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[May 12 Patch Notes]
UPDATES 2026.05.12

Patch Notes

 

Greetings, Adventurers!
This is the Black Desert Mobile Service Team.

 

The Patch Notes for the update on May 12 (Tue) are here!
Adventurers, please check out the newly applied patch details for an even more enjoyable adventure.

※ All screenshots in the main text were taken on the test server and may differ from the actual update content.
If there are any discrepancies between the patch notes and the applied content in the game, please contact Support.

 

New Content: Boss Blitz

Developer Commentary

Black Desert Mobile is home to countless Bosses.
Throughout your journey, Adventurers have faced and defeated a wide variety of foes through Story, Boss Rush, and many other encounters.

But the Bosses that have tasted defeat time and time again have only grown stronger, waiting for the moment to strike back.

This update introduces Boss Blitz, a new content where you take on powerful Bosses head-on,
exploit their weaknesses to incapacitate them, and turn the tide of battle through skillful play.

Boss Blitz delivers a more action-packed combat experience by trading blows with Bosses, letting you truly feel how much stronger your character has become.

Break the source of the chaotic power, withstand the Bosses' relentless assaults, and experience a new kind of battle that pushes you beyond your limits.


- Added new content, Boss Blitz.


- Boss Blitz is unlocked upon reaching 60,000 CP.
- 1,000 Silver is required to enter.
ㆍThe entry cost is consumed when the battle ends and the points are recorded either after 3 minutes have passed or when the Character is incapacitated.
ㆍExiting through the [Exit] button at the top right after entering will neither record points nor consume the entry cost.

- Boss Blitz Bosses rotate periodically.
- Extra AP against Monsters and Extra damage to Bosses apply in Boss Blitz.
- Black Spirit Mode time accumulates even during Boss Blitz.

How to Enter

- Enter through [Menu] > [Boss Blitz] and select either Beginner or Advanced difficulty.
ㆍIn Beginner difficulty, a skill guide for each debuff is displayed on the left side of the Character.

ㆍSkills can also be activated by tapping them from the guide list.

- In Advanced difficulty, the skill guide will not appear on the screen, allowing Adventurers to focus entirely on the Boss's attack patterns.
ㆍSuccessfully exploiting Boss weaknesses in Advanced difficulty grants more points than in Beginner difficulty.
- There is no limit to the number of entries.
- Entry will be unavailable from Sunday 23:30–23:59 for ranking calculations.
- Gear, skills, pets, memory imprints, fairies, and Lightstone presets can be selected from the entry screen.

 

Rules

- The battle begins upon approaching the Boss after entry and lasts for 3 minutes.
- During battle, the Boss will expose weaknesses that can be identified by the color of the aura surrounding it.

[Aura Color by Boss Weakness]

Yellow

Red

Turquoise

Purple 

Stun

Daze

Freeze

Knockback 

Knockdown
Knock-up
Bound

 

- When a skill with debuff corresponding to the Boss's weakness lands, the combo count increases by 1 during its duration, while extra damage is applied with every hit.
- If a skill has multiple debuffs, all effects are applied simultaneously when the first hit lands.
ㆍHowever, this does not apply to any debuff triggered by basic attacks.
Example) For Nova/Eclipse's "Command: Frost Shield," Freeze will not apply when a basic attack lands during "Flow: Frostbite March."
Example) Lahn: During "Zenith," Bound is not applied on Crescent Pendulum Mastery hit while gliding.

 

[When a Combo Fails]

- If the matching debuff is not inflicted within a certain period after the Boss's weakness is exposed, the accumulated combo count will reset.

 



[When a Combo Succeeds] 

- The following effects are applied every 5 accumulated combos.
ㆍThe Boss becomes temporarily incapacitated, and either a front or back weakness is exposed.
ㆍWhen a front or back weakness is exposed, the aura surrounding the Boss turns white.
ㆍA special mechanic is triggered upon reaching 10 combos, and additional points can be earned upon success.
ㆍAdditional points can be earned based on the combo count.
ㆍAdditional points earned will be displayed on the screen.

Combo Count

Points

5 Combos

1,500 Points

10 Combos

3,000 Points

15 Combos

4,500 Points

20 Combos

6,000 Points



ㆍAdditional points and the Boss incapacitation effect are only applied the first time each combo threshold is reached.

[Example] 

Category

Effect

Reach 5 Combos

Earn the 1,500 bonus points for reaching 5 accumulated combos and trigger Boss incapacitation

Fail after reaching 7 Combos

Combo reset

Reach 5 Combos again

No additional points for reaching 5 accumulated combos or Boss incapacitation

 

 

Results

- Added the results screen to display information such as points, max combo count, weakness exposure count, and damage dealt.

