Hello Adventurers, This is the Black Desert Console Service Team.

We're informing you of the latest update applied after the scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, Mar 6.
Today's update brings the new class Scholar, class changes, and more.

We hope these help you embark on better adventures in game, Adventurers!

▲ New Class Scholar Trailer

 

▲ New Class Scholar Combat Preview

 

New Class, Scholar

• Released Scholar, the maven of Alchemy, earthen metals, and all things relative to mass and velocity.
  • Scholar's Ascension quest [Scholar Ascension] Echoes of a Forgotten Place becomes available at Lv. 56.
    • Complete the Ascension questline to obtain all the skills in the Awakening Weapon tab.
  • The below AP ratio is applied for main and awakening weapon skills.
    • Main weapon skills: 100% of main weapon AP
    • Awakening weapon (Ascension) skills: 70% of awakening weapon AP, 30% of main weapon AP

 

 

• Added the Hall of Adventurers: Scholar chat group for all Scholar-focused adventurers to flock and discuss the class.
• Increased the maximum character slots by 1 due to the addition of the new class. (31 → 32 slots)
• Issued 1 Season Character Ticket to all adventurers.

Check out the GM Note for the new class, Scholar

• Changed the system to prevent death penalties when a monster kills an adventurer who is Forced Attacked by another adventurer.
  • Adventurer who dies to a monster within a certain duration after being subjected to Forced Attack willl not receive death penalties.
    • In the above situation, Karma of the character who activated Forced Attack and attacked will decrease.

• The damage of the skills learned during the growth phase of the following classes has been adjusted.
  • Warrior, Sorceress, Ranger, Berserker, Tamer, Musa, Maehwa, Valkyrie, Kunoichi, Ninja, Striker, Mystic, Lahn, Archer, Guardian, Hashashin.

Warrior

The Warrior's resilience in combat has been significantly enhanced, allowing for the continuation of battles and the chaining of skill combos, even when outnumbered. In the case of Succession, Warrior can now move laterally while in Succession: Guard, reducing instances where Prime: Evasion was intended to be used but was performed after the guard was released due to late key input. Furthermore, after Floating enemies with Prime: Counter, Warrior can now approach the opponent and continue the combo. As for the Awakening, Burning Moxie has been revamped to intensify the Warrior's attacks based on the number of surrounding enemies.

Main & Succession

Meditation (I to III)

• Changed the skill as follows:

• • Changed WP recovery: 350/400/500 based on the skill level.

• • Changed HP recovery: 300/400/500 based on the skill level.

• • Changed the cooldown: 40/30/20 sec based on the skill level.
  • Deleted the Charging feature.
  • Changed to be available with your greatsword.

• • Changed to be added to the ring menu. When performed via the ring menu with your greatsword, your weapon will be swtiched to main weapon.

 

Succession: Meditation

• Deleted the skill due to the change in Meditation.

 

Succession: Guard

• Improved to be able to move left and right during the skill.

• • Consumes Stamina during lateral movement as before.

 

 

Prime: Heavy Strike

• Added Forward Guard to the skill.

 

Prime: Shield Strike

• Added the Stun effect that only applies to monsters on attack 1 and 2 hits.

 

Prime: Counter

• Changed Prime: Earth Tremor to be activated while leaping forward, when pressing O/B after the upward counter.

 

• Changed the effect of All Accuracy Rate: +15% for 3 sec → +9% for 10 sec

• • Changed not to stack with the same effect of Prime: Enhanced Spirit.

 

Prime: Enhanced Spirit

• Removed the Evasion increase effect and changed the following effects: All DP +20 → +40, All Accuracy Rate +15% → +20%.

 

Counter (I to Absolute)

• Fixed the issue where the effect did not appear when using the skill after using another skill.

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Awakening

Flow: Reckless Blow

• Changed the skill as follows:

• • Removed Attack Speed increase effect when charging is complete and transferred the effect to Burning Moxie.

 

Burning Moxie

• Changed the skill as follows:

• • Changed to a passive.

• • When using the awakening skill, the Attack/Movement Speed and All DP increases based on the number of enemies around the character.

