Cabal Eternal – Episode 45 – Jul 22nd, 23rd and 24th 2026 Patch Notes

Changing the War Factions:
- Old: Capella vs. Procyon, based on character’s nation.
- New: Sinis vs. Dexa
  - By default, all characters name are encrypted so that no one can read.
  - Even characters in the same Faction cannot see others name if they are not in the same party.

Change of Mission War Entry Mechanism:
- Mechanism: Mission War no longer requires players to manually enter a dedicated channel. Instead, participation is now based on registration.
- Registration Process:
  - Players register through the Mission War notification.
  - Once registration closes, only registered players may participate.
- Player Limit: If registrations exceed the maximum player limit:
  - Players with higher Battle Power receive priority entry.
  - Remaining players are placed on standby.
  - Standby players may enter if a higher-ranked player cancels before registration closes.
Mission War Notifications:
- New Registration Button: Like PvP Battle, a dedicated Mission War button appears when registration opens.
- It is similar like the existing lower-right notification remains, but:
  - Nation icons have been replaced with a Trophy icon.
  - Clicking on the notification opens the Mission War Registration UI

Participation Restriction:
- Only one character per account may participate.
- Participation cannot be cancelled after the registration period ends.
- Once you enter the lobby, you cannot switch channels or play another character on the same account.
  - If you log in with the same account, you will be automatically transferred to the Mission War Lobby or Battlefield from the Channel Selection screen.
- Characters that did not register before the Mission War begins cannot join after it has started.
- Equipment Lock
  - The following content cannot be changed from the time you register until the Mission War ends:
  - Combined Preset
  - Equipment
  - Crest
  - Honor Medal
  - Overlord / Myth Mastery
  - Anima Mastery
  - Stella Link
  - Stella Force
  - Monolith Enigma
  - Force Wing Training

