Greetings from Com2uS!

v8.6.9 has been updated on Steam today, and an auto update will be held to install the new version.

The process won't take long, but you may experience a sudden crash if you are logged in when the update begins.
Please make sure to come back to the Village and end your game safely to save your game data before the update starts.

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[Update Schedule by Server]
Global - 12:45 AM PDT
Europe - 8:45 AM CET
Asia - 3:30 PM TST
Korea - 4:00 PM KST
Japan - 4:30 PM JST
China - 3:30 PM CST
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v8.6.9 Update Details
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▶ Arena Revamp
- The Arena will be revamped into a league format starting Apr. 14.
: Leagues of up to 10,000 Summoners will be created, and tally rewards will be given according to your rank within the league.

- Revamped Arena League Grade Requirements and Rewards
* Arena tally on Apr. 13 will follow the existing standards.

- Arena tally and victory point reset will be held biweekly.
(As-is) Tally: Every Sunday 10:00 PM - Monday 12:00 AM (server time) / Victory Point Reset: Every other tally
(To-be) Tally and victory point reset both take place every other Sunday 10:00 PM - Monday 12:00 AM (server time)

* The first Arena League held after the revamp will follow the schedule below.
> Arena Period: After Arena maintenance on Apr. 14 - Apr. 27, 10:00 PM
> Tally and Victory Point Reset: Apr. 27, 10:00 PM - Apr. 28, 12:00 AM

- The change in the Arena Interserver Battle scheduled to begin on Apr. 28 will be announced in a separate notice.

- Rookie League for New Summoners
: Summoners who created their account after Apr. 14, 12:00 AM will be automatically placed in the Rookie League.
: Summoners in the Rookie League will face defense decks of reasonable strength according to their grade.
: Tally and victory point reset in the Rookie League will also occur biweekly.
: Summoners in the Rookie League may choose to promote to regular Arena or stay in the Rookie League after the first tally.

- Rookie League Grade Requirements and Rewards
- One-Time Achievement Rewards in the Rookie League
* These rewards can only be claimed once during your time in the Rookie League.

▶ Arena Revamp and Server Maintenance Schedule
- Only the Rival Battle is available for Korea/ Japan/ China/ Asia/ Europe servers after the tally on Apr. 13 and during maintenance.

■ [Arena Maintenance] Arena Restriction Period
Korea: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 10:00 AM KST
Japan: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 10:00 AM JST
China: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
Asia: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 9:00 AM TST
Europe: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 3:00 AM CEST​

■ [Server Maintenance]
- Global: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 2:00 AM PDT
- Korea/ Japan/ China/ Asia/ Europe: Apr. 13, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
* Game access and play will be unavailable during server maintenance.
* If you are using an EXP Booster during server maintenance, its duration will be automatically extended by the maintenance time.

■ Arena Maintenance Compensation
- Recipient: All servers
- Compensation: 11-Year Special Scroll x5, Crystal +100, Energy +300
- Availability: Apr. 14, 2:00 AM - Apr. 15, 7:59 AM PDT
* We will notify you again should the schedule change.

■ v8.6.9 Update Reward
A reward for the v8.6.9 update will be available prior to the maintenance compensation above.
Please look forward to updates and events prepared to celebrate Summoners War's 11th anniversary.

- Recipient: All servers
- Update Reward: 11-Year Special Scroll x5, Crystal +100, Energy +300
- Availability: Apr. 12, 1:00 AM - Apr. 13, 7:59 AM PDT​

▶ Arena Improvements
- [Arena > Rival] Glory Points earned from defeating Amir have been adjusted from 3 → 4.
- [Summoner's Way > Advanced Summoner] Quest related to the Arena has been changed.
: (As-is) Revenge Battle in Arena: Play a revenge battle in the Arena battle record
: (To-be) Arena Test: Test the defense deck in Defense Placement

- The UI for the Arena win streak buff effects has been improved.
- Monsters available for battle in the Arena battle preparation screen will now be displayed in two lines.
- Monsters available for selection in the Defense Placement screen of Arena and Arena Interserver Battle will now be displayed in two lines.
▶ Monster and Arena Art Renewal
- 13 Monsters: [Slime, Mushroom, Surprise Box, Howl, Elemental, Garuda, Inugami, Joker, Vampire, Undine, Dragon, Oracle, and Chimera]

- Arena Visual: Arena, World Arena, Arena Interserver Battle, 2vs2 Team Battle, Arcane Tower, Arena Island, Defense Placement, etc.
- The visual effects of various beneficial and harmful effects applied in battles have been improved.

