Release Notes - 2020
December 25, 2020
Equipment
Soul Badge
Rewritten the description of the Soul Badge item.
The new description details some of the following points:
the usage of the item
how to fuse two items
how to choose your item and how to acquire them
how to switch your fused item
Empowerment
Compound
Fixed two text errors on the page for the Compound system
PvE
Dungeons
A new dungeon, Black Wind Cave, is now available.
Black Wind Cave
The following segments of Black Wind Cave are currently available:
dungeon introduction text
boss encounters
rewards
House of Idols
Slightly changed the dungeon's introduction text.
Rewritten the lore behind both boss encounters, Needler and Hexi Lexi.
Fixed a text issue seen in the Hard Difficulty Rewards
Solo Dungeons
A new dungeon, Palace of the Great Sword, is now available.
Palace of the Great Sword
The following segments of Palace of the Great Sword are currently available:
dungeon introduction text
boss encounters
rewards
achievements
Den of the Ancients
Adjusted Alpha Emblem's item description
Fixed an issue where the reward Den of the Ancients Supplies was missing.
Fixed an issue where the reward Tower of Infinity Ticket was missing.
Circle of Sundering
Fixed an issue where the reward Scarlet Conservatory Mystic Badge Chest was missing.
Fixed an issue where the reward Circle of Sundering Supplies was missing.
December 16, 2020
Fixed an issue where Grim Blade's recommended Soul Badge did not specify which Soul Badge items are part of the Exhilaration fuse.
The following Soul Badge effects for the Grim Blade are now available:
Prowess
Enforcer
Vantage
Absolution
Alluring
Accolade
Heritage
Archaic
Updated Cosmic Soul and Transcendent Soul to not include the following Awakened stages:
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 5
The following Soul Shield effects for the Grim Blade are now available:
Steel Sword
Scarlet Storm
The following changes have been made to House of Idols:
Added a line of dialogue from the boss NPC.
Added the dungeon introduction text.
Corrected the boss name for Lexi's Puppet Needler.
Added Health Points, Condition Bars, and Enrage Timer values for all boss encounters.
Corrected the Gold rewards from the Cutting the Strings quest.
Fixed an issue where the Steel Star Soul Shield was not included in the Rewards of the Steelbreaker.
December 16, 2020
Overview
The new site navigation logo is now of higher quality and is no longer a static image.
Updated the standard banner image.
Replaced clickable buttons on some pages in favor of a new Learn More link.
Standardized visuals of table of contents across the site.
Hongmoon Archives
Hongmoon Archives
Overhauled UI of the Hongmoon Archives homepage.
Classes
Removed the alternative Soul Badge recommendation to purchase for Martial Tokens.
Adjusted text for the Recommended Soul Badges across all classes.
Classes
Fixed several text issues for the Skill Trees and Skill Overhaul description parts of the History of the Martial Tome section.
Improved writing and updated information for the Class Specialization description of the History of the Martial Tome section.
Astromancer
Fixed an issue where the class icon was missing.
Blade Dancer
Updated the class summary with relevant information tied to the new class specialization, Way of the Grim Blade.
Added Way of the Grim Blade in the third slot for the Class Specializations.
Added a new talent section for Way of the Grim Blade.
Added a new class specialization Soul Badge recommendation for Way of the Grim Blade.
Equipment
Ring
Added the new Earthborne Ring available from House of Idols.
Item stats and item effects are also now available.
Gloves
Updated the new Godhand Gloves available from House of Idols. Previously, correct item name and item effects were missing.
Soul Badge
Fixed an issue where the Astromancer's Soul Badge redirect was in text form rather than with a class icon.
Soul
Fixed an issue where the titles for each Soul tier were inconsistently written.
Heart
Fixed an issue where the titles for each Soul tier were inconsistently written.
Pet Aura
The following three new Pet Aura tiers are now available:
Hongmoon
Ultimate
Alpha
PvE
Added summaries of boss mechanics for several instances.
To access these, press the box with the boss description and boss stats to open a text box below. Whether the mechanic summary is available or not is shown by the arrow (^) to the right of the text box.
This is not available for all boss encounters and may contain inaccurate information until I fact-check them further.
Fixed an issue where "XP Points" was written on several instance pages.
Fixed an issue where the gold reward for Dungeons' Daily Quests displayed rewards prior to Scheduled Maintenance - 10/28/2020.
Archived the following Dungeon pages:
Hollow's Heart
Starstone Mines
Dungeons
Fixed an issue where the following dungeon thumbnails didn't link to their respective dungeon page:
House of Idols
Naryu Sanctum
Halcyon Hills
House of Idols
Corrected dungeon name from Puppet's Rest to House of Idols.
