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Aug 25, 2020

[Updated September 18] v.216 - Astral Blessings Patch Notes

MapleStory MMORPG Astral Blessings Patch Notes

Get ready for a fireworks fiesta with the Celestial Festival! In celebration of the solar eclipse, come enjoy the festivities and perks you get with your Celestial Rank, such as the Celestial Skills. Make the most of it by participating in various Celestial events and earning Celestial Points! While you enjoy the festival, Burning World is coming to a close and it’s time for World Leap. You can select up to six Burning World characters in each region to World Leap so remember to train them to Lv. 150 and above before the journey ends! Our Fairy Bros’ Golden Giveaway returns with even more rewards to give based on your attendance. Log in every day to earn special rewards like Floating Rock Spirit Coupon and more!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

v.216 - Astral Blessings is live on August 26!

NEW UPDATES 

Content Changes

  • You can now access the respective guide web posts using the in-game Maple Guide UI.
    • Click the question mark button on the top right corner of the UI to access the guides.
  • Ursus Golden Time will be adjusted to the following hours:
    • UTC: 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM
    • UTC: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Damage-capped Princess No monsters (Mikagami excluded) will now receive 100 damage from all damage sources.
  • New Familiars will be added to Moonbridge, Labyrinth of Suffering, and Limina.
    • The following monsters’ Familiar card drops have been added:
      • Ancestion
      • Transcendion
      • Ascendion
      • Foreberion
      • Embrion
      • Entangled Fragment
      • Faith Fragment
      • Dark Miscreation
      • Dark Construct
      • Despairing Wing
      • Silent Knight
      • Silent Scout
      • Silent Rogue
      • Silent Watchman
      • Silent Assassin
      • Despairing Soul
      • Despairing Prisoner
      • Soot Beast
      • Soot Talon
      • Soot Slug
      • Soot Core
      • Crushing Glare
      • Burst Glare
      • [Updated August 27] Despairing Blade
    • The following Familiar Badges have been added:
      • Void Badge: Magic ATT +1%, Magic ATT +2
      • Labyrinth Badge: STR/DEX/INT/LUK +1%, Damage +1%
      • Apocalypse Badge: Weapon ATT +1%, Weapon ATT +2
  • Master Craftsman’s Cube and Meister’s Cube drops have been adjusted.
    • Drop rate has been adjusted for bosses based on their difficulty for all worlds.
  • Cube Fragments will no longer drop.
    • Cube Fragments in a player's inventory can still be used.
  • The following Maple Reward Point quests have been blocked:
    • [Maple Rewards] Alishar Annihilation and Golden Glory Quest
    • [Maple Rewards] Frankenroid Annihilation and Golden Glory
    • [Maple Rewards] Lord Pirate Annihilation and Golden Glory
    • [Maple Rewards] Pianus (right side) Annihilation and Golden Glory
    • [Maple Rewards] Pianus (left side) Annihilation and Golden Glory

System Changes

  • Sound effect will be added when successfully inputting arrow keys for all Runes.
  • Hoyoung's Iron Fan Gale and Consuming Flames skills' attack speed cannot be increased beyond 2 and the skill descriptions have been updated to reflect this change.
  • Medals will no longer have 'Title' and 'Title Challenge' within their names.
  • Item descriptions that state "Runs From" and "Purchasable Runs Until" will be replaced with "Available Starting" and "Purchasable Until".

