Masters of the Book, As the once gentle breeze begins to feel colder, we hope you stay healthy during this change of the seasons and enjoy the rich autumn vibes with ASTRA: Knights of Veda. In this upcoming update on 10/30, the Judge Shadow Howl will make his appearance. Born from the Tree of Death an incomplete vessel called the “Half-King,” Edwards desire to become a true king clashes with the doubts cast upon him. As he is consumed by the power of the Book of Life however, he loses his own will and becomes Shadow Howl. Now begins the story of the rightful king of Boden. This update also introduces a new region that continues the main story, alongside a new Hero’s Mission featuring Shadow Howl himself. The Hall of Fame will also be introduced alongside some adjustments to some of our existing Knights and changes to the Reward Decrees. Finally, to celebrate the impending spooky season, we’ll also be releasing a Knights Robe for Bianca. Want more details regarding all these? More information is available below: ■ Knight of Veda * The true king arrives! Shadow Howl is the featured 5★ Knight of Veda. “My power must be absolute.” He was a prince who dreamed of becoming the perfect king but crumbled under the weight of his own imperfections. He tried to prove his worth through "absolute power," but destiny had other plans, drawing him deeper into its web. Should he ever break free from these shackles, he will return as the true king of Boden. - Shadow Howl is a Blood and Water-type Melee DPS who wields a Longsword. He weakens enemies' combat ability with the “Overpowering” effect on every attack and deals additional DMG proportional to ATK with “Descent of the Book.” - His Normal Skill “Soul Liberation” strikes all enemies in a straight line. Upon a hit, the “Soul Devouring” effect activates, boosting his ATK and CRIT DMG at the same time. - With his Signature Skill “The Absolute One's Uncertain Future”, he can leap forward and slam his sword into the ground, striking enemies and manifesting “The Absolute One's Aura,” which greatly increases DMG dealt upon skill cast. Hitting an enemy activates the “Liberated Soul” effect, which removes all enemy buffs. - Shadow Howl alongside his Signature Weapon “Crimson Howl” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While his Signature “Destiny-defying Halo” and Signature “El Cid of Unstable Crown” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. * Bianca, who only feels truly alive when in danger, chaos, and instability, returns in this Call of the Stars. - Bianca is a Dark-type Melee DPS who uses a Large Club. Each hit of her massive hammer applies “Dopamine Index” to herself, gaining increased ATK and ATK SPD. - “Bianca” alongside her Signature Weapon “Once Sacred” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature Halo “Dark Natured Halo” and her Signature El Cid “El Cid of Game” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. * Elegance and Power collide in this new Knights’ Robe for Bianca! - A new horrifying Knight’s Robe, “Condottieri of the Night” for Bianca will now be available. - As with the previous Knight’s Robe, while “Condottieri of the Night” is equipped, Bianca's appearance will change, and her skill effects will be changed too to match the new look. - A Name Card and Profile Icon will come with your purchase of the Knights Robe. - As a special Halloween bonus this October, purchasing the outfit also grants you the Mark of Sanctity “Wicked Tricks Mark” and the Pristine Wings “Wings of Amusement Mark”. ■ A new Adventure Zone, “The Ruins of Forgotten Creation” resurface! - North of Trondheim lies the new Adventure Zone called “The Ruins of Forgotten Creation” which lies in the region of Noatun. - In this lush, overgrown region where ancient ruins lie dormant and sealed, hidden truths will begin to surface one by one. - Once you’ve cleared Chapter 10, “Trondheim, The Land of Dormant Beasts”, you’ll be able to immediately enter Chapter 11. * A brand-new journey on the uncharted land of Noatun. - The story continues in this new Adventure Zone, alongside the introduction of new Quests, Achievements and Missions. * Twelve (12) new Adventure Stages will be available in this Zone. - The new Adventure Zone will consist of the usual eleven (11) Standard Stages and one (1) Boss Stage. - As your adventures on Planis continue, the dangers and challenges ahead increase. But with the increased difficulty comes opportunities for better rewards, including the new Relic Set “Fate-slashing Judge!” Adventure Stage Boss Possible Rewards 12. Sanctuary of Silence Shadow Howl “Fate-slashing Judge” Relic Set Crystal of Sealed Blood (Ascension Material for Blood Attribute Knight of Veda) ■ With the new Adventure Zone, comes a new Nightmare Stage, “Roar's Nightmare Sanctuary.” - Clearing all twelve Adventure Stages of the new Adventure Zone alongside clearing the Veda’s Nightmare “Nightmare Lift of Fall” will unlock the new “Roar’s Nightmare Sanctuary” stage. - Defeating Shadow Howl in this Veda’s Nightmare stage will reward you with weapon ascension materials alongside a chance to obtain the new Relic Sets, “Free Spirit Madness” and “Fate-slashing Judge.” - The Nightmare of the Abyss version of this stage will drop Goddess Armor for Tanks. Veda’s Nightmare Boss Possible Rewards Roar's Nightmare Sanctuary Shadow Howl “Free Spirit Madness” Relic Set “Fate-slashing Judge” Relic Set Carnelian Root Pedestal (Ascension Material for Staff) Potion of Fury (Skill Enhancement Material for Tanks) Nightmare of the Abyss : Strong-Willed Prince Armor (Goddess’ Armor for Tanks) ■ Two (2) new Relic Sets make their debut~ - The “Free Spirit Madness” Relic Set is focused on increasing Darkness-attribute DMG, ATK and CRIT DMG for Melee attacks. - The “Fate-slashing Judge” Relic Set focuses on increasing Blood-attribute DMG and Blood-attribute DMG from Normal and Signature Skills. Relic Set Rarity 2-set Effect 4-set Effect Free Spirit Madness ★3 ~ ★5 Darkness DMG Bonus 9% Upon a melee attack, increases ATK by 4% and CRIT DMG by 3.5% for 3s (Max 10 stacks) Additionally, deals AoE DMG equal to 200% of ATK (Cooldown: 0.3s) ★6 Darkness DMG Bonus 9.9% Upon a melee attack, increases ATK by 5% and CRIT DMG by 4% for 3s (max 10 stacks) Additionally, deals AoE DMG equal to 240% of ATK (Cooldown: 0.3s) Fate Slashing Judge ★3 ~ ★5 Blood DMG Bonus 9% Upon Normal Skill cast, increases your Blood ATK by 35% for 5s. Upon Signature Skill cast, increases your Blood DMG by 30% for 10s. ★6 Blood DMG Bonus 9.9% Upon Normal Skill cast, increases your Blood ATK by 50% for 5s. Upon Signature Skill cast, increases your Blood DMG by 40% for 10s. ■ Hero’s Mission for Shadow Howl - A new Hero’s Mission focusing on Shadow Howl will be available with this update! - Following the mission instructions, you’ll be heading to Trondheim to discover a new locale. - In this Hero’s Mission, Death Crown is summoned to a strangely familiar place where you encounter Shadow Howl, who demands something of him… - Please note that this Hero’s Mission can only be completed once. ■ The “Hall of Fame” will be added, allowing you to compare and review the strength of your owned Knights of Veda. - The new Hall of Fame can be accessed with a button located on the Belle Menu. - The Hall of Fame displays the rankings for both Total Combat Power and Guild Combat Power for all Masters of the Book who have logged in after the 10/30 Update. It also has a section to access all the other leaderboards currently in-game. - Total Combat Power is determined by the combined Combat Power of your top 10 Knights of Veda. while the Guild Combat Power is based on the total combined Combat Power of all of a Guild’s members. - Rankings are shown up to the Top 100 while your Personal Combat Power and your current Guild’s Combat Power will be displayed at the bottom. - By selecting categories on the left, you can check the top rankings for each content type. - Rankings for both the current season and previous season are available, with up to the top 100 displayed per content. ■ What’s your power? Your Combat Power? - Combat Power is calculated based on the stats of your Knights of Veda and the enhancement levels of their equipment. - Your Total Combat Power will be displayed in the Player Info section of the Belle menu. - Your Support Knight of Veda’s Combat Power will also be displayed in the Profile section of the Belle menu. - Other Masters of the Book can also see the Combat Power of each of the Support Knights on their list. * Is it over 9000? Check each of your Knights Combat Power on the Book menu. - You can view the individual Combat Power of all of your Knights of Veda on the Book menu, as well as the total Combat Power of your current party. The Combat Power can also be checked on each Knights Detailed Info screen. * You can also see your enemy’s total Combat Power on some content’s Party Formation screens. - In content where parties can be formed such as in Nightmare of the Abyss or Shadow Waters, you will be able to view the Combat Power of your configured party to assess its strength. - In PvP content like in Battlefield of the War Gods, you can preview the opponent’s Combat Power in advance, allowing to make more informed decisions on how to progress. ■ More Rewards for your Reward Decree! - We’ve added the following benefits to Neejarem Reward Decree: - Maximum Shoe Charge increased by 20. - We’ve added the following benefits to your Blessing of Neejarem: - Maximum Shoe Charge increased by 60. - Shoe Charge Time will be reduced by 72 seconds. - 20% Gold Gain Bonus in Adventure Stages / Nightmare (Abyss) - Memories of the Stars exchange limits doubled. - No changes to the items previously granted upon purchase will be made and all the new benefits will remain active until the Reward Decree expires. - A “Master of the Book Benefits” icon will be added next to the name of the Reward Decree at the top for you to be able to check your current benefits. ※ Please note that the benefits from Neejarem Reward Decree and Blessing of Neejarem DO NOT stack. ※ The Master of the Book benefits will only apply starting from Reward Order Season 18. (Updated on 10/30 08:37 AM UTC / 01:37 AM PDT) Reward Decree Master of the Book Benefits Neejarem Reward Decree Maximum Shoe Charge increased by 20. Blessing of Neejarem - Maximum Shoe Charge increased by 60. - Shoe Charge Time will be reduced by 72 seconds. - 20% Gold Gain Bonus in Adventure Stages / Nightmare (Abyss) - Memories of the Stars exchange limits doubled. ■ Balance * Another batch of Knights of Veda will be up for adjustments. - In this update, the Knights of Veda Rhynara and Bianca will be adjusted. - Going forward, we plan to make these Knight of Veda adjustments more regularly through our monthly updates. Knights of Veda Category Adjustments Rhynara Normal Skill - “Reign of the Blizzard” DMG increased by 100% AoE DMG increased by 50% Signature Skill - “Eternal Winter” DMG increased by 50% Mythic Skill CRIT CHANCE can now be increased by up to a maximum of 16.56% when she is on Fate Level 7. Bianca Passive Skill The DMG dealt by “Hey you, come here!” will be increased by 50%. Normal ATK Normal ATK DMG will be increased by 50%. ■ Content & System Improvements * The Machine Age looms? Bots will be added to