Patch Notes of September 20
2026-09-20Dear Commanders: We plan to begin server maintenance on September 20 at \ (UTC+8). The maintenance is expected to take \ minutes. This is a mandatory update. After the maintenance is complete, please update the game to the latest version on Steam before launching it. During the maintenance, players will be disconnected and unable to access the game. To ensure the safety of your account data, please exit and close the game before maintenance begins. The details of this update are as follows. Star Corona True Form “Flamebell Dance” Arrives! Once Nightwalking Siamese · Mewmew reaches Blood Tier 2, use Star-Engraved Scales to activate her Star Corona True Form—Flamebell Dance. This form features an entirely new skill set, exclusive Blood Tier skills, exclusive equipment and relic, a separate Gallery entry, and brand-new voice lines.
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Star-Engraved Scales can be obtained from Events – Fate Starwheel. New Affection content: Increase Flamebell Dance · Mewmew’s Affection Level to receive rewards at Affection Levels 2, 5, and 10. Reach Affection Level 10 to obtain her exclusive equipment, “Blazing Star.” Her exclusive relic, “Vermilion Bird’s Whisper,” can be exchanged for in the Blacktide Shop. Limited-Time SP Select Summon Pool Event Duration: After the update ~ October 3, 2026 \ Summon Pool Rules: • Commanders may select one SP Blackguard from Free Gunner, Dragon Heir, Jade-Faced Nine-Tails, Soul Coffin Speaker, Crimson Thorn, Hoof of War, Snowmoon Princess, Black-Clad Blade, Blazing Rebirth, Hammer of Judgment, Whirling Dance, Nightwalking Siamese, Ink-Shadow Beauty, Frostcalling Sea Spirit, Descent of Sacred Wings, Witch of Defiled Wings, Thunderbolt Skyripper, Undying Sun, Lightbringer Snowbreaker, Jade-Dust Immortal, Dreamweaver of the Enchanted Night, Twinshot Huntress, Soul-Eroding Dragon, Brilliant Star Painter, Skyborne Mechanical Wing, Golden Bee Chrysalis, Whirling Blades of Flame, Azure Luan Windfeather, Oath of the Silver Blade, Spirit of the Verdant Mountains, or Crimson Crystal Battle Shadow. • Before the selected SP Blackguard is obtained, the selection can be changed to another available SP Blackguard at any time. The guaranteed summon count will be retained. • Once the selected SP Blackguard has been obtained, the selection can no longer be changed. Oath of Twin Stars – Limited-Time Summon Pool Event Duration: September 29, 2026, 16:00 ~ October 15, 2026, 12:00 Summon Pool Rules: During the event, Covenant Crystals can be used to summon characters. Before summoning, you must select two desired characters. Any SP character obtained will be one of the two selected characters. Up to four SP characters can be obtained during the event. The acquisition probability for each character is calculated independently. If a selected character has already reached the maximum tier, they will automatically be converted into 30 Blacktide Coins. After obtaining any SP character, the selected characters can no longer be changed. Summons made in this pool will accumulate progress toward a separate Covenant Vault, from which Starwish Stones can be obtained. The summon pool will close when the event ends. Please complete your wishes before the deadline. Limited-Time SP Select Summon Pool Event Duration: After the update ~ October 3, 2026 \ Summon Pool Rules: • Commanders may select one SP Blackguard from Free Gunner, Dragon Heir, Jade-Faced Nine-Tails, Soul Coffin Speaker, Crimson Thorn, Hoof of War, Snowmoon Princess, Black-Clad Blade, Blazing Rebirth, Hammer of Judgment, Whirling Dance, Nightwalking Siamese, Ink-Shadow Beauty, Frostcalling Sea Spirit, Descent of Sacred Wings, Witch of Defiled Wings, Thunderbolt Skyripper, Undying Sun, Lightbringer Snowbreaker, Jade-Dust Immortal, Dreamweaver of the Enchanted Night, Twinshot Huntress, Soul-Eroding Dragon, Brilliant Star Painter, Skyborne Mechanical Wing, Golden Bee Chrysalis, Whirling Blades of Flame, Azure Luan Windfeather, Oath of the Silver Blade, Spirit of the Verdant Mountains, or Crimson Crystal Battle Shadow. • Before the selected SP Blackguard is obtained, the selection can be changed to another available SP Blackguard at any