• • When there are 1/3/6 enemies around, the Attack/Movement speed increases by 10%/10%/15% for 5/10/10 sec, and All DP increases by 20/30/40.

 

Grave Digging

• Improved to smoothly combo into the skill after Crushing, Flow: Tempest, or Flow: Reckless Blow.

 

Flow: Ankle Break

• Changed the Bound effect to apply only to monsters and added Forward Guard during the skill.

 

Greatsword Defense

• Corrected the skill description.

Kunoichi

The Succession Kunoichi can gather the effects of Ninjutsu: Ghost, Soul, Spirit and inflict powerful damage through Prime: Wheel of Wrath. In PvE or PvP, we have made it possible to obtain the Ninjutsu: Ghost, Soul, Spirit buffs faster, so that you can inflict damage more frequently with Prime: Wheel of Wrath.

Main Weapon & Succession

Prime: Ankle Cutter

• Consumes 20 WP now.

• Changed so that stamina is not consumed when used during cooldown.

• Added the buff Ninjutsu: Spirit to be applied upon use.

 

Prime: Flash Slash

• Changed so that a moving attack is not performed when pressing L2/LT or O/B during the skill.

 

Prime: Wheel of Wrath

• Changed the animation speed of the skill.

• • Fixed the issue where the attack 1 wouldn't hit when comboed from other skills while rotating the screen.

• Unified the attack area of the attack 1 to match the effect.

• Unified the attack area of the attack 2 to be wider.

 

Prime: Danse Macabre

• Improved the skill to smoothly combo into the following skills:

• • Crescent Slash, Ankle Cutter, Prime: Shadow Explosion, Prime: Shackles

• Moved some of the description text that was in the control description to the part that explains the effects of the skill.

 

Prime: Shadow Clone I-IV

• Reduced the cooldown: 10 sec → 8 sec

Wizard, Witch

Main Weapon & Succession

Blizzard (I to Absolute) & Prime: Blizzard: Storm

• Fixed the issue where all speed reduction effect was stacked with any speed reduction effect of the other skills.

Wizard

Awakening

Elementalization, Teleport

• Improved to smoothly combo into Teleport after Elementalization.

 

Flow: Magical Evasion

• Reduced the cooldown: 4 sec → 3 sec.

 

Keeper: Arne & Keeper: Marg

• Changed to summon Arne/Marg by pressing O/B when the character stops or after Flow: Magical Evasion.

• • Accordingly, improved so that Arne/Marg is not summoned even if O/B is pressed while during the skill.

 

Chilling Wave

• Fixed the issue where the Movement Speed reduction effect was stacked with that of other skills.

• Corrected the description of the Accuracy Rate in the effects of Arne, Marg, Flame's Calling, and Lava Zone.

Witch

The Awakening Witch has been improved towards enhancing defensive capabilities. Magical Shield has been adjusted to withstand greater damage, and the duration of the Resistance increase effect of Black Spirit: Detonative Flow has been extended, offering greater advantages when utilizing Black Spirit skills. Also, the cooldown of Flow: Magical Evasion has been adjusted, providing more opportunities to dodge enemy attacks in the midst of combat.

Awakening

Fissure Wave

• Removed the effect of Attack/Casting Speed reduction on hits.

• • This effect has been transferred to Thunder Storm.

 

Thunder Storm & Black Spirit: Thunder Storm

• Reduced the cooldown: 13/12/11 sec → 10/9/8 sec based on the skill level.
• Added an effect of Attack/Casting Speed -30% for 5 sec on hits.
  • Changed the effect of Movement Speed reduction: -20% for 10 sec → -30% for 5 sec.            
    
    • However, it does not overlap with the Shocked effect added when Tett is summoned.            

 

Thunder Storm

• Changed so that Tett will attack according to the player's attack when the Tett effect of the skill is activated while Gorr or Tett is summoned.

 

Black Spirit: Detonative Flow

• Changed the duration of the All Resistance Increase effect from 10 sec to 20 sec.

 

Tectonic Block

• Changed the duration of the All DP Increase effect from 5 sec to 10 sec.

 

Equilibrium Break

• Improved to be able to combo into Flow: Magical Evasion or Elementalization before the skill hits.

