[Updates] Patch Notes - December 22, 2021 | Black Desert NA/EU (2024)

2021 Winter Season

● 2021 Winter Season has begun.
- You can create a new character for the 2021 Winter Season.

Season Servers

● Black Desert's Season Servers help new adventurers to settle in quickly and help them rapidly level up.
- The season servers will be Season-1 (Novice Only), Season-2, Season-3, Season-4, Season (Arsha)
* The conditions for connecting to the Season-1 (Novice Only) have changed as follows:

New Adventurers with the total of their characters levels below 150	Adventurers logging in within 30 days (720 hours) of creating their family
Returning Adventurers with the total of their characters levels below 150	Adventurers who have not logged in within the past 30 days (720 hours)

* These are the new conditions to connect to the Season1 (Novice Only) server as of Dec 22, 2021 (Wed) maintenance. However, the levels of characters that are being deleted are not counted towards the total.
- Only season characters may enter the Season Servers.
- Season characters cannot use the Combat/Skill EXP exchange coupons or the Secret Scroll of Pure Equilibrium.
- Season characters can use mounts, pets, and fairies from the normal server. However, they cannot ride Dream horses.
- You can get increased EXP, Season Leveling Aid Boxes when reaching certain levels, Secret Books of the Misty Breeze that grants extra Skill Points, and other benefits in the Season Servers.
- Season characters cannot equip normal gear, but they can equip the special "Naru" and "Tuvala" season gear. "Naru" gear can be obtained by completing the main questline (from the very beginning to Mediah) from Lv. 1 – Lv. 55. Gear that season characters can equip are marked by the icon as shown below.

Season character exclusive gear, Tuvala

● Season characters that have Naru PEN (V) gear can exchange them for Tuvala PRI (I) gear in their Inventory (I).
- Tuvala gear is a high-performing gear that will help you progress through the game.
- Tuvala gear can only be obtained in the Season Servers and can be enhanced using Time-filled Black Stones, Tuvala Ores, Refined Magical Black Stones, and Frozen Tides Black Stone. Tuvala gear can be enhanced up to PEN (V).
* Season-exclusive items that are obtained during the season will be removed at the end of the season.
* Season characters cannot accept the quests for Narchillan gear and cannot equip them.

Season-exclusive items that help you to progress.

● The following items can be obtained in the season servers during the season period by defeating monsters and various other content.
- The following items can only be obtained in the season servers. They can help you progress in the world of Black Desert and be used to enhance your Tuvala gear and accessories.
- You can see where to obtain the items and other details in the item descriptions.

Time-filled Black Stone	Time-filled Black Stones are used to enhance Tuvala gear via Black Spirit (,). They can also be exchanged via [Crow Merchants Guild Chief Manager] Fughar for various other enhancement materials.
Tuvala Ore	Tuvala Ores can be exchanged via the blacksmiths in each of the towns/cities for Tuvala gear and accessories. They can also be used to recover max durability of Tuvala gear that have failed their enhancement attempts.
Refined Magical Black Stone	Refined Magical Black Stones can be used to guarantee a successful enhancement attempt for Tuvala gear from PRI (I) up to TRI (III). They can also be exchanged via [Crow Merchants Guild Chief Manager] Fughar for various other enhancement materials.
Frozen Tides Black Stone	Frozen Tides Black Stones can be used to guarantee a successful enhancement attempt for TET (IV) Tuvala gear to PEN (V).
Rift's Crystal	Rift's Crystals can be exchanged via [Crow Merchants Guild Chief Manager] Fughar for various items.
Aurora Snowflake	Aurora Snowflakes can be exchanged via NPC Pulvio in Velia for various useful items.
Rift's Fragment, Rift's Echo	Obtain Rift's Fragment x5 and combine them in your Inventory to make a Rift's Echo. Rift's Echo are used to summon powerful boss monsters. The boss monsters drop various enhancement materials and other items useful for progression when defeated. * We recommend you summon the boss monsters via Rift's Echo while in a party with other Adventurers as the boss mosters are very powerful.

Season-exclusive special rewards, Season Pass

● Added the Season Pass where special rewards can be obtained when a season character completes certain objectives.
- The Black Desert Season Pass can be viewed by clicking on the banner left of the minimap and the Inventory (I) window.
- Rewards that can help your character progress will be given each time an objective is completed.
- You can also purchase the Black Spirit Pass in the Pearl Shop (F3) to get even more rewards.
- If you selected the simplified questline, you can complete the objectives on the pass by talking to the Black Spirit (,) after completing each of Fughar's Memorandum.

