The Ultimate Guide to Fairy Levels in Black Desert Online
The maximum level for a fairy in Black Desert Online (BDO) is level 50. Reaching this milestone unlocks significant benefits, including an additional skill slot for your ethereal companion. Fairies are invaluable secondary pets in BDO, providing various buffs and quality-of-life improvements that impact every character on your account. Let’s dive deeper into the world of BDO fairies, exploring leveling, tiers, skills, and more.
Understanding Fairy Tiers
Fairies in BDO are not all created equal. They progress through four distinct tiers, each with its own level cap and skill capacity:
- Faint (Tier 1): Levels 1-10, granting 1 additional skill.
- Glimmering (Tier 2): Levels 1-20, granting 2 additional skills.
- Brilliant (Tier 3): Levels 1-30, granting 3 additional skills.
- Radiant (Tier 4): Levels 1-40 (initially) and now 1-50, granting 4 additional skills, which become 5 additional skills at Level 50.
Initially, Radiant fairies had a level cap of 40. However, a notable update increased the maximum level to 50. This change is crucial because hitting level 50 unlocks the fifth and final skill slot. The increase emphasizes the importance of fully leveling your fairy.
How to Level Up Your Fairy
Leveling your fairy in BDO is a relatively straightforward process, but it does require investment and patience:
- Access the Fairy Menu: Open your inventory (I key), and you will see a fairy icon on the bottom of the screen. Click this to open up the fairy menu.
- Select the Growth Tab: Within the fairy menu, you’ll find a “Growth” tab. This is where you’ll feed your fairy.
- Feed Your Fairy: Click on any equipment or consumable items in your inventory that you want to offer to your fairy as experience.
- Recommended Items: It’s recommended to use cheap, blue-grade gear like Lemoria or Akum armors to avoid unnecessary financial expenditure. Higher tier gear can be used, but the experience is not significantly more and can be expensive to sacrifice to your fairy.
- Continue Feeding: Keep feeding your fairy items until it reaches its maximum level for the current tier.
- Ascending Tiers: To promote your fairy to a higher tier, you will need to use a Fairy Queen’s Blessing.
The process is repetitive and requires patience, but the rewards of a fully leveled fairy are well worth the time and resources invested.
Fairy Skills and Personalities
Fairies come with a passive skill called “Gift,” which provides +1 Luck, a bonus that affects loot drops and rare item chances across your account. Besides the initial Gift skill, they can learn up to four or five additional skills, depending on their tier and level. These skills provide a plethora of beneficial effects, including:
- Automatic potion usage during combat.
- Increased weight capacity.
- Improved gathering and processing speed.
- Enhanced combat buffs.
The skills that a fairy learns are randomly assigned upon leveling or tier promotion. You can use a Fairy’s Blessing to re-roll skills or a Fairy Queen’s Blessing to increase tiers.
Fairies also have distinct personalities. These personalities can impact their behavior and reactions, and are modified by your interactions with them:
- Cheerful
- Honest
- Relaxed
- Bold
- Creative
- Friendly
You can modify your fairy’s personality by engaging with it through the [Fairy Bond – Talk – Request] feature and participating in Fairy Events.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About BDO Fairies
1. What is the primary benefit of reaching max level with my fairy?
Reaching level 50 with a Radiant (Tier 4) fairy unlocks its **fifth skill slot**, maximizing the number of beneficial buffs your fairy can provide. This is a major quality-of-life improvement.
2. Can I change my fairy’s personality?
Yes, you can influence your fairy's personality by interacting with it via the **[Fairy Bond - Talk - Request]** feature and through Fairy Events, which can increase or decrease trait points.
3. Are all fairy skills created equal?
No, some fairy skills are considered more valuable than others due to their impact on gameplay, such as automatic potion usage, increased weight capacity, and other combat-related buffs.
4. How do I obtain a fairy in Black Desert Online?
Fairies are acquired through specific quest lines in the game and through an item called "Sealed Fairy Wings". The item can be obtained through regular play of the game.
5. What should I feed my fairy for efficient leveling?
**Unenhanced blue-grade armor** like Lemoria or Akum armor is recommended for efficient and cost-effective fairy leveling.
6. Can I re-roll my fairy’s skills if I don’t like them?
Yes, you can use **Fairy's Blessing** to attempt to re-roll your fairy's skills.
7. What is a Fairy Queen’s Blessing used for?
A **Fairy Queen's Blessing** is used to increase a fairy's tier. It is vital to move a fairy from lower tier into higher tiers, unlocking additional skill slots.
8. Is it worth investing time in leveling a fairy?
Absolutely. Fairies provide numerous buffs and quality-of-life features that benefit all characters on your account, making them a worthwhile investment of time and resources.
9. Does the level of the gear affect how much experience it gives to a fairy?
The quality of the gear does impact the amount of experience, but higher tier gear is not generally worth sacrificing. Cheap blue gear is the most cost efficient and readily available.
10. Can fairies die?
No, fairies in BDO cannot die. They are persistent companions that accompany you on your adventures.
11. What is the “Gift” skill that all fairies start with?
The "Gift" skill provides a **+1 Luck** buff which is extremely useful for increasing drop rates and improving loot quality across all of your characters.
12. How do I see my fairy’s skills and information?
You can access your fairy’s information and skills by opening your inventory (I key) and clicking on the fairy icon at the bottom of the screen. This will display the fairy window and all of its information.
13. Can I have more than one fairy active at the same time?
No, you can only have **one fairy active at a time**. You can store other fairies in your storage but only one can be selected as active.
14. Do fairies gain experience from combat or other activities?
No, fairies do not passively gain experience from combat or other player activities. They only gain experience from being fed items.
15. Is there a way to guarantee specific skills on my fairy?
Unfortunately, fairy skills are assigned **randomly**. You can re-roll them with Fairy’s Blessing items but there is no way to guarantee any particular skill.
By understanding the mechanics of fairy leveling, skills, and tiers, you can ensure that you maximize the potential of your ethereal companion in Black Desert Online. Remember, reaching the max level of 50 is a crucial step towards optimizing your gameplay experience. Good luck and happy adventuring!