English Patch Notes Global Lab BDO 08-05-2026

Details of the update for the Global Lab BDO test server, which was released on Friday, May 8, 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.

Character 

Warrior

Warrior Awakening has been adjusted to better fit the berserker concept, allowing him to better endure attacks and deal AoE damage through aggressive play. We expanded the enemy detection range of the Burning Moxie passive and lowered the enemy count required to apply its maximum effect. Additionally, the All Damage Reduction effects that could already be gained through other skills have been changed to recover HP instead, allowing him to gain an additional effect.

Main weapon

Ground Smash (Shift + F), Ultimate: Ground Smash

• Improved to seamlessly transition to the advanced skills below after using the skill.
  • Seismic Strike (Shift + X), Frenzied Spear (Shift + X), Shield Assault (Shift + Z), Shield Tide (Shift + Z)

Awakening

Burning Moxie (Passive)

• The range for recognizing surrounding enemies when attacking with an Awakening skill has increased by 1.5 times compared to before.
• The condition for the number of personnel receiving the effect based on the number of surrounding enemies has been changed from 1/3/9 to 1/5..
• «Greatsword Defense» (Q) effect removed “All Damage Reduction +20 for 10 sec.” depending on the number of nearby enemies, which was identical to the effect “All Damage Reduction +20 for 10 sec” skill «Flow: Slashing the Dead» (SHIFT + RMB).
• An effect has been added to the skill below that grants HP recovery on each successful hit based on the number of surrounding enemies.

	Skill name	effect
	Flow: Tempest (LMB)	Restores 105/314 HP per hit based on the number of nearby enemies (1/5).
	Grave Digging (Shift + LMB)	Recover 51/153 HP upon successful hit depending on the number of nearby enemies (1/5).
	Flow: Slashing the Dead (Shift + RMB)	Recover 51/153 HP upon successful hit depending on the number of nearby enemies (1/5)
	Flow: Reckless Blow (LMB+ RMB)	Recover 51/153 HP upon successful hit depending on the number of nearby enemies (1/5)

※ The +400 HP recovery effect upon using the Pulverize skill remains the same as before.
※ The +350 HP recovery effect for each successful hit of the Flow: Tempest (LMB) skill is applied as before.
※ The +134 HP recovery effect for each successful hit of the Frenzied Strikes skill is applied as before.

Frenzied Strikes (Shift + Q)

• The knockdown effect upon the final successful hit has been changed to apply only to monsters.
• A frontal guard effect has been added while using the skill.

Core: Frenzied Strikes

• The effect of acquiring the skill has been changed.
• Before change: Front guard while using skill

• The PvP damage of the following skills has been changed.

	Skill name	Before change	After change
	Flow: Reckless Blow (LMB + RMB)	36% damage in PvP only	36% damage in PvP before charging 41,22% damage in PvP after charging

Drakania

Since the previous update, we have been adjusting Drakania Awakening so that Hexeblood applies strong pressure through single-target CC in exchange for having fewer defensive effects, while Dragonblood has more defensive effects and focuses on dealing AoE damage. However, certain Dragonblood skills lacked the damage needed to apply pressure through AoE damage, making them less worthwhile to use. We have increased Dragonblood’s PvP damage to better highlight her AoE damage concept. Additionally, Hexeblood’s defensive effects have been adjusted to make it easier to attempt CC.

Common

Flow: Markthanan’s Wings (Space)

• Stamina consumption has been changed from 400 to 250.

Awakening

Flow: Markthanan’s Wings (Space)

• When used in awakening state, the movement distance will no longer decrease even during the cooldown.

Legacy (Space)

• The reuse cooldown has been changed from 4 seconds to 2 seconds.

Hexeblood: Savage Decree (↓ + LMB)

• The launch effect upon the first successful hit has been removed, and a frontal guard effect has been added.
  • Accordingly, the launch effect is applied when acquiring the Core: Savage Decree skill.

Hexeblood: Flow: Concealed Claw (LMB + RMB)

• A frontal guard effect has been added while using the skill.

