Community Manager Bethany “Liinxy” Stout and Producer Jonathan “Babbletr0n” Lien show off the Blade & Ghoul Halloween event content, as well as everything else that’s coming on October 17. Watch as they take you through a tour of what’s new!

Blade & Ghoul Event

October 17–November 7

The veil to the Dark Realm is wavering over the Zaiwei Ruins. Its ghastly inhabitants have begun to seep into our realm and they’re stronger than ever before. As Halloween looms ever closer, the time to defeat eerie enemies and earn delightful rewards has arrived!

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Blade & Ghoul 2018 Store Updates

Celebrate the spooky season in style with new cosmetics and the new Phantasmic Casket and Grand Phantasmic Sarcophagus—available until November 7!

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Items and Systems Preview

We’re making a number of improvements and changes to the game’s systems and items. Click the link below for a look at what’s coming in this patch, and be sure to scroll down for the full patch notes.

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If you run into any issues with this update, be sure to check the Known Issues forum thread for things we’re already working on. If that doesn’t help, please contact our support department for further assistance.

Blade & Soul 4.8.1 Patch Notes

Blade & Ghoul 2018

The Blade & Ghoul Event is now available from October 17 through November 7.

Complete the following Daily Quests in Zaiwei Ruins to receive 1 Haunted Haul which contains 1 guaranteed Killer Coin event token and 1-2 Thriller Coin event token as well as additional rewards: To The Pyre Taking The Sting Out Murk and the Mire

Complete Daily Challenge to receive 2 Killer Coin event token.

Killing Pyrefist, Spectral Scorpion Demon, or Murkwing Lord provides Sinister Swag Chest which has a small chance to provide 1 Thriller Coin token as well as additional rewards.

Killing Tarakhan provides Tarakhan’s Candy Crate which has a small chance to provide 3-5 Thriller Coin event token as well as additional rewards.

Killing Visasa provides Visasa’s Box O’ Treats or Visasa’s Box O’ Tricks based on damage contribution, which have a chance to provide Killer Coin event token and Thriller Coin event token as well as additional rewards.

Killing NPCs in Zaiwei Ruins also have a very small chance to drop Thriller Coin event token.

Exchange Killer Coin event token and Thriller Coin event token in Dragon Express for rewards, including but not limited to: Night Fortune costume Jack O' Lantern Mask adornment Sacred Vial Pet Pack Hongmoon Heptagonal Sapphire/Peridot/Ruby Grand Celestial Wings

During the event period you can transmute Sparkling Hongmoon XP Charm using 145 Thriller Coin event token, 1 Special Hongmoon XP Charm, and 150 gold.

For the duration of the event, NPC stats in Zaiwei Ruins will be increased as well as the experience received from killing them.

Some NPCs will be dressed in Halloween outfits in Zaiwei Ruins.

Additionally, for the duration of the event all characters will receive the Warrior’s Odyssey buff which increases combat experience by 50%.

General

Dragonblood availability in dungeons has been updated:

Dungeon Normal Hard Golden Dragonblood Dragonblood Golden Dragonblood Dragonblood Sogun's Lament 1 2 Ebondrake Citadel 1 2 Desolate Tomb 1 2 Naryu Foundry 1 2 Naryu Sanctum 1 2 1 0 Irontech Forge 1 2 1 0 Ebondrake Lair 1 2 1 0 Starstone Mines 1 2 1 0 Hollow's Heart 1 2 1 0 The Drowning Deeps 1 2 1 0 Ransacked Treasury 1 2 1 0 Sandstorm Temple 1 2 1 0 The Shadowmoor 1 2 1 0

PvP Rewards have been redesigned and rebalanced based on game types, rankings, and material requirements. Arena Reward Chest, Brilliant Arena Reward Chest (Silver Rank Required), and Sparkling Arena Reward Chest (Gold Rank Required) are now available from the Duel Match and Tag Match tabs of the Zen Bean Trader NPC. Arena Reward Key is needed to open which can be obtained from Arena Daily Quests, Daily Challenge Reward Chest, and Dragon Express for 4 Solar Energy. You can now exchange 1 Dragon Certificate for 1 Arena Reward Key via the Antiques UI. Battleground Reward Chest, Brilliant Battleground Reward Chest (Silver Rank Required), and Sparkling Battleground Reward Chest (Gold Rank Required) are now available from the Battleground Trader NPC. Battleground Reward Key is needed to open which can be obtained from Battleground Daily and Weekly Quests, Weekly Challenge, and Dragon Express for 5 Solar Energy. You can now exchange 1 Sparkling Whirlwind Key for 1 Battleground Reward Key via the Antiques UI.

Rewards from Solo Dungeons Mushin's Tower 20F, Outlaw Island, and Circle of Sundering have been re-balanced to provide an increased variety and quantity of rewards overall.

Vintage Pet Pouch is now available from the Exchange tab of Dragon Express for 65 Solar Energy and contains 1 random Pet Appearance. Pet Appearances no longer randomly drop from dungeons.

Hongmoon Special Tonic now increases Attack Power by 100 for 12 seconds, with a cooldown of 3 minutes. It has also had its icon and item type updated to a potion.

Hongmoon Special Firewater has been renamed to Hongmoon Special Reset Charm and had its icon and item type updated to a Charm.

Serpent Calling Bell can now be purchased from Bai Sun in The Cinderlands – Crescent Spring for 50 copper.

Purification Jar can now be purchased from Ko Muhia in Moonwater Plains – The Highland Necropolis for 6 silver.

Enchanting Temptress Mask and Cobalt Widow Striped Blindfold are now available from Zen Bean Trader and Achievement Merchant NPC Kiyeon.

Soulstones and Soulstone Crystals have been removed as rewards for faction quests in Moonwater Plains.

Removed a large amount of side quests in Viridian Coast, The Cinderlands, and Moonwater Plains.

Non-essential drops from monsters in Viridian Coast, The Cinderlands, and Moonwater Plains have been reduced or removed.

Recommendations for Attack Power are now displayed on Dungeon tooltips. These are not requirements.

Guild Supplies can now be crafted at level 11, down from 50, and the cost has been significantly reduced.

New item exchanges are now available in the Exchange tab of Dragon Express:

Exchanged Items Received Items Blackstone Fragment x3

Solar Energy x4 Silver Scale Fragment x1 Void Fragment x3

Solar Energy x2 Sea Glass x1 Aransu Orb x3

Solar Energy x4 Blood Pearl x1 Raven Feather x3

Solar Energy x3 Hive Queen’s Wings x1

Equipment