Black Desert released an update on Wednesday, August 26. This update brings grab mechanic adjustments and class improvements, alongside the addition of new regions "Cheongsa Island" and "Lyngbakr Habitat." Top-tier ship equipment "Falasi" and "Cheongun" have also been added, along with new buff items and monster zone improvements.

- Improved so players can immediately escape by using Emergency Escape while grabbed

- However, regardless of the action applying the grab's crowd control effect, the damage and effects of subsequent additional attack actions remain unchanged

- Berserker: Changed so that 'Rock Smash' is no longer affected by Jump Height stats

- Awakened Ninja: Changed so players cannot swap to the Shortsword mid-attack upon a successful grab

- Succession Lahn: HP recovery on hit effect transferred from 'Prime: Pendulum Cleaver' to 'Prime: Salang Dance'; Skill Add-on trigger count for 'Prime: Piercing Heart' reduced from 4 times to 2 times, and activation speed increased by 13%

- Awakened Corsair: HP/MP recovery effects increased for 4 skills, damage increased for 8 skills, Burn damage removed from 'Code of the Scallywags' with its damage increase effect buffed

- Wukong: Added Abyssal Legacy skill 'Strike!', lowered All AP increase effect of 'Victorious Fighting Buddha', lowered All AP increase effect on hit for 3 skills, increased PvP damage for 45 skills

- Seraphim: Added Abyssal Legacy skill 'Diagonal Shatter', reduced damage for 16 skills

- New region 'Cheongsa Island' added

- Panokseon, Byeokgye ship equipment, and Cheongun ship equipment can be crafted at House No. 1 on Cheongsa Island

- New ocean monster zone 'Lyngbakr Habitat' added

- Players can obtain Lyngbakr's Horn, Serni/Zullatia/Margoria Ores, Wave's Claw, Sunset Coral Essence, and Lyngbakr's Bone/Scale/Fluid, among other items

- Lyngbakr's Horn can be exchanged for crafting materials for yellow-grade ship parts for Epheria Carracks and Panokseons

- Bones, Scales, and Fluid can also be exchanged for Tidal Black Stones via Crow Coin Exchangers

- Added top-tier yellow-grade ship equipment 'Falasi' and 'Cheongun'

- Note that the stat increases and equippability of Falasi ship parts vary depending on the type of Epheria Carrack

- 16 types of yellow-grade Falasi equipment can also be crafted at Stage 2 Ship Parts Workshop at House No. 3 on Iliya Island

- At Philaberto Falasi in Port Epheria, players can exchange 5 billion silver for an Epheria Carrack Parts Upgrade Permit, or 2 Sunset Coral Essences for a Falasi Blueprint

- Cheongun equipment can be crafted at the Cheongsa Ship Part Workshop on Cheongsa Island

- Players can exchange 5 billion silver for a Panokseon Parts Upgrade Permit or 4 Sunset Coral Essences for a Cheongun Blueprint via Wharf Manager Kangman on Cheongsa Island

- Yellow-grade ship equipment can be enhanced using Sunset Tidal Black Stones

- 1 Sunset Coral Essence + 100 Tidal Black Stones = 1 Sunset Tidal Black Stone

- Note that enhancement failure results in a level drop (Cron Stones can be used)

- Added 'Oquilla Wave Meal', 'Ocean Elixir', 'Broad Ocean Elixir', and 'Vast Ocean Elixir'

- 3 Margoria Seafood Meals + 3 Teff Breads + 3 Whale Meat Salads + 1 Sea Monster Red Meat = Oquilla Wave Meal

- 36 Elixirs of Expertise / 36 Elixirs of Time / 36 Elixirs of Amity + 10 Tears of the Waning Moon = Ocean Elixir

- 72 Elixirs of Expertise / 72 Elixirs of Time / 72 Elixirs of Amity + 20 Tears of the Waning Moon + 1 Flaring Wind Shard = Broad Ocean Elixir

- 4 Ocean Elixirs + 1 Essence of the Ocean OR 2 Broad Ocean Elixirs + 1 Essence of the Ocean = Vast Ocean Elixir

- Duration for certain elixirs increased from 15 minutes to 20 minutes

- Zephyros Castle: Added Sealed Black Magic Crystal to loot drops; significantly increased drop rate for Silent Primordial Shard upon killing monsters

- Star's End: Significantly increased drop rate for Crystal of Devouring; changed Corrupted Blood Crystal drop amount from 3 to 2–3

- Lower Sycraia Ruins: Significantly increased drop rate for Sycraia Crystal; decreased drop rate for Sealed Black Magic Crystal

- Honglim Base, Dokkebi Forest, Gold Pig Cave, Lucky Gold Pig Cave: Removed Faint Origin of Dark Devouring drops; significantly increased drop rate for Original Dawn Crystal

- Israhid Highlands: Increased drop rate for Kabua's Shard; decreased drop rate for Ember of Resonating Flame

- Darkseeker's Retreat: Significantly increased drop rate for Kabua's Shard; decreased drop rate for Essence of Devouring

- Orzeca: Increased drop rate for Void Crystal; decreased drop rate for Deboreka Belt and Earring

- Aphrodon Temple: Decreased ground-slam damage from Golden Field Scarecrow by 10%; increased kick damage following ground-slam by 100%

- Emesia Inner Castle: Doubled aerial attack damage from Maktanan's Minions; increased certain attack damage from Subdued Warden Slaves by 60%; added Knockback effect to certain monster attacks

- Areshion Temple: Reduced frequency of moving attacks from monsters

- Areshion Temple, Scales of Judgment, Event Horizon: Doubled additional damage effect from God's Blessing; doubled monster HP