Introduction The Hardcore PVP Server is a separate server from the main server and best described as a separate game mode. The Hardcore Server pre-season ended on 10th April 2024. There is currently no date set for the next Hardcore server season. You can only play on the Hardcore PVP Server for up to 2…
Introduction The Royal Workshop is a special production workshop you can invest in. It is only available in the Land of the Morning Light: Seoul region and costs 5 contribution points to unlock. Unlike other housing/workshops you send a worker to, this special workshop can passively produce, process, and deliver exclusive items to earn silver…
Introduction Ancient Anvil is the name of an enhancing system in Black Desert which acts as a “pity system” for enhancing. Each time you fail to enhance an item, you gain “Agris Essence” in your Ancient Anvil, and once you gain enough Agris Essence you can safely enhance the item with a 100% success rate. If…
Introduction The Simplified Questline is a special option that allows you to skip the Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, and Mediah main story quests. Instead of following the story, you will receive new quests that require you to reach certain levels (up to level 58). This means you can choose to level via grinding or other methods.…
Introduction Church Buffs are buffs you can obtain from priests or certain other NPCs in BDO. There are 3 different versions of the church buff, and they are considered mandatory for both PVP and PVE. You can have all 3 versions of the Church buff at the same time Church buffs cost silver or Sangpyeong…
Introduction Sangpyeong Coins are obtained from the main story quest in Land of the Morning Light, and can also be obtained from repeatable daily quests, or from the Black Shrine Boss reward bundles. They are then used to exchange for various items/buffs, including: Embers of Hongik for the Dahn’s Gloves Crystal of Harmony Artisan workers…
Introduction Guild Drilling is a guild activity where members work together to build a Guild Drill. The Guild Drill is then installed in the Valencia Desert, and after a certain amount of time, gives rewards to all guild members and Covenant of Blood, which is used for certain guild buffs. Guild Drills can be attacked…
Introduction Contribution points are a family-wide stat and can be used to invest in nodes, housing/workshops, and rentable items. You can see your current/total Contribution points in the top left along with your Skill points and Energy. In the image below for example, we can see that I have 50 contribution points spare, and a…
Introduction The Old Moon Furniture Workshop is a crafting workshop that allows you to craft Furniture that was previously only obtainable from the Pearl Store. Furniture items crafted using the Old Moon Furniture Workshop have the same effects as furniture bought from the Pearl Store, however, the furniture set points are not applied. Available Old…
Introduction You can change the character portraits/icons that are displayed on your character swap screen by going to the Beauty Salon (F4) and pressing [SPACE] or clicking the “Take Portrait” button. This takes a snapshot of your character and will automatically update the portrait image. However, the portrait is limited to the Beauty Salon and…
