English Patch Notes Global Lab BDO 22-05-2026

Details of the update for the Global Lab BDO test server, which was released on Friday, May 22, 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.

Characters

Greetings, Adventurers.
The PvP balance adjustments we have been implementing every week will conclude with this Black Desert Global Lab update. As we enter the latter half of the Arena of Solare regular season, we aim to maintain a stable balance for the time being rather than introducing drastic changes to your combat experience. Of course, we will continue to monitor and review PvP balance, carefully addressing any areas that require adjustments in the future. Additionally, our next character balance adjustments will focus on PvE. We plan to share details regarding these PvE balance adjustments sequentially, starting this June. We will continue to monitor each class’s performance to ensure their unique identity and role across various types of content. Thank you.

Kunoichi

Kunoichi Awakening is a melee DPS and an assassin. However, because she could easily maintain Super Armor to deal damage safely despite her assassination potential, we have adjusted her skill combos to leave appropriate openings, bringing her more in line with her intended role. We have also adjusted Penumbral Blade, an exceptionally fast and powerful skill, to give opponents a fair chance to react by increasing its wind-up time and removing its CC effects.

Awakening

Core: Delighted Blast

• The defense effect has been changed from Super Armor to Forward Guard.

Half Moon Slash

• Changed so that stamina is not recovered during skill actions.
• The defense effect has been changed so that it disappears immediately after an attack.

Penumbral Blade

• The Stiffness effect upon a successful hit has been changed to apply only to monsters.
• It has been changed so that the appearance is visible immediately after the movement is finished.

Moon Storm

• A Stiffness effect has been added upon successful hit.
• Down smash effect has been removed.

Flow: Pinwheel Fury

• The effect of the defense effect has been changed from Super Armor to Super Armor when using skills.

Lahn

Lahn Awakening has been performing exceptionally well, driven by the increased utility of Deadly Dance since the last update. To address this, we changed this dashing skill, Deadly Dance, to consume Stamina and increased its cooldown, requiring players to use it more carefully.
Additionally, we adjusted the PvP damage of certain skills to make it harder to secure kills using only Super Armor combos after landing a CC on a target.

Awakening

Deadly Dance

• The resource required to use the skill has been changed from MP to Stamina 200.
• The cooldown has been changed from 6 seconds to 8 seconds.

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

	Skill name	Before change	After change
	Flow: Mangler	44,69% damage in PvP only	40,5% damage in PvP only
	Deadly Dance III	36,93% damage in PvP only	34% damage in PvP only
	Tailspin III	37,04% damage in PvP only	35,3% damage in PvP only

Striker

Striker Awakening is a melee DPS that excels at disrupting enemy formations with Battle Cry. While absorbing enemy damage is necessary during these disruptions, he has been able to sustain combat with high survivability even outside of these situations. Therefore, we are making adjustments to reduce it.

Awakening

Endless Explosion 

• The HP recovery effect per hit upon successful strike has been changed from +98 to +200.

Ferocious Assault

• The HP recovery effect when using skills has been removed..

Flow: Bite Off

• The HP recovery effect when using skills has been removed..

Battle Cry

• The HP recovery effect per hit upon successful strike has been changed from +180 to +224.

Spiral Cannon

• The HP recovery effect for each successful hit has been removed.
• All evasion increase effects have been changed from +36 to +24.

Mystic

We have adjusted Mystic Awakening’s Dragon’s Rip to address situations where opponents were pulled in and left with no way to escape.
The defensive effect for Dragon’s Rip has been changed to Forward Guard, exposing her to CC. However, its combo was adjusted so she can cancel the skill and use other skills based on your judgment.

Awakening

Dragon’s Rip

• The defense effect has been changed from Super Armor to Forward Guard.
• Improvements have been made to allow for quick transitions to Flash Step, Silent Step, and Mass Destruction combos while using skills.

