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UPDATE: May 27, 2026 Patch Notes
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UPDATE: May 27, 2026 Patch Notes

Major update: new Sanctuary "Grail of Muspel", Abyss boss HP overhaul + new islands, new Brooch equipment slot, Wing enhancement system, Dungeon expulsion voting, Item recovery feature, new Season missions, class balance changes, system spec revisions, and five events including 14-day and 28-day attendance calendars.

[Content & System]

Sanctuary

  • New Sanctuary "Grail of Muspel" added.
    • No challenge-attempt limit, but the final boss can be defeated a maximum of 2 times with rewards.
    • Final boss kills and reward claims are both limited to 2; rewards are granted only on final-boss kills.
  • Abyssal Forge Reward Voucher (Bound) and Corroded Decontamination Facility: default resurrection location changed per zone.
  • Corroded Decontamination Facility: starting-area portal removed.
  • Abyssal Forge Reward Voucher (Bound) and Corroded Decontamination Facility: Kisk placement is now disabled in all areas, including boss rooms.
  • Abyssal Forge Reward Voucher (Bound): Rudra — 50% of obtainable Kina converted to Kina (Bound).

Abyss

Boss HP values have been significantly increased across Chaotic Ereshulanta layers. Four new monster islands are available in the Mid Layer.

Chaotic Ereshulanta — Lower Layer

Boss / EntityHP Change
Argo, the Spirit King Ⅰ, Watcher Kaira Ⅰ~×3
Guardian Lord Nahma~×1.5
Dimensional Core (from Artifact Conquest)~×1.5
Executor Tamasa, Executor Agro, Executor Kaira~×1.5

Chaotic Ereshulanta — Mid Layer

Boss / EntityHP Change
Dimensional Core (from Artifact Conquest)~×1.5
Enraged Guardian General Nahma~×1.5
Executioner Dramos, Rebel Dukal, Destroyer Maraka~×1.5
  • 4 new islands with monsters added to the Mid Layer; each island is accessible via a nearby wind path.
  • Other players' character icons are not shown on these islands (applies to both friendly and enemy players).

New Abyss Equipment

  • New Abyss equipment "Guardian/Arcan Guard Captain's Weapon/Guard" added to the Abyss Shop.
  • Also craftable via succession crafting from existing "Elite Legion Commander" or "Legion Commander" pieces.

New Equipment Slot — Brooch

  • New equipment slot "Brooch" added.
  • Obtain via crafting, or via material conversion using Gear Change Voucher: Urugugu Canyon (Bound) + Kina obtained from the new Sanctuary "Grail of Muspel".
  • Brooch has been added to the Exchange/World Exchange under Accessories.

Soul Binding

  • New item Philosopher's Stone: Authority (Bound) added.
  • Material conversion: Philosopher's Stone: Revelation (Bound) ×10Philosopher's Stone: Authority (Bound).

Wing Enhancement

A new wing enhancement system allows you to upgrade your wings for additional passive bonuses.

  • Wings can be enhanced up to +10; each level grants additional passive effects.
  • Enhancement materials: Kina + Sync Stone (Unique) + Enhance Stone.
  • All wing feathers obtainable from Expeditions can now be material converted into Enhance Stone or Special Soul Crystal (Bound).

New Succession Crafting

  • New Draconic crafting blueprints: "Draconic Lord / Draconic Destroyer" Weapon/Guard.
  • Succession paths:
    • Radiant Convergent Dragon King / Radiant Annihilating Dragon King → Draconic Lord / Draconic Destroyer
    • Draconic Lord / Draconic Destroyer → Radiant Draconic Lord / Draconic Destroyer (new blueprint)
    • Lava Heart Weapon/Guard → Draconic Lord crafting material (via material conversion)
  • New Abyss succession paths (using Abyss Points + Medals):
    • Weapon/Guard: Decurion → Centurion → Chiliarch
    • Weapon/Guard: Legion Commander → Elite Legion Commander → Guard Captain
    • Armor/Accessories: Decurion → Centurion → Chiliarch
  • New succession path for Sanctuary Heroic weapons using Gear Change Voucher: Urugugu Canyon (Bound):
    • Rudra Weapon/Guard → Corroded Conqueror Weapon/Guard → Lava Heart Weapon/Guard

New Season Missions (Server — Weekly)

Mission Objective Rewards
Lawless Zone I–IIKill 60 / 120 opposing players in AbyssPotential Amplification Stone: Abyss (Unique) (Bound), Abyss Points, Oath Coin: Season 3
Steadily Building Combat Strength I–IIParticipate 15 / 20 times in ArenaSpecial Soul Crystal (Bound) (Bound), Battle Enhance Scroll (Bound), Abyss Points, Oath Coin: Season 3
Back Where You Came FromKill 20 mid-bosses in Transcendence dungeonsIntermediate Training Arcana (Bound), Oath Coin: Season 3
Nightmare RepertoireKill Nightmare bosses 14 timesSmall Odyle Energy (Bound), Oath Coin: Season 3
Born from the ShellClear Ascension Trial without dyingResurrection Spiritstone (Bound) (Bound), Oath Coin: Season 3

