Rappelz Patch Notes 2026 — Updates, Fixes & History

Vulcanus / Lava equipment: the update introduced custom Vulcanus decorative equipment with set effects, on-hit skill effects and random stats including Critical Power. The set consisted of Lava Helmet, Armor, Gloves, Boots, 2H Weapon or 1H Weapon + Shield, and Lava Wings. Materials from the Vulcanus dungeon could be exchanged with Hector in Horizon or Laksy.

Power of the Gods: while hunting monsters, characters could temporarily receive Hephaestus Godly Armor, Ares Immense Power or Artemis Grace. If Grace was already active, the system could apply Everlasting Love to increase item drop rate instead.

Leveling and farming changes: the Daily EXP & DROP buff cooldown was reduced by 50%, global monster spawns were reworked, and most bosses were changed from a 10-minute respawn to 10 seconds, with Underground and Circus bosses excluded because of T-Coin quest rewards. Abyss drop populations and Styx respawns were also adjusted.

Pet-card and Treasure Koala changes: drop rates were increased for Death Gladiator, Ethereal/Forest/Wind Pixie, Crystal Golem, Bloodthirsty Slaughterer, Grandmaster Hector and Crystal Spider cards. Treasure Koala, Event Chests and EXP Pixies could spawn while actively hunting in custom Level 150+ maps; EXP Pixie maximum spawns were increased and Treasure Koala frequency was raised.

Global Monster Hunt: field and dungeon kills contributed toward weekly server-wide goals. Reaching successive thresholds activated stackable global buffs, with progress and activated buffs resetting weekly.

Lak storage redesign: Lak storage moved away from necklaces and into bags / Boss Crystals. The archived patch listed fixed storage from 100k Lak on the Trainee's Bag up to 950k on the Mythical Calamity Boss Crystal.

Death Match and endgame: Free Death Match gained mixed monster groups with faster respawns and remained an always-on PvP zone. A reworked Level 200+ Moonlight Underground EXP instance was added, while Treasury of Spirits remained Level 205+ and received Boss Crystal/drop/spawn adjustments.

Ares Final Awakening: the Vulcanus release also documented the random ranked Ares Awakening system. Identified items could receive one locked random awakening stat, with special Mythical/Legendary/Epic/Rare effects depending on the item slot.

GM systems: the update reworked the Katan Monster & Boss Spawn event, added an in-game GM Events NPC and expanded TGM permissions for temporary server events and Horizon Lake boss spawning.

Read the dedicated Ares Update guide for the current site's restored Ares material.

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Level cap & Advanced Reborn: Ares raised the cap to Level 230, unlocked Level 220/230 reward boxes and opened Advanced Reborn ranks 21–30 at Level 230 through the Trial Guardian.

Base Final Awakening: the release introduced a free Base Final Awakening path for eligible +20 to +25 identified gear, with slot-specific fixed bonuses such as HP/MP on armor, Attack/Cast Speed on gloves, All Stats on boots, attack on main-hand weapons, accuracy on off-hand items and defense on belts.

Ranked weapons: Rare, Epic, Legendary and Mythical player/pet weapons were introduced at Levels 190, 200, 215 and 225 with rank-based stats, item effects and class/pet-skill definition systems.

Treasury of Spirits: the Ares source documents Treasury as Level 205+ content requiring Dungeon Entry 1 Ticket, with a one-hour entry buff and additional pass drops from Sausan monsters inside.

Open the complete restored Ares Update Patch Notes →