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This Week at Black Desert Online - May 12th 2021



Greetings Adventurers!

This is a list of the new contents and events of this week that you can find in the world of Black Desert Online. Take a look below and enjoy!

[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]
  • The maximum increase and decrease percentages for Attack Speed, Casting Speed, and Movement Speed have been changed:
    • Max Attack Speed, Casting Speed, Movement Speed Increase: 250% (Standard Default: 100%)
    • Max Attack Speed, Casting Speed, Movement Speed Decrease: 50% (Standard Default: 100%)
  • Three new skills exclusive to Node and Conquest War have been added.
  • The participation rewards for Node War have been changed to Resplendent Medals of Honor.
    • Shining Medals of Honor are no longer available as a participation reward. However, they can still be exchanged for the new medal in the same manner as before.
  • A new Crystal can now be acquired through Simple Alchemy (L) by using the Essence of Courage.
  • Want to know the details and dev comments of this update? Click »Here«!


[h2]Pearl Shop[/h2]
  • New Ninja outfit!
  • Get Discount Coupons for Loyalty Points!


[h2]A Gift for Skill Instructors![/h2]
  1. Log in during the event period to obtain [Event] Fragrant Corsage.
  2. Gift the [Event] Fragrant Corsage to one of the Skill Instructor NPCs located in each town.
  3. Get as reward "[Event] Immortal: Giant's Draught" and [Event] Magical Elixir.
  • Learn the details of the event »Here«!


[h2]Defeat Thundercloud Kutum![/h2]
  • This is your chance to band together with your fellow Adventurers and defeat the fearsome Thundercloud Kutum!
  • Thundercloud Kutum will have guaranteed spawns at specific times during the event period.


[h2]Item Hot Time and Treasures[/h2]


[h3]Event 1. Item Drop Rate Hot Time![/h3]
  • During the event Hot Time period, the rates of items dropped by defeated monsters will be increased by +50% (The event buff applies to all servers except for the Arsha server).



[h3]Event 2. Searching for Treasures Once More![/h3]
  • During the event period, the “Treasure Items” that could only be obtainable in certain monster zones will be obtainable in additional monster zones!


[h3]Event 3. Defeat Afuaru for Ancient Spirit Dust?![/h3]
  • During the event period, defeat the [Graverobber] Afuaru when he appears in monster zones to be guaranteed to obtain Ancient Spirit Dust (This event applies to all servers).
  • Learn the details of the event »Here«!


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