GMS v.261: DAVE THE DIVER, new Mastery Nodes and Ride or Die

GMS v.261 arrived on July 16, 2025. The DAVE THE DIVER collaboration connected underwater hunting, a sushi restaurant and a collection book, while new HEXA Mastery Nodes and the return of Ride or Die changed combat progression. The Morning Star Banquet, Sia Astelle rewards and Burning programs continued on their own schedules. The dates and reward rules below describe that historical release, including the publisher's later corrections.

Dave's story connected diving and sushi service

Save the Diver ran from July 16 after maintenance through August 26 at 23:59 UTC. Entry required level 101; Zero also needed Story Quest Act 2 completed. The Event List or [Save the Diver] Rescue Request from Dave in Henesys, Nameless Town or Cernium Square led to the boat. Cobra returned characters to their previous location.

The boat's Smartphone opened through its icon or Escape. It showed Gold, Diver Tokens and the current story objective. Gold came from dives and restaurant service; chapters paid Diver Tokens. Its apps handled iDiver equipment upgrades, weapon upgrades, the Codex and the Token Shop. WASD moved between apps and Space selected one; clicking an app also worked.

Chapters had to be completed in order. Meeting an objective did not itself advance the story: the ready checkmark led to Start Story, or E, to watch the scene and claim the reward. The hiring objectives below retain the publisher's “more than” wording rather than treating it as “at least.”

The chapter entry passes were transferable within the world and expired August 26 at 23:59 UTC. The notes also teased a hidden mission without giving its solution. They did not establish a hidden-mission walkthrough.

A dive only paid out after a safe return

Blue Hole Exploration used the same July 16–August 26 window and required the Rescue Request quest. Defeating 1,000 monsters within 20 levels, alone or in a solo party, completed the daily preparation through Dave's Ready to Dive option. This was once per day per account, with progress shared across its characters. Holding Space at the ladder began the dive and removed existing buffs. Tutorial fillets were not retained.

A dive had a 60-minute limit. Returning through the surface, an Escape Pod or an Emergency Pager counted as success and retained the collected fillets and Gold. Running out of oxygen or time, or giving up with Return to Boat, lost everything from that attempt. The event allowed two retries per day.

Small defeated fish dropped fillets automatically. Large fish left carcasses that had to be harvested. A small fish with remaining HP between 1 and 2 times the Harpoon's damage could enter the pulling minigame: repeated Space presses filled the gauge, success caught it, and failure dealt only 1 damage. A hit from another fish before the minigame began interrupted the attempt. Jellyfish and most sharks could only take harpoon damage; Cookiecutter Shark was the stated pulling exception. Exploration time paused during the pulling minigame.

Permanent upgrades used Gold in the Smartphone. The Air Tank raised starting oxygen, the Diving Suit opened deeper areas, the Waterproof Box raised carrying capacity, and fins improved speed. Collected ingredients added weight; reaching or exceeding capacity slowed movement, so discarding ingredients was an available way to regain speed. Sprinting and enemy hits consumed extra oxygen.

Found equipment lasted only for the current dive:

After the first completed exploration each day, an additional dive became available through a Blue Hole Exploration Entry Ticket or a 1,000-Maple-Point Additional Ready to Dive ticket. Unused additional-entry opportunities accumulated over the event.

The Codex rewarded completed rows

The Codex registered creatures only when a dive ended successfully; tutorial catches did not count. Discoveries and reward claims were shared across the account. Creature icons showed their locations, while their detail views showed catch counts and ecological information. Rewards had to be claimed by August 26 at 23:59 UTC.

The hat, clothes and android coupons were world-transferable for seven days. Hat choices were Egg Sushi Hat, Shrimp Sushi Hat or Tuna Sushi Hat. Dave's package supplied Dave's Casual Hat, Dave's Casual Clothes and Dave's Casual Shoes; Bancho's supplied Bancho's Hotel Chef Wig, Bancho's Hotel Chef Outfit and Bancho's Hotel Chef Shoes; Cobra's supplied Cobra's Hawaiian Sunglasses, Cobra's Hawaiian Outfit and Cobra's Hawaiian Shoes. Those clothing pieces were permanent and untradeable.

• Dave's Casual Hat
• Dave's Casual Clothes
• Dave's Casual Shoes
• Bancho's Hotel Chef Wig
• Bancho's Hotel Chef Outfit
• Bancho's Hotel Chef Shoes
• Cobra's Hawaiian Sunglasses
• Cobra's Hawaiian Outfit
• Cobra's Hawaiian Shoes

• Egg Sushi Hat
• Shrimp Sushi Hat
• Tuna Sushi Hat

At the Beach With Dave and the three listed chairs were permanent and world-transferable. The android selector supplied a permanent, untradeable Lidium Heart and a choice of Daveroid, Banchoroid or Cobraroid. Each android was permanent, untradeable in Heroic and world-transferable in Interactive worlds.

• Daveroid
• Banchoroid
• Cobraroid

Bancho Sushi turned catches into repeatable income

Bancho Sushi opened after a dive, either automatically or from the boat's left side. Leaving before opening for business allowed another restaurant entry. Once service started, that business day had to finish before the next dive.

Preparation used Space to select, C to cancel, Escape for the Smartphone/cancel, left Control to enhance a dish or hire staff, 1 for the menu and 2 for staffing. Fish fillets supplied menu dishes; removing a dish did not consume its ingredients. Norimaki and Green Tea sat outside the menu-slot limit. The kitchen instructions said five starting slots, while the chapter table separately described five slots unlocking at chapter 3; both statements appear in the notes, so the earlier slot count is uncertain.

Dish upgrades increased the selling price up to level 5 and used more fillets at higher levels. Norimaki and Green Tea stayed at level 1. Pianus Carpaccio and Steamed Pianus Head were already level 5. Hired staff cost Gold, entered the waiting room and then needed placement in the Hall or Kitchen. Each location could eventually hold two employees, with placements gated by story progress.

A party banner appeared three in-story days ahead. These were restaurant-day cycles, not dates on the real-world calendar.

