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Season 9: Proving Grounds
Season 9 Preview · 6 May – 3 June 2026
Proving Grounds
Season 9 opens 6 May 2026
TL;DR
- Constantine joins the Summon Stone — a new Legendary Support and the first pure healer in the Core 1 roster
- Morax awakens to Legendary, with three enhanced skills and one brand-new ability: Burn Brighter
- Free pass delivers Constantine's Exclusive Equipment (tier 25), Anniversary Title (tier 10), and Anniversary Frame (tier 40)
- Four Call Events — Vulos, Solas & Umbrus, Trifecta, and Constantine — each with Adamantine Contracts at rank 1 and unique Anniversary Frames in the top 30
- Wrath of the Orcs (Week 2) and The First Call of Elderym (Week 4) — two special events with Champion Chromas for top finishers
- Fayre Event — earn Fayre Coins by spending Ascension Seals, gGoG, or Rubies; Blessing Stone and Adamantine Dwarf Contract at the top
- A new season of Class Skills — Tank, Ranger, Support, then a combined Week 4. Each boss is built around that week's skill — the strategies are worth reading before you queue
- Guild vs Guild — 225,000 $GOG split across the top guild in each tier. Guild War Emblem required (buy with gGoG in Week 1)
- ~30 Guardians buffed across damage dealers, supports, and tanks. One adjustment to Alexander
- Veteran rewards in your mail from day one if your account predates June 2024 or November 2025
Season 9 — What's Coming
Two years. Two years of Commanders, Guardians, and Elderym — and Season 9 arrives wearing that milestone proudly. The Proving Grounds is a tournament in spirit, but the 2nd Anniversary is the beating heart of this season: recognition for everyone who has been here, a new Guardian built for every squad, and a Morax who has finally reached his ceiling.
Here is everything coming when Season 9 opens on 6 May.
Constantine — Cleric of Solas
Constantine will be joining the Summon Stone banner from 6 May to 3 June as a brand-new Legendary Support Guardian. His strength is singular and genuine — he is a healer who excels at keeping your squad alive, and he does it consistently. For squads that have been running without a dedicated healer, Constantine fills that role with conviction.
| Skill | What It Does | Exclusive Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| Warm Aura of Sun (Ultimate) | Passively heals nearby allies every second. Activate to strip crowd control from all allies in the aura and boost their attack speed. | Aura range increased. |
| Aura of Vitality | Passively increases healing received by all allies. | Constantine becomes permanently immune to effects that reduce healing. |
| Quick Recovery | Heals the lowest-HP ally and applies a short damage reduction effect. | Can heal up to two targets simultaneously. |
| Light of Solas | Passively stores Blessing stacks. When an ally takes lethal damage, a Blessing triggers — restoring a large portion of their health and granting Holy Ward: a brief window of full immunity while they recover. | Starts combat with an extra Blessing stack. |
Constantine's abilities. Skill numbers are indicative; final values apply on live.
As a Core 1 Legendary, Constantine will ascend alongside the rest of your roster without requiring Gen 1 materials.
Morax — Legendary Awakening
Morax is already in many of your squads. Season 9 will give him a ceiling to grow into. Morax will awaken to Legendary, strengthening three existing skills and unlocking a fourth ability available exclusively at Legendary rarity.
| Skill | Existing? | What It Does at Legendary | Exclusive Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field of Flames | Existing | Deals Magic Damage to all enemies in an area four times, applying Burn. Burned enemies take sustained Magic Damage over time. Enemies inside the field cannot have effects dispelled for 5 seconds. | Burned enemies have their Accuracy reduced. |
| Unstoppable | Existing | Leaps into the densest enemy cluster, dealing Magic Damage and Stunning nearby enemies. Morax becomes Invincible and immune to control effects while the skill is active. | Also generates a shield based on Morax's max HP. |
| Volcanic Shield | Existing | Creates a Volcanic Shield at the start of combat, granting significant Damage Reduction for several seconds. | Casting the ultimate also regenerates the Volcanic Shield. |
| Burn Brighter | New at Legendary | Morax ignites with a brighter flame. Nearby enemies have their Accuracy and Magic Power reduced, and take sustained Physical Damage each second for 6 seconds. | Affected enemies also have their Attack reduced. |
Morax's skill set at Legendary. Burn Brighter unlocks at Legendary rarity only.
Calling Crystal — Seasonal Rotation
| Week | Dates | Featured Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 6 May – 13 May | Phoenicia |
| Week 2 | 13 May – 20 May | Hana |
| Week 3 | 20 May – 27 May | Kaori |
| Week 4 | 27 May – 3 June | Deldra |
Calling Crystal featured Guardian rotation, Season 9.
