[New Skin]
Flying fish, let's go! Electric otters, don't run away! The introverted girl skillfully operates her gaming devices. Her next goal: to become the ultimate Sprite Master!
Kingyo's Gadget Geek series skin [Cyber Fantasy] will be available for a limited time from 7/26/2024 after maintenance to 9/19/2024! Purchasing the skin will also grant [Custom Button: Cyber Fantasy].  It will also be 12% off in the first week. Don't miss out!
[Returning Skins]
1. Thalassic Flux
Event Period: 7/26/2024 after maintenance to 8/22/2024
Ootakemaru's Marine Team series skin [Thalassic Flux] will make its return to the Skin Shop for a limited time! It will be available from 7/26/2024 after maintenance to 8/22/2024. Don't miss out!
At the same time, the [Thalassic Flux] exclusive custom button [Custom Button - Thalassic Flux] will be available in the [Shop] - [General] on 7/26 for 148 Jade. Don't miss out!
2. Lucky Bunny
Event Period: 7/26/2024 after maintenance to 8/1/2024
During the event, Yamawaro's Exclusive Discount series skin [Lucky Bunny] is back for a limited time, costing only 60 Jade. Don't miss out!
[Golden Blessing]
New Welfare System - Golden Blessing Now Available!
We have comprehensively upgraded the original weekly active welfare content. You can now earn points by completing battles, and after accumulating certain points, you can obtain [Fishing Nets] to participate in the Goldfish mini-game. Based on the quality of the goldfish caught, random rewards can be obtained, including some [dyed/rare/epic skins], [Jade Leaves], [Goldfish Tokens], etc. Among them, [Goldfish Tokens] are exclusive event items for Golden Blessing, which can be exchanged for Shikigami Vouchers, various outfit selection packs, and other generous rewards!
[Latest Events]
1. Lights of Illusion, Bright as Ever
Event Period: 7/5/2024 after maintenance to 8/1/2024
Phantom light descends, plunging the world into darkness. Beneath the wilderness, the city of ideals rises. Chaotic time is reconstructed and flows once more. Bright hope grows and spreads its tendrils here.
The new event [Lights of Illusion, Bright as Ever] is now live! By joining Pholiteia, you can immediately obtain the limited minion skin [Round Banda] and the limited-time trial of the lobby theme [Dazzling Square]! Participate in the event to earn exclusive rewards like the Skin: Phantasmal Sigil, Battle Results: Phantasmal Sigil, and more! Let's help Lana repair the phantom device and collect massive amounts of Pholiteia Coins to exchange for legendary and epic skins, Auspicious Daruma, and other amazing rewards!
2. Fairy Luck
Event Period: 7/26/2024 after maintenance to 7/29/2024
During the event, recharge a specific amount of Jade every day for bonus rewards.
3. Azure Moon Treasures
Event Period: 7/26/2024 after maintenance to 9/8/2024
The limited [Elegy of the Azure Moon] series personalized outfits are now available for the first time! Participate in the event to earn permanent rewards such as the [Demon Parade Effect: Iridescence], [Turret: Derelict Mechanism], [Minion Skin: Barren Moon Puppet], and more! Don't miss out!
4.Strange Bestiary
Event Duration: After maintenance on July 26, 2024 - August 25, 2024
During the event period, complete daily tasks to earn points and receive rare rewards such as [Lucky Daruma], [Shikigami Zero Cost Voucher], and [1000 Treasure Leaves]!
[Shikigami Adjustments]
Higanbana
When we originally designed the Higanbana Shikigami, we aimed to create a Mage with mid-range sustained damage capabilities. Though her burst and range might be weaker compared to other Mages, she was meant to be a serious threat to enemies at closer distances. However, in the current version, Higanbana struggles because of the delayed effect of the [Flower Seal] marks, which leaves her weak in both range and burst and unable to threaten enemies as intended at mid-close range.
To address these issues, we're modifying Higanbana's skills. Firstly, we'll eliminate the delay in applying [Flower Seal] marks from her Ability 3 [Blood-soaked Flowers] and increase the area it affects as well as its reliability. To balance this, we're removing the charge mechanic from this ability.
Also, considering Higanbana's challenges in managing multiple [Flower Seal] marked targets, we're increasing the damage radius when the marks detonate and introducing a chain explosion mechanism to boost her group battle capabilities. In addition, given her poor minion clearing ability, we're introducing a new mechanic that allows minions to be marked with [Flower Seal].
Finally, we've noticed a substantial difference in benefits between having full or less than full [Flower Soul] stacks for her ultimate ability. Often, players use the ultimate ability just before reaching full stacks, resulting in a loss of potential benefits. Therefore, we're changing the ultimate ability so that it can only be activated with full [Flower Soul] stacks.
