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February 23, 2024

Dragons of Yokai Saga WAR

The Blood of the Dragon is Strong in Yokai Isle

The Dragons of Yokai saga continues this weekend as WAR comes to Haku! Danger looms on two fronts: an army of invading dragons threatens the land while the Yokai themselves seek to kill Empress Miko. Battle alongside her loyal warriors to defend the Empress and her home. If she dies at the Shrine of the Great Yokai Spirit, all of Yokai Isle will fall back into the claws of ancient beasts.

Friday, February 23: Update Details

• New Event: Dragons of Yokai Saga WAR!
• Rewards: Yokai DragonSlayer sets (regular + color-customizable)
• Featured Gear Shop: rare, color-customizable Draconic Assassin set 

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Gold, XP, Rep, Class Points
• Resource Boost: Celestial Dungeon + triple Void Orbs boost
• Saturday: Dragon's Diamond Hoard cape drops from the war boss in /hakuwar
• Sunday: Diabolical house items drop from the Diabolical Hoard in Lost Villa

War Rewards: Yokai DragonSlayer Sets

There are enough enough rewards in the Haku War merge shop to fill a greedy dragon's hoard... you just need to kill it first! Battle through the war to unlock the resources to craft the Yokai DragonSlayer (regular + color-customizable).

Hakuwar Merge Shop

Complete the War Medal quests to raise the meter and collect merge shop resources. You'll use the Village's Grace tokens to craft the pieces of the Yokai DragonSlayer set.

• Yokai Dragonslayer armor
• Noble & Yokai Dragonslayer Helms
• Noble & Yokai Dragonslayer Beards
• Yokai Dragonslayer Quiver Cloak & War Cloaks
• Kisshoten Naginata
• Luminous Mikazuki (single + dual-wield)
• Seven Fang Blade (single + dual-wield)
• Dragonbane Tanto  (single + dual-wield)

Save your set pieces and combine them with even more tokens to make the color-customizable version of the Yokai DragonSlayer set!

Dragons of Yokai Saga Order

1. Prologue: head to YokaiPirate + YokaiTreasure
2. Chapter 1: battle through /HakuVillage
3. Chapter 2: fight through in /HakuWar
4. Chapter 3 + 4 arrive later this Spring!

Featured Rare Set: Draconic Assassin

This weekend's featured rare set combines two of the coolest themes in all of Yokai Isle: dragons + assassins! Find the rare color-customizable Draconic Assassin armor sets & the Storm of Kunai cape in your Featured Gear Shop until April 26th!

This week's set includes:

• Armed Draconic Yokai Assassin armor
• Draconic Yokai Assassin armor
• Draconic Yokai Assassin Ponytail & Masked PonyTail
• Draconic Yokai Assassin Mask
• Draconic Yokai Assassin Sheathed Katana
• Storm of Kunai cape
• Bladed Destiny Circle ground rune
• Dragon's Breath Katana
• Sheathed Dragon's Breath Katana
• Backhanded Dragon's Breath Katana (single + dual-wield)
• Kaminari Kunai (single + dual-wield)

Guide to War in AQWorlds

Battle alongside your fellow heroes to defeat the dragons attacking Yokai; Empress Miko is counting on you to defend her home! For many of you, this will be the first war you've ever fought in, so we've got a few tips to help guide you through this coming encounter: 

• Complete Chapter 1 Quests: if you haven't finished the quests in /hakuvillage, head there now and complete the quests*. Then /join hakuwar.
• War Meter:  Defeat your opponents to earn war tokens, then turn them in to increase the war meter. When the meter hits 100%, it unlocks the war boss.
• War Tokens: There are two different kinds of tokens. Turning in 5 regular tokens to increases the meter by a regular amount. Turn in mega tokens to increase the meter by DOUBLE the normal amount.
• Goals: Raising the war meter unlocks special achievements. Depending on the war, this could be a special shop, challenge fight, cutscene, or the war boss (once the meter hits 100%).  
• War Boss: Defeat the war boss to unlocks the final cutscene, then battle him to earn reward drops

You and the rest of the heroes in Lore will all be fighting together to reach a common goal: victory! With every additional hero who battles in the war, you'll reach the 100% mark that much faster... and that means you'll unlock the rewards and final cinematic cutscene sooner, too!

War Exclusives

During the War event only...

