Black Desert Online Patch Notes - April 30, 2026

Updates Apr 30, 2026, 10:00 (UTC) Patch Notes - April 30, 2026

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on April 30, 2026 (Thu). Today’s patch contains 428 updates and is approximately 1.90GB.

Events

Lucky Hot Time for Adventure - [More Details]
- Apr 30, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – May 14, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

[Solare] Toward a New Throne - [More Details]
- Apr 30, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – May 21, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

Bliss and Fortune in Monsters and Fish - [More Details]
- Apr 30, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – May 14, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

May Daily Login Rewards - [More Details]
- May 1, 2026 (Fri) 00:00 (UTC) - May 31, 2026 (Sun) 23:59 (UTC)

[PvE/Mining] Mysterious Ore - [More Details]
- Apr 30, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – May 14, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

Solare Special Pass to Victory - [More Details]
- Apr 30, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – May 28, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

New Additions and Improvements

Warrior

Warrior Succession is a class that utilizes a shield and All Damage Reduction stats to mitigate incoming damage. To further enhance his class identity and concept, we have adjusted him to gain access to AoE CC effects, allowing him to better disrupt enemy formations.

Main Weapon, Succession

Prime: Earth Tremor

Improved to combo into leap attack when pressing F again at max acceleration of Charging Thrust.

Increased skill execution speed by a slight amount.
Increased jump height and landing speed.
Improved the conditions that trigger fall animation while airborne during an attack.
Changed Bound to apply in PvP as well.
Removed Down Smash.

Prime: Scars of Dusk

Added Recover 150 HP per hit.
- Activating the skill through Furious Blow empowers the Recover HP effect. (200 HP per hit)
Changed the defensive effect: Forward Guard → Super Armor.

Prime: Heavy Strike

Increased Recover HP per hit: 115 → 150.

Succession: Guard

Reduced Stamina consumed while moving on Guard: 150 → 75.

Seismic Strike

Added All Damage Reduction -25 for 10 sec on hits.

Frenzied Spear

Changed to perform the last attack (movement and attack) via LMB after the first hit.
- Press LMB after the first hit to perform the last attack in the direction the screen is facing.
  - The last attack will not activate if the first hit misses.

Without LMB	With LMB

Added Super Armor on last attack hits.
Increased the movement distance of the last attack performed after the first hit by approximately 20%.

Shield Tide

Change the first attack to an immediate upward strike with the shield without a wind-up.
Changed the offensive and defensive effects and Special Attack damage as follows:
- Accordingly, the combo timing for the following skills used during Shield Tide has been standardized.
  - Guard, Chopping Kick, Deep Thrust, Forward Slash, Shield Charge, Take Down, Prime: Enhanced Spirit

Before	After
Offensive Effects Floating on attack 1 hits (PvE only) Knockback on attack 2 hits (PvE only) Air Smash on attack 2 hits Defensive Effects Super Armor during attack 1 Forward Guard during attack 2 Special Attack Damage Air Attack	Offensive Effects Knockback on attack 1 hits Down Smash on attack 2 hits Defensive Effects Super Armor during attack 2 Special Attack Damage Down Attack

Shield Assault

Changed to charge forward on attack 1
Changed the defensive effects as follows:

Before	After
Forward Guard	Forward Guard during attack 1 Super Armor during attack 2

Ranger

Ranger Awakening has been adjusted to deal heavy damage and, when needed, attempt assassinations. However, these adjustments were made with her ability to also serve as a ranged damage dealer using Main Weapon skills in mind.

Awakening

Flow: Rushing Wind

Reduced cooldown: 4 sec → 3 sec.

Waltz of Wind

Adjusted the damage, offensive and defensive effects.

Before	After
Attack damage 3615% x 2 Knockback on hits (Nullified during cooldown)	Attack damage 4519% x 2 Super Armor during the skill (Nullified during cooldown)

Core: Waltz of Wind

Changed the offensive and defensive effects.

Before	After
Super Armor during the skill (Nullified during cooldown)	Knockback on hits (Nullified during cooldown)

Spirit's Haven

Added Knockback on hits (PvP only).

Spirit's Shackles

Changed the skill command so it is performed only when E is pressed.
- The skill will no longer be performed via the Spirit's Haven command while Spirit's Haven is on cooldown.

