Throne and Liberty Update 4.20.0 Patch Notes - All Changes

Throne and Liberty Update 4.20.0 arrives with scheduled maintenance on November 10. It starts at 2:00 AM PT (10:00 UTC) for players in the Amazon Game Studios service and at 12:00 PM PT (20:00 UTC) for players in the NC Service. The update unifies the policies of the two services, reworks how Skill Cores work and lets you use Character Boost Tickets on characters you already have.

We will go over every change in Update 4.20.0, from the new server schedule and the Skill Core system to balance tweaks, voice chat and the login bonus. You can also compare it with earlier notes such as Update 2.1.0.

Throne and Liberty 4.20.0 Highlights

• Unified services: the NC and Amazon Game Studios services now share one maintenance and reset schedule.
• Skill Core overhaul: Skill Cores are registered to your character and equipped in dedicated slots, and 30 new ones are added.
• Character Boosts: tickets now work on existing characters, and every account gets one free ticket.
• Guild Alliances removed: the feature is gone, along with its chat and notifications.
• Tower of Greed rework: the tower is condensed into 5-floor areas, with Augments and a new season on November 11.
• Integrated Matchmaking: you can queue for up to 3 activities at once.

Unified Services and Server Changes

Policies that previously differed between the NC and Amazon Game Studios services have been unified. Server maintenance and weekly resets now happen at the same time for everyone.

Here are the other changes that come with the transition:

• Server Transfers (former NC Service): they are unavailable for the first few days after the update and then stay available at all times. A 720-hour (30-day) cooldown applies after each use of Change Servers, and you can now transfer between servers in different regions.
• Character creation (former NC Service): the maximum number of characters rises to 6.
• First launch: setup options and the terms of service appear the first time you start the game. Language, Control Mode, Sound and Graphics Quality are reset to defaults, and the default language follows your platform or operating system.
• Settings: the Privacy tab is removed. Former NC Service players get a Game Access Voice Guide option, which is disabled by default, plus more display languages (Korean, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese) and voice languages (Korean, English and Japanese).
• Duplicate character names: if your character got a temporary name during service integration, features such as whispers, sending mail, guild invites and friend requests are restricted. Claim the Name Change Ticket from your Mail and change the name on the Character Select screen to restore them.

Character Boost Changes

Character Boost Tickets can now be applied to an existing character without creating a new one. The character advances to Level 60 and receives equipment and combat settings for the weapon combination you pick. The new rules also apply to tickets you already own.

Requirements

• The character must be Level 2-59.
• The character must not have completed Conversation with Benny in Part 3 Chapter 1: The Forbidden Tome of the Order > A Welcome Ally.
• A character that uses a ticket on or after November 11, 2026 cannot use another one.

What Happens to Your Items

• All equipped items and inventory items move to Storage, even if that exceeds capacity.
• All Equipment Presets are reset, and the Character Boost gear goes into Equipment Preset 1.
• Weapon Mastery settings for the chosen weapons replace your first Weapon Mastery preset.
• Currency, tickets and tokens are added to what you own, but Regional Contribution Certificates only go up to the maximum limit.

After using a ticket, your character starts in a temporary zone instead of arriving in Solisium. It teaches combat and movement basics, recaps the story and applies the recommended settings. This applies to new and existing characters.

Boosted Character Setup

• Level: 60, with 2 selected weapons, armor, accessories and Artifacts (approximately 9,000 Combat Power).
• Weapon Mastery: Level 200 for each selected weapon.
• Extras: a starter PvP Equipment Set, a Fishing Rod, the Spiritful Warrior outfit and Throne Pose.
• Membership: Blessing of Solisium for 28 days.

Every new and existing account receives 1 free Character Boost Ticket, usable from the Character Selection Screen after the update. New accounts created later get one at login. The free ticket can be used until further notice, and purchased tickets are not affected by any later reset.

