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Summoners War - GM_ELLIA

Greetings from the Summoners War Dev Team!

First, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all Summoners for your tremendous support for the SWC2025 World Finals held in Paris last week. This year's World Finals once again kept everyone on the edge of their seats until the very last moment. We deeply appreciate every player who delivered incredible matches, and we congratulate PU on taking the championship title.

To repay your support, we’ll return at SWC2026 in an even more improved form.

Before the excitement of the World Finals had fully settled, a showcase video for the Tomorrow Update that highlights the next chapter of change in Summoners War was revealed.

If you haven't watched it yet, please check it out via the link below.

\[▶Showcase Video◀]

In today's Developer's Note, we'll dive deeper into the key changes of the Tomorrow Update that couldn't all fit into the video.

Before we begin, here's a brief summary of what's coming.

■ Ameria's Luck: Time Focused on Farming

- In Cairos Dungeon and the Rift of Worlds, drop rates for Legend grade items will be boosted by up to more than 5x for 500 Energy per day.

- While Ameria's Luck is active, Rare grade items, Unknown Scrolls, and crafting materials will not drop.

■ Dimension Hole Revamp

- Drop rates for Ancient Runes/Gems/Grindstones will be greatly increased.

- Dimension Hole Energy recharge speed will change: \[1 every 2 hours → 1 every 15 minutes]

- The maximum storage capacity of Dimension Hole Energy will expand: \[100 → 1,000]

- EXP gained in Secondary Awakening Dungeons will be greatly increased.

■ New Feature: Scout Battle

- Even with the game closed, you can run up to 180 auto battles over a maximum of 8 hours and claim battle rewards.

- Based on your average clear time in Repeat Battle, you can run up to 220 battles.

- You can set Scout Battle durations to \[2 hours / 4 hours / 8 hours].

■ New PvE Content: Temple of Chaos

- Challenge a boss in a relay battle using three teams of five Monsters each to aim for high scores and compete with other Summoners.

- Based on your score and ranking, you can obtain rewards including the new items "Refinement Stones" and "Core Fragment," along with various other rewards.

■ New Items: Refinement Stone & Core Fragment

- Refinement Stone: Used for Rune refinement that redistributes numerical values and power-up levels of sub properties while keeping the sub property types unchanged.

- Core Fragment: Used for Artifact reappraisal that redistributes sub properties and power-up levels. With the sub property lock feature, you can lock up to three sub properties to retain their type and power-up level during reappraisal.

■ PvP Reward Boost

- Rewards for Siege Battle, World Arena, World Guild Battle, and Arena Interserver Battle will be increased, and the new items Refinement Stone and Core Fragment will be added to Siege Battle and World Arena rewards.

■ Special Summons for New Summoners

- A 5★ Summon List (limited for 30 days) for new Summoners will be provided with a fixed pool of 15 Fire/Water/Wind 5★ Monsters; any 5★ summon during this period will occur only from this pool.

: During this period, Monsters from the 5★ Summon List can be summoned up to three times.

- This feature can be toggled ON/OFF via a checkbox.

- A new 4★ Summon List designation feature (available at all times) will let you reduce the Fire/Water/Wind 4★ Monster pool to half or less and set your own pool to summon from.

* These new summoning functions will be available not only to new Summoners, but also to existing Summoners.

Now, let's begin today's note.

■ Experience Focused Play With Ameria's Luck

"Ameria's Luck" is a special effect that boosts the drop rates of Legend grade items by up to more than 5x in Cairos Dungeon and the Rift of Worlds for up to 500 Energy per day.

While Ameria's Luck is active, at the highest difficulty level, Rare grade items, Unknown Scrolls, and Rune crafting materials will not drop.

For example, in the Giant's Keep or Dragon's Lair, only Hero and Legend Runes will drop; in the Steel Fortress or Punisher's Crypt, only Hero and Legend Artifacts will drop.

Ameria's Luck may bring differences in play efficiency across various content types.

Since Ameria's Luck provides boosted drops for 500 Energy, we plan to mitigate gaps by adjusting the Energy costs.

Content with adjusted Energy costs is as follows.

Ameria's Luck resets daily at 12:00 AM (server time). Even if your remaining Luck value is lower than the Energy required to enter a battle, the effect will stay for that battle.

Also, Ameria's Luck is not consumed on defeat. It applies when you obtain rewards from a victory, and the value is deducted at that time.

