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Put your party hat on! Our 9th anniversary is finally here, and we would like to celebrate it with you, giving you the opportunity to win great TERA prizes and also have your artworks displayed in game through our Fan Art Competition!

The topic? “TERA’s Anniversary Party!” Create your TERA masterpiece showing us how you would imagine the perfect TERA party: balloons, cake, confetti, dancing, fireworks, or anything else you need for an unforgettable celebration!


• Read and accept the Terms and Conditions.
• Design an original piece of digital art with the following theme: “TERA’s Anniversary Party”.
• Submit your piece of digital art – in either .BMP , .PNG or .PSD format with dimensions of 1920x1080 at a maximum size of 6 MB – to the following email address: [email protected].
• Use the email address for your present TERA account and add the following information to your submission:
o Subject: TERA Anniversary contest
o Name of your character
o Name of your server
o In case you would like to be credited with a specific name instead of your character name, please let us know
o Please note that only one submission is allowed per email account
• All users residing within the European Union, the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, the Commonwealth of Independent States and South-East Asia are eligible to participate.

Final submission date: 16/5/2021 23:59 CEST (17:59 EDT)


The TERA team will select 15 entries amongst all eligible entries by 18/5/2021 on the basis of their creativity and originality. The winners will be announced on 18/5/2021 during the day and will also be notified of their win via email.

The winners can look forward to a package of TERA merchandise and a coupon for their account:
• 1x Mug
• 1x Lanyard
• 1x Bag
• 1x €10 Gameforge coupon

In order for the winners to receive their prizes, they will have to reply to our email with their address information by 30/5/2021 23:59 CEST (17:59 EDT) at the latest. Gameforge will send the prizes to the winners by 11/6/2021.
o Please note that due to the situation with the pandemic, shipping may take longer than usual (depending on the country).

The winning submissions will be shared on all our platforms (website, forum, Steam, social media, YouTube) and will be also implemented in-game as loading screens.

Have fun!
The TERA Team

May is an exciting month in TERA: there are tons of events in store for you, jam-packed with action and plenty of loot for you to snag!

Just want a quick overview? Then take a look at our event calendar .



May 25th (09:00 AM CEST, 03:00 AM EDT) to June 22nd (09:00 AM CEST, 03:00 AM EDT)

Collect Summoning Staff Fragments, exchange them for a Summoning Staff, and summon monsters in certain zones. Defeat monsters and they will drop valuable rewards for you—including even a brand-new pet!



30th April 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 10th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Fight on the legendary battleground Fraywind Canyon: look forward to epic drops and don’t miss this chance to grab some extra loot, available for completing the quests!



1st May 2021 (6 PM CEST, 12 PM EDT) to 4th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Take advantage of the increase to enchantment chances and reach that epic gear! With the exception of Enchant Scrolls. The increased chances apply to the following items:

Dauntless & Manaforce Azart Gear (100% increased chance)
Flawless & Master’s Duranium Gear (100% increased chance)
Dark Light, Annihilation, and Eternal Gear (100% increased chance)
Kaia’s Gear (100% increased chance)
Kaia’s Soul Gear (20% increased chance)



6th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 11th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
You’ll earn double loot and Gold for Vanguard Initiative quests during the event period.



7th May 2021 (6 PM CEST, 12 PM EDT) to 10th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Complete your card fragment collection—you’ll have double the odds of getting those missing pieces during the event.



11th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 17th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Don’t just feel strong, be strong too—with the powerful potions you’ll find in dungeons and as daily login rewards during this event. So swipe as many as you can as the potions will be disappearing from the game again after the event.



13th May 2021 (6 PM CEST, 12 PM EDT) to 17th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Your partners run like the wind and won’t stop for anything. They’ll return from their adventuring twice as fast as normal during this time, so take advantage of the 50% shorter adventure times and haul in that loot!



18th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 25th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
During the event, your chances of loot is tripled in all dungeons!



21st May 2021 (6 PM CEST, 12 PM EDT) to 24th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Take advantage of the doubled increase to enchantment chances and reach that epic gear! The increased chances apply to the following items:

All relics
All halidoms



25th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 3rd June 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Fight once again on the battleground Fraywind Canyon and pick up some epic loot. And don’t miss this chance to grab some extra rewards, available again for completing the quests!



