Hello. Black Desert Global Lab here.

Here are the updates for May 22, 2026 (Fri).

The updates made to the Black Desert Global Lab apply only to the Global Lab, and may be subject to change when updated to the official servers. Adventurers, please keep this in mind.

Additions and Improvements

Character

Hello, Adventurers.
The PvP balance adjustments that have been carried out weekly will be concluded with this Black Desert Global Lab update.

As the Arena of Solare regular season has entered its latter half, we aim to maintain the current flow stably rather than introducing drastic changes to your combat experience for the time being.
Of course, we will continue to monitor and review PvP balance, and we will carefully examine areas where adjustments are deemed necessary in the future.

Furthermore, we are preparing improvements for the next character balance adjustment in the PvE area. We will provide information regarding PvE balance adjustments sequentially during the upcoming month of June.

 

We will continue to closely monitor the game to ensure the personality and role of each class are well-expressed across various content. Thank you.


Greetings, Adventurers.
The PvP balance adjustments we have been implementing every week will conclude with this Black Desert Global Lab update.

As we enter the latter half of the Arena of Solare regular season, we aim to maintain a stable balance for the time being rather than introducing drastic changes to your combat experience. Of course, we will continue to monitor and review PvP balance, carefully addressing any areas that require adjustments in the future.

Additionally, our next character balance adjustments will focus on PvE. We plan to share details regarding these PvE balance adjustments sequentially, starting this June.

We will continue to monitor each class's performance to ensure their unique identity and role across various types of content.
Thank you.

Kunoichi

Awakening Kunoichi is a class that performs the role of a melee dealer and assassin. Despite possessing assassination abilities, she had a strong tendency to easily maintain Super Armor status and deal damage reliably. Accordingly, in this update, we have adjusted her skill combos to create appropriate openings, taking her assassination capabilities into consideration.

In addition, for the <Penumbral Blade> skill, which had very fast and powerful chain capabilities, we have increased the time you can see the character before the attack and removed the crowd control effects so that opponents can respond to it.


[Kunoichi]
Kunoichi Awakening is a melee DPS and an assassin. However, because she could easily maintain Super Armor to deal damage safely despite her assassination potential, we have adjusted her skill combos to leave appropriate openings, bringing her more in line with her intended role.

We have also adjusted Penumbral Blade, an exceptionally fast and powerful skill, to give opponents a fair chance to react by increasing its wind-up time and removing its CC effects.

Awakening

Prime: Pendulum Kick

• The protection effect has been changed from Super Armor to Forward Guard.

 

Crescent Barrage

• Changed so that Stamina does not recover during the skill animation.
• Changed so that the protection effect is removed immediately after the attack.

 

Moon Waltz

• Changed so that the Stiffness effect on hit is only applied to monsters.
• Changed so that the character becomes visible immediately after the movement ends.

 

Fragrant Stigma

• Stiffness effect on hit has been added.
• Down Smash effect has been removed.

 

Flow: Vice

• The protection effect has been changed from Super Armor to Super Armor while using the skill.

 

Lahn

Awakening Lahn has been performing exceptionally well, driven by the increased utility of Deadly Dance since the last update. To address this, we changed this dashing skill, Deadly Dance, to consume Stamina and increased its cooldown, requiring players to use it more carefully.
Additionally, we adjusted the PvP damage of certain skills to make it harder to secure kills using only Super Armor combos after landing a CC on a target.


[Lahn]
Lahn Awakening has been performing exceptionally well, driven by the increased utility of Deadly Dance since the last update. To address this, we changed this dashing skill, Deadly Dance, to consume Stamina and increased its cooldown, requiring players to use it more carefully.
Additionally, we adjusted the PvP damage of certain skills to make it harder to secure kills using only Super Armor combos after landing a CC on a target.

Death Dance

• The resource required to use the skill has been changed from WP to 200 Stamina.
• The cooldown has been changed from 6s → 8s.

 

• The PvP damage of the following skills has been changed.

