Dear Commander:
We plan to start update maintenance at 15:00, July 30 (UTC+8). The maintenance is expected to take 120 - 240 minutes.
*Please pay attention to the community and in-game rolling announcements for specific times.
After the maintenance, please update the client to the latest version before start the game.
During the maintenance, the players will be forcibly disconnected and unable to login. Please logout before the maintenance to avoid any data loss.
The following is the introduction of update contents:
[New Blackguard]
- Radiant Vigil, Theiana
New Banner Added:Light & Dark Arrival
The summon rate for Light & Dark SP Blackguards is the same as in the Sanguine Summon.
-This banner has a separate pity counter, with a guaranteed summon at 120 pulls. Drop rate increases as pulls accumulate, and resets upon obtaining the featured Light & Dark SP Blackguards.
-Light & Dark Blackguards can join all attribute stages in Paradox Sailing.
-Physical growth from Guild Ascension also boosts Light attributes.
-Light & Dark Blackguards have an exclusive Divinity talent system, upgradeable with Divinity Shards.
New Damage Type: Holy
-Holy Damage is affected by Physical Damage bonuses and is reduced by Physical Damage Reduction and Physical Armor.
-Some effects that are triggered by Physical Damage will also be triggered by Holy Damage. (Details will be indicated on the relevant effects.)
- Damage bonuses against specific attributes in Paradox Sailing, Journey Story, and Everwinter Land will also apply to Holy Damage. (Only the highest applicable bonus will be used.)
-When a Light Blackguard uses a Contract Skill that deals Physical Damage, it will be treated as Holy Damage.
[3rd Anniversary] Optional Banner
To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of The Book of Yog, a limited-time Optional Banner is now available!
Available Blackguards in this Banner:
Coltish Artillerist、Legendary Dragon、Foxy Archduchess、Coffin Morrigan、Thorny Bramble、Centaur Minerva、Schneemond Princess、Shadowy Mirage、Nirvana Ignis、Judgement Hammer、 Lady Swan Lake、Shamneko in Night、Blooming Ink Deer、Marine Rime、Flabellum Seraph、Falling Samele、Tundra Thunder、Everlasting Sol、Flicker Pierce、Jadeform Immortal、Phantasmal Dream
Duration: After update ~ August 27th
All players can re-select their desired character from the banner.Pity progress from previous draws will be retained.
Once the selected SP Blackguard has been summoned, it can no longer be changed to another available SP Blackguard.
[Elemental Force—Frost]
Limited-time Frost type SP exclusive banner now available！
Duration: After Update ~ 2025.08.27 12:00
SP included: Vina / Heliina / Chloe / Stephine / Kashinfuu / Darlita
When hitting the jackpot, you will randomly obtain one of the SP Blackguards (with priority given to those who have not reached the maximum Sanguine Level).
[Limited-time Story Event]
Event:【Divine Petition】(Duration: after update ~ August. 20, 2025)
Welcome to participate in limited-time story event [Divine Petition]. By participating in the event, you can earn currency as rewards. The currency can be used to strengthen characters in the event, and the rewards can be exchanged in the Divine Petition shop for items like Commander's Swimsuit Golden Strands, Theiana weapon skin Solar Ascension, and more.
[Mall Update]
Blacktide Shop–Added Reset Stones for Sale
Blacktide Shop–Added Bound Gold for Sale
[New Gears]
Added the following exclusive casting gear for the Blackguards. The casting formula price is Blacktide Medal x50
Ruo: Mournful Whisperblade
[Academy Cup S23 Season]
Season duration: August 01, 2025 ~ August 29, 2025
Participating in the Academy Cup competition, the top-ranked commanders will obtain the following rewards:
Exclusive Avatar Frame: Glare: Dawnlight Rite, Glare: New Age, Glare: Everglow, Glare: Wishes
Exclusive Title: Eternal Glow
[Everwinter Land]
[Everwinter Land] Season 53 and 54 is about to start. Due to the blessing of Lightning, Light type heroes will enjoy additional combat ability improvements in the battle of [Everwinter Land].
