Masters of the Book, May the gentle spring breeze blow away all your worries, and may you fully enjoy the energy Spring brings. The 02/26 update will introduce the bloodstained savior, Kaisa. Once hidden in the shadows as the Empire’s secret blade, Kaisa was exiled for a single act of compassion. Now, she silently walks her own path, clutching the cursed demon sword that endlessly thirsts for blood. Her life is one of salvation, directing the sword’s cursed hunger only toward evil. It is her desperate answer to the lives she has taken. This update also introduces Season 2 of Shadow Waters, where you can prove the results of your growth. Face bosses in the Shadow Sea whose attributes have become even stronger, and feel firsthand the power of your party as it grows week by week. Additionally, special missions and a dedicated attendance board have been added for new Masters of the Book, providing an easier environment to settle into the game alongside some adjustments to each Knight of Veda’s exclusive weapon, further enhancing their value. There’s also a line up of events to come so please keep an eye out for them! For more detailed information, please see below. ■ Knights of Veda * From the shadows, the 5★ Knight of Veda Kaisa appears. “I hope this blade's bloodlust… never reaches you” Lurking under the shadows of the Empire, her blade dealt only death; now, her blade has become a life-saving miracle. Banished for a single act of compassion that defied the Emperor’s decree, she now wanders the world seeking redemption with a life-draining Demon Sword. To sate the blade’s eternal bloodhunger, she offers the blood of her enemies to heal the wounded. By channeling the curse toward evil, she saves others in silence—a harrowing crusade and an agonizing penance for the lives she once took - Kaisa is a Blood-type Melee Healer using a Longsword. Her Normal Skill [Blood Render] deals a piercing attack to enemies and inflicts the “Vestige” debuff on the hit target, increasing the Bleed DMG they take while her Signature Skill “Sanguine Storm” summons a storm of blood that deals DMG over time to enemies within range for 10 secs. It also inflicts the “Verdict” debuff, which increases the Blood DMG taken by hit targets. At the same time, it restores the HP of allies within range over time - Kaisa, alongside her Signature Weapon “Scarlet Sword of Compassion,” can be obtained via Call of the Stars. While her Signature “Craving Halo” and her Signature “El Cid of Lonely 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. ■ Shadow Waters Season 2 - Shadow Sea is a gamemode where you need to form a party tailored for defeating a boss of a specific attribute. In Season 2, we’re ramping up this focus on attributes more! - Weekly rankings have been removed and rewards for individual boss rankings have been made better! - A new feature giving you better feedback when you surpass your highest score has been added. This adds a little of those celebratory moments to your daily grind. You will also now be able to compare them with other users on an hourly basis, allowing you to see how your party composition stacks up against other Masters of the Book. * The Shadow Waters has granted Krak more power - With the enhanced boss attributes, taking advantage of recommended attributes has been more emphasized. This increase in emphasis means stronger buffs for using the recommended attributes and getting more of them when you have more Knights of that attribute in your party. * Krak itself will be getting a couple of tweaks! - Krak has done some training and can now toughen out more of your attacks, increasing its defense. - Due to this, the rate of score and stage progression acquisition has been significantly reduced compared to Season 1 Krak. This will apply to all Masters of the Book. - At the start of Season 2, all rankings and records from Season 1 will be reset. * View your current progress, and those from the past too! - The highest score you have received for each incarnation of Krak will now be saved and stored. - On the bottom left of the screen, you will be able to view both your highest and current season record. - You will also be able