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Goblin King

2026-03-13T13:06:54Z

Ciar: Created page with "Around the Goblin Village, the Goblin King boss can spawn when certain conditions are met. ==Spawn Conditions== Each time a goblin is defeated on Goblin Hill (prt_fild11) or..."

Around the Goblin Village, the Goblin King boss can spawn when certain conditions are met.

==Spawn Conditions==

Each time a goblin is defeated on Goblin Hill (prt_fild11) or Goblin Village (gef_fild11), a counter goes up. Upon defeating 100 of any of these mobs, Goblin King will spawn in either of the two maps. The chance to spawn in any of the two maps is 50%. As long as the boss is alive, it cannot be respawned. Once the boss is defeated, it cannot be spawned again until 2 hours have passed, with a 10 minute spawn variance. Once the spawn cooldown period has passed, kills will begin counting towards boss spawn again.

Note:
*When the boss is spawned or defeated, a message will be broadcast throughout gef_fild11, prt_fild11, and prt_fild10.
*The guard at prt_fild10,56,127 will provide information on the boss. It'll indicate if the boss can be spawned, if it's already spawned and where, or if it was defeated and when. The time of boss defeat is in 24 hour format.
*Boss broadcasts and boss status dialogue do not specify the map names where the mob is. Use context clues to decipher the information.

==Monster Information==

See [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/2411 here] for more information.

[[Category:Customized Area]]

Umbala Dungeon

2026-03-13T12:59:07Z

Ciar: /* Monster Information */

Within Umbala Dungeon, the boss Wootan Defender can spawn when certain conditions are met.

==Spawn Conditions==

Each time a Wootan Fighter, Wootan Shooter, Dryad, or Driller is defeated within Umbala Dungeon, a counter goes up. Upon defeating 100 of any of these mobs, Wootan Defender will spawn in either um_dun01 or um_dun02. The chance to spawn in any of the two maps is 50%. As long as the boss is alive, it cannot be respawned. Once the boss is defeated, it cannot be spawned again until 2 hours have passed, with a 10 minute spawn variance. Once the spawn cooldown period has passed, kills will begin counting towards boss spawn again.

Note:
*When the boss is spawned or defeated, a message will be broadcast throughout Umbala Dungeon. This includes um_dun01, um_dun02, and yggrdrasil01.
*The Herb Picker NPC just outside Umbala Dungeon will provide information on the boss. It'll indicate if the boss can be spawned, if it's already spawned and where, or if it was defeated and when. The time of boss defeat is in 24 hour format.
*Boss broadcasts and boss status dialogue do not specify the map names where the mob is. Use context clues to decipher the information. For example, mentions of an area leading to niflheim would refer to um_dun02.

==Monster Information==

See [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1502 here] for more information.

[[Category:Customized Area]]

Mar 12 2026 Changelog

2026-03-13T00:18:17Z

Ayu: /* Class Rebalance */

==Class Rebalance==

There are a few small class-rebalance changes in this patch involving Gunslinger and Alchemist.

===Gunslinger Changes===

* New Divine Sphere (holy elemental Grenade sphere), Spooky Sphere (ghost elemental Grenade Sphere) and Plain Sphere (neutral elemental Grenade Sphere) are now available in any Ammo shop that sold the previous spheres
* Magazine Dealers across Alberta, Einbroch, Izlude, Caerulia, Prontera, and Faeheim who previously created Bullet Cases and Sphere Packs will create Sphere Packs for the 3 new spheres
* Ground Drift used with the new spheres will deal proper elemental damage corresponding to the sphere, but the debuff effect of Ground Drift will be randomly selected out of the existing effects of Poison, Knockback, Freeze, Blind and Stun. The colour of the Ground Drift bomb will appear random, but the elemental damage will be according to the sphere used for the casting, regardless of the colour.
* The duration of Madness Canceller and Adjustment has increased to 30s respectively. SP cost has increased proportionately to 30 and 15, respectively, to match the new durations.
* You can buy Cartridges and Sphere Packs directly for zeny at the usual NPC, at a much higher cost than buying the bullets/spheres separately and combine together

Gunslinger has been given a bit more elemental spheres to match the bullets for the sphere-using guns to have more access to different spots. The duration for the buffs is also extended for ease of use. 

Gunslinger skill names have also been standardized across skill tree and item descriptions to follow eAthena translations. We will slowly roll out similar changes to the other classes to standardize items, skill names and tooltips.

===Alchemist Changes (Lif)===

* Emergency Avoid has been lightly nerfed to no longer stack in speed with Nobility Mounts.

This affects mostly War of Emperium scenarios but Lif Alchemist should not have a specific advantage with Nobility Mounts to be faster than every other class. Alchemist now follows the practical speed limit cap of any other class.

===High Wizard Change===

* Gravitational Field is now limited to 1 instance of cast only

Gravitational Field's issue should be fixed such that 1 single high wizard cannot crash everyone on screen through this spell. For that reason, Gravitational Field will be re-enabled for WoE. However, only 1 instance of this spell can be cast at a time, and Gravitational Field cannot stack/overlap with one another.

==Monster Rebalance==

The following items have their sales price modified

* Small Bradium: sale price increased by 100%
* White Spider Limb: sale price increased by 50%
* Golden Feather: sale price increased by 50%
* Angel Magic Powder: sale price increased by 20%
* Comodo Leather: sale price increased by 50%
* Fancy Fairy Wing: sale price increased by 25%
* Final Rest: sale price increased by 25%
* Eye Drops: sale price increased by 200%
* Soft Feather: sale price increased by 300%
* Solid Iron Piece: sale price increased by 25%
* Rune of Darkness: sale price increased by 25%
* Burnt Parts: sale price increased by 100%

New etc item: Deep Sea Water, now sells 2050z (before Overcharge)

* Parus: Soft Feather drop rate increased to 100%
* King Kray: Solid Shell replaced with Deep Sea Water at 100%
* Siorava: Flying Fish Box replaced with Deep Sea Water at 100%
* Sedora: Tentacle replaced with Octopus Leg at 40% and Deep Sea Water at 60%

Specific dungeons and fields that mostly favour solo target fighting have their zeny of etc item increased. We hope that will help out classes that do not have or don't rely on AoE damage on getting a bit more zeny, or for some less explored dungeons to have better etc zeny loot as well.

==Bugfixes==

* Fish Bottle can be part of Buying Stalls
* Fixed a critical bug in the Hercules emulator where Speed Potion in combination with Dec Agi, Quagmire and/or Slow Grace (but no other speed debuffs) specifically results in infinite speed
* Fixed an issue where Monk combos when linked do not do splash damage beyond monsters on the exact same cell
* Fixed NPC dialogue issues related to Wootan Defender, Kingvi and Goblin King regarding what they say when the MVP has not respawned yet, or if the MVP has already spawned
* Fixed an issue with Orcus accessory combos not giving the right bonus
* Fixed an issue where Royal Trident does not show 2 slots
* Fixed an issue where Wootan Anklet is in armor slot instead of the intended footwear slot
* Fixed an issue where Pet inventory stores items that should not be allowed to be stored

Mar 3 2026 Changelog

2026-03-04T00:40:06Z

Ayu: Created page with "==New MVPs== 2 new low tier, beginner friendly MVPs have been added to the server: The Goblin King and the Wootan Defender. However, these tribal leaders are reclusive unless..."

==New MVPs==

2 new low tier, beginner friendly MVPs have been added to the server: The Goblin King and the Wootan Defender. However, these tribal leaders are reclusive unless they see that their kins are under threat. 

To get the Goblin King to appear, you have to slay at least 100 Goblins (of any variety) in Goblin Village or Goblin Hill (prt_fild11 or gef_fild11). Once enough Goblins are under threat, you will hear the Goblin's drums indicating that the King has spawned. It'll be in either one of the two fields. Guardsman at the entrance to these 2 maps can tell the player if the Goblin King is potentially active, has already spawned, or in its 2 hour cooldown period after its defeat, serving as an indirect tombstone. 

Likewise, the Wootan Defender only spawns when at least 100 Wootan Fighter, Wootan Shooter, Dryad or Driller in the Trunk of Yggdrasil (Umbala Dungeon 1 or 2). Once enough of them are slain, the Wootan Defender will appear in one of the 2 floors of the Trunk of Yggdrasil to defend its kin. The Herb Picker at the entrance of the dungeon in Umbala will serve the same purpose to tell you if the MVP is up, spawned already or if it's in cooldown. 

These MVPs should not be too difficult for geared solo trans players, or one player with 1 support character. The Goblin King relies on its Goblin Attendants to cast buff/debuff to strengthen the king in combat, while the Wootan Defender does the reverse to buff its Elite Wootan Shooter and protect them from damage. 

For your efforts, there are new equipment available for Knights, Taekwons and Crusaders (and Rogue, by extension):
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Wootan_Anklet Wootan Anklet]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Shield_Charm Shield Charm]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Royal_Trident Royal Trident]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Wootan_Defender_Card Wootan Defender MVP Card]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Goblin_King_Card Goblin King MVP Card]

These new MVPs have been added to Bloody Branches.

==Class Balance==

Brandish Spear will take a different direction to make a niche out of Lord Knight's skill set. Bowling Bash is typically the 2-handed melee AoE option that's superior to Brandish for the longest time, with access to Parry to retain some defensive measures. Brandish has a small knockback, but it is not really distinguishable. To make it standout from Bowling Bash more, we'll be changing the item options for Bowling Bash to focus on 2 handed options, while Brandish will be the primary 1 handed option to have a balance of damage while having consistent defense via having a shield. This will make Lord Knight's 2h spear, 1h spear and 2h sword have a distinguished skill that is its intended use. 

For this reason, the primary brandish spear card [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Payon_Soldier_Card Payon Soldier Card] has been rebalanced to no longer require 2h spear, but work with 1h spear. The damage has been lowered to compensate for no 2h restriction. It will go real well with the new Royal Trident from the Goblin King!

==Quality of Life Improvements==

* New palettes are available: 227 to 230, making it so there are 4 new palettes. Please try them out in the Stylist and see if the new palettes match your liking. Thank you to Cattre for creating palettes 227, 228, and 229 for us, and to Ange for creating palette 230. We really appreciate your hard work and artistic contribution to the server!

* Players now have access to @refresh. You can use it to pull an updated look for your and other players' visual states. For example, when you leave WoE castles, your hairstyle/palettes may not change back to your usual setup immediately. Use @refresh to update your visuals. If you think you have position lag and you are not actually where the server thinks you are, you can also use this command to update your location.

==End of Valentine's Day Event==

* VDay bullet hell event is over, and the same for the lovering spawns across towns. We hope that all players enjoyed this alternative gameplay mode!
* Freebies from Pandelina have been removed

==Bugfixes==

* Poring Smash now provides 1 single Magnifier at the start of the minigame
* Many equipment combos that utilize "autobonus" in the script, such as the Sage's custom Storm set, should be fixed
* More Christmas gift boxes from some longer quest chains have been removed

War of Emperium : Second Edition

2026-02-25T15:53:33Z

OakRolls: /* WoE Times */

==Introduction to WoE:SE==

The second version of the War of Emperium system places much more emphasis on defensive strategies and differs significantly from the first version. Its most notable feature is the redesigned maps to mimic the styles of Juno and Rachel. Unlike the first system, these maps eliminate warp portals and precasting, making the entire fort a single, continuous area. Additionally, defenders are provided with new tools and advantages to help them more effectively protect castles built in this new format. Due to the size of the castles, Link Flags or LFs, were introduced to help players maneuver around the map easily. heRO have also enabled [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Boarding_Halter Nobility Mount] in, based on gameplay from Rental War of Emperium. 

Players can get to the WoE castle by selecting Special --> WoE Castles --> Current Active Castle

==WoE Times==

Currently, the weekly automated War of Emperium takes place every Saturday 10:00 AM Eastern (EST) time, server local time. GMT -5 (Montreal, Toronto, New York, Boston, Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington DC) 
* [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260228T1500&p1=1440 View in your local time]

==General Mechanics for WoE==

===Emperium===

Once a castle's emperium is destroyed, all players inside the castle that don't belong to the guild that conquered the castle will be warped out. The player that dealt the last hit against the emperium will claim the castle for their guild. In addition to its ability to be damaged only by guilds with the "Official Guild Approval" skill, the emperium can only be hit by normal attacks. All other skills will have no effect on the emperium with the exception on the following: 
* Gravitation Field [Note: temporarily banned as of 2026 for technical issues]
* Pressure/Gloria Domini
* Sanctuary (can heal the emperium)
* Summon Flora (The plants' normal attacks can damage the emperium)
* Summon Homunculus (Homunculi normal attacks can damage the emperium)
Upon conquering a castle and warping non-dominating guilds out, these guilds can return to it right away and challenge the defenders of the castle. Once the War of Emperium ends, the guild that holds the castle last can keep the castle until the next WoE when other guilds may try to take it. 
Inside WoE castles, party members, guild mates, and guild allies cannot attack each other. Additionally, guild members cannot be expelled inside, and alliances cannot be broken by members inside a castle. 

===Banned Things===
There are a few things banned in WoE SE: 
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! style="width:3em; padding:10px;" |Category
! style="width:3em; padding:10px;" |Items
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| style="padding:5px;" |Banned Skills
| style="padding:5px;" |
* Leap
* Backslide
* Teleport
* Warp Portal
* Icewall
* Intimidate
* Marriage and Adoption summoning Skills
* Assumptio (Both Player Skill And Scroll)
* Basilica
* Moonlit Water Mill
* Plant Cultivate
* Shadow Slash
* Greed
* Gravitational Field
* Abracadabra
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |Banned Items
| style="padding:5px;" |''It's not a nice day for fishing, huh hah!''
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Angel_Fish Angel Fish]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Bass Bass]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Dory Dory]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Guppy Guppy]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Mutant_Fish Mutant Fish]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Nemo Nemo]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Perecas_Prezel Pereca's Pretzel]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Rainbow_Trout Rainbow Trout]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Salmon Salmon]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Trout Trout]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Yggdrasilberry Yggdrasil Berry]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Seed_Of_Yggdrasil Yggdrasil Seed]
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |Banned Cards
| style="padding:5px;" |
* All MVP Cards (all cards with golden and red color)
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Deviling_Card Deviling Card]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Ghostring_Card Ghostring Card]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Selkie_Card Selkie Card]
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |Banned Equipments
| style="padding:5px;" |
* All God Items
* All Costumes (Costumes are Endgame)
|-
|}
</div>

==Mechanics for WoE SE==
===Barricades===
Barricades can be built by the defenders. There are 3 sets, and must be built in a specific order. From the Emp room, outward, you'll start with Barricade 3, then 2, then 1, located in the areas marked with a purple circle. After you complete building the Barricade, you'll be able to rebuild the Guardian Stones. 

