English Patch Notes Global Lab BDO 26-07-2026

Details of the update for the Global Lab BDO test server, which was released on Friday, July 26, 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.

HYPERBOOST

New and returning Adventurers may sometimes find themselves unsure of where or how to begin. With Edania Part 2, a new region for your adventures, on the horizon, we felt it was time to revamp the progression system so Adventurers still learning the ropes of Black Desert can grow more quickly. We have streamlined unnecessarily complex steps and reorganized key progression milestones to provide a smoother path forward. After graduating from Season and completing the Olvia Academy combat course, you will only need to accomplish a few additional objectives to obtain three Sovereign weapons, a full set of Slumbering Origin defense gear, and PEN (V) Kharazad accessories for every slot. To make further progression smoother, the amount of Agris Essence required for Slumbering Origin defense gear will be significantly reduced. Additional measures will also be introduced to assist with Kharazad accessory enhancement. Hyperboost is not simply about providing the equipment you need. Its goal is to help Adventurers learning the ropes of Black Desert stay on track, experience essential content naturally, and continue their journey without feeling lost. We will continue improving the progression experience so Adventurers can enjoy a wide range of content without unnecessary pressure. We will always be here to support you on your shining journey. Thank you.

Improved Tuvala equipment stats

• Improved Tuvala weapon and armor stats to help adventurers early on.
  • The displayed AP and DP stats of Tuvala weapons and armor (V) have been adjusted to match those of Boss V gear, and the stats of Tuvala gear at all upgrade stages have been adjusted accordingly.

Before changes	After changes

• Due to the improvement of the basic stats of Tuvala gear, it is no longer possible to obtain the “[Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon” that allowed you to exchange Tuvala gear for boss gear.
  • [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon that was part of the Graduation Gift Chest has been removed and replaced with a 1 Kg Gold Bar.
  • The [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupon exchange quest, which could be exchanged for the [Season] Swell Sea Shell item, has been removed.
  • All quests that allowed you to exchange boss gear have been removed..
  • During the scheduled maintenance on July 29th (Korea) and July 30th (Global), all [Season] Boss Gear Exchange Coupons you have will be removed and 1 Kg of gold will be awarded for each one..

Olvia Academy’s Expanded Benefits

• Added an achievement that allows you to obtain the Black Star (V) weapon set – a gift upon admission to Olvia Academy.
  • After completing the quest “[Olivia Academy] Admission Procedure”, you will be able to obtain the “Choose Your PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon Box” in the “Achievements (Y)” section.

• Six new awards have been added to the Battle Awards section of Olvia’s Academy.
  • If you continue the existing quest “[Combat Course] at Olvia’s Academy”, you will be able to obtain the following additional rewards:
    • Obsidian Hammer х4
    • Gem of Twilight
    • Inverted Heart of Garmoth

Quest name	Reward
[Combat Course] Sign Up for Course	Obsidian Hamme
[Combat Course] Why Defense Matters	Obsidian Hamme
[Combat Course] The Straggler	Gem of Twilight
[Combat Course] Gyfin Rhasia Temple	Obsidian Hamme
[Combat Course] Practice – Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Underground)	Obsidian Hamme
[Combat Course] Course Completed	Inverted Heart of Garmoth

Black Shrine – Donghae (Solo) Special Reward

• A quest has been added to the Black Shrine – Donghae (Solo) where you can obtain 4 types of Slumbering Origin armor.
  • By completing the quest below, you will be able to obtain 4 types of Slumbering Origin armor.
    • This equipment cannot be sold on the central market.
    • The Slumbering Origin gear obtained from this quest can be melted down via Processing (L) – Heating to obtain 1500 Cron Stones. The target item disappears upon heating.

quest name	Conditions	Completion conditions	Reward
[Black Spirit Support] Golden Pig King VIII	AP 305+, completed the quest “Tale of the Golden Pig King”	Defeating the Golden Pig King VIII	Labreska’s Helmet
[Black Spirit Support] Golden Pig King IX	AP 310+ completed the quest “Tale of Sangoon”	Defeating the Golden Pig King IX	Ator’s Shoes (optional)
[Black Spirit Support] Sangoon VIII	AP 310+, completed the quest “Tale of the Gumiho”	Defeating the Sangoon VIII	Fallen God’s Armor
[Black Spirit Support] Gumiho VIII	AP 315+, completed the quest “Tale of the Golden Pig King”	Defeating the Gumiho VIII	Dahn’s Gloves (optional)

※ The Black Shrine – Donghae (Solo) has a weekly raid limit of 5, and the weekly raid counter resets at 12:00 AM on Sundays. Please note that this quest will become available after the July 29, 2026 (Korea) and July 30, 2026 (Global) patches.