Core: Extinction

• The effect of acquiring the skill has been changed.
  • Before change: Front guard while using skill
  • After change: Super Armor while using skills

Core: Sundering Roar

• The effect of acquiring the skill has been changed.
  • Before change: Front guard while using skill
  • After change: Super Armor while using skills

Hexeblood: Storm Maul (↑ + RMB)

• The defense judgment has been changed from invincibility while moving to invincibility while using skills → Super Armor.

Dragonblood: Sundering Roar (↓ + F)

• Down attack effect has been added.

• The PvP damage of the skills below has been changed.

	Skill name	Before change	After change
	Dragonblood: Savage Decree III ( ↓ + LMB)	34,39% damage in PvP only	42% damage in PvP only
	Dragonblood: Storm Piercer III (↓ + RMB)	32,3% damage in PvP only	38% damage in PvP only
	Dragonblood: Doombringer (Shift + Q)	13,97% damage in PvP only	18,2% damage in PvP only
	Dragonblood: Tectonic Slam (↓ + E)	28,08% damage in PvP only	34% damage in PvP only

Seraph

Seraph has been adjusted to address her excessive long-distance mobility when using Vanguard Chase – Dauntless Will. Moving while maintaining defensive effects now requires the use of other skills. We have also adjusted skills that allowed her to initiate one-sided attacks (Impelling Thrust, Impelling Surge), requiring Adventurers to approach attacks more carefully. Additionally, Horizon Slash, which could trigger multiple CC effects, and Mark of Judgment, a core skill that allowed her to extend CC combos, have had their CC capabilities reduced. However, to reinforce Seraph’s core identity of overpowering opponents through combos utilizing Unshakable Will, we have adjusted the PvP damage, defensive effects, and sustain of related skills. Finally, the Purgatum state has also been adjusted to allow her to fight through AoE damage and AoE CC.

Common

Dauntless Wil (Direction + SHIFT)

• A 6-second cooldown has been added.
• When using the Vanguard Chase skill additionally through the effect of Bold Will, the speed at which the character rotates toward the camera direction has been reduced.

Vanguard Chase (Direction + SHIFT)

• The effect of increasing movement speed by +15% for 5 seconds when using the skill has been removed.

 Impelling Thrust (↑ + LMB), Sacra: Impelling Thrust (↑ + LMB)

• The travel distance of the skill has decreased by approximately 22.57%.
• The operation time of the skill has increased by approximately 1.72%.

Impelling Surge (↑ + F), Sacra: Impelling Surge (↑ + F)

• The travel distance of the skill has decreased by approximately 10.37%.
• The operation time of the skill has increased by approximately 8.13%.
• The knockback effect on successful hit (applies only to adventurers) has been removed.

Rising Slash (↓ + RMB)

• Super Armor effect has been added while using the skill.

Horizon Slash (Shift + F)

• The attack judgment of the skill has been changed as follows.
  • Before Change: Knockback on attack 1 and 2 hits
  • After Change: Knockback on attack 2 hits

Mark of Judgment (↓ + F)

• Down smash effect has been removed.

• The following skills have been changed so that each successful hit adds an HP recovery effect to each hit..

	Skill name	Before change	After change
	Horizon Slash (Shift + F)	Recover +500 HP per hit (Total 3 hits)	Recover +200 HP per hit (Total 3 hits)
	Flow: Impelling Slash (LMB)	Recover +100 HP per hit (Total 2 hits)	Recover +300 HP per hit (Total 2 hits)
	Combo: Bone Breaker	–	Recover +300 HP per hit (Total 3 hits)

Purga: Sanguine Heart

• The effect of the skill has been added to apply to the skills Purga: Mark of Purification and Purga: Judgment of Justice as well.

Purga: Dark Pursuit (Direction + SHIFT)

• The character has been improved to rotate according to the camera direction when using skills.
• Purga: Whirling Wrath and Purga: Seething Hatred have been improved to link smoothly after the skills.

Purga: Whirling Wrath (Shift + Q)

• The defense judgment has been changed from Super Armor during skill usage → Forward Guard to Super Armor during skill usage.

Purga: Bursting Rancor  (Shift + LMB)

• The defense judgment has been changed from Super Armor during skill usage → Forward Guard to Super Armor during skill usage.

Purga: Unveiled Enmity  (Direction + RMB)

• The defense judgment has been changed from Super Armor during skill usage to Invincibility during skill usage → Super Armor.

