Hello, Adventurers.
This is The MMORPG, Black Desert.
These are the updates made to Black Desert on May 20, 2020.
(Patch size: approx. 303.53)
※ Please read below for details.

EVENT
Event 1. Changed the event period for "In Search of Fabled Treasure!" as follows.
[Before - 2 weeks]
- May 13 (Wed) after maintenance ~ May 27 (Wed) before maintenance
[Before - 3 weeks]
- 1st: May 13 (Wed) after maintenance ~ May 20 (Wed) before maintenance
- 2nd: May 27 (Wed) after maintenance ~ June 10 (Wed) before maintenance
※ Due to the change in the event period, starting from today after maintenance until the next one, you will not be able to obtain "Treasure Items" from certain monsters.
Event 2. Black Market, Patrigio Shop!
Event Period
- May 20, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance – May 27, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance
Event 3. Golden Bars from Shakatu!
Event Period
- May 20, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance – June 3, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance
Event 4. More Gold Bars the More You Play!
Event Period
- May 21, 2020 (Thu) at 00:00 – June 3, 2020 (Wed) at 23:59
Event 5. To Roll or Not to Roll?
Event Period
- May 20, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance – June 3, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance
Event 6. Abracadabra, Items Come Out and Drop!
Event Period
- May 20, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance – June 3, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance
Event 7. Hot Time + More Hot Time = ?
Event Period
- May 20, 2020 (Wed) after maintenance – May 27, 2020 (Wed) before maintenance
Event 8. Eye-Watering Golden Login Rewards!?
Event Period
- May 21, 2020 (Thu) at 00:00 – June 3, 2020 (Wed) at 23:59
Event 9. Eye-Watering Golden Login Rewards!?
Event Period
- May 21, 2020 (Thu) at 10:00 – May 27, 2020 (Wed) at 10:00
MAJOR UPDATES
● Added the new Adventure Log, Dorin Morgrim's Secret Journal.
- With a character Lv. 56 or higher, accept and complete the quest "Adventure Log: Stories of a Great Blacksmith" from the Black Spirit to obtain Dorin Morgrim's Secret Journal.
- Once activated, this Adventure Log allows you to complete the quest by bringing certain items and enhanced gear to Dorin Morgrim. (Excluding Blackstar and Awakening weapons)
- Completing this Adventure Log will reward items and the Item Drop Rate Increase buff.
- The buff's effect stacks with other scrolls, yet does not overlap other Adventure Log buffs, so please keep that in mind.
NEW & IMPROVEMENTS
| CONTENTS
- Addednew Guild Missions.
Guild Mission |
Guild Size |
Condition |
Reward |
[Gathering] Guild Supply Mission |
Small |
Gather Wild Grass x1600 |
Guild Skill EXP (10,000) |
[Gathering] Guild Supply Mission |
Medium |
Gather Wild Grass x3200 |
Guild Skill EXP (15,000) |
[Gathering] Guild Supply Mission |
Large |
Gather Wild Grass x3600 |
Guild Skill EXP (25,000) |
[Gathering] Guild Supply Mission |
Extra Large |
Gather Wild Grass x5600 |
Guild Skill EXP (35,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Small |
Defeat Forest Ronaros x1000 in the Tooth Fairy Forest |
Guild Skill EXP (30,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Medium |
Defeat Forest Ronaros x2000 in the Tooth Fairy Forest |
Guild Skill EXP (40,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Large |
Defeat Forest Ronaros x3000 in the Tooth Fairy Forest |
Guild Skill EXP (75,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Extra Large |
Defeat Forest Ronaros x4000 in the Tooth Fairy Forest |
Guild Skill EXP (120,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Small |
Defeat the Ancient Civilization Followers x1000 in Aakman Temple |
Guild Skill EXP (40,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Medium |
Defeat the Ancient Civilization Followers x1500 in Aakman Temple |
Guild Skill EXP (60,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Large |
Defeat the Ancient Civilization Followers x2200 in Aakman Temple |
Guild Skill EXP (90,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Extra Large |
Defeat the Ancient Civilization Followers x3000 in Aakman Temple |
Guild Skill EXP (140,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Small |
Defeat the Ancient Weapons x700 in Hystria Ruins |
Guild Skill EXP (40,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Medium |
Defeat the Ancient Weapons x1050 in Hystria Ruins |
Guild Skill EXP (60,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Large |
Defeat the Ancient Weapons x1540 in Hystria Ruins |
Guild Skill EXP (90,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Extra Large |
Defeat the Ancient Weapons x2100 in Hystria Ruins |
Guild Skill EXP (140,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Small |
Defeat depraved harbingers x1000 at Star's End |
Guild Skill EXP (60,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Medium |
Defeat depraved harbingers x1500 at Star's End |
Guild Skill EXP (80,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Large |
Defeat depraved harbingers x2200 at Star's End |
Guild Skill EXP (100,000) |
[Subjugation] Protect the Villagers |
Extra Large |
Defeat depraved harbingers x3000 at Star's End |
Guild Skill EXP (150,000) |
- Addeda warning message informing that the entire process will be canceled when attempting to Mass Process items that do not stack via the Processing Window (L).