● Add the Winter Season-exclusive items "[Season] Crow Merchants Guild Contribution Certificate I/II." 15 of these items can each be obtained through the Season Pass and the Black Spirit Pass. They can be used to complete daily quests from Fughar.

- The rewards obtainable by completing the daily quest with the items "[Season] Crow Merchants Guild Contribution Certificate I/II" are the same and are listed below.

Items	Rewards
[Season] Crow Merchants Guild Contribution Certificate I	Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) x1 Advice of Valks (+20) x1 [Season] Great Pioneer's Chest x1
[Season] Crow Merchants Guild Contribution Certificate II

● Added the item "[Season] Aurora Snowflake." This item can be obtained from each of the 'Leveling Aid Boxes' that are given as rewards for the Season Pass. The item "[Season] Aurora Snowflake" can be used to exchange for a variety of items via the NPC Pulvio in Velia.

2021 Winter Season New Content

● Added the season character exclusive Atoraxxion: Sycrakea.
- You will enter season Atoraxxion when entering Atoraxxion from a season server.
- Season Atoraxxion is recommended for Adventurers with TRI (III) or higher Tuvala gear.
- Added the season character weekly Atoraxxion quest.

Quest	Starting NPC	Objectives	Completion NPC	Rewards
[Co-op] [Weekly] Vestige of the Rifts Bestowed by Syca	Fughar	Conquer Atoraxxion: Sycrakea, then examine Syca's Time Capsule	Syca's Time Capsule	Atoraxxion: Rift Chest

* The quest mentioned above can only be accepted and completed by season characters that are Lv. 57 or higher.
- Open the item "Atoraxxion: Rift Chest" to get the following items:

Obtainable Items

▼ Fixed Rewards:
Rift's Echo x1
Time-filled Black Stone x200
Tuvala Ore x30
Refined Magical Black Stone x30
Advice of Valks (+30) x1
Advice of Valks (+20) x2

▼ Rewards obtained at a set probability:
PRI (I) - TRI (III) Tuvala accessory x1
Frozen Tides Black Stone x1

- You must have the following requirements to enter Atoraxxion: Sycrakea.

* Lv. 57 or higher
* Black Spirit (,) > Main Questline "[Invitation from I]" completed
* Completed either Awakening or Succession
* Completed the quest "[Atoraxxion] Talibre's Tear" in the questline "[5-person Co-op] The Last Stronghold, Atoraxxion" which allows you to interact with the Sol Magia in the Ancient Stone Chamber.
* Afterwards, you can defeat the final boss in Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea/Sycrakea and get the weekly rewards without doing the main questline again.

● Added a Challenge that can only be completed in Atoraxxion: Sycrakea.
- The Challenge for Atoraxxion: Sycrakea can be completed once per family.
- You can complete the Challenge and collect the rewards by logging with a character that has obtained the knowledge by defeating Maleficent Centilutos in Atoraxxion: Sycrakea.

Challenge	Objective	Reward
[Season] On the Corrupt Yolun Dagger!	Defeat the Maleficent Centilutos and obtain the knowledge "On the Corrupt Yolun Dagger"	Atoraxxion: Rift Chest x1

* This Challenge can be completed by learning the Knowledge "On the Corrupt Yolun Dagger", which is learned by defeating Maleficent Centilutos on the normal or season server.
* The Challenge "[Season] On the Corrupt Yolun Dagger!" can only be completed by season characters during the season period.
* Adventurers that have already defeated Maleficent Centilutos and learned the Knowledge "On the Corrupt Yolun Dagger" can complete the Challenge by logging in with their season characters.
* You can find more details about Atoraxxion: Sycrakea by going to "[Updates] Patch Notes - October 6, 2021 > Atoraxxion: Sycrakea."

● Added a season character exclusive quest, where at Lv. 60, they can earn about 30% Combat EXP.
- The quest "[Season] To Greater Heights!" can be completed once per family.

Quests	Starting NPC	Objectives
[Season] To Greater Heights!	Black Spirit	Defeat 5,000 monsters
[Season] Fughar's Faded Memories	Black Spirit	Hand over Fughar's Precious Necklace to Fughar

■ Season-exclusive Quests and Content!

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For faster progress, Season-exclusive items!

● Tuvala gear requires a special black stone called the "Time-filled Black Stone" to enhance.
- Time-filled Black Stones can be obtained from anywhere in Black Desert by defeating monsters.

● The success rates of Tuvala gear and accessory enhancements are listed below:
- Enhancement Chance can be gained by exchanging Black Stone (Weapon/Armor), using Advice of Valks, and by failing gear/accessory enhancement attempts.

