Today’s maintenance will be replaced by a hotfix so all game modes except for rank will be available. The time is still the same and it will be scheduled to take place at 00:00 (UTC +8). See below for popular timezone conversions:
EST: 8:00 p.m. PST: 5: 00 p.m.
CST: 7:00 p.m BST: 1:00 a.m.
CEST: 2:00 a.m. KST/JST: 9:00 a.m.
Update Highlights
[Best Performance/Nymph Awards]
”Where Radiance Meets Legacy!”
- Earn Nymph Cards) by completing battle tasks and unlocking Best Performance Costumes.
Use Nymph Cards] to vote for past Deduction Star characters! - The two characters with the most votes will earn the “Best Performance” title and their exclusive Best Performance S-rarity costume. (Previous Best Performance winners will not receive the title again.)
- In case of overlap between the Chinese and International servers, characters with the same number of votes will be ranked based on the combined votes from both servers.
- Earn Deduction Points by playing matches to unlock Best Performance Graffiti, Best Performance Emotes, Dynamic Portrait, Deduction Star Poster, Event Label, and more!
- Use (Nymph Cards] to vote for your favorite characters to obtain (Gold Roses). Gold Roses can be exchanged in the Event Shop for Support Fireworks, Character Signatures, and Signature Graffiti
Voting Period: April 30, 2026 (after maintenance) – May 4, 2026, 23:59
Event Check-in
- Complete daily check-ins during the voting period to obtain the [A-rarity Furniture/ World of Wonders Display Cabinet (will return to the Event Shop after the check-in period), Best Performance Graffiti, Deduction Star Poster, Portrait Frame
- Deduction Hall, and more!
Check-in Period: April 30th, 2026 (after maintenance) – May 7th, 2026
Retro Check-in: May 5th, 2026 – May 7th, 2026
Deduction Rewards
- Complete matches during the voting period and earn [Nymph Cards] based on your results.
Victory/Draw/Defeat will receive 5/4/3 Nymph Cards, respectively. You can earn up to 15 Nymph Cards a day and 75 Nymph Cards over the course of the event. Additionally, you can earn Deduction Points through matches and claim rewards in different tiers. (Quick Match, Ranked Match, and Duo Hunters mode only, with at least 2,500 Deduction Points)
Event Period: April 30, 2026 (after maintenance) – May 20, 2026, 23:59
Muse Letter Conversion
- Every 5 Muse Letters voted can be exchanged for 1 (Nymph Card].
Star Tag
- Earn a Silver Tag for a character by casting 75 votes, owning their Deduction Star Costume, or having a C-or B-tier Badge.
- Earn a Gold Tag for a character by casting 95 votes, owning their Best Performance Costume, or having an A-or S-tier Badge.
- Once you obtain a Star Tag, you can equip it and choose where to display it.
Deduction Illustrations
- You may review Deduction Characters from previous years with Deduction Illustrations and collect Best Performance characters from previous years with Best Performance Illustrations. Previous Deductions series costumes will also be available at a discount.
- During the event, collecting the full set of costumes will give you an exclusive A-rarity Label.
- Owning the character’s Best Performance Costume will grant you a Gold tag.
Best Performance Gift
- Visitors who purchase a Best Performance Costume will receive the character’s Nymph Award ornament as a bonus. The ornament can be displayed in Display Cabinet furniture. Players who previously owned the costume will automatically receive the accessory upon their first login after this update.
- The Best Performance Costumes currently include: [Costume] Geisha – Resilience of Bamboo, [Costume] Perfumer – Inflorescence, [Costume] Naiad – Weeping Goddess, [Costume] Wu Chang – Brilliant Polaris, [Costume] The Ripper – Black Bones, [Costume] Prospector – Bird of Prey, [Costumel Gardener – Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade, [Costume Mercenary – To the Myriad Silent Souls, [Costume] Enchantress – Nocturne of the Night’s Chant, and [Costume] Night Watch – At This Hour All Is Silent.
Best Performance Emote Discount Card Optimization
- Starting today, any unused Best Performance Emote Discount Card can be dismantled into 39 inspirations via [Evidence Review].