[Events]
After each new Blackguard is released, commanders can purchase entries via the platform to join a server-wide lottery. Winners will be announced 3 days after the event starts and will receive the Sanguine reward of the featured Blackguard. All other participants will receive Sanguine Stone as a consolation prize.
Duration: 2025.08.01 ~ 2025.09.30
During the event, commanders earn Pass points by spending FP or AP. Level up the Pass to claim rewards. Purchasing the Premium Pass unlocks extra rewards including Theiana's Wings Skin Scalding Blaze, Sanguine Optional Box, and Sanguine Stone.
Duration: After update ~ 2025.08.26
Clear Journey Story stages during the event to receive double drop rewards (up to 100 times).
Duration: After update ~ 2025.08.13
During the event, spending FP grants a chance to obtain the event item: [Fitch's Stitched Pumpkin], which contains various Stones, AP, and other rewards.
Duration: After Update ~ 2025.08.27 12:00
Complete event spending requirements to obtain the following skins and more rewards:
100,000 Points: Kashinfuu's Skin < Ice Slumber >
1,000,000 Points: Supreme Skin Chest (Pick one of the skin from some of the past Limited-time Spending Rewards)
【Prismatic Starlight】
Qualification Activation：2025-08-01~2025-08-14，the sign-in event will end on August 27th, 2025
Day1：Blacktide Medal *100
Day2：Sanguine Stone *300
Day3：Blacktide Medal *100
Day4：Sanguine Stone *300
Day5：Blacktide Medal *100
Day6：Sanguine Stone *300
Day7：Dark Abyss Contract *30
Day8：Sanguine Stone *150
Day9: Sanguine Stone *150
Day10: Sanguine Stone *150
Day11: Sanguine Stone *150
Day12: Blackguard Casting Chest*1
Day13: Sanguine Stone *300
Day14: Commander’s weapon skin: Tidebreaker
Isabena’s Weapon Skin>
Duration: After Update ~ 2025.08.27 12:00
Introduction: By consuming in the Lottery Event, you have a chance to obtain Isabena ‘s weapon skin < Delirious Voice > and other rich prize.
Duration: After Update ~ 2025.08.27 12:00
Introduction: By consuming in the Lottery Re-run, you have a chance to obtain Chesia 's weapon skin < Featherfall Finale > and other rich prize.
Duration: After Update ~ 2025.08.27 12:00
Introduction: By consuming in the Lottery Re-run, you have a chance to obtain the following skins and other rich prize:
Ojeda 's Weapon Skin < Apsara's Feather >
Event Rule
Use stones in the workshop to obtain score, Get up to 6 rounds of rewards provided by Nora
Different Modification Stone will provide different amount of points
Accumulative point reward can be obtained up to 6 rounds
Expected Event Duration
2025-08-01 ~ 2025-08-31 12:00
Event Rule
Duration the Event, every【Sanguine Summon】will gain point, accumulate point to obtain massive pts reward. Event reward can be claimed up to 6 rounds
This event will have server/Cross server ranking, and will provide related ranking reward (The Heart of Summon leaderboard will be replaced)
Expected Event Duration
After Upate ~ 2025-08-13 12:00
Event Rule
During the Event, consume FP will have chance to drop event coin「Sakura Emblem」. 「Sakura Emblem」can be used to exchange various reward on event shop.
Expected Event Duration
2025-08-01 8:00 ~ 2025-08-07 12:00
Event Rule
During the event period, every 1 FP commander consume will gain 1 event point, accumulate point to certain amount will gain stage reward, there will be 7 stage, up to 6 rounds.
Single-server and Cross-server leaderboard will be set on this event, rewards will be distributed based on the total event points accumulated during the event.
Expected Event Duration
2025-08-01 08:00 - 2025-08-07 12:00
Event Rule
During the Event, players can obtain massive Warp Scroll, Alchemical Dust, SS blackguard and precious Coin as reward by completing a serial of modification stone fusion task
Expected Event Duration
2025-08-08 8:00 ~ 08-14 12:00
Event Rule
During the event period, finish serial task to obtain massive reward, extra reward will be provided after finish all tasks
Expected Event Duration
2025-08-08 8:00 ~ 2025-08-14 12:00
Blacktide Frontline is a limited-time trial. During the Event period, The commander has to challenge boss with 4 blackguards with self-decided difficulty
Event Rule
The boss has a specific weakness which appropriate Blackguard can take advantage of
The challenge of all difficulties cost 100 AP
The trial is limited to 180 sec. If whole team faints in battle or exceed the time, challenge fails
If kill the leader within the time limit, commander will win score and drop rewards from boss
The more bonus drops will be given at higher difficulties, massive modification stone will be awarded.
