Masters of the Book,

A new update to ASTRA: Knights of Veda will be released on January 23, 2025!

Read below to find out more about what this update will bring to the game.

■ The new 5★ Knight of Veda “Amor”, who is both Love and Thunder, arrives

"Ahh~ I will love only you!"

A former captain of the Duke of Koren's family escort, she is now the Duke's personal assistant. Free from the obsessions of her past, this talkative young woman sees everything through a romantic filter and dreams of a happily ever after. However, due to the "Principality of Koren Incident" that occurred during her absence, she is about to reawaken her "destructive powers" that she had put aside for a while.
 

 * "Amor" converts a portion of her Max HP into ATK and DEF and uses the "Thunderbolt's Protection" effect to distribute a portion of the Incoming DMG over a set period of time.
- Her Normal Skill, "Electric Romance," hurls her lightning-imbued axe forward, dealing DMG to enemies in its path while inflicting the "Stigma of Lightning" effect to restrict their movement.
- Her Signature Skill, "Love Stings," grants her the "Thunderbolt's Resonance" effect, which allows her to split some of the DMG her allies take for a limited time while the effect is active.

* The Ruler of the Deep Sea rises on these shadowy waters. New Content, “Shadow Waters” will be released!
- In the new content “Shadow Waters,” the goal is to deal as much damage as possible to the Ruler of the Deep Sea, Krak. Krak will have different attributes depending on the day of the week.
- “Shadow Waters” will become available after completing the World Mission that can be obtained after clearing Adventure Stage 8-12. Once the World Mission is completed, it can now be accessed from the World Map.



- You can participate in “Shadow Waters” for up to three (3) times a day, from Monday to Thursday each week. Each day, Krak will change attributes over the course of those four days. Up to two (2) additional entries can be gained by using Rubies or Starstones.
- The first season will be available starting on January 27.
- You are able to select up to a maximum of five (5) Knights of Veda which will then enter battle in FULL AUTO mode, with no option to change to manual control. Overflowing Power of the Stars and Active Resistance Shields are also not available in this content.
- Krak cannot be defeated in “Shadow Waters.” Once his HP reaches 0, its ATK power and HP will increase exponentially.
- Attacking Krak with an attribute that he is weak to can put them in a “Groggy” state, where they will take more damage.
- Scores are based on the amount of damage you deal to Krak. Your Weekly Score is the total of the Daily Scores earned from Monday to Thursday. This score will rank you against other players on your server, and rewards will be given based on your ranking.
- Rewards will be sent via in-game mail every Saturday, with the amounts varying according to the scores earned during the week.
- You can earn Starstone and Gold as rewards for clearing the new content, ‘Shadow Waters’

* Your 4★ Knights of Veda or Weapon can now reach new heights of power by upgrading them to 5★!
- Once a 4★ Knight of Veda or Weapon reaches Fate Level 7, you are now able to upgrade them to 5★ regardless of their level.
- Knights of Veda or Weapons upgraded from 4★ to 5★ will still need to have their Fate or Refinement levels upgraded with their 4★ duplicates, though more duplicates of the said Knight of Veda or weapon may be required for each Fate level. The abilities gained by upgrading them to 5★ and from their additional Fate levels will make them of similar power levels to currently existing 5★ Knights of Veda or Weapons.
- Some Knights of Veda will also receive new abilities when they are upgraded to ★5.
  ※ The abilities granted vary depending on the Fate Level of the Knight of Veda.

- Lucian: When using his Signature Skill “Magnificence of Light,” in addition to healing Allies, there will now also be a chance of having their applied debuffs removed.
- Yanko: His Normal Skill “Automatic Interceptor” will now be enhanced to be a “Gatling” with rapid-fire capabilities.
- Leon: One of his buffs “Armor of Passion” will be improved, further reducing the DMG taken by allied Knights of Veda with the Blood attribute.
- Liam: His Signature Skill “Black Wolf” is greatly enhanced, increasing all DMG dealt and with additional Dark DMG dealt to enemies with the Light attribute.
- Capecchi : His Signature Skill “Spore Facilitator” will now also buff Poison DMG dealt to enemies.
- Andrei: When using his Signature Skill “Blazing Pillar,” it will now summon three (3) Fire Pillars instead of just one.
- Bjorn: When using his Signature Skill “Wild Frenzy,” a certain amount of incoming Melee DMG will now be reflected back to the attacker.
- Ardor: When the target of his Normal Skill “Explosive Arrow” is a boss, it will now deal more DMG and Explosive DMG.
- Orlik: When using his Normal Skill “Rock Armor”, all Allies will now also have immunity to debuffs during its duration.
- Elias: The damage for his Signature Skill “Lightning Leap” will be increased, in addition to now also having a chance to stun enemies.
- Shikh: Attacking enemies with his Normal ATK will now apply a DMG Reduction debuff to the enemy for a certain period of time.
- Nayan: The effect applied by her Signature Skill “Water Vigor” will be enhanced to now also have a chance of removing debuffs and increase Water DMG for Water-attribute Knights of Veda.
- Marthel: The damage of his Normal Skill “Will of Thunderblade” is increased alongside dealing additional DMG to Water-attribute enemies.
- Rani: The Light DMG from her Signature Skill “Influx of Light” is increased, with enemies near the Light Beam now also being drawn to it.
- Emile von Kloos: Fire-attribute enemies with the “Chill of Blessing” effect will now also get an ATK power reduction.
- Iris: Her summon “Dekania” will now deal additional DMG to Bosses.

