Masters of the Book,

A new update to ASTRA: Knights of Veda will be released on February 27, 2025!

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

■ A Silent Shadow, the new 5★ Knight of Veda “Asha”, answers the Call of the Stars 

"I’ll make an oath that not even fate can break."

The leader of the Shadows of Dark Nights, a group of five Enchanted Warriors who vanished into thin air. This leader’s true identity is the last escort guard of the “Oirat,” the kingdom defeated by the Empire in the “War of Five Kingdoms.” Asha,  a guard who resembles an eerie, silent abyss, fights to return the amnesiac princess to her homeland.

* Asha grants and stacks “Sea Shard” with every hit on an enemy. When “Sea Shard” reaches a certain number of stacks, they create a “Sea Maelstrom”, drawing enemies in the area to the center and dealing heavy DMG. Asha's Normal Skill, “Striking Waves,” allows Asha to strike with two swords in quick succession, followed by a “Shadow Wave” effect, dealing more DMG to enemies while reducing DMG taken. Asha's Signature Skill, “Blue Dragon Swim,” uses two swords to strike in quick succession before unleashing a rain of arrows downward. While doing so, Asha gains the “Darkness Tide” effect. While it lasts, “Sea Shard” stacks double to devastate enemies with more “Sea Maelstrom.”

* The 5★ Knight of Veda “Aslan” returns to exact retribution

- The highly requested “Aslan” is making his triumphant return!
- “Aslan” is an Earth-type Melee DPS who uses a Sword & Shield. He converts his Stamina into Skill DMG to deal powerful DMG and uses his skills to take the initiative in battle.
- Through this 5★ Pickup Hero Event, you are guaranteed to obtain the Knight of Veda Aslan! 

* The Standard 5★ Knights get more love, more power!

- The Standard 5★ Knights will be adjusted to make them perform better on the battlefield!
- Here’s a summary of the incoming improvements to each Knight:

* Guarding you through the Abyss, are these Magical Glyphs! Introducing the “Magical Glyph” system.
- The “Armor” you found in the depths of the Abyss has an undiscovered power. You can unlock this hidden power with the “Magic Glyph”
- "Magic Glyphs" can be inscribed on the Goddess's Armor with powerful effects. Unique effects are available for each position's armor, and the effect is granted randomly
- “Armor Crest,” the material for the Magic Glyphs, can be obtained as a clear reward from Nightmare of the Abyss Level 10 and higher.

* The Nightmare grows ever deeper into the depths of the Abyss, with the highest Abyssal Level now being 25!
- As the Nightmare seeps into the very depths of the Abyss, more levels become available for the intrepid Master of the Book.
- More powerful enemies await you on the expanded levels, alongside even greater rewards!
 

* Numbers? More Numbers! “DMG Totals” fresh off the press for people who like numbers!
- With the new DMG Totals screen, you will now be able to accurately check the battle contribution of each Knight to help form strategies when making parties.
- You will now be able to check “DMG Dealt”, “DMG Taken” and “Healed” for each Knight of Veda.
- The DMG Totals screen will be available in the following content:
  - Adventure Zone Stages / Veda’s Nightmare / Nightmare of the Abyss / Ancient Golden City / Arena (Showdown or Survival) / Battlefield of the War Gods / Beast Battlefront / Shadow Waters / Celestial Trials / Calydon Hideout / Forgotten Mine / Special Supply Delivery / Portrait of Thierry
- In PvP content, you will also be able to view the statistics of your opponent.

* “Dungeon Auto-Play” will be automatically going into your game with this update!
- To make your journey more convenient, “Dungeon Auto-Play” will now be available.
- Dungeon Auto-Battle
  - Adventure Zones will now have an “Auto Battle” feature that will automatically play to advance to the final stage of the zone
  - Dungeon Auto-Battle will be available only in Chapters where the final Stage has been cleared.
- Repeat
  - The “Repeat” feature allows you to repeat any dungeon play in the Adventure Zone, Sealed Prison, or Veda's Nightmare. Set the number of repeats you want, then relax and start earning rewards!
  - You are able to specify up to 50 repetitions.