Holding E opened service. A and D moved, with Shift for faster movement. Space picked up a finished dish, served the matching customer or started an interaction. Bancho and kitchen staff cooked automatically, but an empty wasabi gauge stopped them. At the wasabi station, Space began refilling and W performed it. The control table described holding W while the detailed instructions said repeated presses; the exact input wording was inconsistent.

For tea, Space at the customer started the minigame and holding S poured. Filling near the green zone improved the tip; a full Complaint Gauge failed the request. Late food service also filled complaints until the customer left without a tip. Q discarded a dish. Dirty tables blocked new customers; Space followed by repeated A and D cleaned them and earned Gold. Service ended when all customers left or the two-minute timer expired.

After chapter 10, the closing payout added Diver Tokens equal to the Gold earned. That was a separate reward alongside the restaurant's Gold.

Diver Tokens had a separate spending deadline

The Token Shop closed August 26 at 23:59 UTC. Growth rewards and cosmetic coupons were world-transferable and expired at that time unless a permanent item is identified below.

Advanced EXP Vouchers required level 260 and stopped scaling above the EXP amount for level 290.

Cosmetic purchases had no quantity limit. Their resulting clothes and androids followed the same permanent-item trade rules described for the Codex; shop coupons used the fixed August 26 deadline rather than the Codex coupons' seven-day duration.

New Mastery Nodes expanded each class's kit

The release added the following third and fourth HEXA Mastery Node skills. Names retain their HEXA designation: a new mastery skill is not interchangeable with its older base skill.

Explorer warriors

• HEXA Beam Blade
• Rending Edge
• HEXA Puncture
• HEXA Final Attack
• HEXA Cry Valhalla
• HEXA Heaven's Hammer
• HEXA Final Attack
• Rising Justice
• HEXA Final Attack
• HEXA Revenge of the Evil Eye
• HEXA Evil Eye Shock

Explorer mages

• HEXA Ignite
• HEXA Ifrit
• HEXA Inferno Aura
• HEXA Creeping Toxin
• HEXA Meteor Shower
• HEXA Megiddo Flame
• HEXA Lightning Orb
• Cryo Shock
• HEXA Thunder Sphere
• HEXA Elquines
• HEXA Angelic Wrath
• HEXA Fountain of Vengeance
• HEXA Bahamut
• HEXA Genesis
• HEXA Heaven's Door

Explorer archers

• HEXA Quiver Cartridge
• HEXA Phoenix
• Extra Quiver Cartridge
• HEXA Speed Mirage
• HEXA Gritty Gust
• HEXA Frostprey
• HEXA Bolt Burst
• HEXA Final Attack
• HEXA High Speed Shot
• HEXA Cardinal Torrent
• HEXA Glyph of Impalement
• HEXA Ancient Astra
• HEXA Shadow Raven
• HEXA Combo Assault
• Manifest Curse

Explorer thieves

• HEXA Dark Flare
• HEXA Showdown
• Darkness Shuriken
• HEXA Sudden Raid
• HEXA Death Star
• HEXA Dark Flare
• HEXA Cruel Stab
• HEXA Sudden Raid
• HEXA Shadow Veil
• Covert Edge
• HEXA Blade Clone
• Mortality
• HEXA Blade Fury
• HEXA Sudden Raid

Explorer pirates

• HEXA Serpent Scale
• HEXA Hook Bomber
• HEXA Brain Scrambler
• HEXA Eight-Legs Easton
• HEXA Siege Bomber
• HEXA Scurvy Summons
• HEXA Nautilus Strike
• HEXA Ugly Bomb
• HEXA Rolling Rainbow
• HEXA Monkey Fury

Cygnus Knights

• HEXA Install Shield
• HEXA Charging Light
• HEXA Offensive Defense
• HEXA Final Attack
• HEXA Soul Majesty
• HEXA Cosmic Burst
• HEXA Equinox Slash
• Equinox Power II
• HEXA Orbital Explosion
• HEXA Phoenix Drive
• HEXA Towering Inferno
• HEXA Fairy Spiral
• HEXA Storm Bringer
• HEXA Monsoon
• HEXA Storm Whim
• Anemoi
• HEXA Dark Omen
• HEXA Dominion
• Abyssal Darkness
• HEXA Typhoon
• HEXA Deep Rising
• HEXA Sea Wave
• Deep Reinforcement

Heroes

• HEXA Hyper Finisher - Last Stand
• HEXA Permafrost
• HEXA Adrenaline Overload
• HEXA Final Attack
• HEXA Dragon Dive
• HEXA Thunder Dive
• HEXA Earth Circle
• HEXA Earth Dive
• HEXA Wind Circle
• HEXA Dragon Spark
• HEXA Magic Debris
• HEXA Dragon Breath
• HEXA Earth Breath
• HEXA Wind Breath
• HEXA Apocalypse
• Eternal Light
• HEXA Twilight Nova
• HEXA Unicorn Spike
• HEXA Gust Dive
• HEXA Stunning Strikes
• HEXA Elemental Knights
• HEXA Final Attack
• HEXA Carte Noir
• HEXA Rose Carte Finale
• La Mort Carte
• HEXA Bomb Punch
• HEXA Death Mark
• Dusk Blow
• HEXA Spirit Frenzy

Resistance

• HEXA Revolving Cannon Mastery
• HEXA Hammer Smash
• HEXA Shotgun Punch
• HEXA Revolving Cannon
• HEXA Ballistic Hurricane
• HEXA Dark Shock
• HEXA Dark Genesis
• HEXA Final Attack
• HEXA Salvo System
• HEXA Orbital Cataclysm
• HEXA Beam Dance
• HEXA Distortion Bomb
• HEXA Robo Launcher RM7
• HEXA Rock 'n Shock
• HEXA Bots 'n Tots
• HEXA Demon Cry
• HEXA Dark Metamorphosis
• HEXA Cerberus Chomp
• Demonic Plume
• HEXA Exceed: Lunar Slash
• Maximal Exceed
• HEXA Thousand Swords
• HEXA Infernal Exceed