- Content where Ameria's Luck applies is as follows.

Next, here's how Ameria's Luck is used.

◆ Sky Island Screen

When Ameria's Luck is active, a special Luck icon is displayed next to your Energy at the top of the Sky Island screen.

◆ Entering Battle

On the Repeat Battle menu, you'll see the icon indicating that Ameria's Luck is active.

Press the icon to check the remaining Luck and effect details. The Luck icon will also appear on the Start Battle button after selecting a dungeon.

(While the screenshots here show Cairos Dungeon, the same applies to the Rift Dungeons and Rift Raid.)

◆ During Battle

During battle, you can track your remaining Luck Energy in real time, and the Ameria's Luck consumed during Repeat Battle will update automatically.

You can also confirm the effect directly on the battle results screen.

After all Luck Energy is consumed, subsequent battles will automatically proceed with normal drop rates.

With Ameria's Luck, you'll earn significantly higher rewards while spending up to 500 Energy each day. We hope you can feel a solid sense of progression in a short time and then move on to other content, or review your Monsters and Runes to prepare for your next Summoners War session.

Alongside Ameria's Luck, major changes are also coming to the Dimension Hole.

Let's take a look at what updates await there.

■ Dimension Hole Revamp

◆ Rewards in the Dimension Hole will be improved.

In Dimension Dungeons and Dimension Raid Lv. 5, 6★ Rare Ancient Runes will no longer drop. Instead, the removed probability will be reallocated upward, significantly increasing the rates of higher-tier items—allowing you to obtain Legend Ancient Runes, Grindstones, and Gems at much higher rates than before.

◆ The recharge interval for Dimension Hole energy will be changed.

Dimension Hole Energy, which previously recharged at 1 every 2 hours, will now recharge at 1 every 15 minutes. Additionally, if you have built both Dimension Hole statues (Ellunia/Khalderun) from the Craft Building, recharge speed will accelerate by 20%, recharging 1 every 12 minutes 30 seconds.

Over the course of a week, this amounts to slightly over 800 Dimension Hole Energy.

◆ The maximum capacity of Dimension Hole energy will be expanded to 1,000.

The maximum capacity will increase from 100 to 1,000, and the effects of the Dimension Hole statues (Karzhan/Lumel/Sacreon) crafted in the Craft Building will also be strengthened.

The +10 capacity per statue will increase to +50, so completing all statues will allow you to hold up to 1,150 Dimension Hole Energy.

Additionally, the number of Dimension Hole Energy purchasable in the Shop for 120 Crystals will be increased from 10 to 50.

◆ The amount of Dimension Hole Energy required for Dimension Hole battles will be adjusted.

In line with the improved recharge speed and expanded capacity, we will adjust the entry cost for each battle so the Dimension Hole content can be played with a more suitable balance.

(As-is)

All Dimension Hole battles: 1 Dimension Hole Energy per entry

(To-be)

Dimension Dungeons: 5 Dimension Hole Energy per entry

Dimension Raid: 4 Dimension Hole Energy per entry

Secondary Awakening Dungeons: 2 Dimension Hole Energy per entry

◆ Secondary Awakening will become much faster.

EXP rewards in Secondary Awakening Dungeons will be significantly increased, reducing the number of runs and time required to fully Second Awaken a Monster.

At Lv. 5, approximately 57 runs will be needed to 2nd Awaken one Monster, allowing you to raise the Monsters you want faster and with less burden.

With the increased Secondary Awakening EXP, you can raise up to seven 2A Monsters per week—you can complete one in a single day—and use the Monsters you need more quickly than before.

◆ We are also preparing balance adjustments to Dimension Dungeon bosses so they can be cleared a bit faster.

As the number of playable runs in the Dimension Hole increases, we aim to reduce the perceived burden by speeding up Dimension Dungeon clears through balance tuning.

That concludes the news on the Dimension Hole revamp.

We aimed to make farming feel more focused by introducing Ameria's Luck to Cairos Dungeon and revamping the Dimension Hole, so that repetitive runs feel more rewarding.

Alongside that, we're preparing updates that let you enjoy Summoners War more flexibly: play hard when you want, and rest when you don't.

Next, we'd like to introduce Scout Battle, which lets your growth continue even while you step away.

