English Patch Notes Global Lab BDO 17-04-2026

Details of the update for the Global Lab BDO test server, which was released on Friday, April 17, 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.

Content

• We have improved the items obtainable when harvesting or breeding Mysterious seeds.

Arena of Solare and Scheduled Balance Adjustments

The highly anticipated new season of Arena of Solare will go live on the Korea server on Apr 29. This season will introduce an ally location HUD, score rule adjustments, improved rewards, new battlefields, and more to make Arena of Solare even more enjoyable. We hope you look forward to the new season, and more details will be shared in the Global Lab update notice on Friday, Apr 24. In addition, PvP balance adjustments for some classes are scheduled for Global Lab on the same day. We will continue working to ensure you can enjoy PvP content, including Arena of Solare, in a balanced environment. Finally, we would like to share a brief notice regarding balance adjustments. Until now, we have avoided making PvP balance changes during a regular Arena of Solare season to prevent confusion. This time, however, we plan to make adjustments early into the season if we confirm that certain aspects are over/underperforming. To minimize any confusion, we will identify and address such issues as quickly as possible. Thank you for enjoying Arena of Solare. We will do our best to make the wait worthwhile.

Item

“Extra AP Against All Species” Change

When viewing your current character stats as Total Stats, you can see the combined values of Extra AP against specific species, such as Humans, Kamasylvian Monsters, Demihumans, and Edanian Monsters. The “Extra AP Against All Species” effect found on equipment such as Sovereign Main Weapons and Awakening Weapons is also included in these totals. Previously, it was difficult to check your exact Total AP against general monsters because there was no filter for viewing those Total Stats. To address this, we have changed the “Extra AP Against All Species” effect to “Extra AP Against Monsters.” Following this update, you can check your exact Total AP against general monsters by selecting the “No Species Damage” filter when viewing Total Stats.

• The ‘Extra AP Against All Species’ effect of all weapons has been changed to ‘Extra AP Against Monsters’.
  • You can check the final attack power applied to neutral monsters through the Final Stat Standard – Race Bonus Attack – Race Sum No Filter.

Before change	After change

Example of final stats before change (If ‘No Race Sum’ is selected, the ‘Extra AP Against All Species’ value is not included)	After change (The ‘Extra AP Against All Species’ value has been changed to ‘Extra AP Against Monsters’ and is included in the ‘No Race Sum’ value.)

Increase in Liana/Ludowig Catalyst sales frequency

To allow for more Secret Book of Florin crafting alongside Liana’s Weekly Life Quests, the purchase limit for Liana’s Catalyst and Ludowig’s Catalyst has been increased.

• The weekly purchase limit for Liana’s Catalyst and Ludowig’s Catalyst has been changed.
  • Liana’s Catalyst: 1 → 2
  • Ludowig’s Catalyst: 2 → 4
    • The number of purchases allowed at the NPC shop resets at midnight every Monday.
    • You can purchase additional items even if you have already purchased.

• A mass processing formula for unknown seeds has been added.
  • When performing simple alchemy with the following processing formula, you can obtain 10 Truffle Mushroom Hypha at once.
  • Accordingly, a description regarding bulk processing formulas has been added to the item description.
  • Mass processing will not proceed if there is insufficient remaining space in the bag.

Mass processing of unknown seeds (simple alchemy)

+ + 10 Unknown Seeds + 10 Truffles + 1 Ibellab’s Essence

• The icon for the ‘Faded Dark Energy’ loot from the Dark Energy Floodlands has been changed

Before change	After change

Monster

New difficulty added to Altar of Blood

• ‘Abyssal Illusion’ has been added for adventurers who have cleared the Altar of Blood 21st Illusion to challenge.
  • When the Abyssal Illusion begins, one of eight illusions unfolds randomly, and in that illusion, devices that could predict the appearance location or appearance in advance have been removed. Special caution is required as it demands a high level of proficiency.
  • Like the 21st Illusion, the minimum matching requirement for the Illusion of the Abyss is set to AP 400, a value that is currently unreachable, but you can enter with a party of 3.
    • I hope you will overcome your limits through cooperation with skilled party members and protect the sanctuary of the Altar of Blood.

