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PATCH · 1.206

Test server 1.206 adds Greisman and a new story mode, Script of Illusions

The AFK Arena test server is on 1.206, and none of this is live yet. Greisman, a Graveborn Mage scholar, is playable there with a full kit and his own trial event. Script of Illusions is a choose-your-path story mode: pick a Script, survive 20 rounds of choices while keeping four attributes above zero, and chase 18 endings. There's also a new Nightmare Corridor boss, the Plaguebound Knight, plus a Hero Swap event and a Lucky Wheel.

PATCH · 1.205

Patch 1.205 brings Awakened Theowyn, with Noctis Animarum from 26 October

Awakened Theowyn, Queen of Bound Souls, is the new Graveborn hero in Patch 1.205, released 20 October. Her launch perks started that day at 09:00 UTC: reach Stage 16-1 for 50 free Time Emblems, and your first six 10-pulls in the Temple of Time are 20% off. Her trial, a 7-day sign-in and a parchment event follow on 21 October. The Noctis Animarum Festival opens 26 October with a claw machine, a candy shop and a free Miss Marionette skin for Judy & Punch, and Misty Valley returns on 4 November.

NEW HERO

Nightfall Haven story video shows why Theowyn sold her soul

Nightfall Haven is a short story video for Awakened Theowyn. After a loss that left her grieving and angry, she traded her soul to the darkness to buy peace for her homeland, and that power woke the dead when she came back. She held on, took the crown, and now fights for the freedom of the dead she rules.

NEW HERO

Dev interview breaks down how Awakened Theowyn was made

Jer and Sakamoto, from AFK Arena's art and combat teams, walk through how Awakened Theowyn was designed. The team says it wants to keep making behind-the-scenes videos like this one. She arrives as Theowyn, Queen of Bound Souls, in Patch 1.205 on 20 October.

PATCH · 1.204

Patch 1.204 adds the Mourning Reef epic and a new Golden Frontier season

Patch 1.204 went live on 6 October with Mourning Reef, a Legendary Epic where Leviathan wakes up on a sealed island after drifting off at sea. A new Temporal Rift season opened on 10 October with new avatar frames and stickers, and the new Golden Frontier season spells out how Guilds move between Gilded Ascent divisions. Most of the smaller changes are for Guilds, from T5 Rune Core Choice Chests in the Guild Store to Guild Hunt teams you can copy in one tap.

PATCH · 1.204

Preview video for Classic 1.204 and Companions 2.304 is up

A preview video for Classic patch 1.204 and Companions patch 2.304 went up on 1 October. The Classic part starts at 0:20 and the Companions part at 4:15.

NEWS

September Dev Dispatch previews Noctis Animarum and T5 Rune Cores

September's Dev Dispatch video talks through future improvements to Four Faction Hunt and plans for T5 Rune Cores in Classic. For Companions, it covers matchmaking and upcoming content. It ends with a sneak peek at the 2026 Noctis Animarum event.

NEW HERO

Kaiju No. 8 crossover trailer shows Kafka Hibino and Kikoru Shinomiya

The trailer for the Kaiju No. 8 crossover is out, with the Defense Force turning up in Esperia. Kafka Hibino and Kikoru Shinomiya are the two crossover heroes. In Classic, patch 1.203 starts the crossover on 23 September, 00:00 UTC.

PATCH · 1.203

Patch 1.203 starts the Kaiju No. 8 crossover with Kafka and Kikoru

Classic's 1.203 patch arrived on 22 September, and the Kaiju No. 8 crossover runs from 23 September, 00:00 UTC. Kafka Hibino and Kikoru Shinomiya join as Dimensional heroes you can trial and buy right away, with a token exchange for them opening on 14 October. A daily sign-in hands out free Dimensional resource chests, and Kikoru's tavern skin is free from the Merchants page. Chapter 85 and taller towers arrive too, and Golden Frontier adds a casual mode on 3 October.

PATCH · 1.202

Patch 1.202 adds Lightbearer Oren and the Faction Hunt treasure event

Classic's 1.202 patch went live on 8 September. Oren (Scourge Blade) is the new Lightbearer, with a trial and Bountiful Trials from 9 September, 00:00 UTC. Faction Hunt starts the same day: you send squads of non-Awakened Lightbearer, Mauler, Wilder and Graveborn heroes down treasure routes and compete in division rankings. Resonating Crystal slot caps also go up, to 200 for diamonds and 299 for Invigorating Essence.

NEWS

August Dev Dispatch covers Guild Camp fixes, T5 gear and Abyssal Expedition

The developers answered the community's most-asked questions in August's Dev Dispatch video. Topics include fixes for Guild Camp, changes to T5 gear and what's planned for Abyssal Expedition. A shared section covers both lines first, then Classic gets its own segment from 1:46 and Companions from 4:07.

PATCH · 1.201

Patch 1.201 adds Mauler hero Valeri and the Blazefang fabled beast

Classic's 1.201 patch landed on 25 August. Valeri (Wilds Inventor) joins the Maulers, with a trial and Bountiful Trials from 26 August, 00:00 UTC. Blazefang is the new Fabled Beast: earn it in the Ashen Flamechase event or wish for it at the Beast Grounds shrine once Stage 14-40 is cleared. Vault of Time opens a ranked Abyssal Expedition season, Misty Valley returns on 4 September, and Monthly Cards and Passes get reworked rewards.

PATCH · 1.198

Patch 1.198 brought Draconis hero Kyno and Mythic T5 gear on 14 July

Classic's 1.198 patch went out on 14 July. Kyno (Scrapforge Prodigy) joined the Draconis, with a trial and Bountiful Trials from 15 July, 00:00 UTC. The bigger change is Mythic T5 gear: max-level Mythic T4 pieces upgrade with Rune Cores, and T1 to T4 upgrades now cost Rune Stones, which your old upgrade stones can be swapped into. Illusory Journey came back on 15 July and Spire Contest on 24 July.