Each difficulty has its own leaderboard and will provide ranking reward（Each leaderboard will have level limit, the rule is similar to Primeval Gate Leaderboard）During this round, there will also be cross-server leaderboard
There is also score for each participation. Bonus rewards and score ranking rewards will be given based on the accumulated score, including modification stone, SS blackguard Shard and precious coin
Expected Event Duration
2025-08-08 8:00 - 2025-08-14 12:00
New tasks related to the Forgetting have been added to Angel Heart. Completing them will grant rewards such as Sanguine Stone, Enhancement Stone Chests, and Blackguard Casting Chest. Players who have already met the requirements will have the tasks auto-completed.
1. Misty Mountains now extends to Stage 1450. First-time clears grant Bound Gold and Sanguine Stone.
2. Greatly increased the AFK EXP efficiency from clearing Normal Exploration Stages and Misty Mountains. (After the adjustment, reaching Stage 1500 is expected to take around 40 days with normal progression.)
3. Unlock conditions for Oblivion Places have been adjusted — clearing Normal Exploration Stages now unlocks Oblivion Places –Howling Snowfield. Level requirements across all Oblivion Places stages have been lowered.
4. Stage 751 of Misty Mountains now unlocks after clearing Oblivion Places – Sealed Land and reaching 10% exploration progress.
5. Unlock condition for Journey Story– Normal Difficulty has been updated: now requires Yggdrasil Level 900, clearing Oblivion Places – Sealed Land, and 10% exploration progress.
1. New currency added: Bound Gold (functions the same as regular gold, but cannot be traded).
2. Some SS Fragment rewards from events and Everwinter Land have been replaced with Bound Gold, Locking Stones, Rotate Stone, Stones and others.
3. SS and SP Blackguard faction upgrades now require corresponding Yggdrasil Level.
4. Upgrading SP Blackguard factions now grants additional all-stat bonuses.
5. Reset for SP Blackguards will be introduced in a future update.
Due to the changes in leveling speed, Guild Ascension will be adjusted as follows:
1. Guild Ascension now requires reaching Yggdrasil Level 1150 (expected to be reached in about 20 days under normal progression).
2. Ascension skill caps will now scale with Yggdrasil Level. (This change is expected to take effect in the mid-August update. If you wish to retain the original stat bonuses, please avoid resetting your Ascension skill levels lightly.)
Level Limit for Ascension Skills | Yggdrasil Level | Stage Prerequisites |
5 | 1150 | Clear Chapter 14 of Normal Exploration |
15 | 1200 | Mist Layers: 600 |
25 | 1250 | Clear Oblivion Places 1 |
35 | 1300 | Clear Oblivion Places 3 |
45 | 1350 | Clear any Journey Story on Normal difficulty |
55 | 1400 | Clear any Journey Story on Hard difficulty |
65 | 1450 | Clear any Journey Story on Black Tide 1 difficulty |
100 | 1500 | Clear any Journey Story on Black Tide 1 difficulty |
[BUG Fixes and Other Optimization]
-The DMG of Meine's skill Thunderthorn Strike has been increased from 750% to 1800%.
-Removed regular low-grade Blackstone drops
-Advanced Blackstone now requires Yggdrasil Level 1150 (already equipped Blackstone is not affected)
-Fixed a UI display issue in the Exploration Stage interface
-Fixed an affix display issue when reverting Eternal Equipment
-Removed Elemental Penetration requirements from Misty Mountains and Oblivion Places
-Greatly increased SS Blackguard damage in Exploration Stages、Ra's Tower、Misty Mountains (up to floor 751)
-Increased the equipment level of items dropped in the Misty