Added a guide entry for the dungeon's Documentation.
Corrected boss names for Exiled Puppet Needler and Puppetmaster Hexi Lexi.
Corrected Rewards, both in its contents and translations.
Added the following contents to Quests:
Quest Name
Quest Money
Quest XP
Quest Reputation
Dynamic Quest Items
Updated translations for the Achievements.
Naryu Sanctum
Added several entries for Naryu Sanctum's documentation.
Fixed an issue where the Health Points were incorrect for Naryu Dreadnought and Agoni.
Fixed an issue where the title for Sanctum Sentry Agoni was missing.
Halcyon Hills
Improved image of the boss encounter Wonkey Gong.
Stonescale Passage
Improved image of the boss encounter Amasa, Amayun.
Hangar 0
Improved image of the boss encounter Construction Automation X-Cavator 500.
Improved image of the boss encounter War Automaton Kolossos Prime.
Cathedra Cliffs
Improved image of the boss encounter Storm Speaker Ayanka.
Improved background information for Cathedra Cliffs.
Brood Chamber
Updated Rewards to display the new Divine Thunder Gloves.
The Shadowmoor
Updated Rewards to display the new Wrath Myth Ring Chest.
Raids
Added an upcoming instance to the List of Raids.
The Steelbreaker
Added the Difficulty Adjustments from Grim Tidings.
Updated image of the miniboss REV-A & DEV-A.
Adjusted image for the miniboss Surveillance Sentinel and Artilletron.
Scarlet Conservatory
Added the Difficulty Adjustments from Grim Tidings.
Updated image of the boss Graft Titan.
Updated image of the boss Doctor Gyojak.
Updated image of the boss Scarlet Empress.
Temple of Eluvium
Added Health Points, Condition Bars, and Enrage Timer values for all boss encounters.
Scion's Keep
Fixed an issue where an outdated UI design was being used for the Boss Encounters.
Added Health Points, Condition Bars, and Enrage Timer values for all boss encounters.
Skybreak Spire
Added Health Points, Condition Bars, and Enrage Timer values for all boss encounters.
Solo Dungeons
Fixed a text issue for the description of Solo Dungeons.
World
World
Changed the thumbnail image for Realms.
Realms
Removed the images beside the text boxes for the Divine Realm, the Dark Realm and the Earthen Realm.
Slightly adjusted the text description of Solak.
Story
Redesigned UI for the Story page.
A new page, The Cost of Revenge: Act IV, is now available.
A new page, A Conspiracy Begins: Interlude, is now available.
A new page, A Lost Generation: Act V, is now available.
Updated text for the summary of Prologue: Paradise Lost.
Updated text for the summary of Act IV: The Cost of Revenge.
Updated text for the summary of Act VIII: The Lost Continent.
Challenge
List of Challenges
Updated the Daily Challenge and Weekly Challenge tables to reflect the Grim Tidings update.
October 10, 2020
Updated banner image of Classes
Fixed an issue where the thumbnail image on Dungeons wasn't correctly displayed for Puppet's Rest
Updated introductory quote of Naryu Sanctum.
Updated the weekly quests of List of Challenges.
September 24, 2020
General
Updated & switched the standard banner image.
Hongmoon Archives
Added a new logo for the top of the site navigation.
Added a new logo for the favicon.
Added a new image header to the landing page.
Adjusted UI of the landing page.
Hongmoon Archives
Removed the hotlinks on the landing page.
About
Added a new art asset to the About page.
Added a contact option for email.
Known Issues
Added italic text to indicate the subtitles being pages.
Updated documented issues to reflect the changes in Version 1.7.
Classes
General
Updated the cover image for all classes.
Removed the recommended talent choices for all classes.
Classes
Updated UI of Class Selection.
Fixed an issue where the HTML tables displayed under Equipment Account Transfer did not include the latest accessories.
Reduced size of the HTML tables displayed under Equipment Account Transfer.
Assassin
Fixed a text issue for the introductory description of the Assassin.
Fixed an issue where the talent title for Serpent had a different font and size than intended.
Astromancer
Added an introductory text for the top part of the page.
Added a class introduction text.
Updated class specialization assets for Starcaster and Stormweaver.
Updated class specialization descriptions for Starcaster and Stormweaver.
All Talents for Starcaster and Stormweaver have been translated.
Added Recommended Soul Badge items for Starcaster and Stormweaver.
