v8.9 "Lives Flourish Where Feathers Fall" Update Announcement

Welcome to v8.9: Lives Flourish Where Feathers Fall (JUN 25 ~ AUG 20)!

Update Content

★ New S-rank SD-type Battlesuit: Wings of Panacea

Wings of Panacea is an SD-type Lightning DMG dealer and scythe user. The girl returning from the sea has now grown into a dependable senior, spreading her wings to protect all living beings.

Wings of Panacea can slash with her scythe swiftly and decisively for 3 sequences, which is more effective against SD- and QUA-type enemies. She can increase her team's Astral Ring Intensity recovery rate, and when Astral Ring Specialization: World Star is active, her team can enter Stellar Surplus to deal more DMG. As a support, she can also increase her teammates' Elemental Breach or Physical Breach.

*You can obtain the new battlesuit and her recommended equipment in the following ways:

1. Wings of Panacea Battlesuit Supply opens. The featured S-rank battlesuit Wings of Panacea is guaranteed within 90 drops with 50% off the first 10x drops.

2. Equipment Supply opens. Recommended for Wings of Panacea: scythe Dawn-Caressed Bloom and Ever-Healing Flower stigma set drop rates UP!

3. Feathers of Rejuvenation login event begins. Log in for 7 days to obtain Ever-Healing Flower Stigma Option x1, Crystals, and more. Open the Stigma Option to choose a piece from the titular stigma set.

4. The Ever-Healing Flower stigma set is craftable. Crafting a stigma requires Source Prism x2 and Ether Fuel x600.

★ Main Story Part 2 Chapter XIII: A Rose in a Curtsy

Cherish the beauty that blooms for only a fleeting instant, and those enchanted by its light, even as dusk slips quietly into the night, and time bids its farewell.

Main Story Part 2 Chapter XIII: A Rose in a Curtsy is released. Experience the story to get Crystals, Source Prisms, AE Imaginon, and more.

★ Featured Event: Maximum Speed: Delivery Dash

A long-awaited holiday, considerate friends, a beautiful garden city — it should have been the perfect escape... Wait, why's someone who's supposed to be working overtime here?

The featured event "Maximum Speed

Delivery Dash" begins. Control different characters and fight your way through side-scrolling stages!

Play the event to get Mad Pleasure

Shadowbringer's new outfit "Pact Absolute", Altruistic Plumes Emblem, Crystals, Source Prisms, and more.

★ Version Event Rerun: Snazzy Cards Championship

Snazzy Cards Championship begins! Collect and upgrade Snazzy Cards in the event to build the strongest deck. Play the event to get Crystals, Source Prisms, Honkai Shards, Clear Morning's Whispers Outfit Option, and more!

*Open Clear Morning's Whispers Outfit Option to choose one from the following: On Fair Clouds, Spectral Raven, Valkyrie Dawn, 8,000 Asterite.

★ Special Event Shop: Iridescent Bazaar

During v8.9, the event shop "Iridescent Bazaar" is open. Pull in various Supplies or purchase themed bundles to obtain the event token "Rainbow Song of the Sea". Use "Rainbow Song of the Sea" in the shop to purchase Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime's outfit "Summer Tactical Gear", AstralOp "Serapeum", Divine Key Option, Synergy Cards, Equipment Supply Cards, and more.

★ Special Outfit Shop: Summer Style

The event "Summer Style" begins. Use Crystals to purchase Miss Pink♪, Seaside Vibes, and other rare outfits from the Outfit Shop at a discounted price for a limited time. Other summer outfits, including Roseate Summer and Star-Speckled Blue, also make a temporary return and are sold for Crystals.

★ Hyperion Arsenal

New Weapons: scythe Dawn-Caressed Bloom; PRI-ARM scythe Dawn-Caressed Bloom: Feathers of Revival

New Stigmata: Ever-Healing Flower stigma set

Game Adjustments & Optimizations

☆☆☆☆☆ Battlesuits ☆☆☆☆☆

The following data are at max skill level:

◆ Silverwing: N-EX

1. Unlocked the Astral Ring sub-skill Azure Origin that becomes available when she is equipped with Blue Thunder Shuttle EX19 or Blue Thunder Shuttle: Protocol One.