25th May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT) to 1st June 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
Enter dungeons for fewer adventure coins:

Gossamer Vault (Hard) for 150 adventure coins (instead of 180)
Akalath Quarantine for 150 adventure coins (instead of 200)
Damned Citadel Entrance for 150 adventure coins (instead of 200)
Ruinous Manor for 150 adventure coins (instead of 200)
Catalepticon for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
Killing Grounds for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
Forbidden Arena for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
Draakon Arena for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
Corrupted Skynest for 200 adventure coins (instead of 280)
Corrupted Skynest (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 350)
Bahaar’s Sanctum for 250 adventure coins (instead of 350)
Catalepticon (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 350)
Ruinous Manor (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 350)
Killing Grounds (Hard) for 250 adventure coins (instead of 350)
Lumikan’s Trial for 250 adventure coins (instead of 400)
Gardan’s Trial for 250 adventure coins (instead of 400)



28th May 2021 (6 PM CEST, 12 PM EDT) to 31st May 2021 (9 AM CEST, 3 AM EDT)
In this event your partners will be extra meticulous on their hunt for loot, either bringing home 50% more items than usual, or benefiting from a 50% greater chance to bag rare items.

As we already announced in our preview , a long-awaited feature is coming to TERA shortly before its 9th anniversary: a display showing the damage you and your party deal to your opponents!

Additionally, instances have been added and other minor changes have been made, which you can read all about below:


[h2]RK-9 Kennel (Hard)[/h2]

Instance Info:

Designed for 5-player groups from item level 503
1 daily entry (2 for club members)
Accessible from level 70
Can be entered via group matching
Entry costs no Adventure Coins
50%/100% more loot when 4/5 players are in the group

Possible Loot Includes:

Kaia’s Soul Gear Box
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Mask
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Brooch
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Belt
Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Kaia’s Mask, Brooch, Belt]
Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Weapon, Armor, Hand Armor, Foot Armor]
Ishara’s Halidom II, Amarun’s Relic II
Magic Ingot
Azart Force Loot Chest
Azart Force War Trophy Chest
Thulsan Forces Loot Chest
Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest
Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Kaia’s Soul Token

Daily Quest (per completion, for the first 16 daily quests):

6,000 Gold
100x Vanguard Initiative Credits
EP XP++
1x Dragonwing Scale
100x Noctenium Infusion

[h2]Top of the Damned Citadel[/h2]

Instance Info:

Designed for 5-player groups from item level 479
No entry limits
Accessible from level 70
Can be entered via group matching
Entry costs 200 Adventure Coins
50%/100% more loot when 4/5 players are in the group

Possible Loot Includes:

Kaia’s Soul Gear Box
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Mask
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Brooch
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Belt
Unstable Option Change Scroll [Kaia’s Mask, Brooch, Belt]
Rare Halidom II, Rare Relic II
Azart Force Loot Chest
Azart Force War Trophy Chest
Thulsan Forces Loot Chest
Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest
Kaia’s Soul Cryolite

Daily Quest (per completion, for the first 16 daily quests):

3,500 Gold
40x Vanguard Initiative Credits
EP XP++
1x Dragonwing Scale
30x Noctenium Infusion
25x Skill Advancement Scroll III
40x Skill Advancement Scroll II
20x Skill Optimization Scroll II

[h2]Gardan’s Trial[/h2]

Instance Info:

2 daily entries (3 for club members)
Accessible from level 70
Entry costs 400 Adventure Coins
For solo players

Possible Loot Includes:

Ishara’s Halidom I, Amarun’s Relic I
Magic Alloy
Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Weapon]
Soul Greedhead’s Option Change Scroll [Armor]
Azart Force War Trophy Chest
Tyrant’s Belt
Tyrant’s Soul

Daily Quest (per completion, for the first 16 daily quests):

2,000 Gold
75x Vanguard Initiative Credits
EP XP++

[h2]Complete Akalath Quarantine[/h2]

The Akalath Quarantine is also available as a Dungeon Gauntlet in patch 105—with the following entry and reward settings:
Instance Info:

Designed for 5-player groups from item level 494
No entry limits
Accessible from level 70
Can be entered via group matching
Entry costs 280 Adventure Coins
50%/100% more loot when 4/5 players are in the group

Possible Loot Includes:

Kaia’s Soul Gear Box
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Mask
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Brooch
Kaia’s Fury or Wisdom Belt
Unstable Option Change Scroll [Kaia’s Mask, Brooch, Belt]
Azart Force Loot Chest
Azart Force War Trophy Chest
Thulsan Forces Loot Chest
Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest
Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Kaia’s Soul Token



With this patch, you’ll be able to loot new accessories such as masks, brooches, and belts again!
Existing accessories cannot be upgraded. Instead, the new items will be available to loot from the following instances:

Top of the Damned Citadel
Complete Akalath Quarantine
RK-9 Kennel (Hard)

Once again, enemies will be able to drop Fury and Wisdom versions of these items, equipped with 0 to 3 random options.

