Solo Leveling Arise July 31 update patch notes: Amamiya Mirei SSR hunter, max level increase

Solo Leveling Arise‘s July 31 update has added SSR hunter Amamiya Mirei and a highly-anticipated max level increase to the gacha game. Here’s everything you need to know about the dev’s newest patch.

Netmarble geared up for its fresh content update by revealing further details via official Developer Notes, livestreams, and even teasing the newest hunter character within the in-game lobby.

As ever, this Solo Leveling: Arise update has centered around the brand-new SSR hunter character being added, various content additions, and gameplay fixes.

What’s changed in the July 31 patch?

Netmarble’s July 31 update is the fourth major content update for Arise. SSR hunter Amamiya Mirei is the featured character with her own Spectral Warrior Rate Up banner. Mirei is a Wind Assassin type and swordswoman who wields the power of spirits to unleash mysterious attacks.

Sung Jinwoo has received a new weapon, there are new banners, and all hunters including Jinwoo have finally received a maximum level increase. Meanwhile, the Summer Vacation event has been introduced, adding new costumes and even summer-themed minigames.

There have also been alterations to modes, balance adjustments via buffs and nerfs, bug fixes, and gameplay enhancements.

Solo Leveling: Arise July 31 update patch notes

Amamiya Mirei SSR hunter and exclusive weapon

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You can get hunter Amamiya Mirei by drawing her the Spectral Warrior Rate Up banner.

• An SSR Wind Attribute Assassin Amamiya Mirei and her exclusive weapon Bunny Bunbun will be added.
• The new Hunter’s profile icon, Dossier, and Codex will also be added.
• This Hunter can be obtained through her own Rate Up Draw banner, and you can experience the power of this Hunter in advance through Hunter Preview.
• The exclusive weapon can be obtained through Crafting or Event.

Sung Jinwoo’s new exclusive weapon

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The Secured Marlin Surfboard and barbecue skewer Sung Jinwoo weapons will join as part of the Summer Vacation event.

• An exclusive weapon for Sung Jinwoo, SSR Water Attribute Secured Marlin Surfboard, will be added.
• This weapon can be obtained through events.
• A barbecue kebab skewer Sung Jinwoo exclusive weapon will arrive in an August update.

Max Level increase

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Sung Jinwoo and every hunters’ max level has finally been increased to level 85.

• Sung Jinwoo’s max level will be increased from level 80 to 85.
• Hunter maximum levels will be increased from level 80 to 85.
• Activity Funds Max Tier will be increased from Tier 38 to 40.
• Gate difficulty levels 34 and 35 will be added.

Hunter Weapons

• New SSR weapons for Hunters, Durable Shark Water Gun, Sturdy Shark Water Gun and Spiky Shark Water Gun, will be added.
• These weapons can be obtained through events.

Hunter exclusive weapons

• Exclusive weapons for certain SR Hunters will be added and can be obtained through crafting.

Artifacts

• New Artifacts can be obtained by clearing Gates with Difficulty 34 or higher.
• New Artifacts can also be obtained by defeating bosses in the newly added Instance Dungeon and Encore Missions.
• With the addition of new Artifacts, existing Artifacts will also be updated to include Rare (Lv. 65), Heroic (Lv. 70), and Legendary (Lv. 75) rarities.

• New Artifacts can be obtained through the Summer Vacation events.

Banners

• SSR Amamiya Mirei will be added as part of her own Rate Up banner.
• SSR Yoo Soohun and her exclusive SSR Overdrive weapon will be added to the Custom Draw and will be able to be selected in the Rate Up List.

