The First Descendant’s July 15 Update Adds Extreme Void Intercepts and New Serena Modules

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Nexon has detailed the next update for The First Descendant, which goes live on July 15. The main addition is Void Intercept Battle: Extreme, a new mode that combines the existing Difficult Void Intercept Battle and Depths content into a single track.

Clearing all standard Colossi in Void Intercept Battle: Extreme unlocks Void Extreme Battle: Critical Point, where players can raise the difficulty for better rewards. Those rewards include a new exclusive currency used in a limited seasonal shop. Nexon says the mode is planned to become an official part of the game starting with the Season 4 update.

  • Serena is getting two Transcendent Modules: Battlefield Nun, focused on airborne weak point damage and Consecration stacks, and Archangel, which boosts aerial skill power and changes several of her skills into projectile or bombardment attacks.
  • Blair is being adjusted with stronger base skills, faster cast times, better cancellation options, and the ability to use skills while firing. His Incendiary Bomb module is also being renamed Flame-Grilled Special as part of a broader rework.
  • Divine Punishment and The Final Masterpiece are both getting balance changes. Divine Punishment gains effects tied to Medical-type or Charge-type skills, while The Final Masterpiece will trigger Frost Burst on normal enemies and icicle attacks against tougher targets.
  • Two new Trigger Modules are being added: Arche Reflux for Blair’s Backdraft setup, and Arche Blaze for Serena’s new Archangel module.
  • Rolling will now provide damage reduction and crowd-control immunity. Reviving and respawning will also grant temporary invincibility and crowd-control immunity.
  • The maximum Skill Cooldown Reduction cap is dropping from 90% to 75%, but Nexon says base cooldowns are being lowered broadly so final achievable cooldowns should remain the same.

The update also brings several limited-time events. Assemble Event I runs from July 15 to August 5, while Growth Support, Firepower Check, and Accelerate Research Week run from July 15 to August 19. A daily login event, Summer Medical Support Operation, runs through August 26 and includes leveling items plus Harris and Sharen Medical Support skins.

Weekend boosts also start July 17 and run through August 16, giving players 20% extra Descendant EXP, Weapon Mastery EXP, Arche Tuning EXP, Gold, and Kuiper Shards on weekends.

Dev Note: July 15 Update Preview