Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on January 31, 2024 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 128 updates and is approximately 1.29 GB.

War of the Roses

A new form of conquest war begins this coming month day (Sun), the War of the Roses. We’d like to thank all of our Adventurers for their support and patience. Being a large-scale PvP content, we will keep a close eye during the preseason, applying fixes and making adjustments with haste where needed.

War of the Roses – Main Questline

By the Oracle of Sylvia, the War of the Roses has ignited between Kamasylvia and O’dyllita over the Allmother’s throne.

Queen Brolina Ornette of Kamasylvia and Queen Viorencia Odore of O’dyllita bolster their respective factions, welcoming all adventurers eager to join their cause.

One throne, two successors. Who shall emerge as the rightful queen?

 

• Added the War of the Roses main questline.
  • Upon completing the [O’dyllita] Hadum’s Realm quest, talk to the Black Spirit and accept [War of the Roses] Tulid’s Message under the Main quests tab.

 

• The War of the Roses questline divides into two crossroad paths by selecting either Kamasylvia or O’dyllita, and you can only proceed with one path at any given time.
  • Completing each crossroad path will grant you the following titles.

Kamasylvia Crossroads Path		O’dyllita Crossroads Path
[Title] White Rose Bloom		[Title] Black Rose Bloom

* You do not need to complete the War of the Roses main questline to participate in the War of the Roses.

 

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War of the Roses – Participation

You can participate in the War of the Roses from the ESC Menu – War – War of the Roses.

Once the Leading Guilds have been appointed (NA: Fri 11:00 PM – Sat 11:10 PM (PST), EU: Sat 01:00 – Sun 01:10(CET)),

adventurers can apply for the Third Legion spots (NA: Sat 11:10 PM – Sun 01:05 PM (PST) , EU: Sun 01:10 – Sun 15:05 (CET))

 

	Leading (Captain’s) Guild	The Third Legion
How to Apply	ESC Menu – War (F7) – War of the Roses
Participants	Up to 100 (members of the same guild/alliance, including war heroes) per faction	Up to 200 per faction
When to Apply	NA
	Fri 11:00 PM – Sat 11:10 PM (PST)	Sat 11:10 PM – Sun 01:05 PM (PST)
	EU
	Sat 01:00 – Sun 01:10 (CET)	Sun 01:10 – Sun 15:05 (CET)
	Leading Guilds will be announced right after the application window closes.   Guilds (alliances) appointed as leading guilds must select a “Captain” by Sunday NA: 01:05 PM (PST) EU: 15:05 (CET) (This cannot be changed once confirmed.)
Conditions	Guilds (alliances) who’ve won at least one Tier 4/5 Node War/Conquest War in the past two weeks (Each victory accrues points, and guilds /alliances with the highest *accrued points will be appointed)	Total gear score of at least 680 (AP + DP) (Sum of main/awakening AP (highest of the two) and DP)
Costs	10 billion Silver in Guild (alliance) funds * Refunded if not selected	500 million Silver * Refunded if not selected
Selection Process	NA: Sat 11:10 PM (PST) EU: Sun 01:10 (CET) Guild with highest accrued points selected	NA: Sun 01:05 PM (PST) EU: Sun 15:05 (CET) Applicants randomly selected
Participants after Selection	Up to 100 (members of the same guild/alliance, including war heroes) per faction	Up to 200 per faction
Faction	Randomly selected between Kamasylvia and O’dyllita factions
Other	Can join via the “Participate” button on the War of the Roses server (akin to Node/Conquest War)	–

*Points accrued per victory: Tier 4 Node War: 1 point / Tier 5 Node War: 3 points / Conquest War: 10 points

Additional Notes

[On Refunded Costs] 

– If you are not selected to participate in the War of the Roses, you can press the “Refund” button via the ESC Menu – War – War of the Roses to be refunded for the application fees (in guild funds/Silver). 
– Application fees (guild funds/Silver) will be forever lost if unclaimed before the leading guild’s application period of the next War of the Roses. 
 
[On Participation] 
– Application for and participation in the War of the Roses is separate from occupied nodes/territories of Node/Conquest War. 
– Guilds/alliances with the highest accrued points from Node/Conquest War in the past two weeks will be appointed as the leading (captain’s) guild for War of the Roses. 
 
 * If there are multiple guilds/alliances with the same number of highest points accrued, the final selection will be random. 
– Guild (alliance) members of any rank (from apprentice to officer) in a leading (captain’s) guild can participate.  
– You can opt in/out of War of the Roses participation up until the war begins. Similar to Node/Conquest War rules, you cannot change your participation status after this. 
 
[On Forming/Breaking Alliances] 
– Once your guild has applied for the leading (captain’s) guild, you cannot disband your guild, nor form/break any alliances until it ends. 
 * If you opt out of participation before a leading (captain’s) guild is selected, then you can disband your guild and/or form/break an alliance. 
– When forming/breaking an alliance, points for the War of the Roses leading guilds/alliances accrued from the Node/Conquest War will be reset. 
 