Dungeon Expulsion Voting

  • A vote-to-expel feature is now available during Expedition / Transcendence / Sanctuary runs.
  • Available when direct expulsion is restricted (after mid-boss kill) and the party has 3+ members.
  • Party leaders, Force leaders, and Force sub-commanders can initiate a vote.
  • The initiator is automatically counted as "yes." The expelled target is excluded from voting.
  • Parties require unanimous approval; Forces require a majority.
  • If a vote timer expires without a response, the abstention counts as "no."

Item Recovery

  • Items accidentally sold to NPC shops can now be recovered within 3 days.
  • Recovery list holds up to 50 items; oldest entries are deleted when the list exceeds that limit.
  • Each recovery attempt consumes 1 recovery charge (charges reset January 1st each year).
  • Stackable items consume 1 charge regardless of quantity. Time-limited items are excluded.
  • Recovered items are delivered directly to the inventory.

Field

  • Verteron and Altgard field named monsters and field bosses: HP increased ~×2–3.

Shugo Festival

  • "Shugo Merchant Protection" — entry NPC and cart position intermittently swapping fixed.
  • "Shugo Merchant Protection" — monster grade increased overall (higher HP and combat stats).

Dimensional Invasion

  • "Britra's Air Strike," "Elemental Assault," and "Cursed Sword" events: monster grade increased overall.

Legion

  • Item level and combat power info now shown in the Legion member list.
  • Clicking a member name now shows options: View Info, Party Invite, Add Friend.
  • A login notification appears in chat when a Legion member comes online.
  • Text character limits increased:
    • Bio: 24 → 48 characters
    • Notice: 80 → 160 characters
    • Farewell message: 16 → 32 characters
  • Entering a dungeon from the Legion Hideout now returns you to the Hideout on exit.

[Class Changes]

GladiatorGladiator

SkillChange
Murderous BurstMurderous Burst (passive)Crit damage resistance reduction now cannot stack with the Templar's taunt-skill debuff effect.

AssassinAssassin

SkillChange
Shadow WalkShadow Walk Spec 2: "usable in combat" → movement speed +20% for the duration
Spec 3: "reset cooldown on PC kill" → "usable in combat"
Spec 4: "grant stealth to party members" → "reset cooldown on PC kill"

RangerRanger

SkillChange
Explosive ArrowExplosive ArrowSkill animation and projectile speed +30%.
Snare ShotSnare Shot, Shackle Arrow, Marking ShotMarking ShotPVE damage +10%.
Burst ArrowBurst ArrowPVE damage +15%.

ChanterChanter

SkillChange
Incandescent BlowIncandescent Blow, Bursting BlowBursting BlowPVP damage +10%.
Rushing SmashRushing Smash, Spinning StrikeSpinning StrikePVP damage +20%.
Tremor CrushTremor Crush, Upheaval StrikePVP damage +30%.
Protection CircleProtection Circle (passive)New effect: when HP ≤ 50%, grants a shield on self for 5 sec (cooldown: 1 min).
CrossguardCrossguard (passive)On successful block — HP recovery cooldown: 3 s → 1 s.
Wave BlowWave BlowSpec 4 damage amplification reduction no longer stacks with Cleric's Debilitating MarkDebilitating Mark effect.
Earth's PromiseEarth's Promise (passive)Damage resistance reduction no longer stacks with Cleric's Chain of TormentChain of Torment effect.

ClericCleric

SkillChange
CondemnationCondemnation PVE/PVP damage +7%.
Spec 2: multi-hit +50% → up to +12% damage based on number of targets hit (fewer = more).
Spec 5: 20% chance 3s bind → on-hit guaranteed multi-hit.
Debilitating MarkDebilitating Mark, Chain of TormentChain of Torment PVE/PVP damage +10%.
Spec 5: DoT interval −50% → also bypasses block/evade on hit + DoT interval −50%.
Divine AuraDivine AuraPVE/PVP damage +15%.
Earth's RetributionEarth's RetributionSpec 5: ranged AoE discharge → bypass block/evade on hit.

[UI Improvements]

  • Teleport Loading Screen Color option added (Settings → Graphics → Miscellaneous Effects → Teleport Color): choose Dark (black) or Light (white).
  • Sanctuary — Force panel now displays death count and remaining resurrections for each member. Resurrection Spirit Stone count shows "10+" if over 10.
  • HUD — Solo/Coop Arena matching popup, scoreboard, and kill log now display above the minimap.
  • Deva Pass — Current subscription state and remaining subscription count now visible on the pass for account/server-limited passes.
  • Customization — "Current Appearance" button added to the costume preview; preview defaults to current appearance on opening.
  • Ranking list — Click a character name to view their character information.

