◆ New Class

■ Assassin

Raised in a secluded village, Assassin's life changed forever after an unexpected incident caused his future self to merge with his consciousness.

Normally reserved and timid, he transforms into a relentless fighter on the battlefield. Unable to fully control the power sleeping within him, he sets out on a journey to uncover the truth behind his fate.

- Assassin Specialization

- Lv.15: Available from the Remote Quest tab or Shadow Meow in Calderock Village.

- Lv.44: Available from the Remote Quest tab or Shadow Meow in Lotus Marsh.

※ Assassin will be available after the scheduled maintenance on August 5.

Equipment, heraldry, expertise (available after activating expert skills), costumes, achievements, titles, and exchange shops related to Assassin have been added.

◆ New Contents

■ Abyssal Mire (S2)

Added new dungeons: Abyssal Mire: Abandoned Village and Abyssal Mire: Mutant Habitat.

Improved dungeon: Abyssal Mire: Ghost Town.

Entry is available through the Saint Haven’s “Garden of Time and Space”.

In S2, the maximum Dragon Key floor has been increased to 15.

※ The event missions for the Mount and Animated Title rewards still require only a time-limited clear of Floor 12.

Abyssal Blessing Runes can be obtained by clearing Abyssal Mire.

※ The Item Exchange and Claim Rewards menus at Watcher Olivia will remain available until the start of S2.

※ Abyssal Tokens will be reset at the start of S2. Please exchange them before the reset.

※ In S2, all Skill Plates currently equipped or stored in your Inventory or Storage will be removed.

[Abyssal Token & Abyss Essence]

- As in S1, Abyssal Tokens can be exchanged for various items at the Abyssal Mire Shop.

- Clear Abyssal Mire to obtain Abyss Essence, which can be used to enhance Abyssal Blessing Runes.

  ※ The weekly acquisition limit for Abyss Essence increases each week.

  - Week 1: 1,000

  - Week 2: 2,000

  - Week 3: 3,000

  - Week 4 and beyond: 50,000

[Ranking & Exchange Shop]

- Title: True Abyssal Dragon and Party Background will be awarded as GOAT Ranking rewards.

- The Item Exchange at Watcher Olivia has been updated for S2.

  - Added: Abyssal Dark Dragon, New Costume, EX Skill Book, Suffix Material, Job Change Scroll, Jewel, Crystal of Power, and more.

■ Cerberus Nest (New Heights)

The demonic beast Cerberus has broken its seal and returned from hell once more.

Entry is available through the Saint Haven’s “Garden of Time and Space (Lv.60)”.

- Entry Level: Lv.60

- Party Size: 1-4 players

- Clear Limits: Once per week

- Entry Items: None

[Featured Rewards]

- Returning Cerberus Champion Coupon, Feisty Cerberus Medallion

※ Coupon and Medallion items can be exchanged at Trainer Lindsay.

[Preview]

◆ Balance Changes

■ Class Balance

- Skill balance adjustments for various classes.

■ Skill Rune Balance

Skill Runes - Ecstatic Dance Lv.2

- Adjusted the effect stacking rule. Effects no longer stack or overwrite existing effects, even if the new effect has a higher value.

◆ New System

■ Abyssal Blessing Rune

Added the new Abyssal Blessing Rune and adjusted some Skill Rune effects.

- Can be obtained from Abyssal Mire with a certain drop rate.

- May include an additional Vampire effect (0.2%–0.8%).

- Available in two types: Amplification and Variant.

- Effects apply only in Abyssal Mire, Dragon Fellowship, and the Battle Training Ground.

- Retains the original Rune Effect and Resonance Effect while adding Set Bonuses and Enhancement Effects.

※ Abyssal Blessing Runes will be removed at the end of the season.

(1) Set Bonus

Blessing Runes are divided into four set types.

- Set Bonuses are activated by equipping 2-piece or 4-piece sets.

- Amplification and Variant Runes can be mixed to complete a set.

(2) Enhancement

Blessing Runes can be enhanced at Blacksmith → Item Enhancement.

- Maximum enhancement level: +10 (100% success rate).

 ※ Each enhancement consumes Abyss Essence.

- Higher enhancement levels grant additional stats:

  - Attk Power %

  - Magic Attk %

  - Final Physical DMG Bonus %

  - Final Magical DMG Bonus %

- Dismantling a Blessing Rune resets its enhancement level while preserving its bonus effect.