time. The guaranteed summon count will be retained. • Once the selected SP Blackguard has been obtained, the selection can no longer be changed. New Otherrealm Branch – Kingdom of Wolves The new Otherrealm branch, Kingdom of Wolves, is now open, featuring new exploration routes, combat stages, and Boss challenges. • Challenge stages in the Kingdom of Wolves to obtain new Archaic Treasure Shards, materials for advancing Artifacts to Archaic quality, Archaic equipment, Archaic Modification materials, Wonders of the Otherrealm, and other rewards. • Different routes and Bosses drop different types of Archaic Treasure Shards and Artifact advancement materials. Commanders can select the appropriate route based on their development needs. New Carnival “Dawn Covenant” • During the new season, the ticket cost will be discounted when challenging an Otherrealm stage for the first time. The first challenge of certain stages will be free. After the seasonal data reset, the first-challenge discounts will also be refreshed. Other Optimizations: • Reduced the difficulty of the first Otherrealm branch, bringing its overall difficulty closer to that of the Void Rift. • Optimized the contents of Wonders of the Otherrealm drops, replacing Diamonds with Lura and Alchemy Dust. New Archaic Artifact Advancement Artifacts can now be advanced to the new Archaic quality, which is higher than Eternal quality. Eternal-quality Artifacts that meet the development requirements can consume the corresponding Archaic advancement materials and Silver Coins for a chance to advance. The following Artifact slots currently support advancement: Necklace, Earrings, Ring, Sacred Relic, Badge, and Off-Hand. Each slot requires its corresponding exclusive advancement materials. These materials can be obtained by challenging the Kingdom of Wolves, the third Otherrealm branch. Artifact advancement has a specific success rate. If an advancement attempt fails, the Artifact will accumulate Artisan’s Aura, increasing the success rate of subsequent attempts. When Artisan’s Aura reaches 100, the next advancement attempt is guaranteed to succeed! After a successful advancement: • The Artifact’s quality will increase from Eternal to Archaic. • The Artifact’s attributes and affix attributes will be increased. • A higher equipment Tempering Level limit will be unlocked. • Archaic Breakthrough Stones can be used for further development. Please note: After an Artifact is advanced to Archaic quality, it can no longer be traded. Skill Primordial Embryo Stone Trading Now Available When monsters drop Primordial Embryo Stones, there is a chance for the dropped item to have the Tradable tag. Tradable Primordial Embryo Stones can be listed on the Auction House and traded with other Commanders. Auction House Optimizations • The waiting time for listing items on the Auction House has been reduced to 2 seconds. • Delisted items can now be relisted after adjusting their prices. • Optimized the trading categories and display of Primordial Embryo Stones. New Striker Class Advancement Strikers can now advance into Vanguard Fighters or Formation Breakers. After advancing, they will unlock the Striker-exclusive Battle Formation and the corresponding class talent tree. Advancement Requirements: SP Hero Level 400 or above; Formation Level 8 or above. Consume a Battle Certificate to advance the character, granting increased HP and damage. After successfully advancing, the character will immediately receive exclusive talent points that can be freely allocated. As the advancement level increases, the exclusive Battle Formation effect will also be unlocked. Reverting the advancement will return 100% of the development materials. Only a Diamond service fee will be consumed. Limited-Time Events Limited-Time Event Rerun – Moonlight in a Foreign Land Event Duration: After the update ~ October 29, 2026, 11:50 Participate in Moonlight in a Foreign Land and challenge event stages of different difficulties to obtain Sanguine Stones, equipment, Dark Stones, and various development materials. The first completion of each difficulty also grants a corresponding amount of Sanguine Stones. The Event Shop has added exclusive appearance rewards for Flamebell