Nova

• HEXA Inferno Breath
• HEXA Wing Beat
• HEXA Stone Dragon
• HEXA Dragon Fang
• HEXA Shaft Break
• HEXA [Execute] Phantom Blade
• HEXA Lasting Grudge
• HEXA Death's Blessing
• HEXA Chasing Shot
• HEXA Unseen Sniper
• HEXA Summon Scimitar
• HEXA Summon Claw
• HEXA Summon Shuriken
• HEXA Summon Spiked Bat
• HEXA Chain Arts: Crush
• HEXA Summon Shotgun
• HEXA Summon Daggers
• HEXA Summon Decoy Bomb
• HEXA Summon Brick
• HEXA Chain Arts: Beatdown
• HEXA Veteran Shadowdealer
• HEXA Supreme Supernova
• HEXA Celestial Roar
• Encore Ribbon

Sengoku

Zero and Kinesis

• HEXA Flash Assault
• HEXA Flash Cut
• HEXA Moon Strike
• HEXA Rising Slash
• HEXA Shadow Rain
• Infinite Resonance
• HEXA Kinetic Combo

Flora

• HEXA Impale
• HEXA Resonance Rush
• HEXA Noble Summons
• HEXA Aether Bloom
• HEXA Aether Forge
• HEXA Reign of Destruction
• HEXA Shardbreaker
• HEXA Ex
• HEXA Machina
• HEXA Crystal Skill - Deus
• HEXA Umbral Brand III
• HEXA Longinus Zone
• HEXA Hex: Chakram Sweep
• HEXA Hex: Chakram Fury
• HEXA Death Blossom
• HEXA Resonate
• HEXA Deceiving Blade
• HEXA Vengeful Hate
• HEXA Blissful Restraint
• HEXA Endless Agony
• HEXA Ominous Nightmare

Anima

• HEXA Dragon Vein Absorption
• HEXA Absorption: River Puddle Douse
• HEXA Absorption: Fierce Wind
• HEXA Absorption: Sunlit Grain
• HEXA Wakeup Call
• HEXA Talisman: Clone
• HEXA Talisman: Seeking Ghost Flame
• HEXA Scroll: Star Vortex
• HEXA Scroll: Butterfly Dream

Lynn and Mo Xuan

• HEXA Peck
• HEXA [Focus] Heal
• HEXA [Focus] Forest Protection
• HEXA Mother Nature's Touch
• HEXA Divine Art: Swirling Tide
• HEXA Soul Art: Black Wind
• HEXA Divine Art: Tearing Wind
• HEXA Secret Art: Qi Projection

Lynn additionally received HEXA Raid in the second Mastery Node. Mo Xuan's second node gained HEXA Divine Art: Erupting Flame and HEXA Divine Art: Righteous Thunder.

The new interactions included Rising Justice emerging from Falling Justice's impact, Extra Quiver Cartridge adding a special arrowhead, Rending Edge leaving a sword scar, and La Mort Carte replacing HEXA Carte Noir with a death card. HEXA Ignite excluded HEXA Inferno Aura from its fire-wall trigger. Night Lord's HEXA Showdown provoked up to six enemies and made them untouchable. Buccaneer's HEXA Serpent Scale periodically generated scales for stronger Sea Serpent skills. Mihile's HEXA Charging Light periodically added a sword-energy attack after the charge, while Deep Reinforcement gave Thunder Breaker a protective shield through linked skills.

Evan's fusion combinations joined HEXA Dragon Dive with Thunder or Earth and HEXA Dragon Breath with Earth or Wind; HEXA Dragon Spark responded to Evan's direct attacks and HEXA Magic Debris formed around fusion-skill victims. Battle Mage's HEXA Dark Shock connected Combat Teleport's start and end with lightning and Dark Brand. Mechanic could place up to three HEXA Rock 'n Shock coils. Kaiser gained a stronger HEXA Inferno Breath after repeated uses. Kain's possessed Shaft Break left a malice whirlwind, and his HEXA Death's Blessing applied to enemies exposed to malice.

Hayato's HEXA Akatsuki Trace followed Rai. Adele's HEXA Impale and HEXA Resonance Rush used aether swords and crystals, while HEXA Noble Summons recalled Hunting Decree swords and HEXA Aether Bloom released magic from them. Illium's HEXA Crystal Skill - Deus combined HEXA Ex and HEXA Machina; his HEXA Umbral Brand III added damage against marked enemies. Ark's Ominous skills switched with Flora/Specter state. Lara's absorption attacks triggered from Essence Sprinkle; HEXA Wakeup Call awakened nearby veins into pursuing forces. Lynn's new Focus skills strengthened healing and protection around the Focal Target, while HEXA Mother Nature's Touch protected allies.

Kanna, Hayato, Mo Xuan and Lynn changed separately

Sol Erda could become SHINE Boosters

The Erda Link conversion interface renamed its HEXA Booster option to SHINE Booster. One Sol Erda could become either 30 Faint Sol Erda Energy or 1 SHINE Booster. Both outputs were world-transferable and expired at 00:00 UTC on the day after conversion.

Creating a SHINE Booster required a Sia Astelle character who had completed sixth job. Using one required sixth job, but not Sia Astelle: the notes explicitly allowed Sia to use HEXA Boosters and Hoyoung to use SHINE Boosters. A SHINE Booster summoned high-EXP monsters for a 100-second defeat window and had to be activated on a map with monsters within 20 levels of the character.

Ride or Die shared lives across the weekly run

Ride or Die ran July 16 after maintenance–August 26 at 23:59 UTC for level-200 characters, with Zero past Act 2. The Event List led to Libae and the investigation map. Its five weekly bosses were Papulatus, Vellum, Horntail, Darknell and Magnus.

The difficulty choices were B/Easy, A/Normal, S/Hard and X/Extreme. Code X allowed only a weapon, secondary weapon and emblem; equipment swaps were disabled during battle. It had no Practice Mode. The other difficulties could be practiced through Libae with adjusted difficulty and challenges.

Players could select up to 15 challenges, with one randomly assigned during a run. Challenge score multipliers had increased. The illustrated selection contained these hazards:

The weekly allowance was 20 lives shared across all five bosses. Losing all of them ended the week's attempts. Investigation scores depended on difficulty, selected challenge count and deaths; defeating a boss showed both its score and the weekly total. Kazax could also interfere alongside the boss.

