Healer Class Arrives in Major August Update; New Dungeon, Pre-Registration Open

The game's development team released a new daily dungeon on Wednesday, August 5, called the Sanctuary of the Celestial Palace, and the response from players has been surprisingly strong. Despite being designed as a routine farming location rather than a prestige challenge, it delivers rewards that rival the more celebrated Tower of God—each monster yields over 20,000 experience points and 150 or more Nine, the game's primary currency. The difficulty sits somewhere between the Tower of God's first floor and standard level 50 hunting grounds, which means players with modest gear can survive, though the monsters hit harder than their passive appearance suggests. Those relying solely on auto-battle and infinite potions risk losing characters to unexpected damage spikes, so most veterans carry extra healing supplies or make periodic trips back to town to restock.

The dungeon's appeal lies in its reliability rather than its lottery. Unique equipment chests do drop, but rarely enough that players cannot count on them as a consistent source of Diamonds—the premium currency. Some accounts yield nothing after running all available characters; others get lucky on the first try. The consensus among the community is that this is a growth dungeon, a place to accumulate stable resources and experience for characters level 50 and above who have exhausted their daily Tower of God entries. For those players, it has become essential, consuming roughly two hours of daily playtime.

The August update also introduced new progression rewards for players reaching levels 50 through 60. Previously, the reward slots at levels 55 and 60 were empty; now they contain eight Trait Stones and eight Unique item crafting blueprints each. Twenty-six new collections have been added to the game, drawing from Nine, Unique equipment, and Epic items. However, because Unique weapons and Epic items demand substantial Diamond investment, experienced players recommend prioritizing the Nine Collections III, V, and VI first—these offer bonuses to weapon damage, hit chance, and HP potion recovery at a lower cost.

Several limited-time purchases have appeared in the shop. The Infinite Lightning Elixir Package, available until August 19 and purchasable up to four times per account, adds lightning damage to successful attacks. A crafted +3 version increases the lightning trigger chance to 10 percent and boosts both damage and damage reduction by 3 points. The Episode Genesis Invitation costs 826 Nine and includes five Bound Enchant Scrolls and 30 Increase Scrolls—a bundle that players consider worthwhile for the enchant scrolls alone. The monthly purchase system was also revamped on August 1, replacing discount coupons with a Unique Rune Selection Chest awarded upon spending 300,000 Korean won. Combined with the Rune Crafting Event running through August 12, which allows players to craft Unique Rune Chests at 100 percent success for 20 million Nine twice per account, this creates a genuine pathway to securing the Unique Runes essential for maximizing hit and weapon damage stats.

Two events are running concurrently through late August. World Boss defeats grant Seal of Conquest tokens that can be registered in the collection tab for temporary stat bonuses—5 percent extra experience gain, 2 additional damage, 1 hit, 1 weapon damage, 2 damage reduction, and various defense increases. These bonuses remain active until August 26. The Journey of Fortune pilgrimage event, a dice-rolling minigame, runs through the same date and rewards players with experience potions, crafting materials, and equipment blueprints ranging from Unique to Epic grade. Completion bonuses begin at the third round, where players receive Fortune EXP Pouches containing 240,000 to 360,000 experience points.

The major update, Episode Genesis I: Battlefield of the Gods, arrives in late August and introduces the Healer class—determined by a community vote called Divine Rights—as an attack and support hybrid capable of freezing enemies, deploying area-of-effect skills, healing allies, buffing, and resurrecting fallen players. A fourth character slot will open with the update. The inter-server Tower of God 3rd Floor will convert into a shared zone where players from servers within the same world can gather, expanding the playable map and significantly increasing drop rewards, including Legend grade items. The entry level requirement will shift from 40 to 45. A World Market shared across servers 1 through 5 within each world will allow the world's Main God to set tax rates. A conversion system will also debut, enabling players to use existing items as materials to obtain higher-grade equipment.

Pre-registration opened on August 5 and runs through August 26 via the official website. Participants receive growth coupons after the August 26 update, which unlock a Genesis Gift Chest containing a Genesis Spec Up Ring and 100 Genesis Spec Up Elixirs. The ring provides 3 points of PvE physical defense, 1 point of HP potion recovery, and 50 maximum HP. The elixirs grant 20 percent experience gain, 1 point of PvE damage, and 1 point of MP recovery. The chest also includes a Unique card summon ticket for hit and experience gain, a Beginner Equipment Support Set with +4 Rare gear, 10 Enchant Scrolls, a Rune Chest, and 3 Trait Stones. As the August 8 Divine election approaches—the third such vote—independent players have begun appearing in the Nine-consumption rankings, creating unexpected variables in what has traditionally been a battle between massive factions and streamers. Players like GoodChoice on Caltheon 2, who spent 180 million Nine to reach 10th place, and WithdrawnMember on Lindel 2, who spent 160 million Nine for 13th place, are now influencing the outcome through their spending patterns.