Drakania

Drakania Succession is expected to thrive on the battlefield, leveraging the relentless healing of Succession: Markthanan’s Heart to continue fighting. Following the previous increase to her HP recovery, we have added Ion stockpiling to her initiating skill, Succession: Azure Onslaught. Additionally, we have made improvements so that when she successfully stockpiles Ion, whether by dealing damage with Markthanan’s Dominion or by taking risks with Prime: Skewer, she can unleash even more empowered attacks.

Succession

Prime: Skewer

• The amount of ions recovery upon successful hit has been changed from 6 to 9.

Prime: Markthanan’s Dominion

• The amount of ions recovery upon successful internal hit has been changed from 3 to 6.

Brimbolt Annihilation

• The amount of ions recovery upon successful hit has been changed from 3 to 6.

Succession: Azure Onslaught

• It has been added so that 3 ions are restored upon a successful hit.

Prime: Ascent

• The cooldown has been changed from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.

Woosa

Unlike those of other classes, Woosa’s movement functioned differently depending on the direction (forward, backward, left, or right). With this update, we have unified the mechanisms of her movement skills so they can be used in any direction intuitively.

Succession

Yangban Step, Flitting Step, Chain: Flitting Step

• The skill “Chain: Flitting Step” now activates even after using “Yangban Step.”
• The skill “Flitting Step” has been modified to allow it to be activated even while on cooldown.
  • Consequently, the skill “Chain: Flitting Step” has been modified so that it can now be activated instead of “Yangban Step” and “Flitting Step” when they are on cooldown.
• In accordance with the above changes, the activation method for linking the skills “Yangban Step,” “Flitting Step,” and “Chain: Flitting Step” has been changed.
• Yangban Step, “Flitting Step,” and “Chain: Flitting Step”: Modified so that stamina is not restored until the end of the skill animation.

Fix classes

• [Dracania] Fixed an issue where other adventurers would occasionally not see the special animation effect for grab skills when consecutively casting the skill “Impale” after the skill “Storm Maul”
• [Maehwa] Fixed an issue where the sound effects in the demonstration video for the skill “Core: Moonrise” in the Skills (K) window were unnatural.

Content

Altar of Blood – 2 Abyssal Illusion

• The Altar of Blood ‘2 Abyssal Illusion’ has been added.
  • In the Abyssal Illusion, devices that allow you to predict appearance locations or events have been removed. Since it requires a high level of proficiency, special caution is necessary.

• After completing the 2 Abyssal Illusion, you will receive the weekly reward “Altar of Blood: Abyssal Illusion”, and upon opening it, you will be able to receive the following rewards:.

Altar of Blood – 2 Abyssal Illusion (Weekly Completion Reward)
Guaranteed receipt upon opening	Receive according to the given probability when 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 5 (Can obtain 3 to 10 1kg gold bars upon opening)	Advice of Valks+200/+250/+300 Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger 5 Resplendent Essence of Devouring 10 Gold Bar Box 15 (Can obtain 3 to 10 1kg gold bars upon opening)

• After completing the second “Altar of Blood: 2nd Illusion of the Abyss” for the first time, you will receive the following rewards:
  • 1 Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger and 2 Gold Bar Box (Can obtain 3 to 10 1kg gold bars upon opening).

• The time required for Alketa’s spirit to disappear from the Altar of Blood has increased by approximately 20 seconds compared to before.

Item

Certain Item Stacking Changes

• The following items have been improved so that they can be stacked in a single slot in places such as bags and warehouses.
  • In accordance with the changes, during the scheduled maintenance on May 27 (Korea) and May 28 (Global), if you possess the following items, they will be moved to the Heidel Warehouse in bulk.

Adjustment of the price of some goods at central market

We have adjusted Black Desert Global Lab’s Central Market Max Price for certain items for the same reason as the live server update back in April, released to address the items that are rarely traded because their Central Market prices are too low compared to their costs. For instance, items like Energy Potions which have seen increased demand due to recent Gathering updates, and the rare Triple-Float Fishing Rod which has a limited source of acquisition were rarely traded as their market prices failed to reflect their actual value.
We hope this allows higher revenue for the sellers, and easy access to desired items for the buyers for more fun adventures.