Skill Name	Before	After
Flow: Mass Destruction	PvP damage reduction rate 44.69%	PvP damage reduction rate 40.5%
Death Dance III	PvP damage reduction rate 36.93%	PvP damage reduction rate 34%
Skull Crusher III	PvP damage reduction rate 37.04%	PvP damage reduction rate 35.3%

Striker

Awakening Striker is a melee DPS class that also plays a role in disrupting enemy formations through the Battle Cry skill. While it is necessary to absorb enemy damage while attempting to disrupt formations, the class was able to maintain combat with high survivability even in situations where that was not required. Therefore, we are making adjustments to reduce this high survivability.


[Striker]
Striker Awakening is a melee DPS that excels at disrupting enemy formations with Battle Cry. While absorbing enemy damage is necessary during these disruptions, he has been able to sustain combat with high survivability even outside of these situations. Therefore, we are making adjustments to reduce it.

Explosive Blow

• The HP recovery effect per hit upon successful hits has been changed from +98 to +200.

 

Ferocious Assault

• The HP recovery effect upon using the skill has been removed.

 

Flow: Prey Hunt

• The HP recovery effect upon using the skill has been removed.

 

Roar

• The HP recovery effect per hit upon successful hits has been changed from +180 to +224.

 

 

Spiral Cannon

• The HP recovery effect per hit upon successful hits has been removed.
• The All Evasion Rate increase effect has been changed from +36 to +24.

 

Mystic

Adjustments are being made to Mystic Awakening because, depending on the situation, the pull effect of the <Dragon's Rip> skill made it difficult for opponents to escape, which posed a challenge in terms of counterplay.
The defensive effect of the <Dragon's Rip> skill has been changed to Forward Guard, which introduces the risk of being hit by crowd control effects while using the skill. However, the skill linkages have been improved, allowing you to cancel the skill based on your judgment and attempt other skills instead.


[Mystic]
We have adjusted Mystic Awakening's Dragon's Rip to address situations where opponents were pulled in and left with no way to escape.
The defensive effect for Dragon's Rip has been changed to Forward Guard, exposing her to CC. However, its combo was adjusted so she can cancel the skill and use other skills based on your judgment.

Awakening

Dragon's Rip

• The defensive effect has been changed from Super Armor to Forward Guard.
• Improvements have been made to allow for quick follow-up combos with Flash Step, Silent Step, or Wave Orb during the skill's animation.

Drakania

For Drakania Succession, we hope to see her thrive on the battlefield by continuing the fight based on the relentless recovery of the <Markthanan's Heart> skill.

Accordingly, following the previous increase in recovery, we have added an Ion charging effect to <Succession: Azure Onslaught>, a skill used to open combat. Additionally, we have made improvements so that when you charge Ions by dealing melee damage with <Markthanan's Dominion> or by taking risks such as with <Prime: Skewer>, you can attempt a greater number of enhanced attacks.


[Drakania]
Drakania Succession is expected to thrive on the battlefield, leveraging the relentless healing of Succession: Markthanan's Heart to continue fighting.

Following the previous increase to her HP recovery, we have added Ion stockpiling to her initiating skill, Succession: Azure Onslaught. Additionally, we have made improvements so that when she successfully stockpiles Ion, whether by dealing damage with Markthanan's Dominion or by taking risks with Prime: Skewer, she can unleash even more empowered attacks.

Succession

Prime: Lung Piercer

• Ion recovery upon successful hit has been changed from 6 to 9.

 

Prime: Markthanan's Domain

• Ion recovery upon successful internal hit has been changed from 3 to 6.

 

Bolt Link

• Ion recovery upon successful hit has been changed from 3 to 6.

 

Succession: Blue Blitz

• Added an effect where Ion is recovered by 3 upon a successful hit.

 

Prime: Ascension

• Cooldown has been changed from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.

Woosa

Unlike those of other classes, Woosa's movement functioned differently depending on the direction (forward, backward, left, or right). With this update, we have unified the mechanisms of her movement skills so they can be used in any direction intuitively.


[Woosa]
Unlike those of other classes, Woosa's movement functioned differently depending on the direction (forward, backward, left, or right). With this update, we have unified the mechanisms of her movement skills so they can be used in any direction intuitively.