Rewards

① Ranking Rewards
- Best record and rankings can be viewed through [Menu] > [Boss Blitz].
- Ranking tiers are divided into three stages: Assault, Onslaught, and Extreme, with separate ranking groups for each stage.
- All Adventurers begin in the Assault stage. At the end of a season, those who place within the top 3 of their current stage will be promoted to the next stage (Assault → Onslaught, Onslaught → Extreme).
- Adventurers ranked in the bottom 5 of the Onslaught and Extreme stages will be demoted to the previous stage.
- All other Adventurers will retain their current stage for the next season.
- Season rewards for each stage are as follows.

Category

Assault

Onslaught

Extreme

1st

Furious Battle Loot Chest x9, 
Token of Valor x2

Furious Battle Loot Chest x13, 

Token of Valor x3

Furious Battle Loot Chest x17, 
Token of Valor x6

2nd

Furious Battle Loot Chest x8, 

Token of Valor x2

Furious Battle Loot Chest x12, 

Token of Valor x3

Furious Battle Loot Chest x15, 
Token of Valor x6

3rd

Furious Battle Loot Chest x7, 

Token of Valor x2

Furious Battle Loot Chest x11, 

Token of Valor x3

Furious Battle Loot Chest x14, 
Token of Valor x6

4th–10th

Furious Battle Loot Chest x7, 

Token of Valor x1

Furious Battle Loot Chest x11, 

Token of Valor x2

Furious Battle Loot Chest x13, 
Token of Valor x5

11th–30th

Furious Battle Loot Chest x6, 

Token of Valor x1

Furious Battle Loot Chest x10, 

Token of Valor x2

Furious Battle Loot Chest x13, 
Token of Valor x4

31st–50th

Furious Battle Loot Chest x6

Furious Battle Loot Chest x9, 

Token of Valor x2

Furious Battle Loot Chest x13, 
Token of Valor x3

ㆍRankings are calculated across all servers.
ㆍBest records and rankings are reset every Monday at 00:00.

 
- Use 1 Furious Battle Loot Chest to obtain the following items:

Items

Advanced EXP Scroll x300
Chaos Crystal x200
Tear of the Goddess x1,000

 

- Tokens of Valor can be exchanged for items through NPC Tachros in [Balenos] > [Velia].

Items

Required Tokens of Valor 

Exchange Limit 

Special French Toast x5 

1 

Once per week 

Crimson Treasure Chest x1 

2 

Once per week 

Remnant of Furious Battle x1  

3 

Once per week 

World Boss Knowledge Boost Chest x1 

2 

4 times per month 

Alyaelli's Rift Knowledge Boost Chest x1 

2 

4 times per month 

Boss Rush Knowledge Boost Chest x1  

2 

4 times per month 

Restoration Scroll x5,000 

5 

4 times per month 

Advanced EXP Scroll x700 

1 

No limit 

Dimensional Fragment x300 

1 

No limit 

Noble Tear of the Goddess x1,000 

2 

No limit 

Chaos Jewel x1 

3 

No limit 

Ah'krad x3 

3 

No limit 

Black Shrine Entry Pass x1 

5 

No limit 

Co-op Rush Scroll x2 

15 

No limit 

Class Change Package x1 

50 

No limit 

[Primal] Memory Imprint Selection Chest x1 

50 

No limit 

Primal Elion Rune Selection Chest x1 

50 

No limit 



▶ Remnant of Furious Battle

 

② Achievements

- Added Weekly Achievements. 

Achievements

Rewards

(Weekly) Join Boss Blitz x1

Token of Valor x1

(Weekly) Combo x10 in Boss Blitz

Token of Valor x2

(Weekly) Earn 50,000 pts. in Boss Blitz

Furious Battle Loot Chest x6

 

 

New Achievements

Developer Commentary

On Apr 21, we streamlined the lower-tier Achievement categories into fewer stages to better match Adventurers' faster progression.
We also adjusted higher-tier and repeatable ones to provide greater rewards over longer periods of gameplay.

In this update, we have added new Achievements
designed to feel like meaningful challenges that Adventurers can pursue as long-term goals.

For example, in Battlefield of the Sun, Adventurers can now aim for objectives beyond simply achieving victory, such as reaching Contribution milestones.
In Night of Vengeful Souls and Black Sun, Achievements can also be completed based on the total number of enemies defeated.

We have also expanded the World Boss damage ranking Achievements. Previously, these rankings mainly served as a way to measure character growth,
but new objectives tied to specific ranking thresholds have been added so that more Adventurers can experience a sense of accomplishment, even outside the very top ranks.