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where there was a typo in prompt to use the Extreme Growth Potion.
  • Fixed an issue where the Rocky Mountain Hunter had an incorrect tag.
  • Fixed an issue where there was a typo in Azalin's dialogue within the '[Labyrinth of Suffering] Traces in the Endless Labyrinth' quest.
  • Fixed an issue where there was a typo in Masteria - Blockbuster Act 3 cut scene.
  • Fixed an issue where Moco was appearing incorrectly during a Labyrinth of Suffering cut scene.
  • Fixed an issue where multiple Gollux Familiar icons had mismatched art compared to Gollux.
  • Fixed an issue where Adele's Perfection and Ascent skill description used incorrect skill names.
  • Fixed an issue where newly obtained items from Premium Surprise Style Boxes will have incorrect text for "IT'S A GIFT FROM".
  • Fixed an issue where 'Lovable Locks' hair was using an incorrect name, 'Mina Hair'.
  • Fixed an issue where some players were unable to add characters to their blacklist.
  • Fixed an issue where the Ristonia Musician Easter egg combinations were not working.
  • Fixed an issue where the Transparent Shield item had an incorrect description.
  • Fixed an issue where the message box didn't scroll down when player writes their message in a Loveholic Messenger.
  • Fixed an issue where the White-Robed Warrior Weapon would sometimes show previously equipped weapon during attack animations.
  • Fixed an issue where text was getting cut off in the Message Board UI.
  • Fixed an issue where the Core Aura stats were not appearing in the skills description within the Available Link Skills section.
  • Fixed an issue where Masteria Legacy Equipment traces couldn't be placed in the Enhancement UI.
  • Fixed an issue where the Giant Blackheart Familiar was displaying the incorrect rank.
  • Fixed an issue where long hair styles would clip through the Purrfect White Tiger Pajama Hood.
  • Fixed an issue where the Arcana Spirit Savior Arcane River Pass acceptance text was displaying incorrect information in the first dialogue.
  • Fixed an issue where the Grosso Polpo tentacles didn't despawn if the body was defeated too quickly.
  • Fixed an issue where Familiar Potentials with different values had identical text descriptions.
  • Fixed an issue where the Beast Tamer's Meow Card skill would soft lock all ability and item usage.
  • Fixed an issue where Pixel Pick Royal Coupons had incorrect tags in the Cash Shop.
  • Fixed an issue where the Coco and Corrupted Bastille Familiars shared a name.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Onwards, to Masteria' quest log had incorrect description.
  • Fixed an issue where Illium's 2nd Job Advancement required player to wait for timer to complete before proceeding to the next portal.
  • Fixed an issue where quests were categorized under Cross Hunter instead of Silent Crusade.
  • Fixed an issue where limited timed events in the Maple Achievements were using the incorrect date format.
  • [Updated August 26] Fixed an issue where Adele characters did not receive the Mu Lung Dojo Job Ranking rewards.
    • [Updated August 26] Adele characters that were placed in the Mu Lung Dojo Job Rankings on August 17 and August 24 will receive the ranking rewards through the Gift Drop. You have until September 8 at 11:59 PM UTC to claim the rewards from the Gift Drop.

Known Issues

  • After completion of The Fire Thief event, there is a text issue where it incorrectly states 'Celestial Points' when it displays the game score instead. Players will receive the correct amount of Celestial Points based on their results.
  • [Updated August 26] Celestial Power: Rank C, Rank B, Rank A, and Rank S skill descriptions incorrectly state the amount of EXP percentage per stack for Celestial Surge perk.
  • [Updated August 26] There is untranslated text in the in-game chat log when claiming the Arcane Symbol rewards from Hungry Muto with Celestial Festival's Unending Night in progress.
  • [Updated August 26] A silhouette of a building may follow your character around...
  • [Updated August 26] A dialogue explaining Reboot's Celestial Festival 3rd Boon reward incorrectly displays Unique Potential Scroll 50% when it should be Unique Potential Scroll 100%.
  • [Updated August 28] Fairy Bros' Golden Giveaway timer does not begin counting down until the UI is opened.
  • [Updated August 28] Wonky is misspelled in the Fairy Bros' Golden Giveaway Help quest dialogue.
  • [Updated August 28] Defeating monsters with Hayato's 5th Job skills does not count towards Celestial Surge gauge.
  • [Updated August 28] The Umbra Sand Rats in The Umbra map have higher damage than intended.
  • [Updated September 2] Players may lose the 'Burning' effect on the character they used the Mega Character Burninator on upon logging out.
  • [Updated September 2] The game client may crash when jumping on the pad on World Tree: Top Tier map in Heroes of Maple Act 4.
  • [Updated September 18] Burning World Leap dialogue incorrectly states the end date as October 9. Please note that the World Leap will end on October 7 (before maintenance) as written in the 'World Leap' section below.
  • [Updated September 18] When selecting a world to World Leap in EU Burning World, players may see Bera, Aurora, and Elysium in the options. These options will give an error message when selected and you will have 60 seconds cooldown before the next try.

CELESTIAL FESTIVAL 

Celestial Festival

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) - September 22 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 61 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2).

  • Get ready for a fireworks fiesta with the Celestial Festival!
  • In celebration of the solar eclipse, Dark Prince and the others are inviting you to join them to play various events and earn special perks!
  • Accept ‘[Celestial] Enter the World of Night’ quest in the Celestial Festival icon within the star event notifier on the left side of the screen. Upon accepting the quest, you will automatically be moved to the Festival Venue map.
  • Afterward, accept ‘[Celestial] The Festival Begins’ quest by talking to Dark Prince found in the Festival Venue map.
  • [Updated August 25] You can earn up to 100 Celestial Points per world per day.
  • [Updated August 26] Celestial Festival events are not available in Burning World.