Althea's Support charged to level 3. Each level needed 150 support, with a gauge slot filled per 15. Small amounts arrived periodically; a larger pickup appeared at a random location every 30 seconds and disappeared if left. A full gauge could be spent with Interact for a random support skill that cleared summoned enemies or interrupted Kazax. Right-clicking the skill toggled automatic and manual activation.

Weekly boxes and fragments

The reset was Wednesday at 00:00 UTC. The July 22 correction explicitly defined week 1 as July 16 after maintenance–July 22 at 23:59 UTC. One supply box could be claimed per week per account after reset; week 6 could be claimed immediately after completing its challenge. Boxes and all listed contents below were world-transferable with a seven-day duration.

Weekly score also determined Kazax's Energy Fragments. The fragments selected rewards by chance, but this article's source did not give a probability for each result. Their pool included:

• Shackles of Resentment (30 Days) Coupon
• Chains of Resentment (30 Days) Coupon
• Silver Inspector Coin x10 Coupon
• Silver Inspector Coin x50 Coupon
• Silver Inspector Coin x100 Coupon

Mapae's possible nodes were Luck Power (+20% item drop), Wealth Power (+20% meso drop), EXP Power (+10% EXP), Inspector Power I (+40% boss damage), Inspector Power II (+24% Ignore Defense), and Inspector Power III (20% skill-cooldown reduction).

The fragment badge gave STR/DEX/INT/LUK +15, Attack/Magic Attack +10, Speed/Jump +10 and Ignore Defense +10% for its 30-day life. Its fixed Legendary potential had three All Stat% lines, or, under the July 16 correction, three Max HP% lines for Demon Avenger. Its potential could not be reset.

Participation rewards and the Legion Block

Libae supplied the account's weekly-participation rewards. The background and outfit/weapon coupons below were world-transferable for ten days; their resulting backgrounds were permanent and account-shared, while the clothing and weapon were permanent and untradeable.

• Inspector Hat
• Inspector Outfit
• Inspector Gloves
• Inspector Shoes

Two Shackles badges used different potential rules

Ride or Die's Coin Shop remained open until August 27 at 14:00 UTC, after the August 26 battle deadline. Unless marked permanent, its listed rewards were world-transferable and expired at that shop deadline. Quantity limits below were the published shop limits.

The shop badge had the same stated STR/DEX/INT/LUK +15, Attack/Magic Attack +10, Speed/Jump +10 and Ignore Defense +10% as the fragment version, but its potential rules differed.

The native description of Inspector's Medal of Honor gives 1,000 Honor EXP per medal. The patch table's ×1,000 notation does not clearly establish the purchase quantity, so that notation is preserved separately from the per-medal effect.

Morning Star kept its daily and weekly choices

Morning Star Banquet continued from June 11 through August 26 at 23:59 UTC. It required level 101 and Gob's Call, with Zero's Act 2 condition. The Morning Star Feast entry or Head Servant in Imperial Villa: Hanging Gardens started [Morning Star] Perfect Feast Prep. Progress was account-wide.

Daily Feast Prep allowed five check-ins per week and 50 over the event. Each gave three 30-minute 3× EXP Coupons, five Morning Light points and five Starlight points. The cumulative reward offered a choice between the item and the listed Memento Coins; selecting one was irreversible.

Special Feast Prep required 2,000 monsters within 20 levels for each check-in and gave 1,000 Memento Coins. Three could be completed per week, including together, with 30 over the event. Records reset Wednesday at 00:00 UTC. Missed Daily or Special check-ins could be purchased for 3,000 Maple Points; the available missed-check-in/pass count reset on the same weekly schedule.

All cumulative reward items in the next table were world-transferable and expired August 27 at 14:00 UTC, with the resulting items' separate rules explained below.

The text table lists 50 coins on day 41 and 500 on day 44, but the accompanying event screenshot shows 500 and 50 respectively. The table values above are retained with that unresolved disagreement; neither amount should be silently substituted for the other.

The pendant became untradeable for 30 days. The mount was permanent and untradeable. Skin-selector outputs were permanent and world-transferable. The day-9 selector listed Tenebris Expedition Ring, Glory Guard Ring: Justicar or Awake Ring as untradeable with a seven-day duration, whereas the Memento shop later listed its ring outputs as permanent; the notes do not explain that distinction.

The specified Symbol Selector choice was 300 Arcane or 60 Sacred selectors, world-transferable for seven days. The Morning Star Banquet Hanging Garden Chair and Banquet Background were permanent and world-transferable; the Morning Starlight Effect, Morning Star Banquet Label Ring/Morning Star Banquet Chat Ring, and Morning Star Hat, Morning Star Outfit, Morning Star Shoes, Morning Star Mantle and Morning Star Flower were permanent and untradeable. Coloring Prism Set supplied a Regular Coloring Prism and Prism Color Restore, each world-transferable for seven days. Breumiroid was permanent, untradeable in Heroic and world-transferable in Interactive; its Lidium Heart was permanent and untradeable. Breumiroid could not change hair/face or equip Cash items.

• Morning Star Hat
• Morning Star Outfit
• Morning Star Shoes
• Morning Star Mantle
• Morning Star Flower

Completing all Daily check-ins awarded a world-transferable Transcendent Growth Potion lasting 14 days. Completing all Special check-ins awarded a world-transferable Hyper Burninator lasting 14 days. The latter allowed a non-Hyper-Burning-MAX character at levels 10–258, or Zero at 200–258 after Act 2, to receive 1+4 leveling until November 11 at 00:00 UTC. It could not be canceled, replaced existing Tera/Mega Burning, and could not be claimed in Challenger World after all five leaps were used.

Magnificent Growth Potion and Transcendent Growth Potion from this event allowed Burning characters. Advanced EXP Vouchers required level 260 and used the level-290 EXP value from 290 onward. Sauna coupons charged time immediately and were usable only during their event. Applied backgrounds did not normally follow a world leap; a background coupon could move once from Challenger World before being applied.

