'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,/9j/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYaKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj/wgARCAAGAAoDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAFgABAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUH/8QAFQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgT/2gAMAwEAAhADEAAAAMEgjp//xAAcEAACAgIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAwERAAQVIXH/2gAIAQEAAT8AWC+KIjSo5YBHEkPY1Y5O0u5onV7n/8QAFhEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAC/9oACAECAQE/ANrf/8QAFhEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAR/9oACAEDAQE/AEy//9k='%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Netmarble has announced a new Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update. It introduces three main story chapters, a new Sung Jinwoo job, five Blessing Stones, and artifacts. Players can also get new Costumes, Sung Jinwoo weapons, SSR hunter, Shadow, and more. The developer has also increased the cap to the maximum Gates difficulty level, Sung Jinwoo level, and Activity Funds tier.
Players can also play many new Holiday-themed events to earn various rewards in the latest update. That said, this article provides complete details on the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update.
Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update: New hunter and Exclusive Weapon
Trending
Looking for Crossword hints & solutions? Check out latest NYT Mini Crossword Answers, LA Times Crossword Answers, and USA Today Crossword Answers
Shimizu Akari is the new hunter to debut in the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update. She is an SSR rarity character, belonging to the healer class. The hunter uses the Light element and wields her Exclusive Weapon, The Prince of a Promise.
Players can summon Shimizu Akari from her dedicated Rate-Up banner, which will be available until January 16, 2025. They can get her Exclusive Weapon through crafting and events.
New events in the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update
Below are the details of all events in the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update:
- Holiday Party! Check-In: This event will be available till January 1, 2025. Players can get various in-game items by logging into the app daily during the event. Its major reward includes a new Sung Jinwoo weapon, an SSR Gold-tailed Fox.
- Holiday Party! Event story: This event story will be available until January 1, 2025. It features Wrapping up the Year main story, Gift Bomb Hobgoblin boss challenge, and other mini-games. Players can get SSR Gold-tailed Fox, Essence Stones, Weapon Enhancement Gears, and more.
- Holiday Party World Drop & Collection Event: This event will be available till January 1, 2025. Players can get Holiday-themed in-game items by clearing Encore Missions, Gates, and Instance Dungeon. They can exchange obtained items for various rewards like SSR Gold-tailed Fox, Rune Fragments, and more.
- Shimizu Akari Rate Up Celebration! Special Dice: This event lasts till January 16, 2025. It is similar to the Special Dice event of the previous updates. Players can get Shimizu Akari’s Exclusive Weapon and other in-game items as rewards.
- Protection of the Blazing Light! Shimizu Akari tournament: This tournament event will be available until January 16, 2025. It is similar to the tournament events of previous updates. Players can get Shimizu Akari’s Exclusive Weapon, Gold, and other in-game items as rewards by collecting points.
- Popular Rate-Up Draw event: This event will be available till January 16, 2025. Players can obtain points every time they summon on the Rate-Up banner. They will get various milestone rewards based on the number of earned points.
Netmarble has also provided the schedule of upcoming events. The table below shows the details:
New content in the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update
Here is the list of new content in Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update:
New main story chapters
Netmarble has added three new main story chapters: 21, 22, and 23. They feature Sung Jinwoo fighting against the “Ant King” on Jeju Island. Players can play them in Normal and Hard mode. The table below shows the details:
New Sung Jinwoo job
Netmarble has added a new Sung Jinwoo job, (The Monarch of Shadows Master of the Abyss) in the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update. Here are the job change conditions and major rewards:
Job change condition
- Clear Story Chapter 23, The Black Ant
- Reach 150,000 Total Power with Sung Jinwoo
- Clear Battlefield of Trials Floor 40 in Player Mode
Rewards
- One Survival Blessing Stone slot
- New Ultimate Skill: King’s Domain
- New Blessing Stone: Solidify (Rare)
- New Job change costume
New Blessing Stones
Netmarble has added two new Empowerment and three Survival Blessing Stones in the latest update. Here is the list:
Empowerment Blessing Stones
- Intuit
- Desire
Survival Blessing Stones
- Mana Powered Shield
- Solidify
- Aggressive Defense
A new Lucky Blessing Stone Vol.4 Chest that contains the above-listed stones has also been added.
New Sung Jinwoo weapon and artifact
Netmarble has added a new Sung Jinwoo weapon, Gold-tailed Fox, in the latest Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update. It is an SSR rarity weapon that deals with Light elemental damage.
Additionally, the developers have added a new artifact set: Holiday Event Artifact. Here are the details:
Players can obtain the new Sung Jinwoo weapon and artifacts as rewards from the ongoing and upcoming events in the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update.
New costume
Netmarble has added new costumes for three hunters, Sung Jinwoo and Chromas for a hunter and Sung Jinwoo. Here are the details:
- Shimizu Akari: Happy Holidays
- Amamiya Mirei: Snowy Night
- Isla Wright: Resounding Confidence
- Alicia Blanche: Authoritative (chroma)
- Sung Jinwoo: Black Suit (chroma), God of Death (chroma), A Wish Come True (costume)
New Shadow
Netmarble has added a new SLA Shadow, Beru, in the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update. The Shadow increases the entire team’s attack and critical hit damage by 3%.
Maximum level, Activity Funds, Gates, Hunter Archive story, and Challenge Medals
Netmarble has increased the cap of Sung Jinwoo’s maximum level from 95 to 100, Activity Funds from 45 to 48, and Gates from 40 to 43. Additionally, the developer has changed the maximum accumulation period of Activity Funds from 24 hours to 48 hours. The update also debuts Shimizu Akari’s original Story and Secret Library and Lee Joohee’s Secret Library.
The Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update also introduces a new Achievement System, Challenge Medals. Players can obtain various Challenge Medals by clearing challenges, seasons, and Rankings. They can display three medals as main on their in-game profile.
Improvement and changes
Netmarble has also made various improvements and changes to the existing content in the latest Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update. Here are the details:
Workshop of Brilliant Light
Netmarble has also added the multiplier feature (up to x3 multiplier) in Workshop of Brilliant Light. Players can use this feature only in those dungeons and difficulties that they’ve cleared to the final stage.
Additionally, the developer has added Proof of the Strong feature in this game mode. The features offer a higher level of difficulty, similar to Instance Dungeon and Encore Missions. As of Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update, the feature is available only for Demon’s Castle Spire and Demon’s Castle 100F in Hard mode.
Battlefield of Trials
The Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update will feature a new Battlefield of Trials season with new rules. The table below shows the details:
Shadow Promotion
Netmarble has increased Shadow’s maximum Promotion tier from Elite Knight to General rank and the upgrade tier from 12 to 15. The new General rank unlocks after clearing the story chapter 23 in Normal mode. The Shadows have also received new rank appearances for each Shadow.
Hunter Preview reward
Netmarble has increased the rewards players obtain from the Hunter Preview feature. Here are the details:
- 1 ✕ Rate Up Draw Ticket
- 15 ✕ (Hunter) Man Power Elixir I
- 3 ✕ Skill Scroll I
- 30,000 ✕ Gold
Lastly, Netmarble has also added Return Benefits and Check-In Gifts for players who have not logged in to the title for 28 days or more.
System improvements and bug fixes in the Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update
Here are the details of System improvements and bug fixes Netmarble has made in the latest Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update:
System improvements:
- New title screen and App icon.
- New event themes will be applied to the Hunters Association lobby and Guild lobby.
- When proceeding with the update, an update summary pop-up will be displayed at the first log-in.
- A "Combat Guide" feature will be added, providing tips on how to utilize each Hunter and recommended development methods. You can access it by clicking the icon at the top right of the skill tab on the hunter management screen.
- In the Battlefield of Time, monster patterns will be adjusted to make them approach hunters more frequently.
- Workshop of Brilliant Light - In the "Demons' Castle Entrance" stage of the Demons' Castle Lower Floors, a guidance message will be added when the Cerberus uses certain patterns.
- Workshop of Brilliant Light - In the "Demons' Castle Spire" stage of the Demons' Castle Upper Floors, the introduction cutscene for "Baran, the Monarch of White Flames" will be improved to allow skipping.
- The timing of the tutorial sequence for the Simulation Gate will be adjusted to trigger upon the hunter's first entry into the content.
- A craft-all feature will be added, allowing hunters to immediately craft missing materials directly from the screen when upgrading Skills, Hunters, Shadows, or enhancing the Armory. A popup will only appear if there are materials available for crafting and it will not appear if the required materials are insufficient.
- Improved the [Augment] effect's description of Sung Jinwoo Skill Rune “Surprise Attack” (QTE Skill Collapse exclusive Skill Rune).
- Improvements will be made so that when a QTE skill is active, other QTE skills that are on cooldown and meet activation conditions will not be displayed.
- The skill animation speed and enemy targeting performance of Sung Jinwoo's weapon, “Divine Quarterstaff,” will be improved.
- If some of Sung Jinwoo's weapons have [Airborne] or [Knockdown] effects on normal attacks, the skill description in the weapon section will be improved to display these effects.
- On the weapon management screen, Sung Jinwoo weapon type will be displayed (Sword / Daggers / Polearm / Scythe / Firearm / Bow / Catalyst).
- The icon image for in-game event items will be changed, and it will be added to the top menu in the lobby.
- The entry-level restrictions for certain stages in Story Hard difficulty will be adjusted to match the monster levels.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed the issue where [Code] could be refreshed when force closing Simulation Gate stage 1.
- Fixed the issue where a team with Shadows included is displayed when changing parties in the Simulation Gate entry formation screen.
- Fixed the issue where Shadows are summoned when clearing the first stage after entering the Simulation Gate.
- Fixed the display of damage values for certain Code effects related to additional attacks in the Simulation Gate.
- Fixed the issue where an error occurs and crashes when using the Code refresh feature while playing the Simulation Gate Episode area.
- Fixed the issue where the displayed actual time and recorded time are shown differently in Battlefield of Time and Battlefield of Time Challenge.
- Fixed the inaccurate targeting of SSR Divine Quarterstaff advancement tier 3 effect, “when hit during charging.”
- Fixed the issue where additional monsters appear after the clearing animation, if you clear stages in certain cases in Story Hidden Chapter 4 certain stages.
- Fixed the issue where Sung Jinwoo’s Skill Rune “Surge” (QTE Skill Collapse exclusive Skill Rune) was activated at a location where it cannot hit enemies.
- Fixed the issue where, during the animation of Sung Jinwoo's Skill Rune "Thunderstorm" (QTE skill for Collapse), his gaze would intermittently look in awkward directions.
- Fixed the issue where the "Activate" button was displayed in the benefits list when selecting the Activity Funds pop-up in the Hunters Association lobby, while the Monthly Bundles Daily Growth Support was already activated.
- Fixed the issue where Sung Jinwoo’s buff effects are removed when canceling the “Divine Quarterstaff” charging weapon skill by dashing.
That ends our Solo Leveling Arise December 19 update.