[On Joining/Leaving Guilds & War Heroes] 
– Once your guild has applied for the leading (captain’s) guild, you cannot disband your guild, nor invite/kick members until the war has ended. 
– Once appointed as the leading (captain’s) guild, you can appoint and participate as many war heroes of your guild/alliance as you see fit up until the war begins. 
 * Once the war begins, however, you won’t be able to appoint any more war heroes until the war ends. 
– You cannot leave a guild without claiming any outstanding War of the Roses rewards after a war has concluded. 
 
[On War Heroes & the Third Legion] 
– Any war heroes of guilds/alliances appointed as leading (captain’s) guilds cannot apply to participate in the Third Legion. 
– Applicants of the Third Legion cannot be appointed as war heroes of leading (captain’s) guilds. 

 

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War of the Roses – Schedule

Guilds can apply for the leading guild from NA: Fri 11:00 PM – Sat 11:10 PM (PST) EU: Sat 01:00 – Sun 01:10 (CET) for approx. 24 hours. The appointed leading guild will be announced after this.

After the leading guilds are announced, from Sunday from NA: Sat 11:10 PM – Sun 01:05 PM (PST) EU: Sun 01:10 – Sun 15:05 (CET) for approx. 14 hours, captains will be appointed, and applications will be taken for participants of the Third Legion.

 

The War of the Roses will be held for two hours on Sundays at: NA: 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM (PST) EU: 17:00 – 19:00 (CET)

 

War of the Roses Schedule Table
War Server		– O’dyllita-1 server
War Period		– Once every two weeks (Subject to change during preseason)
Applying for the Leading (Captain’s) Guild		NA		EU
		– Fri 11:00 PM – Sat 11:10 PM (PST) * Any points accrued after the initial application will automatically be factored in for the final count.		– Sat 01:00 – Sun 01:10 (CET) * Any points accrued after the initial application will automatically be factored in for the final count.
Leading (Captain’s) Guild Appointments Announcement		NA		EU
		– Saturday at 11:10 PM (PST)		– Sunday at 01:10 (CET)
Applying for the Leading Guild’s Captain and the Third Legion		NA		EU
		– Sat 11:10 PM – Sun 01:05 PM (PST)		– Sun 01:10 – Sun 15:05 (CET)
Leading Guild Captain Appointments & the Third Legion Announcements		NA		EU
		– Sunday at 01:05 PM (PST)		– Sunday at 15:05 (CET)
War of the Roses Times		– Sunday at EU: 17:00 – 19:00 (CET) NA: 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM (PST) (Subject to change during the preseason)

 

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Captain & Lieutenants

Guild masters of the leading guilds can either appoint or become captains themselves to seize command over the battlefield.

Captains gain access to the tactical map, which lets them see live updates during the war, as well as an arsenal of unique skills.

Lieutenants play a rather important part in supporting their captains, and their appointment can effectively swing the tide of battle.

 

• The leading (captain’s) guild must appoint one captain to command the Third Legion within the designated time, otherwise the guild master of the leading guild will automatically be appointed as the legion’s captain.
  • You can appoint the captain via ESC Menu – War – War of the Roses.

* Once a captain has been appointed and announced, they cannot be changed, so make your decision wisely.

* Once appointed, a captain must appoint three trusty lieutenants before the War of the Roses begins. Failure to do so will lead to the captain entering the war without any lieutenants.

Captain

• One captain can be appointed appointed to each side (Kamasylvia & O’dyllita), and they can utilize the tactical map to decree orders and set up objectives for the Third Legion to take on and carry out during the war.
  • Captains also gain access to exclusive skills that will grant their faction benefits in battle.
• Captains can place leading guild members and Third Legion mercenaries into platoons, and only captains can set and edit the platoons.
• You can edit platoons even while a war is in progress, but you cannot remove members of a platoon once war has begun.
  • You cannot edit Third Legion platoons that have been assigned with missions.
• Captains can follow allies on the tactical map, along with occupied points, while continuously issuing/canceling missions to the Third Legion. (Canceling a mission will deem it completed.)

Lieutenant

• Captains of each faction’s leading (captain’s) guild can appoint three lieutenants.
• Lieutenants can also assign orders and various missions to members of the Third Legion via the tactical map.

 

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War of the Roses – War Area

• The War of the Roses is held over sections of Kamasylvia and O’dyllita territories displayed below.
• There are no safety zones in the War of the Roses – the entire map becomes a combat zone.
• Ornette & Odore Castles have stable keepers and wharf managers in certain spots available.
• Old Wisdom Tree and Starry Midnight Port also have stable keepers and wharf managers available.

 

War’s Commencement & Progress

Any participants standing in the war area prior to the war beginning will be automatically teleported to within their faction’s castle walls once the war begins.

