With the arrival of Blade & Soul: Celestial Dawn on June 20, we’re putting forth two brand new events that will make it easier for you to power-up your weapons as well as discover new trinkets that will that keep you from the edge of death as you venture forth into the depths of darkness.

Weaponsmith’s Forge

Event Duration: June 20–July 25

Reward Redemption Period: July 25–August 15

Tackle more challenging PvE content with more powerful weapons by taking advantage of discounted upgrades during this event.

During the Weaponsmith’s Forge upgrade event there will be substantial (but temporary!) changes to weapon upgrade requirements. This will include opportunities to potentially upgrade your weapons at significantly lower costs.. In some cases, you’ll also benefit from the offering items being replaced with a single Nebula Stone.

We’ve prepared a file that outlines all the temporary event cost reductions here: Celestial Dawn: Upgrade Event

Be sure to take advantage of the Weaponsmith’s Forge cost reductions as soon as possible! These are only available until maintenance on August 15.

In addition to cost reductions during the event, you’ll be able to more easily get some of the upgrade materials you’ll need through the new Gildstone event currency. Completing the Daily Challenge gets you two Goldsmith Evolution Chests; each chest contains (among other rewards) three Gildstone event tokens, which can be turned in for rewards from the Dragon Express. In addition, players completing the Dungeon Daily Quests on the corresponding day (see table below) will receive one Gildstone per quest.

You can also get one Gildstone for free per day per account from the Hongmoon Store *under the Hongmoon Coin tab*, so be sure to keep checking back and grabbing your free Gildstone.

Day Dungeon Daily Quest Name Gildstone Awarded Daily Challenge 6 Monday Desolate Tomb The Bonds that Bind Us 1 Ebondrake Lair Father Wounds 1 Tuesday Ebondrake Citadel Zakhan's Blade 1 Naryu Sanctum Gatecrasher at the Naryu Sanctum 1 Wednesday Naryu Foundry Roar of the Furnace 1 Irontech Forge Meeting the Mechanizer 1 Thursday Naryu Sanctum Gatecrasher at the Naryu Sanctum 1 Starstone Mines The Leader of the Pack 1 Friday Ebondrake Lair Father Wounds 1 Ebondrake Citadel Zakhan's Blade 1 Saturday Starstone Mines The Leader of the Pack 1 Desolate Tomb The Bonds that Bind Us 1 Sunday Irontech Forge Meeting the Mechanizer 1 Naryu Foundry Roar of the Furnace 1

Exchange Gildstone at the Dragon Express for the following rewards!

Item Gildstone Cost Wraith Hunter 35 Gilded Fury Illusion Weapon Chest 35 Titan Nebula Stone 15 Riftwalk Nebula Stone 20 Dawnforged Nebula Stone 20 Raven Nebula Stone 23 Sacred Vial 60 Aransu Orb 13 Ivory Beluga Orb 13 Hive Queen’s Heart 45 Raven King’s Soul 18 Blackrock Fragment 10 5- Legendary Element Bundle 22 5- Legendary Jewel Bundle 22 Hongmoon Hexagonal Sapphire 25 Hongmoon Hexagonal Peridot 25 Hongmoon Hexagonal Amethyst 25 Hongmoon Hexagonal Ruby 25 Hive Queen’s Wings 15 Raven Feather 5 Special Hongmoon XP Charm 30 Clarity Charm 3 Fortune Potion 1

Wraith Hunter

Gilded Fury Illusion Weapons

The Gilded Fury weapon illusions also give your character a unique aura effect!

Raid Crusade

Event Duration: June 20 – July 25

Complete the Weekly Challenge and receive three Ephemeral Revival Charms. Ephemeral Revival Charms are Bound to Account and allow you to revive when Near Death or Dead while in Skybreak Spire, Temple of Eluvium, Scion’s Keep, and Nightfall Sanctuary—they have a 15 minute cooldown, so use them wisely.

Also, by completing Hard Mode for the following Dungeons, players will receive one Ephemeral Revival Charm from the dynamic quest each time:

The Drowning Deeps

Ransacked Treasury

Sandstorm Temple

Players will also receive one Elixir Pouch as a reward for the weekly challenge, which can contain from 3–10 each of the following raid-only buff consumables:

Item Effects Note Elixir of Madness Boss Attack Power +50 Buffs last for 10 minutes

Elixir cooldown is 5 minutes

Existing elixir effects are replaced with the new elixir effects when using a different type

Effects are removed upon death/zoning/disconnection Critical Damage +10% Elixir of Protection Boss Defense +500 Threat +50% Elixir of Resilience Damage Reduction +15%

With these events, you’ll be more prepared than ever for any challenges you may face! Both events arrive with the launch of Blade & Soul: Celestial Dawn on June 20.