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[Maintenance] Scheduled Maintenance Announcement

Hello, Heroes of Bermesiah!
We plan on having a scheduled maintenance for content updates.



March 18, 2026 (Wed) 03:00 - 08:00 (UTC+0)



1. New Region ‘Solene’ - Fourth Dungeon ‘Path Shrouded in Darkness’ (March 18th Maintenance (UTC+0) - Permanent)

A new adventure will be begin in the Solene region's 4th dungeon, 'Path Shrouded in Darkness'.
This is a floating island that rose into the sky along with the Adrite when the Hall of Harmony was destroyed.
The scent of darkness fills the air, and fierce currents envelop the entire island.
At the center of the shattered islands awaits Ereb, whom the GrandChase and Iris have been pursuing.
Time is of the essence, break through the strengthened darkness and fragmented floating islands to confront the truth!

1) Entry Requirement

- Only players who have cleared [Sanctuary of Divine Beast] in the Solene Region can enter the dungeon.
- This dungeon does not have a Daily or Weekly Entry Limit.
- A Battle Power of at least 300,000 is recommended for smoother progression.

2) Reward
(1) Added New Anklet Equipment

- [Spike Anklet of Darkness (Darkness)] can be crafted after the March 18, 2026 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC+0).
- This item is the upgraded tier equipment of [Spike Anklet of Darkness (Solace)].

① Anklet Acquisition Method
- This item can be crafted by combining [Spike Anklet of Darkness (Solace)] with materials from Hall of Harmony, Sanctuary of Divine Beast, and Path Shrouded in Darkness.
- Can be crafted from the [Hero Shop] ▶ [Upgrade] tab.

Reward

Rank

Spike Anklet of Darkness (Darkness)

Legendary

Required Materials

Amount

Spike Anklet of Darkness (Solace)

1

Ancient Sentinel Core

5

Flame of Mythical Beasts

10

Broken Leaf Bracelet

17

Adrite Fragment

50

GP

4,000,000


② Anklet Stats
- The anklet has 2 fixed properties, and it cannot be changed or reinforced.
- When equipped, a special attack will activate on a fixed chance.

Item Name

Basic Stat

Property Stat

Spike Anklet of Darkness (Darkness)

- Attack 100
- Defense 610

- Critical Strike Chance 2%
- Taint Resistance 2%


(2) Added 10 New Monster Cards

- Players can acquire the 10 new Monster Cards through Card Fusion or by defeating monsters in dungeons.

(3) Added 1 New Title

- Players can acquire the new title on a fixed chance upon clearing the dungeon or by completing the Clear Dungeon 200 Times mission.

Item Name

Basic Stat

Property Stat

Master of Vessel

- Attack 190
- Defense 250
- HP 250

- Attack 250
- Critical Damage 7%
- MP Regen 4.5%
- Taint Resistance 5.0%


3) Skill Rune
- Upon defeating a Boss Monster, players can acquire Insight, Swiftness Skill Runes on a set rate.

2. New Chaser Pass (March 18, 2026 (Wed) After Maintenance - May 20, 2026 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0))


(1) Chaser Pass Entry

- Players can enter Chaser Pass by pressing Chaser Pass found in the right-hand bottom corner of the Main Lobby.
- Chaser Pass Mission will be added to the Repeat Mission and will be marked with [Chaser Pass].
- There will be a Free Chaser Pass and Premium Chaser Pass.

(2) Free Chaser Pass
- Players can clear Daily and Weekly Missions to receive Pass EXP to raise Pass Level.
- Players can acquire Pass Levels to open rewards. Players can press the Receive button to claim the rewards.

- Players can purchase [Pass Level 1 Increase Ticket] to acquire additional Pass EXP equivalent to 1 Level. (Pass Level 1 Increase Ticket Price: 2,000 VP)

(3) Free Chaser Pass Reward
- Exclusive Reward: Players can receive [Voidal Chaser] Monster Card. [Voidal Chaser] Monster Card: 772 Special Attack / 0.87% Taint Resistance
- Exclusive Reward and Chaser Pass Card Select Box, Special Reinforcement Release Scroll, Reinforcement Protection Scroll (+16), and other various rewards.
- Players can select 1 of Solar Chaser, Luna Chaser, or Star Chaser Monster Card from the [Chaser Pass Card Select Box].
- [Solar Chaser] Monster Card: 760 Special Attack / 0.40% Taint Resistance
- [Lunar Chaser] Monster Card: 475 Attack / 0.40% Taint Resistance
- [Star Chaser] Monster Card: 26.50% Critical Damage / 0.40% Taint Resistance
- [Rune Secondary Stat Reset Scroll] will be added to the free pass rewards.