Proving Grounds Season Pass
The free pass delivers Constantine's Exclusive Equipment at tier 25, an Anniversary Title at tier 10, and an Anniversary Frame at tier 40. The premium pass adds Constantine himself at tier 25 alongside Class Orb Chests and Class Essence at key tiers. The season's chase cosmetic is Kuro's Knight in Shining Armor chroma, available in the season bundle.
| Tier | Free Pass | Premium Pass (additional) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Anniversary Title | — |
| 15 | Legendary XP Boost Potion ×5 | Class Orb Chest ×50 |
| 20 | Summoning Stone ×10 | Class Essence ×15 |
| 25 | Constantine Exclusive Equipment ×1 | Constantine (Core 1 Legendary) ×1 |
| 30 | Legendary XP Boost Potion ×5 | Large Cosmic Stone ×20 |
| 35 | Power Stone L ×15 | Class Essence ×20 |
| 40 | Anniversary Frame ×1 | Ascension Seal ×40 |
Key milestone rewards from the Proving Grounds Season Pass. Full tier list available in-game.
Constantine's Training — Banner Milestones
Every pull on the Summon Stone banner from 6 May to 27 May will earn progress in Constantine's Training — a milestone track with twelve thresholds up to 600 pulls. Rewards include Imperial Souls, Legendary Refine Stones, Cosmic Stones, and — at 600 pulls — the exclusive Kuro Knight of Blue Skies chroma.
Events This Season
Call of Vulos — 6 May to 13 May
Score in Endless, Arena, 15v15, and Endless Rush with Vulos Guardians. Every Vulos Guardian in your team multiplies your scoring potential. NFT Guardians with Radiance earn 5% additional points per Radiance level. Win to score.
| Rank | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1× Adamantine Contract · 1× Legendary Potion of Awakening · 1× Vulos Anniversary Frame |
| 2–3 | 1× Adamantine Contract · 30× Calling Crystal · 1× Vulos Anniversary Frame |
| 4–10 | 1× Mythril Contract · 20× Calling Crystal · 1× Vulos Anniversary Frame |
| 11–30 | 1× Mythril Contract · 5,000 Rubies · 1× Vulos Anniversary Frame |
| 31–100 | 5,000 Rubies · 30× Summon Stone |
| 101–1,000 | 3,000 Rubies · 20× Summon Stone |
Call of Vulos rank rewards. Point milestones culminate at 20,000 points with an Ox Exclusive Equipment.
Call of Solas & Umbrus — 13 May to 20 May
Score in 5v5 Arena by running Solas or Umbrus Guardians. Each Guardian earns points per win. Defense wins earn extra points. Umbrus Guardians attacking Solas enemies generate bonus Domain energy for a separate scoring quest.
| Rank | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1× Adamantine Contract · 1× Legendary Potion of Awakening · 1× Solas & Umbrus Anniversary Frame |
| 2–3 | 1× Adamantine Contract · 30× Calling Crystal · 1× Solas & Umbrus Anniversary Frame |
| 4–10 | 1× Mythril Contract · 20× Calling Crystal · 1× Solas & Umbrus Anniversary Frame |
| 11–30 | 1× Mythril Contract · 5,000 Rubies · 1× Solas & Umbrus Anniversary Frame |
| 31–100 | 5,000 Rubies · 30× Summon Stone |
| 101–1,000 | 3,000 Rubies · 20× Summon Stone |
Call of Solas & Umbrus rank rewards. Point milestones culminate at 20,000 points with a Kuro Exclusive Equipment.
Call of the Trifecta — 20 May to 27 May
Score in Endless by completing rooms with Cinder, Hydris, or Terra Guardians. Each domain earns separate points per room, and Domain Bonus energy counts toward a fourth quest. Win the run for points to count.
| Rank | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1× Adamantine Contract · 1× Legendary Potion of Awakening · 1× Trifecta Anniversary Frame |
| 2–3 | 1× Adamantine Contract · 30× Calling Crystal · 1× Trifecta Anniversary Frame |
| 4–10 | 1× Mythril Contract · 20× Calling Crystal · 1× Trifecta Anniversary Frame |
| 11–30 | 1× Mythril Contract · 5,000 Rubies · 1× Trifecta Anniversary Frame |
| 31–100 | 5,000 Rubies · 30× Summon Stone |
| 101–1,000 | 3,000 Rubies · 20× Summon Stone |
Call of the Trifecta rank rewards. Point milestones culminate at 20,000 points with an Atticus Exclusive Equipment.
Call of Constantine — 27 May to 3 June
Score by playing Constantine in any game mode across two quests: clearing crowd control effects, and providing cumulative HP recovery. Radiance levels earn 10% additional points per level. Win to score.
| Rank | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1× Adamantine Contract · 1× Constantine Recolour Chroma (Bringer of Blue Skies) |
| 2–5 | 1× Mythril Contract · 1× Constantine Recolour Chroma (Bringer of Blue Skies) |
| 6–30 | 1× Mythril Contract |
| 31–100 | 2,000 Rubies · 30× Summon Stone |
| 101–1,000 | 1,000 Rubies · 20× Summon Stone |
Call of Constantine rank rewards. Point milestones culminate at 20,000 points with Constantine's Exclusive Equipment.
