21 September 2026 · Major game update
Warlock arrives—and Abyss becomes an eight-week season.
Today’s update adds Whoa Adventure’s sixth class, replaces the original Abyss loop with Abyss Conquest Season, and opens a new dungeon with Skill Effect rewards.
THE UPDATE IN 30 SECONDS
Two permanent changes, one first-day priority.
A ranged damage dealer built around summons, corruption, possession and life drain.
Reach Character Lv60 and Rank 5, then begin Sylas Dark Ember’s trial in Scarlet Leaf Court.
Abyss Conquest Season opens at World Lv70 and replaces the original Abyss gameplay.
Also previewed as Fel Fire Frontline; its challenge rewards include new visual Skill Effects.
The official page extended 21 September maintenance by one hour, to 08:00–11:00 UTC+2 / 02:00–05:00 UTC−4 (07:00–10:00 UK BST). The notice said the servers could reopen earlier or later depending on progress.
CONFIRMED GLOBALLY
How Warlock unlocks and plays
The live client confirms that Potential Crystals condense one at a time on a three-hour timer. One crystal fills one charge, and the instant shortcut costs 50 Emeralds per crystal. Complete all five named trials and the final Helllord battle to unlock Warlock and class change.
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Reach Character Level 60 and complete the Rank 5 class promotion.
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Find Sylas Dark Ember in Scarlet Leaf Court and accept the Warlock trial.
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Charge and complete, in order: The Call of Brutality, The Enlightenment of Pain, The Whisper of Demons, The Coronation of Shadows and The Cost of Souls.
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Defeat the Demon Tyrant in the first trial and Helllord in the final battle. Class change then opens and switching returns the old class's 50 Talent points.
PARTY AURA — READ THIS CAREFULLY
Warlock is a damage dealer with party support—not a healer.
Its main job is ranged damage. Outside Monster Invasion, Warlock also increases party Class Aura effects by 20%, and the notice describes an additional 20% unique passive when the party contains exactly one Warlock.
Summons, corruption, possession and demonic auras drive its damage.
The confirmed team effect applies outside Monster Invasion.
The notice describes a separate unique 20% passive for a one-Warlock party.
Drain and transformation recovery heal the Warlock itself; they do not replace a Priest.
This is aura-effect amplification—not a confirmed flat +40% party-damage buff. The real gain depends on which class auras are active and how the global client calculates both effects.
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK · 21 SEPTEMBER
Three early Warlock routes from the game team
The official page calls these early hands-on tips. They give useful starting bars and gear sets, but they are suggestions rather than tested damage rankings. Skill names below follow the post exactly; some differ from the English client captures on this site.
Chaos Burst
SkillsSoulbolt · Twin Chaos · Hellrain · Hellhound Gate (PvE) or Felmeteor (crowd control)
Gear setTwin Chaos Set
The post frames this as a mix of single-target and area burst, with Soulbolt for self-healing.
Dual Summon
SkillsSoulbolt · Demon Tyrant (or Succubus for crowd control) · Hellrain · Hellhound Gate
Gear setDemon Tyrant Set
Two summons share incoming damage; the page suggests it for harder encounters and manual play.
Early-to-Midgame Transition
SkillsSoulbolt · Demon Tyrant · Shadowbrand/Shadowecho · Hellhound Gate
Gear setShadowbrand/Shadowecho Set
A transitional damage route, presented as a starting point rather than an endgame verdict.
The same post suggests Meteor + Light Howl + Overlord; Crit/Attack or Attack/Penetration for offense; Evasion/Defense for survival. It highlights Void Siphon, Abyssal Call and Dead's Draw, with Nightmare Sprint for faster transformation or Agony Resonance + Shadow Trail for area hits.
Read the original official postHISTORICAL CLIENT CAPTURE · 21 SEPTEMBER
The earlier Crit-route starting build
This launch-week capture records the earlier build. Rishi’s saved 26 September presets for Secret Realm, Abyss + Lantern and League Trial now live in My Build; this section remains historical context.
Cursebolt
10/10 · upgraded to Cursebolt+
Twin Chaos
10/10 · Twin Chaos+ · +25% damage rate
Shadowbrand
10/10 · Shadowbrand+ strengthens the Shadow Wave and damage over time
Helllord Gate
10/10 · Helllord Gate+ · +40% Sunder and +350% Demonic Slash
For a stationary single boss, start here. For Secret Realm, use it as the baseline and compare an AoE/short-window alternative because this recording does not include matched clear-time results.
Final 50-point route
Ten points in each of the four equipped skills.
The final capture resets Buff 1 and maxes the Crit branch.
Triggers for 10s after a Tactical skill; 15s cooldown.
The Attack branch was tested, reset, then replaced by this Crit branch.
Warlock Attribute 1 receives the final available point.
21 SEPTEMBER CAPTURESOpen the account and talent-tree evidence
Mechanics + media + sourcesOpen the complete update report
WARLOCK
The confirmed combat identity
Summon
Calls a Void Spawn; Hellgate can bring in a Hellhound or Helllord.
Corruption
Shadow attacks apply corruption effects that support the damage loop.
Possession
Demonic possession adds another source of damage to the kit.
Drain
Damages enemies while restoring the Warlock’s own HP.
The class specialization transforms the Warlock into a demon, adds area damage and restores HP—an aggressive ranged kit with built-in sustain.
ABYSS CONQUEST SEASON
The old Abyss loop is being replaced.
The new season starts on 21 September, requires World Level 70 and lasts eight weeks. Dreadfire Invasion is the headline dungeon; completing its challenges awards new Skill Effects.
The official regional preview describes four Abyss instances rotating through the season. Confirm the exact global rotation and reward schedule in your client after maintenance.
ENGLISH CLIENT CAPTURE · 21 SEPTEMBEROpen confirmed English skill snapshot
What the current English skill screens confirm
These eight in-game captures confirm the English names, cooldowns and visible tooltip values. Several longer descriptions are clipped inside the game card, so this summary does not guess at missing lines.
Fast shadow skills
Shadowbolt has a 1s cooldown and lists 52% shadow damage. Deathcoil also has a 1s cooldown, lists 10% shadow damage and applies one Corrosion stack.
4.3s options
Chaosbolt lists 194% fel damage to the target and nearby enemies. Summon Demon calls a Void Spawn whose visible tooltip lists one 10% attack per second.
13s area skills
Shadowburn sends three forward waves and shows 25% and 75% shadow values. Doomrain deals 12 area instances at 35% each—420% listed total if every hit lands.
21s power skills
Hellgate summons three Hellhounds, each visibly listed at 26% per second. Possession lasts 10s and adds 50% damage to talent skills.
MEDIA DESK
Eight English-client Warlock skill screens
Skill screens are direct English-client captures. The hero and Abyss poster are editorial English localizations, identified in their captions.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR A MAGE MAIN
Test the party effect before rebuilding anything.
Warlock may become a valuable one-slot party partner because of its aura interaction, but the update notice does not prove the final damage gain. Treat the first week as a controlled test.
Start the Warlock trial now
Crystal generation is time-based, so accepting the quest early preserves progress even if you stay on Mage.
Save rare materials
Wait for global tooltips and matched damage runs before changing class or investing in regional-preview skills.
Record a new Mage baseline
Run Dreadfire with the current build, then compare the same party with and without exactly one Warlock.
Treat Skill Effects as cosmetic
The official preview presents them as visual effects, not a confirmed damage upgrade.
SOURCES & EVIDENCE
What is confirmed, and where it came from
Early Warlock build tips
Three suggested bars, gear sets, pets, stats and Specialization directions from the game's own page, with its early-experience qualifier retained.
Open official post21 September maintenance extension
The game team extended the maintenance window to 08:00–11:00 UTC+2 / 02:00–05:00 UTC−4.
Open maintenance noticeThe New Warlock Class Is Here!
Apple's official Whoa Adventure event labels the launch a major update and explicitly promotes Warlock and the Secret Realm challenge.
Open App Store eventAbyss Conquest preview
Official regional Facebook post confirming the eight-week season, rotating Abyss content, Fel Fire Frontline and Skill Effects.
Open Facebook post21 September patch summary
English-language transcription of the global maintenance notice, Warlock unlock conditions and Abyss launch details.
Open patch articleWarlock class dossier
Screens, video and translated skill previews used only where this article explicitly marks details as regional and provisional.
Open class dossierNo Discord source is used. The eight skill images and three new unlock/class-change recordings are direct English-client captures supplied by the player. They confirm the five trial names, three-hour crystal timer, 50-Emerald purchase price, first and final charge counts, Helllord finish and 50-point Talent reset; clipped tooltip lines have not been reconstructed.