The Fountain and Breumi added different hunting loops

Morning Star Fountain ran July 16 after maintenance–August 5 at 23:59 UTC. A level-101 character participating in Morning Star Feast, with Zero past Act 2, could start through the Event List or Head Servant. Defeating 1,000 monsters within 20 levels gave one daily account-wide check-in, up to 15. Missed check-ins cost 3,000 Maple Points. Claim records were also shared.

The Challenger bonus required a Challenger World character who had participated in a Challenger World Mission. Fountain rewards had to be claimed before its August 5 closing time.

Breumi's Exciting Clean Up ran July 16 after maintenance–August 19 at 23:59 UTC. Clean Up Finale ran August 20 at 12:00 UTC–August 26 at 23:59 UTC. The noon start is the stated time. After Morning Star Banquet participation, Breumi supplied Swish Swish or (Final) Swish Swish for hunting maps. Every 250 monsters within 20 levels filled the gauge for an EXP activation, up to 30 daily, with a bonus on the 30th.

Ordinary Clean Up offered a chance at an Ancient Artifact Reward once daily. Finale increased EXP and added bonus effects on activations 10, 20 and 30, randomly selecting Worn Dolls, Jewel Ore or Ancient Artifacts as a fever skill.

Morning Starlight buffs needed the intended character

Morning Starlight Harvest ran June 11–August 26 at 23:59 UTC. Morning Star Feast participants started through the Event List or [Morning Starlight Harvest] Angelo's Request in Hanging Gardens. Daily Feast Prep supplied five points of each currency; Morning Light and Starlight bought their respective passive skill effects.

The listed point costs for levels 1–6 were 1, 3, 8, 13, 20 and 25 respectively. Characters in the world needed to complete the Harvest quest and learn the skill themselves. Additional points cost 1,000 Maple Points each; purchase counts accumulated, with the stated weekly reset on Thursday at 00:00 UTC.

Stats, Monster Collection chance and extra Legion weekly coins were unavailable in Challenger World. The boss-Sol-Erda benefit applied to the loot box after Hard Lotus or stronger bosses. Extra Legion coins did not count toward related achievements.

Arcane and Grandis daily bonuses applied on the first accepted daily completion in each world, once per day. Declining allowed another character or daily quest to claim them. EXP and Symbol bonuses could be assigned selectively; Tenebris Arcane dailies received only the EXP benefit. Grandis eligibility covered Cernium, Hotel Arcus, Odium, Shangri-La, Arteria, Carcion and Tallahart. Completing a quest before activating its skill did not grant a retroactive bonus.

Memento Coins, Victory Badges and mesos bought different stock

All three Banquet shops closed August 27 at 14:00 UTC. Memento Coins were account-shared, while Victory Badges were spendable only in the world where earned. Tia, Mallon and Nia respectively operated the Memento, Victory and Meso shops in Hanging Gardens. Banquet participation and level 101, with Zero's Act 2 requirement, governed the Memento and Meso shops; Victory required the level/Act 2 condition.

Memento Coin Exchange

Unless an exception is shown, items were world-transferable and expired August 31 at 23:59 UTC. “Interactive” and “Heroic” restrictions here also included their matching Challenger worlds unless stated otherwise.

Storage choices were 40-slot Soul, Chair, Recipe and Scroll Bags, a 20-slot Production Bag, or a 40 Slot Title Holder. Extreme Growth Potion gave the level-199 EXP requirement when used at level 200 or above. The Challenger-exclusive Extreme Growth Potion was separately allowed for Tera Burning characters created there.

The slot coupon could not be bought once character slots were maxed. The notes also said there was no purchase limit while below maximum, despite the shop row listing five; that inconsistency remains unresolved. Extra purchased coupons could become unusable after reaching maximum. Use-tab ordering determined which expiring items were consumed, and purchased scrolls could move into an empty scroll bag.

Victory Badge earnings

The section dated boss earning June 29–August 26 at 23:59 UTC, while the shop availability began June 11. Weekly solo or solo-party boss clears, including Practice Mode, qualified. Reaching the death limit or leaving before the kill did not. The account's weekly cap was 2,000 Victory Badges and 50 Special Victory Badges, resetting Thursday at 00:00 UTC.

Only the highest eligible clear determined the reward: after claiming 600 for Normal Lotus, an Easy Lucid clear worth 900 added 300, not another 900. A Normal Damien clear worth the same 600 added nothing.

Normal Kalos also qualified for 10 Special Victory Badges. Extreme Lotus, Normal Kaling, Normal Limbo, Chaos Kalos, Hard Kaling, Hard Limbo, Extreme Seren, Extreme Kalos and Extreme Kaling qualified for 50.

Victory Badge spending

Unless stated otherwise, these rewards were world-transferable and expired August 31 at 23:59 UTC. World-type restrictions included matching Challenger worlds.

The advanced tab used Special Victory Badges: Karma Abyssal Rebirth Flame cost 1, limit 350; Sol Erda cost 10, limit 10; Mu Gong's Soul Shard cost 10, limit 20. The first two followed the August 31 expiry; the shard was permanent and untradeable. Cernium, Arcus, Odium, Shangri-La, Arteria and Carcion symbols required their corresponding storyline completion. Purchased scrolls could be delivered to the scroll bag.

Meso Shop

Except for permanent items, the following coupons and supplies were world-transferable and expired August 31 at 23:59 UTC. Prices are mesos.

Servant stories and passive EXP

Story of Servants and Banquet's Blessing ran June 11–August 26 at 23:59 UTC. Kieran's [Servant Story] Story of Servants quest in Hanging Gardens gave a Morning Star Display Case once per account and hints for further event achievements. Banquet's Blessing gave level-based EXP every five seconds in Hanging Gardens after the level-101/Gob's Call requirements, with Zero past Act 2. That EXP stopped when the event ended.

Burning Express was a ten-check-in finish

Burning Express ran August 13 at 00:00 UTC–August 26 at 23:59 UTC for level 101+, with Zero past Act 2. Growth Acceleration started through the Event List or Maple Administrator's Quick Move entry. Each account could check in once daily after 1,000 monsters within 20 levels, defeated alone or in a solo party. Progress was shared, and the daily reset was 00:00 UTC.

