Update - v8.6.9 Update Notice - 2025-04-12
v8.6.9 Update Notice Active
Version:8.6.92025-04-12T00:45
Greetings from Com2uS!
Summoners War v8.6.9 has been updated.
Please check below for details!
* The actual update will be applied through an auto update during the maintenance. (Android/iOS)
* Details can be checked through the maintenance notice.
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v8.6.9 Update Details
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> Arena Revamp
- The Arena will be revamped into a league format starting Apr. 14.
: Leagues of up to 10,000 Summoners will be created, and tally rewards will be given according to your rank within the league.
- Revamped Arena League Grade Requirements and Rewards
* Arena tally on Apr. 13 will follow the existing standards.
- Arena tally and victory point reset will be held biweekly.
(As-is) Tally: Every Sunday 10:00 PM - Monday 12:00 AM (server time) / Victory Point Reset: Every other tally
(To-be) Tally and victory point reset both take place every other Sunday 10:00 PM - Monday 12:00 AM (server time)
* The first Arena League held after the revamp will follow the schedule below.
> Arena Period: After Arena maintenance on Apr. 14 - Apr. 27, 10:00 PM
> Tally and Victory Point Reset: Apr. 27, 10:00 PM - Apr. 28, 12:00 AM
- The change in the Arena Interserver Battle scheduled to begin on Apr. 28 will be announced in a separate notice.
- Rookie League for New Summoners
: Summoners who created their account after Apr. 14, 12:00 AM will be automatically placed in the Rookie League.
: Summoners in the Rookie League will face defense decks of reasonable strength according to their grade.
: Tally and victory point reset in the Rookie League will also occur biweekly.
: Summoners in the Rookie League may choose to promote to regular Arena or stay in the Rookie League after the first tally.
- Rookie League Grade Requirements and Rewards
- One-Time Achievement Rewards in the Rookie League
* These rewards can only be claimed once during your time in the Rookie League.
> Arena Revamp and Server Maintenance Schedule
- Only the Rival Battle is available for Korea/ Japan/ China/ Asia/ Europe servers after the tally on Apr. 13 and during maintenance.
> [Arena Maintenance] Arena Restriction Period
Korea: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 10:00 AM KST
Japan: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 10:00 AM JST
China: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
Asia: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 9:00 AM TST
Europe: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 3:00 AM CEST
> [Server Maintenance]
- Global: Apr. 14, 12:00 AM - 2:00 AM PDT
- Korea/ Japan/ China/ Asia/ Europe: Apr. 13, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
* Game access and play will be unavailable during server maintenance.
* If you are using an EXP Booster during server maintenance, its duration will be automatically extended by the maintenance time.
> Arena Maintenance Compensation
- Recipient: All servers
- Compensation: 11-Year Special Scroll x5, Crystal +100, Energy +300
- Availability: Apr. 14, 2:00 AM - Apr. 15, 7:59 AM PDT
* We will notify you again should the schedule change.
> v8.6.9 Update Reward
A reward for the v8.6.9 update will be available prior to the maintenance compensation above.
Please look forward to updates and events prepared to celebrate Summoners War's 11th anniversary.
- Recipient: All servers
- Update Reward: 11-Year Special Scroll x5, Crystal +100, Energy +300
- Availability: Apr. 12, 1:00 AM - Apr. 13, 7:59 AM PDT
> Arena Improvements
- [Arena > Rival] Glory Points earned from defeating Amir have been adjusted from 3 > 4.
- [Summoner's Way > Advanced Summoner] Quest related to the Arena has been changed.
: (As-is) Revenge Battle in Arena: Play a revenge battle in the Arena battle record
: (To-be) Arena Test: Test the defense deck in Defense Placement
- The UI for the Arena win streak buff effects has been improved.
- Monsters available for battle in the Arena battle preparation screen will now be displayed in two lines.
- Monsters available for selection in the Defense Placement screen of Arena and Arena Interserver Battle will now be displayed in two lines.
> Monster and Arena Art Renewal
- 13 Monsters: [Slime, Mushroom, Surprise Box, Howl, Elemental, Garuda, Inugami, Joker, Vampire, Undine, Dragon, Oracle, and Chimera]
- Arena Visual: Arena, World Arena, Arena Interserver Battle, 2vs2 Team Battle, Arcane Tower, Arena Island, Defense Placement, etc.
- The visual effects of various beneficial and harmful effects applied in battles have been improved.
> Summoners War's 11th Anniversary Events
https://youtu.be/J5WnAmcXiD8
- We have prepared various events and rewards to celebrate the 11 years together.
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- Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: Max Upgraded Nat 5 Monster Selective Summon Event [GO]
- Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: 11-Year Special Scroll & Special Shop Event [GO]
- Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: 10+1 Unlimited Refund Event [GO]
- Apr. 12 - May 25: Best Rune Sharing Event [GO]
- Apr. 14 - Jun. 22: My Own Hall of Heroes Event [GO]
- Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: Summoner Level Milestone Event [GO]
- Apr. 12 - Jun. 8: Summoner's Way Milestone Event [GO]
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* Summoner Level and Summoner's Way Milestone Events are for new Summoners.
- New Summoner: Summoners who created their account after Mar. 13, 8:00 AM PDT
* 11-Year Special Scrolls Available From [11-Year Special Scroll & Special Shop Event]
Various other events held during the 11th anniversary period may also offer 11-Year Special Scrolls.
11-Year Special Scroll
A special scroll that summons a Default 3-5★ Monster of Fire, Water, Wind, Light, or Dark Attribute at random with a fixed chance.
[Blessing of Summon, Splendid Blessing of Summon, and Brilliant Blessing of Summon] can be used with 11-Year Special Scrolls.
> 11th Anniversary Special Profile Theme, Summonhenge Skin, and Cow Girl Transmogrification
- These are limited-time items available only during the 11th anniversary period.
[11-Year Special Theme]
An exclusive profile background where you can place up to 15 Monsters including your Rep Monster.
Go to [Summoner's Tower > Profile > Placement Settings] to change the profile background.
[11-Year Special Summonhenge Skin]
Go to [Summonhenge > Info > Change] to change the skin.
[Desperado Star Cow Girl: Transmogrification]
Go to [Transmogrification Building > Transmogrify] to check the Transmogrification.
> The [11-Year Inbox] tab for storing 11th anniversary event rewards has been added to your Inbox.
* Rewards in the 11-Year Inbox can be claimed until Jun. 15, 7:59:59 AM PDT.
> New Monster: Beetle Guardian
> [SP (Special) Summon] for Beetle Guardian
- Event Period: After v8.6.9 update on Apr. 12 - May 4, 7:59 AM PDT
: [SP Summon] is a summon with a slightly higher summon rate than other summons for new Monsters. An [SP Summon] menu will appear for applicable scrolls during the event.
: [SP Summons] can be performed in all summons, except for Ancient Transcendence Scrolls, 11-Year Ancient Transcendence Scrolls, 11-Year Special Scrolls, Engraved Scrolls, Monster Piece Summons, Guild Summons, SWC Scrolls, and other summons where you select a summon list. The summoning currency, scrolls, and Blessings used remain the same.
: Beetle Guardian can also be summoned with a fixed chance through a normal [Summon].
> [Battle Training Ground] New Mock Battle Featuring Beetle Guardian
- You can enter the Battle Training Ground after building it from [Shop > Building]. (Required Summoner Level: 12)
> [Mission > Achievement] New Crafting Building Achievements
* Applied retroactively for buildings built before the v8.6.9 update.
> Other Improvements and Changes
- You can now see the local time for each server in the server selection screen.
- You will now be redirected to the Manage screen of [Runes, Artifacts, and Gems/Grindstones] to manage them or expand the storage capacity once you reach their storage limit.
- The storage expansion button has been added to the Manage screen of [Runes, Artifacts, and Gems/Grindstones], and the button UI for storage expansion under [Monster > Rune/Artifact] has been improved to be more identifiable.
- [Siege Battle] You can now view replays shared by guild members under [Info > Attack/Defense]
- [Siege Battle] You can now see the number of remaining attack chances on the Guild Tower and the Guild Tower pop-up even during the additional attack period.
- [Steam] A configuration feature for controllers has been added to [Settings > Options].
- A confirmation pop-up has been added to double-check when Summoners below Lv. 50 attempt to use a Devilmon as a power-up material for 4★ or lower Monsters.
> [Mission > New Summoner Special Support] Crafting Building Material Set Improved
- The amount of each crafting material in the Crafting Building Material Set offered to new Summoners has been increased from 30 > 50.
* Set Components: Hard Wood, Tough Leather, Solid Rock, Solid Iron Ore, Shining Mythril, Thick Cloth
> [Shop > Efficient] 11th Anniversary Special! Limited-Time Surprise Shop
- Surprise Shop Period: After v8.6.9 update on Apr. 12 - May 4, 11:59 PM (server time)
- The Surprise Shop offers the following items.
* The daily free Mystical Scroll gift refreshes every day at 12:00 AM. (server time)
- [Weekly Special Products] will be available for three weeks, offering different items each week.
* For the 6★ Legend Rune product, you can see three Rune options when claiming from your Inbox and choose one to keep.
* The Weekly Special Products change on Mondays at 12:00 AM. (Week 1: After v8.6.9 update on Apr. 12 - Apr. 20, 11:59 PM)
> [iOS] The minimum required specification has been adjusted from 12.0 to 13.0.
> Monster Name Change
- Faimon Volcano Monsters: (As-is) Turtle > (To-be) Chromeshell / (As-is) Taotie > (To-be) Lunaroc / (As-is) Ice Beast > (To-be) Nebion
- (As-is) Mimick > (To-be) Mimic / (As-is) Ancient Mimick > (To-be) Ancient Mimic
- (As-is) Pierret > (To-be) Pierrette / (As-is) Pioneer > (To-be) Sage
> [Shop > Efficient > Special Pack] Limited-Time 11-Year Summon Special Packs
- Sale Period: After v8.6.9 update on Apr. 12 - Jun. 30, 11:59 PM (server time)
> Game Errors Fixed
- Fixed an issue where the Guild Magic Shop appeared in incorrect locations.
- [Dimension Hole > Ellunia] Fixed an issue where Monsters of different attributes could be selected under certain circumstances.
- Fixed an issue where the beneficial effect removal and Glancing Hit effect of (Fire) Pioneer's [Sleeve Attack] did not apply to targets defended by Monsters such as (Water) Beast Monk or to (Wind) Specter Princess.
- Fixed an issue where (Wind) Barbaric King's [Resentment] did not trigger the [Berserk] effect when used on defended targets or (Wind) Specter Princess.
- Fixed an issue where the stun effect of (Water) Monkey King's [Alter Ego Attack] only activated from critical hits.
- [Guild Battle Research] Fixed an issue where the Advanced Rune Settings feature was unavailable for Monsters you do not own when registering a defense deck.
- Fixed an issue where the [Include Engraved Runes] option under [Rune Manage > Rune Advanced Settings > Detailed Options] did not function properly when accessed through World Guild Battle and Guild Battle Research.
> 11th Anniversary Special! 30 Days of Check-in Gifts and Special Check-in Pack
- Event Period: Apr. 17, 12:00 AM - May 18, 11:59 PM (server time)
- A check-in gift will be sent to your Inbox each day you log in. You can claim up to 30 check-in gifts and purchase the Special Check-in Pack for 40 days starting from your first check-in during the event period. (For example, if your first check-in is on Apr. 25, you can check in up to 30 times until Jun. 3.)
* You can check the reward collection schedule based on your first check-in date on the check-in screen.