to view these data in the Records section. * Have stats related to your performance in real-time! - Both your highest record score by play time and your current score will be displayed together, allowing you to see the exact moment you achieve a new record. - Every 20 seconds, the score corresponding to your previously achieved highest record will appear on screen as a reference. - If your current score surpasses the highest record score at that play time, a breakthrough notification will be displayed in the center of the screen. * On the Records screen, you can get graphs of your performance! - Through the View Records screen, the results of your play and your highest record will be displayed in graph form. - Up to twenty (20) runs can be saved and can be viewed on the Shadow Waters screen. * Some additional quality-of-life changes have been made - You can now access Shadow Waters directly using a dedicated button added to the menus. - The number of daily attempts has been increased to five (5). ■ Shadow Waters Season 2 Ranking & Rewards - New season, new rankings, new rewards! - Shadow Waters continue to be active from Monday to Thursday, from 06:00 AM UTC / 10:00 PM PST to 05:50 UTC / 09:50 PM PST the next day. The ten-minute gap between the end and start of the Shadow Waters day will be for the settlement period, after which the Ranking Rewards will be distributed and the new boss introduced. - Weekly Rankings and Rewards have been removed, with their rewards now being integrated into the daily rewards. This is in addition to an increase of the daily rewards itself. - Upon the end of the 02/26 Maintenance, all previous scores and ranking records will be reset. Rank Rewards 1 Starstone x1,000 Crystal of the Dawn x30 Gold x1,100,000 2~5 Starstone x700 Crystal of the Dawn x20 Gold x1,000,000 6~10 Starstone x600 Crystal of the Dawn x15 Gold x900,000 10~25 Starstone x500 Crystal of the Dawn x12 Gold x800,000 26~50 Starstone x400 Crystal of the Dawn x6 Gold x700,000 51~100 Starstone x300 Crystal of the Dawn x3 Gold x600,000 101~200 Starstone x250 Gold x500,000 201~500 Starstone x200 Gold x400,000 501~1000 Starstone x175 Gold x350,000 1001~ Starstone x150 Gold x300,000 ■ Starting the game? We’ve got a LOT of rewards to start you out! - Ahead of the 2nd anniversary of ASTRA: Knights of Veda, various rewards and systems have been prepared to help newly joined Masters adapt to the world of Knights of Veda. - The biggest difference between new and existing Masters lies in the Knights of Veda they possess. Since acquiring and growing Knights of Veda can be difficult for new players, rewards have been structured to allow them to obtain Knights of Veda more easily. - A “new Master of the Book” is defined as someone who creates an account after the maintenance on 02/26. By starting fresh, new Masters can prepare for the upcoming 2nd anniversary. - A fourteen (14) days long attendance event has been added for new Masters of the Book alongside some revamps of existing events. The “New Master of the Book Pass” will also be introduced. ■ Balance - A major balance pass will be made for some Knight of Veda’s Exclusive Weapons. - Equipping these Exclusive Weapons to their respective Knights of Veda will now increase its Weapon’s Refinement, up to a max of +3. An Exclusive Weapon that is Refine Lvl. 7 will be Refine Lvl. 10 as long as it’s equipped to their respective Knight of Veda. - For example, a Refine Lvl. 7 “Requiem of Frost” will be Refine Lvl. 10 when equipped to Rhynara but not when equipped on other Knights. (Updated on 02/27 05:57 AM UTC / 02/26 09:57 PM PST) Exclusive Weapon Refine Weapon Skill Increment per Level Requiem of Frost (Rhynara) up to Refine Lvl. 6 Upon Normal Skill cast, increases party member’s CRIT Chance by 15% for 8s. (CD: 12s) CRIT Chance +7% starting from Refine Lvl. 7 Upon Normal Skill cast, increases party member’s CRIT Chance by 57% for 8s. (CD: 12s) When Eternal Winter is casted, the Water ATK DMG of her party members increases by 30% for 8s. (CD: 12s) Water ATK DMG +6% Catcher’s Tomorrow (Vesti) up to Refine Lvl. 6 Increases Normal ATK SPD by 11% and reduces enemy DEF by 11% for 8 sec(s) upon hitting