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[July 22 Patch Notes] - 2025.07.22 (Official )
[July 22 Patch Notes]
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Greetings, Adventurers!
This is the Black Desert Mobile Service Team.

The Patch Notes for the update on July 22 (Tue) are here!
Adventurers, please check out the newly applied patch details and enjoy 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 the support center.

Summer Season 2025

- Season Character: 2025 Summer Season begins.
ㆍ The Summer Season Character can be created starting from update maintenance on Jul 22 (Tue) until further notice.
- Season Characters cannot be deleted, and only one can be created per Family.
- Progress through the Season Pass to obtain rewards that assist your growth.
- Certain events will be unavailable for Season Characters until they graduate the season.

- 2025 Summer Season Pass consists of missions that must be completed to graduate from the season.
ㆍMissions can be checked from the season window by tapping the icon on the right side of the minimap or at the top of the quest widget.
- Obtain additional rewards upon completing missions by purchasing the paid Season Pass.
- Progress through main quests and missions essential for growth, and rewards can only be claimed by a Season Character.
ㆍVeteran Adventurers must create a Season Character to progress through the Season Pass missions and claim rewards.
- Complete the Season Pass to graduate, and claim graduation rewards.
- Detailed information about the season can be found in [Season Guide].

New Rift: Heatswept Land

- Added a new Rift, Heatswept Land, to East Valencia.
ㆍ 30,000 CP is required to enter, and you must have a character in your family that has graduated the season.
- When the 2025 Summer Season ends and a new season begins, you’ll need a character who has completed the new season to enter.


- Enter Heatswept Land in East Valencia through the NPC Heatswept Land Watcher in the Heatswept Land Entrance.
ㆍUse Secrua Scroll to protect yourself from the scorching wind to stay within the zone for 30 minutes.


- Secrua Scroll can be purchased up to 7 times per week from NPC Heatswept Land Watcher, and the weekly limit resets every Monday at midnight.
- Secrua Essence, Blazing Chaos Crystal, Alyaelli's Rift Knowledge Enhancement Chest, Boss Knowledge Enhancement Chest, Ancient Ruins Knowledge Enhancement Chest, Magical Essence, Root of Sorcery, and Dark Coin can be obtained through Spoils of Battle in the Heatswept Land.
- Server/Item Hot Time effect are not applied in Heatswept Land.

- Changed Tuvala materials from premium quests to be obtainable from free quests.

Item

Quantity Before

(Free Quests + Premium Quests)

Quantity After
(Free Quests)
Tuvala Black Crystal 412 800
Tuvala Relic Selection Chest 62 62
Crystallized Tuvala Totem 397 400
Tuvala Accessory Selection Chest 72 72
Legacy of Tuvala Chest 80 80
Tuvala Lucky Stone Chest 29 30

- Added following items to premium quest rewards:
ㆍ Akhram Prophecy 100% x200
ㆍ Restoration Scroll x10,000
ㆍ Good Feed x200
ㆍ Valks' Pack x490
ㆍ Camp Growth Chest x3,000
ㆍ [Epic] Condensed Dark Energy x2

- Changed the purchase limit of Tuvala Scrolls:
ㆍ Before: 2 per day
ㆍ After: 14 per week

- Changed the timing of obtaining Tuvala Shoes to completing the 13th mission in the Season Pass to allow faster progression.
- Removed the Explore Ancient Ruins x1 quest from the early Season Pass quests.


- Increased the usuable level cap of Rift Stone for the Blazing Chaos Crystal Chest.
ㆍ Level 199 → Level 299

- Added new types of Knowledge Enhancement Chests.
ㆍ Knowledge Enhancement Chests immediately increase the Knowledge Level for the following content upon use.
ㆍ Applicable content: Alyaelli's Rift, Ancient Ruins, World Bosses on the World Boss Status Board.
ㆍ You must have completed the relevant content at least once to use the chests.

- Knowledge Enhancement Chests have Knowledge Level limits for each content, and can only be used below the limit.
ㆍ Alyaelli's Rift World Bosses - Lv 30, Guardian Kabuamilles in Ancient Ruins - Lv 300, World Boss on the World Boss Status Board - Lv 20.
ㆍ Knowledge Enhancement Chests cannot be used above the limits above.
ㆍ Example: If the Knowledge Levels for Kzarka is at Lv 31 and Giath is at Lv 29 in Alyaelli's Rift, it can only be used for Giath.

- Added Secrua Crystal to the season completion rewards.
ㆍ It can be exchanged using Dazzling Completion Certificate, a season completion reward, from NPC Igor Bartali in Velia.
ㆍ Only Secrua Crystal will be available for exchange if you have already exchanged all of Perilla's Star, Brilliant Primal Glyph, Brilliant Crystal Chest, Primal Elion Rune Selection Chest, Radiant Chaos Unknown Glyph, Brilliant Chaotic Crystal Selection Chest, and +8 Rift Totem Chest in previous seasons.

- Secrua Crystal can be equipped in [Black Spirit Menu - Equip Crystal].
ㆍ Secrua Crystal can only be equipped to Ornaments, and increases CP by 100 when equipped.
ㆍ Extracting the crystal will cost 100 Pearls/Black Pearls.

- Secrua Crystal can be crafted into higher grades from [Craft - Materials - Craft Material - Secrua Crystal].
ㆍ The following materials are required to craft each grade of Secrua Crystal

Grade Required Materials
Abyssal Mystical grade Secrua Crystal x1, Secrua Essence x10
Primal Abyssal grade Secrua Crystal x1, Secrua Essence x25
Chaos Primal grade Secrua Crystal x1, Secrua Essence x42
Eternal Chaos grade Secrua Crystal x1, Secrua Essence x73

ㆍ The stats for Secrua Crystals by grade are as follows.