■ Scout Battle: Continue Battles While You're Away

Scout Battle runs battles automatically even when the game is closed.

Choose the dungeon you want and run up to 180 battles over a maximum of 8 hours by default, up to 220 battles at most.

While time-efficiency is slightly lower than actual battles, energy-efficiency is designed to be higher.

Scout Battle has the following characteristics.

◆ You can earn rewards without keeping the game open.

- You can run for up to 8 hours at a time, or choose 2 hours or 4 hours to fit your schedule.

◆ You can run Scout Battle in Cairos Dungeon and the Rift of Worlds by selecting any dungeon and floor you have cleared.

◆ Repeat Battle and Scout Battle cannot run at the same time.

- They cannot run in parallel by design. This is intentional so that when you're not actively playing (PvP, Trial of Ascension, or managing Monsters/Runes), you can feel free to take a break.

While we were preparing for Scout Battle, we had a concern to address.

We thought if Scout Battle were added as-is, the meaning of the strategy decks that many Summoners have optimized for fast clears might be diminished.

So, we set 180 battles over 8 hours as the baseline, and added a system that increases the total up to 220 battles over 8 hours based on the average clear time or score from 30 Repeat Battles on the selected dungeon/floor.

The number of Scout Battles by dungeon according to your Repeat Battle average clear time/score is as follows.

Here are the concrete steps of how Scout Battle works.

▶ How to Use Scout Battle

Step 1. Select \[Scout Battle] at the Gateway.

You can enter via the new \[Scout Battle] button added to the Gateway building.

Step 2. Choose the location and duration for Scout Battle.

Actual Energy consumption varies by dungeon difficulty.

For example, Cairos Abyss (Normal/Hard) consumes about 500 Energy for 8 hours, while Rift Raid Lv. 4 and 5 consume about 450 Energy. In short, it looks like this:

Additionally, since Scout Battle increases the Energy required in a single stretch compared to before, the maximum Energy capacity will be expanded from 300 to 500.

Step 3. Scout Battle proceeds.

(You can stop Scout Battle at any time.)

Once started, battles run automatically for the set duration, and the necessary Energy is deducted up front. During the run, remaining time and battle count are displayed in real time so you can check progress at a glance.

You can end Scout Battle whenever you wish to switch back to Repeat Battle. In that case, you will receive rewards for the battles completed so far, and any unused Energy will be automatically refunded.

Step 4. Check your Scout Battle results.

▶ Scout Battle Applicable Content

- Cairos Dungeon: Giant's Keep / Dragon's Lair / Necropolis / Spiritual Realm / Steel Fortress / Punisher's Crypt / Hall of Magic / Attribute Dungeons

- Rift Dungeons: Fire / Ice / Wind / Light / Dark Beasts

- Rift Raid: Chaos / Blazing / Frostjade / Tempest Beasts

That's Scout Battle in a nutshell.

With this update, instead of pushing you to keep farming when it starts to feel hollow, we want to create an environment where you can focus when you play and rest when you don't.

We hope Scout Battle helps you use downtime efficiently and enjoy Summoners War at a more relaxed pace.

Now, let's talk about the brand-new PvE content where new challenges await: Temple of Chaos.

■ New PvE Content: Temple of Chaos

Temple of Chaos will be added to the World Map.

This is where a powerful boss who wields the power of chaos lies dormant, a place that lives up to its name with overwhelming atmosphere and tension.

Temple of Chaos is PvE challenge content with score rankings among Summoners based on your battle score, with the following characteristics:

◆ What is \[Temple of Chaos]?

▶ Temple of Chaos opens monthly for one week, from 12:00 AM on the first Sunday to 12:00 AM on the next Sunday.

: The showcase video mentioned a Monday-to-Sunday cycle, but after further internal discussion, the final schedule has been set to a Sunday-to-Saturday period on the first week.

▶ You receive 3 battle attempts on the opening day each month; after that, 1 attempt is recharged daily, and you can store up to 9 attempts.

▶ Battles proceed with three decks, each composed of five Monsters.

▶ Duplicates of the same Monster, Rune, or Artifact cannot be used in Temple of Chaos.

▶ Each deck can battle for up to 50 turns. When all Monsters are defeated or 50 turns are used, the next deck takes over.

▶ When a deck is swapped, you return to the preparation screen to review and adjust the next deck. The battle situation, such as the boss's HP or beneficial/harmful effects granted on the boss, carries over.

