English Patch Notes Global Lab BDO 20-03-2026

Details of the update for the Global Lab BDO test server, which was released on Friday, March 20, 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.

Сharacter 

Ranger

Awakening

Breezy Blade

• The stamina consumed when using the skill has been changed from 150 to 50.

Flow: Rushing Wind

• Changed so that 50 Stamina is consumed instead of MP when using the skill.

Striker

Striker Succession has been adjusted to provide better sustain during aggressive PvP play. Prime: Wolf’s Fang has also been changed so it can be used more often for ranged pressure alongside Wolf’s Explosive Fangs. In addition, its Recover HP effect has been moved to Succession: Crouching Wolf, allowing Adventurers to manage their sustain as needed.

Prime: Rampaging Predator

• The duration of the forward guard has increased by approximately 0.23 seconds.

Prime: Wolf’s Hunger

• Movement distance and activation speed have increased when triggering 2 or 3 hits.
• The reuse cooldown has been changed from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.
• Changes have been made so that stamina is not restored while using skills.

Prime: Discharge Energy

• All evasion increase effects applied upon Discharge Energy have been changed from +24 to +36 for 5 seconds.
• The HP recovery effect upon successful Discharge Energy hit has been changed from 46 to 200 per hit.
• The HP recovery effect applied when using the Wolf’s Fang has been removed.

Succession: Crouching Wolf

• The charge process has been changed so that it automatically ends when the fighting spirit is fully restored.
• Changed so that HP is restored whenever you acquire Martial Spirits while maintaining the charge.
  •   НР is restored by 300 each time, and you can restore up to 1200 НР while 3 Martial Spirits are restored.

Prime: Wolf’s Fang

• The cooldown has been changed from 13 seconds to 8 seconds.

Wolf’s Explosive Fangs

• After the skill, it has been changed so that you can link to the Prime: Wolf’s Fang skill by simply right-clicking.
  • However, accordingly, you cannot link to the Adamantine skill after the Wolf’s Explosive Fangs skill.

Muyoungbo

• Improvements have been made to ensure a smooth transition when linking from a skill to a skill.

Mystic

Mystic Succession has been adjusted to further reinforce its aggressive identity in small-scale PvP. In addition, Prime: Fist Fury and Prime: Hidden Claw have been adjusted for more situational use.

Prime: Hidden Claw

• The damage application rate in PvP has been changed from 32.02% to 50.01%.

Prime: Wave Orb

• The Martial Spirit attack damage in PvP only has been changed from 28.74% to 33.17%.

Prime: Somersault

• SuperArmor effect has been added while using the skill, and the Floating effect upon successful hit has been changed to knockback.

Dash Buster

• The SuperArmor effect has been removed.

Flow: Sky Rammer

• The cooldown has been changed from 12 seconds to 7 seconds.

Wolf’s Frenzy

• It has been changed so that it can be linked to Silent Step when used.

Prime: Fist Fury

• The +25% Critical Hit Rate, which previously applied only to monsters, has been changed to apply to adventurers as well.
• The activation speed of skills has increased.

Drakania

Drakania Succession’s skills have generally slow startup, often forcing it to commit while taking damage. Following the previous balance adjustment, the removal of a tool that could pressure nearby enemies when performing skills with ion made the spec somewhat less stable. To address this, Succession: Markthanan’s Heart has been adjusted to recover HP from damage taken, allowing her to sustain herself more effectively in combat.

Main Weapon, Succession

  Succession: Markthanan’s Heart

• Succession: Markthanan’s Hearts kill has been changed as follows.
  • The effect of the Succession: Markthanan’s Heart skill has now been changed to apply even when ions are consumed.
    • Accordingly, when the slashing technique “Prime: Blazing Strike” is activated by consuming ions, the effect of the “Succession: Markthanan’s Hearts” technique is applied.

Skills to which Succession: Markthanan’s Hearts skill effects apply
Before change	After change
Prime: Brimbolt Strike Prime: Markthanan’s Flourish Prime: Eviscerate Prime: Sundering Claw Prime: Ascent Markthanan’s Scale	Prime: Brimbolt Strike Prime: Markthanan’s Flourish Prime: Eviscerate Prime: Sundering Claw Prime: Ascent Markthanan’s Scale Prime: Blazing Strike

• • Changed so that when using Prime: Markthanan’s Scale skill, HP is restored regardless of the maximum HP percentage.
  • The amount of НР restored and the skills to which НР restoration applies have been changed. 