an enemy with Signature Skill. (CD: 5s) Normal ATK SPD +3% Enemy DEF reduction +3% starting from Refine Lvl. 7 Increases Normal ATK SPD by 11% and reduces enemy DEF by 11% for 8 sec(s) upon hitting an enemy with Signature Skill. (CD: 5s) When Grand Slam is casted, Tenacity ATK is increased by 24% for 5s. (CD: 10s) Tenacity ATK +3% - The skill values for Sorin’s Pristine & Love Blade at Refine Lvl. 7 will be changed. Exclusive Weapon Refine Weapon Skill Increment per Level Pristine & Love Blade (Sorin) starting from Refine Lvl. 7 Upon Signature Skill cast, reduces Normal Skill CD by 100%. Signature Skill cast also increases Max HP by 12% for 8s. Max HP +5% - The skill values Asha, Arin, Edward, Sansar, Eliyar, Anais, Death Crown, and Amor will be adjusted in addition to receiving new weapon skill effects. Exclusive Weapon Weapon Skill Increment per Level String of Blue Sky (Asha) Upon Ranged ATKs, deals 16% more DMG for 10s and upon Melee ATKs, increases ATK by 16% for 10s. When “Blue Dragon’s Swim” is casted, CRIT DMG is increased by 30% for 10s. Bonus DMG dealt +4% ATK Bonus +4% CRIT DMG +5% Rapier of Darkness (Arin) Increase Ignore DEF by 19% for 6s upon using a Normal Skill. (CD: 9s) When “The Last Dance” is casted, CRIT DMG increases by 19% and Dark ATK DMG increases by 32% for 10s. (CD: 15s) Ignore DEF +3% CRIT DMG +5% Dark ATK DMG +4% Discipline of Conflagration (Edward) Upon Signature Skill cast, increases ATK and ATK PSD by 15% for 15s. (CD: 18s) When Edward hits an enemy, DMG Dealt will be increased by 15% for 5s. (Max Stacks: 15) ATK +2% ATK SPD Bonus +2% Bonus DMG Dealt +1% Batar Solar Sword (Sansar) Increases Veda Energy gained from Normal ATKs by 100% while the summoned creature is alive. When “Wrath of the Sun” is used, all party members’ HP is increased by 15% for 10s. (CD: 15s) Veda Energy gained +10% HP Bonus +3% Anuray’s Antler (Eliyar) Signature Skill cast increases ATK by 15%, Stamina Regeneration by 25%, and CRIT Chance by 10% for 8s. When Eliyar hits an enemy, DMG Dealt will be increased by 35% for 10s. (CD: 14s) ATK +4% Stamina Regeneration +5% CRIT Chance +3% Increases DMG Dealt +6% Special Relationship (Anais) Upon summoning a creature or object, increases party members’ ATK by 10% and Poison RES by 100 for 10s. (CD: 3s) When “Radiant Flames of Life” is casted, party members’ CRIT DMG by 15% for 10s. (CD: 12s) ATK +4% Poison RES +100 CRIT DMG +4% Deathflare (Death Crown) Upon Normal Skill cast, increases all party members’ DEF and ATK by 10% for 5s. (CD: 7s) When “Judgement of Death” is casted, all party members’ Darkness ATK DMG increases by 1% of the user’s ATK for 8s. (CD: 10s) DEF +4% ATK +4% Darkness ATK DMG based on user’s ATK +0.15% Records of Thunderbolts (Amor) When hit, the wearer’s HP increases by 10% while Incoming DMG and Incoming Wound Rate decreases by 20% for 10s. (CD: 13s) When “Love Stings” is casted, all party members’ Electric ATK DMG increases by 1% of the user’s DEF for 10s. HP +2% Incoming DMG reduction +2% Incoming Wound Rate reduction +2% Electric ATK DMG based on user’s DEF +0.5% - The Weapon Skills for Atterisee, Saeya, Albert, Rebecca, Xanthia, and Veleno’s Exclusive Weapons will be completely changed. Exclusive Weapons Weapon Skill Increment per Level Staff with Iron Splint (Atterisee) Upon Normal Skill cast, increases all party members’ Poison ATK DMG by 25% for 10s. (CD: 14s) When “Research Pays Off!” is casted, increases all party members’ Poison Effect DMG by 40% for 10s. (CD: 14s) Poison ATK DMG +5% Poison Effect DMG +6% Goddess’s Roar (Saeya) Upon Normal Skill cast, increases all party members’ Water DMG RES by 20% for 4s. (CD: 8s) Upon getting hit by “Wave of Life,” the enemy’s Water ATK DMG and CRIT Chance are reduced by 20% for 5s. (CD: 10s) Water DMG RES +2% Water ATK DMG reduction +3% CRIT Chance reduction +2% Golden Lion’s Fist (Albert) Upon Normal Skill cast, the user’s DEF increases by 42% for 6s. (CD: 12s) When “The Roar of the Golden Lion” is casted, all party members’ All RES increases 20% and Incoming DMG is reduced by 40% for 10s. (CD: 14s) DEF +5% All RES +3% Incoming DMG reduction +3% Wings of Zeal (Rebecca) Upon Normal Skill cast, all