2. Fixed an issue where, when she is equipped with Blue Thunder Shuttle EX19 or Blue Thunder Shuttle: Protocol One, casting Mirage Impact by consuming the last 1 point of QME during Stellar Outburst was not considered a Resonance Attack.

3. Fixed an issue where, when she is equipped with Blue Thunder Shuttle EX19 or Blue Thunder Shuttle: Protocol One, switching teammates after casting Mirage Impact may glitch the camera.

4. Fixed an issue where, when she is equipped with Blue Thunder Shuttle EX19 or Blue Thunder Shuttle: Protocol One and Law of Ascension is active, QTE avatar VFX sometimes glitched when the leader's Heavenly Link could be triggered.

5. AdjustedCorrected the description of the Astral Ring skill Truth, Flickering in the PalmAfter casting Mirage Impact, enemies on the field take more Ice DMG (independent) during the next Ultimate. The trigger condition for removing this effect has been adjusted from "Entering or exiting Stellar Outburst" to "Silverwing: N-EX exiting the field, or entering or exiting Stellar Outburst". This is only a text correction and does not affect the actual effects.

6. Fixed an issue where her shoulder model sometimes glitched.

7. Edited the description of the skill Wings of Exceedance. This is only a text correction and does not affect the actual effects.

◆ Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent

1. Adjusted the effect of the passive skill sub-skill Everlasting Path by adding the description "Kiana can also trigger this effect during Augmented Ascension."

2. Fixed an issue where, when Law of Ascension is active, the trigger counter for the passive skill sub-skill Everlasting Path might not refresh normally after exiting Stellar Outburst.

3. Fixed an issue on the Valkyrie screen where her eye animations sometimes glitched.

4. Fixed an issue in Part 2's Open World where she could repeatedly cast Combo ATK in mid-air.

◆ Ba-Dum! Fiery Wishing Star

Fixed an issue where her model sometimes glitched during bridge interactions in the outfit Wintery Wishes.

◆ Lone Planetfarer

Optimized the definition of Abyssal Energy.

☆☆☆☆☆ Stigmata ☆☆☆☆☆

◆ Bronya: Backup (B)

Corrected its skill tags. This is only a text correction and does not affect the actual effects.

☆☆☆☆☆ AstralOps ☆☆☆☆☆

◆ Bailu Youyun

Added a toggle for the Synergy Attack Understanding and Applying Complex Theories.

◆ Serapeum

1. AddedAdjusted the effect of the recharge skill A Heart for LyaWhen Wheel of Destiny is active, Phantom's support attacks restore 14 Astral Ring Intensity. This can trigger up to 2 times per Stellar Outburst. Added the new effect "This can trigger up to 1 time per Stellar Surplus." When World Star is active, the character performing Resonance Attack recovers 4.5 Astral Ring Intensity. This can trigger up to 5 times per Stellar Outburst. Added the new effect "This can trigger up to 1 time per Stellar Surplus".

2. Fixed an issue where the recharge skill A Heart for Lya took effect outside Stellar Outburst.

☆☆☆☆☆ Gameplay ☆☆☆☆☆

◆ Superstring Dimension

1. Added the stage Purgatory: Perilous, featuring Tonatiuh: Sunshade as the boss.

2. Added the stage Resonance: Perilous, featuring Meteoroid: Paros as the boss.

3. Added the stage Resonance: Perilous, featuring Couatl: Revenant as the boss.

4. Added the stage Purgatory: Perilous, featuring Vita: Sea's Depths as the boss.

5. Added the stage Purgatory: Perilous, featuring Meteoroid: Paros as the boss.

6. Fixed an issue in Superstring Dimension where the boss Alien Guard - Supplement was sometimes unable to attack and destroy crystals after being affected by control debuffs during phase change.

7. Fixed an issue in Superstring Dimension where the boss Couatl: Revenant sometimes repeatedly recovered Superposed stacks during phase change.

