January 15 Update Patch Notes

Table of Contents

TLDR
1. New Nikke
2. New Events
3. Coordinated Operation
4. Champion Arena (Beta Season 21)
5. Reshuffling of Arena Groups
6. New Contents & Features
7. New Commodities
8. Optimizations & Misc. Updates

TLDR

New SSR Label
- Elysion, Defender, Assault Rifle, Iron Code
- enhances own attacks and survivability with shield; shield becomes invulnerble and buffs allies upon burst
New Events
- Story Event: SIN EDITOR
- Archives
  - OUT OF UNIFORM
  - NONSENSE RED
- 7-Day Login Event – PARANOID DAYS
- Weekend-Only – FULL BURST DAY Event
Coordinated Operation – January 16, 12:00 (UTC+9)
Champion Arena – Season 21 opens January 15
Reshuffling of Arena Groups
- Rookie Arena: January 21, 2026, 5:00 (UTC+9)
- SP Arena: January 28, 2026, 5:00 (UTC+9)

Maintenance Start
11:00, January 15 (UTC+9)

Maintenance End
15:00, January 15 (UTC+9)

1. New Nikke

1.1 SSR Label

SSR Label, the gloomy librarian who guards the Ark’s secret, joins Special Recruit.

Label is a Defender who uses a shield to enhance her own attacks and survivability.

When her Burst Skill is used, her shield becomes invulnerable, and she boosts her allies’ attacking capabilities.

– Class: Defender

– Weapon: Gloomy Mood (AR)

– Code: Iron

– Manufacturer: Elysion

* Special Recruit duration: From the end of the January 15, 2026 maintenance to January 29, 2026, 4:59:59 (UTC+9)

* How to obtain: Lobby → Recruit → Special Recruit

* Recruit Rules:

① You can use Gems (Free/Paid) or Advanced Recruit Vouchers to recruit in Special Recruit. (Ordinary Recruit Vouchers cannot be used)

② There is a 4% chance of acquiring SSR Nikkes in Special Recruit and a 2% chance of acquiring SSR Label.

③ You can get Gold Mileage Tickets when recruiting in Special Recruit.

④ You can exchange 200 Gold Mileage Tickets for Label in the Mileage Shop.

⑤ When Special Recruit ends, unused Gold Mileage Tickets will not disappear.

⑥ After Special Recruit ends, Label will be available in Ordinary Recruit, Social Point Recruit, and from Mold items. (Unavailable in New Commander Special Recruit, Ordinary Recruit (Tutorial), and Mileage Shop.)

1.2 Temporary Participation Nikkes

During the recruit duration, you can make Nikkes in the Pick Up participate in the Union Shooting Range temporarily.

* Temporary participation duration:

① Label: From the end of the January 15, 2026 maintenance to January 29, 2026, 4:59:59 (UTC+9)

2. New Events

2.1 New Story Event: SIN EDITOR

One day, the Commander

senses something off with the reports made by the Ark’s media.

To search for the truth,

he heads deep into the library,

where all the Ark’s records are stored…

* Event duration: From the end of the January 15, 2026 maintenance to January 29, 2026, 4:59:59 (UTC+9)

Participate in the SIN EDITOR event and complete stages to get event items, which can be used to exchange for various rewards such as Recruit Vouchers and skill enhancement materials in the Event Shop.

* Item exchange in the Event Shop will end on January 29, 2026, 4:59:59 (UTC+9)

① Challenge Stage

* Event duration: From the end of the January 15, 2026 maintenance to January 29, 2026, 4:59:59 (UTC+9)

Challenge Stage is opened in SIN EDITOR. Challenge the difficult boss stages to obtain various development materials!

2.2 Archives – OUT OF UNIFORM

Event Quest OUT OF UNIFORM is now available in Archives.

Participate in SIN EDITOR to obtain Memory Films for unlocking story events in Archives.

* Gameplay begins: After the maintenance on January 15, 2026

* How to enter: Lobby → Outpost → Command Center → Recollection → Archives

2.3 Archives – NONSENSE RED

Event Quest NONSENSE RED is now available in Archives.

Participate in SIN EDITOR to obtain Memory Films for unlocking story events in Archives.

* Gameplay begins: After the maintenance on January 15, 2026

* How to enter: Lobby → Outpost → Command Center → Recollection → Archives

2.4 7-Day Login Event – PARANOID DAYS

* Event duration: From the end of the January 15, 2026 maintenance to January 29, 2026, 4:59:59 (UTC+9)

Log in at any 7 days during the event and get rewards. Get Recruit Vouchers and development materials when you log in for 7 days straight.

2.5 Weekend-Only – FULL BURST DAY Event

* Event duration: From January 24, 2026, 5:00:00 to January 26, 2026, 4:59:59 (UTC+9)

During the FULL BURST DAY event on weekends, players can obtain an additional reward in Interception and Simulation Room.

3. Coordinated Operation

Form a team of five Commanders and challenge the boss Land Eater together! Players can either team up with friends and union members or join the challenge through automatic matching. Defeat the boss and get Broken Cores to exchange for Gems and development materials in the Recycling Shop! Rusted Bones, which are given according to the player’s ranking, can be used to exchange for additional development materials and equipment in the Recycling Shop.

* Event duration: From January 16, 2026, 12:00:00 to January 18, 2026, 23:59:59 (UTC+9)

* How to join: Lobby → Event → Coordinated Operation

4. Champion Arena (Beta Season 21)

* Beta Season 21 opening time: January 15, 2026

Champion Arena is a gameplay where Commanders who rank 4th or higher in SP Arena compete with each other. Simulated battles are held in order according to the schedules of the League, Promotion Tournament, and Champions’ Duel. During Promotion Tournament and Champions’ Duel, players can predict the winner through the Cheer system. Special avatar frames will be given according to the number of ranking achievements accumulated.