Two new raids, a challenging event dungeon, a chance to fly to Seoul, Korea for the World Championship Event, and more!

Before diving into finer details of the update, check out our Blade & Soul: Roots of Malice Preview Stream as we take a tour through some of the new content.

New Scarlet Conservatory Raids

The Scarlet Conservatory continues to be overrun by vicious flora and fauna, and your skills are desperately needed to prune the evil from within!

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Hae Mujin’s Outlaw Arena

Hae Mujin is getting older but despite looking handsome as ever, he must endure relentless teasing from his sassy granddaughter, Poharan.

To prove to everyone that he’s still a worthy opponent he’s offering warriors throughout the Earthen Realm a challenge—face him in the Outlaw Arena for a chance to win some enticing awards!

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Items & Systems Preview

Get the lowdown of the items and system changes coming to this update—including the addition of the Tidal Talisman Psyche and much more!

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World Championship Qualification Event

Registration ends July 26 at 12:00 p.m. PDT, so you have a couple more days to register for the World Championship Qualification Event, taking place from July 31 to August 21.

Become one of the top two teams from North America and Europe and your team will be sent to the Blade & Soul World Championship in Korea this October!

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

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Blade & Soul 5.4 Patch Notes

Content & Events

New 12-player raids (Titan Chamber and Botany Center) are now available.

Warped Citadel is now the activeDungeon Challenge.

Shackled Isles Party Mode is now available.

Hae Mujin's Outlaw Arena, a new Event Dungeon, is now available.

General

Weekly Challenge Update The new raids, Titan Chamber and Botany Center, are now included in the Weekly Challenge list. Dawn of Khanda Vihar has been removed from the list.



Contents Quest Whirlwind Valley One Whirlwind Victory Beluga Lagoon Beluga Lagoon Triple Crown Nova Core Go Supernova Fallen Aransu School Echoes of the Past Snowjade Fortress Undying Fire Hall of the Keeper Breaking the Barrier Keeper Hall of the Templar Templar of Doom Titan Chamber Double Dose Botany Center Which Doctor

Additional rewards can be received when completing 5 Challenge tasks in addition to the rewards for completing 3 Challenge tasks.

Completed Tasks Reward Quantity Reputation 5 Weekly Challenge Upgrade Selection Chest 1 10,000 Challenger’s Splendor Stone Chest 1

The quest reward for 2 weekly quests, Echoes of the Past and Undying Fire, has been changed from 5 Gold to 1 Gold.

Daily Quest Update The quest reward for Rage Against the Longgui has been changed from 4 Sacred Longgui Keys to 2 Sacred Longgui Keys.

Achievements The following achievements have been added:



Name Description Rewards Stunted Double Defeat the Titan Twin in the Titan Chamber 10 Achievement Points Crash of the Titan Defeat the Titan Twin in the Titan Chamber 10 times 10 Achievement Points Twinning Out Defeat the Titan Twin in the Titan Chamber 50 times 10 Achievement Points Smother Nature Defeat the Titan Twin in the Titan Chamber 100 times 15 Achievement Points Growing Pains Defeat Doctor Grobak at the Botany Center 10 Achievement Points Malpractice Defeat Doctor Grobak at the Botany Center 10 times 10 Achievement Points Back in Smack Defeat Doctor Grobak at the Botany Center 50 times 10 Achievement Points Miracle Mow Defeat Doctor Grobak at the Botany Center 100 times 15 Achievement Points Warped Citadel - Top Rank Rank as Best (1st place) during the Warped Citadel Dungeon Challenge Season 30 Achievement Points Unique Title: Master of Reality Title Image: Warped Citadel - Elite Rank Rank as Top-Tier (2nd-10th place) during the Warped Citadel Dungeon Challenge Season 30 Achievement Points Unique Title: Dread Head All the Realm's a Stage Defeat Mazuko, Vetarex, and Dread Prince Sobu 50 times each on Hard Difficulty. 15 Achievement Points Obtain attribute: Attack Power +30

The following achievements have been updated:

Name Description Note Sovereign of Solak Defeat Volberus, Jurupo, and Numok 50 times each. Removed the requirement for Hard Difficulty. Savior of the Realms Defeat Amara, Rukesh, and Captain Mookwan 50 times each. Removed the requirement for Hard Difficulty.