Succession

Solemn Step, Cloud Stride, Flow: Cloud Stride

• Flow: Cloud Stride can now be activated after using Solemn Step.
• Cloud Stride can now be activated while on cooldown.
  • Accordingly, Flow: Cloud Stride can now be activated in place of the Solemn Step and Cloud Stride skills while they are on cooldown.
  • Following these changes, the activation method when linking Solemn Step, Cloud Stride, and Flow: Cloud Stride has been changed.
• Stamina will no longer recover until the animation ends when using Solemn Step, Cloud Stride, and Flow: Cloud Stride.

• Altar of Blood 'The 2nd Abyss Illusion' has been added.

• • In the Abyss Illusion, markers indicating spawn locations or timers have been removed. High proficiency is required, so please exercise extra caution.

• Upon completing The Second Abyss Illusion, you will receive the weekly reward 'Blood Loot: Abyss Illusion,' which contains the following items when opened:

Blood Loot: Abyss Illusion (Weekly Completion Reward)
Guaranteed Rewards upon Opening	Rewards Obtained at a Specified Chance
Resplendent Origin of Predation Advice of Valks (+100) Trace of Nature x25–30 Sealed Black Magic Crystal x60–65 Caphras Stone x80–85 Ancient Spirit Dust x80–85 Black Stone x125–130 Gold Bar Box x5 (Contains 3 to 10 1kG Gold Bars upon opening)	Advice of Valks +200/+250/+300 Resplendent Origin of Predation x5 Resplendent Essence of Predation x10 Gold Bar Box x15 (Contains 3 to 10 1kG Gold Bars upon opening)

• Upon completing The Second Abyss Illusion for the first time, you will receive 'First Step of Blood: Abyss Illusion.'
  • Opening 'First Step of Blood: Abyss Illusion' will grant you 1x 'Resplendent Origin of Predation' and 2x 'Gold Bar Box' (contains 3 to 10 1kG Gold Bars).

• The duration before the Altar of Blood's Alcheta Spirit dissipates has been increased by approximately 20 seconds.

• The following items have been improved to be stackable in inventory, storage, and other locations.
  • Due to this change, if you possess the items below during the scheduled maintenance on May 27 (Korea) and May 28 (Global), they will be moved in bulk to your Heidel Storage.

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Adjustment to Central Market Max Prices for Certain Items

Today on the Black Desert Global Lab, we have adjusted the Central Market max prices for certain items.
This is for the same purpose as the official server update conducted last April, intended to address items that were not being traded easily because their Central Market prices were low compared to the cost required to obtain or craft them.

For example, items like Energy Potions, which have increased in necessity due to recent updates related to gathering activities, and the Triple-Float Fishing Rod, which is rare due to limited acquisition sources, were not being traded well because their Central Market prices did not properly reflect these circumstances.
With this update, we have adjusted the Central Market max prices for such items.
We hope that through this, selling Adventurers can earn higher profits, and purchasing Adventurers can purchase the items they need smoothly for a more enjoyable adventure.


[Certain Item Stacking Changes]

We have adjusted Black Desert Global Lab's Central Market Max Price for certain items for the same reason as the live server update back in April, released to address the items that are rarely traded because their Central Market prices are too low compared to their costs.

 

For instance, items like Energy Potions which have seen increased demand due to recent Gathering updates, and the rare Triple-Float Fishing Rod which has a limited source of acquisition were rarely traded as their market prices failed to reflect their actual value.
We hope this allows higher revenue for the sellers, and easy access to desired items for the buyers for more fun adventures.

• The Central Market max prices for certain items have been changed.
  • In accordance with the Central Market price changes, all purchase/sale pre-orders for these items will be reset during the scheduled maintenance on May 27, 2026 (Korea) and May 28, 2026 (Global).

