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Shugo Festival - Version 7 vs Version 8
Oct 25, 2026, 04:06 AM
Add practical course tactics for seven Shugo activities while retaining the existing service-specific schedules, limits and reward history.
Oct 27, 2026, 07:20 AM
Added tile memory activity tactics
11The Shugo Festival is a recurring event layer of minigames staged across Atreia, hosted by the Shugo, the franchise's merchant-minded little traders. It sits alongside the dungeon and PvP loops rather than inside them, and it is one of the few features NCsoft has described for the global build specifically rather than carrying over from Korean and Taiwanese patch notes.22On the Korean and Taiwanese service, and in NCsoft's English announcements about that service, the same content is called the Shugo Festa. It has run there since launch on November 19, 2025, and most of what is known about how it works comes from that service's patch notes, summarised below.44What It Contains66ActivityShapeShugo defenceProtect the Shugo from waves of incoming enemiesPet racingRace your pets against other playersLaser dodgingAn obstacle challenge built around avoiding laser hazardsOthersThe published description is open-ended and lists these as examples rather than a full roster99Rewards1010The global store page lists wings, skins, pets and decor among the Festival's rewards. On the Korean service the Festa pays out more than cosmetics: each event opens monster cubes that can contain gear, it pays Abyss Points, two of its minigames give painting remnants that craft into decorations, and it pays a token currency for the Shugo Festa shop. That shop has kept purchase history across seasons, added new products for Chapter 1, and began selling higher-grade manastones and spiritstones on September 16, 2026.1212How It Fits the Schedule1414On the Korean service the Festival is a standing, recurring part of the game rather than a one-off event: every Shugo Festa activates every hour on the hour (since April 22, 2026), and new minigames arrive with major updates, such as one added with Chapter 1 on July 1, 2026.1616As of October 15, 2026 NCsoft has not published a calendar for the global Festival, a list of every minigame in it, or the reward table for any individual instalment.1818The global service does run on the same key system: NCsoft's notice for the global Special Quai Membership lists a higher Shugo Festa Key holding cap as a member benefit, 21 keys instead of 12.2020Later global posts confirm the Festival on the global servers. The October 13 PDT / October 14 CEST global patch fixed player positions resetting when reconnecting to the network during the Shugo Festival. The global Halloween event pays 20 Halloween Pumpkin Coins (Event) for taking part once a week per server, and its coin shop sells Shugo Festival Reward Key (Bound) for 7 coins, three per server a week. NCsoft's global server transfer Q&A copies server-wide Shugo Festival reward progress to the destination server while leaving the origin's progress unchanged.2222How a Festa Works2424The official guidebook for the Korean service (updated June 30, 2026) describes the Festa as short minigames played against other players. When a Festa's entry time arrives an icon appears to the left of the minimap, and clicking it takes you there at once. You must be ready by the start time; once it has started, or once the event is full, you cannot get in. The Festa window has seven parts:2626PartWhat it showsCategoryThe list of Festa minigames and the Festa ShopTime slotsWhich minigames run in each time slotFesta listProgress of each FestaSelected FestaIts rules and detailsRewardsWhat the selected Festa can payReward keysKeys held and when they rechargeMoveTeleport to the selected Festa2828The main reward is the Centuryroot Token (백년삼 증표; the name used in NCsoft's global notices), which you spend in the Festa Shop. Claiming a Festa's rewards uses Shugo Festa Keys, which recharge automatically every cycle, and finishing higher in the ranking lets you use more keys on the same event.2929Schedule and Entry on the Korean Service3131Festas spawned at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour until April 8, 2026, then alternated between even and odd hours, and since April 22 every Festa opens every hour on the hour. NCsoft's English announcement of the Season 3 update mentions the adjusted spawn intervals.Since July 1, 2026 each event is played on its