Masters of the Book,

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

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

■ Death is her new beginning, the new 5★ Knight of Veda “White Hell” rises

"Death is the perfect beginning"
 
From a tiny being that was dependent on the Goddess, she has been reborn to begin a new phase of her life. Overcoming her fear of ceasing to exist and gaining the power of transcendent beings, Belle Snow was reborn as “White Hell.” Now that she understands the principles of the world, she is about to begin her own story

- White Hell uses the power of “Dynamic Punishment” to periodically cause lightning to strike down around her. These lightning bolts become holy torrents, neutralizing some of the target's Electric and Light RES and delivering judgment. Her Normal Skill, “Storm Stigma,” allows her to brandish her staff and shoot a bolt of holy energy, branding the target with “Divine Retribution.” A judgement of lightning and thunder will descend upon the target with “Divine Retribution,” bombarding them with lightning strikes that will eventually incapacitate them. Her Signature Skill, 
Celestial Judgment,” opens the sky and calls forth an atmosphere charged with electricity, raining down countless lightning bolts, each one too much for the target to withstand, finally bringing them to their knees

* Beloved ★5 Knight of Veda, Anais returns to answer your call.
- The beloved “Anais” makes her return to Call of the Stars.
- “Anais” is a Fire-type Ranged Healer wielding a Wand & Orb. Anais is a healer who sacrifices a portion of her HP to boost ATK while simultaneously reviving vulnerable allies during her attacks.
 
* Rise to new heights by promoting your Legendary (5★) Knights of Veda and Weapons to Mythic (6★)!





- “Mythic Promotion” allows Legendary (5★) Knights of Veda or Weapons to be upgraded to Mythic tier by clearing missions specific to each Knight and Weapon.
- Promoting your Knights and Weapons to Mythic will have their basic stats increase in addition to obtaining Mythic Skills.
- Mythic Promotion increases the potency of each character by giving them “Mythic Skills” that lean more into their individual strengths.
- Among the Knights eligible, the Mythic Promotion for the Knight of Veda “Eliyar” will be added in a future update. (Updated on 03/27 03:00 AM UTC / 03/26 08:00 PM PDT)
 
* Deck your Knights of Veda out with a new look. Introducing “Knight’s Robe.”


- Give your Knights of Veda a new look with the new “Knight’s Robe” feature!
- The first Knight to get an additional look will be the newly introduced “White Hell,” with more Knight’s Robe to be introduced in future updates.

* Challenge the new “Snow White’s Frosty Dream” content and obtain the new Knight “White Hell!”



- Her heartfelt wish has finally come true: White Hell awakens from the "White Hell" to find her new self. Join White Hell on her journey of inner exploration amidst the fluttering white snow on “Snow White’s Frosty Dream.”
- Clear “Snow White's Frosty Dream” with various trial Knights of Veda to obtain “White Hell.” You can then replay it and earn various materials and strengthen “White Hell.”
- Clearing the Story Mode will allow you to conduct “Challenge Missions” which have a higher difficulty level. On these missions, White Hell appears as a companion who can help you.
- The initial clear of Story Mode will reward you with “White Hell,” along with enough enhancement materials to level her up to Level 90.

* Challenge the wrath of the awakened giant with your Guild Members on the new “Ancient Giant” content.



- After the Great Battle in ancient times, the Ancient Giant went into a deep slumber. Now they’re awake and wreaking havoc.
- "Ancient Giant” is a content available on Saturdays and Sundays, where your goal is to work with your guild members to inflict as much damage as possible on “Ira the Giant,” whose attribute changes weekly.
- Earn points based on damage dealt to Ira, and compete with other guilds for the “Daily Score” and “Weekly Score” rankings. Bonus points will be granted by using Knights with certain roles or attributes.
- Rankings include “Guild Rankings,” “Guild Member Rankings,” and “Individual Rankings.” Rewards will be determined, which include Starstones and Guild Medals, based on the final “Guild Ranking” every Sunday.
- Since this content is Guild-based, we encourage everyone who hasn’t joined one yet to do so!

* Shiny, lustrous, Mythic Gems with two different stats are coming to the game!



- To craft Mythic Gems, you'll need Legendary (★5) Gems of the same type and “Crests of Stars" as materials. The new “Crests of Stars” can be obtained as rewards for clearing the Nightmare of the Abyss on Abyssal Levels 10 and up.
- When crafting Mythic Gems, you can select four possible stats, two of which will then be chosen to be assigned to the crafted gem. This is unlike Legendary Gems who only have one stat.

* Signature Halos and El Cid will now be available for all the Standard 5★ Knights of Veda!
- Just like the Pickup 5★ Knights, the Standard 5★ Knights of Veda will now also have their own Signature Halo and El Cid. You can obtain them from the usual place, at the Guidance of the Book under “Mark of the Sworn Loyalty” for Halos and “Fragments of the Painting” for El Cid.

* You can now select between “Old” and “New” options for all 5★ Shared Weapons



- 5★ Shared Weapons will now have new options! These new options will have different stats and skills from the old weapon. This is to allow these weapons to shine and still be viable in light of increasing competition from other weapons, especially the Exclusive and Promoted Weapons.
- Since some Masters of the Book may prefer the old version of these weapons, we have added the option to select from either of the New or Old options per copy of the weapon. This change is permanent and cannot be changed.