• Improved so that Resolute Laulau's Heart is extracted when extracting Resolute Master Matchlock or Resolute Marni Sniper Rifle using a Mirror of Equilibrium.
  • Items extracted when using Mirror of Equilibrium
    • Before: Steel
    • After: Resolute Laulau's Heart

• Removed the Elvia Atoraxxion quests that can no longer be progressed from the Quest (O) - Recommended Quests tab.

• The Great Alchemist Alustin has passed on the method for creating Energy Tonics to Dalishain.
  
  • You can now exchange Energy Tonics at any <Wandering Alchemist> Dalishain NPC in all cities.

• All large ships have been improved so that the overload status is only applied when the maximum load weight is exceeded.
  • As a result, if the loaded weight is equal to the maximum weight, the ship will no longer be in an overloaded state, and you can use ship skills normally.

When obtaining valuable items during your adventures, your character would perform a cheer animation. While this was a good way to intuitively notify you that you had obtained a rare item, it often caused trouble during dangerous combat situations due to the animation triggering unexpectedly.
To keep the purpose of notifying you of valuable items while preventing the risk to your character, we have removed the existing cheer animation and added a UI notification instead.


[Item Drop Cheer Animation Removal]

Previously, when you obtained a valuable item during your adventure, your character would cheer. While this was a clear way to show that a rare item was dropped, it often put players in danger when the animation triggered unexpectedly in the heat of battle.

To prevent such a risk while keeping the purpose of notifying you of rare item drops, we have removed the cheering animation and added a UI notice instead.

• Improved so that a notification UI appears instead of the character cheering when obtaining a high-grade item as loot while hunting.
  • However, when obtaining high-grade items through other means such as opening boxes, the character will perform the cheer animation as before.
  • The location of the notification UI can be adjusted via the Edit UI feature.

• Added reward information to the War of the Roses registration UI.
• Improved so that the "Find My Item" UI appears when pressing CTRL+F, even while the Quest window is open.

We would like to sincerely thank you for all the interest and love you have shown for the ongoing Arena of Solare regular season.
Today, we would like to inform you about a system being introduced to the Arena of Solare.

The Arena of Solare is a 3v3 "team-based" PvP content.
Naturally, the performance of each individual team member is a very important factor directly tied to victory.

Recently, we have confirmed many reports regarding players who enter the Arena of Solare and perform no actions, disrupting the enjoyable gameplay experience of other Adventurers.
In this update, a penalty system will be introduced for such behavior of doing nothing, also known as 'AFK' behavior.

Now, if you do not perform any actions in the Arena of Solare, a penalty will be imposed based on certain criteria,
and as these penalties are repeated, the intensity of the penalty will increase, with matchmaking restrictions of up to 30 days being imposed.

However, as the system applies rules without exception when determining whether specific gameplay is problematic, we have set the criteria very carefully and cautiously to minimize the chance of penalties being imposed on players who were playing with sincerity despite various variables and special circumstances.

This system is intended to improve the gameplay experience so that Adventurers can enjoy the Arena of Solare even more,
and with this goal, we will continue to look for ways to make improvements and provide updates.

We ask for your continued participation in the remainder of the Arena of Solare regular season. Thank you.


[Arena of Solare Penalty]
Thank you so much for your interest and love for the ongoing Arena of Solare regular season. Today, we would like to introduce a new system to Arena of Solare.

Arena of Solare is 3v3 "team-based" PvP content. Naturally, the performance of each individual team member is a crucial factor directly tied to victory.

Recently, we have confirmed many reports regarding players who enter Arena of Solare and remain idle, disrupting the gameplay experience of other Adventurers. In this update, we are introducing a penalty system for this idle, or "AFK," behavior.

Going forward, inactivity in Arena of Solare will result in penalties based on specific criteria. Their severity will increase for repeated offenses, up to 30 days of matchmaking restriction.

However, because these rules are systematically applied without exception when determining problematic behavior, we have carefully set the criteria to ensure that players do not receive penalties while genuinely trying their best.

This system is aimed at improving your overall experience in Arena of Solare. With this objective in mind, we will continue to seek improvements to provide further updates.

We hope you continue to enjoy the remainder of the Arena of Solare regular season. Thank you.

