Gear bonuses - AP Thresholds

Gear bonuses in Black Desert directly affect your damage and survivability.

Understanding Attack Power (AP) Thresholds is crucial, as reaching each breakpoint unlocks additional Hidden Bonus AP, significantly increasing your total damage output.

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AP Increase Based on Displayed AP (Attack Power (AP) Thresholds)

On September 12, 2020, the latest changes were made to the AP Increase Based on Displayed AP.

Displayed AP	Bonus AP
100-139	5
140-169	10
170-183	15
184-208	20
209-234	30
235-244	40
245-248	48
249-252	57
253-256	69
257-260	83
261-264	101
265-268	122
269-272	137
273-276	142
277-280	148
281-284	154
285-288	160
289-292	167
293-296	174
297-300	181
301-304	188
305-308	196
309-315	200
316-320	203
321-327	205
328-331	208
332-336	211
337-341	214
342-346	217
347-351	220
352-357	223
358-363	225
364-368	227
369-374	230
375-380	233
381-385	236
386-391	239
392-396	242
397-399	245

Damage reduction to defense increase ratio

The last changes to the damage reduction to defense increase ratio were made on August 19, 2020.

Displayed DP	Bonus Damage Reduction
203 – 210	1%
211 – 217	2%
218 – 225	3%
226 – 232	4%
233 – 240	5%
241 – 247	6%
248 – 255	7%
256 – 262	8%
263 – 270	9%
271 – 277	10%
278 – 285	11%
286 – 292	12%
293 – 300	13%
301-307	14%
308-314	15%
315-321	16%
322-328	17%
329-334	18%
335-340	19%
341 – 346	20%
347 – 352	21%
353 – 358	22%
359 – 364	23%
365 – 370	24%
371 – 376	25%
377 – 382	26%
383 – 388	27%
389 – 394	28%
395 – 400	29%
401 ~	30%

Bonus All Damage Reduction Increase per DP

June 19, 2024 added “Bonus All Damage Reduction” that is added each time your DP passes a certain threshold, just like “Bonus AP” and “Damage Reduction Rate” granted from equipped gear.

Your “Bonus All Damage Reduction” stat increases based on the DP from your equipped gear.

DP	Bonus All Damage Reduction +
253~255	2
256~258	4
259~261	6
262~264	8
265~269	10
270~274	12
275~278	14
279~282	16
283~286	18
287~289	20
290~292	22
293~295	24
296~298	26
299~301	28
302~304	31
305~307	35
308~310	37
311~313	40
314~316	43
317~320	46
321~323	50
324~325	51
326~327	52
328~329	53
330~331	54
332~333	55
334~335	56
336~337	57
338~339	58
340~341	59
342~344	60
345~347	61
348~350	63
351~356	64
357~359	65
360~362	66
363~365	67
366~368	68
369~370	69
371~373	70
374~376	71
377~379	72
380~382	73
383~386	74
387~389	75
390~391	76
392~394	77
395~399	78
400~404	81
405~409	82
410~414	83
415~419	84
420~425	85
426~439	86
440~454	87
455~475	88
476~480	90
481~490	91
491~500	92
501~510	93
511~520	94
521~529	95
530~539	96
540~549	97
550~560	98
561~569	99
570~579	100
580~589	102
590~599	104
600~610	106
611~620	108
621~630	110
631~640	112
641~650	114
651~660	116
661~670	117
671~679	118
680~690	119
691~699	120