[[File:WOESEBarricade01.png|350px]] 

Building a Barricade on heRO is different, there are no required items. The [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Baricade_Repair_Kit barricade repair kit] in your inventory is used at the catalyst instead of items like trunks, oridecon, etc. When you start building, the game will ask you a series of questions, and you must choose the right answer for each one. Failing an option means you will need to start over. The answers are found below:
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! style="width:3em; padding:10px;" |Question
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| style="padding:5px;" |The support FRAME is badly damaged: Fixing this part is a top priority.
| style="padding:5px;" |Trunks
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |The damage to the gate has caused all these CRACKS. You'll have to weld them solid somehow.
| style="padding:5px;" |Steel
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |Now you need to make sure that the gate is held together pretty SOLIDLY.
| style="padding:5px;" |Emveretarcon
|-
| style="padding:5px;" |It looks like the gate's overall ENDURANCE needs to be reinforced with something.
| style="padding:5px;" |Oridecon
|-
|}
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===Guardian Stones===
In each SE castle there exists two guardian stones located in different rooms prior to the fortress gate & first barricade. Guardian stones will summon guardians over time, and as long as at least one of the guardian stones remains standing, the fortress gate will be invincible and prevent attackers from progressing into your fort. The guardian soldiers of SE are considerably stronger than those of the original WoE. There no longer exists Bow Guardians, only powerful sword guardians. These guardians are similar in power to the ones found in Volcano Thor, though these guardians do not use any offensive skills. If the guardian stone that summoned the guardian is killed, the guardian will die.

===Flags===
Placed throughout the castle there are 12 "Link Flags". The Link Flags provide fast movement throughout the castle for the defending guild. Each of these 12 flags have a pair located usually in the back of the Emperium room. Each pair of flags has a matching name, and by using these flags, you can travel directly to and from the emperium room and each of the flag throughout the fort.
The flags' corresponding destinations are as follows: 

[[File:WOESEFlags01.png|350px]] 

In addition to the Link Flags, the flags directly outside the castle allows the guild members to warp inside. This is just like existing WoE flags. These flags take you past the final barricade into the emperium room, and usually close to the Link Flags. A defending guild can use this to warp into the castle and then re-deploy at any needed location in the castle without fear of harassment from enemies.

Only members of the guild who own the castle can use the flags, they cannot be used by allied, rival, or miscellaneous guilds.

===Stronghold===
There is a stronghold area (10-1) for the defending guild that can be accessed from the flag outside the castle.
This stronghold area has a Kafra for storage access and a Warper who can warp you to areas in the castle. 

[[File:WOESEStronghold01.png|350px]] 

===Rewards for WoE SE===
Brand new WoE:SE chests are implemented, which allow players to have a chance to obtain both the old FE and new SE God Item parts. The new SE God Item parts are used to craft our 2 new God Items:
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Asprika Asprika]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Dusk_Glow Dusk Glow]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Dawn_Essence Dawn Essence]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Cold_Moonlight Cold Moonlight]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Hazy_Starlight Hazy Starlight]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Golden_Sunlight Golden Sunlight]

* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Brynhild Brynhild]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Goddess_Tear Goddess Tear]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Valkyrie_Token Valkyrie's Token]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Brynhild_Armor_Piece Brynhild Armor Piece]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Hero_Remains Hero Remains]
** [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Andvari_Ring Andvari's Ring]

Full list of the required ingredients for God Items can be found [http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/God_item here]. Please note that Asprika is customized on heRO and does not reflect official stats. For more information, please refer to [https://db.hero-server.xyz/ heRO DB].

==How do the new SE Chests work?==
For WoE:SE, a simplified 10 Treasure Chest system have been implemented. Chest spawned at midnight is fully randomized, and the amount is still based on your Eco (Eco/5+4), for a maximum of 24 at 100 Eco.

The chests have the following 10 possible drops:
* 1 Guaranteed [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Heroic_Gear_Chest Heroic Gear Chest] (100% chance each)
* 4 Chances at an additional [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Heroic_Gear_Chest Heroic Gear Chest] (22.5% chance) '''[NEW]'''
* 1 Chance at an [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Old_Card_Album Old Card Album] (25% chance)
* 1 Chance at [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Rough_Enriched_Elunium Rough Enriched Elunium] (10% chance)
* 1 Chance at [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Rough_Enriched_Oridecon Rough Enriched Oridecon] (10% chance)
* 1 Chance at an SE God Item Part (1% chance)
* 1 Chance at an FE God Item Ingredient Box (1.7% chance) '''[NEW]'''

Players now have a chance to progress their FE and SE God Item creation on every chest. The drop rates are specifically adjusted such that the chance to get any of the new God Item ingredients for Asprika and Brynhildr are the same as getting any God item ingredients in WoE:FE, adjusted for the change in number of possible chests in WoE:SE.

As a final note, Rental War of Emperium will continue to use the '''OLD WoE:FE''' chest system. They will not reward SE chests.

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Feb 21 2026 Changelog

2026-02-22T01:48:03Z

Ayu: Created page with "==War of Emperium: Second Edition== We're proud to announce the release of War of Emperium: Second Edition! It will continue at the same time that WoE:FE took, Saturday, Febr..."

==War of Emperium: Second Edition==

We're proud to announce the release of War of Emperium: Second Edition! It will continue at the same time that WoE:FE took, Saturday, February 21, 2026 8:00 AM! The heRO GM team would like to extend a huge thank you to all players who helped test, and we hope you all enjoy WoE:SE! (Note that the Barricade/Guardian changes are still coming in a future update). 

The corresponding Wiki page will be updated to have WoE:SE information.

===War of Emperium: Second Edition Treasure Chests===

Treasure Chests have been updated for WoE:SE only. No changes to treasure chests are made for old chests in case they are used for events or other occasions. The treasure chests have identical drops, except for 1 item: the SE God Item ingredients. Compared to the official, you will notice that Asprika also have 5 different ingredient pieces, instead of 4 like the official RO. WoE:SE will produce 1 of the following 10 treasure chests as possible rewards. The drop rate of the God Item ingredients for Brynhildr and Asprika is identical to WoE:FE's drop rate for any FE god item ingredients. On top of that, WoE:SE chests will still contain a chance to get a bag that contains FE God Item Pieces, so the old God Items are still obtainable (though at a slightly lower rate than before, since you are now working towards both FE and SE God Items simultaneously) You can see the treasure chests in the following: 
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1798 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1938 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1939 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1940 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1941 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1942 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1943 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1944 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1945 Treasure Chest]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1946 Treasure Chest]

Note: DBSearcher has an issue where duplicate items aren't shown. The treasure chests should drop 1 Heroic Gear Chest at 100%, then 4 more Heroic Gear Chest at 22.5%. This should make it substantially easier for guild leaders to share the fruit of their labour. 

Heroic Gear Chest, commonly produced by Treasure Chests, can be seen here:

* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Heroic_Gear_Chest Heroic Gear Chest]

This update also changes the existing content of the Heroic Armor Chest, Heroic Garment Chest, Heroic Footwear Chest and Heroic Shield Chest. These chests, alongside all the new headgear and various weapon type chests from Heroic Gear Chest, have also gotten a major boost. A lot of low tier gears (Coat, Jacket, Guard, etc) are removed, and new gears are added. Now, any items dropped by a mob may be available, including previously excluded top tier gear such as Orleans Glove, or Endless Tower unique drops (Naght's twin swords) or Monocle[1]. The rate is extremely low, but the chance is always there. We hope that they will be a fun addition for potential high roll as a reward from both WoE, or also other sources of getting the gear chests.

==OBB and OPB Update==

OBB and OPB have not had a meaningful update for over a decade. They are severely power crept and no one has any interest in them anymore, even though they are common drops from MVP reward. To spice things up and to make them interesting for players again, they went through a massive overhaul. Most OBB etc items are now always relevant for heRO, as they will be hatter items, brewing items, forging items, or items used in healer quests. OPB has a significantly better rate to get good items compare to OBB, including the Heroic Gear Chest which will become the main way for equippable gears to be generated in OBB and OPB. To see the full change, please take a look at our DBSearcher:

* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Old_Blue_Box Old Blue Box]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Old_Violet_Box Old Purple Box]

==Poring Smash Changes==

By player suggestions, we have made some quick changes for Poring Smash due to OBB/OPB related changes. As OPB's value increased, their drop rate from poring smash has been adjusted while other drops are increased to compensate. Furthermore, all Porings within Poring Smash minigame has a chance to drop an Adventurer Knife so novices can enjoy a boost to ATK and HIT to hunt the porings a little bit faster. The bosses have a reduction in their Hit Points so that there's a lower number of novices needed to gang up and defeat them. Smash Masterpoporing has its HP reduced from 30000 to 25000, while Smash Mastermarin has its HP reduced from 50000 to 45000. Finally, Smash Lovering, the reward for defeating either Smash Masterpoporing or Smash Mastermarin, has its drops changed to drop the Heroic Gear Boxes as well.

==SP Gaining Gear Changes==

It has been reported that Earth Deleter and all racial-dependent cards (such as Beetle King) that they are supposed to only work on melee attacks. We have verified that this is the intended behaviour on the rAthena emulators and official server. So we will officially declare that we will follow the Hercules emulator behaviour where these card effects work regardless of the range of the weapon/skills involved, and that this is an intended interaction. All related items have their item description updated to reflect this.

==Bugfixes==

* Fresh Rose description is updated to no longer mention Soul Drain
* The level requirement for Black Dragon Robe is now accurately at lv 85
* Costume Cow Hat 1 renamed to Costume Cow Hat
* Costume Cow Hat 3 renamed to Costume Pink Cow Hat
* Fixed the weight of Condensed White Potion item description
* Fixed the sprite issue for Costume Light Bulb Hairband, along with the nonsense item description

Fairy Auction March 2026

2026-02-19T13:42:37Z

Ciar: /* Results */

==Auction Date==

'''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Fairy+Auction&iso=20260324T1100&p1=165 Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM]'''

==Raffle Packs==
===The Smith's Boon===
*Raffle Price: 5m
*5x Enriched Elunium
*5x Enriched Oridecon
*1x safe refine on any refine-able weapon from +7 to +8.
*1x safe refine on any refine-able shield from +7 to +8.
*1x +3 stat enchant on any armor from the [[Faeheim Enchanter]] list.

==Auction Packs==
===GM Service Ticket===
*Starting Bid 1m
*Equivalent of a $5.00 Dollar [[Donation#Donation For Service|GM Service]] Donation. Usable for name changes, certain account bound item transfers, homunculus stat re-rolls, etc.

===HeRO Helper Hats===
*Starting Bid 5m
*3x of Winner's choice of any previously available [[Vote For Points Gears|HeRO Helper Hats]].

===Fairy De-Carding===
*Starting Bid 5m
*The winner can choose to remove 1 card from their weapon, armor, garment, etc. The GM will remove the card from the gear, and return both the gears and cards. Only cards that are obtainable from DCA or OCA can be removed.
*Note: Any de-carded FA exclusive gear will lose all normally unavailable enchants and refines.

===Something Green===
*Starting Bid 5m
*15x Event Bag
*15x Old Green Box
*1x Costume Green Sunday Hat
*1x Matyr Card
*1x +8 Flower Wings
*1x +7 Green Babydoll [Green Applering Card]

===Boon of the Bounty Hunter Guild===
*Starting Bid 5m
*200x Dead Branches (8x Dead Branch 25 Box)
*50x Poring Boxes
*15x Bloody Branches
*5x Heroic Armor Chest
*5x Heroic Footwear Chest
*3x Monsters of The Moment
Note: Winner will choose the next 3x Monsters of The Moment. The selected monsters must be non-MVP, not boosted or event (temporary) mobs, and must not have already been "MOTM" in the past 3 months. They will remain "MOTM" for a minimum of 2 weeks and have a minimum of doubled experience. The choices must include 1 Low-Level, 1 Mid-Level and 1 High-Level naturally spawning monster. Monsters that '''only''' spawn inside instances or depending on the day/night cycle cannot be chosen. The beginning and end period of "MOTM" is subject to GM availability. GMs reserve the right to refuse, adjust, or add additional "MOTM" for balance purposes. Pixie does not offer refunds, so please contact GM-Ciar or GM-Ayu with any questions regarding your potential choices '''before''' the pack is won.

===Costume Overload===
*Starting Bid 5m
*5x Past Easter Gear Box
*5x Heroic Costume Box
*1x Costume Sleeping Eclipse Family
*1x Costume Lunatic Shawl
*1x Costume Rabbit Ears Hat
*1x Faeheim Rainbow Wings

==Results==

*The Smith's Boon - 100m
*Winners:
**+Yufa
**bananaterracottapie
**Barasu
**Ta OK
**kksell
 

*GM Service Ticket - Witchcraft 10m
*HeRO Helper Hats - CurrySmith 10m
*Fairy De-Carding - Ta OK 70m
*Something Green - Saiko :3 22m
*Boon of the Bounty Hunter Guild - guin0x_sin 13m
*Costume Overload - Barasu 69m

Total Funds Gathered: 294 Million Zeny

==Additional Notes==
*

Feb 18 2026 Devblog

2026-02-18T18:44:34Z

GM-Aventurine: /* How do the new SE Chests work? */

Afternoon everyone,

This is a special GM Devblog going over the release of War of Emperium: Second Edition, or SE for short.

