The First Descendant Patch 1.3.17

Here are the details on The First Descendant Patch 1.3.17.

Descendants, please reconnect to the game for smoother gameplay.

■ Patch Date

- 01.21.2026 (Wed) 23:00 PST

■ Platforms

- Steam, PS5

※ The Xbox version is currently being prepared, and we will provide an update through this notice once the patch is complete.

■ Patch Details

Content Improvements

(1) Content

- New sources for obtaining Dimensional Stabilization Keys have been added.

ㄴ "Sigma Sector Dropoff Operation (Hard)"

ㆍ 1 key obtained upon defeating a Commander

ㄴ "Axion Plains"

ㆍ 1 key obtained with a certain probability upon defeating a Commander

ㆍ 1 key obtained as an Operational Area bonus reward

ㄴ "Void Vessel - Medium-Sized Facility Zone"

ㆍ Standard

ㆍ 1 key obtained upon defeating a Commander

ㆍ Hard

ㆍ 1-4 keys obtained upon defeating a Commander

ㆍ Low chance to obtain 20 keys

ㄴ "Supermassive Receptor"

ㆍ 1-4 keys obtained upon defeating a Commander

ㆍ Low chance to obtain 20 keys

ㄴ "Forbidden Sanctuary"

ㆍ 1-4 keys obtained upon defeating a Commander

ㆍ Low chance to obtain 20 keys

- Gold reward amounts for "Breach Tracking" - "Resonating Amorphous Dimensional Stone" have been changed.

- Reduced drop amount of Gold and Kuiper Shards in "Breach Tracking"

- Increased Gold Gain from defeating monsters in "Breach Tracking"

(2) Equipment & Modules

- Adjusted excessive visual effects of the effect for the Ultimate Weapon "Thunder Cage"

- Improved lock-on targeting for the Ultimate Weapon “Afterglow Sword” to maintain aim on moving targets.

- Adjusted the performance of the Ultimate Weapon “Greg’s Reversed Fate.”

ㄴ Bombardment generation delay: 0.8s → 0.4s

ㄴ Adjusted the damage of Bombardment.

ㄴ Adjusted the additional damage of the “Enhanced Bombardment” effect.

- Changed Skill Power increase of the Trigger Module "Two Face" from a maximum of 18% to a maximum of 24%.

(3) Other

- Increased maximum slot count for Trigger and Ancestors Modules.

ㄴ Trigger Module slots: 100 → 250

ㄴ Ancestors Module slots: Uniform increase of 70 per level

ㆍ 223 slots at Mastery Rank 31

- Tag search method has been added to the keyword search function.

ㄴ Unlike the existing keyword search, selecting tags for a search will display all items related to the entered term, even if it is not an exact match.

ㄴ Tag text is displayed in sky blue with "#" before the word.

Descendant Balance Improvements

(1) Jayber

- Adjusted the performance of the following skills.

Assault Turret

- Turret Zone

ㄴ Duration: 4s → 8s

Medical Turret

- Turret Zone

ㄴ Duration: 4s → 8s

(2) Enzo

- Adjusted the performance of the following skills.

Base Skill – Passive Skill ‘Firing Specialist’

- Added automatic reloading for weapons that are stowed when switching weapons.

- Basic Info

ㄴ Weapon Change Speed 25% → 50%

Transcendent Module "Compressed Bullet"– Passive Skill ‘Firing Specialist’  

- Added automatic reloading for weapons that are stowed when switching weapons.

- Basic Info

ㄴ Ammo Cost per shot +2 → +1

ㄴ Weapon Change Speed 25% → 50%

Transcendent Module "Concentrated Fire" – Passive Skill ‘Firing Specialist’

- Basic Info

ㄴ Weapon Change Speed 25% → 50%

- Firing Specialist

ㄴ Skill Critical Hit Damage Increase +60% (New)

(3) Yujin/Ultimate Yujin

- Improved ally revive speed in the DBNO state while the Transcendent Modules “Proliferating Allergy” and “Battlefield Medic” are equipped.

Event

- New Login Event "Unveiled Truth: Dia" will be added.

ㄴ Period: 01.28.2026 (Wed) 23:00 - 02.18.2026 (Wed) 22:59 PST

ㄴ This 21-day event allows you to use Attendance Memento, which can be exchanged for past attendance rewards.

ㄴRewards include Dia Ancestors Module and Dia crafting materials.

Shop

- Added new products.

ㄴ The following products will be available starting 01.28.2026 (Wed) 23:00 PST.

Bug Fixes

(1) Descendants

- Fixed an issue where the "Reload" function would malfunction when the Trigger Module "Tactical Acceleration" effect duration ended during Ajax's Orbit Barrier Skill-granted "Void Acceleration" effect.

- Fixed an issue where Enzo's Start Supply Skill's "Bullet Supplying Device" failed to grant the "Firearm Reinspection" effect to Descendants with full ammo.

- Fixed an issue where the appearance of the "Firepower Support Device" from Enzo's "Concentrated Fire" Transcendent Module's "Enhance Combat Suit (Assault)" Skill was not displaying correctly.

- Fixed an issue where the video for Enzo's "Concentrated Fire" Transcendent Module's "Enhance Combat Suit (Assault)" Skill was not displaying correctly.

- Fixed an issue where Enzo's "Compressed Bullet" passive was not working correctly.

(2) Equipment & Modules

- Fixed an issue where the "Electric Shockwave" effect of the Ultimate Weapon "Thunder Cage" was triggering on non-monster targets.

- Fixed an issue where the effect of the Trigger Module "Ground Burst" was not applied correctly to Jayber's Turret Zone.

- Fixed an issue where the effect values of the Trigger Module “Two Face” were not applied correctly.

(3) Monsters

- Fixed an issue where the Commander monster "Abyss Scarab" was not teleporting during phase changes in "Axion Plains - First Crater".

(4) UI&UX

- Fixed an issue where incorrect stat changes were displayed in the base stats of equipment receiving a Transmission during Weapon Level Transmission.

- Fixed an issue where effect icons were not displayed in the tooltip for the Ultimate Weapon "Greg's Reversed Fate" when certain language settings were used.

- Fixed an issue where the Frenzy Gauge was not displayed in the HUD when using Ecive against Field Colossus.

- Fixed an issue where the player marker was being obscured by camps on the map.

- Fixed an issue where some text was not displaying correctly in the game guide.

(5) Miscellaneous

- Fixed an issue where the View button in the Lounge was intermittently not working.

- Fixed an issue where frame rate dropped sharply when entering the Lounge or moving within the Lounge.

Thank you.