Celestial Rank

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) - September 22 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 61 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Your character must have completed the ‘[Celestial] Enter the World of Night’ quest.

  • Accept the ‘[Celestial] Festival Etiquette’ quest from the Celestial Festival icon within the star event notifier on the left side of the screen.
  • You will start at Celestial Rank C and can rank up all the way to Celestial Rank S.
  • Celestial Rank is shared between your characters in the same world.
  • Each Celestial Rank unlocks at an appointed date. You can rank up your Celestial Rank when you meet the required amount of cumulative Celestial Points.
  • When you rank up, your Celestial Rank skills will stack with the previous rank’s skills.
  • Each time you rank up, you will receive a rank up reward or an additional perk.
  • Once a rank is available, you can rank up by talking to Muhammad found in the Festival Venue map.

Celestial Ranks:

  • Celestial Rank C: Available August 26 (after maintenance)
    • Skills: STR/DEX/INT/LUK +10, Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +10
    • Special Effects:
      • Celestial Surge: 2% per EXP buff.
      • The Umbra: Time limit of 30 minutes, 110% extra EXP obtained.
      • Unending Night: 2x rewards upon completing Arcane River daily quests.
  • Celestial Rank B: Available August 26 (after maintenance)
    • Rank Up Requirement: Have cumulative 600 Celestial Points.
    • Skills: STR/DEX/INT/LUK +10, Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +10
    • Special Effects:
      • Celestial Surge: 3% per EXP buff.
      • The Umbra: Time limit of 35 minutes, 120% extra EXP obtained.
      • Unending Night: 2x rewards and Nodestone (x5) upon completing Arcane River daily quests.
  • Celestial Rank A: Available September 2 at 12:00 AM UTC
    • Rank Up Requirement: Have cumulative 1,200 Celestial Points.
    • Skills: STR/DEX/INT/LUK +10, Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +10
    • Special Effects:
      • Celestial Surge: 4% per EXP buff.
      • The Umbra: Time limit of 40 minutes, 130% extra EXP obtained.
      • Unending Night: 2x rewards and Nodestone (x10) upon completing Arcane River daily quests.
  • Celestial Rank S: Available September 9 at 12:00 AM UTC
    • Rank Up Requirement: Have cumulative 2,200 Celestial Points.
    • Skills: STR/DEX/INT/LUK +10, Weapon ATT/Magic ATT +10
    • Special Effects:
      • Celestial Surge: 5% per EXP buff.
      • The Umbra: Time limit of 45 minutes, 140% extra EXP obtained.
      • Unending Night: 3x rewards and Nodestone (x10) upon completing Arcane River daily quests.

Celestial Rank Up Rewards and Perks:

  • Celestial Rank B: Rank up to receive the following:
    • Mega Character Burninator: Tradeable within account,14-day duration. This item cannot be used on Adele and Zero characters. Use to receive a Mega Burning effect on an existing character for 30 days.
  • Celestial Rank A: Rank up to gain access to the following:
    • Sanctuary of Stars
      • When you attempt Star Force enhancements in Sanctuary of Stars, the equipment, including Masteria Legacy Accessories, will be protected from destruction up to 15 Stars.
      • Superior-ranked equipment will be protected from destruction up to 8 Stars.
      • Star Force Enhancement perks will only apply through the use of Star Force Enhancement UI.
  • Celestial Rank S: Rank up to receive the following:
    • Non-Reboot Worlds: Equipment Transfer
      • You can transfer a specific equipment item from a character to another one of your characters within the same world.
      • The appearance and stats of the equipment will be adjusted for the recipient character.
      • You can transfer the following equipment:
        • Fafnir Weapon
        • AbsoLab Weapon (Note: AbsoLab Weapon that cannot be enhanced excluded.)
        • Lv. 100 Secondary Weapon (Note: Hayato and Dual Blade's secondary weapons excluded.)
          • [Updated September 18] "Evolving" secondary weapons cannot be transferred.
        • Gold Emblems
          • [Updated September 18] Zero's Eternal Time Emblem cannot be transferred.
          • [Updated September 18] Explorer's Gold Maple Leaf Emblem cannot be transferred to Beginners.
      • [Updated September 18] Some bonus potentials may not convert into a suitable stat.
      • You can transfer an item using the Equipment Transfer UI by extracting the item and transferring it to another character through Storage.
        • If the transferred equipment had ‘cannot be traded when equipped’ tradeability, it will become untradeable.
      • Equipment transfer is available once per world.
      • If your recipient character does not claim the transferred equipment within the event duration, the equipment will be lost.
    • Reboot World: Unique Potential Scroll 100%: Untradeable, 14-day duration.
  • Additional Perks: Have cumulative 3,000 Celestial Points to receive the following:
    • Mount Transfer
      • You can select 1 mount skill to extract from a character and transfer to another one of your characters within the same world.
      • You can transfer mounts using the Mount Skill Transfer UI.
      • After extracting the mounts, you will be given a Mount Skill Transfer Certificate: Tradeable within account. Transfer this item to a desired character through Storage and use it to receive the mount skill.
      • Mount transfer is available once per world.
      • Certain Job Specific mounts cannot be transferred.
    • Light of the Eclipse: Title. Untradeable, stat duration lasts until October 22 at 11:59 PM UTC. Grants durational stats STR/DEX/INT/LUK +30, Weapon ATT/Weapon ATT +10, MaxHP/MaxMP +1500.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Celestial Festival Title

