4.9.0|Aug 26, 2026
View on Steam↗Update 4.9.0
4/5 Significant
Snowsoul Weapons introduce a new Item Level 85 tier alongside the new Party Champion enemy grade and massive gameplay improvements to Nix zones and Field Events.
Key Changes
- 1New Snowsoul Weapons tier added (Item Level 85)
- 2New Party Champion enemy grade introduced between Elite and Boss
- 3Major Orb nerf: Monster Damage Amplification reduced from 100% to 60%
- 4Nix Content Overhaul: Reduced interaction times and simplified Field Event requirements
- 5Crafting System Update: Manual material selection and Potential Ability transfer choice
- 6Tumgir Vault QoL: Reduced chest interaction time by 30% and Skill Core acquisition by 50%
- 7Dagger Nerf: Vampiric Strike damage amplification reduced to 100%
- 8Spear Nerf: Patient Block counterattacks now capped at 5
- 9Field Event participant limits reduced from 6 to 3 for most instanced events
- 1035-day login event added featuring Heroic and Archboss Weapon Selection Chests
All Changes
⚔️Equipment & Crafting(6)
- newSnowsoul Weapons: Added Snowsoul Weapons, a new equipment tier reaching Item Level 85 that upgrades from Ascended Talandre Archboss Weapons
- newCrafting Materials: Added Thunderstruck Snow Flower and Thunderstruck Giant Tree Branch materials obtainable from Ascended Deluzhnoa and Ascended Giant Cordy
- changeCrafting Materials: Thunderstruck materials can now be exchanged at a 2:1 ratio (e.g., 2 Snow Flowers for 1 Tree Branch)
- changeSnowsoul Weapons: Crafting Snowsoul Weapons using Skill Cores will no longer apply a Potential Ability
- newCrafting System: Players can now manually choose whether to transfer a material equipment's Potential Ability during higher-tier crafting
- changeCrafting System: The equipment selection window is now always displayed when using gear as crafting material to prevent accidental consumption
🌍World & Exploration(8)
- newParty Champions: Added Party Champions, a new monster grade between Elite and Boss that utilizes boss-related stats
- changeRemnants of Nix: Remnants of Nix now randomly selects 2 of 3 High-Risk Zones and 3 of 4 Danger Zones at the start of each session
- changeRemnants of Nix: Escape Ports in Remnants of Nix now activate in timed stages (5, 12, 19, and 26 minutes)
- newRemnants of Nix: Added Emergency Escape Devices at fixed Escape Port locations near major landmarks
- changeMasarax: Boss Masarax now has a 30% chance to spawn at a fixed location 15 minutes into a session with increased rewards
- buffTumgir Vault: Reduced chest interaction time by 30% and Skill Core acquisition time by 50% in Tumgir Vault
- buffTumgir Vault: Reduced elevator sequence time by 40% in Tumgir Vault
- newNix: Added Launch Circles near Star Beacons and improved destination guidance for Field Events
⚖️Combat & Balance(10)
- buffGreatsword: Precision Dash Specialization 5: Reuse window extended from 3s to 5s
- buffGreatsword: Indomitable Armor Enchant: Reworked to grant +5% activation chance, +10% Defenses, and +1 max stack
- nerfDaggers: Inject Venom Enchant: Changed to 150% final attack damage increase, replacing 200% chain amplification
- nerfDaggers: Vampiric Strike Enchant: Damage amplification reduced from 150% to 100%
- nerfSpear: Patient Block: Counterattacks against targets in range are now capped at 5 (previously unlimited)
- nerfSpear: Rising Slash Enchant: Burst Damage amplification reduced from 40% to 30%
- nerfOrb: Starlight Rush: Monster Damage Amplification at Heroic Lv. 5 reduced from 100% to 60%
- nerfOrb: Summon Constellation Milky Way: Monster Damage Amplification at Heroic Lv. 5 reduced from 60% to 35%
- nerfBulwark of Invulnerability: Bulwark of Invulnerability: Chain Hook additional enemies reduced from 3 to 1
- buffStone Grave Cutting Daggers: Stone Grave Cutting Daggers: Thunder Call damage increased from 400% to 700% and removes 5 stacks instead of 3
🏁Field Events(6)
- changeField Events: Reduced maximum participants from 6 to 3 for Hall of Repentance, Frozen Moment, Scarlet Dream, and The Primal Trial
- buffRitual of Frost: Ritual of Frost: Reduced required Frost Curses per magic circle from 29 to 9
- buffTumgir Hollow: Purify the Corruption: Reduced Water Energy requirement from 15 to 10 and geyser reactivation time by 60%
- buffThe Primal Trial: The Primal Trial: Player skills can now be used during the event
- removeField Events: Removed the Oath of Nails and Sparks Field Event from Nix
- removeEntropic Tundra: Removed the Cooking and Repair Favors for Pirates events
🐛Bug Fixes(4)
- fixSkills: Fixed an issue where Purifying Star and Purifying Touch could not remove Fear from Winter Storm Wand
- fixTumgir Vault: Fixed an issue where players could fall below the elevator in Tumgir Vault
- fixRamux: Fixed an issue where Ramux could occasionally not be selected as an attack target
- fixMirror Boutique: Fixed an issue where unlocking Ascended Leviathan's Bow Illusion incorrectly granted Velentra’s Arc of Obsession
Summary
New Equipment & Enemies
Update 4.9.0 introduces Snowsoul Weapons, a new tier of equipment reaching Item Level 85, crafted using materials from Ascended Talandre Archbosses. A new enemy classification, Party Champions, has been added between Elite and Boss grades to bridge the difficulty gap in group content.
Nix Content Overhaul
Significant improvements have been made to Remnants of Nix and Tumgir Vault. Players will find reduced interaction times for chests (-30%) and Skill Cores (-50%), alongside simplified mechanics for nearly every Field Event in the Nix region. Combat difficulty has been lowered across multiple floors of Tumgir Vault by removing various Crowd Control effects from enemies.
Combat & Systems
Weapon balance sees major adjustments, particularly for the Orb (reduced monster damage amplification) and Daggers (nerfed Vampiric Strike). The crafting system now allows players to manually select materials and choose whether to transfer Potential Abilities when upgrading gear.