02/12 Patch Notes - New Henir

12 February 2026

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Nox
Nox02/24/2026 14:02

So this week the public test server should be starting if they haven’t delayed anything.

Will the players participating be able to record footage from said server? It might be ‘public’, but they can still sneak a no recording / no leak policy since it’s still a test server and based on feedback things could change immensely.

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/18/2026 18:36

Wait, I can run Story Purifier without having to clear Story Salamander?! AND it’s way easier?!

Holy crap, I might actually get Stage 5 Arti after all!

Edit: Just got it on my main Immortal. Only died once, and only cause I realized too late I needed to hit Purifier with Commands when it does its insta-kill attack.

Edit2: Oh, the trait activated by Stage 5 Arti uses a green checkmark box? Interesting.

Edit3: Turns out that the actual reason I died was ‘cause I attacked the wrong Purifier. Idk how to identify the real one from the fakes (I haven’t read the wiki page for it yet), I just got lucky my second run. I figured this out while doing the Stage 5 Arti quests on my second account’s event char.

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/19/2026 02:55

So interesting thing, in a run of Story Purifier I did on my third account, it used “Dark Chime” a second time when its HP was almost entirely gone. But I don’t think its HP was what triggered the second “Dark Chime”, I think it was just how long I was taking to kill it.

Edit: And I just had a run where it used “Dark Chime” at 130ish bars of HP (it was used twice in this run as well). In fact, it looked like it was alternating between that and “Quadrant Strike” at set intervals (though I wasn’t really timing it).

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/23/2026 06:11

So… why the hell did KoG make it so that we can’t set/change a blue Trait on Skills that already have green Traits? If the green Traits applied to all modes and didn’t also still show the blue Traits, then I wouldn’t see any issue with it (even if it is technically unnecessary), but because the green Traits don’t apply to Ereda (even if nobody plays it anymore) and I can still see the blue Trait that was already set on that Skill, it actually feels like they went out of their way to do something completely unnecessary and didn’t account for the (extremely low but still non-zero) scenario where players would actually want to play Ereda again. Especially since Ereda is still part of the game, even if nobody plays it nowadays.

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NoxTuk
NoxTuk02/14/2026 13:09

Just saw a video of the new 5m CP Henir dungeon and it’s… alright. I’m amazed they’re actually willingly giving you stuff to progress.

“Finally, the DirectX version, which has been in use since launch, will be upgraded.”

You tell me it’s been almost 20 YEARS and they hadn’t though about updating DirectX? Why?

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NoxTuk
NoxTuk02/14/2026 13:11

Almost 20 years in Korea*
For NA / Europe it’s been like 15 or so years.

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/14/2026 21:50

Just saw a video of the new 5m CP Henir dungeon

Link please.

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NoxTuk
NoxTuk02/15/2026 03:21
Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/15/2026 05:10

Thanks.

So it’s literally just “hey, survive this attack to advance to the next stage” with basically infinite retries of a failed stage whenever you want and the ability to change your equipment between attempts?

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Nox
Nox02/15/2026 14:22

Basically, yeah. They did say in the last patch that they were thinking of adding some sort of “Raid mechanic practice stage” but I didn’t think it would be a Henir themed one lol, I thought it would be something akin to the Free Training mode Camilla has.

Also, here’s a video of a High Entropy clear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGhiAH8OO4o

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Ritsu
Ritsu02/15/2026 16:07

The reason is that it requires a massive codebase rework.

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Nox
Nox02/15/2026 16:18

I mean, true. But I’m surprised it took them almost 20 years.

Glad they’re actually updating it, tho.

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Ben
Ben02/14/2026 13:08

what is this “Core Energy Efficiency Amplifier Module” reward in the doom aporia henir’s cube ? Its the only item i cant link to an actual item in game (i thought of the fragments for pity levels but they dont have that kind of name in NA)

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Ritsu
Ritsu02/15/2026 16:20

You can just find it on this website - top right “Search for anything…” (need to be logged in to see items)

https://cobodex.eu/en/item/720958

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/15/2026 19:51

Or you could just tell him what it is.

It’s basically an ED Exemption ticket for the Undead Weapon’s Stat Change system.

Though it turns out that direct links to items actually work even if you’re not logged in. Which even if that wasn’t the case, why did you make it required to be logged in to see the items section in the first place?

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Ritsu
Ritsu02/16/2026 00:19

I know that direct links work, that’s intended. I wouldn't have used it otherwise. I used it precisely because people don't know this feature even exists.

The item page is locked behind login as a security measure - I don’t want scrappers accessing that data.

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/16/2026 02:40

I know that direct links work, that’s intended.

The way you said it kinda implied you needed to be logged in to see items at all.

The item page is locked behind login as a security measure - I don’t want scrappers accessing that data.

I… guess…?

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/14/2026 06:09

WAIT, MIRROR DEL’S DEMON REALM DEBUFF IS 95%?! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, KOG?!

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Ritsu
Ritsu02/14/2026 10:51

You might just be the only person struggling so much ngl. I know people clear it with their pretty weak alts.

