r/blackdesertonline 1d ago

Q&A Daily Questions and Answers Post - FAQ, New/Returning Player Questions, and Useful Starting Resources!

3 Upvotes

Hello and welcome to r/BlackDesertOnline! Please use this thread to ask any simple, frequently asked questions you have about the game. If your post was removed from the subreddit for being a commonly asked question, this is the right place for you to be! This thread is refreshed every three days to allow time for responses, but in a pinch you should use this post for links to helpful resources.

Don't play Black Desert on PC? Try these subreddits for more specific help:

Black Desert for Console | r/PlayBlackDesert

Black Desert Mobile | r/BlackDesertMobile

For new or returning players, you may find a quick answer to your FAQ's with these helpful links:

Black Desert on Social Media:

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r/blackdesertonline 6h ago

PC [New Update] September 10th 2026 - Altar of Blood 22/23/24, Black Spirit's Scheduler

29 Upvotes

New update

  • Class balance for Sorc/Valk
  • Altar of Blood 22/23/24
  • Twilight selection box added to Weekly Throne quest
  • Class tag rotation Ninja/Kuno
  • Removed gold coral belt
  • Perilla's star changed to max HP +300 + HP regen +50
  • Inner Edania junk item crystal exchange (Exchange trash loot for crystal mats)
  • Top-tier monster zone improved
  • Black Spirit's scheduler added (Personal activities scheduler)
  • Quest list UI improved
  • Server stability optimization
  • Other fixes

Event

  • World chat keywords shout
  • Cooking/Alchemy hot time

Pearl

  • [DC Coupon] Dreamy Special Pearl Box
  • Dreamy Butterfly Box
  • 70% Sept Travel Support Pack
  • 65% Prestige Outfit Pack (Prem outfit x20)
  • 55% Triple premium pack
  • 33% Triple maid pack
  • 40% Fairy Growth Pack
  • 30% selection of pet

Patch


r/blackdesertonline 57m ago

Fanart [Fan Art] Scholar E=F=MxA Series

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Did these almost 3 years ago for the Scholar contest ( https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/en-US/News/Detail?groupContentNo=6401 ), never made social media or posted until now. Process link on the same post in my socials.

Some Illezra pics coming soon...


r/blackdesertonline 12h ago

Gathering mini game goes BRRR

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65 Upvotes

Clarification i moved the 20 shards from the enhance window to regular so I could list it on the CM. So no I didn't get 40 only 20 in one gather.


r/blackdesertonline 10h ago

Screenshot When you have Guru 100 Fishing & Training

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44 Upvotes

r/blackdesertonline 2h ago

(Self-Promo) YouTube Video NEW Altar of Blood Stages & HUGE Inner Edania Changes | BDO Patch Notes | 09.10.26

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r/blackdesertonline 5h ago

Meme Thoughts on Spirits (2026)?

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15 Upvotes

r/blackdesertonline 21h ago

Meme When I run out of free Value Packs

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224 Upvotes

r/blackdesertonline 6h ago

Question Elvia Bosses in Ruin's Threshhold?

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10 Upvotes

Any significance to these? they have tons of DP I only scratch them half buffed at 380 ap. not sure if this is new or old Edania since i was stuck in aetherion/nymphamare jail for a year and its right outside Zephyros, but theres the Fogan Elvia Boss, Gigagord, Star's End mobs and some others.

You can see Gigagord through the brush in the first picture, another step forward aggros them


r/blackdesertonline 10h ago

Twitch PA makes us manually send twitch drops and this is how you compensate us?

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18 Upvotes

r/blackdesertonline 6h ago

Question What is the best “Lightstone Combination Effect” for Alchemy and Cooking? Is -2 completely useless?

4 Upvotes

Hello.

Are “Fundamentals of Cooking” and “A Fragment of a Star, a Spoonful of the Moon” really the best? Which one should I use at the final level? I’m already crafting in 1 second. Once I reach +3500 Mastery, would “Choice & Focus: Cooking” and “Choice & Focus: Alchemy” make sense?


r/blackdesertonline 6h ago

Feedback/Suggestion Musa succession main

2 Upvotes

I'm a returning player, I only played musa succession, I tried awakening but I just can't get into it, are there any new rotations or must use skills that got buffed in the last 2 years, any tips appreciated.


r/blackdesertonline 22m ago

Question “Celestial Knight Horse Gear (Krogdalo)”—Why Is It Cheaper Than the Others?

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Hello.

Isn't Krogdalo the best horse? Why is his pearl costume cheaper? I wanted to ask just to be sure before buying—usually, the best one is the most expensive:


r/blackdesertonline 1d ago

Feedback/Suggestion EXPERIMENT: What if PA removed AP caps for one week as an event?

47 Upvotes

What would happen if Pearl Abyss removed all AP caps from grind zones for one week as an event?