Purga: Judgment of Justice (Shift + Z)

• The travel distance of the skill has increased.

• The PvP application rate of the following skills has been changed.

	Skill name	Before change	After change
	Absolute: Line Breaker (RMB)	35% damage in PvP only	38% damage in PvP only
	Absolute: Rising Slash (↓ + RMB)	35% damage in PvP only	38% damage in PvP only
	Absolute: Oblique Rising Slash (↑ + RMB)	40% damage in PvP only	44% damage in PvP only
	Absolute: Mark of Judgment (↓ + F)	23% damage in PvP only	35% damage in PvP only
	Flow: Impelling Slash (LMB)	36% damage in PvP only	44% damage in PvP only
	Flow: Shoudersmite  (RMB)	41,25% damage in PvP only	47% damage in PvP only

Category and Rule Adjustments for Grapple Skills

In a previous update (July 23, 2025 in Korea), Grapple skills were categorized into three types: Melee, Dash, and Ranged, with rules assigned to each. However, since the Grapple range for Nova and Corsair differed from other Ranged Grapples, we have clarified the rules in this update. Ranged Grapples will now be split into Mid-range and Ranged categories, with adjustments made based on the advantages of their respective ranges. Additionally, we have fixed instances where grapple range or wind-up motions differed slightly among skills within the same category.

• The definition of long-range grab techniques and the timing rules for preceding actions have been established.

• The following skills have been adjusted based on the definition of long-range grab techniques and the precedence timing rules.
  • [Nova] Punishing Trap
    • Preceding action time before change: 0.57 seconds (when not Succession), 0.46 seconds (when Succession)
    • Preceding operation time after change: 0.5 seconds
  • [Corsair] Heart-catcher Patraca
    • Preceding operation time before change: 0.657 seconds
    • Preceding operation time after change: 0.5 seconds

• The grab range of close-range or dash grabs, which had short or wide grab ranges, has been adjusted.
  • [Seraph] The grab hitbox range of the Gallows Grip skill has been reduced. (Approximately 33% compared to before)
  • [Guardian] The grab hitbox range of the Neck Impaler skill has been reduced. (Approximately 33% compared to before)
  • [Guardian] The grab hitbox range of the Chokeslam skill has been increased. (Approximately 50% compared to before)
  • [Kunoichi/Ninja] The grab hitbox range of the Suicide Fall skill is increased. (Approximately 20% compared to before)
    • The grab hitbox range applied when using the Suicide Fall skill in mid-air is reduced. (Approximately 15.7% compared to before)
  • [Ninja] The grab hitbox range of the Flash Bondage skill has been reduced, and the width, which was previously narrower compared to other close-range grabs, has been increased. (Range reduced by 25%, width increased by 20%)

• The lead animations of grab techniques that had lead animation times that did not comply with the rules of grab techniques are modified.
  • [Ninja] Fixed an issue where the pre-action time of the Flash Bondage skill was applied 0.11 seconds longer than intended.
  • [Striker] Fixed an issue where the lead animation time of Massive Suppression used in gauntlet stance was applied 0.1 seconds longer.
    • Fixed an issue where the lead animation time for other characters’ grab skill was applied slightly differently (0.01 seconds to 0.06 seconds).
  • [Corsair] The Heart-catcher Patraca skill has been changed to have the same lead time regardless of which skill it is linked to.
  • [Guardian] The Neck Impaler skill has been changed to have the same preceding action time regardless of which skill it is linked to.
    • Grab skill, which previously had slightly different lead times when linked after other techniques, have also been changed to have the same lead time regardless of the linkage.

• Skills that previously had incorrect follow-up action timings (0.4 seconds) upon a failed grab have been corrected to comply with the rules.
  • [Tamer] Fixed an issue where it was possible to chain to another skill within 0.4 seconds even if the grab failed when using the Soaring Kick skill.
  • [Ninja] Fixed an issue where the Super Armor effect applied when failing to grab with the Flash Bondage skill was maintained for more than 0.4 seconds.
    • Additionally, the issue where the follow-up action time applied when a grab failed was slightly shorter or longer has been fixed.