Combat Power Grade:
- Grade Assignment:
  - Participants are divided into five Combat Power Grades based on their combat power. Each grade normally represents approximately 20% of the total participants in the current Mission War.
- Minimum Combat Power Requirement
  - Characters who meet or exceed the minimum combat power for a grade are guaranteed to be assigned to that grade or higher, regardless of the normal participant distribution.
    - Grade 1: CP 1,400,000+
    - Grade 2: CP 1,200,000+
    - Grade 3: CP 1,000,000+
    - Grade 4: CP 800,000+
    - Grade 5: No CP requirement
- Example of Grade Assignment:
  - If the participants have the following combat power:
    - A: 790,000
    - B: 800,000
    - C: 810,000
    - D: 890,000
    - E: 1,400,000
    - F: 1,500,000
  - The assigned Grades will be:
    - Rank 1: E, F
    - Rank 2: D
    - Rank 3: C
    - Rank 4: B
    - Rank 5: A
- Purposes of Combat Power Grade: Combat Power Rank is used for the following:
  - Displaying the combat power rank of non-party members on the battlefield.
  - Selecting Bringers and Guardians exclusively from Grade 1 participants.
  - Restricting access to battlefield Warp Gates:
    - Grade 1-3: Red Warp
    - Grade 4-5: Blue Warp
Main Base Changes:
- Added Warp Gates
  - Red Warp Gate
    - Available only to players with Combat Power Grade 1 to 3.
    - Allows travel between the Main Base and the Central Sanctuary.
    - After destroying the Warp Gate in the Central Sanctuary, the opposing faction can use it to infiltrate the enemy’s Main Base.
  - Blue Warp Gate
    - Available only to players with Combat Power Grade 4 or 5.
    - Provides one-way travel from the Main Base to the Lower Sanctuary.
- Attack Force Tower Changes:
  - Attack Force Towers will remain active even after the Main Base is destroyed.
  - The previous rule that automatically disabled Attack Force Towers upon Main Base destruction has been removed.
Central Sanctuary Changes:
- New Capture Mechanic
  - The previous interaction-based capture system has been replaced with an area control system.
  - Players now capture the Central Sanctuary by remaining within the designated capture zone around the objective.
- Watcher Capture Changes
  - The Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge now increases while players remain within the capture zone.
  - The capture zone extends slightly beyond the circular indicator displayed on the ground.
  - The ++ marker indicates the occupied area.
  - Players inside the capture zone earn rewards every second, while the capture status is updated every 5 seconds.
    - Faction Score: +2 points per second
    - Personal Score: +2 points per second
    - Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge: +0.01% per second
- Added “Watcher’s Trace” Monsters
  - Five Watcher’s Trace monsters spawn in each area.
  - Defeating a Watcher’s Trace grants:
    - Faction Score: +1 point
    - Personal Score: +10 points
- Changes After Capturing the Central Sanctuary
  - When the Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge reaches 100%:
    - A Watcher’s Agent is summoned.
    - All Watcher’s Trace monsters are removed.
    - The Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge is reset to 0%.
  - The Watcher’s Agent now applies a DEF -3,000 debuff through its special attacks when its HP reaches 66% and 33%.
  - The Central Sanctuary becomes capturable again after the Watcher’s Agent is defeated or when the capture time limit expires.
Lower Sanctuary Changes
- New Capture Mechanic
- The previous interaction-based capture system has been replaced with an area control system.
- Players now capture the Lower Sanctuary by remaining within the designated capture zone around the objective.
- Temple of Refining Changes
  - The Temple of Refining has been changed into a standard monster, making it easier to defeat than before.
  - Destroying the Temple of Refining removes all Lower Sanctuary Guardians.
  - Guardians will not respawn until the Temple of Refining respawns.
  - Destroying the Temple of Refining grants 1,000 Weapon Refinement Gauge, distributed between factions based on the damage each faction dealt.
- Lower Sanctuary Guardian Changes
  - Guardians now spawn as neutral monsters instead of spawning for the opposing faction.
  - All special attacks have been removed.
  - Defeating a Guardian grants 10 Weapon Refinement Gauge.
- Weapon Refinement Buff Rework
  - Weapon Refinement effects are now unlocked according to the current Lower Sanctuary Gauge.
    - Stage 1: Gain additional PvP Add Damage equal to the current gauge.
      Stage 2: PvP Accuracy +3,000, PvP Attack Rate +7,500
      Stage 3: PvP Cancel Ignore Penetration +500
      Stage 4: PvP All Attack Up +1,500
      Stage 5: PvP Ignore Resist Skill Amp. +150%
  - The Weapon Refinement Gauge continuously decreases by 2 points per second.
  - The gauge can be replenished by destroying the Temple of Refining or defeating Lower Sanctuary Guardians.
Altar of Awakening
- When your faction’s Main Base is destroyed, the Altar of Awakening appears at the center of the Central Sanctuary.
- The Altar can only be destroyed by members of the faction whose Main Base was destroyed.
- Altar Rewards: Destroying the Altar grants:
  - 2,500 Faction Score
  - A powerful Counter Boost buff:
    - PvP Add Damage +5,000
    - PvP Ignore Resist Crit. Rate +15%
    - PvP Ignore Resist Crit. DMG +400%
    - PvP Penetration +1,000
    - PvP Normal DMG Up +300%
    - PvP Final DMG Up +10%
- Resurrection Movement Speed Buff:
  - When the Altar of Awakening is active:
    - Players revived at the Main Base receive a movement speed buff to help them reach the Altar more quickly.
      - Movement Speed +450
      - Duration: 10 seconds
    - This buff is granted only when resurrecting via the Main Base Resurrection Force Tower.
    - It is NOT granted when reviving on the spot using a Force Gem or Odd Circle.
Resurrection Invincibility Improvements
- Previous
  - Players received Protect for 7 seconds after resurrection.
  - Score gained while Protect was active was reduced.
- Updated
  - Protect now remains active until you attack an enemy.
  - Protect is removed immediately upon attacking.
  - Score gain is no longer reduced while Protect is active.
  - Using a Warp Gate from the Main Base to an outer area immediately removes Protect.
Bringers & Guardian Selection Rules
- Among characters who participated in 12 or more Mission Wars during the previous week.
- Bringer: The player with the highest Combat Power in the faction is selected as the Bringer.
- Guardian: Excluding the Bringer, the player with the highest Combat Power in each Battle Style is selected as a Guardian.
- Consecutive Selection Prevention
  - Players selected as a Bringer or Guardian cannot be selected again in the following Mission War.
  - However, if the faction has only one Grade 1 player, that player may be selected consecutively.

Concept:
- Force Refinery is a new system that lets players obtain passive stats and buffs by extracting specific items to earn Refinement EXP and Refinement Points.
- Added Force Refinery to Menu → Items → Force Refinery.
- The system unlocks when your character reaches Level 180. Progress is character-specific.

Force Extraction:
- Extract eligible items to obtain Refinement EXP and Refinement Points.
- Item Extraction
  - Items are selected from a list instead of being manually registered.
  - Multiple items can be selected and extracted simultaneously.
- Refinement EXP & Points
  - Different items grant different amounts of Refinement EXP.
  - Earn 1 Refinement Point for every 10,000 Refinement EXP accumulated.
Extractable Items:

Force Refining:
- Spend Refinement Points earned through Force Extraction to craft special items.
- Crafting:
  - Select the desired item from the crafting list.
  - Crafting limits reset every Wednesday at 10:00 AM.
- Craftable Items:
  - Refined Force Crystal
    - Force Refinery Pts: 20
    - Limit per Week: 20
  - Force Solution
    - Force Refinery Pts: 2
    - Limit per Week: 100
- Crafting Results:
  - Success
    - The crafted item is added to your inventory.
    - Refinement Points and crafting attempts are consumed.
  - Failure
    - Only Refinement Points are consumed.
    - Crafting attempts are not consumed.

Force Imprint:
- Enhance your Engraving Stone using Refined Force Crystals crafted through Force Refining.
- Upgrading the Engraving Stone grants permanent passive stats.
- Enhancement Results
  - Success
    - Engraving Stone Rank increases.
    - Passive stats for the new rank are applied.
  - Failure
    - The Engraving Stone Rank remains unchanged.

