[Adventurer's Guide] Gearing Guide | Black Desert NA/EU (2024)

Alternatively, if you’re low on them even after completing the main questline for Mediah, you can use the Heating from the Processing (L) window with Black Stones (weapon/armor) to obtain more. each respective type of beginner black stones. However, keep in mind this should be considered a last resort, as normal Black Stones are valuable for many other purposes.

➤ You can read more about the enhancement feature in the [Enhancement] page.

Around the time you have enhanced your Naru gear to PEN (V), you can either obtain the more powerful Narchillan gear (once per Family, for normal characters), or exchange it for PRI (I) Tuvala gear (for season characters).

You can obtain Narchillan gear once per Family. The Narchillan gear pieces have stats comparable to TRI (III) to TET (IV) boss gear, or DUO (II) to TRI (III) Blackstar gear.

Equipping Narchillan gear and Capotia accessories will take you to the level at which you can defeat monsters in monster zones with a recommended AP of 240, such as Aakman Temple in Valencia or the Forest Ronaros of Tooth Fairy Forest in Kamasylvia.

However, remember that it’s normally recommended for season characters to exchange PEN (V) Naru gear for PRI (I) Tuvala gear. Check out the details regarding this in the section Tuvala (Season Character) below.

If you can no longer equip the obtained Narchillan weapons due to switching to and progressing another class, do not worry. You can change the Narchillan weapons into a box that can then be opened by a different class via the following method:

1. Purchase Narchillan processing stones from a blacksmith located in each major city (1 million silver each).
2. Use the manufacture processing option with Narchillan processing stone and a Narchillan weapon you want to convert into a box.
3. Open the Narchillan weapon box with another class to obtain weapons suitable for that class.

Tuvala gear is season-exclusive gear that can only be equipped by season characters.
However, after the season graduation, your Tuvala gear will be equippable by normal characters, and can even exchange their pieces for TET (IV) boss gear (one piece per season).

You could say the main goal for season characters is graduating after getting all Tuvala gear pieces to PEN (V) enhancement level. However, keep in mind there may be other important objectives in any current season, and that graduating will make you unable to accomplish them if you graduate too early.

The following UI will be displayed when you have succeeded in enhancing your Naru gear up to PEN (V) enhancement level with a season character, and you can use it to exchange your Naru gear for PRI (I) Tuvala gear.

The following two options won’t compete with Tuvala and Narchillan gear, but offer you alternative options in case you ever need them.

Cliff’s weapons are available only to new and returning Adventurers upon the completion of certain quests.

You can receive the quests to obtain Cliff’s weapons from Cliff himself at the Western Guard Camp, in Balenos, after completing the quest [New/Returning] Cliff's Weapon given by the Black Spirit. This one in turn requires you to have completed any iteration of the main questline for Calpheon, or to have completed the main questline for Mountain of Eternal Winter.

After this is done, Cliff will task you with a quest suited for your level, and let you choose a Cliff's Main / Awakening / Sub-Weapon (+15) Box. You will need to complete the three quests available for your level to obtain the three weapons.

Once obtained, these weapons can be enhanced up to TET.
If you no longer need them, you can exchange them with NPC Miguel Aries for gold bars.

As for the Roaring Magical Armor, you will obtain it as you progress through the final stretch of the main questline for Mediah. It is a reward for the quest [Boss] Illezra's Servant.

The Roaring Magical Armor is better than a PEN: Naru Armor, but worse than both a PRI: Tuvala Armor and a Narchillan Armor, and cannot be enhanced.

If you are an Adventurer with all PEN (V) Tuvala gear pieces, or the Narchillan gear, first get TET (IV) boss gear, then aim for enhancing them up to PEN (V).

➤ You can read more about these bosses, such as where and when to find them, in the [World Bosses] and [Field Bosses] pages.

Does it look like a very difficult goal to achieve PEN (V) enhancement level because of the pressure you feel from the title, “boss gear?” It isn’t that difficult if you go through the following process step by step.

First, if you've graduated from the season, Tuvala gear can be converted to regular Tuvala gear that can be used with regular or graduated season characters.