Class Bug Fixes

• [Warrior] Fixed an issue where the animation of the Piercing Spear skill appeared abnormal.
• [Warrior] Fixed an issue where additional health recovery effects were applied based on the number of surrounding enemies when using the Frenzied Strikes, Flow: Tempest skill.
• [Warrior] Fixed an issue where Spirit would be restored even if the hit was unsuccessful when using the Balance Strike, Solar Flare, Flow: Armor Break, and Flow: Knee Kick skills if there were enemies nearby.
• [Sorceress]  Fixed an issue where the PVP application rate of the Prime: Darkness Released skill was displayed as a reduction rate.
• [Tamer] Fixed an issue where it was possible to chain into other skills before the hit was applied when using Skyreach or Trample.
• [Ninja] Fixed an issue where the invincibility effect was not applied immediately even after successfully grabbing with the Flash Bondage skill.
• [Valkyrie] Fixed an issue where the Super Armor timing of the Black Spirit: Terra Sancta skill was being applied for too short a duration.
• [Valkyrie] The issue where the 2nd hit of Succession: Ultimate: Severing Light would intermittently not activate while being hit has been alleviated.
• [Mystic] The issue where the name of the skill ‘Cestus Training’ was displayed as ‘Cestus Training’ in the ‘Fighting Spirit’ skill information has been fixed.
• [Drakania] Fixed an issue where the 2nd hit of the Hexeblood: Tip of the Scaleskill could not be chained into certain skills when used during its cooldown.
• [Wukong] Fixed an issue where, while in the Fighting Buddha state, the action of re-entering the Fighting Buddha state would not be deactivated even if the control keys for the Fighting Buddha skill were pressed in certain situations.

Content

• The class tag rotation has been changed to Wukong and Lahn.
• During the period below, you can transfer items to the Wukong or Lahn classes for just 1 silver coin.
  • Korea: After the scheduled maintenance on May 13, 2026 (Wed) ~ Before the scheduled maintenance in the first week of June 2026
  • Global: From after the scheduled maintenance on May 14, 2026 (Thu) until before the scheduled maintenance in the first week of June 2026

Items

New Treasure – Star of Nostos

When equipped at your campsite, the Star of Nostos allows you to instantly teleport to your residence or manor. After finishing your preparations, you can use it to return to where your campsite was placed. We hope this proves useful in various situations, such as when you reach your weight limit while Gathering and need to organize your inventory, or when you want to apply special furniture buffs that cannot be converted into Blessings of Mystic Beasts. Materials for crafting the Star of Nostos can be obtained through Gathering. To help dedicated gatherers earn more, these materials can be traded on the Central Market. Additionally, we have increased the amount obtained for various materials and special gatherables that previously felt somewhat lacking, improving the overall profitability of Gathering. Fairy’s Breath, a byproduct of Gathering, was often exchanged for Sharp Black Crystal Shards by many Adventurers. Fairy’s Breath will be improved so it can be exchanged for a wider variety of items besides Sharp Black Crystal Shards. You can now obtain a new Fairy’s Breath from Gathering. While this item cannot be exchanged for Sharp Black Crystal Shards, the amount of Sharp Black Crystal Shards obtainable directly from Gathering has been greatly increased instead.

New Treasure – Star of Nostos

• The nature spirits of the Black Desert world have discovered a mysterious power that opens the Gate of Return, where the six life-giving essences of nature harmonize into one.
  • If you equip this mysterious stone ‘Star of Nostos’ at the campsite, you will have the ability to return to your residence and manor.

• Materials for crafting Star of Nostos have been added to be obtainable through gathering activities.
  • The materials obtained can be processed into higher-tier materials, and finally, you can craft the Star of Nostos by combining 6 higher-tier materials.
  • These items can be traded through the Central Market. (Maximum price limit: 3,000,000 Silver)
    • When selling to a shop, you can sell each for 1,000,000 silver coins.
  • The ‘rare gathering item acquisition probability’ and ‘increased acquisition quantity’ effects based on gathering mastery are applied.
  • The ‘increased gathering amount effect’ of specific pets, such as hedgehogs, is applied.
  • By activating ‘Green Artisan’, you can obtain a large amount of gathering materials through mini-games.

