First Mate
- A total of 3 NPCs are ready to board the captains’ ship as First Mate
<First Mate> Prawa | <First Mate> Kleia | <First Mate> Tranan Underfoe |
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![]() “Yes, now at a sailing speed that is a little satisfactory.”
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![]() “It’s just that I have a little more knack for trading than others~!”
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![]() “The bow of the ship is broken? Let’s see, mm~ one hammer is all it takes!”
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- Once the First Mate is on board, the Adventurer’s voyage will be easier, with the following basic effects:
- When the First Mate is in control of the ship, it will be possible to locate and find your way in the ocean.
- The First Mate can only board as the First Mate of the Crew Preset, and can only board the ships below.
- Epheria Carrack: Advance
- Epheria Carrack: Balance
- Epheria Carrack: Volante
- Epheria Carrack: Valor
- Panokseon
How to hire a First Mate
- Each of the three unique First Mate can be hired in the following ways:
![]() <First Mate> Prawa
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When completing a quest that can be obtained from Velia Village Prawa NPC, ‘
![]() – [First Mate] An Adventurer’s Story
– [First Mate] A Dream I’ve Been Cherishing
– [First Mate] Persuasion
– You can use the slightly enhanced speed cruise on board.
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![]() <First Mate> Kleia
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With a specified probability in sudden barter, ‘
![]() ![]() – [First Mate] Memories
– [First Mate] Decision
– [First Mate] Towards a New Stage
– Bartering power required on board is reduced by 10%.
– The reduced bargaining power with this feature can be checked via the Barter Info UI when the ship is in service. |
![]() <First Mate> Tranan Underfoe
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Large Neptune colony – with a specified probability from a saltwater crocodile ‘
![]() ![]() – [First Mate] Reunion
– [First Mate] Storytelling
– [First Mate] According to Your Heart
– If the First Mate Tranan Underfoe, you can use this feature.
– This function will display the ‘Auto Repair Ship’ button when the First Mate starts driving. – To use the ‘Auto Repair Your Ship’ feature, you must have one of the following items in your ship’s bag: ※ Ship Repair Materials, Ship Repair Kits, Emergency Ship Repair Kits
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Crew Management UI
- The crew management UI has changed.
- The revamped Crew Management UI allows you to board your crew in each slot.
- In the slots, except for the cabin, only 4 types of heavy sailing ships and panokseon can be placed.
- Effect of each slot
(1) First Mate | Only First Mates can be placed, and each First Mate’s effect will be applied when deployed. |
(2) Sails | Deployed crew members have double their Tenacity/Awareness stats. |
(3) Steering | Deployed crew members have double their Sense/Brute stats. |
(4) Naval guns | Deployed crew members have their Focus, Strength, and Vision stats doubled. |
(5) Deck | Increases ship durability by 10000 x cabins of the crew member. |
(6) Kitchen | Ship rations are increased by 5000 x cabins of the crew members who are stationed. |
(7) Cabin | The crew’s base stats are applied. |
- All slots, except for the cabin, can be placed 1 space by default, and each ship has an additional slot that differs from the other ships in the lower seats.
Ship Name | characteristic |
Epheria Carrack: Advance | Kitchen Slot increased by 1 slot |
Epheria Carrack: Balance | Sail Slot increased by 1 slot |
Epheria Carrack: Volante | Sail Slot increased by 1 slot |
Epheria Carrack: Valor | Gun slots increased by 1 slot |
Panokseon | Gun slots increased by 2 slots |
Crew Management UI New Features
- Crew ability sorting has been added.
- Depending on each stat of your current crew, you’ll be able to sort them first, starting with the highest stats you have when you set them.
- Added a view by crew type.
- Depending on the type of crew you have, you will only be able to see that type of crew when you set it up.
- If you change it to Full after setting, you will be able to see all crew members again.
- Added the ability to auto-deploy crews.

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- You will be boarded and placed on the ship in the order of the highest stat for each position.
- Automatic placement is reflected in order by digit below.