You will be able to randomly regenerate these options with the corresponding scrolls, using Golden Cryolites to lock any options you don’t want to change.

Golden Cryolites can be obtained by extracting masks, belts, and brooches you don’t need.
Tradeable Enchantment

The specialty merchant has four new chests on offer. They are empty to start with, and you have to fill them.

You can make your existing enchanting materials tradeable by transforming the non-tradeable material into a chest for a sum of Gold. This is possible for the following materials:

Lumikan’s Wing Fragment
Lumikan’s Horn Piece
Tyrant’s Belt
Tyrant’s Soul



As you’ll have already read above in the available instance rewards, you can receive a new chest in the dungeons.

You’ll instantly receive an item of Kaia’s Soul Gear for your class upon opening this rare chest. Whether it’s a weapon, armor, hand armor, or foot armor is decided at random (the weapon has the highest probability).



Please ensure you have the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 installed, or else the DPS meter won’t work.

It can be downloaded here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-web-installer

You should also run the game client in window mode and activate the DPS meter in the game options.

If you accidentally close the DPS meter, you can open it again in the main menu (under “My Character”). Otherwise, it should automatically appear at the start of each boss battle.

Please always use the information from the DPS meter treating your fellow players with respect.



Boss and dungeon name display
Battle duration and DPS
Character level, name, and their proportion of the damage
Individual DPS display
Detailed battle information
Option to copy party DPS info
Detailed damage and buff duration log

[h2]Future Features[/h2]
The following features are planned for future updates:
Information about the sequence of skills
Player ranking search function (DPS info, gear, glyphs and skill advancement, EP, card collection, etc.)

[h2] Battlegrounds[/h2]
Gridiron
This battleground has been closed.



This battleground has been reopened—now with balanced gear
Various opponent stats and buffs have been adjusted
Entry conditions:
Level 70 players can enter the battleground
Group matching with a maximum of 2 players per group
Vanguard Initiative quest rewards:
2,500 Gold
55x Vanguard Initiative Credits
85x Noctenium Infusion
EP XP++
25x Triumph Tokens
(Random) Skill Advancement XP Tome Box
2x Veteran’s Plate Box
1x Veteran’s Cube Token


Reaper

Damage has been increased by 5% for the following skills:
Sundering Strike
Grim Strike
Death Spiral
Shadow Burst
Damage has been increased by 10% for the following skills:
Dark Harvest
Recall Scythes
Binding Scythes
Shadow Lash
The duration of Dark Aura has been increased by 200%

Slayer

Damage has been increased by 5% for the following skills:
Whirlwind
Decimate
Measured Slice
Damage has been increased by 10% for the following skills:
Overhand Strike
The generated aggro effect has been reduced by 10%:
Unsheathe

Brawler

The generated aggro effect has been increased by 10% for all actions:



The HP of the towers has been increased by 100%.

The way the Gold is shared has been changed:

Rank 1: 30%
Rank 2: 15%
Rank 3: 10%
Rank 4–5: 5%
Rank 6–10: 3%
Rank 11–20: 2%

The rewards in the following chests have been changed:

Regal Guild Supplies
Princely Guild Supplies
Baronial Guild Supplies
Ducal Guild Supplies



You will now receive a varying number of Kaia’s Soul Cryolites depending on the enchantment level of the item:

Level 0: 5x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 1: 6x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 2: 7x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 3: 8x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 4: 9x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 5: 10x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 6: 11x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 7: 12x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 8: 16x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite
Level 9: 32x Kaia’s Soul Cryolite



The number of channels in Highwatch has been increased to 10.
The character selection background image has been changed to a spring design.
A feature has been added that allows you to automatically skip all cutscenes.
An automatic graphics settings option has been added.
A confirmation window has been added prior to disbanding a guild.
You now receive additional information during crafting.
The “+” symbol is removed when the skill window is opened.
The input screen is now filled with the maximum number of items by default (e.g. card fragments, gifts for partners, etc.).
Redundant items have been removed from shops.



Quests now show the required item level, and some of them are automatically accepted.
Quest rewards are now displayed correctly.
The quests related to Lumikan and Kalligar have been adjusted.

Good news, dear TERA fans! A long-awaited feature is coming to TERA shortly before its 9th anniversary: a display showing the damage you and your party deal to your opponents!