A missed check-in cost 3,000 Maple Points through a Burning Pass. The separate 29,900-Maple-Point Flame Pass unlocked additional rewards for completed check-ins. All rewards below were world-transferable and expired August 26 at 23:59 UTC; they also had to be claimed during the event.

Hyper Burning MAX and Tera Blink kept separate eligibility

Hyper Burning MAX continued June 11–August 26 at 23:59 UTC. It accepted newly created characters or existing level-200–258 characters; Zero needed level 200–258 and Act 2 completed. Sia Astelle was excluded. The leveling effect added four levels per level-up from level 10 through 260. Levels below 10 gained one normally; Zero received the bonus only from 200.

An existing character could not claim milestones already reached when designated. A level-235 character, for example, lost access to the level-200–235 milestone rewards. Challenger World offered a different reward column. The designation window allowed one Hyper Burning MAX character per account and said a Burning character could only be changed by deleting it.

Starting equipment and milestone rewards

The starting package's outer Mysterious/Legendary Cryptic Chests, Eternal Flame Ring Coupon, 15-Star Root Abyss Set Box and Eternal Flame Title Coupon were untradeable and expired August 26 at 23:59 UTC. The Mysterious chest gave an untradeable 30-day Snail pet. Frozen Hat, Cape and Suit were permanent and untradeable; the Frozen Weapon and Secondary boxes lasted seven days and supplied permanent, untradeable level-100 equipment for the character's job.

The Root Abyss box opened at level 150. Its hat, top, bottom and Fafnir weapon were untradeable for 90 days, with 15 stars and three Epic Potential lines; Transfer Hammer and Scissors could not be used. Eternal Flame Ring was permanent and untradeable, and a character already owning it could not use another coupon. The title's stats lasted 60 days. Zero could not use the Frozen Weapon/Secondary boxes or the Fafnir weapon box.

In the milestone table, Arcane Symbols were permanent and untradeable. Other rewards were untradeable for seven days unless an exception is stated. “Nodes” means Nodestones; “EXP nodes” means Experience Nodestones.

The Challenger level-210 Nodestone timestamp is retained from the row rather than changed to 23:59. The HYPER BURNING MAX Medal itself was listed with a seven-day duration.

Burning Boss Accessory Box and AbsoLab/Dominator outputs were permanent and untradeable. Event Ring choices were Tenebris Expedition, Glory Guard: Justicar or Awake; Tenebris and Awake also supplied untradeable seven-day enhancement scrolls. The level-225 Medal of Honor contents lasted 30 days. Hyper Burning Crown, Hyper Burning Robe and Hyper Burning Sword were permanent and untradeable with 30-day stats. The Abyss Hunter Ring was permanent and could move once within the same account and world. Infinite Flame Title was permanent and untradeable with 60-day stats.

• Hyper Burning Crown
• Hyper Burning Robe
• Hyper Burning Sword

Tera Blink

Tera Blink ran on the same June 11–August 26 schedule. It required a newly created Hyper Burning MAX character from level 10, or a new MAX Zero created after June 11 with Act 2 completed. Spiegelmann in Henesys/Nameless Town or the Event List started [Tera Blink] World Inside the Hat.

The hat offered 23 missions, with stays of up to 40 minutes and free entry/exit through Spiegelmann. Mission skills and buffs disappeared on leaving. Cadena, Ark and Illium needed their job tutorials completed before they could earn EXP there.

Rewards were 1,000 permanent, untradeable Spiegelmann's Power Elixir potions; the permanent, untradeable Dazzling Hat pet with 90-day magic; permanent, untradeable Dazzling Hat's Aura pet equipment; a permanent, world-transferable Spiegelmann's Hat Chair; and a permanent, untradeable Spiegelmann's Dazzling Hat Effect.

Item Burning upgraded borrowed equipment through solo clears

Item Burning ran June 11–November 11 at 23:59 UTC. Level-200 characters needed A Greater Power, with Zero's Act 2 condition. The Item Burning Box was transferable within a world; its equipment was not. It supplied a weapon, hat, top, bottom, gloves, shoes, cape and shoulder accessory according to job.

For Zero, the Item Burning UI could apply the Challenger set effect to Lapis/Lazuli when another set effect was present; the button was inactive when already applied. Equipment had predetermined job-based bonus stats. Dropping, selling, extraction, scrolling, Star Force, Transfer Hammer, equipment transmission, and bonus-stat/potential resets were restricted.

Challenger World doubled hunting points

Challenger World accepted new characters beginning June 11. The header listed availability through September 24 at 14:00 UTC, but the closing instructions said the event ended September 23 at 23:59 UTC and characters then moved to the leap zone. Missions and their reward claims explicitly ended September 23 at 23:59 UTC; the later header did not establish extra mission time.

The first choice locked the account into Challenger-Interactive or Challenger-Heroic, even after deleting every character. Each retained its corresponding regular world's mechanics and restrictions. Up to five characters could be created, with no Character Slot Expansion Coupons. Challenger-Heroic new accounts did not get the regular Heroic Gift Box reserved for Kronos and Hyperion.

Challenger Skill supplied 1.5× EXP, Attack/Magic Attack +50, All Stats +50, HP/MP +2,500, Knockback Resistance +100%, and +30% each to Normal Enemy Damage, Boss Damage, Ignore Defense, Critical Rate, Critical Damage and Buff Duration. The skill was removed on world leap. Recommended Maple Guide hunting maps through level 259 supported ten personal instances per map; Grandis supported eight players.

Each of the five characters could claim creation rewards once; deletion did not reset that allowance. A seven-day untradeable Pearl Maple Armor Set Box supplied permanent, untradeable Hat, Suit, Cape, Gum, Pendant and Buckle. The package also contained 1,000 permanent, untradeable Power Elixirs and 1,000 permanent, tradeable Spell Traces.

