[Updates] Patch Notes - April 2, 2026

Improved World Boss Rewards for Vell and Garmoth, and more.

2026-04-02 Pearl Abyss era NA/EU Official patch notes ↗

54 changes across 12 classes: 38 buffs3 nerfs3 reworks1 new9 bugfixes

Warrior

Nerf Prime: Counter (Main Weapon, Succession) Counter damage 4,857% x2 Spin Counter damage 4,857% x2 33.95% damage in PvP onlyCounter damage 5.343% x2 Spin Counter damage 5.343% x2 30.86% damage in PvP onlyPvE -99.9%PvP -99.9%~
Buff Prime: Heavy Strike III (Main Weapon, Succession) Attacks 1 and 2 damage 4,156% x2 Last attack damage 3,695% x3 63.41% damage in PvP onlyAttacks 1 and 2 damage 4,572% x2 Last attack damage 4,065% x3 57.64% damage in PvP onlyPvE +10.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Earth Tremor (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 6,901% x3 25.3% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 7,315% x3 23.87% damage in PvP onlyPvE +6.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Ground Smash IV (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 9,097% x2 30.79% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 9,643% x2 29.05% damage in PvP onlyPvE +6.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Pulverize (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 2,752% x3 Last attack damage 3,182% x2 Attack 1 damage 50.31% in PvP only Last attack damage 42.44% in PvP onlyAttack damage 2,917% x3 Last attack damage 3,373% x2 Attack 1 damage 47.46% in PvP only Last attack damage 40.04% in PvP onlyPvE +5.9%PvP +5.9%
Buff Prime: Spinning Slash IV (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 9,411% x2 25.93% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 9,976% x2 24.46% damage in PvP onlyPvE +6.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Ground Slash IV (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 2,717% x2, max 2 hits Energy attack damage 2,717% x1, max 2 hits 48.79% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 3,125% x2, max 2 hits Energy attack damage 3,125% x1, max 2 hits 42.42% damage in PvP onlyPvE +15.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff (Main Weapon, Succession) Increased PvE damage for the following skills.

Berserker

Rework Prime: Frenzied Destroyer (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 4,593% x1, max 2 hits Extra attack damage 5,270% x2 39.87% damage in PvP only Extra attack damage 45.85% in PvP onlyAttack damage 4,767% x1, max 2 hits Extra attack damage 5,469% x2 38.42% damage in PvP only Extra attack damage 44.18% in PvP onlyPvE +3.8%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Frenzied Destroyer (Main Weapon, Succession) Before: * Accordingly, the damage of Succession: Ultimate: Frenzied Destroyer, affected by Frenzied Destroyer's extra attack damage, has also increased.
Buff Prime: Beastly Wind Slash (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack 1 damage 7,531% x1 Attack 2 damage 7,531% x2 18.87% damage in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 8,134% x1 Attack 2 damage 8,134% x2 17.47% damage in PvP onlyPvE +8.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Beastly Wind Slash (Main Weapon, Succession) Before: * Accordingly, Flow: Windstorm's damage, affected by Beastly Wind Slash's attack damage, has also increased. * Damage dealt while on cooldown remains unchanged.
Rework Prime: Fierce Strike (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack 1 damage 5,731% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 5,731% x2 Beast Form attack damage 4,075% x2, max 4 hits 36.63% damage in PvP only Beast Form attack damage 34.62% in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 6,368% x1, max 2 hits Attack 2 damage 6,368% x2 Beast Form attack damage 4,528% x2, max 4 hits 32.97% damage in PvP only Beast Form attack damage 31.16% in PvP onlyPvE +11.1%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Predatory Hunt (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 5,356% x1, max 3 hits Last attack damage 9,009% x2 56.5% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 5,625% x1, max 3 hits Last attack damage 9,461% x2 53.8% damage in PvP onlyPvE +5.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Predatory Hunt (Main Weapon, Succession) Before: * Accordingly, Falling Rock's damage, affected by Predatory Hunt's damage, has also increased.
Buff Prime: Raging Thunder (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 5,777% x1, max 15 hits Last attack damage 2,938% x2 43.51% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 6,008% x1, max 15 hits Last attack damage 3,055% x2 41.85% damage in PvP onlyPvE +4.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Ancient Wave (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 9,498% x2 34.87% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 10,233% x2 32.37% damage in PvP onlyPvE +7.7%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Devastation (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 8,443% x3 31.46% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 9,344% x3 28.43% damage in PvP onlyPvE +10.7%PvP +0.0%
Buff (Main Weapon, Succession) Increased PvE damage for the following skills.