Celestial Skills

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) - September 22 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 61 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Your character must have completed the ‘[Celestial] Enter the World of Night’ quest.

  • Accept the ‘[Celestial] Festival Etiquette’ quest in the Celestial Festival icon within the star event notifier on the left side of the screen.
  • You can talk to Muhammad found in the Festival Venue map to exchange 300 Celestial Points for 1 Celestial Skill Point.
  • You can have max 12 Celestial Skill Points.
  • Celestial Rank skills obtained from ranking up will automatically be filled without using your Celestial Skill Points.
  • You can distribute your Celestial Skill Points using its exclusive UI that can be accessed by talking to Muhamad, clicking the ‘Celestial Skill’ in your Beginner Skill tab, or clicking on the ‘Celestial Skill’ button in the event UI.
  • There are 3 different skill categories and as you invest skill points on each one, your Celestial Festival map’s appearance will change!
    • Sight
      • 2-3 Skills: Slight increase in fireworks and searchlight effects.
      • 4 Skills: Great increase in fireworks and searchlight effects.
    • Spectators
      • 2-3 Skills: Slight increase in background NPCs.
      • 4 Skills: Great increase in background NPCs.
    • Setting
      • 2-3 Skills: Slight increase in background decorations.
      • 4 Skills: Great increase in background decorations.
  • Arcane River daily quests consist of the following:
    • [Daily Quest] Vanishing Journey Research
    • [Daily Quest] Chu Chu's Finest Cuisine
    • [Daily Quest] A Night's Peace in Lachelein
    • [Daily Quest] Peace in Arcana
    • [Daily Quest] Save the Morass
    • [Daily Quest] Esfera Research Orders
  • [Updated August 27] Reset all Celestial Skills option will be available by talking to Muhammad starting from September 9 at 12:00 AM UTC
    • [Updated August 27] You can reset your Celestial Skills only once.
  • Celestial Skills will disappear at the end of the event duration.

Celestial Skills:

  • Sight
    • Festival's Intrigue: Rank C: Reduces Combo Kill Orb creation requirement to 45 kills.
    • Festival's Intrigue: Rank B: EXP Rune effect: +100%.
    • Festival's Intrigue: Rank A: Reduces Combo Kill Orb creation requirement to 40 kills.
    • Festival's Intrigue: Rank S: Combo Kill Orb EXP +100%.
    • Festival's Intrigue: Pollo & Fritto: 2x EXP from Pollo and Fritto Bounty Hunting.
    • Festival's Intrigue: Inferno Wolf: 2x EXP from participating in the Inferno Wolf hunt.
    • Festival's Intrigue: Elite Bosses: 2x Elite Boss treasure chest reward.
  • Spectators
    • Festival's Exhilaration: Rank C: 5% EXP for defeating enemies.
    • Festival's Exhilaration: Rank B: 5% EXP for defeating enemies. (Stacks with previous rank.)
    • Festival's Exhilaration: Rank A: 5% EXP for defeating enemies. (Stacks with previous ranks.)
    • Festival's Exhilaration: Rank S: 10% EXP for defeating enemies. (Stacks with previous ranks.)
    • Festival's Exhilaration: Elite Monsters: Additional Elite Monster will be summoned while hunting.
    • Festival's Exhilaration: Monster Slayer: Damage against normal monsters: +30%.
    • Festival's Exhilaration: Buff Duration: Duration of all Buffs: +15%.
  • Setting
    • Festival's Splendor: Rank C: Receive an additional Arcane Symbol for completing any of Arcane River daily quests.
    • Festival's Splendor: Rank B: Receive an additional Arcane Symbol for completing any of Arcane River daily quests. (Stacks with previous rank.)
    • Festival's Splendor: Rank A: Receive an additional Arcane Symbol for completing any of Arcane River daily quests. (Stacks with previous ranks.)
    • Festival's Splendor: Rank S: Receive the following items once per character every Wednesday at 12:00 AM UTC by talking to Muhammad at the Festival Venue map:
      • Empress Reset Ticket: Untradeable.
      • Hard Magnus Reset Ticket: Untradeable.
      • Chaos Von Bon Reset Ticket: Untradeable.
      • Chaos Pierre Reset Ticket: Untradeable.
      • Chaos Crimson Queen Reset Ticket: Untradeable.
      • Chaos Vellum Reset Ticket: Untradeable.
    • Festival's Splendor: Boss Attack Power: Attack Power when attacking Boss Monsters: +30%.
    • Festival's Splendor: Monster Park: 2x Monster Park Clear EXP.

Celestial Main Events

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) - September 22 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 61 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Your character must have completed the ‘[Celestial] Enter the World of Night’ quest.

  • You will have access to the Celestial Festival UI by clicking the ‘[Celestial] Celestial Festival Overview’ quest in the Celestial Festival icon within the star event notifier on the left side of the screen.
  • You must complete the following introduction quests to select the desired main event for the week:
    • [Celestial] Surging with Power
    • [Celestial] The Longest Night
    • [Celestial] Enter the Umbra
  • You can participate in one of three events each week: Celestial Surge, Unending Night, and The Umbra.
  • You can select the desired weekly event by accepting ‘[Celestial] Choose Your Adventure’ quest in the Celestial Festival icon within the star event notifier on the left side of the screen.
  • Celestial main event selection is shared between your characters within the same world.
  • You cannot change your selection until the given week ends.
  • Your perks in each of these events will be different based on your Celestial Rank. For more detailed information on your Celestial Rank rewards, click here!
  • The weekly event selection will reset every Wednesday at 12:00 AM UTC during the event duration.

Celestial Surge

  • Celestial Surge provides EXP buff skills when you hunt monsters near your level!
  • When you select Celestial Surge as your event for the week, you will be given a ‘Celestial Surge’ skill in your Beginner Skill tab.
  • You can fill the Celestial Surge gauge by defeating monsters near your level. You will obtain Celestial Points each time the skill is used.
  • You will also receive a stackable EXP buff each time the skill is used.
  • EXP buff will stack up to 50 times and its effect is based on your Celestial Rank.
    • [Updated August 25] EXP buff duration will be added up each time.
  • [Updated August 25] Celestial Surge skill can only be used up to 50 times daily per world.
  • EXP buff and stacks will be kept even when you log out.
  • EXP buff resets every day at 12:00 AM UTC.
  • If you have reached your point capacity for the day, you will no longer earn Celestial Points. You can still use Celestial Surge skill to receive EXP buffs.

Unending Night

  • Unending Night will give you additional rewards when you complete Arcane River daily quests and other contents!
  • When you select Unending Night as your event for the week, you will be given a ‘Night Without Day’ skill in your Beginner Skill tab.
  • Upon completing the qualifying quests and contents, you will receive additional rewards based on your Celestial Rank.
  • Arcane River daily quests consist of the following:
    • [Daily Quest] Vanishing Journey Research
    • [Daily Quest] Chu Chu's Finest Cuisine
    • [Daily Quest] A Night's Peace in Lachelein
    • [Daily Quest] Peace in Arcana
    • [Daily Quest] Save the Morass
    • [Daily Quest] Esfera Research Orders
  • Qualified contents consist of the following:
    • Erda Spectrum
    • Hungry Muto
    • Dream Defender
    • Spirit Savior
  • These perks will not be applied if you use Arcane River Express Pass service provided by Spiegelmann.