Up to three Tera Burning characters received two extra levels per level-up from levels 10–200. Their gift contained a seven-day Mysterious Cryptic Chest with a 30-day Snail, a level-30 Equipment Box, Legendary Cryptic Chest, temporary Root Abyss Set Box and Eternal Flame Title Coupon. The latter four outer rewards expired September 24 at 14:00 UTC and were untradeable. Level-30 equipment and Frozen Hat/Cape/Suit were permanent; Frozen Weapon/Secondary boxes lasted seven days. Root Abyss armor lasted 90 days, and its Fafnir box lasted seven days. The resulting Eternal Flame title was permanent and untradeable.

Level, boss and hunting missions

Opening the Challenger World UI completed eligible level/boss missions and claimed their progress.

From July 16 after maintenance through September 23 at 23:59 UTC, a hunting mission paid 200 points instead of 100. Each required 1,000 monsters within 20 levels and a manual Mission Complete claim. It was once daily and five times weekly per account; a missed day cost 3,000 Maple Points.

Tier rewards

Medal coupons, Sol Erda, selectors, cubes and potions in this table were world-transferable and expired September 24 at 14:00 UTC unless stated otherwise. The resulting Season 1 tier medals were permanent and untradeable; fragments were also permanent and untradeable.

The Gold selector offered Challenger Ring of Restraint, Challenger Continuous Ring, Challenger Weapon Jump S Ring, Challenger Weapon Jump D Ring, Challenger Weapon Jump I Ring, Challenger Weapon Jump L Ring; each selected ring was untradeable and expired September 24 at 14:00 UTC. Bold Butterfly supplied permanent, untradeable Butterfly Ribbons, Butterfly Cloak, Butterfly Wingshoes, Butterfly Wingspan and Butterfly Blade.

• Butterfly Cloak
• Butterfly Wingshoes
• Butterfly Wingspan
• Butterfly Blade

From Emerald upward, qualifying characters in the matching regular world type could also claim the applicable rewards. Ultimate Legion Growth Potion quantities were 10 in Challenger worlds, Interactive worlds, Luna and Kronos, but 15 in Hyperion. Claiming the increased Hyperion reward through its agreement prevented claiming it in Challenger-Heroic or Kronos.

Challenger Coin Shop and leap restrictions

The shop's rewards expired September 24 at 14:00 UTC and were world-transferable except where noted.

The first leap window was August 27 after maintenance–September 23 at 23:59 UTC; the second was September 24 after maintenance–October 16 at 23:59 UTC. Up to five characters at level 130+ could move. A slot could be added when no open slot remained, but the notes separately prohibited leaping at the character-slot maximum.

Guild membership, a pending guild request or being Guild Master prevented transfer. Cash Inventory, Auction House, Delivery Package items and their mesos did not follow. Applied backgrounds required extraction through Mover before transfer. Event coins and shared skills carried over, while the Challenger Skill itself was removed. After the event moved characters to the leap zone, growth items, Cash Inventory, Auction House and Delivery Package Storage were unavailable. Characters left behind after the final deadline were deleted.

The inventory could not contain Mystical Cube, Karma Solid Cube, Karma Bonus Mystical Cube, the level-160 Karma 17-Star Enhancement, the Challenger level-4 ring selector, or any of its six Challenger rings when leaping.

Tinkerer's gear could improve or fall a tier

Tinkerer's Chest ran August 15 at 18:00 UTC–September 11 at 23:59 UTC in Interactive and Challenger-Interactive worlds. A level-33 character needed a Marvel Machine Tinkerer's Chest. Yulia's [Tinker's Set] Tinker Til You Drop quest required 200 monsters within 20 levels and consumed one chest for a random belt or shoulder accessory. It was repeatable.

All pieces required level 100, had one unhammered upgrade slot and became untradeable on equip. The color order was Yellow → Green → Blue → Red → Black. Bringing an existing piece plus another chest to Yulia attempted an upgrade, but could fail or downgrade. Matching belt and shoulder colors activated the set bonus.

The Legends Return rewards and EU Ursus compensation

Victoria Cup's The Legends Return! rankings could be claimed July 16 after maintenance–July 29 at 23:59 UTC, once per account. Every listed medal was permanent, untradeable and unique, with All Stats +5, HP/MP +250 and Attack/Magic Attack +1.

The chair was permanent and world-transferable. Sword/sunglasses coupons and the damage skin lasted seven days and were world-transferable; the resulting sword and sunglasses were permanent and untradeable.

EU Challenger worlds received extended Ursus Golden Time, 01:00–22:00 UTC, for the access issue in v.260. The explanatory paragraph applied it from July 16 after maintenance through August 26 at 23:59 UTC, while the section header said June 16. The effective-start wording was inconsistent; it was not evidence of an extra month of compensation.

Sia's Wishes of Progress had its own paid track

Wish Upon a Shooting Star continued June 11–August 26 at 23:59 UTC for level-20+ Sia Astelle. The Event List or Sirius in Oort started [Wish Upon a Shooting Star] Lead Wish. Wishes of Progress covered leveling rewards, and Wishes of Style covered a separate cosmetic pass.

The 25,000-Maple-Point Premium Pass was once per account and benefited only the purchasing Sia. It added premium milestones, the Premium Login event, +50% bonus EXP, +10% item drop rate and revive-in-place. Those perks were not account-shared.

Basic and premium gift boxes were untradeable and expired August 26, 2025 at 23:59 UTC. The next table describes their contents; the resulting items retained their own lifetimes.

Equipment, titles and duration exceptions

The starting Mysterious Cryptic Chest lasted seven days. A Wish on Starlit Wings Title Coupon expired August 27 at 02:00 UTC; its permanent title had 60-day Attack/Magic Attack +30, +40% bonus EXP and +30% Normal Damage. The starting outfit selector used the same 02:00 deadline and selected Purple or Pink Dream of Stars: Memory of Stars, Star's Dream outfit and Star Remnant Shoes, all permanent and untradeable.

