell All Junk” function did not work when using the shop via the Ferryman feature has been fixed.
• An issue where marine life would climb onto ships while moving has been fixed.
• Edania: An issue where the title “Magaia’s Thronebearer” could not be obtained after defeating the Elion boss during the main questline has been fixed.
• An adjustment has been made so that the battle against Elion—the boss of the Edana’s Throne main quest—transitions immediately into a cutscene when his HP reaches 0% during the second phase.
• An issue where Markthanan’s HP would intermittently appear full during the battle against him—after accepting the quests “[Weekly] For the Throne: Hermesia” and “[Hermesia] Encounter with Wandering”—has been fixed.
• An issue where the name and HP bar of the monster ‘Agris, Goddess of Abundance’ were displayed during cutscenes in weekly Throne Room quests and main quests has been fixed.
• An issue where loot could not be obtained intermittently from the “Witness of the Apocalypse: Priest of the End” monster in the Scales of Judgment hunting zone has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue where, in the Afrodon Temple hunting zone, loot dropped by monsters appearing after the message “Agris’s blessing settles over the fields” could be obtained by other adventurers under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where, in the Magaia Temple hunting zone, loot dropped by monsters appearing after the message “Judgment falls upon the sinners who have forsaken their faith” could be obtained by other adventurers under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where the background remained black if a player returned to the state prior to viewing the story during a cutscene under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where information regarding “stages” remained in the descriptions of Node War/Conquest War annex construction tools and the annex buildings themselves.
• Fixed an issue where, following the change in how Conquest War rewards are distributed (via the Black Spirit’s Gift Box), adventurers ranking in the top 5% were receiving excessive additional rewards in certain situations.
  • We plan to distribute additional rewards so that all affected adventurers receive the correct, equal amount.
• Fixed an issue where textures behaved awkwardly when scrolling down in the Guild History tab of the Guild UI.
• Fixed an issue where the guild emblem colors displayed in the Guild UI and the Guild Guestbook differed.
• Fixed an issue where the crafting recipe for “Harmony Draught – Edania” was missing from the item descriptions for “Spellbound Catalyst” and “Concentrated Spellbound Catalyst”
• Fixed an issue where the “Natural HP Recovery” effect of the “Haetae’s Tear” item was incorrectly displayed simply as “HP Recovery” in the modification/equipment UI. Fixed an issue where the results window was truncated during Lakiaaro gathering.
• Fixed an issue where the mini-game screen would intermittently fail to appear during the hoe gathering mini-game.
• Fixed an issue where trade items obtained from Kuiper Cliffs, Termination Shock, Rhodosion Island, Alhena Islands, and Aulis Coast were incorrectly listed as originating from Angabu Outpost.
• Added “Great Ocean Oil” and “Coral Crystal” to the reward description for the Guild Boss Khan.
• Changed the behavior so that Mutant Troll monsters near World Boss Quint turn to stone and become immobile for one hour when Quint appears.
• Fixed an issue where the “Escape” function could not be used if a character became stuck in the wooden fence next to the stairs at Angabu Outpost.
• Fixed an issue where player movement was restricted at a specific location in Iris Canyon.
• Fixed an issue where the background appeared unnatural near the “Land of Abundance” in the Afrodon region.
• Fixed an issue where the wallpaper applied to the interior of the Blue-Maned Lion’s Manor was visible on a section of the exterior wall on the second floor.
• Fixed an issue where the “Sealed Black Magic Crystal”—an item not actually obtainable in that zone—was listed in the “Obtainable Items” section of the Hunting Ground Info UI for Magaia Temple.
• Fixed an issue where trees at Afrodon Temple appeared unnaturally positioned when viewed from a distance with the graphics quality set to “Low.”
• Fixed an issue where the Juur Sea and Tiamat sea areas were incorrectly displayed as nodes on the World Map (M). The method for rearranging items, skills, and social actions in the Inventory, Storage, Skill, Social Action, and Quick Slot menus has been changed.
  • Before: Drag, release the left mouse button, then left-click on another slot.
  • After: Drag and drop while holding down the left mouse button.
• Fixed an issue where certain system messages related to Arena of Solare Custom Matches appeared awkward.
• Corrected the text in the description at the bottom of the Treasure Book UI.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed an issue where the effect position of the selected button appeared awkward when viewing skills for other classes.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed an issue where the focus would snap to “Allan Serbin’s Landscape” when using the directional keys after opening the Treasure Book UI while viewing “Allan Serbin’s Landscape.”
• [Gamepad Mode] Improved the navigation so that the focus snaps to Yaz’s Combination Pouch in the Treasure Book UI.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed an issue where workers could not be assigned and a system message would intermittently appear.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed an issue where the number pad would appear first when attempting to move stackable items that cannot be placed in the Enhancement Bag or Family Inventory