Are you excited about the upcoming TERA patch?
Then make sure you join our TERA live stream at **6 PM on Friday, 24th January**:

https://www.twitch.tv/teraeurope

Game Designer Atmorph and QA Specialist Languste will be there to tell you all about the hottest features in patch 90:
* New combo: Elin Valkyries
* New Dungeon: Sea of Honor
* Other changes
* Preview: New premium items

Plus we’ll have some codes ready for our TERA pros – don’t miss the chance to pick up free items!

Note: The stream will only be broadcast in English.

Enjoy the live stream!
The TERA Team

Right at the start of 2020 we’ve got an exciting new patch hot in the starting blocks! Patch 90 gives Elins the chance to swing their runeglaives as Valkyries, while players can sail across the new Sea of Honor dungeon in four different difficulty levels.


Elins will also be able to choose the Valkyrie class from patch 90. It’s up to you whether you create a new character and start out at level 1, or use a Race Change Voucher to convert an existing Valkyrie into an Elin.



An extra character slot is also being added, bringing the maximum to 23. You’ll receive a voucher to unlock an additional slot when the patch is released.


The Goldenscale is lying in the waters of Cutthroat Harbor, waiting to surprise you with some maritime challenges!

In comparison to traditional dungeons, the Sea of Honor works slightly differently in terms of entry options and difficulties:

* You can only enter the dungeon via the entry portal
* 1 entry per week (2 for Club members)
* Each entry requires a sea chart of the respective difficulty level which can be acquired in instances above item level 435
* Rewards vary according to difficulty




* Recommended from item level 446
* Predominantly weaker monsters



* Recommended from item level 453
* Stronger monsters
* Characters hit by enemies receive HP or MP debuffs



* Recommended from item level 461
* All level-2 modifications
* Other mechanics such as lightning strikes which hit the deck every 50 seconds



* Recommended from item level 475
* All level-2 and level-3 modifications
* Additional mechanics and attack patterns for the boss



In addition to the new contents there are several smaller improvements. There are additional materials to loot in the Ghillieglade.

In addition, you can exchange your Metamorphic Emblems into Veilthroch.

Complete missions, fill your Battle Pass and unlock different reward levels – earn recognition for your dungeon runs, cooking and other skills in this event!


Complete different missions each day and earn Battle Points in reward. You can take your BP to Master Iaito in Highwatch and exchange them for ever better reward chests, up to the fabulous Ultimate Chest.



Event Period
Start: 14th January 2020 at 9:00 AM

End: 11th February 2020 at 9:00 AM



Starting Missions

Each day you’ll receive a mission briefing one minute after logging in for the first time. This will contain 3 random dungeon missions, one random solo mission, one crafting mission, plus a ticket for a dungeon mission of your choice. Each mission is embodied by an item in your inventory which will remain in your possession for up to 12 hours.

You can receive additional missions at the weekend for your time online; during the week you’ll receive extra Battle Points instead.



Completing Missions

To complete a dungeon mission, you require a token from the respective dungeon. Each final boss will drop one token per party member, i.e. you’ll need to complete the dungeon just once. Collect your token from the boss and then right-click to complete the mission. You’ll earn BP in reward.

Solo missions can be completed in the same way. In this case, however, you earn the tokens from Vanguard Initiative quests instead of from the dungeon boss.

Right-clicking on crafting missions opens a window in which you’ll need to drag the amount of silex, meals or plates. Once you’ve done that, the mission will be complete and you’ll receive your BP.



Rewards

The BP you earn can be converted into reward chests from Iaito in Highwatch. Each chest (with exception of the Ultimate Chest) contains a reward and returns the BP used to open it. That means your BP level remains unchanged and you don’t have to start back from scratch after each chest. You can only receive each chest once.

Iaito also has a selection of golden reward chests available. These work exactly the same as the regular reward chests, except that you need a [Battle Pass] Gold Key from the TERA Shop to open them. This key will open all the golden reward chests without being consumed, so you only need the one key to open all the chests.

