Global Lab BDO 30-01-2026

Details of the update for the Global Lab BDO test server, which was released on Friday, January 30, 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.

Additions and Improvements

Character 

Class Modifications and Changes

• [Archer] The skill name that appears in the list of applicable skills in the description of the Righteous Fire skill has been corrected to be displayed correctly.
  • The mark of light → Shadebound Beam
• [Guardian] Fixed an issue where the Absolute: Strike Down skill could not be acquired if the Gate Crasher skill was acquired first.
• [Seraph] Improved so that you can use linked skills while the effect of Unshakable Will II is maintained after using Combo: Wrenching Impale.
• [Seraph] Improved connection with Purga: Judgment of Justice after using Purga: Unveiled Enmity.

Content

Changes to the Olvia Academy graduation schedule

• Olvia Academy’s graduation schedule has changed.
  • The graduation schedule has been adjusted so that you can graduate one week earlier than the previously announced graduation schedule.

Guild League regular season ends

• The regular season of the Guild League will end during the scheduled maintenance on February 4, 2026 (Korea) and February 5, 2026 (Global).
• The following rewards will be awarded based on final rankings after the Guild League season ends.
  • Guild League final ranking rewards are only awarded to guilds with a record of 10 or more matches at the end of the season.
  • In the case of guild member rewards, they are paid to guild members who have joined the guild for more than 14 days.

※ The title you have acquired will remain until the end of the next Guild League regular season.

Item

Defense setting balance adjustment

[DP Build Balance Adjustment]
The “defense meta” in PvP has been one of the most talked-about topics among Adventurers, with a lot of feedback over time. At the last Calpheon Ball, we announced that changes were coming to address this meta. Since then, we have run extensive internal tests and reviews, and our findings show that rebalancing the stats of the Dawn Crystals is the best path forward.The main reason the defense meta has stayed so strong is that Dawn Crystal – Damage Reduction increases your displayed DP. Combined with bonus DP stats, this has given the build extremely high defensive efficiency. As a result, once Adventurers reached enough AP to secure kills, they often focused the rest of their gear on the highly efficient Dawn Crystal – Damage Reduction, achieving both high AP and high DP in what is widely called the “balance build.”This created an unfair situation: Adventurers running attack-focused builds struggle to take down those with balance builds, while balance builds could often defeat attack builds in a single skill combo. To resolve this, we have changed how Dawn Crystal – Damage Reduction works. Its effect will now only grant All Damage Reduction stats, no longer affecting displayed AP or DP. We considered adjusting the bonus AP and DP stats as well, but for now, we believe this change to the Dawn Crystal will address the main issue.However, only making this change could make attack-focused builds too dominant. For this reason, we have also rebalanced Evasion and Accuracy stats to provide clear synergy and counterplay between builds. By tuning the stats on Dawn Crystal – Evasion and Dawn Crystal – Accuracy, attack-focused builds will now have a harder time dealing damage to Evasion-based builds, but Accuracy-focused builds will be better at landing hits and dealing more damage.Since this update will have a big impact on PvP, we will keep monitoring and making adjustments after it is applied to the live servers to ensure a better PvP environment. Thank you.

• The Dawn Crystal item stats have been changed as follows:

Dawn Crystal – Damage Reduction
Item name	Existing abilities	Changed ability
HAN Dawn Crystal – Damage Reduction	Displayed AP -25 Displayed DP (Damage Reduction) +25 All Damage Reduction +4	All AP -60 Damage reduction +27
JIN Dawn Crystal – Damage Reduction	Displayed AP -25 Displayed DP (Damage Reduction) +25 All Damage Reduction +4	All AP -60 Damage reduction +27
BON Dawn Crystal – Damage Reduction	Displayed AP -25 Displayed DP (Damage Reduction) +18 All Damage Reduction +2	All AP -60 Damage reduction +18
WON Dawn Crystal – Damage Reduction	Displayed AP -25 Displayed DP (Damage Reduction) +15 All Damage Reduction +1	All AP -60 Damage reduction +15