The Umbra

  • The Umbra is a hunting ground with monsters that give EXP!
  • When you select The Umbra as your event for the week, you will have access to the The Umbra hunting ground.
  • You can talk to Sibyl or enter the portal on the left side of the Festival Venue map to enter The Umbra map.
  • Up to 10 players can be visible and all buffs are shared among the players on the map.
  • Upon entering the map, monsters near your level will be summoned and you can gain EXP by defeating them during the given time limit.
  • You can obtain additional bonus EXP and have a longer time limit based on your Celestial Rank.
  • Skills that increase spawn rate or mob count will not function in The Umbra training maps.
  • While you hunt, Sand Rats of Darkness will appear and you’ll obtain Celestial Points when you defeat them.
  • Celestial Flower will spawn in the map frequently and you’ll obtain Celestial Power buff when you defeat it.
    • Celestial Power: Grants Attack Power/Magic ATT +30 for 30 seconds.
  • The Umbra entry is limited to once a day per character.

The Fire Thief

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) - September 22 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 61 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Your character must have completed the ‘[Celestial] Enter the World of Night’ quest.

  • Accept ‘[Celestial] The Fire Thief’ quest by talking to Blackbull found in the Festival Venue map to enter the Firework Storage map.
  • You are to attack the monsters in the map and reduce their HP as much as you can within 2 minutes.
  • Celestial Points will be given based on the amount of HP you’ve reduced.
  • If you are not satisfied with the amount of points you have gained, you will have the option to retry without receiving the rewards. You can complete it again anytime if you exit without receiving the rewards.
  • Celestial Points obtained from The Fire Thief do not count towards your point capacity of the day.
  • Reward can be obtained once a day per world.

Reward:

  • Celestial Points

Princess Parade

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) - September 22 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 61 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Your character must have completed the ‘[Celestial] Enter the World of Night’ quest.

  • The highlight of the festival, Princess Parade is here!
  • Accept ‘[Celestial] Princess Parade’ quest by talking to the Head Security Officer found in the Festival Venue map.
  • Violetta’s Parade Float will appear in the Festival Venue map at the 30-minute mark of every hour.
  • Each time you hit Violetta’s Parade Float, it will drop Princess Parade EXP Orb and Princess Parade Celestial Orb for all players at a certain rate.
  • You can use up to 30 Princess Parade EXP Orbs per day.
  • You can use up to 30 Princess Parade Celestial Orbs per day.
  • If you have reached your point capacity for the day, you will no longer earn Celestial Points.

Rewards:

  • Princess Parade EXP Orb: Grants EXP based on character’s level upon use.
  • Princess Parade Celestial Orb: Grants Celestial Points upon use.

Celestial Jackpot

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) - September 22 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 61 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Your character must have completed the ‘[Celestial] Enter the World of Night’ quest.

  • Cassandra prepared a chance for you to win Celestial Points!
  • Accept ‘[Celestial] Celestial Jackpot’ quest by talking to Cassandra found in the Festival Venue map.
  • You can spin the spinner to see where it lands between black or while.
    • If the spinner lands on black, you win the game.
  • Upon winning the game, you accumulate Celestial Points. The earned Celestial Points will double based on your consecutive wins up to 3 times.
  • Upon losing the game, all of your accumulated Celestial Points will be lost.
  • After you spin, you’ll have to wait 30 minutes to use the spinner again.
  • Reward can be obtained once a day per world.
  • If you meet any of the following criteria, you will automatically be moved to a map to defeat Security Guard monsters and will have to claim Celestial Points afterward.
    • Have 3 or more cumulative losses in a day and request to claim the Celestial Points.
    • Request to spin again after already having 3 consecutive wins but did not claim the Celestial Points
  • If you have reached your point capacity for the day, you will no longer earn Celestial Points.

Reward:

  • Celestial Points

Ride the Hot-Air Balloon

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) - September 22 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 61 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Your character must have completed the ‘[Celestial] Enter the World of Night’ quest.

  • Hop on the Hot-Air Balloons to watch the fireworks and to automatically earn EXP or Celestial Points!
  • Ride the Pink Bean Balloon found in the left side of the Festival Venue map to earn EXP.
    • [Updated August 28] Your character must be Lv. 105 and above to obtain EXP from Pink Bean Balloon.
  • Ride the Yeti Balloon found in the right side of the Festival Venue map to earn Celestial Points.
  • If you have reached your point capacity for the day, you will no longer earn Celestial Points.
  • There is no limit to how long you can collect EXP.