Once you’ve collected all the rewards, you can convert your BP into an Ultimate Key, unlocking further bonuses. More details can be found further below.


Inside the Reward Chests

• [Battle Pass] Reward I: 3x Superior Noctenium Refiner
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward II: 50x Golden Daric
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward III: 2x Pet Candy
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward IV: 2x Haste Coin IV (5 Hours)
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward V: 50x Silver Siglo
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward VI: 1x Living Panda Beanie
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward VII: 10x Legacy Essence
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward VIII: 3x Pet Candy
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward IX: 3x Astonishing Steamed Kirash + 3x Refreshing Steamed Kirash
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward X: 5x Emerald
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward XI: 5x Skill Advancement XP Tome III
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward XII: 5x Liquid Exollusion
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward XIII: 1x [Battle Pass] Underwear Coupon
  
• [Battle Pass] Reward XIV: TERA Club Membership (3 Days) Inside the Golden Reward Chests
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward I: 1x Living Chibi Bunny Beanie
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward II: 50x Azart Token
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward III: 1x Companion List Expansion (5 Slots)
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward IV: 30x Dark Shard Armor Feedstock
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward V: 48x Refined Duranium Ore
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward VI: 20x Dark Shard Weapon Feedstock
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward VII: 1x Stamp: Rainbow Mochi Bunny
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward VIII: 5x Skill Advancement XP Tome IV
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward IX: 2x Adventure Coin (1,200)
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward X: 1x Meruma’s Dream Hairstyle
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward XI: 1x Partner: Kuncun (Uncommon)
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward XII: 1x Care and Use of Your Pet Bouncy Bunny
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward XIII: 25x Trade Chest: Card Fragment Random Box (Uncommon)
  
• [Battle Pass] Gold Reward XIV: 1x Storm Skill: Mighty Frost Monarch

The Ultimate Key

You can still receive bonus rewards after opening all the reward chests by converting your BP into an Ultimate Key. This can be used to open Ultimate Chests which Iaito will give you for 1,000 BP.

Just like the Gold Key, the Ultimate Key is not consumed on use, so you can continue opening chests as long as you have enough BP. Each Ultimate Chest contains 100 Ultimate Coupons which can be exchanged for awesome bonus rewards. Owners of a Gold Key get an extra bonus, as they can also open the box inside each Ultimate Chest containing another 100 coupons.

If you convert your BP into an Ultimate Key too early – meaning that Iaito still has unopened reward chests for you – he can give you a Key Grinder which will break your Ultimate Key back down into the full amount of BP.



Event Items in the Tikat Shop

If you want to make the most of the event, you can visit the Tikat Shop and buy 500 BP or [Battle Pass] Selection Dungeon Tickets to get more missions to complete.

A new chapter in the history of Arborea has begun! Gameforge is now hosting a server in Southeast Asia: Shen!

It is now possible to play TERA in that region via our website gameforge.com. You can find more details in the FAQ.

🎁As a little thank you for your quick migration, we've prepared a small gift (will be sent via ingame mail) to all players that login at least once until 19/1/2020 23:59 CET.

We can’t wait to meet you, adventurers!

Patch 88 is going to be the final update for 2019! On 10th December, we’ll be updating the servers with this patch – look forward to loads of cool changes! Please note that some names in these notes are subject to change and may differ in the final release.

Darkstone Cryptograms

Darkstone Cryptograms are a new type of treasure map which you can search for in Exodor!
You’ll need the following four items which can be found on the various small islands around Exodor:
• Worn Darkstone Cryptogram (1)
• Incomplete Darkstone Cryptogram (2)
• Damaged Darkstone Cryptogram (3)
• Darkstone Cryptogram Key (4)
Once you have recovered all four items, you can combine them into a Decrypted Darkstone Cryptogram (5). This item can then be used to locate the treasure!
You can see the islands where the items can be found on this map:


Recover the treasure and get your hands on Darkstone Fragments which can be exchanged for Dark Shard Feedstock!