Skill Core System Update

Skill Cores are no longer engraved onto equipment. They are registered to the character and equipped in dedicated slots from a new Skill Core tab in the Skills menu.

• Skill Cores are consumable items. Using one registers it to your character's list, and it cannot be reversed.
• Registered Skill Cores can be equipped, replaced or removed at no cost and with no usage limit.
• Their effects apply only while Heroic Equipment of the matching type is equipped.
• Equipping the same Skill Core in several slots does not stack the effect.
• Skill Core Presets let you save and switch configurations, including from the Combat Settings menu.
• Imprint and extraction are removed from the Recombination Device. Stat Conversion remains.
• Dissolving equipment with a Weapon Skill, excluding Archboss weapons, now guarantees the matching Skill Core. Dissolve costs stay the same.

Converting Your Existing Skill Cores

Engraved Skill Cores are removed from your Heroic Equipment and delivered by Mail. The Black Anvil Skill Cores, previously split by weapon type, are consolidated into one. Skill Core Imprint Scrolls can no longer be bought from the Raid Supply Exchange Merchant, and the Extraction Scroll recipe is removed. Leftover scrolls are replaced by Mail:

Archboss weapons now have acquisition Achievements that grant the matching Skill Core. If you already own an Archboss weapon, the Achievement is marked complete and the Skill Core is registered for you. The Raid Exploration Codex final rewards also change:

30 New Skill Cores

Each weapon gets 3 new Armor and Accessory Skill Cores:

You can find them in Resin Flowers, Field Boss and Archboss rewards, Rift Treasure Chests, Tumgir Hollow, open-world PvP rewards, Elite and Epic Co-op Dungeons, and the Tower of Greed. Drop rates from Resin Flowers, Rubrix Resin Flowers and Marind Resin Flowers go up. A new Stalon Resin Flower recipe can be crafted once per month per account and gives a guaranteed Skill Core of your choice, regardless of tier. That Skill Core can't be traded. For a limited time you can also buy 150 Resin Cores from the Shop for 100 Sollant, once per account.

Guild Alliances are removed in this update. The Guild UI information, the Set A occupation stone bonus tied to Allied Guilds, Allied Guild Chat, alliance notifications and the Friendly Guild settings in Astral Vision all go away, and existing alliances and pending requests are removed.

Content and Gameplay Updates

Tower of Greed

A new season begins on Wednesday, November 11. The tower is condensed into 5-floor areas:

Rewards now include Resin Flowers, with more Precious Marind Ore and Weapon Mastery XP. Several older rewards, including Noble Polished Crystals and Conversion Stones, are removed.

You can also pick up Augments as you climb. They are active only inside the tower and are reset when you enter Awakening Floor 1. A Ring of Augmentation appears after clearing the first section of each floor except Abyss. Choosing a Chaos Augmenter grants a random Weapon Augment for an equipped weapon.

Seasons, Lithograph Book and Path of Ascension

• New seasons for Dimensional Trials, Gate of Infinity, Battlegrounds and Hall of Illusion also start on November 11.
• 120 Nix Season 2 entries are added to the Lithograph Book, which stays available through February 3, 2027.
• Path of Ascension Beginner and Intermediate Mission rewards increase, and two missions in Intermediate Stage 2 now ask you to finish Adventure Codex appendix missions. Characters that already finished Path of Ascension can get the same equipment with the free Character Boost Ticket.

Activity Points

Activity Points are adjusted for many activities. Raids go from 50 to 70, Hall of Illusion from 50 to 180, and Co-op Dungeon from 50 to 45. Gate of Infinity (90), Tumgir Hollow (80) and Rift Rebellion and Artifact Fishing (40) now grant points where they previously gave none. Guild Contract now grants 50 points per contribution unit with a maximum of 150 points.

Balance Changes

The developers say investing in Hit Chance gave a relatively low benefit compared with other stats, so effects were added to selected weapons. Longbow and Orb now get benefits based on Hit.

