■ 1. What is Node War?

Node War is RvR content where guilds (and alliances) compete for supremacy over various nodes found scattered across the Black Desert world.

The stage for Node War is spread across nodes in different territories, which includes Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Ulukita, Valencia, and Edania.

The main objective of Node War is to fight against other guilds to capture and occupy a fort, and then defend it until the end time of each fort to be crowned victorious.

Node War takes place every day from 9 PM to 10 PM, except for Saturdays when Siege Wars take place.
In addition to the above, each territory has its own set of stat limits.

The table below summarizes territories in which Node War takes place and information on their respective stat limits.
When planning to join a Node War, consider if the number of participants and average equipment score of your guild matches, and prepare to experience the thrill of a fierce battle.

■ 2-1. Register for Participation

To participate in Node Wars, you must first register.

Once you've applied to a specific territory group, you will receive confirmation to participate in one of the two territories in the group.

■ 2-2. Node War Rules

A set number of forts will be activated at random locations based on the number of guilds who have applied to participate in the Node War within that territory. Each activated fort will have a set "end time," and the guild occupying a fort at the end of this duration will become its owner.

• The "Assemble!" feature for Node War will automatically be displayed in the top right corner of the screen on the Node War server 10 minutes before the war starts.
  • Pressing the "Assemble!" icon will move each participating guild to predetermined locations in the territory's towns.

• When resurrecting during a Node War, your fallen mount will also resurrect with you.
• When your character dies, you can choose to resurrect at predetermined locations in the towns of each territory. 
  • Balenos: Velia, Western Guard Camp, Olvia
  • Serendia: Heidel, Glish
  • Calpheon: Calpheon City, Keplan, Behr
  • Ulukita: Asparkan, Muzgar, Velandir
  • Valencia: Valencia City, Ancado Inner Harbor, Arehaza
  • Edania: Hakinza Sanctuary

Activation of Neutral Forts Based on Participating Guilds

• The number of nodes activated at the start of a Node War in each territory varies depending on the number of guilds (alliances) participating.
  • Nodes that will be activated are randomly selected daily from the designated node forts for each territory.

Example:
If 3 guilds are confirmed to participate in the Balenos region, 1 Node Fort will be activated.
If 4 guilds are confirmed to participate in the Balenos region, 2 Node Fort will be activated.
If 5 guilds are confirmed to participate in the Balenos region, 2 Node Fort will be activated.
If 6 guilds are confirmed to participate in the Balenos region, 3 Node Fort will be activated.
For each territory, the number of guilds confirmed to participate can range from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of more than 30, and accordingly, the number of forts activated can range from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 15.

If 5 or fewer guilds/alliances apply to a territory group, Node War will open in only 1 territory in that group. The number of active forts will follow the existing fort activation rules. For example, if 5 or fewer guilds/alliances apply to the Balenos/Serendia group, Node War will open in either Balenos or Serendia only.

※ Notes on territory splitting
If fewer than 50% of a guild's or alliance's members set Node War participation to "Yes" by 15 minutes before the start, that guild/alliance will not count toward territory splitting.

- Example 1: 5 participating guilds/alliances = All enter Balenos

- Example 2: 6 participating guilds/alliances = 3 enter Balenos, 3 enter Serendia

- Example 3: 7 guilds/alliances, but 2 have fewer than half of their members set to participate = Counted as 5 guilds/alliances, and all 7 enter Balenos

※ As before, at least 10 guild members must be online to apply for Node War. If fewer than half of the participants press the participation button 10 minutes before the war, the guild can still join the war, but will not affect fort activation rules.

Tier 5 Node Fort activated near the Omar Lava Cave node

Types of Node Forts & End Times

• The tiers of activated node forts are as follows, with their "end times" set randomly.
  • The higher the tier, the closer the node's location to the territory's center, as well as with greater rewards.
  • Once the end time of a fort expires, the last guild to have held occupancy will be deemed the final occupying guild.
• If the last remaining fort has more than 10 minutes left, its timer will change to a question mark and its remaining time will reset.
  • Example: If at 9:30 PM the last remaining fort is scheduled to end at 9:45 PM, it has more than 10 min left, so it changes to a question mark and its final closing time is randomly set between 9:40 PM and 10:00 PM.
  • Occupying a fort after it changes to a Question Mark grants extra rewards.