• Clearing the Abyssal Illusion will grant you ‘Altar of Blood: Abyssal Illusion,’ and upon opening it, you can obtain the following rewards.

Altar of Blood: Abyssal Illusion
Guaranteed acquisition upon opening	Obtained according to a specified probability upon opening
Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger Advice of Valks (+100) Trace of Nature 25–30 Sealed Black Magic Crystal 60–65 Caphras Stone 80–85 Ancient Spirit Dust 80–85 Black Stone 125–130 Gold Bar Box х5	Advice of Valks +200/+250/+300 Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger х5 Resplendent Essence of Devouring х10 Gold Bar Box х15

Altar of Blood Changes

• The number of monsters appearing in the illusion beneath the Altar of Blood has been partially reduced.
  • The 1st illusion
  • The 4th illusion
  • The 13th illusion
  • The 19th illusion
• Fixed an issue where the Salun Spearmaiden did not explode when approaching the Holy Relic in the Second Illusion.
• The collision effect of the Tehmrin scout appearing in the 4th illusion has been removed.
• The collision effect of the Cadry Projection appearing in the 5th illusion has been removed.
• Fixed an issue in the 18th Illusion where the effect remained even after successfully executing the pattern of stepping on the platform during the battle with Jigui.
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to move to inaccessible locations at the Altar of Blood through a specific method.
• Fixed an issue where floor objects for performing gimmicks in the 21st Illusion stage remained instead of disappearing.
• The terrain inside the Altar of Blood that caused tripping while moving has been modified.
• When applying for Altar of Blood matching, the matching button has been changed to function as a match cancellation button.
• Improvements have been made so that when the boss enters Enrage mode and gains AP and DP buffs while defeating the Altar of Blood boss, the corresponding buffs are displayed below the boss’s health bar.

Transport

Dallae Pier Ship Summoning Direction Change

Dallae Pier is located at the northernmost edge of the world of Black Desert. Since most Adventurers sailing from this location head south toward the main continent, we have adjusted the ship’s summoning direction to make departing more convenient.

• When the boat was found at Dallae Pier terminal, the direction of the bow was improved to a natural direction.

Before change	After change

Request, knowledge

• The pre-reorganization Balenos main quests, which can no longer be progressed, have been removed.
  • Characters who have accepted quests prior to the revamp will be able to continue with the newly revamped Balenos main quests.
• Regarding the Balenos Main Quests, some quests that were previously only available to Season characters have been removed and integrated.
• The main quest where the Balenos main quest completion message is displayed has been changed.
  • [Balenos] Ready for Adventure → [Balenos] Farewell, Grusha upon completion of the quest

UI

• A confirmation message has been added to be displayed when applying enhancement probability increase items (Advice of Valks, Valks’ Cry, Devouring, etc.).
• The logging production node at Pilgrim’s Haven has been changed to a gathering production node.
  • The types of items that can be produced are the same as before.
• The integrated preset UI and integrated preset change functions have been improved to allow them to be registered as convenient shortcuts.
  • The Totem of the Sea Growth button at the bottom of the Inventory (I) has been changed to an integrated preset button and its location has been moved.
  • You can grow your totem through the ‘Totem’ menu in Menu (ESC) – Life (F6).

Before change	After change

• The UI display location for the bases on Haemo Island and Crow’s Nest on the World Map (M) has been changed.

position	Before change	After change
Haemo Island
Crow’s Nest

• The icon indicating the entry availability in the status section of the Altar of Blood UI has been changed.

Before change	After change

• Improvements have been made to allow using multiple devouring items at once in the enhancement window.

