Maintenance

1. Date: December 21, 2023

2. Duration: 8 to 12 AM KST (4 hours)

Developer Notes

Through the update on December 21st (Thursday), Varnimyr and Pruinaum Raid Challenge Mode patterns and rewards will be improved.

First of all, we would like to inform you about the improvements.
The size of some bosses in Varnimyr Raid Challenge Mode has been adjusted to make hitting them easier.
Buffs that modify the character's size will no longer be problematic when it comes to dodging enemy patterns.

In Pruinaum Raid Challenge Mode, it was difficult to immediately respond to many patterns at once and prevented players from applying proper strategies, so some of the patterns will be changed not to overlap with each other.

As an example, after The Destroyer's clone is created, when it is left unattended, overlapping patterns cause stress in play.
Clone HP will be greatly reduced so that adventurers can perform without leaving the clones unattended, and improvements will be made to prevent clones from resurrection during certain patterns.

In the case of reward improvements, the exchange has been changed to include more valuable items, and new 'Marks' have been added to the lists.

Additionally, new exchange materials, the Mark of the Crimson Flame and the Mark of Destructive Spirit, have been added.
Mark acquisition is similar to the regular Varnimyr / Pruinaum raid, they drop from adventurers with a lower progress than you.
You can obtain them by clearing together, but the marks will only drop from the final boss of each segment, not all bosses.

You can check if you will obtain marks from someone in your party through the raid information window.
Marks can be exchanged for Challenge Mode Force skills and Challenge Mode progress reset scrolls.

Elsword will be celebrating its 16th anniversary this Wednesday, on December 27th.
Thank you to all the adventurers who played Elsword with us.

We will continue to strive to reward you with better updates and service.

Improvements to Challenge Modes

1. Added a progress display function for each Challenge Mode Raid

   • Abyss / Varnimyr Challenge Mode / Pruinaum Challenge Mode drop-down menus added to the raid information window.

   • When selecting a raid from the menu, you can check the progress of each raid.

   • If you create a raid through the Party List, you can view information about the specific raid based on the dungeon selected. (Ex. when creating a raid for the Remnant of Crimson Calamity, you can view information about Varnimyr Challenge Mode)

   • When creating a raid party by right-clicking on your portrait, Abyss Raid is set to default.

2. Varnimyr Challenge Mode Improvements

   • Crimson Soul

     • Boss monster size increased.

   • Crimson Eye

     • The lag issue from hitting when thorns are summoned is fixed.

     • No more additional thorns are being summoned during the cross thorn pattern.

   • Malice

     • Buff effects for revealing the area of the widespread thorn pillar pattern are improved not to be affected by transparency.

     • Improvements to prevent character displacement when Crimson Rage is summoned.

   • Recluse [Demon]

     • Boss monster size increased.

     • Character size is normalized during the laser pattern.

   • Recluse [Fire]

     • Boss monster size increased.

   • Dark Recluse

     • Boss monster size increased.

     • Character size is normalized during the cage laser pattern.

3. Pruinaum Challenge Mode Improvements

   • Hadron

     • Attack speed of the feather shooting pattern after teleportation is adjusted.

     • Restraint ball's health decreased during the ground fall pattern.

   • Berserk Berthe

     • The last phase of the skill-sealing Prohibition pattern is adjusted.

     • Improvements to prevent consecutive howling in the last health phase.

   • Annihilator

     • The Resentment Ring pattern will be removed at the start of the ultimate attack.

     • Targets of the Resentment Ring ring pattern will display a debuff.

     • Annihilator Clone HP decreased.

     • Clone can no longer use the Barrage pattern immediately after resurrection.

     • Clone resurrection cooldown increased.

     • Golden Orb pattern feeling improved, reduced the amount of orbs falling.

     • The clones can no longer resurrect during the continuous discharge pattern.

Challenge Mode Reward Improvement

1. If you clear with a striker party member whose progress was lower than yours, you can obtain marks.

   • You can only obtain marks in the last 8-man dungeon of each segment.

   • Varnimyr and Pruinaum Challenge Modes drop different items.

   • Marks are provided as drops and cannot be obtained when you're dead.

   • The rewards can be exchanged at the NPC in their respective resting areas.

   • Each of the progress reset scrolls can only be exchanged once per week.

     Boss Name	Mark type	Count
     Crimson Calamity	Mark of the Crimson Flame	5
     Crimson Eye	Mark of the Crimson Flame	10
     Dark Recluse	Mark of the Crimson Flame	15
     Haivan	Mark of Destructive Spirit	10
     Annihilator	Mark of Destructive Spirit	20

     Exchange Material	Count	Reward
     Mark of the Crimson Flame	300	Ancient Fossil Pill 300x
     Mark of the Crimson Flame	300	Fighter Potion 50x
     Mark of the Crimson Flame	300	Giant Stone Apple 50x
     Mark of the Crimson Flame	6,000	[Force] Crimson Bloom Does Not Rot
     Mark of the Crimson Flame	6,000	[Force] Will Save You
     Mark of the Crimson Flame	1,000	Varnimyr Challenge Mode Progress Reset Scroll
     Mark of Destructive Spirit	300	Ancient Fossil Pill 300x
     Mark of Destructive Spirit	300	Fighter Potion 50x
     Mark of Destructive Spirit	300	Giant Stone Apple 50x
     Mark of Destructive Spirit	6,000	[Force] Saturation Bombing
     Mark of Destructive Spirit	6,000	[Force] Spirit Challenger
     Mark of Destructive Spirit	1,000	Pruinaum Challenge Mode Progress Reset Scroll

2. Challenge Mode Progress Reset Scroll added

   • Can be used by right-clicking the item in your inventory.