▶ Summoners War's 11th Anniversary Events
(https://youtu.be/J5WnAmcXiD8​)​

- We have prepared various events and rewards to celebrate the 11 years together.
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🎁 Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: Max Upgraded Nat 5 Monster Selective Summon Event https://m.withhive.com/event/313/79825
🎁 Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: 11-Year Special Scroll & Special Shop Event https://m.withhive.com/event/313/79824
🎁 Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: 10+1 Unlimited Refund Event https://m.withhive.com/event/313/79823
🎁 Apr. 12 - May 25: Best Rune Sharing Event https://m.withhive.com/event/313/79822
🎁 Apr. 14 - Jun. 22: My Own Hall of Heroes Event https://m.withhive.com/event/313/79821
🎁 Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: Summoner Level Milestone Event https://m.withhive.com/event/313/79819
🎁 Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: Summoner's Way Milestone Event https://m.withhive.com/event/313/79818
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※ Summoner Level and Summoner's Way Milestone Events are for new Summoners.
- New Summoner: Summoners who created their account after Mar. 13, 8:00 AM PDT

※ 11-Year Special Scrolls Available From [11-Year Special Scroll & Special Shop Event]
Various other events held during the 11th anniversary period may also offer 11-Year Special Scrolls.
11-Year Special Scroll
A special scroll that summons a Default 3-5★ Monster of Fire, Water, Wind, Light, or Dark Attribute at random with a fixed chance.
[Blessing of Summon, Splendid Blessing of Summon, and Brilliant Blessing of Summon] can be used with 11-Year Special Scrolls.

▶ 11th Anniversary Special Profile Theme, Summonhenge Skin, and Cow Girl Transmogrification
- These are limited-time items available only during the 11th anniversary period.
[11-Year Special Theme]
An exclusive profile background where you can place up to 15 Monsters including your Rep Monster.
Go to [Summoner's Tower > Profile > Placement Settings] to change the profile background.
[11-Year Special Summonhenge Skin]
Go to [Summonhenge > Info > Change] to change the skin.

[Desperado Star Cow Girl: Transmogrification]
Go to [Transmogrification Building > Transmogrify] to check the Transmogrification.

▶ The [11-Year Inbox] tab for storing 11th anniversary event rewards has been added to your Inbox.
※ Rewards in the 11-Year Inbox can be claimed until Jun. 15, 7:59:59 AM PDT.​

▶ New Monster: Beetle Guardian
▶ [SP (Special) Summon] for Beetle Guardian
- Event Period: After v8.6.9 update on Apr. 12 - May 4, 7:59 AM PDT
: [SP Summon] is a summon with a slightly higher summon rate than other summons for new Monsters. An [SP Summon] menu will appear for applicable scrolls during the event.
: [SP Summons] can be performed in all summons, except for Ancient Transcendence Scrolls, 11-Year Ancient Transcendence Scrolls, 11-Year Special Scrolls, Engraved Scrolls, Monster Piece Summons, Guild Summons, SWC Scrolls, and other summons where you select a summon list. The summoning currency, scrolls, and Blessings used remain the same.
: Beetle Guardian can also be summoned with a fixed chance through a normal [Summon].

▶ [Battle Training Ground] New Mock Battle Featuring Beetle Guardian
- You can enter the Battle Training Ground after building it from [Shop > Building]. (Required Summoner Level: 12)

▶ [Mission > Achievement] New Crafting Building Achievements
* Applied retroactively for buildings built before the v8.6.9 update.

▶ Other Improvements and Changes
- You can now see the local time for each server in the server selection screen.
- You will now be redirected to the Manage screen of [Runes, Artifacts, and Gems/Grindstones] to manage them or expand the storage capacity once you reach their storage limit.
- The storage expansion button has been added to the Manage screen of [Runes, Artifacts, and Gems/Grindstones], and the button UI for storage expansion under [Monster > Rune/Artifact] has been improved to be more identifiable.
- [Siege Battle] You can now view replays shared by guild members under [Info > Attack/Defense]
- [Siege Battle] You can now see the number of remaining attack chances on the Guild Tower and the Guild Tower pop-up even during the additional attack period.
- [Steam] A configuration feature for controllers has been added to [Settings > Options].
- A confirmation pop-up has been added to double-check when Summoners below Lv. 50 attempt to use a Devilmon as a power-up material for 4★ or lower Monsters.

▶ [Mission > New Summoner Special Support] Crafting Building Material Set Improved
- The amount of each crafting material in the Crafting Building Material Set offered to new Summoners has been increased from 30 → 50.
* Set Components: Hard Wood, Tough Leather, Solid Rock, Solid Iron Ore, Shining Mythril, Thick Cloth​

▶ [Shop > Efficient] 11th Anniversary Special! Limited-Time Surprise Shop
- Surprise Shop Period: After v8.6.9 update on Apr. 12 - May 4, 11:59 PM (server time)
- The Surprise Shop offers the following items.
※ The daily free Mystical Scroll gift refreshes every day at 12:00 AM. (server time)

- [Weekly Special Products] will be available for three weeks, offering different items each week.
※ For the 6★ Legend Rune product, you can see three Rune options when claiming from your Inbox and choose one to keep.
※ The Weekly Special Products change on Mondays at 12:00 AM. (Week 1: After v8.6.9 update on Apr. 12 - Apr. 20, 11:59 PM)

▶ [iOS] The minimum required specification has been adjusted from 12.0 to 13.0.