If the enhancement level of your Tuvala gear is PEN (V), it can be exchanged for TET (IV) boss gear through a quest, and then upgraded to PEN (V) boss gear.

Boss equipment pieces obtained from the quests for guaranteed PEN (V) boss gear are Family-bound and cannot be registered on the Central Market or be sold. However, they can be converted into Fallen God's Armor, Labreska's Helmet, Ator's Shoes, and Dahn's Gloves, which are end-game gear, and will no longer be Family-bound and will be able to be registered on the Central Market.

➤ Please check out the [Guaranteed PEN (V) Boss Gear] page for a full explanation of this feature.

You can obtain one of the PEN (V) Capotia accessories as a gift for graduating from a season. They are items that perform as well as regular yellow grade TET (IV) accessories, and can be considered a tier higher than the PEN (V) Tuvala Ring.

You can obtain a special season gift via Fughar, with a Lv. 20 or higher season character, or a character that has completed the [Season Server Graduation] Into the Big Wide World quest. Please note that you can only obtain one of these gifts per season, and only once per Family.

Adventurers receiving the special gift for season graduation might not be sure which item to accept, but we strongly recommend selecting the PEN (V) Capotia Necklace first. The Capotia Necklace has the greatest AP increase compared to the offered earring, ring, or belt.

◈ Extra – Asula's Crimson Eye & Quest Accessories

As you work towards obtaining normal yellow grade, guaranteed PEN (V), and PEN (V) Capotia accessories, if your character isn’t experiencing season content, you might ask yourself what accessories you can equip in the meantime after you’ve obtained PEN (V) Naru.

While the following may not be the best type of gear available, they will be enough to help you complete the main questlines.

You can exchange 3 Asula’s Weakened Magic accessories for an Asula’s Crimson Eye accessory.

Additionally, defeating a specific number of monsters in certain monster zones will reward you with DUO (II) - TRI (III) Asula's Crimson Eye accessories. There are 4 types of subjugation missions that will automatically proceed once you enter a specific monster zone with the appropriate level requirement. The monster zones with these subjugation missions are Abandoned Iron Mine, Helms Post, Wandering Rogue Den, and Elric Shrine.

– Main Questline

You can get a few unique accessories as a reward as you progress through the main questlines.
There are 4 types - the Red Sand Crystal Ring, Forest’s Eye Earring, Rock Heart Belt, and Tears of the Wind Necklace.
You can get these by completing the main questlines of Valencia, Kamasylvia, Drieghan, and O’dyllita, respectively.

Not only are these accessories quite decent for new Adventurers, but you can also enhance them up to TRI (III). Should enhancement fail, the accessory will only lose durability rather than being completely destroyed.

Characters from the same Family can equip these accessories without any limitations. They can also be helpful for strengthening newly created characters.

TET (IV) Blackstar gear and PEN (V) boss gear are at a similar level, and PEN (V) Blackstar gear can be considered overall the highest-tier gear out of all the existing gear sets.

That being said, please note that Blackstar gear cannot be enhanced with Caphras stones. If enhancement with Caphras stones is taken into account, PEN (V) Blackstar gear has stats similar to PEN (V) boss gear enhanced to the highest possible level of Caphras enhancement.

Once per familiy you will be able to obtain a TET Blackstar weapon of your choice:

You can also purchase Blackstar equipment pieces from the Central Market, or craft them via certain questlines once per character.

➤ Please refer to the [Crafting Blackstar Gear] page for more details on crafting Blackstar equipment.

▲ Four parts of Slumbering Origin gear

If you have come to the point where you have to either purchase or craft these items, you can consider yourself an Adventurer fully acclimated to Black Desert.

In order to craft them, you need very valuable items such as a PEN (V) Blackstar Armor or PEN (V) boss gear enhanced to at least Caphras Lv. 10 (like a PEN (V) Giath’s Helmet or Red Nose’s Armor) and a Flame of Despair/Frost/Resonance/Hongik.

➤ Please refer to the [Crafting Slumbering Origin Gear] page for more details.