• To make the Black Spirit support quest easier to complete, the difficulty of the following bosses has been reduced.

• The value of Agris Essence (Ancient Anvil) for the “Slumbering Origin” gear achievement ~ Roar has been reduced.

• The exchange data and required quantities for the following items have been adjusted in the manage Currency UI.
  • For adventurers who previously exchanged the Desperate Crystal of Origin for Olvia Academy Coins, we plan to provide an equivalent amount of Olvia Academy Coins as part of scheduled maintenance in the first week of August.

Support quest to obtain Kharazad V accessories

• Alustin of Velia began supporting adventurers on their journeys, researching the method of making Kharazad V accessories.
  • Added a quest that allows you to create Kharazad V accessories for all equipped parts, but no more than once per family.

Quest	Quest conditions	Completion conditions	Reward
[Alustin’s Support] Kharazad Necklace V	[Olvia Academy] Application for Admission	Give Alustin Essence of Dawn x10 Give Alustin the Sharp Black Crystal Shard x50	Kharazad Necklace V
[Alustin’s Support] Kharazad Belt V			Kharazad Belt V
[Alustin’s Support] Kharazad Ring V – I			Kharazad Ring V
[Alustin’s Support] Kharazad Ring V – II			Kharazad Ring V
[Alustin’s Support] Kharazad Earring V – I			Kharazad Earring V
[Alustin’s Support] Kharazad Earring V – II			Kharazad Earring V

Exclusive Adventure Log for upgrading Kharazad accessories

• Added an adventure log that will help you upgrade Kharazad accessories from level V to VIII.
  • You can continue working on the “Olvia Academy Development Diary” – “Emma Bartali’s Diary Entries” from the menu (ESC) – “Adventures” (F5) – “Adventure Log”.

Adventure Log	Completion conditions	компенсация
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 1	Volume 5 of [Adventure Log] Complete Igor Bartali’s Adventures is complete.	Advice of Valks (+180) х2
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 2	The quest “[Crow’s Nest] Crow’s Mercenary” is completed	Ancient Hammer (V) х5
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 3	Completed DUO (II) Undying Crow’s Insignia	Ancient Black Stone (V)
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 4	The quest “Merondola’s Blessing: A Family Grows Stronger” has been completed. The quest “Viorencia’s Blessing: A Family Grows Stronger” has been completed.	Essence of Dawn х50
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 5	The quest “[Land of the Morning] Goblin’s Gift” has been completed. The quest “[Land of the Morning] He Who Rules Taebaek” has been completed	Ancient Hamme (V)х5
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 6	Quest “[Elvia] Kzarka: Barrier of Infestation V” completed	Ancient Black Stone (V)
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 7	Black Shrine – Donghae (Solo) Defeat Sangoon IX	Advice of Valks (+210) х 2
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 8	Black Shrine – Donghae (Solo) Gumiho IX	Ancient Hamme (VI) х5
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 9	Black Shrine – Hwanghae (party) Jigwi (Hard)	Ancient Black Stone
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 10	Black Shrine – Hwanghae (party) Bulgasal (Hard)	Essence of Dawn х50
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 11	Black Shrine – Hwanghae (party) Uturi (Hard)	Ancient Hamme (VI) х5
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 12	Black Shrine – Hwanghae (party) Bihyung (Hard)	Ancient Black Stone (VI)
Emma Barteli’s Diary, Chapter 13	Complete 12 chapters of Emma Bartali diary and talk to the Black Spirit.	Ancient Black Stone (VII) х2

• Added a crafting recipe that allows you to smelt items obtained through Hyperboost into Cron Stones if you don’t need them.

• Added a processing recipe (heating) that allows hammer-type items that were previously obtainable during the event to now also be crafted into Cron Stones.

• Added a quest that allows you to exchange Tuvala Sol (V) items for Artina Sol (V) items with the character Shai, but only once per family.