Collections New Collections are now available:



Mission Name Item Reward Dread and Needle Custom Dreadnought Attack Power +5, HP +500 Custom Dreadnought Headpiece Custom Dreadnought Cape Divine Threads Divine Fist HP +450, Defense +30 Divine Fist Cape

Shackled Isles Solo Mode has been removed. Party Mode is now available featuring 3-player teams. Shackled Isles is available in the F8 window where you can find your party and enter the match. Classes with a selected 3rd Class Specialization (currently limited to the Blade Master and Kung Fu Master) are restricted from entering the Shackled Isles lobby. The Daily Matching Time schedule is the same as before. 12:00 ~ 13:00 14:00 ~ 15:00 17:00 ~ 18:00 20:00 ~ 21:00 23:00 ~ 00:00 Season schedule



Season Start End Note Season 3 July 31, 2019 August 21, 2019 World Championship QualificationSeason Season 4 August 21, 2019 October 16, 2019

Daily Quest is updated:

Type Quest Name Reward XP Shackled Isles Coin Reputation Daily Participate in 3 Battles at the Shackled Isles 50,000 3 7,350

The number of Shackled Isles Coins needed to exchangefor a Hexagonal Dueler Garnet or aHexagonal Dueler Obsidian has decreased from 150 to 55.

Match Rewards are as below.

Match Rank Reward XP Shackled Isles Coin Soulstone Crystal Moonstone Crystal 1 300,000 7 40 10 2 150,000 7 20 5 3 100,000 7 20 4 4 50,000 5 10 3 5 50,000 5 10 2 6 50,000 4 5 2 7 50,000 4 5 1 8 50,000 3 5 1 9 50,000 3 5 1 10 50,000 3 5 1 11 30,000 2 3 12 30,000 2 3 13 30,000 2 3 14 30,000 2 3 15 30,000 2 3 16 10,000 1 1 17 10,000 1 1 18 10,000 1 1 19 10,000 1 1 20 10,000 1 1 21 5,000 1 22 5,000 1 23 5,000 1 24 5,000 1 25 5,000 1 26 5,000 1 27 5,000 1 28 5,000 1 29 5,000 1 30 5,000 1

Ranking Reward Weekly Ranking Rewards during Season 3 and 4 are as below.



Weekly Ranking Weekly Reward XP Shackled Isles Coin Moonstone Crystal 1 5,000,000 50 80 2 5,000,000 50 80 3 5,000,000 50 80 4 - 10 4,000,000 50 60 11 - 25 3,000,000 50 50 26 - 50 2,000,000 45 40 51 - 100 1,500,000 45 25 101 - 300 1,500,000 45 20 301 - 700 1,000,000 40 15 701 - 1500 1,000,000 40 10

Season 3 Ranking Rewards are less than the regular season's rewards due to the shorter season period.

Season 3 Ranking Season 3 Reward XP Shackled Isles Coin Moonstone Crystal 1 5,000,000 40 60 2 5,000,000 40 60 3 5,000,000 40 60 4 - 10 4,000,000 40 45 11 - 25 3,000,000 40 40 26 - 50 2,000,000 35 30 51 - 100 1,500,000 35 20 101 - 300 1,500,000 35 15 301 - 700 1,000,000 30 10 701 - 1500 1,000,000 30 8

Season 4 Ranking Rewards are same as the previous regular season.

Play Guide (Ctrl+J) Recommended equipment and skills will always be displayed for each Dungeon regardless of your current equipment.

Chat System - Show My Language Only Setting A new option toview the chat only in your selected language. The "Show My Language Only" option can be enabled in the Chat Setting, which is located in the top left of the chat window. It applies to all chat channels for any language. The same option is available in the Battleground/Dungeon Lobby chat window as well. Your setting is saved in your account and can be changed any time.