Node Fort Tier	End Times
1	▼ Randomly selected between 10 - 60 min & unknown ("?") end times
2
3
4
5

 

Node War Status Widget

• Once the Node War begins, you can check the number of activated nodes, their end times, and their durability through the world map and a widget on the upper right-hand portion of the screen.
  • The node status widget will display whether a node in the territory is neutral/occupied/liberated/exited, as well as their respective end times calculated in minutes.
  • You can check the durability of each node fort through the fort icons on the Node Status Widget. And their current durability in percentage terms can be seen by hovering over the node fort info on the widget.
  • The border around a fort icon on the widget indicates the remaining time until the end of the fort. Brief information can be viewed by hovering over the widget, and detailed information can be checked through the World Map.

World Ma	Node Status Widget	Durability Check via Mouse Over

 

Node War Temporary Occupation: Fort Destruction

• Once the Node War begins, attacking a neutral fort until its durability is depleted will grant temporary occupation to the aggressor guild.
  • Forts occupied by your guild will be highlighted in blue on the world map.
  • All participating guilds can check occupied nodes and occupying guilds via the node status widget.
  • If another guild attacks an occupied fort and depletes its durability, the new guild will temporarily occupy the fort.

※ Temporarily occupied forts cannot be dismantled.

 

Node War Fort Repairs

• Guilds/alliances can repair occupied forts using the following item:

Node War Fort Repair Tool

Polished Stone x1 (recovers 1% durability of a fort/command post/HQ)

 

Node War Final Occupation: Hold 'til End Times

• The guild who remains the last temporary occupant of a node up until its end time will become the final occupant.
  • A guild that achieves final occupancy will be deemed victorious in the Node War and terminate their participation in the war effective immediately.
    
    • Each guild can achieve final occupancy of one fort per day during Node Wars (and a victorious guild's participants will leave the war immediately.)
      
      • If a guild is occupying multiple forts, the first fort to be held until its end time expires will be deemed for final occupation, while the rest of the forts will be reverted to neutral status.
  • Node War rewards are promptly distributed to Guild Funds and the Black Spirit's Safe.

• The following rules apply once a Node War ends:
  
  • The "Return" function will be activated immediately in the top right of the display for the affected Territory when a Node War ends.
  • 10 minutes after a Node War ends, monsters will reappear in said Territory.
  • PvP between participating Guilds/Alliances will cease immediately after a Node War ends.
  • Any remaining annex buildings will be immediately destroyed in the affected Territory when a Node War ends.

■ 2-3. Node War Annexes and Siege Weapons

• Once a Node War starts, you can construct designated annex using Annex Assembly Tools
• Purchase "Annex Assembly Tool" and "Node War Lynch Cannon Assembly Kit" from a Guild Military Supply Manager in each town.
  
  • Annexes Node War Lynch Cannons can be installed by the adventurers in the following positions:
    
    • • • War Heroes cannot install annexes or Node War Lynch Cannons.
  • Max 2 Node War Lynch Cannons can be installed.

Positions eligible to install Annexes and Lynch Cannons
Guild Master, Advisor, Staff, Secretary, Officer, Quartermaster, Cannoneer
Node War Annex Assembly Tool	Node War Lynch Cannon Assembly Kit (Guild Funds: 10 million Silver, Max x2)

• Once Node War begins, you can use the Annex Assembly Tool to construct annexes anywhere within the Node War area.
  • Constructing an annex consumes a certain amount of guild funds, and there is a limit to how many annexes can be constructed.
  • Annexes can be constructed regardless of whether a Fort is occupied/owned, as long as guild funds are available.

Node War Constructible Annexes
Flame Tower (Guild Funds: 500 million Silver, Max x2)	Hwacha (Guild Funds: 500 million Silver, Max x1)
Elephant Nursery (Guild Funds: 10 million Silver, Max x1)	Indomitable Flag Factory (Guild Funds: 10 million Silver, Max x1)

[NEW! Easy Annex Installation Mode]
Using the Annex Assembly Tool, you can construct annexes directly from the list on the right side of the screen without entering a separate UI.
Move around to find the perfect location for installation!
Fix the position with the R key, then rotate or install!

※ Using the Annex Assembly Tool switches to a mode that allows for easy installation, enabling you to move around and find the perfect spot for installation.

※ All annexes and siege weapons are automatically destroyed at the end of Node War.