Force Master
Fixed a text issue where the introductory description for the Force Master stated [...] strokes of lightning instead of strikes of lightning.
Equipment
Bracelet
Added the new Storm Rage/Wild Rage/Thunder Rage Bracelet from the renewed dungeon Naryu Sanctum. Class-specific effects are as usual not included.
Gloves
Added the next Gloves item which will be made available from the upcoming dungeon Puppet's Rest. Correct item translation and item effects will be added in a later update.
Heart
The following Heart stages and their respective item effects have been added:
Hongmoon Heart
Virtuous Heart
Champion's Heart
Majestic Heart
Resolute Heart
Empowerment
Updated the thumbnail images for the following pages:
Skill Enhancement
Bonus Attributes
Unity
A new page, Hongmoon Points, is now available with the following content:
Offense & Defense
Base Stats
Bonus Effects
Available Buffs
A new page, Mythical Enhancement, is now available with the following content:
Upgrade Process
Stat Increases
A new page, Amulet, is now available with the following content:
Tiers of Silversteel Amulet
Man Specialization Skills & Additional Skills
A new page, Compound, is now available with the following content:
Power Potential
Etching Stones
Augmentation
Added Yeoharan's Psyche to the list.
PvE
A new heading, Difficulty Adjustments, is now available. The documented changes are copied directly from the official Blade & Soul patch notes for the NA and EU regions.
A redesigned UI for Documentation is now available.
Values for Health Points, Condition Bars, and Enrage Timers are now available. Please reach out if the provided values are incorrect.
Corrected the item name of Nocturnal Scale.
Updated the cover images for the following dungeons:
Puppet's Rest
Naryu Sanctum
Halcyon Hills
Stonescale Passage
Hangar 0
Cathedra Cliffs
Brood Chamber
Dreamsong Theater
PvE
Added buttons underneath the thumbnails for Dungeons, Raids, and Solo Dungeons.
Dungeons
Slightly adjusted UI of Dungeons for improved overall design consistency.
Fixed an issue where the Hard Difficulty Rewards did not include:
Divine Threat Pet Gem Chest and Divine Splendor Psyche Chest for Dreamsong Theater
Divine Threat Pet Gem Chest, Divine Splendor Psyche Chest, and Sealed Hongmoon Master Scroll for Brood Chamber
Divine Threat Pet Gem Chest, Divine Splendor Psyche Chest, and Sealed Hongmoon Master Scroll for Warped Citadel
Divine Threat Pet Gem Chest, Divine Splendor Psyche Chest, and Sealed Hongmoon Master Scroll for Cathedra Cliffs
Divine Threat Pet Gem Chest, Divine Splendor Psyche Chest, and Sealed Hongmoon Master Scroll for Hangar 0
Divine Threat Pet Gem Chest, Divine Splendor Psyche Chest, and Sealed Hongmoon Master Scroll for Stonescale Passage
Divine Threat Pet Gem Chest, Divine Splendor Psyche Chest, and Sealed Hongmoon Master Scroll for Halcyon Hills
Divine Threat Pet Gem Chest, Divine Splendor Psyche Chest, and Sealed Hongmoon Master Scroll for Naryu Sanctum
Fixed an issue where the Common Rewards did not include Forgotten Grand Celestial Soul Shield for the following dungeons:
Brood Chamber
Warped Citadel
Naryu Sanctum
Added an alternative title.
Updated rewards to reflect the North American and European version.
Sandstorm Temple
Adjusted entry for the alternative title.
Hollow's Heart
Fixed an issue where Executioner Brierbane was missing its title.
Fixed an issue where Elder Sage Juropo was missing its title.
Fixed an issue where the Achievements for Hollow's Heart were missing.
The following Achievements are now available:
A Walk in the Bark
Easy as One-Two-Tree
Branch Manager
Hollow's Hero
Heartbreaker
Hard as Oak
Before the Leaves Fall
Fixed an issue where the Boss Encounter images were too dark for the following bosses:
Executioner Brierbane
Spider Queen Gorgana
Raids
Redesigned UI of Raids.
General
Updated Raids to include an Alternative title for the dungeon name.
Skybreak Spire
A new page, Skybreak Spire, is now available.
The following headings are included in the page for Skybreak Spire:
Difficulty Adjustments
Boss Encounters
Rewards
Quests
Achievements
Added an issue to Known Issues where The Guiding Light achievement for activating the Master Control in the General Moyun and Shuna encounter is missing.
Scion's Keep
Fixed an issue where the Soul Shield Rewards from Scion's Keep did not include which set it belonged to.