The level-30 equipment boxes expired September 24 at 02:00 UTC. The level-100 Legendary Cryptic Chest expired August 27 at 02:00 UTC; Frozen Hat, Frozen Cape, Frozen Suit, Frozen Celestial Light and Frozen Compass were permanent and untradeable, while its Weapon/Secondary boxes lasted seven days. The Burning Boss Accessory Box expired August 26 at 23:59 UTC and supplied permanent, untradeable Aquatic Letter Eye Accessory, Condensed Power Crystal, Dea Sidus Earring, Silver Blossom Ring, Golden Clover Belt and Crystal Ventus Badge.

The level-150 Root Abyss Set Box expired August 27 at 02:00 UTC. Royal Hat, Eagle Eye Top, Trixter Bottom and the 15-Star Fafnir Weapon Box were untradeable for 90 days; the listed Fafnir Celestial Light output was permanent and untradeable. The level-200 Item Burning Box lasted seven days and was world-transferable. Its eight Challenger pieces, including the Celestial Light, were untradeable, expired November 12 at 00:00 UTC, and did not permit potential resets.

The level-220 AbsoLab/Dominator box expired August 27 at 02:00 UTC and produced either a permanent, untradeable AbsoLab Celestial Light or Dominator Pendant. The Sia damage-skin coupon was permanent and world-transferable, with an untradeable permanent skin. The level-230 Abyss Hunter Ring Coupon expired August 27 at 02:00 UTC and produced a permanent, untradeable ring. The Sirius Mount Coupon was permanent and world-transferable, while its mount was permanent and untradeable.

Izarroid and Algolroid coupons were permanent and untradeable. Each android was permanent, world-transferable in Interactive and untradeable in Heroic, and came with an untradeable 30-day Lidium Heart.

The level-240 Infinite Starlight Title Coupon expired August 27 at 02:00 UTC. Its untradeable title lasted 90 days, but its stats lasted only 60: All Stats +30, Attack/Magic Attack +30, Boss Damage +20%, Ignore Defense +20%, HP/MP +1,500, bonus EXP +20%, Arcane Power +100 and Sacred Power +50.

For the remaining milestone supplies, Arcane Symbol selectors, ordinary Nodestones, Experience Nodestones, VIP Boosters, the basic level-200 Special Medals and the level-200 EXP coupons were world-transferable for seven days. EXP Vouchers were untradeable for seven days. The premium level-30 Trait Boost Potion, level-100 EXP coupons and level-200 Special Medals were also untradeable for seven days. Premium level-220 Nodestones lasted 90 days, and premium Lachelein/Arcana level-10 Symbols were listed as untradeable for seven days; the other specified level-10 Arcane Symbols were permanent. Sol Erda Fragments and the Cernium level-5 Symbol were permanent and untradeable; Sacred selectors were untradeable for seven days. The Legendary scroll and Golden Tomato ticket were world-transferable for seven days.

Constellation rewards used the August 26 at 23:59 UTC deadline, except permanent, untradeable Sol Erda Fragments. EXP Vouchers were untradeable; the other listed constellation supplies were world-transferable.

Premium Login and Wishes of Style

Premium Login counted playtime after starting its quest, up to five hours daily. Its four gift boxes were untradeable for seven days.

The separate 15,000-Maple-Point Fashion Pass unlocked one reward per login day starting on purchase. Unless a different duration appears below, its coupons were world-transferable for 30 days and produced permanent, untradeable items.

All Wish Upon a Shooting Star reward claims ended August 26 at 23:59 UTC, even where received items had later expiry dates.

Hyperion leap and Summer's Guide

The Kronos-to-Hyperion leap ran June 11–August 26 at 23:59 UTC for level-101+ characters created before June 11 at 00:00 UTC, with Zero past Act 2. It was one-way; Hyperion characters could not use it. Mover in Henesys or the World Leap event entry handled the transfer, and a Legion Leap Box could carry Legion progress. Confirming the destination returned the player to login before reconnecting in the new world.

The announced Hyperion perks ran August 27–30 and September 1–6, each ending at 23:59 UTC. They were +100% Rune EXP buff effect, described as 3× normal EXP; +300% Combo Kill EXP; 2× Pollo/Fritto/Especia EXP; 2× Inferno Wolf exit EXP; and 2× chance for new Monster Collection entries. The August 26 correction referred readers to v.262 for those following-release details.

Summer's Guide ran June 11–August 26 at 23:59 UTC for level 101+, with Zero past Act 2. Spiegelette's Summer Tutorial Mission advanced through level-gated tasks. Progress was account-wide and each mission reward was once per account. Rewards below were world-transferable and expired August 27 at 14:00 UTC, with resulting-item exceptions noted afterward.

First Steps Follower, First Steps Wings, First Steps Top Shell and First Steps Bottom Shell, and the medal, were permanent and untradeable. VIP Buff Selector gave an EXP or Stats buff transferable within the world for one day. The Legendary Elixir Coupon required a level-200 character and a character with Collector's Request completed; its Sayram's/Aurelia's Elixir outputs were untradeable for seven days. The reward row described choosing one, while the later note named both on use, so the notes did not settle whether one claim supplied one or both.

• First Steps Follower
• First Steps Wings
• First Steps Top Shell
• First Steps Bottom Shell

Sauna time and Sunny Sunday dates

Luxe Sauna ran June 11–August 26 at 23:59 UTC for level 101+, with Zero past Act 2. A coupon charged 30 minutes; 3,000 Maple Points charged an hour. Charging was limited to 24 hours per week and reset Thursday at 00:00 UTC. Time could not extend beyond the event's remaining duration, and coupons were usable only during the event.

Hotel Receptionist in Sleepywood Hotel or the Event List admitted characters with charged time. The room gave level-based EXP every five seconds, capped at the level-289 amount from 289 onward, and allowed Burning characters. Charged time was account-shared and decreased only inside the room, not while logged out. An empty balance removed the character. Unused time did not grant EXP after the event ended.

Every listed Sunny Sunday included 4× Banquet's Blessing EXP and a world-transferable Blue Hole Additional Entry Ticket expiring August 26 at 23:59 UTC. Other perks were:

These Sundays required level 101 and Zero's Act 2 completion. The August 24 row did not repeat the extra Rune EXP buff listed on July 20 and August 10; it should not be inferred from the shared cooldown benefit.