Alter Realm Expands into the Tundra Area Gorge in January

01.01.2026

Super Genesis Festival Part 2

The 2nd half of the Super Genesis Festival makes the return of Raguo Rappy and Raguo Great Rappy.

Xiandy will be wearing the new salopette outfit coming in the January 7th scratch!

The seasonal point exchange shop will also be updated with new products like the Rice Cake Making build part and the Dezas Gunslash accessory.

AC Scratch: New Year's Yurze Sale Special Ability Selection '25

Yurze, an upgraded version of the Larze-class special ability, will be released with this AC Scratch. In addition, there are now items called EX Special Ability A, which are more powerful than EX Special Abilities.

Some restrictions apply when using EX Special Ability A.

• Only 1 [EX Special Ability A] can be applied to a weapon.
• It is not possible to apply special abilities of the same type.
  • For example, [EX Turnover A] & [EX Turnover] can not be applied simultaneously.
• EX Special Abilities A count towards the 3 EX Special Ability slot limit.

The 9 [EX Special Ability A]'s are as follows:

• C/EX Turn Over A
• C/EX Risky Stance A
• C/EX Shortage PP Burnup A
• C/EX Keep Balance A
• C/EX Critical Enliven
• C/EX Heavy Attack Protect A
• C/EX Light Attack Protect A
• C/EX Tech Arts PP Suppress A
• C/EX Gradually Pressing A

AC / SG Revivals

There will be two revival scratches, the AC Scratch: "New Year's Rewind Collection '26" will contain prizes released in January's past.

The SG Scratch: "New Year's Refined Revival '26" will feature an assortment of Refined Form items.

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01.07.2026

Alter Realm Exploration Update

The Tundra Area Gorge is joining the Alter Realm Exploration: Combat Sectors. Here you'll trigger PSE Bursts and defeat High Enemies that appear during PSE Climaxes.

Two new trials are set to debut: "Arklan Disruption Zone Enemy Suppression" and "Raid Area Enemy Suppression."

The following player ability buffs have been added:

• An additional attack will occur with Sidestep.
• A [power increase/counter] occurs with Sidestep.

New Equipment & Trigger Quest

You can now upgrade your ★13 Fortas Armor into either the ★14 Belfes Armor or Belfes Armor Vio.

The Belfes Armor has increased values for both HP and PP, whereas Belfes Armor Vio doesn't increase HP but increases PP even more. Both armors increase power by +8% while also having high damage resistance.

The Belfes Armor requires an upgrade material called "Fortasvance" which you can get through the Alter Realm Tundra Area Gorge.

You will need 75 Fortasvance materials and 500 Progregrinders to upgrade the armor.

A trigger quest version of "Paragon of Creation: [Loser]" can be purchased from the [Treasure Shop (N-Meseta)].

Mission Pass: NGS Season 52

AC Scratch: Modish Winter '26

This scratch features an assortment of outfits such as down Jackets, denim strapless salopettes, and knit dresses.

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01.14.2026

AC Scratch: PSO2es Weponoid Style

This scratch contains outfits of Weaponoids, which are personifications of PSO2 weapons. Avatar items for Demonia Saber, Saiki Houyoku, and Strategeo Casrook will be available.

Motion Changes that depict your equipped weapon will finally appear, with Swords being the first to debut.

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01.21.2026

Limited Quest: Three Way Race

Up to 12 players can participate in a quest where the route is split into three lanes. By defeating the enemies in each lane, you can reduce the health of the boss that appears at the deepest area.

New Special Ability "Elga Dread Keeper II" can be created by combining 50 Uniledata, 10 Grand Dread Keeper II, and 10 Mascis Dread Keeper II. You can get Uniledata from this Limited Quest and other future content.

PSO2 Memories Jan '26

Items released in PSO2 Classic will get a revival. You can get a prize exchange ticket as a Scratch Bonus every 15 draws and also the "Maron & Melon" lobby action.

2 Revival Scratches

[Accessory Revival Jan '26] features accessories released in the past, while [SG Support Item Select Jan '26] has items useful in enhancing Preset Skills.