Grade Required Materials
Mystical AP +50, DP +50
Abyssal AP +50, DP +50, Field Item Drop Rate +1%
Primal AP +50, DP +50, Field Item Drop Rate +2%
Chaos AP +50, DP +50, Field Item Drop Rate +3%
Eternal AP +50, DP +50, Field Item Drop Rate +5%

- The grade of Secrua Crystal resets to Mystical at the end of the season.
ㆍ It can be enhanced again using Secrua Essence when a new season begins.
ㆍ The extra effects applied to Abyssal grade or higher changes each season.

New Content and Improvements

- Increased max Curiosity.

Fairy Grade Max Curiosity
Fuzzy 200 → 300
Vivid 300 → 400
Glistening 400 → 500
Dazzling 500 → 600
Radiant/Iridescent/Resplendent 600 → 700

 

- Edana's Coin cost and rewards have been tripled.
ㆍThe expected value of rewards remains unchanged.

- Improved visibility in Nightmare: Tshira.

- Added an effect that increases MP/Combat Resource recovery by 30% on hit every 3 sec.

- Increased the target lock distance in Night of Vengeful Souls.
ㆍBefore: 40-60m
ㆍAfter: 80-100m

 

- Improved to display only Family names and rank badges based on CP in Hidden Outer Castle.

- Improved to display own Family name in white.

 

- Can now use ping feature.

 

- [Reaper] Increased the distance from which Soul Reaver is used during Auto-Combat. (4.5m → 6m)

 

- Changed to allow Auto-Absorb Dark Energy of [Abyssal] Dark Chaser Accessory Chest via Open Chests.
- Changed to display acquired knowledge on the pop-up displayed when tapping the Exit button in Atoraxxion.
- Changed so that characters are invincible while offering at the Black Rock Shrine that appears after defeating Tukar Laytenn.
- Changed the display conditions for the Absorb Dark Energy guide.
· Before: Black Spirit Level 10 or below
· After: Black Spirit Level 200 or below

 

- Increased the HP of Shadow Specter in the Skill Training Ground by 3 times.

Error Fixes

- [Lupa] Fixed an issue where evading toward a target after mounting Heuklang would occasionally trigger a backward evasion.

- Fixed an issue where Elion Guardian Statue would teleport to the location of the character you are logged in with on Path of Glory.
- Fixed an issue where appraising all would occasionally stop.

- Fixed an issue where you couldn't revive upon selecting a revive location during the Valencian Siege War with the message "You cannot revive here."
ㆍ For guilds that participated as the siege side in the Valencian Siege War on Jul 19 (Sat), guild funds, Declare Points, used siege weapons, and consumed enhancement materials of Holy Artifacts will be restored during the update maintenance on Jul 29 (Tue).
ㆍ Please note that siege weapons cannot be restored if the Armory is full.

- [Battlefield of the Sun] Fixed the description for where to obtain Medal of Honor in Battlefield Rewards.
- Fixed an issue where the message "Used [Crow Merchants' Elixir]" would appear when using an item during Merchantry.
- Fixed an issue where the result window would not appear if the screen was closed before Cooking/Manufacture was completed.
- Fixed an issue where cooldowns were occasionally displayed abnormally when importing/importing all Assignments.

Upcoming Updates

- Extraction of Dimensional/Ah'krad/Chaotic Crystals are scheduled to be added during the update maintenance on Jul 29 (Tue).

Events

New Events

Terrmian Summer Festival
・ Event Period: After maintenance on Jul 22, 2025 (Tue) - Before maintenance on Aug 5, 2025 (Tue)
Terrmian Summer Festival Special Collection!
・ Event Period: After maintenance on Jul 22, 2025 (Tue) - Before maintenance on Aug 5, 2025 (Tue)
Pirate Island of Treasures
・ Event Period: After maintenance on Jul 22, 2025 (Tue) - Before maintenance on Aug 5, 2025 (Tue)
Terrmian Summer Festival Minigame
・ Event Period: After maintenance on Jul 22, 2025 (Tue) - Before maintenance on Aug 5, 2025 (Tue)
Mini Black Spirit Ice Statue is Here!
・ Event Period: After maintenance on Jul 22, 2025 (Tue) - Before maintenance on Aug 5, 2025 (Tue)
Terrmian Summer Festival Fishing!
・ Event Period: After maintenance on Jul 22, 2025 (Tue) - Before maintenance on Aug 5, 2025 (Tue)
Summer Update Notification Subscription!
・ Event Period: After maintenance on Jul 22, 2025 (Tue) - Aug 18, 2025 (Mon), 23:59
Shakatu's Special Offer
・ Event Period: After maintenance on Jul 22, 2025 (Tue) - Nov 9, 2025 (Sun), 23:59

Ended Events

ㆍ Heidel Ball Special Boss Rush
ㆍ Heidel Ball is Coming! Show Off Your Dress Code
ㆍ Heidel Ball 2025

Pearl Shop

※ Products with a sales period marked [TBA] will be announced separately through future Patch Notes listed under the [Sales Ending] section.
※ For products with a set sales period, please check the in-game Pearl Shop and view the products.

New Products

- Special Pack + Recommended Items
ㆍ Limited Lucky Chest
ㆍ Goddess' Moonstone Chest
ㆍ Summer Festival Pack
ㆍ Heidel Ball Special Chest [1+1]
※ Available until Jul 28, 2025 (Mon), 23:59.

Summer Outfit Resale

- Summer Outfit Resale is scheduled until Aug 11, 2025 (Mon), 23:59. We appreciate your continuous interest.
ㆍ Encarotia's Boutique Outfits are not included in the resale.