In addition, we have introduced new goals across a variety of activities, including the Market and Delivery,
allowing Adventurers to naturally complete them while enjoying different types of content.
We hope these new challenges provide a fresh sense of progression and another enjoyable way to experience Black Desert Mobile.

 

- Added new Achievements. 

ㆍNew Achievements can be completed once per Family. 

Achievement Names

Objectives

Rewards

Pride of Kabua Rabam's Trials - Kabua's Token x900 Kabua's Token x90
Rabam's Trials - Kabua's Token x1,200 Kabua's Token x120
Rabam's Trials - Kabua's Token x1,500 Kabua's Token x150 
[Title] Pride of Kabua
Champion of the Arena Battlefield of the Sun - Achieve 500 Cont. Medal of Honor x300
Battlefield of the Sun - Achieve 1,000 Cont. Medal of Honor x500
Battlefield of the Sun - Achieve 1,500 Cont. Medal of Honor x1,000
Battlefield of the Sun - Achieve 2,000 Cont. Medal of Honor x1,500
[Titles] Sunborne War God
Black Predator Defeat 100 Adventurers in Black Sun Luminescent Crystal x100
Defeat 1,000 Adventurers in Black Sun Luminescent Crystal x500
Defeat 10,000 Adventurers in Black Sun Luminescent Crystal x1,000
[Titles] Black Predator
Fear Beyond Apex Changui Defeat 100 Adventurers in Night of Vengeful Souls Dimensional Fragment x100
Defeat 1,000 Adventurers in Night of Vengeful Souls Supreme EXP Scroll x1,000
Defeat 10,000 Adventurers in Night of Vengeful Souls Embers of Hongik x1
[Titles] Resentful Executioner
Adventurer Favored by Fortune Rank 7th in damage (Katzvariak) 7.77 million Silver
[Titles] Venom's Fortune 
Rank 77th in damage (Katzvariak) 7.77 million Silver
Rank 777th in damage (Katzvariak) 7.77 million Silver
Rank 7th in damage (Ahib's Griffon) 7.77 million Silver
[Titles] Throne of the Forest
Rank 77th in damage (Ahib's Griffon) 7.77 million Silver
Rank 777th in damage (Ahib's Griffon) 7.77 million Silver
Rank 7th in damage (Tukar Laytenn) 7.77 million Silver
[Titles] Sevenfold Lightning
Rank 77th in damage (Tukar Laytenn) 7.77 million Silver
Rank 777th in damage (Tukar Laytenn) 7.77 million Silver
Rank 7th in damage (Chaos Muraka) 7.77 million Silver
[Titles] Fatebreaker
Rank 77th in damage (Chaos Muraka) 7.77 million Silver
Rank 777th in damage (Chaos Muraka) 7.77 million Silver
Slayer of Azunak Arena Defeat Adventurers in Azunak Arena Duo x5 Medal of Honor x100
Defeat Adventurers in Azunak Arena Duo x10 Crimson Crown x100
Defeat Adventurers in Azunak Arena Duo x20 Sealed Charm of Succession x1
Giant Clam Obtain Giant Clam from Benny via Exchange x1 Noble Tear of the Goddess x10,000
Obtain Giant Clam from Benny via Exchange x10 Noble Tear of the Goddess x50,000
Obtain Giant Clam from Benny via Exchange x20 Noble Tear of the Goddess x100,000
Loaded Pockets Claim 1M Silver from the Market Ancient Gold Coin x1,000,000
Claim 10M Silver from the Market Ancient Gold Coin x5,000,000
Claim 100M Silver from the Market Ancient Gold Coin x10,000,000
Claim 1B Silver from the Market

Ancient Gold Coin x20,000,000 
[Title] Tycoon of the Market 

Big Spender Spend 1M Silver on Market items Ancient Gold Coin x1,000,000
Spend 10M Silver on Market items Ancient Gold Coin x5,000,000
Spend 100M Silver on Market items Ancient Gold Coin x10,000,000
Spend 1B Silver on Market items

Ancient Gold Coin x20,000,000 
[Titles] Market Mogul 

Regal Laila Meet Regal Laila Dawning Moonstone x200
Conqueror of Mirage Complete Great Desert Mirage x10 Luminescent Crystal x100
Complete Great Desert Mirage x30 Luminescent Crystal x500
Complete Great Desert Mirage x100 Luminescent Crystal x1,000 
[Titles] Conqueror of Illusions

 

- For Adventurers who met the requirements for the "Giant Clam" and "Regal Laila" Achievements before update maintenance on May 12 (Tue), the following measures were applied.