• The price cap for some items on the Central Market has been changed.
  • Due to price fluctuations in the Central Market, the buy/sell waiting status of the relevant items on the Central Market is scheduled to be reset during the regular maintenance on May 27, 2026 (Korea) and May 28, 2026 (Global).

• Improved the ability to extract the Gauche Rawr-Rawr’s Heart when using the Mirror of Equilibrium from [Hunting] Master Matchlock or [Hunting] Gauche Marni Sniper Rifle.
  • Items extracted when using the Mirror of Equilibrium
    • Before change: Steel
    • After Change: Gauche Rawr-Rawr’s Heart

Monster

World Bosses Quint, Muraka

• The issue where some of Quint’s attack motions were awkward has been fixed.

• Muraka’s gimmick for summoning black crystals has been changed as follows.
  • When Muraka summons the Black Crystal, the range of the safe zone formed behind the crystal has been expanded compared to before.
  • If Muraka’s HP drops below a certain level during the Black Crystal gimmick, he will now immediately stand up and resume combat without waiting for the gimmick to end.
  • The visibility of the range indicator for the roar attack cast by Muraka after summoning the Black Crystal has been improved.
  • Fixed an issue where a back attack judgment was applied when striking the summoned black crystal.
• Camera effects have been added to some of Muraka’s attacks.

• Fixed an issue where the Elephant Trap Knockdown debuff was applied when hit by attacks from Quint and Muraka.

Quest, knowledge

Quest (O) – The Elvia Atoraxxion quest, which can no longer be progressed in Recommended Quests, has been removed

Backgrounds, NPCs, Effects, Cutscenes

• The great alchemist Alustin taught Dalishain the method for transmuting an energy recovery potion.
  • You can now exchange Energy Potions with the Dalishain NPC in all cities.

Transport

Improving transshipment conditions for large vessels

• It has been improved so that overloading conditions are applied only when all large vessels exceed their maximum load weight.
  • Accordingly, even if the loaded weight matches the maximum weight, it will not be overloaded, and you can use the ship technology normally.

Example) When loading 30,000 LT on an Epheria Greatsword with a maximum load capacity of 30,000 LT
– Previous: Becomes overloaded, making ship skills unusable
– Improved: Does not become overloaded, and ship skills can be used

UI

Item Drop Cheer Animation Removal

Previously, when you obtained a valuable item during your adventure, your character would cheer. While this was a clear way to show that a rare item was dropped, it often put players in danger when the animation triggered unexpectedly in the heat of battle. To prevent such a risk while keeping the purpose of notifying you of rare item drops, we have removed the cheering animation and added a UI notice instead.

• Improvements have been made so that when a high-grade item is obtained as loot by defeating a monster during a hunt, a notification UI is displayed instead of the character cheering.
  • However, if a high-grade item is obtained through means other than hunting loot, such as opening chests, the character will perform a cheering animation just as before.
  • The position of the notification UI can be modified through the UI editing function.

• Reward information has been added to the Rose War application UI.
• The “Find My Items” UI has been improved so that pressing CTRL+F brings up the menu even when the request window is open.

System

Arena of Solare Penalty

Thank you so much for your interest and love for the ongoing Arena of Solare regular season. Today, we would like to introduce a new system to Arena of Solare. Arena of Solare is 3v3 “team-based” PvP content. Naturally, the performance of each individual team member is a crucial factor directly tied to victory. Recently, we have confirmed many reports regarding players who enter Arena of Solare and remain idle, disrupting the gameplay experience of other Adventurers. In this update, we are introducing a penalty system for this idle, or “AFK,” behavior. Going forward, inactivity in Arena of Solare will result in penalties based on specific criteria. Their severity will increase for repeated offenses, up to 30 days of matchmaking restriction. However, because these rules are systematically applied without exception when determining problematic behavior, we have carefully set the criteria to ensure that players do not receive penalties while genuinely trying their best. This system is aimed at improving your overall experience in Arena of Solare. With this objective in mind, we will continue to seek improvements to provide further updates. We hope you continue to enjoy the remainder of the Arena of Solare regular season. Thank you.