 

• Installation time for annexes installed using the Node/Conquest War Annex Assembly Tool during a war: 5 sec
• Production time for the Indomitable Flag at the factory during Node War: 3 min
  • Production time for the Indomitable Flag at the factory during Conquest War: 10 min
• Production time for Elephants at the Elephant Nursery during Node/Conquest War: 5 min

 

• For Flame Towers and Hwachas in Node War, depending on the participating Territory Group, you can upgrade them to make them more powerful.
  • When approaching a completed Flame Tower or Hwacha, an upgrade button will appear.
    
    • Upgrading consumes Iron Ingot x10 and Melted Copper Shard x10, and it takes a certain amount of time to complete.

Balenos/Serendia	- Flame Tower, Hwacha Upgrade Unavailable
Calpheon/Ulukita	- Flame Tower, Hwacha Upgrade Available
Valencia/Edania

When adventurers and their guilds participate in the intense battles of Node War or emerge victorious to claim a node, they are rewarded with glorious spoils!

Brace yourselves for the bountiful rewards that await:

■ 3-1. Taxes

When a guild wins a Node War, they receive the accumulated taxes from that node as guild funds.
The taxes can be acquired immediately upon capturing the node, and the higher the node tier, the higher the percentage of taxes that can be obtained.

■ 3-2. Personal Rewards

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Adventurers can obtain rewards appropriate to the participated tier of Node War/Conquest War result.
You will need to meet the minimal requirements for guild/alliance Node War participation to receive these rewards.

Minimal Requirements for Approved Guild/Alliance Node War Participation
- The participating Adventurer’s guild (alliance) has a total kill/death count of at least 100 and occupied a temporary fort at least one time
※ Kills from mounting siege weaponry (such as flame towers or Hwachas) do not count.

Press below for more details on the personal rewards.

Node War Personal Rewards

• You can obtain rewards based on the fort tier upon occupying a node.
  
  • Personal rewards obtained are immediately delivered to the Black Spirit's Safe upon the final occupation of the fort.

• • Depending on the Territory Group and the fort tier, individuals can acquire personal rewards.
    
    • You can obtain a bonus reward for occupying a fort marked with a "?", the end time of which is unknown.

※ If you participated in a Node War, met the minimal requirements, but were unable to occupy a fort, you will obtain the following rewards.

Item	Balenos/Serendia	Calpheon/Ulukita	Valencia/Edania
Trace of Thunderbolt	-	-	1
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G	-	1	1
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G	8	-	2
Medal of Glory	15	22	30

 

Chilling Fragment

• Chilling Fragment can be obtained as a personal reward for occupying a fort in Node Wars in Calpheon/Ulukita or higher territory groups.
  
  • Valencia/Edania grants more Chilling Fragments than Calpheon/Ulukita.
• You can find them in the Manage Currency UI upon acquisition and can exchange them for certain items.

 

Valencia/Edania

Valencia/Edania (Blazing Triumph Reward (Tier 3/4/5)
	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G	3	3	3
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G	-	2	5
Essence of Honor	10	10	10
Essence of Gallantry	10	10	10
Item Collection Increase Scroll	2	2	2
Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll	2	2	2
Trace of Thunderbolt	2	3	3
Blazing Loot Box	10	10	10
Chilling Fragment	35	37	40
Additional reward for occupying the "?" node (Determined Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x2 Determined Triumph Reward Box x3 Resplendent Medal of Honor x15

Determined Loot Box Contents

※ Open the Determined Loot Box to obtain one of the following according to a set probability

Determined Loot Box
Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Fragment	Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection Fragment	JIN Glorious Crystal of Honor - Special Evasion
Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Ah'krad	Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Olucas	Gold Bar Box
Imp Boss's Knife	Immortal: Elixir of Deep Sea	Immortal: Perfume of Courage
Elixir of Deep Sea	Perfume of Courage	Essence of Gallantry
Memory Fragment x10	Caphras Stone x25	-

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Calpheon/Ulukita

Calpheon/Ulukita (Kindling Triumph Reward (Tier 3/4/5)
	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G	2	2	2
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G	3	5	7
Essence of Honor	7	8	8
Essence of Gallantry	7	8	8
Item Collection Increase Scroll	2	2	2
Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll	1	1	1
Kindling Loot Box	2	3	3
Chilling Fragment	5	5	5
Medal of Glory	27	30	32
Additional reward for occupying the "?" nod (Kindling Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x2 Kindling Loot Box x3 Resplendent Medal of Honor x20

Kindling Loot Box Contents

※ Open the Kindling Loot Box to obtain one of the following according to a set probability.