assist with matchmaking on certain content. - In Adventure Stages, Veda’s Nightmare and Nightmare of the Abyss, bots can now be assigned as Co-Op partners when matchmaking takes too long. - The system will then fill up the Co-Op slots, which means your party will now consist of one (1) Master of the Book and two (2) Bot companions. Rewards will be given out as with normal full three-player parties. - The Battle will end if the Master of the Book’s team is wiped out, even if both of the AI teams are still active. Make sure to stay alive! * Guild Siege party formation will be improved. - You will now be able to swap Party 1 and Party 2 with each other on the party formation screen. - If a Knight already assigned to another party is selected, an error message will notify you of the situation and will automatically move the Knight to the current party if agreed to. - You’ll also now be able to remove all assigned Knights of Veda at once. ■ Events and Seasonal Content * Why have just one Rift when you can have two? Both Rift events will be active this update cycle! - Battle various bosses entering this world through the various rifts in the “Distorted Rift” and “Shattered Dimensional Rift” events! - Distorted Rift will run from after the 10/30 Maintenance until 11/13 03:00 AM UTC / 11/12 08:00 PM PDT - Meanwhile, the Shattered Dimensional Rift will run from 11/13 06:00 AM UTC / 11/12 11:00 PM PDT until before the 11/27 Maintenance. - During their respective event periods, complete missions and earn rich rewards from the “Rift Pass” and “Dimensional Pass” which can be accessed via the buttons located at the bottom of the main event screen or through the Guidance of the Goddess screen. Purchase the Goddess’s Reward Decree and earn the “Unsullied Remnants of Accessories”, allowing you to select a Mythic Accessory with the highest possible stat for your desired Main stat. * The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will reward you for helping Harold with research materials. - Collect the materials Harold requires to write his research log from the Adventure Zone stages and submit them to him in Todburg to receive rewards. - The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will be unlocked progressively, with one log entry opening each day, and you can check your progress in the Research Log. - The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will run from 11/13 06:00 AM UTC / 11/12 11:00 PM PDT until before the 11/27 Maintenance. * A new “The Fruits of Adventure” Daily Attendance event is upon us! - Receive various rewards depending on the number of days you logged in. - “The Fruits of Adventure” event will run from 11/01 06:00 AM UTC / 10/31 11:00 PM PDT to 12/01 06:00 AM UTC / 11/30 11:00 PM PDT. * The "Blessing in Adventure" event is back to shower everyone with more rewards! - During the event period, you can earn double the rewards from Adventure Dungeons up to the daily limit. - The double rewards event for Adventure Dungeons will run from after the 10/30 Maintenance until 11/13 03:00 AM UTC / 11/12 08:00 PM PDT. * The Calydon’s Blessing event will be there to sate your hunger for Gold! - During the event period, your Calydon’s Hideout rewards will be doubled! - The Calydon Blessing event will be held from after the 10/30 Maintenance until 11/13 03:00 AM UTC / 11/12 08:00 PM PDT. * Veda’s Nightmare deepens as the rewards for braving its halls increase, the “Blessing in Nightmare” event returns! - During the "Blessing in the Nightmare" event, you can earn double rewards from “Veda's Nightmare” and on “Nightmare of the Abyss” up to the daily limit. - The "Blessing in the Nightmare" event will run from 11/13 06:00 AM UTC / 11/12 11:00 PM PDT until before the 11/27 Maintenance. * A new Reward Decree season will start. - The new Reward Decree season will begin on 11/01 06:00 AM UTC / 10/31 11:00 PM PDT, and will run until 11/30 06:00 AM UTC / 11/29 11:00 PM PDT - When you purchase Neejarem’s Reward Decree you will be able to obtain up to Ruby x2,280, Crystal of Fate x30, Solvent of Prayer x2, and the new Masters of the Book Benefits! * A new season of Arena will begin. - During this Arena Season, you can earn rewards such as Emotes and Insignia based on your progress. - This Arena Season will end before the regular maintenance on 11/27. * Battlefield of the War Gods gets a much-needed refresh! - Battlefield of the War Gods rankings will be reset, and season-highest ranking rewards can once again be obtained! - This season will end before the regular maintenance on 11/27. * A new season of Portrait of Thierry will be starting. - After the maintenance, the attributes of the monsters on each floor of Portrait of Thierry will be changed. - The new Portrait of Thierry season will end before the regular maintenance on 11/27. * A new season of Nightmare of the Abyss will be starting. - With the new season, a new set of Abyss Trials will be applied to each stage. - The new Nightmare of the Abyss season will end before the regular maintenance on 11/27. * A new season of “Beast Battlefront” arrives. - A new featured boss will arrive in this refresh of Beast Battlefront! - "Beast Battlefront" content will be held twice during the season. The schedule is as follows: - 1st Round: 10/30 06:00 AM UTC / 10/29 11:00 PM PDT ~ 11/11 06:00 AM UTC / 11/10 11:00 PM PDT - Settlement until 11/13 06:00 AM UTC / 11/12 11:00 PM PDT - 2nd Round: 11/13 06:00 AM UTC / 11/12 11:00 PM PDT to 11/25 06:00 AM UTC / 11/24 11:00 PM PDT - Settlement will be until before the 11/27 maintenance. ■ Store * A new set of store packages have arrived to help you on your journey! - The “Halloween Budget Pack” offers the best bang-for-your-buck when you’re on the hunt for more Crystals of Destiny! - Need more? Get 500 (yes) Crystals of Destiny plus essential Relic enhancement materials with the “Halloween Relic’s Destiny Pack.” - If you want those Crystals of Destiny AND Crystals of Fate, the “Halloween Destiny & Fate Pack” has you covered! - These packages will be available until 11/13 03:00 AM UTC / 11/12 08:00 PM PDT. * In celebration of Shadow Howl’s release, we’ve prepared a couple of packages to help you set him up! - A Halo, El Cid package that will help you in getting the relevant equipment. - A Growth Package with items to help you level him up plus some Crystals of Destiny will also be available. - A special package with the needed enhancement materials for Shadow Howl will also be available! ■ Bug Fixes - An issue where selecting the “Blessing in Adventure” button will transfer you to the incorrect Adventure Guide tab will be fixed. - An issue where the notification icon remained on the Contents Overview even after clearing Sealed Prison will be fixed. - An issue where display errors sometimes occur when checking the gems from the Legendary Gem Summon Box result screen will be fixed. We will continue to listen to your feedback to ensure an even more enjoyable adventure in ASTRA: Knights of Veda. Thank you.

Masters of the Book, As the relentless summer heat begins to subside, the autumn breeze brings with it a new update coming in 09/25. In this update is the release of the Overseer of Elation, Diana, who in her childhood chose to become a monster in order to survive violence and fear. Now she stands at the top of the food chain, defining herself only through domination and destruction. This update also adds a new difficulty to Portrait of Thierry - Glorious Era, alongside a couple more balance changes, with specific spotlight on Sarka and Rebecca. We’ve also made changes to make your experience smoother! A reorganized Adventure Guide, smoother animations alongside new filters for sorting. Of course we couldn’t forget the usual slew of events and rewards! As the autumn winds begin to blow, so too does the strong gale of rewards we’ve prepared just for you, our Masters of the Book! Want more details regarding all these? More information is available below: ■ Knight of Veda * For the featured 5★ Knight of Veda, your suffering is her joy. “Armies, I'm here!” To survive, she had to become a monster. To grow stronger, she had to trample others. Ruins remained wherever she stood, and screams echoed with each footstep. After proving herself through domination and destruction, she set out to hunt her newest prey: the world - Diana is a Fire-type Melee DPS who wields a Greatsword. - Her Normal Skill “Hymn of Agony” attacks with a sweeping slash and a downward strike. With each cast, she loses HP but gains “Sadism”, which provides ATK Boost and Fire DMG Boost. - Her Signature Skill “Strike of Elation” allows her to leap above her enemies' heads and deliver a powerful downward strike. She can consume her “Sadism” to restore HP, gaining “Exhilaration,” which grants “Normal Skill DMG Boost” and "Intimidation," which grants “Increased Durability.” (Updated on 09/22 06:30 AM UTC / 09/21 11:30 PM PDT) - Diana alongside her Signature Weapon “Song of Ashes” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature “Reigning Halo” and her Signature “El Cid of Cruel Warmth” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. * The Flower of Oblivion returns as a featured 5★ Knight. - She has forgotten everything in the constant experiments inflicted upon her, but Bluebell persists, and this time there will be no more suffering. - Bluebell is a Blood-type Melee Support who uses a Greatsword that inflicts [Increased Blood DMG] on enemies she hits, with a random chance to inflict the [Bleed] status effect. - “Bluebell” alongside her Signature Weapon “Blood Flower Sword” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature Halo “Dreadful Halo” and her Signature El Cid “El Cid of Lost Name” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. ■ A new difficulty for Portrait of Thierry - Glorious Age! * The new difficulty “Imperishable Age” will be added in this update. - In “Imperishable Age,” enemies will have higher HP and deal more DMG than the previous stage. - The difficulty consists of 2 floors, with a boss clear granting you 12,000 progress points. - The “Unfinished Chronicles” Insignia will be given to you as reward upon first clear. * Imperishable Age will have its own rank leaderboards! - When clearing Imperishable Age, your progress, that is clear time, will be tracked and put on a leaderboard. - You can view the Knight composition the Players ranked in the leaderboard used. - No separate rewards are provided for this leaderboard. * New Graces alongside some adjusted ones will be added to Portrait of Thierry and the Portrait of Thierry: Glorious Age. - The Lena Elrod Grace for Portrait of Thierry will be adjusted. - Four (4) Brilliant Graces and 1 Power of the Fallen Book will be added as exclusives to Glorious Age. Category Name Adjustment / Effect Grace Lena Elrod A portion of your Wounds will be healed upon hitting an enemy. Glorious Age Exclusive - Complete Grace Borte Crown: Complete DMG dealt by Allies will be greatly increased. Rhynara: Complete The DMG will be greatly increased when Allies with the recommended attribute attack an enemy they are effective against. Boden Caryen: Complete Melee DMG dealt by Allies will be greatly increased. Thanatos: Complete Ranged DMG dealt by Allies will be greatly increased. Glorious Age Exclusive - Power of the Fallen Book The Book of Blood and Death HP recovery effects will be reduced. ■ A reorganized Adventure Guide arrives with this update! - A new section will be added to the Adventure Guide that allows players to view multiple types of content at a glance. Daily, weekly, and seasonal content will be categorized and displayed on the screen. - You can immediately check a brief progress status of each content, and jump directly to it. - For content that supports Sweep, the sweep function can be used immediately. - The Footsteps of the Past tab, which previously displayed only select content, will be removed. Content such as Adventure, The Beast’s Nest, and Veda’s Nightmare can now be found under the second tab titled "Dungeon". ■ Combat Visual Effects Options added! * Skill effects and Knight outlines can now be adjusted to increase visibility and info clarity during combat. - These visual effect settings can be adjusted on Settings > Combat. - In this menu, among other things, you can now hide the skill effects for other players who joined your session during Normal Combat. There is also an option to display only the effects from the currently controlled Knight during Squad Combat. - Through the outline adjustment feature for Knights, you can select which outlines to display during Normal Combat, or select to display only the outline of the controlled Knight during Squad Combat. - These options only apply to content where an option to manually control the Knights exists. ■ Balance * Another set of Knights of Veda will be up for adjustments. - In this update, the Knights of Veda Sarka, and Rebecca will be adjusted. - Going forward, we plan to make these Knight of Veda adjustments more regularly through our monthly updates. Knights of Veda Category Adjustments Sarka Passive Upon enemy hit, Lighting DMG will be increased by 10% for 3s (Max Stacks : 10) Normal ATK DMG increases by 67% when using Lighting of Truth. Normal Skill DMG of Thunder Strike will be increased by 50%. Lightning DMG applied by Thunderstorm Bolts and Thunderstorm Arrow will now be set at 120%. Signature Skill DMG of Thunderbolt Strike will be increased by 50%. Rebecca Passive Upon being hit by an enemy, DEF will increase by 30% and Tenacity by 20% for 10s. (Max Stacks : 5) Signature Skill The “Flame of the Sacred Fire” will now apply these additional effects: - 70% reduction in Additional DMG received - 50% reduction in Damage Over Time (DoT) received. - 50% increase in DEF. * Balance adjustments for Shadow Waters and Ancient Giant incoming! - The HP and Resistance of the boss monsters featured in Shadow Waters and Ancient Giant will be increased. - You’ve all become too powerful for these supposedly fearsome monsters! That’s why we’re giving them a bit of a leg (or tentacle) up with some adjustments to their stats. We know this will be kinda controversial so rest assured that we’ll be on a special lookout for everyone’s feedback on this change to see if any more adjustments are needed! ■ Improvements * Craft better food! Be the Gourmet you always were and strengthen your Knights before they march into battle! - Food that used to be only obtainable via chance can now be crafted directly! - Higher-tier dishes can be cooked using the lower-tier versions of these dishes plus some gold. eg.) 6 Grilled Meat plus 100 Gold will be needed to craft a single Special Grilled Meat. * Improvements to the How to Obtain buttons for items will be made! - Selecting acquisition paths for items that used to transfer you to their location before opening the selected menu, will now just display the menu itself. This will greatly speed up the process and remove a significant amount of time juggling between menus and loading screens. * Items for cleanup and those under lock and key can now be sorted! - Sort filters for items that are Locked or marked for Cleanup will be added. * Improvements to Guild Siege related to joining are on the way! - You will now be able to participate in the next possible Guild Siege after leaving and joining another Guild. * The level-up animation on Reward Decree will be removed. - The level-up animation on Reward Decree will be removed, decreasing the time it takes to obtain and claim rewards. ■ Events and Seasonal Content * In celebration of this year's harvest, we're launching the Golden Field Festival event! - During the event, you can collect Tri-Colored Half-Moon Rice Cakes by clearing Adventure Dungeons - You can collect up to 20 Tri-Colored Half-Moon Rice Cakes daily - Rewards will be based on the number of rice cakes collected during the Golden Field Festival. - The event will run from 09/25 after the maintenance until 10/30 before the maintenance. * Autumn's Bounty of Gifts brings the fun of Harvest Moon Festival straight to you! - Log in daily for 7 days during the event period to receive various rewards! - The event will run from 09/25 after the maintenance until 10/30 before the maintenance. * Join us in an adventurous mission event, A Moonlit Autumn Night. - Complete the various missions and earn rewards which include niceties like Splinter from the History, Solvent of Prayer, Crystals of Destiny, Galactic Bliss and Starstones! - The event will run from 09/25 after the maintenance until 10/30 before the maintenance. * “Blessing in the Battlefield” will be held once again, doubling your Arena Survival rewards! - During the event period, rewards from Arena Survival will be doubled! - The “Blessing in the Battlefield” event will be held from after the maintenance on 09/25 until before the maintenance on 10/30. - The “Survival Pass” will be available in two phases during the event period. You can access it via the button on the bottom of the Arena Survival screen, on the “Guidance of the Goddess” screen, or via the “Content Pass” menu. If you purchase the Survival Pass Goddess’s Reward Decree and complete the missions, you will earn the “Gem of All Things,” allowing you to select a Mythic Gem of your choice with the highest possible stat. * Join the ‘Simon’s Amazing Gifts’ event! Work together with your Guild members to defeat treasure chests and claim exciting rewards. - The “Simon’s Amazing Gifts” event can be participated in every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 08:00 PM during the event period, at the Guild Territory. - Various rewards can be obtained from this event, and for this current iteration: the new mascot “Chai” can be earned. - “Simon’s Amazing Gifts” will run from 10/09 to 10/26. * A new “The Fruits of Adventure” Daily Attendance event is upon us! - Receive various rewards depending on the number of days you logged in. - “The Fruits of Adventure” event will run from 10/01 06:00 AM UTC / 09/30 11:00 PM PDT to 11/01 06:00 AM UTC / 10/31 11:00 PM PDT. * The "Blessing in Adventure" event is back to shower everyone with more rewards! - During the event period, you can earn double the rewards from Adventure Dungeons up to the daily limit. - The double rewards event for Adventure Dungeons will run from after the 09/25 Maintenance until 10/16 03:00 AM UTC / 10/15 08:00 PM PDT. * The Calydon’s Blessing event will be there to sate your hunger for Gold! - During the event period, your Calydon’s Hideout rewards will be doubled! - The Calydon Blessing event will be held from after the 09/25 Maintenance until 10/16 03:00 AM UTC / 10/15 08:00 PM PDT. * Veda’s Nightmare deepens as the rewards for braving its halls increase, the “Blessing in Nightmare” event returns! - During the "Blessing in the Nightmare" event, you can earn double rewards from “Veda's Nightmare” and on “Nightmare of the Abyss” up to the daily limit. - The "Blessing in the Nightmare" event starts on 10/16 06:00 AM UTC / 10/15 11:00 PM PDT and will end before the regular maintenance on 10/30. * A new Reward Decree season will start. - The new Reward Decree season will begin on 10/01 06:00 AM UTC / 09/30 11:00 PM PDT, and will run until 10/30 06:00 AM UTC / 10/29 11:00 PM PDT - When you purchase Neejarem’s Reward Decree you will be able to obtain up to Ruby x2,280, Crystal of Fate x30, Solvent of Prayer x2, and much more! * A new season of Arena will begin. - During this Arena Season, you can earn rewards such as Emotes and Insignia based on your progress. - This Arena Season will end before the regular maintenance on 10/30. * Battlefield of the War Gods gets a much-needed refresh! - Battlefield of the War Gods rankings will be reset, and season-highest ranking rewards can once again be obtained! - This season will end before the regular maintenance on 10/30. * A new season of Portrait of Thierry will be starting. - After the maintenance, the attributes of the monsters on each floor of Portrait of Thierry will be changed. - The new Portrait of Thierry season will end before the regular maintenance on 10/30. * A new season of Nightmare of the Abyss will be starting. - With the new season, a new set of Abyss Trials will be applied to each stage. - The new Nightmare of the Abyss season will end before the regular maintenance on 10/30. * A new season of “Beast Battlefront” arrives. - A new featured boss will arrive in this refresh of Beast Battlefront! - "Beast Battlefront" content will be held twice during the season. The schedule is as follows: - 1st Round: 09/25 06:00 AM UTC / 09/24 11:00 PM PDT ~ 10/07 06:00 AM UTC / 10/08 11:00 PM PDT - Settlement until 10/09 06:00 AM UTC / 10/10 11:00 PM PDT - 2nd Round: 10/16 06:00 AM UTC / 10/15 11:00 PM PDT to 10/28 06:00 AM UTC / 10/27 11:00 PM PDT - Settlement until 10/30 06:00 AM UTC / 10/29 11:00 PM PDT. ■ Store * A new set of store packages have arrived to help you on your journey! - The “Harvest Budget Pack” offers the best bang-for-your-buck when you’re on the hunt for more Crystals of Destiny! - Need more? Get 500 (yes) Crystals of Destiny with plus essential Relic Synthesis materials with the “Harvest Destiny & Relic Pack.” (Updated on 09/22 06:30 AM UTC / 09/21 11:30 PM PDT) - If you want those Crystals of Destiny AND Crystals of Fate, the “Harvest Destiny & Fate Pack” has you covered! - These packages will be available until October 16, 2025 03:00 AM UTC / October 15, 2025 08:00 PM PDT. * In celebration of Diana’s release, we’ve prepared a couple of packages to help you set her up! - A Halo, El Cid package that will help you in getting the relevant equipment. - A Growth Package with items to help you level her up plus some Crystals of Destiny will also be available. - A special package with the needed enhancement materials for Diana will also be available! ■ Bug Fixes - An issue where the Knight’s Portrait was not displayed on equipped equipment when you’re using a Knight’s Robe will be fixed. - An issue where the incorrect popup would sometimes appear when checking the Collection when on Todburg or on Guild Territories will be fixed. - An issue where the Gold reward for Adventure Stage 10-6 was lower compared to other areas will be fixed. - A phenomenon where certain issues occur with Guild Sieges after leaving a Guild and then joining a new one while one is in progress will be fixed. - An issue where enemies would sometimes not appear when on a Co-Op Battle will be fixed. We will continue to listen to your feedback to ensure an even more enjoyable adventure in ASTRA: Knights of Veda. Thank you.