Engraving Stone Enhancement

Force Injection:
- Consume Force Solution crafted through Force Refining to charge the duration of the Force Refinery Buff.
- Charging the Force Refinery Buff
  - The buff is disabled by default and must be activated by charging its duration with Force Solution.
  - Each Force Solution provides 30 minutes of buff duration.
  - Buff duration can be charged up to a maximum of 24 hours.
  - Buff effects are applied immediately after charging.
  - The Force Solution gauge is displayed in three stages according to the remaining buff duration.
  - Buff time continues to decrease even while the character is offline.
- Force Refinery Buff Effects Check in Force Refinery – Injection UI

Buff Icon:
- Check buff activation/deactivation status
- Click to move to the Force Refinery UI

Error Correction
- Mission Festival
  - Fixed an issue where the confirmation dialog displayed incorrect text when using Alz to instantly regenerate a mission during the Mission Festival.
- Mouse Pointer
  - Fixed an issue where the new mouse pointer was not displayed when selecting the Star Crystal or Starfall slots in the Stellar Force window.
  - Fixed an issue where the new mouse pointer was not displayed in the Channel List after logging in or changing channels.
  - Fixed an issue where the new mouse pointer was not displayed over the ? and X buttons in the Quest Tracker.
War Related Changes
- Warp Gate Improvements
  - Adjusted the collision area of Warp Gates.
  - The arrival point of the Central Sanctuary Warp Gate has been moved to directly in front of the gate.
  - Fixed an issue where the Warp Gate could unintentionally activate again immediately after teleporting.
- Central Sanctuary: Increased the Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge fill rate by 4x.
- Character Balance: Increased the character Damage Reduction rate from 55% → 75%.
- Mission War HP Scaling: Increased the Mission War HP scaling multiplier from 15x → 20x.
- Mission War Healing Scaling: Increased the Mission War HP recovery scaling multiplier from 4x → 6x.
- Score Adjustment: Reduced Character Attack Score gained by 40%.
- Mission War Loading: Fixed an issue that caused excessively long loading times when entering Mission War.
- HP Display: Fixed an issue where HP was displayed incorrectly.
- Mission War Lobby: Changed the Mission War Lobby duration to 3 minutes.
Force Refinery
- Fixed an issue where HP was not updated correctly when disabling the Force Imprint or Force Injection buffs in the Force Refinery.
UI Improvements: Improved the category order in the Item Upgrade UI:
- Item Upgrade
- Item Option Assignment
- Slot & Epic Option Assignment
- Extreme Upgrade
- Transcendence Engraving
- Seal Stone Use & Extraction
- Effector Appraisal
- MagicTech
- Star Crystal Crafting
- Idol Enhancement
- Bike Customization
Improved the tooltip layout when linking Transcendence Engraving items in chat.

Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the faction that first captured the Central Sanctuary could no longer gain Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge until the opposing faction summoned the Watcher’s Agent.
- Fixed an issue where the amount of Lower Sanctuary Gauge granted after destroying the Temple of Refining was incorrect.
- Fixed an issue where Normal Chat was visible to players on the opposing faction.
- Fixed an issue where the Weapon Refinement Buff was not applied after reconnecting.
Battlefield Structure Adjustments
- Main Base:
  - Increased the HP of the Sage’s Ensign.
  - Adjusted the Attack Rate and Accuracy of the Force Tower and Sage’s Ensign.
- Central Sanctuary
  - Increased the Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge fill rate while capturing the Watcher objective.
- Lower Sanctuary
  - ~~Increased the Defense of the Temple of Refining.~~
    - Reverted to its original value.
  - Increased the respawn time of the Temple Guardian from 20 seconds to 30 seconds.
  - Reduced the size of the Temple Guardian.
  - Increased the Weapon Refinement Gauge decay rate from 2 to 5 points per second.
Other Improvements
- Names of all players on the same faction are now always displayed, regardless of party membership.
- Removed the Combat Power Rank displayed above enemy faction characters.
- Improved server performance.

Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where Personal Score was not awarded correctly when capturing the Central Sanctuary.
- Fixed an issue where the Mission War registration icon was hidden behind the Mission Battle registration icon when both events were available simultaneously.
  - The Mission War registration icon is now displayed with higher priority.
Battlefield Structure Adjustments
- HP Scaling Reverted: Reverted to the values prior to the 22-Jul-2026 update
  - HP Scaling Multiplier: 15x
  - Healing Scaling Multiplier: 4x
- Lower Sanctuary
  - Slightly increased the amount of Lower Sanctuary Gauge gained by destroying the Temple of Refining.
  - Reverted the Temple Guardian respawn time to 20 seconds: Reverted to the value before the 22-Jul-2026 update.
  - Reduced the size of the Temple Guardian.
Character Defense Score Adjustment: Slightly reduced the Defense Score awarded to characters.
- Warrior (WA), Force Shielder (FS), and Gladiator (GL): 20% reduction
- All other classes: 10% reduction