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Black DesertNews[February 5th] đź’žLove is in the Air! New Events at a Glance!
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[February 5th] đź’žLove is in the Air! New Events at a Glance!

Black Desert · published 5 Feb 2026, 18:40 UTC

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Check out this week's new events!

Sweets from Olvia Academy

  • Feb 5, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Feb 19, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

Fredelles Herba, Professor of Cooking

To celebrate Valentine's Day, I’ve been looking into ways to share a little sweetness.
If you ask me, nothing says "from the heart" quite like a homemade chocolate.
Ah! Of course, only if you use the ingredients I provide.

Valentine's Day Special, Research Lab Now Open
Accept " Sweets Research Lab" from Crio in Velia.


Near the Velia Storage Keeper

NPC Crio

Follow Crio's instructions to meet Fredelles Herba, Professor of Cooking at Olvia Academy, to complete the quest

NPC Location

Completion Rewards


Warm
Milk x20

Dark Chocolate of
Love x10

White Chocolate of
Love x10

Use Simple Cooking (L) to make the Sweets Research Lab's Signature Sweet/Sour Chocolate and share the love.


â–˛ Use Warm Milk x1 with either Dark Chocolate of Love x1 or White Chocolate of Love x1 via Simple Cooking (L) to craft Signature Sweet/Sour Chocolate.


Signature Sweet Chocolate


Signature Sour Chocolate

Effects
Combat EXP +300%
Skill EXP +100%
Item Drop Rate +50%

Duration: 300 min
Cooldown: 300 min

Effects
Life EXP +100%
Life Skill Mastery +100
Weight Limit +200 LT

Duration: 300 min
Cooldown: 300 min

* All effects from Signature Sweet/Sour Chocolate will be removed during the Feb 26, 2026 (Thu) maintenance.

Completed the " Sweets Research Lab" quest?
Accept " A Sweet Confession" and get " Confess Your Feelings" just by chatting.

â–˛ This item enables a Social Action. Register it to a Quick Slot or right-click to use it and reveal your true feelings.

* Confess Your Feelings will be deleted during the Feb 26, 2026 (Thu) maintenance.
*Complete the “ Calpheon City Decoration I” quest to permanently unlock Proposal.


Bittersweet Valentine at the Academy

  • Feb 5, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Feb 19, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

Chocolate scents the air, and romance stirs at the Academy this Valentine’s Day.

As feelings are shared… what will you do?

Find Your True Love
Sabotage a Confession

* Choose one of the two themes above take a screenshot, and upload it!
All participants will receive a small reward. đź’Ś

Sweet Confession - Find That Someone Special

âś…It could be another Adventurer, your Attendant, or even an NPC - anyone you like!
For Valentine's Day, choose someone you want to confess your feelings to.
âś…(Required) Use the " Confess Your Feelings" Social Action and take a screenshot of your confession.
* Make sure the flower your character is holding is clearly visible in the screenshot.
âś…(Required) Upload your screenshot to the forum with the tag.
- Example: I confess my feelings.


â–˛ Share your feelings with a flower using " Confess Your Feelings"


Confess Your Feelings"?" Confess Your Feelings" is a Social Action item.Complete the Valentine's Day event quests to get it. Register the item to a Quick Slot so you can use it in Screenshot Mode (CTRL + F).

Bitter Ending - Become the Academy's Heartbreaker

âś…(Required) Use the Answer is "X" to break up a couple or disrupt a confession, and take a screenshot.
* Make sure the "X" sign held by your character is clearly visible in the screenshot.
âś…(Required) Upload your screenshot to the forum with the tag.
- Example: I confess my feelings.

▲ Hold up an “X” sign to ruin a confession

❓How can I use the Answer is “X" in Screenshot Mode?① In the Social Action UI, select "Character" or "Together" at the top.
② Choose the Answer is "X" Social Action and apply it.
③ Press ENTER to open the chat window, then click the Chat Macro button on the right side.

④ In the Chat Macro UI, set “X” as the keyword for your preferred hotkey slot.

⑤ Now, just press the Chat Macro hotkey in Screenshot Mode to use the Social Action.

A small gift for every Adventurer
who shares a Valentine's Day screenshotđź’ť

L'elisir d'amore
Signature Sweet Chocolate x2
Signature Sour Chocolate x2

* Signature Sweet Chocolate, Signature Sour Chocolate, and any effects applied to your character will be removed during the Feb 26, 2026 (Thu) maintenance.

Extra Reward!

Depending on which theme, or , attracts more Adventurers extra rewards will be given to those who chose the winning theme.

If more choose
If more choose

You will receive


Item Collection
Increase Scroll x10
You will receive


Item Collection Increase
Scroll: Advanced x5

* If your post does not meet all required conditions, you may not receive event rewards.
* The event rewards can be claimed once per Family and will be delivered via Mail (B) within two weeks.


Victory Awaits in Red Battlefield

  • Feb 5, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Feb 18, 2026 (Wed) 23:59 (UTC)

Join the battle in Valencia City and complete three weekly quests.

Quest
Objective

Make Your Mark on the Red Battlefield I

Obtain Battlefield Token x20

Make Your Mark on the Red Battlefield II

Obtain Battlefield Token x40

Make Your Mark on the Red Battlefield III

Obtain Battlefield Token x60

* These quests are available in the Quests (O) - New tab, and can be completed once per week.
* You can accept all three quests at the same time. They reset every Thursday at midnight.
(If you collect

60 Battlefield Tokens after accepting every quest, you can complete them all.)

* You earn

25 Battlefield Tokens for a win and

10 for a loss.
* Enter the Red Battlefield through the UI in Menu (ESC).

"Upon completing " Make Your Mark on the Red Battlefield I"

Rewards


200,000,000 Silver


Harmony Draught - Human x5


Perfume of Deep Sea x5


Superior Whale Tendon Potion x20


Tough Whale Tendon Elixir x10

"Upon completing " Make Your Mark on the Red Battlefield II"

Rewards


Cron Stone x300

"Upon completing " Make Your Mark on the Red Battlefield III"

Rewards


Cron Stone x500


1 Fuel for Item Copy

  • Feb 5, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - Feb 26, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

Copy your gear to another class and explore new playstyles.


Copy all gear with only
1 Marni's Unstable Fuel.

Adventurers who graduate Season can also grow two characters at once via Tag Characters → Share EXP. Use the event benefits to share a single set of gear between both characters.

How to Copy Gear

â–˛ Purchase Marni's Unstable Fuel from any Old Moon Manager in major cities for 10,000,000 Silver.


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