L2Playbook
ItemsSkillsClassesQuestsUpdatesGuidesCollectionsZones

Updates/Summer Update Patch Notes

Patch notesJuly 14, 2026Classic · July 14, 2026

Summer Update Patch Notes

Iron Heart's Fortress, Mother Tree's Haven, Underground Maze, Dragon weapons & Blessed gear, Antharas Nest rebuild.

At a glance

5 beats

  1. 1Iron Heart's Fortress — Lv.85+ timed field · Gigantic Golem Mon–Thu 22:00
  2. 2Mother Tree's Haven — free special zone · daily mission
  3. 3Underground Maze — PK / deep-red dump · replaces Brothers Bound in Chains
  4. 448 Dragon weapons + Blessed Piercing Mask / Beryl / Heaven talisman
  5. 5Antharas Nest daily via Giran Dimensional Door (old alliance instance gone)

Do this first

  • Sidebar → Special Hunting Zone for Iron Heart + Mother Tree.
  • Deep red / 100 PK → Underground Maze (not the old chain quest).
  • Antharas: use Nest schedule from Giran — Dragon Valley alliance fight is gone.
  • PK count −1 / day at 06:30 (counts 1–99).

Iron Heart's Fortress

Entry
Lv.85+ · Special Hunting Zone tab
Timer
7h / week · 150h weekly charge
Rules
PvP on · no HP/MP absorb
Boss
Gigantic Golem · Mon–Thu 22:00
  • Golem kills can spawn 10 Dwarven minions.
  • Skills roll Positive Charge (Atk up) + Negative Charge (Def down) at random stacks.

Mother Tree's Haven

Entry
Lv.80 · free · Special Hunting Zone UI
Timer
7h / week
Death
Aden or Giran
Rules
PvE only · two difficulty layers
Deeper
Talk to Spirits Explorer Poel

Underground Maze

Trigger
Alignment −150k or PK 100 → lower floor
Inside
Alignment does not change
Escape
100 Token of Confession → Teleport Manager → upper (−135k) → Guide → Aden
Blocked
My Teleport · Revenge Teleport · SoE · return skills
Party
Location share can bring friends in

Lower floor (Token of Confession)

MonsterLv
Maze Executor85
Lost Watchman85
Maze Leader85
Foreman85

New gear

Blessed Piercing Mask

Craft
2× Piercing Mask +4+ · Special Crafting → Blessed
Spike
+4 opens dual columns · +10 is the big jump
+nHP/MPP/M AtkSkill PowerDR
0100100
4800 / 900600 / 7001% / 1.5%100
71400 / 15001200 / 13004% / 4.5%200
102000 / 30002000 / 30007% / 8%500

Beryl Gem

TierP/M AtkP/M DefBarrierDR
Regular 13050
Regular 53304953000
Greater 54906853500
Top-grade 57009005000500

Blessed Talisman - Heaven

Craft
2× Heavenly Talisman +4+
+10 package
HP/Def 3000 · crit taken −17% · Sleep/Hold resist 15%

Dragon weapons (48)

Sets
Fafurion · Antharas · Lindvior · Valakas (full weapon types)
Base
~+20% shot dmg · 4–5 consume · ~3000 resources on 1H
Craft path
+25 Ice Lord's Weapon + Seal of Giran + Adena → pack ticket

Enchant scaling

+nShot dmgMax HP/MP/CPProc hit / skill
020%30005% / 10%
530%900012% / 20%
1040%1500020% / 30%

Blessed breakpoints

+nEffect
3P/M Atk +1000
5All Critical Rate +20% (+ raises crit cap)
7All Skill Power +20%

Enchant Scroll (Ice Lord +20–25)

  • Higher success · only +20 to +25 Ice Lord's Weapon. Drops: Kelbim / Pagan / Antharas incarnations / Glakias + Orbis/Pagan trash.

Antharas Nest

Where
Antharas' Nest · Dimensional Door · Giran
When
Enter 19:50–20:40 · mid-boss 20:00
Who
Lv.80+ · 1 / day
Rules
PvP off during raid
Removed
Dragon Valley alliance subjugation
  • Mid-boss: Behemoth Dragon or Behemoth → chance to summon Antharas.
  • Antharas stacks DR by remaining HP.
  • After: talk to Harbel for daily account mission.

Contribution payouts

BossRewardWhen
Mid-bossRare chestEvery 10% HP
AntharasTreasure chestTop 100 @ 70% & 40%
AntharasRare chestsContributors @ 90→10% · final ×10

PK & QoL

Einhasad's Observation (PvE recovery)

Before

Watch 4–7: −50% / −60% / −70% / −80%

After

Watch 4–7: −80% / −85% / −90% / −95%

Kill mutual-hostile clan defender

Before

PK +1 · Alignment −720

After

PvP +1 · Alignment −720

  • Orbis Temple Investigation + doll ticket.
  • Friends: Watch tab first · double-click → 1:1 chat.
  • Party shout CD → 1m 30s · Seal of Giran Box stays on store.
  • Exchange UI uses real grade colors (Hero red · Legendary purple).

Linked names open L2Playbook pages when that skill, item, class, NPC, or zone exists in the database. Values can change with patches — always double-check in-game.