News & Patch Notes

Update 4.9.0

Throne and Liberty update 4.9.0 downtime will begin at 10:30 p.m. PT (5:30 a.m. UTC) on August 26 and last approximately 3 hours.

Update Content

Added Snowsoul Weapons, a new equipment tier above Ascended Archboss Weapons, including crafting recipes that upgrade Ascended Talandre Archboss Weapons.
Added Party Champions, a new enemy grade between Elite and Boss.
Added new Nix Achievements and removed Achievements that can no longer be completed.

Snowsoul Weapons

Added Snowsoul Weapons, a new weapon tier that upgrades Ascended Talandre Archboss Weapons to Item Level 85.
Snowsoul Weapons can be crafted using an owned Ascended Archboss Weapon and new upgrade materials.
Added Thunderstruck Snow Flower and Thunderstruck Giant Tree Branch, obtainable from Ascended Deluzhnoa and Ascended Giant Cordy respectively.
Thunderstruck materials can be exchanged for one another through crafting at a 2:1 ratio:
2 Thunderstruck Snow Flowers convert to 1 Thunderstruck Giant Tree Branch
2 Thunderstruck Giant Tree Branches convert to 1 Thunderstruck Snow Flower
Added Snowsoul Weapon crafting recipes that require the corresponding Skill Core. Snowsoul Weapons crafted using Skill Cores will not have a Potential Ability applied.

Party Champion Grade Enemies

Added Party Champions, a new monster grade between Elite and Boss.
Boss-related stats are applied to Party Champion enemies.
Some Elite monsters that appear during events have been changed to Party Champions.

Nix Achievements

Added new Achievements that can be completed in Nix.
Surging Snowstorm: Destroy 100 Snowwind Stones in the Warmth to the Nest Field Event.
Rebel with a Cause: Fight 10 times without empathizing in the Omniscient Monster's Point of View Field Event.
Single-minded: Complete the Primal Trial Field Event with only 1 type of skill acquired.
All Mine!: Complete the Ice Survival Field Event alone without a party.
Swift Sweeper: Hunt all enemies on every floor of Tumgir Hollow and defeat Quente, Executor of the Seal.
Grounded Twinkling Stars: Unlock all the Star Beacons and the Border Zone Waypoint in Nix.
Towering Above the Tower: Obtain the Collection Codex at the top of Shemir's Tower.
Flying Cat: Find and feed the stowaway cat on the Aetherion.
Hand in Hand: Speak one-on-one with characters of species rarely seen outside the Border Zone.
Not an Unmanned Restaurant: Read the message from the chef searching for a dragon's breath in the Border Zone.
Removed the following Achievements because they can no longer be completed after the Nix Field Event improvements:
Overcoming Phobias: Reach the Final Stage in the Field Event: Frozen Moment.
Challenge Is Not Optional: Complete the Flood Chamber in the Field Event: Hall of Repentance.
5 Minutes That Felt Like 5 Seconds: Do not die for 5min in the Field Event: The Transcendent Primal Trial.
Answering the Call: Summon Roen in the Field Event: The Candle That Melts Eternity.
A Place I Somehow Wandered Into: Complete Field Event Scarlet Dream: Illusion of Remnants.

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Nix Content Improvements

Improved layout and reduced difficulty in Remnants of Nix, Tumgir Vault, and Nix Field Events.
Improved Escape Port activation rules, Emergency Escape Devices, and the appearance method for boss Masarax in Remnants of Nix.
Improved convenience in Tumgir Vault, reduced major interaction times, and lowered combat difficulty by floor.
Reduced Field Event requirements and stages, and revised participant limits and rules for instanced events.