   • Can only use twice a week.

   • Can only be used in village / El House / Guild Base.

   • Cannot be used when the progress is 0%, a challenge is in progress, or the corresponding Challenge Mode Raid is not open.

   • When used, all the progress for the corresponding raid will be reset, and additional drop rewards can be obtained.

3. Challenge Mode Custom Sit Motions changed to be bank-sharable.

4. Normal Mystic Stones are removed from the existing Challenge Mode exchange lists. Abyss Mystic Stones and the 'Mark' badges are added.

Lithia 1st Path Balance Improvements

Events

1. Catch Santa Phoru!

   • Duration: 12/21/2023 ~ 12/28/2023

   • All characters (per account)

   • 'Fake Santa Phoru' will appear when playing dungeons during the event period. If you catch one, you can obtain [Luriel] Christmas Cake, [Luriel] Giant Stone Apple and [Luriel] Fighter Potion up to 5 times a day at a varying chance. You can also obtain a Christmas box stolen by Phoru.
     Additionally, daily quests will reward you with [CoBo] Christmas Tickets, which can be exchanged for various rewards, including a Christmas Avatar Cube.

2. Christmas Login Event

   • Duration: 12/24/2023 ~ 12/25/2023

   • Level 10 or higher (per account)

   • 25 minutes of cumulative access to obtain [Luriel] Truly Unexpected Christmas Glasses.

3. Doubled EXP and Drop Events

4. Rare Avatar Release!

   • Duration: 12/27/2023 ~ 01/05/2023

   • Level 99 or higher (per account)

   • 30 minutes of cumulative access to obtain cubes for each part of the rare avatar. The event is reset daily at 10 AM, and you can obtain White Dragon: Servius pieces (Archangel for Lithia).

5. 3rd Job Promotion Costume Giveaway

   • Duration: 12/27/2023 ~ 01/05/2023

   • Level 99 or higher (per account)

   • Obtain job promotional costumes by staying in the game for 20/40/60/80/100/120/140 minutes during the event period. These sets can only be worn by 3rd job characters. (Lithia 2nd, 3rd and 4th paths can also use these cubes after they are released.)

6. Anniversary Burning Event: Infinite Fighter Potion, Infinite Refined Recovery Potion, 3x EXP, 2x Drop, Unlimited Stamina, +13 Weapon Buff (excl. PvP / Challenge Mode)

Cash Shop Update

1. Avatar: Mood Night

   

2. Eye Customization: Tourbillon Eyes

   

3. Reorder Shop

   • Avatar: Holy Night Fairy (Elsword~Rose)

   • Avatar: Elrios Salvation Army (Elsword~LuCiel

   • Costume Suit: Red Velvet Suit / Dress (Elsword~Noah)

   • Costume Suit: Christmas Party Suit (Elsword~Noah)

   

4. Lithia Sales

   • Polaroid Photo

   • Red Velvet Dress

   

5. Special Christmas Package Sales

   • A special shop will open in celebration of Christmas 2023. Check the main website event page for a detailed sale list.

   • Each package has a purchase limit of 2 or 5 times per account.

Fixes & Improvements

Character

1. Innocent - Rain of Chaos video in character creation replaced.

2. Diangelion - fixed continuous damage not being applied when hitting with the Nightmare skill.

3. Lithia:

   • Fixed the King of Pranks synergy effect not working.

   • Fixed the dynamic camera not applying in certain situations.

   • Fixed an issue where the background color of some icons was not the same.

   • Master Class Advancement quests will now be accepted automatically, as intended.

   • Fixed '[Village] Chit-chat While Patrolling' not being marked as completed even if the conditions to complete were met.

Dungeon / PvP / Field

1. Adjusted the appropriate entry level for Lithia dungeons.

2. The durability of equipment will not be deducted when clearing dungeons as Lithia, as there is no NPC to repair at.

3. The fragment of Lithia's Gap will be improved to glow when there's a quest dedicated to the corresponding dungeon.

4. Fixed not being able to clear 'The Rage of Behemoth'.

5. Birth of Origin phase 2 - fixed the portal mark not disappearing sometimes.

6. [Challenge Mode] Altar of Invocation - Berserk Berthe - fixed the skill sealing pattern being released when a party member left the group.

7. Fixed consuming mount stamina in places where riding a mount is not possible (ex. Guild Dungeon) when entering the dungeon while riding a mount.

8. Game frame rate optimization is in progress for smoother dungeon play.

Other

1. Changed the quest completion voice line not to play when clearing Lithia-exclusive quests.

2. An issue where hitting damage is applied abnormally to training dummies when entering the Free Training right after an official PvP match is fixed.

3. Fixed Tenebrous gauge remaining even after a successful reforge.

4. Fixed advancement, PvP rank and Mark system badge to scale properly depending on screen resolution.

5. Fixed UI scrollbar not working properly when changing the resolution.

6. The guild name will be displayed under the character name in the same interval regardless of camera position.

7. An issue where the mount / unmount buttons did not work under certain conditions is fixed.

8. White Dragon: Servius, Black Dragon: Servius and Archangel hair items improved so that they can be dyed.