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Sol
Sol02/14/2026 15:22

Yeah. The fight mechanic is pretty clear and fair from my first week experience. I manage to clear it comfortably (though at 18M CP). My only complaint is that you need to clear the previous 2 dungeon again to enter the third one. Like, bro, come on, just let me keep my previous buffs. I will enter them again if I want other buffs or to farm the Accessory.

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/14/2026 16:39

I’m only at 10m, doing Story Mode. My attacks are doing garbage damage, and its attacks are doing a shit ton of damage to me.

And my 10m is only temporary. The IBs and title that get me to it will expire after this event ends.

I tried it again just now, and while I lasted a bit longer this time, I still didn’t last even a half minute, and I didn’t even see a noticeable decrease in its HP bar (and I hit it with a few Skills, too).

Edit: Just checked, I had MAX ADAPTATION (would’ve been 62% if the cap was higher) with the build I was using. Which makes my garbage damage output even more pathetic.

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Qij
Qij02/14/2026 21:28

you’re failing to take into account that unless you have like 2 million more cp than the listed requirement and that extra 2 mil isn’t from cp inflation, then every dungeon that isn’t the two normal plegas parts will be a slog once and sustained torture when repeated. it’s not the first time this has been the case, and you won’t be the last person to miss that most players are doing anything late/endgame under 1.5-3x the entry requirement without fool’s-gold-stats buffering. and all this taking into account asinine gimmick memorization.

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/14/2026 21:51

I don’t think I even made it to the gimmicks.

But yeah, these dungeons do not play nice if you just barely meet their required CP, especially if it’s inflated CP. Why the hell did they decide to make Mirror Del dungeons single-player only?! And why did they make the Demon Realm Debuff value so much higher than the Adaptation cap?!

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Qij
Qij02/13/2026 04:40

5 mil for practicing raid chunks

45mil thing

aight, so either negating it’s most desirable purpose and/or irrelevant for the vast majority of players. got it.

though i do understand that endgame content is endgame content, but still, please.

cp

any value that reflects all classes’ capabilities and actual stat effectiveness as it functions in reality and not hypothetical calculation shenanigans should be less than half of what we’re told we have. i have been told that the two plegas normal dungeons have the most accurate required-cp-to-practical-offense-viability thus far of the non-solo non-special content. and i can agree with that sentiment. but given what’s actually in those two dungeons and what’s in everything else compared to their cp-reqs, that really shows how jank it is as of now, even with the new pho stuff easing the plegas-is-2x-cp-req-than-normal-berthe-raid gap.

Luto

glad they rember him. and with new artwork. so when will they spill his deal post-story revamp 2 just like when they made Glaive story relevant for like a couple of scenes?

DirectX

i—… ok. that’s actually diffe— waitaminute what version is the game even running on now? what since launch? like pre-2010?!

speaking of computing, the current prof pho guide seems to be turbo-chugging the same resources the deuber event and the achievements window are using and that’s quite a problem since that will be more frequently accessed and looked through than either of those two.

Noah’s new voice lines being changed

what happen?

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Ritsu
Ritsu02/13/2026 16:00

waitaminute what version is the game even running on now?

DirectX9.

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Sol
Sol02/13/2026 02:32

Limiting the Atma’Ram cube to 20M CP while the actual dungeon only requires 10M CP is quite the decision.

It’s not like I want it because the RNG for actual usable Atma’Ram accessory is really horrid. No sir, not at all. /s

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/13/2026 19:50

I did not notice you needed 20m CP to select that, FUCK!!

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/12/2026 22:23

White on light gray isn't very easy to read.

Next, a Combat Power revamp will be applied. To address discrepancies between displayed Combat Power and actual in-game performance, a Combat Power overhaul is being prepared alongside the balance patch.

What exactly does this mean? Well, whatever they do, I hope it makes Mirror Dell easier.

[Ariel] Henir's Time and Space Artifact Spirit Stone Selection Cube

Neat. Shame you can only get it with the Legendary Growth Reward Selection Cube.

[Ariel] Henir's Time and Space Atma'Ram Reward Selection Cube

Oh cool, this ~~**might** make it easier for us weaker players to get those accs... emphasis on **MIGHT**, who knows how difficult it'll be to get the reward tiers needed for the Lotus World Fragments from this cube.~~

Never mind, I did not notice that it requires 20m CP to even select. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, KOG?!

[Ariel] Henir's Time and Space Artifact Armor Selection Cube

Neat, Artifact armor with guaranteed good identifica-

Doesn't have the necklace

WHAT THE FUCK, KOG?!

Eternal Dimension

If I can somehow get my hands on this, I'd probably use it as one of my Passives... please be tradeable!

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Ritsu
Ritsu02/13/2026 00:09

White on light gray isn't very easy to read.

Didn’t realize it looked like that in light mode (as a dark mode user), anyway it’s fixed now.

Combat Power revamp (…) What exactly does this mean?

Combat Power formula will be changed, and along with that - the entry CP for relevant dungeons. No difficulty changes from this whatsoever.

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Flare Kyn
Flare Kyn02/13/2026 00:35

No difficulty changes from this whatsoever.

FUCK!

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