Dawn Crystal – Evasion
Item name	Existing abilities	Changed ability
HAN Dawn Crystal – Evasion	Displayed AP -25 Displayed DP (Evasion) +25 All Evasion +48	All AP -60 Evasion +84
JIN Dawn Crystal – Evasion	Displayed AP -25 Displayed DP (Evasion) +25 All Evasion +48	All AP -60 Evasion +84
BON Dawn Crystal – Evasion	Displayed AP -25 Displayed DP (Evasion) +18 All Evasion +33	All AP -60 Evasion +65
WON Dawn Crystal – Evasion	Displayed AP -25 Displayed DP (Evasion) +15 All Evasion +26	All AP -60 Evasion +50

Dawn Crystal – Accuracy
Item name	Existing abilities	Changed ability
HAN Dawn Crystal – Accuracy	Displayed AP -5 All Accuracy +60	All AP -10 All Accuracy +84
JIN Dawn Crystal – Accuracy	Displayed AP -7 All Accuracy +60	All AP -14 All Accuracy +84
BON Dawn Crystal – Accuracy	Displayed AP -8 All Accuracy +55	All AP -16 All Accuracy +65
WON Dawn Crystal – Accuracy	Displayed AP -9 All Accuracy +50	All AP -18 All Accuracy +50

Dawn Crystal – Black Spirit’s Rage
Item name	Existing abilities	Changed ability
HAN Dawn Crystal – Black Spirit’s Rage	No change	No change
JIN Dawn Crystal – Black Spirit’s Rage	Displayed AP -2	All AP -6
BON Dawn Crystal – Black Spirit’s Rage	Displayed AP -3	All AP -9
WON Dawn Crystal – Black Spirit’s Rage	Displayed AP -4	All AP -12

• The abilities of the following accessory items have been adjusted.
  • Earrings and rings have -30 to all AP, and belts and necklaces have -60 to all AP.

Item name	Additional abilities
Ridell Earring	All AP -30
Manos Ruby Earring	All AP -30
Manos Sapphire Earring	All AP -30
Manos Topaz Earring	All AP -30
Token of Friendship	All AP -30
Ethereal Earring	All AP -30
Ocean Haze Ring	All AP -30
Shrine Guardian Token	All AP -30
Ring of Cadry Guardian	All AP -30
Revived River Necklace	All AP -60
Bensho’s Necklace	All AP -60
Centaurus Belt	All AP -60

• Changed so that the notification message at the top of the screen is not displayed when obtaining the following items.
  • Bonghwang’s Tear, Bonghwang’s Crystal
  • Haetae’s Tear, Haetae’s Crystal
  • Girin’s Tear, Girin’s Crystal
• The name of the Bubbly Diving Suit that was changed with the Costume Exchange Ticket has been changed to [Costume] Bubbly Diving Suit, and an explanation has been added that the set effect cannot be shared with regular costumes.

• The text in the description of functional costumes that states that set effects cannot be shared with regular costumes and that regular part effects cannot be applied when costume effects are applied has been improved.

• Added instructions on how to retrieve a stored horse to the UI description of Krogdalo’s Sanctuary.

• The lower price limit for the Godr-Ayed Weapon has been adjusted to match the price of the Blackstar Weapon on the Unified Exchange.
  • 30 billion silver coins based on the V Godr-Ayed Weapon → 3.31 billion silver coins

Monster

World Boss Improvements

[World Boss Improvements]
Some World Bosses used to enter “invincible phases” during subjugation, making them temporarily immune to attacks. We found that these phases disrupted the flow of combat and dragged out battles unnecessarily, so we’ve now removed invincible phases from certain World Bosses.Following the recent World Boss reward rework, more Adventurers have been joining the fight in the Land of the Morning Light. However, since some bosses were being taken down so quickly, some participants missed the fight entirely. To fix this, we’ve increased the HP of these bosses so everyone has a fair shot at joining the battle.