Solo Dungeons
Slightly adjusted UI of Solo Dungeons.
General
Increased the width of the instance descriptions and reduced the width of the table of contents.
Updated Solo Dungeons to include an Alternative title for the dungeon name.
Den of the Ancients
Updated the cover image for Den of the Ancients.
Outlaw Island
Updated Rewards to include Yeoharan's Psyche.
World
World
Adjusted font & size of the headings for Realms, Story, and Chi.
Story
Rewritten the second portion of the introductory text.
The UI for List of Story Acts have been redesigned.
The following Story Acts have received new thumbnail images:
Paradise Lost
Into the Woods
A Fistful of Sand
The Beast Within
The Cost of Revenge
The Lost Continent
Cruel Reunion
The Gathering Dark
All available Story Acts have received a new story summary.
Act III —The Beast Within
Fixed a text issue for Chapter 1: The Fall of Brightstone Village.
Realms
Slightly adjusted user interface of the zones of the Earthen Realm.
August 3, 2020
Classes
Classes
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Race Availability description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the The Basics description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Skill Overhaul description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Class Specialization description.
Assassin
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Destroyer
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Force Master
Updated the introductory description to include the Lightning specialization and fixed a grammatical issue.
Gunslinger
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Kung Fu Master
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Soul Fighter
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Warden
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Warlock
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Zen Archer
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Equipment
Soul Shields
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Acquisition Methods description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Reinforcement Sacrifice description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Fuse Sacrifice description.
Empowerment
.Augmentation
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Unity
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Ascension Stone & Radiance Stone description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Chest Opening description.
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Splendor Stone Refinement description
PvE
PvE
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Dungeons
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Hangar 0
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Raids
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Nightfall Sanctuary
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Temple of Eluvium
Updated the introductory description and fixed a grammatical issue.
Scion's Keep
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
Solo Dungeons
Updated the introductory description.
World
Realms
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Solak description.
Challenge
Challenge
Fixed a grammatical issue for the introductory description.
July 31, 2020
Puppet's Rest
An entry for the dungeon's documentation has been added.
Hangar 0
Fixed a grammatical text issue for the introductory description.
Cathedra Cliffs
Updated the introductory description for improved reading.
July 26, 2020
General
Updated & switched the banner image of all pages, excluding those with a full cover image (e.g. Dungeons and Raids).
Hongmoon Archives
Legal Documentation
Adjusted text to make it easier to understand.
PvE
General
Updated Dungeons & Raids to include an Alternative title for the dungeon name. These are a mix of names derived from the community, by soundtracks, and by online translation tools.
Dungeons
Fixed an issue where Puppet's Rest was missing a link to its page.
July 25, 2020
PvE
General
To consolidate the site navigation, Dungeons, Raids, and Solo Dungeons have been moved into the overarching page PvE.
Dungeons
A new page, Puppet's Rest, is now available.
Fixed an issue where the Achievements for Naryu Sanctum was missing.
Fixed an issue where the Achievements for the following dungeons were inconsistently written:
Cathedra Cliffs
Warped Citadel
Brood Chamber
Raids
Adjusted the introductory text of Raids.
July 22, 2020
Fixed an issue where quest Favor and Fortune in the Weekly Challenge contained outdated dungeons
Removed the table of contents for Raids
July 21, 2020
Hongmoon Archives
Donate
Redesigned UI, again ...
Classes
Astromancer
Updated the Class Specialization names. These are not final.
Updated the Class Specialization art assets.
Updated the Talent section to include the Korean descriptions.
Equipment
You can now click on an Accessory icon to be redirected to its respective instance.
Empowerment
Unity
Adjusted the heading from Data Gathering to Documentation.
Augmentation
Slightly adjusted UI.
Dungeons
A new page, Naryu Sanctum, is now available.
Fixed an issue where the table of contents was missing consistency for the following dungeons:
Hangar 0
Stonescale Passage
Halcyon Hills
Fixed an issue where the page path was incorrect for the following dungeons:
Hollow's Heart
Drowning Deeps
Starstone Mines
Updated the thumbnail image for Naryu Sanctum and the upcoming dungeon Puppet's Rest.
Raids
Updated the introductory description of raids.
Updated The Steelbreaker to include the associated light raid Silversteel Laboratory.
World
A new page, Story, is now available.
Similar to the Dungeons page, click on the Act you wish to read the lore of.
For the July 21 update, only Act 1, 2, and 3 are available.
Challenge
Updated the Weekly Challenge table to match the changes made in the Dark Passage update.