== What is WoE:SE? ==

SE is Gravity’s second version of War of Emperium, featuring new systems like Barricades, Guardian Stones, and reworked single map Castles with no warps. It also includes a new Guild Headquarters area, with NPCs that are normally in different locations but now in one easy to access map. Due to the size of the Castles, they also introduced Link Flags, or LFs, to maneuver around the map easily. We have also made the decision to allow Halters in, based on gameplay from Rental War of Emperium. 

'''We plan to update the Guild Headquarters to add more QOL features and the ability to warp to it straight from Warper Boy in the future. '''

Guardians were also adjusted to be stronger and much more of a threat, encouraging defenders to keep both of their Guardian Stones alive. Attackers should be more cautious about moving around the castle alone now, as Guardians can kill you or Defenders can spawn from a LF and end your misdeeds. We’ve also included a minimap with the LF locations to make it easier for Defenders to know what LF goes where and for Attackers to know which area is more dangerous than others.

=== Barricade/Guardian Stone Mechanic Change ===

During Beta, players were able to see our progress at making the construction of Barricades and Guardian Stones easier. We were using a system called “progressbar” to remove the menu-based system entirely and give a visual cue to attackers and defenders when the defenses were being built, as well as making it simpler to do so. Unfortunately, this system is flawed at the core of Hercules and rAthena, and we’re still working to fix it. WoE:SE will launch with the older menu-based system, and we will have the answers to build them in the WoE:SE Wiki page whenever we get around to making it. For now, you can see the Barricade answers in the [http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/Rental_War_of_Emperium#Barricades Rental WoE Barricade section]. 

'''We do plan to add the newer progressbar based system in the future once we resolve the core issue.
'''

== WoE:SE Chests ==

We’re adding brand new WoE:SE chests, which will have a chance to obtain the new SE God Item parts to craft our 2 new God Items (Please note that Asprika is customized on heRO and does not reflect official stats. For more information, consult the DB):

[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Asprika Asprika]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Dusk_Glow Dusk Glow]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Dawn_Essence Dawn Essence]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Cold_Moonlight Cold Moonlight]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Hazy_Starlight Hazy Starlight]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Golden_Sunlight Golden Sunlight]

[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Brynhild Brynhild]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Goddess_Tear Goddess Tear]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Valkyrie_Token Valkyrie’s Token]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Brynhild_Armor_Piece Brynhild Armor Piece]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Hero_Remains Hero Remains]
*[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Andvari_Ring Andvari’s Ring]

For a full list of requirements for the new God Items, [http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/God_item click here].

=== How do the new SE Chests work? ===

In WoE:FE, we had 40 different Treasure Chests, each with their own unique Mob ID. You can see these still on the DB [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search?name=treasure+chest&sortBy=name&sortDirection=Ascending here]. 

For WoE:SE, we are changing to a 10 Treasure Chest system, and have simplified how it works. Which chest is chosen at midnight is fully randomized, and the amount is still based on your Eco (Eco/5+4), for a maximum of 24 at 100 Eco. What does each chest have? 

The chests have the following 10 possible drops:
*1 Guaranteed [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Heroic_Gear_Chest Heroic Gear Chest] (100% chance each)
*4 Chances at an additional [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Heroic_Gear_Chest Heroic Gear Chest] (22.5% chance)
*1 Chance at an [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Old_Card_Album Old Card Album] (25% chance)
*1 Chance at [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Rough_Enriched_Elunium Rough Enriched Elunium] (10% chance)
*1 Chance at [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Rough_Enriched_Oridecon Rough Enriched Oridecon] (10% chance)
*1 Chance at an '''SE''' God Item '''Part''' (1% chance) (One of the items above)
*1 Chance at an '''FE''' God Item '''Box''' (1.7% chance; See below)

While the chances are lower than FE chests, please note that '''EVERY SE chest has an opportunity to get God Item Parts'''. Not all older FE chests have God Item Parts included, so those chests are basically a "wasted" chest slot and they feel bad to open. Now, you'll always have a chance to progress your FE and SE God Item creation on every chest. The drop rates are specifically adjusted such that the chance to get any of the new God item ingredients for Asprika and Brynhildr are the same as getting any God item ingredients in WoE:FE, adjusted for the change in number of possible chests in WoE:SE. 

There are 2 new items in these new SE chests as well. Heroic Gear Boxes are a new box that rewards better gear than original FE chests. We've reworked heroic boxes to have slightly less crap, including having weapons and headgear. Contents of these chests will be viewable on the heRO DB when updated with the WoE:SE launch. We hope this makes it easier for guild leads to potentially share it with your Guild members and hopefully more interesting than fixed gears like before. 

Finally, '''FE God Item Parts no longer explicitly drop by themselves'''. They are now all located in our brand new FE God Item Box. When you obtain one of these boxes, simply open it, and you will receive a random FE God Item Part (used for Sleipnir, Megingjard, Brisingamen, and Mjolnir). All parts are equally weighted within this box. As this is a new system, the GM team will be closely watching this each week to make sure it aligns with our statistical goals. 

As a final note, Rental War of Emperium will continue to use the '''OLD''' WoE:FE chest system. They will not reward SE chests.

== What happens to the current Castle and Economy? ==

Seeing as this is an entirely new version of War of Emperium, with new defensive and attacking options, new maps, reworked FE chests, new SE chests, new god items, etc, we’ve made the decision to completely reset the War of Emperium scene. '''Economy and Defense will start at 0''', and Guilds will need to work their way back up via the usual investment opportunities. For players unaware, the number of chests spawned is based off the amount of Economy a Castle has. The more Eco, the more chests. Note that chests are randomly spawned. Defense investment will affect the HP of the Emperium. 

'''The current Castle, Payon 3, will be moved to Rachel 3''', which has been the castle used in the recent WoE:SE Beta. The Castle will be temporarily placed under control of the heRO GM Guild. Once WoE:SE starts for the first time, Barricades and Guardian Stones will automatically spawn, and the supervising GM will enable the Guardian Defense. '''GMs will not do anything else to defend the castle initially beyond what the SE castle does autonomously'''. Attacking Guilds will fight to be the first to claim the Castle and hold it. Subsequent WoE’s will work just like it does in FE, where the Guild that holds it will have to be online and in position to defend it. The GM Guild will only hold it for the initial launch of SE.

== Union of Tribe ==

Since treasure chests no longer drop Union of Tribe or other "WoE FE Chest Exclusives" (such as Gaia Sword, Jeweled Sword, Hat of the Sun God, etc), these items are located to new home. Union of Tribe is now available in some guild dungeon mobs that lacked its unique drops. Furthermore, Union of Tribe will also show up at relatively high chances in OBB and OPB. The WoE gear exclusives, regardless if they are "useful" or not, will be available in the Heroic Gear Boxes as well. No items are "lost" to the void of time. '''Everything is accessible in a new manner within this update.''' 

== Old Blue Box and Old Purple Box update ==

Since we were already creating lots of "box" items and updating it for WoE:SE, '''OBB and OPB will also get an indirect update'''. These boxes have not been updated for over a decade and most players do not think much of them anymore. Whenever they drop or are given out, both versions are regarded as "trash". These boxes will also be revitalized to drop more relevant items. OBB still has chances at "junk", but at least said junk item will always be a etc item that is used for healer quest, hatter quests, forging, brewing and so on. Both OBB and OPB will reward useful consumables, or even a '''chance to get one of the Heroic Gear Chests that are the same as in WoE:SE chests''', replacing the fixed list of "old" gears available in OBB and OPB. OPB will have a significantly higher chances to land on a Heroic Gear Box than OBB. 

== Moving Forward ==

We hope the launch of War of Emperium: Second Edition helps revitalize heRO’s WoE scene, and players enjoy it, and new Guilds arrive to participate as well. We’ve already heard rumblings of older Guilds potentially returning, and we hope this exciting moment proves fruitful. The GM team thanks all players for participating in the Beta event, and extends a huge thank you to our Test and Development team who dealt with our constant fixes, reboots of the test server, constant calls for checks, and smacking their faces on the wall with us when progressbar refused to cooperate. Pandelina has been placed in Prontera with a thank you gift for all players in the server. 

The GM team will now continue our work on the next instance. I leave you with this message I found scratched on my desk, next to a weird orcish voucher that everyone else got from Pandelina. Hmm...
<blockquote>The Wit.. D.... bind fallen….riors back into the …. refusing them res…..merging them…. souls linger, stretched thi……..a punishment.</blockquote>

<blockquote>...c Hero should collapse when slai...rises again, even more powe.......the souls inside it pulling the body back together....</blockquote>

Feb 17 2026 Changelog

2026-02-17T07:41:56Z

Ayu: /* Bugfixes */

==Valentine's Day==

Visit Ozu in Prontera and bring him [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Fire_Cracker_Love I Love You Firecracker] for a chance to celebrate with him! Show off your best moves as you do your best to dodge his fireworks, and aim to be one of the top 3 players in the server! The longer you last, the more points you get! 

Loverings and Love Balloons are spawning in all towns! Use them to get your Firecrackers! 

This years Valentine's Day item is the Costume Love Whisper, which you can obtain from getting enough points from bullet hell. 

But what do the top 3 players get? One of the rarest costumes in the game, the Costume Yin Yang Orb. Only the top 3 players will get this item, so do your best! The event ends on Monday, March 02, 2026 11:00 AM server time, and the Top 3 will be locked in at that point. Rewards will be given out after. 

==New Item==

* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Fresh_Roses Fresh Roses] is now available and dropped by [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/2364 Petal] so that the costume has a source for its base hat to be crafted

==Bugfixes==

* Battleground shop's reported issue with cost of items have been fixed
* Wizardry Staff is properly fixed to be a 2-handed weapon
* Wizard Link should properly refund Crystal Fragment cost when it is utilized in War of Emperium (you still need at least 1 crystal fragment for the effect to take place)
* Lif's Emergency Avoid speed issue should be fixed
* Icicle Card now properly compounds in the accessory slot instead of headgear slot
* Super Cute Doll properly gains 1 SP per hit instead of 1 SP per kill when its effects activate
* Cat's Hand should properly enforce storage password again (it only enforced guild storage password previously)
* Gaia Sword should work properly to give ores (same effect as Blacksmith's passive)
* Fixed the issue for Costume Bulb Headband and Costume Decorative Mushroom to display the proper headgear appearance
* At the end of the Poison King Quest in Louyang, a bug is fixed such that when you talk to Madame Jing at {{Navi|Louyang|106|210}} for [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Yin_Yang_Earrings Yin Yang Earring] and [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Yin_Headdress Yin Headdress] or a [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Yang_Headdress Yang Headdress].

Fairy Auction February 2026

2026-02-17T02:31:45Z

Ciar: /* Results */

==Auction Date==

'''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Fairy+Auction&iso=20260227T0900&p1=165 Friday, February 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM]'''

==Raffle Packs==
===Pima's Blessing===
*Raffle Price: 8m
*Raffle Winners: One or Multiple depending on raffle participation
*5x Old Red Box
*1x of any Upper Costume from the list of [[Costumes#Contests|Contest]]/[[Costumes#Fairy_Auction|Auction]] costumes
*1x of any Middle Costume from the list of [[Costumes#Contests|Contest]]/[[Costumes#Fairy_Auction|Auction]] costumes
*1x of any Lower Costume from the list of [[Costumes#Contests|Contest]]/[[Costumes#Fairy_Auction|Auction]] costumes
*1x of any Costume from the list of [[Costumes#Seasonal|Seasonal]] costumes

==Auction Packs==
===GM Service Ticket===
*Starting Bid 1m
*Equivalent of a $5.00 Dollar [[Donation#Donation For Service|GM Service]] Donation. Usable for name changes, certain account bound item transfers, homunculus stat re-rolls, etc.

===HeRO Helper Hats===
*Starting Bid 5m
*3x of Winner's choice of any previously available [[Vote For Points Gears|HeRO Helper Hats]].

===Fairy De-Carding===
*Starting Bid 5m
*The winner can choose to remove 1 card from their weapon, armor, garment, etc. The GM will remove the card from the gear, and return both the gears and cards. Only cards that are obtainable from DCA or OCA can be removed.
*Note: Any de-carded FA exclusive gear will lose all normally unavailable enchants and refines.

===Remembrance of The Saint of Light===
*Starting Bid 5m
*25x Life Insurance
*15x Token of Siegfried
*5x Battle Manual 50%
*1x Costume Circlet of Survival
*1x Costume Pigeon on Shoulder
*1x Costume Celebration Wings

===Remembrance of The Peacekeepers===
*Starting Bid 5m
*50x Rune Strawberry Cake
*50x Schwartzvald Pine Jubilee
*50x Arunafeltz Desert Sandwich
*1x +8 Piercing Crescendo
*1x +8 Swordbreaker [3]
*1x +7 Salvage Cape [1]

===Remembrance of The Seer===
*Starting Bid 5m
*100x Mega Resist Potion
*50x Giant Fly Wing
*50x Bloody Branch
*1x +9 Mage's Elegy [2]
*1x +7 Spirit Harmonics [1]
*1x Costume Sleeping Kitty Cat

==Results==

*Pima's Blessing - 136m
*Winners:
**SheSnipes
**EvL Smith
**Pretzel
 
*GM Service Ticket - Nells 12m
*HeRO Helper Hats - DoIIy 5m
*Fairy De-Carding - kksell 90m
*Remembrance of The Saint of Light - Lica 50m
*Remembrance of The Peacekeepers - Venus Virus 200m
*Remembrance of The Seer - Memesmith 94m

Total Funds Gathered: 587 Million Zeny

==Additional Notes==
*

Feb 12 2026 Devblog

2026-02-13T01:40:14Z

GM-Aventurine:

Good evening, everyone! It’s time for another heRO GM Developer Blog, courtesy of Aventurine. Currently, I’ve thrown Flutrane and Ayu into the mines to ensure WoE:SE is on time! Please look forward to it YoshiP:tm:.