Prime: Brimbolt Strike, Prime: Markthanan’s Flourish, Prime: Eviscerate, Prime: Sundering Claw, Prime: Ascent, Markthanan’s Scale, Prime: Blazing Strike
Before change	After change
500 НР х 12 (Total 6,000 НР)	1000 НР х 8 (Total 8,000 НР)
※ The recovery effect only restores up to 60% of maximum HP, and only half is restored if the skill is activated immediately.

Black Spirit: Prime: Markthanan’s Flourish
Before change	After change
500 НР х 14 (Total 7000 НР)	1000 НР х 12 (Total 12000 НР)
※ Recovery effects only restore up to 75% of maximum HP.

Prime: Markthanan’s Scale, Black Spirit: Prime: Blazing Strike, Black Spirit: Blazing Strike
Before change	After change
500 НР х 20 (Total 10000 НР)	1000 НР х 20 (Total 20000 НР)
※ There is no limit to the maximum HP percentage to which the recovery effect applies.

Blazing Strike, Prime: Blazing Strike

• The НР recovery effect upon successful hit has been removed.

Prime: Dragonborn Constitution

• When a skill effect is triggered, all speed reduction effects applied through skill specialization are also removed.

Prime: Dragon’s Fury

• The effect that increased ion recovery upon successful hits with Prime: Abyssal Fang, Prime: Skewer, Prime: Markthanan’s Dominion, and Brimbolt Annihilation skills during their duration has been removed.
  • Due to the effect of the Prime: Dragonborn Constitution skill, 3 ions are charged whenever all speed reduction effects are removed.

Awakening

For Drakania Awakening, Dragonblood: Tip of the Scale felt somewhat clunky after the last update. To address this, we have readjusted character rotation for the skill. Several other skills have also been further adjusted to improve overall stability.

Markthanan’s Heart

• Marktanan’s heart skill has been changed as follows.
  • The amount of HP restored and the skills to which HP restoration applies have been changed.

Dragonblood: Savage Decree, Dragonblood: Doombringer, Hexeblood: Extinction
Before change	After change
200 НР х4 (Total 800 НР)	400 НР х3 (Total 1200 НР)
※ Recovery effects only restore up to 50% of maximum HP.

Dragonblood: Sundering Roar, Dragonblood: Aerial Burst, Black Spirit: Fate Beckons
Before change	After change
200 НР х 6 (Total 1200 НР)	400 НР х 3 (Total 1200 НР)
※ Recovery effects only restore up to 50% of maximum HP.

Black Spirit: Prime: Markthanan’s Flourish, Black Spirit: Tectonic Slam
Before change	After change
200 НР х10 (Total 2000 НР)	400 НР х 8 (Total 3200 НР)
※ Recovery effects only restore up to 70% of maximum HP.

Markthanan’s Scale
Before change	After change
200 НР х 14 (Total 2800 НР)	400 НР х 8 (Total 3200 НР)
※ Recovery effects only restore up to 70% of maximum HP.

Black Spirit: Blazing Strike, Black Spirit: Doombringer
Before change	After change
200 НР х 20 (Total 4000 НР)	400 НР х 10 (Total 4000 НР)
※ There is no limit to the maximum HP percentage to which the recovery effect applies.

Hexeblood: Tip of the Scale

• When linking skills after movement skills such as Dragonwalk, Refraction, and Storm Maul, the travel distance has been standardized to the longest distance.

Hexeblood: Tectonic Slam

• After using the skill, the skill has been changed so that when linked to the Hexeblood: Tip of the Scale skill, it leads to 3 hits.

Core: Tip of the Scale

• The defensive judgment effect applied when acquiring a skill has been changed from Forward Guard to SuperArmor.

Dragonblood: Tip of the Scale

• When using the skill, the time the character can rotate according to camera rotation has increased.