Rewards:

  • EXP
  • Celestial Points

BURNING WORLD 

World Leap

UTC: September 17 (after maintenance) – October 7 (before maintenance)

Requirement: Lv. 150 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2). Only for characters in the Burning World.

  • After you enjoy your time in the Burning World, it’s time to say goodbye and World Leap your characters!
  • After maintenance on September 17, your characters will be moved to Burning Leap Zone where you can proceed with World Leap by talking to NPC Mover.
  • Your characters will be transferred to the chosen world the moment you make the decision. There's no going back so choose wisely!
  • Your characters, regardless of it being a ‘Burning’ character or not, must be Lv. 150 and above to World Leap. Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2.
  • You can move up to six characters that meet the requirements per region.
  • Characters can be transferred to any non-Reboot worlds only. You can only transfer within your region.
  • You may send your Burning characters all to the same world, or to different worlds.
  • You can move the character even if you don’t have an empty character slot in the world you chose.
  • If you have reached the max character limit in the world you chose, you will have to delete a character first and create an empty slot before moving your Burning World characters to that world.
  • If the world you chose has empty character slots, one of the open character slots will be used.
  • Your character must leave or disband their Guild before proceeding with World Leap.
  • When you talk to Mover, you will be given an option to Disband the Guild or the Alliance. You can also use the Guild UI to leave the Guild.
  • Your character's equipped items, inventory, and mesos will be transferred with your character.
  • Your character's 'Burning' skill will be removed.
  • Items in your Cash Shop Inventory, Storage, Auction House, and Blair’s Delivery Service will not be moved. Please remember to move these items to your inventory before World Leap.
    • Storage NPC can be found in the Burning Leap Zone.
    • Cash Shop and Auction House will not be accessible in the Burning Leap Zone.
  • Medals obtained from regularly-resetting rankings will not be transferred, and your rankings in those pieces of content will also not be transferred.
  • Expanded character slots in Burning World will not be transferred.

OTHER EVENTS 

Fairy Bros' Golden Giveaway

UTC: August 26 (after maintenance) – November 17 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 101 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2).

  • Fairy Bros’ Golden Giveaway returns with even more special rewards!
  • Accept ‘[Golden Giveaway] The Bros are Back’ quest in the star event notifier on the left side of the screen.
  • During the event period, click on the Fairy Bros icon within the star event notifier on the left side of the screen to access the UI.
  • Your attendance will count when you click the check-in button after your daily cumulative login time reaches 1 hour. Login time will only accumulate when you are logged in with a character Lv. 101 and above.
  • You will receive rewards every 9th time you have completed the attendance.
  • During weekends, your attendance will count as 2 checks.
  • If you have missed attendance, you have the option to use the Golden Pass.
    • Golden Pass can provide attendance checks for the price of 3,000 Maple Points.
    • One Golden Pass usage can check off 1 attendance and it can only be used up to the number of incomplete attendance days as of the previous day’s record.
  • Available usage count for Golden Passes will be indicated on the Fairy Bros’ Golden Giveaway UI.
  • Fairy Bros’ Golden Giveaway Rewards can be claimed once per account.

Rewards:

  • Day 9
    • Sonara Wave Pet Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive the following items:
      • Sonara Wave: Untradeable, 90-day duration. Pet can be revived using Water of Life.
      • Sonara Wave Wings: Untradeable.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Golden Giveaway

  • Day 18
    • Mystery Colorblend Eye Color Coupon Voucher: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive the following item:
      • Mystery Colorblend Eye Color Coupon: Untradeable, 7-day duration.
  • Day 27
    • Wonky’s Glow-in-the-Dark Leaf Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive the following item:
      • Wonky’s Glow-in-the-Dark Leaf: Weapon cover. Untradeable. Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Golden Giveaway

  • Day 36
    • Fairy Bros’ Damage Skin Selection Box: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.
  • Day 45
    • Permanent Thunder Horse Mount Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Golden Giveaway

  • Day 54
    • Floating Rock Spirit Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive the following item:
      • Floating Rock Spirit: Untradeable. Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Golden Giveaway

  • Day 63
    • Fairy Bros’ Chair Selection Box: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. You can choose one of the following chairs. All chairs are untradeable:
      • Battle of Light and Lightning
      • My Marvelous Moon Chair
      • Pixel Ancient Guardian chair
      • Throne of Darkness
      • Starglow Chair
      • Hall of Maple Warriors
      • Cinema Starlet Chair
      • Bloom of Lucid
  • Day 72
    • Fairy Bros’ Face Selector Coupon Voucher: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive the following item:
      • Fairy Bros’ Face Selector Coupon: Untradeable, 7-day duration.
        • Left to right: Puppy Eyes, Brooding Face, Indignant Face, Trickster Grin, Tired Face.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Golden Giveaway