 

Elementalization, Teleport

• Improved to smoothly combo into Teleport after Elementalization.

 

Flow: Magical Evasion

• Reduced the cooldown: 4 sec → 3 sec.

 

Keeper: Tett & Keeper: Gorr

• Changed the some of the effects of Gorr's Blessing and Tett's Ascent as follows:            
  
  • Recover 250 MP every 10 sec → Max MP +700            
• Changed to summon Gorr/Tett by pressing O/B when the character stops or after Flow: Magical Evasion.
  
  • Accordingly, improved so that Gorr/Tett is not summoned even if O/B is pressed while during the skill.

 

• Corrected the description of the Accuracy Rate in the effects of Gorr, Tett, Earth's Calling, and Toxic Flood.            
• Fixed the issue where the earthquake damage of Black Spirit: Fissure Wave (II to IV) was same with Black Spirit: Fissure Wave I.            

Striker

Striker Succession has been enhanced with skills designed for engaging multiple enemies. Alongside the well-loved combo, Prime: Wolf's Fang and Wolf's Explosive Fangs, we've introduced a new option. Now, you can perform a combo on a target under CC effects by activating Prime: Roaring Tiger and Explosive Jolt combo while maintaining your defense effect. Additionally, Prime: Fist Fury, previously underutilized, has been revamped to swiftly gather Martial Spirit Shards, making it handy in situations requiring a quick accumulation.

Main & Succession

Prime: Roaring Tiger

• Added Forward Guard to the skill.

 

Silent Step

• Improved to combo smoothly into other skills.

• Changed the defense effect: Invincible during the skill → Super Armor

 

Prime: Fist Fury

• Changed the skill as follows:

• • Added an 8-sec cooldown.

• • • You cannot use the skill during the cooldown.

• • Changed Floating on attack 3 hits → Knockback on attack 1 hits

• • Changed the speed of the skill's movement.

• • Changed to recover more Martial Spirit Shards on hits.

• • Changed the damage and hits of the skill:

Before	After
Attack damage 903/1046/1264/1406% x3, max 3 hits Last attack damage 903/1046/1264/1406% x5   Damage -60.1% in PvP only	Attack damage 1318/1527/1845/2053% x2, max 3 hits Last attack damage 1318/1527/1845/2053% x4 Critical hit rate +30% Damage -60.1% in PvP only

 

 

Explosive Jolt

• Changed the skill as follows:

• • Changed the recovery effect: +20 WP per hit → +50 HP per hit

• • Improved to combo smoothly into other skills.

• • Changed so you can now combo into the skill while holding R1/RB after Combo: Final Blow or Roaring Tiger.

• • Changed the damage and hits of the skill:

Before	After
Attack 1 damage 707% x2 Attack 2 damage 1029% x8 Damage -60% in PvP only	Attack 1 damage 1343% x2 Attack 2 damage 2161% x5 Damage -66.5% in PvP only

 

• Fixed the issue where Heart and Soul intermittently activated before activating Discharge Energy during the use of Succession: Martial Deva.

• Fixed the issue where Martial Spirit Shards did not recover on attack 1 hits.

• Fixed the issue where the stun effect was applied on attack 3 hits when using Wolf's Explosive Fangs.

• Fixed the issue where occasionally the target was bypassed when Prime: Skull Crusher comboed into Prime: Knee Hammer.

Nova

Nova Succession has been improved to easily summon Axian with Prime: Icy Prison. The time needed to prepare for battle by casting Quoratum's Protection and summoning royal guards has been reduced by directly summoning Axian with Prime: Icy Prison without the need to use additional skills. Also, Retribution Snare has been adjusted to apply defensive effects upon successful grapple, similar to other characters, and not apply defensive effects upon failure. This allows you to continuously grapple multiple enemies if you succeed.

Main Weapon, Succession

Quoratum's Opening

• Changed to be usable during cooldown.

• • Accordingly, cooldown was changed from 5 sec to 7 sec.

• • • However, cooldown for Succession: Quoratum's Opening remains the same.

 

Punishing Trap 

• Changed skill as below:

• • Changed to not charge when the grab fails.

• • • Accordingly, SP is consumed instead of Stamina when the skill is activated.