* Enjoy a free summon every day! A free summon will now be available everyday for the Fallen Wings of Veda Call of the Stars.
- From now on, you will be able to perform the Call of the Stars once a day for free in the “Fallen Wing of Veda”
- Free Calls of the Stars will also allow you to accumulate Grace of the Holy Grail points

■ Event and Season content
* A total of 365 summons can be obtained during Veda's 1st Anniversary Starlit Carnival event.

*  It’s Veda's 1st Anniversary Starlit Carnival! Join us as we celebrate the game’s first anniversary with a variety of fun events teeming with rewards!
- “A year of wonderful moments! Let’s continue our journey every day!” event is where you can receive rewards just by logging in daily.
 - Receive Crystal of Destiny every day to summon more Knights of Veda or Weapons.
 - Log-in for fourteen (14) days during the event period and receive the “The Great Belle” Mascot as your final reward. It’s been rumored that she was created by White Hell herself, so please don’t make her wait too long!
 - The “A year of wonderful moments! Let’s continue our journey every day!” event will run from after the 03/27 Maintenance until before the 04/24 Maintenance.
- “Beyond a year's journey, let the new challenges begin!” event is where various challenges can be completed to receive rewards!
 - Complete missions during the event period to receive various rewards, including the Pristine Wing cosmetic “Wings of Blessing Mark.”
 - The “Beyond a year's journey, let the new challenges begin!” will run from after the 03/27 Maintenance until before the 04/24 Maintenance.
- What’s a festival without a delicious cake? The “Honk! Happy 1st Anniversary Party” event allows you to obtain cakes for our celebration!
 - Obtain the “1st Anniversary Cake" dish on Adventure Stages during the “Honk! Happy 1st Anniversary Party” event and earn rewards based on how many you have.
 - You will be able to obtain twenty (20) “1st Anniversary Cake" per day.
 - The “1st Anniversary Cake" can also be used to enhance the abilities of your Knights of Veda.
 - Additional rewards based on the number of “1st Anniversary Cake" can be redeemed on the event’s Guidance of the Book entry, with the final reward being a new “Mark of Sanctity” cosmetic, “Starlight Festival Mark.”
 - The “Honk! Happy 1st Anniversary Party” event will run from after the 03/27 Maintenance until before the 04/24 Maintenance.

* 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 “Baby Yor” can be earned.
- “Simon’s Amazing Gifts” will run from April 03, 2025 until April 20, 2025.

* The “Distorted Rift” appears once again on Todburg and will run from after the 03/27 Maintenance until before the 04/10 Maintenance.

* The "Special Supply Delivery Operation" event will be held once again.
- Each stage will consist of one (1) round, successfully completing the supply transport will net you various rewards.
- The "Special Supply Delivery Operation" event will begin on April 10, 2025 and will run until before the 04/24 Maintenance.

* 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 Zones will run from after the 03/27 Maintenance until before the 04/10 Maintenance.

* 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 Nightmare of the Abyss up to the daily limit. 
- The "Blessing in the Nightmare" event will begin on April 10, 2025 and will run until before the 04/24 Maintenance.

* A new Reward Decree season will start.
- The new Reward Decree season will begin on April 01, 2025 and will end on April 30, 2025.
- For this season, some missions will be changed and rewards increased following your feedback.

* A new season of Arena will begin.
- During the new Arena season, you can earn rewards such as Emotes and Insignia based on your progress.
- The “Tunic of White” will now be available for purchase in the Arena Shop.
- The Arena Season will end before the regular maintenance on 04/24.

* 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 04/24.

* 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 04/24.

* A new season of “Beast Battlefront” arrives.
- “White Hell, Lord of the Sky” is this season’s Beast Battlefront boss!
- "Beast Battlefront" content will be held twice during the season. The schedule is as follows:
  - 1st Round: 03/27 to 04/08 / Settlement: 04/08 to 04/10 
  - 2nd Round: 04/10 to 04/22 / Settlement: 02/22 to 04/24

■ Improvements
* Changes to Gem Fuse Probabilities
　- When fusing Rare (3★) Gems, the probability of obtaining a Heroic (4★) Gem will be increased from 5% → 30%.
　- When fusing Heroic (4★) Gems, the probability of obtaining a Legendary (5★) Gem will be increased from 1% → 30%.

* Changes to the Accessory Information view.
　- A new visual indicator will now distinguish effect value rarities on Accessories, which will use the ✦icon differentiated just by color instead of a numerical value.
　- The effect value rarity colors will range from High (★5) - Legendary / Medium (★3) - Rare /  Low (★1) - Normal



■ Bug Fixes
* An issue where the total number of unlockable entries in the Collection was incorrectly increasing will be fixed.
* An issue where the Tunic Enhancement effects were being displayed when doing ascension on a Tunic will be fixed.
* An issue where some character animations are displayed incorrectly when selecting the Fate Tab while in the Book menu will be fixed.
* An issue where the notification icon is appearing on some content despite all related rewards already being claimed will be fixed. 
* An issue where the UI is being displayed abnormally when moving to and from Chapter 7 of the Adventure Zone and the Ancient Golden City 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.