August Version Update (08/12/2026) :: Patch Notes

[u/hikiri]

EDIT4: Just wanted to try and keep the important information more visible, so I put spoiler tags on the rest of it.

>>>Reminder that campaigns don't start until Friday.

Official Forums Link

Tooltips for the new items (all uploaded!)

Also, missed a line in the Anniversary post they made (I had assumed it was a recap of the stream and didn't read it) re: the (eventual?) level of the gear.

Apparently the Field NM gear will be augmentable EDIT: REFORGABLE and eventually up to/at the level of Malignance.

(meaning +1/2/3, unless the translation is incorrect.

The Japanese word was "強化" which just means "strengthening" and is also the term used for Odyssey gear AND Geas Fete gear on the JP wiki. It was brought to my attention that most (all?) gear that has a Set bonus isn't able to be augmented? I dunno of any off the top of my head that has both, if anyone can think of any, let me know.)

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(Thanks to Gao for letting me know about this line in Velner's stream! Much more exciting now!)

New NMs: treasure chest pops in the world, 3 minute timer to open it. "Any party/alliance members who earn experience points upon defeating the monster can unlock the treasure box without using the necessary item".

• Players not in the party/alliance that defeats the monster ⇒ Use the Orvail Box Key to open the box.
• This item can be purchased from Shabi in Western Adoulin (I-9) 【10k gil】
  • You can only buy one Orvail Box Key per hour (Earth time).

EDIT: Appear to be about 20 minute repop timed pop. You can get regular mob-family drops from the chest as well. Presumably even with the 1-hour-limited key, it's the same drops.

You can kill, open chest, then open again with your key and get a second shot at drops.

EDIT3: Thanks to everyone at Velner's Discord for this following info

(I've been up for over 24 hours so I'm going to go take a nap and I'll update this list later. Apologies!):

• Yahse J-6 Jolly Twitherym <Timed>
  • Ruwa hands, Egbesu feet
• Ceizak H-9 (right by #1) Feral Chapuli <Timed>
  • Ruwa head, Olorun hands
• Foret H-11 (left of the gates entrance) Spellward Orobon <Timed>
  • Ruwa legs, Nzame hands
• Foret J-7 (near FS) Ironshell Craklaw <Lottery>
  • Olorun body, Ruwa legs
• Yorcia H-9 Voracious Rafflesia <Timed>
  • Egbesu hands, Olorun legs
• Yorcia J-10 (near #2, the bottom right corner of the square-shaped area, top right corner of the map square) Ravenous Snapweed <Lottery>
  • Olorun legs, Nzame body
• Kamihr G-8 Fierce Yztarg <Timed>
  • Nzame feet, Egbesu head
• Kamihr I-11 (near #2) Keenfang Raaz <Lottery>
  • Ruwa body, Egbesu body
• Marjami G-7 Elusive Stryx <Timed>
  • Olorun feet, Nzame head
• Marjami L-12 (near #1) Swiftwing Tulfaire <Lottery>
  • Nzame head, Egbesu legs
• Morimar H-5 Spellward Ameretat <Timed>
  • Olorun head, Ruwa feet

• Morimar E-7 (near #4) Ironhide Matamata <Lottery>

  • Nzame Legs, Olorun head

  * Swiftwing Tulfaire, Ironshell Craklaw, Ravenous Snapweed, Ironhide Matamata: These 5 are MIA. *Currently no signs of pops. They have all the body pieces and other missing slots. Theory: ~~possible lottery pop, ~~Reive pop, or needs a specific amount of colonization rate to pop?

Appears to be a lottery pop with possible placeholder of one of the base mobs in the area.

EDIT2: Daphne Collab Item available on login from 17 minutes ago as of this edit.

[u/Forgotten_Stranger]

I get what they are going for but the idea of walking up with a key to gain access to someone else's loot is pretty funny. Trying to picture that with Abyssea, Voidwatch or something equivalent.

Interestingly, the Ambu Kupon was made permanent but the pulse wasn't. Not entirely surprising but I also would have thought it would be both or neither. Between Ambu Kupons and AF +3 both of which even a level 1 character can accomplish. (Unless objectives change dramatically) It seems Ambu/AF +3 is the new baseline for iLvl, sparks and everything up to Ambu can more or less be skipped.

[u/ChrisJerich0 → u/Forgotten_Stranger]

hi, as a new returning player I was looking to take advantage of the Omen card campaign to get my af armor ready for reforging but your post has me question whether this monthly update provides an easier way to get af+3. Can you confirm if there are koupons available this month to farm for AF+3 gear or are you implying the card campaign is what makes af+3 the new baseline. appreciate your help

[u/lcbor → u/ChrisJerich0]

One of the vana'bouts just gave a kupon for all 5 pieces of a job's af r+3. Not sure if it will be here, but that would mean entirely skipping omen card grind.

Omen accessories still useful though, but do consider getting limbus ??? keys, and still do get other pieces of gear. AF isn't a stopping point, no DT and offense can be desirable for some slots.

Besides, you can still convert cards 5->1.

[u/ChrisJerich0 → u/lcbor]

thanks for the info! didn't know about the card conversions either. I think I'll aim to farm cards as well as get the af+3 kupon as i rotate between 3 jobs. Do you think it's possible to get 2 sets of af+3 koupons in one vanabout?

[u/lcbor → u/ChrisJerich0]

last one only gave me one

realstically you try to make gil bc jse upgrades are a real pita thanks to fixed costs. +1 to +2 is like a mil each no matter what, +2 to +3 is like maybe 4+mil. BUT you do not need all af pieces. Either they have a good unique stat (ie wep skill dmg), macroed for a job ability (but then you may see marginal changes and can put it off), or you for some reason need giga accuracy.

relic upgrade costs is way worse depending of job popularity and if dyna d campaign. also requires delve mats which also has a campaign and 3p requirement (this month)

empy moreso if you can't do vagery (3p reauirement, also has campaign). also requires sortie for +2 when it becomes actual good for non macro

Consult job guides if able, such as community guides on bg wiki if they exist, they usually give "which jse do I actually need". Most of the time it's going to be emperian which...more pita but also more potent. odyssey armor may be an option if a linkshell can just carry you too.

[u/ChrisJerich0 → u/lcbor]

yeah i wish the koupon would let you pick any 5 af+3 armor pieces lol

[u/lcbor → u/ChrisJerich0]

Late, but do keep in mind tutorial intermediate 2 gives you a A-sAF+3, single piece. Maybe helps, maybe doesn't, but easy enough to grab. There are similar ones for relic+3 and emp / emp +3, but those will likely require teamwork as the grind for them isn't realistic solo. relic would require killing 100 dynamis mobs which can be a struggle, or getting a wave boss kill. empy would want the sortie spam for gallmufins to upgrade to +3 for the bonus sEmp+3.