Tuvala Gear
Enhancement Levels	Enhancement Chance	Success Rate
DUO (II)	20	60.00%
TRI (III)	30	60.00%
TET (IV)	40	35.00%
PEN (V)	60	35.00%

Tuvala Accessories
Enhancement Levels	Enhancement Chance	Success Rate
PRI (I)	10	84.00%
DUO (II)	20	77.00%
TRI (III)	30	72.00%
TET (IV)	35	59.50%
PEN (V)	40	50.40%

● Tuvala gear can be enhanced up to PRI (I), DUO (II), and TRI (III) ehancement levels guaranteed if you use Refined Magical Black Stones.

Enhancement Levels	Refined Magical Black Stones Required
+15 → PRI (I)	10
PRI (I) → DUO (II)	15
DUO (II) → TRI (III)	20

● Tuvala gear that are enhanced up to PRI (I), DUO (II), and TRI (III) ehancement levels guaranteed with Refined Magical Black Stone will lose 20 max durability.

● Tuvala Ore can be used to recover the max durability of Tuvala gear that were reduced due to failed enhancement attempts and guarateed enhancement attempts.
- Additionally, you can exchange Tuvala Ore for the same Tuvala gear (non-enhanced) and use the gear to recover max durability as well.

● You can get a PEN (V) Tuvala Ring and PEN (V) Tuvala Earring through Challenges (Y) when your season character reaches Lv. 60 and Lv. 61.
* The rewards will be removed from Challenges (Y) if you do not collect them before the the season period ends.

● "Frozen Tides Black Stone" can be used during this Winter Season. This item can be obtained through the Season Pass, Season Atoraxxion, and other methods. It can be used to guaratee that a Tuvala gear (excluding accessories) will succesfully enhance from TET (IV) to PEN (V).

● Added the item 'Fughar's Timepiece' for Winter Season. This item allows you to transfer the season character status and Combat/Skill EXP to another character.
- Fughar's Timepiece can be obtained once per family by completing the quest '[Season] Fughar's Special Timepiece' from Fughar with a Lv. 25 or higher season character.
- Fughar's Timepiece can be used in a normal server on a Lv. 25 or higher season character that has all their gear unequipped. The transfer can be completed with a Lv. 25 or lower normal character within the family.
- Once the transferal is complete, all seasonal privileges will be transferred to the normal character, who will also gain the total Combat/Skill EXP of the season character.
- Upon using the Transferal, you will move to the Select a Character window, and your character will obtain 3 types of Tuvala Weapon Exchange Coupons: Tuvala Main Weapon Exchange Coupon, Tuvala Sub-weapon Exchange Coupon, and Tuvala Awakening Exchange Coupon. This will allow you to change the weapons into those suitable for your class.
* Tuvala Weapon Exchange Coupons cannot be used on Tuvala gear that were converted with the Conversion Stones and are equipped by normal characters.

Season Server-exclusive Content

● Season-exclusive Red Battlefield will be available during the Winter Season.
- Normal characters cannot enter the season Red Battlefield.
● Added the quest "[Season Daily] Join the Red Battlefield!" that can be accepted in the season Red Battlefield.
- This quest can be accepted from the Red Battlefield NPC Daz. You can get the following rewards by completing this quest:

Quest

Rewards

[Season Daily] Join the Red Battlefield!

Standard
- Contribution EXP 100
- Rift's Fragment

Select 1:
- Time-filled Black Stone x25
- Tuvala Ore x10
- Refined Magical Black Stone x5

● Added the season-exclusive Atoraxxion.
- You will enter season Atoraxxion when entering Atoraxxion from a season server.
- Season Atoraxxion is recommended for Adventurers with TRI (III) or higher Tuvala gear.
● Added the season character-exclusive weekly Atoraxxion quest.

Quest	Starting NPC	Objectives	Completion NPC	Rewards
[Co-op] [Weekly] Vestige of the Rifts Bestowed by Vaha	Fughar	Conquer Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea, then examine Vaha's Time Capsule	Vaha's Time Capsule	Atoraxxion: Rift Chest

* The quest mentioned above can only be accepted and completed by season characters that are Lv. 57 or higher.
- You must have the following requirements to enter Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea.