Wrath of the Orcs — 13 May to 20 May
Special event built around the Orc roster. Score by clearing rooms: Base 50 pts · Combat/Elite 100–150 pts · Boss rooms 1,000 pts. Kharkuk's Champion Chroma is awarded to the top three Commanders.
| Rank | Calling Crystal | Faction Soul (Imperial & Redeemer each) | Kharkuk Champion Chroma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 12,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 25 | 10,000 | 1 |
| 3 | 20 | 8,000 | 1 |
| 4–10 | 15 | 5,000 | — |
| 11–20 | 10 | 4,000 | — |
| 21–50 | — | 3,500 | — |
| 51–100 | — | 3,000 | — |
| 101–200 | — | 2,500 | — |
| 201–400 | — | 2,000 | — |
| 401–600 | — | 1,500 | — |
| 601–800 | — | 1,000 | — |
| 801–1,000 | — | 800 | — |
| 1,001+ | — | 500 | — |
Wrath of the Orcs full reward table. Kharkuk Champion Chroma is awarded to ranks 1, 2, and 3.
The First Call of Elderym — 27 May to 3 June
Founders-focused event in Week 4. Gen 1 Guardian roster, multi-boss format. Boss rooms worth 1,000 points. Lia's Champion Chroma goes to rank 1 only.
| Rank | Calling Crystal | Faction Soul (Imperial & Redeemer each) | Lia Champion Chroma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 12,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 25 | 10,000 | — |
| 3 | 20 | 8,000 | — |
| 4–10 | 15 | 5,000 | — |
| 11–20 | 10 | 4,000 | — |
| 21–50 | — | 3,500 | — |
| 51–100 | — | 3,000 | — |
| 101–200 | — | 2,500 | — |
| 201–400 | — | 2,000 | — |
| 401–600 | — | 1,500 | — |
| 601–800 | — | 1,000 | — |
| 801–1,000 | — | 800 | — |
| 1,001+ | — | 500 | — |
The First Call of Elderym full reward table. Lia's Champion Chroma is awarded to rank 1 only.
Fayre Event — 27 May to 3 June
Leaderboard competition driven by Fayre Coins. Minimum 100 Fayre Coins to appear. Unlocked by clearing Dungeon 1-1-3.
- 1 Ascension Seal = 1 Fayre Coin
- 100 gGoG = 1 Fayre Coin (gGoG locked in Gruff's Vault does not count)
- Ruby spending unlocks escalating Fayre Coin milestones
- Fayre Coins also purchasable in the Summoning Shop using Summoning Coins or Summoning Echoes
| Rank | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1× Legendary Potion of Awakening · 1× Blessing Stone · 1× Adamantine Dwarf Contract |
| 2–3 | 1× Blessing Stone · 1× Adamantine Dwarf Contract |
| 4–10 | 1× Esoteric Tome Box · 1× Adamantine Dwarf Contract |
| 11–20 | 1× Esoteric Tome Box |
| 21–100 | 20× Calling Crystal |
| 101–500 | 30× Summoning Stone |
Fayre Event leaderboard rewards. All rewards via in-game mail after the event closes.
15v15 Arena Guild Supremacy — 27 May to 3 June
Guild leaderboard across Mythic, Legend, Warrior, and Adventurer tiers. Mythic guilds will vote on which Guardian receives a custom recolour — Early Adopters Guardians are not eligible for selection.
| Tier | Guild Reward (All Members) | Top 3 Contributors | Ranks 4–10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mythic | A custom recolour for a Guardian of the guild's choosing (Early Adopters Guardians excluded). This can include custom branding. The skin will be named after the guild. | Customisable title with gold, silver, or bronze background texture (by placement) | 1× Adamantine Contract |
| Legend | Guild title | 1× Adamantine Contract | 15× Calling Crystal |
| Warrior | Guild title | 1× Adamantine Contract | 5,000 Rubies |
| Adventurer | — | 1× Adamantine Contract | — |
15v15 Arena Guild Supremacy rewards by tier.
