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Black Desert’s very own mad scientist, Marni, has built a rather spooky playground for Halloween!

Are you ready to brave this spooktacular Halloween adventure?

* All the event quests in Marni’s Spooky Playground can be found in the in-game Quests (O) - New tab.

[h2]Event 1. Exploring Marni’s Spooky Playground![/h2]

Event Period - October 14, 2021 (Thu) after maintenance - November 10, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance

Event Details
- Explore the Halloween-themed Marni's Spooky Playground and treat yourself to a bunch of rewards!




* These quests are part of the same questline, so you must complete the preceding quest to advance to the next quest.

* Each quest can only be completed once per Family.



* Each quest can only be completed once per Family.

[h2]Event 2. House of Horrors[/h2]

Event Period - October 14, 2021 (Thu) after maintenance - November 10, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance

Event Details
① Look for the Crying Child’s lost teddy bear in the “House of Horrors!”
- Make sure you are not on a mount when trying to enter the House of Horrors. If you enter the House of Horrors while on a mount, your mount will automatically die, and you will need to recover it from a nearby Stable. (Will not count towards mount’s death total.)





* This quest is a weekly quest that can only be completed once a week per Family. (Resets every Thursday at 00:00 UTC)

② Approach the purple-colored effect at the entrance of the underground cave to enter the “House of Horrors.”
* Please avoid participating in the event on servers with active Node/Conquest Wars as it may cause difficulties.

③ Once you’re inside, control the Mischievous Jack and avoid the ghosts and obstacles that are hidden within the darkness to find the lost teddy bear.
- You must control a “Mischievous Jack” to interact with the boxes containing the teddy bear.
- The event minigame is separate from the event quest. You can freely enjoy the event minigame even after completing the event quest.

▲ Be careful! If you’re damaged by the ghosts or obstacles, you’ll be returned to the starting point!

④ After you’ve searched all the boxes that might contain the teddy bear, complete the quest through the NPC “Spooky Ghost.”
- Completing the quest will automatically kick you out of the House of Horrors.
- Want to leave the House of Horrors? Talk to the NPC Spooky Ghost located at the house’s entrance/end.

[h2]Event 3. MOD Oog Mk IV vs Mk V[/h2]

Event Period - October 14, 2021 (Thu) after maintenance - November 10, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance

Event Details

① The MOD Oog Mk IV and Mk V are fighting near the NPC Marcellin. Think you can predict which robot will win?



② Bring the [Event] MOD Oog Power Core to the NPC Marcellin to accept a special quest and predict whether the Mk IV or Mk V robot will win!
- The [Event] MOD Oog Power Core will be consumed once you pick a winner between MOD Oog Mk IV or Mk V, and you’ll receive an [Event] Flask of MOD Oog. (The Flask will expire after 10 minutes.)



* The NPC Dellenoa will appear every 10 minutes on each server and accept choices for 2 minutes before disappearing. Afterwards, Mk IV and Mk V will begin fighting.
* This questline is a weekly questline that can only be completed once a week per Family. (Resets every Thursday at 00:00 UTC)
* These quests are part of the same questline, so you must complete the preceding quest to advance to the next quest.
* You must interact with the NPC Dellenoa that appears for 2 minutes after the fight to complete the quest.
* Please avoid participating in the event on servers with active Node/Conquest Wars as it may cause difficulties.

[h2]Event 4. Red Light, Green Light[/h2]

Event Period - October 14, 2021 (Thu) after maintenance - November 10, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance

Event Details
- During the event, accept the event quest from NPC Rubin in Marni’s Spooky Playground.

[h3]Red Light, Green Light[/h3]

① Every 10 minutes on each server, there will be a ”Red Light, Green Light” game.
- 5 minutes before the game begins, there will be a notification message in Marni’s Spooky Playground.
- The start time will differ for each server, so make sure to share the times with your fellow Adventurers

② Accept the event quest before the game starts and control the MOD Oog Mk III once the game begins to participate in the “Red Light, Green Light” game.

③ Once the game begins, there’ll be a minigame that uses the movement keys or mouse clicks. If you’re successful, you’ll enter an invincible state that will let you avoid the MOD Mk XVI’s eyes.
- If you fail to enter the invincible state, you’ll be detected and lose control of the MOD Oog Mk III. You can re-control the MOD Oog Mk III to try again at the starting point.

④ Carefully avoid the Mk XVI’s eyes and approach it to check its pocket (interact with it) and complete the quest.
- The event minigame is separate from the event quest. You can freely enjoy the event minigame even after completing the event quest.



* The NPC Rubin for this quest is located in Marni’s Spooky Playground.
* This quest is a weekly quest that can only be completed once a week per Family. (Resets every Thursday at 00:00 UTC)

[h2]Event 5. Mad Scientist Marni's Hidden Gifts[/h2]

Event Period - October 14, 2021 (Thu) after maintenance - November 10, 2021 (Wed) before maintenance


Event Details
- During the event, obtain dice by finding the gifts hidden by the Mad Scientist Marni in Marni’s Spooky Playground.
You can complete the A, B, C, D, and E quests to obtain up to five dice!













* Each quest is a weekly quest that can only be completed once a week per Family. (Resets every Thursday at 00:00 UTC)

[h2]Event Item Exchange List[/h2]

[Clickety-clack Clockwork]

* You can still exchange the items even after the event ends.

* The MOD Oog Mk III Transformation Scroll is a permanent item that can be used in both Combat and Safe Zones.

[h3][Black Spirit's Purple/Orange Dice][/h3]



During the Halloween festivities, a special “Ancient Black Spirit's Adventure” will be available! You’ll need [Event] Black Spirit's Purple/Orange Die that can be obtained through event Challenges and quests to play the Ancient Black Spirit's Adventure. Check out the [Event] Halloween Black Spirit’s Adventure for more details!
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* Additional Notices

- Pearl Abyss reserves the right to change or cancel the event depending on mitigating circumstances. If changes are made, they can be found on this event page.
- Event items may have restrictions (sale/trade) and/or different binding settings/expiration dates. Due to this reason, these items cannot be transferred or restored.
- For details such as whether the item is bound, please refer to the in-game item description.
- Items and/or rewards that were used normally cannot be recovered.
- Participating in the event using inappropriate methods may result in a cancellation/retrieval of your reward(s) and/or restriction from the game.
- For any questions or concerns regarding the event, please contact us via [Support].
- Any content not mentioned on this page is subject to the [Black Desert Event Rules].

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Atoraxxion: Sycrakea is the dungeon with the underwater theme.

Check out the interesting mechanics and hidden riddles in the depths!

[h2]SYCRAKEA[/h2]

Atoraxxion - Sycrakea, the Last Stronghold built to fend off the dark invaders, has been discovered.
- Atoraxxion's second biome Sycrakea has separate difficulty settings akin to Vahmalkea on normal and Elvia Realm settings.



- You can enter Sycrakea regardless of whether you've cleared Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea as long as you are in possession of Talibre's Tear x1.
* However, you must've also completed the "[Atoraxxion] Talibre's Tear" quest so that you can interact with the Sol Magia inside the Ancient Stone Chamber.



- You can enter through Elribta's Door located in Vaha's Garden of Vahmalkea, Atoraxxion's first biome.
- You can enter Vahmalkea through Elribta's Door located in Syca's Garden in Sycrakea.

[h3]Sycrakea Main Questline & Syca's Thread[/h3]

● The new Sycrakea main questline and knowledge category for Syca, the second person of interest in Atoraxxion.
- Complete the Sycrakea main questline to learn more about Syca's story and the hidden side of Atoraxxion, the "Stronghold of Salvation."
- Syca's story is directly connected to Vaha's and will be immediately available upon completing the Vahmalkea main questline.
* You can still reach Syca's Cradle, the area of Sycrakea's final boss, without having completed the main questline.