Class modifications and changes

• [Tamer] The issue where the Heuklang was intermittently invisible to other players when mounted via Prime: Summon Heuklang has been alleviated.
• [Ranger] Fixed an issue where the description related to the cooldown remained in the description of the Flow: Rushing Wind skill.
• [Ranger] Fixed an issue where the description of the MP recovery effect upon successful hit in the Vine Knot skill description was displayed differently from the actual effect.
• [Ranger] Fixed an issue where stamina was consumed twice when chaining into the Core: Breezy Blade skill after Wind Step upon acquiring Breezy Blade.
• [Ninja] Fixed an issue where the knockdown effect was intermittently not applied when Shadow Slash was activated by canceling the preceding animation after using another skill.
• [Dracania] Fixed an issue where the chain to the next skill was slowed down upon acquiring Core: Tectonic Slam.
• [Dracania] Fixed an issue where the next skill combo was applied differently when Core: Tectonic Slam was acquired.
• [Maegu] Fixed an issue where the Floating effect was intermittently applied in PvP when activating the Black Spirit: Twirling Rhapsody skill to the left after acquiring the Core: Twirling Rhapsody skill.

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Item

Remove Godr-Ayed Weapons

With this update, Godr-Ayed Weapons will be removed as a gear progression option. First introduced in 2022, Godr-Ayed Weapons were released to ease the burden of enhancement by breaking down the upgrade path from TET (IV) to PEN (V) Blackstar Weapons, which were the top-tier gear at the time. However, as PEN (V) Blackstar Weapons have become more accessible, we have determined that Godr-Ayed Weapons are no longer necessary and will therefore be removed.

• Godr-Ayed Weapons have been removed.
• The following items have been removed as Godr-Ayed Weapons can no longer be improved or strengthened.
  • The Scorching Sun Crystal and Scorching Sun Gemstone items and crafting recipes will be removed.
  • The Scorching Sun Shard item and the quest ‘[Elvia] Unwelcome Aid’ from which it was obtained will be removed.
  • • Accordingly, Caphras Stones and Ancient Spirit Dust have been added to be obtainable in the monster zone listed below.

Target monster zones

Primal Giant Post [Elvia], Saunil Camp [Elvia], Rhutum Outstation [Elvia], Hexe Sanctuary [Elvia], Quint Hill [Elvia]

• • The request to exchange Dahn’s Gloves and Ator’s Shoes has been changed as follows.
    • However, exchange requests requiring Crystallized Despair will not change.

Name	Existing required items	Changed required items
Exchange Dahn’s Gloves Exchange Ator’s Shoes	Scorching Sun Shard х200	Primordial Crystal х 200

• During the regular maintenance on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, any Godr-Ayed weapons and material items you possess will be removed, and the following items will be provided for each item you possess.
  • Enhancement/improvement items are scheduled to be converted as follows.
  • If you possess a non-tradable Godr-Ayed weapon, you will be given a non-tradable BlackStar weapon.

Removed item name	Items given per unit
Godr-Ayed Weapon	BlackStar Weapon IV
Godr-Ayed Weapon I	BlackStar Weapon IV + 140,000,000 Silver
Godr-Ayed Weapon II	BlackStar Weapon IV + 320,000,000 Silver
Godr-Ayed Weapon III	BlackStar Weapon IV + 1,000,000,000 Silver
Godr-Ayed Weapon IV	BlackStar Weapon IV + 3,000,000,000 Silver
Godr-Ayed Weapon V	BlackStar Weapon V
Scorching Sun Shard	5,000,000 silver
Scorching Sun Crystal	50,000,000 silver, 30 Magical Shard, 100 Blackstones
Scorching Sun Gemstone	5,000,000 Silver, 2 Sharp Black Crystal Shard, 1 Mass of Pure Magic

• If you possess an upgraded Godr-Ayed weapon, additional upgrade items will be provided.