(4) Premium Pass

- Players who purchase [Premium Pass] will receive additional rewards on top of the Free Rewards from the Free Chaser Pass. (Premium Pass Price: 20,000 VP)
- Players can clear Daily, Weekly, and Seasonal Mission to receive Pass EXP to raise Pass Level.
- [Chaser Pass - Seasonal Mission] can only be cleared 1 time during the Pass Period after purchasing [Premium Pass].
- [Premium Pass] will be applied upon purchase and will allow players to receive all rewards up to the Pass Level that the player has reached.
- Players can purchase [Pass Level 1 Increase Ticket] to acquire additional Pass EXP equivalent to 1 Level. (Pass Level 1 Increase Ticket Price: 2,000 VP)

(5) Pass Shop

- Players an enter this through the [Pass Shop] button found in the right-hand upper corner of Chaser Pass Pop-up window.
- In the [Pass Shop], Premium Pass Exclusive Coordi and Motion Items can be purchased using 'Premium Pass Token'.
- In the [Current Pass] Tab, New Premium Pass Exclusive Coordi, Motion Item, Another TYPE Coordi items can be purchased.
- New Premium Pass Exclusive Coordi and Motion Items can be purchased at 50% discounted price.
- In the [Previous Pass] Tab, Premium Pass Exclusive Coordi and Motion Item from previous Passes can be purchased.
- A new [Special] Tab will be added. [Chaser Pass: Title for Growing Heroes Box] can be purchased.

(6) Premium Pass Reward

- Players can purchase Premium Pass Exclusive Rewards using the Premium Pass Tokens in the [Pass Shop].

- Premium Pass Exclusive Rewards will be added to the Pass Shop.
- Exclusive Rewards: [Free] Cozy Relaxation Motion, [Cozy Sauna Coordi Helm Select Box], and [Cozy Sauna Coordi Upper Head Ornament Select Box] will be added. Players can select the Coordi item from each box for the character of choice.

- [Free] Cozy Relaxation

- Cozy Sauna Coordi Helm (Epic Grade Season 10 Coordi)
- Cozy Sauna Coordi Upper Head Ornament (Epic Grade Season 10 Coordi)
- Exclusive Reward: Players can select a Void Challenger, a Void Chaser, or a Void Avenger Monster Card from the [Chaser Pass Card Select Box 2].
- [Voidal Challenger] Monster Card: Critical Damage 31.50% / Taint Resistance 0.43%
- [Voidal Chaser] Monster Card: Special Attack 772 / Taint Resistance 0.87%
- [Voidal Avenger] Monster Card: Attack 515 / Taint Resistance 0.47%
Players can also acquire [Legendary Property Select Scroll], [Awakening Stone of Transformation], [Hero Dungeon Sweep Ticket], [Raid Dungeon Entry Ticket], and [Single Property Change Scroll] as exclusive rewards.
- Players can acquire Single Property Scroll, GP Item Property Scroll, Advanced Skill Rune Summon Box, and various other items.
- [Rune Secondary Stat Reset Scroll] and [Reinforcement Protection Scroll (+17)] will be added to the Premium Pass Rewards.
- Coordi Fusion Scroll and Kricktria Dungeon Entry Ticket will be removed from the Premium Pass Rewards.



1. Improvements to Item Property Change System

1) Scroll Selection
- Players must select the scroll they want to use before changing item properties.
- Players cannot select scrolls that cannot be used on the current equipment.
- If only one type of scroll can be used, it will be automatically selected.

2) Retain and Change Function
- When using 'All Property Change' and 'Single Property Change', players can choose between retaining the Old Property and changing to the New Property.
* Click the Old Property area to keep the Old Properties
* Click the New Property area to apply the New Properties
- Players can continue resetting even without selecting any Properties.
* In this case, the Old Properties will be automatically retained, and only the New Properties will be reset.
* Scrolls will used each time a reset is performed.

2. Added Register All Cards Function

- Players can quickly register multiple cards using the Register All Cards function and protect important cards using the Lock Card function.

1) Card Register All Function
- Players can select multiple cards and register them all at once.

(1) Entering Register All Mode

- Players can enter the Register All mode by clicking on the [Register All] button at the bottom of the Collection window (Shortcut: C).

(2) How to Use Register All
① Auto Select: Players can set a score range to select cards they would like to register.

② Manual Select: Players can click cards to manually select or deselect which cards to register.

③ Register All: Pressing the [Register All] button will register all cards that have been selected.

* Up to 100 Cards can be registered at a time.
* Players can preview how much the Collection Level goes up by in the Register All mode.

