The First Descendant Update 1.4.3 Brings Cradle of Evolution and Ultimate Hailey

Transcendent Weapon Trading

• Transcendent Weapons can be traded via Private Trading or Lounge Storage Trade.
• Transcendent Weapons have a minimum trade price based on the Quality of the equipment being traded.
• Quality 1: 100 Caliber.
• Quality 2: 200 Caliber.
• Quality 3: 400 Caliber.
• Quality 4: 600 Caliber.
• The minimum trade price is set per item and is calculated by adding up the minimum prices of all listed items.
• Newly acquired Transcendent Weapons have a 24-hour Trade Protection period applied.
• Transcendent Weapons acquired through trade do not have a Trade Protection period applied.
• Acquiring a Transcendent Weapon through trade does not provide Base Quality EXP.
• Transcendent Weapons acquired through trade will be bound.
• A bound Transcendent Weapon can be traded after being unbound using a “Trade Permit.”
• In some countries, Transcendent Weapons cannot be listed for sale or trade.

Trigger Module

• Added 1 new Trigger Module.
• Freezing Breakthrough: When using a Toggle type skill, grants “Chill Condensation” stacks. When using a Skill Weapon or Exclusive Weapon type skill, consume “Supercooling” stacks to grant “Freezing Breakthrough” equal to the number of stacks consumed. For the duration, increases Skill Critical Hit Damage and Chill Skill Power.
• Added 1 new Trigger Module to the “Trigger Module Loot L” acquired when completing the “Karel’s Mothership” Mission.
• New Trigger Modules have been added to Trigger Module-related rewards for defeating “Axion Plains – Wall Crasher.”
• Changed the content rewards that can be obtained from the “Trigger Module Selection Box” to “Trigger Module Selection Box I.”

Module Purchase Shop

• This is a Shop where you can purchase Normal, Rare, and Ultimate Modules using “Archive Shards.”
• Transcendent Modules, Trigger Modules, and Ancestors Modules cannot be purchased.
• You can access this Shop by visiting Albion’s Module Master, “Silion.”
• Available after reaching Mastery Rank 2.
• A feature that lets you view only the Modules you do not currently own has been added.
• Normal Modules: 5x Archive Shard → 15x Archive Shard, monthly purchase limit: 2.
• Rare Modules: 10x Archive Shard → 20x Archive Shard.
• Ultimate Modules: 15x Archive Shard → 25x Archive Shard.

HQ Special Orders

• Added a new Quest schedule for HQ Special Orders.
• Period: 09.24.2026 (Thu) 00:00 – 10.20.2026 (Tue) 23:59 PDT.
• Descendant/Weapon/Fellow Rewards: 4 times per cycle.
• Anais’s Research Material Box I: 3 times per cycle.
• Anais’s Research Material Box II: 1 time per cycle.
• Core Acquisition Quest: 4 times per cycle.

Battle Pass and Shop

• A red dot will now appear on the “Battle Supply Shop” and “Bonus Shop” when rewards are available to collect.
• Added new products.
• The following products will be available starting 09.17.2026 (Thu) 00:00 PDT.
• Ultimate Hailey Special Bundle, Eastern Descendant Bundle, Ultimate Luna Descendant Bundle, Ultimate Lepic Descendant Bundle, Ultimate Hailey Bundle, Bright Moon and Entertainer Bundle, Fox and Exorcist Bundle, and Warrior and Special Messenger Bundle.
• Ultimate Hailey, Eastern-themed skins, Ultimate Hailey’s Tactical Aero Suit, Trade Permit, and other cosmetic and support items were added to the Shop.