① Giant Clam
- Rewards can be collected directly from [Menu] > [Tasks] > [Achievements] > [Giant Clam].
ㆍ If two or more "Giant Clam" Achievements were completed, rewards for lower-level Achievements were sent via Mail.


② Regal Laila
- Rewards can be collected directly from [Menu] > [Tasks] > [Achievements] > [Regal Laila].

 

- The "Conqueror of Mirage" Achievement can only be accomplished through combat in Mirage, not through Family Dispatch.

 

New Treasure Material Exchange Recipe

Developer Commentary

Black Desert Mobile has many hidden Treasure items,
and we know that many Adventurers have been sharing all kinds of information in their efforts to obtain them.

  

While we do not provide too many clues in order to preserve the value of these Treasures,
we wanted to help more Adventurers progress more smoothly by adding exchange recipes for certain Treasure materials
whose acquisition methods have already been revealed, especially those that required repetitive effort.

  

With that in mind, in Aug 2024, we added exchange recipes for the Treasure materials "Ancient Seed" and "Cipher of Light."
In today's update, we have also added an exchange recipe for "Eliza's Comb," a material required to craft "Omar's Pickaxe."

  

Some Adventurers even shared that obtaining Eliza's Comb was one of their goals for 2026.
We hope this update helps you achieve that goal a little faster.

 

- Added an Exchange recipe for the Treasure Material "Eliza's Comb."
ㆍ "Gem of the Desert Night" can be obtained by offering at the Black Rock Altar in the Great Desert.


▶ Gem of the Desert Night

ㆍExchange 25 Gems of the Desert Night with NPC Desalam at Sand Grain Bazaar for Eliza's Comb, available once per Family.
※ The Exchange icon appears when interacting with Desalam at Sand Grain Bazaar while carrying 25 Gems of the Desert Night.

 

New Content and Improvements

Developer Commentary

Black Desert Mobile listens closely to Adventurers through a variety of channels.
We've had the opportunity to speak with many of you directly at offline events such as the Calpheon Ball and Heidel Picnic,
while also carefully reviewing the thoughts and suggestions you share through Customer Support and the official community.

  

All feedback we receive is thoughtfully considered and reflected in ways that can improve the game experience.
With today's update, we focused on improvements aimed at enhancing overall convenience,
along with adjustments to address areas that may have previously been difficult for Adventurers to fully recognize or understand.

  

We are always grateful for the valuable input you continue to provide,
and we will keep working to deliver an even smoother and more enjoyable gameplay experience moving forward.

 

Great Library of Calpheon

- Added a button in [Menu] > [Knowledge] to Auto-Path to the Great Library of Calpheon.

 

- Improved to allow setting the number of times to read a book.

ㆍCan now be set up to 20 times at once. 

 

Wardrobe

- Added a function in [Menu] > [Wardrobe] to display only outfits that can be worn by the currently logged-in Character.

 

Integral Preset

- Improved presets into Integral Presets.



ㆍIntegral Preset can be changed via the Quick Settings button.
ㆍUsing the Integral Preset button will change all configured presets/assignments at once.
ㆍIntegral Presets can be changed based on the longest cooldown among the configured presets.
ㆍIn certain content, only Skills Assignments will be changed when using the Quick Settings button.

 

Item

- Added a UI on the Content List screen to check the purchase status of items that can restore content entry time. 
ㆍTap the house-shaped icon to automatically navigate to the NPC that sells the item.


- Added a feature that allows you to register items in your Inventory to the Collection all at once.

ㆍTap the "Add All to Collection" button from [Menu] > [Collection] to automatically register eligible items in order, starting from the top of the list on the left side of the Collection screen.

- Added a feature that allows you to claim rewards from all completed Collections at once.

ㆍTap the "Claim All Rewards" button from [Menu] > [Collection] to automatically claim rewards from completed Collections in sequence.
ㆍThe completed Collection title, total stats gained from rewards, and the list of obtained reward items will be displayed in real time.
ㆍYou can stop the reward claiming process by pressing the "Stop" button while claiming all rewards.
ㆍAny unclaimed rewards remaining after stopping will stay available and can later be claimed individually or through "Claim All Rewards" again.

 

Gear

- Improved to display a guide message for crafting the next gear upon reaching the maximum Enhancement level for Umbral Chaos Gear.
ㆍUpon reaching +5 Severing Chaos/Dawnveil/Blackstar Gear, the following message is displayed: "You can now craft Awakened +8 gear eligible for Awakened Enhancement in Craft."
ㆍUpon reaching +10 Eidolic Chaos/Dawnveil/Blackstar Gear, the following message is displayed: "You can now craft Awakened +9 gear eligible for Awakened Enhancement in Craft."
ㆍTap the [Craft] button in the guide message to move to the relevant crafting screen.