Improved item name	Additional items provided per unit
Fiery Godr-Ayed Weapon	Inverted Heart of Garmoth
Storm Devoured Godr-Ayed Weapon	Heart of Karanda
Earthshaking Godr-Ayed Weapon	Heart of Kutum

• The following requests related to Godr-Ayed Weapon have been removed.
  • The acquisition methods for the following knowledge items, which were previously obtained through deleted quests, have been changed. Accordingly, the acquisition method guide displayed when the knowledge is not possessed has also been updated.
    • Unsung Hero, Sealed Fallen God, Godr-Ayed Weapon

Removed request

[Godr-Ayed Weapon] Merindora’s Calling, [Godr-Ayed Weapon] The Black Sun Looms, [Godr-Ayed Weapon] Historian of Grándiha, [Godr-Ayed Weapon] Unexpected Test, [Godr-Ayed Weapon] She Didn’t Say, [Godr-Ayed Weapon] Don’t Judge A Book…, [Godr-Ayed Weapon] Nameless God, [Godr-Ayed Weapon] Recovering a Name and more

• The description of the uses of the Concentrated Magical Black Gem has been changed to match the actual content.
• The materials required to craft and enhance the [Hunting] Marni Sniper Rifle have been changed to ‘Concentrated Magical Black Gem’.
  • Accordingly, the descriptions for the enhancement of the [Hunting] Marni Sniper Rifle and [Hunting] Gauche Marni Sniper Rifle items have also been changed.

※ The [Hunting] Marni Sniper Rifle can be crafted at the ‘Dokkebi Tool Workshop’ in ‘Morning Light – Dokkebi Forest’.

classification	existing	change
Crafting materials	[Hunting] Sniper Rifle +10 Scorching Sun Gemstone х 10 Mysterious Powder х 1000 Fire Horn х 1000 Resplendent Obsidian х 10	[Hunting] Sniper Rifle +10 Concentrated Magical Black Gem х 10 Mysterious Powder х 1000 Fire Horn х 1000 Resplendent Obsidian х 10
Reinforcement materials	Scorching Sun Gemstone	Concentrated Magical Black Gem

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• The item description for the following Primordial Pigment has been updated to state that it cannot be extracted and that the existing pigment is deleted when a new pigment is used.
  • Crimson Primordial Pigment – Sovereign
  • Violet Primordial Pigment – Sovereign
  • Violet Primordial Pigment – Edana

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Schedule Update – Altar of Blood and Instant Tag Character Swap

We would like to inform you that the schedules for the Altar of Blood revamp and the Instant Tag Character Swap update, previously announced at Calpheon Ball 2025, have been adjusted. We are currently aiming to release Altar of Blood in April 2026, while the detailed schedule for Instant Tag Character Swap is still being coordinated. Once the schedule for each update is finalized, we will share another notice through the Black Desert Global Lab patch notes. We sincerely apologize to Adventurers who have been waiting for this content and will do our best to prepare it properly for release.

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Monster

Dark Energy Floodlands

• The effect of dark energy condensing upon defeating monsters possessed by the Black Spirit has been increased by 50%.
  • With these changes, Titan, Manticore, and Beelzebub have been improved to appear earlier.
• The number of junk loot items obtainable when defeating Titan, Manticore, and Beelzebub has increased by 43% compared to before.
• The number of junk loot items obtainable when defeating Enslar, Cartian, and Caphras has increased by 21% compared to before.
• To prevent the black curtains of the Dark Energy Floodlands from being drawn to each other, the position of the curtains has been slightly adjusted.
• The source object of the dark energy has been improved to appear faster.
• Valkyries possessed by the Black Spirit have been improved to recognize enemies attacking the source of dark energy more quickly.
• It has been changed so that if the Black Veil is not purified for a certain period of time while Titan, Manticore, Beelzebub, Enslar, Cartian, and Caphras are present, it will revert back to the Black Energy.
• The message indicating the imminent appearance of a named monster in the Dark Energy Floodlands has been changed to be more natural.
  • Existing: I can feel the dark energy condensing.
  • Change: I can feel the dark energy gathering.

※ This information cannot be verified on the Black Desert Research Lab and is scheduled to be applied to the official server.