Sealed Darkstones

New Sealed Darkstones will be added to the island – if you find one, you can use a Darkstone Sealbreaker to open it.
In return, you’ll receive Dark Shard Feedstock to exchange!

Changes to Level 68+ Contents
In order to make it easier to acquire and enchant golden level 69 gear, the following additions are coming with patch 88.
New Gear
- A new version of level 69 gear has been created
o Cannot be traded or dismantled
o No random stats
o Cannot regress when enchanting and requires fewer items
- The gear can be unlocked via a new medal
o One medal per daily vanguard quest for the Verrak Fortress
o One medal per 2,000 reputation points with the Exodor factions
o Each item requires 20 medals

Note: The new version of the gear is somewhat weaker than the existing version (because of the lack of random stats) but it’s easier to enchant. The items are otherwise completely identical, having the same basic stats, appearance and improvements when enchanting.
In a later patch (coming next year), it will also be possible to develop the gear into ‘mythical’ items, which similarly have no random stats or ‘special mythical skills’.

More Dark Shard Feedstock
The chance of getting Dark Shard Feedstock from opponents in Exodor has been increased.
In addition there are new tradeable chests. As soon as you open them, you receive non-tradeable enchanting materials. The chests can also be purchased from Exodor reputation merchants.

More Duranium
The Vanguard Initiative quests from the Verrak Fortress will be rewarded with Pure Refined Duranium Ore from patch 88. This can also be purchased from Exodor reputation merchants.


Classes

Brawler
• Growing Fury
o Increased aggro generation from 10 to 25%

Mystic
• Arunic Release
o Increased skill damage by 50%
o Reduced number of explosions from 5 to 4
o Increased MP cost to 1,000
o Increased cooldown to 10 seconds


Regional Changes

TERA Club
- The TERA Club now offers two additional passive boosters!
o Permanently increase skill advancement XP by 50%
o Permanently increase talent XP by 100%
- The two potions which can be used daily (for 1 hour) to increase talent XP have been removed.

Dark Shard Box
- Dark Shard Boxes which can be purchased in the shop will no longer contain trade chests from patch 88.
- Instead they will contain the various items in their original (non-tradeable) form.
- Boxes purchased before the patch will not be affected by this change, and contain trade chests as before.


Other Changes
- Minor changes to two daily Exodor faction quests.
- It is now possible to adjust the size of damage numbers.
- Added new achievement sub-categories so Exodor achievements are better structured.
- Achievements for the Verrak Fortress added to Exodor Dungeons.
- You can now change the name of the extra bag. This costs 30,000 Gold per change.
- All players now start with 300 talent points. Existing characters with less than 300 points will be bumped up to 300.
- Flying and the use of Jump Portals in Exodor is now only possible after having completed the Exodor storyline.

Winter action in Arborea – a new November event, the Wintera Snowfield, various boosts, PvP quests, Guardian Missions, and much more await you in the weeks ahead. Find out what events we’ve got in store in our overview!

Do you just want a quick overview? Then take a look at our Google calendar: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oTeiL0gCCWFsH0pFJduZd0cLthHIxUUgmEDlSMtrcss

• 26th November 2019 (10:00 AM) to 10th December 2019 (10:00 AM)

Collect colorful chips in Vanguard Initiative daily quest for dungeons, battlegrounds, and Guardian Missions! You can take your chips to the event merchant in Castanica and trade them for valuable rewards such as etchings, Skill Advancement Scrolls, Skill Optimization Scrolls, and more.