Your faction commander’s blessings can be received by standing near them before heading out to conquer your first sanctum.

Defeat adventurers in the opposing faction to accrue higher ranks that will display on your simplified Family info.

Participant Placement

• Once the war begins, all participants within the war area will be moved to one of three random coordinates within their faction’s castle walls.
  • You won’t be moved if you’re already inside your faction’s castle.

* All participants must move to the war area to participate in the War of the Roses.

Faction Buffs

• When the war begins, each faction’s commander will grant a boon for 5 minutes to all who approach them within Ornette/Odore Castle.
  • These buffs will help support your conquest of sanctums.

Kamasylvia Faction		O’dyllita Faction
Narchillan’s Blessing (Effect: Extra AP Against Monsters +30 for 10 min)		Sephir’s Blessing (Effect: Extra AP Against Monsters +30 for 10 min)

Ranks & Simplified Family Info

• All participants will see their character name display simplified as the following during the war:
  • Faction (Kamasylvia: White Rose Legion / O’dyllita: Black Rose Legion)
  • Rank (Based on performance, but Captain/Lieutenant remains fixed)
  • Family Name

Hero	Devourer	Elite Champion	Champion
100 kills	50 kills	30 kills	Base rank

Additional Notes

– All participants’ Black Spirit’s Rage is reset once war begins.
– Guild skills are restricted on a server with War of the Roses in progress.
– Akin to Node/Conquest War rules, all monsters on War of the Roses servers will disappear 15 minutes prior to war’s beginning, only to return 10 minutes after a war’s conclusion.
– Akin to Node/Conquest War rules, all usage of/access to the Archaeologist’s Map, Lafi Bedmountain’s Improved Compass/Telescope, and the Magnus Abyssal Wells are restricted.
– Akin to Node/Conquest War rules, all non-participants on the same server will see their DP reduced to 0 and become susceptible to participant attacks.
 * Only adventurers bearing the “War Correspondent” title can go about their corresponding ways, unaffected by the above effects.
– All areas where the War of the Roses is in progress become Combat Zones.

 

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War of the Roses – Sanctums & Monsters

Occupied sanctums not only grant beneficial buffs to allies (faction and the Third Legion) but also serve as resurrection points.

Take advantage of these buffs to gain the upper hand and ultimately defeat the opposing faction’s commander.

Do note that any interruptions between occupied sanctums may cause you to lose all buffs.

▲ 20 sanctums consisting of N (Narchillan) 1 to 10, S (Sephir) 1 to 10, and the Spirit’s Altar (center)

Sanctums & Guardians

• There are 20 sanctums in the War of the Roses, with different monsters spawning at each sanctum.
  • Minus the 1st sanctum occupied in the beginning by each faction, once war commences, Faded Relics will spawn at each neutral sanctum, which will remain passive to adventurers.
• If a sanctum is occupied by the opposing faction, you will need to defeat all monsters that have spawned at that sanctum. Once all monsters have been cleared, an allied guardian monster will spawn affiliated to the newly re-occupied sanctum.
  • Guardian monster types are fixed based on each sanctum.

Kamasylvia Faction Guardian Monsters		O’dyllita Faction Guardian Monsters
Urugon, Ronin, Narc Brishka, Old Mirumok, Fadus Warrior, Fadus Shaman, Fadus Archer		Olun’s Golem, Ulutuka, Turo Berserker, Dark Knight, Ahib Salun Wolf Spearmaiden, Ahib Salun Bear Spearmaiden, Ahib Dark Champion

 

• You can only conquer sanctums that are closest to a sanctum occupied by your faction. Defeating monsters in any other sanctums will not let your faction occupy them.
• Each time your faction occupies a sanctum, all participants in your faction will obtain one of the following passive effects.
  • You can check the tactical map to see which sanctum grants which passive effect.

Sanctum Passives

AP +50

Damage Reduction +50

Black Spirit’s Rage Recovery +3% per 10 sec

All Resistance +5%

HP +2,000

Movement Speed +10%

Attack Speed +3%

Accuracy +48

Evasion +48

Spirit’s Altar

The guards of Ornette and Odore Castles are quite formidable,

so occupying the Spirit’s Altar to attain the Spirit’s Blessing is key before attempting any siege of the opposing faction’s castle.

You must transfer a certain amount of Black Spirit’s Rage to occupy the Spirit’s Altar.

We strongly recommend utilizing mounts with high HP, such as the elephant, before attempting the siege.

 

• There is only one Spirit’s Altar during the war, and you must transfer enough Black Spirit’s Rage into the monsters spawned around the altar to occupy it.
  • The Spirit’s Altar is crucial to occupy before attempting to siege the enemy faction’s castle due to the powerful buffs it grants, and will also spawn Ancient Chariots, Ancient Trolls, and elephants.

Spirit’s Altar Occupation Effects

Ancient Chariot, Ancient Trolls, Elephants “Spirit’s Blessing” boon granted * The Spirit’s Blessing grants temporary but powerful effects helpful when besieging the enemy castle.

