Dear Onmyoji,
In order to bring you a better gaming experience, the server will be shut down for maintenance from 2:00 - 6:00 EST on Aug 14th. If it is not completed on time, the opening time will be postponed. For details regarding the update, please check the update announcement which will be posted later, or the game login page after the maintenance.
During the maintenance period, you will not be able to access the game from the server. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your support and understanding!
Important Updates
1. New updates are coming to Duel!
※ Added 3 new Duel tiers: Tier 9, Celebrity, and Grand Celebrity.
-Tier 9 (Duel Score 2,700 - 2,999). Duel rules of Tier 9 are the same as in Tier 1 through Tier 8.
-When the player's Duel Score reaches 3,000, their Tier will be directly promoted from Tier 9 to Celebrity.
-Starting from the Celebrity tier, a brand new Duel Star scoring system will be implemented, and the special scoring algorithm applied to players of 2,800 Duel Score or above is canceled at the same time.
-Celebrity tier will use the Pick and Ban Battle mode. Both players in a battle can select a shikigami to ban them before the battle. Banned Shikigami cannot be used by either player in the battle.
-The three newly added tiers have better weekly result rewards. New weekly limited items have been added to the Honor Shop for players of the newly added Celebrity tiers.
-The skin reward: Kagura's Valiant Maple skin will be available in the Honor Shop with a purchase requirement of Tier 9.
-Duel sceneries will be changed with the update as follows: Tier 8: Heavenly Drums, Tier 9: Sky Terrace, Celebrity and Grand Celebrity: The Pinnacle.
- The Pick and Ban battle mode will not be applied to Tier 8 and Tier 9
※ Added Support page, recording players weekly/history Support stats. Players who take part in supporting other players can receive weekly rewards and complete co-related achievements. (Support page can be accessed from the Support button on the main Duel page.)
Players who likes to spectate Duel battles can support the players they like via the new support feature.
※ Players whose Duel Score has already reached 3,000 when the maintenance is complete will have their Duel Score converted to Duel Stars based on the conversion rate (one time only). Weekly results will resume to the normal process afterwards.
Changes made to the original Duel tier:
※ Only players with Duel Score over 1,000 are shown on the World/Server ranking.
※ Players with Duel Score over 1,000 are eligible to receive the Tier 1 weekly rewards. Also, Tier 1 weekly rewards is increased from 60 Jade to 80 Jade.
※ Players with Duel Score below 1,000 will no longer lose points from a Duel defeat.
(For detailed rules on Duel and Celebrity tier, please refer to the rules in the Duel page.)
2. Otakemaru Summon Event
The Lord of Sealand “Otakemaru” is coming! To help players better welcome this new SSR Shikigami, we have prepared an Otakemaru Assembly Summoning event!
Assembly Event period: August 17th 0:00 – August 20th 23:59 (EST)
3. Co-op Combat!
Fight alongside your friends to win numerous rewards!
Time: After the update on August 14th - August 25th 23:59 EST
How to play: Courtyard → event → Co-op Combat Event Here, players can team up with other players to gain points, which can be exchanged for valuable rewards.
Rewards: Jade, Mystery Amulet, Evo drop rate buff, and more.
Note:
- Points gained during the event are only valid during the event period, and will become void afterwards.
- When exchanging points, points are automatically deducted, and the rewards are delivered to the user directly
4. Fortune Temple
Fortune Temple is back! Onmyoji, receive a blessing from the Fortune Temple by redeeming items!
Event Time: After the update on August 14th - August 20th 23:59 EST
Note:
- During the event, players can exchange coins, jade, medals, etc. for other items in the Fortune Temple.
-Each item can only be purchased once per day, resetting at 0:00 EST.
-The lineup will refresh every day.
5. Collect Intel Shards to reveal the truth!
With a sense of unease, an Onmyoji of the Fujiwara Clan sets foot into Seimei’s courtyard, seeking the help from Seimei and his party...
