2026/4/23 Maintenance Announcement>2026-04-21 11:51:41

Dear Ladies and Lords,

 

To provide you with a better gaming experience, all servers of Fate of the Empress will be under maintenance on 2026/4/23(UTC+8). You will not be able to login to the game during the maintenance. The estimated maintenance duration is about 3 hours. And maintenance time may be adjusted according to the actual situation.

Update rewards will be sent by mail after the maintenance.

Please pay attention to the time of your Banquets and pre-arrange them in case of any unnecessary losses.

This update will be contained in a patch, which will be detected and loaded when you log in to the game after the maintenance.

 

Maintenance Duration】

SEA Servers: 4/23 14:00 - 17:00 (UTC+8)

NA Servers: 4/22 23:00 - 4/23 02:00 (UTC-7)

EU Servers: 4/23 08:00 - 11:00 (UTC+2)

 

Servers】

All servers

 

Updates】

New Feature:Astral Attic

(1) After unlocking the Summon Tower feature, owning any 1 fabled outfit will unlock the Astral Attic. Returning outfits and mounts can be drawn from the Astral Attic.

 

New Gameplay: Kitty Trick

(1) Division reaches Cirrus to unlock Kitty Trick.

(2) There are 4 difficulty levels: New Show, Fluffy Plan, Meow Master, and Divine Aroma.

(3) Once you enter the challenge, the difficulty level and the equipped Relic cannot be changed during the week.

(4) Meow Points, which can be obtained from weekly point rewards, can be consumed to unlock or level up Aptitudes.

(5) Antique Hall Raffle: Participate in Kitty Trick with an Antique Hall Relic, and point rewards obtained during the week grant the raffle ticket corresponding to the reward pool of the Relic.

 

New Classic LR Scholar Hero: Empress Danxi

[Skills]:

(1) [Active Skill: Light Decree] :

① Danxi deals DMG to 3 enemies. When the enemy's HP is higher than 50%, Danxi additionally deals Skill DMG equal to percentage of the enemy's remaining HP (not exceeding 960% of Danxi's ATK).

(2) [Rage Skill: Fiery Sky] :

① Danxi additionally appoints 2 allies as her assisting targets, and deals DMG to all enemies. When the enemy's HP is higher than 50%, Danxi additionally deals Skill DMG equal to percentage of the enemy's remaining HP, and adds DMG Buff to the assisting target and recover HP equal to percentage of the lost HP for the DMG share target.

(3) [Passive Skill: Divine Balance] :

① When each round starts, Danxi selects one ally with the highest ATK and one with the highest DEF from the top three of each category as her assisting target and DMG share target.

② When Danxi takes DMG, the DMG share target will take percentage of Skill DMG for her.

③ Danxi gets percentage of Final DMG RES; Danxi and the DMG share target both get percentage of Ignore-DEF Resistance.

④ Every time Danxi releases Active and Rage Skills, the assisting target will attack the main target with her, dealing DMG (ignores DEF).

⑤ When Danxi's Phoenix Points reach 100, the Rage Skill can be released once without consuming Rage. Every 1 allied defeated increases 20 Phoenix Points for Danxi. Every move the enemy makes increases 5 Phoenix Points for Danxi.

⑥ When an ally is defeated, Danxi will add Decree Mark to herself (increases ATK).

⑦ Will always act before Heroes of lower quality. DMG dealt increases when attacking Heroes of lower quality.

 

[Treasure]:

Treasure specialized for Empress Danxi - Heaven Havoc

(1) Inlay Empress Gem to transfer celestial class treasure into specialize treasure-Heaven Havoc for Empress Danxi.

(2) Class treasure skill will be replaced with Specialize Skill-Imperial Seal.

① [Imperial Seal]: Danxis Active and Rage Skills both add Crest Mark to the target. When Danxis assisting target attacks the target, each Crest Mark additionally deals DMG of the targets remaining HP*15% (not exceeding 300% of Danxis ATK), up to 4 stacks, lasting 3 rounds.

 

Gameplay Update - Cross-Server Arena

(1) Forbidden Zone

① Players can only participate if their tier points for the week reach the required threshold and their tier is Amber or higher.

② Time: 10:00-22:00 on Saturday of the first week of Ranking Contest; 10:00-22:00 on Thursday of the second week of Ranking Contest.

③ Forbidden Zone has 10 layers in total. Collect enough Forbidden points to directly enter the next layer. The higher the layer, the more points obtained from challenging other players or auto-battle on the layer.

④ Other players' Might is initially unknown. Defeat a player once or use a Scout chance to reveal their Might.

⑤ Ranking rewards based on the Forbidden Point Rankings will be sent after the event.

(2) Assist Sachet

① Aptitude in Assist Sachet can affect every feature in Cross-server Arena.

② Activating Aptitudes needs common or advanced aptitude points, which can be obtained from features in Cross-server Arena.

③ Some Aptitudes take effect automatically once activated, but some need to be equipped to take effect.

(3) Top 3 Bet

① After the Ranking Contest begins, players can bet on the Top 3. The more the participants, the higher the basic reward rate. Bet is available 12:00-19:00 every day during the Ranking Contest.

②  If a player doesn't place a bet by the end of the round, it will be considered DNP. They can join the next round's bet before the next round begins.

③ If the players you bet on are not eliminated by the end of the round, it counts as a successful bet, and the reward rate is multiplied by 1.5. Before the next round begins, you can claim your bet rewards, raise your bet, or change the contestant you bet on.