Remnants of Nix

Changed how High-Risk and Danger Zones are selected:
At the start of a session, 2 of 3 High-Risk Zones and 3 of 4 Danger Zones are selected at random.
Adjusted monster balance and rewards in areas that are not selected as High-Risk or Danger Zones.
Changed the icons that identify High-Risk or Danger Zones.
Escape Ports now activate in stages:
Three Escape Ports activate after 5, 12, and 19 minutes have elapsed from the start of the session.
Each activated Escape Port is randomly assigned a duration of 3, 5, or 7 minutes.
The final remaining Escape Port activates after 26 minutes and remains active for 3 minutes.
Emergency Escape Devices:
Each zone now contains an Emergency Escape Device at only one Escape Port.
Escape Ports containing an Emergency Escape Device are fixed and can be identified on the World Map.
Emergency Escape Devices can be found at Escape Ports located near Nixberry River, Altar of Corruption, Blacksword Shore, Arkeum Fortress, and Mirror Lake of Eternity.
Improved Party Champion appearance and tracking:
Some Elite monsters that appear during events have been changed to Party Champions.
Party Champions now appear 10 to 20 minutes after the session begins.
Each Party Champion can appear at a wider variety of locations.
Added notification messages when Party Champions appear and are defeated.
Party Champion defeat status can now be viewed in the Remnants of Nix tracker.
Changed how boss Masarax appears:
Masarax now has a 30% chance to appear 15 minutes after a session begins.
Masarax now spawns at a fixed location.
Increased Masarax rewards and reduced encounter difficulty.
Fixed an issue causing Masarax to not respond when attacked from certain distances.
The Leave button can no longer be used to exit the area during combat.
Changed how Shemir's Armillary Sphere is used:
Its location is now fixed and displayed on the World Map.
Defeating the nearby Pickpocket Golden Goblin grants the Armillary Sphere Wedge effect, allowing interaction with Shemir's Armillary Sphere while the effect is active.

Tumgir Vault

Improved hunting and movement convenience:
Monsters now pursue players over a greater distance.
Added more pipes to wide areas on Floors 1, 3, and 5 to allow for better grouping.
Added additional traversal options across multiple floors, including new passages, expanded pathways, and improved movement routes.
Reduced interaction and progression times:
Reduced chest interaction time by 30% and removed the associated camera zoom effect.
Reduced Skill Core acquisition time by 50%.
Reduced elevator sequence time by 40%.
Reduced combat difficulty on several floors:
Removed the Frost effect from Eternal Snebling attacks on Floor 1.
Removed Airborne and Knockback effects from Forgotten Golem Scouts on Floor 2.
Removed the Bind effect from Forgotten Golem Commanders on Floor 2.
Reduced Crowd Control skills used by Corrupted Ancient enemies on Floor 3.
Removed Crowd Control effects from basic attacks used by Colossus Ruins enemies on Floor 4.
Adjusted the placement of Fallen Giant Magic Soldiers and Combat Soldiers on Floor 5 to create a more even distribution.
Fixed an issue where players could occasionally fall below the elevator while using it.

Oath of Nails and Sparks

Removed the Oath of Nails and Sparks Field Event from Nix.
Shemir's Armillary Sphere placed in each zone can now be used at all times.
Added a Shemir's Armillary Sphere to Tumgir Hollow.

Tumgir Hollow

Purify the Corruption: Simplified event completion requirements. The event now completes after collecting Water Energy and Wind Energy, then speaking with the Hunter.
Reduced the Water Energy requirement from 15 to 10.
Reduced geyser reactivation time by 60%.
Magic Orb Recovery Operation, formerly Akidu Infiltration Operation: Renamed Akidu Infiltration Operation to Magic Orb Recovery Operation and updated the event description.
Simplified event completion requirements. The event now completes after defeating the target enemies, obtaining the Orb, then speaking with the Resistance Member.
Increased the number of Frigid Fortress Blades and Frigid Fortress Healers that appear during the event.
Removed Crowd Control effects from certain attacks used by Frigid Fortress Blades.
Added additional Pitons near the Resistance Member's location.
Hall of Repentance: Players within the event area are now automatically moved to the combat starting point when each floor begins.
Reduced the number of Floor 1 combat waves from 2 to 1.
Removed Spore Poison from Floor 2.
Added periodic Fire and Wind mechanics to Floor 2.
Updated Fire zones to appear in varying locations and removed their ability to inflict Stun.
Added a visual indicator when a wave is completed, signaling that players can proceed to the next floor.
Removed the additional challenge step previously required on Floor 3.

Entropic Tundra

Ice Survival
Fixed an issue where collecting Coin Pouches did not increase the event score.
Players who fall into the sea are now returned to the starting location.
Fixed an issue where rewards could not be obtained after dying during the event.
Fixed an issue where Coin Pouches collected on the ice on Floor 4 were not properly counted.
Spectral Image
Increased the spawn rate of Lingering Souls.
Nearby monsters are now hidden while taking photographs.
Players are now immune to Crowd Control effects while taking photographs.
Removed the Cooking and Repair Favors for Pirates events.