Masters of the Book, A gentle breeze is beginning to blow as Summer winds down. As autumn nears, so too does the new content coming your way! In the update scheduled for August 28, the Swordsmaster of the Veil, Elossa, will appear alongside a new Hero’s Quest. A young knight of Todburg who always stood by Finar’s side ever since the day she was saved by him, her life’s goal has become protecting him. Her desire to protect and her own will is conveyed through her sword, guiding her forward. In addition, her Hero's Quest, will let you investigate a mysterious disappearance case occurring in Todburg. Alongside Elossa, some Knights such as Death Crown, Aslan, and Saeya will get their time to shine. This update will also introduce “Guild Sieges”, a large-scale Guild-related content where multiple guilds gather to test their strategies and teamwork. Defeat the forces deployed by the opposing guild by forming two parties, which will be deployed to the Guild’s castle, defending it as best they can. Improvements to Nightmare of the Abyss and Battlefield of the War Gods to make your experience smoother will also be introduced while some events you may have missed such as Special Supply Delivery and Apparition's Rush make their return. More detailed information about the August 28 update will be provided below. ■ Knights of Veda * Answering the Call of the Stars, 5★ Elossa walks on her own towards her goal “My sword is the only thing that defines me” She is a young lady knight from Todburg who stands by Finar's side. Beneath her cold exterior, she has a kindness greater than anyone else's. For a long time, she was a girl who only followed orders. But when she realized her wish to protect her loved ones, she started walking her own path. From that day forward, her sword finally became her own, belonging to no one else - Elossa is a Fire-attribute Melee Support. She wields a longsword and casts [Flames of Justice], which grants party members the [Fire ATK Boost] effect each time she hits an enemy. Additionally, she has a chance to silence enemies when she hits them - Her Normal Skill [I Will Not Retreat!] enables her to advance and attack with horizontal slashes, dealing DMG and engulfing the front in flames. This skill also inflicts [Flame Wound] on enemies hit, granting the [Increased Incoming Wound Rate] effect. - Her Signature Skill [Face an Honorable End!] allows her to swing her sword widely forward, splitting the air and pulling enemies toward her. It also empowers party members with [Flames of Vision], granting them the [Fire DMG Boost] effect. * 5★ Knight Aslan returns to Call of the Stars - “Aslan” is an Earth-type Melee DPS who uses a Sword & Shield. He converts his Stamina into Skill DMG to deal powerful DMG and uses his skills to take the initiative in battle. - “Aslan” alongside his Signature Weapon “Broken Oaths” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature “Faithful Halo” and her Signature “El Cid of Unwavering Loyalty” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. ■ Take defensive positions Masters of the Book! Guild Siege is upon us! - Guild Siege is a Guild-based PvP content where multiple guilds gather to engage in battles where strategy and teamwork is key. - Season 1 of the Guild Siege will run from after the 08/28 Maintenance until before the 09/25 Maintenance. It will be held three (3) times a week and is divided into three phases, Deployment, Battle, and a one day Break phase. The phases change at 06:00 AM UTC / 11:00 PM PDT daily. Day of the Week Phase Monday Deployment (Defense) Tuesday Battle Wednesday Break Thursday Deployment (Defense) Friday Battle Saturday Deployment (Defense) Sunday Battle - During the Defense Deployment Phase, you can deploy your units until 05:00 AM UTC / 10:00 PM PDT, with the matchmaking taking place until before the Phase change. For the Battle Phase, battles are possible until 05:00 AM UTC / 10:00 PM PDT, with the calculation of the battle results ongoing until before the Phase change. * Join a Guild to participate in Guild Siege! - Guild Siege can be accessed either by talking to Uber Palmer in the Guild Territory, or through the dedicated Guild Siege button on the Belle Menu. - You will have to start the Guild Siege content by entering it during the Defense Deployment Phase, you will not be able to participate for the first time while the Battle or Break Phases are active. - Two decks/parties will need to be selected and configured to protect your Guild Fortress. You can freely modify your existing decks during the Defensive Deployment Phase by accessing the related button. * Allocate your resources and defend your Fortress with strategy! - Three (3) Fortress are available for each Guild in Guild Siege, each with ten (10) buildings to garrison. - Select the Fortress you wish to modify and you will be given a screen with each of the buildings visible along with the Guild Member assigned to defend it. - Use the Formation Mode button to assign Guild Members on each of the buildings. Only Guild Leaders and Deputy Guild Leaders can make the assignment. - Each Guild Members deck is visible on the Formation Mode screen to help you with selecting the right one to deploy on each of the buildings. - Clicking the “Auto-Deploy” button will automatically assign Guild Members not yet assigned to any building on an empty one. * Engage in Battle with your fellow Guild members! - During the Battle Phase, you will engage in battle against an opposing guild. - The opposing guild will also have three (3) Fortresses, which you can select to view its status and the deployed enemy decks. - Once you have decided on which building you want to attack, you can do so for a total of three times. - Each Fortress has ten (10) buildings consisting of one (1) Inner Ward, two (2) Barrier Towers, and seven (7) Outer Wards. - The Inner Ward and the Barrier Towers have higher health than the Outer Wards, but completely destroying them will earn you more points. - The Inner Ward can only be attacked after destroying either of the two Barrier Towers, and the Inner Ward of the Central Fortress can only be attacked after destroying the Inner Ward of either of the two Outer Fortresses. * Participate in the Guild Siege and earn great rewards! - Battle rewards can be earned when you participate in Guild Siege battles. - Winning or getting a draw on a Guild Siege will give you points which will be used to reduce the HP of the Fortress. The points earned are proportional to the amount of HP a building lost during the battle, with additional points awarded when the building is destroyed during the battle. The Inner Ward and Barrier Towers award higher bonus points when completely destroyed. * The winner of a Guild Siege is determined by the total points earned by members of the Guild. - Rewards will be given to the Guild Members who participated based on the results which will be sent via in-game mail before the start of the next Guild Siege. * In addition to that, you can also get Ranking Rewards based on your Guild’s Rank! - As with the individual Guild Siege itself, the Guild’s overall ranking is based on the cumulative points gained throughout the season. The final ranking will be determined at the end of the last Guild Siege of the season. - Guild Members eligible for the Ranking rewards will be those who participated in the Guild Siege at least once that season. Rewards will be sent via in-game mail. ■ Elossa’s Hero Mission - A new Hero’s Mission focusing on Elossa will be available with this update! - Following the mission instructions, you’ll be heading to an area outside of Todburg to discover a new locale. - In this Hero’s Mission, you and Belle will be investigating the disappearance of our beloved porcine friend Bacon! Uncover the mystery behind the disappearance and in the process learn some truths about Elossa herself, all the while earning rewards in the process~ ■ Balance * Another set of Knights of Veda will be up for adjustments. - In this update, the Knights of Veda Death Crown, Aslan, and Saeya will be adjusted. - Going forward, we plan to make these Knight of Veda adjustments more regularly through our monthly updates. Knights of Veda Category Adjustments Death Crown Fate Fate Level 6: The RES Bonus effect granted by “Power of Death” will be increased from 30% to 80% for Death Crown and from 50% to 120% for his Allies. The Reduce All RES buff granted by the “Judgement of Darkness” effect will be increased from 6% to 16%. Fate Level 7: An error where the values for “Power of Death” and “Judgement of Darkness” were incorrect when you are on Fate Lvl 7 will be fixed. Mythical Skill As the effects of his current Mythical Skill are now given by Fate 6, a new Mythical Skill will be given to him. The DMG from “Darkness Tear” increases by 100% and damage dealt will be increased by 150% for 5s. Aslan Normal Skill DMG dealt by “Iron Rock Wall” will be increased by 40%. Signature Skill DMG dealt by “Deadly Leap and Blow” will be increased by 40%. Fate Level 7 Gain an additional ATK Bonus equal to 100% of your current Stamina value. Saeya Stigma of Life The effect will now be applied to all of her attacks and can be stacked up to five (5) times. When the effect is applied, enemies will now take 10% more Water DMG and receive a 7.5% ATK SPD reduction. Signature Skill When “Turbulent Waves” is applied, All RES will be reduced by 400. Fate Fate Level 6: “Turbulent Waves” will now increase DMG taken from Water based attacks by 40% and reduce Tenacity by 30%. Fate Level 7: When “Stigma of Life” is applied, the DMG increase from Water-based attacks will be increased from 10% to 20%. When “Turbulent Waves” is applied, enemy Movement SPD will now be reduced by 30%. ■ Improvements * Farming for Goddess’s Armor? Sick of going up and down stages? Worry no more! - When you tap “Repeat” in Nightmare of the Abyss, a screen for configuring repeat battles will appear. - Only the current stage or lower stages can be selected. If you proceed after selecting a stage, only the selected stage will be repeated until the set number has been reached or if the stage drops below the selected stage during battle. * The Deck Formation screen for some content has been improved! - You can now filter for Role much easier on the Knight of Veda Deck formation screen, with the already selected Knights displayed at the top. * Adjustments to the way Food is used and applied on Training. - After using a food, the effect will now remain until you enter the Training mode. Before, regardless if you enter the Training mode or not, once a food has been selected, it will be consumed and you would need to use it once again. * A dedicated screen for all the Content Passes will now be available on the Guidance of the Book menu. - Passes such as the Knight’s Growth Pass and Event Passes have been consolidated into the “Content Pass” screen. You can access it by selecting the tab under the Guidance of the Book menu. * Less time for entry cutscenes, more time for action! - The cutscene that appears when entering Veda’s Nightmare has been removed, allowing faster access. * Updates on Supported Languages - Five (5) out of the current eight (8) supported languages will be maintained, while three (3) of them will be removed. - Maintained: Korean, English, Japanese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese. - Removed: French, Thai, and Russian. ■ Events and Seasonal Content * Apparition’s Rush and Special Supply Delivery Events return! - Each stage will consist of one (1) round, successfully completing the supply transport will net you various rewards. - “Apparition’s Rush” will be held from after the maintenance on 08/28 until 09/11 03:00 AM UTC / 09/10 08:00 PM PDT. - “Special Supply Delivery” will start on 09/11 06:00 AM UTC / 09/10 11:00 PM PDT and will end before the regular maintenance on 09/25. - Content Passes for both Apparition’s Rush and Special Supply Delivery will be available during their run. Purchasing the Goddess’s Reward Order for these passes allow you to earn a “Scroll of All Things,” which grants you a special enchantment scroll that grants your desired stat with the highest values possible. * The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will reward you for helping Harold with research materials. - Collect the materials Harold requires to write his research log from the Adventure Zone stages and submit them to him in Todburg to receive rewards. - The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will be unlocked progressively, with one log entry opening each day, and you can check your progress in the Research Log. - The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will run from 09/11 06:00 AM UTC / 09/10 11:00 PM PDT until before the 09/25 Maintenance. * A new “The Fruits of Adventure” Daily Attendance event is upon us! - Receive various rewards depending on the number of days you logged in. - “The Fruits of Adventure” event will run from 09/01 06:00 AM UTC / 08/31 11:00 PM PDT to 10/01 06:00 AM UTC / 09/30 11:00 PM PDT. * The Calydon’s Blessing event will be there to sate your hunger for Gold! - During the event period, your Calydon’s Hideout rewards will be doubled! - The Calydon Blessing event will be held from after the maintenance on 08/28 until 09/11 03:00 AM UTC / 09/10 08:00 PM PDT. * Veda’s Nightmare deepens as the rewards for braving its halls increase, the “Blessing in Nightmare” event returns! - During the "Blessing in the Nightmare" event, you can earn double rewards from “Veda's Nightmare” and on “Nightmare of the Abyss” up to the daily limit. - The "Blessing in the Nightmare" event starts on 09/11 06:00 AM UTC / 09/10 11:00 PM PDT and will end before the regular maintenance on 09/25. * A new Reward Decree season will start. - The new Reward Decree season will begin on 09/01 06:00 AM UTC / 08/31 11:00 PM PDT, and will run until 10/01 06:00 AM UTC / 09/30 11:00 PM PDT - When you purchase Neejarem’s Reward Decree you will be able to obtain up to Ruby x2,280, Crystal of Fate x30, Solvent of Prayer x2, and much more! * A new season of Arena will begin. - During this Arena Season, you can earn rewards such as Emotes and Insignia based on your progress. - This Arena Season will end before the regular maintenance on 09/25. * Battlefield of the War Gods gets a much-needed refresh! - Battlefield of the War Gods rankings will be reset, and season-highest ranking rewards can once again be obtained! - This season will end before the regular maintenance on 09/25. * A new season of Portrait of Thierry will be starting. - After the maintenance, the attributes of the monsters on each floor of Portrait of Thierry will be changed. - The new Portrait of Thierry season will end before the regular maintenance on 09/25. * A new season of Nightmare of the Abyss will be starting. - With the new season, a new set of Abyss Trials will be applied to each stage. - The new Nightmare of the Abyss season will end before the regular maintenance on 09/25. * A new season of “Beast Battlefront” arrives. - A new featured boss will arrive in this refresh of Beast Battlefront! - "Beast Battlefront" content will be held twice during the season. The schedule is as follows: - 1st Round: 08/28 06:00 AM UTC / 08/27 11:00 PM PDT ~ 09/09 06:00 AM UTC / 09/10 11:00 PM PDT - Settlement until 09/11 06:00 AM UTC / 09/10 11:00 PM PDT - 2nd Round: 09/11 06:00 AM UTC / 09/110 11:00 PM PDT to 09/23 06:00 AM UTC / 09/10 11:00 PM PDT - Settlement until 09/25 06:00 AM UTC / 09/24 11:00 PM PDT ■ Store * A new set of store packages have arrived to help you on your journey! - The “Welcome Autumn Budget Pack” offers the best bang-for-your-buck when you’re on the hunt for more Crystals of Destiny! - Need more? Get 500 (yes) Crystals of Destiny with plus essential Relic enhancement materials with the “Autumn’s Destiny & Relic Pack.” - If you want those Crystals of Destiny but not the Relic Enhancement Materials, the “Autumn’s Destiny & Fate Pack” has you covered! This package has both Crystals of Destiny AND Crystals of Fate~ - These packages will be available until September 11, 2025 03:00 AM UTC / September 10, 2025 08:00 PM PDT * In celebration of Elossa’s release, we’ve prepared a couple of packages to help you set her up! - A Halo, El Cid package that will help you in getting the relevant equipment. - A Growth Package with items to help you level her up plus some Crystals of Destiny will also be available. - A special package with the needed enhancement materials for Elossa will also be available! ■ Bug Fixes - An issue where Celestia’s Signature Skill cooldown would not reset when using the functions that should reset it on the Training Grounds will be fixed. - An issue where the Adventurer’s Shoes recharge menu would sometimes appear upon the first clear of a dungeon would be fixed. - An issue where an error message will pop-up upon changing the Battle mode in the Training Grounds with no Knight of Veda assigned will be fixed. We will continue to listen to your feedback to ensure an even more enjoyable adventure in ASTRA: Knights of Veda. Thank you.

Masters of the Book, As the blazing heat of the summer sun arrived earlier this year, We hope everyone is taking care of themselves. And while the heat continues to shine, so does our quest to bring more new and fun content continue! In this update, the tragic beauty Celestia makes her debut. Tormented by her quest to destroy both the enemies of the Lloyd Papal Court and the self she continues to believe is not worth saving, she works as both a Priest and Executioner. To her, whose worthless life was saved by mortals, gods do not exist. This update will also introduce the new region "Trondheim," long awaited by many Masters of the Book. This new adventure zone will add 12 new adventure dungeons and one (1) nightmare dungeon for you to explore! This land, once the hope of humanity and the terror of beasts, now only has its frozen walls and ruins remaining, but the secrets slumbering within will stir an unexpected vortex of chaos. In addition, a new Relic Auto-Dismantle feature will be introduced alongside options to hide pop-ups for a certain amount of time. For this update’s Knight adjustments, it’s Veleno, Aurora, Edward, and Albert’s time to shine. In the realm of events, the Tower of Trials returns as a new seasonal event alongside the usual slate of events we have prepared for you. We have also prepared a new mascot for you to earn on Simon’s Amazing Gifts! For more information about everything new or changed coming to this patch, you can check out the rest of the patch notes! ■ Knights of Veda * 5★ Knight of Veda Celestia begins her execution “…I will begin my execution” She is both a priest and an executioner in the Lloyd Papal Court. Beneath her saintly appearance, she harvests souls with her poisonous touch As a surviving sinner, she lives each day as if it were a self-imposed punishment. In a world in which she has lost faith, she offers prayers without believing in salvation. Amid condemnation and silence, she slowly erases herself - Celestia is a Poison-Attribute Melee Healer who uses a Great Axe. Her passive “Soul Harvest” allows her to heal the ally with the lowest health whenever she hits an enemy. Her Normal Skill “Soul Separation Ritual” deals damage to enemies in front of her and applies buffs such as Reduce DMG and Ignore RES to the rest of the party. Her Signature Skill, “Rest From Death,” inflicts AoE damage and grants the “Immortal” effect alongside Wound related buffs. - “Celestia” alongside her Signature Weapon “Silent Stigmata” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature “Soul Harvesting Halo” and her Signature El Cid “Silent Condemnation” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. * It’s not only her twin sister that can return from… somewhere, 5★ Knight of Veda Dorothea can do that too! - With her twin sister dead under mysterious circumstances, Dorothea joins the Titans Army in her place to avenge it. She now returns once again to Call of the Stars to continue the work she started. - Dorothea is a Fire-type Ranged DPS with a long gun (Large Bow) that inflicts [Mark] on enemies she hits. When she hits an enemy with [Mark], she removes the enemy's [Mark] and accumulates [Heat] for herself. When her accumulated [Heat] reaches max, she will enter the [Overheated] state and use a devastating explosive attack to destroy enemies. - “Dorothea” alongside her Signature Weapon “Gemini” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature Halo “Burning Halo” and her Signature El Cid “Facade of Serenity” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. * The Queen of Winter transform into the Queen of Summer! - A new Knight’s Robe, “Queen of the Summer Night” for Rhynara will now be available. - As with the previous Knight’s Robe, while “Queen of the Summer Night” is equipped, Rhynara’s appearance will change, and her skill effects will be too to match the new look. - A Name Card and Profile Icon will come with your purchase of the Knights Robe. ■ New Adventure Zone: Trondheim * A new Adventure Zone will be added to the game. - At the northernmost edge of the Principality of Koren lies “Trondheim,” once the hope of humanity and a source of terror for Beasts, now a shattered ruin and a frozen monument to the its eventual fall. - Masters of the Book who have cleared Chapter 9 of the Adventure Stages will immediately have access to this new region. * The hunt for Veda’s Heart continues! - As part of the new Adventure Zone, the quest for Veda’s Heart continues! By clearing these missions, you will be experiencing the exciting continuation of the main story all the while getting sweet rewards and achievements along the way * 12 new Dungeons await you in this new Adventure Zone! - The new Adventure Zone will consist of 10 standard dungeons and 2 boss stages. - We’ve ramped up the difficulty for these dungeons compared to those before it, don’t worry we’ve also increased the quality of the rewards to make beating these new stages even more worthwhile, alongside introducing new Achievements for you to strive towards! - Ascension Materials can be obtained from the Boss stages alongside possible drops of the new Relic sets “The Fighting Girl” and “Warabu’s Genius Warrior!” Boss Stage Boss Main Rewards Celestial Lift Bikki “Fighter Girl” Relic Set Beryl of the Deadly Curse (Poison-attribute Knight of Veda Ascension Material) Floating Archion Asha “Warabu’s Genius Warrior” Relic Set Kalia’s Tear (Water-attribute Knight of Veda Ascension Material) ■ Challenge the new Nightmare stage! * A new stage for Veda’s Nightmare and Nightmare of the Abyss will be added. - After clearing the Lightning Nightmare Palace Nightmare stage, you will now be able to access the new “Nightmare Lift of Fall” Nightmare stage. - Defeat Asha and obtain Weapon Ascension Materials as well as possibly the new Relic Sets, “Fighter Girl,” and “Warabu’s Genius Warrior.” - Clear the Nightmare of the Abyss stage and you will have a chance to obtain Support Goddess’s Armor! Veda's Nightmare Boss Main Rewards Nightmare Lift of Fall Asha “Fighter Girl,” and “Warabu’s Genius Warrior” Relic Sets Mystic Knot Bowstring (Small Bow Weapon Ascension Material) Essence of the Veins (Support Skill Enhancement Material) Only on Nightmare of the Abyss: Lady’s Dress of Deep Sacrifice (Support Goddess’s Armor) ■ New Relic Sets! * Two new Relic Sets, “Fighter Girl,” and “Warabu’s Genius Warrior” will be added to the game! - These two new Relic Sets, like the rest of the currently existing sets, will have five (5) parts and will range from 3★ to 6★ in rarity. - The Fighter Girl set focuses on Bleed DMG and has set effects that enhance the damage from your Signature Skill alongside the Bleed you inflict on enemies. - The Warabu’s Genius Warrior set meanwhile focuses on Water-attribute DMG but also enhances your Crit DMG and Crit Rate when using Ranged Projectile attacks, with set effects focusing on AoE DMG. Relic Set Rarity 2-set Effect 4-set Effect Fighter Girl 3★ ~ 5★ Blood DMG 9% Bleed DMG inflicted on enemies increases by 70% DMG dealt with Signature Skills increases by 30%. 