Events

• Karel’s Mothership Conquest Ranking Run Phase 1 has ended, and Phase 2 is now beginning.
• Phase 2 runs after the 09.17.2026 (Thu) maintenance until 10.15.2026 (Thu) before maintenance PDT.
• Phase 2: Team allows a 4-player Party, Public Matchmaking, groups of 1-3 players using matchmaking to make groups of 4 players via Public Operations, and duplicate Descendants.
• Phase 2: Solo is Solo only, uses Private Operations entry only, and calculates rankings per Descendant.
• Added a new Login Event, “[Attendance] Eastern Mystic Gley.”
• This 28-day event allows you to use Attendance Memento, which can be exchanged for past attendance rewards.
• Added a new Login Event, “[Attendance] Karel’s Mothership: Phase Conquest Celebration Event.”
• Added a new Event Challenge, “Marksman’s Precision Strike Mission.”
• Added a new Event Challenge, “Descendant Rebalance: Luna & Lepic.”
• Added a Boost Event, “Descendant’s Weekend.”
• Karel’s Mothership, Infiltration Operations, and Sigma Sector receive Descendant EXP, Weapon Proficiency, and Unique Arche Factor EXP +20%.
• Special Operations and Breach Tracking receive Gold and Kuiper Shard +20%.
• The Descendant’s Weekend period is 09.18.2026 (Fri) 00:00 – 10.11.2026 (Sun) 23:59 PDT, applied every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• Added the Accelerate Research events “[Weekday] Accelerate Research Week” and “[Weekend] Accelerate Research Week.”

Descendant Rebalance and Improvements

• Updated “Shadow Shot” so that it no longer attacks objects within range.
• Changed Raven’s “Additional Damage per Edict” damage multiplier from Max Shield x 0.13% to Max Shield x 0.20%.
• Changed Raven’s Max Damage Multiplier from 280% to 420%.
• Supplemented the “Bubble” Skill description when the Transcendent Module “Supply Moisture” is equipped on Valby/Ultimate Valby.
• Lepic’s Grenade Throw Explosion DMG changed from 2884.1% to 7557.0%.
• Lepic’s Overclock received a 13% Skill Power increase effect.
• Traction Grenade changed to a stackable skill with Max Stacks: 2.
• Lepic’s Overkill Exclusive Weapon duration changed from 8s to 10s.
• Lepic’s Overkill Explosion DMG changed from 3824.4% to 7560%.
• Luna’s Stage Presence DMG changed from 193.4% to 373.8%.
• Luna’s missed-shot MP decrease changed from 10 to 7.
• Luna’s Exclusive Weapon Max Ammo changed from 30 to 45.
• Luna’s Exciting Performance and Enhanced Exciting Performance duration changed from 14.5s to 18s.
• Luna’s Relaxing Act MP Cost changed from 15 to 10.
• Luna’s Cheerful Performance Inspiration Gauge increase changed from 1 to 2.
• Luna’s Noise Surge received damage, range, duration, and stack changes.
• Hailey’s Cryo Round DMG changed from 469% to 703.5%.
• Storm Snare was improved to grant a Protective Barrier to herself when the skill is used.
• Hailey’s Freezing Beam Direct DMG changed from 17,704% to 63,755.8%.
• Hailey’s Extreme Firearm ATK increase changed from 170% to 250%.
• Eliminated the Additional Effect per Core for Exclusive Weapon Skills and some effects have been changed or incorporated as default Skill features.
• Added Additional Damage based on Transcendent Weapon Quality to the Gley/Ultimate Gley and Hailey/Ultimate Hailey Exclusive Weapon Skills.
• Added a Non-Attribute Skill Power 30% Increase effect when Valby/Ultimate Valby is equipped.

Content Improvements

• Grouped the shortcut buttons for “Trials” and “Onslaught” on the World Map and are now displayed as sub-buttons.
• Elapsed time will now be visible on the Mission Results screen even when a Mission is abandoned.
• Relaxed the drop count limit for Consumables dropped by monsters, allowing dropped Consumables to remain on the ground for longer.
• While participating in matchmade content, you will no longer be able to apply for entry into other matchmade content simultaneously.
• Descendant Skill information will now be viewable from the Rotational Build detail screen.
• In Intercept Battles, Descendants will be granted Invincibility from the moment a Colossus is defeated, preventing them from dying.
• Added a tooltip when you approach an Amorphous Dimensional Stone during “Breach Tracking” Missions.
• Added Descendant/Weapon EXP: 268,800, Arche Tuning EXP: 1,890, Ironheart Particles: 420, and 40x Collectible Coin to Breach Tracking Mission completion rewards.
• Added a “Twisted Amorphous Dimensional Stone” that has a chance to appear when defeating a mid-mission Commander.
• Added “Resonating/Faint/Shining High-density Dimensional Stone” rewards when defeating the final Commander of a Mission.
• Added Transcendent Weapon rewards when completing a “Breach Tracking” Mission.
• Breach Tracking can award Quality 251 → 400 Transcendent Weapons with a 5.00% mission completion reward acquisition chance.
• If you move to another map without picking up a dropped Transcendent Weapon, it will now be sent to Lost and Found.