own instanced map. You enter at once without talking to an NPC, return to where you were afterwards, and no longer spend a return scroll.Characters using a Spacetime Rift cannot enter (since July 29, 2026).A minimum score guards against idle play: players below it are ranked last (since December 3, 2025).3333Reward Keys3535Rewards are claimed with Shugo Festa reward keys. Since April 8, 2026 the base supply is seven keys per server per week, or 14 with a Korean membership, and keys added from the reward key item count across the server and can go past the recharge cap of 30.Keys are issued per season and expire with it; the Chapter 1 keys are valid until November 4, 2026.Since July 1, 2026 every event opens at least two monster cubes, or four with a membership.NCsoft's notice for the global Special Quai Membership raises the Shugo Festa Key holding cap from 12 to 21 for members.3737Reward and Shop Changes on the Korean Service3939DateChangeDecember 17, 2025Base and daily attempts for the Festa and Dimensional Invasion halved, with rewards doubledFebruary 25, 2026Level 45 characters can receive lower-level gear from Festa rewardsMarch 25, 2026Gear from Festa monster cubes can be auto-extracted; Lesser Manastones and Lesser Soulstones removed from Festa cube rewardsApril 8, 2026Base keys set to seven per server per week (14 with a membership); guaranteed rewards doubled in quantity and chance-based rewards doubled in chanceApril 22, 2026Slightly lower chance of Unique gear among the main rewards; gatherables in the base reward cut from 10 to 8May 13, 2026Seed of Insight added to the possible rewards; its chance fell from 100% to 70% on July 1June 17, 2026Festa achievements count participation instead of placingsJuly 29, 2026The entry window shows how many keys you hold, and Festa skills can have their own key bindingsSeptember 16, 2026Superior Manastones and Superior Soulstones sold in the Festa ShopSeptember 23, 2026Centuryroot Tokens can be kept in character and server storageOctober 7, 2026Each mode's painting remnant merged into one Shugo Festa (Remnant: Painting), with old remnants convertible; Stigma Shards added to the Festa Shop; Soul Crystals sold in bundles of 50, up to 15 a week4141Minigames on the Korean Service4242The names below are translations of the Korean names, except Nyerk Shooter, which is NCsoft's own English name for that minigame.4444MinigameHow it playsNotesShugo Merchant ProtectionDefend a Shugo merchant against waves of bandits, including a bandit cannonMatches the global description of protecting the Shugos from waves of enemies. Since July 1, 2026 rewards need a contribution of at least 1,500, and the top two players open three cubes (six with a membership).Mysterious TrackA pet race past whirlwinds, updraft jump pads and speed padsMatches the global description of racing pets. Pet possession effects do not change speed (since January 21, 2026), and whirlwinds slow racers instead of knocking them back since August 12, 2026.Jump JumpA balloon gameLaser balloons were added on January 28, 2026 and balloons that must be grabbed before they explode on April 8, 2026Hidden LugiA chase between Shugo and Lugi playersWhen a Shugo catches a Lugi they swap roles (since January 21, 2026); rounds last about three and a half minutesIsn't It This Tile?A tile gameFlight is disabled (since December 24, 2025)Goldrin's TreasureA treasure hunt against a thiefSome treasure spawn points are random since April 8, 2026Odyle Droplet CollectionCollect dropletsDroplets respawn faster since December 3, 2025Wraith EvasionAn evasion game built around wraithsRunning since Season 1Higher HigherA climb up floating islandsBack in rotation since February 11, 2026 after a barrier faultNyerk ShooterAdded January 21, 2026 with Season 2. NCsoft's English announcement describes up to four characters aiming at and bursting falling balloons in mid-air; a special supply object grants rapid fireGives a painting remnant that crafts into a town paintingShugo's DilemmaScore by gathering exactly as many players as the number shown on a randomly placed platformAdded July 1, 2026; rounds 5 and 6 have double-score platforms since July 154747Dimensional Invasion4848Dimensional Invasion (차원 침공) is the Festa's companion field event and shares its menu and many of its patch notes. NCsoft's English announcements name the two together when changing their rewards and spawn timing. The guidebook (updated April 7, 2026) describes