- Changedthe minimum BPM value from 0 to 1 when Composing.
Coupon Code: Bayr-am20-20TR
ITEM
- Added[Level 5] Sea Trade Items on the Brilliant Pearl Shard and Brilliant Rock Salt Ingot item descriptions.
- Changedthe poison effect of consuming Amanita Mushroom.
- Fear Resistance → Knockdown/Bound +5% - Fixedthe issue of the Saunil Siege Captain Summon Scroll only summoning the monster and not granting the quest when used by a character below Lv. 57.
- As long as the player meets the scroll's required level of Lv. 45, they will automatically acquire the quest "[Co-op] Defeat the Saunil Siege Captain." - Fixedthe Crafting Notes for Vinegar to display the correct ingredients.
MOUNT
- Improvedblue-grade equipment for Guild Galleys.
Item Name |
Before |
After |
[Guild] Galley: Steller's Sea Eagle Prow |
Movement Speed +2% ~ +10% |
Movement Speed +2% ~ +10% |
[Guild] Galley: Upgraded Blue Plating |
Weight +450 LT ~ +1400 LT |
Weight +450 LT ~ +2000 LT |
[Guild] Galley: Cloud Breeze Sail |
Rations +10000 ~ +28000 |
Rations +10000 ~ +40000 |
[Guild] Galley: Sophia Cannon |
Durability +5000 ~ +35000 |
Durability +5000 ~ +80000 |
- Increasedthe number of max cannonballs for Guild Galleys.
- 120 → 360 - Improvedthe single volley of normal fire mode to be able to quickly fire the opposite cannons after first firing those on the other side.
- Improvedthe ship's standby mode to be able to turn by pressing A or D.
- Increasedthe movement radius of the Smooth-Turn skill, thereby improving its turning in-place.
- ImprovedSmooth-Turn to be able to cancel turning and move with the W key.
- Addedthe Z, C keys to control the AbruptTurn skill.
| QUEST & KNOWLEDGE
- Thefollowingknowledge can now be obtained by adventurers who've already completed the renewed Kamasylvia Main Quests.
- Fadus and Ash Forest
- White Warrior
Completing "[Kamasylvia] White Warrior" then talking with Khalid of Loopy Tree Forest will grant the above knowledge. - Specifiedthe hints regarding where to learn the following Knowledge.
- Gyfin Rhasia Temple Story I
- Gyfin Rhasia Temple Story II
- Gyfin Rhasia Temple Story III
- Edana and Gyfin Rhasia
- Great Legacy
You can acquire the knowledge hints of certain quests while carrying out their consecutive quests. - QuestList(O) window - Fixed the quest "Survival Guru" to properly display the prerequisite "Looking for Adventurers" in the Suggested tab.
UI
- Addeda moving indicator when clicking the Key Guide that examines quest objects.
- Improvedthe Guild Mount list window.
- Fixedthe issue where the inventory's background changed after opening the inventory with the Pearl Shop (F3) and Dye (J) windows open.
- Improvedthe Server Change window by adding additional server descriptions that players can choose to display or not.
- Fixedthe issue where an incorrect system message was displayed after failing a TRI (III) item.
Changes and Fixes
Fixedthe issue where certain phrases in the Guild House descriptions in certain regions did not appear properly.
- Fixedthe issue where irregular skills appeared when toggling all skills in the Toggle [Guardian] Black Spirit's Rage window.
- Fixedthe issue where the 3D minimap settings reset after reaching Lv. 7. with a newly-created character.
- Fixedthe issue of unobtainable quests remaining when switching to a character that does not meet the level requirements after setting the Quests (O) window to filter quests for Lv. 20 and higher with a different, level-appropriate character.
- Fixedthe issue of the Abandoned Monastery information graphic appearing incorrectly after investing in a Node on a character under Lv. 59 on the World Map (M).
- Fixedthe issue where Chat window settings reset when logging on with a Lv. 7 character.
- Fixedthe issue of the wrong chat window's font colors being altered after changing the System Message font colors in the Chat Window settings.
- Fixedthe issue where the words in the Recruit Guild Member window were not aligned properly.
- Fixedthe issue of certain grass and trees floating in the air between Grána and Gyfin Rhasia Temple.
- Fixedthe issue where the ship suddenly stopped after consecutive use of BreezySail with Ebenruth's Nol equipped.
- Fixedthe issue of the Copyrights window not closing even after pressing the Close button.
- [Shai]Fixedthe typo in the tooltip when receiving the Time to Shine! Buff.
- [MaehwaSuccession]Fixed the issue where the Red Blade effect did not activate even when 3 Red Petals were collected.
- [MysticSuccession]Fixed the issue where holding F while using Prime: Soul Basher activated Prime: Tornado Kick instead of the last hit.
- Fixedthe issue where a black dot occasionally appeared on the screen.
- Addedspecial effects and changed the color of the titles rewarded to adventurers who won in the Arena of Arsha Class Tournament.
- Fixedthe issue of an irregular amount of Stamina being restored when transitioning to FocusFire mode.
We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,
Thank you.
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