Name	Quest conditions	Completion conditions	Reward
[Adventure Support] Shai: Artina Sol	Completed the quest “[Shai Talent] The Musician of Light, Shai”	Pass Tuvala Sol (V)	Artina Sol (V)

• Добавлен рецепт создания дополнительного оружия Вана.
  • Added that Sovereign Sub-Weapon can be crafted with 1 Sub-Weapon Blackstar (V) , 1 Flame of the Primordial and 1 Gem of Twilight.

The conditions for obtaining the Inverted Heart of Garmoth have been softened

• The requirements for completing the “Inverted Heart of Garmoth” quest, which allows you to obtain Inverted Heart of Garmoth, have been simplified.
  • Before changes: the total playtime on the account is 200 hours or more.
  • After changes: the total playing time on the account is 100 hours or more.
  • The conditions for completing the quest “[Magnus] A Reward for Help” remain the same.
  • With the addition of the Inverted Heart of Garmoth as a reward for completing quests within Olvia’s Academy, you can now obtain a total of 2 Inverted Heart of Garmoth.

Ornette’s and Odore’s Spirit Essence

• Improvements have been made to allow you to obtain more “Atanis’ Element” that can be exchanged for auxiliary materials for Spirit Essences: Ornette’s and Odore’s.
  • The number of Atanis’ Elements required to exchange Olvia Academy coins has been reduced.
    • 10 items → 5 items
    • For adventurers who previously exchanged Atanis’ Elements for Olvia Academy Coins, we plan to provide an equivalent amount of Olvia Academy Coins as part of scheduled maintenance in the first week of August.
  • Increased the number of Atanis’ Elements that can be exchanged for Olvia Academy Coins.
    • 10 times → 40 times
  • The number of monsters required to defeat for the “[Leveling Aid] Operation Monster Subjugation I-IV” quests, which can be obtained from Fughar after the season ends, has been reduced.
    • Win 2000 → Win 1000
    • As a reward for completing each quest, you will receive 25 Atanis’ Elements.
  • In the manage currency UI, you can now exchange Atanis’ Element for the [Season] Seal of Journey.
    • You can exchange [Season]Seal of Journey x10 for 50 Atanis’ Elements.
    • Two exchanges are allowed per family.

Seasonal Pass Renewal

• The following changes have been made to progression goals and rewards for the Season Pass
  • Changes have been made to allow you to progress through the Season Pass simply by leveling up your character and completing Succession/Awakening quests.

Name	target	reward
Level up step by step! 1.	Reach character level 5 in a season.	Celestial Horse Calling Horn (15 Days)
Level up step by step! 2.	Reach character level 8 in a season.	Inventory +4 Expansion Coupon
Level up step by step! 3.	Reach character level 10 in a season.	Horse Emblem: Fine Steed
Level up step by step! 4.	Reach character level 15 in a season.	Fughar’s Riding Crop
Level up step by step! 5.	Reach character level 20 in a season.	Elion’s Tear х5
Level up step by step! 6.	Reach character level 22 in a season.	[Event] Tachros’ Spirit Stone
Level up step by step! 7.	Reach character level 25 in a season.	Time-filled Fragment х1000
Level up step by step! 8.	Reach character level 30 in a season.	Tears of the Wind х5
Повышайте уровень шаг за шагом! 9.	Reach character level 35 in a season.	[Event] Finto’s Juice Box O’Plenty
Level up step by step! 10.	Reach character level 38 in a season.	[Season] Seal of Journey х50
Level up step by step! 11.	Reach character level 40 in a season.	Tuvala Main Weapon Box (V)
Level up step by step! 12.	Reach character level 45 in a season.	Tuvala Armor (V)
Level up step by step! 13.	Reach character level 49 in a season.	Tuvala Helmet (V)
Level up step by step! 14.	Reach character level 50 in a season.	Tuvala Sub-weapon Box (V)
Level up step by step! 15.	Reach character level 51 in a season.	Tuvala Gloves (V)
Level up step by step! 16.	Reach character level 52 in a season.	Tuvala Shoes (V)
Level up step by step! 17.	Reach character level 53 in a season.	* Tuvala Accessory Box (V) I
Level up step by step! 18.	Reach character level 54 in a season.	Resplendent Kydict’s Crystal Box х2
Level up step by step! 19.	Reach character level 55 in a season.	Time-filled Fragment х1500
Level up step by step! 20.	Reach character level 56 in a season.	Secret Book of the Misty Breeze х3
Someone who has changed from what he or she was before.	Complete the Awakening or Succession quests	Tuvala Awakening Weapon Box (V)
Level up step by step! 21.	Reach character level 57 in a season.	[Event] Lv. 57 Travel Kit
Level up step by step! 22.	Reach character level 58 in a season.	[Season] Seal of Journey х100
Level up step by step! 23.	Reach character level 59 in a season.	Tuvala Accessory Box (V) II
Level up step by step! 24.	Reach character level 60 in a season.	Gift certificate
On the way to new adventures!	Dialogue with Fughar	[Event] All-new ADV Support Box