Onslaught Desertion Penalty

• If you are the first to leave a Public Matchmaking Onslaught while with players who are not in your Party, it will be classified as a Desertion.
• In matches with 2 to 4 players, the Desertion count accumulates for the first player to leave.
• If an Operation is abandoned while playing in a Party, the Desertion count only accumulates for the Party Leader.
• A Matchmaking Delay Penalty will be applied when entering Onslaught based on the number of Desertions.
• The Matchmaking Delay duration increases based on the number of Desertions accumulated throughout the day.
• Once the Matchmaking Delay period ends, the penalty is automatically lifted and you can play normally.
• The accumulated Desertion count and any active Matchmaking Delay Penalty reset daily at 00:00 PDT.
• You cannot join a Party while a Matchmaking Delay Penalty is active.

Descendant Mission Board

• Changed the “Karel’s Mothership: Hard” Weekly Content in the Descendant Mission Board.
• Content Name: Karel’s Mothership & Cradle of Evolution.
• Play 1 of the following: Cradle of Evolution, Karel’s Mothership (Normal), or Karel’s Mothership (Hard).
• Up to 5 times per week.
• Basic Reward: 50,000x Kuiper Shard and 100x Merit Token.
• Cradle of Evolution and Karel’s Mothership (Normal) each grant 1 reward. Karel’s Mothership (Hard) grants 3 rewards at once.

Equipment and Modules

• Increased the max number of Inventory slots for Ancestors Modules.
• Ancestors Module Slots increased by 50 from the current amount.
• The max number of slots can be expanded up to 450. (Mastery Rank 32 or above)
• Sub Ability detailed Options will be displayed in the Transcendent Weapon item tooltip.
• When performing Readjustment on a Transcendent Weapon’s Sub Ability, the Sub Ability detailed Options will be displayed in the list of adjustable Options.
• Added a Readjustment guide for Transcendent Weapons.
• Improved the Transcendent Weapon “Raging Light” so that aiming is not canceled when firing while in Aim.
• Increased the projectile speed of the Small Warhead Rocket for the Transcendent Weapon “ARMIS.”
• Increased the max bounce distance and bounce speed of the Blade of Malice effect for the Transcendent Weapon “Malicious Dominator.”
• Decreased the Firearm Recoil Recovery time after firing for the Transcendent Weapons “Raging Light” and “Malicious Dominator.”
• When using the Transcendent Weapon “Raging Light,” the FOV has been adjusted to provide a wider field of view while aiming.
• Improved the unique effects of the Transcendent Weapons “Raging Light,” “Storm Cage,” “ARMIS,” “Malicious Dominator,” and “Emperor’s Guard Lance.”
• Adjusted the unique effect values of the Transcendent Weapons “ARMIS,” “Raging Light,” “Storm Cage,” “Malicious Dominator,” and “Emperor’s Guard Lance.”
• The Skill Power Amplification Rate of Transcendent Weapons will now also apply to Descendant Exclusive Weapons.
• Improved some Ultimate tier Descendant Modules.

