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Node War is a large-scale RvR (Guild vs Guild) content where guilds (or alliances) clash over the various nodes across the world of Black Desert.

Node War is broadly divided into [Occupation] and [Construction] types, and the following rules and procedures apply to all Node Wars regardless of the type.

• Schedule : Sunday - Friday, 21:00 (excluding Saturday)
• Territories : Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Ulukita, Valencia, Edania

Max stat limits are applied to each territory group so Adventurers with various gear can compete on an even footing. Any stats exceeding the limit will be adjusted during the Node War.

Assemble! for Each Node War Type
Mode	Occupation	Construction
Availability	10 min before Node War starts (20:50)	When Node War starts (21:00)
How to Use	Used by individual members. Each member individually clicks 'the Assemble! ' icon that appears in the top right of the screen to move instantly. ※ If you were not on the server at the time the Assemble! button appeared, the button will not be visible to you even if you change servers afterwards. ※ The Assemble! button will vanish 10 minutes after it appears.
Destination (Rally Point)	Rally point in a designated town within your assigned territory (e.g. Velia, Heidel, Calpheon City, etc.)	Move to your guild's fort

• Simultaneous Mount Revival : If you revive after dying during a Node War, any mount that fell alongside you is instantly revived as well.
• Revive Point Selection : You can revive at a strategic location, such as a designated town for each territory, an allied fort, or an installed Indomitable Flag.
  • 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
• Revival Timer : The default timer is 10 seconds, increasing gradually based on elapsed time (1 sec per minute) and death count (1 sec per death). (Max 30 sec for Occupation / Max 60 sec for Construction)

Purchase Annex Assembly Tool and Lynch Cannon Assembly Kit from the [Guild Military Supply Manager] in each town to build up strategic strongholds. Details on each annex can be found in [Guide to Annexes].

※ Each person can install up to 3 mines at a time.

[Quick Annex Installation Mode]
With an Annex Assembly Tool, you can place and rotate annexes instantly with the R key while moving without entering a separate UI.

※ Installing an annex using the Annex Assembly Tool during a Node/Conquest War has an installation time of 5 sec.
※ All annexes and siege weapons are automatically destroyed when the Node War ends.

Occupation Node War takes place across the entire territory. Guilds battle one another to seize neutral forts designated at each node, then hold them until their respective closing times to claim final victory.

Schedule and How to Apply
Days	Sunday - Friday (6 days a week) ※ On Saturdays, [Conquest War], a large-scale war fought for control over each territory, takes place.
Timeline	21:00 ~ 22:00 (1 hour total) - 20:45 (15 min before the start) : The battle territories are finalized based on the number of guilds that apply. - 20:50 (10 min before the start) : Click the Assemble!' icon at the top right to move instantly to the designated town coordinates within the territory.
Application Period	00:00 ~ 20:00 on the day of the Node War (application closes 1 hour before the start)
How to Apply as a Guild	The guild (alliance) master or a member with the appropriate authority can apply. Go to Menu (ESC) → War (F7) → Node War, then select the Territory Group(Tier 1, 2, or 3)
Individual Participation Settings	1. Guild members taking part in the Node War must go to the Node War server for the Territory Group they applied to. 2. In the Guild UI (G) → Guild Member Status tab, click the 'Participate/No' button to set your status to Yes. ※ Once the territory is finalized 15 min before the Node War starts (20:45), you can no longer change your participation status.

Neutral Fort Creation and Closing Time Rules

• Neutral Forts will be activated at the territory's main nodes based on the number of guilds/alliances assigned to each territory.
  - The number of nodes activated varies depending on how many guilds/alliances are participating.

• Normal (Time-Limited) Fort : The closing time is randomly set between 10 and 60 min. Check the remaining time in the Node Status widget in World Map  or at the bottom of minimap.
• Question Mark (?) Fort : The closing time is randomly set between 20 and 60 min, but the exact time is not displayed.
• Normal (Time-Limited) Fort Turning into a Question Mark (?) Fort : If the last remaining Time-Limited Fort has more than 5 min until its closing time, it will turn into a Question Mark (?) Fort. Its closing time will then be randomly reset to at least 5 min after the conversion.
  