First Mate → Sails → Steering → Guns → Kitchen → Deck → Cabin |
- In the list of sailors, sailors are sorted in the following order:
Crew members currently available on the vessel → Crew currently on board the vessel → crew on board another vessel |
- Vessel information that can be checked while boarding the vessel
- A UI has been added that allows you to check how much the ship’s stats are in line with the maximum stats that can be increased.
Sailor Presets
- Sailor presets have been added.

- The Crew Preset can only be progressed to the following vessels that are capable of crew boarding.
Bartali Sailboat | Epheria Sailboat | Epheria Frigate |
Improved Epheria Sailboat | Improved Epheria frigate | Epheria Caravel |
Epheria Galleass | Epheria Carrack: Advance | Epheria Carrack: Balance |
Epheria Carrack: Volante | Epheria Carrack: Valor | Panokseon |
- Crew presets are different for each ship type.
- e.g. Epheria Carrack: Advance Sailor Preset 1 is not saved in Epheria Carrack: Volante 1 Preset and needs to be set separately.
- When applying a crew preset, only available crew members are deployed, excluding those who are ill or are on board another vessel.
- How to Use the Sailor Preset
- Enter the ship’s ‘crew management’ through the Wharf Keeper NPC.
- In the crew management window, proceed with the placement according to the desired crew member.
- When placement is complete, click the Save Preset button to select which preset you want to save and save.
※ According to the update of the Crew Preset, all crew members on board the ship will be disembarked during the maintenance on Wednesday, March 5th. Thank you for your reference.
Arena of Solare Changes
- During the loading of the Arena of Solare, a tiered border has been added to the UI for each player.
- Arena of Solare Crest and rewards based on achievement rank will be distributed during maintenance in the first week of March, and Arena of Solare rank border will be applied during maintenance in the second week of March.
- Ranked borders will remain in effect in all Arena of Solare modes and will remain in place until the end of the next Arena of Solare Regular Season.

- After the end of the Arena of Solare Season, the following items will be given according to the Arena of Solare Crest.
- When you acquire these items, you will receive a title for each crest.
![]() 2025 Season I Solare’s Certificate
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2025 Season I Solare Certificate | Title of ‘Solare’ |
2025 Season I Spear of Glory Certificate | ‘Spear of Glory’ Title |
2025 Season I Spear of Dawn Certificate | ‘Spear of Dawn’ Title |
2025 Season I Spear of Flame Certificate | ‘Spear of Flame’ Title |
2025 Season I Sunset Spear Certificate | ‘Window of Sunset’ Title |
2025 Season I Skilled Soldier Certificate | – |
2025 Season I Apprentice Soldier Certificate | – |
※ The colors of Arena of Solare titles are provided in the form that matches each rank.
Item Changes
- When restoring maximum durability, equipment with a red rank or higher will no longer be able to recover its maximum durability with the same equipment.
- Items that have been upgraded to red will no longer be able to recover their maximum durability with the same red-tier gear.
- When displaying white-tier items, the rank border has been improved to be visible.
Golden Pig Cave Monster Zone Changes
- The Golden Pig’s Cave Monster Zone, which is open at all times, has been revealed.
- The new Golden Pig’s Cave can be accessed by talking to NPC Munsik and paying 1 Primordial Crystal.
- The Golden Pig’s Cave is a separate monster zone from the Lucky Golden Pig’s Cave, where you can get [Gold and Silver Treasures].
- In the Golden Pig’s Cave, you cannot get the Golden Pig’s Cave Subjugation Badge.
- Dying in the Golden Pig’s Cave has the same death penalty as in the normal monster zones
- Monsters that appear in the Golden Pig’s Cave will have the correct harmful effects.
- The recommended stats are at least 1130 Attack Damage and 670 Damage Reduction based on the final stats.
- The name of the original Golden Pig Cave has been changed to Lucky Golden Pig Cave.
- The <Lucky> title has been added to the monsters that appear in the Golden Pig Cave.
- The name of the Golden Pig King Summon Book that can be obtained from the Golden Pig Cave has been changed to “Lucky Golden Pig King Summon Book”.