● Throughout Atoraxxion: Sycrakea, you'll find Syca's Threads placed by Syca himself as security measures to ward off the Dark Invaders. Unraveling these threads will either allow you to temporarily control the environmental factors of an area or let you learn a new bit of knowledge.
- You can experience five threads through the main questline alone, and an additional two separately.
- However, in order to reach Syca's Cradle where the last ancient weapon lies, you must unravel "Syca's Thread - Blank."



- Syca's Throat, the path on the way to Syca's Cradle, is blocked by rays of light that mean certain death for any adventurer that comes in contact with them as shown in the image below.



- However, when you unravel the thread, the rays of light blocking Syca's Throat will disappear, thus allowing you to move safely inside. Someone from the inside can also use a device to open it up again.

[h3]Areas of Sycrakea[/h3]

● Atoraxxion: Sycrakea is divided into multiple areas by the "Darkened Dawn" (a type of wall) to fend off the Dark Invaders more effectively.
- Each of these areas are blocked off from each other through an ancient piece of tech called "Sol Magia." To take control of the "Sol Magia," you will need special items that act as keys.
- The Sol Magia that used to control the Darkened Dawn of Syca's Scale has long been in disrepair, so there are no Darkened Dawn in Syca's Scale.



- You can loot Syca's Frigid Scale from defeated Ancient Weapons in Sycrakea.
- You can loot Egg of an Arid Epoch and Egg of a Fearful Epoch from defeated Ancient Weapons.
- Yolun Piece of Envy, Yolun Piece of Cruelty, and Syca's Contorted Tentacle can summon bosses and won't be consumed upon use.
● The details of each area in Syca are as follows:



* You cannot resurrect until all other party members are killed while fighting in Syca's Cradle.
* All items except for the Corrupt Yolun Dagger and loot dropped from defeating the final boss will be removed once you leave Syca's Paradise which you can access after defeating in Syca's Cradle.
* Penalties for dying in Atoraxxion are as follows:



[h3]Maleficent Centilutos[/h3]



● The final boss slumbers in Syca's Cradle, the last area of Sycrakea. To defeat the boss, you will need to utilize the power supply devices installed around the area.
- The power supply devices in Syca's Cradle are divided into 4 levels. The higher the level, the lower the Centilutos' defense but greater its offense, You will need to properly utilize these devices to defeat the weapon.



[h3]Syca's Paradise[/h3]

● You can obtain "special loot" from Syca's Paradise, which you gain entry to upon defeating Sycrakea's Last Ancient Weapon , twice a week.
- You can obtain such "special loot" from the following quests available via "Syca's Time Capsule" found in Syca's Paradise.
* Unlike Vahmalkea, you can complete the weekly quest for Sycrakea as long as you have the "Key of the Sunken Dawn" looted from the defeated Maleficent Centilutos.



- The above four weekly quests reset every Thursday.
- As explained below, you can complete up to two quests per family every week. You cannot attempt quests with the same character that has already completed them.

Case 1 - If character A completed [Weekly] Sycrakea: Abyssal Chest (Elvia Realm server), character B can proceed with [Weekly] Sycrakea: Astran Chest (Elvia Realm server).
Case 2 - If character A completed [Weekly] Sycrakea: Abyssal Chest (Elvia Realm server), character B can proceed with [Weekly] Sycrakea: Prottia Chest I (normal server).
Case 3- If character A completed [Weekly] Sycrakea: Prottia Chest I (normal server), character B can proceed with [Weekly] Sycrakea: Prottia Chest II (normal server).
* Character A won't be able to proceed with other quests for the rest of the week.

- You can obtain the Key of the Sunken Dawn required to complete the aforementioned quests by defeating the final boss of Sycrakea, .
- In order to accept each of the aforementioned quests, you need 10,000 Agris Fever Points, which will be consumed immediately upon accepting each quest. Do note that you won't recover any points if you end up forfeiting a quest.
- You can accept the quests with the second type of quest objective mentioned above from the Syca's Time Capsule NPC and can instantly complete them via Interaction while doing a [Weekly] quest.

[h3]Recover the Knowledge Quests[/h3]

● Damaged records were discovered in the Sol Magia of Atoraxxion: Sycrakea - Syca's Scale. Lafi Bedmountain, the archaeologist, believes that these bits of knowledge scattered throughout Sycrakea can be used to restore the Sol Magia.
- Added the following quests which you can complete once per family in Atoraxxion: Sycrakea.



