Black Desert Online Patch Notes - April 23, 2026

Updates Apr 23, 2026, 09:59 (UTC) Patch Notes - April 23, 2026

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on April 23, 2026 (Thu). Today’s patch contains 97 updates and is approximately 823.45MB.

Events

[Path of Choice] Turnout Bonus Events - [More Details]
- Apr 23, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – May 7, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

[Path of Choice] Seal of Choice - [More Details]
- Apr 10, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – May 20, 2026 (Thu) 23:59 (UTC)

New Additions and Improvements

Improved the items obtained by harvesting or plant breeding Mysterious Seeds.

Harvesting	Plant Breeding
1.6 times more crops obtained	Obtain Blush Leaf x20-22 (Based on crops that occupy 5 grid slots in the garden. Yields the same number of Blush Leaf as Magical Seeds.)

Mysterious Pepper Seed	Mysterious Garlic Seed	Mysterious Onion Seed	Mysterious Hot Pepper Seed
Mysterious Pumpkin Seed	Mysterious Carrot Seed	Mysterious Strawberry Seed	Mysterious Grape Seed
Mysterious Sunflower Seed	Mysterious Olive Seed	Mysterious Tomato Seed	Mysterious Paprika Seed
Mysterious Seed Potato	Mysterious Barley Seed	Mysterious Wheat Seed	Mysterious Corn Seed
Mysterious Seed Sweet Potato	Mysterious Sunrise Herb Seed	Mysterious Silver Azalea Seed	Mysterious Fire Flake Flower Seed
Mysterious Dry Mane Grass Seed	Mysterious Silk Honey Grass Seed	Mysterious Rice Seed	Mysterious Fortune Teller Mushroom Hypha
Mysterious Arrow Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Dwarf Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Cloud Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Sky Mushroom Hypha
Mysterious Tiger Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Emperor Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Ghost Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Fog Mushroom Hypha
Mysterious Hump Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Bluffer Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Ancient Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Amanita Mushroom Hypha
Mysterious Truffle Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Nolina Seed	Mysterious Penestraria Seed	Mysterious Dalvenia Alrea Seed
Mysterious Bouqet Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Leccinum Hypha	Mysterious Purple Mushroom Hypha	Mysterious Pie Mushroom Hypha
Mysterious Acacia Seed	Mysterious Delotia Seed	Mysterious Citron Seed	Mysterious Chanterelle Hypha
Mysterious Red-spotted Amanita Hypha	Mysterious Mesima Hypha	Mysterious Dictyophora Hypha	Mysterious Napa Cabbage Seed
Mysterious Radish Seed	Mysterious Perilla Seed

Arena of Solare and Scheduled Balance Adjustments

The highly anticipated new season of Arena of Solare will go live on Apr 30. This season will introduce an ally location HUD, score rule adjustments, improved rewards, new battlefields, and more to make Arena of Solare even more enjoyable. We hope you look forward to the new season, and more details will be shared in the Global Lab update notice on Friday, Apr 24.

In addition, PvP balance adjustments for some classes are scheduled for Global Lab on the same day. We will continue working to ensure you can enjoy PvP content, including Arena of Solare, in a balanced environment.

Finally, we would like to share a brief notice regarding balance adjustments. Until now, we have avoided making PvP balance changes during a regular Arena of Solare season to prevent confusion. This time, however, we plan to make adjustments early into the season if we confirm that certain aspects are over/underperforming. To minimize any confusion, we will identify and address such issues as quickly as possible.

Thank you for enjoying Arena of Solare. We will do our best to make the wait worthwhile.

Item

"Extra AP Against All Species" Change

When viewing your current character stats as Total Stats, you can see the combined values of Extra AP against specific species, such as Humans, Kamasylvian Monsters, Demihumans, and Edanian Monsters. The "Extra AP Against All Species" effect found on equipment such as Sovereign Main Weapons and Awakening Weapons is also included in these totals.

Previously, it was difficult to check your exact Total AP against general monsters because there was no filter for viewing those Total Stats. To address this, we have changed the "Extra AP Against All Species" effect to "Extra AP Against Monsters."

Following this update, you can check your exact Total AP against general monsters by selecting the "No Species Damage" filter when viewing Total Stats.

Changed the "Extra AP Against All Species" effect on all weapons to "Extra AP Against Monsters."
- Check the total AP applied to neutral monsters through the Total Stats - Extra AP Against Species - No Species Damage filter.

Before	After

Example of Total Stats (Before) ("Extra AP Against All Species" not displayed when selecting No Species Damage filter)	Example of Total Stats (After) ("Extra AP Against All Species" is changed to "Extra AP Against Monsters" and included in the "No Species Damage" stats)

Liana's and Ludowig's Catalysts Purchase Limit Increase

To allow for more Secret Book of Florin crafting alongside Liana's Weekly Life Quests, the purchase limit for Liana's Catalyst and Ludowig's Catalyst has been increased.

Increased the weekly purchase limit of Liana's Catalyst and Ludowig's Catalyst.
- Liana's Catalyst: x1 → x2
- Ludowig's Catalyst: x2 → x4
  - The purchase limits for the NPC vendors resets every Monday at midnight.
  - You can make additional purchases even if you have already purchased them.