Kindling Loot Box
Deboreka Necklace	Deboreka Belt	Deboreka Earring
Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Fragment	Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection Fragment	JIN Glorious Crystal of Honor - Special Evasion
Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Ah'krad	Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Olucas	Gold Bar Box
Imp Boss's Knife	Immortal: Elixir of Deep Sea	Immortal: Perfume of Courage
Essence of Gallantry x2	Elixir of Deep Sea x3	Perfume of Courage x3
Memory Fragment x20	Caphras Stone x50	-

 

 

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Balenos/Serendia

Balenos/Serendia (Determined Triumph Reward (Tier 3/4/5)
	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G	1	1	2
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G	8	9	-
Essence of Honor	6	6	6
Essence of Gallantry	6	6	6
Item Collection Increase Scroll	1	2	2
Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll	1	1	1
Determined Loot Box	2	3	3
Medal of Glory	20	22	25
Additional reward for occupying the "?" nod (Blazing Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x3 Blazing Loot Box x3 Resplendent Medal of Honor x25

Blazing Loot Box Contents

※ Open the Blazing Loot Box to obtain one of the following according to a set probability.

Blazing Loot Box
Deboreka Necklace	Deboreka Belt	Deboreka Earring
Energy of All Creations (All AP +70)	Energy of All Creations (All Damage Reduction +300)	Energy of All Creations (Attack Speed & Casting Speed +20%)
Energy of All Creations (Movement Speed +20%, Fall Damage -50%, Jump Height +2m)	Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Fragment	Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection Fragment
JIN Glorious Crystal of Honor - Special Evasion	Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Ah'krad	Glorious Crystal of Gallantry - Olucas
Gold Bar Box	Imp Boss's Knife	Immortal: Elixir of Deep Sea
Immortal: Perfume of Courage	Essence of Gallantry x5	Elixir of Deep Sea x5
Perfume of Courage x5	Memory Fragment x40	Caphras Stone x75

 

• • • Guild members who win in a Node War and rank in the top 5% or first place for war stats will receive extra rewards.

	Top 5% War Stats Reward	Top #1 War Stats Reward
Balenos/Serendia, Calpheon/Ulukita	- Medal of Glory x5	- Battlefield Honor x1 (Max HP +300 for 4 hours)
Valencia/Edania	- Medal of Glory x5	- Battlefield Glory x1 (Max HP +500 for 4 hours)

※ The criteria for an adventurer's war stats in Node/Conquest Wars are as follows:

War Stats Criteria
Command Post Destruction (Conquest)	Fort Destruction (Conquest/Node)	Gate Destruction (Conquest)	Annex Destruction (Conquest/Node)	Enemy Guild Member Kill (Conquest/Node)	Siege Weapon Kill (Conquest/Node)
20	10	15	1	1	1

※ Mount kill or death count do not affect war stats.

 

※ What is Resplendent Medal of Honor?
You can exchange it for a variety of items via Manage Currency.

■ 3-3. Benefits from Occupying Nodes

• When occupied, Node Investment Benefits for the entire Territory to which the Node belongs to, and other Territories within the same group, will be doubled for one week.
  (For example, if you occupy a Tier 3 Fort in a Calpheon territory Node War, the Node Investment Benefits for both Calpheon and Kamasylvia regions will be doubled for one week.)
  • If you then participate in a Node War and reoccupy a Node within the same Territory, the period of doubled Node Investment Benefits will be reset.
  • The remaining time of double Node Investment Benefits can be checked in the right side of the Guild (G) window under Occupation Information.

■ 3-4. Family Buff Benefits

• When a guild participates in or wins a Node War, a powerful buff effect is applied for 2 days (48 hours). Through the buff effect obtained by cooperating with guild members in the Node War, you can prepare for the next Node War and enjoy better hunting and life even after the battle ends.
  ※ This buff effect does not stack or increase in duration, and is refreshed upon participation in or victory in a Node War.
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  ▲ Valencia/Edania Node War victory buff

For example, if you receive participation rewards in a Balenos/Serendia Node War, the buff effect will apply. If you then win a Valencia/Edania Node War the next day and receive victory rewards, the previous effect will be removed and the new buff effect will apply.

※ If you are not logged into the server participating in the Node War at the time of acquisition, you can obtain the rewards by reconnecting, such as by switching servers or going to the character selection screen.