== Abyss 4 – What the hell happened? ==

Surprise nerf! It was such a surprise, it even took us by it as well. On a more serious note, this was huge shock for us. We typically would only do such a massive change after To explain, this bug has been around for almost a year now but only popped up on our radar back in Late September/Early October. Once identified, we prepared a fix that would remove part of the mobs’ skills to stop them from replicating. To avoid a long-complicated explanation (search my comments in the heRO Discord for a more detailed one), there might have been something messed up in our Git, or the GM who managed the patch did not check it in at all. Put simply, the patch file didn’t get loaded into the stable branch, which is what you all play on. However, we weren’t aware of this, and continued onward, thinking it was fixed. Even with the most recent balancing prior to this, we worked with it as fixed and mainly focused on numbers for our recent economy changes. Somehow, when the same GM who fixed the bug prior loaded their branch up and made the recent changes, it also grabbed the bug fix changes from back in November and added them to the branch as well. Once I merged that branch into our test branch, it was mixed in with all the changes. While we do peer reviewing, the GM in question was not in the review process on this one. I and another GM reviewed it, thinking everything was good, and off the patch went, with the bug fix and all the changes combined, delivering a nuke to A4.

We all saw what happened after this.

Going forward, we’re making some changes in our review process. I’m not going to go into detail on those. We’ve also gone ahead created a new bug tracking system on T&D, and have already been using it to track issues over the past week, and we’ve seen a much larger increase in our testers reporting issues and we’re able to easily check if it’s been fixed, what branch the fix is in, has it been merged into another branch, and if it’s released. Once fixed, we close the bug thread and move onto the next.
We can’t guarantee this will solve all of our problems, but please know, we would never release a change on that level without reaching out and informing players first. This was a honest mistake on our end when reviewing, and checking files in. For that, you have the entire GM teams apologies.

== WoE:SE ==

We’re wrapping up on the WoE:SE Betas, and are nearing the finish line to get a release out the door. As I type this up, Ayu and Flutrane are fixing a last minute issue with a backend system (which is why I’m writing and not Ayu..). The betas have gone very well, but unfortunately, one feature was culled, and that was progressbar. What is that? That’s the backend code we use to create little progress bars that slowly fill up, giving you a visual of the time remaining for a task. We planned to use it to replace Barricades and Guardian Stone construction, but unfortunately, we were unable to solve the issue with players soft locking their clients after being killed. This is a root level issue, going all the way into Hercules code, and while we’re confident we can fix it eventually, we don’t want to hold off on releasing SE any longer. As such, we’re putting the old menu-based method in, and will use that until the issue is fixed.
Provided Beta 3 goes well, we’re aiming for a February 21st release, replacing FE with SE. This will include the new SE chests, and a reworked FE chest to help ensure less garbage and more good loot.

Rental WoE will return after SE is released!

== Valentines Day ==

Our bullet hell game returns! Flutrane is finishing the last couple bugs to make sure it’s working properly and doesn’t crash midway, and maybe even make it harder for you! It’s a sign of how much we love you all. Please look forward to it!

== Future Content ==

Once SE is finished, we plan to continue work on our next instance, which is currently midway in development. Not much has changed since our last update, due to SE, but we’ve been working on it on the side when we have time. We hope to have this out by mid-March. In the meantime, take a look at one of the new Malefic Soul weapons you’ll be able to forge inside! I'm sure many players are starting to see a pattern here with our teases...

[[File:FistOfMaleficSoul.png]] [[File:SpearOfMaleficSoul.png]] [[File:DaggerOfMaleficSoul.png]]

We do hope to restart work on completing Achievements, as we're close. We actually planned to release achievements with the client update, but was cancelled after a last minute critical bug. After bribing Flutrane, we plan to go back and finally complete this. We know all of our costume fanatics will be happy!

We also plan to start development on more PVE content, such as another instance, new MVPs, and finishing Port Malaya. We have 2 new MVPs in the pipeline already, and Ayu is currently processing the best way to handle the end of Port Malaya, and Flutrane and myself have been brainstorming some wild ideas for the next instance after the current one in development. Lots of Valkyries maybe? There's so many to choose from!

== Server Changes ==

Going forward, we will be migrating many of our online systems to a new server, so you might experience some downtime over the next couple of months. We will ensure all players are warned ahead of time, and minimize disruption to any of our systems. We're sure many of you who have been experiencing the error 429, or accessing the wiki on Firefox, or issues with patching will be happy with this change. We've already migrated our patch server to a temporary one. Additionally, we've released a Repair Tool for your patchers that lets you clear your cache, edit your patch number, or even delete it all together to redownload them all.

Feb 8 2026 Changelog

2026-02-08T08:07:44Z

Ayu:

==Feb 9 Emergency Fix==

* Reverted all item/level related changes to Abyss 4 monsters from last week
* We will be keeping the fix of exponential additional spawns of Abyss 4 that we thought was already released in 2025
* When Dark Energy intensifies every 5 minutes, instead of 25 of 1 type of random dragons are added, instead 75 dragons are added. This means that the dungeon starts at 110 Purple Ferus, and 75 of each Acidus (260 initial), and increase to 1085 in the last 5 minutes (average overall being 710 dragons)

==New Costume Quest==

Murky's Donation Quest can be started in Comodo Field 5, but you might need something to understand him...

==Movement Speed Rebalance==

* Speed Potion now gives a fixed speed rating instead of speeding up by 50% additively
* Creators using Lif Emergency Avoid no longer stacks in speed with a Mount and other speed boost to be the fastest character in the game

==Trade Restrictions Lifted==

The following items can be traded at any time, following the player's suggestion on discord
* Gold Coin
* Executioner Hood
* Soul Wing
* Battle Manuals
* Delicious Candy
* Delicious Cake
* Allegiance Token
* Bubble Gum

Newbie Battle Manual has been created and replaces the original Battle Manuals via Welcome Lady for beginning characters, and has trade restrictions unlike the normal Battle Manual.

==Bugfix==

* Fixed issue where Staff of Light and Spiritual Ring did not give 2 Int from the combo
* Fixed issue where Peuz equipment combo gave Ur's equipment combo from Lord Knight in addition to its normal effect
* Fixed an issue where the Chem Aid combo and Frozen combo bonus are applied twice
* Some item descriptions have been corrected
* BG Items that are being sold but do nothing have been removed from the shop
*

==Known Issues==

* Speed Potion and Emergency Avoid's math are incorrect at the moment but will be fixed in the next update

Feb 3 2026 Changelog

2026-02-04T01:58:39Z

Ayu: /* Monster Changes */

==Lack of Update?==

Since we released an emergency patch, we should address the issue where the patcher fails to launch. However, this is delaying our ability to do meaningful, large-scale patches that affect new content. We had a new costume quest ready to ship, but it is delayed due to the recent host issue. We hope to resume normal content deployment once we resolve the root cause. In the meantime, it's recommended that if you are interested in costumes, you should pursue the Ring of the Wise King quest to prepare to start.

==Monster Changes==

Note: due to the current patching issue, we are unable to make more drastic changes as easily as before, so this is a more limited selection of what we can deploy compared to the full extent of changes that are currently in our T&D environment with the T&D team. 

[https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/3777 Purple Ferus]
* Level decreased by 10
* Agi increased by 10
* Dex increased by 10
* No longer drops Dragon Scale

[https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/3778 Black Acidus]
* Level decreased by 10
* Agi increased by 10
* Dex increased by 10
* No longer drops Dragon Scale

[https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/3779 Silver Acidus]
* Level decreased by 10
* Agi increased by 10
* Dex increased by 10
* No longer drops Dragon Scale

[https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/3780 Bone Ferus]
* Level decreased by 10
* Agi increased by 10
* Dex increased by 10
* Drop rate of Amulet is reduced from 20% to 12% (to match Bone Acidus)
* Drop rate of Dragon Skullcap is reduced from 60% to 24% (to match Bone Acidus)

[https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/3781 Bone Acidus]
* Level decreased by 10
* Agi increased by 10
* Dex increased by 10

A change to Cloud Kill is being explored, but cannot be deployed in this update. The 2 bone dragons should now be identical in drop, except for its card. Tried to dig out old notes why was Bone Ferus's drops just better than Bone Acidus and I could not find out why. 

The patch was intended to accompany with some other location zeny boost too, but we got distracted with host issue so it is incomplete. It will be deployed whenever we can get to it.

Charlie Beard Quest

2026-01-20T21:31:14Z

Sennysideup:

{{Template:Quest
|image=Charliebeardheader.png
|levelreq=None
|partyreq=No
|itemreq=Mavka Egg
|itemreward=
|qreward=Charlie Beard
|repreward=20
}}

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'''An aspiring actor wishes to perform onstage the Lutia Hotel Bar and Lounge. However, he fears that his skills aren't quite on par with his peers. '''

'''He believes that the constant presence of a fairy may be the key to unlocking his full potential.'''

1. Start the quest by walking to the Kaldheim Hotel {{Navi|kaldheim|197|162}}

[[File:Charliebeardkaldheim.png]]

2. Once you enter the hotel, walk up and turn to the right.

3. Continue moving north until you find Lars, the disgruntled bard {{Navi|lutia_in05|108|71}}. If you are empty-handed the quest will end with him only mentioning the fairy egg. If you have a Mavka egg with you, he will ask for it.

[[File:Charliebeardquest.png]]

4. He will thank you for your help and you can go ahead and enjoy your new beard!

[[File:Charliebearditem.png]]

{{CustomGear
|name=Charlie Beard
|id=19514
|sprite=CharlieBeard.gif
|portrait=CharlieBeard.jpg
|def=1
|mdef=0
|weight=
|refinable=No
|type=Lower Headgear
|usablejobs=All
|reqlvl=30
|description= The beard of the famous actor during the black and white TV era.
|effect=
*7% more experience from Fish monsters.
*HP + 100
}}

Jan 18 2026 Devblog

2026-01-18T23:41:15Z

Ayu: Created page with "==Updates Unrelated to Anything Ingame== It may sound weird that this is even a thing for a RO server, but for a server as old as we are, reaching 20 years old, it is not on..."

==Updates Unrelated to Anything Ingame==

It may sound weird that this is even a thing for a RO server, but for a server as old as we are, reaching 20 years old, it is not only the server-side infrastructure that's severely aging and in need of update. The supporting websites, including this wiki, are also very old and are in dire need of some major updates. Aventurine and Flutrane have been brought on as GMs in recent years not only to help with doing some major client and server updates, but also to help out with the supportive websites as well. For example, we have our own [https://db.hero-server.xyz/ heRO database] to serve the same function as RMS since there are so many custom monsters and items in a pre-renewal setting. All credit for this is on them, alongside TD members, for creating, updating, and hosting it. 

Recently, we migrated our decade-old ticket system to use Discord tickets. This is the first of many steps to spend some time upgrading our support infrastructure. We had a basic website update last year as well, but there's still a lot that can be done. But there are still the forum, the control panel, and this wiki itself. Many players have reported problems accessing the wiki. We tried to work with our host, and the conclusion is that the version of Mediawiki we are using is far too old to implement the necessary fixes, and upgrading to a new version is not possible due to other technical limitations of our current website/setup. If we need to upgrade one thing, we need to upgrade the ENTIRE thing at once, or consider switching to some other platform. All of this is going to be really taxing on resources and time. We will still aim to handle all WoE and one instance that's originally scheduled for January (now delayed to late February), along with some smaller-scale updates. After that, we may spend some time on these infrastructure projects instead. 

==Goodbye to heRO Forum==

The forum format is mostly unused and is a product of its time. The forum was kept alive because it was required for RMS listing. However, RMS has updated its rule to allow Discord to replace forums as a replacement. With no traffic on the forum, its only purpose was to post news for the patcher to display, and that is it. The forum has been with us for 20 years. Although it has multiple updates over the past 2 decades, there is a limit to how we can keep the old data up to date in new data formats and software versions. For these reasons, we don't think that it is worth the effort, resource and financial cost to keep the forum up anymore. However, we recognize that we have players who grew up on the forums, and there are many precious memories there over the past 20 years. 

We will give players time to search and review the forums to save and record these highly sentimental posts and historical records. The forum will be up for a few months, but after that, it may be slowly dismantled at any time (whenever we can decide on a technologically and financially viable upgrade path for these related issues) within 2026. Goodbye, heRO forums. It has been a precious 20 years serving the thousands of players who have utilized its service. We will miss you!

Jan 11 2026 Devblog

2026-01-11T09:11:07Z

GM-Aventurine: /* Teaser */

=War of Emperium Updates=

==New War of Emperium Time==

As voting has concluded, the GM team has discussed the results and our own thoughts. We have decided to move the current Wednesday War of Emperium timeslot to '''Saturday 10 am Server Time'''. This is the 2nd most popular vote result. As this is the former time slot where Rental WoE is typically used, we have reasonable data to predict that if the real War of Emperium were moved to this slot, attendance would increase. We recognize that Friday night 9 pm server time has slightly more votes, but as mentioned in the initial poll, we prioritize the votes for those who are currently participating in WoE. This time change will take place this week, such that the first Saturday WoE will be Jan 17. Please adjust for the time and prepare for this Saturday's WoE accordingly. 

If the WoE scene cools and it reverts to a lack of interest, WoE time may revert to another time so that events can reclaim the potential Saturday morning slot. For now, events will make way to other time slot whenever possible, based on GMs' availability. 

Maintenance will take place once again sometime on Friday to apply the WoE time change. 

==War of Emperium for Jan 14==

This will be the last War of Emperium on the Wednesday slot. We want to make it clear to the future castle owner and winner of WoE on Jan 14th that your ownership of the castle will be cut short. Whoever owns the castle, will hold it up until Saturday only, so it will be a short period. Remember to pick up your WoE Chest rewards on Saturday past midnight, before WoE in the morning as well.

==War of Emperium Upcoming Changes==

We have the following changes planned to further support the server's renewed interest in WoE. As for when we can apply these changes, we will see if we can apply it by the Saturday WoE, but if it's not ready, then it'll be applied in the future "whenever it's ready." 

* Special War Stat Food (+10 str, +10 dex, etc) will be available for pick up at no cost. Similar to other War Items, it will not work outside of the castles. WoE Food cannot overwrite bonuses provided by real food, and real food can overwrite bonuses provided by WoE food in case you intend to leave WoE early and want to use normal food for PvM purposes.
* Warper will be added to all castle entrances, in case you "misclick" into the wrong castle and are now stranded.
* Within the Castle-related warp options for WoE Castles, we will make a special option so that the first option is also the currently active castle (assuming there's only 1 castle open).
 