• Completing the one-time only quests in /hakuvillage will also increase the war meter
• Increased gold and XP rewards on non-boss quests in /hakuwar

Commanders: 

While battling in the war, you may notice that a couple of the monsters are notably different than the rest. We're calling these monsters "Commanders," and here's what you need to know about them:

• Considerably stronger than other monsters on the battlefield
• Have increased stats, sometimes skills, and a damage shield* 
• Drop more rewards than other monsters when killed. Any items dropped won't be exclusive to them, and will also be obtainable from regular mobs.
• Have a longer respawn time**

* Adding increased stats and damage shield gives other players in the map time to reach them before they are defeated.
** For this war, Commander mobs will respawn when a new map instance is created, this may change in future wars.

February 16, 2024

Dragons of Yokai Saga, Pt 1

The Blood of the Dragon is Strong in Yokai Isle

Log in this weekend for part one of our Dragons of Yokai story: an ancient Dragon with a centuries-old grudge demands Empress Miko face him in combat, as her ancestor did long ago. If she refuses or loses, her people will be slaughtered and her home destroyed; victory will buy their safety forever. Guard the coast while she and her Guard Captain prepare for battle. 

To begin the Dragons of Yokai storyline in /hakuvillage, you'll need to finish the quests in /yokaipirate and /yokaitreasure (which act as a prologue.) Parts 1 and 2 arrive this month, and Parts 3 and 4 will arrive after March.

Friday, February 16: New Update Details

• Dragons of Yokai Saga, Pt 1
• Carnaval and Yokai Reward sets
• New seasonal, rare, and permanent sets in the Featured Gear Shop

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double EXP
• Resource Boost: triple Dark Spirit Orbs
• Saturday: battle the Paladin Ascendant in the /voidrefuge map to get the 0 AC rare Radiant Bloodfiend Capes + Armblades
• Sunday: battle the Wind Elemental in /fableforest for Aelious' 0 AC Birthday Badger house items

New Holiday Reward Drops

This weekend brings enough rewards to fill a greedy dragon's hoard! 

Dai Tengu in /hakuvillage:

• Elegant Changshan armor
• 2 Noble Topknot helms
• Noble Incognito Cloak

Master of Ceremonies in /sambaflag:

• Heartbeat Festa Dancer
• 4 Heartbeat Festa helms + 2 masked helms (member-only)
• Heartbeat Festa Cape, Heartbeat Festa Bow + Glimmer Bow

M'Boi in /yguasu: Yguazu Warrior armor, 2 Yguazu helms, and Spear

Green Rat in /Terradafesta: Back Alley Pancake Thief + Sweet Pancake Thief pet

Sakura Petal Fox in /eventhub:

• Love Kitty Sweater armor
• 3 Love Kitty helms
• Love Kitty Tail and Budding Hearts capes
• Love Kitty Paws gauntlets

New Limited Time Sets 

We've got a host of new rare, seasonal, and permanently-available items available in your Featured Gear Shop this weekend for AdventureCoins.

Rare Gear
Available in the Featured Gear Shop in your Game Menu until March 1st.

• Badger Brigade Morph Armor
• Fairy Tale Romance Dress + Garb armors*
• Enchanted Love Kitty Sweater and Gauntlets*
• Enchanted Budding Love Hearts and Love Kitty Tail capes*

Permanently Available Gear
Find these color-customizable items in the Featured Gear Shop until March 1st, and permanently available in Yue's AC Shop in /hakuvillage.

• Enchanted Stylish Qipao armor*
• Enchanted Modern Trend Bun + Hair*
• Enchanted Dragon's Favor Fan*

Savage Glaceran Warlord Class 
The Savage Glaceran Warlord Class is the seasonal variant of the Glacial Warlord Class. Get more details on the Glaceran Warlord Class and skills in these Design Notes.

• Savage Glaceran Warlord class
• Savage Glaceran Warlord armor
• Glaceran War Axe (single + duel-wield)
• Savage Glaceran Warlord Cloak
• Savage Glaceran Warlord Horns + Helm

If you have the Glacial Warlord Upgrade Bonus pack, good news! You'll find the class in your badge shop for free! 

* Color-customizable

Leaving Soon!

Heads up, heroes! The 2024 Nulgath birthday events, rares shop, and collection chest will be available until Friday, March 1st. New helms went live in the chest and shop last week, along with a fix to the Void Commander armor's leg position.