Chat Channels and DIY Posters
- Casting 10 votes for a character will activate the character’s exclusive Chat Channel, and you can create custom posters for them. Casting 30 votes unlocks speaking privileges. Visitors who have a C-or higher-tier Badge, hold a Label for that character, or own their Deduction Star Costume can join the chat directly.
- Past winners’ channels will be open to all visitors, but only those with a C-or higher-tier Badge, a Label for that character, or their Best Performance Costume can join the chat directly.
Shop
[E-sports Series]
“Game on! We are Team BLK!”
Batter’s E-sports Series Costume Package is now available for a limited time at a 20% discount (Original: 3, 276 Echoes | Discounted: 2, 618 Echoes) and includes A-rarity Costume, BLK.GANJI and S-rarity accessory, Elation.
If purchased separately, the costume will cost 1, 388 Echoes while the accessory will cost 1, 888 Echoes.
Availability: April 30th, 2026 (after maintenance) – May 27th, 2026.
Geisha’s E-sports Series Costume Package is now available for a limited time at a 20% discount (Original: 3, 276 Echoes | Discounted: 2, 618 Echoes) and includes A-rarity Costume, BLK.MAI and S-rarity accessory, Transcendence.
If purchased separately, the costume will cost 1, 388 Echoes while the accessory will cost 1, 888 Echoes.
Availability: April 30th, 2026 (after maintenance) – May 27th, 2026.
A-rarity Costumes for Smiley Face – Sonic Overdrive, Cheerleader – Resonant Harmony, and Mechanic – Differentiator are now available for 1, 388 Echoes or 4, 888 Fragments each. They will also be available in the Golden Apple Shop for 63, 800 Golden Apples.
Availability: April 30th, 2026 (after maintenance) – May 27th, 2026.
E-sports Series Return
- [A-rarity Costume] Smiley Face – OPH.JOKER, Cheerleader – OPH.LILY, Mercenary – OPH.NAIB, Antiquarian – OPH.QI, “Prisoner” – OPH.LUCA, Embalmer – BLK.AESOP,
Seer – BLK.ELI, and Mechanic – BLK.TRACY are back for 1,388 Echoes each. - [A-rarity Costume] Antiquarian – Soundclash, “Prisoner” – Trembling Chord, and Mercenary – Dissonant Melody are back for 1,388 Echoes or 4,888 Fragments each.
- (S-rarity Accessory] Smiley Face – Leaping Marcato, Cheerleader – Fluctuation, Mercenary -Inversion, Antiquarian – Reconstruction, “Prisoner” – Infinity, Embalmer – Phase Transition, Seer – Hearts Aligned, and Mechanic – Superintelligence are back for 1,888 Echoes each.
During the return of the E-Sports Series, visitors will receive one [Costume Discount Voucher], granting a 25% discount on select E-Sports Series Costumes when purchased with Echoes. This includes (Mercenary – Dissonant Melody, “Prisoner” – Trembling Chord, Antiquarian – Soundclash, Cheerleader – Resonant Harmony, Smiley Face – Sonic Overdrive, and Mechanic – Differentiator).
Returning Champion Series Costumes
- To celebrate the opening of the Call of the Abyss IX Global Finals, [COA III Champion Costumes] Coordinator – Upright Judgment & Dream Witch – Reversed Judgment, [COA IV
Champion Costumes] Mechanic – Dormant Koi & Guard 26 – Visitor From Shu, [COA V Champion Costumes] Mercenary – Sagittarius & Sculptor – Sirius, [COA VI Champion Costumes] Antiquarian – Ocean Conqueror & Dream Witch – Sky Mender, and [COA VII Champion Costumes] Entomologist – Silken Steps & The Breaking Wheel – Siegeforged will be available for a limited time.
Returning Period: April 30th, 2026 – May 20th, 2026.