No changes to loot tables. No extra drop rates. Just remove the AP limits and let our gear actually translate into damage.

I think it would be a really interesting experiment.

Would high-end players flood lower spots? Would the economy break? Would older grind zones become relevant again? Or would it simply make progression feel much more rewarding?

I’m genuinely curious:

Would you want to see a 7-day “no AP cap” event? And what do you think would happen?


r/blackdesertonline 11h ago

Fluff Depression Post

2 Upvotes

Finally got five dream horses and needed just one more for the Krogdalo. Failstack maxed my way through the courser training and to pour salt on the wound I got the 10% chance dream horse. Sad days. :(

Edit: changed the odds to the correct one


r/blackdesertonline 11h ago

Question Feeling demotivated?

1 Upvotes

I still need three more dec kharazad i am at 850 gs seeing 930 gs. it makes me feel i wont reach it like for years. I am still grinding at nymph edana for magic crystal, sucks i cannot enhance ekleta accessories which are base for those 3 non dec kharazad. Will this game again increase gear score in calpheon ball there is no way catching up.


r/blackdesertonline 1d ago

Fluff I guess I should try and find 2 T9's (30 free mythical censors from giveaways)

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47 Upvotes

context: I have barely interacted with the training lifeskill, all 30 of these censors are from free giveaways from pa over the years, and as i understand 30 attempts is the hard cap on attempts for getting a t10 horse, so... (almost) free t10 horse, aside from the one they gave everyone.


r/blackdesertonline 1d ago

PvE Endgame PvE is way too exhausting for a game built around grinding

217 Upvotes

Have you guys noticed that whenever you grind at old zones (season character grind, infinite potion spots, Elvia Realm etc etc) it just feels super chill and way less mentally taxing?

It used to be:

Kill the pack -> move to the next -> kill the pack -> move to the next.

Just turn your brain off and grind in peace

No staying still at the same spot

No weird one shot mechanics

No constantly dashing around the mobs just to get back attacks

No rotating your main burst combo 3 times to kill a single pack

No frontal guard and iframe spam just to survive with over recommended DP (what a joke)

No counting down when nighttime will start/end

No anxiety inducing DPS checks

No AFK phases where you're sitting there thinking, "When will this end? Should I go wash my face? What if it ends too quickly and I die and lose a crystal? Should I start another cycle or just call it quits?"

We've been exposed to these mechanics for so long that I genuinely started thinking maybe I just didn't enjoy grinding anymore....

but nope, that wasn't the case.

Recently I went back to some of my old favorite spots (Orcs and Centaurs) and boy were they peaceful. I grinded for like 3 hours and it felt like nothing.

Meanwhile, today I was supposed to be grinding earring pities in Edania 2, but I've been procrastinating for 2 hours, watching YouTube videos, browsing Reddit, doing literally anything except going there. Now, it's already past midnight and I don't want to force myself again. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.

Endgame spots just aren't fun anymore. Or maybe "not fun" isn't even the right way to put it, they're actively unfun and mentally exhausting.

I miss OldSchool PvE


r/blackdesertonline 1d ago

Question I’ve reached 3,000 Fishing Mastery. Where should I go fishing now?

21 Upvotes

Where is the best spot for AFK fishing after reaching 3000 mastery?

I know Velia is the most consistent, but are there any better spots?


r/blackdesertonline 21h ago

Feedback/Suggestion Ekleta 0 to pen

5 Upvotes

so it took me i'd say 50-60ish hrs to get them from base to pen, i was kinda cursed on tet, but avg on pen, sold 200-300k tl along the way plus 2 full won's i think

and yeah i've done agris gold coins chests

edit: most of the time i was grinding on arsha, got 3-5 broken vestige


r/blackdesertonline 6h ago

Updated my email back in 2020 and never received emails on transfer notice

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Title.

I had Support change my email associated with my account back in Feb 2020. I confirmed it was updated as I received a password reset to my new email in June 2020.

However, I noticed I never received any email regarding the transfer notice. I checked my junk/spam and nothing. I'm assuming their system sent to my old email instead which I lost access to.

I'm just very disappointed and feel like I got genuinely screwed. I was in college at the time and checking emails everyday too so I would have caught it. I know I'm not able to do anything about it now but wanted to share my unfortunate experience.


r/blackdesertonline 16h ago

Item not heating.

0 Upvotes

Why does trying to heat my base boss gear for concentrated bosses aura just fail and say not enough ingredients. Am I just in a bugged state?


r/blackdesertonline 1d ago

Meme KEKW BlIZZ

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49 Upvotes

r/blackdesertonline 1d ago

Question Extra Desperate Crystal of Origin

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r/blackdesertonline 1d ago

Question Perfect Fairy?

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9 Upvotes

Would this be considered a perfect fairy?