- Open the item "Atoraxxion: Rift Chest" to get the following items:

Obtainable Items

▼ Fixed Rewards:
Rift's Echo x1
Time-filled Black Stone x200
Tuvala Ore x30
Refined Magical Black Stone x30
Advice of Valks (+30) x1
Advice of Valks (+20) x2

▼ Rewards obtained at a set probability:
PRI (I) - TRI (III) Tuvala accessory x1
Frozen Tides Black Stone x1

● Added the Challenge for Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea this Winter Season.
- The Challenge for Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea can be completed once per family.
- You can complete the Challenge by logging in with a character that has the Knowledge learned from defeating Apex Urukios in Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea.
- The following Challenge can be completed in the season server:

Challenge	Objective	Reward
[Season] On the Lucretia Dagger!	Defeat Apex Urukios in Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea to learn the Knowledge "On the Lucretia Dagger"	Atoraxxion: Rift Chest x1

* You can defeat Apex Urukios in a season server to learn the Knowledge "On the Lucretia Dagger" to complete the Challenge.
* The Challenge "[Season] On the Lucretia Dagger!" can only be completed by season characters and during the season period.
* Rewards from season Challenges that are not collected will be deleted when the season ends.

● Changed the following monster zones to be party monster zones for the duration of the Winter Season on the normal and season servers.

Monster Zones	Recommended Party Size	Recommended Gear
Waragon Nest	3 Members	PRI (I) - DUO (II) enhanced Tuvala gear
Basilisk Den	3 Members	DUO (II) - TRI (III) enhanced Tuvala gear
Shultz Guard	3 Members	TRI (III) - PEN (V) enhanced Tuvala gear

* You can check the number of recommended party members from the World Map (M). Rights to items dropped from defeated monsters will be set according to the number of recommended party members.

● Added the season server exclusive content "Ancient Weapon Invasion."
- There were reports that Ancient Weapons have appeared in Mediah and Valencia regions and are wrecking the place. Hence the Capital Guards of Altinova and Valencia are recruiting adventurers to stop these Ancient Weapons.
- Defeat the monsters of the Mediah and Valencia Monster Zones in a Season Server and the Ancient Weapon Invasion event will start at a certain rate.
- A warning message will appear when the Ancient Weapon Invasion event starts. 5 minutes later, several Ancient Weapons will appear. The more adventurers there are nearby, the more Ancient Weapons will appear.
- Defeat all Ancient Weapons as well as the boss to get the following loot.
- There will be penalty for death while fighting the Ancient Weapons.

Time-filled Black Stone
Tuvala Ore
Refined Magical Black Stone
Specter's Energy
Sharp Spirit Stone of Destruction
Sharp Spirit Stone of Protection
Tuvala Accessory Box

Enchanted Scroll (+20)
Enchanted Scroll (+30)
Enchanted Scroll (+40)
Gold Bar 1G
Gold Bar 10G
Gold Bar 100G
Soiled Ogre Ring

* You may obtain one Tuvala Accessory enhanced up to DUO (II) from the Tuvala Accessory Box.

For even faster progression, Season-exclusive quests

● Added a "simplified main questline" for veteran Adventurers that can only be completed in the season server. However, this questline is only available during the season server. The entire questline will be removed when the season server ends.
- The simplified questline will be available to Adventurers that have completed the entire Mediah main questline and completed the quest "[Pet] Bareeds' Junaid" from Bareeds III at least once. The simplified questline can only be completed once per family with a season character.
- Once your season character reaches Velia through the main questline and completes the quest "The Sage of Velia", go to Alustin in Velia to start the simplified questline by accepting the quest "[Special Growth] Birth of a Prestigious Family."
- You will not be able to proceed with the Serendia, Calpheon, and Mediah main questlines upon accepting this quest. Instead, Adventurers will be able to level freely and receive rewards for reaching certain levels.
- The last quest of the simplified questline, "[Season] Fughar's Memorandum - Chapter 11", will make the character have fulfilled the same prerequisites of a character who has completed the Mediah main questline and allow them to start the Valencia questline.
- Additionally, when progressing through each of the quests, the character will get inventory expansion quests and certain regular quests.
- If you selected the simplified questline by accepting the quest "[Special Growth] Birth of a Prestigious Family" from the NPC Alustin, you can complete the objectives on the Season Pass by talking to Black Spirit (/) after completing each of Fughar's Memorandum.
* You cannot accept the previous main questline if you selected the simplified questline on the Select Quest window.

● Added weekly quests monster zones that give you a standard reward of Rift's Echo x1 and one selection reward from the following options: Time-filled Black Stone x600, Tuvala Ore x90, Refined Magical Black Stone x40.
- You can accept the following weekly quests from each of the node mangers that are mentioned in the Quests (O) window → Recurring tab → "[Season] Stronger Tuvala Gear".