  • Day 81
    • Fairy Bros’ Hair Selector Coupon Voucher: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to receive the following item:
      • Fairy Bros’ Hair Selector Coupon: Untradeable, 7-day duration.
        • Male: Left to right: Shaggy Mess Hair, Fresh Tip Hair, Vero Hair, Singer Songwriter Hair, Rock Candy Hair.
        • Female: Left to right: Child’s Round Hair, Fresh Tip Hair, Slip Hair, Cadena Bangs, Pathfinder Hair.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Golden Giveaway

  • Day 90
    • Star Magic Student Set Coupon: Tradeable within account, 7-day duration. Use to choose between the gender sets. Uniform item can only be worn by the character based on its gender:
      • Star Magic Student’s Hat: Untradeable. Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.
      • Star Wizarding Student’s Uniform: Untradeable. Item can only be equipped by a male character. Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.
      • Star Witching Student’s Uniform: Untradeable. Item can only be equipped by a female character. Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.
      • Star Magic Student’s Shoes: Untradeable. Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.
      • Star Magic Student’s Aura: Untradeable. Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.
      • Star Magic Student’s Cane: Untradeable. Cash item can be transferred to the Cash Shop Inventory.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Golden Giveaway

  • Day 99
    • Basic Damage Skin: Unit Damage Skin. Tradeable within account, 7-day duration.

MapleStory Astral Blessings MMORPG Golden Giveaway

I Haven't Done Anything

UTC: September 23 at 12:00 AM - October 6 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 101 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2).

  • Cassandra returns with the I Haven’t Done Anything event!
  • Accept the quest ‘[I Haven’t Done Anything] Mysterious EXP Pouch’ within the star event notifier on the left side of the screen.
  • EXP is accumulated up to 12 hours when you are logged in. When not logged in, the efficiency is decreased to about 50% and will take up to 24 hours.
  • You can receive the EXP rewards by clicking the ‘Collect EXP’ button on any of your characters in the same world that meet the event requirement.
  • EXP accumulation is shared within the account. EXP is given proportionately according to the level of the character trying to collect EXP.

Reward:

  • EXP

Sunny Sunday

UTC: August 30 at 12:00 AM – August 30 at 11:59 PM
UTC: September 6 at 12:00 AM – September 6 at 11:59 PM
UTC: September 13 at 12:00 AM – September 13 at 11:59 PM
UTC: September 20 at 12:00 AM – September 20 at 11:59 PM
UTC: September 27 at 12:00 AM – September 27 at 11:59 PM
UTC: October 4 at 12:00 AM – October 4 at 11:59 PM

Requirement: Lv. 101 and above (Zero characters must have completed up to Chapter 2).

Log in on each Sunday during the event period to enjoy various perks.

  • Week 1 - August 30, 2020
    • Receive 100% success rate when you do Star Force 5, 10, and 15 enhancements. (Superior equipment excluded.)
  • Week 2 - September 6, 2020
    • Receive 5x chance to receive a Magnificent Soul when exchanging 10 Soul Shards.
  • Week 3 - September 13, 2020
    • Receive Mysterious Monsterbloom (x3): Untradeable.
    • Receive 2x chance of a monster being added to Monster Collection.
  • Week 4 - September 20, 2020
    • Receive 2x EXP from Pollo and Fritto Bounty Hunting.
    • Receive 2x EXP from participating in the Inferno Wolf hunt.
  • Week 5 - September 27, 2020
    • Receive 30% off Star Force enhancement.
  • Week 6 - October 4, 2020
    • Receive Character Slot Coupon: 7-day duration.
    • Receive 50% off Spell Trace enhancement. (Non-Reboot worlds only.)

Spell Trace Fever Time

UTC: September 25 – September 27 during the times listed below.

Requirement: Available for all levels in non-Reboot worlds only.

Your equipment upgrade success rate will be increased during the listed event times.

  • September 25, 2020
    • UTC: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • September 26, 2020
    • UTC: 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM and 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • September 27, 2020
    • UTC: 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Join the discussion about the v.216 Astral Blessings Patch Notes on the Official MapleStory Discord and Official MapleStory Forums!

 

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