  World Map	Node Status Widget

In Occupation mode, you do not build forts yourself. Instead, you attack Neutral Forts and install Indomitable Flags, Flame Towers, Hwachas, Elephant Nurseries, and other structures at key strategic points around them to establish offensive and defensive positions for your guild/alliance. 

• Temporary Occupation : The guild that attacks a Neutral Fort and reduces its Durability to 0 will temporarily occupy the fort. Ownership of a temporarily occupied fort can change at any time if another guild attacks and takes it over.
• Fort Repair : Guild members can use Polished Stone to restore 1% of a temporarily occupied fort's Durability at a time.

• The guild that still holds temporary occupation of the fort when its closing time is reached will claim final occupation and win.
• The winning guild immediately receives the node's victory reward, and its participation in that day's Node War ends early.

In a Construction Node War, multiple guilds each build their own fort and defensive annexes within a designated area. Guilds then battle it out, destroying enemy forts until only one remains. It's Node War in its traditional, siege-style form.

Schedule and How to Apply
Days	Sunday - Friday (6 days a week)  ※ On Saturdays, [Conquest War], a large-scale war fought for control over each territory, takes place.
Timeline	21:00 ~ 23:00 (up to 2 hours) - Destroy all other guilds' forts so that only your guild's fort remains to immediately claim victory and end the Node War. - 21:00 (Battlefield opens) : When the Node War starts, use Assemble! to instantly move to your guild's fort.
Application (Fort Construction) Period	00:00 ~ 20:00 on the day of the Node War (Construction must be completed 1 hour before the Node War begins)
How to Apply as a Guild (Fort Construction)	Construction Node Wars do not require a separate application through the UI. Participation is confirmed automatically when you begin constructing a fort. 1. Purchase a fort for the node you wish to participate in from the [Guild Military Supply Manager] in town using Guild Funds. 2. Construct your fort at a strategic location within the target node area before 20:00 on the day of the Node War. ※ Demolishing a fort while it is under construction will cancel the participation. Demolition is not possible after 20:00.
Individual Participation Settings	1. Guild members participating in the Node War will be moved to the Node War server for the territory where the fort was constructed. 2. In the Guild UI (G) → Guild Member Status tab, click the Participate/No button to set your status to Yes.  ※ Be sure to set your participation status before Node War begins. Otherwise, you may enter the battlefield with combat penalties, such as 0 DP or being forcibly teleported to town.

• Explore the node and construct your fort at a strategically advantageous location.
• Place Barricades (Iron Barricades), Flame Towers, Hwachas, Supply Depots, and Recovery Centers around your fort to prepare for enemy attacks.
• Barricades, Flame Towers, and Hwachas can be upgraded before or after the Node War begins. Each upgrade consumes Melted Copper Shard x10 and Iron Ingot x10. 
  - For more details, check [Guide to Annexes].

• Once the battlefield opens at 21:00, defend your guild's fort while sending out scouts to locate and attack enemy forts.
• The guild that keeps its own fort standing after all enemy forts on the battlefield have been destroyed claims the node.
• A guild is defeated and eliminated from the Node War when its fort is destroyed.

Spirit of Battle and Node War Guild Skills

• The Spirit of Battle gauge fills as your guild members fall in battle or as the battle turns against your guild.
  - The Spirit of Battle gauge only fills when a guild member dies near the fort or Command Post.
  - The Spirit of Battle gauge decreases when your guild members defeat enemy guild members.
  
  
  
• Once the Spirit of Battle gauge is full, you can spend it near your fort or Command Post to activate a powerful guild skill that can instantly turn the tide of battle.

Skill	Spirit of Battle Consumption	Effects	Cooldown
Breath of Life	100%	Instantly reset revival cooldown during Node/Conquest War	1 hour
Blessing of Battle	100%	[For 30 sec] • Recover 500 HP every 3 sec • All Damage Reduction +200 • Movement Speed +10% • Applies Super Armor	15 min

 

Join a Node War and claim victory, or meet the minimum participation requirements, to earn generous rewards and exclusive benefits for both you and your guild.

The guild that ultimately occupies a node immediately receives the accumulated tax as Guild Funds. The higher the node's level and stat limits, the greater the tax.

Guilds that occupy 1 or more nodes in a Tier 2 or 3 Node War during that week earn the right to participate in the [Conquest War], the largest and highest-tier battle, held on Saturday. 