==War of Emperium: Second Edition Testing==

We are also considering public testing WoE:SE again. We tried this once, but WoE:SE didn't work (specifically, emp respawn with invincibility state for reasons unknown; we never figured it out). That was a few years ago. Rental WoE utilizes WoE:SE, and with the renewed interest, we will give WoE:SE a try again. We will schedule WoE:SE public testing to give it another try. While PvP action will take place, during the testing GMs will also call off certain fights to try specific aspects of WoE:SE, such as asking for no interruption to create barricades and/or guardian stones. For public testing, the castle will always return to GM ownership at the end. Public testing will continue for at least a couple of weeks to ensure there are no issues before we consider upgrading WoE:FE to WoE:SE on Saturdays. Minor rewards will be given for participation. 

=Back in PvM World=

==Swordsman Spear Builds==

There's a small update for the direction of what spears do for the Swordsman class. Brandish Spear is in the shadow of Bowling Bash. Paladins have Spear Quicken to work with any spears, but it still doesn't do much. So what do spears do? For Lord Knight, we will direct spears to continue to be the "accuracy" option, where HIT and DEX are its bonuses. To distinguish Brandish Spear from Bowling Bash, Brandish Spear will shift to be 1h spear focused AoE option, so that while it is lower damage than Bowling Bash, a shield is typically usable with Brandish Spear, so that it is the consistent defensive option without relying on the chance-based Parry in 2h sword. Pierce remains as it is for single target damage with bonuses against larger foes. Spiral Pierce remains as the serious damage option as it ignores defence for very reliable damage if a spear build wants more damage output. For Paladins, the spear will be a way to get out of the typical neutral/holy elemental lock provided by Paladin skills, and be the weapon of choice for a potential Sacrifice build to take advantage of the faster attack speed from Spear Quicken. It will not necessarily be end-game viable, but at least it'll be an option if Paladins really need different elemental access.
 

Existing gears related to Brandish Spear will see a shift/upgrade from two-hand to one-hand to facilitate this change. This is now possible since the current client no longer has a fixed lock that certain weapon IDs must be a particular weapon type, so we can get away from being forced to have a fixed number of 2h spears vs 1h spears, and so on. 

==New PvM Content==

As we said, if there's interest in WoE, then we will support it. But that is not without certain drawbacks, as GMs' time + availability are limited. We have to postpone some planned PvM releases, which are the next instance-endgame dungeons. Again, we recognize that, especially for veterans, there has been no new PvM content for almost a year, and that instance was lacklustre. We have learned from our mistakes not to copy/paste from the RO emulators, as they are quite likely to contain bugs and issues. Therefore, for the next instance, we have decided to rewrite it from the ground up, similar to how heRO's Ferre's Playground instance differs from the official Jitterbug's Nightmare instance, even though they use similar art assets. Don't worry, the next instance is not puzzle-based or alternate-play like Ferre's Playground. It will be a traditional PvM-heavy focus dungeon, intended for coordinated PvM gameplay at high-end difficulty. 

The instance is still in production. Optimistically speaking, it may be ready sometime in late February (as we also need to reserve efforts for WoE:SE testing), but if it takes longer to get into a good state, so be it. It will be out whenever it's ready. 

There may be a smaller release in between for some lower-difficulty content involving 2 potential MvPs to bridge the time needed for the instance, and also not to forsake players who may not be interested in the highest-end difficulty content only. These should be simple, easier MvPs suitable for small parties or even solo for really well-geared veterans. 

Note that as always, all items in Test-Development are only in an early alpha stage and are subject to change (be it in number tweaks or a complete makeover) 

==Teaser==

[[File:HeRO_gJ9SB8dkiD.png]] 
[[File:HeRO_fn7CbFPhY4.png]]
[[File:HeRO_sV7xJpqGgN.png]]

Fairy Auction January 2026

2025-12-26T17:32:01Z

Ciar: Undo revision 26106 by Ciar (talk)

==Auction Date==

'''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Fairy+Auction&iso=20260130T0900&p1=165 Friday, January 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM]'''

==Auction Packs==
===GM Service Ticket===
*Starting Bid 1m
*Equivalent of a $5.00 Dollar [[Donation#Donation For Service|GM Service]] Donation. Usable for name changes, certain account bound item transfers, homunculus stat re-rolls, etc.

===HeRO Helper Hats===
*Starting Bid 5m
*3x of Winner's choice of any previously available [[Vote For Points Gears|HeRO Helper Hats]].

===Fairy De-Carding===
*Starting Bid 5m
*The winner can choose to remove 1 card from their weapon, armor, garment, etc. The GM will remove the card from the gear, and return both the gears and cards. Only cards that are obtainable from DCA or OCA can be removed.
*Note: Any de-carded FA exclusive gear will lose all normally unavailable enchants and refines.

===Shimmering Silverwastes===
*Starting Bid 5m
*1x +7 Miner's Vest [1]
*1x Costume Blue Ribbon Band
*1x Costume Mouton Life
*1x Costume Worg in Mouth
*1x Icering Egg +100x Ice Cubic (Pet Food)

===Colors of The Forest===
*Starting Bid 5m
*1x +8 Purifier
*1x Costume Costume Fresh Roses
*1x Costume Rainbow Ears Feather
*1x Costume Flying Galapagos
*1x Chipmunk Egg +100x Acorn (Pet Food)

===Burning Ever Violently===
*Starting Bid 5m
*1x +9 Bregora
*1x Costume Sacred Torch Coronet
*1x Costume Flame Wing Ear
*1x Costume Fire Spirit
*1x Blazering Egg +100x Coal (Pet Food)
Note: [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/C_Sacred_Torch_Coronet Costume Sacred Torch Coronet] is a different item from [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Eternal_Flame Eternal Flame/Costume Eternal Flame]. It does not cover the face.

==Raffle Packs==

This is a new addition to the Fairy Auctions. Please read the event rules for more information.

===Islands Beyond===
*Raffle Price: 20m
*1x +7 Jungle Suit
*1x Costume Flower Summer Hat
*1x Costume Rainbow Ears Feather
*1x Costume Water Aura
*1x Pet Spiky Urchin + 100x Green Herb (Pet Food)

===Endless Skies===
*Raffle Price: 20m
*1x Master Warp Pass
*1x Costume Lightning Speed
*1x Costume Cherry Blossom Bell
*1x Costume Wind Aura
*1x Pet Springbeak + 100x Worm Peeling (Pet Food)

==Results==

*GM Service Ticket - A Cat (4m)
*HeRO Helper Hats - Melyanna (5m)
*Fairy De-Carding - Ta OK (170m)
*Shimmering Silverwastes - CurrySmith (10m)
*Colors of The Forest - kksell (59m)
*Burning Ever Violently - Venus Virus (150m)
*Islands Beyond - Kokuryuu (60m Gathered)
*Endless Skies - DameDolla (120m Gathered)

Total Funds Gathered: 578 Million Zeny

==Additional Notes==
*

Dec 24 2025 Changelog

2025-12-25T00:18:33Z

Ayu:

[[File:Christmas.png]]

=Christmas Quest 2025=

Prontera has a new look with some new Christmas trees and special decorations! 

For this year's Christmas Quest, meet with Santa, who asks you to share the spirit of giving by helping out the people of Lutia. Talk to Santa in Lutie outside his house, and you will be given 2 quests in the quest log to defeat 5 of each "Gift Box" monsters. These monsters are spawned whenever you help the people of Lutia by completing Lutia's reputation quests. For every 5 reputation points gained, 1 out of 4 Gift Box monsters will be spawned. Help the people of Lutia enough to defeat 5 of each of the 4 gift boxes, then return to Santa to pick up your choice of rewards! This year, you will have the option of "Azure Diadem" (mid headgear), "Costume Azure Diadem" (mid headgear), or "Costume Night Sky of Lutia" which can come in any of the 4 costume slots for your customization! This quest is endlessly repeatable on your character, so you can talk to Santa again to start the quest on the same character immediately. 

The Gift Box monster also has a very rare weapon costume, the Candy Cane weapon costume (mace type costume) and a unique card for footwear slot that gives 4% bonus exp for all non-boss monsters but take 20% more damage from any non-boss monsters. What else is better for the spirit of giving than leeching? 

Note: Candy Cane Weapon Costume will be obtainable via 'something else' alongside other means in the future (soonTM)... hope you are lucky.

[[File:Candycane.png]]

==Happy 8th Anniversary for Lutia==

It has been 8 years since GM-Ciar and GM-Abathur created Lutia, first as an event access region before it is fully released to be the first of the two major custom region in heRO. As a memorial to its release, a new "Lutia Wings" costume (garment slot) has been added as a gift from Santa for players with maximum Lutia reputation point. This reward is retroactive, so any players who already have the Costume Aura Quartz with 2000 Lutia reputation points can pick up this new costume as well. heRO has come a long way since Lutia was first added!

=War of Emperium Changes=

As mentioned in Discord, a recent client-side crash has led us to take drastic measures for War of Emperium. From now on, the following will be enforced for all GvG maps: 
* Guild members will share the same palette out of a much more limited set of palettes
* Guild members will share the same hairstyle out of a much more limited set of hairstyles
* Guild members will share the same hair color out of a much more limited set of hair color
* All costumes are disabled

A new guild customizer NPC is now available near center area of Prontera to the east alongside the Roguelite Entrance NPC. Guild leaders can set these parameters accordingly for their guild. Non-guilded members will use all default settings.

==Assassin: Venom Splasher==

Last WoE has revealed a few Venom Splasher related bugs which have been fixed. Some of it has balance

Venom Splasher goes through a couple of bugfixes, which have significant mechanical effects for the skill:
* Venom Splasher is de-armed if the caster is killed, or if the caster leaves the map. You can no longer arm the bomb and leave the map for unavoidable AoE damage. This applies even outside of GvG- same for monsters.
* Venom Splasher is always treated as "Demihuman" and "Physical ranged attack" instead of "Null" for the purpose of GvG damage reductions.
* Venom Splasher will no longer bypass racial defense gears (it will no longer has "Null" racial classification)

==High Wizard: Gravitational Field==

Until further notice, Gravitational Field has been banned in town and GvG maps due to its ability to crash the client in conjunction with Bragi. It's still usable in PvM but use it at your own discretion as there's risk of client crash from this skill. We will see how to address an issue with this skill in future updates.

==WoE Bugfixes==

* Skreio MVP card has been properly banned
* Pereca's Pretzels has been properly banned
* Ganbantein will properly uses no gemstones (if you have sufficient gemstones to cast it normally)
* Fire Pillar will properly uses no gemstones (if you have sufficient gemstones to cast it normally)
* Demihuman resistance and damages should apply properly to all skills and gears again

=Other Balance Changes=

Alongside in this release is a promised series of buffs for more class restrictive items and class sets. Some of the builds have changed so that they are not as aligned to the tier 2 build that they are supposed to support, so they can use some buffs. We want to give players more incentive to use class-restrictive gears. These gears should be more powerful than generic gears as a trade-off to refine or card class-specific gears.

==Item Changes==

* Gift Box card added to Old Card Album and Damp Card Album

===Ur's Manteau===
* Removed: it reduces all Physical Damage taken by 4 per refine.
* New: ATK + 1 per refine 

Swapping out effect to be a more offensive one to fit the nature of Frenzy better.

===Black Wing Brooch===
(complete revamp) INT + 2, Perfect Dodge + 2. For every 8 base LUK, ASPD + 1% 

The original effect reduces SP cost but the set is for auto-blitz so the sp reduction is useless and unfitting.

===Black Wing Boots===
* Removed: MaxSP +5%
* New: ASPD + 1%

Again to fit the theme of autocasting blitz beat better.

===Idol Combo (Dancer)===

Idol Combo pieces: all autocast activation rates are increased from 2.5% to 5% 

Idol Combo effect revamp:
* When physically attacking, there is a 5% chance to automatically cast Heal on the user.
* When physically attacking, there is a 5% chance to automatically cast Increase Agility on the user.
* Level of Heal and Increase Agility cast this way is equal to the user's mastery of Dancing Lesson (minimum level 1).
* Acid Terror, Throw Shuriken, Piercing Shot, Grimtooth, and Throw Arrow also casts Provocation, which reduces enemy VIT DEF to 0 (does not work on Bosses).
* Gypsy combo bonus: When physically attacking, there is a 10% chance to automatically cast Level 2 Wide Confuse.
* Gypsy combo bonus: ASPD + 20%

A lot of bonuses are moved from gypsy bonus down to be applicable to dancer as a buff. For Gypsy, a major ASPD bonus is applied to be on par with Assassin's Sapha set.

===Ironforge Boots===

Effect revamp:
* Max HP + 300
* Max SP + 30
* If the user is attacking or is attacked while under the effects of Weapon Perfection, inflict 5% more damage with critical attacks and increase the damage of Critical Slash by 10%.

===Ironforge Pauldron===

Effect revamp:
* LUK + 4
* For each Refine Rate of this equipment, CRIT + 1, inflict 1% more damage with critical attacks and increase the damage of Critical Slash by 2%.

===Soul of the Ironforge===

Effect revamp:
*STR + 2
*CRIT + 5

===Ironforge Suit===

Effect revamp:
* LUK + 4
* STR + 2
* If the user is attacking or is attacked while under the effects of Over Thrust, gain CRIT + 5 and add a 10% chance to automatically cast Critical Slash when attacking.

===Ironforge Combo===

* Each time an enemy is killed, gain zeny equal to the monster's level. This effect does not stack with other similar effects.
* Each attack has a 2% chance to grant CRIT + 20 and increase the damage of Critical Slash by 20% for 10 seconds.
* Whitesmith: CRIT + 5
* Whitesmith: Inflict 15% more damage with critical attacks
* Whitesmith: Increase the damage of Critical Slash by 100%
* Whitesmith: Enables the use of Level 5 Gloria.

Note: Ironforge was made before Mammonite can crit and the buffs to all the Blacksmith skills, it can use a revamp and we can switch to newer techs. Reminder that Critical Slash is the monster guarantee crit attack skill.