party members’ Burn DMG is increased by 40% and DEF increased by 30% for 6s. (CD: 9s) When “Breath of Flames” is casted, all party members’ Fire ATK DMG increases by 1% of the user’s DEF for 15s. Burn DMG +5% DEF +4% Fire ATK DMG based on user’s ATK +0.5% Planetary Tuner (Xanthia) Upon Normal Skill cast, the user’s CRIT Chance is increased by 15% for 10s. When “Event Horizon” is casted, the enemy’s Incoming Darkness DMG is increased by 35% for 5s, while the user’s Darkness ATK DMG is increased by 35%. CRIT Chance +2% Incoming Darkness DMG +3% Darkness ATK DMG +5% Bow of Sacrifice (Veleno) Upon hitting an enemy, the duration of debuffs and DoT effects applied to that target is increased by 1s. (CD: 4.5s) When “Great Doctor’s Poison Fog” is casted, the user’s Poison DMG increases by 40% and ATK by 22% for 10s. Debuff and DoT duration +0.33s Poison DMG +5% ATK +3.5% * It’s not just the weapons, the Knights of Veda get some tune ups too! Knight of Veda Category Details Veleno Mythic Skill In Nightmare of the Abyss, Portrait of Thierry, and Celestial Trials, Poison DMG is increased by 100% (from 50%) and DMG by 100%. Fate Lvl. 4 Reduces Veda Energy cost required for “Metastases of Poisoning” from 200 → 134. Normal ATK inflicts 1 additional stack of Poison. The Increased DMG effect from “Loaded Poison Arrows” increased from 100% → 150%. Fate Lvl. 7 Strong ATKs require one less level to be fully charge. Additionally, while under “Lethal Poison,” all attacks have a 30% chance to apply 2 stacks of Poison. The Increased DMG effect from “Loaded Poison Arrows” increased from 150% → 200%. Normal ATK Normal ATK DMG is increased by 50% Signature Skill When the Normal ATK is enhanced, an additional Increased Normal ATK DMG effect is applied. Overall DMG is also increased. Exclusive Weapon Upon gaining the “Loaded Poison Arrows” effect, DoT increases from 20% → 100% for 8s, and ATK by 100%. Bikki Fate Lvl. 6 The Veda Energy consumption that increases every second is reduced from 1% → 0.5% → 0.2%. Exclusive Weapon Mythic Skill When “Superior Awakening” is casted, CRIT DMG is increased by 100% for 8s. Edward Normal ATK Normal ATK DMG is increased by 50% Signature Skill When “Wound of Flames” is active, Veda Energy consumption is reduced by 50% and DMG dealt is increased by 20% Mythic Skill In Nightmare of the Abyss, Shadow Waters, and Ancient Giant, when “Fury Strike” is casted, CRIT DMG increases by 200% for 10s. Exclusive Weapon Mythic Skill When Edward hits an enemy, Fire ATK DMG will be increased by 20% for 4s. (Max Stacks: 15) ■ Content & System Improvements * Improvements to both Guild Siege and Battlefield of the War Gods! - Instances where matches in Guild Siege and Battlefield of the War Gods ended abruptly have been investigated and parameters adjusted to improve match end behavior. - At the start of a match, damage values has been adjusted so that both the offensive and defensive battles more align with the actual power level of the Knights participating. As the battle progresses, the DMG dealt by unit will increase to prevent battles from dragging on. - Rest assured that we’ll continue to monitor this aspect closely and adjustments be made accordingly. * More Floors! More Challenges! The Celestial Trials will now reach up to Floor 80! * Mythic Promotion experience has been improved. - A dialogue that ask you to confirm the Mythic Promotion action has been added. This ensures that accidental promotions to Mythic is as hard to conduct as possible. ■ Events & Seasonal Content * Based on your feedback, we’ll be introducing some new stuff to run alongside the new Pickups All Out II! - The Exclusive Weapon counterpart to Pickups All-Out II will be added in this update! Same mechanics as the previous one! - Sylvia’s Exclusive Weapon will also be included in this special Call of the Stars. - Both of the Pickups All-Out II, Knights of Veda and Exclusive Weapons, will share the same Grace of the Holy Grail count. - The Pickups All-Out II - Exclusive Weapons, will run until the 03/26 Maintenance. * How about the Halo and the El Cid? Don’t worry, we got you covered on that too! - Alongside the Exclusive Weapons, the Signature Halo and El