July 8, 2020
BnS Life
BnS Life
Added a character asset.
Equipment
Mystic Badge
Fixed an issue with the site navigation visibility
Solo Dungeons
Solo Dungeons
Updated the image for Den of the Ancients
July 6, 2020
General
Updated all Dungeons, Raids, & Solo Dungeons to include the ingame tooltip image.
Increased the width of the instance descriptions and reduced the width of the table of contents.
Classes
Classes
Fixed an issue where the Class Specialization description was linking to an unfinished article.
Astromancer
Talent icons for the Galaxy & Thunder specializations are now available. Talent names and talent effects will be included at a later date.
Dungeons
Dungeons
Dungeons have been updated to include the latest dungeons in Korea. Links to their respective articles will be added at a later date.
Halcyon Hills
An entry for the dungeon's documentation has been added.
Brood Chamber
Updated & replaced the cover image.
Cathedra Cliffs
Slightly modified the text contents of the dungeon description.
Raids
Scarlet Conservatory
Slightly modified the text contents of the raid description.
Challenge
List of Challenges
Updated the Daily Challenge table to match the changes made in the Divine Break update.
July 1, 2020
Hongmoon Archives
Fixed an issue where the homepage's hotlink to the World page was incorrectly linking to a drafted, unpublished page.
Sorry to anyone who had to witness that disaster of a page.
Classes
Force Master
Fixed an issue where the table of contents wasn't displayed correctly
Raids
Temple of Eluvium
Slightly modified the text contents of the raid description
June 29, 2020
Classes
Classes
Fixed an issue where Kung Fu Master was not included in the list Class Selection
Equipment
Earring
Fixed an issue where the Concourse Earring was missing info
Dungeons
Halcyon Hills
Updated the cover image
Updated the boss image for Wonkey Gong
Updated the boss image for Monkey King Jaechun
Fixed a text issue for the description of the dungeon
Fixed a text issue for the description of Wonkey Gong
Fixed a text issue for the description of Monkey King Jaechun
Stonescale Passage
Updated the boss image for Amasa & Amayun
Updated the boss name for Amasa & Amayun
Raids
Fixed an issue where incorrect page paths were still in use for Temple of Eluvium and Scion's Keep
June 27, 2020
Over a month has passed since the last change to Hongmoon Archives. Unfortunately, there's been no lack of personal life changes coming in my way and as such, it took a while to finally update the site. Luckily, the update for June 27 is a large one.
Read on for all of the changes made for the June 27 update!
General
Removed several unused pages still found by using the search function.
Removed Miscellaneous and its subpage Publishers.
Relocated Useful Links.
New Articles
Classes
The following Classes article is now available:
Astromancer. This will be updated further at a later date.
Equipment
The following Equipment articles are now available:
Accessories
Soul Shields
Empowerment
The following Empowerment articles are now available:
Augmentation
Unity
Dungeons
The following Dungeons articles are now available:
Halcyon Hills
Drowning Deeps
Hollow's Heart
Starstone Mines
Raids
The following Raid articles are now available:
Temple of Eluvium
Scion's Keep
World
The following World articles are now available:
Realms
Chi
Fixes & Adjustments
General
Adjusted the height of all pages, excluding those with a full cover image (e.g. Dungeons and Raids) from 340x to 520x.
Replaced the banner image of all pages, excluding those with a full cover image (e.g. Dungeons and Raids) to one that is more visually pleasing combined with the dark title.
Adjusted the UI of Boss Encounters for Dungeons, Raids, and Solo Dungeons .
Adjusted UI of Documentation for Dungeons, Raids, and Solo Dungeons.
Hongmoon Archives
Updated banner image to fit the season.
Added text box with an introductory description of website to better discern the site as a fansite.
About
Removed personal Discord username and email address. NCSOFT West has been notified and been asked to save my contact information for inquiries.
Changed page title from About & Contact to About
Donate
Redesigned UI to include the brand logo of PayPal
Legal Documentation
Removed the bolded font
BnS Life
Removed Discord Server link to avoid confusion. Please find the link to Lucios' server on bns.life.
Classes
Replaced the banner image
Adjusted the text contents of Recommended Soul Badges
Removed the Soul Shield stats from Classes and moved them to Empowerment
Fixed a text issue for the Skill Overhaul description.
Fixed and replaced some outdated Soul Badge recommendations.
All classes now feature a Soul Badge recommendation for purchase using Martial Tokens.