Added a Mass Process recipe for Unknown Seed.
- Obtain Truffle Mushroom Hypha x10 at once via Simple Alchemy with the following recipe.
- Accordingly, description on the Mass Process recipe has been added to the item.
- Mass Process will be unavailable if there is insufficient inventory space.

Unknown Seed Mass Process Recipe (Simple Alchemy)

Unknown Seed x10 + Truffle Mushroom x10 + Ibellab's Essence x1

Changed the icon of Faded Dark Energy that is dropped from the Dark Energy Floodlands.

Before	After

Monster

New Altar of Blood Difficulty

Added the 1st Abyssal Illusion, available for Adventurers who have cleared Altar of Blood - The 21st Illusion.
- In Abyssal Illusion, devices that indicate monster spawn locations or timings in advance have been removed, requiring greater mastery and caution.
  - Currently, only one type of Abyssal Illusions has been updated. New types will be added in future updates.

Abyssal Illusion
Required AP	Recommended Total AP	Required AP	Recommended Total AP
395	1895	450	760

Clear the 1st Abyssal Illusion to obtain Bloodstained Spoils - Abyssal Illusion. Open it to receive the following rewards.

Bloodstained Spoils - Abyssal Illusion (Weekly Clear Reward)
Guaranteed	Obtained with a set probability
Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger 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	Advice of Valks +200/+250/+300 Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger x5 Resplendent Essence of Devouring x10 Gold Bar Box x15

* Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger x1 is guaranteed as the first clear reward of the 1st Abyssal Illusion.

Altar of Blood Fixes & Changes

Reduced the number of monsters appearing in the following Illusions:
- The 1st Illusion
- The 4th Illusion
- The 13th Illusion
- The 19th Illusion
[The 2nd Illusion] Fixed the issue where Salun Bear Spearmaiden would not explode upon reaching the relic.
[The 4th Illusion] Removed collision effects for Tehmelun Seekers.
[The 5th Illusion] Removed collision effects for Cadry Fighters.
[The 18th Illusion] Fixed the issue where the effect remained even after successfully completing the footrest mechanic while fighting Jigwi.
[The 20th Illusion] Increased the Movement Speed of the Coral Naga Frontliner, the boss with ominous energy, by approximately 42.9%.
[The 21st Illusion] Fixed the issue where floor objects used for a certain mechanic did not disappear and remained on the field.
Improved the issue where bosses with ominous energy moved awkwardly.
Fixed certain terrain within the Altar of Blood that caused characters to get stuck while moving.
Fixed the issue where Adventurers could move to unreachable locations within the Altar of Blood using certain methods.
Improved the Boss HP bar to display AP & DP buffs when a boss enters a berserk form.
[Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where the Matching button did not function as Cancel while matching for the Altar of Blood.

Quest & Knowledge

Removed the pre-revamp Balenos main quests that are no longer available.
Characters currently on the pre-revamp questline will now be able to continue with the revamped Balenos main questline.
Removed/merged certain Balenos main quests that were previously available only to Season Characters.
Changed the specific quest that displays the Balenos main quest completion message:
[Balenos] Embarking on an Adventure → upon completing [Balenos] Farewell, Grusha

Mount

Dallae Pier Ship Summoning Direction Change

Dallae Pier is located at the northernmost edge of the world of Black Desert. Since most Adventurers sailing from this location head south toward the main continent, we have adjusted the ship's summoning direction to make departing more convenient.

Improved the prow direction of ships summoned at Dallae Pier to face a more natural direction.

Before	After

UI

Added a confirmation message when increasing Enhancement Chance with items such as Advice of Valks, Valks' Cry, and Origin of Hunger.
Changed the production node at Pilgrim's Haven from Lumbering to Gathering.
- The types of items produced remain the same.
Changed so you can now assign Quick Hotkeys to open the All-in-One Preset UI and change presets.
- Replaced the Upgrade Totem of the Sea button at the bottom of Inventory (I) with the All-in-One Preset button.
- Totem upgrades can now be performed via Menu (ESC) - Life (F6) - Totem.

Before	After

Adjusted the Node UI locations for Haemo Island and Crow's Nest on the World Map (M).

Node	Before	After
Haemo Island
Crow's Nest

Improved Origin of Hunger so multiple items can be used at once in the Enhancement UI.

Before	After

Improved Origin of Hunger so multiple items can be used at once in the Enhancement UI.

