Patch guide
July 14, 2026
Aden · July 14, 2026
Summer Update Patch Notes
Server Wars + Citadel of Darkness, archer/Trickster/healer rewrites, Heavenly Armor & Dragon crafts, Pagan Temple, Tempest Ruins.
At a glance
- 1Server War weekly ladder — all 5 Aden servers
- 2Citadel of Darkness = main Server War Points farm
- 3Archers rewritten — Triple/Hold/Spike → passives or AoE
- 4Trickster new shot tree · Saints Fast Cover → ultimate
- 5Pagan Temple alliance dungeon + Tempest Ruins
Do this first
- Ranking → Server War tab = scoreboard + weekly claim.
- Special Hunting Zone → Citadel of Darkness for daily points.
- Other special zones do not grant Server War Points.
- Archers / Trickster / Saints / Doombringer — rebuild skills; mats → warehouse.
- Sealed Collection Book effects change Aug 1.
Server Wars
- Servers
- Blackbird · Elcadia · Guardian · Varkas · Crow
- Active
- Wed 06:30 → next Wed 00:00
- Dead zone
- Wed 00:00–06:30 — points don't count
- Server score
- Sum of top 100 players on that server
- #1 personal
- Legate's Authority buff + exclusive emblem
- Town of Aden look + Kain Van Halter spawn rate track server rank.
Weekly individual rewards
| Rank | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1st | Legion Commander's Merit Box |
| 2nd | Legion's Top-grade Merit Box |
| 3rd | Legion's High-grade Merit Box |
| 4–10 | Darkness Coin 300-pack |
| 11–100 | Darkness Coin 200-pack |
| 101–1000 | Darkness Coin ×100 |
| 1001–2000 | Darkness Coin ×50 |
- Commander box
- Coins · Seal of Giran · Kain doll pack (+ cloak chance)
- Coin shop
- Kain ticket 1200 · Citadel chest 150 + Adena
- Prev #1 transform
- Kingdom Guardian · 5m / 60m CD · blocked in Dragon Slayer
Citadel of Darkness
- Entry
- Lv.85 · free · Special Hunting Zone
- Timer
- 1h / day + 2h extra
- Rules
- No XP loss · clan absolute / revenge off
- Cross-play
- None — per-server instance
Castle flow
- Outer Guard Captain → opens outer gate.
- Four Demonic Kings :00–:29 · extra trash while up.
- Outer captains/archers raise inner-castle entry cap for your legion.
- Secret Passage + inner bosses raise HQ level (+ more captains).
- During Demonic King: last-hit Phantom → clan-only Dimension Teleporter (+1 SWP).
- HQ buffs allies · scales with level · :30 resets caps + HQ.
Daily account missions
| Mission | Goal | Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Supply Disruption | 50 Supply Soldiers | 20 SWP · Red Arc ×5 |
| Defeat Citadel Boss | Rage Seal Stone after inner boss | 30 SWP · Red Arc ×10 |
| Defeat Dark Legion Boss | Kill Dark Legion boss | 30 SWP · Red Arc ×5 |
Boss extras
| Target | Reward |
|---|---|
| Phantom (final) | Doll 11× ×2 · +1 SWP |
| Demonic Kings @ 50% (first) | Doll 11× ×2 |
| Demonic Kings (final) | Top–Hero doll ticket · +2 SWP |
| Dark Legion Invasion kill | +100 SWP |
| Dark Legion boss (final) | +40 SWP |
Class changes
Archers hardest hit. Deleted skill mats → private warehouse.
Archers
| Was | Now |
|---|---|
| Triple Shot | Trinity passive (Atk/Def/crit/PvE) |
| Hold Shot | Aim Training passive |
| Spike Shot | Gust Shot AoE · Gust Piercing via Lock-On |
| Fast Run | Wind Runner passive |
Lethal Shot
Before
2.0s cast · 1.5s CD
After
1.5s cast · 1.0s CD · less MP · Reinforce → Legendary
- Binding Shot
- Long self buff · still procs Hold on hit
- Hamstring Shot
- Hold skill · Spirit Ore cost
- Double Shot
- Max Lv → 60
- True Target
- Costlier · stronger Hold/Pull/PvE
Trickster
- Removed
- Pa'agrio / War Glory style package
- New attacks
- Trickal Shot → Dart → Arrow (AoE)
- Survive
- Unleashed (ultimate) · Deception → Regroup
- Also
- Legendary Archer / Master expanded
Cardinal / Eva's Saint / Shillien Saint
Fast Cover
Before
Def stance · HP/Def% + Speed
After
Ultimate · + flat HP/Def · Mez resist · less AoE taken
Doombringer & Soul Hound
- Overwhelming Power
- + flat P.Atk (Master +500)
- Symbol of Kamael
- +3% PvE damage
- New flags
- Extra vs shields · vs Damage Limit targets
- Soul Finding → Affinity
- Buff form · less deal loss
- Soul Gathering
- 1.0s → 0.5s
- Soul Affinity rate
- ~2× acquire
- Soul Expert
- +1000 P.Atk added
Death Knight
- Death Force retuned (Heal Received −1% · cleaner procs off Punishment / Fist of Fury). Jin Death Knight / Master get a full combat stat pass.
Raids
Pagan Temple (alliance)
- NPC
- Erdo · Town of Aden
- Req
- Lv.90+ · alliance 20–100
- Limit
- 1 / week · reset Wed 06:30
- Death
- No XP penalty
Field & chaos
- Lv.85/90 field raids + Queen Ant / Core / Orfen / Zaken: better Special Armor packs; chaos also Blessed scrolls + higher rare doll / boss weapon rates.
- Several Lv.80 bosses → Lv.85.
Items & crafting
- Heavenly Armor tickets
- Craft from +10 Special / Protection / Gale·Deep Sea·Red Flames
- Cost
- Huge Adena + Transcendent Enhancement Stones
- Dragon Box
- + Greatsword · Spear · Axe · Magic Blunt · Twin Blade · Gun · Rapier
- Accessory scrolls
- Eva / Shilen / Sayha / Pa'agrio / Einhasad lines consolidated
- Rename
- Enchant Scroll: Accessory → Accessories
Hunting zones
Tempest Ruins
- Where
- Inside Ancient Ruins
- Entry
- Special Hunting Zone · Lv.80+
- Timer
- 4h / 16h recharge
- PvP
- On
- Death
- Crow Village / Giran / Aden
- Anteroom is PvE. Gates: Antharas' Lair · Ice Lord's Castle · Vulcan's Forge · Tempest.
- Boss nights roll 20:00 · Mon–Thu 22:00–00:00 probable window.
Giant's Cave
- Harder · more XP · new Lower Level teleport · some old interior TPs paused/removed · more Depths mobs.
Collections
Sealed Collection Book — from Aug 1
| Book | Change |
|---|---|
| +8 Sealed | + PvE Damage +1% |
| +9 Sealed | + P/M Atk +100 |
| Unsealed | XP/SP 5% → 10% · Def 300 → 400 |
- Period reset still 1st @ 06:30. Enhance with Enchant Scroll: Accessories [Imprint].
Player summary of the July 14, 2026 maintenance. Linked names open L2Playbook pages when that skill, item, class, NPC, or zone exists in the database. Official values can still change.