Hello, Heirs!

This is GM Dominiel.

Let’s take a look at what we have in store for you in this week’s update.

Players will be able to view this update after the maintenance on Thursday, July 22.

1. Guild War 「Ambition Season」 Begins!

The pre-season will end and the Ambition Season will begin. Advance with your trusty guild members to be the best!

■ Ambition Season Schedule

1. Period: 7/24 (Sat) ~ TBD

※ This schedule is subject to change depending on the circumstances at the time.

※ The schedule for the ending of Guild War Ambition Season will be announced at a later time.                                                                          

2. Guild War Starting and Ending Schedule

- The Guild War will start and end at the server reset time for each server, three times a week.

   ㄴ Korea/Asia: 18:00 UTC

   ㄴ Europe: 03:00 UTC

   ㄴ Global: 10:00 UTC

※ Guild War Battle Logs will be deleted after the update.

■ Guild War Shop Items Added

Items sold in the Guild Shop will be renewed to match the beginning of the Ambition Season.

[New Artifact ‘Guide to a Decision’]

- A 5★ Artifact, ‘Guide to a Decision’ will be added to the game.

- Location: 'Guide to a Decision' will be available for purchase in [Guild > Member Shop].

- Purchase Limit: 6 times per account

■ Guild War Skyward Season Reward Distribution

[Guild War Skyward Season Frame Distribution Schedule]

- An exclusive frame will be distributed after the Guild War Ambition Season begins based on the ranking achieved in the Skyward Season.

- This frame will be distributed to Guilds, and not to individual players, which will make your Guild Emblem look 
incredible! 

[Hall of Fame]

- The Guild War Skyward Season Hall of Fame will be opened.

- You can view the top 3 Guilds by going to [Guild > Battlefield > Guild War > War Ranking]

※ If the points obtained from the Guild War are the same, the rank in the Hall of Fame will be displayed according to 
[Victory Points] / [Guild Members] / [Guild Foundation Day].

■ Ambition Season Improvements

- Improvements will be made and a notification icon will be displayed when there are assigned Heroes with an empty 
Equipment slot.

- A button to update Hero information will be added in the Guild War Lobby.

  ㄴ The button will only be visible to assigned members.

  ㄴ Tapping this button will update the Hero equipment information of the assigned players.

■ Other

- Improvements will be made so that the Havoc, Guild Crests, and contribution records of Heirs who have left their Guild after a Guild War are displayed correctly. 

2. Special Side Story - The Holy Order of the Blue Cross and the Mysterious Island (Week 1)

The Holy Order of the Blue Cross and Yufine have traveled to a remote island for summer vacation!

Despite its small size, the resort is packed with things to do, and the girls encounter a number of strange phenomena. Will Yufine and the Blue Cross be able to enjoy their vacation safely?

The Special Side Story, The Holy Order of the Blue Cross and the Mysterious Island, begins now.

■ Schedule

7/22 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 8/5 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

■ Title Screen Change

■ How to Enter

Clear 10-10. Shrieking Hall in Episode 1

■ Special Side Story - The Holy Order of the Blue Cross and the Mysterious Island

[Chapter Opening Schedule]

[Enhanced Heroes]

[Enhanced Artifacts]

[Stages]

- The special side story, 「The Holy Order of the Blue Cross and the Mysterious  Island」 will not show unlocked stages on the map.

- To unlock more stages players will have to meet certain conditions.

- Hints for the conditions will be provided in the story, by Guide Heroes, achievements, etc. 

- The Guide Hero will provide a hint that, when needed, will be displayed on the screen.

[Album]

- 「The Holy Order of the Blue Cross and the Mysterious Island」 album will unlock when the player clears the first stage of each chapter.

- Players can remove puzzle pieces using event currency earned from clearing stages. 

- Players can obtain rewards when they remove each puzzle piece and can check the types of rewards available by tapping the Obtainable Rewards button to the right.  

- The special illustration obtained will be added to [Journal > Art Journal > Side Story] when all puzzle pieces have been removed.

- Players will be able to remove puzzle pieces for up to 7 days after the event ends. 

[Treasure Stages]

- Each chapter has one Treasure stage.

- The Treasure Stages are not included in the list of Reputations, so players will be able to receive the All Clear reward 
even if they do not clear this stage.

- Unlock Condition: Clear the last stage in each chapter

- Entry Limit: Once during the period

[Stage Difficulty]

- Each chapter in the side story will have a stage where the Boss appears that is comprised of various difficulties.

- Players may select a higher difficulty after successfully clearing the one before it.

[Exchange]

- Schedule: 7/29 (Thu) 03:00 ~ 8/12 (Thu) 02:59 UTC 

- Players will be able to exchange event currency for Gold.

- Players will be able to exchange event currency for items up to one week after the Side Story ends. 

■ Week 1 Event Currency

※The event currency that can be obtained from each chapter is different.

※ Story and Treasure Stages do not provide event currency.