Modified or Changed

Fixed the issue where the Hide Head Gear function caused the appearance to look awkward while wearing one-piece outfits in the Customization screen.
Fixed the issue where certain classes displayed awkward visuals during the Rookies Outfit's unique animation.
Improved the initial dialogue options when first interacting with the [Barterer] NPC in Arehaza.
Fixed the issue where ships could not be moved smoothly after being checked in and then retrieved from [Wharf Manager] Luicy in Arehaza.
Fixed the ship's orientation when retrieving an Epheria Galleon from the wharf at Starry Midnight Port.
Removed awkward text from the item description of [Level 7] Rusalka's Thorny Bouquet.
Fixed awkward phrasing in the quest description for [Farming Course] Mysterious Seed.
[Barter] Removed sales-related text from the descriptions of Level 1-2 Barter items.
Improved the initial dialogue when first interacting with the Barterer Hanipu.
Changed so the Select Black Stone UI will now automatically close if you switch to the Valks' Cry tab within the Increase Chance UI.
Fixed the issue where Adventurers who remained logged in from Friday's Node War to Saturday's Conquest War could not build annexes, receiving a message stating they had not applied for the Node War.
Fixed the awkward visuals of a certain NPC in Velia.
Fixed graphical issues in specific background areas within Duvencrune.
Fixed the awkward terrain in certain areas of Delmira Plantation.
Fixed the issue during Node/Conquest Wars where if a Flame Tower or Hwacha was destroyed while being built or upgraded, a "Cannot build anymore annexes." message appeared and prevented rebuilding for up to 100 sec.
Fixed the issue where the Nampo Gate geographic knowledge was obtained when activating the Crow's Nest node, even if Nampo Gate is deactivated or its knowledge has not yet been acquired.
Fixed the issue where some parts of the equipped item's tooltip appeared awkwardly when hovering over an item for the same slot after equipping an expirable item.
Improved the area-of-effect (AoE) indicators for the Golden Pig King's stomp attack in the Black Shrine - Donghae (Solo).
Fixed the issue in Altar of Blood where remaining party members were not automatically moved out if one member left the party after all attempts were exhausted.
Fixed the issue in the Extract Outfit UI where the highlight effect appeared incorrectly when pressing "Select All" after manually selecting specific items.
Fixed the issue where the following monster zones did not list treasure materials in their obtainable items list within the Monster Zone Info UI:
- Roud Sulfur Mine, Roud Sulfur Mine [Dehkia's Lantern]: Archaeologist's Map Piece
- Hystria Ruins, Hystria Ruins [Dehkia's Lantern]: Lafi Bedmountain's Upgraded Compass Parts
Added the #TreasurePieces tag to the following monster zones that drop Al Yurad's Ring Pieces in the Monster Zone Info UI:
- Ash Forest (including Dehkia's Lantern), Padix Island, Crypt of Resting Thoughts, Olun's Valley (including Dehkia's Lantern)
Fixed the issue where pressing the gaps between function buttons in the Worker List would trigger the confirmation message to move to the World Map.
Fixed the issue where the notification effect for unclaimed Olvia Academy Pass rewards did not activate on the Olvia Academy icon.
Fixed the issue where the search results and description window in the World Map search bar would occasionally overlap.
Improved the security of certain menus on the Black Desert official website.
[Lahn] Fixed the issue where the bangs looked awkward when wearing the Rookies Helmet.
[Female Classes] Adjusted the Rookies Shoes A/B so the sock area can be dyed in brighter colors.
[Black Shrine - Donghae (Solo)] Fixed the issue where Sangoon would briefly flicker into view after teleporting during Calamity 8 to 10 subjugation.
[Black Shrine - Donghae (Solo)] Fixed the issue in Storybook - Morning Bosses where the Songakshi Calamity 8 to 10 entries could be completed without actually defeating those difficulties.
[Black Shrine - Donghae (Solo)] Fixed the issue where completing Songakshi Calamity 7 would also complete later entries in Storybook - Morning Bosses.
Fixed the issue where the right-side description text in the Altar of Blood UI overlapped with the scroll bar.
Fixed the issue where the arrow UI would not appear when opening Black Spirit's Safe with the B key after a long period of inactivity.
Fixed the abnormal spacing to the left of the Balenos Territory icon in the search bar when first opening the World Map (M) after logging in.
Fixed the issue where duplicate results were displayed when searching for certain words in Barter Information.
Reverted the title and description of the Dark Rift icon at the bottom right of the screen to the text used before the Apr 16 update.
[Gamepad Mode] Added an A button (Select) key guide to the Increase Chance UI.
[Gamepad Mode] Fixed the awkward background of the Increase Chance key guide and the issue where certain key guides were missing in the Enhancement UI.
Added Lath'rakan Premium Set to the Choose Your Premium Outfit Box for the following 3 classes:
- Guardian, Nova, Drakania
Fixed the issue where the [Social Action] Respectful Bow could not be used if the [Social Action] Casual Salute was not registered.
Fixed the issue where ships would get stuck on a bridge near Kamasylvia Castle during auto-navigation (T) between Grándiha and Starry Midnight Port.
[Altar of Blood] Fixed the issue where awkward text would appear when attempting to open the Central Market/Storage after entering the altar.
[Altar of Blood] Fixed the issue where potions purchased from General Goods Vendors could not be used.
Updated the Major Reward Details in the World Map Boss Info for Red Nose, Dastard Bheg, and Dim Tree Spirit to correctly display Concentrated Boss Crystal and Latent Boss Aura.
[Gamepad Mode] Fixed the issue where the All-in-One Preset menu could not be added to the Ring Menu.