===Robe of Judgement===

* MDEF + 5.
* When physically attacking, there is a (1 => 5)% chance to automatically cast Level 1 Heal on the user. If the user has mastered the skill at a higher level, cast it at that level instead.

===Judgement Combo===

* For every level of Signum Crusis mastered, pierce the defense of Demon and Undead Race enemies by (5 => 10)%.
* For every level of Divine Protection mastered, increase the resistance to attacks from Demon and Undead Race enemies by (1 => 2)%.
* High Priest: For every level of Signum Crusis mastered, add a 1% chance of causing Coma effect on Demon and Undead Race enemies when physically attacking.
* High Priest: For every level of Divine Protection mastered, reduces damage from Neutral Property attacks by 2%.

Def ignore and piercing turns out to be no big deal; so the full def pierce (thus def ignore) effect is now downgraded to be fully available to Priest, and dedicated High Priest gets coma + a “refund” on a free Raydric card due to the garment having no slot.

===Qigong Muffler===

* AGI + 2
* For every level of Dodge mastered, FLEE + 1 and CRIT + 1

Qigong was made before combo skills have crit potential, so CRIT has been added for minor support.

===Qigong Seal===

* STR + 2, (HIT => CRIT) + 5

Qigong was made before combo skills have crit potential, so CRIT has been added for minor support.

===Nab Combo===

* DEX + 2
* INT + 3
* Increase the damage of long range attacks by 5%.
* If a Bow or 1h Hand Crossbow is equipped, enables the use of Preserve.
* Stalker: For every level of Double Strafe mastered, gain MATK + 1% and increase the damage of long range attacks by 1%.
* Stalker: For every refinement of the equipped weapon, pierce the DEF and MDEF of enemies by 1%. If the weapon is a Bow or Hand Crossbow, this bonus is doubled.

Because not having Preserve as a magic rogue is miserable, Preserve is added to the set so you can play magic rogue immediately as a major quality of life. The original bonus for Rogue combo is moved to be Stalker-only instead. Pierce effect is made stronger instead of the ATK + 20 because we’ve been a bit too cautious on how much piercing contributes.

===Cloak of Counter===

* Enables use of Level 3 Auto Counter.
* INT + 2, STR + 2

===Ring of Counter===

* INT + 2, STR + 2
* For every point of mastery in a Spirit/Soul Link skill, gain 34 SP.

===Counter Combo===

* MATK + 15%
* Restores (3 => 4)% of Max SP each time an enemy is killed by a physical attack.
* Level 99: CRIT + 10
* Level 99: Increase damage with critical attacks by 12%.

Now that Spirit Blade is available, the set gives both str and int, with matk given to boost Spirit Blade. Link changes make it so the SP bonus is now excessive so that’s no longer needed. Utilize the mass SP pool and regain SP quickly so that Kaahi still has fuel after Spirit Blade drains it all. The matk% boost should tempt soul linker to stray away from typical 99 str, and want to balance out int and str differently for more interesting stat build.

===Ebony Armor===

* Maximum HP + 5%.
* Removed the 6/8/10 refine rate and devotion bonus
* New: For every Refine Rate of this equipment, Maximum HP + 1% and VIT + 1.

The change is just to simplify the effect and give a bit more HP boost.

===Life Link===

* New additional effect: When damaged by Physical or Magical attacks, restore (refine rate)% of the user's missing HP. This effect can only trigger once every 5 seconds.

This makes it more standout as a healing-based effect intended as a self-sustaining armour option for front-line Swordsman classes.

===Stoneplate===

* Bonus DEF for VIT 99 is 4 instead
* Bonus soft DEF for VIT 99 is 300 instead of 250

Generic boost for the effort involved in using this armour.

===Green Operation Coat===

Total revamp:
* STR + 2, HIT + 10
* Max SP + 150
* Add a 25% resistance to Bleeding status.
* Acid Terror has a 100% chance to cause Bleeding status.
* For each refine rate of this equipment, increase the damage of Acid Terror by 5%.

Acid terror based armor: if you are using either alchemist card combo to autocast it via plants, or just using acid terror in general, then this should be your go-to choice.

===Desecrated Robe===

* INT + (5 => 6), MATK + (5 => 6)%, MDEF + (5 => 6)

General improvement to compete with Black Dragon Robe offensively

===Improved Tights===

* MDEF + (2 => 3). Perfect Dodge + 3
* New: DEX + 3

6 dex potential with enchantment should be give reasons for Sniper to consider reaching new dex breakpoints.

===Spirit Harmonics===

* INT + 2 => INT + 3
* For each refine of this equipment, Max HP + 50 and increase the damage of Holy and Shadow magic by (2% => 3%).

General improvement to compete with Black Dragon Robe offensively

===Exorcism Bible===

Revamp:
* STR + 1
* HP, SP Recovery + 3%
* For every Refine Rate of this equipment, increase Physical Damage inflicted on Shadow Property, Undead Property, Demon Race enemies, and Undead Race enemy by 2% but reduce Max SP by 25.
* No longer combos with Holy Stick

We’ll revamp Holy Stick another day.

===Sacred Mission===

* INT + (2 => 3), VIT + 3, MDEF + 3
* Indestructible (except in upgrade attempts).
* New effect: When physically attacking, there is a 3% chance to automatically cast Level 1 Heal on the user. If the user has mastered the skill at Level 10, it will cast Level 10 Heal.

New options for Grand Cross to ditch Purple Bat Doll to heal, so that more offensive headgear can be considered.

===Enchanted Boots===

* Increases Maximum HP by (6 => 8) per Base Level.
* Increases Maximum SP by 2 per Job Level.

General improvement for extended options again to compete with Dragon combos.

===Dance Shoes===

* New additional effect: ATK + 10

For AV oriented path to at least partially break dragon set if you want complete raw damage.

===Kasut Penyihir===

* New: DEX + 1

Dex in a new slot is power creep, but it’s to compete with Dragon’s Rage. Now from a pure-dex perspective, you don’t miss out on dex for breaking dragon combo. You don’t use orbs due to orlean’s glove, and 25 power armor+garment+cards you are competing with dex + 3 enchanted armor with 1 dex from this.

===Medical Boots===

* Maximum HP + (5 => 10)%

Giving HP a tanky option for footwear out of a lot of valid options.

===Angelic Ring===

* INT + 2, DEX + 1
* MDEF + 2
* When using Heal, Potion Pitcher, Sanctuary , there is a 5% chance to increase the effectiveness of healing skills by 20% for (3 => 10) seconds.

For the power to be more visible if you are on backrow healing duties to spam on pally/tank. 3 seconds are not enough.

===Exorcising Ring===

Revamp:
* Allows Crusader on top of Acolyte, Priest, Monk
* Has a slot
* For every level of Demon Bane Mastery, increase Physical Damage inflicted on Shadow Property, Undead Property, Demon Race enemies, and Undead Race enemy by 2% but reduce Maximum SP by 25.

Intended as a 2nd accessory to go with Ring of Angel Whisper.

===Telekinetic Orb===

* MDEF + 1, INT + 1
* Increase damage with Ghost spells by 25%.

Not sure what the caution was in the original item, given that the Salamander card exists for a much better spell. At least make the boost for all ghost spells now.

===Crown of Saints===

* VIT + 2
* Increase damage with Grand Cross and Holy Cross by (5 => 10)%.
* Reduces damage from Shadow Property attacks by (10 => 15)%.

Note: now that PBD is settled, this item needs to be lot more offensive to have a chance.

=Peekassistant=

The GM Assistant is given a new look! Give Peeka a visit if you need help with options or picking up your monthly rewards. Nyaa~~

=New Costumes=

The medalion shops have new updates!

* Costume Alpaca Hood added to the Hugel Medal Trader
* Brasilis has a new costume shop at brasilis 245, 263 selling the Costume Toucan, Costume Jaguar, Costume Kwati, Costume Tropical Fruit Hat, and Costume Carnival Circlet hats for 50 prize medals each
* Morroc has a new costume shop at Morroc 283, 173 selling the Costume Cactus, Costume Coiledup Snake and Costume Picky Egg Shell for 50 prize medals each
* Jawaii has a new costume shop at Jawaii 174, 164 selling some old Valentine's Day costume of Love Love Balloon, Fluffy Heart Earmuffs and Love Cheeks for 100 prize medals, discounted to 50 every February
* Niflheim Halloween costume shop has a new costume for Crew, the black hat that belongs to Loli Ruri! This costume is also at 100 prize medals, discounted to 50 every October
* Lutie Christmas costume shop at Lutie 172, 131 has 4 new costumes: the Knit Cap of Water, Let it Snow, Snownow Hat and Amistr Beret for 100 prize medals, discounted to 50 every December. For this year alone, the bonus discount will be extended to all of January as well.

=Quality of Life Changes=

* A new warning has been added if your build exceeds the internal limit of 15 autocasts available. If you see this error and you are trying to amass as many autocasts as possible, you are actually exceeding the limit and should change out to prioritize the 15 autocasts that you want to activate the most and focus on that.

Note: Wing-type equipment causes the autocast warning to spam when it doesn't actually reach the 15-autocast limit. We are aware of the issue thanks to player report. We'll look at fixing this after Christmas break. For now we ask players to be patient about the spammage regarding ToH Wings. 

Note 2: The player's original request is to increase the limit from 15 to 20. We have implemented it in testing, but 20 autocasts were enough to crash the test server. Our player-tester team rejected the fix due to client instability at the last minute. Sorry, but we thank you for the suggestion! 

* By popular demand: Twilight Alchemy 3 no longer makes alcohol and its casting requirements are changed accordingly. You only need the materials for 50 acid bottles and 50 flammable flasks for Twilight Alchemy 3.

* GM-Aventurine has "enhanced" the 20th Anniversary Costume Wings further... take it as you will.

=Bugfixes=

* JoeJoe the resetter should be far less likely to forget about your Platinum Skills
* Fixed an issue with Old Red Box not giving Selendang and Taqiyah hat properly
* Fixed issues with 6 costumes having issues from Heroic Costume Box (only obtainable from event rewards)
* Fixed issue with sprites for 2 of the Lutia fugitives (one of them have a stand-in costume of a scary tree for now; don't worry about it)
* There's a lot of weight-related headgear that should be addressed. We may not have got all of them since they were discovered by our TD team last minute (but most of them are not groundbreaking; mostly weight differences of 40 or less)
* Fixed an issue where the client asks for a "password" when it's asking for the account email for verification
* Fixed more file grammatical errors or misalignment of item name in the client vs item name known in the database
* Fixed reported issue with Santa giving more items on specific reputation points
* Fixed issue with Azure Diadem not giving HP/SP appropriately if you secretly grind more reputation points than the game expected you to
* Fixed issue with Magic Quartet not boosting Thunderstorm once the quartet is complete
* Attempted to fix Magic Quartet and Zeny's Duet to potentially be really annoying to other players (their activation state music notes is now only visible to the wearer and not everyone else)

Dec 18 2025 Devblog

2025-12-18T15:19:57Z

Ayu: Created page with "=No Fun For Christmas= We want to quickly address the issues observed in War of Emperium yesterday and give all players an update on the GM team's plans on addressing the iss..."

=No Fun For Christmas=

We want to quickly address the issues observed in War of Emperium yesterday and give all players an update on the GM team's plans on addressing the issue. We are aiming for an emergency update before the next War of Emperium on Dec 24th to try to fix some of the problems so that WoE can operate as usual, and to avoid GMs potentially giving bonuses to any particular guilds by leaving known issues as-is. As current players obviously have an appetite for PVP, we want to make sure that the guild that owns the castle does so because of their PVP skill and not because of bugs in the server.

==Eliminating Potential Crash Causes==

As the "no fun allowed" patch, we will enforce the following in WoE as soon as we can:

* Limit palettes to RO default palettes only
* Limit hairstyle to RO default styles only
* Banning every costume available

The exact implementation method is still being discussed: whether it's randomly assigned to guilds or selectable. But we'll greatly narrow down what players get to look like to only the defaults. 

Last night, a client-related issue crashed every player in sight. This is a typical sign where the client is unable to display "something." This has happened before in heRO where a specific assassin cross palette and a specific clown palette had issues with ONE particular frame that causes everyone to log out. It took us a very long time to narrow it down to which specific palettes are causing it and fix it. As this is happening to WoE and we do not want to let this issue drag on for months before we can find a fix, our solution is to eliminate personal customization during WoE to narrow the possible causes of problems significantly. This is the best solution to future-proof issues. Furthermore, there's an element of costumes having issues because they are "too big/too small", so instead of selectively banning specific costumes for WoE, we are going to eliminate all of them instead.

==Reminder on Guild Emblems==

As we'll be eliminating a lot of personalization in how a player looks, we expect players to have questions about impersonation/palette/headgear since the options are much lower now. We will remind players that a different player can be identified by their guild emblem; if they are unguilded, they will have no emblems. At the same time, heRO does have a specific rule for WoE: if you are in a guild, you MUST have an identifiable guild emblem that doesn't mislead other players into thinking you are a different guild member. We will be enforcing this rule very strictly.

==Bugfix: Venom Splasher==

GMs are NOT here to eliminate experimental or non-meta builds that are unique to heRO. Players should be rewarded when an underutilized skill works well. However, it seems like an unexplored skill set leads to deeply nested bugs in the emulator that nobody knew about because nobody uses Venom Splasher in a default setting. We have discovered that Venom Splasher is doing 30% more than anticipated in WoE because Venom Splasher's delayed bomb does not remember who casts the spell, so the bomb is recognized as a "no race attack", bypassing Thara Frog. Regardless of your thoughts/opinions about the hero customizations (be it in the skill or equipment), I think we can all recognize that any attacks from a player should be recognized as a Demihuman source in WoE, so that Thara Frog applies. We will hard-code Venom Splasher to consistently be recognized as a Demihuman attack as the source in WoE. 

This bug affects PvM as well, which may be why Venom Splasher seems to do absurd damage even by monsters. We may lower the skill level of Venom Splasher used by monsters to compensate, as we may not have a clean way for Venom Splasher always to recognize the proper race for the source. The priority for changing Venom Splasher will be WoE first, and we'll use a bandage workaround for PvM. 

