Black Desert Online has been coming out with some big hits these past few weeks. From its massive expansion to several new Awakenings. And this July update has brought us so much more. Here’s Black Desert Online’s July 5 Update.

Black Desert Online July 5 Update: Full Patch Notes Listed

It feels like we’re getting spoiled with all these updates lately! And now, BDO players can even claim one of three free ‘Dream Horses’, try out Awakened Maegu, and take on the new serpent-snake boss, Imoogi! Oh, and did I mention the 1,000% exp bonus? It’s a really big update. So, let’s dive right into it.

New Additions and Improvements

Awakened Maegu

  • Navigation may not appear when you accept the quest in the Land of the Morning Light. You will need to be guided to on the continent with in Balenos to get the the quest location with navigation.

Class Changes

Absolute: Deep Thrust

Dark Knight

In today’s update, the PvE damage of the Succession and Awakening Dark Knight main skills were increased to improve her PvE performance.Firstly, for the Dark Knight Succession, the duration of the Attack Speed Increase effect of “Unveiled Dagger” has been increased. This addressed the issue of her needing to renew the Attack Speed Increase effect too frequently. Additionally, the ability to combo with Blooming Black Rose has been improved. It was hard to combo due to its limited combo skills, so we expanded on the skills that can combo before and after Blooming Black Rose.For the Dark Knight Awakening, the cooldown of the DP Decrease skill, “Spirit Legacy”, has been reduced, so that she can keep the DP Decrease effect up for longer.

Blooming Black Rose

Ravage Rake

Unveiled Dagger

Flow: Spirit Blaze

Flow: Root of Catastrophe

Spirit Legacy

Improved to stop the movement faster when ‘down’ is briefly pressed while out of combat.

Main Weapon, Succession

Spirited Away

Bristling Sparks (I to Absolute)

Lurking Claws (I to Absolute)

Soulsnare (I – Absolute)

Succession

Dallae Pier

Epheria Carrack – Increased Cabin Space

Panokseon – Byukgye Equipment

  • Panokseon: Byukgye’s Equipment can be reinforced with Sunset Black Stones, like Chiro’s Equipment for the Carrack.

Panokseon Skill – Unbeaten

Gift from the Shipyard Director Chulong in Moodle Village.

Hiring Sailors

Tale of the Land of the Morning Light – Imoogi

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Black Shrine – Imoogi

  • Even if you have not completed the Tale of Imoogi, you can challenge Imoogi in the Black Shrine if you complete the Tale of the Oduksini in the Collection of Tales.

[Notice]* To defeat the Imoogi boss in the Black Shrine, you need theknowledge of the Tale of the Oduksini.* Like other bosses in the Black Shrine, difficulties above Calamity 6 are unlocked by adventurers who have successfully defeated the previous difficulty level for the first time.

Summer Season Graduation Begins!

  • New adventurers are adviced to stay on the season server until they are fully prepared before beginning the graduation process.

Graduation Notes– Adventurers who have purchased [Event] Black Spirit Pass, make sure to claim all Season Pass and Black Spirit Pass challenges and rewards.– Unused purchased [Event] Black Spirit Passes can no longer be used after Season graduation.– Honorable Adventurer’s Certificates that can be obtained during the Season Server Graduation quest can be used on normal servers.– You cannot graduate if the character has Fughar’s Timepiece.

– You can exchange the Season Special Gift Exchange Coupon obtained from the aforementioned quest for one of the following special rewards from Fughar.

  • However, if you’ve already received the special season reward, you cannot receive the reward for that particular season again.

Pet levels will be removed. However, this process will take some time, so for now, even at lower levels, pets will have the maximum looting speed. We will provide additional information on the removal of levels once all work has been completed.

Adventurer’s Companion!

  • Due to the change in item names, the name in the knowledge description has also been changed.

Meet a Dream Horse – Vipiko’s Calling Horn

Manufacture (L) – Processing

Obtain a Dream Horse

  • The Mythical Censer Package contains 5 Mythical Censers that allow you to attempt to awaken a Dream Horse.

Don’t worry about Dream Horse training and skill acquisition!* The Dream Horse obtained through using Vipiko’s Dreaming Horse has acquiredall available skills and is a Lv. 1 Dream Horse with 100% mastery in all skills.*  If you register the Dream Horse with a Horse Emblem, its initial level stats(speed/acceleration, etc.) will be reset to Lv. 1 when using a growth reset item, butall skills will remain acquired and mastery will remain at 100%.

Season Character Riding Dream Horses

Quest & Knowledge

NPC, Background, Sound

Naderr’s Band

Modified or Changed

If you haven’t jumped on Black Desert Online, now’s the time to do it. There’s a brand-new island, plenty of new Awakened characters, and of course, a free horse. Check out our in-depth preview of Black Desert Online’s latest expansion here:Black Desert Online Shines Bright in Land of The Morning Light.

Daphne Fama

A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms