Update 1.197 Patch Notes

Patch 1.197 was released on June 30, 2026. Here’s the full patch notes.

New Hero

Added the new Hypogean hero: Trix - Imp of Misrule.
Added a trial event for Trix - Imp of Misrule.
Event Time: 01/07/2026 00:00 UTC
Added a Bountiful Trials event for Trix - Imp of Misrule, as well as their Arena of Trials event “Guild Trials”.
Event Time: 01/07/2026 00:00 UTC

New Additions and Improvements

• Event Available: Heroes of Esperia

• The Battle Effect for this season has been changed to Horn of Inspiration.
• Event Available: Temporal Rift

• The season lasts for 90 days.

• Added new Avatar Frames and achievement sticker rewards.

• Boss formation update: Astral Devourer is replaced with Demonic Puppet.
• Event Available: Lyrical Exploration

• Event Available: Pursuit of Treasures

• Event Available: The Misty Valley

• King’s Tower Updates

• Reduced the difficulty of certain floors between 3,101 and 3,150 of the King’s Tower, and also added more floors, bringing the total number of floors to 3,200.

• Reduced the difficulty of certain floors between 1,831 and 1,860 of the Tower of Light, Brutal Citadel, World Tree, and Forsaken Necropolis, and also added more floors, bringing the total number to 1,890 for each tower.

• Reduced the difficulty of certain floors between 1,221 and 1,240 of the Celestial Sanctum and Infernal Fortress, and also added more floors, bringing the total number to 1,260 for both towers.
• New Optimization: Combat Rating Restrictions

Hero Adjustments and Changes

• Eluard – Catalyst of Fate

• Adjusted skill descriptions for Fractured Reality and Fate’s Correction to reduce ambiguity and improve clarity of mechanics. The actual skill effects remain unchanged.
• Framton - Devourer of Flames

• Fixed a bug where Fists of Fire would sometimes fail to draw in enemies positioned at the edge of the battlefield in rare cases.