2) Card Lock Feature
- A function has been added where players can lock important cards so that it is not accidentally consumed.
- Locked Cards cannot be registered in Card Collection or be used as Material for Card Fusion.
- However, they can be equipped in equipment slots.

(1) How to Lock Cards
- Cards can be locked by clicking the lock icon that appears when hovering over the Monster Card in the Collection window (Shortcut: C).
* Up to 30 Cards can be locked.

(2) ETC
- Cards that have not been acquired can also be locked.

- Players can check which cards have been locked by clicking the lock button on the top right of the screen.

3) Other Improvements to Collection
- Monster Cards will now be sorted by 'Card Score'.
- The 'Card Registration Confirmation' checkbox in the bottom of the screen will be removed. When registering a card above 70 points, a popup notification will automatically appear.
- The 'Rate Info' button in the Card Fusion Page will be moved to the top.



1. Special Login Reward Event (March 18, 2026 (Wed) After Maintenance - April 8th, 2026 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0))
To celebrate the 'Path Shrouded in Darkness' Dungeon Update, a Special Login Reward will be granted to all players who log in to GrandChase Classic during the event period!

- Special Login Reward: [Event] Seal Breaker Scroll x50
- Special Login Event Rewards will be sent by mail upon logging in during the event period.
- Special Login Event Reward mail will expire in 21 days. Make sure to check out the mail and receive all the rewards before it expires.

2. Solene Shrouded in Darkness Event
1) Event Attendance Log (March 18, 2026 (Wed) After Maintenance - April 8, 2026 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0))

- For 15 days, players can log in to the game for 30 minutes to receive a daily Login Reward.
- Players can acquire [Event] Advanced Stat Rune Support Box, Rune Secondary Stat Reset Scroll, Single Property Change Scroll, [Event] Imprint of Harvest (1 Day) Box, GP Item Property Scroll, and other various rewards.

- Players can acquire all contents of [[Event] Advanced Stat Rune Support Box].
- [[Event] Advanced Stat Rune Support Box] Contents: Advanced Rune Summon Box x10, Darkstone x700, 1,000,000 GP Coupon x2

2) Solene Shrouded in Darkness Play Event (March 18, 2026 (Wed) After Maintenance - April 8, 2026 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0))

- Players can move to the event screen by clicking the [Solene Shrouded in Darkness] button in the World Map during the event period.
- At the start of maintenance on April 8, 2026 (Wed) (UTC+0), the ongoing [Solene Shrouded in Darkness Event] along with any unclaimed [Mission Reward] and [Accumulated Point Reward] will all end. Please make sure to claim all rewards before the maintenance period.

(1) Event Mission

- The Event Mission is a Common Mission and can be completed with any character.

- Players can acquire Mission Scores and rewards by clicking the [Receive Reward] button which is activated after clearing the mission.
- Scores acquired from clearing missions are cumulative.
- Players can still proceed with the remaining missions even after acquiring all Accumulated Score Rewards.

(2) Accumulated Score Reward

Accumulated Points

Item Name

Amount

50

True Iron Dragon Equipment Select Box

2

100

Hero Dungeon Sweep Ticket

5

150

[Path Shrouded in Darkness] Monster Card

10

200

GP Item Property Scroll

3

250

Raid Dungeon Entry Ticket

2

300

Path Shrouded in Darkness

20

350

Single Property Scroll

1

400

Rune Secondary Stat Reset Scroll

1

500

T5 Rune Select Box

1

- When players accumulate a certain amount of points, the [Accumulated Score Reward] will be activated. Players can click the active reward icon to receive the rewards.
- Accumulated Score Rewards will be mailed.

3) Buff Event
(1) Event 1 Period: March 20, 2026 (Fri) 06:00 (UTC+0) - March 23, 2026 (Mon) 06:00 (UTC+0)
(2) Event 2 Period: March 27, 2026 (Fri) 06:00 (UTC+0) - March 30, 2026 (Mon) 06:00 (UTC+0)
- Dungeon EXP Bonus 30%, Dungeon GP Bonus 30%, Dungeon Item Drop Rate 15% Increase
- Event Excluded Dungeons: Nightmare Circus, Monster Train 301, Hungry Pets' Revolt, Moonlight Village, Angry Bosses, Talin's Revenge, King Slime Land, Trial Forest, Trial Tower, Dimensional Portal
- EXP/GP bonus rate applies up to 400%.
- Item drop rate and necklace/anklet enhancement rate increase applies up to 100%.

4) Accumulated Login Event (April 3, 2026 (Fri) 06:00 - April 6, 2026 (Mon) 06:00 (UTC+0))
- Players can obtain various event items by accumulating up to 90 minutes of playtime.