Temple of Chaos features a battle structure distinct from existing dungeons.

The biggest difference is preparing three decks during the setup phase.

Here's a look at the preparation screen.

Use the tabs labeled 1–3 on the left side to set each of the three decks.

You can enter after setting all three decks at once, or clear with one deck and then return to the setup screen to adjust and proceed deck by deck.

Now for an overview of the boss battle itself.

Here's a look at the boss fight.

◆ Boss Battle Characteristics

The Temple of Chaos boss has an HP gauge but revives whenever its HP reaches 0, effectively infinite HP. The boss’s level is shown to the left of the HP gauge. The level increases with each revival, and its HP and Attack Power scale up accordingly.

Instead of an Attack Bar, the boss takes one turn every time the allies take four turns.

Next, let's look at the boss's skill set.

◆ Temple of Chaos Boss Skills

The boss has three attack phases and uses four skills in order during each phase. When all skills in a phase are used, or the boss revives after hitting 0 HP, the battle shifts to the next phase. After Phase 3 ends, it cycles back to Phase 1.

One standout is the passive skill: Chaos Force.

Each time the boss is hit, it gains a stack. The damage it receives is reduced by 1% per stack. The maximum stack count scales with the boss's level, so the longer the battle goes, the more durable the boss becomes. Ultimately, efficient turn management and preventing Chaos Force from stacking excessively is the core strategy.

Looking at the phase skills, you'll notice the boss also builds Chaos Force via its own skills.

For example, in the Darkness Phase, the second skill adds stacks whenever it attacks an enemy with Decrease ATK; the third skill adds five more stacks if the boss has Increase ATK at the time.

Because the boss accumulates stacks through its attacks, you'll need appropriate responses in each phase to keep Chaos Force in check.

◆ Temple of Chaos Rewards

Temple of Chaos offers two types of rewards: Achievement Rewards and Ranking Rewards.

▶ Achievement Rewards

You'll obtain Achievement Rewards when your cumulative damage score during battle exceeds certain thresholds.

Rewards consist of the newly added Core Fragment and Crystals, as shown below.

▶ Ranking Rewards

Rankings are calculated based on your highest damage score recorded during the event period.

Rewards by rank tier are as follows.

Moving on, let's go over the new items in more detail.

■ New Items: Refinement Stone & Core Fragment

Two new items will be added to make Runes and Artifacts even stronger.

By using these items, you can access two new power-up systems: Rune Refinement and Artifact Reappraisal.

◆ Rune Power-up Item: Refinement Stone

The Refinement Stone allows you to redistribute the numerical sub property values and power-up levels of a Rune while keeping the sub property types unchanged.

In other words, it lets you keep the same sub properties, but reroll the values.

Please note that Refinement Stones can only be used on Runes with Power-up Lv. 12 or higher, and cannot be used on Ancient Runes, Intangible Runes or Runes whose sub properties were converted using a Gem.

Try using Refinement Stones on Runes that have the sub properties you want but with rather underwhelming values.

Next, let's look at the other new power-up item, the Core Fragment.

◆ Artifact Power-up Item: Core Fragment

The Core Fragment is used for Artifact reappraisal, which lets you reset and redistribute the sub properties of an Artifact.

You can completely change all sub properties, or lock specific ones to keep them as they are.

▶ Characteristics of Core Fragment

- Randomly changes all sub properties of the selected Artifact.

- Both the sub property types and power-up values are reallocated, but the total number of power-ups remains the same.

For example, if a Legend Artifact had a total of 4 power-up levels before, it will still have a total of 4 after reappraisal, though the values will be redistributed.

- You can lock certain sub properties during reappraisal to preserve them.

▶ Sub Property Lock Feature

You can lock up to three sub properties that you don't want to change.

Locked sub properties retain both their type and power-up level, and only the remaining sub properties are changed.

For example:

Suppose your Artifact has a sub property with three rolls on Recovery, which doesn't suit an Attack Artifact.

If you lock the other three sub properties, reappraising the Artifact will get you a different sub property with triple rolls.

The number of Core Fragments required varies depending on how many sub properties you lock:

■ PvP Reward Improvement

Rewards for Siege Battle, Arena Interserver Battle, World Guild Battle, and World Arena will be increased.

