Blade & Soul 16.2 Patch Notes

Contents & Events

• The Third Skill Specialization for the Warden Class is now available: Way of the Inferno.
• A new Mythical Dungeon is now available: Altar of the Infinite.
• Two new Starcross Accessories are now available: Starcross Bracelet, and Starcross Belt.
• Two new Gildstones are now available: Equinox and Solstice.
• Four new events are available: Fortune Falls, Altar of Rewards, Infinite Quest, and Fishing for Rewards.

General

• Warden Third Skill Specialization: Way of the Inferno
  • This new skill specialization is now available to all Warden characters who have completed the "Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan" quest.
  • Please check this news post for more information.
• Achievement
  • New Achievements are now available:

• Collection
  • Two new collections are available:

• Daily/Weekly Challenge
  • Four new quests have been added to the Daily Challenge rotation, increasing the total number of possible quests to 13.
    • These four new quests will rotate among the following content: Sanctum of the Masters, Primeweald, Celestial Basin, Ebondrake Lair, Starstone Mines, Ransacked Treasury, Forest of Echoes, Substratum, and the Aerodrome.
  • The Namdo Shrine quest on Wednesdays and the Hall of Trials quest on Saturdays have been replaced with the new dungeon, Altar of the Infinite.
  • The weekly quest "A Masterful Task" has been updated to include the boss from the new Altar of the Infinite

Events

• Fortune Falls
  • Duration: July 6 - August 10
  • Reward Redemption Period: July 6 - September 14
  • Event Currency: Fortune Cup
  • Summary:
    • Complete the daily Event Dungeon Fortune Falls to obtain Fortune Cups and Giganura's Bounty for various rewards.
    • The following quests are available:

• Open a Giganura's Bounty to receive the following rewards:

• Fortune Cups can be exchanged through the dragon express for the following rewards:

• The following extra login rewards will be available during the event duration:

• Altar of Rewards
  • Duration: July 6 (after maintenance) - August 10 (before maintenance)
  • During the event period, daily quest rewards will be doubled for the Altar of the Infinite dungeon.
• Infinite Quest
  • Duration: July 6 (after maintenance) - August 10 (before maintenance)
  • Complete the Altar of the Infinite daily quest as many times as possible during the event period for extra rewards:

• • The quests can be completed on multiple characters and will count toward the total completion number.
  • Rewards can only be claimed once per account and will be distributed during the maintenance on August 10.
• Fishing for Rewards
  • Duration: July 6 (after maintenance) - August 10 (before maintenance)
  • New fishing rewards will be available in the Dragon Express during the event period

• Hongsil's Workshop
  • The Hongsil's Workshop Event has now ended. Rewards can be redeemed until August 10.
• Honing In Event
  • The Honing In Event has now ended.
• Hongmoon Boot Camp Event
  • The Hongmoon Boot Camp Event has now ended.
• Horde & Gourd
  • The reward redemption period for the Horde & Gourd Event has now ended.

Dungeons & Raids

• Altar of the Infinite
  • The following quests are available:

• The following rewards can be acquired when defeating the Boss Soryan:

• The following rewards can be acquired when defeating the Boss Kalma:

• The following rewards can be acquired when defeating the Boss Aransu Gatekeeper:

• Additional rewards are available for completing the dynamic quest at each stage. You can obtain up to 3 rewards per day regardless of stage.
  • x1 Aransu Bonus Reward Chest (Stage 1~4)
  • x1 Brilliant Aransu Bonus Reward Chest (Stage 5~11)
  • x1 Searing Aransu Bonus Reward Chest (Stage 12~20)
• The following rewards are now available for clearing each stage for the first time:

Equipment & Items

• New Accessories
  • Two new Mythical Accessories are now available: Starcross Bracelet and Starcross Belt.
  • They can both be obtained from the new dungeon, Altar of the Infinite.
  • The Succession system is available for both these new accessories.
  • Mythical Enchantment costs are the same as for other Starcross accessories. Please refer to the New Empires patch notes for more details.
• Gildstones
  • Two new types of Gildstones have been added: Equinox and Solstice.
  • Equinox provides HP, while Solstice provides Attack Power.
  • Equinox can be equipped on Starcross Bracelet while Solstice can be equipped on Starcross Belt.
  • They can both be upgraded for the following cost:

• Gildstones have been added as drop rewards to the following dungeons:

• Skystealer Accessories
  • The enchantment probability of Skystealer accessories and True Skystealer Ring has been changed to 100% for all enchantment levels.
  • The enchantment cost for Skystealer Accessories for each level has also been adjusted as follows:

• The enchant cost for True Skystealer Ring for each level has also been adjusted as follows:

• Upsurge Weapon and Starcross Accessories
  • Upsurge Weapon and Starcross Accessories are now available for purchase at Trader Gang Sanghae in Mushin's Tower:

• Bound Sterling Crystal
  • A new weekly chest containing Bound Sterling Crystals can now be purchased from the Dragon Express.
  • The same chest is available in the premium tab for a different cost
  • Regardless of which currency is used to purchase, Bound Sterling Crystal Chest has a purchase limit of two per week per account.