• • With the removal of the charge, defensive effects are not applied when the grab fails.

• • Changed to be unusable during cooldown.

• • • Accordingly, cooldown was changed from 25/20 sec depending on skill level to 17 sec at all levels.

• • Changed to apply Super Armor when grab is successful.

 

Prime: Icy Prison

• Changed skill as below:

• • Removed normal attacks.

• • • Accordingly, changed to always have the Axian appear and attack regardless of the presence of the Royal Guard.

• • Changed the action of Axian when summoned in the air.

• Fixed the issue where the summoned Axian sometimes did not execute the next command after using the skill.

 

Quoratum's Vigor

• Changed the effect of the skill from HP Recovery +45 to Max HP +300.

 

Prime: Star's Call

• Changed to not apply collision even when charging forward during skill use.

• • Accordingly, the skill was changed apply damage during charge.

• • Changed to charge to the end without stopping even when hitting an enemy during the charge.

 

Prime: King of the Dead

• Changed cooldown from 20 sec to 5 sec.

• Changed to have a separate icon in the skill window.

• Changed the skill to not be activated if you cannot summon nor unsummon Axian.

 

 

• Changed the damage and effects of the following skills.

Skill Name	Before	After
Prime: Bitter Reign I to IV	Attack 1 damage 1125/1208/1315/1401% x4 Attack 2 damage 1125/1208/1315/1401% x4 Critical Hit Rate +50% (PvE only) Accuracy Rate +6% Recover 20/20/25/30 HP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -35% in PvP only.	Attack 1 damage 1620/1740/1894/2017% x3 Attack 2 damage 1620/1740/1894/2017% x3 Critical Hit Rate +50% Accuracy Rate +5/7/8/10% Recover30/30/40/50 HP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -43% in PvP only.
Prime: Icy Thorns I to IV	Attack 1 damage 700/758/882/1023% x3, max 2 hits Last attack damage 700/758/882/1023% x6 Recover 20/20/25/30 HP per attack on hits while Axian is summoned Damage -48% in PvP only.	Attack 1 damage 1260/1364/1588/1841% x2, max 2 hits Last attack damage 1260/1364/1588/1841% x3 Recover 35/35/50/60 HP per attack on hits while Axian is summoned Damage -50.4% in PvP only.
Prime: Frozen Earth	Attack damage 1759% x10 Critical Hit Rate +50% Recover 15 SP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -60% in PvP only. Cooldown: 14 sec / Skill Add-on Tier 3	Attack damage 2656% x7 Critical Hit Rate +100% Recover 25 SP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -62% in PvP only. Cooldown: 12 sec / Skill Add-on Tier 2
Prime: Stamma's Mate I to IV	Attack damage 969/1026/1120/1361% x1, max 10 hits Critical Hit Rate +50% Accuracy Rate +5% Recover 5/7/10/15 SP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -57.5% in PvP only.	Attack damage 1550/1642/1792/2178% x1, max 7 hits Critical Hit Rate +100% Accuracy Rate +7/9/12/14% Recover 10/15/20/25 SP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -61.4% in PvP only.
Prime: Entangling Icy Thorns I to III	Attack 1 damage 961/1078/1440% x1, max 4 hits Last attack damage 961/1078/1440% x8 Critical Hit Rate +50% Recover 5/7/10 SP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -58.3/58.3/62.9% in PvP only.	Attack 1 damage 1634/1833/2448% x1, max 3 hits Last attack damage 1634/1833/2448% x5 Critical Hit Rate +100% Recover 15/20/30 SP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -64.4% in PvP only.
Prime: Swooping Ring	Attack damage 1100% x9 Recover 25 HP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -50% in PvP only.	Attack damage 2035%  x5 Critical Hit Rate +50% Recover 50 HP per attack on hit while Axian is summoned Damage -55% in PvP only.

 

• Fixed the issue where the description of accuracy rate for Fate Beckons, Prime: Passed Pawn, and Prime: King of the Dead was not being displayed.

• Fixed the issue where the damage dealt by the summoned Royal Guard and Axian through Prime: Passed Pawn and Prime: King of the Dead was being applied as 100% of the main weapon's AP.

