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Version 5.3

Last updated 2026-05-08

Version 5.3
Debut Info
GLB:
NA: 06:00, DEC 2, 2021[citation needed]
EU: 12:00, DEC 2, 2021[citation needed]
SEA: N/A
CN: N/A
JP: N/A
KR: N/A
TW/HK/MO: N/A
Summary:
Previous Update
Version 5.2
Next Update
Version 5.4

Wait and see! I'll become strong enough to protect senpai and leader!

Welcome to v5.3 [Post-Dusk Odyssey]!

New SP battlesuit Sweet 'n' Spicy (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy debuts!

A Post-Honkai Odyssey's Chapter 2 Prologue [Before Starfall] released! Participate to earn Sweet 'n' Spicy Fragment (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy Fragments and Crystals (Small) Crystals! Log in during v5.3 to claim the [Idol Performance] stigma set that celebrates Raven's Stan Wars win and the New Year 2022 emblem!

Update Content

※※※※※Story※※※※※

⯁ New Story Chapter 27: Dusk of the Fool

Otto's conspiracy has finally surfaced. Time is pressing, but the hindrances in Kolosten are holding the crew back...

※※※※※Elysian Realm※※※※※

The v5.3 update introduces the 2nd set of Nexus & Enhanced Signets: [Vicissitude] & [Deliverance]! Sweet 'n' Spicy (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy, Herrscher of Sentience (Icon) Herrscher of Sentience, and Violet Executer (Icon) Violet Executer (requires activating Augment Core) join the roster. Valkyrie Upgrades now provide more Crystals (Small) Crystals!

※※※※※Battlesuits※※※※※
※※※※※Outfits※※※※※
※※※※※Weapons※※※※※
※※※※※Stigmata※※※※※
※※※※※Events※※※※※
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Game Adjustments & Optimizations

Battlesuits

The following data are at max skill level:

Herrscher of Reason (Icon) Herrscher of Reason
  1. Fixed an issue where the weapon model glitched when she was in the outfit Magic Girl Bronya (Icon) Magic Girl Bronya.
  2. Corrected the tag descriptions of the outfit Magic Girl Bronya (Icon) Magic Girl Bronya.
  3. Fixed an issue where her model moved by itself when she stopped attacking after her Basic ATK's 1st SEQ and 3rd SEQ.
Herrscher of Flamescion (Icon) Herrscher of Flamescion
  1. Fixed an issue where her passive skill [The Celestial Brilliance] sometimes damaged the unvitalized [Nihilus Seed] of IMG-type enemies.
Miss Pink Elf♪ (Icon) Miss Pink Elf♪
  1. Fixed an issue where her Charged ATK and ricochet sometimes knocked enemies too far back during her Ultimate.
  2. Fixed an issue where her Charged ATK could not hit aerial enemies.
Starchasm Nyx (Icon) Starchasm Nyx
  1. Fixed an issue where the butterfly models on her leg sometimes glitched when she was in the outfit Magic Girl Seele (Icon) Magic Girl Seele.
Dea Anchora (Icon) Dea Anchora
  1. Fixed an issue where her model sometimes glitched during idle animations when she was in the outfit Stellar Promise (Icon) Stellar Promise.
Prinzessin der Verurteilung! (Icon) Prinzessin der Verurteilung!
  1. Fixed an issue where her model sometimes moved by itself when she cast Ultimate [Midnight Phantasmagoria].

Equipment

Abyss Flower (Weapon)
  1. Fixed an issue where casting its active [Abyss] sometimes sank it into the map and canceled the skill.
Abyss Flower: Liminal Spiral (PRI-ARM)
  1. Fixed an issue where casting its active [Divine Bloom] sometimes sank it into the map and canceled the skill.
  2. Optimized the camera shifts after casting [Divine Bloom].
Might of An-Utu, Xuanyuan Sword, Lucia, Briareus EX, Others (Weapons)
  1. Corrected their Rec. Scores.
Shakespeare: Adrift (T) (Stigma)
  1. Adjusted the effect of its skill [Tempest]. Now ignition resets the duration.
Planck: XMas (B), Wang Zhenyi (B), Others (Stigmata)
  1. Corrected their Rec. Scores.

ELFs

Tesla ZERO (Icon) Tesla ZERO
  1. Fixed an issue where her team passive skills [Harmonic Link], [Rapid Harmonics], and [Super Overdrive] were sometimes incorrectly shown to be triggered in certain stages that involve trial Valkyries.
Book of Fuxi (Icon) Book of Fuxi
  1. Fixed an issue where her passive skill [Ash] did not work sometimes.