Classes > Assassin
Fixed an issue where the class specialization assets were unintentionally cropped
Classes > Blade Dancer
Fixed an issue where the class specialization assets were unintentionally cropped
Classes > Blade Master
Switched the recommended Soul Badge items for Spirit Sword and Singing Blade
Classes > Force Master
Added a new class specialization art asset for Way of the Lightning.
Added a new class specialization talent section for Way of the Lightning.
Added a new class specialization Soul Badge recommendation for Way of the Lightning.
Classes > Gunslinger
Fixed an issue where the class specialization asset for Way of Destruction was unintentionally cropped
Classes > Soul Fighter
Fixed an issue where the class specialization assets were unintentionally cropped
Classes > Zen Archer
Replaced the class specialization asset for Way of the Windpiercer
Equipment
Redesigned UI to include two titles: Accessories and Soul Shields. Gems will be added at a later date.
Adjusted UI and fixed a design issue for mobile devices for the following Equipment slots:
Ring
Earring
Necklace
Redesigned and added item stats for all Equipment slots.
Soul Shield effects, previously found in each class' respective page, can now be found in the Equipment dropdown.
Equipment > Soul Badge
Soul Badge — Assassin
Fixed a text for the Resurgence Soul Badge where the word reduces was used, instead of decreases
Fixed the following issues for the Prowess Soul Badge:
Relocated the bullet point stating that Phantom generates 1 stack of Phantom Mark, which should have been included in the Prowess effect
Rewritten a bullet point to state that 1 stack of Phantom Mark is generated only when Prowess effect is triggered
Fixed an issue for the Songbird Soul Badge where the cooldown reduction digits for Time Bomb was incorrect
Fixed an issue for the Glory Soul Badge where the Glory effect was only triggered by using Venom Slash, rather than Glory effect being triggered by Venom Slash, Shadow Slash, and Time Bomb
Fixed an issue for the Courage Soul Badge where Lightning Rod/Death from Below granted AP Bonus, rather than dealt
Fixed an issue for the Tribute Soul Badge where the provided effects were vague and misleading
Fixed an issue for the Blue Moon Soul Badge where outdated skill names were in use to decrease cooldown of Time Bomb
Fixed an issue for the Heritage Soul Badge where it did not state how many seconds Upheavel decreased the cooldown of Fighting Spirit
Soul Badge — Blade Dancer
Fixed an issue for the Premonition Soul Badge where:
it stated 5 Premonition stacks were generated when using Fatal Blade, rather than 3
it stated Lightning Flash dealt +800% AP, rather than +1,500%
Fixed an issue for the Songbird Soul Badge where the word stacks was used, instead of generates
Fixed the following issues for the Glory Soul Badge:
Replaced the word grants with generates
Changed sentence structure to improve the standardized sentence structure
Fixed an issue for the Holy Fire Soul Badge where it stated Skyward Slash decreased cooldown of Whirling Scourge by 3 seconds rather than 6
Soul Badge — Blade Master
Fixed an issue for the Liberty Soul Badge where Lightning Rod wasn't included as a skill that resets Sundering Sword/Lightning Draw
Fixed an issue for the Courage Soul Badge where the Alluvion effect lasted for 3 seconds rather than 5
Soul Badge — Destroyer
Fixed an issue for the Resurgence Soul Badge where the cooldown reduction for Fury was missing
Soul Badge — Gunslinger
Fixed an issue for the Premonition Soul Badge where Bullet Storm wasn't included as a skill that decreases cooldown of Undertaker
Fixed an issue for the Songbird Soul Badge where the Songbird effect only lasted for 3 seconds, rather than 6
Soul Badge — Kung Fu Master
Fixed an issue for the Premonition Soul Badge where Roundhouse and Cyclone Kick had incorrect cooldown reduction digits
Soul Badge — Soul Fighter
Fixed an issue for the Resurgence Soul Badge where it stated Resurgence effect lasted for 10 seconds, rather than 12
Soul Badge — Summoner
Fixed an issue for the Resurgence Soul Badge where it stated the Resurgence stack increased Critical Damage by +1% rather than +2%
Fixed an issue for the Premonition Soul Badge where it stated Sunflower/Super Sunflower decreased cooldown of Flying Nettles/Briar Patch by 0.5 seconds rather than 1
Fixed a grammatical issue for the Courage Soul Badge
Fixed an issue for the Tribute Soul Badge where the sentence structure was not standardized
Fixed an issue for the Magnum Soul Badge where Flying Nettles dealt +2,000% additional damage on 2 Magnum stacks rather than 3
Fixed an issue for the Primal Force Soul Badge where the word reduces was used, instead of decreases
Dungeons
Updated gold rewards from Heroic Dungeons.