6★ Blood DMG 9.9% Bleed DMG inflicted on enemies increases by 80% DMG dealt with Signature Skills increases by 40%. Warabu’s Genius Warrior 3★ ~ 5★ Water DMG 9% When using ranged projectile attacks, CRIT RATE increases by 1.5% and CRIT DMG increases by 4% for 3 seconds (maximum 10 stacks). Additionally, AoE damage dealt will now be equal to 200% of ATK (CD: 0.3s). 6★ Water DMG 9.9% When using ranged projectile attacks, CRIT RATE increases by 2% and CRIT DMG increases by 4.5% for 3 seconds (maximum 10 stacks). Additionally, AoE damage dealt will now be equal to 240% of ATK (CD: 0.3s). ■ Balance * Another set of four (4) Knights of Veda will be up for adjustments. - In this update, the Knights of Veda Veleno, Aurora, Edward, and Albert will be adjusted. - Going forward, we plan to make these Knight of Veda adjustments more regularly through our monthly updates. Knight of Veda Category Adjustments Veleno Attribute-based DMG Base Poison DMG will be increased from 15.84% to 19%. Normal ATK Her Normal ATK’s Base DMG will increase by the following: - 1st Hit DMG from 26% to 32.5% - 2nd Hit DMG from 30.8% to 38.5% - 3rd Hit DMG from 49.92% to 62.4% Signature Skill Her Signature Skill’s Base DMG will increase by the following: - 1st Hit DMG from 47.92% to 71.88% - 2nd Hit DMG from 52.08% to 78.12% - 3rd Hit DMG from 80.64% to 120.96% Aurora Normal ATK When the “Retribution” effect is applied, ATK will now be increased to 10%, in addition the rest of the stat buffs the effect applies will be doubled. Signature Skill A part of the “Magnificent Flash” effect where her Normal ATK DMG is reduced while it is active will be removed. Fate Level 6: While “Magnificent Flash” is active, one additional projectile will be fired. (Updated on 07/29 01:04 AM UTC / 07/28 06:04 PM PDT) Edward Fate Level 4: When using his Signature Skill, the base DMG will now be increased by 50%. The ATK Bonus provided by Harbinger of Flames will also be increased from 80% to 120%. Level 6: The ATK Bonus provided by Harbinger of Flames will be increased from 120% to 180%, DMG dealt increases from 90% to 120% and the Reduce Incoming DMG applied also increased from 15% to 25%. (Updated on 07/29 01:04 AM UTC / 07/28 06:04 PM PDT) Albert Normal ATK His Normal ATK’s Base DMG will increase by the following: - 1st Hit DMG from 26% to 32.5% + DEF-Based 32% - 2nd Hit DMG from 33% to 38.5% + DEF-Based 41.23% Signature Skill The teleportation function of the Lion Statue will be removed, instead you will now be able to resummon the statue. The Cooldown time has also been reduced from 8 seconds to 4 seconds. ■ Improvements * Improvements to the Relic Auto-Dismantle system - You can access the Relic Auto-Dismantle settings via the Settings menu under the “Misc” tab or via the Dismantle option while in your Inventory. - While in the settings screen, you will be able to select a minimum Relic Rarity to keep, Relics below the set Rarity will be automatically dismantled upon acquisition. - Relics on or above the Rarity selected will then be checked if they satisfy any of the Main Options/Stats or Additional-Options/Stats you have selected. If the Relics don’t satisfy the options selected, they will be automatically dismantled. - An icon beside the Additional Options label allows you to either Reset your Selection or use the Quick Apply function. When you use Quick Apply, it will automatically use the same selection on all five Main Options screens. - As it is currently, Relics obtained from Call of the Stars, Shop, Mail, Crafting and from Tickets will be excluded from Auto-Dismantle. - After this update, the Relic Dismantle Setting will be automatically adjusted to “Do Not Auto-Dismantle,” please make sure to check your account settings after the update. * Make the popping Pop-Ups not pop! A new POPular request is now a feature! - A new option to disable Pop-Ups from appearing for a period of a week will be added. * A better experience awaits our Masters of the Book as we make your menu surfing a bit more smooth. - Unnecessary pop-up UI elements that were displayed when entering Shadow Waters, Ancient Giant and Beast Battlefront have been removed. In addition, some UI labels have been moved to other areas of the menu to make more efficient use of the space. - The Rewards screen that appears after clearing a stage in events such as Special Supply Delivery and Apparition’s Rush has been adjusted so that it will now automatically close after a certain amount of time instead of waiting for a deliberate selection of the confirm button to close. * The Slow-Mo when you activate Overflowing Power of the Stars will be made… faster? - The duration of the slow-motion effect when using the Overflowing Power of the Stars will be decreased, allowing for a much smoother combat flow. ■ Tower of Trials * The Tower of Trials has returned, in the form of an event. - The Tower of Trials event will run twice during the event period: - 1st Period: July 31, 2025 after the maintenance - August 14, 2025 03:00 AM UTC / August 13, 2025 08:00 PM PDT - 2nd Period: August 14, 2025 06:00 AM UTC / August 13, 2025 11:00 PM PDT - August 28, 2025 before the maintenance. - During the active period, you can enter the Tower of Trials via the Celestial Trials icon on the World Map. * Structure & Format - The Tower of Trials is composed of twelve (12) Floors. Floors 1~4 will require one (1) party of Knights while Floors 5~12 will require two (2) parties of Knights. - Each Floor contains three rooms, clearing all three allows you to proceed to the next floor. - We’ve designed Floors 1~8 to be of manageable difficulty, while Floors 9~12 are designed with a higher difficulty in mind. Please take this into account as you tackle the new Tower of Trials! * Buffs and Goddess’s Arrangement - Each Floors grants a “Goddess’s Arrangement” buff to support you on your journey. - Before entering each room, you can select one from a choice of three (3) Challenge Prayers to enhance your Knight’s abilities. - Each floor has a recommended attribute, so building parties of Knight with that attribute will make your journey a much smoother one. - Due to the increased difficulty of Floor 9~12, Mythic Skills of all Knights of Veda will be activated on those floors. * A Tower of Trials means a Tower of Rewards. - Clearing each room grants Trial Rewards,and completing challenge objectives grants additional Completion Rewards. - During the event, completing missions will unlock the Tower of Trials Pass, which offers generous rewards. It will open twice, aligned with the event schedule. - By purchasing the Goddess’s Reward Decree and completing missions, you can obtain the Unsullied Remnants of Relics. * Unsullied Remnants of Relics - This item allows you to select a relic with the highest possible stat values and desired options. - You can choose the Mythical Relic’s set, part, main option, and sub options directly. - It will be provided as a Level 20 Relic, and you can choose which sub option receives the enhancement value. - All values will be applied at the current maximum possible stat. ■ Events and Seasonal Content * Join the ‘Simon’s Amazing Gifts’ event! Work together with your Guild members to defeat treasure chests and claim exciting rewards. - The “Simon’s Amazing Gifts” event can be participated in every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 08:00 PM during the event period, at the Guild Territory. - Various rewards can be obtained from this event, and for this current iteration: the new mascot “Truly Romantic Lady” can be earned. - “Simon’s Amazing Gifts” will run from 08/07 to 08/24. * A new “The Fruits of Adventure” Daily Attendance event is upon us! - Receive various rewards depending on the number of days you logged in. - “The Fruits of Adventure” event will run from 08/01 06:00 AM UTC / 07/31 11:00 PM PDT to 09/01 06:00 AM UTC / 08/30 11:00 PM PDT. * The "Blessing in Adventure" event is back to shower everyone with more rewards! - During the event period, you can earn double the rewards from Adventure Dungeons up to the daily limit. - The double rewards event for Adventure Dungeons will run from after the 07/31 maintenance until 08/14 03:00 AM UTC / 08/13 08:00 PM PDT. * The Calydon’s Blessing event will be there to sate your hunger for Gold! - During the event period, your Calydon’s Hideout rewards will be doubled! - The Calydon Blessing event will be held from after the maintenance on 07/31 until 08/14 03:00 AM UTC / 08/13 08:00 PM PDT. * Veda’s Nightmare deepens as the rewards for braving its halls increase, the “Blessing in Nightmare” event returns! - During the "Blessing in the Nightmare" event, you can earn double rewards from “Veda's Nightmare” and on “Nightmare of the Abyss” up to the daily limit. - The "Blessing in the Nightmare" event starts on 08/14 06:00 AM UTC / 08/13 11:00 PM PDT and will end before the regular maintenance on 08/28. * A new Reward Decree season will start. - The new Reward Decree season will begin on 08/01 06:00 AM UTC / 07/31 11:00 PM PDT, and will run until 09/01 06:00 AM UTC / 08/30 11:00 PM PDT - When you purchase Neejarem’s Reward Decree you will be able to obtain up to Ruby x2,280, Crystal of Fate x30, Solvent of Prayer x2, and much more! * A new season of Arena will begin. - During this Arena Season, you can earn rewards such as Emotes and Insignia based on your progress. - This Arena Season will end before the regular maintenance on 08/28. * A new season of Portrait of Thierry will be starting. - After the maintenance, the attributes of the monsters on each floor of Portrait of Thierry will be changed. - The new Portrait of Thierry season will end before the regular maintenance on 08/28. * A new season of Nightmare of the Abyss will be starting. - With the new season, a new set of Abyss Trials will be applied to each stage. - The new Nightmare of the Abyss season will end before the regular maintenance on 08/28. * A new season of “Beast Battlefront” arrives. - “Kurt, the Breath of Death” and his Enchanted Warriors breathe new life into this new Beast Battlefront season as the featured boss! - "Beast Battlefront" content will be held twice during