Ice Lake Predator

Catching a fish now causes 3 random monsters to appear instead of just 1.
Fixed an issue where repeatedly pressing the interaction button canceled the transformation.
Clarified the event description.

Ritual of Frost

Fixed an issue where Frost Curses could occasionally fail to be delivered to magic circles.
Reduced the number of Frost Curses required for each magic circle from 29 to 9.
Reduced the strength of Curse-Condensed Demonhoof Shaman.
Adjusted the combat behavior of Curse-Condensed Demonhoof Shaman.
Expanded the event area to reduce cases where players unintentionally left the event while fighting to obtain Frost Curses.

Frozen Moment

Reduced the event from 3 waves to 2 waves.
Increased the required survival time per wave from 45 seconds to 60 seconds.
Attacks now periodically target player locations near the outer edge of the arena.
Fixed an issue where Ice Orbs could occasionally become invisible.
Fixed an issue where players could become Frozen without directly contacting an Ice Orb.

Legendary Unicorn Nazca

Fixed an issue occasionally causing players to not be sent airborne during the event.

Scarlet Dream

Reduced the maximum number of participants from 6 to 3.
Reduced some event stages to shorten the required play time.

Warmth to the Nest

Increased the number of nests placed in the event area.

Heart of Rime

Reduced Manastone interaction time.

Great Amitoi Outbreak

Reduced the waiting time before each round begins.

For the Departed

Speaking with Imu now immediately grants Full Moon Spell.
Braziers can now be used only while Full Moon Spell is active.

Operation Slay the Frost Crone

Removed the iron cages and ice walls.
Changed the Frost Crone's Mana-draining ground attack at the altar into a damaging attack.
Clarified the event guide text.
Adjusted the ratio of placed monsters.

The Candle That Melts Eternity

Adjusted terrain in parts of the Scar of Sacrifice, changing the path that enemies follow.
Moved the Field Event start location.
Increased the amount of Spirit Energy granted when starting the event.
Changed the monster composition in each wave and removed the additional stage.
All Skills can now be used while the Dash buff is active.

The Primal Trial

Reduced the maximum number of participants from 6 to 3.
Player skills can now be used during the event.
Reduced the number of enemies required to complete objectives.
Removed the bonus stage that could previously be entered after completing the event.
Removed collision from enemies during the event.
Fixed an issue where monsters could occasionally stop attacking and turn away from players.
Increased the effectiveness of event items.
Players who die can no longer join an event already in progress.

Other Field Event Improvements

Reduced the maximum number of participants in Hall of Repentance, Frozen Moment, and Tumgir's Distorted Madness from 6 to 3.
Increased the maximum number of participants in The Stockhouse Duel from 2 to 3.
Events can now be started by interacting with the Clockwork of Beginnings.
Players who die during Tumgir's Distorted Madness, Hall of Repentance, or The Stockhouse Duel can no longer continue the event after reviving.
Completing an event objective now grants an Epic Shemir's Blessing Chest.
The Leave button can no longer be used to exit the area during combat.

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Weapon Skill Balance and Fixes

Adjusted skill damage and Potential Abilities for all weapons.
Fixed various Skill Core issues and clarified unnecessary or incorrect tooltip descriptions.

Greatsword

Precision Dash Specialization 5 [Charge Damage Increase]: Added an effect extending the window Precision Dash can be reused in from 3s to 5s.
Skill Core: Rear Strike: Fixed an issue where the effect did not activate while using Ascending Slash's Specialization 1 [Charging Slash].
Corrected the tooltip from All Species Damage to All Species Bonus Damage.
Potential Ability [Indomitable Armor Enchant]: Reworked the effect so that Indomitable Armor now gains +5% activation chance, +10% increased Melee, Ranged, and Magic Defense, and +1 maximum stack.

Daggers

Potential Ability [Inject Venom Enchant]: Changed the effect to increase the final attack damage of the Inject Venom chain skill by 150%, replacing the previous 200% chain skill damage amplification effect.
Potential Ability [Vampiric Strike Enchant]: Reduced Vampiric Strike damage amplification from 150% to 100%.
Potential Ability [Murderous Energy Enchant]: Added more specific details of the effect within the Potential Ability description. During the day, Poison and Thundercloud duration is increased by up to 45% and Poison damage is increased up to 16%. At night, Poison damage is increased up to 48%.