• A system has been added to Arena of Solare ranked matches where a penalty is imposed for doing nothing or performing an equivalent action.
  • This penalty becomes stronger as the number of occurrences accumulates, and a maximum 30-day matching limit for Arena of Solare is applied.
  • When a penalty is imposed, the user concerned will be given battlefield abandonment points (-35 points) for the match, and no win or loss rewards will be provided.
  • The party assigned the penalty will see a notification message regarding the penalty assignment after the match ends.
  • When attempting to match while a penalty is applied, a match failure notification message is displayed.

※ The accumulated number of penalties will be reset when the Arena of Solare season ends.

• Improvements have been made so that the probability of the enhancement level dropping is displayed when the enhancement fails.

Fix and changes

• [Mystic] Fixed an issue where the appearance was unnaturally exposed when wearing the Venatrix Gloves.
• Fixed an issue where damage was not applied when attacking defensive towers at close range.
• Fixed an issue in some areas where the installable area was displayed differently between remote construction mode and direct installation when constructing fortresses and outbuildings.
• Fixed an issue where the Lord of Valencia Castle could not remotely install the Valencia Castle Ruins construction method when participating in a base battle.
• Fixed an issue where the base battle would end in certain situations during the construction mode base battle.
• Fixed an issue where the creator appeared awkward in the ship information UI when expanding the ship.
• Fixed an issue where the Dine appearance would be displayed when using the front paw stomp after moving slightly forward while riding Krogdalo in the Doom appearance on shallow water.
• Fixed an issue where a jump action occurred when pressing the SPACE BAR while using the auto-slot function for the Warehouse, Enhancement Bag, and Family Bag.
• Fixed an issue where the ‘Adventurer Possessed by the Black Spirit’ monster located in a specific area of ​​Caphras Cave was not being attacked by some skills.
• The issue where the item descriptions for Troll’s Dark Crystal and Ogre’s Dark Crystal were awkward has been fixed.
• The awkward spacing in the Sea Totem growth failure message has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue where the appearance of the Alchemy Stone UI looked awkward when opened after enhancing the Sea Totem.
• Fixed an issue where the text of the ‘Downgrade/Destruction Prevention Enhancement’ button in the Enhancement UI was not vertically aligned.
• The issue where the Dallaenaru Barter NPC Kang Dal-po appeared awkward due to overlapping with the background terrain has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue where the experience character could replay Solare’s Window.
• Fixed an issue where family names were truncated in Solare’s Window voice chat.
• Fixed an issue where family-bound enhancement materials could not be transferred to the inventory using the remote warehouse function while the Maid/Butler group command was active.
• Fixed an issue where the weekly exchange limit for exchangeable items within the integrated currency was intermittently not reset when the time set on the PC differed from the server time.
• Fixed an issue where only a portion of the production base list was displayed when clicking a production base type in the production base filter UI of the World Map (M).
• Fixed an issue where, upon opening the Blue Sea Seastone Box, additional items could occasionally be obtained instead of one item from the contents list.
• Fixed an issue where the movement speed increase value of some heavy ship equipment was applied lower than the item description.
  • Target Equipment: +10 Epheria Heavy Ship Progression: Chiro’s Sail, +10 Epheria Heavy Ship Balance: Chiro’s Sail, +3 Epheria Heavy Ship Soaring: Chiro’s Sail, +10 Epheria Heavy Ship Valor: Chiro’s Figurehead
• Fixed an issue where ellipsis titles could not be clicked in the mailbox (B) list.
• Fixed an issue where the appearance of characters and monsters was momentarily visible during disappearance animations.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where the Rose War application UI was not functioning correctly.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where key guide alignment was not working correctly in the Rose War status UI.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where more than the maximum of 10 Guild Alliance add tabs were added.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue in the Guild Skill UI where the screen moved left and right based on pad snapping.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where the notification message that should have been displayed upon consecutive kills in Base Battles was not being shown.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where Alliance announcements could not be saved in the Guild Alliance UI.