* A new “Upgrade All for skills” feature will now be available for your convenience.
- Use as many enhancement materials as you have to upgrade all of a Knights’ skills at once!
- You can also now select a target level you wish to upgrade your Skills to.
- If your Enhancement Materials are insufficient, it will be displayed in red, making it easier to keep track of what you're running low on!

* Passive Skill Display will now be actively displayed after this update!
- Knights of Veda with Passive Skills will now have an additional “Passive” tab on their Skill information window, allowing our Masters of the Book to view the information clearly.

* Inconvenient Relic Enhancement will now be a relic of the past! Improvements to the feature coming in this update~
- Relic Levels can now conveniently be upgraded in steps of 3/4/8/12/16/20:
· Level 3 Unlock two (2) new sub-stats.
· On Levels 4/8/12/16/20, a random sub-stat will be selected to be enhanced.
· This feature aims to help players optimize the use of their materials.
- Additionally, you can select either to use only Enhancement Materials or include Relics themselves as Enhancement Resources.

* Improvements to the “Bloom” system will be blooming with this update.
- When attempting to Bloom, the list of possible sub-stats will be displayed in advance.
- You can now also exclude up to two (2) sub-stats before the process begins.

* Improvements to the “Auto-Equip Relic” will be introduced.
- The feature will now also take advantage of the “Recommended Relics” feature, with them being prioritized to ensure better results.
- If multiple Recommended Relics exist, the top-listed one will be prioritized.

* The “Treasure Keeper” Mascot, now available in the Guild Shop!
- Previously only obtainable on “Simon’s Amazing Gifts,” this adorable little monstrosity will now be available for purchase at the Guild Shop from 02/27 06:00 AM UTC / 02/26 10:00 PM PST until the April 24 maintenance.

* Enhanced Notifications for content that reset.
- Some content is reset periodically but lacks clear notifications, making it difficult for players to notice. These changes are meant to make them easily noticeable by the Masters of the Book:
- For Beast Battlefront and Shadow Waters, notifications will now be displayed daily upon reset.
- For Portrait of Thierry and Ancient Golden City, notifications will now be displayed weekly upon the reset every Thursday.

■ Event & Seasonal Content Updates
* An improved “Shattered Dimensional Rift” is set to arrive in this update.
- Bosses from “Ancient Gold City” will now appear instead of the former enemies, allowing for a more focused boss battle.
- Earn points by clearing boss stages – The faster you clear them, the more bonus points you receive.
- Earn Guild Kill rewards and Individual Kill rewards based on the number of bosses defeated with your guild members.
- The “Sweep” function will now also be available for use after your initial clear.
- The "Shattered Dimensional Rift" event will end on 03/20 06:00 AM UTC / 03/19 10:00 PM PDT.

* “Unforgettable Moments” Event
- Complete various content missions to earn valuable enhancement materials and equipment.
- The "Unforgettable Moments" event will start after the 02/27 Maintenance and will end before the 03/27 Maintenance.

* The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will reward you for helping Harold with research materials.
- Collect materials Harold requires to write his research log from the Adventure Zone stages and submit them to him in Todburg to receive rewards.
- The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will be unlocked progressively, with one log entry opening each day, and you can check your progress in the Research Log.
- The "Harold's Lost Knowledge" event will run from 03/13 06:00 AM UTC / 03/12 10:00 PM PDT until before the 03/27 Maintenance.

* Another "Apparition’s Rush" will be held, will you be able to escort a carriage through several nightmares?
- The "Apparition’s Rush" event is a Squad Battle event tasking you to escort a carriage through a nightmare with four other Knights of Veda in a “Special Supply Delivery Operation”.
- The “Apparition’s Rush” event can be unlocked by completing the “Escort the Carriage” quest that you will receive upon clearing Chapter 5, Stage 4 of the Adventure Zone. You can then access it via the new “Apparition’s Rush” icon at the bottom of the Cloister of the Holy Grail.
- The “Apparition’s Rush” event will run from 03/13 06:00 AM UTC / 03/12 10:00 PM PDT until before the 03/27 Maintenance.
 
* The "Blessing in Adventure" event is back to shower everyone with more rewards!
- During the event period, you can earn double the rewards from Adventure Dungeons up to the daily limit.
- The double rewards event for Adventure Dungeons will run from 02/27 after maintenance until 03/13 06:00 AM UTC / 03/12 10:00 PM PDT.

