DNF Mobile has released a developer note detailing the January 22 update.

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The January 22 update will add new characters and dungeons, along with several welcome quality-of-life improvements.

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Here is a brief overview.

Male Mage

Following the reveal during the previous livestream, further details about the Male Mage are now available.

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First, Glacial Master has been reworked to make it easier to play while retaining its distinctive feel, with intuitive, explosive combos.

As part of this rework, Ice Craft has been replaced by a new passive skill called Hailstorm.

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Craft skills → Build Hailstorm stacks → Detonation skills → Detonate Hailstorm stacks

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The new mechanic follows this sequence.

Skills such as 피어스 오브 아이스 and 블리자드 스톰 have also received improved hit detection.

Swift Master had demanding skill cancels and combos in the original game. Missing a cancel window could cause a skill to disappear, potentially resulting in substantial damage loss.

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For DNF Mobile, Swift Master was therefore designed to emphasize mobility and speed even further while preserving its core appeal.

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Combat follows a cycle of gathering enemies, dealing burst damage, and pursuing them again, with Sonic Move at the center of this flow.

Sonic Move is a passive skill that combines movement and skill canceling. Even after a cancel, the skill's wind remains in place and continues attacking. Far more skills can now be canceled, and landing certain skills replenishes Sonic Move charges, making the class easier to play overall.

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Like Sonic Move, 칼날 바람 is a movement and pursuit skill. It can also be learned at a relatively low level, giving players access to fast movement during early- and mid-level progression.

New Elite and Weekly Dungeons

A new Elite Dungeon, 소멸의 공동, is being added.

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The entry requirements are 126,500 Exorcism for Normal, 152,000 for Expert, and 169,500 for Master. Players will face 라라아, who is gathering energy to revive Sirocco.

As with existing Elite Dungeons, there are two bosses.

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The 1st boss is 잿빛의 로젠버그. This Berserker wields a massive hammer and triggers a special attack pattern when his blood energy reaches its maximum.

The 2nd boss is 만개의 라라아. Her attack pattern shown during the livestream, in which flowers bloom and then explode, was reminiscent of Venus. The resemblance appears to come from her use of a portion of Sirocco's power.

​Rewards vary by difficulty.

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Normal and Expert guarantee 1 piece of equipment ranging from Epic to Exceed, while Master guarantees 2 pieces of equipment in that range.

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Various resources also drop, including Zelva Hell Party Invitations, Abyssal Embers, Data Chips, Material Selection Pouches, and Polishing Stones. The quantities and whether they are account-bound depend on the difficulty.

Another key reward is the Formless Bud, a crafting material for Conversion Scrolls and Conversion Stones.

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Conversion Scrolls change the prefix on light-infused Epic equipment, while Conversion Stones change weapon skill options.

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The original plan was to add new craftable equipment as rewards. The focus has since shifted to helping players farm prefixes for existing equipment, perhaps because progress on that front has been slower than expected.

A new weekly dungeon, 왕의 서고, has been added.

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The entry requirement is 160,000 Exorcism, and the reward multiplier is 27×.

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This is only a slight increase over 애도의 층계 (25×), but players can now run both 애도의 층계 and 왕의 서고, giving them more opportunities to obtain valuable gear.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

A Hell Party consecutive-clear system has been added.

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Players can now combine up to 5 entries into a single run (consuming 20 Fatigue), allowing them to finish their Hell farming in just five dungeon runs.

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In exchange, this uses 10% more Invitations (540 Invitations for 100 Fatigue), a reasonable trade-off for the time saved.

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Intrusions still occur at the same rate. Although the odds are likely low, getting 2 or more intrusions could yield 2 pieces of Exceed equipment.

Other improvements include a Quick Match button on the dungeon entry screen and changes that prevent enchantment items from disappearing during inheritance.

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Starting February 26, light-infused Epic equipment will also be eligible for Transcendence, so it is worth saving February's Transcendence uses until then.

Closing Thoughts

That covers the DNF Mobile developer note. Farming should be more enjoyable after next week's DNF update day.