Event period: August 17th 0:00 – August 20th 23:59 (EST)
How to play:
- During the event, by taking part in Exploration Zones, Soul Zones, Evo Zones, and Totem Zones, players will have a chance to obtain Intel shards.
- Intel shards can be used to unlock corresponding map pieces. Collect all the Intel Shards to expose the hidden plot!
6. Flaming Banner
On a silent night, the cold moon hides behind the clouds, as the flag in the courtyard blows in the wind. From within the house, the light from a dim lantern reveals a mysterious shadow on the paper window. As the shadow unsheathes his blade, a silver light flashes, and the lantern is extinguished.
The figure with the blade slips into the darkness, leaving the cries of crows echoing through this dark, unsettling night.
With the flaming banner of the Minamoto Clan waving behind him, he shall never let his enemies escape, not a single one. Onikiri is reminiscent of a blade, as he dons darkly-hued armor, gripping his long blade, he silently assaults his enemies…
After the update on August 14th, Onikiri’s new skin “Flaming Banner” will be available in the Skin Store!
7. Feel the Blazin' Will of Yamakaze
Legend has it that deep in the forest where the moonlight cannot reach, there is a spirit who wears the fur of a beast, wielding his two deadly blades. He may seem young but he is a being to be feared.
The blade in his left hand is enchanted with the power of the woods, a symbol of vitality and the forces of nature. The blade in his right is enchanted with flame, hot as the sun and can slice anything in half.
"It is hunting time."
After the update on August 14th, Yamakaze's new skin "Blazin' Will" will be available in the Skin Store!
Shikigami Skill Improvements
1. Azurestorm Ichimokuren
※ Wind Amulet: Shield: Fixed an issue where the skill sometimes failed to protect an ally with less than 30% HP in time.
2. Inugami and Mannendake
※ Fixed an issue where, when an ally protected by Inugami's Protection Mark or Mannendake's Leaf Barrier took damage, the skill's counter-attack effect would fail to trigger for certain types of damage.
3. Hakuro
※ Meditation's skill effects after the update: At the end of her turn, if Hakuro is not in a recharging state, she enters a meditative state. While in the meditative state, her Crit DMG is increased by 20% until the end of her next turn. Also creates a shadow double that cannot be attacked. The shadow double has a 30% chance of preventing Hakuro from taking any damage.
※ Non-Self's skill effects after the update: Channels all of her energy into an arrow, increasing the Crit of the attack by 30% before dealing damage equal to 237% of her ATK to 1 enemy. Also lowers their Move Bar by 20%, or by 50% instead if she\'s in a meditative state. If their Move Bar is lowered to zero, 1.5x the damage is dealt instead. She then enters a recharging state, reducing her SPD by 40%.
※ After-evolution skill effects after the update: If the enemy is KO\'d, raises her Move Bar by 90%.
Designer's note:
We noticed that Hakuro, one of the most iconic single damage dealers from the early stage of the game, hasn't been performing that well in various scenarios in the current metagame. So we made some improvements to her skills for this update. We hope to improve the stability of Hakuro's chance of entering the meditative state, as well as her chances of survival once she enters the meditative state, to solve the problem of her lack of versatility as a pure damage dealer. We've also improved her Non-Self skill by adding a Move Bar-lowering effect and explosive damage in order to increase her power and attack tempo.
4. Okikumushi
※ Cocoon Burst's skill level-up effects after the update:
Lv. 3: After the explosion, inflicts another Poison of 1 grade higher, lasting 1 more turn.
Lv. 5: Increases Okikumushi\'s SPD by 10 for each enemy with Poison.
※ Caterpillar Venom's skill level-up effects after the update: Also inflicts Bug\'s Grudge on the target she stared at, dealing indirect damage equal to 105% of her ATK, and copies the Poison effect on another enemy she caused to explode during the attack. Has a 100% base chance of inflicting this copy on the target she stared at, lasting 2 turns.
※ Effects of Bug\'s Grudge: Inflicts indirect damage at the end of the turn.