Enemies

Rotary Wings
  1. Added the first flying enemy. It is weak against aerial Valkyries.
Storm Templar
  1. Corrected the description of its skill [Bulwark] by changing "high Elemental DMG Reduction" to "high DMG Reduction".
Lance Rider
  1. Removed the high DMG Reduction in Storm mode.
Husk-Noumenon
  1. Adjusted the number of HP bars its Nihilus Seed has. Now it uses 5 HP bars instead of 2 HP bars to show the same amount of HP.
Aesir Baldr
  1. It can now be pulled in by black holes.
Asleikr Odur
  1. Fixed an issue where some of its skills could be pulled in by aerial Valkyries.
Husk-Agnosis
  1. Fixed an issue where it sometimes could not be defeated.

Activities

Elysian Realm
  1. Added Sweet 'n' Spicy (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy, Herrscher of Sentience (Icon) Herrscher of Sentience, and Violet Executer (Icon) Violet Executer (Augment Core required) to the roster.
  2. Added Valkyrie Upgrades rewards.
  3. Added the second set of Nexus and Enhanced Signets: [Vicissitude] and [Deliverance].
  4. Added difficulty factors to [Sequence: Real].
  5. Added randomly appearing Anomaly Areas to [Sequence: Real] on 35+ Difficulty. (Must unlock Raven's episode [About Kevin 1] first.)
  6. Adjusted the presentation of [Phyllis's Shop].
  7. Slightly adjusted the HP of enemies in [Sequence: Real] on 100-150 Difficulty.
  8. Optimized the display of story missions.
  9. Clarified the description of Infinite Ouroboros (Icon) Infinite Ouroboros's Special Adjustment by changing "exiting submerged mode" to "exiting submerged mode triggered by Ultimate Evasion". Skill effect remains unchanged.
  10. Clarified the description of Argent Knight - Artemis (Icon) Argent Knight: Artemis's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Stellar Trails] by specifying that its trigger condition is "inflicting Ice Cell in burst mode". Signet effect remains unchanged.
  11. Clarified the description of Valkyrie Gloria (Icon) Valkyrie Gloria's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Impetus] by changing "deal 2000% ATK of Fire DMG per second" to "deal 2000% ATK of Fire DMG; CD: 0.1s". Signet effect remains unchanged.
  12. Clarified the description of Ritual Imayoh (Icon) Ritual Imayoh's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Blossom] by changing "each dealing 200% ATK of Physical DMG" to "each dealing 450% ATK of Physical DMG in total". Signet effect remains unchanged.
  13. Clarified the description of Stygian Nymph (Icon) Stygian Nymph's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Union] by changing "resonances of either Sunnebrands or Veilmarks trigger the resonance effects of both marks" to "resonances of either Sunnebrands or Veilmarks trigger the resonance effects of both marks on all marked enemies". Signet effect remains unchanged.
  14. Clarified the description of Stygian Nymph (Icon) Stygian Nymph's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Might of Duality] by changing "resonances of Sunnebrands or Veilmarks deal 200% ATK of bonus Physical DMG to enemies within the field" to "after Charged ATK, resonance field deals 200% ATK of Physical DMG to nearby enemies". Signet effect remains unchanged.
  15. Clarified the description of Miss Pink Elf♪ (Icon) Miss Pink Elf♪'s Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Purity] by adding "Ultimate lasts 15s longer" to the base section. Signet effect remains unchanged.
  16. Clarified the description of Miss Pink Elf♪ (Icon) Miss Pink Elf♪'s Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Love] by standardizing the use of "Charged Shot: Cupid's Bolt". Signet effect remains unchanged.
  17. Clarified the description of Miss Pink Elf♪ (Icon) Miss Pink Elf♪'s Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Purity] by specifying that "the DMG dealt by triggered ricochets is considered Ultimate DMG".
  18. Clarified the description of Infinite Ouroboros (Icon) Infinite Ouroboros's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Mirage] by changing "in submerged mode" to "in submerged mode triggered by Ultimate Evasion". Signet effect remains unchanged.
  19. Clarified the description of Infinite Ouroboros (Icon) Infinite Ouroboros's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Ravenousness] by changing "exiting submerged mode" to "exiting submerged mode triggered by Ultimate Evasion". Signet effect remains unchanged.
  20. Clarified the description of Herrscher of Reason (Icon) Herrscher of Reason's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Wisdom] by specifying that Charged ATK inflicts a Structural Impact "for every 120 Konstruktyom consumed".
  21. Clarified the description of Herrscher of Flamescion (Icon) Herrscher of Flamescion's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Heatflow] by specifying that "black hole deals 1200% ATK of DMG".
  22. Optimized the display of the hit count left to break the Ice Cell while Kevin's support skill [All Back to Zero] is in effect.
  23. Fixed an issue where Herrscher of Flamescion (Icon) Herrscher of Flamescion's black holes and small black holes sometimes did not deal DMG. Increased the AoE of Herrscher of Flamescion (Icon) Herrscher of Flamescion's black holes and small black holes in the Elysian Realm.
  24. Fixed an issue where the knock-down effect of the general signet [Motto of Bodhi] did not work.
  25. Fixed an issue where Physical DMG was not boosted to the right level when the general signet [Recitatif of Creeks] was equipped.
  26. Fixed an issue where taking DMG with 1 [Soldier's Resolve] stack and general signet [Vivid Vicissitude] equipped sometimes resulted in an inability to damage nearby enemies.
  27. Fixed an issue where the "boosted Total DMG taken by enemy" effect of the general signet [Entwined [P]] sometimes glitched.
  28. Fixed an issue where the summoned entity buff of the general signet [Entwined [P]] did not work on the host in [Mind Sync] state.
  29. Fixed an issue where the ELF SP recovery speed boost of the general signet [Dark Pupil [T]] sometimes did not work.
