Patch Notes of August 13

Dear Commander:

We plan to start update maintenance on 15:00, August 13 (UTC+8). The maintenance is expected to take 180 - 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:

Phantom Liberty — Light & Dark SP Blackguard Rerun

Returning Blackguard: Ethereal Raiment, Linglong

Duration: After the update – August 26, 2026

Event Rules:

Use Sanguine Stones to summon.

The pity count carries over from the previous Phantom Liberty banner.

Note: One Light/Dark SP Blackguard will return each month. Commanders, please stay tuned!

Oath of Twin Stars

Duration: August 14–26, 2026

Banner Rules:

During the event, Commanders may spend Covenant Crystals to summon characters. Before summoning, Commanders must first select 2 Wish Characters. Any SP character obtained will be one of the 2 selected characters.

Up to 4 SP characters can be obtained during the event, with each character’s acquisition chance calculated independently. If a selected Wish Character has already reached the maximum rank, they will automatically be converted into 30 Blacktide Coins.

Once any SP character has been obtained, the selected Wish Characters can no longer be changed.

Summon attempts will separately accumulate progress toward Covenant Cache rewards, from which Starwish Stones can be obtained.

The banner will close after the event ends. Please complete your wishes before the deadline.

Events

Duration: August 12–24, 2026

During the event, for every cumulative recharge of 2,000 Yog Points, you will receive 2,000 Echo Points.

Accumulating Echo Points will increase the event level and progressively unlock “Echo Rewards.” The event consists of 10 levels, and each level rewards 1,000 Yog Points.

If you own “Moondepth Dragonmaiden” at Sanguine Rank 1, additional rewards will be unlocked, granting another 1,000 Yog Points at each level.

After the event ends, any unclaimed rewards will be sent via in-game mail.

Duration: After the update – August 27, 2026

During the event, spending 10 Covenant Crystals in the Covenant of the Stars or Oath of Twin Stars banner grants 1 Event Point.

Spending 1 Starwish Stone in the Starwish Shop, or 1 Starwish Voucher in Starluck Blessing, grants 30 Event Points.

Accumulate 120 Points to claim one round of rewards. Up to 10 rounds of rewards can be claimed, including various Modification Stones, AP items, S Blackguard Namecard Packs, SS Blackguard Rosters, Blacktide Coins, and more.

During the event, each Blackguard summon performed with Sanguine Stones and each spin of the Fate Starwheel will grant Event Points. Accumulate Points to claim up to 10 rounds of event rewards.

Points obtained during the event will also count toward the event leaderboard. After the event ends, ranking rewards will be distributed according to the total Event Points accumulated during the event.

Sanguine Stones spent on the Fate Starwheel will also count toward Sanguine Crystal Codex Points.

Reward Adjustments:

The shard reward at the 90-Point milestone has been replaced with Namecard Rolodex ×1.

The shard reward at the 120-Point milestone has been replaced with SS Blackguard Roster ×1.

Duration:

After the update – August 27, 2026, 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

August 15, 2026, 08:00 – August 21, 2026, 12:00

Blaze the Trail

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

August 15, 2026, 08:00 – September 13, 2026, 12:00

Event Rule

During the event period, every blackguard summon will give 1 point, accumulate points to obtain massive accumulative point reward.

Expected Event Duration

August 22, 2026, 08:00 – August 28, 2026, 12:00

Event Rule

During the Event, Commander can obtain massive accumulative point reward after reaching certain Academy Cup point.

The Event will have separate Leaderboard, Blacktide Medal and Exclusive Avatar will be offered as ranking reward.

Expected Event Duration

August 15, 2026, 08:00 – August 21, 2026, 12:00

BUG Fixes and Other Optimizations

• Adjusted the activation priority of Ethereal Raiment’s Silence Immunity effect. It will no longer be overridden by Silence applied at the beginning of battle.

• Fixed an issue where Sinister Shade’s Shadow Unleashed effect did not function correctly.

• Increased Moondepth Dragonmaiden’s base attack range from 8 to 11.

• Adjusted Moondepth Dragonmaiden’s Divinity, Bright Star. Flying Stars Startle Dreams will now be cast automatically once every 1.5s/1s seconds. When her Perception exceeds 180, every additional 40 Perception grants Flying Stars Startle Dreams 1 additional target.

• Fixed an issue where Tundra Thunder’s Ultimate Skill, Sole Heart, could still be interrupted by Knockback after learning Sanctuary Blessing.

• Fixed an issue where the Sea Horn's count was abnormal.

System and Experience Adjustments

• When opening an individual item in a shop, the maximum purchasable quantity will now be selected by default, reducing repeated clicks.

• Lowered the purchase requirements for Sanguine Stones and certain other items in the Blacktide Shop. These items can now be purchased directly by default.

• Optimized the red-dot notification for Blackguard Skill upgrades. The notification will now appear only when sufficient materials are available to perform an actual one-tap upgrade.

• Optimized the visual presentation of the ESC interface and the Offline Rewards dialog.

• When enhancing the Star Level of Oblivion Treasures, the Use Sanguine Stones option will now remain saved for the duration of the current login session, reducing repeated operations.

• Optimized the visual presentation of the entrance to Story modes.

• Adjusted the daily purchase limits of the following limited-time packs:

Anniversary Celebration Training Pack: 10 → 12

Anniversary Holy Blood Value Pack: 2 → 3

• Significantly reduced the Battle Achievement requirements for Oblivion stages 1–3, lowering the pressure required to clear them.

• Optimized the Front icon queue in the Cathedral. Class Fronts and standard Fronts can now both be displayed in full.

End-of-Month Update Preview

• Chapter 2 of Paradox Sailing will introduce a new Boss battle. Use Black Abyss Contracts to challenge the Boss and obtain new Skill Stone drops.

• A new region, Lionmouth Town, will be unlocked in Starborne Era. Exclusive story events will become available alongside the new region. Commanders are welcome to explore!