Elven Rage

Improved hit detection to ensure all 3 hits land, and adjusted the attack area to match the skill's visual effects.

Maehwa

Maehwa Awakening has been adjusted to better fulfill her role in dealing melee damage, while also creating opportunities for quick assassination via Air Attacks with Flow: Cloud Stab. Following previous updates that enhanced Floating combos, we have added more ways to combo into Air Attacks after various Floating skills. Additionally, defensive effects have been added to her Knockdown combos to ensure she can deal melee damage more reliably.

Awakening

Flow: Tip of an Iceberg

Improved attacks 1 and 2 to flow more smoothly.

Petal Swirl

Added Forward Guard during the skill.
- Accordingly, Stiffness also applies in PvP upon learning Core: Petal Swirl.

Moonbreak

Changed Stun on hits to Floating on hits.
Changed Special Attack damage from Down Attack to Air Attack.
Improved so that the skill can be comboed into Cloud Stab.

Moonrise

Improved to combo better into Flow: Cloud Stab.

Frost Pillars

Improved skill execution speed.
Improved to rotate the character with the camera wile spinning the kerispear.

Absolute: Red Moon

Improved so that the skill can be comboed into Flow: Cloud Stab with your kerispear.

Frostfeint

Improved to combo better into Petal Swirl and Moonrise.
Changed the character to no longer rotate with the camera during the attack motion.
Removed the combo that increases execution speed after certain skills and changed to always execute with the same speed.
- Accordingly, the skill's base execution speed has been increased.

Ice Fang

Improved to combo better into Frostfeint.
Improved to combo better into Absolute: Red Moon.

Flow: Cloud Stab

Removed Air Smash.
Improved to combo better into Frost Pillars.

Adjusted the PvP damage for the following skill:

Skill	Before	After
Black Spirit: Flow: Cloud Stab	42.21% damage in PvP only	37.2% damage in PvP only

Witch, Wizard

Archwizardry: Mass Teleport was intended to be used to engage alongside allies or help allies escape danger. However, we have adjusted its defensive effects, as opponents had no way to keep Wizard and Witch in check when they attempted to escape.

Main Weapon

Archwizardry: Mass Teleport

Changed the defensive effects from Invincible to Super Armor → Invincible → Super Armor.

Wizard

Wizard and Witch Awakening are classes that combine powerful AoE damage with the ability to support allies, with Wizard placing more emphasis on AoE damage. However, we determined that the damage of certain Wizard Awakening skills that can be instantly comboed was too high. To better balance this, we reduced the damage of those skills while increasing the damage of skills with longer cast times. Additionally, the ally-supporting capability of Protected Area was slightly excessive considering the Wizard's current AoE damage potential, so its cooldown has been adjusted.

Main Weapon

Protected Area V

Increased cooldown: 150 sec → 210 sec (Based on Protected Area V).

Awakening

Adjusted the PvP damage for the following skills.

Skill	Before	After
Magma Bomb	44.65% damage in PvP only	35.8% damage in PvP only
Flame's Calling	30.65% damage in PvP only	25% damage in PvP only
Hellfire IV	32.38% damage in PvP only	23% damage in PvP only
Bolide of Destruction III	41.19% damage in PvP only	37% damage in PvP only
Barrage of Water	36.53% damage in PvP only	30.6% damage in PvP only
Cataclysm IV	30.43% damage in PvP only	45% damage in PvP only
Chilling Wave III	35.6% damage in PvP only	37% damage in PvP only
Aqua Jail Explosion IV	34.38% damage in PvP only	45% damage in PvP only
Aqua Jail Explosion's Arne Effect	32.39% damage in PvP only	52% damage in PvP only
Black Spirit: Hellfire	38.07% damage in PvP only	31.2% damage in PvP only
Black Spirit: Cataclysm	29.12% damage in PvP only	38% damage in PvP only

Ninja

Ninja Awakening is a melee-focused class capable of assassinating if needed. However, certain skills were exceptionally versatile on their own, thanks to their short cooldowns, Super Armor, instant movement, CC effects, and more.