Raids
General
Updated text contents of the description of raids
Redesigned user interface for improved clarity
Removed images for Light Raids to instead feature them as bullet points.
Added links into the Soul Shield rewards that lead to their respective effects.
This was suggested by Keroppi. Thank you!
The Steelbreaker
Replaced the cover image.
Adjusted the text contents of the introductory quote.
Added an image of the boss encounter Artilletron.
Fixed a formatting issue for the Silversteel Amulet Chest.
Fixed an issue where the Achievements for Kingslayer were duplicated.
Fixed an issue where an unintended divider was present for the Achievements.
Solo Dungeons
Fixed an issue where the Soul Shield rewards from Circle of Sundering and Outlaw Island were displaying inconsistent designs
Fixed an issue where the Soul Shield rewards from Circle of Sundering and Outlaw Island were displaying inappropiate stats
Challenge
Fixed a text issue where it said the Daily Challenge was constructed of 7-8 different quests
Useful Links
Relocated Useful Links from being a subpage to its own place in the site navigation
Added the following links as subpages to Useful Links:
Blade & Soul [KR]
Blade & Soul [CN]
Blade & Soul [JP]
Blade & Soul [TW]
Blade & Soul [NA/EU]
Blade & Soul [RU]
Blade & Soul [VN]
Blade & Soul [TH]
May 21, 2020
Classes
Fixed an issue where the Recommended Soul Badge section from the May 12th update was still being used for the Reaper specialization, rather than the one from May 20th.
Raids
Added the boss encounter Artilletron. If anyone happen to have a high quality screenshot of it, please DM me!
Adjusted the name of the final boss encounter.
Added new Achievements relating to the final boss encounter.
Solo Dungeons
Replaced the cover image for Den of the Ancients
May 20, 2020
Big changes are here! In the May 20th update, a new page with four different sublinks for the talented web developer Lucioss was added as well as new Solo Dungeon page for Outlaw Island! This update also included many UI changes affecting Dungeons, Solo Dungeons, and Raids, as well as additions and fixes to the Soul Badge effects, which if I'm not mistaken, should cover all Soul Badges for all classes and for all specializations. As for the endless Soul Shield effects, I've decided to stop rewriting them in my own words. This was done due to the inconsistent sentence structure in the game, but it simply takes too long, so they will now be copy-pasted from the game's raw data.
That aside, thanks to everyone for being patient with me while I try to fix the site issues. The list on Known Issues is shrinking update after update and I'm super excited to start working on new stuff, which includes info for Fishing, the next Heroic Dungeon, and the third Class Specialization for the Force Master.
Hongmoon Archives
General
Removed the announcement banner.
Changed page title from Update Notes to Release Notes.
Adjusted UI of Known Issues to better match the Release Notes.
Fixed an issue where one of the acknowledged problems involving the Summoner class had already been corrected.
BnS Life
Added BnS Life to the site navigation.
Added link Character Info
Added link Equipment
Added link Marketplace
Added link Discord Server
Classes
General
Recommended Soul Badges have been adjusted for all Classes. They will no longer detail the effects of the fused Soul Badge, but will present the recommended ones more clearly instead.
Steelbreaker Soul Shield effects have been added for the following class specializations:
Assassin — Serpent, Shadow, Phantom
Force Master — Flame, Frost
Scarlet Serpent/Intangible/Slayer/Virulent's Soul Shield effects are now available for the Phantom specialization.
Changed the recommended Soul Badge for the Shadow specialization.
Steel Shot/Scarlet Undertaker/Bulletproof/Stormcaller/Sharpshooter's Soul Shield effects are now available for all Gunslinger specializations
Equipment
General
Adjusted UI of the links on the Equipment page.
Soul Badge effects for every Class (and for the Class Specializations released in North America & Europe) are now available. This includes the following Classes:
Fixed an issue where some of the Blade Dancer's Soul Badge effects belonged to the Assassin.
Fixed an issue where some of the Warden's Soul Badge effects belonged to the Assassin.
Fixed an issue where some of the Warlock's Soul Badge effects belonged to the Assassin.
Fixed a text issue for the Transcendence Soul Badge.
Dungeons
General
Fixed a text issue on the Dungeons page.
Adjusted UI of the Rewards and fixed an invisible design inconsistency for the following Dungeons:
Stonescale Passage
Hangar 0
Cathedra Cliffs
Warped Citadel
Brood Chamber
Dreamsong Theater
The Shadowmoor
Sandstorm Temple
Ransacked Treasury
Replaced the cover image for Dreamsong Theater.