▶ Monster Name Change
- Faimon Volcano Monsters: (As-is) Turtle → (To-be) Chromeshell / (As-is) Taotie → (To-be) Lunaroc / (As-is) Ice Beast → (To-be) Nebion​
- (As-is) Mimick → (To-be) Mimic / (As-is) Ancient Mimick → (To-be) Ancient Mimic
- (As-is) Pierret → (To-be) Pierrette / (As-is) Pioneer → (To-be) Sage​

▶ [Shop > Efficient > Special Pack] Limited-Time 11-Year Summon Special Packs
- Sale Period: After v8.6.9 update on Apr. 12 - Jun. 30, 11:59 PM (server time)
▶ Game Errors Fixed
- Fixed an issue where the Guild Magic Shop appeared in incorrect locations.
- [Dimension Hole > Ellunia] Fixed an issue where Monsters of different attributes could be selected under certain circumstances.
- Fixed an issue where the beneficial effect removal and Glancing Hit effect of (Fire) Pioneer's [Sleeve Attack] did not apply to targets defended by Monsters such as (Water) Beast Monk or to (Wind) Specter Princess.​
- Fixed an issue where (Wind) Barbaric King's [Resentment] did not trigger the [Berserk] effect when used on defended targets or (Wind) Specter Princess.
- Fixed an issue where the stun effect of (Water) Monkey King's [Alter Ego Attack] only activated from critical hits.
- [Guild Battle Research] Fixed an issue where the Advanced Rune Settings feature was unavailable for Monsters you do not own when registering a defense deck.​
- Fixed an issue where the [Include Engraved Runes] option under [Rune Manage > Rune Advanced Settings > Detailed Options] did not function properly when accessed through World Guild Battle and Guild Battle Research.

▶ 11th Anniversary Special! 30 Days of Check-in Gifts and Special Check-in Pack
- Event Period: Apr. 17, 12:00 AM - May 18, 11:59 PM (server time)
- A check-in gift will be sent to your Inbox each day you log in. You can claim up to 30 check-in gifts and purchase the Special Check-in Pack for 40 days starting from your first check-in during the event period. (For example, if your first check-in is on Apr. 25, you can check in up to 30 times until Jun. 3.)
* You can check the reward collection schedule based on your first check-in date on the check-in screen.

Greetings from the Summoners War Dev Team!

We're back with another Developer's Preview to discuss the second part of the 11th Anniversary Update.For our team, reading all the diverse opinions from Summoners after posting dev-related notices is one of our great joys.
The Siege Battle revamp from the previous Developer’s Preview has been applied starting Season 18 on Mar. 31.
We hope you enjoy the newly updated Siege Battle and look forward to hearing your valuable feedback.

Our team is always striving to make Summoners War a more enjoyable and convenient game based on your feedback.
Your voices always motivate us, so please continue to share your thoughts.

Let's dive into the topics we have prepared today.

* Rift Raid bosses of Fire, Water, and Wind Attributes dropping specific types of Grindstones will be added to make Grindstone farming more efficient.
* We are reviewing the bosses’ skill sets to create a meaningful challenge without making team building for boss raids overly burdensome.
* The existing Chaos Beast Khi'zar Kha'jul will remain as a neutral attribute raid boss that drops all Grindstones.
* Below is an overview of the skills and rewards for each boss.

Other than the changes in the [Rageful Roar] skill seen below, the rest of the skills will remain the same as the Chaos Beast.

* We plan to improve the usability of Grindstones and Gems by retaining amplified values of a grinded sub property even when a Gem is used on the sub property.

Let’s say a Rune has a SPD +7 sub property obtained through Gem conversion.
After amplifying it with a SPD +5 Grindstone, the sub property becomes SPD +12.

If you then use a SPD Legend Gem to convert it to SPD +10:

As-is: The grinded value is removed, resulting in SPD +10.
To-be: The grinded value remains, resulting in SPD +15 (Gem +10, Grindstone +5).

* Currently, using a Gem of the same sub property resets the amplified value, forcing you to rely on Gems to get a satisfactory result before using a Grindstone.
With this change, you can apply Grindstones first without worrying about losing the amplified value.
* However, using a Gem of a different sub property will still remove the amplified sub property and grant a new sub property.
* The addition of Attribute Raid Bosses and the usability improvements for Grindstones and Gems are scheduled for release in the late April update.

* The game will be updated to v8.6.9 on Apr. 12 to introduce [Arena & Arena Interserver Battle revamp], [Monster & Arena background art renewal], and [11th anniversary events] discussed in the previous Developer's Preview.
* We would also like to share the details on the new Arena rank requirements below as many Summoners were keen to see how the Arena league restructuring will pan out.

* We are actively working to resolve some key issues related to the Siege Battle Rune separation.
* We expect to introduce this update by the end of May.

That concludes today's Developer's Preview!

We will continue striving to make Summoners War more enjoyable and convenient.

If you have any questions or feedback regarding the update plans, please don't hesitate to share them.

We sincerely hope the improvements and system refinements prepared for the 11th anniversary will further enhance your gameplay experience.

We appreciate your continued love and support, and please look forward to more exciting updates!​​