We are adjusting him so that powerful skills must be used more carefully, and Adventurers may need to cancel out of Super Armor-based defensive actions depending on the situation.

Awakening

Shadow Slash

Changed the required resource.
- Before: 40 WP
- After: 200 Stamina
Changed so Stamina does not recover until the skill motion ends.

Murderous Intent

Changed the required resource.
- Before: 35 WP
- After: 150 Stamina
Changed so Stamina does not recover until the skill motion ends.

Dark Knight

Despite being a hybrid class that shifts between melee and ranged combat, Dark Knight Awakening has struggled to make full use of this playstyle due to her reduced ranged AoE damage compared to the past. This adjustment has been made to allow her to pressure enemies from range with damage, while keeping them in check in melee by maintaining defensive effects and applying CC. In exchange, we have added positioning constraints at range through Forward Guard, while giving her weaker survivability in melee to better preserve her class identity and concept.

Awakening

Flow: Darkness Outpouring

Removed cooldown.

Trap of Vedir

Reduced cooldown: 10 sec → 7 sec.
Changed the defensive effect from Forward Guard to Super Armor.

Seed of Catastrophe

Added Forward Guard during the skill.
Changed Floating to Stiffness on hits (PvE only).
- Accordingly, Stiffness also applied in PvP upon learning Core: Seed of Catastrophe.
Changed the character to no longer rotate with the camera after the attack.

Flow: Root of Catastrophe

Changed the defensive effect: Super Armor → Forward Guard.
Removed Down Attack.
Changed the character to rotate with the camera at the start of the skill.

Shattering Darkness

Adjusted the hit detection to apply at least 2 hits of magic attack damage.

Soul Snatch

Improved to combo better into other skills.
Added Knockback on hits.

Spirit Hunt

Changed the character to no longer rotate with the camera at the start of the skill.

Flow: Spirit Blaze

Changed the defensive effect: Forward Guard → Super Armor.
- Improved so that the skill can be comboed from Spirit Hunt with LMB.

Dark Nebula

Changed the defensive effect: Forward Guard → Super Armor.

Adjusted the PvP damage for the following skills.

Skill	Before	After
Shattering Darkness III	46.28% phantom blade attack damage in PvP only 33% magic attack damage in PvP only	56% phantom blade attack damage in PvP only 27% magic attack damage in PvP only * Flow: Darkness Outpouring's PvP damage remains at 46.28%.
Flow: Bombardment	26.85% phantom blade attack damage in PvP only 40.12% magic attack damage in PvP only	56% phantom blade attack damage in PvP only 27% magic attack damage in PvP only
Seed of Catastrophe IV	26.99% damage in PvP only	44.5% damage in PvP only
Flow: Root of Catastrophe	21.38% damage in PvP only	45% damage in PvP only
Soul Snatch	24.81% damage in PvP only	50% damage in PvP only
Spirit Legacy III	43.73% damage in PvP only	38.3% damage in PvP only
Dark Nebula	28.99% damage in PvP only	29% attack 1 damage in PvP only 36% attack 2 damage in PvP only
Cluster of Despair	Critical Hit Rate +50% (PvE Only) 46.57% damage in PvP only	Critical Hit Rate +50% 40% damage in PvP only

Striker

Striker Succession is designed for melee combat. To better fit this role, we have enhanced his survivability and increased PvP damage. This addresses previous issues where damage output felt insufficient relative to combo length. Additionally, we changed the CC effect of Prime: Somersault to provide a more reliable way to land a second CC.

Main Weapon, Awakening

Succession: Crouching Wolf

Changed the skill effect to Recover 500 HP when using the skill.
Added Recover 1,200 HP to Flow: Prey Hunt (auto-activated after using the skill).

Absolute: Roaring Tiger

Removed Recover 300 HP when using the skill.

Heart and Soul

Added Recover 300 HP when fully charged.

Prime: Rampaging Predator

Increased skill range by a slight amount.

Prime: Knee Hammer

Improved the motion fluidity and slightly increased movement distance.

Prime: Somersault, Rising Blast Combo

Changed Floating to Knockdown.

Improved Discharge Energy to activate more consistently for the following skills:
- Ankle Hook, Martial Deva, Combo: Final Blow, Flow: Bombardment, Savage Fang, Hidden Claw, Roaring Tiger.