Character Package
“He has never signed his name to any treatise. He once knocked upon the door of truth, then spent a lifetime wandering its threshold.“
The (“Dentist”- Unsigned Thesis) Costume Package will be available at 20% off (Original Price: 1,176 Echoes | Discounted Price: 938 Echoes), and includes (B-rarity Costume] “Dentist” – Unsigned Thesis and the new Hunter, “Dentist”.
Availability: April 30th, 2026 – May 13th, 2026.
B-rarity Costume for “Dentist” – Unsigned Thesis will be available permanently for 318 Echoes or 1, 1188 Fragments.
“Dentist” will also now be permanently available to purchase in the shop for 858 Echoes or 4, 508 Clues.
Special Packages
A 10 Echo package containing 20 Inspirations, 28 Clues, [Temporary Costume] General A-rarity (3 days), [Temporary Identity] Hunter (3 days) and Temporary Identity Survivor (3 days) will be available after maintenance.
Availability: April 30th, 2026 – May 6th, 2026.
A Spyglass Package available for 288 Echoes will also be added. It includes 100 Spyglasses, 188 Clues, and 188 Fragments.
Availability: April 30th, 2026 – May 13th, 2026.
Event Shop
[Standby Motion Choice Pack) Hunter- Rest will be available for a limited time in the Event Shop. The package contains some Hunters’ Rest motions. After purchase, you can choose any one of them. It costs 50 Spyglasses and can be purchased multiple times. Players who already own all of them cannot purchase this package.
[Standby Motion Choice Pack] Survivor – Rest will be available for a limited time in the Event Shop. The package contains some Survivors’ Rest motions. After purchase, you can choose any one of them. It costs 50 Spyglasses and can be purchased multiple times. Players who already own all of them cannot purchase this package.
Availability: April 30th, 2026 (after maintenance) – May 27th, 2026.
Tournament
With the end of the Call of the Abyss IX Group Stage, we are heading towards the Grand Final! From May 1st to May 5th, the ultimate showdown will begin!
Public Map
- Limited-time free-to-use characters can be used in the Public Map.
- Limited-time Costumes unlocked via Character Trial Cards and Costume Trial Cards can be used in the Public Map.
- After unlocking the [Recharge Exclusive Costume Sharing Permission], when you team up with friends and enter the Public Map, your friends can use the captain’s shared costumes and accessories.
(Costume Sharing Permission I, II, and III provide sharing durations of 50, 100, and 200 minutes, respectively.) - Adjusted Axe Boy and Mad Eyes’ behaviors in the Public Map after their Meet & Greet appearances.
Combat
”Dentist” is now available in Blackjack, Hide and Seek, and Scribbled Ideas.
Character Days
Complete Event tasks to get exclusive Birthday rewards. Visitors who participated last year will receive new Birthday rewards while those who need the past rewards can redeem them in the Event Shop.
🧁(Fire Investigator) Florian Brand’s Birthday [May 2nd]
Event Period: May 2nd, 2026, 00:00 – May 2nd, 2026, 23:59.
🧁(Journalist) Alice DeRoss’ Birthday [May 5th]
Event Period: May 5th, 2026, 00:00 – May 5th, 2026, 23:59.
Second Round: May 8th, 2026, 00:00 – May 10th, 2026, 23:59.
🧁(Thief) Kreacher Pierson’s Birthday [May 7th]
Event Period: May 7th, 2026, 00:00 – May 7th, 2026, 23:59
Second Round: May 8th, 2026, 00:00 – May 10th, 2026, 23:59.
Experience Improvements
- Improved the prompt for unclaimed event rewards and added event name display to the prompt.
- Optimized completion criteria for elimination tasks in Seasonal EXP and Beginner EXP.
Survivor eliminations from surrender and other cases now count toward task progress. - Optimized the “Projector” furniture. The projection screen can now be moved within a certain range and zoomed.
- Optimized display effects for the (Graffiti] “Disciple” – Signature.
Next Week’s Preview
IMPORTANT: Next week’s maintenance will be rescheduled to May 8th.
In addition, The Nymph Award event, “Spring Night Finale” is about to begin. Collect [Gold Roses] during the event for a chance to earn exclusive Nymph Award Labels, Deduction Star Room Music, and special Emote Effects.