Evergreen Season Special Gift!

• Added Evergreen Season Special Gift.
  • Season Gift Exchange Coupon can be exchanged for Advice of Valks (+150) Box.
    • Open the box to obtain Advice of Valks (+150).
  • Season Gift Exchange Coupon can be obtained when you reach the next goal in the Season Pass.
    • Season Pass Goal: Reach Lv. 10 with your season character
    • Season Pass Reward: Season Gift Exchange Coupon x1

※ Season Gift Exchange Coupon will not be stored in your inventory, and can be checked via Fughar in town.

• Changed the Exchange Coupon requirements displayed in the Season Special Gift window to the Evergreen Season Pass content.

• Added additional exchange items that can be obtained by exchanging [Season] Seal of Journey and a related quest.

• Improved the descriptions of Krogdalo's Cloud and Resplendent Moonlight Chest for easier understanding.
• Changed the design of the [Event] 3333-Day Earring.

• Changed so that characters who've already finished the below old Balenos main quest can proceed with the revamped main questline. (Added)
  
  • Characters that have completed the old Balenos main quest "Onward to New Horizons".
  • Characters that have completed the old Balenos main quest "Big Fish in a Small Pond".
• Changed the difficulty of Red Nose and Phantom Knight encountered during the Balenos Main Questline. (Added)
  
  
  

• Added a feature to stables to sort horses by gender, tier, breeding count, and level.

 

• Improved the View Continuously option for workers so that the grade of the last selected worker is maintained.
• Added portrait borders to the Worker of the Day to differentiate their grades.
• Changed the font size of the combine button's tooltip in Yaz's Combinables Pouch to be larger.

• Fixed an issue where the skirts of Red Moon, Kibelius, and Charles Rene outfits were unnatural in certain situations.
• Fixed a malfunction in skill demo when activated via the Skill window while auto-running on a mount.
• Fixed an issue where certain objects and characters were not visible when boarding a large ship at the wharf in Velia.
• Improved text regarding construction time during Fort building in Node War.
• Fixed the issue where ongoing processing was interrupted when opening the Processing window through the Ring Menu.
• Fixed the issue where the color of the illusory double created by the Maegu's Prime: Foxspirit: Deceiver was distinguishable in the Red Battlefield.
• Fixed the issue where the appearance and knowledge icon of Kal Lut did not match.
• [Sorceress] Fixed the issue where the appearance of the Cozy Fleece Hat was not displayed when wearing the Blanchard Helmet and Cozy Fleece Hat at the same time.
• [Witch] Fixed the issue where part of the hair appeared unnatural when wearing the Blanchard Helmet with hair No. 1 applied.
• Fixed the issue where the appearance of the Cozy Fleece Hat was not displayed when wearing the Yianaros/Blanchard Helmet and Cozy Fleece Hat at the same time.
• Fixed the issue where the appearance of some outfits overlapped when wearing certain helmets and earrings together.
• Fixed unnatural text display during Mount Transport.
• Fixed the issue where the quantity in the mass processing formula for the [Guild] Seal item was incorrect.
• Fixed the issue where the quantity of Rhino Hide and Black Stone Powder in the mass processing formula for the [Guild] Parchment item was incorrect.
• Fixed an issue where the color of the upstream and downstream water flowing from the Mountain of Sanctity to Northwestern Calpheon was displayed differently.
• Changed images of some of the crossroads quests.
• Fixed the structure placed at a specific location in Grána Town to appear more natural.
• Fixed the dark fog around Heidel Castle to disappear.
• Fixed the issue where the Family name would be re-engraved when the Perfume of Erasure was used on an item that was exchanged for a different type of item.
• Fixed the issue where, when there was no free slot in the Stable or Wharf, the HP or rations of the mount decreased partially during Remote Collection.
• [Archer] Fixed the issue where the character did not disappear when using Black Spirit: Ultimate: Zephyr Leap.
• Changed the camera effects of character skills.
• Fixed the camera effects of certain skills.
• Fixed an issue where the tier icon and text would overlap in the mount list at stables.
• Fixed an issue where dye on mount gear for horses attached to wagons sometimes failed to show.