Adjusted damage and PvP damage for the following skills.

Skill	Before	After
Prime: Adamantine IV	34.01% damage in PvP only	38.77% damage in PvP only
Absolute: Ankle Hook	Attack 1 damage 1950% x1 Attack 2 damage 1950% x1 Extra attack damage 1340% x2	Attack 1 damage 2633% x1 Attack 2 damage 2633% x1 Extra attack damage 1809% x2
Succession: Ankle Hook	Attack 1 damage 1950% x 1 Attack 2 damage 1950% x 1	Attack 1 damage 2633% x 1 Attack 2 damage 2633% x 1
Martial Deva	Attack damage 1287% x2	Attack damage 1737% x2
Prime: Hidden Claw	27.35% damage in PvP only	29.4% damage in PvP only
Prime: Crimson Fang	42.26% damage in PvP only	46.03% damage in PvP only
Absolute: Explosive Blow	Attack damage 2632% x2	Attack damage 3158% x2

Mystic

Mystic Awakening is designed to tank hits, recover, and relentlessly close the distance to disrupt enemy formations or restrict their movement. However, some of the effects used to perform this role were somewhat overtuned, so balance adjustments have been made.

Awakening

Spiral Torpedo

Changed so Stamina does not recover during the skill.

Sea Burial, Flow: Sea Burial

Changed so Stamina does not recover during the skill.

Infinite Fortitude

Increased cooldown: 40 sec → 50 sec.

Sea Burial, Rising Dragon, Wave Orb

Changed Recover HP when using the skill to Recover HP per hit.
Removed the effect where HP recovered was amplified when consuming Martial Spirit.

Dragon's Rip

Increased cooldown: 13 sec → 15 sec.

Lahn

Lahn Succession excels at using airborne mobility to drop in on enemies from above and disrupt their lines. We have improved her follow-up options after landing. Depending on the situation, Lahn can now choose to remain on the ground and attempt extra damage with stationary attack skills, despite the risks of relying on Forward Guard.

Main Weapon, Succession

Prime: Blade Dance

Added Down Attack.
Changed the defensive effects as follows:
- The skill description for its attacks has also been clarified.

Before	After
Super Armor during standing slash attacks 2 and 3 Super Armor during attacks 2 and 3	Forward Guard during Noble Sword attacks Super Armor during Crescent Pendulum attacks

Prime: Crescent Barrage

Changed the defensive effects as follows:

Before	After
Super Armor during attacks 2, 3, and 4	Forward Guard during attack 1 Super Armor during attacks 2, 3, and 4

Prime: Furious Chase

Changed the defensive effect: Forward Guard during striding slash attack 1 → Super Armor during the skill
Adjusted character rotation during striding slash attack 1 to follow the camera only until the attack begins.

Hashashin

Following the previous damage nerfs to Hashashin Succession, we have increased the damage of skills that do not apply Air Attack in standard combos. While keeping the damage of opening CC skills such as Prime: Purge at a similar level to prevent kills from a single combo, we have increased the damage of skills used in the second CC combo so they deal damage on par with other classes. However, the damage of Rupture has been reduced, as it could deal excessively high damage.

Additionally, we have added a new option that allows Hashashin to stay in the fight while visible by taking on some risk. From the opponent's perspective, this also creates more opportunities to target a Hashashin who remains on the battlefield.

Main Weapon, Succession

Prime: Aal's Breath

Changed the defensive effects as follows:
- Before: Super Armor while disguised, Super Armor during the skill
- After: Invincible -> Super Armor while disguised, Super Armor during the skill

Prime: Chosen Blade

Increased the Recover HP effect.
- Before: Recover 100 HP per hit
- After: Recover 183 HP per hit

Prime: Quicksand

Changed Stun on hits to Stun on first hit, and it now applies in PvP as well.
Changed Knockdown on last attack hits to apply in PvP as well.

Rupture

Adjusted the skill to always trigger the motion used after Shadow Splitter or Purge.
Slightly increased the duration of the motion triggered after Shadow Splitter or Purge.
Restricted comboing into the skill during the initial motion of Shadow Splitter.
Changed so it can be added to a Quick Slot.
Changed Floating on explosion attack hits to apply in PvE only.