■ Main Rewards

- Main Rewards

- 4★ Artifact 「Super Duper Water Gun Shooter」

3. Epic★Pass Vacation 2021 Season

The Epic Pass Vacation 2021 Season is here! This summer meet Angelic Montmorancy on the island, along with the 

nuns of the Blue Cross! We hope that many of our Heirs will participate in this Epic Pass.

■ Schedule

7/22 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 8/19 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

■ Location

Players can access the Vacation 2021 Epic Pass by going to the main lobby and tapping the “Epic Pass” icon.

■ How to Use

- You can increase your Season Rank by consuming the currencies specified.

- As you increase your Season Rank, you can earn a variety of rewards.

   ① Free Reward: Basic rewards that can be acquired according to a players’ Season Rank.

   ② Premium Reward: Rewards that can be acquired when the Pass is upgraded to a Premium Epic Pass.

   ③ Special Reward: Rewards that can be acquired when the Pass is upgraded to a Special Epic Pass.

[Season Rank & Season EXP]

1) Currency Value

   - Players can receive season EXP by consuming the currencies listed below in different game modes.

   - The Vacation 2021 Season consumable currencies that provide Season EXP are as follows:

2) Purchase Season Rank

   - Players can use 100 Skystones to increase their Season Rank by 1.

■ Epic Pass Upgrade

- Players can upgrade to the Premium Epic Pass or Special Epic Pass by using Skystones.

※ After purchasing the Premium Epic pass, players can upgrade to the special Epic Pass for 900 Skystones.

The Epic Pass Upgrade can also be purchased during the reward collection period. However, it is not possible to acquire season EXP.

■ Rewards

[Angelic Montmorancy Skin– Serene Sea]

- The illustration and cut scenes will change when this skin is equipped on the 3★ Hero, Angelic Montmorancy.

4. Holiday Yufine & Champion's Trophy Limited Drop Rate Up

In this Limited Drop Rate Up meet Holiday Yufine who has powerful support abilities, such as the ability to dispel all 
debuffs inflicted on allies as well as increase their Combat Readiness. Players can also obtain the Warrior-Exclusive 
Artifact, Champion's Trophy, that can stun the enemy. 

■ Schedule

7/22 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 8/5 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

5. Mui & Circus Fantasia Drop Rate Up

In this Drop Rate Up meet an Earth-Elemental warrior Mui, who can increase the Attack of her allies as well as stun her 
enemies. Players can also obtain the Warrior exclusive Artifact Circus Fantasia, an Artifact that is capable of greatly increasing the caster's Effectiveness at the start of the battle. 

■ Schedule

7/22 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 7/29 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

6. Spirit Altar Adjustments

■ Spirit Altar Level Re-design and Clear Records Reset

- The current levels, ranging from 1~10 will be readjusted into 4 levels.

- Players will be able to clear all levels and receive rewards.

■ Reputation Reset and Adjustments

- The current Spirit Altar Clear Reputation will be replaced in [Reputation > Phantom CIC].

- Reputations will be reset even if they have been cleared. Additionally, achievements that are partially cleared will also be reset. You will be able to clear the renewed reputations and receive rewards.

※ The current Spirit Altar Reputations will be unavailable after the update.

■ Adventurer's Path Quest Adjustments

- The Spirit Altar clear missions in Adventurer's Path will be changed as shown below.

■ Pet Skill Adjustments

- Following the Spirit Altar adjustments, the Pet skills and descriptions will be adjusted.

7. Special Summer Pet Adoption

Meet the two special Pets for this summer! Special Pets will be available in [Pet House > Adoption] during the period given below.

■ Schedule

7/22 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 8/5 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

■ Pet Details

※ The ability of the new Pets are the same as previous Pets.

8. Other Improvements and Adjustments

■ Heroes and Artifacts

- An issue where Last Rider Krau and Champion Zerato's voice lines from the Japanese Media Pack did not play properly will be fixed.

■ Monsters

- The skill descriptions for certain monsters that appear in Raid Labyrinth Azmakalis will be adjusted. No functional changes will be made.

- An issue in Raid Labyrinth Azmakalis (Hell), where buffs were not granted to Karax Charger when in a battle against the boss monster Secretary Vera will be fixed.

■ Battle

- An issue where allies' reviving effects did not take effect when Sinful Angelica is sealed, granted immortality and an ally is defeated, will be fixed.

- An intermittent issue where a stunned enemy Hero did not recover at the end of the turn after a counterattack has occurred following a skill that creates a hit motion, will be fixed.

■ World Arena

- An issue where the application applied abnormal formulas when calculating players' gained and lost Victory Points in World Arena will be fixed.

■ Other

- Improvements will be made in [Sanctuary > Forest of Souls] enabling players to summon 10 Creatures at once. 

- Adjustments will be made so that when a player has not claimed their Epic Pass Frame reward, the Epic Pass Frame from the current season will display as an unacquired Frame in [Profile > Frame] during the reward collection period.

- An issue where Reputation completion notifications were displayed even when a player has not completed any Reputations will be fixed.

- An issue where the application failed to display the top right and left end of the UI design when ran on iOS [iPhone 12 Pro Max] devices will be fixed. 

Thank you.