 

Misc.

- Added key mapping support for the feature that allows dialogue to be skipped quickly.
ㆍDefault settings: Keyboard: F / Gamepad: A
- Improved the mount UI to allow summoning Doom and Arduanatt directly.
ㆍCannot be summoned while connected to a wagon.
- Improved Family Dispatch to allow dispatches to be sent even when selected Characters are eligible to level up.
- Improved the Guild UI to display the remaining time until entry after successfully bidding for Node War/Siege War.
- Improved the World Map to immediately display the current open world region when opened in an open world zone.
- Improved the Mailbox so the reward results popup is displayed after pressing "Get All."
ㆍPressing "Confirm" in the reward results popup displays the "Greet" Friends guide popup.

 

- [Lupa] Changed Hot Spot skill enhancement as follows.
ㆍ The Increase Range enhancement has been removed, and the attack range of the base skill is increased by 10%.
ㆍ Flow: Thunder enhancement has been added, and the debuff effects applied upon activation have been changed as follows.

Before

Knockdown on last hit

After

Daze on hit, Knockback on last hit

 

Error Fixes

- [Grandmaster] Fixed an issue where Fiery Plume would activate automatically after using Wolf's Hunger.
- [Titan] Fixed an issue where the Character would not turn toward enemies when using Starved Beast after Beastly Wind Slash.



- Improved an issue where the game would occasionally close while downloading background patches on Android devices.
- Fixed an issue where Characters could not move smoothly while auto-logging at certain locations in the Velia Farmlands.
- Fixed an issue where Characters would appear overlapped with the mount while mounted, depending on customization settings.
- Fixed an issue on the PC client where changing Target Lock to the Shift key caused repeated inputs while the key was held down.
- Fixed an issue where the camera rotation key would not function while mounted on an elephant.
- Fixed an issue where camera rotation speed varied depending on the FPS setting.


- Fixed an issue where the tooltip for the same item displayed differently when viewed from the event banner and from the Inventory.
- Fixed an issue where the mount UI below the minimap displayed abnormally when expanded while all of the mounts listed below were owned.
ㆍMounts: Doom, Diné, Arduanatt, Alpaca, Reindeer, Camel, and Elephant

 

Upcoming Updates

- During update maintenance on May 26 (Tue), the Alchemy Stone and Relic systems are scheduled to be changed as follows.
ㆍAlchemy Stone Amplification and Force Enhancement systems wil be removed and simplified.
ㆍAccordingly, the following changes are scheduled for Alchemy Stone Amplification.

① Remastered Season Alchemy Stone Quest
(Before) Amplify Critical Enhanced Stone to +30, then equip it
(After) Equip Alchemy Stone


② Amplified Alchemy Stone
Currently Amplified Alchemy Stones will be retrieved and redistributed as +0 Alchemy Stones with stats equivalent to +30 Amplification.

ㆍRelic Branch Enhancement will be updated so that it can be performed via Enchantment.

 

Events

New Events

Bingo Event
· Event Period: After maintenance on May 12, 2026 (Tue) – Jun 1, 2026 (Mon), 22:30
Bingo Pass Missions
· Event Period: After maintenance on May 12, 2026 (Tue) – Jun 1, 2026 (Mon), 22:30
Azunak Arena Challenge!
· Event Period: After maintenance on May 12, 2026 (Tue) – May 24, 2026 (Sun), 23:59
Boss Blitz Challenge!
· Event Period: After maintenance on May 12, 2026 (Tue) – May 24, 2026 (Sun), 23:59
Martial God Championship - Guess the Victor!
· Event Period:
AMERICAS and ASIA: After maintenance on May 12, 2026 (Tue) – May 16, 2026 (Sat), 16:00
EUROPE: After maintenance on May 12, 2026 (Tue) – May 16, 2026 (Sat), 13:00


Ended Events

ㆍ Martial God Emblem Exchange
ㆍ Martial God Championship (1vs1) Preliminaries
ㆍ Martial God Championship (2vs2) Preliminaries
ㆍ Collect Golden Four-Leaf Clovers!
ㆍ Puzzle Event
ㆍ Puzzle Piece Event
ㆍ Explore Open World Regions!
ㆍ Test Server Launch!
ㆍ [O'dyllita Server] Ancient Ruin Expeditions!

 

Pearl Shop

Find out new items released in the Pearl Shop with the update on May 12 (Tue) from the link below:
 [To Pearl Shop Update] 

 

We look forward to your continued support for Black Desert Mobile.
Black Desert Mobile Team

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