User Interface A system where event reward items can be purchased for a limited quantity per account/characters and/or during a certain time period has been added. The information is displayed under the item names in the selling list. The popup message which is displayed when there is a Dynamic Quest reward to be received before escaping a dungeon now asks you to confirm receiving the reward. i.e. "If you leave the [Dungeon Name], you will lose progress on [Quest Name] and you will not receive any rewards. Do you want to receive rewards?" When an item is going to expire within 24 hours, a clock icon is displayed in the tooltip. In the Mail window, new buttons are added to quickly move 5 pages backward or forward.



Events

Event Dungeon: Hae Mujin's Outlaw Arena Event Period: July 24 - August 20 Redemption Period: July 24 - September 17 Location: Mushin’s Tower Requirements: Level 60 Solo/Party: Solo Quests: Event Dungeon Entry: Heeey! Mujin's Outlaw Arena letter (automatically receive the quest letter at Level 60) Daily Quests:



Name Reward XP Reputation Crisis Management Crisis Coinx5, Fleeting Awakened Ascending Soul (30 minutes) 1,000 - Identify Crisis Crisis Coinx3, Fleeting Awakened Cosmic Soul (30 minutes), Fleeting Awakened Hongmoon Heart (30 minutes) 1,000 - Prime Crisis Crisis Coinx2, Fleeting Awakened Tiger Soul (30 minutes), Fleeting True Hongmoon Heart (30 minutes) 30,000 3,000

Final Stage: Admy Hae Mujin A special cosmetic item,Shadowspark Wings, can be purchased at the Dragon Express when obtaining the achievement "Mid-life Mania." Achievements and Title:



Step Name Description Title 1 Early Retirement Defeat Admy Hae Mujin 10 times at the Outlaw Arena - 2 Mid-life Mania Defeat Admy Hae Mujin 30 times at the Outlaw Arena - 3 Hae Mujin's Heyday Defeat Admy Hae Mujin 50 times at the Outlaw Arena Fashion Police

Event Currencies Crisis Coin Collect after completing 3 daily quests Collect from Login Reward (1hr. 30min. - Crisis Coin x1) Outlaw Coin Collect after completing 2 Daily Dungeon Quests Collect after completing 4 Raid Dynamic Quests



Raid Type Quest Name Reward Fallen Aransu School Dynamic Aransu Has Fallen Outlaw Coin x 7 Snowjade Fortress Dynamic The Eternal Champion Outlaw Coin x 7 Hall of the Keeper Dynamic Fall of the Machines Outlaw Coin x 3 Hall of the Templar Dynamic Templar Tussle Outlaw Coin x 3

Dragon Express Exchange List

Dragon Express Crisis Coins Outlaw Coins Restrictions Temporary Weapon Fleeting Crisis Weapon Chest (2-hr.) * 4 4 Each account limited to one purchase per day Cosmetics Shadowspark Wings * 35 35 Shark Bait Costume 35 35 Shark Bait Headgear 15 15 Shark Bait Illusion Weapon Chest 15 15 Admiral's New Clothes Selection Chest 35 35 Admiral's New Clothes Adornment Selection Chest 20 20 Upgrade Materials Sacred Vial 55 55 Each account limited to 5 purchase per week Pet Pack 25 25 Each account limited to 10 purchases per week Divine Grace Stone 60 60 Scarlet Bloom 20 20 Grand Celestial Wings 10 10 Grand Celestial Steel 30 30 Onyx Scale 18 18 Bloodstone 8 8 Hive Queen's Wings 2 2 Hive Queen's Heart 6 6 Silver Scale 6 6 Gems Hongmoon Octagonal Gem Selection Chest 80 80 Consumables Special Hongmoon XP Charm 40 40 Legendary Gem Hammer 10 10 Fortune Potion 1 - Fortune Potion - 1

*Achievement required to purchase

Fortune's Bounty Event The Fortune Falls Event Dungeon is now closed. Fortune Fishbone and Fortune Fish Treasure Chests have been removed from the Daily Challenge rewards. The Raider's Support Box has been removed from the Weekly Challenge rewards. Fortune Fishbone has been removed from the Login Rewards. Additional rewards of dynamic quests were removed from Skybreak Spires, Scion's Keep, Temple of Eluvium, and Nightfall Sanctuary. Fortune Fish can be redeemed at the General Merchant NPC near each Fishing Ground until August 21. Angler’s Fish Oil, Prime Fish Oil and Golden Fish Oil can be used to discount certain weapon upgrades until August 21.