- The Golden Pig King’s Treasure Chest has been renamed to the Golden Pig King’s Treasure Chest of Good Luck.
- Added a very small chance of special Golden Pigs appearing in the Lucky Pig’s Cave.
- The special Golden Pigs are part of the Bonus Stage, and disappear with the effect of gold coins exploding on impact.
※ This information will not be available on the Black Desert Lab, and will be updated on the official server.
Artifact Icon Changes
- The icon has been changed to make it easier to see what type of Yellow artifact it is.
- Kehel’s Relic – The icon of all yellow Relics except Max Endurance has been changed.
Marsh’s Relic – Melee Attack | Lesha’s Relic – All Evasion | Sethra’s Relic – Processing XP |
Marsh’s Relic – Ranged Attack | Lesha’s Relic – Monster Damage Reduction | Sethra’s Relic – Training XP |
Marsh’s Relic – Magic Attack | Relic of Kehel – Maximum Health | Sethra’s Artifact – Trade EXP |
Marsh’s Relic – Melee Enemy Force | Kehel’s Relic – Increases Black Spirit’s Rage max | Sethra’s Relic – Cultivation XP |
Marsh’s Artifact – Ranged Enemy Force | Sethra’s Artifact – Life EXP | Sethra’s Relic – Sailing XP |
Marsh’s Relic – Magical Enemy Gravity | Sethra’s Relic – Life Mastery | Sethra’s Artifact – Trade XP |
Marsh’s Relic – Monster Bonus Attack | Sethra’s Relic – Forageable Drop Chance | Sethra’s Relic – Gathering Mastery |
Resha’s Relic – Reduces melee damage | Artifact of Sethra – Processing Success Rate | Sethra’s Relic – Fishing Mastery |
Lesha’s Relic – Melee Evasion | Sethra’s Relic – Vehicle XP | Sethra’s Relic – Hunting Mastery |
Relic of Lesha – Ranged Damage Reduction | Sethra’s Relic – Foraging XP | Artifact of Sethra – Cooking Mastery |
Lesha’s Artifact – Ranged Evasion | Sethra’s Relic – Fishing XP | Sethra’s Artifact – Alchemy Mastery |
Lesha’s Relic – Magic Damage Reduction | Sethra’s Relic – Hunting XP | Sethra’s Relic – Machining Mastery |
Lesha’s Relic – Magic Evasion | Sethra’s Relic – Cooking EXP | Sethra’s Relic – Training Mastery |
Lesha’s Relic – All damage reduction | Sethra’s Relic – Alchemy EXP | Sethra’s Relic – Sailing Mastery |
![]() ![]() Marsh’s Artifact, Lesha’s Artifact family
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![]() Marsh’s Relic – Attack
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![]() Marsh’s Relic – Red Gravity
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![]() Relic of Lesha – Damage Reduction
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![]() Lesha’s Artifact – Evasion
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![]() Near
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![]() Marsh’s Relic – Melee Attack
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![]() Marsh’s Relic – Melee Enemy Force
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![]() Resha’s Relic – Reduces melee damage
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![]() Lesha’s Relic – Melee Evasion
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![]() Ranged
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![]() Marsh’s Relic – Ranged Attack
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![]() Marsh’s Artifact – Ranged Enemy Force
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![]() Relic of Lesha – Ranged Damage Reduction
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![]() Lesha’s Artifact – Ranged Evasion
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![]() wizardry
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![]() Marsh’s Relic – Magic Attack
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![]() Marsh’s Relic – Magical Enemy Gravity
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![]() Lesha’s Relic – Magic Damage Reduction
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![]() Lesha’s Relic – Magic Evasion
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![]() Monster
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![]() Marsh’s Relic – Monster Bonus Attack
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![]() Lesha’s Relic – Monster Damage Reduction
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![]() Lesha’s Relic – All damage reduction
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![]() Lesha’s Relic – All Evasion
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![]() Sethra’s Artifact Family
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![]() EXP
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![]() Proficiency
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![]() Special
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All Life |
![]() Sethra’s Artifact – Life EXP
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Life Mastery
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![]() Picking
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Foraging XP
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Gathering Mastery
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Forageable Drop Chance
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![]() fishing
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Fishing XP
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Fishing Mastery
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![]() Hunting
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Hunting XP
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Hunting Mastery
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![]() cuisine
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Cooking EXP
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![]() Artifact of Sethra – Cooking Mastery
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![]() annuity
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Alchemy EXP
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![]() Sethra’s Artifact – Alchemy Mastery
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![]() processing
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Processing XP
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Machining Mastery
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![]() Artifact of Sethra – Processing Success Rate
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![]() Taming
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Training XP
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Training Mastery
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Vehicle XP
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![]() trade
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![]() Sethra’s Artifact – Trade EXP
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Cultivation XP
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![]() sailing
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Sailing XP
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![]() Sethra’s Relic – Sailing Mastery
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![]() trade
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![]() Sethra’s Artifact – Trade XP
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![]() Kehel’s Artifact Family
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![]() Relic of Kehel – Maximum Health
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![]() Relic of Kehel – Maximum Endurance
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![]() Kehel’s Relic – Increases Black Spirit’s Rage max
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※ This information will not be available on the Black Desert Lab, and will be updated on the official server.