Longbow

Purifying Touch: Fixed an issue where Purifying Touch could not remove the Fear effect from Winter Storm Wand [Dragon's Intimidation].
Skill Core: Eye of Ventius: Corrected the Skill Core description from "dealing damage up to 3 times" to "dealing damage 3 to 6 times" and to make it clear that only damage dealt by Eye of Ventius is reduced in PvP.

Crossbow

Skill Core: Blade Storm: Fixed an issue where the additional projectile effect did not activate from Blade Storm damage.

Staff

Ice Spear Specialization 1 [Ice Spear Bombardment] / Rare Tactics Mastery Effect [Heat Fusion]: Fixed an issue where the target's Block Chance was ignored when attacking from the front or side.
Icebound Tomb Specialization 3 [Icy Mire]: Added the Melee, Ranged, and Magic Evasion reduction to the CC description.
Elemental Awakening: Corrected the element acquisition description from "Elements do not accumulate" to "Elements of that attribute do not accumulate".

Wand

Fountain of Life: Changed the height range of the effect from -1m to 3m to -3.5m to 3.5m.
Potential Ability [Devotion and Emptiness Enchant]: Removed unnecessary text from the description.
Cooldown reductions for Healing and Curse skills are unchanged by Devotion and Emptiness Enchant.
Skill Core: Nightmare Melody: Fixed an issue where Curse Explosion did not apply.
Swift Healing: Fixed an issue causing the skill description to not appear when Specialization 2 [Consecutive Use] was active.

Spear

Defense Skill [Patient Block]: When blocking a Fury Attack with a stationary Defense Skill, counterattacks against targets within Attack Range can now activate up to 5 times. Previously, the number of counterattacks was unlimited.
Abyssal Cleave Specialization 1 [Ascending Cleave]: Changed the midair attack area to extend the full Attack Range, with a width equal to 50% of Attack Range.
Potential Ability [Rising Slash Enchant]: Reduced Burst Damage amplification based on Weaken: Burst, Ignite, and Shock stacks from 40% to 30%.
Skill Core: Night of Thunderstorms: Fixed an issue where the Lightning effect accumulated when defeating enemies with Flame Javelin or Spear while Night of Thunderstorms was equipped.

Orb

Skill Core: Purifying Star: Fixed an issue where Purifying Star could not remove the Fear effect from Winter Storm Wand [Dragon's Intimidation].
Skill Core: Star of Rest: Fixed an issue where Star of Rest did not apply to Healing Star while Star Destroyer Specialization 4 [Additional Effect] was active.
Stellar Dash: Reduced Monster Damage Amplification at all levels.
At Heroic Lv. 5, Monster Damage Amplification decreased from 100% to 60%.
Starlight Rush Specialization 1 [Damage Amplification]: Reduced Damage Amplification from 8% to 6%.
Summon Constellation Specialization 1 [Milky Way]: Reduced Monster Damage Amplification at all levels.
At Heroic Lv. 5, Monster Damage Amplification decreased from 60% to 35%.

Gauntlets

Incapacitate: Fixed an issue where Stun had a chance to apply at 5 Overwhelm stacks instead of 3 stacks.
Short Jab Specialization 4 [Chain Skill]: Fixed an issue where movement inputs did not function when Bloodstorm and Blood Talon were entered consecutively.

