This week the difficulties for some content will raise as much as their rewards:
a new Area 8 Challenger Mode, Dual Gate stage 14 and 15 will be added!

Ruthra welcomes you with a new balance patch, but fear not, because 3 special Souls will be available on Rate UP as well such as Adrianne, Honglan, and Catherine!

Additionally, Summer Event Part 2: Endless Summer starts along with many game revisions…

Take a look here below and enjoy the new August content!

[New Content]

[Battlefront Challenger Mode]

• Area 8 will be added.

• Update Schedule: August 3 after maintenance

[Dual Gate]

•    Dual Gate Stages 14 and 15 will be added.

• Update Schedule: August 3 after maintenance

  • Monsters will be equipped with Keepsakes / Artifacts and use Ultimate Skills in the Dula Gate Stages 14 and 15.

  • The recommended CP for stages 2-13 will be nerfed (moster’s specs will remain the same).

[Guild Raid]

• The Guild Raid boss Ruthra will make an appearance.

  • Guild Raid Period: August 3 after maintenance—August 9, 23:59 UTC

  • When you press the Skip button, the Skip confirmation window will pop up. You can choose to skip the current battle, skip all battles, or cancel the skip.

  • You can check the information of the treasure cards used in the battle record.

  • The banner in the upper right corner of the lobby will display the information of the 1st place guild in the Guild Raid.

  • You will be able to see the amount of damage dealt by the guild members of the guilds in the guild rankings (The information of the Souls used in the battle will not be disclosed).

• Balance patch for the Guild Raid boss Ruthra will be effective.

  • AS-IS: Manipulating Causality (Passive) > Smash (Sub) > Manipulating Causality (Passive) > Dissolve (Sub)  > Manipulating Causality (Passive) > Punishment (Sub) > Intended Sword of Destruction (Main)

  • TO-BE: Manipulating Causality (Passive) > Smash (Sub) > Dissolve (Sub)  > Manipulating Causality (Passive) > Punishment (Sub)> Intended Sword of Destruction (Main)

• Skill damage will be balance-patched.

  • Smash

    • AS-IS: Strikes the ground, dealing damage equal to 150% ATK to all enemies.

    • TO-BE: Strikes the ground, dealing damage equal to 100% ATK to all enemies.

  • Dissolve

    • AS-IS: Shoots a beam to all enemies, dealing damage equal to 230% ATK, reducing their DEF by 30% for 30 seconds.

    • TO-BE: Shoots a beam to all enemies, dealing damage equal to 210% ATK, reducing their DEF by 30% for 30 seconds.

• DEF reduction debuff changed from being applied on the first hit to being applied on the last hit.

• Another Guild Raid Missions

  • Event Schedule: August 3 after maintenance—August 9, 23:59 UTC

  • Reward Claim Period: August 10, 00:00—August 16, 23:59 UTC

  • Rewards will be the same as before (here) 

• Ruthra’s ATK will be reduced by 20%.

[Event]

[Summer Event Part 2: Endless Summer]

• New seasonal event, Endless Summer will begin

• Event Period: August 03 after maintenance—August 23, 23:59 UTC

• The Event Exchange Shop will be available till maintenance on August 30.

• Please refer to the Dev’s Note - Summer Event Part 2: Endless Summer for its details here.

Summer Attendance Check (Part 2)

*Please note screenshots are provided in Korean.

• Daily different login gifts are claimable from the Summer Attendance Event during the event period.

• The rewards will be given immediately upon login.

• Please note that rewards will be given based on the cumulative number of days logged in during the event.

  • Ex. Day 1 reward given when log in on August 3 / no login on August 4 / Day 2 reward given when log in on August 5.

• The event will end even if you have not claimed all the rewards by the 14th day. 

Event Story <Endless Summer>

• The Summer Event Part 2: Endless Summer just begins! Check out our event story to see what happens in Part 1 and Part 2 of our summer events.

• Event stage <+300% Summer Vacation Fun> and Event Raid <Cruel Angel's Play> will be available after watching the Summer Event Part 2 stories.

Event stage <+300% Summer Vacation Fun>

• You can check the event stage at [Event banner on the top right of the home screen] > [+300% Summer Vacation Fun].

• Click [+300% Summer Vacation Fun] in the bottom right corner of the event screen to enter.

• During the event, you can choose from two event stages, <Play with Honglan!> and <Play with Catherine!>.

• The free trials will be reset every day at 00:00 UTC.

• Sweep feature will be available for stages you have already cleared before.

• Hiring Souls from friends will not be allowed for this event stage.

• When you clear <Play with Honglan!> and <Play with Catherine!>, Event items Rubber Duck and Beach Ball will be given respectively.

• You can use the Event items for buying various items in the Eternal Flea Market.