8. Fixed an issue in Superstring Dimension where, when Silverwing: N-EX was on the field fighting the boss Meteoroid: Paros, she sometimes could not pick up Shade Spears when Meteoroid: Paros was changing phase.

9. Fixed an issue in Superstring Dimension where the boss Husk - Nihilius in Frosthelm: Perilous sometimes remained invincible during Phase 2.

10. Fixed an issue in the stage Bloodbane: Perilous (boss: Bygone Deliverance) where the timer sometimes glitched.

◆ Memorial Arena

Added the SSS boss: Alien Guard - Supplement.

◆ Elysian Realm

1. Added the unlockable battlesuit Wings of Panacea.

2. Added the boss Alien Guard - Supplement to Floor 17 of Deep Sequence.

3. Updated the stage effects and buff effects of Deep Sequence.

☆☆☆☆☆ Battle Pass ☆☆☆☆☆

1. Added the following purchasable items to v8.9 BP Materials (Knight BP/Paladin BP required):

[Character Card/Rank-Up Stamp] Lone Planetfarer Character Card/Rank-Up Stamps, Lone Planetfarer Rank-Up Stamps

[Weapon] Skyveil Feathers

1. Added the following purchasable items to Reserve Works:

[Character Card/Rank-Up Stamp] Lunar Vow: Crimson Love Character Card/Rank-Up Stamps, Lunar Vow: Crimson Love Rank-Up Stamps

[Weapons] Bloodied Casket, Infinite Intimidator

[Stigmata] Darkness Illuminated stigma set, City-State Epic stigma set

1. Unlock Paladin BP to get Whispers of the Sea Ribbon.

2. Updated the battlesuit fragment rewards in Knight BP and Paladin BP to Lone Planetfarer Fragments.

3. Unlock Knight BP/Paladin BP to obtain BP Robevyom v8.9. Open it to choose one from the following: Dreamy Melody (outfit), Everdream (outfit), Indelible Memories (outfit), Sandy Coast (outfit), 8,000 Asterite.

☆☆☆☆☆ Returnee Support ☆☆☆☆☆

1. New battlesuits obtainable in Valkyrie Reinforcements:

Target battlesuits: Reign Solaris (S-rank), Stalker: Phantom Iron (A-rank)

Other battlesuits: Valkyrie Triumph (A-rank), Arctic Kriegsmesser (A-rank), Valkyrie Ranger (A-rank)

1. New equipment obtainable in Equipment Reinforcements:

4★ Weapon: javelin Valorous Effulgence

4★ Stigmata: Illuminating the Universe stigma set

☆☆☆☆☆ Shop ☆☆☆☆☆

◆ Dawei's Villa

Added the weapon Dawn-Caressed Bloom.

◆ Exchange House

Added the weapon Rudder in Dream, weapon Key of Ascension, Idol Transformation stigma set, and In the Name of Truth stigma set.

◆ Supply Shop

Added Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser Rank-Up Stamps.

◆ Elysian Shop

Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser Rank-Up Stamps will be unlocked after clearing Deep Sequence on Shroud or higher difficulty with Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser.

☆☆☆☆☆ System ☆☆☆☆☆

◆ Foundry

You can now craft the G4 stigma set As You Wish, Prism Stigma set Ever-Healing Flower, and PRI-ARM Dawn-Caressed Bloom: Feathers of Revival.

◆ Bridge Interactions

Added interactive animations and voice lines for Wings of Panacea.

◆ Achievements

Added an achievement for obtaining Wings of Panacea.

◆ Dorm

Wings of Panacea can now move into the Dorm. Added interactions and events for her.

◆ Others

1. Added AstralOp avatars.

2. Fixed an issue in Dilemma Dreamland 1-4 Caladbolg in Chronicles where Project Bunny's model sometimes glitched.

3. Fixed an issue in Chapter XI: Deep End of the Sea where stage objectives and stage effect descriptions were missing on the EX stage info screen.

4. Improved certain texts in story CGs, dialogues, and subtitles in Main Story Part 2 Chapter XII.