the season. The schedule is as follows: - 1st Round: 07/31 06:00 AM UTC / 07/30 11:00 PM PDT ~ 08/12 - Settlement until 08/14 06:00 AM UTC / 08/13 11:00 PM PDT - 2nd Round: 08/14 06:00 AM UTC / 08/13 11:00 PM PDT to 08/26 - Settlement until 08/28 06:00 AM UTC / 08/27 11:00 PM PDT ■ Store * A new Adventure Zone means new Packages! - To commemorate the release of Trondheim, special packages will be available for purchase. These include: - Trondheim Celebrating Pack: Obtain Crystal of Destiny at a lower price! - Trondheim All Destiny Pack: Includes over 500 Crystal of Destiny plus some other goodies! - Trondheim Destiny & Fate Pack: Offers a large amount of Crystal of Destiny plus some Crystal of Fate too! - Trondheim Knight's Growth Pack: A Knight and Weapon Selection box plus the new “Virtuous Knight's Token,” which can raise your Knight’s level to 100 in a flash! - Trondheim Knight's Weapon Pack: A Knight and Weapon Selection box plus the new “Virtuous Weapon’s Token,” which can raise your Weapon’s level to 100 in a flash! * Virtuous Tokens - The Virtuous Knight’s Token and the Virtuous Weapon’s Token instantly raises the level of a Knight of Veda or weapon to Level 100. - The Virtuous Knight’s Token upgrades any Knight of Veda below Lv.100 to Lv.100 and boosts their skills to Lv.10 while the Virtuous Weapon’s Token upgrades any weapon below Lv.100 to Lv.100. - Any resources used on leveling or skill upgrades prior to the usage of these Tokens will be fully refunded. ■ Bug Fixes - An issue where the applied value and the displayed value for Goddess’s Armor was different will be fixed. - An issue where the Progress and Reward Information for Portrait of Thierry - Glorious Age was incorrectly displayed will be fixed. - An issue where the Challenge Success screen for Portrait of Thierry - Glorious Age was incorrectly displaying the time required to clear as “0” will be fixed. - An issue where the increased level value for Graces on the Collection for Portrait of Thierry - Glorious Age was incorrectly displayed will be fixed. - An issue where the weapons were not properly sorted by their rarity on the Call of the Stars result screen will be fixed. - An issue where the ways to acquire “Splinter from the History,” an item used in Accessory Crafting, were not being displayed will be fixed. - An issue where “Retribution” was not being applied when it should be on the first stage of Aurora’s Strong ATK will be fixed. - An issue where Tenacity does not increase during Overflowing Power of the Stars will be fixed. - An issue where an error pop-up would sometimes appear when selecting certain icons on Reward Decree will be fixed. - An issue where the Electric Wound effect applied by Marthel was incorrectly applying an increase in Base DMG received instead of increasing the Electric DMG dealt will be fixed. - An issue where the Mythical Skill of Xanthia was incorrectly capped to 50% will be fixed. - An issue where Lucian’s “Sword of Light” would intermittently fail to fire when he casts his Normal Skill “Holy Sword of Blessing” after upgrading to Mythic will be fixed. (Updated on 07/29 08:56 AM UTC / 01:56 AM PDT) We will continue to listen to your feedback to ensure an even more enjoyable adventure in ASTRA: Knights of Veda. Thank you.

Masters of the Book, It feels like we just stepped into this year, yet here we are, already halfway through it! Have you been enjoying the changes to the game so far? We hope you are! This coming update, the mysterious Bianca, a brilliant mind capable of predicting everything, will make her grand entrance. Coming with her is an update to Portrait of Thierry, alongside an attached mode to it called “Glorious Age”—offering fresh challenges and even greater rewards. We’re also improving your gameplay experience by removing intrusive UI elements, enhancing the filter system for relics and accessories, and refining the gem crafting feature for greater convenience. In addition, four of our Knights of Veda—including Xanthia and Ellen Farrell—are growing stronger with this update, and a new Knight’s Robe for Anais will bring a cool breeze to your summer! To help you enjoy the summer heat, there will be several seasonal events on the way where you can earn a wide variety of rewards—so we hope you’ll join in the fun! Read below to find out more about what this update will bring to the game. ■ Knights of Veda * The new 5★ Knight of Veda, Bianca, welcomes you to her dark world “I'm so ready to get crazy, who wants to play with me?” Her laughter invites despair. To her, hope is just a toy. To her, a boring world is akin to death. She only feels truly alive when in danger, chaos, and instability. Her genuine amusement begins when everything falls apart - Bianca is a Dark-type Melee DPS who uses a Large Club. Each hit of her massive hammer applies “Dopamine Index” to herself, gaining increased ATK and ATK SPD. You might even trigger a special skill called “Hey you, come here!,” which deals additional AoE DMG. - Her Normal Skill, “I’ll be right there!” lets her swift charge towards enemies in front to strike them down while her Signature Skill, “I’m just being my normal self,” unleashes a shockwave that damages nearby enemies all the while giving her access to some powerful buffs that increase DMG, give her a boost to CRIT DMG and reduce DMG taken. - “Bianca” alongside her Signature Weapon “Once Sacred” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature Halo “Dark Natured Halo” and her Signature El Cid “El Cid of Game” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. - Check out Bianca and her abilities all the while earning rewards in the “Journey in Memory” event. - An enhanced Step Up Pack will also be available for Bianca, which contains a generous amount of Crystals of Destiny and a Bond of Sanctuary, allowing you to select a Legendary Weapon of Genesis of your choice. * Another new beginning arrives for the 5★ Knight of Veda, White Hell. - “White Hell” is a Dual Attribute Electric and Light-type Ranged DPS wielding a Staff, she uses the power of “Dynamic Punishment” to periodically cause lightning to strike down around her. These lightning bolts become holy torrents, neutralizing some of the target's Electric and Light RES and delivering judgment. - White Hell alongside her Signature Weapon “World Tree Broom” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature Halo “Advancing Halo” and her Signature El Cid “Awakened Angel” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. * 5★ Knight of Veda Lady Anais Liongray, companion of the eternal flame bird, once again answers the Call of the Stars - “Anais” is a Fire-type Ranged Healer wielding a Wand & Orb, she is a healer who sacrifices a portion of her HP to boost ATK while simultaneously reviving vulnerable allies during her attacks. - Anais alongside her Signature Weapon “Special Relationship” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature Halo “Hopeful Halo” and her Signature El Cid “El Cid of Feather of Salvation” can be obtained via “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” and “Fragments of the Painting” respectively, which can be found on the “Guidance of the Goddess” menu. * Anais dresses up for the upcoming summer with a new “Knight’s Robe!” - A new refreshing Knight’s Robe, “Flowers on the Waves” for Anais will now be available. - As with the previous Knight’s Robe, while “Flowers on the Waves” is equipped, Anais’ appearance will change, and her skill effects will be too to match the new look. - A Name Card and Profile Icon will come with your purchase of the Knights Robe. ■ A new “Glorious Age” dawns on Portrait of Thierry! * “Glorious Age” will be added to "Portrait of Thierry” alongside other adjustments to the content. - A new “Glorious Age” button will be added to the main Portrait of Thierry menu. - There’s three (3) difficulty levels you can choose before challenging Glorious Age. Select your preferred difficulty based on your party’s strength and take on the Glorious Age to gather progress points and earn plentiful rewards! - Higher difficulty levels will enhance enemy abilities and increase the number of floors available to challenge. In return, you will earn more progress points upon clearing. - If you’re encountering trouble with the difficulty level you chose, don’t worry! You can always change to a different one. (Updated on 06/20 05:09 AM UTC / 06/19 10:09 PM PDT) - These progress points can then be used to claim rewards which will reset every Thursday. Rewards include Gold and Mythic Relic crafting materials. - Thierry’s Pass will be available starting 07/01 and will reset every first day of the month. - Additional rewards such as “Mystical Chromatics” can also be earned by going to the Thierry’s Pass menu. If you purchase the accompanying Goddess’s Reward Decree for Thierry’s Pass, you will be able to receive more rewards, including a Legendary El Cid Selector Ticket for the Pickup Knights of Veda (Rhynara included)! ■ Nightmare of the Abyss rework? Nightmare of the Abyss rework! * Adjustments to the Nightmare of theAbyss Levels will be made, reducing them from 25 to 10 - To make the content more fun to do and allow our Masters of the Book to farm higher-level rewards, we’ve made the decision to reduce the number of Abyssal Levels from 25 to 10. Take note that we didn’t just reduce the number of levels, we’ve also made various balance adjustments to each to make sure that it’ll still be a challenge in line with its status as end-game content. - Your current progress will be converted to the new system when the rework is live. We’ve also adjusted the penalties for failing a dungeon, such as that it will only be reduced one (1) level at a time. - For more details on how the conversion works, please check the table below: New Abyssal Levels Old Abyssal Levels Reward 1 1~2 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 2. 2 3~4 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 4. 3 5~6 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 6. 4 7~9 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 9. 5 10~12 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 12. 6 13~16 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 16. 7 17~20 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 20. 8 21~24 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 24. 9 25 Same rewards you get from the old Abyssal Level 25. 