▶ Go to [Conquest War] Guide

• Occupy a node to earn personal rewards based on the fort tier.
  - Personal rewards are sent immediately to the Black Spirit's Safe (B) upon the final occupation of the fort.
  - Occupying a Question Mark Fort, whose closing time is unknown, grants additional rewards.
  
  
• Meet the minimum participation requirements without occupying a fort (Participation Reward)
  ※ If you fail to meet the requirements, you will not receive the Participation Reward.

Chilling Fragment

• Chilling Fragments can be obtained as a personal reward for occupying a fort in Node Wars of Calpheon & Ulukita or higher.
  • You can obtain more in Valencia & Edania than in Calpheon & Ulukita.
• Chilling Fragments are stored in the Manage Currency UI, where they can be exchanged for a variety of designated exchange items.

Valencia & Edania (Blazing Triumph Reward (Tier 5))
Reward Item	Qty (Tier 5)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G	x3
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G	x5
Essence of Honor	x10
Essence of Gallantry	x10
Item Collection Increase Scroll	x2
Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll	x2
Blazing Loot Box	x3
Chilling Fragment	x10
Medal of Glory	x40
Bonus Rewards for Occupying a Question Mark Fort   (Determined Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x2 Determined Loot Box x3 Resplendent Medal of Honor x15

Items obtainable from the Determined Loot Box

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

Determined Loot Box
Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Fragment	Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection Fragment	JIN Glorious Crystal of Honor - Max HP
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	-

Calpheon & Ulukita (Determined Triumph Reward (Tier 5))
Reward Item	Qty (Tier 5)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G	x2
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G	x7
Essence of Honor	x8
Essence of Gallantry	x8
Item Collection Increase Scroll	x2
Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll	x1
Kindling Loot Box	x3
Chilling Fragment	x5
Medal of Glory	x32
Bonus Rewards for Occupying a Question Mark Fort   (Kindling Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x2 Kindling Loot Box x3 Medal of Honor x20

Items obtainable from the Kindling Loot Box

※ Open and obtain one of the following according to a set probability from the Kindling Loot Box:

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 - Max HP
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	-

Balenos/Serendia (Kindling Triumph Reward (Tier 5))
Reward Item	Qty (Tier 5)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 10,000G	x2
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G	-
Essence of Honor	x10
Essence of Gallantry	x10
Item Collection Increase Scroll	x2
Glorious Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll	x2
Determined Loot Box	x2
Medal of Glory	x25
Bonus Rewards for Occupying a Question Mark Fort   (Blazing Triumph Reward of Resilience)
Gold Bar of the Glorious Battlefield 1,000G x3 Blazing Loot Box x3 Resplendent Medal of Honor x25

Items obtainable from the Blazing Loot Box

※ Open and obtain one of the following according to a set probability from the Blazing Loot Box:

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 Reduction +50%, Jump Height +2m)	Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Fragment	Splendid Spirit Stone of Protection Fragment
JIN Glorious Crystal of Honor - Max HP	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

• Guilds that occupy a node receive double Node Investment benefits at all monster zones within that node's Territory Group for 7 days from the date of occupation.
• If you successfully occupy a node again before the benefits expire, the benefit period will reset from the date of the new occupation.
• These benefits apply regardless of whether the node was occupied through Occupation or Construction.

※ Example: If Guild A successfully occupies the Quint Hill fort during a Calpheon Node War on Wednesday, its Node Investment benefits will be doubled until the following Wednesday. If the same guild then successfully occupies the Hexe Sanctuary fort in Sunday's Node War before the benefits expire, the benefit period will reset and last until the following Sunday.

All members of a guild that participates in and wins a Node War, including War Heroes, receive a powerful Family buff that lasts for 48 hours.

• Camouflage Effects Disabled : During a Node War, your character name and guild name remain clearly visible even while wearing the Treant Camouflage or Desert Camouflage.
• Guild Member Management Restrictions : From 1 hour before a Node War begins until it ends, participating guilds cannot recruit or expel guild members or change guild positions. For Conquest Wars, these restrictions begin 2 hours before the war.
• No PvP Penalties : PvP deaths between participants during a Node War do not incur penalties such as Karma loss or enhancement level decrease.

Node War is one of Black Desert's core RvR contents, offering valuable rewards and large-scale battles fought alongside your guild members.
Choose a Node War tier that suits your guild and fight together for victory!