• The following changes have been made to allow more adventurers to participate in the Morning Light World Boss Subjugation.
  • The vitality of Bulgasal, Uturi, Sangoon, and Golden Pig King has increased by 1.5 times compared to before.

• The resurrection point of the Morning Light World Leader, Sangoon, has been changed to a point closer to the palace.

• The pattern of not being able to hit some World Bosses has been changed during the boss subjugation.

World Boss Kzarka

The invincibility effect has been removed from the pattern where Kzarka could not be hit temporarily when defeating the World Boss Kzarka.(In this pattern, the invincibility effect was removed, and instead, an effect to increase damage reduction was added to prevent Kzarka from being killed too quickly.)

World Boss Bulgasal, Uturi

World Boss Bulgasal, Uturi has been changed to be able to be hit as soon as it appears. (When appearing, the presentation is the same as before, but the damage reduction rate increase effect is applied instead of the invincibility effect.)

Black Shrine Balance Adjustment

• Black Shrine – Donghae (Personal) The difficulty of subduing the Gumiho, Golden Pig King, and Sangoon has been adjusted.

Black Shrine – Donghae (Personal) Gumiho

The knockback status effect attack of the Gumiho has been removed during subjugation.The damage of the enhanced charge attack of the 10th rank has been lowered.

Black Black Shrine – Donghae (Personal) Golden Pig King

The guard crush effect of the last attack of the consecutive jump attacks of VIII, IX и X has been changed to a knockdown. (This change has been made to make the gimmick of knocking down the Golden Pig King more smooth.)

Black Black Shrine – Donghae (Personal) Sangoon

The damage from the biting attack of the I ~ VII Sangoon has been reduced by approximately 35%.

Improvements to some hunting monsters in Kamasylvia

• The issue where monsters would move abnormally during battles with the ‘Wild Feather Wolf’ and ‘Wild Phnyl’ has been fixed.
• The damage dealt by ‘Wild Feather Wolf’ and ”Wild Phnyl’ has been reduced by approximately 18%.

Request, knowledge

Olvia Academy

• Some Olvia Academy quest objectives have been modified to now lead to the location of the Zaaira NPC.
  • [Hunting Course] Material Support
  • [Cooking Course] Cooking for Workers
  • [Cooking Course] Calpheon Meal – Fish Fillet Salad
  • [Cooking Course] Calpheon Meal – Meat Pasta
  • [Cooking Course] Calpheon Meal – Milk Tea
  • [Cooking Course] Complete the Calpheon Meal
  • [Cooking Course] Material Support I
  • [Cooking Course] Material Support II
  • [Cooking Course] Material Support III
  • [Cooking Course] Material Support IV
  • [Cooking Course] Material Support V
  • [Cooking Course] Material Support VI
• The request to obtain the ‘Ship License: Epheria Cog’ in advance during the sailing request at Olvia Academy has been changed to avoid difficulties in proceeding with subsequent requests.
  • Existing: ‘[Sailing Course] Sailing Basics’ commission completed
  • Change: Complete the quest ‘[Sailing Course] Register for the Open Seas’ by accepting the quest ‘[Sailing Course] Supporting a Ship’ from the NPC Lodovica at the ferry terminal.

• The campus of Olvia Academy has become even more bustling.
  • Speech bubble dialogue has been added to NPCs placed within Olvia Academy.

• The objective guidance points for quests that had the objective of defeating existing Star’s End monsters have been changed.
  • [Star’s End] The Sound of the Lord of Star’s End
  • [Star’s End] Blackstar’s Creations
  • [Repeat] Evidence of Corruption
  • Red and Strong
  • Back to Reality II

• [Star’s End] When completing the main quest, the automatic movement path and the locations of some monsters have been changed to avoid crossing over the renewed Star’s End monsters.
• Improved the exchange confirmation message to appear when exchanging Herawen’s Brilliant/Splendid Fairy Wings for Mythical Feather.

