With the upcoming launch of Blade & Soul: Forgotten Souls, we have two exciting new events on the way that will be give you a chance at some amazing rewards including a Grand Celestial weapon!

Ebon Hunting Grounds

Event Duration & Reward Redemption Period: March 25 – April 22

The Ebon Hunting Grounds, located in the Ebon Realm, is an event zone that will be open all hours of the day that can be accessed by approaching the Ebondrake Illusionist by Cardinal Gates in the South District of Zaiwei. A new feature, auto-hunting, is also available only in this event zone.

Ebon Blooms are the currency for this event, and they’ll be a challenge to get as you compete with other players in PvP combat!

Ebon Blooms can be exchanged with Dragon Trader Asimjin in the initial landing area of the Ebon Realm for the following items:

Item Ebon Bloom Cost Gem Cost Midnight Butterfly Wings 10,000 - Armorer's Gilded Triangular Gem Chest 2,000 - Armorer's Gilded Triangular Gem Chest 1,000 Gilded Triangular Diamond x1 Gilded Triangular Amber x1 Gilded Triangular Aquamarine x1 Octagonal Garnet 8,000 - Octagonal Obsidian 8,000 - Ebon Realm Remnant (Limited to 10 purchases per account) 50 - Rare Element Pouch 50 - Angler's Upgrade Pouch 40 - Hongmoon Quick XP Charm 25 - Excellent Hongmoon Quick XP Charm 40 - Superior Hongmoon Quick XP Charm 200 -

Call to Arms

Event Duration: March 25 – April 22

Reward Redemption Period: March 25 – May 20

It’s a call to arms! We’re arming new, returning, and current players with high-tier upgradable equipment to be used on your main or alternate characters.

Unlock Armory Chests

Through the course of this event, you’ll work towards unlocking 12 stages of the Armory Chest. Each stage offers unique materials and equipment.

To get started, you’ll need to pick up your FREE Call to Arms Bundle by visiting the Hongmoon Store and selecting the Hongmoon Coin tab and going to the supplies section. Inside the Call to Arms Bundle you will find an Armory Ticket and the following items:

Reward Qty Horizon Belt 1 King Gloves 1 Hongmoon Soul – Stage 5 1 Hongmoon Heart – Stage 1 1 Hongmoon Aura – Stage 1 1 Hongmoon Talisman – Stage 1 1 Sacred Longgui Soul Shield 8-Pack 1

The Armory Ticket is only available once per account so be sure to pick up the ticket on the appropriate character you want the items and equipment on.

Using the Armory Ticket you can acquire the Armory Chest – Stage 1 at the Dragon Express. Opening Armory Chest - Stage 1 will provide the following items:

Reward Qty Armory Chest – Stage 2 1 Grand Celestial Weapon Chest - Stage 1 1 Mastercraft Awakened Raven Ring Chest - Stage 1 1 Mastercraft Awakened Raven Earring Chest - Stage 1 1 Imperial Necklace 1 Legendary Element 30 Armory Evolution Stone 60 Superior Armory Evolution Stone 1 Special Hongmoon Upgrade Charm 1

There are a total of 12 stages, and unlocking all stages will grant these items:

Item Qty Item Qty Grand Celestial Weapon - Stage 1 1 Tranquility Emblem 5 Awakened Skybreak Ring - Stage 1 1 Moonstone Crystal 740 Awakened Skybreak Earring - Stage 1 1 Elysian Crystal 540 Unrefined Celestial Emperor Ring 1 Soulstone Crystal 2,600 Unrefined Celestial Emperor Earring 1 Sacred Crystal 2,100 Imperial Necklace, Belt, Gloves 1 Armory Evolution Stone 260 Starbreaker/Divinity/Battalion Bracelet - Stage 1 1 Superior Armory Evolution Stone 2 Naryu Silver 60 Silver Scale 30 Awakened Cosmic Soul - Stage 1 1 Onyx Scale 25 Awakened Hongmoon Heart - Stage 1 1 Legendary Element 60 Ultimate Pet Aura - Stage 1 1 Special Hongmoon XP Charm 11 True Hongmoon Talisman 1 Grand Celestial Steel 45 Legendary Soul Badge 1 Grand Celestial Wings 40 Legendary Mystic Badge 1 Gilded Triangular Gem Chest 2 Grand Celestial Soul Shield Set 1 Hongmoon Octagonal Gem Selection Chest 1 Sacred Vial, Pet Pack 1

With the exception of the Armory Chest - Stage 1, each subsequent stage has an 18 hour cooldown and will require a unique key to open. Event Remnants which are required to purchase keys, can be earned through Daily and Weekly Challenges as well as through other means:

Type Description Quest Reward Daily Challenge Complete 5 Daily Challenges - Daily Challenge Remnant Weekly Challenge Complete 5 Weekly Challenges - Weekly Challenge Remnant Solo Dungeon Den of the Ancient Trial of the Ancients Den of the Ancients Remnant Heroic Dungeon Drowning Deeps Roiling in the Deeps Superior Training Remnant Ransacked Treasury Live By the Sword Sandstorm Temple Bad Karma Shadowmoor Shadowmoor Rising Dreamsong Theater Setting the Stage for Revenge Excellent Training Remnant Brood Chamber Brood Awakening Warped Citadel Warped Beyond Reason Cathedra Cliffs Waiting in the Wings Extraordinary Training Remnant Hangar 0 Ground Zero Stonescale Passage Sword and Scale Raid Skybreak Spire The Raven King Skybreak Spire Remnant Temple of Eluvium Queen of the Hive Temple of Eluvium Remnant Throne of Oblivion Casting Light Throne of Oblivion Remnant Nightfall Sanctuary Stealer of the Light Nightfall Sanctuary Remnant Scarlet Conservatory Felling the Titan Scarlet Conservatory Remnant Arena/ Battleground 1v1 You Get a Gold Star Arena Remnant Whirlwind Valley One Whirlwind Victory Beluga Lagoon One Win in the Beluga Lagoon Nova Core Shot at Stardom Ebon Realm Dragon Trader Asimjin x50 Ebon Bloom Ebon Realm Remnant

Dragon Express

You can purchase Armory Keys (Stage 2 through 12) in the Dragon Express using Remnants and other required materials. You can also use Remnants to purchase Call of Arms Tokens. The costs for these items are as follows:

Type Item Purchase Cost Restrictions Armory Keys















Armory Key – Stage 2 x1 Daily Challenge Remnant x50 Moonlight Bud Limit 1 per character Armory Key – Stage 3 x2 Daily Challenge Remnant x5 Superior Training Remnant x5 Ebon Realm Remnant Armory Key – Stage 4 x1 Weekly Challenge Remnant x5 Superior Training Remnant x1 Skybreak Spire Remnant Armory Key – Stage 5 x1 Daily Challenge Remnant x3 Excellent Training Remnant x1 Temple of Eluvium Remnant Armory Key – Stage 6 x1 Daily Challenge Remnant x6 Excellent Training Remnant x1 Throne of Oblivion Remnant Armory Key – Stage 7 x1 Daily Challenge Remnant x1 Excellent Training Remnant x1 Skybreak Spire Remnant 10,000 Angler Pearls Armory Key – Stage 8 x1 Daily Challenge Remnant x1 Excellent Training Remnant x1 Temple of Eluvium Remnant 10,000 Angler Pearls Armory Key – Stage 9 x2 Daily Challenge Remnant x1 Extraordinary Training Remnant x2 Den of the Ancients Remnant 10,000 Angler Pearls Armory Key – Stage 10 x2 Extraordinary Training Remnant x2 Arena Remnant x1 Throne of Oblivion Remnant 10,000 Angler Pearls Armory Key – Stage 11 x3 Extraordinary Training Remnant x5 Arena Remnant x1 Nightfall Sanctuary Remnant 10,000 Angler Pearls Armory Key – Stage 12 x3 Extraordinary Training Remnant x1 Weekly Challenge Remnant x1 Scarlet Conservatory Remnant Event Token Call to Arms Token x1 Any Remnant

Any spare Remnants you acquire can be turned into Call to Arms Tokens, which in turn can be used to purchase these items from the Dragon Express.

Item Call to Arms Tokens Restrictions Sparkling Ascension Stone Chest 30 Limited to 5 purchases per character Sparkling Radiance Stone Chest 25 Limited to 5 purchases per character Sacred Vial 30 Limited to 5 purchases per account Pet Pack 20 Limited to 10 purchases per account Brilliant Ascension Stone Chest 15 -- Brilliant Radiance Stone Chest 10 -- Onyx Scale 30 -- Silver Scale 15 -- Bloodstone 15 -- Grand Celestial Wings 7 -- Koldrak Scale 7 -- Lucky Dumpling 2 -- Fortune Potion 1 -- Armory Evolution Stone 4 -- Superior Armory Evolution Stone 80 -- Den of the Ancients Remnant 20 -- Nightfall Sanctuary Remnant 80 -- Scarlet Conservatory Remnant 100 --

Armory Evolution Stones

During the event period, you can use Armory Evolution Stones and Superior Armory Evolution Stones in place of Transformation Stones and Premium Transformation Stones for the following upgrades:

Weapons Raven - Stage 3 to Grand Celestial - Stage 6 Riftwalk/Dawnforged - Stage 3 to Skyforge/Shadowforge - Stage 6 Ascendant - Stage 3 to Incinerator - Stage 6

Accessories Skybreak Ring/Earring - Stage 3 to Stage 10 Grand Celestial Ring/Earring - Stage 3 to Stage 6



There is also a 1:1 exchange for Armory Evolution Stones and Superior Armory Evolution Stones with Transformation Stones and Premium Transformation Stones through the Dragon Express.

Lastly, since it takes time to complete the event, for players who will be joining late we will be offering bundles of Armory Keys in the store toward the end of the event. Stay tuned for more information!

Be sure to log in to get unique items and equipment when Blade & Soul: Forgotten Souls arrives on March 25!