[h3]Challenges[/h3]

● Added 2 new challenges that you can complete in Atoraxxion: Sycrakea.
- You can complete the Atoraxxion: Sycrakea challenges once per family.
- When you reconnect to your character after acquiring knowledge by defeating Maleficent Centilutos of Atoraxxion: Sycrakea, the challenges will be completed and you can obtain the rewards.


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Dev note:

Black Desert's second co-op dungeon after Vahmalkea, "Atoraxxion: Sycrakea," is finally unveiled. Unlike "Vahmalkea," Atoraxxion's first biome, Adventurers will be able to encounter the bosses guarding each area of Sycrakea. Each boss has its own unique pattern that will test your mettle, and you will encounter more of those "thread" puzzles signature to Atoraxxion, along the way. Sycrakea holds a total of seven delightful threads, five of which you shall run into while completing the main questline. Do note that one of those five threads is required to move onto the next area. Once you defeat the bosses and unravel the threads, you will ultimately make your way to Syca's Cradle, where you will find "Maleficent Centilutos." The core mechanic of Maleficent Centilutos lies in "electrical currents." This is directly connected to the "power supply devices" located all over Syca's Cradle, as you can control the amount of electrical power that is supplied to Maleficent Centilutos, which will determine just how much safer and easier your encounter will be. Also, you will need to work together with your party members especially depending on the state of Maleficent Centilutos. We designed Sycrakea to be slightly more difficult compared to Vahmalkea, and we can guarantee that those Adventurers who dare take their chances on the Elvia Realm difficulty will suffer many deaths (and be penalized for it) even before reaching Syca's Cradle. Thus we highly recommend you uncover the weaknesses behind Sycrakea's Ancient Weapons on the normal servers where no death penalty is applied.
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Happy adventuring!

As we sadly say goodbye to the Summer Season, it’s time to say hello to Season+!

Season+ brings with it easier Tuvala enhancements and the ability to exchange all 7 types of Tuvala Gear for Boss Gear. If you want to learn all about Season+, make sure to read everything below!

[h2]Season Server and Character[/h2]

“Season Servers” are progression-focused servers that are available for certain periods of time. These servers are only accessible with a “Season Character.”

Creating a season character is super simple. Once you’ve logged into Black Desert, go to the Character Selection screen and press the [+] button to see all of Black Desert’s many classes. Once you’ve figured out which class you want to play, select it.



All that’s left is to customize your character to your liking, then check the “Season Character” checkbox and click Create!

Before you go, keep in mind that you can only create one season character per season.

[h2]Season Server and Character Perks[/h2]

So, you’re probably wondering what exactly are the advantages of playing a season character on the season servers. Read on to find out!

[h3]■ Season Character Perks[/h3]

First of all, a season character is the only way you can experience the advantages of the season servers! Plus, season characters receive special level up rewards every time they reach a certain level.

That’s why the Season+ is one of the best ways to level up your character and receive a ton of rewards! Make sure not to miss out!

If you want to learn more about the Season Character Level Up rewards, check out the [Season+ Level Up Rewards] event page.

[h3]■ Season Server Perks[/h3]

1) Boosted EXP Buffs

As the season servers are focused on character progression, they offer 24/7 EXP buffs without limitations on character levels.

▲ Active on the season servers until the end of Season+!

Furthermore, we’re kicking off the start of Season+ with a Combat EXP +300% & Skill EXP +50% Hot Time event from September 15, 2021 (Wed) until the maintenance on September 29, 2021 (Wed)!

2) Season Pass

The Season Pass is meant to support our Adventurers as they progress in the season and is only available to season characters. You can access it from the Black Spirit button at the left of the minimap.



By completing the Season Pass Challenge, you can receive a Leveling Aid Box that will help you as your level up. You can open the Leveling Aid Boxes every 5 levels from levels 10 – 50, and every level from levels 50 – 61.

For more info about the Season Pass, check out the

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