Monsters, Collectibles, Party, and UI

• Improved the visual effect of the destructible Arche Sword used by the Commander “Pattern-Enhanced Arche Slayer” in the Conquest Difficulty of “Karel’s Mothership.”
• Added a visual effect indicating the Melee Attack range of the Commander “Reborn Alzaroke” in “Karel’s Mothership.”
• Updated Commander “Eterllick” so that all Parts can now be attacked with Firearms and Skills.
• Decreased the HP and DEF of the object orbiting above the head of the Commander “Khulan.”
• Changed the contents of the Common Collectibles Box and Premium Collectibles Box.
• Added 1 Social Tag: Cradle of Evolution.
• Updated the Mission Results screen to display Unique Arche Factor EXP only when it has actually been acquired.
• Added new keyword tags to the Research Institute and adjusted the sort order.
• Added Accelerate Research items and acquisition source information to the Library.
• Updated the Event UI to allow players to view currently active Event effects.
• Changed the max amount that can be entered during a Trade from 10,000 Caliber to 25,000 Caliber.
• Changed the Private Trading Fee and added a Transcendent Weapon fee.
• Trigger Module: 500,000 Gold → 200,000 Gold.
• Ancestors Module: 1,500,000 Gold → 500,000 Gold.
• Transcendent Weapon: 1,000,000 Gold.
• Added a damage display option that consolidates all damage and combines it into a single value displayed at regular intervals.
• Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) will be removed due to a change in the security system.
• Game security features will continue to be provided through a different security solution.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Raven “Law of the Back Alley” Module’s passive effect “Additional Damage per Edict” was dealing more damage than the intended value.
• Fixed an issue where the “Aurora” damage from the Serena “Battlefield Nun” Module was being applied abnormally.
• Fixed an issue where the Skill Power Increase was not resetting after equipping the Ultimate Viessa Transcendent Module “Frost Bullet,” using the Transcendent Weapon “Frost Blossom,” and then switching to another Weapon.
• Fixed an issue where the Fire Rate limit value did not follow the Transcendent Weapon’s Fire Rate limit when using a Exclusive Weapon while a Transcendent Weapon was equipped.
• Fixed an issue where the Grappling Hook would intermittently fire in an unintended direction on PS5.
• In Trials, players will now always face the same direction in the first zone after progressing through a Round.
• Fixed an issue where players could re-enter a Mission during the waiting period before automatic movement to Albion after selecting “Escape” in Trials.
• The wait time when selecting “Escape” has been changed from 100s to 20s.
• Fixed an issue where some Event Challenges were being judged abnormally when playing with a Rotational Build in Trials.
• Fixed an issue where the reroll button and remaining reroll count on the Variable Code selection screen were being obscured by the Rounds/Item Acquisition Unavailable message in Trials.
• Fixed an issue where Gold rewards were not displayed in the EXP area on the entry screen in Trials.
• Fixed an issue where the text in the Variable Code list was displayed too small in Trials.
• Fixed an issue where completing Stage 10 of the Void Erosion Purge during the Sub Quest did not complete the Quest.
• Fixed an issue where players intermittently took damage in the Safe Zone after being Resurrected during the “Colossal Karel” combat.
• Fixed an issue where the projectile and hit range of charge shot skill of the Commander “Goroth” did not match.
• Fixed an issue where the sniper monster’s pre-shot warning laser appeared misaligned with the actual attack direction.
• Fixed an issue where the fire ring of the Colossus “Pyromaniac” was not removed when the Colossus was killed.
• Fixed an issue where the bottom menu intermittently disappeared when changing the control device in the Inventory.
• Fixed an issue where Module information for Weapons not owned by the player could be viewed on the Weapons List screen.
• Fixed an issue where some products in the Shop’s recommended items extended beyond the list area.
• Fixed an issue where the Fellow was not visible when viewing a Descendant in the same session.
• Fixed an issue where it was difficult to check detailed Options when the Trigger Module description became too long.
• Fixed an issue where an abnormal UI was displayed on the Customize Name Card preview screen.
• Fixed an issue where players were intermittently unable to pass through the door when entering Photo Mode in the Lounge.
• Fixed an issue where a red dot was displayed on the reward banner for Battle Pass rewards at a time when they could not be acquired.
• Fixed an issue where Trade Protection status was intermittently not lifted.

Cradle of Evolution, Ultimate Hailey, and Lounge Storage Trade give Update 1.4.3 a lot to process at once. Which addition will have the biggest effect on your routine in Albion?