Items

Bulwark of Invulnerability [Devastating Chain]: Reduced the number of additional enemies affected by Chain Hook from 3 to 1.
Scale Lord's Massacre Sword [Wall of Bitter Cold]: Fixed an issue where Buff Duration did not affect the counterattack duration while Wall of Bitter Cold was active.
Fixed an issue where the Frost effect icon displayed an incorrect stack count when Frost was applied through counterattack damage.
Stone Grave Cutting Daggers [Thunder Call]: When the skill hits a monster, it now removes 5 Weaken: Thundercloud stacks and deals damage equal to 700% of Base Damage. Previously, it removed 3 stacks and dealt damage equal to 400% of Base Damage.
Deluzhnoa's Arc of Frozen Death [Deluzhnoa's Cold] / Deluzhnoa's Bow of Frigid Frost [Enraged Deluzhnoa's Cold]: A notification is now displayed when the skill effect is resisted.
Frozen Inferno Longbow / Frost Comet Longbow [Purifying Cry]: Updated the description to clarify that CC effects are removed in the same manner as Purifying Touch.
Effects are removed in the following order: action-disabling effects, movement-disabling effects, Weaken effects, Shield Health Reduction, and Healing Received Reduction.
Purifying a Weaken effect removes up to 20 stacks.
Endless Winter's Lightning Staff [Elemental Fusion]: Removed the cooldown from Special Skills, allowing them to be used immediately when their activation conditions are met.
Deluzhnoa's Ancient Petrified Staff [Deluzhnoa's Hail] / Deluzhnoa's Staff of Frozen Flames [Enraged Deluzhnoa's Hail]: Corrected the displayed casting area from 4m to 5m.
Coldblooded Commander Magic Staff [Icebound Spike]: Added Icebound Tomb's Movement Speed reduction effect and enabled the effects of Icebound Tomb Specializations 2 and 3.
Updated the description to clarify that the effect cannot be used with Icebound Tomb Specialization 1.
Winter Storm Wand [Dragon's Intimidation]: Changed the height range of the effect from -1m to 3m to -3.5m to 3.5m.
Clarified that Fear can affect enemies already within the area when the skill is used, as well as enemies that subsequently enter the area.
Adjusted the description to make it clear that Dragon's Intimidation ignores Evasion and Resistance when applying Fear.
Cordy's Grasp of Manipulation [Giant Cordy's Blessing] / Giant Cordy's Ascension Wand [Enraged Giant Cordy's Blessing]: Fixed an issue where the effect could not remove Fear applied by Winter Storm Wand [Dragon's Intimidation] and added the missing Fear Immunity information to the effect description.
Frigid Flower Crimson Lotus Wand / Crystalblossom Clearmoon Wand [Clay's Purification]: Fixed an issue where the effect could not remove Fear applied by Winter Storm Wand [Dragon's Intimidation].
Arctic Roar Resonating Orb [Tectonic Shift]: Fixed an issue where Tectonic Shift did not deal damage when the skill effect hit a target.
Lightning Orb of Vengeance [Stellar Star Destroyer]: Fixed an issue where the Healing Received debuff was not applied on hit after activating Star Destroyer Specialization 4 [Additional Effect].
Ascended Leviathan's Gauntlets [Enraged Leviathan's Incineration]: Changed the additional fixed damage dealt every 0.5 seconds from 300% of Base Damage to 125% of Base Damage + 300.
Ascended Queen Bellandir's Gauntlets [Enraged Queen Bellandir's Gravity Field] / Queen Bellandir's Burning Gauntlets [Queen Bellandir's Gravity Field]: Fixed an issue where the effect did not activate when Blood Spiral hit a target.
Dawn of Black Lament: Fixed an issue where the set bonus description incorrectly stated that the effect scales with Fortitude instead of Strength.

Guardians

Soundless Mage Taliesia: Corrected the tooltip from removing all Crowd Control effects from party members to removing Stun, Bind, Sleep, Silence, and Fear from party members.
Fixed an issue where Fear could not be removed.

Overall Mastery Skills

Lightning Speed: Fixed an issue where the chained lightning activation effect applied incorrectly.

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System Improvements

Improved equipment crafting by giving players greater control over material selection and Potential Ability transfers.
Added Auction House price searches for untradeable items when a tradeable version exists.
Added Launch Circles and improved destination guidance throughout Nix.

Crafting System

The equipment selection window is now always displayed when using equipment as crafting material.
Eligible equipment will no longer be selected and consumed automatically from the Inventory.

When using lower-tier equipment to craft higher-tier equipment, players can now choose whether to transfer the material equipment's Potential Ability.
If the transfer option is not selected, the crafted equipment will have a chance to receive a randomly determined Potential Ability.

Auction House Search

Untradeable items can now be included in Auction House price searches when a tradeable version of the same item exists.

Nix Movement Improvements

Added Launch Circles near the Star Beacon in each area.
Added Launch Circle destination guidance for Field Events.
Launch Circle icons are now always displayed on the Map.