  30. Fixed an issue where the general signet [Dead [X]] did not properly boost support Valkyries' DMG.
  31. Fixed an issue where the general signet [Lip Poison [E]] sometimes did not work.
  32. Fixed an issue where the SP restoration count of the general signet [Rochet of the Pilgrim] sometimes glitched.
  33. Fixed an issue where the Total DMG taken by enemies was sometimes not boosted to the right level when the general signet [Aria of Gold] was equipped.
  34. Fixed an issue where the SP recovery effect sometimes did not work when the general signet [Aria of Life] was equipped.
  35. Fixed an issue where Physical DMG was sometimes not boosted to the right level when the general signet [Bone, Blood, and Ribbon] was equipped.
  36. Fixed an issue where the Ultimate Evasion CD reduction sometimes glitched when the general signet [Bountiful Blossom: Fuji] was equipped.
  37. Fixed an issue where the duration of Enhanced Signet of [Bodhi]'s effect [Maxim of Anatman] glitched.
  38. Fixed an issue where the Enhanced Signet of [Deliverance]'s effect [Crusade of the Deliverer] sometimes glitched.
  39. Fixed an issue where the Enhanced Signet of [Setsuna]'s effect [Setsuna Blade: Tsukimi-de Ippai] sometimes did not work.
  40. Fixed an issue where the duration of Normal Signet of [Decimation]'s effect [Desireless, Mindless, and Homeless] sometimes glitched.
  41. Fixed an issue where Prinzessin der Verurteilung! (Icon) Prinzessin der Verurteilung! sometimes could not reduce a Weapon Active's CD by using it to hit a weakspot when the signet [Blessing of Fate] was equipped.
  42. Fixed an issue where Argent Knight - Artemis (Icon) Argent Knight: Artemis's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Heaven] sometimes did not properly boost DMG.
  43. Fixed an issue where Argent Knight - Artemis (Icon) Argent Knight: Artemis's Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Stellar Trails] sometimes provided wrong DMG multipliers.
  44. Fixed an issue where Miss Pink Elf♪ (Icon) Miss Pink Elf♪'s Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Love] sometimes provided wrong DMG multipliers.
  45. Fixed an issue where Miss Pink Elf♪ (Icon) Miss Pink Elf♪'s Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Zenith] sometimes did not properly reduce Weapon Active CD.
  46. Fixed an issue where Herrscher of Flamescion (Icon) Herrscher of Flamescion's DMG multipliers sometimes glitched when the Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Heatflow] was equipped.
  47. Fixed an issue where Herrscher of Flamescion (Icon) Herrscher of Flamescion's black holes sometimes boosted other attacks' Fire DMG when the Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Heatflow] was equipped.
  48. Fixed an issue where Bright Knight - Excelsis (Icon) Bright Knight: Excelsis's counterattack cross strike sometimes dealt miscalculated Physical DMG when the Exclusive Signet [Blessing of Gambit] was equipped.
  49. Fixed an issue where Boss Mobius's model sometimes glitched.
  50. Fixed an issue where tapping the ELF skill button sometimes triggered certain effects of Signet of [Infinity] multiple times.
  51. Fixed an issue where the duration of [Husk]'s [Vitalized Nihilus Seed] state sometimes glitched.
  52. Fixed an issue where the camera sometimes glitched.
  53. Fixed an issue where some Captains had to replay the tutorial after entering the Elysian Realm.
  54. Fixed an issue where entering a stage without talking to Elysia after triggering story rotation sometimes prompted a message saying the current round was in story mode.
  55. Fixed an issue where attacking enemies tagged [Anti-Range] sometimes caused the game to stutter.
Q-Singularis
  1. Corrected the type description of Masters Boss Jizo Mitama.
Superstring Dimension
  1. Added [Shieldbreak: Perilous] that pits you against PSY-type elite enemies.
  2. Added [Frosthelm: Perilous] that pits you against Flame-Chaser - Elysia.
  3. Fixed an issue where Valkyries sometimes could not be switched after escaping Immortal Blades: Guard's gravity orbs in [Purgatory: Fringe].
Memorial Arena
  1. Added SSS-rank Boss Husk - Nihilius.
  2. Fixed an issue where SSS-rank Boss Dominator of Wolves sometimes took miscalculated bonus DMG after being paralyzed.
  3. Fixed an issue where SSS-rank Boss [Dominator of Wolves] did not have the same DEF and Elemental Resist as other SSS-rank Bosses in normal state.
Open World
  1. Added Sweet 'n' Spicy Fragment (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy Fragments to Adventure Task rewards.
  2. Fixed an issue where ending a battle within 10s after casting Sündenjäger (Icon) Sündenjäger's Ultimate [Barrage Macabre] sometimes caused the powered battlesuit to disappear too early in Open World.
  3. Fixed an issue where obstacles sometimes disappeared in certain A Post-Honkai Odyssey maps.
  4. Fixed an issue where the character skill descriptions in [A Post-Honkai Odyssey] were sometimes not fully displayed on certain iOS devices.
  5. Fixed an issue where Weapon Vulnerability was incorrectly described in Sakura Samsara's Adventure Tasks.
⯁ Expedition
  1. Added Midnight Absinthe Fragment (Icon) Midnight Absinthe Fragment Expedition.
Co-op
  1. Fixed an issue where Miss Pink Elf♪ (Icon) Miss Pink Elf♪'s Ultimate sometimes slowed her teammates as well.
  2. Fixed an issue where Prinzessin der Verurteilung! (Icon) Prinzessin der Verurteilung! sometimes cast QTE in place.
Tactics Class
  1. Added tutorials for Sweet 'n' Spicy (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy, Herrscher of Sentience (Icon) Herrscher of Sentience, and Twilight Paladin (Icon) Twilight Paladin.
  2. Added the tutorial for PRI-ARM Hekate's Sombre, which can be accessed on Twilight Paladin (Icon) Twilight Paladin's tutorial screen.
  3. Optimized the presentation of the Tactics Class portal.
⯁ Trials
  1. Added the trial for Herrscher of Flamescion (Icon) Herrscher of Flamescion's outfit Time Runner (Icon) Time Runner.