- All Abyss Essence spent on enhancement will be refunded.

- Enhancement levels cannot be transferred.

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■ Engraving

Engraving Scrolls can be equipped to the corresponding costume slot.

※ The Engraving System unlocks upon reaching Level 40.

- Right-click an Engraving Scroll to equip it to the corresponding slot.

※ Engraved attributes remain active even if you change your Costume, Accessories, or W/T/D equipment.

※ For 2-piece or 4-piece Costume Sets, Engraving effects are applied normally even if the corresponding costume part is not displayed in the Engraving slot.

[Engraving Crafting]

(1) Material Acquisition

Engraving Materials can be obtained from Intruding Monster drops or by completing selected Group Bounty Board Missions.

Added the following Engraving Materials:

- Engraving Potion

- Empty Weapon Scroll

- Empty Armor Scroll

- Empty Accessory Scroll

- Empty W/T/D Scroll

※ Engraving Materials obtained from Intruding Monsters are unbound and can be traded.

※ Engraving Materials obtained from the Group Bounty Board, Engraving Shop, or Precious Shop are bound.

(2) Engraving Scroll Crafting

Merchant Cherry offers Engraving Crafting and Engraving Point Exchange.

- Crafting grants one of the following grades:

- Upon crafting, there is a 15% chance to obtain an additional attribute

- Possible additional attributes include STR, AGI, INT, VIT, Physical Attack, Magic Attack, and Immobilize.

※ Using a Dragon Scripture guarantees an additional attribute.

- Bound materials are consumed first by default.

- If bound materials are insufficient, you can enable the option to automatically use unbound materials.

[Disassembly & Recycling]

Unneeded Engraving Scrolls can be disassembled at the Item Disassembler to obtain Engraving Points.

Alternatively, they can be sealed and listed on the Trading House.

※ Crafted Engraving Scrolls can be resealed up to 3 times.

Engraving Points can be exchanged at Merchant Cherry's Engraving Shop for Empty Weapon, Armor, Accessory, and W/T/D Scrolls, as well as Engraving Potions.

■ Shop Changes (8/5 13:45 added.)

- Engraving Material Potions and Empty Scrolls can be purchased with Gold from NPC Merchant Pero’s Precious Shop.

■ Untradable Gold

To reduce the impact of farming accounts on the in-game economy, the Bound Gold system has been added.

[Acquisition]

- Quest, Achievement, and Beginner Adventurer rewards now grant Bound Gold.

- Gold from lower-level dungeons is granted as Bound Gold based on the server level cap.

※ Normal Dungeons: 10 levels below, Nests: 20 levels below, Dragon Nests: 30 levels below the server level cap.

- Gold from item sales, EXP conversion, and existing Gold remains Tradeable Gold.

[Usage]

- Bound Gold is consumed first for Character Progression systems, Bound Farm Items, the General Store, Nest Ticket Shop, and Skill Plate Shop.

- If Bound Gold is insufficient, Tradeable Gold can be used instead.

- System fees, NPC Shops, non-bound Farm Items, and the Blacksmith Shop require Tradeable Gold.

[Other]

- Equipment enhanced or items crafted with Bound Gold remain tradeable after being sealed.

◆ Convenience Improvements

■ System

- Increased the maximum Mastery level from 20 to 25.

- Added an option to automatically recycle Three-Piece Costume Sets in the Gachapon Scrapping Settings.

- Legend Items can only be recycled if duplicate copies are owned.

- Selecting "Legend Items" automatically enables "Duplicate Costumes Only," while disabling "Duplicate Costumes Only" also disables "Legend Items."

- Improved the visibility of the currently equipped indicator in the Personalization menu.

- Added an in-game Voice Chat feature. Party Voice Chat can be enabled or disabled through the Voice Settings after creating a party.

- EX Skill Books sold by NPC Watcher Olivia for S2 can now be purchased with Gold.

- Improved the Path of Promotion system, including updated missions and additional rewards.

- Added a Lv.70 shop to the Goddess's Teardrop Store.

- Reduced the selling price of Magic Grade Codes, certain Collectibles (Affinity Items), Suffix Materials, and other items obtained from dungeons up to Lv.40.

◆ Issue Fixes

■ Skill

- Fixed an issue where Ecstatic Dance Lv.2 could fail to trigger under certain conditions.

- Fixed an issue where the poison debuff could not be removed by recovery skills.