Dance · Mewmew: the animated avatar “Maple Pudding” and the accessory “Gale-Splitting Quiver.” The event currency, Siamese Paw Prints, can be exchanged for Covenant Certificates, Sanguine Stones, Refined Rune Chests, Arcana Reset Stones, Extraction Stones, Moonlight Cleansing Stones, Blacktide Medals, Modification Stones, Battle Certificates, and other rewards. Three free challenge attempts will be granted each day. Up to 15 free attempts can be accumulated. Additional challenge attempts can be purchased from the Limited-Time Pack Shop. Mid-Autumn Limited-Time Event – “Jade Rabbit Shakes, Mooncakes Arrive!” Event Duration: After the update ~ October 28, 2026 During the event, consuming FP in battle has a chance to grant the event item “Jade Rabbit Shaker Lantern.” Open Jade Rabbit Shaker Lanterns to receive Lura, Alchemy Dust, Mid-Autumn Festival-themed items, and development materials, including Osmanthus Mooncake Gift Boxes, Cantonese Five-Nut Mooncakes, Peach Blossom Pastries, Matcha Cakes, and Fresh Meat Mooncakes. Osmanthus Mooncake Gift Boxes also have a chance to contain Extraction Stones. Super Monthly Card Limited-Time Benefits Event Duration: September 20, 2026, 08:00 ~ October 28, 2026, 08:00 Purchase a Super Monthly Card during the event to receive the corresponding limited-time benefits. A discounted Standard Monthly Card purchase has been added for this event. During the event, one month of the Standard Monthly Card can be purchased for CNY 8.9. Each player may purchase it once. Cornucopia Is Underway! Event Duration: September 20, 2026, 15:00 ~ October 12, 2026, 10:00 Spend a specified amount of Yog Points during the event to receive even more Yog Points in return. New Seasons for Regular Modes New Season of Everwinter Land A new season of Everwinter Land is about to begin. Compete in the Everwinter Land rankings to obtain the following rewards: Time-Limited Blind Boxes: Genesis S Avatar Box and Genesis Avatar Frame Box Void Rift Season 15 Season Duration: October 1, 2026 ~ October 28, 2026 Commanders who rank highly on this season’s leaderboard will receive the following rewards: Exclusive Animated Avatar: Tidal Spirit Time-Limited Blind Boxes: Genesis S Avatar Box, Genesis Avatar Box, and Genesis Title Box Academy Invitational Season Duration: October 1, 2026 ~ October 28, 2026 The Demon-Hunting Formation bonus will be available during this season. Compete in the Academy Cup rankings to obtain the following rewards: Exclusive Avatar Frame: Vermilion Bird · Flame-Roosting Phoenix Time-Limited Blind Boxes: Genesis S Avatar Frame Box and Genesis Avatar Frame Box Ethereal Spirit Challenge – Tower of Bears Rerun The Tower of Bears – Altered Tyrant challenge returns. The stages will retain the previous Trial Tower floor count and Ethereal Curse Seal set. Event Rewards: • Complete the Trial Tower challenge during the season’s Normal Phase to obtain the Tower of Bears Etching Badge and the Altered Tyrant avatar. • After the season ends, exclusive tokens—Tyrant Bone Coins—will be distributed according to the final leaderboard rankings. The top three players will also receive the animated avatar “Altered Tyrant.” Regular Events New 14-Day Sign-In Events Event Duration: Phase I: Available for activation from October 1 to October 14, 2026. Once activated, the sign-in event will remain available until October 27, 2026. Phase II: Available for activation from October 16 to October 29, 2026. Once activated, the sign-in event will remain available until November 11, 2026. Log in during the event to receive Covenant Crystals, Campaign Currency Chests, avatars, accessories, and other rewards. Sign in for the specified number of days to obtain exclusive appearance rewards for Flamebell Dance · Mewmew: the avatar “Mewmew’s New Words” and the accessory “Burning Cloud Ribbon.” Starluck Blessing – Flamebell Dance · Mewmew Weapon Skins Event Duration: After the update ~ October 16, 2026, 12:00 Event Details: Spend Starwish Stones or Starwish Coupons to draw from the prize pool for a chance to obtain Flamebell Dance · Mewmew’s weapon skins “Firefeather Spirit Bow” and “Vermilion Kite Quiver,” as well as Tempering Stones, Bound Gold, Archaic Suffix Removal Stones, Archaic