We are not sure if we can fix this before next WoE. Our priority is to address the client crashes first and balance later. We'd rather have an environment where players can at least play the game without client crashes, and fix balance issues later as necessary.

==On Watch: Soul Breaker==

SBK returns yet again to the point of discussion, but like Venom Splasher, this will be from the point of view of mechanics instead of "number balance" for how much damage the skill/jitterbug can do. The argument concerns SBK's 2 damage portions and their interaction with long-range reduction. There's potential inconsistency with its intention: does it go through pneuma? If it ignores pneuma, it is "not a range attack" right? Long range should apply to magic skills as well, but is SBK's magic portion really "magic"? It is a INT based damage, but it is not magic itself. If it's not ranged and not magic, does it mean SBK is close-range? But if it's close-range, does that mean SW should block it? Or is it unique as a "none of the above" and is in the same classification as Pressure/trap-damage? We want to be transparent that we acknowledge that this is a POTENTIAL problem, but more research is needed. We appreciate and recognize all players who submitted reports that SBK is overperforming/"bugged", but we'll investigate further before we make a ruling regarding how SBK should work vs Noxious garment/Horn shield.

==Christmas Quest Delay==

Due to the emergency, dedicating all hands on deck towards fixing WoE before next Wednesday, I'm afraid that the Christmas quest is going to be delayed after Christmas. We need to rush the fix in before December 24th, and after that, it is the Christmas holiday, when GMs will be busy. By the time we are back, Christmas will be over. We will move the intended windows for Christmas accordingly, so players have ample time to complete the quest and earn this year's holiday costume series. We apologize in advance if players were expecting to grind out the quest during your vacation. This is why this next update will be the "no fun allowed" patch instead: because PVP is serious business.

Dec 12 2025 Devblog

2025-12-12T09:27:22Z

Ayu: /* Gear Progression in heRO 2026 */

=Gear Progression in heRO 2026=

==Abyss 4 Instance Gears==
There's some questions about the gearing path in heRO, so let's answer some questions regarding the logic behind the gearsets from [[Abyss_Instance | Abyss 4 Instance Dungeon]] 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Dragon's_Rage Dragon's Rage]- generic garment belonging to the Draconic Power equipment set 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Dragon_Scale_Boots Dragon Scale Boots]- generic footwear belonging to the Draconic Power equipment set 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Silver_Dragon_Orb Silver Dragon Orb]- generic accessory belonging to the Draconic Power equipment set, though primarily for healing or for the holy armor enchantment 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Purple_Dragon_Armor Purple Dragon Armor]- generic armor belonging to the Draconic Power equipment set, though primarily for melee combat 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Bone_Dragon_Mail Bone Dragon Mail]- generic armor belonging to the Draconic Power equipment set, primarily for tanks on the front line 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Black_Dragon_Robe Black Dragon Robe]- generic armor belonging to the Draconic Power equipment set, primarily for magic casters 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Purple_Ferus_Card Purple Ferus Card]- unique card that fits in every slot to empower the Draconic Power set 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Silver_Acidus_Card Silver Acidus Card]- unique card that fits in every slot to empower the Draconic Power set 
[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Black_Acidus_Card Black Acidus Card]- unique card that fits in every slot to empower the Draconic Power set 

They serve as the "new baseline" for class generic gears from a popular spot, and their gears are readily available in the market. The goal is for them to be similar to how Tidal Shoes and Wool Scarf set the stage as the "default gears" you should be using once you transed back in 2007, when they were first released during pre-renewal. Similar to the dragon gears, they mostly invalidated old garments/footwear, as they were the default gears to use and easy to get, as every party levelled in Nameless Island when it was first released. The GM team considers Abyss 4 gears to satisfy this role: they are generic and powerful, with room to figure out how to maximize their benefits. However, they need to be used together to form that baseline, as they are pretty limited without reaching the minimum draconic power of 25. 

In the future, defensive gears released will sacrifice the generic class element of the dragon gears, but trade their limited applications to tempt players to reach a point to break the draconic set for the specific powers provided by more restrictive gears, or gears that specifically target a particular build. Once again, this is similar to old Nameless Island updates where better garments/footwear prompt the breakage of the tidal combo when build-specific power ups are worth sacrificing the combo's 10% maximum HP bonus.

==Powering Up Older/Custom Restrictive Gears==

Following this train of thought, we will be revisiting some older defensive gears that are class-restrictive and updating them to meet 2026's new standards. Again, given how class-restrictive they are, they should provide more bonuses to justify spending cards and resources on only a specific build. This will happen in waves throughout future updates. For the upcoming first wave this Christmas, we'll limit the scope and keep buffs to armors, shields, garments, footwear, and some accessories. Headgears (except for 1) and weapons will not be buffed in the upcoming update, but they will be revisited in future 2026 updates. 

==Adjusting Gears to New Skill Buffs==

We will also update some class-specific gears (including class sets) to accommodate skill changes since 2018. Some skills in heRO are updated with new custom effects or buffs, but the gears specifically meant to work with those builds do not reflect those changes yet. We are going to revisit some of those gears in waves so they complement the new effects. So keep an eye out for older specific gears that may also get new effects soon!

==Gears scheduled for buff/revamp in Dec 2025==

The following will be buffed in the next major release for Christmas, as an example of what do we mean by "class restrictive" gears. Notice how they are mostly equipment used by only 1 to 3 classes, or they are generic, but they are for a particular niche.

* Ebony Armor
* Life Link
* Stoneplate
* Green Operation Coat
* Desecrated Robe
* Improved Tights
* Spirit's Harmonics
* Exorcism Bible (revamp)
* Sacred Mission
* Enchanted Boots
* Dance Shoes
* Kasut Penyihir
* Medical Boots
* Angelic Ring
* Exorcising Ring (revamp)
* Telekinetic Orb
* Crown of Saints 

* Ur's Manteau
* Blackwing Brooch
* Black Wing Boots
* Idol's Anklet
* Idol's Charm
* Idol's Heels
* Idol's Outfit
* Idol Combo Bonus
* Ironforge Boots
* Ironforge Pauldron
* Soul of the Ironforge
* Ironforge Combo Bonus
* Robe of Judgement
* Judgement Combo Bonus
* Qigong Muffler
* Qigong Seal
* Nab Combo Bonus
* Cloak of Counter
* Ring of Counter
* Counter Combo Bonus

Feel free to also make suggestions to the GM team via our discord channel if you have any gears in mind that are class restrictive, and ought to be a little bit better to catch up to power creep through time. 

==What About This Class/Build==

You will notice that the list of gears avoids anything related to Star Gladiators, Ninjas, Spear Knights, Non-Grand Cross non-support Crusaders, and non-crit Whitesmith. These builds need support from the class's skill tree and need further rework (of varying degree). Items alone cannot really make these builds even niche playability. For these reasons, these classes may have to wait until further skill rework, or even new skills, to complement their supported build path. Suitable items will also be reworked/buffed accordingly when the skill changes come.

Fairy Auction December 2025

2025-11-30T17:51:32Z

Ciar: /* Remembrance of Broken Mirrors */

==Auction Date==

'''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Fairy+Auction&iso=20251212T1900&p1=165 Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM]'''

==Auction Packs==
===GM Service Ticket===
*Starting Bid 1m
*Equivalent of a $5.00 Dollar [[Donation#Donation For Service|GM Service]] Donation. Usable for name changes, certain account bound item transfers, homunculus stat re-rolls, etc.

===HeRO Helper Hats===
*Starting Bid 5m
*3x of Winner's choice of any previously available [[Vote For Points Gears|HeRO Helper Hats]].

===Fairy De-Carding===
*Starting Bid 5m
*The winner can choose to remove 1 card from their weapon, armor, garment, etc. The GM will remove the card from the gear, and return both the gears and cards. Only cards that are obtainable from DCA or OCA can be removed.
*Note: Any de-carded FA exclusive gear will lose all normally unavailable enchants and refines.

===Remembrance of The Usurper===
''Inspired by the Chronicle of Heroes' [[Fairy_Stories#The_Rise_of_the_Dark_Fae|The Usurper]] story, involving Amdusias, Lucretia, Pixie, Cynbel and Dreamstone Crystals.''
*Starting Bid 5m

*1x +8 Amdusias Boots
*1x +8 Elemental Robe [1]
*1x Costume Rainbow Silk Shawl
*1x Costume Emperor Wreath
*1x +8 Two-Handed Dreamstone Sword [1] with any available Malangdo Enchant

===Remembrance of The Golemancer===
*Starting Bid 5m
''Inspired by the Chronicle of Heroes' [[Mantle_of_Deceit#Danger_on_the_High_Seas_-_The_Turtle_General's_Dilemma|Mantle of Deceit]] story, involving Kushiel, his Golems, Amaria, Lord Matthew, and Rajnish.''
*1x +8 Staff of Light [1]
*1x +7 Shield Barrier Unit [1]
*1x Costume Memory of Love
*1x Costume Lord Matthew
*1x Costume Shawl of Darkness (Dark Allegiance Only), or Costume Shawl of Light (Light Allegiance Only)

===Remembrance of Broken Mirrors===
*Starting Bid 5m
''Inspired by the Chronicle of Heroes' [[Shadows_of_a_Bygone_Yesteryear|Shadows of a bygone Yesteryear]] story, involving Eudoxie, Ostellos, Agent Adelaide, Dark Lord and introducing the Lutia Region.
*1x Costume Executioner Hood
*1x Costume Book of Magic
*1x Costume Knight's Visor
*1x Costume Darkness Aura
*1x of any of the following pets: Ijsbal, Kalpea Henki, Pale Vulpine, Snow Moth, Pingvi.

==Results==

*GM Service Ticket - Mxsalmon 4m
*HeRO Helper Hat - Witchcraft 10m
*Fairy De-Carding - Murky 160m
*Remembrance of The Usurper - A Cat 160m
*Remembrance of the Golemancer - kksell 320m
*Remembrance of Broken Mirrors - Sekritz 1B
*Special Auction (Aventurine's Hat, and Aventurine's Coat) - Ta OK 100m

Total Funds Gathered: 1,754,000,000 Zeny (1 Billion, 754 Million Zeny)

==Additional Notes==
*

Nov 28 2025 Changelog

2025-11-28T10:01:15Z

Ayu: /* Happy Thanksgiving */

==Happy Thanksgiving==

For those who celebrate it in the United States, hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving dinner and had lots of Turkey. How about some in heRO too? 

There is a new, simple quest in {{Navi|Yuno|348|73}}, where you can craft multiple Thanksgiving themed hats and costumes. This will be a permanent addition to heRO. Some of them are old hats where this will be their new home, while some are brand new! The available headgear are:

* (new) Showy High Cap
* (new) Costume Showy High Cap
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Pilgrim_Hat Pilgrim Hat]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Grand_Peco_Hairband Grand Peco Hairband]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/C_Rainbow_Feather_Deco Costume Rainbow Feather Decoration]

[[File:showy_high_cap.png]]

Completing the quest will require hunting Turkey, a new low-level mob available in yuno_fild05 (60), yuno_fild04 (30), and ein_fild06 (10). The Turkey also has a direct headgear drop along with a new card!

[[File:turkey_feather_band.png]]
[[File:turkey_card.png]]

Again, these are permanent additions so you can take your time to slowly assemble the new headgear and costumes at your own pace.

==Prize Medal Shop Update==

Not a lot of people may have read the page and this is on us for not promoting it more: but there's LOTS of headgear and costumes you can get via Prize Medals. One of the shop in Yuno is supposed to to have all of the "7% bonus damage" racial series in the shop but apparently it was missing a few of them. In the past, it was because the shop was "out of slots" but with the client we are on, this is no longer the case. They have all been added to the prize medal shop accordingly and the wiki has been updated. 

As a result of this, a few monsters who dropped the items directly + other quests will no longer drop it. You must use prize medals to trade for headgear of this series, going forward. 

* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/3760 Umbra] lost Eye of Darkness drop
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/2566 Besmal] lost both Eyebandages
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1685 Vesper] lost Bolt Ears
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/3513 Stumper] lost Stretched Nose
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/3517 Creamy Queen] lost Yellow Butterfly Ears

Besmal and Umbra will have new drops to make up for their total lack of reason to hunt them due to the item lost in the future. Vesper still have End of the Horizon, and Creamy Queen is an easily reached MVP who's actively camped with Sylphid Manteau as well, so these two will not have any new item updates. Stumper we will see if it needs an item.

The Costume 20th Anniversary Deviruchi has been added to the October shop if you missed this year's Halloween. 

==Hatter/V4P Hat Changes==

In our slow and endless pursuit to find permanent homes for lot of V4P headgear so that they are obtainable without waiting for events, we have shuffled some V4P headgear out of the V4P Gear Box and into Old Red Box (Hatter) instead. 