The new feature will be added here in the West with patch 105. You’ll find out more about it in this preview. But before you read on, you’ll be pleased to know that you’ll also be able to grab some new belts, brooches, and masks. On top of that, you’ll be heading back to Fraywind Canyon, which is making its return to the game!


To use this new feature, _Windows .NET Framework 4.8_ must be installed on your PC. This is a collection of tools that can be used by other programs (such as the DPS meter).

You can download .NET Framework 4.8 from the following link:

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-web-installer



**Can I launch TERA without installing .NET Framework 4.8?**
Yes, TERA can be launched as before, but you won’t be able to access the DPS meter.

**Can I turn off the DPS meter?**
The DPS meter will activate by default during boss battles. However, it can be deactivated in the game options.

**Which kind of opponents can I use the DPS meter on?**
The DPS meter can only be used for bosses displaying an HP bar. It is not active for regular monsters or players, and cannot be displayed here.

**Can I view old battle logs?**
Yes, the last 10 battles are saved if they have not already been deleted. However, no older logs are saved or displayed.

Who’s that hiding in the bush? It’s the Easter bunny, and he has masses of eggs for all our adventurers in tow. Open the egg and with a little luck you’ll get exclusive Darkan’s Pink Wings, the Hellfire Skill: Ancient Mighty Stygian War Gryphon, the Smart Box: Modern Popori Hanbok or the Partner: Lumikan (Superior).

The best thing is: you get to decide how far to push the envelope and when you want to open the eggs to receive your reward. Simply use the runestones from the Vanguard Initiative merchants to combine multiple eggs of the same level into an Easter gift. You can see how in the item overview. Now it’s also possible to skip multiple levels in one go when upgrading the eggs, getting you to the high quality eggs even faster.

In tune with our event, you’ll find the Easter Bunny’s Runestone in the TERA Shop, as well as the Lustrous Easter Nest.


[h3] Event Overview[/h3]

Event: 30th March to 20th April (10 AM CEST, 4 AM EDT)

* Collect Easter Eggs in all group dungeons from level 66
* Upgrade your eggs as far as you want
* Transform them into Easter gifts using runestones from Vanguard Initiative merchants
* Use the Easter Bunny Tokens from the Easter gifts to pick out even better rewards – such as exclusive Darkan’s Pink Wings, the Hellfire Skill: Ancient Mighty Stygian War Gryphon, the Smart Box: Modern Popori Hanbok or the Partner: Lumikan (Superior).

[h3] Item Overview[/h3]

Easter Egg I
* Available in all group dungeons from level 66 (5 or 20 players)
The Easter Egg I is the lowest level. This can be earned as group loot in dungeons, so everyone involved can get an egg. The chance of looting eggs varies according to the adventure coin costs of a dungeon.

By right-clicking you can attempt to upgrade your Easter Egg to an improved version. The higher the egg’s level, the better! Upgrading an egg will increase its level, but on failure its level may drop or the egg may crack into Broken Eggshells. It is even possible for levels to be skipped when upgrading. If the egg breaks, you can reform a certain number of eggshells back into an Easter Egg I.

Easter Egg II–VII

* Available through upgrading
Right-click on the eggs to upgrade them. From level III you can combine multiple eggs into an Easter gift using an Easter Runestone of the same level. This gift contains your reward.

Easter Runestone III–VII

* Available from Vanguard Initiative merchants
These runestones combine various numbers of Easter eggs of the same level into an Easter gift containing your rewards. Depending on the level of runestone, you’ll receive either a Small Easter Gift, a Pretty Easter Gift or a Magnificent Easter Gift.

Easter Bunny’s Runestone

* Obtainable from the TERA Shop
The Easter Bunny’s Runestone has the special power to transform 10 Magnificent Easter Gifts into a Mysterious Easter Treasure. This contains:
* 1500x [Event] Easter Bunny Token
* 25x Diamond
* 200x Azart Force War Trophy Chest
* 200x Thulsan Forces War Trophy Chest

[Event] Easter Bunny Token

* Available from Easter gifts
The tokens can be exchanged for a variety of fantastic prizes. These include the following highlights:
* Skill: Darkan’s Pink Wings
* Storm Skill: Ancient Mighty Frost Monarch
* Hellfire Skill: Ancient Mighty Stygian War Gryphon
* Hellfire Skill: Ancient Mighty Empyrean War Gryphon
* Smart Box: Modern Popori Hanbok
* Partner: Lumikan (Superior)