[Events]

1. Invitation of the Blue Season — 14-Day Attendance

May 27 (Wed) after maintenance → June 17 (Wed) before maintenance

DayRewardQty
1, 4, 8, 11Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) (Bound)2
2, 5, 9, 12Small Odyle Energy (Bound)2
3, 7, 10, 14Superior Training Arcana (Bound)5
6, 13Transcendence Dungeon Challenge Ticket (Bound) (Bound)1

2. Footprints Forward Together — 28-Day Attendance

May 27 (Wed) after maintenance → July 1 (Wed) before maintenance

DayRewardQty
1, 10, 13, 15, 24, 27Battle Enhance Scroll (Bound)3
2, 8, 16, 22Artisan's Roasted Fogus (Bound) (Bound)3
3, 6, 9, 17, 20, 23Life Crystal (Bound)3
4, 11, 18, 25Artisan's Wind Breeze Special Tea (Bound) (Bound)3
5, 14, 19, 28Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) (Bound)2 (days 5/19) · 5 (days 14/28)
7, 21Soul Codex (Bound) (Bound)10
12, 26Clash Rune Chest (Bound) (Bound)2

3. Resurrection Flare

May 27 (Wed) after maintenance → June 10 (Wed) before maintenance

  • During the event, an extra Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) (Bound) can be purchased for 30,000 Kina each.
  • Available in Shop → Breeze Boutique → Special tab. Limit: 20 per server per week (character level 45+).

4. Claim the First Grail

May 27 (Wed) after maintenance → until first clear

  • First Force to clear the new Sanctuary "Grail of Muspel" receives:
    • Pet: Red Dragon ×1
    • Title ×1 (delivery method announced separately)
  • First clear is recorded at the time Calamity of the Underworld Kaldryx is defeated. Only Force members present at that moment receive rewards.
  • Pet reward delivered the next day at 12:00 via in-game mail.

5. Deva Look Change Week

May 27 (Wed) after maintenance → June 24 (Wed) before maintenance

  • Customization cost 50% off: 200 Quna → 100 Quna per part.
  • Applies to all costume and weapon appearance dyeing in the Wardrobe. No usage limit.

[Other Improvements & Bug Fixes]

Improvements

  • Main stats (Power, Agility, Knowledge, Health, Accuracy, Will): max acquisition value 200 → 250.
  • ATK Increase / DEF Increase stats: max acquisition value 120% → 130%.
  • Transcendence "Mirror of Scarlet Desire" — mid-boss arcana reward probability removed from Rotar and Robstino; Cromeda's Abyss arcana drop rate increased.
  • Dungeon room name character limit increased: 24 → 32 characters.
  • Sanctuary dungeon default loot distribution changed from sequential to random on creation.
  • Skill Macro: minimum delay reduced from 50 ms → 10 ms; now uses quickslot-based ordering instead of specific skill selection.

System Spec Changes

Component Minimum (Before) Minimum (After) Recommended (Before) Recommended (After)
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3300X / Intel Core i5-10400F AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel Core i5-10500F AMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i5-12400F AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / Intel Core i7-11700
RAM 16 GB 8 GB 32 GB 16 GB
GPU GTX 1660 6 GB (FHD) GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB / Radeon RX 470 4 GB RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB (QHD) RTX 2070 8 GB / Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB

Bug Fixes

  • Monsters intermittently freezing in place after completing a skill — fixed.
  • Transcendence "Mirror of Scarlet Desire" boss Cromeda's Abyss: shield intermittently disappearing — fixed; boss incorrectly applying charm to Spiritmaster spirits — fixed.
  • Expedition "Artwork Scrap: Hall of Illusion (Bound)" boss Nathara Spellbook: resonance skill from summoned Prisms could not be dodged with emergency evasion — fixed.
  • Expedition "Vakron Sky Island" boss Tamon: projectile was avoidable by jumping — fixed.
  • Dungeon: simultaneous expulsion + join causing join failure intermittently — fixed.
  • World Map: Abyss artifact marker unselectable when overlapping a quest marker — fixed.
  • Chat UI: missing space between character name and message — fixed.
  • Some boss monster rear markers pointing in the wrong direction before combat — fixed.
  • Abyss rank icon display option moved: Settings → Optimization → Advanced Graphics Quality.
  • Item detail window: expiration date position moved from bottom-right → bottom-left (above level info).
  • HUD buff/debuff icon aspect ratio display — fixed.
  • Material conversion and crafting: equipment material priority changed from "trade-restricted first" to "lower enhancement grade first."
  • Material conversion popup default checkbox for Unique+ equipment: checked → unchecked.
  • Crafting popup default checkbox for enchanted equipment as material: checked → unchecked.
  • Changing a preset set now correctly updates the Pantheon preset alongside it.
  • Altgard outer areas: Guardian transformation now disabled in these zones.
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