• The title ‘Olvium Frontia!’ has been added.
  • You can earn the title by asking Justin Bartali about the meaning of Olvium Frontia.

• In accordance with the revamp of Magnus’ main quest, the conditions for the ‘Inverted Heart of Garmoth!’ challenge have been changed as follows:

 ※ The knowledge of the price of help can be obtained by completing the Abyss One Magnus main quest ‘[Magnus] In Return for Your Help’.

Node and Conquest Wars

Blue Battleship Balance Adjustments

[Blue Battlefield Ship Balance Adjustments]
Today, we’re introducing several balance changes for the Blue Battlefield. The Blue Battlefield is a guild-based PvP mode where the Guild Galley has essentially become the key to victory. Although we’ve made previous adjustments to balance the Guild Galley and other dealing ships, normal ships still had trouble meaningful damage to the Guild Galley. To promote more varied ship choices and tactics, we’ve increased the damage that normal ships can do to the Guild Galley. We’ve also boosted the damage that normal ships deal to forts to help them play a bigger role in fort destruction. However, since this could cause forts to fall too fast, we’ve made fort durability adjustments to keep things fair. We also received a lot of feedback about the speed of the Epheria Carrack: Volante in the Blue Battlefield. After reviewing its performance and our data, we’ve decided to slightly reduce its speed to balance things out. We’ll keep listening to your feedback and continue refining the Blue Battlefield to make sure it’s fun for everyone. Thank you.

• The durability of the Blue Battlefield Fort has been increased by 25%.

• The damage inflicted by the ships below when hitting the Blue Battlefield Fort has been increased.
  • Panokseon: +52.0%
  • Epheria Carrack: +52.0%
  • Epheria Galleon: +870.0%
    • In the case of the Epheria Carrack, this is a change to the part where the damage to the Fort was significantly less, and in reality, when hitting the Blue Battlefield Fort, the damage is applied 1.16 times that of the Epheria Carrack.

• The damage dealt by the following ships when attacking improved galleys and galleys has been changed compared to before:
  • Panokseon: +22.8%
  • Epheria Carrack: +22.8%
  • Epheria Galleon: +29.1%

• Epheria Carrack: The movement speed reduction during the Blue Battlefield has been adjusted as follows:
  • Existing speed reduction: 15%    
  • Change speed reduction: 20%

※ During the Blue Battlefield, Epheria Carrack: Except for the emergency ship, the speed of all ships is reduced by 30%, the same as before.

Blue Battlefield Reward Increase

[Blue Battlefield Reward Upgrade]
To make your ongoing participation in the Blue Battlefield more rewarding, we’re improving its rewards. First, we’ll be adding a new unified currency: Wavelit Crystal. Like the Medal of Glory from Node and Conquest Wars, you’ll collect this currency simply by participating. You’ll be able to exchange Wavelit Crystals for various items that support both Sailing and general adventure. Guild Fund rewards are also getting a boost, letting you and your guildmates better share in the excitement of victory. Personal rewards will be more than double, so you’ll receive much larger payouts for your efforts.

• The rewards you can obtain by participating in and winning the Blue Battlefield have been changed.
  • When participating in the Blue Battlefield and finally capturing the Fort, the amount of guild funds (taxes) obtained by the guild has been increased by up to 2 times as follows:

• The ‘Wavelit Crystal’ item, awarded to adventurers who are active in the Blue Battlefield, has been added.
  • The item is stored in the Unified Goods UI, and you can obtain the following quantities based on your participation in the Blue Battlefield.