- Weekly Login Event will count from the first Character Selection after selecting the server.
- Server Move and Character Change may cause Weekly Login Time Count to differ from that of Login Reward Time.

Accumulated Time

Reward 1

Amount

Reward 2

Amount

30 Minutes

[Event] Probably Edible Egg

10

Advanced Rune Summon Box

5

60 Minutes

[Event] Mystery Egg

10

Advanced Skill Rune Summon Box

5

90 Minutes

[Event] NEW Egg Fighter Coordi Select Box

1

Premium Rune Summon Box

5

- [[Event] Probably Edible Egg] contains 1 random item based on set rates.
- List of available items from [[Event] Probably Edible Egg] (Acquire 1)

[Event] Probably Edible Egg Content List

Demons of Yore Pet Skill Regen Potion

Demons of Yore HP Potion

Demons of Yore MP Potion

Demons of Yore Attack Potion

Demons of Yore Defense Potion

Demons of Yore Critical Potion

Demons of Yore Super Armor Potion

Demons of Yore Arena Potion

Demons of Yore Emergency Regen Potion

Demons of Yore Berserker Potion

- [[Event] Mystery Egg] contains 1 random item based on set rates.
- List of available items from [[Event] Mystery Egg] (Acquire 1)

[Event] Mystery Egg Content List

HP Potion (L) x3

MP Potion (L) x3

Bonus Recharge x1

Mystery Potion (L) x3

[Event] Probably Edible Egg x1

[Event] Mystery Egg x1

[Event] NEW Egg Fighter Coordi Select Box x1

- [Event] NEW Egg Fighter Coordi Select Box



1. Cygnus Seal Breaker Coordi (March 18, 2026 (Wed) After Maintenance - April 8, 2026 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0))

- New Pet ‘Iril’ Skill Preview


2. Added Black Serpent Necklace to Permanent Sale in Cash Shop

- The 'Black Serpent Necklace' will be added to the Cash Shop .

3. +9 Constellation Anklet Sale Part 3 (March 18, 2026 (Wed) After Maintenance - April 8th, 2026 (Wed) Before Maintenance (UTC+0))

- Four types of +9 Constellation Anklets will be available for purchase in the Cash Shop.

Part 3 Constellation Anklet Sale Item List

Libra the ‘Scales’ Defense Anklet

Scorpio the ‘Scorpion’ Defense Anklet

Capricorn the ‘Goat’ Defense Anklet

Pisces the ‘Fish’ Defense Anklet


4. Seal Breaker Coordi Encore Event
1) Encore ① (March 25, 2026 (Wed) 06:00 - April 15, 2026 (Wed) 06:00 (UTC+0))

- Keter

- White Romance

- Black Swan

- Acolyte of Dawn

- Black Cloud

2) Encore ② (April 1, 2026 (Wed) 06:00 - April 22, 2026 (Wed) 06:00 (UTC+0))

- Sia

- Pirate Queen & King of Greed

- Blue Ocean

- Black Hound

- Trouble Maker



1. Improvements to Normal Dungeon Card Acquisition
- Card drop rates will be adjusted overall to allow for smoother card acquisition during the character growth process.
- Affected Regions: Serdin, Kanavan, Silver Land, Ellia, Xenia , Alcubra, Archimedia, World Harrier, Kricktria, Frostland, Trivia
- Boss Card drop rates for the Kricktria Region will stay the same as before.

Monsters Cards with Retained Drop Rates

Tyrant Belile

Corrupted Saint Gaian

Ashtaroth the Creator

Chaotic Witch

- The Card drop rates for certain dungeons will be adjusted so that all difficulties match the highest difficulty's drop rate.
- World Harrier: The drop rate for Normal Difficulty will be changed to match Champion Difficulty.
- Frostland/Trivia: The drop rate for Normal and Hard Difficulties will be changed to match Very Hard Difficulty.
- Fixed a bug where certain cards did not display their Acquired From information as intended.
Affected Cards: Earth Elemental Goliath, Lacerta Shaman, Lacerta Sorcerer, Void Shaman, Void Sorcerer

2. Improvements to Solene Anklet Material Acquisition
- Changed the drop rate of materials required to upgrade the Spike Anklet of Darkness to drop at a 100% chance.
- Affected Dungeons and Material Items

Dungeon

Drop Monster

Material Item Name

Chapel of Eternity

Embodied Darkness

Dark Crystal

Hall of Harmony

Sentinel Grand General

Ancient Sentinel Core

Sanctuary of Divine Beast

Surtrark of Flames

Flame of Mythical Beasts


3. Pet Balance
1) Keter
- Increased the stun duration of the first attack by about 0.36 seconds.

2) Sia
- Changed so that the ice formation and explosion attack range match that of the spinning attack.
- Changed the effect location to match the changes to the ice formation and explosion.
- Improved so that the stun applied on enemies is not interrupted during the ice formation attack.