Cid of Knights on the Pickups All-Out II will now also be offered! - Sylvia’s Signature Halo and El Cid will also be included in this special event. - The Pickups All-Out II - Halo & El Cid, will run until the 03/26 Maintenance. * 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 02/26 Maintenance until 03/12 03:00 AM UTC / 03/11 07:00 PM PST - Meanwhile, the Shattered Dimensional Rift will run from 03/12 06:00 AM UTC / 03/11 10:00 PM PST until before the 03/26 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 03/12 06:00 AM UTC / 03/11 10:00 PM PST until before the 03/26 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 03/01 06:00 AM UTC / 02/28 10:00 PM PST until 04/01 06:00 AM UTC / 03/31 10:00 PM PST. * Receive the Blessing of more rewards for Beast Nest’s Battles! - The "Blessings in Beast’s Nest" event will be held, doubling rewards from Beast’s Nest battles. - During this special event, rewards such as Knight of Veda ascension materials and relics from Beast’s Nest will be granted at 2x the usual rate. - You can receive double rewards up to eight (8) times per day during the event period. - The "Blessings in Beast’s Nest" event will run from after the 02/26 Maintenance until 03/12 03:00 AM UTC / 03/11 07:00 PM PST. * 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 03/12 06:00 AM UTC / 03/11 10:00 PM PST until before the 03/26 Maintenance. * A new Reward Decree season will start. - The new Reward Decree season will begin on 03/01 06:00 AM UTC / 02/28 10:00 PM PST until 03/31 06:00 AM UTC / 03/30 10:00 PM PST. - 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 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 03/26. * 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 03/26. * 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 03/26. * 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: 02/26 06:00 AM UTC / 02/25 10:00 PM PST ~ 03/10 06:00 AM UTC / 03/09 10:00 PM PST - Settlement until 03/12 06:00 AM UTC / 03/11 10:00 PM PST - 2nd Round: 03/12 06:00 AM UTC / 03/11 10:00 PM PST ~ 03/24 06:00 AM UTC / 03/23 10:00 PM PST - Settlement until 03/26 06:00 AM UTC / 03/25 10:00 PM PST ■ Store * A new set of store packages have arrived to help you on your journey! - The following Spring Packages will be blossoming your way this 02/26 update and will be available for purchase until 03/12 03:00 AM UTC / 03/11 07:00 PM PST. Package Price Contents Amount Spring of Destiny Pack 4.99 USD Crystal of Destiny 30 Steps of the Journey 8 Steps of Spring Pack 4.99 USD Steps of the Journey 55 Starstone 100 Spring Echoes of Destiny Pack 14.99 USD Crystal of Destiny 50 Ancient Echoes 60 Starstone 300 Spring Dawn & Myth Pack 44.99 USD Ancient Echoes 280 Knight Crest 80 Crystal of the Dawn 100 Starstone 1,000 Spring Relics in Myth Pack 99.99 USD Crystal of Destiny 300 Ancient Echoes 400 Knight Crest 40 Solvent of Prayer 2 Distorted Time Fragment 5 Starstone 2,000 Spring Radiant Chromatics Pack 14.99 USD Radiance 2,100 Mystical Chromatics 2,100 Ruby 300 Spring Destiny/Halo/ElCid Pack 44.99 USD Crystal of Destiny 240 Radiance 1,500 Mystical Chromatics 1,500 Steps of the Journey 30 Starstone 1,000 ■ Bug Fixes - An issue where the difficulty UI did not display when returning to the main screen after clearing an Ancient Golden City Dungeon will be fixed. - An issue where the Adventure level was not shown when moving back to the Adventure Zone after traveling from Todburg via the map will be fixed. - An issue where Sweep sometimes did not function when doing the Daily Dungeons will be fixed. ■ March Update and Second Anniversary! The 2nd Anniversary of Become a Star 2: Knights of Veda is approaching. We would like to take this opportunity to once again thank all Masters of the Book for your continued interest and support. In addition to the Anniversary Celebrations, we’re also introducing a lot of new systems to the game such as the Recommended Knights of Veda system and significant reworks to Ancient Giant. We will continue to build enjoyable content step by step, ensuring ASTRA: Knights of Veda steadily evolves. Please look forward to the upcoming update that coincides with the 2nd Anniversary. Thank you.
