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Check out this week's new events!
[Snowfall Crasher❄️] #1 Snowboard Showdown!
We got brand new modes hitting the Snowfall Crasher: Speed, Jump, and Score! Pre-season is ON till the Dec 31, 2025 (Wed) maintenance, so you got plenty of time to tune your skills, stomp sick tricks, and get primed for the ranking event next week. * All pre-season records will be wiped once the regular season begins.
| On Dec 31, a white-knuckle race. Regional/Solo Boards Regular Season COMING SOON |
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Pre-season: Dec 24, 2025 (Wed) after maintenance - Dec 31, 2025 (Wed) before maintenance
All quests will be available until the Jan 21, 2026 (Wed) maintenance.
Uh, hey there! Have you, uh, ever tried riding a snowboard before? So, like, how was it? Was it fun? Wasn't too hard, right? Oh man, you're in luck! There are some real snowboard pros here who know, like, everything about boards. They each enjoy snowboarding in their own way, which is, y'know, pretty cool... If you're interested, maybe you should go say hi or something?
Accept the "[Event] In Search of the Snowfall Crasher!" quest via the Black Spirit (,) then track down Lando at Snowfall Crasher.
| Steam post image | Talk to the Snowfall Crasher Helper to complete the quest [Snowfall Crasher Helper] Lando |
| Rewards | |
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| Steam post image [Event] Snowfall Crasher Seal x300 | Steam post image [Event] Splat Fisher's Fishing Rod x30 |
You can find this quest via [Quests (O) - New], available once per Family. * The snowboard quests require at least one Lv. 60+ character in your Family and having learned the “Seal of the Black Sun” knowledge entry upon completing the [Mediah] Apocalyptic Prophecy main quest.
Chat up “Snowfall Crasher Helper” Lando to start the "[Event] Snowfall Crasher Snowboard Challenge" quest.
Get the lowdown on Speed, Score, and Jump courses via talking (R) with Axel, Annika, and Bjarne to complete the quest!
▲ Snowboarding pros visiting Snowfall Crasher
| Rewards | |
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| Steam post image [Event] Snowfall Crasher Seal x300 | Classic Snowboard (7 Days) |
You can find this quest via [Quests (O) - New], available once per Family.
[Classic Snowboard (7 Days) Pick up quests via Axel and Annika then bomb down the course.
| Quest Name | Objectives | Rewards |
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| [Event] Snowfall Crasher - Speed Tryout * NPC Axel | Finish Speed course in under 160 sec | [Event] Snowfall Crasher Seal x300 Cron Stone x100 |
| [Event] Snowfall Crasher - Jump Tryout * NPC Annika | Finish Speed course in under 100 sec | [Event] Snowfall Crasher Seal x300 Cron Stone x100 |
These quests are available once per Family, after you complete the [Event] Snowfall Crasher Snowboard Challenge quest.
[Event] Snowfall Crasher - Speed / Jump / Score Challenges! Get the quests from Axel, Annika, and Bjarne, then go full send for your best runs.
| Quest Name | Objectives | Rewards |
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| [Event] Snowfall Crasher - Speed Challenge * NPC Axel | Finish Speed course in under 80 sec | Cron Stone x300 [Title] Blaster (normal blue color) [Event] Snowboard Trophy - Speed |
| [Event] Snowfall Crasher - Jump Challenge * NPC Annika | Finish Jump course in under 50 sec | Cron Stone x300 [Title] Popper (normal blue color) [Event] Snowboard Trophy - Jump |
| [Event] Snowfall Crasher - Score Challenge * NPC Bjarne | Finish Jump course in under 60 sec | Cron Stone x100 [Event] Snowboard Medal - Score |
These quests are available once per Family. The Speed and Jump Challenge quests are unlocked after you complete their Tryout quests.
▲ For those who totally shred with insane skill: [Event] Snowboard Trophy - Jump / Speed & [Event] Snowboard Medal - Score
Special rewards for all you record chasers Bag seals daily via Challenge (Y)! Show off your speed and score those Snowfall Crasher Seals
Dec 24, 2025 (Wed) after maintenance - Jan 21, 2025 (Wed) at 23:59 (UTC)
| Quest Name | Objectives | Rewards |
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| Speed | Finish Speed course in under 60 sec | [Event] Snowfall Crasher Seal x500 |
| Finish Speed course in under 56 sec | [Event] Snowfall Crasher Seal x500 | |
| Jump | Finish Speed course in under 36 sec | [Event] Snowfall Crasher Seal x500 |
| Finish Speed course in under 33 sec | [Event] Snowfall Crasher Seal x500 |
Daily Challenges (Y) reset at midnight (server time). * You can clear the Challenge objectives once during pre-season and once during the regular season to claim rewards daily.
Learn More!
Screenshot from Adventurer 섬유 (KR)
[Snowfall Crasher❄️] #2 Smelt Fishing & Winter Snack Shop!