Longbow

• Devoted Shield: at Heroic Lv. 5, base Shield Health drops from 6,500 to 5,500, with 120 Shield Health added for every 100 Ranged Hit Chance.
• Battle Tempo: at Heroic Lv. 5, adds 1.5 Maximum Damage for every 100 Ranged Hit Chance while Rapidfire Stance is active.
• Begin the Hunt: at Heroic Lv. 5, attacking with Deadly Marker, Brutal Arrow or Flash Arrow also raises Hit by 120 for party members within 16m for 3 seconds, or by 300 when alone.
• Concentration Stance: duration rises from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.

Orb

• Rift Fracture: at Heroic Lv. 5, adds 8 Weaken Chance for every 100 Magic Hit Chance while active.
• Amplification Veil: at Heroic Lv. 5, base Damage Amplification while the Shield is active drops from 15% to 13%. Each 100 Magic Hit Chance adds 1.2% Shield Health and 0.2% Base Damage Amplification.

Other Weapons and Items

• Daggers: the Fatal Stigma Skill Core now executes a player target at or below 10% Health instead of dealing additional damage.
• Last Dragon's Thunder Greatsword: Dragon's Counterattack damage rises from 75% to 160% of Base Damage, with a limit of 5 counterattack activations per second.

Integrated Matchmaking and Quality of Life

Party Matchmaking is now called Integrated Matchmaking. Battleground and Remnants of Nix matchmaking appear alongside the existing content, and you can run up to 3 queues at once. You pick a Combat Settings preset when applying, and it is applied automatically when you enter. Declining a match 3 times in a row triggers a matchmaking penalty. Letting the acceptance timer run out applies it immediately.

Voice Chat

• On PC, turn on Settings > Voice Chat > Voice Chat Activation. Launching through PURPLE connects to in-game Voice Chat instead of PURPLE Talk, and on Steam proximity-based Voice Chat is unavailable.
• Party, Guild and Team (Dominion) channels are supported, and you can join one channel at a time. Group Voice Chat is unavailable.
• Voice-to-Text is removed.
• In-game Voice Chat is temporarily unavailable on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Other Quality of Life Changes

• A Guild Boss Event application from a Guild Leader, Advisor or Guardian now appears as a participation notification for all members.
• A new Interactable Target Display Method option (Settings > Gameplay > UI) can keep the interaction UI fixed on screen.

Bug Fixes and Smaller Changes

• Auction House access now requires Level 60 instead of Level 40.
• Easy Face Maker is removed from Customization.
• Dominion team colors are now Yellow, Purple and Green.
• The maximum stack size of Rune chests rises to 1,000, and existing Rune Chests are reissued through Mail.
• Fixed an issue where items sold through Item Storage were occasionally listed for 0 Lucent.

Login Bonus and Promotions

A 35-day login bonus runs from November 11 to December 15, 2026. Highlights include a Calanthia Weapon Selection Chest on day 1, a Calanthia Armor Selection Chest on day 18, a Calanthia Accessories Selection Chest on day 25 and a Talandre Archweapon Selection Chest on day 28. Days 29 to 35 each give 5 Talandre Archweapon Material Selection Pouches. The other days give Trait Unlockstones, Heroic Trait Unlockstones, Trait Resonance Stones, Trait Enchantment Stones and Stat Conversion Books.

The Open Sesame, Lucky Mystic Portal! event runs for 4 weeks, and the Welcome Companion event runs from November 11, 2026 through February 2027.

The Event Pass: Throne's Bounty IV costs 100 Sollant (once per character) and is on sale November 11 to November 25, 2026. Mystic Keys and Lucky Mystic Keys cost 100 Sollant each, up to 3 times per day per character, through December 9, 2026.

And that covers all of the changes in Throne and Liberty Update 4.20.0. You can read the official patch notes on the Steam news page. For more on the game, see our guide to the Artifact system and our Skill Conversion Books guide.