- For Masters of the Book who have maxed out their Knight’s Fate levels and have at some point received at least one or more duplicate copies from Call of the Stars, these will be counted retroactively. Additional copies of the Knight of Veda will be distributed after the regular maintenance on 01/23.
- Weapons upgraded to 5★ will retain the same Weapon Skills they currently have, but their main stats and the skill effects will be enhanced.

* A cozier descent into the Nightmare of the Abyss awaits with these improvements!
- A Matchmaking system will be added to Nightmare of the Abyss.
- Players who wish to take advantage of this Matchmaking system can select the Abyssal Levels they wish to conquer based on their highest level reached and players will be matched accordingly.
- Hero’s Shoes can now also be used in Nightmare of the Abyss, in addition to the perks from the Blessing in Nightmare event now being applied to it also.

* The Celestial Trials reach new heights.. literally. The Celestial Trials will now reach up to Floor 60!
- Reaching Floor 50 of the Celestial Trials will reward you with the new “Mark of the Oath Wings” cosmetic.

* New Cosmetic Type: “Pristine Wings” will be added.
- “Pristine Wings” is a new cosmetic type that will add wings to your Knights of Veda. It can be obtained as a reward for clearing Floor 60 of the Celestial Trials.
- “Pristine Wings” are purely cosmetic and do not provide any additional gameplay effects.

* Portrait of Thierry will be expanded to now have 39 floors.
- With the expansion of Portrait of Thierry to the 39th floor, the damage dealt by enemies will decrease on all floors, while the enemies' health will increase.

* The stars have answered the Master of the Book's wish! New “Wishlist” feature added.
- A new “Wishlist” feature has been added to the “Fallen Wing of Veda” Call of the Stars. This feature increases the probability a wishlisted Knight of Veda can be summoned.
- You can select one (1) 5★ and one (1) 4★ Knight of Veda as your Wishlist. When either a 5★ or a 4★ Knight of Veda is summoned, the wishlisted Knights have a 50% chance of being summoned. 
- When a wishlisted Knight of Veda is not summoned, they have a 100% chance of being summoned on the next instance a Knight of Veda of their grade is summoned.
- The “Wishlist” feature can be accessed through a dedicated button located at the bottom-right of the “Fallen Wing of Veda” Call of the Star screen.

* Your weapons can now get a glow-up! Weapon Transmogrification will be added in this update.
- You can now change the appearance of your weapons with “Weapon Transmogrification.” If you've ever liked the look of a weapon but couldn't equip it because of its stats, try this Transmogrification feature!
- The "Transmogrification" feature can be used by clicking the dedicated icon that appears when selecting the weapon you wish to change the appearance of.

* When Enchanting, you now have the choice of applying a new effect or keeping the existing one.

* "Shoes Packs" have been added, allowing you to obtain additional Shoes even while your storage is full.
- Once you reach the Adventurer’s Shoes cap, these new "Shoes Packs" will be created every 18 minutes, up to a maximum of 2,400. One "Shoes Pack" can be used to recharge one pair of Adventurers Shoes.

* Additional rewards based on your Knights of Veda’s Synchronization Level will be added.
- Crystals of Fate will now be given as reward for reaching Synchronization Levels 2, 7, 8, and 9 with every Knight of Veda.
- Progress will be retroactively counted and any missing rewards will be distributed after the regular maintenance on 01/23.

* Delegate! Deputy Guild Leaders can now also have some Guild management permissions granted.
- Through the newly added “Guild Privilege Settings” tab in the Guild menu, Guild Leaders will now be able to grant certain management permissions to Deputy Guild Leaders.

* In celebration of the coming Lunar New Year, we’ve prepared an event with the hope that all our Master of the Book will herald its arrival with abundance and joy.
- The “Full of Blessings~ New Year’s Grand Feast!” event will bring abundance this New Year. During this event, you can obtain up to twenty (20) “New Year's Rice Cake Soup” in Adventure Stages.
- You can consume this dish to enhance your Knights of Veda and based on how many you have obtained, you will also be able to receive rewards.
- The “Full of Blessings~ New Year’s Grand Feast!” event will start after the regular maintenance on 01/23 and will end on February 13, 2025 6:00 AM UTC / February 12, 2025 10:00 PM PST.
- Complete certain missions and earn rewards while doing so during the “Bountiful New Year's Festival” event.
- The "Bountiful New Year's Festival” event will start after the regular maintenance on 01/23.

