🔥 Ignite Your Summer: Guild of Guardians’ Festival of Flames Ignites July 30!

Elderym’s scorching reckoning has arrived.

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The Great Bears exiled him for wielding magic. Now, Orso, the outcast Vulos mage, returns with a blaze of vengeance – and his spirit bears march at your command. From July 30 to August 28, the Festival of Flames engulfs Guild of Guardians in a 4-week inferno of:

• Exclusive Guardians & Skins: Summon the ferocious healer Orso, claim Kaori’s exclusive skin, Derisda's exclusive skin and a Guardian copy! 
• Dual Reward Passes: Conquer the Orso-focused Guardian Pass and the resource and skins-rich Festival Pass. 
• Boss Revolution: Face a reborn foe with devastating new skills (Natural Wrath reduces all heroes to 1 HP!).
• Meta Upheaval: Exploit modified Arena/Endless domains, face off against a familiar foe with new tricks up his sleeve, and buffed heroes (Tamomo/Emmanuel)

“They called my magic unnatural. Now they’ll call it annihilation.”
— Orso, the Redeemer

New Guardian Spotlight: Orso, the Exiled Mage

"Banished for his gifts. Reborn for vengeance."

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⚔️ Lore: The Unlikely Redeemer

"The Great Bears valued brute strength above all. Orso’s mastery of magic branded him a heretic. Exiled and alone, he now fights for the Redeemers – turning the bears’ scorn into searing retribution."

• Faction: Redeemers (Vulos)
• Role: Support/Summoner hybrid
• Tagline: "Where others see fire, I see rebirth."

🎯 Why Orso Dominates the Meta

1. Boss Shredder:
   
   • 20-stack Laceration = +100% damage taken on raid bosses.
2. Sustain King:
   
   • Beacon + Wild Protection  keeps your team alive even in the harshest battles"
3. Death Defier:
   
   • Spirit form ignores lethal hits – crucial for high-difficulty Endless runs.

Orso Abilities

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Orso Ascension Cost Curve

‍This cost curve is exclusive to Orso and is permanent.

 Dual Reward Passes: Burn Through the Tiers

*Double the progression, double the inferno – master both passes to claim Orso, exclusive skins, and 25M+ gold!*

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⚔️ A. Guardian Pass: Unleash Orso’s Full Potential

Players can earn XP towards the Journey of Mastery or Journey of Growth tracks. If the player purchases the Bundle, they will automatically receive all rewards under the bundle column which includes Orso (Guardian), plus they will be able to earn XP towards the Journey of Mastery and Journey and Growth tracks.

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Quests to earn XP towards rewards for Guardian Passes

💎 B. Festival of Flame Event Pass: Ignite Your Collection

Players can earn XP towards the paid (base, premium) or free tracks. If the player purchases the Bundle, they will automatically receive all rewards under the bundle column and an exclusive Kaori skin, plus they will be able to earn XP towards the Premium, Base and Free tracks and earn all rewards across the 3 tracks.

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Quests to earn XP towards Event Passes

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‍Challenge Event: Face the Reborn Foe, and New Modifiers"

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A familiar enemy returns – with soul-crushing new tricks. Survival demands the ultimate healer squad."

Arena Modifier

Modifier 1: Reality Reverse - The domain suppression relationship is reversed, and the suppression effect is increased by 100%. (Existing Modifier)

Modifier 2: Vulos Counters all domains. (New Modifier)

Modifier 3: All Overhealing is gained as a Shield, up to 50% of max HP. (New Modifier)

Modifier 4: Healing from Lifesteal effects is increased by 100%/doubled. (New Modifier)

Notes: The first two modifiers may be sufficient for making Orso the standout Guardian alone, but having all 4 would guarantee this.

Endless Modifier

Modifier 1: Life Returned - When a Vulos Guardian dies during combat, they explode, dealing 20% of their Maximum Health as True Damage in their surroundings. They are then resurrected after 1 second and become invulnerable for 5 seconds after resurrection. (Existing Modifier)

Modifier 2: True Damage dealt is increased by 250%. (New Modifier)

Notes: The True Damage modifier amount may need to be increased if we want to guarantee a meta shift.

Meta Shifts: Rebalancing Update

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‍‍🦊 Tamomo: The Vixen's Vengeance

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+ Soul Drain: Damage increased from 110% → 140% ATK per second (420% total!)  

+ Fox Fairy Cooldown: 10s → 8s (25% uptime increase) 

⚔️ Emmanuel: Sacrificial Supremacy

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+ Sacrifice: Damage increased from 270% → 325% of HP lost 

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