The guards of Ornette/Odore Castle are quite formidable, but do not respawn upon defeat,
so taking them down while under the effects of the Spirit’s Blessing is the key to achieving victory in the War of the Roses.

 

• Once the Spirit’s Altar is activated, it cannot be re-occupied for 20 minutes, and you can check the timer on the tactical map.

 

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War of the Roses – Victory Conditions

The ultimate goal of the leading (captain’s) guild is to defeat the opposing faction’s commander (Narchillan or Sephir).

For the sake of securing the advantage in local skirmishes, it is crucial to continue occupying more sanctums.

With your guild (alliance) members, lead up to 200 Third Legion members and the rest of your faction to victory.

 

The Third Legion’s ultimate goal is also taking down the opposing faction’s commander.

Raze down enemy sanctums and protect those occupied by your faction, while freely engaging the enemy throughout the war area.

The leading (captain’s) guild will issue missions from time to time where needed, so carry them out to achieve your goal.

 

• You must defeat the opposing faction’s commander located within their castle walls to achieve victory in War of the Roses.
  • If both commanders remain standing at the end of the War of the Roses, the faction whose commander has the highest HP wins.

Commander Narchillan of Ornette Castle		Commander Sephir of Odore Castle

• Guards watch over the inner and outer walls of each faction’s castle, and they are quite formidable, so proceed with caution.
  • Defeated guards will not respawn.

 

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War of the Roses – Tactical Map

During the War of the Roses, the world map used is known as the Tactical Map.

The Tactical Map displays occupation status, HP, and other information of each sanctum.

Captains and lieutenants can view the location and view of allies, and the location of enemies discovered by allies will also be marked on the map.

 

Through the Tactical Map, captains and lieutenants of the leading guild (alliance) can issue missions for the Third Legion to attack, defend, and suppress each sanctum.

Missions ordered by captains and lieutenants on the Tactical Map are displayed on screen to the Third Legion, along with navigation.

 

The captain of the leading guild (alliance) can access six captain-only faction skills via the Tactical Map.

You can illuminate your own view to spot any weaknesses or obscure the opponents’ tactical map to disrupt their tactics.

Powerful Ogres and Griffons can be summoned to a specific sanctum to occupy or defend.

Platoons can be rallied to certain allied sanctums, making it invincible for a period of time.

Tactical Map

• The Tactical Map is exclusively used in place of the world map during the War of the Roses.
  • The war area and status of the faction commander can be checked, along with sanctum status (remaining HP, occupation status), and the placement of platoons.
  • Regardless of your faction, allies are marked in blue, and enemies are marked in red on the Tactical Map.
  • The location and status of members based on their position can also be viewed.

Captains & Lieutenants		– Can see the location of all allies and enemy locations in revealed areas.
Platoon Leaders of Each Faction		– Can see one’s current location and the location of other platoon members.
Platoon Members of Each Faction The Third Legion of Each Faction		– Can see one’s current location

Tactical Map Control

The captain can inspect the allies’ platoon formation and together with the lieutenant, can assign missions to the Third Legion.

Missons can be assigned continuously to move forward with the Third Legion.

If allies are moving around or lost, their direction can be assigned through area selection control (ALT+LMB drag).

A colored navigation ping (ALT+RMB) can also be used in major regions or locations.

[F1] Platoon List	– The list of platoons formed by guild members and the Third Legion can be checked on the bottom left of the Tactical Map.
[F2] Platoon Deployment	– Captains can place guild members and the Third Legion in platoons (20 members max each). – Once placed, the Third Legion can be given missions by the captain at a platoon level.
[F3] Mission Assignment	– Captains and lieutenants can assign missions to the Third Legion by clicking on sanctums and such.
[F4] Chat UI	– The chat UI can be toggled on or off in the Tactical Map.
RMB	– Navigation is directed to the region right-clicked on.
Area Selection ALT + LMB (Drag)	– Select allies located within the area. – RMB after selection to set navigation for allies towards said area.
Navigation (Ping Function) ALT + RMB	– The Tactical Map displays four different navigation guide colors: red, yellow, blue, and green. – All allies can see the navigation guide colors on their screen.

Faction Skills

One of the most significant strategic elements to win the War of the Roses is the captain’s faction skills.

Confuse or trick your opponents with strategic skills to gain an advantage during the battle.

Multiple skills can be used together for a more effective strategy.

 

• Only the captain can use the six faction skills during the War of the Roses.
  • The six faction skills are as follows.

