Black Desert Mobile celebrates United Server anniversary with five weeks

by Paul McNally Last Updated August 18, 2026

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Black Desert Mobile is celebrating the first anniversary of its United Server with five weeks of events, rewards and continent-themed activities.

The anniversary festivities begin today, August 18, and continue until September 22. They mark one year since Pearl Abyss combined Black Desert Mobile’s global Asia, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau servers under the United Server initiative on August 19, 2025.

Rather than squeezing the celebrations into a single weekend, Pearl Abyss is sending players on a five-week virtual World Tour. Each week will focus on a different continent, beginning with Asia before travelling through Europe, the Americas, Africa and Oceania.

Throughout the celebration, players will have access to daily rewards and a 50% Combat EXP buff. An enormous first-anniversary cake will also appear in towns, with players able to interact with it to activate the Combat EXP bonus for 24 hours.

The Memories We Make Together collection event will provide another reason to keep logging in. Players can earn anniversary items through regular gameplay and limited-time events before adding them to a special collection that unlocks additional buffs and rewards.

A first-anniversary Advent Calendar will deliver weekly prizes, while the World Boss Piku is returning with the chance to obtain valuable items such as Void Breath and Eye of the Void.

The opening week’s Asian theme will include the Bright Lantern Collection Mission. Lanterns collected during the event can be exchanged for a selection of rewards at a dedicated shop.

Players will also be able to visit the Land of the Morning Light Market, which will stock daily and weekly items such as Black Shrine entry tickets and Tangled Time.

Pearl Abyss will continue the celebration with a special anniversary livestream on August 19 at 5.30pm KST, which works out as 9.30am BST. The broadcast will take place on the official Black Desert Mobile YouTube channel and include several community activities, including a lucky-number draw offering additional rewards.

Black Desert Mobile is available as a free-to-play MMORPG on Android and iOS devices.

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