• A system has been added where penalties are imposed if a player performs no actions or equivalent behavior during Arena of Solare ranked matches.
  • The penalty will be applied more severely as the number of instances accumulates, up to a maximum of a 30-day restriction from Arena of Solare matchmaking.
  • When a penalty is imposed, the user will receive a match departure penalty score (-35 points), and win or loss rewards will not be provided.
  • The penalized player will be shown a notification message regarding the penalty after the match ends.
  • If a player attempts to match while a penalty is active, a notification message stating that matchmaking is unavailable will be displayed.

• Improved to display the probability of enhancement level reduction when a failure could potentially result in such a loss.

• [Mystic] Fixed the issue where the appearance was displayed unnaturally when wearing Venatara Gloves.
• Fixed the issue where damage was not applied when attacking Defense Towers at close range.
• Fixed the issue where, in certain regions, the buildable area for Forts and Annexes appeared differently between Remote Construction mode and direct installation.
• Fixed the issue where the Valencia Castle Lord could not use remote installation when participating in Conquest Wars using the construction-based rules.
• Fixed the issue where Conquest Wars would end under certain circumstances during construction-based Conquest Wars.
• Fixed the issue where the creator's name appeared awkwardly in the ship information UI when upgrading ships.
• Fixed the issue where, while riding a Krogdalo (Doom appearance) in shallow water, moving forward slightly and using Fore Chop would cause the Dine appearance to be displayed.
• Fixed the issue where the character would perform a jump action when pressing the SPACE BAR while using the "Auto-sort" feature in Storage, Enhancement Bags, or Family Inventory.
• Fixed the issue where 'Black Spirit-possessed Adventurers' at certain locations in Caphras Cave could not be attacked by certain skills.
• Fixed the issue where the item descriptions for Troll's Dark Crystal and Ogre's Dark Crystal were awkward.
• Fixed the spacing issue in the growth failure message for Sea Totems.
• Fixed the issue where the Alchemist Stone UI appeared awkwardly after enhancing a Sea Totem and opening the UI.
• Fixed the issue where the text for the 'Prevent Enhancement Reduction/Destruction' button in the Enhancement UI was not vertically aligned.
• Fixed the issue where the NPC Kang Dal-po, the Barter NPC at Dalrae Ferry, appeared awkwardly due to overlapping with the background terrain.
• Fixed the issue where Trial Characters could play back Arena of Solare replays.
• Fixed the issue where Family Names were truncated in Arena of Solare voice chat.
• Fixed the issue where Family-bound enhancement materials could not be brought into the inventory via Remote Storage while the Maid/Butler group command was activated.
• Fixed the issue where, if the PC's system time differed from the server time, the weekly exchange limit for Integrated Currency items would occasionally fail to reset.
• Fixed the issue where only a portion of the production node list would be displayed when clicking on the production node type in the World Map (M) production node filter UI.
• Fixed the issue where opening a Box of Blue Sea's Crystals would occasionally allow players to obtain additional items instead of just one type from the component list.
• Fixed the issue where the movement speed increase stats for some Epheria Carrack equipment were applied lower than stated in the item description.
  
  • Affected Equipment: +10 Epheria Carrack: Advance - Chi-Ro Sail, +10 Epheria Carrack: Balance - Chi-Ro Sail, +3 Epheria Carrack: Volante - Chi-Ro Sail, +10 Epheria Carrack: Valor - Chi-Ro Figurehead
• Fixed the issue where truncated subject lines could not be clicked in the Mailbox (B) list.
• Fixed the issue where characters and monsters would momentarily appear when playing the disappearing animation.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where the War of the Roses application UI did not function properly.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where the key guide alignment in the War of the Roses status UI was incorrect.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where the Guild Alliance addition tab could be added beyond the maximum limit of 10.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where the screen moved left or right based on pad snapping in the Guild Skills UI.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where notification messages that should appear during consecutive kills in Node War were not displayed.
• [Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where Guild Alliance notices could not be saved in the Guild Alliance UI.

Thank you to all the Adventurers who are always with Black Desert.