• The “Gift Box Full of Memories” that was previously given as a letter (B) upon graduation from a season is now called the “Memorial Gift Box Full” and its contents are as follows:
  • The contents of the Gift Box Full of Memories you have already received will remain unchanged.

※ The benefits of Hyper Acceleration extend to existing players as well.

Additions and improvements

New class – Agent

Agent, a silent shooter who collects the enemy’s breath

• In the lab, you can play the role of Edward Henry Connery, “Agent”.
  • With the introduction of the new Agent class, the number of character slots that can be expanded has increased from the maximum 44 to 47.
  • All adventurers have been given one seasonal character creation slot so you can try out the new Agent class as a seasonal character. (However, this slot will not be awarded if you already have the maximum number of slots – 5).
  • The “Abyssal Legacy” skills for the Agent class will be added later.

• This feature has been added so that you can create your own maid with an appearance specific to the Agent class.

Experience for the Agent class

• You can pre-train the new Agent class at the Black Desert Research Lab.
• ※ Dear players, please note that the PvE and PvP balance applied to the Agent class in the Black Desert Research Lab may differ from the official update.

• Transition rotation class changed to Deadeye, Agent.
  • During the period listed below, you can transfer items to the Deadeye or Agent classes for only 1 silver.
    • Start: July 29, 2026 (Korea), July 30, 2026 (worldwide)
    • End: August 19, 2026 (Korea), August 20, 2026 (worldwide)

Content

Olvia Academy, 3rd class

• Olvia Academy’s 3rd class is now open for enrollment.
  • If you have already received family rewards (battle/craft)/titles/Academy costume chests by completing the previous Knight Academy, you will not be able to obtain them again; additional rewards are only available through the Academy Pass.

• Any student at Olvia Academy can accept weekly assignments from the Olvia Academy Noticeboard and from Clif.
  • Weekly applications for Olvia Academy Season 3 are being accepted for the following period.

Olvia Academy 2nd Year Graduation Schedule Notice

※ The 2nd class of Olvia Academy will graduate during scheduled maintenance on July 29, 2026 (Korea) and July 30, 2026 (worldwide), and all families who have not yet graduated will be automatically registered as graduates.

– All lecture assignments that were completed or completed during the 2nd class of study will be reset and can be resumed upon re-registration.

• Fixed typos in some descriptions of cultivation methods in Olvia Academy.

Monsters

New Monster Zone – Gavinya Coastal Cliff

As volcanic activity intensifies across the Gavinya Volcano Zone, molten sulfur from within the volcano has fused with the dormant ancient golems.
Once guardians of the region, the golems have now been corrupted by the sulfur’s toxicity. Adventurers crossing the cliffs must beware the devastating attacks of the enraged Sulfur Golems.

• A new monster zone has been added: “Sulfur Golems”, featuring massive, very strong golems that are not easy to break.

Recommended AP/DP	Description
Recommended display settings (AP/DP) 400/470 Recommended values ​​final characteristics: 1990/820 AP limitation: 2020 Control effects: Knockdown/Bound	Giant golems covered in sulfur appear. The will of the giants who once protected this area has been corrupted by the toxicity of the burnt sulfur, which manifests itself in furious aggression towards the invaders.

• The Sulfur Golem monster zone is classified as a “Top Tier Zone” where you can obtain exclusive top-tier loot such as Primordial Pigment, Primordial Luster, and Corrupt Oil of Immortality.
  • The main loot consists of the following items

Large trophies
Turquoise Primordial Pigment – Edana	Turquoise Primordial Pigment – Sovereign	Turquoise Primordial Luster – Edana	Turquoise Primordial Luster – Sovereign
Sulfur Golem paint	Sulfur Golem Energy Core	fragments of the sulfur golem’s energy core	Al Yurad’s Ring Piece (identical to the fragment from the Olun’s Valley).
Corrupt Oil of Immortality	Deboreka Necklace	Deboreka Earring	Deboreka Belt
Deboreka Ring
loot
Sulfur Golem Shard – 165 508 silver

• The Turquoise Primordial Pigment is an item that allows you to dye Sovereign weapons and Edana armor turquoise.

