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The First Descendant Sets Feb. 5 Launch for Season 3 Episode 3 With Dia and Undersea Dungeon

The release kicks off a February–April roadmap featuring balance passes, new events, an Onslaught Mode beta.

Overview

  • Nexon schedules the update for February 5 at 7 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. ET / 2 p.m. GMT, with server maintenance starting the prior evening.
  • Dia becomes playable as a skill‑centric Descendant built around ice attacks and new transcendent modules detailed in the developer livestream.
  • The patch adds the Exposed Undersea Base infiltration dungeon on Axion’s coast with a new enemy type, an elite evasion buff, and the boss Sarcophage.
  • Two Ultimate Weapons debut—E‑Buster and Eye of the Storm, which switches between Typhoon and Storm modes—alongside buffs for Gley and updates to Kyle, Clairvoyance, and Hammer and Anvil.
  • New‑player support includes a Boost Path and rotating HQ Orders, a more attainable Premium Battle Pass, this week’s search and companion‑app quality‑of‑life features, Xbox Game Pass PDLC on February 5, and Xbox Play Anywhere support coming soon.