The following headgear are removed from Hatter/Old Red Box as most of them have been on the Hatter list for a very, very long time:
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Phrygian_Cap/ Phrygian Cap] (removed from game and no longer obtainable; [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Cookie_Hat Cookie Hat] looks the same with a slightly more relevant effect and a costume version also exists. If you have this hat, feel free to keep it as a souvenir)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Pizza_Hat/ Pizza Hat]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Jejecap/ Jejecap]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/King_Frog_Hat/ Frog King Hat]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Drooping_Bunny/ Drooping Bunny]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Captain_Hat/ Captain's Hat]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Sleepr_Hat/ Sleeper Hat]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Imp_Hat/ Imp Hat]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Fish_Head_Hat/ Fish Head Hat]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Gryphon_Hat/ Gryphon Hat]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Alice_Doll/ Alice Doll]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Cyclops_Visor/ Cyclops Eye]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Whikebain_Ears/ Wickebine Ears]

Newly added to Old Red Box as replacement at the same drop rate:
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Hibiscus/ Hibiscus] (previously unreleased headgear)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Scarf/ Kerchief] (previously fairy auction only costume)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Pterios_Fins/ Pterios Fins] (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Injured_Eyepatch/ Injured Eyepatch] (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Hexagon_Glasses/ Hexagon Glasses] (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Blind_Glasses/ Stunner Shades] (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/New_Wave_Sunglasses/ New Wave Sunglasses] (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Heart_Eyepatch/ Heart Eyepatch] (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Wing_Form_Spectacle/ Wing Style Spectacle] (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Weissbier_Hat/ Weissbier Hat] (note: DB is incorrect regarding its slot. It is NOT slotted) (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Hankie_In_Mouth/ Hankerchief in Mouth] (previously V4P)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Vioopnir_Star Vioopnir Star] (dbsearcher not updated yet; brand new headgear, no slot)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Ancient_Scholar_Hat Ancient Scholar Hat] (dbsearcher not updated yet; brand new headgear, slotted)

[[File:Vioopnir_star.png]]
[[File:Ancient_scholar_hat.png]]

V4P Gear Box will lose the following. Note that the intention is for some day the list to be empty and we don't have V4P Gear Box anymore.
* All hats that are added to Hatter in this update
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Carrot_In_Mouth/ Carrot In Mouth]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Blood_Sucker/ Blood Sucker]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Poker_Card_In_Mouth/ Poker Card In Mouth]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Imperial_Feather/ Imperial Feather]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Irish_Topper/ Irish Topper]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/CD_In_Mouth/ CD In Mouth]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Cheering_Whistle/ Cheering Whistle]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Tongue_Charm/ Tongue Charm]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Weisswurst/ Weisswurst]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Blood_Butterfly_Ears Blood Butterfly Ears]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Leek_In_Mouth/ Leek In Mouth]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Chilly_Breath Chilly Breath]

All of these headgears are available ingame already via monster drops, in another box item (Irish Topper), newly added in quests this update or newly added as monster drops this update; see below. 

==Costume Crafter Update==

* Turkey Feather Band is added to Lutia Crafter (rank 1)
* Ancient Scholar Hat is added to Nobility Crafter (rank 2)
* Bra Hat is added to Faeheim Crafter (rank 3)
* Vioopnir Star is added to Nobility Crafter (rank 4)

==Monster Changes==

* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/2194 Giant Octopus] from Malangdo Dungeon Instance (different from Malangdo Culvert Instance) drops the new "Bra Hat" at 15%, plus an additional chance as MVP gear drop at 20% (for an effective drop rate of 22% to get 1 or more per kill). Why does the Bra Hat show up there? Go to the instance and you will see.
[[File:bra_hat.png]]

* Autumn Leafcat also has additional spawn points around Yuno (yuno_fild03, 60 and yuno_fild04, 20)
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1779 Ktullanux] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Chilly_Breath Chilly Breath] at 25%, replacing [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Flaming_Ice Ice Fireworks]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1408 Bloody Butterfly] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Blood_Butterfly_Ears Blood Butterfly Ears] at 0.3%
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1780 Muscipular] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Leek_In_Mouth/ Leek In Mouth] at 0.3%
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1778 Gazeti] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Flaming_Ice Ice Fireworks] at 1.25%
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1063 Lunatic] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Drooping_Bunny/ Drooping Bunny] at 0.75%
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1071 Pirate Skeleton] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Captain_Hat/ Captain's Hat] at 0.75%
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1386 Sleeper] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Sleepr_Hat/ Sleeper Hat] at 0.3%
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1837 Imp] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Imp_Hat/ Imp Hat] at 0.6%
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1264 Merman] has [[https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Fish_Head_Hat/ Fish Head Hat] at 0.3%, replacing General Rune
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1065 Strouf] has General Rune at 4% to make up for Merman losing it
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1259 Gryphon] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Gryphon_Hat/ Gryphon Hat] at 5%, replacing Hunting Arrow Quiver
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1275 Alice] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Alice_Doll/ Alice Doll] at 0.3%. How the mighty has fallen.
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/2309 Bungisngis] (in Malangdo fields at night) has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Cyclops_Visor/ Cyclops Eye] at 0.3%
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/mob-search/1653 Wickebine Tres] has [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Whikebain_Ears/ Wickebine Ears] at 0.3%
 

==Quest Changes==

* [[Peco_Breeding_Quest | Peco Breeding Quest]] bonus headgear has been swapped out again from Grand Peco Headband to the [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Chicken_Beak Chicken Beak]. We apologize for this oversight as it was due to miscommunication between myself and Ciar who was coding the Thanksgiving hat turn-in. Please talk to the NPC to retroactively get this reward if you did NOT get the Grand Peco Headband from this quest.
* [https://irowiki.org/wiki/Juperos_Ruins_History_Quest Juperos Ruins History Quest] not only produce the [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Scotts_Power_Pack Scotts Power Pack] from anniversary each repeatable turn-in, but it also has a 10% chance to create the [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/CD_In_Mouth/ CD In Mouth]
* [[Dominoes_Cap_Quest | Dominoes Cap Quest]] will also give you the [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Pizza_Hat/ Pizza Hat] upon quest completion. This bonus item is retroactive: if you have completed this quest in the past, you can talk to the NPC to pick up the new hat immediately.
* The Sign Quest will no longer reward the [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Bloody_Angel_Wing_Ears Bloody Angel Wing Ear] but instead give a 6th Enriched Oridecon and 6th Enriched Elunium.

==Quality of Life Changes==

You may have noticed in some of the screenshots earlier this post that some quested items or items purchased/exchanged ingame have a new line "Obtained via Ingame Quests/Stores" in its item description. We believe this change will help in the future if anyone sees an item in our DB Searcher and wonders where it is obtained. This should solve the question for newer players if they are wondering an item is actually released, or if it's an unobtainable item shown in the database. As heRO has 20 years worth of quests, this is a work-in-progress update. We are very likely to be missing some items. If you see any that are obtained via ingame stores/quests and it does not have this line, feel free to report it in our Discord channel or inform a GM directly so it can be fixed in future patches. Note that items that are dropped directly by monsters, or obtained via a "Box" item (such as Hatter's Red Box) will not have this line, since the DB already tells you how they are obtained.

* Enriched Ori and Enriched Elu no longer states they are "only usable" at Payon as it's no longer true
* ToH Voucher directly tells you where to exchange it in its item description so we don't get asked every month

==Bugfixes==

* Changed some item desc grammar whenever it shows up from one of the other changes in this release
* Quarana Candy now properly mentions it gives you Inc Agi level 5 (Brasilis quest reward consumable)
* Wakwak manteau is fixed to require no levels to wear it
* Inc Agi Scroll no longer does the 15 HP check (we modded this in Inc Agi skill)
* Event Bag leads you to the right place to go now in item description (it was wrong due to Pront remodelling)
* Drooping Tanee version confusion between 2 diff tanee hats. They should be standardized now
* White Silk Wings and Black Silk Wings have the word Costume in it properly
* Fixed some reported boxes having inconsistent weight. They should be 1 if it's etc item, or 20/100 if it's a costume box/gear box
* Costume Black Frame Glasses no longer shows a slot it does not have
* Cotsume White Kitten Ears will show as Costume White Baby Cat Ears to align with database
* Mad Hatter's appearance is fixed (somehow its Costume version is correct the whole time)
* <s>1 of the 2 Costume Blue Ribbon is renamed Costume Cute Blue Ribbon (to join the other recolored cute ribbon costumes series)</s>nevermind, still messed up

==Final Word==

If there's anything that's not working according to this changelog post, please report it to a GM. Like any new items release, GMs have the right to change the gears effect or fix unintended interactions/bugs accordingly.

Quality of Life Changes

2025-11-25T11:02:29Z

Ayu:

==Expanded Storage==

Kafra can store up to 5000 items! Furthermore, you have access to [[Guild_Storage | Guild Storage]] without owning a Castle (at a very minor quest/fee), so you can easily use personal guilds for easy transfer between various accounts, including ones with your friends.

==[[Restock]]==
[[Restock]] can be setup to automatically stock up on items of your choice at spawn points and near any kafras, so that you can restock your fly wings, butterfly wings, ammos and catalyst items automatically. It can also be used to automatically store any items except for gears that you have equipped, or gears that you have as your Favorites. See the linked page on how to setup your restock.

==Customized Server Database==

If you have not visited yet, use [https://db.hero-server.xyz/ heRO Item/Monster Database Searcher] as the source of truth over other sites like RMS or iRO since heRO has so many customized changes. Use it wisely to plan your leveling plans or builds for your characters!

==[[Equipment Loadout and Gearsets]]==

You can save different equipment sets as loadout and swap between them back and forth easily. For information on how to use this system, click on the link above.

==Improved Kafra Search==

Items are listed as "[Brew]", "[Cook]", "[Forge]", "[Hatter]" (referring to [[Hatter]]), "[Healer]" (referring to [[Healer Quest]]) in their name if they are used in any of these activities or quests. You can use these tags in the Kafra search to find all related items in your storage easily. This also helps new players to identify what items may be useful for safekeeping.

==Improved Elunium/Oridecon for Refining==

2 new items are added: [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Rough_Enriched_Elunium Rough Enriched Elunium] and [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Rough_Enriched_Oridecon Rough Enriched Oridecon]. 

To obtain these items, all you have to do is hunt for Elunium and Oridecon normally! When a monster drops an Oridecon or Elunium, there is a (normal card rate) chance for the Elunium/Oridecon to morph into an Enriched Elunium/Enriched Oridecon! And there is a (normal card rate x 9) chance for the Elunium/Oridecon to morph into a Rough Enriched Elunium/Rough Enriched Oridecon, respectively. This chance also applies to Elunium/Oridecon from Steal, and MVP Drops as well. However, this does not apply to Elunium or Oridecon obtained as quest rewards, or when you get it from a container item, such as Old Blue Box or an Elunium Box/Oridecon Box. 

The blacksmith skill "Ore Discovery" will also have a slim chance to obtain these ores, at an equivalent rate to discovering Emperium. 

These new items are tradeable. 10 Rough Enriched Elunium Ore + 100,000z can be refined into 1 Enriched Elunium, and 10 Rough Enriched Oridecon Ore + 100,000z can be refined into 1 Enriched Oridecon. You can trade for them at the usual NPC who changes your Rough Elunium and Rough Oridecon into Elunium and Oridecon.

==Multiple Drops for Common Items From Harder Enemies==

Items that are constantly needed in bulk are changed in heRO to drop more often, or drop in multiples. These boxes often scale with monster difficulty so that stronger players don't need to stick to lower level spots to obtain some of these items like a traditional server. This applies to herbs, Elunium, Oridecon, Steel, Witch Starsand and more.

Please refer to the following in our database and click on their respective "box" items:
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Blue_Herb Blue Herb]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Cactus_Needle Plant Spine (Cactus Needle)]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Elunium Elunium]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Oridecon Oridecon]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Poison_Spore/ Poison Spore]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Starsand_Of_Witch Witched Starsand]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Steel Steel]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/Stem/ Stem]
* [https://db.hero-server.xyz/item-search/White_Herb White Herb]

==Auto Feeding==

Pets and Homunculus have auto feed enabled. As long as you have the correct food in your inventory, they will consume it accordingly when their hunger bar reaches red.

==Brewing Room==

[[Faeheim_Crafter's_Guild|Crafter's Guild]] provides many NPCs that can provide brewing-related buffs within the area. This should drastically reduce the need of a "brewing party" so that if you can assemble your guild, you can spend the time to go do fun activities and instances instead of brewing.

==Improved Refining UI==

heRO has 2 different refining NPCs, who are always next to each other. One of them uses the new refining UI which shows the percentage of success, and can process multiple types of refining material (Elunium, Oridecon, Enriched Elunium, and Enriched Oridecon). The other NPC is the classic refiner which allows bulk refine instead of one level at a time. You can select the quick options to refine to safe level, refine to 3 plus the safe level, or to a level of your choosing.

==[[Plagiarism]] NPC==

For a fee, rogues can be taught their skill to copy instead of requiring a player to give you the skill.

==Star Gladiator Resets==

In the room with the [[Reset Master]], a NPC is available to reset Star Gladiator's options at reduced cost. Furthermore, the [[Reset Master]] will also reset a Star Gladiator's options when the Star Gladiator resets their skills.

==Cast Non-Targetting Skills Easily==

You can cast any non-targetting skills by holding down the button if it's set to a hotkey. This is typically helpful for self-targetting Area of Effect skills, such as Gunslinger's Desperado.

Old Server Changelog

2025-11-25T10:25:33Z

Ayu:

Fairy Auction November 2025

2025-11-25T03:55:19Z

Ciar: /* Results */

==Auction Date==

'''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Fairy+Auction&iso=20251128T0930&p1=165 Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM]'''

==Auction Packs==
===GM Service Ticket===
*Starting Bid 1m
*Equivalent of a $5.00 Dollar [[Donation#Donation For Service|GM Service]] Donation. Usable for name changes, certain account bound item transfers, homunculus stat re-rolls, etc.

===HeRO Helper Hats===
*Starting Bid 5m
*3x of Winner's choice of any previously available [[Vote For Points Gears|HeRO Helper Hats]].

===Fairy De-Carding===
*Starting Bid 5m
*The winner can choose to remove 1 card from their weapon, armor, garment, etc. The GM will remove the card from the gear, and return both the gears and cards. Only cards that are obtainable from DCA or OCA can be removed.
*Note: Any de-carded FA exclusive gear will lose all normally unavailable enchants and refines.

===Medal Shop Giveaway===
*Starting Bid 5m
*300x Prize Medals
*4x of any costume from '''any''' [[Prize Medals|Prize Medal Shop]].
*2x of any costume from the '''Thanksgiving''' Prize Medal Shop.
*1x of Any slotted elemental armor from the Hugel Gear Shop. The armor will be enchanted with a +3 Stat of the winner's choice.

===Clearing Prince Pico's Storage===
*Starting Bid 5m
*5x of any [[Costumes#Schematic Crafting|Schematic Costumes]].
*2x of any [[Costumes#Fairy Auction|Auction Costumes]].
*2x of any [[Costumes#Contests|Contest Costumes]].

==Results==

*GM Service Ticket - Witchcraft 25m
*HeRO Helper Hat - Sucasa 40m
*Fairy De-Carding - Roger Hardstone 169m
*Medal Shop Giveaway - Um Paladino 55m
*Clearing Prince Pico's Storage - Sp@ce 716m

Total Funds Gathered: 1,005 Million Zeny (1 Billion and 5 Million Zeny)

==Additional Notes==
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