Events

• Summer Check-In Event – A check-in event where you can obtain daily rewards by logging into the game during the event period.
• Spectral Warrior Amamiya Mirei Rate Up Draw Event – Participate in the Rate Up Draw event for the new hunter Amamiya Mirei. Rate Up Draw Hunters may be added to the Custom Draw list in the future.
• Summer Vacation Event – Enjoy the summer event story and earn various rewards through mini-games.
• Spectral Warrior! Amamiya Mirei Growth Tournament – Claim various rewards by growing your Hunters and accumulating points.
• Amamiya Mirei Rate Up Celebration! Special Dice Event – Receive various rewards by rolling the dice obtained through missions.

Shadows

• A new shadow called Cerbie will be added.

Costumes

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Netmarble will be implementing a brand-new Costume Dyeing system.

• A dye system will be introduced, allowing you to change the chromas of Sung Jinwoo and Hunter costumes.
• Chromas can be purchased in the shop or obtained through events, and the acquisition method may vary depending on the costume.
• To dye costumes, you will need Mana-imbued Fabric. This item can be obtained through events or purchased in the shop.

Artifact Salvage Feature

• The Artifact Salvage feature is now permanently accessible.
• With the always-available Artifact Salvage feature, you can salvage Artifacts to obtain Artifact Enhancement Chips.

 Workshop of Brilliant Light

• Hard Difficulty for the Workshop of Brilliant Light will be added.
• When over 3,000 hunters beat the mode on Hard Difficulty an event will release where players will be able to receive a celebration reward for all hunters across the server.

Instance Dungeons and Encore Missions

• New Instance Dungeons and Encore Missions will be added.
• Level 70 and Level 75 Artifacts will be included as rewards.

Hunter Archive New Stories & Secret Library

• Amamiya Mirei’s original stories and Secret Library will be added.
• This content is unlocked after completing all Hunter Archive stories.
• When clearing Secret Library battles, you can collect the corresponding Hunter’s Secret Library Points and obtain progress rewards based on the accumulated amount of points.
• On the Hunter Archive page, you can now view the reward information for each stage of Secret Library Points by accessing the [Rewards] menu.
• If you clear each Secret Library battle using the designated Hunter for the [Point Bonus], you can gain additional Secret Library progress points.

Balance Adjustments

• The balance for certain Hunters and Rune Skills will be adjusted.
• 8 Blessing Stones will have their passive effects adjusted.
• The Attack, Defense, and HP values for Shadows will be generally increased.
• The duration of the Commander that appears when using Shadows skills will be extended.

System Improvements

• Improved in-game text and interfaces.
• Improved skill effects for certain Hunters.
• Improved the smart lock-on feature in some content.
• Added interface hiding options and improved 2D/3D image switching in the Costumes menu.
• Improved visibility of the stat type for currently equipped Gems on the main Gems screen.
• Improved the Quick Menu by adding a [Costumes Codex] button to allow you to view all costumes at once.

Bug Fixes

• ixed an intermittent issue where the timing misaligned when monsters were affected by Freeze or Slow effects.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where Vulcan became invisible during Normal difficulty play of the Demons’ Castle 50F in the Workshop of Brilliant Light.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the game slowed down when Extreme Evasion and Ultimate Skill were used simultaneously during Power of Destruction battles.
• Fixed an issue where the game would freeze at the end of Power of Destruction battles.
• Fixed an issue where Yoo Jinho would use Yoo Soohyun’s skills in Reverse Chapter 12, “Another Raid.”
• Fixed an issue where pressing the ESC button in the Workshop of Brilliant Light’s Blessing Selection screen would cause the game to freeze.
• Fixed an issue where the purchase price was displayed as the full amount of Diamonds without applying the discount when using a Diamond Discount Coupon.

Using all of our free Arise codes will give you more Essence Stones and resources to spend on Draw Tickets to increase your chances of pulling Amamiya Mirei from her draw banner.

Check out our compiled list of all the greatest weapons and artifacts for each character in Solo Leveling: Arise and created a tier list ranking all the top hunters from best to worst. We have also provided best builds for top hunters Cha Hae-in and Alicia Blanche, as well as the iconic Sung Jinwoo.