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Request, knowledge

• Adventure Log Boss Encyclopedia: Logs for the 8/9/10 bosses have been added to the Morning Light.
  • Upon successfully defeating the boss at each difficulty level, you can obtain Grade 1 loot corresponding to the boss type and difficulty.
  • After the update, you must successfully defeat the 8/9/10 Bosses to obtain rewards.
    • Bari, Sangoon, Duoksini, and Imoogi will be available for play later when the 8/9/10 difficulty levels are added.
• Improvements have been made so that when the conditions for collecting milk are not met during the ‘[Academy][Weekly] Milk and Cheese’ quest, the navigation now leads to the location of the cow in Olvia Village.
• A new node, ‘Frozen Orbit’, has been added to Edania.
  • The Frozen Orbit can be connected from the Great White Spot node.
  • Wool production is possible at this production node. 
  • The Ludowig NPC has also been deployed to the Frozen Orbit.

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Node/Conquest War

We have recently received reports from Adventurers that ships were being used to destroy annex buildings too quickly in Node Wars and Conquest Wars. Upon investigation, we confirmed that multiple ships were dealing more damage than intended.
While using ships in inland PvP content such as Node Wars and Conquest Wars can be a strategic option, we want to avoid it becoming a mandatory tactic due to excessive damage. Therefore, adjustments have been made to ship damage.

• The damage dealt by the following ships to fortresses and outbuildings in Node Wars and Conquest Wars has been reduced by approximately 86% compared to the previous amount.
  • Epheria Sailboat
  • Epheria Frigate
  • Improved Epheria Sailboat
  • Improved Epheria Frigate
  • Epheria Caravel
  • Epheria Galleass
  • Epheria Carrack
  • Panokseon
• The damage applied to fortresses and annex buildings in Node Wars/Conquest Wars by regular guild galleys has been doubled compared to before.

※ The same damage amount as before is applied to the Blue Battlefield Fortress.

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UI

Production Node Status UI

We have added a Production Node Information tab to the World Map (M) to provide a clearer overview of your production activities. This new function allows you to instantly distinguish activated Nodes with and without a worker. We expect this to make node management significantly easier. We have also added a function to minimize the UI so you can toggle it as needed. We will continue to apply improvements to make node management more efficient.

• A World Map production nodes information tab feature has been added.
  • You can now check inactive and active production nodes in the production node information tab on the world map.
    • Inactive nodes: Nodes that are active production nodes but have no workers assigned are displayed in the list.
    • Active nodes: Nodes with workers deployed are displayed in the list.

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Worker Progress UI Improvements

To make it easier for you to see your workers’ progress, we have added a function that displays the destination via Work Progress Information in the World Map. This improvement provides more intuitive information, allowing you to check your workers’ tasks and progress at a glance.

• The World Map (M) task progress information window has been improved to allow checking the destination of each worker currently working.

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Worker List Improvements

We have made a few improvements to provide a more intuitive experience while managing your workers. Firstly, clicking the name of the node your worker is at will open the map at that location, so you can more easily identify where they are. Additionally, you could not use Stamina recovery items such as Beer or Grilled Bird Meat if the Stamina would exceed the maximum. Now, you will be able to use the items to top up their Stamina even if it reaches the maximum.

• Improvements have been made so that clicking on the name of a working worker’s node moves you to the world map.

• A feature to fully restore worker action points has been added.
  • You can now restore the action points of all workers to their maximum at once.
  • By using this feature, you can restore a worker’s action points to the maximum by consuming additional action point recovery items.
  • However, Action Points are restored only up to the maximum, and any restoration amount exceeding the maximum is not applied.
    • Example: When a worker’s action points are 33/35, feeding them Grilled Bird Meat (recovers 3 action points) does not apply as 36/35, but as 35/35.

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Change Character UI Improvements

We have improved functions related to the Tag Character UI, as it was difficult to check the list and identify the character you are currently logged in with. Firstly, we have reorganized the character list to fit more on a single screen so that multiple characters can be checked simultaneously. Additionally, your current character will always appear at the top of the list, with a border around it to make it easier to identify.

• We have improved the character switching UI so that the character list, which was previously displayed one line at a time, can now be viewed with more characters on a single screen.
• We have improved the system so that the character currently logged in is displayed first in the list.
• Characters currently logged in have a border texture applied around their portraits, making them easier to distinguish.

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• The Guild Boss subjugation List UI has been revamped.
  • Changes have been made so that 5 types of guild bosses can be viewed on one screen.
  • The location finder button has been changed to an icon and moved to the side of each guild leader’s name.

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A number of errors and inaccuracies have been corrected