Dragon’s Bounty The reward redemption period is now closed.



Skills

Warlock Distortion Added the text "(excluding skills that cannot be reset)" to the Time Distortion tooltip. Scourge Changed the Vampiric Drain tooltip from"Creates 1 Spectral Orbs on every hit" to "Creates 3 Spectral Orbs on every hit" to match with the actual effect. Updated the Vampiric Drain tooltip to display the correct damage and HP absorbing amount. Changed the Awakened Dimensional Salvo tooltip from "Generates 3 Spectral Orbs for every successful hit" to "Generates 3 Spectral Orbs on use’ to match the actual effect. Fixed an issue with Dragon Helix not recovering 1 Spectral Orb on a hit.

Kung Fu Master Iron Claw Changed the level requirement for the skills which can be used inTitan Stance/Wolf formfrom 60 to 55. Fixed an issue with some skills that had the incorrect skill acquisition level in the Martial Tomb. Added the text "During Soulburn or Soul Flare" to the Awakened Iron Paw and Awakened Claw tooltips. Added the text "Titan Stance" to the Skill Requirement in the Back Hammer tooltip.

Warden All Specializations Updated the tooltips for Backstep, Backvault, Sever Step, and Strafe combo skills. Madness Adjusted the global cooldown due to situations when quickly hitting Frenzy twice causes a stance shift. Fixed an issue with Greatslash skills pausing momentarily when Blood Ire is used. Guardian Adjusted the global cooldown due to situations when quickly hitting Sentry twice causes a stance shift. Fixed an issue with Blade Barrage pausing momentarily when Divine Light is used. Added the text “Cancels Sentry Stance” to the Sever Step and Strafe tooltip. Fixed an issue with Sentry and Stance Shift incorrectly applying the effectof 30% damage reduction and resistance to status effects for 1 sec. Updated the Sentry and Stance Shift tooltips about the effect of 30% damage reduction and resistance to status effects for 1 second.

Gunslinger All Specializations Fixed the wrong icon of "On Resist using Whipline" in the Ricochet tooltip. Undertaker Added the text "During Soulburn or Soul Flare" under Skill Requirements to the Awakened Bullet Storm tooltip. Updated theAwakened Darkshot tooltip to match the actual damage and Dark Light increase.

Assassin All Specialization Added the text "Moves behind the enemy" which was missing from the Blink Step tooltip.

Summoner Thorns Added the text "Recovers 2% of HP every 2 sec. for all party members within range" which was missing from the Petal Storm tooltip. Changed the Sunburst tooltip to its original text: "+120% Additional Damage when Sunburst - Stage 1 hits during Overflow effect" and "+200% Additional Damage when Sunburst Stage 2 hits during Overflow effect." Fixed an issue with the Strangling Roots tooltip not matching the actual damage.

Blade Master Spectral Blade Fixed an issue with Phantom Grip, Grab, or Grapple being unavailable to use on a target when Spectral Safeguard is active. Fixed an issue where the player character stands up and does the blocking motion during the knocked-down state when an attack is blocked whileSpectral Safeguardis active. Fixed the issue of the blocking sound and blocking motion missing when using Deflect.

Force Master Flame Fixed an issue with hitting Escape twice in the System Menu while Phoenix Fire is active. Frost Fixed an issue with Bracing Cold effect duration not renewing when using Ice Shield afterBracing Cold effect is triggeredwithin the range of Avalanche, Flash Freeze, or Ice Spike. Fixed an issue with Bracing Cold effect incorrectly applying to other players when a player triggers Bracing Cold effect within the range of Avalanche, Flash Freeze, or Ice Spike.

Destroyer All Specializations Fixed an issue with Focus Recovery not working occasionally when resisting using Leap Back.

Blade Dancer All Specializations Fixed an issue with Mystic not being applied to Heavenly Dance.



Dungeons & Raids

Two new raids, Titan Chamber and Botany Center, are now available next to Scarlet Conservatory in the Temple of Succession at Dasari Palace.