Skills

• Dungeons
  • Added a tooltip on NPCs to display when they are Dazed through Breaker.
    • Off-Kilter: Balance has completely been thrown off. / Damage taken increases by 35%.
  • Hall of Trials
    • Added a tooltip on the boss Chrysus when it is under the Breaker effect.
      • In Crisis: Overcame the debuff caused by Breaker with the fighting spirit. / Damage taken increases greatly due to losing balance partially / Damage taken increases by 50%
    • Added a tooltip on NPCs summoned by the boss Chrysus when they become Dazed due to the Breaker effect.
      • Off-Kilter: Balance has completely been thrown off. / Damage taken increases by 30%
  • Sanctum of the Masters
    • Fixed an issue where the picture of the Opportunity Strategy Card was different in the Card Selection screen and inside the dungeon.
• Assassin
  • Way of the Phantom
    • Umbral Leap: Fixed an issue causing the skill to inflict Daze regardless of Self Defense Chi.
  • Way of the Serpent
    • Slipping Lotus: Fixed an issue where the Grapple combo skill (Simplified Combat Controls) could not be responded to with the Slipping Lotus skill.
• Blade Dancer
  • Sunseeker Bracelet: Fixed an issue where the icon of the skill effect was shown differently than other skills upon triggering.
• Blade Master
  • Way of the Singing Blade
    • Flying Sparrow: Fixed an issue causing the player camera to operate abnormally when using Flying Sparrow, and occasionally when used simultaneously with Blade Call. The camera position can now be changed even when Enable Cinematic Skill Camera is disabled in the Options.
  • Way of the Spectral Blade
    • Falling Stars, Awakened Falling Stars: Fixed an issue causing Spectral Sacrifice and Spectral Vengeance to not activate when using the skills while Lucky Stars is active.
  • Way of the Spirit Sword
    • Strengthened Blade: Fixed an issue causing the block animation to play when the Strengthened Blade effect is applied for the first time by using Lunar Slash.
• Destroyer
  • Sledgehammer
    • Fixed an issue where the system message would not display the Insignia effect name when the skill was triggered.
    • Fixed an issue where the cooldown UI would not display the cooldown limit time when the skill was triggered.
• Dual Blade
  • Way of the Lotus
    • Parry: Fixed an issue where the key shown in the UI guide (F) for the skill was different from the actual key used (LMB).
  • Way of the Shifting Blades
    • Splinter Buff: Fixed the tooltip of Splinter that incorrectly showed that the effect triggers on an accurate Drive Strike hit rather than on use.
    • Drive Strike: Fixed an issue where an accurate hit during the Precipice effect would not trigger the additional damage effect.
• Gunslinger
  • Sunseeker Bracelet: Fixed an issue causing the effect icon of the skill effect to be shown differently than other skills upon triggering.
  • Wild Spirit/Storm Spirit Bracelet: Fixed typos in the Buff tooltip.
  • Way of the Arsenal
    • Fixed an issue causing an increase in the Attack Power/Mystic values of the Clear Shot buff to be shown differently in the skill and buff icon tooltips.
  • Way of the Undertaker
    • Fixed an issue causing the Dark Mark debuff indicator to show deleted skills.
• Kung Fu Master
  • Fixed an issue where a character without restrictions on joint techniques could use Grapple on a target inflicted with War Chant or Vampiric Drain.
• Soul Fighter
  • Way of the Eternal Soul
    • Fixed an issue where a character without restrictions on joint techniques could use War Chant on a target inflicted with War Chant or Vampiric Drain.
• Summoner
  • Way of the Swarm/Way of the Thorns
    • Added the Knockdown attribute to the Entangle skill.
    • Fixed an issue where a character without restrictions on joint techniques could use Power Pounce on a target inflicted with War Chant or Vampiric Drain.
• Warlock
  • Way of Distortion/Way of the Scourge
    • Fixed an issue causing the list of Stun Skills in the training list of the Hongmoon Training Room to be shown incorrectly.
    • Enigma/Revelation/Bloodbane Mystic Badge
      • Changed the item skill effects to:
        • Way of Distortion: Has a chance to reduce Wingstorm cooldown by 3 sec. on accurate Dragoncall during Siphon
        • Way of the Scourge: Has a chance to reduce Hex Storm cooldown by 3 sec. on accurate Dragon Helix during Siphon
      • Leech: Siphon no longer triggers the Leech skill when using the Simplified Combat Controls.
    • Way of the Scourge
      • Fixed an issue where a character without restrictions on joint techniques could use Vampiric Drain on a target inflicted with War Chant or Vampiric Drain.
      • Sacrificial Offering: the Soulburn effect from the skill applies Siphon to the caster.
      • Final Offer: the Soulburn effect from the skill triggers the Mystic Badge Blackwing effect.
      • Vampiric Drain:
        • When the skill ends because the caster is hit by a debuff, the Grapple effect on the target also ends.
        • Fixed an issue causing the target inflicted with Grapple by the skill to repeatedly sit and stand.
      • Soulburn: Fixed an issue where the skill was not used when the talents Extortion or Enduring Soul are set in Auto Combat.
• Zen Archer
  • Way of the Windpiercer
    • Magnum Soul Badge: Fixed an issue where the effect of the Badge did not activate and changed the cooldown reduction from 0.5 to 0.3 seconds.
    • Rapid Shot, Awakened Rapid Shot
      • Each of the three attacks now has a separate attack decision.
    • Rapid Shot with the Arrowfall Talent
      • Changed the talent so that the bracelet's special effect (Rising Strike) damage is applied.
      • Fixed an issue causing the Wildsong/Wild Rage/Wild Spirit/Starcross bracelet skills to not activate.
    • Storm Bolt: Fixed an issue where firing the skill displayed an incorrect shooting animation after charging to stage 2.
    • Storm's Eye
      • Fixed an issue where the Area of Effect was applied farther away from the caster than visible.
      • The instant cast effect of Storm Bolt at Stage 2 within its Area of Effect is now applied faster.
      • Fixed an issue causing the duration of the skill to end sooner than intended.
    • Strafe Shot: Fixed an issue causing the skill to make an accurate hit decision when used on a blocking or immune target.
    • Twin Storms
      • Changed the requirement for the skill to trigger Storm's Eye from “on accurate hit” to “on use.”