Prefix Removal Stones, Archaic Addition Stones, Otherrealm Ancient Coins, and other rewards. After obtaining the grand prize, subsequent rounds of special-value packs will become available for purchase. Limited-Time Cumulative Recharge Rebate Event Duration: After the update ~ October 16, 2026, 12:00 Reach the specified cumulative recharge milestones during the event to receive Sanguine Stones, Tempering Stones, Mirage Stones, Extraction Stones, Blacktide Medals, SS Blackguard Rosters, Blood Tier Selection Chests, Skin Chests, and other rewards. Collect enough Starry Sky Badges to exchange for limited titles, Light/Dark Blood Mark Selection Chests, Covenant Certificates, Eternal Arcana Shards, SP Relic Selection Chests, and other items in Black Market – Limited-Time Cumulative Recharge Shop. The regular items in the Cumulative Recharge Shop will be refreshed for this event. Limited titles will not be refreshed. Limited-Time Pass Event Duration: September 20, 2026 ~ November 20, 2026 During the event, Commanders can earn Pass Points by consuming FP or Action Points. Increase the Pass Level to claim the corresponding rewards. Purchase the Premium Pass to additionally obtain the “Star-Abyss Plume” Wings, Blood Mark Selection Chest VI, large amounts of Sanguine Stones, Blacktide Medals, Modification materials, and other rewards. A Pass Currency Selection Chest has been added to this season’s Pass rewards. During the event, using Sanguine Stones to summon Blackguards or spin the Fate Starwheel will grant points. Accumulate points to claim up to 6 rounds of event rewards. Points earned during the event will also be added to the leaderboard. After the event ends, ranking rewards will be distributed based on the total Event Points accumulated during the event. Sanguine Stones spent on the Fate Starwheel will also count toward Sanguine Crystal Codex points. After the update ~ October 13, 2026, 12:00 During the event, consuming FP has a chance to grant the event currency “Sakura Emblem.” Sakura Emblems can be exchanged for item rewards in the Event Shop. October 15, 2026, 08:00 ~ October 21, 2026, 12:00 During the event, Commanders will receive 1 Event Point for every 1 FP consumed. Reach the specified point milestones to claim the corresponding rewards. There are 7 reward milestones in total, and rewards can be claimed for up to 6 rounds. Points earned during the event will be added to both the Single-Server and Cross-Server leaderboards. After the event ends, ranking rewards will be distributed based on the total Event Points accumulated during the event. October 15, 2026, 08:00 ~ November 13, 2026, 12:00 During the event, Commanders will receive 1 point for each Blackguard summon. Accumulate points to claim abundant milestone rewards. October 22, 2026, 08:00 ~ October 28, 2026, 12:00 During the event, Commanders can claim abundant cumulative rewards upon reaching the specified Academy Cup point milestones. The event will feature a separate leaderboard, with Blacktide Medals and avatar-related rewards available as ranking rewards. October 15, 2026, 08:00 ~ October 21, 2026, 12:00 Bug Fixes and Other Optimizations • Reduced the required number of completions for certain Beat the Developers-related achievements. • Added a Fate Starwheel shortcut to the rerun summon pool interface. • Stages in Everwinter Land can now be swept after reaching Blacktide Level 300. • Added filtering and batch dismantling functions to the Workshop dismantling interface, allowing filtered Dark Stones or equipment to be dismantled in batches. • Damage dealt by puppets will now be included in the damage statistics of their summoners. • Characters capable of removing Invincibility can now correctly cast their skills on invincible units. • Fixed an issue that caused equipment to be displayed incorrectly in the Otherrealm Safe. • Fixed an issue that caused abnormal battles for certain players in Full-Time Soldier Training. • Fixed an issue with the counter for the Archaic Treasure “Heart of Emerald.” Future Update Plans • Hidden stages and Archaic elemental sets for the third Otherrealm branch. • Home character interaction mode—“Phantom Mirror.” • Phantom Beast aptitude enhancement system.