④  If any of the players you bet on are eliminated or their ranking doesn't match your predictions by the end of the round, it will be considered a failed bet, and you cannot claim bet rewards or bet further.

⑤ Claiming your bet rewards before the final concludes will stop any further increase in your bet earnings.

(4) Blessing Feature Optimization

① The Blessing Prediction feature now includes Score Prediction and Winning Round Prediction modes.

② The currency required for Blessings increases progressively with each match, and total earnings are significantly increased accordingly.

 

Gameplay Update - Market Battle

(1) The Market Battle event has been renamed to Renowned Legend. The reward currency has been updated to Prestige.

(2) Each area has a certain number of spots. More spots will be unlocked as the Division level improves.

 

Gameplay Update - Cross-server Guild War

(1) Ranking rewards have been increased. Member rewards now include limited-time GR/UR mounts.

(2) The battle mode has been upgraded from offline auto-battle to manual battlefield entry.

(3) There are 3 kinds of battlefields: Sky Tribunal, Illusion Array and Circle Trial. Guild leaders can adjust the roster and formation of the team based on battlefield traits and the strengths of the members.

(4) Individual participants are granted 10 matches per person. After exhausting these matches, participants can choose to leave early or wait for the event to conclude in the scene. Points are awarded for both victories and losses in matches. After the event ends, personal rewards will be distributed based on individual points; the team with the higher combined points wins. For more details, please refer to the Cross-Server Guild War interface in-game.

 

Feature Expansions

(1) Artistry: 3 new celestial books and 3 new Cosmic books added. Artistry Resonance gains 3 new level attributes, unlocked upon reaching the corresponding total book level.

(2) Technique: Technique level cap raised from 60 to 100. Technique Upgrade and Technique Perks now extend to Level 100.

 

New Antique Hall Relic: Welkin Plate

[Fengshui Effect](max level):

Each participation in Kitty Trick increases team HP by 9375 (0/187500); Feng Shui of [Royal Coral] enhanced: Each challenge of Elite Trial increases team AGI by 6 and the cap by 6000; Feng Shui of [Pentacolor Orb] enhanced: Every Heir Travel reward claimed increases team ATK by an extra 700, and the cap by 70000.

[Skill](max level):

[Active Skill: Mystic Star]: Deal DMG of 32% of the target's max HP to 3 enemies (not exceeding 480% of the Character's ATK). In the next 2 rounds, every time the target moves (dealing Skill DMG or casting healing effects), there's a 50% chance to lose 15% of their max HP (not exceeding 225% of the Character's ATK).

[Rage Skill: Falling Ashes]: Deal DMG of 32% of the target's max HP to 3 enemies (not exceeding 480% of the Character's ATK) and cast the following effects based on the Hero's state:

When the target's HP is higher than 60%, add 3 layers of Dragon Breath. Every time the target receives Skill DMG, 1 layer of Dragon Breath will be ignited, dealing Ricochet DMG of 15% of the target's max HP to 3 enemies (not exceeding 225% the Character's ATK).

When the target's HP is lower than 60%, add 3 layers of Dragon Roar. When the target receives a healing effect, consume 1 layer of Dragon Roar and turn the healing amount into DMG on the target (not exceeding 300% the the Character's ATK).

[Passive Skill: Loyal Follower]: Share 60% of DMG on allies and offset 50% of the shared DMG.


 

Other Optimizations

(1) Atlas Tower Reward Optimization: Ranking rewards have been updated.

(2) Treasure Disassemble Optimization: Items obtained from dismantling Treasures can now be freely chosen from: Medium Meteorite, Treasure Polish Stone, Treasure Polish Lock and Mirage Stone.

(3) Invincible Talisman: Superior Ancient Zither, Superior Golden Carillon, and Superior Reincarnation Stone require corresponding Epic Talismans to reach a specified level to be unlocked.

(4) New handheld-Love Chime added to Chanluo Costume Box; new headdress-Midnight Rose will be available at Trace Shop.

(5) Closet: Per-closet outfit limit increased from 40 to 50. Level cap raised from 220 to 300. Advance level cap raised from 30 to 40.

(6) Happy Orchard: Quick Refresh feature added. Supports setting a target fruit for quick refresh. Refresh cost in ingots scales with the number of refreshes performed.

(7) Visionary Realm: Quick Challenge feature added. Unlocked when stage progress reaches 100% and no Abyss Curse effect is active.

(8) Memento Soul Forge: Godly and above Mystorb can be locked. Locked Mystorb will not appear in the Recycle interface and will not be auto-recycled.

(9) Trigram Banner: Banner level cap raised to Level 10.

(10) Floral Shadows: Wuling will be unlocked the same time as her clones.

(11) Heir Rankings: When Heir have equal Wit, the rankings now ranks by historical peak might.

 

New Ride: Circus Bunny, Popsicle Dash

 

New Costume: Emerald Dawn, Opaline Glaze, Dusky Flutter

 

Tips】

1. There will be a 5-minute maintenance countdown before the maintenance starts, during which you can not do anything in the game. As soon as the maintenance starts, you will not be able to log in the game. Please arrange your time in advance.

2. Please take note of your account, password as well as your server name before the maintenance.

3. Please pay attention to the time of your Banquets and prearrange them in case of any unnecessary losses.

4. Thanks for your understanding and support. Please do not hesitate to contact us as following if you have any problems.

Customer Service Email: fswqg_service@friendtimes.net