• When opening a Sulfur Golem’s Energy Core, there is a chance to obtain one of the following items:
  • Kabua’s Artifact — Monster Damage Reduction
  • Dehkia’s Artifact – All Damage Reduction
  • Dehkia’s Artifact – All Evasion
• When opening a Sulfur Golem Energy Core Fragment, there is a chance to obtain one of the following items:
  • Kabua’s Fragment
  • Dehkia’s Fragment

• Added titles that can be obtained by defeating monsters in the Sulfur Golem zone.

• Sulfur golems have been added to Allan Serbin landscapes.
• Now, when using the Landscape Paint Box (Rich Merchant’s Ring), you can select and receive paint in the “Sulfur Golem” location.

UI

World Map Stable Info Improvements

The previous stable info UI allowed you to view mounts stored in each region. However, it was difficult to quickly check detailed information on mounts owned by your characters or stored in Krogdalo’s Sanctuary. With this update, you can now view accurate information on all mounts in your Family at once. The Mount Information UI now displays mounts owned by your characters, mounts checked in at stables, and mounts stored in Krogdalo’s Sanctuary, along with their detailed information. We hope this update makes it easier for Adventurers to manage their mounts, their essential companions on every adventure.

• Improved the ability to check information in stables on the world map (M).
  • Improved display of information for the “Transfer Vehicle” button.
    • Information about the location of the currently transferred vehicle is displayed on the existing “Transport Vehicle” button. This allows you to check the vehicle’s storage location before transporting it.
    • The existing “Transfer Mount” button now displays information about the character who found the mount. You can also view information about mounts found in Krogdalo’s Sanctuary.
  • The following filter buttons have been added to the Stable Information on the World Map screen.
    • All: You can check the mounts stored in stables in all regions.
    • Found Mounts: You can only view found mounts by talking to the stable master.
    • Krogdalo’s Sanctuary: You can check on the horses kept in Krogdalo’s Sanctuary.

• Rare item acquisition log UI display time changed from the current 5 seconds to 5.6 seconds.
• The Rare Item Acquisition Log UI is now displayed on top of the Skill Guide UI.
• The visual design of the rare item acquisition log has been improved and is now a bit more appealing.
• The sound has been changed to make it more audible when receiving rare items.

Changes and fix

• Fixed an issue where it was impossible to switch to a combat stance if the underwear preview mode was enabled in the paint (J) or pearl shop (F3) window.
• For classes whose Awakening has not yet been revealed, the Awakening tab in the Skill (K) window has been changed so that it is disabled and does not function.
• Fixed an issue where stackable items would move one at a time when transferred from storage to inventory or a similar container.
• Fixed an issue where some stats from Bonghwang’s Tear and Girin’s Tear crystals were not applied correctly.
• The descriptions for the main items obtained in the Black Temple have been updated to reflect the information on obtaining the Tear of Illusion depending on the difficulty level.
• Black Shrine – Donghae (Solo): Fixed an issue where the character would occasionally die when exiting the temple immediately after failing to defeat Songakshi 8-9.
• Improved system performance to eliminate occasional lag that could occur when switching characters during World Boss spawns.
• Fixed an issue where character locations would not appear when using the View Account Characters feature after checking groundwater, territorial resources, temperature, and humidity information on the World Map (M).
• Fixed an issue where the previous warehouse would appear as selected when closing the world map with the Exit button while the World Map (M) – Warehouse interface was running, and then opening the warehouse through a warehouse keeper in a different region.
• Fixed an issue where workshop names would be cut off when entering some crafting interfaces on the world map (M).
• Fixed an issue where items with a cooldown would flash when opening the inventory (I).
• Changed the camera direction displayed when talking to a specific NPC near the pier on Iliya Island.
• Fixed an unnatural phenomenon at the entrance to the Northwest Calpheon node.
• Fixed an issue where loading a Arena of Solare replay would not proceed if no title was specified.
• Fixed an issue where level 4, 5, and 6 trade items would not link in Grándiha when bartering was updated.
  • Accordingly, a trade route has been added to Narvo Island where you can obtain [Level 5] Stuffed Morpho Butterfly.
• [Gamepad Mode] The interface for assigning a commander in the War of the Roses has been changed and is now also available in Gamepad Mode.