New Class
Dark Lancer
A brand new class is now playable exclusively in Blade & Soul NEO.
Wielding a long lance to attack both melee and ranged enemies, the Dark Lancer class specializes in stacking and releasing powerful bursts of Demonic Energy, a new resource within Blade & Soul.
Dark Lancer starts at level 50.
New Region - Dawncrest
New Heroic Dungeons
Crimson Steel Arena, located in the Forest of Wisdom
Main Loot: Gold Line Ring, White Light Ring, Heroic Grand Fist’s Soulstone, and Legendary Skill Book Chest
Minimum level 76.
Phantasmic Beast Arena, located in Realmwalker Plateau
Main Loot: Gold Line Earring, White Light Earrings, Heroic Bibong’s Soulstone, and Legendary Skill Book Chest
Minimum level 76.
Mushin’s Tower Expansion
Silverfrost Trials added (3 New Bosses)
Minimum level 53
New World Boss
Divine Tusked Behemoth, located in the Dawncrest Hallow
New Field Bosses
Guardian of the Forest of Wisdom [Mookulk]
Guardian of Mushin Waste [Ujara]
Guardian of Tyrant King Mountains [Phantom Stone Sentinel]
New Battleground
The battleground map has been updated to Whirlwind Valley
New Original Skill
Celestial Thunder
Now available for the Destroyer, Blademaster, Assassin, and Forcemaster
Ancient Lunar Meadow - Revamped
New items have been added.
Wheels of Fate has been updated
NPC Shops have been updated
Baek Soun, Baek Jaun, Baek Seongun, and Baek Unwol
Daily Quest Reward Updated
Mantra Stone Slot Expansion & Growth Expansion
Overview
Added a Mantra main slot Expand system
You are now able to expand the Mantra slot in your equipment if it does not have the maximum number of Mantra slots.
Unable to be used if the number of Mantra slots created for the Equipment is fixed.
Mantra Slots | Expand Probability | Material Cost | Gold Cost |
1 slot | 100% | 5 Superior Mantra Stone Hammer | 2 Gold |
2 slots | 75% | 5 Superior Mantra Stone Hammer | 4 Gold |
3 slots | 50% | 5 Superior Mantra Stone Hammer | 6 Gold |
4 slots | 25% | 5 Superior Mantra Stone Hammer | 8 Gold |
Enhancement Reductions
Cost of enhancing Winterbane/White Light/Sacred Soul & Mystic Badge Equipment Enhancement has been reduced
System Updates
Sacred Dragon Ticket: Gold - Level Requirement Increase
Level requirement raise from 55 to 60. - Not included
Salvaging
Increased the Quantity of items that can be Salvaging at once.
Expanded the list of eligible items that can be bulk salvaged.
Soul Core Crystals Expiration
Superior, Heroic, and Legendary Soul Core Crystals are expiring and added to antiques.
Class Change Vouchers
You can now change your class with Class Change Vouchers.
Windstride Cost
Cost of Windstride has been reduced by 50%
Portraits Updated
New Special Portraits, Collections, and Bonds
Events
Soul Boost is now available.
Start Date: 01-20-2026
End Date: 02-24-2026
Expiration Date: 03-03-2026
Battle Pass: Dawncrest Part 1 is now available.
Start Date: 01-20-2026
End Date: 02-24-2026
Expiration Date: 03-03-2026
Winter Events are now available.
The Red Nosed Imposters & Catch the Snowmen quests introduced.
Start Date: 01-20-2026
End Date: 02-24-2026
Original Ranked Run Event is now available.
Start Date: 1-20-2026
End Date: 02-24-2026
Fragment of Growth Event is now available.
Start Date: 1-20-2026
End Date: 02-24-2026
Brother Hajoon’s Special Tomes are now available.
Start Date: 1-20-2026
End Date: 02-03-2026
Expiration Date: 02-24-2026
Class Change Set Chest is now available.
Start Date: 1-20-2026
End Date: 02-24-2026
Dark Lancer Support Chest is coming soon.
Start Date: 1-27-2026
End Date: 02-10-2026
Code Name Pink Costume is coming soon.
Start Date: 02-03-2026
End Date: 02-24-2026
Class Balances
Coming soon!