Striker

Bugfix Fixed the issue where the Black Horizon shorts appeared awkward.

Archer

Bugfix Fixed the issue where dye slots 7 and 8 of the Black Horizon Outfit did not affect any part.

Dark Knight

Buff Spirit Hunt III (Awakening) Attack damage 4,018% x2 53.4% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 4,219% x2 50.86% damage in PvP onlyPvE +5.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Spirit Blaze IV (Awakening) Attack damage 2,457% x2 Extra attack damage 2,457% x2 31.67% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 2,629% x2 Extra attack damage 2,629% x2 29.6% damage in PvP onlyPvE +7.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Flow: Spirit Blaze (Awakening) Attack damage 7,616% x2 32.7% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 7,997% x2 31.14% damage in PvP onlyPvE +5.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Shattering Darkness (Awakening) Phantom blade attack damage 4,309% x2 Magic attack damage 4,491% x1, max 3 hits Phantom blade attack damage 48.59% in PvP only Magic attack damage 34.65% in PvP onlyPhantom blade attack damage 4,524% x2 Magic attack damage 4,716% x1, max 3 hits Phantom blade attack damage 46.28% in PvP only Magic attack damage 33% in PvP onlyPvE +4.9%PvP +4.9%
Buff Flow: Bombardment (Awakening) Phantom blade attack damage 4,309% x2 Magic attack damage 4,182% x1, max 3 hits Phantom blade attack damage 28.19% in PvP only Magic attack damage 42.13% in PvP onlyPhantom blade attack damage 4,524% x2 Magic attack damage 4,391% x1, max 3 hits Phantom blade attack damage 26.85% in PvP only Magic attack damage 40.12% in PvP onlyPvE +4.9%PvP +4.9%
Buff Seed of Catastrophe IV (Awakening) Attack damage 6,303% x2 29.01% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 6,774% x2 27.11% damage in PvP onlyPvE +7.5%PvP +0.4%
Buff Flow: Root of Catastrophe (Awakening) Attack damage 6,423% x2 22.55% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 6,774% x2 21.38% damage in PvP onlyPvE +5.5%PvP +0.0%
Buff Spirit Legacy III (Awakening) Attack damage 7,796% x2 45.92% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 8,186% x2 43.73% damage in PvP onlyPvE +5.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Cluster of Despair (Awakening) Phantom blade attack damage 5,409% x4 48.89% damage in PvP onlyPhantom blade attack damage 5,679% x4 46.57% damage in PvP onlyPvE +5.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff Dark Nebula (Awakening) Attack 1 damage 4,068% x2 Attack 2 damage 6,102% x2 30.44% damage in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 4,271% x2 Attack 2 damage 6,407% x2 28.99% damage in PvP onlyPvE +5.0%PvP +0.0%
Buff (Awakening) Increased PvE damage for the following skills.

Corsair

Bugfix Fixed the issue where characters without a portrait could not take a portrait and experienced long loading times when returning to the Select Character screen while wearing specific outfits and defense gear.

Drakania

Bugfix Prime: Sundering Claw Fixed the issue where certain effects and sounds were not triggered when using the skill.
Bugfix Eviscerate Fixed the issue where comboing into Refraction while stockpiling ions would perform an additional Eviscerate.
Bugfix Hexeblood: Tip of the Scale Fixed the issue where performing only attack 3 as a moving attack would not consume Stamina during cooldown.

Maegu

Buff Prime: Bristling Sparks (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack 1 damage 6,301% x1 Attack 2 damage 6,301% x1, max 4 hits Attack 3 damage 7,457% x2 25.02% damage in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 6,588% x1 Attack 2 damage 6,588% x1, max 4 hits Attack 3 damage 7,796% x2 23.93% damage in PvP onlyPvE +4.6%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Foxflare (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack damage 8,715% x2 40.79% damage in PvP onlyAttack damage 10,054% x2 35.36% damage in PvP onlyPvE +15.4%PvP +0.0%
Buff Prime: Spirit Swirl (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack 1 damage 6,507% x1, max 6 hits Attack 2 damage 5,325% x2 30.74% damage in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 7,080% x1, max 6 hits Attack 2 damage 5,794% x2 28.25% damage in PvP onlyPvE +8.8%PvP +0.0%
Rework Prime: Bristling Sparks (Main Weapon, Succession) Changed to perform faster even when not used in a combo.

