Direct answer: Developer Notes #18 is an official roadmap for the Half-Anniversary update across Version 2.0 and Version 2.1. It previews easier Raid entry, new equipment growth, the weekly Maze mode, a higher Boss Challenge difficulty, a six-hero rerun vote, a planned guaranteed Meliodas reward, and Half-Anniversary events.
What is changing for Raid progression?
Version 2.0 is planned to add a Raid [Hard] difficulty as a lower entry point. It will not award Mystic Tokens or Raid equipment, but it is planned to grant the same Star Fragment reward as [Abyss]. The official note also says Quality 120 Raid equipment will be added to [Hell] difficulty rewards.
What is Transcendence Refinement?
Transcendence Refinement is a planned extension for fully refined Engraved Equipment. The note describes three unlock processes per stage, additional options, a higher refinement stage beyond +5, and one Engraved Equipment passive after all unlocks. Failed attempts consume the growth material but are intended to have no extra retry penalty.
What is the new Maze content?
Maze is planned as weekly, lighter content built around hero placement and choices based on random conditions, attributes, roles, and hero entry counts. Deeper progress should provide more rewards, including Transcendence Refinement materials and some Potential Points normally obtained through regular draws.
What is Boss Challenge [Transcendence]?
The new [Transcendence] difficulty is intended for Time Attack competition rather than simply farming upgrade materials. It is planned to become the standard ranking difficulty after Version 2.0, with rewards matching [Abyss], while the new refinement materials are also planned for existing [Abyss] rewards.
How will the first hero rerun be chosen?
Netmarble plans an official survey involving six featured heroes. The highest-voted heroes are planned to become the first rerun heroes, with the first rerun pickup planned for the update after Version 2.0. The note does not yet name the six candidates or the winning hero.
Will every player get Meliodas?
The note says Version 2.0 plans to provide [SSR] Meliodas as a guaranteed reward in the first draw tutorial for new players, and to provide Meliodas to existing players too. Players who already have Meliodas at Potential level 10 are planned to receive 180 Star Trace Crystalloids instead. The distribution timing will be announced in a later update notice.
What is planned for Version 2.1?
The latter half of the Half-Anniversary update is planned to include the first survey-based hero rerun, the Ferzen Mines Raid, and higher difficulties for existing Boss Challenges.
What Half-Anniversary rewards are listed?
The note previews daily gifts with Draw Tickets, a Lucky Snatch event sharing 500 million Star Fragments across regions, and an appreciation reward of Radiant Potion of Charm x3, Ingot Selection Chest x5, Remnants of the Rift x5, and Lichdragon's Roar Weapon Selection Chest x1. The listed appreciation reward can be claimed from the in-game mailbox until September 1, 2026 at 14:59 UTC.
What is not confirmed?
This roadmap does not give an exact Version 2.0 release date, the six survey candidates, the winning rerun hero, a Ban banner date, or any new banner rate and pity rule. Keep those details unconfirmed until separate official notices publish them.
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Official source: Developer Notes #18.