it as a field event that breaks out at random in each faction's territories: many players gather to beat back waves of enemies and a boss. Clearing it pays a reward plus a bonus by contribution ranking.5050RuleKorean service detailTimingEvery hour at 30 minutes past (since April 8, 2026; before that on the hour)RewardsUnlimited participation, but rewards at most twice a day and 14 times a weekEntry windowThree minutes (since December 3, 2025)Finding itA system message announces it and its icon appears on the mapRestrictionsCannot be entered while using a Spacetime Rift (July 29, 2026)Minimum scorePlayers below the minimum score get a system message explaining why they received no reward (April 22, 2026)5252Its events include Cursed Sword, Spirit Raid and a Beritra raid (descriptive names), whose monsters were made tougher on January 21 and March 25, 2026.5353Activity tactics5555Use these tactics when the matching activity is offered. Follow the rules displayed for the course you enter; the service-specific schedules, entry limits and reward rules above keep their separate scope.5757ActivityWhat to watch and doMysterious TrackTake the blue gates for a speed boost and collect Power Orbs for boosts and stamina recovery. Steer around the whirlwinds that slow racers.Wraith EvasionOpen Mysterious Cubes to release purple scoring orbs. Avoid dark blue orbs: they slow you without awarding points, but do not turn you into a wraith. If a wraith catches you, catch another Daeva to return from wraith form.Odyle Flight FrenzyRoute your flight through acceleration rings for speed and restored Flight Power. Zoom the camera out and check above and below for scoring orbs.Merchant defenseDestroy the cannons early in each incursion to reduce area damage to the merchants. Stop exploding insectoids before they reach the merchants; their low health makes them practical targets, but they are immune to Petrification. Petrification Chests can stop enemies that are susceptible.Goldrin's TreasureLook for the light beams marking chests. Break Goldrin's Storage and collect the Odyle Orbs it releases. Fly to survey more ground for storage objects and chests.Jump JumpCollect scoring orbs while watching the lasers. Jump over the beams and move away from places where several lasers overlap.Hidden LugiAs a Lugi, blend in with the movements of the surrounding Lugi and collect orbs discreetly. As a Shugo, scan an area for Lugi collecting orbs, sprinting or jumping; taking an orb gives a disguised player a movement boost.58+ActivityWhat to watch and doMysterious TrackTake the blue gates for a speed boost and collect Power Orbs for boosts and stamina recovery. Steer around the whirlwinds that slow racers.Wraith EvasionOpen Mysterious Cubes to release purple scoring orbs. Avoid dark blue orbs: they slow you without awarding points, but do not turn you into a wraith. If a wraith catches you, catch another Daeva to return from wraith form.Odyle Flight FrenzyRoute your flight through acceleration rings for speed and restored Flight Power. Zoom the camera out and check above and below for scoring orbs.Merchant defenseDestroy the cannons early in each incursion to reduce area damage to the merchants. Stop exploding insectoids before they reach the merchants; their low health makes them practical targets, but they are immune to Petrification. Petrification Chests can stop enemies that are susceptible.Goldrin's TreasureLook for the light beams marking chests. Break Goldrin's Storage and collect the Odyle Orbs it releases. Fly to survey more ground for storage objects and chests.Jump JumpCollect scoring orbs while watching the lasers. Jump over the beams and move away from places where several lasers overlap.Hidden LugiAs a Lugi, blend in with the movements of the surrounding Lugi and collect orbs discreetly. As a Shugo, scan an area for Lugi collecting orbs, sprinting or jumping; taking an orb gives a disguised player a movement boost.Isn't It This Tile?Memorize the safe tiles during their brief reveal. Collect scoring objects, then return to a remembered safe tile before the countdown ends. Use nearby orbs as landmarks, remembering that collected orbs no longer mark the tile.5959Related Pages6060AION 2 Overview for the rest of the launch feature set. Character Creation and Customization for the cosmetic layer the rewards feed into. Pets and Mounts for the pets raced in Mysterious Track. Achievements and Titles for the Festa achievements.