Skill Name	Skill Description
Enhance Vision	Reveals an obscured field of vision for 10 sec. Cooldown: 5 min
Rally Forces	Instantly teleports a selected platoon to the targeted sanctum. Cooldown: 5 min
Powerful Attack	Summon King Griffon/Khalk near a designated sanctum to temporarily unleash heavy area-of-effect damage. Cooldown: 10 min
Summon Ogre	Summons a group of violent Ogres near the designated sanctum. The summoned Ogres will disappear when a targeted sanctum’s guardian is defeated or after a certain time period. Cooldown: 20 min
Obscure Vision	Obscures the enemy’s field of vision in fog for 30 sec. The enemy captain can use “Enhance Vision” skill to remove the obscure vision effect. Cooldown: 3 min
Immobilize Guardians	Freezes the sanctum’s guardians and restores 20% of their HP, making them impossible to target for approximately 1 min. Cooldown: 10 min

 

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The Third Legion’s Mission

The Third Legion operates freely within the war area, facing various enemies and situations.

You can earn more rewards by completing missions assigned by your faction.

(Note that during the preseason period, mission completion rewards will not be applied)

 

• Adventurers participating as members of the Third Legion can go on missions assigned by the captain, which may be completed at a platoon level.
  • The six types of missions are as follows.
• Depending on which mission is selected for a given location (attack, defense, or enemy suppression), the Third Legion can be assigned one of the following six missions.

Sanctum Attack		Capture a specific sanctum within 10 min.
Sanctum Defense		Defend a specific sanctum for 10 min.
Defeat a Commander		Defeat a Commander within 10 min.
Protect a Commander		Protect a Commander for 10 min.
Defeat Enemies (x40)		Eliminate 40 enemies within 10 min.
Spirit’s Altar Activation		Activate the Spirit’s Altar for your faction within 10 min.

 

• Missions performed at platoon level can only be carried out one at a time, and multiple missions are impossible.
• Missions can continuously be assigned and completed. The more successful missions, the higher the rewards. (Note that during the preseason period, mission completion rewards will not be applied).

 

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War of the Roses – Weapons

In War of the Roses, annexes such as Elephant Nursery and Cannon Observatory are not utilized,

and weapons deployed at the start of the War of Roses can be used immediately.

By effectively utilizing the characteristics of each weapon (such as damage to guardian monsters, damage to individuals, etc.), you can gain an advantage in the war.

 

• During the War of the Roses, five types of weapons are available: Elephants, Chariots, Trolls, Ballistae, and Cannons. These spawn at specific locations at the start of the war.
• Elephants, Chariots, and Ballistae spawn on the bridge in front of each faction’s Ornette/Odore castle, while Cannons spawn at designated spots.
• The Ancient Troll, a siege mount, is only summoned when the Spirit’s Altar is occupied. It can be directly mounted by an adventurer from the occupying faction.
• Once deployed at the start of the war, these weapons do not respawn if destroyed and will disappear at the war’s end.
• The War of the Roses weapons are accessible to all allies, regardless of whether they belong to the leading (captain’s) guild or the Third Legion or their rank.
• When using the War of the Roses exclusive weapons – chariot, ballista, and cannon, no ammunition is consumed.

 

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War of the Roses – Revival

When you die in the War of the Roses, you can choose to revive at a sanctum occupied by your allies.

You can also choose between Quick Revival or Revival.

 

• Upon death, you can choose a location on the Tactical Map to revive at.
  • You can choose a location in your faction’s castle, or a sanctum occupied by your allies.
  • You can choose either Quick Revival (30 sec) or Revival (45 sec).
  • Quick Revival is faster, but only recovers your HP by 20%, whereas Revival takes longer, but you recover full HP.

* When you die in the War of the Roses, your mount is also moved to your location and revived if it was killed.

Quick Revival	Select an occupied sanctum and be revived with 20% HP 30 sec cooldown
Revival	Select an occupied sanctum and be revived with 100% HP 45 sec cooldown

 

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War of the Roses – Rewards

War of the Roses Preseason Rewards

• The following rewards will be given at the end of the War of the Roses during the preseason.
  • Rewards are distributed via Mail (B) during the maintenance after the War of the Roses.

War of the Roses Result	Leading Guild	Third Legion
Victory	[Reward worth 3 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x3
Liberation	[Reward worth 2 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x2
Defeat	[Reward worth 1.5 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x1 – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5

* Note that rewards may not be granted if you do not fully participate in the War of the Roses, including cases of absence.

 

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War of the Roses Season Rewards

• The following rewards are given at the end of the War of the Roses during seasons.

War of the Roses Result	Leading Guild	Third Legion
Victory	[Reward worth 6 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x3 – Rosy Victory Reward Chest x1	[Reward worth 3 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x3 + additional rewards for mission completions
Liberation	[Reward worth 4 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x2 – Rosy Liberation Reward Chest x1	[Reward worth 2 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x2 + additional rewards for mission completions
Defeat	[Reward worth 3 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x1 – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5 – Rosy Defeat Reward Chest x1	[Reward worth 1.5 billion Silver] – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G x1 – Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x5 + additional rewards for mission completions

* War of the Roses season rewards are subject to change.