10 N/A Better rewards than the new Abyssal Level 9. * From the new Abyssal Level 8 onwards, you will now be able to obtain up to two (2) Mythic Relics. ■ Balance * Another set of four (4) Knights of Veda will be up for adjustments. - In this update, the Knights of Veda Xanthia, Ellen Farrell, Nec, and Violet will be adjusted. - Going forward, we plan to make these Knight of Veda adjustments more regularly through our monthly updates. Knight of Veda Adjustments Xanthia Normal and Signature Skill DMG will be increased. Ellen Farrell When using “Sword of Waves,” all hits will be adjusted to deal additional damage based on the current number of “Wave” stacks he has. The increase to the maximum number of “Wave” stacks you can have applied by his Fate Level 4 and 6 effects will be reduced, however the damage increase applied per “Wave” stack will be increased. The Mythic Skill of his signature weapon “Wave of Life” will be adjusted; the chance you can get a stack of “Wave” will be increased. (Updated on 06/20 05:09 AM UTC / 06/19 10:09 PM PDT) Nec The effect of her Fate Lvl. 1 has been integrated into her base stats, an effect reducing an enemy’s Darkness RES will be replacing it. The effect values for her Fate Lvls. 2, 4, and 7 will be increased. The values of the effects applied by her Signature Skill will be increased. In addition, Roderick’s summon duration will be functionally removed, with him persisting until he is killed. Violet Normal and Signature Skill DMG will be increased. When using her Normal ATK, the ally with the lowest HP will now be healed. The “Lightning Protection” shield applied by her Normal/Signature Skills will be strengthened. * Adjustments to PvP stat modifiers will be made. - As part of our quest to make the game’s balancing as it can be, we’re making adjustments to PVP stat modifiers. - To start, we’ll be making adjustments to the defensive capabilities of the Knights in PVP content. - In Battlefield of the War Gods, Strong ATKs will no longer be used in order to make combat smoother and prevent DPS loss. - Like we said in the beginning, this is only the beginning. Rest assured that we’ll continue to monitor the situation (and your feedback!) to make the necessary adjustments. ■ Improvements * A mythic change will now allow you to Mythic Accessories! - You will now be able to craft accessories when you go to Gundir. It will also be accessible under the Craft & Shop menu on the Adventure Guide. - You will need to have the specific Mythic Accessory Crafting Materials to proceed, with sub-stats being assigned randomly. - Mythic Accessory Crafting Materials can be obtained as rewards on Portrait of Thierry: Glorious Age. * No more waiting for your crafted stuff! Crafting will now be instant! - As with the title, crafting will now be instant instead of taking a set amount of time. This will apply to all crafting features that previously had it. - Items that were being crafted when the update is applied will be ended immediately and the crafted item delivered via in-game mail. * Reach new levels of accessorizing! The maximum level for accessories will now be set to 100! - When an accessory is upgraded to level 100, both its main and sub-stats will be strengthened. - Ascending your Accessories from Level 90 to 100 will need you to have an item called “Accessory Frame of Intricacy,” which you can obtain from the Portrait of Thierry shop. * Speaking of shops…. We’ll be increasing the amount of Ascension Materials you can purchase from content shops! - You will now be able to purchase as many of the Accessory Ascension Materials as you can afford from the Portrait of Thierry Shop. - We’ve also lowered the prices of Accessory Ascension Materials on all other Shops, alongside increasing their purchase limits. - Accessory’s Oblivion, purchasable in the Support Store, can now be purchased with Gold. * Relics and Accessory Inventory Filters will be improved! - The filter system will be improved to allow more versatile filtering by letting you choose whether the selected options must [All Match] or [Exclude Selected]. * Not just the filters! We’re also improving the Gem Crafting experience! - An option to Batch Register will be added to the Gem Crafting menu to streamline the process. * Adjustments to the Game UX to make the experience smoother will be made! - Pop-ups that disrupted gameplay will be removed, with the menus that you used to encounter before entering content simplified to get you into the action as smoothly as possible. - Pressing the “Exit”/”X” button while on Celestial Trials will now return you directly to Todburg. - The “Knight’s Missions” icon will now remain visible at all times, and unnecessary pop-up windows when conducting Sweeps will be removed. - The Main Achievement screen will be removed, allowing you to better access and select the Achievement menu you wish to interact with. - Unnecessary pop-ups will also be removed from some content entry and result screens, such as those on Apparition’s Rush. ■ Events & Seasonal Content * “Our Great Summer Adventures Together” event celebrates our second Summer on this great adventure! - To prepare for the blazing summer, the “Our Great Summer Adventures Together” event will be held where you can earn rewards such as “Crystal of Fate,” “Crystal of Destiny,” and Starstones just by logging in. - This event will run from after the maintenance on 06/26 and will end before the regular maintenance on 07/31. * Before Summer arrives, greet it warmly with the “Say Hello to Summer!” event! - Welcome the coming of summer with adventuring! Explore Adventure Zones and earn “Ice Pop,” a summer-themed food item that can be used in battle and also provides rewards based on how many you collect. - This event will run from after the maintenance on 06/26 and will end before the regular maintenance on 07/31. * Conduct various challenges even in this summer heat and earn rewards in the “Cool Summer, Hot Adventure!” Event! - A summer-themed mission event where you can complete missions to earn various rewards. - This event will run from after the maintenance on 06/26 and will end before the regular maintenance on 07/31. * Why have just one Rift when you can have two? Both Rift events will be active this update cycle! - Battle various bosses entering this world through the various rifts in the “Distorted Rift” and “Shattered Dimensional Rift” events! - Distorted Rift will run from after the 06/26 Maintenance until 07/17 03:00 AM UTC / 07/16 08:00 PM PDT - Meanwhile, the Shattered Dimensional Rift will run from 07/17 06:00 AM UTC / 07/16 11:00 PM PDT until before the 07/31 Maintenance. - During their respective event periods, complete missions and earn rich rewards from the “Rift Pass” and “Dimensional Pass” which can be accessed via the buttons located at the bottom of the main event screen or through the Guidance of the Goddess screen. Purchase the Goddess’s Reward Decree and earn the “Unsullied Remnants of Accessories”, allowing you to select a Mythic Accessory with the highest possible stat for your desired Main stat. * The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will reward you for helping Harold with research materials. - Collect the materials Harold requires to write his research log from the Adventure Zone stages and submit them to him in Todburg to receive rewards. - The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will be unlocked progressively, with one log entry opening each day, and you can check your progress in the Research Log. - The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will run from 07/17 06:00 AM UTC / 07/16 11:00 PM PDT until before the 07/31 Maintenance. * A new “The Fruits of Adventure” Daily Attendance event is upon us! - Receive various rewards depending on the number of days you logged in. - “The Fruits of Adventure” event will run from 07/01 06:00 AM UTC / 06/30 11:00 PM PDT to 08/01 06:00 AM UTC / 07/31 11:00 PM PDT. * The "Blessing in Adventure" event is back to shower everyone with more rewards! - During the event period, you can earn double the rewards from Adventure Dungeons up to the daily limit. - The double rewards event for Adventure Dungeons will run from after the 06/26 maintenance until 07/17 03:00 AM UTC / 07/16 08:00 PM PDT. * The Calydon’s Blessing event will be there to sate your hunger for Gold! - During the event period, your Calydon’s Hideout rewards will be doubled! - The Calydon Blessing event will be held from after the maintenance on 06/26 until 07/17 03:00 AM UTC / 07/16 08:00 PM PDT. * Veda’s Nightmare deepens as the rewards for braving its halls increase, the “Blessing in Nightmare” event returns! - During the "Blessing in the Nightmare" event, you can earn double rewards from “Veda's Nightmare” and on “Nightmare of the Abyss” up to the daily limit. - The "Blessing in the Nightmare" event starts on 07/17 06:00 AM UTC / 07/16 11:00 PM PDT and will end before the regular maintenance on 07/31. * A new Reward Decree season will start. - The new Reward Decree season will begin on 07/01 06:00 AM UTC / 06/30 11:00 PM PDT, and will run until 08/01 06:00 AM UTC / 07/31 11:00 PM PDT - Changes to the rewards you get from purchasing Neejarem’s Reward Decree: - The Steps of the Journey x20 given after the initial purchase will be changed to Crystals of Destiny x30. - The Level 50 Reward will be changed to “Weapon's Praise,” a Weapon Selector which includes the Exclusive Weapons of Knights such as Rhynara. * A new season of Arena will begin. - During this Arena Season, you can earn rewards such as Emotes and Insignia based on your progress. - This Arena Season will end before the regular maintenance on 07/31. * A new season of Portrait of Thierry will be starting. - After the maintenance, the attributes of the monsters on each floor of Portrait of Thierry will be changed. - The new Portrait of Thierry season will end before the regular maintenance on 07/31. * A new season of Nightmare of the Abyss will be starting. - With the new season, a new set of Abyss Trials will be applied to each stage. - The new Nightmare of the Abyss season will end before the regular maintenance on 07/31. * A new season of “Beast Battlefront” arrives. - It has been answered! The “Desperate Prayer to the Goddess“ will be this season’s featured boss! - "Beast Battlefront" content will be held twice during the season. The schedule is as follows: - 1st Round: 06/26 to 07/08 / Settlement until 07/10 06:00 AM UTC / 07/09 11:00 PM PDT - 2nd Round: 07/17 to 07/29 / Settlement until 07/31 06:00 AM UTC / 07/30 11:00 PM PDT * The Celestial Trials get new floors! - Thought we forgot about it did we? We didn’t and we’re glad to let our Masters of the Book know that Celestial Trials will be expanded to up to Floor 65. Enjoy the climb everyone! ■ Store * Some Reset Items can now be purchased with Gold on the Support Store. - Knight’s Oblivion, Tunic’s Oblivion, Weapon’s Oblivion, and Accessory’s Oblivion can now be purchased on the Support Store with Gold. - Accordingly, they will now be unavailable for exchange on the Exchange Abyss of the Stars. * Various Special Packages will be available starting this update! - To help you enjoy the early summer and the coming heat, special item bundles will be on sale: - Mythic Pack will assist you with the Mythic Promotion process for either your Knights of Veda or their Weapons. - Destiny Pack will offer Crystal of Destiny at a reasonable price. - The Halo Pack and El Cid Pack, contains items to obtain and upgrade your Halo and El Cid respectively. - The Starlit Destiny Pack then comes with a large amount of Crystal of Fate and Galactic Bliss. ■ Bug Fixes - An issue where the Sealed Prison results from previous runs are being displayed when doing a Sweep will be fixed. - An issue where the score displayed after a Survival Arena match is sometimes incorrect when a Double Rewards event is active will be fixed. - An issue where an error message would appear when entering Portrait of Thierry through the Belle Menu then exiting it via the content links from item descriptions will be fixed. - An issue where you could only purchase additional Sailing Wheels for Shadow Waters one at a time instead of in bulk will be fixed. - An issue where you are unable to access Nightmare of the Abyss via the content links on item descriptions will be fixed. We will continue to listen to your feedback to ensure an even more enjoyable adventure in ASTRA: Knights of Veda. Thank you.