Fort stage	Number of Wavelit Crystals obtained
5	20 pieces (10 additional points awarded upon capturing Question Mark Fortress)
4	17
3	15
Participation rewards	15

• Wavelit Crystals can be exchanged for the following items in the Unified Goods:

Exchange type	Item name	Number required	Number of exchanges possible
Family Exchange	Oquilla’s Origin Stone 3	150	Once per family
	Advice of Valks (+300)	150	Once per family
	Advice of Valks (+250)	85	Once per family
	Advice of Valks (+200)	50	Once per family
	Advice of Valks (+150)	30	Once per family
	[Title] Galley Captain	10	Once per family
	[Title] Galley Master	10	Once per family
	[Title] Galley sailor	10	Once per family
	[Title] Bravery	10	Once per family
	[Title] Emergency situation	10	Once per family
	[Title] Balance	10	Once per family
	[Title] Progress	10	Once per family
	[Title] Panokseon	10	Once per family
weekly exchange	Cron Stone 300	20	Twice a week
	Deep Sea Crystal Box	30	Once a week
	Crow Coin Bundle – 1000	5	Once a week
	Crow Coin Bundle – 500	3	Once a week
	Secret Book of Florin 3	3	3 times a week
	Item Collection Increase Scroll 5	5	Once a week
	Torn Treasure Map Piece Box	5	Twice a week
	Oquilla’s Flower	2	10 times a week
Permanent exchange	Gold Bar Box	10	–
	Tidal Black Stone 25	1
	Starlight Hardener	1
	Starlight Emulsifier	1
	Ravinia’s Moss Remover 2	1

• The personal rewards obtainable based on the progress of the Blue Battlefield have been increased as follows:

Oceanstrider Triumph Box (Tier 3)
Before change	After change
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5 Bluewave Loot Box x3 Deep Sea Crystal Box x1	Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10kG x1 Bluewave Loot Box x5 Deep Sea Crystal Box x1 Wavelit Crystals  х15 Obtained according to a specified probability Oquilla’s Origin Stone х1 Sunken Pirate Treasure Chest х1

Oceanstrider Triumph Box (Tier 4)
Before change	After change
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5 Bluewave Loot Box x4 Deep Sea Crystal Box x1	Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10kG x1 Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1kG x1 Bluewave Loot Box x6 Deep Sea Crystal Box x1 Wavelit Crystals  х17 Obtained according to a specified probability Oquilla’s Origin Stone х1 Sunken Pirate Treasure Chest х1

Oceanstrider Triumph Box (Tier 5)
Before change	After change
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5 Bluewave Loot Box x5 Deep Sea Crystal Box x1	Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10kG x1 Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1kG x2 Bluewave Loot Box x7 Deep Sea Crystal Box x1 Wavelit Crystals  х20 Obtained according to a specified probability Oquilla’s Origin Stone х1 Sunken Pirate Treasure Chest х1

Determined Triumph Reward of Resilience (additional reward for the Question Mark Fortress)
Before change	After change
Bluewave Loot Box x2	Bluewave Loot Box x2 Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1kG x2 Wavelit Crystals  х10

Waveworn Resolve Box (Participation Reward)
Before change	After change
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1kG x3 Bluewave Loot Box x1	Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1kG x5 Bluewave Loot Box x1 Wavelit Crystals  х15 Obtained according to a specified probability Oquilla’s Origin Stone х1 Sunken Pirate Treasure Chest х1

We’ve also added a new element to the reward boxes: a surprise item that can be dropped and bring joy to your guild members. This element was created to recreate the feeling of rejoicing together after defeating a sea monster and obtaining guild funds. While it’s a rare drop, it offers the potential for all rewards, from participation rewards to victory rewards, so we hope it brings a little joy to both adventurers and guild members who receive it. Additionally, we’ve added something special to the reward boxes: a rare surprise item that can drop and bring excitement to your entire guild. Inspired by those classic moments when guilds celebrated earning Guild Funds from sea monster hunts, this rare item can appear as part of both participation and victory rewards. We hope it creates memorable moments for everyone who receives it, and for their guildmates as well.

• The Sunken Pirate Treasure Chest item has been added.
  • This item can be obtained with a low probability when opening boxes obtained as final occupation rewards and participation rewards in stages 5/4/3.
  • When you open this item, you will obtain the following items.

