# Black Desert [June 18th] Celebrating 4 Years of Self-Publishing!

- Product: Black Desert (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/black-desert)
- Vendor: Pearl Abyss
- Date: 2026-06-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/582660/view/678501715215911179
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- **added** — Introduced Desert Light event running from June 18 to July 16, 2026, where players gather light to unlock special coupons through global milestones
- **added** — Added Daily Login Challenge offering Desert Light rewards of 200 for 30-minute logins and 300 for 60-minute logins from June 19 to July 15, 2026
- **added** — Enabled Desert Light acquisition through PvE combat, gathering, fishing, and defeating World Bosses and Dark Rift Bosses
- **added** — Implemented global milestone rewards system with milestones at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of 1 billion tokens collected, offering Cron Stones and special items including We Are The World permanent reward at 100%

##### [**Check out this week's new events!**](https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/News/Detail?groupContentNo=5119 style=button)

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##### [4 Years of Self-Publishing] Desert Light

- June 18, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance - July 16, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance

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##### Celebrating 4 years of self-publishing!

##### ** Desert Light**

Gather the light you obtained to light the Ancient Device, and special coupons filled with our gratitude will be revealed to all Adventurers worldwide.

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##### **Obtain   Desert Light**

- **Daily Login Challenge**: June 19, 2026 (Fri) 00:00 - July 15, 2026 (Wed) 23:59 (UTC)

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[th colspan="2"]Daily Login Challenge

**30 min login**

** Desert Light x200**

**60 min login**

** Desert Light x300**

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**PvE / Gathering / Fishing**
Defeat any monster, gather, or fish.

**World Boss**
x80 guaranteed for each World Boss defeated.

**Dark Rift**
x80 guaranteed for each for each Dark Rift Boss defeated.

##### **Coupons at Each Milestone**

##### Every  ** Desert Luminary's Token** collected will count toward the global objective.

Check the progression gauge, which refreshes **daily at 09:00 (UTC) on our official website**.
(The first refresh will take place on June 19, 02:00 (UTC))

##### **Toward the Global Objective of 1 Billion!
Milestone Rewards (ft. Up to 10,000 Cron Stones)**

##### The Ancient Device will shine brighter as the gauge fills, and each milestone is accomplished.

- **Objective Deadline**: Until July 7, 2026 (Tue) 14:59 (UTC)

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[th colspan="2"]Global Milestone Rewards

##### **25%**

250,000,000 tokens collected worldwide

**Cron Stone x1000**

##### **50%**

500,000,000 tokens collected worldwide

** Choose Your Resplendent Enhancement Box x1**

**Cron Stone x2000**

##### **75%**

750,000,000 tokens collected worldwide

**Blessing of Old Moon Pack (7 Days)**

**Cron Stone x3000**

##### **100%**

1,000,000,000 tokens collected worldwide

** We Are The World (Permanent)**

**Cron Stone x4000**

##### **Exchange   Desert Luminary's Token**

##### A token awarded to those who gathered Desert Light and helped the Ancient Device shine with radiant light

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[th colspan="4"]Highlight Rewards

Bundle of 4,000 Cron Stones

Advice of Valks (+250) Box

 Choose Your Destiny Box

 Thankful Premium Outfit Box

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##### Learn More!

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