Gathering Type	Acquired materials
Hoe gathering	Cracked Earth Fragment
Chopping	Dry Wood Piece
Sap Collection	Translucent Essence of Life
Mining	Faint Ore Fragment
Butchering	Faint Wild Spirit
Tanning	Faint Nature Hide

Higher material crafting recipe
Materials (Simple Alchemy)	Result
Cracked Earth Fragment x1,000 Essence of Nature x100	Earth’s Crystal
Dry Wood Piece x1,000 Essence of Nature x100	Tree of Time
Translucent Essence of Life x1,000 Essence of Nature x100	Essence of Life
Faint Ore Fragment x1,000 Essence of Nature x100	Ore Crystal
Faint Wild Spirit x1,000 Essence of Nature x100	Wild Spirit
Faint Nature Hide x1,000 Essence of Nature x100	Hide Imbuied with Nature

• If you arrange the 6 types of materials for the Star of Nostos obtained in the ‘Yaz’s Combination Pouch’ in the following order and combine them, the Star of Nostos will be completed.
  • You must uncheck ‘Show Auto-sort’ in Yaz’s combination bag to be able to combine items.

Star of Nostos
Combination method	Star of Nostos

• The method of using the Star of Nostos is as follows.
  • After setting up the campsite, equip the Star of Nostos at the campsite.
    • However, it can only be equipped near the installed campsite.

• Clicking the [Move Residence] button in the Campsite UI displays a list of rented residences and manors. Selecting the residence or manor you wish to move to will transport you to that location.
  • When moving, there is a 30-minute cooldown, which applies per character within the family.
    • The reuse cooldown is reduced even after disconnecting.
  • However, movement is only possible within the vicinity of the installed campsite.
  • It can be used even while riding a mount, but the mount will not move.
  • It cannot be used in manors where the rental period has expired.

• If you exit the residence or manor at the moved location, you will return to the installed campsite location.
  • When you exit the game or change characters, the campsite is automatically retrieved, and the character returns to the location where the Star of Nostos was used.
  • Even if you retrieve a campsite within a residence or manor, your character will return to the original campsite location when you go outside.

• If you accept and complete the quest from Valentine, the village chief of Florin, while possessing the Star of Nostos, you can obtain the following titles.

Gathering Lifeskill Revenue Increase

• The natural gathering ecosystem of Black Desert has become even richer with the power of the six life-giving essences.
  • The acquisition amount or probability of some items obtainable by gathering field has been adjusted.

Fairy Breath Changes

• The name of Fairy’s Breath, which was previously obtained through gathering activities, has been changed as follows.
  • Before change: Fairy’s Breath
  • After change: Sleeping Fairy’s Breath
• With a new exchange ceremony ‘Fairy’s Breath’ was discovered.

• The descriptions of the following items have been improved.
  • Witch’s Delicacy
  • Mysterious Catalyst
  • Blush Leaf
  • Discarded Glass Bottle
  • Wild Spark
  • Fairy’s Breath (Sleeping Fairy’s Breath)
• The usage descriptions for Ocean Barter Goods and Tier 7 Barter Goods have been improved to be accurate.
  • Before change: Barter and shop sales
    After change: Store sale

• According to the schedule, ‘Faded Battlefield Token’ is scheduled to be removed from the manage currency items.
  • Korea: After the scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, May 13
  • Global: After the scheduled maintenance on May 14 (Thu)

※ Upon deletion, any Faded Battlefield Tokens you possessed will be converted into 100G Gold Bars.

Monsters

Loot that can be obtained by gathering after defeating the Edania Rock Elephant and the Valencia Female Elephant has been added.

• Edania Rock Elephant
  • Kill – Broken ivory
  • Butcher – Rock elephant meat (2~4 pieces)
  • Tanning – Elephant hide (7~10 pieces)
  • Sap collection – Rock Elephant Blood (2~4)
    

• Слон Валенсии
  • Kill – Broken ivory
  • Tanning – Elephant hide (3~5 pieces)

Conquest/Node War 

• The Conquest War results UI has been improved to display common rewards.