Dosa

Buff Prime: Flow: Twin Slash III (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack 1 damage 5,563% x1 Attack 2 damage 5,563% x2 39.09% damage in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 5,841% x1 Attack 2 damage 5,841% x2 37.3% damage in PvP onlyPvE +5.0%PvP +0.2%
Buff Prime: Winter Squall IV (Main Weapon, Succession) [Warriors of Fog effect] 3,700% x3 31.02% damage in PvP only[Warriors of Fog effect] 6,031% x3 Critical Hit Rate +100% 19.1% damage in PvP onlyPvE +63.0%PvP +0.4%
Nerf Prime: Spring Frost (Main Weapon, Succession) Attack 1 damage 3,416% x1, max 3 hits Attack 2 damage 9,925% x2 Attack 1 damage 42.23% in PvP only Attack 2 damage 31.17% in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 3,638% x1, max 3 hits Attack 2 damage 10,570% x2 Attack 1 damage 39.7% in PvP only Attack 2 damage 29.3% in PvP onlyPvE +6.5%PvP +6.5%
Buff (Main Weapon, Succession) Slightly increased the execution speed of Prime: Winter Squall, Prime: Spring Frost, and Chain: Final Slash.
New (Main Weapon, Succession) Added a new skill, Succession: Airy Piercer.

Deadeye

Nerf Absolute: Gunslinger's Entrance (Main Weapon, Succession) * Attack 1 damage remains unchanged. [Regular Ammo] Attack 2 damage 6,749% x1 Attack 2 damage 48.91% in PvP only [Marni Rounds] Attack 2 damage 10,125% x1 Attack 2 damage 48.91% in PvP only* Attack 1 damage remains unchanged. [Regular Ammo] Attack 2 damage 8,031% x1 Attack 2 damage 41.2% in PvP only [Marni Rounds] Attack 2 damage 12,049% x1 Attack 2 damage 41.2% in PvP onlyPvE +18.8%PvP +18.8%
Buff Flow: Pocket Ace (scales with Ol' Switcheroo's skill level) (Main Weapon, Succession) * Based on Absolute: Ol' Switcheroo [Regular Ammo] 7,665% x1 47.34% damage in PvP only [Marni Rounds] 11,497% x1 47.34% damage in PvP only* Based on Absolute: Ol' Switcheroo [Regular Ammo] 9,137% x1 39.7% damage in PvP only [Marni Rounds] 13,704% x1 39.7% damage in PvP onlyPvE +19.2%PvP +0.0%
Buff Absolute: Hell's Spread (Main Weapon, Succession) [Regular Ammo] Attack 1, 2 damage 4,491% x1 Attack 3 damage 4,491% x1 55.87% damage in PvP only [Marni Rounds] Attack 1, 2 damage 6,108% x1 Attack 3 damage 6,108% x1 55.54% damage in PvP only[Regular Ammo] Attack 1, 2 damage 5,075% x1 Attack 3 damage 5,075% x1 49.45% damage in PvP only [Marni Rounds] Attack 1, 2 damage 6,902% x1 Attack 3 damage 6,902% x1 49.2% damage in PvP onlyPvE +13.0%PvP +0.0%~
Buff Absolute: Bulletstorm (Main Weapon, Succession) [Regular Ammo] Attack damage 3,974% x1, max12 hits 32.15% damage in PvP only [Marni Rounds] Attack damage 3,578% x1, max12 hits 32.15% damage in PvP only[Regular Ammo] Attack damage 4,371% x1, max12 hits 29.26% damage in PvP only [Marni Rounds] Attack damage 3,936% x1, max12 hits 29.26% damage in PvP onlyPvE +10.0%PvP +0.1%
Buff Perfect Storm (Main Weapon, Succession) [Regular Ammo] Attack damage 3,008% x1, max12 hits 33.64% damage in PvP only [Marni Rounds] Attack damage 2,707% x1, max12 hits 33.64% damage in PvP only[Regular Ammo] Attack damage 5,114% x1, max12 hits 28.1% damage in PvP only [Marni Rounds] Attack damage 4,602% x1, max12 hits 28.1% damage in PvP onlyPvE +70.0%PvP +42.0%
Buff Perfect Storm (Main Weapon, Succession) Changed the Recover HP effect to reflect the adjusted number of hits as follows: Regular Ammo: Recover 85 HP per hit → Recover 125 HP per hit Marni Rounds: Recover 60 HP per hit → Recover 85 HP per hit Increased the skill's execution speed.

Wukong

Bugfix Move Fixed the Knockdown description to match its actual effect.

Seraph

Bugfix Impelling Thrust Fixed the issue where the skill could not be performed while sprinting in Purgatum after learning Combo: Wrenching Impale.
Bugfix Fixed the issue where Seraph could not move when removing the Main Weapon or Awakening Weapon during Purgatum.