Raids
General
Adjusted UI of the Soul Shield Rewards for the following Raids:
The Steelbreaker
Scarlet Conservatory
Nightfall Sanctuary
Replaced the cover image for Scarlet Conservatory.
Fixed several text issues in the Rewards.
Fixed an issue where the quest Hacking the System was missing.
Added the quest Cold as Steel and its rewards.
Added the quest Breaking Steel and its rewards.
Added various items included in the Steel Bonds update.
Replaced the image for the final boss encounter Zinji & Hyon.
Added background info for the final boss encounter, Zinji & Hyon.
Solo Dungeons
General
Adjusted UI of the Rewards for the following Solo Dungeons:
Den of the Ancients
Circle of Sundering
Outlaw Island
A new Solo Dungeon, Outlaw Island, is now available.
The dungeon has also been added to Solo Dungeons.
Miscellaneous
Added link for BnS Skill Rebinder
May 12, 2020
There have been reports of misleading information since the site was released, and after looking into it further, most of the Soul Shield effects were vastly wrong. After double-checking all of the Blade & Soul patch notes since I started writing for this site, I can confirm that changes made to Soul Shields have not been acknowledged by the western game publisher. That said, always take the information from this site with a grain of salt and remember to check when it was last updated by pressing the ⓘ button found in the bottom-right corner.
User Feedback Submissions
Lunaclea, server Jinsoyun
The following Soul Shield effects for the Destroyer class, including the third specialization Iron Will, are now available:
Steel Axe (Steel Oath)
Scarlet Reaper (Scarlet Oath)
Indestructible (Grand Celestial Oath)
Ruthless (Aransu Oath)
Horn (Khanda Vihar's Oath)
The following Soul Badge effects for the Destroyer class, including the third specialization Iron Will, are now available:
Season of Courage
Season of Tribute
Season of Triumph
Season of Fury
Celestial Basin
Because of a mistake on my end, the users who suggested the following feedback has been lost. Please write to me on Discord so I can fix it.
Dungeons > Dreamsong Theater, The Shadowmoor, Ransacked Treasury
Fixed an issue where an incorrect Dynamic Quest was being displayed
Replaced the Soul Fighter's cover image to a more fitting art asset
Class icons are now accompanied by a class name written below. This will also be applied to Mystic Badge once they have been rolled out.
Fixes & Adjustments
A temporary announcement banner has been added for the home page only
Hongmoon Archives > Known Issues
Fixed an issue where one of the acknowledged problems involving The Steelbreaker had already been corrected
Hongmoon Archives > About & Contact
Added an email address
Adjusted the text contents
Adjusted the form to require ingame name and server when sending feedback. You can toggle out if you do not wish to be credited by name.
Fixed a formatting issue where the Skill Overhaul block was incorrectly separated from its content
Classes > Assassin, Blade Dancer, Blade Master, Force Master, Kung Fu Master
Rewritten all Soul Shield effects for improved readability and to standardize sentence structure
Fixed multiple cases of outdated Soul Shield effects
Fixed a formatting issue for the Assassin
Adjusted the Blade Master's recommended Soul Badges for the Spirit Sword and Singing Blade specializations
Fixed a text issue for the Untouchable Soul Shield
Fixed a text issue for the Zen Archer's recommended Talent selection when playing the Windpiercer specialization
Fixed an issue on the Dungeons page where Hard Mode dungeons were described incorrectly
Fixed an issue where the quest Ground Zero was missing its Gold reward
Fixed an issue where the quest The Avamar Incursion was missing
Fixed an issue where the quest Waiting in the Wings was missing its Gold reward
Fixed an issue where the quest Warped Beyond Reason was missing its Gold reward
Fixed an issue where the quest Warped Beyond Reason was displaying an incorrect Reputation reward
Fixed an issue where an incorrect Daily Quest was displayed
Fixed an issue where an incorrect Daily Quest was displayed
Fixed a formatting issue for the Dynamic Quest
Fixed a text issue for the boss encounter Cursed Gatekeeper Onubek
Fixed an issue where an incorrect Daily Quest was displayed
Equipment > Soul Badge > Assassin, Blade Dancer, Blade Master, Destroyer, Force Master, Gunslinger, Soul Fighter, Warden, Warlock, Zen Archer
Fixed a text issue for the Magnum Soul Badge
May 4, 2020
A new subpage, Changelog, is now available. This will be updated every website update to detail the new changes.
Unauthorized users can now view the website.