• Initial durability and recovery amount have been adjusted when constructing annex buildings.
  • Before change: 0.1% at start of construction, 0.13% per second
  • After change: 1% at the start of construction, 0.1% per second
• Fixed an issue where the death time/survival time of certain adventurers appeared awkwardly in the results UI upon the end of Node War/Conquest War
• Fixed an issue where fixed damage dealt by Flame Towers, Divine Arrows, Elephants, etc., in Node War/Conquest War was not reflected in the results UI.
• Fixed an issue where the guild name was displayed instead of the alliance name when successfully hitting an alliance-affiliated fortress or annex with a cannon.
• Fixed an issue where the participation time appeared awkward in the Conquest War results UI when only one alliance or guild participated in the Conquest War and it ended immediately.
• The issue where the guild displayed in the Conquest War score status looked awkward in the case of an Alliance has been fixed.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where Node War information was displayed differently on the World Map (M).
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where the dpad moved in the opposite direction when checking Node War information on the World Map (M).
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where Node War information was displayed in areas where Node Wars were not taking place.

UI

• The previously used ‘Crafting Items’ and ‘Node Use’ functions have been added to the World Map (M) integrated search feature.
  • You can view results by entering the name of a craftable item or searching by node purpose (e.g., horse gear crafting).

• The [Open with chat input window] feature has been added to the emoticon input UI.
  • When this feature is enabled, the emoticon input UI opens along with the chat window.

• My residence list UI has changed.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the [Seraph] ascension icon in Arena of Solare UI was displayed as an icon of a different class.
• The Edana candidate selection message has been fixed so that it is not displayed during the Solare’s Spear match.
• Fixed an issue where the boss information UI was not updating when returning to a normal server from instance spaces such as Solare and Red Battlefield.
• Fixed an issue where the Skill Window (K) UI appeared awkward when logging in with the same character on a different PC after changing the Succession/Awakening type in the Skill Window (K).
• The awkward movements of the Sorcerer, the descendant consumed by the Black Spirit, have been fixed.
• It has been modified so that when a character exits and re-enters the Altar of Blood while in a dead state, the character enters in a dead state.
• Fixed an issue where the scroll, buttons, and description overlapped in the description box of the Blood Altar UI.
• The phenomenon where you were moved to the center when approaching Ron’s Mirror in the 6th Vision of the Altar of Blood has been fixed.
• The effect appearing on the ground during the straight attack of the boss, Eoduksini, in Black Shrine – Donghaedo (Solo) has been modified to be more visible.
• The collision effects of some will-o’-the-wisps appearing during the battle against the bosses Duoksinni, Iljaesinni, through Chiljaesinni in Black Shrine – Donghaedo (Individual) have been removed.
• Fixed an issue where the text color would change when hovering the mouse over a long search term in the World Map (M) integrated search list.
• The description text for the World Map (M) integrated search bar has been modified.
• The description of the question mark icon in the World Map (M) integrated search bar has been updated.
• Fixed an issue where the quantity of trade goods stored in the warehouse could appear abnormal while checking the Barter Information UI during the Pier Keeper – Cargo Loading – Barter process.
• The Dark Rift menu has been removed from the menu (ESC).
  • You can check information about the Rift of Darkness in the Boss Information UI at the bottom of the screen.
• The Boss View Angle Adjustment UI has been modified to take precedence over the Guild Invitation Notification UI.
• Fixed an issue where some pre-reorganization Balenos main quests remained even though they could no longer be progressed.
  • Measures have been taken so that characters who were in the middle of the main quest can continue with the Balenos main quest after the remake.
• Fixed an issue where the colors of the experience and health gauges did not match between the Crew Management UI in the Menu (ESC) and the Crew Management UI in the Ship menu.
• Fixed an issue where moving to a specific location in the 2nd-floor residence at 2-2 Tarif Village would move you outside the door.
• Fixed an issue where the quest conditions for catching fish of a specific grade could be completed through activities other than fishing.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue in the Warehouse UI where Snapping was assigned to the Royal Workshop Main UI instead of the Royal Workshop Base Management UI.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where snapping behaved awkwardly in UIs with scrolling.
• [Pad Mode] Improved the Hunting Ground Information UI so that the ‘Show Path (LS)’ key guide is not displayed when there is no pathfinding information for the currently selected hunting ground.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where selected emoticons were not applied to the chat window when typing in chat.
• [Pad Mode] A key guide has been added to the campsite UI.