• 3rd December 2019 (9:00 AM) to 7th January 2020 (10:00 AM)

Wintera’s special battleground is opening its doors to fans of a good snowball fight!
Sign up from level 11 using the battleground matching system up to 10 times per day, make your snowballs, and beat your opponents! Last man standing in teams of 10 vs 10 played over 3 rounds. Class-specific skills are disabled and all players have the same amount of health. Victory earns you 40 Snowfield Trophies, and defeat 20 Snowfield Trophies, which your can exchange for winter costumes, fishing bait, and new Christmas stamps.

• On all weekends in December from 6th December – from 9:00 AM on Fridays until 11:59 PM on Sundays

Some of Lakan’s evil minions have used his nefarious illusion magic and transformed themselves into fat little Santas. Now these phonies are running amok, spreading out across the lands and stealing presents from the children of all races and creeds. Find and hunt down these sham Santas throughout Arborea before they cause any more havoc! Regardless of your level, you can defeat them with just one strike, earning you rewards of Wintera Tokens, Lein’s Dark Root Beer, or other booster meals.

• 10th December 2019 (10:00 AM) to 17th December 2019 (10:00 AM)

Up to 40 bonus rewards per day during the event period for quests level 65 to 70!
Bonus rewards for each “chest”:
* +30 Item XP
* 1x Skill Advancement XP Tome II
* 10x Skill Advancement Scroll I
* 5x Skill Optimization Scroll I
* 10x Skill Advancement Scroll II
* 5x Skill Optimization Scroll II

• 14th December 2019 (9:00 AM) to 15th December 2019 (midnight)

You’ll receive 100% more loot everywhere!

• 17th December 2019 (9:00 AM) to 24th December 2019 (9:00 AM)

Enter dungeons for fewer adventure coins:
* Akalath Quarantine for 250 adventure coins (instead of 385)
* Gossamer Vault (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 370)
* Demokron Factory (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 330)
* Bahaar’s Sanctum for 200 adventure coins (instead of 295)
* Macellarius Catacombs for 200 adventure coins (instead of 285)
* Gossamer Vault (Easy) for 200 adventure coins (instead of 245)
* Demokron Factory for 150 adventure coins (instead of 220)
* Wonderholme (Hard) for 150 adventure coins (instead of 200)
* The Abscess (Hard) for 200 adventure coins (instead of 250)
* Grotto of Lost Souls (Hard) for 150 adventure coins (instead of 190)

• 17th December 2019 (9:00 AM) to 24th December 2019 (9:00 AM)

Complete the listed dungeons 10 times each to receive additional rewards!

Akalath Quarantine
Reward:
* 60x Refined Duranium Ore
+ 1 of these bonus rewards:
* 3x Dark Shard Weapon Feedstock
* 9x Dark Shard Armor Feedstock

Wonderholme (Hard)
Reward:
* 60x Refined Duranium Ore
+ 1 of these bonus rewards:
* 3x Dark Shard Weapon Feedstock
* 9x Dark Shard Armor Feedstock


Timeframes:

• 24th December 2019 (9:00) until 30th December 2019 (9:00)
  
• 30th December 2019 (9:00) until 5th January 2019 (23:59)

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There would be 2 quests for you to complete by clicking the Elin button. These quests can be completed once (each) per timeframe.

Complete 20 Shore Hold and 15 Corsairs’ Stronghold battleground and win amazing rewards!

Rewards:

• 50x Veteran's Plate Box

In addition to the reward you can collect one of the following items at random:

• 30x 5,000 Bellicarium Credits

• • 40x 5,000 Bellicarium Credits

• 24th December 2019 (9:00 AM) to 5th January 2020 (9:00 AM)

During the event you’ll earn 50% more skill advancement XP from the items you loot!