 

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War of the Roses Penalty

• You will receive a penalty for the following violations while participating in the War of the Roses.
  • Not connected to the War of the Roses server (O’dyllita-1) for more than 10 minutes.
  • No character movement for more than 10 minutes during the War of the Roses.
  • Moving out of the war area for more than 10 minutes or 10 times.

* When you leave the war area, a warning will be displayed on the minimap at the top right of the screen. When you are out of the area for more than 1 minute, a warning message will be displayed, and you will receive the penalty if the message is shown 10 times.

 

• When you receive the War of the Roses penalty, the below will be applied.
  • Cannot collect War of the Roses rewards.
  • Cannot participate in the following 4 wars as part of the Third Legion.

 

• Penalized participant information (guild and Family details) will be shared with their faction’s captain and lieutenants for the real-time platoon reorganization.
  • Penalized adventurers will be marked on the participants list on the left of the War of the Roses placement edit screen and the platoon list.

 

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Repetitive Third Legion Participation Prevention

• When selecting participants for the Third Legion in the War of the Roses, the following priorities are applied.
  • 1st Priority Group (Third Legion first picks): Those who are not selected as the Third Legion in the last war
  • 2nd Priority Group (when the 1st priority group is short on members): Those with a history of being selected as the Third Legion in the last war

* If you participated in the previous war as part of the Leading Guild (alliance), you will be considered the 1st priority group when applying as the Third Legion in the next War of the Roses.

For example:

Preseason Round 1 – Selected for the Third Legion

Preseason Round 2 – 2nd priority group for the Third Legion

Preseason Round 3 – 1st priority group for the Third Legion

 

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War Correspondent

• Added a function for adventurers with the War Correspondent title to view the status of the war via ESC → War → War of the Roses UI.
  • You can check the Tactical Map and overall sanctum occupation status/HP while on the O’dyllita server during the war via the War of the Roses UI.
  • You can also receive messages on the bottom right on the faction skills used by the captains of each faction.

* Abusing the rights of the War Correspondent will result in the removal of the title and rights.

 

 

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Events

● Catch up with this week’s events!

Black Desert’s events and coupons at a glance!

• Removed the weight penalty applied within the Magnus.

• The Total Likes in each chat group will reset during the Feb 7 (Wed) maintenance.
  • Temporary titles (90 Days) will be awarded to Adventurers who own either gold, silver, or bronze Black Spirit icons.
  • Temporary titles (90 Days) will also be awarded to Adventurers who own either gold, silver, or bronze Black Spirit icons in the Hall of Adventurers Chat Group.
  • All previous titles that were awarded will be deleted during the next maintenance.

• Simplified Life Crystals and Vital Crystals that were once divided into each Life Skill.

Before			After
11 Types of Life Crystal – Gathering/Fishing/Hunting/Cooking/Alchemy/Processing/Training/Trading/Sailing/Farming/Barter			Life Crystal
8 Types of Vital Crystal – Gathering/Fishing/Hunting/Cooking/Alchemy/Processing/Training/Sailing			Vital Crystal

• Deleted the following Magic Crystals from the game.

• Changed the number of item types needed for Chapter 3 of Deve’s Encyclopedia – Volume 5 from 5 → 3.
• Removed Magic Crystal of Infinity – Vision from the ingredients needed to craft Marking Reagent.
• Changed some completion objectives, conditions, rewards and conversations for the quests such as [Alchemy Skilled] and [Alchemy Professional].
• Removed the above deleted crystals from jewelers and monster zone loot.
• Knowledge of deleted crystal items can now be obtained through jewelers in each town.
• Changed the items in some reward boxes which included the now deleted crystals.
• Changed the item name of Faint Magic Crystal Box to Magic Crystal of Infinity Box.

• Changed the max Stamina effect of the following Hystria Crystals.

Magic Crystal		Equipped Effect
JIN Magic Crystal – Hystria		Max Stamina +175 → +300 Movement Speed +1 Weight Limit +30 LT
BON Magic Crystal – Hystria		Max Stamina +150 → +275 Movement Speed +1 Weight Limit +50 LT
WON Magic Crystal – Hystria		Max Stamina +150 → +275 Movement Speed +2 Weight Limit +20 LT
Black Magic Crystal – Hystria		Max Stamina +150 → +275 Movement Speed +1 Weight Limit +20 LT

• Simplified Dim Magic Crystals that were once divided into each Life Skill.
• Removed Dim Magic Crystal: Combat and Dim Magic Crystal: Karma.

Before			After
Dim Magic Crystal: Gathering/Fishing/Hunting/Cooking/Alchemy/Processing/Training/Trading/Sailing/Farming (+3% EXP in the life skill when equipped)			Dim Magic Crystal: Life (+3% Life EXP when equipped)
Dim Magic Crystal: Combat/Karma (+3% Combat EXP gain, +3% Karma Recovery)			Removed (Silver reimbursed according to the Central Market price)

• Increased the max number transfusable in the Dim Magic Crystal group from 2 → 6.

