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Release Celebration Items—Value Items Now On Sale!

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[Updated] Regarding Currently Confirmed Issues

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2025-11-20T03:00:00Z

[Limited] Hikari Shinomiya Pickup Gacha Now Available!

Availability Period

Gacha Availability Period

2025-11-20T03:00:00Z - 2025-12-12T02:59:59Z

Pickup Character/Weapon Exchange Period

2025-11-20T03:00:00Z - 2025-12-19T02:59:59Z

Pickup Gacha Overview

Pickup Content

This Pickup Gacha features the following character and weapon!

■ New ★5 Character

[The Valkyrie] Hikari Shinomiya (Optimal weapon type: Spear)

■ New ★5 Weapon

Lc-0039 (Spear)

*For details on the characters and weapons, please refer to Gacha > Pickup Details.

*The character and weapon listed above, as well as the ★4 weapon Lc-Rhinoceros 01 (Spear) and the ★3 weapon Standard Spear (Spear), are available for a limited time in this gacha. They may be available again in the future.

Related Event & Story

During the gacha availability period, a trial battle for [The Valkyrie] Hikari Shinomiya is available!

Play it by going to Events > Trial Battle.

Also, the character story for [The Valkyrie] Hikari Shinomiya has been released in the Special Event [Time of Radiant Splendor]!

For more details, please check the relevant announcement.

・Special Event [Time of Radiant Splendor] Now Available!

*Even if you are unable to reach the end of the story during the Special Event period, please rest assured that it will be available to view as a Character Story after the event ends.

You can access Character Stories from Home > Story > Characters.

Pickup Gacha Details

Pickup Gacha Medals

For every pull you perform in the "Pickup" gacha type (hereinafter referred to as Pickup Gacha), you will receive 1 Pickup Gacha Medal. The Medals can be exchanged at the Shop for eligible ★5 characters and ★5 weapons.

*You can also earn Pickup Gacha Medals when you use Gacha Tickets to pull.

*Pickup Gacha Medals do not have an expiration date.

*The items available for exchange with Pickup Gacha Medals will be updated periodically. Please refer to the "Exchange Period" at the beginning of this announcement for the dates.

Guaranteed ★4 or Higher Character

In Pickup Gacha, if you perform 9 pulls that all result in weapons, your next Pickup Gacha pull is guaranteed to be a ★4 or higher character.

For details on available characters, please refer to Gacha > Appearance Rates/History > Appearance Rates > Appearance Rates for Guaranteed ★4 or Higher Character.

*This guarantee applies whether you perform a 10-pull or 10 single pulls.

*This guarantee also applies whether you perform 10 pulls on the same Pickup Gacha or a total of 10 pulls across different Pickup Gachas.

*You can check your past gacha results by going to Gacha > Appearance Rates/History > History.

*Gacha results from the "Standard" or "Special" type gachas do not affect this guarantee setting. You can check the gacha type on the Gacha screen and in Gacha > Appearance Rates/History > History.

Obtaining Duplicate Characters

When you obtain a character you already own, the duplicate copy will automatically be converted into Encounter Stones and/or Talent Shards based on their rarity and how many times you've obtained them. Encounter Stones can be exchanged for various items in the Shop, while Talent Shards can be used to Ascend characters.

Rarity

Acquisition Count

Items Received

★5

2nd to 7th

・Character-specific Talent Shard x1

・Encounter Stone x40

8th and beyond

・Encounter Stone x100

★4

2nd to 7th

・Character-specific Talent Shard x1

・Encounter Stone x8

8th and beyond

・Encounter Stone x20

Obtaining Weapons

When you obtain a weapon, you will receive Encounter Stones based on its rarity. Encounter Stones can be exchanged for various items in the Shop.

Weapon Rarity

Items Received

★5

・Encounter Stone x40

★4

・Encounter Stone x8

★3

・Encounter Stone x2

*If your weapon storage is full, any weapons and Encounter Stones you receive from Gacha will be sent to your Mail.

*Unlike characters, when you obtain a weapon you already own, the duplicate copy will not be automatically converted.

In addition, you can obtain Refinement Crystals by disassembling ★5 weapons from Gacha. Refinement Crystals can be exchanged for certain ★5 weapons in the Shop. For more details, please go to Gacha > Weapon Exchange.

*To disassemble weapons, open up the global menu on the top right of the Home screen > Storage.

*Weapon Exchange will be limited to 1 time per month, and will reset on the 1st day of every month at 04:00 JST.

Important

  • For details on appearance rates, please refer to Gacha > Appearance Rates/History > Appearance Rates.
  • The availability period and content are subject to change without prior notice. We appreciate your understanding.
  • Pickup characters and weapons may be available again or be on pickup in a future Gacha, Shop, etc.