Adjusted the PvP damage for the following skills:

Skill	Before	After
Hourglass of Death	45.35% damage in PvP only	49.98% damage in PvP only
Prime: Descent	30.79% damage in PvP only	36.51% damage in PvP only
Prime: Ridge Reaver	31.51% damage in PvP only	34.44% damage in PvP only
Prime: Sand Slicer	46.54% damage in PvP only	50.37% damage in PvP only
Prime: Chosen Blade	45.35% damage in PvP only	49.23% damage in PvP only
Rupture	71.6% normal attack damage in PvP only 83.54% explosion attack damage in PvP only	50.34% normal attack damage in PvP only 71.6% explosion attack damage in PvP only

Sage

Sage Awakening uses various engage and movement skills to move across the battlefield and deal damage. Specifically, he could easily disrupt enemies by repositioning with engage and movement skills that have quick activation and favorable properties. We have adjusted him so he must be more careful when capitalizing on this strength.

Awakening

Absolute: Rift Chain, Rift Chain II

Increased the Stamina cost: 200 → 300.
Changed the defensive effect: Invincible → Super Armor at the start of the skill.
- Prime: Rift Chain retains Invincible at the start of the skill.
Removed the dummy effect that moved in the opposite direction upon casting and added a visual effect to indicate movement direction while the character is concealed.

Lightning Prison

Improved skill execution speed.

Core: Lightning Prison

Changed the CC effect: Stun → Stiffness.

Impaling Flash

Changed the Stamina cost: 150 → 250.
Changed so Stamina can no longer be recovered during any motion.

Divine Executioner

Changed the required resource.
- Before: 80 MP
- After: 300 Stamina

Flow: Judgment

Changed the Stamina cost: 150 → 200.

Woosa

We have adjusted Woosa Succession to play the role of locking down an area using AoE CC and debuffs during melee engagements in PvP. Also, we've compensated for the low DPS across her combos by expanding the skills that grant buffs, allowing her to adjust her combos flexibly for different situations. However, the damage of Prime: Rain's Thirst has been adjusted, as it could deal excessive damage when used with certain setups.

Main Weapon, Succession

Prime: Cloudcarve

Improved skill execution speed.

Prime: Thunderstroke

Improved skill execution speed.
Added All AP +24.

Sagoonja: Chrysanth, Prime: Sagoonja: Chrysanth

Adjusted attack area so that max hits are applied even at close range.

Silent Strike

Added Super Armor while moving.

Prime: Fan Kick

Increased All AP Increase: +20 → +24.

Prime: Butterfly Dream

Increased All AP Increase: +25 → +32.

Stormfall, Cloudrise

Added a combo into Wingbeat during the skill.

Prime: Cloudrise

Improved skill execution speed.
Changed Stiffness before attack to Stun, and it now applies in PvP as well.

Cloudrise (I to Absolute), Prime: Cloudrise

Removed All AP Decrease on hits.

Flow: Stormbolt

Changed Knockdown to apply in PvP as well.
- Removed Down Smash accordingly.
Changed Knockdown to apply even when a storm cloud left behind from a Prime: Cloudrise combo (into Flitting Step or Yangban Step) triggers a lightning strike through the skill.

Tigerfly

Added a combo after Flitting Step or Chain: Flitting Step.

Prime: Quiet Waters

Adjusted the storm cloud effect summoned by the skill as follows:
- Unified the storm cloud effect for Prime: Stormfall to match other skills.
- Removed Magic Damage Reduction -15 that applied only in PvP, and changed it to All Damage Reduction -20 regardless of target type.
- Removed Stiffness on hits.
  - The effect that strikes powerful lightning and causes Stun if Woosa is hit by a CC while a storm cloud is active remains unchanged.
Added All AP -20 on hits to the storm cloud effect.

Prime: Rain's Thirst

Adjusted the damage conversion when releasing absorbed Do energy to 33% of the stored amount.
- Example: If you take 16,000 damage (based on Max HP), 33% (5,280) will be converted and returned as damage to the opponent.
Decreased cooldown: 20 sec → 12 sec.
Decreased the duration of absorbed Do energy: 15 sec → 8 sec.

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