GFL2 Dawnforger update details are officially out. Mica Team fought through broadcast technical issues to lay out a massive 1.5 Anniversary patch split across two distinct phases. Players are getting new units, a wave of outfits, and targeted quality of life adjustments to daily resource grinds.
Phase 1 Roster Additions (June 25)
The initial phase kicks off with a heavy focus on Burn compositions and a completely free Vanguard pickup.
Loreley (DSR-50) & Nighttide Nocturne
- Element: Burn
- Combat Role: Sustained combat backbone. Her kit accelerates the Thermal Conduction charge rate and amplifies overall burn damage output. She also provides a flat, team-wide damage reduction buff at the start of every turn.
- Primary Mechanic: Symbiotic Dance. This targets an ally with a survival buff. If either Loreley or the linked unit takes lethal damage, it automatically triggers a death immunity effect. Both must fall in the same turn to override the safety net. Her ultimate skill summons the Ranger Mk. II to the field for coordinated attacks.
- Signature Weapon: Nighttide Nocturne. Provides a direct passive boost to the squad’s total burn damage. When an ally receives a burn enhancement, the weapon triggers a secondary Attack Up II buff for the user.
Harpsy (TMP) & Antinomy
- Class: Vanguard
- Element: Corrosion
- Combat Role: Free AoE debuffer. You can unlock her entirely for free by completing the Evershifting Hacker event missions starting June 25. She will also enter the Standard Procurement Pool.
- Primary Mechanic: Harpsy applies a Priority Progress buff to her allies. When those buffed units attack, they stack an Antivirus Program status on enemies, which sets off area-of-effect damage and applies heavy stat debuffs across the group.
Phase 2 Roster Additions (July 16)
Cheyanne (M200) & Nightwalker Cardamom
- Class: Sentinel
- Element: Physical
- Combat Role: Long-range firepower specialist. She boasts an exceptionally wide attack range.
- Signature Weapon: Nightwalker Cardamom. Detailed passive parameters will be documented alongside her character showcase closer to the Phase 2 launch date.
Liushih (General Liu) & Transience
- Class: Sentinel
- Element: Hydro
- Combat Role: Coordinated summoner. Her core loop relies on calling a mechanical horse companion onto the grid to fight alongside her. Her launch includes a dedicated story event, Unto the Radiance, to farm upgrade materials.
- Signature Weapon: Transience. Launches simultaneously with her banner to scale her primary Hydro output.
Covenant & Base Updates
All of the dolls in this patch will have their covenants unlocked immediately upon release, allowing commanders to oath them as soon as they are acquired.
New Outfits & Wardrobe Reruns
- Nightfire (Commander): A special commander outfit obtained for free via the Splash Bash event.
- Twilight Whispers (Loreley): Loreley’s casual dress. Includes an exclusive interaction in the new crew deck dressing room and swappable accessories.
- Indigo Oath (Klukai): Klukai’s formal outfit. It contains an exclusive dorm interaction, swappable accessories, and is the first outfit to feature special effect accessories.
- Steamy Vacance (Makiatto): Makiatto’s hot spring outfit, arriving June 25. Obtainable through procurement or the outfit boutique.
- Maiden Debut (Cheyanne): Cheyanne’s redesign inspired by her classic War Correspondent look, arriving in Phase 2.
- Beauty in the East (Liushih): Liushih’s premium outfit featuring swappable accessories for the top, legs, and hands, plus a special effect accessory that leaves a trail of flowers when she walks.
- Alluring Larkspur (Florence): Florence’s premium outfit arriving July 16. Includes swappable accessories that change the clothing pattern.
Glittering Starwish & Returning Outfits
Klukai and Leva won the previous outfit poll, and their designs will be completed before the end of the year. A new Glittering Starwish poll opens on July 4, allowing the community to vote on the next round of character outfits.
Rerun & Voucher Details
To make sure players can catch up on missing cosmetics, Yuzhong confirmed a major rerun pool for limited-time event costumes between June 25 and August 5. Notably, this event marks the very first time Zhaohui’s signature costume will receive a direct discount. To sweeten the deal, Mica Team is distributing 5 dedicated outfit discount vouchers during the update cycle, allowing you to slash the price of select costumes currently featured on the digital storefront.
Custom Procurement Banner Return
Alongside the brand-new character banners, the anniversary patch brings back the Custom Procurement feature. This system lets you manually pick a specific older Elite T-Doll and their matching signature weapon from a set pool to give them a dedicated rate-up multiplier.
The selectable pool for this run includes:
1.5 Anniversary Event Calendars
The roadmap spans a massive 42-day window packed with overlapping progression systems, login bonuses, and challenge modes.
Core Gameplay & Banner Schedule
- June 25 to July 16 (Phase 1): Features Dawnforger: Part I, the standalone Loreley banner, and the free Harpsy acquisition track via Evershifting Hacker objectives. The Splash Bash summer mode opens alongside the Assault Simulation tactical layer on July 2.
- July 16 to August 5 (Phase 2): Features Dawnforger: Part II and the character-focused Unto the Radiance narrative line. Banners shift to a shared rate-up pool featuring both Cheyanne and Liushih. Endgame combat modes open via the Wölfe und Lämmer soirée and the Xenomension Abyss grid on July 23.
Sign-In Rewards & Web Activities
- Free Ticket Bundles: Logging in rewards three separate ticket injections totaling 30 free pulls. Elmo Special Supply runs June 25 to July 5 (10 pulls), Gilded Banquet covers June 25 to July 16 (10 pulls), and All-Night Incandescence covers Phase 2 from July 16 to August 5 (10 pulls).
- Economy Events: Includes the ElmoMart resource swap from July 3 to July 16, the Holiday Itinerary booster (1,050 Collapse Pieces and 7 pull tickets), and the Liminal Iteration infinite tower challenge launching July 26. A community web game titled Cheyannnnnnnnne-Loooooong-Legs also goes live on July 16.
Redeemable Codes (Valid Till 7/20)
Make sure to claim these standard inventory items before they expire:
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