* 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” and on “Nightmare of the Abyss” up to the daily limit. 
- The "Blessing in the Nightmare" event starts on 03/13 6:00 AM UTC / 03/12 10:00 PM PDT 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 03/01 6:00 AM UTC / 02/28 10:00 PM PDT, and will run until 03/31 06:00 AM UTC / 03/30 10:00 PM PDT

* A new season of Arena will begin.
- During this Arena Season, you can earn rewards such as Emotes and Insignia based on your progress.
- The “Sea King’s Tunic” will continue to be available for purchase until the end of this Arena Season.
- This Arena Season will end before the regular maintenance on 03/27.

* 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 before the regular maintenance on 03/27.

* 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 before the regular maintenance on 03/27.

* A new season of “Beast Battlefront” arrives.
- “Blazing Rage Bjorn“ from the Ancient Golden City rampages his way 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: 02/27 to 03/11 / Settlement: 03/11 to 03/13 
  - 2nd Round: 03/13 to 03/25 / Settlement: 03/25 to 03/27

■ Improvements
* The amount of “Goddess’s Armor Ascension Materials” obtained when clearing Abyssal Level 12 or higher of the Nightmare of the Abyss will be increased.
- We’ve received multiple feedback regarding the difficulty with enhancing your Goddess’s Armor due to a lack of Ascension Materials.
- With this change, at Level 12, your chance to obtain Goddess’s Armor Ascension Materials will be increased by 2%. As the Abyssal Level increases, the increase will gradually increase, reaching to an increase of 60% at Abyssal Level 20.

* Compensation for Masters of the Book with uncompleted missions on their expired Goddess’s Reward Decree for the Nightmare of the Abyss Content Pass.
- The information on the handling of the Content Pass upon its expiration was deemed insufficient, and so we have decided to take the following measures.
- For Masters of the Book who purchased the Goddess's Reward Decree for the Nightmare of the Abyss Content Pass and whose pass expires before the 03/27 maintenance, rewards for uncompleted missions will be distributed via in-game mail during the maintenance.
- The distribution of rewards will take place in two phases depending on the pass expiration date:
　- Users whose pass expired before the 02/27 maintenance will receive their rewards during the said maintenance.
　- Users whose pass expires after the 02/27 maintenance but before the 03/27 maintenance will receive their rewards during the 03/27 maintenance.

* An issue where the shortcut keys for cooking set to Q or E conflicted with the retry or next button in the dungeon result screen will be fixed.
- The settings have been adjusted so that the shortcut keys for Cooking (X) and Chat (Enter) can no longer be changed in the settings.
- If you have set any custom keybinds for the respective keys, they will be reset to the default after this update.

■ Bug Fixes
* An issue where the Skill CDR value for a promoted Yanko was displayed lower than expected in the Skill info window will be fixed.
* An issue where you will be able to retry in Beast Battlefront after challenging it with a 4★ and then promoting it to 5★ will be fixed.
* An issue where the “Grand Rebel Justice Front, March!” Achievement cannot be completed with a Rani, Yanko, or Leon promoted to 5★ will be fixed.
* An issue where Achievements with Stage Clears as the unlock method are not being unlocked when playing via Squad Battles will be fixed.
* An issue where when you summon a Knight of Veda on your wishlist that is on max Fate, the notification warning you of this was not displayed when using Rubies or Starstones as the summon resource will be fixed.
* An issue where the Challenge Record Times for Shadow Waters were displayed in UTC +0 will be fixed. They will now be displayed in each region’s local time.
* An issue where certain Lightning Lump Undead on Adventure Stage 4-3 were not attacking will be fixed.
* An issue where pressing the "Stop" button repeatedly during the Enhancement auto-progress caused the result screen to freeze and not move to the next step will be fixed.
* An issue where the number of shoes restored when refilling with Rubies or Starstones was incorrectly displayed as 1 instead of 60 in the result screen will be fixed. The actual recharge amount was correctly applied at 60, and only the display was incorrect.
* An issue where the “Guidance of the Book” and the “Guidance of the Goddess” screens did not immediately update when a new event started will be fixed..
* An issue where when inside the “Cloister of the Holy Grail,” the “Apparition Rush” button did not update immediately upon event start will be fixed.

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

Thank you.