Titan Chamber The Titan Chamber is a new 12-player raid available to players level 60 HM 14 or higher. Players must have completed Temple of Succession – Chapter 8: Breaching the Gate



Botany Center The Botany Center is a new 12-player raid available to players level 60 HM 14 or higher. Players must have completed Temple of Succession – Chapter 8: Breaching the Gate Quests:



Location Name Acquisition Type Gold XP Reputation Rewards Entry Homegrown Horrors Letter One-time 30g 3,400 Titan Chamber Double Dose Raid Entrance (Shiyun) Weekly 5g 184,400 3,500 Gunwon City Dungeon Reward Chest Twinning the War Raid Boss Dynamic - 1,000 1,090 Guaranteed:

Titan Twin's Loot, Grand Master Material Chest Selection:

2 Scarlet Bloom or 4 Grand Celestial Wings Botany Center Which Doctor Raid Entrance (San) Weekly 5g 193,600 3,500 Gunwon City Dungeon Reward Chest Clone Groan Raid Boss Dynamic - 1,000 1,090 Guaranteed:

Doctor Grobak's Loot, Grand Master Material Chest Selection:

2 Scarlet Bloom or 4 Grand Celestial Wings

Warped Citadel Warped Citadel is now the activeDungeonChallenge. Season Schedule



Season Small Season Name Start End Season 1 Warped Citadel Challenge Season 1/3 July 24 2019 August 21 2019

Warped Challenge Tokens can be exchanged with items at Mushin's Tower Exchanger Kangcha.

Exchange Item Warped Challenge Token Custom Dreadnought 20 Custom Dreadnought Headpiece 10 Custom Dreadnought Cape 10 The Dread Prince's Boss Psyche 120 The Dread Prince's Damaged Psyche 120 The Dread Prince's Critical Psyche 120 Sobu's Psyche 25

Equipment & Items

Accessory Breakthrough Cost Update The Offerings and materials required to breakthrough the accessories listed below have been updated. Divine Dragon/Tiger/Phoenix Bracelet Skybreaker Ring/Earring Darkstorm Necklace Inheritor's Ring Skyshatter Ring Solak Ring/Earring/Necklace/Belt/Gloves can now be purchased from Merchant Sa Garyung of Valindria.

Equipment Account Transfer PvP Weapons can be transferred to other characters within the same account. Because PvP Weapons are class-specific, they need to be resealed before they can be transferred. Resealing requiresBrilliant Sealing Charm Fragments. Once resealed, the item can be transferred to another character on the same account through the mail system for a small fee. Below is the list of weapons that can be transferred and the associated costs:

Transfer Condition: Must be Stage 3/6/9



Weapon Resealing Cost Dragon Forge - Stage 3 5 Fragments Dragon Forge - Stage 6 Dragon Forge - Stage 9 Incinerator - Stage 3 Incinerator - Stage 6 Incinerator - Stage 9

Psyche A new Psyche that can beused to Augment Legendary Talisman has been added.



Name Cost to Augment Augmented Abilities Tidal Talisman Psyche Moonstone x2 Elysian Orb x2 30g Critical 137-687 Critical Damage 91-458

Tidal Talisman Psyche can be transmuted with 25 Pet Packs and a fee of 500 gold.

Mazuko's Psyche now can be used to Augment Legendary Necklaces as well.

Achievement Requirements for Item Purchase Achievement requirements for purchasing the following accessories or items have been removed.



Merchant Item Previous Achievement Requirement Dragon Trader Junsorei Iron Conqueror Medallion Sovereign of Solak Frostburn Orb Sovereign of Solak Heart of the Great Thrall Sovereign of Solak King Gloves - Stage 1 Easy as One-Two-Tree Sky's Inheritance Ring Chest Ichor of the Vicar Skypearl Apex Chest - Stage 1 Stellar Job Skysunder Elevation Chest - Stage 1 That's Amara Skyguard Horizon Belt Chest - Stage 1 Tenta-kill

Item Purchase Cost Update The items required to purchase a Sacred Longgui Key have been updated:



Merchant Item Name Previous Cost Current Cost Midnight Exchanger Sacred Longgui Key 50 Silver, Moonstone Crystal x1, Verdant Nightstone x10 Sacred Orb x3, Verdant Nightstone x10