# Black Desert [December 11th] It's Hot Time with Grandpa Cron! New Events at a Glance! - Product: Black Desert (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/black-desert) - Vendor: Pearl Abyss - Date: 2025-12-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/582660/view/509599695238070281 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/black-desert/releases/2025-12-11-december-11th-it-s-hot-time-with-grandpa-cron-new What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Calpheon Ball Hot Time event running Dec 11-31, 2025 with 1000% Combat EXP, 400% Skill EXP, 100% Life EXP, and 100% Item Drop Rate bonuses - **added** — Grandpa Cron's Gift Hunt event running Dec 11-24, 2025 where players search for gift boxes in Velia and monster zones for rewards including Cron Stones and Advice of Valks - **added** — Tree of Heartwarming Cheer event running Dec 11-24, 2025 where players purchase Heartwarming Tree Decorations for 1,000,000 Silver to support a charitable donation to Doctors Without Borders - **added** — Guild League season with Weekly Victory rewards of up to 300 Cron Stones per week for guilds that achieve at least one win, running Dec 11, 2025 - Jan 8, 2026 - **added** — Winter Cosplay Box reward available from Grandpa Cron's Gift Hunt that includes Cute Snowman Transformation Scroll - **added** — Residence Furniture item Midwinter's Warm Glow available as reward from Tree of Heartwarming Cheer event ##### [**Check out this week's new events!**](https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/News/Detail?groupContentNo=5119 style=button) _*Dec 13: Item Drop Rate +100% for Calpheon Ball!*_ ##### Calpheon Ball Hot Time - Dec 11, 2025 (Thu) after maintenance - Dec 31, 2025 (Wed) before maintenance ##### Celebrate Calpheon Ball 2025 with us. Enjoy Hot Time bonuses while you wait! [table equalcells="1"] [th colspan="4"]Calpheon Ball Hot Time ##### **1000% Combat EXP** ##### **400% Skill EXP** ##### **100% Life EXP** (Mount/Trading excluded) ##### **100% Item Drop Rate** --- _* Find festive Gift Boxes in towns and monster zones! *_ ##### Grandpa Cron's Gift Hunt - Dec 11, 2025 (Thu) after maintenance - Dec 24, 2025 (Wed) before maintenance > "Welcome. You've come at the perfect time! Grandpa Cron was here a little while ago. As is tradition, he was handing out gifts across the village, but the winter winds were fierce, and some gift boxes were swept away. Find the missing boxes, and Grandpa Cron will be most grateful." > Grandpa Cron soars above Velia on his sleigh, dropping gifts for all! ##### Speak with Igor Bartali in Velia to accept Grandpa Cron's Lost Gift *** Find this quest under Quests (O) - New, available once per Family. ** ##### Only in Velia! Search for the gift boxes Grandpa Cron has dropped Interact (R) with the box to claim your Lost Gift Box. *** Grandpa Cron appears at different times and places on each server. Gift boxes disappear after a set time and reappear about 60 minutes later. * When you spot a gift box, share its location with fellow adventurers on your server!** ##### Return the Lost Gift Box to Igor Bartali to complete your quest! [table equalcells="1"] [th colspan="3"]Once per Family Rewards Winter Cosplay Box Cute Snowman Transformation Scroll Cron Stone x300 **▲ Use the transformation scroll to become a Cute Snowman! * If you don't transform within 30 sec after using the scroll, the summoned snowman will vanish.\ * Entering water while transformed will end the effect. ** --- ##### Gift Boxes Await in Monster Zones ##### Grandpa Cron has left gift boxes in the monster zones! **▲ Grandpa Cron's Gift Box appears during PvE. * Grandpa Cron's Gift Box is not affected by Item Drop Rate.** ##### Smash Grandpa Cron's Gift Box to get various rewards! [table equalcells="1"] [th colspan="4"]Main Rewards Box of 1,000 Cron Stones Advice of Valks (+150) Red Christmas Stocking Blue Christmas Stocking ‎[ ##### Learn More! ](https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/News/Detail?groupContentNo=9413 style=button) --- _* Spread warmth and kindness this winter! *_ ##### Tree of Heartwarming Cheer - Dec 11, 2025 (Thu) after maintenance - Dec 24, 2025 (Wed) before maintenance > ##### "Welcome, Adventurer. Have you come to enjoy the winter festival as well? Her Grace, the Future Duchess, has, as always, spared no effort to ensure this year’s festival is as splendid as can be. However... it seems we are a trifle short on the heartwarming ornaments needed to adorn the tree that will light our city. If you are able, might you lend your aid? Lara should be selling the decorations." > ##### Speak to Roig Mills in Heidel to accept “ The Tree to Light Up Winter's Night!” *** Find this quest under Quests (O) - New, available once per Family. ** NPC Location ##### Purchase Heartwarming Tree Decoration from Lara, then deliver to Roig Mills to complete! > **▲ Find Lara near Roig Mills to buy Heartwarming Tree Decoration.** > [table equalcells="1"] NPC Lara - Shop Purchase ** Heartwarming Tree Decoration** - Purchase via NPC Lara in Heidel for 1,000,000 Silver ##### Hand over the Tree Decoration for a special gift! > ##### "Thank you, Adventurer. Your kindness will bring warmth to those in need." > **▲ Experience the heartwarming glow. ** [Residence Furniture] Midwinter's Warm Glow ##### When Adventurers unite to reach the Heartwarming Tree Decoration goal You _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/582660/view/509599695238070281]_