Trait [Blooming Earth]:
Mechanics Adjustments: When Higanbana's abilities hit an enemy, she will transfer [Nutrients] to herself. Absorbing them will recover HP for herself.
Ability 1 [Deadly Blooms]:
Mechanics Adjustments: When hitting enemies marked with [Flower Seal], the damage area will be expanded, and a shield will be granted to the caster while reducing this ability's cooldown. If there are other enemies marked with [Flower Seal] within the area, they will be tracked and their [Flower Seal] will be triggered.
Ability 2 [Bloom Shadow]:
Visual Effect Adjustment: Bullet visual effects have been upgraded to increase visibility.
Ability 3 [Blood-soaked Flowers]:
Mechanics Adjustments: Higanbana will create a sea of flowers in the designated direction that lasts for a period of time, inflicting Slow and damage on enemies within the area, and marking them with [Flower Seal] for a duration. If enemies do not leave the sea of flowers while it persists, the [Flower Seal] mark will be continuously refreshed.
Ability 4 [Underworld Flowers]:
When the absorbed [Flower Souls] reach 100, Higanbana will unlock her ultimate ability, which consumes all [Flower Souls] to summon Underworld Flowers in the specified area for a duration.
Visual Effect Adjustment: The boundary effects of Underworld Flowers have been optimized, reducing the obstruction of the effects.
[Balance Adjustments]
1. Tamamonomae
As a Mage shikigami, Tamamonomae has substantial harassment and self-protection abilities, which makes countering him difficult even at close range. Therefore, we've reduced the knockback distance and control time of his Ability 3 [Demon Wrath] to maintain his strong harassment capabilities while ensuring reasonable self-protection.
Skill 1 [Spiritual Strike]:
Damage spell bonus increased from 75% to 80%.
Ability 3 [Demon Wrath]:
Knockback distance adjusted from 200 yards to 150 yards.
Control time adjusted from 0.8s to 0.4s.
2. Yato no Kami
Currently, Yato no Kami, as a Samurai shikigami, needs to use his Ability 3 [Joint Dance] to gain additional attack speed, which means he has to use a displacement ability even in close-range battles to gain the necessary attack speed. Therefore, we have moved the attack speed bonus to his Ability 2, hoping to provide a reasonable experience across various scenarios. Also, Yato no Kami's one-on-one dueling capabilities are somewhat weak, so we have slightly increased the damage of his Ability 1 [Nighttime Invitation].
Ability 1 [Nighttime Invitation]:
Base damage increased from 15/28/41/54/67 (+60% Attack) (+2.2*Level Bonus) to 15/28/41/54/67 (+60% Attack) (+2.2*Level Bonus).
Additional Slash Damage increased from 10/20/30/40/50 to 10/25/40/55/70.
Ability 2 [Life Seal]:
New Effect: The caster gains an attack speed bonus when the scythe returns.
Ability 3 [Joint Dance]:
Removed the attack speed increase effect gained after use.
3. Ryomen
As a Samurai shikigami, Ryomen's ultimate ability has been too weak to pose a significant threat, and his basic attack range is too short, impacting his performance when transitioning from abilities to basic attacks. We're increasing both the range of his basic and enhanced basic attacks, and the damage of his ultimate ability, [Divine Combo], to provide a better gameplay experience.
Skill 2 [Storm Surge]:
Base damage increased from 100/160/220/280/340 to 110/180/250/320/390.
Ultimate Ability [Divine Combo]:
Base damage increased from 140/210/280 to 180/270/360.
4. Kainin
Kainin, a Ninja shikigami, has been underperforming in the late game due to low damage capabilities. We're slightly increasing the attack benefits of her Ability 1 to improve her late-game performance.
Ability 1 [Flying Leaves]:
Increased Attack bonus from 22.5% to 30%.
5. Asura
Asura, a Samurai shikigami, has lacked sufficient damage output and durability in mid-to-late game team battles, leading to poor late-game performance. We're enhancing the attack bonus for damage and healing of his Ability 1, [Lotus Extermination], to allow for a more prominent role in team battles.
Ability 1 [Lotus Extermination]:
The bonus Attack Damage for the first four slash attacks has been increased from (+80% Attack) to (+85% Attack).
The bonus Attack Damage for the first four recoveries has been increased from (+40% Bonus Attack) to (+45% Bonus Attack).
The bonus Attack Damage for the fifth slash attack has been increased from (+160% Attack) to (+170% Attack).
The bonus Attack Damage for the fifth recovery has been increased from (+80% Bonus Attack) to (+90% Bonus Attack).
6. Hannya
As a Samurai shikigami, Hannya's laning phase harassment has been overly powerful, negatively affecting opponents, while the Attack Damage bonus in his melee form has been lacking. We're slightly lowering the base damage of his ranged abilities, [Ghoul Mask] and [Blood Grenade], and increasing the Attack Damage bonus of his melee ability, [Ghoul Strike], to ensure he remains effective late game when equipped with offensive gear.