Shops

Elysian Shop (Icon) Elysian Shop
  1. Valkyrie Fragvyom (A) (Icon) Valkyrie Fragvyom (A) now contains Midnight Absinthe Fragment (Icon) Midnight Absinthe Fragments, Valkyrie Gloria Fragment (Icon) Valkyrie Gloria Fragments, and Ritual Imayoh Soul (Icon) Ritual Imayoh Souls.
Witch's Corridor (Icon) Supply Shop
Updated the catalog:
  1. The purchasable A-rank battlesuit fragments are now Swallowtail Phantasm Fragment (Icon) Swallowtail Phantasm Fragments, Divine Prayer Fragment (Icon) Divine Prayer Fragments, Yamabuki Armor Fragment (Icon) Yamabuki Armor Fragments, Luna Kindred Soul (Icon) Luna Kindred Souls, and Umbral Rose Fragment (Icon) Umbral Rose Fragments.
Witch's Corridor (Icon) Witch's Corridor
Updated the items purchasable with Pure Witch Orb (Small) Pure Witch Orbs:
  1. The purchasable battlesuit fragments are now Knight Moonbeam Fragment (Icon) Knight Moonbeam Fragments, Lightning Empress Fragment (Icon) Lightning Empress Fragments, Dimension Breaker Fragment (Icon) Dimension Breaker Fragments, Blood Rose Fragment (Icon) Blood Rose Fragments, Goushinnso Memento Soul (Icon) Goushinnso Memento Souls, Violet Executer Fragment (Icon) Violet Executer Fragments, Celestial Hymn Fragment (Icon) Celestial Hymn Fragments, Shadow Knight Fragment (Icon) Shadow Knight Fragments, Phoenix Fragment (Icon) Phoenix Fragments, Argent Knight - Artemis Fragment (Icon) Argent Knight: Artemis Fragments, Molotov Cherry Fragment (Icon) Molotov Cherry Fragments, Black Nucleus Soul (Icon) Black Nucleus Souls, Sixth Serenade Soul (Icon) Sixth Serenade Souls, Herrscher of the Void Soul (Icon) Herrscher of the Void Souls, Vermilion Knight - Eclipse Soul (Icon) Vermilion Knight: Eclipse Souls.
  2. The purchasable rank-up stamps are now Stygian Nymph Rank-Up Stamp (Small) Stygian Nymph Rank-Up Stamps and Herrscher of Reason Rank-Up Stamp (Small) Herrscher of Reason Rank-Up Stamps.
  3. The purchasable materials are now Wafer Stabilizer (Small) Wafer Stabilizers and Wafer Dataflow (Small) Wafer Dataflows.
Battle Arsenal (Icon) Battle Arsenal
  1. It will list Sweet 'n' Spicy Fragment (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy Fragments at 04:00, DEC 6.
Asterite Shop (Icon) Asterite Shop
  1. It will list Sweet 'n' Spicy Fragment (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy Fragments at 04:00, DEC 6.