• Changed the following Magic Crystal of Infinity items from Blue Grade to Yellow Grade.
  • Magic Crystal of Infinity can no longer be crafted through Alchemy due to its grade change.

• Updated the following World Bosses loot to now drop Lackluster Crystal Fragment.
  • Kzarka, the Lord of Corruption, Nightmarish Kzarka
  • Nouver, Bloodstorm Nouver
  • Ancient Kutum, Thundercloud Kutum
  • Karanda, Stormbringer Karanda

• Obtaining Lackluster Crystal Fragments will allow you to obtain one of the following items according to a set probability:

• Changed the loot gained when defeating a Guild Boss to no longer include Stone of Malice.

• Changed the preferred items of some NPCs that could be given as Gifts.

• The passage to Southern Ulukita, concealed amidst the rugged sandstorms of the barrens, has now become accessible.
  • This region is characterized by chilly winds, providing a stark contrast to the abrasive sand dust and blazing sun that define Ulukita. Legendary stories abound regarding the descendants of the Knights of Dawn, who vanished from Calpheon in the past and are said to inhabit this land.

• Added Yzrahid Highlands, the new monster zone in Ulukita.

• Darkened Artifacts have begun to appear throughout the Darkseekers’ Retreat.
  • Artifacts shrouded in dark energy no longer cause confusion among the surrounding Darkseekers.
• Changed the occurrence of the Sealed Artifact to not appear simultaneously when the Blazing Ember appears.

• As Darkened Artifacts emitted a powerful energy, Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers left the Deep Sunken Darkness and disappeared.
  • The Deep Sunken Darkness, which appears where Mournful Darkseekers are located, summons the Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers at the start of the battle.
    • It has three levels, and the higher the level, the more Darkseekers are summoned.
  • Additional Mournful Darkseekers will also spawn in the place where the Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers disappeared.

• Changed the concealed Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers to be summoned from Deep Sunken Darkness.
  • Changed the damage dealt by Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers to apply more uniformly than before.
  • Improved Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers to attract its target closer before attacking.

• Changed so that when Mournful Darkseeker is defeated, some nearby monsters are affected and take damage.
  • Removed crowd control attacks from Mournful Darkseekers and in turn increased the damage of normal attacks.
• Reduced the damage of Mournful Darkseeker.

• Changed the Darkseekers drawn by the energy of the Eternal Darkseeker to spawn faster.
• Added a Darkseeker to spawn at a certain probability when the Eternal Darkseeker is defeated.
  • When you defeat a Darkseeker, you’re guaranteed to acquire one Kabua’s Fragment.

• Changed the amount of EXP gained, the probability of acquiring loot, and the quantity of loot.
• Changed the effect of Agris Fever to apply to all monsters in the Darkseekers’ Retreat, excluding Darkseeker.
• Changed so that you can acquire Kabua’s Fragment from all monsters in the Darkseekers’ Retreat.
• Changed so that your Karma remains unaffected when defeating certain monsters in the Darkseekers’ Retreat.

• Removed Some of the topography of the Aakman Temple.
  • Changed the location of the Statue of Illusions in Aakman Temple [Dehkia’s Lantern] accordingly.

• Improved the issue where the attack area display of the following World Bosses disappeared too quickly.
  • Kzarka, the Lord of Corruption, Nightmarish Kzarka
  • Nouver, Bloodstorm Nouver
  • Ancient Kutum, Thundercloud Kutum

• Improved the smoothness of movement when moving at a very high speed on a Large Ship.
  • Improved movement when moving through Oquilla’s Current (sea route) with a ship at a very high speed (such as when using BreezySail).

• Changed the quests to obtain Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank in the Sea Palace as follows:
  • Changed the following weekly quests to be normal quests and their completion objectives.

• Changed the quests to obtain Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank so they are not displayed even when the Hide Completed Quests function in the Quests (O) window is unchecked.
• Added an additional quest guided by Dorio to Shim Cheong which is available upon completion of the Suspicious Secret quest and having obtained The Tale of Shim Cheong knowledge in the Sea Palace.

• Changed the daily quests to obtain Fwuzzy Alpaca to normal quests.
  • Available from Lv. 50 with a Shai.

• Changed the quests to obtain Fwuzzy Alpaca so they are not displayed even when the Hide Completed Quests function in the Quests (O) window is unchecked.

• Improved the process of accepting [Cleansed Cup] quests from Lejenti, to include a conversation with her about cup removal.
• Added a guide to the description of the quest [Labreska’s Helmet] Entangled in Erasure.
• Changed the challenge rewards provided when reaching Trading Professional/Artisan.
  • Challenge You reached [Trading Professional]!: Trade Privilege Certificate → Skilled Trader’s Clothes
  • Challenge You reached [Trading Artisan]!: Trade Privilege Certificate → Professional Trader’s Clothes
• Improved the issue where you couldn’t proceed with the [Timed Quest] Timeless Stories quest while in progress with the last chapter of Herald’s Journal – Volume 3 in the Old Moon Logs due to being unable to talk to Crucio Domongatt.
• Added an explanation about inhabiting in cold regions to knowledge descriptions of Snowflake Stoneback Crab and Snowfield Yak.

