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Updates/Summer Update Patch Notes

Patch guide

July 14, 2026

Live · July 14, 2026

Summer Update Patch Notes

Othell / Yul / Feoh kit work, Agathion cleanup, Party vs Enchant hunting, Gainak Arena + Canon Cathedral, Throne of Heroes, Baluan.

At a glance

  1. 1Othell / Yul / Feoh — skill merges & deletes; mats → warehouse
  2. 2Hunting map: Solo blue · Party yellow · Enchant red · Dethrone purple
  3. 3New daily parties: Gainak Arena + Canon Cathedral (via Venusta)
  4. 4Nightmare Kamaloka & Ashen Shadow Revolutionaries offline
  5. 5New field boss Baluan — Thursday 21:00 · Baluan's Battlefield

Do this first

Five minutes of checklist before you dig into numbers.

  • Log Othell / Yul / Feoh → rebuild skill bar (skills deleted or merged).
  • Check Personal Warehouse for returned skill mats.
  • Learn the new map colors (Party yellow / Enchant red).
  • Farm dailies at Venusta (Aden) — not old Kamaloka / Ashen Shadow.
  • Faded overseas Agathions: exchange before Sept 16 maintenance.

Class changes

Three lines got real work. Short takeaways only.

Othell Rogue

Blind Spot
Crit dmg 30% → 40% (still 5s · −75% PvP taken)
Death angel
Absorbs Shadow Dash · more evade / speed / P.Atk
Final Ult. Evasion
Absorbs Counter Flip · Evade Death from Lv.1
Evade Death
Was 5s full i-frames → HP floor at 1 for 10s
Removed
Shadow Dash · Counter Flip · Shadow Fake Death

Yul Archer

Stances
Dead Eye / Rapid Fire / Sniper → one stance path
Final Stance
Retuned to match merged path
Removed
Rapid Fire Stance · Sniper Stance · Quick Fire
Quick Fire mats
Defense → Superior Armor Mastery · combat → stance skills

Book materials for these levels

LineSkillWhat changed
SharedMind's EyeLv.6 · skill power 10% → 15%
SagittariusSnipingLv.5–6 · power + crit
Moonlight SentinelRapid Fire PositionLv.5–6 · same pattern
Ghost SentinelHawk EyeLv.5–6 · power up to 20%
TricksterVengeful SniperLv.5–6 · power + crit
SharedTornado Shot / Heavy Arrow RainRange + effect pass

Feoh Wizard

ClassNew levels
ArchmageVolcanic Outburst / Division Lv.2
SoultakerBlack Outburst / Division Lv.2
Mystic MuseFrost Outburst / Division Lv.2
Storm ScreamerStorm Outburst / Division Lv.2
SoulhoundSoul Outburst / Division Lv.2
  • Outburst — shorter CD + more magic crit.
  • Division — Burst Casting hooks that cut Great Burst Casting CD.
  • Elemental Burst — magic crit bump · Great Burst Casting — new cast VFX.

Items & Agathions

Charms
26 Agathion Charms retuned (base / Greater / Fire Dragon)
Greater breakpoints
Clearer +9 CHA · +10 dmg / taken
Overseas set
Old Constellation → renamed Faded
Faded rules
Equip delay · no upgrade · can't mix with new
Deadline
Exchange corroded leftovers → Sept 16 maint

Crafting

Orb of Water
Needs Top-grade Red/Blue Cat's Eye Lv.10 + Crystal of Wisdom
Already own Orb?
You get one of each Cat's Eye
New crafts
Blessed Exalted Weapon / Armor Enchant Scrolls
Boss accessory → God's Soul
Exchange ends this maintenance
God Accessory craft
Lower fee · lower success
Splendor Fragment
→ Successor's Luminance Fragment (1:1 on listed currencies)

Hunting zones

Party fields split. Enchant fields are harder and can drop Chaotic Ether.

Map icon colors

TypeColor
SoloBlue
PartyYellow
EnchantRed
DethronePurple
  • Night combat-power passives on party-zone mobs removed.
  • Some Lookout NPCs removed · Adena rates retuned to new bands.

Party instances

Gainak Arena

NPC
Venusta · Aden
Entry
Lv.105+ · 2–7 players · 1 clear / day
Reset
06:30
Difficulty
Pick inside · locks for that bind
Replaces
Nightmare Kamaloka (entrance removed)
DiffBossesClear box
110Kazan / Grabol / VexusVenusta Box Lv.1 + Tomes x2
120Reedkin / Talgor / SindericBox Lv.3 + Tomes x2
130Belfus / Galatan / GodiacBox Lv.5 + Tomes x2

Canon Cathedral

NPC
Venusta · Aden
Entry
Lv.105+ · 2–7 · daily · 06:30 reset
Flow
4 Seal Chambers · break statues → minions → boss
Clan quest
Party-instance hunting → Canon bosses
DiffBossClear box
110BelkirBox Lv.1 + Tomes x2
120RadikesBox Lv.3 + Tomes x2
130AquilaonBox Lv.5 + Tomes x2

Raids & field bosses

Throne of Heroes

NPC
Roiental · Rune
Ferion
Clan 12+ · Lv.100 · light-ritual escort · Veil of Reverence
Toros
Clan 13+ · Lv.100 · clone fight
Tauti entry
Clan 13 → 11
Also retuned
Goldbug · Mary Reed · Tauti rewards

Valakas

  • Limit Barrier + balance pass. New clears: Dark Dragon accessories, Eratone Dye Lv.5, Soul Crystal Lv.10 lines.

Baluan (new)

When
Thu 21:00 · 30 min
Blocked
My Teleport · party summon · restart
Loot
Top damage + last-hit boxes · 15s priority to top alliance/party

Atrus

Before

Tue + Thu 21:00 · despawn 20 min

After

Tue only 21:00 · despawn 30 min · harder · new rewards

L2 Store

Gold Coin Shop
+20 products (talisman tickets, crystals, energy…)
Removed
4 angel / Sayha boxes
Daily cap 2
Sealed Source of Fire / Holy Fire / Fire Orb boxes
Prices
Several older staples changed

QoL

  • Friends UI refresh — double-click → 1:1 chat.
  • Timed hunting Peace Zones: exit while combat-flagged OK; starts are Peace.
  • Extra side/rear attack damage bonuses temporarily off (coming back later).
  • Death Knight naming + Valakas tooltip cleanup.

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.