Revisions and changes

• Fixed an issue where hiding the helmet in the customization screen while wearing a one-piece outfit looked awkward.
• Fixed an issue where some classes displayed awkward appearances during action motions exclusive to Rookies outfits.
• The issue where the dialogue options were awkward during the first conversation with the <Barter> NPC in Arehaza Village has been improved.
• Fixed an issue where the ship could not be moved smoothly after being retrieved from the Arehaza Village <Landkeeper> NPC, Luisi.
• When the boat was found at Dallae Pier terminal, the direction of the bow was improved to a natural direction.
• The ship’s direction was corrected when the Epheria Galleon was taken out of the deep night harbor dock.
• A typo in the item description for ‘[Level 1] Naval Ration’ has been corrected.
• Awkward content in the item description for ‘[Level 7] Rusalka’s Thorny Bouquet’ has been removed.
• The awkward wording in the quest description for ‘[Cultivation Lecture] Mysterious Seed’ has been corrected.
• The description regarding sellability in the item descriptions for Level 1 and 2 has been removed.
• The awkward dialogue during the first encounter with the Barterer Hanifu has been fixed.
• Changed so that the Blackstone Selection UI closes when switching to the Valks’ Cry tab while the Blackstone Selection UI is open in the Enhancement Probability Increase UI.
• Fixed an issue where adventurers who remained logged in from Friday to Saturday after participating in the Friday Node War would receive the message “You have not applied to participate in the Node War” and the building would not be constructed when attempting to build an annex for the Saturday Conquest War.
• The issue where certain NPCs in Velia Village were displayed with an awkward appearance has been fixed.
• The issue where there was an awkward background at a specific location inside Dvenkrun Village has been fixed.
• The issue where there were uneven ground areas in some parts of Delmira Plantation has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue where, when a Flame Tower or Shingijeon being constructed or expanded was destroyed during a Base Battle or Occupation Battle, a system message saying ‘This annex building cannot be built anymore.’ was displayed and the building could not be rebuilt for up to 100 seconds.
• Fixed an issue where Nampo Gate terrain knowledge was acquired when activating the Crow’s Nest outpost while the Nampo Gate outpost was deactivated and knowledge was unavailable.
• Fixed an issue where some parts of the equipped item’s description appeared awkward when hovering the mouse over an item in the same slot after equipping a limited-time item.
• Black Shrine – Donghae (Solo): The range indicator that appeared during the Golden Pig King’s stomp attack has been improved.
• Fixed an issue where remaining party members would not automatically exit when one party member left the stage after all challenge attempts had been depleted at the Altar of Blood.
• Fixed an issue where the highlighting appeared awkward when selecting only some items from the item list in the costume extraction UI and then pressing Select All.
• Fixed an issue where treasure material items were not included in the list of obtainable items in some hunting grounds within the hunting ground information UI.
  • Roud Sulfur Works, [Dehkia’s Lantern] Roud Sulfur Works: Archaeologist’s Map
  • Hystria Ruins, [Dehkia’s Lantern] Histria Ruins: Lafi Bedmountain’s Upgraded Compass
    • This matter cannot be verified at the Black Desert Research Lab and is scheduled to be applied to the official servers.
• Fixed an issue in the hunting ground information where some zone dropping the ‘Rich Merchant’s Ring’ item lacked the ‘Treasure Material Obtainable’ tag.
  • Ash Forest (including Dehkia’s Lantern zone), Padix Island, Crypt of Resting Thoughts, Olun’s Valley (including Dehkia’s Lantern zone)
    • This matter cannot be verified at the Black Desert Research Lab and is scheduled to be applied to the official servers.
• Fixed so that the confirmation message to move to the world map is not displayed when clicking the gap between function buttons in the worker list.
• Fixed an issue where the unclaimed reward notification effect was not activated even when there were unclaimed Academy Pass rewards remaining on the Olvia Academy icon at the top of the screen.
• The title and description of the Dark Rift icon at the bottom right of the screen have been replaced with the text from before the April 15 (Korea) and April 16 (Global) updates.
• Fixed an issue where the search results and description window of the World Map search bar appeared simultaneously at certain steps.
• The security of some menus on the official Black Desert website has been enhanced.