Sunken Pirate Treasure Chest

5000 Crow Coins [Guild] Goldmont Pirates’ Pure Gold Goblet ※ [Guild] Goldmont Pirates’ Pure Gold Goblet can be sold to the Guild NPC shop, and you can obtain 10,000,000,000 guild funds (silver) when selling it.

UI

• The notification display in the subject tab of the Olvia Academy Pass has been improved to indicate that you have unclaimed rewards remaining.

• The mount level increase window has been improved so that it can be moved by dragging the mouse.

System

• When increasing the reinforcement probability using a Dark Predator item, if the value exceeds 300, the Dark Predator item will now be automatically removed.
• The guild leader position can no longer be delegated to a trainee guild member.

Fixes and Changes

• [Location] Fixed an issue where the opacity of the burning effect of enemies hit by the Fireball skill was not adjusted.
• An issue where you could use another guild or alliance’s supply depot during base/occupation battles has been fixed.
• The issue where monsters in the Mirumok Ruins [Dehkia’s Lantern] hunting grounds would temporarily become invisible under certain circumstances has been fixed.
• [Guild] The awkward description of the crafting materials in the item description of the Young Ocean Stalker’s Skin has been corrected.
• My Info (P) – The description of the Green Artisan in the Life tab has been changed to a description of the actual acquisition conditions.
• An issue where the Olvia Academy commission board would display different commissions at certain times has been fixed.
• A new Physis monster has been placed in the “Scale of Sika” area. Defeating it will now grant you the correct knowledge. 
• The description of the items Bell’s Heart and Khan’s Heart, combined with the Shining Alchemy Stone, has been added to include the description of the refill materials ‘Oil, Blood, and Reagent’.
• Some clan-related text has been removed from the descriptions of items that still contain it.
• An issue where heroes in the battlefield who joined a guild could view the guild league menu has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue where the Krogdalo’s Sanctuary UI could not be closed at once with the ESC key while the mount description was displayed.
• The issue where the dye window (J) was abnormally exposed when the interface size was adjusted to a small size has been fixed.
• The issue where the experience level of the connected horse was displayed in the carriage’s mount information has been fixed.
• When attempting to store multiple identical Alchemy Stones or equipment in a trading warehouse at the same time, a warning message will now always be displayed if the Alchemy Stones or dyed equipment contain a polished value.
• An issue where the game could intermittently crash during the character selection screen has been fixed.
• An issue where plum tree branches would appear awkward in low graphic quality has been fixed.
• Fixed awkward terrain in certain locations on Hasra Cliff.
• Fixed an issue where trees/stones etc. would appear awkwardly positioned in certain locations and angles in the Ross Sea.
• Bush placement in certain locations in the Balenos Mountains has been adjusted to be more natural.
• The issue where the bottom description of the contribution item rental UI looked awkward has been fixed.
• The map frame in the Olvia Academy principal’s office has been replaced.
• Some awkward terrain near the top of the main building of Olvia Academy has been fixed.
• The issue where key inputs did not allow progress during ‘[Combat Course] How to Survive’ has been improved. 
• An issue where messages would not be sent when sending a whisper, including the ability to share a request with an adventurer on another server, has been fixed.
• The issue where the social action ‘My Maid’s ‘Olvium Frontia!’ was not possible has been fixed.
• The phenomenon where previously made expressions would remain when using the ‘O/X’ social action for My Maid has been fixed.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where the Agris Essence tooltip could not be viewed when the Reinforcement Window and Alchemy Stone/Polishing Growth screen were open.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where the palette description in the dye window (J) would remain even after the palette window was closed.
• [Pad Mode] A key guide has been added to allow you to view the experience points of horses connected to the carriage.
• [Pad Mode] The vehicle level increase UI window has been improved to allow operation with buttons without snapping.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where the bottom key guide of Marni’s Exploration Report UI was displayed in an awkward position.
• [Pad Mode] Fixed an issue where snapping to the reward icon was not possible when opening the request details UI in the Olvia Academy UI.