Other Changes
Quest, Knowledge Changes
- The “[Balenos] Wolf of the Grass” quest cutscene has been changed to the following:
- Grey Wolf health increased to 2.5 times its previous level.
- The time of encountering the Gray Wolf and fighting it has been adjusted.
- If you are in progress or have completed any of the following repeatable quests, they will no longer be displayed in the Repeat Quests tab of the Quest (O) of the Quest you were asked to do.
- Treasure Swimming in the Ocean: Hekaru
- Treasure Swimming in the Ocean: Drift Tracker
- Wanted: Hekaru
- Bounty: Drift Tracker
- If you complete a branch quest while completing the “King’s Key” quest in the Nova class, the quest from another branch will no longer appear in the recommended quest (O) list.
UI Changes
- The grade of the last auto-discarded fish selected while fishing has been changed to be saved.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the time-based titles that can be obtained based on the number of kills of enemy guild members in Stronghold and Control battles will continue to be earned every time an enemy is killed after the acquisition requirement.
- Fixed an issue where some Limited-time titles would disappear after logging out.
- Fixed an issue where the Witch of Fate costume would awkwardly expose some
- Fixed an issue where the appearance of some parts of the helmet was awkwardly exposed when wearing the Sulbim Hat.
- Fixed an issue where wearing the Crimson Flame Outfit with the [Witch, Kunoichi, Valkyrie] class would awkwardly expose the appearance of the basic underwear.
- Fixed an issue where the Akademiya outfit would be awkwardly exposed when wearing only armor.
- Fixed an issue where [Ranger] Ice Cap armor and other boots were awkwardly exposed.
- Fixed an issue where Wonderland armor and Poet’s shoes were awkwardly exposed.
- Fixed an issue where when the owner of a Guild Manor left or was kicked out, the Guild Manor would not change.
- Fixed the Loggia, Thrulk, and Manos Logbooks having a ship speed bonus on the Epheria Mediumship even when the maximum HP was below 100.
- Fixed an issue where certain NPCs in Heidel would appear to overlap intermittently.
- Fixed an issue in the gamepad-specific UI where attempting to find an item in the Family Bag would switch to the Combat Equipment tab when finding another item currently being worn by the character.
- If you try to get the pearl item that your character is currently wearing, the pearl bag will open, and if you try to get a life item, the life bag will open.
- After entering a server where a battle is in progress through character selection or server transfer, the name of the captured guild will not be displayed when hovering over the occupied point during the status of the right point.
- Fixed an issue where the UI was not exposed when a barter occurred on an island without barter.
- Fixed an issue where under certain circumstances, the vehicle key guide for a guild member capable of 2 players would be exposed with the R key instead of the Shift + R key.
- The phrase “Maximum stay time is limited to 30 minutes per session” has been removed from the Golden Pig Den hunting ground information.
- Fixed an issue where some watchtower-like structures located in Hanjit Valley would disappear when you get too close.