Blue Archive’s fifth-anniversary update is live, offering 200 free recruitments, a ★3 Fest Student Choice Ticket, and more than 3,000 Pyroxenes through rewards and events. Nexon also added Main Story Act 2, a summer event, and limited-time recruitment for Makoto (Swimsuit) and Satsuki (Swimsuit).
The rewards have separate deadlines, with some ending this week and others continuing into December.
Claim Free Recruitments and Choose a Fest Student
Logging in after the update grants 100 special free recruitments, with another 100 available through daily login rewards until November 17.
You can also claim the Special ★3 Fest Student Choice Ticket by logging in before December 8. The ticket lets you select one student from a lineup of 13 and remains usable until December 15. Options include Wakamo, Mika, Hina (Dress), Shiroko*Terror, Rio, and Kei.
The coupon code 5YEARSWITHSENSEI grants 600 Pyroxenes and five Beautiful Bouquets through November 24. You can also earn additional Pyroxenes through anniversary activities, including the Kivotos Field Survey login event and the summer event shop.
Seven days of Growth Support logins provide materials to raise one student to level 90, plus equipment blueprints, Credits, AP, and a title. Triple rewards and double Account EXP campaigns also run throughout November.
Main Story Act 2 Begins With Flame and Shadow
The update introduces Main Story Act 2, Volume 1: Flame and Shadow, with its first two chapters available now.
“Glory to Gehenna!” follows the newly formed Gehenna Revival Committee as it tries to restore order at the academy. “As We Become the Flame” focuses on third-year students trying to win back their seniors.
Meanwhile, “Set Sail! Pandemonium Ship: Chair Makoto’s Lux Summer Getaway!” runs through November 24. The student council expects a luxury cruise but ends up aboard a fishing boat, facing a mysterious ship and Makoto’s seasickness.
Clearing the first event story recruits Chiaki (Swimsuit) ★1 for free. A rock-paper-scissors combat minigame provides her Eleph and other growth materials.
Swimsuit Recruitment Ends November 17
Makoto (Swimsuit) ★3 joins as a Mystic damage dealer whose EX Skill benefits from nearby enemy numbers. Satsuki (Swimsuit) ★3 is a Sonic healer who restores health to herself and an ally, with additional effects from stacking Sunscreens.
Their recruitment event ends on November 17. Blue Archive is free to play on mobile and PC through Steam.