Class Skills — A New Season
Class Skills returns with a new set of challenges this season. Tank, Ranger, and Support rotate across Weeks 1–3, each with a dedicated active skill and a boss designed around it. Week 4 opens all three on a combined seasonal leaderboard.
| Week | Dates | Class | Active Skill | Boss | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 6–13 May | Tank | Pull — drags an enemy to melee range immediately. | Batu | After Batu fires, Pull him back to your front line to cut off his distance-scaling damage bonus. |
| Week 2 | 13–20 May | Ranger | Trap — places a trap that removes Frenzy and stuns enemies who enter it. | Brute | Place traps in the boss's charge path — only traps can halt his charge. |
| Week 3 | 20–27 May | Support | Cleanse — removes all debuffs from an ally, then boosts their Attack based on how many debuffs were removed. | Miera | Target the ally with the most Death Prayer stacks — 10 stacks means instant death. |
| Week 4 | 27 May–3 Jun | Tank + Ranger + Support | All three class skills active. | — | Combined leaderboard. All classes on the same seasonal ranking. |
Class Skills weekly rotation for Season 9.
Guild vs Guild — 225,000 $GOG on the Line
Guild vs Guild runs Weeks 2–4 across all four guild tiers. The top-scoring guild from each tier splits a 225,000 $GOG pool among qualifying members.
- Purchase a Guild War Emblem using gGoG during Week 1. One per account — required to qualify.
- Guild membership snapshotted at the start of Week 2 — be in your guild before Week 2 begins.
- Complete a minimum of 30 challenge attempts across GvG rounds.
- Top guild per tier splits the pool equally among qualifying members.
- Emblem can be redeemed for 60 Ascension Seals if your guild does not win.
gGoG is GoG's in-game currency — earned by converting $GOG through Eri's Store.
Valor — Season 9
Valor Season 9 introduces a seasonal stat: Healing Effect increased by up to 30% for participating Commanders. Eligibility requires Resonance Crystal Level 220 and Commander Level 100. Chase rewards include four Mythril Contracts alongside season-themed cosmetics at progressive Valor levels.
Thank You — Veteran Recognition
- Accounts older than 15 June 2024: veteran special title and frame, delivered to in-game mail from 6 May.
- Accounts older than 1 November 2025 (not in the first group): veteran special frame.
Balance Changes — Season 9
Our broadest balance pass yet — sweeping buffs across damage dealers, supports, and tanks, plus one targeted adjustment to Alexander's Dimensional Rift in isolated or immune-target matchups. His standard performance is unchanged.
Damage Dealers — Buffed
| Guardian | Skill | What Changed |
|---|---|---|
| Germain | Shadow Self | Damage increased significantly. |
| Varik | Flanking Strike | Damage increased significantly. |
| Varik | Sidestep | Evade chance increased at all levels. |
| Okubo | Flame Whip | Damage increased. |
| Tomoe | Swift Strike | Damage per strike increased. |
| Akhun | Whirling War Blade | Damage increased. |
| Umbar | Wounding Blow | Damage increased. |
| Tikor | Skull Shatter | Damage increased. |
| Tikor | Merciless | Lifesteal now triggers against enemies below 60% HP, up from 30%. |
| Rei | Flame Dance | Damage per strike increased. |
| Huurk | Cleave | Damage increased. |
| Zole | Forbidden Magic | Damage increased. |
| Felicia | Flame Blast | Damage increased. |
| Daskah | Arrow Rain | Damage per arrow increased. |
| Strider | Tracking Arrow | Damage increased. |
| Torim | Stunning Bolt | Stun chance on basic attacks increased at all levels. |
| Batu | Deadly Aim | Damage increased. |
| Ren | Crossed Blades | Damage increased. |
| Remis | Remis | Damage increased. |
| Zeddicus | Shuriken Flurry | Final Shuriken damage increased significantly. |
Season 9 damage-dealer buffs.
Supports — Buffed
| Guardian | Skill | What Changed |
|---|---|---|
| Ferulia | Nature's Gift | Healing significantly increased. |
| Ferulia | Healer's Heart | Cooldown reduced. |
| Aria | Black Lotus | Healing increased. |
| Rowan | Dispel | Duration increased at all levels. |
| Rowan | Sacrifice | Healing doubled across all levels. |
| Andronica | Self Sacrifice | Healing significantly increased. |
Season 9 support buffs.
Tanks — Buffed
| Guardian | Skill | What Changed |
|---|---|---|
| Arkus | Shield Bash | Damage increased. |
| Arkus | Inner Strength | Max HP increase doubled at all levels. |
| Kalix | Ice Rift | Damage significantly increased. |
| Kalix | Ice Armor | DEF increase significantly improved. |
| Yalmar | Cold Strike | Damage increased. |
| Yalmar | Parry | Chance to Parry doubled at all levels. |
| Ulmak | Fist Fight | Damage increased. |
| Ulmak | Orc Blood | HP recovery converted to percentage-based — now scales with max HP. |
Season 9 tank buffs.
Adjustment
| Guardian | Skill | What Changed |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Dimensional Rift | Bonus damage against immune or isolated targets reduced. Standard damage unchanged. |
Alexander's adjustment targets a specific edge case only.
Season 9 opens 6 May.