Battle Pass

⯁ [Elite Works] has listed the following items:
  1. Weapons: Zither's Lament, Key of Reason
  2. Stigmata: Sage's Mentor set Shuijing (T, M, B), AE Sovereign set Welt Yang (T, M, B).
⯁ Unlock Paladin BP to receive Future Star Ribbon (Icon) Future Star Ribbon.

System

Armada Commissions
  1. Changed the daily refresh time and reward issuance time of Armada's [Commissions/Armada Reward Pool] from 20:00 to 04:00.
Foundry
  1. Added Hekate's Sombre to craftable items.
  2. Added G2 Physical stigma set Aestheticism to craftable items.
  3. Added G2 Lightning stigma set Tenebrosi to craftable items.
⯁ Rank-Up System
  1. The system now includes Dea Anchora (Icon) Dea Anchora.
Achievements
  1. Added the achievement for obtaining Sweet 'n' Spicy (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy.
⯁ Bridge Interaction
  1. Added interactive animations and voices for Infinite Ouroboros (Icon) Infinite Ouroboros and Midnight Absinthe (Icon) Midnight Absinthe.
⯁ Others
  1. Added an 120 FPS combat option for iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max and iPad Pro 2021.
    • (Some unlisted iOS device models may also incorrectly display the 120 FPS option. This issue will be fixed in v5.4.)

Dorm

Sweet 'n' Spicy (Icon) Sweet 'n' Spicy can now move into the Dorm. Added her interactions and events.

BUG Fixes & Optimizations

  1. Disabled the display of Heavy ATK Trauma tag on all lances. Enabled the display of "Throw ATK increases Heavy ATK Trauma" tag on Bright Knight - Excelsis (Icon) Bright Knight: Excelsis's passive skill to match its performance.
  2. Fixed an issue where enemies triggering the Throw Counter repeatedly when the lance's active was in CD sometimes reset its CD.
  3. Fixed an issue where enemies triggering the Throw Counter when using the lance's active to perform a Throw ATK sometimes caused the lance's active not to enter CD after the Throw ATK ended.
  4. Corrected the Support Rec. Scores of stigmata. Adjusted the Support Rec. Scores of Gustav Klimt (T), Aslaug (T), and others.
  5. Fixed an issue where enemies that lost targets due to special skills (e.g. Azure Empyrea (Icon) Azure Empyrea's Combo ATK [Senpo: Magma Melt], Herrscher of Sentience (Icon) Herrscher of Sentience's Evasion skill [Hit Me!]) sometimes could not lock on again.
  6. Fixed an issue where enemy models sometimes glitched in Chapter XII's stage [Iron Fort].
  7. Fixed an issue where Li Sushang's model glitched in Chapter XXVI's Open World.
  8. Fixed an issue where interacting with spacetime projection in Chapter XXVI's Open World sometimes froze the game.
  9. Fixed an issue where you could not resume from the weapon detail screen of Chapter XXVI's reward Eye of the Collapse.
  10. Fixed an issue where Chapter XXVI's Act 1-4 [Takeoff] could not be finalized after failing.
  11. Fixed an issue where completing Chapter XXVI's story sometimes did not unlock CGs. Affected Captains can access the review system to replay the story in Chapter XXVII's Open World to restore them.
  12. Fixed an issue where the changes in in-game brightness sometimes did not work.
  13. Fixed an issue where IMG-type was not indicated by text on the line-up screen.

Notes

References