• 24th December 2019 (9:00 AM) to 5th January 2020 (9:00 AM)

Enchant your PvP gear and you’ll benefit from the following bonuses:
* Weapon +30% chance of success
* Armor +50% chance of success
* Shoes +50% chance of success
* Gloves +50% chance of success

• 9th January 2020 (9:00 AM) to 6th February 2020 (9:00 AM)

On your way up to level 70, the League of Levelers will reward you with useful items for certain sections. Score a complete Frostmetal Equipment Set+9, a permanent Vulcan Drake as your flying mount, various boosts and much more!
You can find all the details on the rewards in this Google Sheet: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oTeiL0gCCWFsH0pFJduZd0cLthHIxUUgmEDlSMtrcss](https://)

• 9th January 2020 (9:00 AM) to 6th February 2020 (9:00 AM)

Vanguard Initiative quests will earn you double loot, double experience points, and double item XP!

• 10th January 2020 (9:00 AM) to 13th January 2020 (9:00 AM)

Enter dungeons for fewer adventure coins:
* Akalath Quarantine for 250 adventure coins (instead of 385)
* Gossamer Vault (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 370)
* Demokron Factory (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 330)
* Bahaar’s Sanctum for 200 adventure coins (instead of 295)
* Macellarius Catacombs for 200 adventure coins (instead of 285)
* Gossamer Vault (Easy) for 200 adventure coins (instead of 245)
* Demokron Factory for 150 adventure coins (instead of 220)
* Wonderholme (Hard) for 150 adventure coins (instead of 200)
* The Abscess (Hard) for 200 adventure coins (instead of 250)
* Grotto of Lost Souls (Hard) for 150 adventure coins (instead of 190)

• 16th January 2020 (10:00 AM) to 21st January 2020 (10:00 AM)

Up to 40 bonus rewards per day during the event period for quests level 65 to 70!
Bonus rewards for each “chest”:
* +30 Item XP
* 1x Skill Advancement XP Tome II
* 10x Skill Advancement Scroll I
* 5x Skill Optimization Scroll I
* 10x Skill Advancement Scroll II
* 5x Skill Optimization Scroll II

• 23rd January 2020 (9:00 AM) to 28th January 2020 (9:00 AM)

You’ll receive 100% more loot everywhere!

• 30th January 2020 (9:00 AM) to 4th February 2020 (9:00 AM)

Enter dungeons for fewer adventure coins:
* Akalath Quarantine for 250 adventure coins (instead of 385)
* Gossamer Vault (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 370)
* Demokron Factory (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 330)
* Bahaar’s Sanctum for 200 adventure coins (instead of 295)
* Macellarius Catacombs for 200 adventure coins (instead of 285)
* Gossamer Vault (Easy) for 200 adventure coins (instead of 245)
* Demokron Factory for 150 adventure coins (instead of 220)
* Grotto of Lost Souls (Hard) for 150 adventure coins (instead of 190)

Have fun!

Take on the terrors of the Bandersnatch! Venture into the corrupted fairytale of Wonderholme from Tuesday, 19th November. For just a few short weeks this dungeon is once again accessible in both normal and extreme flavours. Fearful critters like One-Eyed Jack and the Bandersnatch will be waiting with open arms (and jaws!). Do you have what it takes to down these lords of the Wonderholme?

You can cut your teeth on both versions of the dungeon until the second half of January. Still not enough action for you? Then look forward to the beginning of December when the extreme version of the Abscess will invite you to test your mettle!





You can look forward to the following:

* From level 65
* For 10-player raids
* Up to 40 daily entries (80 for club members)
* 150 adventure coins per entry
* Designed for item level 445
In normal mode you’ll get the classic Wonderholme experience, with only minor adjustments to the enemies’ stats to match the current equipment level.

* From level 69
* For 10-player raids
* Up to 40 daily entries (80 for club members)
* 200 adventure coins per entry
* Designed for item level 458

The extreme version of Wonderholme has been designed as a special challenge. Instead of wasting your time with small fry, you’ll be transported straight to the first boss. Your enemies also have additional abilities available to them. For example One-Eye Jack will turn up the heat with some of Shandra Manaya’s buffs, while Bandersnatch spawns additional mobs which you’ll have to deal with as quickly as you can if you’re to avoid being wiped. Be fast, be strong, and remember the cardinal rule: never give up!