First Clear Reward

• For each stage, you can claim rewards for first-time clear.

• The rewards are given only one time.

Stage Clear Reward

• The rewards are given when each stage is cleared.

• Play with Honglan! to get the event item Beach Ball and Play with Catherine! to get the event item Rubber Duck.

Event Raid <Cruel Angel's Play>

• You can find the Event Raid at [Event Banner] > [Endless Summer] on the top right of the home screen.

• Click [Cruel Angel's Play] in the bottom right corner of the event screen to enter.

• You can participate in the event raid 3 times per day and use Sweep feature after the first participation.

• If you do not beat the existing highest record or if you clear the event raid with using the Sweep feature, you will be given rewards based on the currently highest record.

• The number of entries will be reset at 09:00 every day.

• You can also challenge the Event Raid Boss in a [Practice Battle], where you don't need to use up any entries before challenging her. 

• Hired Souls cannot be used in the Event Raid.

• The event item Adrianne's Prize Medal and currencies (Gold / Mana Dust / Mana Crystal) will be rewarded for every victory in the battle.

Event Shop <Eternal Prize Exchange Shop>

• Shop Period: August 3 after maintenance—August 30 before maintenance

• During the event, you can use the event item Adrian's Prize Medal to claim various rewards.

• 100 Adrian's Prize Medals will be used per draw.

• You can adjust the number of exchanges through the [Exchange Option Settings] in the upper right corner (10 / 30 / 50).

• If you get a prime item in a round, you can move on to the next round.

• Please refer to the Eternal Prize Exchange Shop probability tables here.

Event Season Pass <Eternal Season Pass>

• The new Event Season Pass <Eternal Season Pass> will be available. Check out the new Event Season Pass and claim many valuable rewards during the event!

  • Sale period: August 3 after maintenance—August 31, 00:00 UTC

• You can earn Eternal Season Pass points by exchanging prizes in the Eternal Prize Exchange Shop.

• If you do not have enough Eternal Season Pass points to earn a reward, you can use 200 Everstones to buy 500 points.

[Upcoming Soul Pick-up]

• Endless Summer Pick-Up Summon event will start. There's a higher chance of getting Adrianne / Honglan / Catherine through the event.

  • Pick-up Period: August 03 after maintenance—August 23, 23:59 UTC

[Revisions]

[Story]

• Substories of Artifacts and Erika’s Alchemy will be added.

[Misc.]

• Catherine’s and Honglan’s standby posture will be ramped.

• <Shooting Star (NeLiME & mondaystudio Remix)> which was released during the Half Anniversary Event will be added to the Lobby BGM list.

• The theme song <Goodbye, Summer> for the Summer Event Part 2 will be added.

• Battle maps for the Tower of Origin will be revamped.

[System]

[Quality of Life Changes]

• Keepsake Preset

  • Each Soul slot will display the Soul’s combat point/role/ type.

  • A button to unequip all Keepsakes in the current preset will be added.

  • A filter for Soul’s role / stats / tier will be added.

  • Delete feature for presets will be added.

• Winning Formation

  • The Souls that are already in the battle formation will be displayed in a winning formation.

• Soulpedia

  • A type filter will be added for Artifact.

• Lobby Customization

  • When an illustration of the Soul list is selected, the Soul will be selected instead of un-deploying it. 

  • Some information about the angle of deployed Souls in a formation will be displayed.

  • Speech balloons will disappear when speech ends.

• Artifact

  • The enhancement result screen will not appear when enhancing an artifact.

  • It will be allowed to enhance for multiple levels at once.

• Soul Pass Revamp

  • After the maintenance on August 3, (old)Soul Pass will no longer appear after the next reset.

  • (Old) Soul Pass that have already been activated and have a remaining period until reset will be able to accumulate points, receive rewards, and purchase Gold Ticket.

  • The new version of Soul Pass will be available on August 3 after maintenance. 

  • The new Soul Pass will allow you to choose rewards (whether resources for Soul upgrade or Artifact upgrade).

• The new Soul Pass will allow you to choose rewards type (whether resources for Soul upgrade or Artifact upgrade) and you cannot change the rewards type afterwards.

[Cash Shop]

• With the new Summer Event Part 2: Endless Summer ongoing, check out the following event packages where you have additional change to obtain event currencies and more!

  • Sale period: August 3 after maintenance—August 31, 23:00 UTC

• Sale period: August 3 after maintenance—August 24, 00:00 UTC

• Sale period: August 3 after maintenance—August 24, 00:00 UTC

• Please check the price and details of the new packages from the in-game Cash Shop.

Any revisions and updates to the patch notes will be marked as well.

Thank you Saviors, and we hope you are as excited about the upcoming update as we are!