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Additional Revisions and Fixes

Boss Expedition Rewards

Replaced Boss Expedition rewards with the new Boss Expedition Bundle.
The new pouch does not grant Trait Unlockstones. All other acquisition rates remain the same as the previous pouch.
Previously owned chests remain unchanged and can still be used.

Mystic Key Chance Chest

Added a new Mystic Key Chance Chest that does not contain Extraction Stones.
The acquisition rate previously assigned to Extraction Stones has been transferred to Precious Parchment, increasing its acquisition rate.
Existing chests remain unchanged and will no longer be supplied.

Quality Cooking Ingredient Chance Chest

Added Fermented Rotein to the chest contents.

Nix: Aetherion

Changed the location of the Honor Coin Merchant.
Changed the location of the Rift Contract Manager.

Resolve of the Star Fragment

The Resolve of the Star Fragment buff granted after a party wipe no longer applies in Raid [Extreme].

Skill Window

Improved the visibility of equipped skills.

Guild Skill: Guild Summon Stone

Teleporting with a Guild Summon Stone no longer forces the player to return when the destination is a PvP-enabled area.

Riftstones

When players die inside a Talandre Riftstone instance, they now revive at the instance starting point.
Affected areas: Quietis's Demesne, Swamp of Silence, Black Anvil Forge, Crimson Mansion

Inter-Server Events

Players can now enter an Inter-Server Event from their home server only while the activity inside is in progress.
Once the activity has been completed, players who leave cannot re-enter.

Archboss: Ramux

Fixed an issue where an effect occasionally did not apply to Atirat.
Fixed an issue where damage did not apply to Atirat during certain mechanics.
If Atirat reaches 0 Health during certain mechanics, Atirat now dies after the mechanic ends.
Ramux now removes harmful effects from itself when taking flight.
Fixed an issue where Ramux could occasionally not be selected as an attack target.
Fixed an issue where players could become stuck after being positioned incorrectly on the Dragonstrike Spear.
Fixed an issue where attacking from the side Ramux was not defending with the Dragonstrike Spear created additional projectiles.
Fixed an issue rarely causing Ramux to become invisible after respawning.

Schedule

Fixed an issue where Guild Territory ownership information for Boonstones and Riftstones was displayed incorrectly in the Schedule for cross-server matchmade content.

Hunting Grounds

Fixed an issue where swimming could be canceled in parts of Crystal Lake in Quietis's Demesne, Talandre.

Lithograph Book

Fixed an issue where tooltips incorrectly indicated that ineligible items could be registered in the Lithograph Book.

Chat

Fixed an issue where animated emojis were not displayed.

Remnants of Nix

Fixed an issue causing Redfrost Trousers to occasionally grant Gloves.

Mirror Boutique

Corrected an issue causing the Azure Moon Gauntlets to not be displayed.
Fixed an issue causing some textures to not render correctly on the Umbral Phantom Gauntlets.
Fixed an issue where unlocking the Ascended Leviathan's Bow Illusion incorrectly granted Velentra’s Arc of Obsession.

Housing

A "Cannot interact with target" prompt will no longer be shown while actively interacting with furniture.
Fixed an issue causing a tree to clip through the ground in Kastleton 4-1.

Milestones

Announced in the latest Resistance Report, Vegamor has been rescheduled to the end of September. Aligning with this, the Primordial Wanderer Milestone end date has changed to September 24th.

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Events

Traces of Spacetime Rewards Double-Up

The Traces of Spacetime Double-Up event will be available for 3 weeks.
During the event period, twice as many Special Resistance Medals can be earned from Rift Rebellion events and Relic Fishing Locations.

Nix's Scorched Boundary Login Event

A 35-day login event will grant rewards for logging in each day.
Key rewards include a Heroic Weapon Selection Chest, Armor Chest, and Accessory Chest, as well as an Archboss Weapon Selection Chest including all Tevent and Queen Bellandir Archboss Weapons.

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Promotions

Battle Pass: Smoldering Vow

Battle Pass: Smoldering Vow is now available.
Moving forward, Battle Pass event shops will contain a Premium section allowing purchase of additional Trait Unlockstone Fragments, Trait Enchantment Stone Fragments, and Heroic Trait Unlockstone Fragments for players that have purchased the Premium Pass.