* Join the ‘Simon’s Amazing Gifts’ event! Work together with your Guild members to defeat treasure chests and claim exciting rewards.
 - The “Simon’s Amazing Gifts” event can be participated in every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 08:00 PM during the event period, at the Guild Territory.
 - Various rewards can be obtained from this event, and for this current iteration: the new mascot “Ludwig” can be earned.
 - “Simon’s Amazing Gifts” will run from February 06, 2025 until February 23, 2025.

* The “Distorted Rift” appears once again on Todburg and will run until February 06, 2025 05:59 AM UTC / February 05, 2025 09:59 PM PST.

* The "Special Supply Delivery Operation" event will be held once again.
- With this update, each stage will now only consist of one (1) round, similar to Apparition’s Rush.
- If you successfully complete the supply transport, you will receive rewards.
- The "Special Supply Delivery Operation" event will begin on February 06, 2025 6:00 AM UTC / February 05, 2025 10:00 PM PST and end after the maintenance on 02/27.

* A Double Rewards event for Adventure Zone rewards will be held.
- During the event period, you can earn double the rewards from Adventure Zone up to the daily limit.
- The double rewards event for Adventure Zone will end on February 06, 2025 05:59 AM UTC / February 05, 2025 09:59 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 up to the daily limit. 
- You can also now get double the reward in “Nightmare of the Abyss.”
- The "Blessing in the Nightmare" event starts on February 06, 2025 6:00 AM UTC / February 05, 2025 10:00 PM PST and will end after the regular maintenance on 02/27.

* A new Reward Decree season will start.
- The new Reward Decree season will begin on February 01, 2025 6:00 AM UTC / January 31, 2025 10:00 PM PST, and will run until February 28, 2025 6:00 AM UTC / February 27, 2025 10:00 PM PST.

* 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 after the regular maintenance on 02/27.

* A new season of Portrait of Thierry will be starting.
 - After the maintenance, the attributes of the monsters on each floor of Portrait of Thierry will be changed.
 - The new Portrait of Thierry season will end after the regular maintenance on 02/27.

* A new season of Arena will begin.
- During Arena Season 8, you can earn rewards such as Emotes and Insignia based on your progress.
- The Season 5 Tunic rewards will also be available for purchase in the shop during Arena Season 8.
- Arena Season 8 will end after the regular maintenance on 02/27.

* A new season of “Beast Battlefront” arrives.
- “Kurt, the Breath of Death” and his Enchanted Warriors breathe new life into this new Beast Battlefront season as the featured boss!
- "Beast Battlefront" content will be held twice during the season. The schedule is as follows:
  - 1st Round: 01/23 to 02/04 / Settlement: 02/04 to 02/06 
  ​​​​​​​- 2nd Round: 02/13 to 02/25 / Settlement: 02/25 to 02/27 (Updated 01/22 08:15 AM UTC / 12:15 AM PST)

■ Improvements
* After the regular maintenance on 01/23, support for the following languages will be discontinued.
  - Game Language: Spanish / German / Portuguese / Italian / Indonesian
  - Game Voice: English
  - If you are using any of these languages as your Game Language, it will be changed to “English” after the regular maintenance on 01/23
  - If you are using English as your Game Voice, it will be changed to “Japanese” after the regular maintenance on 01/23.
* Adjustments will be made to the Training Grounds UI to fix an  issue where the Training Ground UI is obstructing the gameplay view (Knights of Veda, Damage numbers etc.).
* The 4★ Staff “Pristine Wings” will be renamed to “Wings of Purity”.
* Skill Cooldown Reduction can now only be improved up to a maximum of 75%.
  - After the maintenance, if the Skill Cooldown Reduction exceeds 75%, the excess amount will be displayed separately.

■ Bug Fixes
* An issue where upon clearing Floor 36 of Portrait of Thierry, your progress will be displayed as being on Floor 37 will be fixed.
* An issue where the Knights of Veda assigned to the first stage of Veda’s Nightmare were not properly assigned to the subsequent stages will be fixed.
* An issue where the selected Knights of Veda appeared empty after inviting another player on Veda’s Nightmare and the player leaving the party afterwards has been fixed..
* An issue where the Book Menu is not displaying properly when accepting a Veda’s Nightmare invite while it is open has been fixed.
* An issue where a player was hidden while not in any of the reeds in the “Faded Last Land” Arena Survival Map will be fixed.
* An issue where connection is lost when making payments on the Steam platform has been fixed.

We will continue to listen to your feedback to ensure an even more enjoyable adventure in ASTRA: Knights of Veda.

Thank you.