Designer's note:
When designing Okikumushi, we tried to make her a support shikigami who can help by inflicting Poison, and who focuses on inflicting Poison quickly on a single enemy to deal indirect damage, giving her a place among the damage dealers. There were problems with her passive skill Cocoon Burst when the skill caused a Poison explosion – the newly created Poison had a chance of being negated and its duration could be too short to take effect. These problems are solved with this update.
In addition, we improved her Caterpillar Venom skill after her evolution. The skill used to deal direct damage that was affected by all layers and grades of Poison. Now the skill inflicts indirect damage (at the target's turn end). This works better with her own ability to inflict Poison, and the indirect damage can effectively lower the target's HP.
5. Kusa
※ Flower Power's skill effects after the update: When attacked, heals her HP by 15% of her ATK. Triggers only once for a single attack. If the source of the damage has a lower ATK than Kusa\'s, reduces the damage taken by Kusa by 30%.
※ Healing Light's skill effects after the update: Effective exclusively. Carries 2 Blessed Seeds at the start of battle. Each Blessed Seed increases her own ATK by 60%. Active skill: Grants a Blessed Seed to an ally before healing the HP of all allies by an amount equal to 87% of her ATK. Also grants them Photosynthesis lasting 2 turns, healing their HP by 22% of her ATK on each turn.
※ Blessed Seed's skill effects: When Kusa has a Blessed Seed, each Blessed Seed increases Kusa's ATK by 60%. When Kusa receives healing, the HP of the ally with a Seed will be recovered by an equal amount.
※ The effects of Photosynthesis remains the same after the update.
※ Kusa will prioritize using Healing Light when the player selects Skill for her in Auto mode.
Designer's note:
Relating the ATK stat to the healing amount is an exclusive design choice for Kusa. We hope players can increase Kusa's ATK to improve her overall power through Blessed Seed, and come up with different Soul set configurations to ensure she is seen more in different scenarios.
Game Experience Improvements:
1. Mentor's Guidance system co-op quest improvements:
※ When the Mentor publishes a co-op quest, if the quest is not completed on the same day, the Souls that would be sent to their Apprentice will be refunded, but the AP spent will not.
※ Completing the Entrusting quest no longer requires the Apprentice to entrust their shikigami in their Mentor's Realm for 6 hours before claiming the rewards. The quest is completed as soon as the Apprentice entrusts their shikigami.
2. Improved the notification position where the Friend Gift Bag is shown and the redirect logic when the player taps on the Gift Bag.
3. Improved the visual display of the onmyoji when they're playing with the pet in the Courtyard. Fixed the incorrect action display.
4. Improved the rolling message location in the Hunt assembly page to prevent the message from blocking the timer.
Fixed Issues
1. When the field created by Vengeful Hannya's Deep-rooted Grudge skill is active, and the passive skills of enemy shikigami are substituted with Grudge Forsaken, the Grudge Forsaken skill icon will appear where the original passive skills were shown, and will not mistakenly appear in the same place as their third skills.
2. Fixed an issue in Realm Raids where the lineups players see in the preview are inconsistent with the actual lineups.
3. Fixed an issue in the Oboroguruma challenge battle where the straw doll created by Ushi no Toki is sometimes removed by mistake due to a change in battle phase.
4. Fixed an issue with the incorrect bust display of Seimei's Wise Scholar skin to make it consistent with the concept art.
5. Fixed an issue causing some of the illustrations to appear blurry. Players need to download the illustrations again.
6. Fixed an issue in AR Summon where the special effect is displayed in an incorrect position.
7. Fixed an issue on some devices where the player cannot drag displayed shikigami.
8. Fixed an issue affecting units protected by Divination Sigil while the field created by Shiranui's Blazing Sky is active, where the unit is unable to benefit from the field's effect upon revival.
9. Fixed an issue where the position of the shikigami may be displayed incorrectly when the player drags the slides before battle.
10. Fixed an issue in Area Boss where the area names in the player's personal record don't change as they change areas.
11. Fixed an error with the display of the Friends and Realm pages under poor network connection.