• Improved the Node War participation opportunity description in the Guild (G) window to fit actual gameplay.

• Changed the location of some wandering NPCs on Angie Island.

• Fixed the following UIs to open in alilgnment with the height of the Inventory (I) window to the left.
  • Alchemy Stone, Dye Palette, Combine Dye, Totem of the Sea, Processing, Travel Bag, Life Tools Bag, Aquarium, Cooking/Alchemy, NPC Shop, Storage, Trade Warehouse (Central Market)

• Added a feature to show the equipment part name of the empty equipment slot in the mount information window as a tooltip.
• Changed the Recent Cooking and Recent Alchemy window to open from the left during cooking/alchemy.
• Fixed the spacing of the slots in Clorince’s Travel Bag and Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank to be same.
• Fixed the Guild Point Form window to display in the center of the screen regardless of screen resolution.

• Changed the Season 3 server (exclusive to new adventurers) to the O’dyllita 1 Server for the War of the Roses update.

• Added Auto-Login to the launcher. 
  
  • When toggled on, the launcher will be automatically logged in upon start up. 
  • If you have an OTP registered, you need OTP authentication to toggle auto-login on. 
  • Logging off from a launcher with auto-login activated will disable it. 
  • If you need to remotely turn off auto-login, you can use the launcher log out feature in My Page. 
     
• Removed the Register PC function. 
  
  • If you had both register PC and OTP registered, you now only need OTP to login. 
     
• Added a Launcher Log Out function to My Page. 
  
  • On the official website’s Account page, go to Security Center → Manage Login → Launcher Log Out. 
     
• Changed the display format of mentioned adventurers from “@nickname” to “nickname”.

• Fixed the issue where some sounds overlapped when closing the World Map (M).
• Fixed the issue where the camera acted awkwardly when taking out a horse from the following NPCs.
• Muzgar: Stable Keeper Ricter, Oasis Vendor Girgo Viano
• Barhan Camp: Stable Keeper Zraiman, Oasis Vendor Girgo Viano
• Fixed the issue where the direction guide was not displayed on the minimap when navigating in the desert/Great Ocean.
• Improved the navigation to the Abyssal Well in Ulukita to be more natural.
• Fixed the issue where the filter of the shaded item was removed while using some features of the Inventory (I) in certain situations.
• Fixed the issue where navigation to Oquilla’s Eye from the mainland was unavailable.
• Fixed the issue where the appearance of the upgraded guild galley with decreased durability was unnaturally displayed.
• Fixed the following for the Academia outfits for the classes below:
  • Female Classes: Fixed the appearance of the armor to be more natural on specific body shapes.
  • Witch, Ninja, Drakania: Fixed some aspects of the outfit to appear more natural.
  • Sorceress: Fixed the issue where the appearance of a Talisman was exposed.
  • Lahn, Nova, Dark Knight: Fixed the issue where the weapon was exposed when out of combat with your awakening weapon equipped.
  • Lahn: Fixed so that hair does not overlap with Academia Helmet.
  • Lahn: Fixed the issue where the appearance of the skirt was somewhat unnatural.
  • Dark Knight: Fixed the issue where the appearance of the helmet was unnatural in certain graphics settings.
  • Lahn, Ranger: Fixed the issue where when wearing the helmet with modified ear appearances, the hair appeared unnatural.
  • Nova: Fixed the issue where the appearance of the socks was unnatural when Hide Cape function was activated.
  • Wizard: Fixed the issue where the gloves appeared unnatural when in combat stance with your awakening weapon equipped.
  • Corsair: Fixed the expression during the unique idle animation.
  • Shai: Fixed the unnatural appearance of the armor’s cape when in combat stance.
  • Scholar: Fixed the issue where the color of the socks changed when Hide Cape function was activated.
• [Maehwa] Fixed the hair to be more natural when wearing Grandpa Cron’s Assistant Helmet in certain graphics settings.
• [Valkyrie] Fixed the issue where the fishing line and float appeared unnatural during ice fishing.
• [Archer] Fixed the issue where some parts of the appearance were unnatural when wearing the Seahorse Diving Hat.
• Fixed the issue where the appearance of the donkey was unnatural from certain camera viewpoints.
• Fixed the issue where the Graduate Season button could not be used with the Gamepad UI.
• [Scholar] Fixed the issue where incorrect voice recordings were played for some skills.            
• Fixed the issue where Kamasylvia Castle appeared abnormal on the World Map (M).            
• Fixed the Issue where dead guild members were not displayed on the World Map (M).            
• Fixed the issue where you could not use Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank with the Gamepad UI.