《Horizon Walker》 l Patch Note
◈ January 15 Maintenance Patch Notes
Maintenance Time: 09:00 ~ 12:00 (KST)
◈ Patch Details
◆ Vanguard/Weapon Rework: Kalina / Tyrant Edge
Class
Skill
Description
Swamp Ranger
Harpe Art (Active)
- Unchanged.
Hunter on the Vine (Passive)
- Increases SPD by N. Additionally, when attacking, temporarily increases Melee ATK based on the straight-line distance moved.
- At N m, Melee ATK increases by up to N%
Swamp Guardian
Assault (Active)
- Unchanged.
Swamp Tyrant
Blades of Tyranny (Active)
- Cooldown reduced from 2R to 1R.
- Slashes the area in a blinding flash of speed with twin harpes. Deals N% Slash DMG to all enemies within a N m radius. Upon use, temporarily increases Crit Rate by N % of the user's Base Evasion. .This bonus can reach up to a maximum of N%
Survival Expert (Passive)
- Once per battle, survives a fatal blow with 1 HP and immediately gains N AP. Then restores N% of own HP.
▶ Special Trait
- Double Down
Activates the Level 3 Active Skill \[Full Extent].
* \[Full Extent]:
- Drives oneself to prepare for more intense action.
- For N rounds, increases Melee ATK by N% of the user’s Base Evasion, and grants +N AP Recovery and +N% Evasion.
- Melee ATK gained from this effect caps at N. The AP Recovery and Evasion bonuses also apply to allies with the \[Swamp Elf] trait.
▶ Weapon Unique Effects (Tyrant Edge)
① \[The Edge Runner]
- Increases Slash Boost by N% of the user's Base Evasion during battle.
- When targeted by an enemy attack, the user turns to face the attacker. If an attack hits, restores HP equal to N % of the damage dealt.
② \[Kalina Signature: Persistence]
- At the start of battle, gains N AP and increases Melee ATK by N %.
- Hunter on the Vine now increases Melee ATK and Crit DMG based on movement distance and AP spent.
- The increase in Crit DMG matches the percentage of Melee ATK gained through this skill. (N AP is treated as Nm of linear distance.)
- Once per round, using Blades of Tyranny restores N AP and resets its cooldown.
◆ Vanguard/Weapon Rework: Samarika / Watcher of the Night
Class
Skill
Description
Swamp Ranger
Harpe Art (Active)
- Unchanged.
Hunter on the Vine (Passive)
- Increases SPD by N. Additionally, when attacking, temporarily increases Melee ATK based on the straight-line distance moved.
- At N m, Melee ATK increases by up to N%
Swamp Hunter
Swamp's Arrest (Active)
- Unchanged.
Swamp Predator
Fang of the Swamp (Active)
- Cooldown reduced from 3R to 2R.
- Leaps low toward the enemy, slashing past them with a deadly dual strike from both Harpes.
- Deals Slash DMG equal to N% of Melee ATK as the user vaults over the target.
- If the target is afflicted with \[Slow], deals additional Slash DMG equal to N% of the user’s combined Melee ATK and Base Evasion.
▶ Special Trait
- Swamp Hunting
Activates the Level 3 passive skill \[Hunter’s Intuition].
*\[Hunter’s Intuition]: At the end of a turn in which the user attacks, there is a N% chance to trigger the Throw Swamp Trap follow-up skill.
\[Throw Swamp Trap]: Throws a swamp trap at the enemy, dealing Poison DMG equal to N% of Melee ATK and has a N% chance to reduce the target’s SPD by N%.
Each time this skill is used, the user’s Crit Rate increases by N%, stacking up to N times.
▶ Weapon Unique Effects (Nocturnal Watcher)
① \[Silent Wings]
- Unchanged.
② \[Samarika Signature: Owl Huntress]
- At the start of battle, gains N AP and increases Slash Boost and Poison Boost by N% of base Evasion. This bonus can reach up to N%.
- When successfully hitting an enemy afflicted with {Slow] during your turn, deal additional Poison DMG equal to N% of base Melee ATK × the total AP spent on skills that turn. This Additional DMG can Crit.
- The additional Slash DMG dealt by Fang of the Swamp is based on the sum of your Melee ATK and base Evasion, and can also Crit. After using this skill, its cooldown is reduced by N rounds and you recover N AP.
- Cooldown reduction and AP recovery effect can trigger once every N rounds.
◆ New Story
- Sub-story “Palekar’s Past” has been added.
◆ New Costume
▶ Yvonna – Frostfire Smile Maid
ㆍA new Vanguard costume for Yvonna has been added.
ㆍObtainable through the Smiling Maiden Yvonna Pass.
* Limited-time Pass costumes will be sold in the Shop after a set period following the Pass.
◆ Special Search Updates
ㆍFour Rerun Special Searches begin:
* Smiling Maiden / Skadia / Tyrant Edge / Nocturnal Watcher
Period: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – Jan 29, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 KST
ㆍFocused Search ends.
* Period: Dec 29, 2025 (Mon) after maintenance – Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 KST
* Any unused Focused Search Tickets will expire once the period ends.
◆ Limited-Time Event
ㆍA new 7-Day Login Event, “Frostfire Smile Maid” begins.
ㆍEvent Period: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – Jan 29, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 KST
◆ New Pass: Smiling Maiden Yvonna Pass
ㆍThe new Smiling Maiden Ivonna Pass begins.
ㆍEarn a limited-time costume and various rewards.
ㆍPass Period: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – Feb 12, 2026 (Thu) 07:00 KST
◆ Shop – New Products
- Limited-Time Bundles
① Swamp Elf Rework Pack
* FairyNet Special Search Ticket ×10, EX-Rank Contract Ticket ×1
* Sales Period: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – Jan 29, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 KST
② Yvonna Rerun Pack
* FairyNet Special Search Ticket ×5. Brilliant Gift Box ×5
* Sales Period: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – Jan 29, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 KST
③ Kalina’s Future Crystals ×81
* Kalina’s Future Crystals ×81 (Purchase limit: 5)
* Sales Period: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – Jan 29, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 KST
④ Samarika’s Future Crystals ×81
* Samarika’s Future Crystals ×81 (Purchase limit: 5)
* Sales Period: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – Jan 29, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 KST
◆ Costume Shop
ㆍLeah – Purring Temptation Lingerie has been added.
ㆍInes – Recess Runaway has been added.
◆ Event: Larina’s Dopamine Channel!
ㆍEvent Period: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu) after maintenance – Jan 29, 2026 (Thu) before maintenance
① Dopamine Channel
- Access Larina’s Dopamine Channel.
- Clear by difficulty to earn Stars.
- Receive rewards such as Event Tokens based on Stars exchanged in Larina’s Exchange.
② Event Achievements
- Earn Event Tokens by completing achievements.
③ Event Attendance
- Receive rewards based on your daily logins.
④ Exchange
- Exchange Event Tokens for items prepared in the Exchange.
◆ Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Relentless Sworddance would not trigger properly when Palekar and Juha (with Signature Weapon equipped) were in the same squad.
- Fixed an issue where the damage attribute for Samarika’s Throw Swamp Trap was incorrectly listed (Slash → Poison).
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