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◈ Update Details
▣ Time: March 24, 2026, 20:00 - 22:00 (UTC-5)
▣ Impact: Inaccessibility to the game.
▣ Maintenance Compensation: 20,000 Credits, 3 Employment Contracts
* Compensation will not be sent to CEOs who have broken the Terms of Service.
▣ Please Note
- Patch note details may be added or changed during the update.
- The schedule may be adjusted depending on the maintenance situation.
- Maintenance compensation will be sent to your mailbox if you log in by March. 28, 2026, 09:59 (UTC-5)
◈ Shop Details
This week’s shop update details can be found in the Shop Notice linked below, so please make sure to check it.
▷ [March 24 Shop Notice] link
1) A new operator [Mary Crew] will be added.
2) Mary Crew will be added in [Shop - Exchange Center - Planet Mall].
Grants Iron Defense. Removed after 4 hits. While in the Iron Defense state, gains immunity to Hitstun from Special or lower skills.
Grants Valid Hit Absorption +200% and immunity to Hitstun from Ultimate or lower skills
Standing
◈ Mary Crew Operator Recruitment Chance UP
◆ Schedule
- Mar. 24, after the maintenance - Apr. 7, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)
▣ Ranked Match
1) The 2026 Royal Season will end.
▷ End Date: March 29, 2026, 08:00 (UTC-5)
▷ Settlement Period: March 29, 2026, 08:00 – March 29, 2026, 14:00 (UTC-5)
※ The skin reward for the 2026 Royal Season is [Under arrest, human – Cold Case Horizon]. ※ If you already own the same Gauntlet-exclusive skin, you will receive [Frame: Arrest Complete] instead.
2) The 2026 Devotion Season will begin.
◆ Schedule
March 29, 2026, 14:00 – June 28, 2026, 08:00 (UTC-5)
※ The new Gauntlet skin will be added through the update scheduled for April 1
3) Ranked Match ban rules will be changed.
No units will be banned during the first week.
Starting from the second week, 3 units will be selected as banned units each week.
Units selected as banned cannot be deployed until the end of the season.
Banned units will be determined by:
Top 2 most victorious employees
1 employee ranked 1st in Casting Ban votes
If the top victorious employee and the 1st place Casting Ban vote are the same, the 2nd place Casting Ban vote will be selected instead.
Ship ban rules will remain unchanged.
1) The raid boss [Kraken] will appear.
◆ Raid Schedule
▷ Mar. 24, after the maintenance - Apr. 7, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)
※ With the season rotation for [Kraken], the Plaque Exchange rewards will be updated.
※ Raid Points will only be awarded from raid bosses generated during the ongoing season. Defeating raid bosses from other seasons will only grant clear rewards.
※ Only the [Stability] Origin will be applied to the raid boss [Kraken].
1) Gremory’s Advice Challenge Mode will return.
◆ Schedule
▷ Mar. 24, after the maintenance - Mar. 31, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)
◆ Dungeon Composition
- Consists of ACT.1–2 stages.
- Each act is divided into two stages, each with a different combat concept.
- In Challenge Mode, a new exclusive buff [Gremory’s Bar] will be added, increasing the stats of deployed Gremory's Bar employees.
◆ Rewards
- Clear Challenge Mode to obtain [ Fruit of Desire ], a material required to craft [Gremory's Bar] Mold.
※ Rewards can only be obtained upon victory.
- When clearing Challenge Mode stages, you can obtain both a First Clear Reward and a Medal Completion Reward (for achieving 3 medals), and you can also earn [Fruit of Desire ] as a repeat reward.
- The [Fruit of Desire ] obtained upon victory in Challenge Mode can be used to craft Gremory's Bar Molds.
※ Challenge Stage Rewards
First Clear Reward: Fruit of Desire
Medal Completion Reward: Quartz
Repeat Reward (Stage Drop): Fruit of Desire
◆ Exclusive Gear
- You can craft from [Workshop] > [Craft] > [Exclusive Gear] tab.
- Click the Exclusive Gear Mold icon for [Gremory's Bar] to view the available list.
- To craft [Gremory's Bar] Molds, you will need [Elite Gear Materials], [Credits], and [Fruit of Desire ].
- The crafting method is the same as with existing molds, and crafting is completed instantly.
- The list of craftable Exclusive Gear is as follows.
- When clearing Challenge stages, there is a low chance of obtaining a completed Gremory's Bar Exclusive Gear.
- When dismantling Gremory's Bar Exclusive Gear, you will receive 50 Fruit of Desirees.
※ Exclusive Gear obtained through mold crafting or stage clears is identical to the Exclusive Gear acquired via Counter Case.
1) Kim Hana’s Special Bonus Punch-In will start.
◆ Schedule
- Mar. 24, after the maintenance - Apr. 7, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)
※ During the event period, you can participate in a total of 7 days of attendance check-ins.
※ Attendance check-ins reset every day at 14:00 (UTC-5).
※ Consecutive check-ins are not required—simply check in for the total number of days within the period to receive all rewards.
[ List of Rewards ]
1. Four Classified Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Mar. 24, after the maintenance - Apr. 7, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)
- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times
- One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.
- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.
- Target employee: [Great Silence Ecclesia], [Kostroma Mavka], [Asmodeus Rosaria le Friede]
2. Three Normal Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Mar. 24, after the maintenance - Apr. 7, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)
- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times
- One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.
- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.
- Target employee: [Credere], [Tallie], [Sigma]
1) Fixed an issue where Fusion Cores, which are rewarded for completing all medal missions in Ep. 8, Stormbringer, Hard 1-3, could be obtained multiple times under certain conditions.
* Fusion Cores will be added to the medal completion rewards for Ep. 8 Stormbringer, Hard 1-3.
* If you have already received Fusion Cores from the all medal completion reward, this reward will not be granted again.
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This concludes the update details for this week.
Thank you.