Base rewards such as Medals, Guild Seals, and Battle EXP will all increase, and the new items Refinement Stone and Core Fragment will be added as new rewards.

◆ Siege Battle Reward Adjustments

▶ The Guild Seal rewards for Siege Battle season rewards will be increased as follows:

▶ Trophy Boxes will be improved as follows:

: 5★ Runes and 6★ Rare or lower Runes will no longer appear from any Trophy Box.

: In Shiny Trophy Boxes for Guardian 3 guilds or higher, drop rates for top-tier rewards (Legendary Scroll, Light & Dark Scroll, Devilmon, Grindstone) will increase.

: Hero Runes will no longer appear in Shiny Trophy Boxes for Guardian 3 guilds or higher.

Trophy Box adjustments will take effect for 2nd Round rewards obtained on Nov. 13, while other changes will apply immediately after the v9.0.0 update.

▶ New items Core Fragment and Refinement Stone will be added to EXP rewards from Siege Battles.

: With the addition of new items, some existing rewards will be rearranged.

▶ The EXP rewards granted upon victory or defeat will be increased as follows:

▶ The EXP obtained from participating in Siege Battle Tournaments will be increased as follows:

◆ Arena Interserver Battle Reward Adjustments

▶ The base rewards for those who qualified for the Arena Interserver Battle will be increased.

▶ Glory EXP rewards based on personal ranking at the end of each session will be increased.

▶ Glory EXP obtained upon victory or defeat in Arena Interserver Battles will be increased.

▶ Drop rates for Legend Runes and Legend Grindstones/Gems from Arena Interserver Battle reward boxes will be increased.

◆ World Guild Battle Reward Adjustments

▶ Battle EXP rewards upon victory or defeat for Punisher 2 guilds or higher will be increased.

◆ World Arena Reward Adjustments

▶ Medal rewards upon victory for Punisher and Guardian grades will be increased.

▶ Two new items (Refinement Stone and Core Fragment) will be added to the World Arena Medal Shop.

▶ World Arena Achievements will be improved:

: The cumulative win requirements from Joy of Victory V onward will be adjusted.

: Joy of Victory achievements will expand from \[10 tiers → 20 tiers].

: Joy of Victory XI – XV will each grant 50 Medals, and XVI – XX will each grant 100 Medals.

: Rewards for grade achievements in the World Arena will be increased.

■ Special Summons for New Summoners

Finally, two new Summon features will be prepared to help new Summoners progress faster in the early game.

These features are available to both new and existing Summoners.

◆ A 30-day limited 5★ summon list for 15 Fire/Water/Wind Monsters will be provided after account creation.

(For existing Summoners, this will apply for 30 days from your first login after the update.)

- A fixed default 5★ Monster list optimized for early progression will be available, ensuring that when you summon a 5★ Monster, it will be from the list. The Monster list is as follows:

This applies to any summoning method that can summon default 5★ Monsters (e.g. Mystical Scroll, Legendary Scroll).

You'll see a special menu like the image above, and can activate the feature with a checkbox.

When a default 5★ Monster is summoned, one from the list will appear. Monsters already obtained through this list will not appear again.

You'll also notice a "(0/3)" indicator. You can summon up to three 5★ Monsters through the \[New Summoner 5★ Summon List].

◆ \[Select 4★ Summon List] Feature

You'll be able to customize your own 4★ summon list by choosing Fire/Water/Wind 4★ Monsters.

This feature is available at all times with no usage limit. You can select up to 24 Monsters per attribute (72 total) to freely configure your list.

The list can be modified anytime using feature ①, or auto-generated based on recommendations or the newest 4★ Monsters via feature ②.

This applies to any summoning method that can summon 4★ Monsters (e.g. Mystical Scroll, Attribute Scroll, Legendary Scroll), ensuring only Monsters from your list appear.

(The details in this Developer's Note are shared for better understanding and may differ from the final version as development and testing are still ongoing. We kindly ask for your understanding.)

Pre-registration for the Tomorrow Update is open until the update goes live.

If you haven't yet checked it out, please make sure to do so and claim an exclusive profile reward prepared for all pre-registrants.

\[▶Pre-register for the Tomorrow Update◀]

We're committed to making each day in Summoners War more enjoyable and giving you even more to look forward to.

Thank you sincerely to all Summoners who continue to support us.

We'll see you again in the next Developer's Note with even more exciting news.

Thank you.