Dec 24, 2025 (Wed) after maintenance - Jan 22, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance
Start Smelt Fishing with [Event] Splat Fisher's Fishing Rod. Reel in [Event] Plump Chilly Smelt or [Event] Chilly Smelt!
| [Event] Plump Chilly Smelt | [Event] Chilly Smelt |
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| Sell to NPC Shop for 15,000,000 Silver | Sell to NPC Shop for 5,000,000 Silver |
Exchange [Event] Plump Chilly Smelt x1 with "Snowfall Crasher Smelt Exchange" Crio for [Event] Chilly Smelt x3.
| Once per Family Exchange | ||||
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| [Chilly Smelt x5] [Event] Registration: Fwuzzy Alpaca (Permanent) | [Chilly Smelt x25] Cron Stone x500 | [Chilly Smelt x15] Advice of Valks (+100) | [Chilly Smelt x10] Choose Your Combat/Life Scroll Box | [Chilly Smelt x5] Marvelous Balacs Lunchbox x3 |
| [Chilly Smelt x5] Memory Fragment x50 | [Chilly Smelt x5] [Event] Lara's Warm Black Tea x5 | [Chilly Smelt x5] Item Collection Increase Scroll x20 | [Chilly Smelt x5] Secret Book of Florin x20 | [Chilly Smelt x5] Courser's Aura x10 |
These rewards can be exchanged by completing the quests with "Snowfall Crasher Smelt Exchange" Crio. After finishing the "[Event] In Search of the Snowfall Crasher!" quest, find these quests in Quests (O) – New.
▲ Don't miss your chance to get the adorable Fwuzzy Alpaca!
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[Snowfall Crasher❄️] #3 Hunt the Fearsome Yeti Piku!
Dec 24, 2025 (Wed) after maintenance - Jan 8, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance
Check your Challenge (Y) and claim the [Event] Frosted Matchlock.
| [Event] Frosted Matchlock |
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This challenge can be completed once per Family. If your matchlock's durability runs out, you can repair it.
Deal massive damage with your matchlock! Take on Yeti Piku at Snowfall Crasher.
[NEW] With updated rewards, Yeti Piku now appears only once, and the subjugation time has been significantly shortened! ▲ Yeti Piku awakens at its initial spawn point and moves toward the battle location.
| NA | EU | ||
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| UTC | PST | UTC | CET |
| 16:30 23:30 05:45 | 08:30 15:30 21:45 | 07:30 16:30 20:45 | 08:30 17:30 21:45 |
- Yeti Piku appears at set times for each day. * Yeti Piku will not appear on Arsha, ArshaAnonymous, or NEW Olvia servers. * No death penalties (crystal destruction or EXP loss) apply if you fall to Yeti Piku.
| Defeat Yeti Piku to claim all the items below | ||
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| [NEW] [Guaranteed] [Event] Piku Molar | [Guaranteed!] Cron Stone x30 | [Guaranteed!] Concentrated Magical Black Gem x1-2 |
| [Guaranteed!] Sharp Black Crystal Shard x3-5 | [Guaranteed!] Caphras Stone x10 | [Guaranteed!] Sealed Black Magic Crystal x3 |
| [Guaranteed!] Concentrated Magical Black Stone x1-2 | - | - |
[Event] Piku Molar is a new item different from previous items and can be used to complete quests.
| You can also obtain the following at a set probability. | ||
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| [NEW] [Event] Satiated Piku Horn Decoration | [Event] Skillful Piku Horn Decoration | [NEW] [Event] Holiday Cookie |
| Royal Fern Root x2-5 | [Event] Enhancement Help Kit V | [Event] Enhancement Help Kit II |
| [Event] Life Enhancement Help Kit I | - | - |
Learn More!
Someone left a present? Check under the tree in Velia! *
Special Gift for the Holidays
Dec 25, 2025 (Thu) 00:00 (UTC) - Jan 8, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance
"Your generosity has reached from Nampo to Valencia, making you the talk of the town... How much you've helped new adventurers and joined special quests for them. As a thank you for your kindness, we've prepared a special gift just for you!"
| Someone left a gift box beneath the Velia tree! Check out the carefully wrapped present. |
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Available after midnight on Dec 25 (Thu), head to Velia and talk to Igor Bartali to accept the [Event] A Gift from Someone quest.
This quest can be found under Quests (O) - New, available once per Family.
On Dec 25, seek out the gift box beneath the tree in Velia, and Interact (R) with it.
▲ A carefully wrapped present!
| Reward |
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| [Event] Heartwarming Gift Box |
| Open to obtain all the following items! | ||
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| Cron Stone x1,000 | [NEW!] [Event] Holiday Cookie x5 | [Event] Dreamy Enhancement Help Kit x3 |
| [Event] Enhancement Help Kit V | [Event] Life Enhancement Help Kit III | Secret Book of Florin x5 |
| [Event] Giovan Grolin's Support Scroll x5 | Marvelous Balacs Lunchbox x2 | Item Collection Increase Scroll x10 |
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