Ranged Form Ability 2 [Ghoul Mask]:
Base damage reduced from 15/45/75/105/135 to 5/35/65/95/125.
Ranged Form Ability 3 [Blood Grenade]:
Base damage reduced from 10/80/150/220/290 to 5/75/145/215/285.
Melee Form Ability 2 [Ghoul Strike]:
Attack Damage bonus increased from 95% to 100%.
7. Aoandon
Aoandon, a Mage with a relatively close combat range, has had suboptimal dueling capabilities in early and mid-game. With an increase in Marksman shikigami ranges, we see an opportunity to adjust Aoandon's range. Therefore, we decide to revert her early game range while boosting the damage of her Ability 1 [Butterfly Shadow] to enhance her mid-lane performance.
Ability 1 [Butterfly Shadow]:
Extended attack range increased from 15/30/45/60/75 to 35/45/55/65/75.
Base damage reduced from 30/40/50/60/70 to 30/45/60/75/90.
8. Yuki
Yuki, a Samurai shikigami with strong control abilities, could lock down the enemy backline too quickly when equipped with pure damage gear. Therefore, we're shifting some of his damage output from Attack scaling to base values to slightly reduce his burst when using pure damage gear to improve gameplay balance.
Passive [Snow Chaser]:
Damage adjusted from (+100% Attack) (+8 Current Level) (+6% (increase by 1% for every 80 extra Attack bonus) of target's max HP) to (+100% Attack) (+18 Current Level) (+6% (increase by 1% for every 200 extra Attack bonus) of target's max HP).
9. Bukkuman
Bukkuman, a Support shikigami, has had weak control and shielding base values. His Ability 3 [Shadow Paintings] has had a dangerously close casting range, requiring high-risk maneuvers in the late game. We're increasing both the control effect and the casting range of this ability, as well as enhancing the shielding effect of his ultimate ability [Scroll of Annals] to boost his effectiveness in combat.
Ability 3 [Shadow Paintings]:
 and knockup duration increased from 0.35s to 0.5s.
Ultimate Ability [Scroll of Annals]:
Shield effect increased from 10/300/410/520 (+100% Ability Power) to 40/400/650/900 (+140% Ability Power).
10. Lana
Lana, a Mage shikigami, has exerted excessive lane pressure during early and mid-game phases. To provide a more balanced experience, we're slightly reducing the base damage of her Ability 1 [All Bubbles!].
Ability 1 [All Bubbles!]
Base damage adjusted from 26/33/40/47/54 to 23/29/35/41/47.
[Optimizations and Adjustments]
1. When receiving a team invite after a reservation, the team invite interface will display: From reservation.
[Bond Feature Optimization]
We have optimized the Bond feature and added the following new features:
1. Added a separate Bond page on the Home Page to replace the original Bond tab.
2. The shared maximum number of Best Friends and Pals, which can be increased using Coins (current max is 20).
3. Optimized the process of establishing Lover Bonds.
4. Added a Bond Conversion feature, allowing you to convert your Bond relationship while retaining your current Bond Level.
5. Optimized the display of existing Bonds in chat and name cards, as well as the shortcut prompt for creating Bonds.
6. Increase the Bond Level limit and add privileges for new levels.
Added the Bond Level privilege: Interaction Expression (obtainable from all Bonds). During battle, when Bonded players use the designated Expression simultaneously, a special interaction effect will be triggered.
Added the Bond Level privilege: Special Like (obtainable from all Bonds). When a Bonded player likes their partner during battle, a special text will be displayed.
Added the Bond Level privilege: Avatar Effect (obtainable from Lover Bond). After reaching a certain level, a special effect will be displayed on both Bonded players' avatars in the team formation and battle preparation screens.
Added the Bond Level privilege: Special Title (obtainable from Lover Bond). After reaching a specific level, you can obtain a special title with that Lover Bond, which can be equipped via Home Page - Titles.
Added Bond Level privilege: Chat Background (obtainable from Lover Bond). After reaching a specific level, the chat screen with that Lover Bond will be replaced with a special background.
7. Aside from obtaining items, the maximum Bond that can be gained per week is now 35.
8. Extended the valid waiting time for confirming Bond to 24 hours.
[Free Shikigami Lineup Adjustments]
We will change the lineup of the limited-time free shikigami at 5:00 AM on 7/29. The new free shikigami will be Jikikaeru, Mushishi, Kyonshi Imoto, Kainin, Tamamonomae, Bakekujira, Shiro Mujou, and Yokinshi.
Onmyoji who own the God of Fortune Month Pact will have the additional limited-time free Shikigami, Yumekui and Zashiki.
Of these shikigami, Yokinshi has a difficulty of Extreme. Onmyoji who have been in Heian-kyo for less than 7 days can't use them in battle for free.