- [Weekly] Hordes of Bandits
- [Weekly] Rules of the Roud Sulfur Works
- [Weekly] Impenitent Criminals
- [Weekly] Homesick Desert Naga
- [Weekly] Dangerous Argos Saunils
- [Weekly] Help that Never Arrives
- [Weekly] New Mushroom Dish
- [Weekly] Rule of Power
- [Weekly] A Soldier Who Cannot Go Home
- [Weekly] For the Forest
- [Weekly] Frenzy of Manshaums

- [Weekly] Full-scale Cleaning of the Tshira Ruins
- [Weekly] Blood Wolf Extermination
- [Weekly] Training with the Shultz Guard
- [Weekly] Revenge against the Basilisk
- [Weekly] Sleep-disrupting Centaurus
- [Weekly] Accepted by the Bashim
- [Weekly] Purify the Sherekhan Necropolis
- [Weekly] Breeding Protties
- [Weekly] Preparing to Leave
- [Weekly] Bounty on the Cadries
- [Weekly] A Rattling Sound

● Added quests where you can get Valk's Advice from Fughar when you enhance you Tuvala defensive gear and weapons to TRI (III) and TET (IV).
- When you get TRI (III) or TET (IV) Tuvala gear, you can get an Advice of Valks (+40) or Advice of Valks (+60) respectively.
* [Enhancement] Even Harder Tuvala Helmet I, II
* [Enhancement] Even Sturdier Tuvala Armor I, II
* [Enhancement] Even Tougher Tuvala Gloves I, II
* [Enhancement] Even Swifter Tuvala Shoes I, II
* [Enhancement] Even Stronger Tuvala Main Weapon I, II
* [Enhancement] Even Fancier Tuvala Sub-weapon I, II
* [Enhancement] Even Sharper Tuvala Awakening Weapon I, II

● Added quests where season characters can obtain Tuvala enhancement materials from Black Spirit when proceeding with the main questlines in Valencia, Kamasylvia, Drieghan, and O'dyllita.
- [Season] Rabam's Gift
- [Season] Sahazad's Gift
- [Season] Weekly monster zone quest
- [Season] Brolina's Gift
- [Season] Durgeff's Gift
- [Season] Hughol's Gift
- [Season] Arethel's Gift

● Added quests where season characters can get the item Secret Book of the Misty Breeze, that gives a large amount of Skill EXP, by proceeding with the main questlines in Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, and Mediah.
- [Season Server] First Step to Greatness, Balenos
- [Season Server] Into the Tangled World, Serendia
- [Season Server] Fate, Justice, and Power, Calpheon
- [Season Server] Fixer of Turbulent Times, Mediah
* If you selected the simplified questline, you can get the above mentioned secret books by completing certain Fughar's Memorandum quests.

● Added "region quests" that are available during the Winter Season period in certain monster zones in regions like Valencia, Kamasylvia, Drieghan.
- Region quests are accepted automatically if your character meets the requirements and is in the pertaining monster zone. Defeating the monsters in the area will fill the bar on the UI and shows your progress for the quest. Completing the quests rewards you with items that can help you progress in Black Desert.
- There are level requirements for each of the regions depending on their difficulty. The rewards given also vary depending on the difficulty.

Monster Zone	Level Requirement
Bashim Base	Lv. 56 or higher
Desert Naga Temple	Lv. 56 or higher
Titium Valley	Lv. 56 or higher
Cadry Ruins	Lv. 57 or higher
Gahaz Bandit's Lair	Lv. 57 or higher
Crescent Shrine	Lv. 57 or higher
Tshira Ruins	Lv. 57 or higher
Fadus Habitat	Lv. 57 or higher
Protty Cave	Lv. 57 or higher
Polly's Forest	Lv. 58 or higher
Waragon Nest	Lv. 58 or higher
Taphtar Plain	Lv. 60 or higher
Basilisk Den	Lv. 60 or higher
Roud Sulfur Mine	Lv. 60 or higher
Pila Ku Jail	Lv. 60 or higher
Sherekhan Necropolis	Lv. 60 or higher
Blood Wolf Settlement	Lv. 60 or higher
Forest Ronaros Area	Lv. 60 or higher
Navarn Steppe	Lv. 60 or higher
Manshaum Forest	Lv. 60 or higher

* Other season related quests were automatically forfeited as the Winter Season has begun. Certain quest completions will also be reset.
* Certain season related quests do not count towards your total number of quests completed.

■ For more details about the 2021 Winter Season, check out the "[GM Note] 2021 Winter Season."