Full details on the loot available in the Wonderholme can be found in this Google Sheet.

Enjoy the new challenge!
The TERA Team

A big thank you to all the models, fantasy heroes and amateur photographers among you for the fantastic submissions to our Selfie competition!

These candidates really caught our eye and have truly earned themselves their prizes: congratulations!


Babbel - Mystel


Chante - Mystel


Eryis - Seren


Exiled - Mystel


Healing-Fire - Mystel


Keekz - Yurian


Mayako - Mystel


Mither - Mystel


Nishae - Seren


Sherî - Mystel


Thank you all for taking part and until the next competition!


The TERA team

Addicted to those extreme dungeons and can’t wait to find out what’s coming in the next TERA patch?

Then join our TERA live stream at 6 PM this Friday, 15th November:


https://www.twitch.tv/teraeurope


Game Designer Atmorph and QA Specilaist Languste will be there talking about:

• Contents of patch 87/88

• Extreme dungeons!

• Introducing: new premium items


Plus we’ll have some codes ready for our TERA pros – don’t miss the chance to pick up free items!


Note: The stream will only be broadcast in English – have fun.


Enjoy the live stream!

The TERA Team

Following on the heels of patch 86 in October comes patch 87 with some extra class balancing. We plan to release the update on the servers in mid-November. Please note that some names are subject to change and may differ in the final release.

Regional: Event Dungeons

While patch 87 is live, you can look forward to new and extreme event dungeons: Wonderholme and The Abscess return in both normal and extreme difficulties! More details will be released as usual in a separate announcement.


New Event: Ore Collector

• Start: 12th November 2019
• End: 17th December 2019

Collect Glittering Ores in dungeons above item level 412 and take them to the ore collector Minerung in the capital, earning yourself consumable rewards, or even the exclusive cards Ruby Moon Elin and Agate Moon Elin!


Classes

Warrior

• Head On
• Critical damage is only increased in Defensive Stance
• Deadly Gamble – Level 69 option ‘Bellicosity’
• Before: When using Deadly Gamble the cooldowns of Rain of Blows, Blade Draw, Scythe and Aerial Scythe are immediately reset.
• After: Skill damage of Rain of Blows, Blade Draw, Scythe and Aerial Scythe are increased by 12% when you target monsters when using Deadly Gamble.
• Deadly Gamble – Level 69 option ‘Spirit of Iron’
• You don’t block attacks from the front in PvP
• Now also works outside instances
• Deadly Gamble II
• Resets cooldowns of Rain of Blows, Blade Draw, Scythe and Aerial Scythe
• Poison Blade
• Increased skill damage by 500%
• Reaping Slash
• Increased skill damage by 600%
• Traverse Cut
• Increased skill damage by 300%
• Blade Waltz
• Reduced cooldown from 7 to 6 seconds
• Rain of Blows
• Edge stack on last hit: 2
• Edge stack on last hit with Deadly Gamble active: 4

Slayer

• Decimate
• Reduced PvP damage by 30%

Reaper

• Binding Scythes
• Significantly increased binding speed

Berserker

• Cyclone Intensity
• Removed crit damage boost
• Removed crit factor when attacking BAMs from the front
• The Eye (Passive)
• Increased chance to reset cooldown by 25%
• Cyclone
• Reduced PvP damage by 15%

Lancer

• Line Held I
• Before: Effects can be stacked up to 10 times. Increases aggro by 4%, power by 4 and crit factor by 6
• After: Effects can be stacked up to 5 times. Increases aggro by 8%, power by 8 and crit factor by 12

Brawler

• Provoke
• Provoke cooldown resets when the Growing Fury effect wears off

Other Changes

• This patch allows skills to be transferred from one partner to another one
• The left and right halves of treasure maps and intelligence reports can now be exchanged for one another. However they cannot then be passed on in the broker .