4. Other Fixes
- Fixed a bug where activating Zero's Grandark's Domination caused the player to change to Sword Stance
- Removed the HOT label displayed on the Necklace and Anklet items in the Rin Accessories tab of the GP Shop
- Fixed a bug where the connection line to the Hall of Harmony was not displayed as intended when the Sanctuary of Divine Beast was inactive.
- Fixed a bug where in PvP, Iris's [Special] Sparkle Sparkle! TYPE 1 and TYPE 2 was summoned continuously without additional inputs under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug where the casting position of the Abyssal Dominator monster in the Abyssal Path dungeon was changed
- Improved the Rune Secondary Stat Reset visual effect
- Fixed a bug where a preset error would occur when equipping the same weapon
- Reduced the difficulty for the (Old) Awakening Mission and Unleash the Extreme Mission to be defeat monsters within -+5 of your level
- Improved rune drop information so that tier information is displayed when obtaining stat runes, making it easier to check
- Improved equipment tooltips so that owned properties are displayed in a fixed order, making comparing properties between items more convenient
- Added a notice in the tooltip for SP Reset items sold in the Cash Shop that informs players that they will be sold in the GP Shop in the future
* [Notice] This item will be sold in the GP Shop after the April 8, 2026 (Wed) Maintenance. We recommend purchasing them with GP after that date.
* Affected Items: SP Reset Card (10 Times), SP Individual Reset, SP All Reset
- Improved so that Equipment Items can use the Coordi Transformation feature
- Changed so that Coordi Transformed Equipment that is Legendary Rank and higher cannot be used in Coordi Fusion
- Fixed a bug where the messages and nicknames of blocked users were not displayed as intended under certain circumstances
- Fixed a bug where certain parts of the Pet Holiday Lezlie were not displayed as intended



1. Items to be deleted during maintenance on March 18, 2026 (Wed) (UTC+0)
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Motion Box
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Pet Box
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Helm
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Upper Armor
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Lower Armor
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Gloves
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Shoes
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Cloak
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Upper Head Ornament
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Lower Head Ornament
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Upper Armor Ornament
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Lower Armor Ornament
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Arm Ornament
- [Event] Fortune Blessing Festival Seal Breaker Coordi Box - Weapon
- [Event] Void Raid Equipment Select Box
- [Event] Surtrark Big Head Coordi Helmet Select Box
- [Event] Druid Chewy Cookie
- [Event] Druid Crunchy Snack
- [Event] Doki Doki Whachu Want Box
- [Event] Doki Doki Doki Whachu Want Box
- [Event] Premium Skill Rune Support Box
- [Event] Harpe Box
- [Event] Knight Master Isolet Box
- [Event] Fluffy Coordi Select Box
- [Event] Box Box Coordi Select Box
- [Event] Advanced Stat Rune Support Box
- [Event] Premium Skill Rune Support Box
- [Event] Advanced Skill Rune Support Box
- [Event] Premium Skill Rune Support Box
- [Event] Premium Kricktria Card Box
- [Event] Special Monster Card Box
- [Event] Monster Card Fusion Box
- [Event] Imprint of Harvest (1 Day) Box

2. List of Items to be Deleted During Maintenance on April 8, 2026 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC+0)
- [Event] Cute Friends Monster Card Box
- [Event] Infinite Space Monster Card Box
- [Event] Boundless Abyss Monster Card Box
- [Event] World’s Voice Monster Card Box
- [Event] The Morning Star’s Journey Monster Card Box
- [Event] Love-Filled Lollipop
- [Event] Ring of Beefiness Chest (1 Day)
- Golden Capsule Fragment
- Summon Coin
- [Event] Capsule Costume Suit Coordi Select Box
- [Event] Monster Card Fusion Box
- [Event] Imprint of Harvest (1 Day) Box
- [Event] Turtle Shell
- [Event] Growth Support Card Select Box
- [Event] GP Item Property Scroll
- [Event] Dimension Core Box
- [Event] NEW Egg Fighter Coordi Select Box
- [Event] Probably Edible Egg
- [Event] Mystery Egg
- [Event] Advanced Stat Rune Support Box
- [Event] Solene Boss Reward Select Box
- [Event] Scattered Chaos Fragment Box
- [Event] Egg of Growth
- [Event] +9 Black Serpent Knight Necklace Box


We will strive to create the best experience possible.
Thank you.