Solo Leveling Arise September 12 update patch notes reveal new SSR Hunters Harper & Charlotte

Solo Leveling: Arise September 12 patch.Netmarble

Solo Leveling: Arise has released its September 12 update, and Netmarble has revealed two brand-new SSR hunter characters Harper and Charlotte, Bigrock, and more.

Netmarble launches a significant content update every 21 days to shake up Arise. This patch mostly consists of gameplay updates, more content additions, and of course the release of a new SSR hunter, or within this update, two hunter characters.

In their 2024 Roadmap, the developers have disclosed every content release for the remainder of the year, but specifically for this patch, you can find out all the early details below.

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What’s changed in the September 12 patch?

Netmarble’s September 12 update brings more fresh content to Arise. Despite previous updates typically only introducing one brand-new hunter, Netmarble has announced that SSR hunters Harper and Charlotte will both join Arise with their own Rate Up Draw banners. This update has added Harper’s banner, meanwhile, Charlotte’s will be added on September 19.

The two hunters have joined with their own SSR hunter-exclusive weapons, which are not available from pulling the banners. Aside from that, the Bigrock has joined as a new Shadow, and another highly-anticipated Maximum Level increase has been implemented.

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Netmarble has also refreshed the events available, improved features, and implemented any needed bug fixes as part of the patch.

September 12 update patch notes

Harper and Charlotte SSR hunters in Solo Leveling: AriseNetmarble
Charlotte and Harper will be the two new SSR hunters added to Arise on September 12.

SSR hunters Harper and Charlotte with exclusive weapons

  • Harper will receive a Rate Up Draw banner on September 12, that will last until October 10.
  • Charlotte will receive a Rate Up Draw banner on September 19, that will last until October 3.
  • Each of these new SSR hunter characters will be added with their own exclusive weapons.
    • The exclusive weapons can be obtained through crafting or events.
  • The new Hunters’ Profile Icon, Dossier, and Codex will also be added.

Bigrock

  • Bigrock will be the next Shadow added.
  • The Shadow increases Basic Skill Damage for all hunters in your hunting team.

Maintenance rewards

After the scheduled maintenance between Thursday, September 12 – Friday, September 13, players will be rewarded with the below the next time they log in to their account:

  • 500 Essence Stones
  • 2 Gate Keys
  • 15 Weapon Enhancement Gear II
  • 1 20% Diamond Discount Coupon
  • 1 Heroic Skill Rune Selection Chest Vol.2

Maximum Level and Activity Funds Expansion

  • Sung Jinwoo’s max level will be increased from Lvl 85 to Lvl 90.
  • Hunter maximum levels will rise from Lvl 85 to Lvl 90.
  • Activity Funds Max Tier will be increased from Lvl 40 to Lvl 43.
  • Higher Gate difficulty levels will be added from maximum Lvl 35 to Lvl 38.

Draws

  • SSR Amamiya Mirei will be added to the Custom Draw and will be able to be selected in the Rate Up List.

New Costumes

  • New costumes for certain hunters and Sung Jinwoo will be added.
  • Costumes can be purchased in the shop or obtained through in-game content.
  • 3 types of chromas will be added for each new costume.

Hunter Archive story and Secret Library

  • The two brand-new hunters Harper and Charlotte will receive their own Hunter Archive story and Secret Library.

New Events

  • Various events will take place to celebrate the upcoming Autumn Full Moon.

    Full Moon! Check-In Event

    • Log into the game during the event period and claim daily rewards through the check-in event.

    Full Moon Daily Missions Event

      • Clear each daily mission and claim various rewards through the daily mission event.

      Full Moon World Drop & Collection Event

        • Obtain various coins through the World Drop Event, and exchange them for various rewards.

        Precious Prankster Harper Rate Up Event

        • A Rate Up Draw for a new hunter will take place.
        • The Rate Up hunter can be added to the Custom Draw list in the future.

        Charlotte & Harper Rate Up Celebration! Special Dice Event

        • Clear missions to obtain dice and roll the dice to claim various rewards.

        Charlotte & Harper Growth Tournament

        • Grow hunters and obtain points to claim various rewards.

        Events removed

        • All the events from the 100 day celebrations will be removed, including:
          • Happy 100th Day Event
          • 100th Day Daily Mission
          • Mini Game – Protect the Cake
          • Mini Game – Heart-pounding Tank Tower!
          • With Jian! Rock, Paper, Scissors
          • Event Boss – Squeaky Clean Beach Cleanup Chapter 1, 2
          • Special Lucky Capsule
          • Rock, Paper, Scissors Exchange Shop
          • Rock, Paper, Scissors Card World Drop
          • 100th Day Celebration Growth Tournament Event
          • Loyalty Event
          • 100th Day Celebration Treasure Hunt
          • Event Weapon Crafting
            • A Conviction and a Calling / Coming of Age / Juicy Grilled Skewer

        New Guild System Feature and Improvements

        • The following features will be added or renewed for a more diverse use of the Guild content.

        New Guild Skill

        • A “Guild Skill” that will continuously provide help to Guild members will be added.
        • The Guild master can manage Guild Skills in the [Guild Management] → [skill] item.
        • Enhance skill levels through the Guild scores given when leveling up Guild.
        • Use the Essence Stones to reset the enhanced Guild Skills and regain Guild scores.

        New Guild Boss Challenge Repetition

        • Additional challenge repetition will be added for practicing even after completing two times of Guild Boss challenge.

        Guild Mini Game – Addition of Heart-pounding Tank Tower

        • The 100th Day Celebration Event “Heart-pounding Tank Tower ” mini game will be added to the Guild Mini Game.

        Other Guild Content Improvements

        • Guild notices and activity records will be able to be checked in the Guild lobby.
        • Tap the megaphone icon on the top right of the lobby screen.
        • The new Guild background “Rooftop,” that can be used from Guild Lv. 6, will be added.
        • To prevent unfair acquisition of Guild experience points through actions like expelling Guild members, a weekly limit will be set on the amount of guild experience points that can be earned.
        • When joining a new Guild after leaving one, hunters who have not registered their Guild Boss score in the corresponding season will be able to challenge the Guild Boss.
        • In the Guild Mission screen, the remaining reset time of the weekly coordination mission will be displayed.
        • A separate icon will be added to easily classify the Guild members and master in the Guild member list.
        • A Guild list feature will be added to the Guild quick menu.
        • You can visit the lobby or check the info of other Guilds in the Guild list.
        • Other Guild creating and Guild info/management UI will be improved.

         New Battlefield of Time Season & Improvements

        • The new season of Battlefield of Time will begin from 9/12 (Thu) 00:00 (UTC+0).
        • The criterion time for completion rewards will change according to the new season.
        • The number of bosses in the new Battlefield of Time season will increase from four to five.
        • Certain UI, including boss challenge result screen and season ranking display will change.
        • You will be able to automatically claim rewards when entering the boss screen if there are claimable rewards after the end of each boss’s ending date.

        Power of Destruction Improvements

        Reward Tier & Rank Notice Improvements

          • The Solo Challenge reward tier for Normal or higher difficulties will increase from Tier 20 to Tier 25.
          • The rewards until Tier 20 will remain the same.
          • After record registration, you will be able to check the obtained tier rewards of the corresponding challenge.
          • When initially entering the Power of Destruction screen after the daily reset, you will be able to check the overall rank and group rank of the previous season and will also be able to automatically claim previous season’s rewards.

          Power of Destruction Result Screen Improvement

            • Identical to the Guild Boss result screen display, you will be able to check the damages dealt by each formed hunters, Army of Shadows, and Sung Jinwoo.

            New High-Difficulty Challenge Content System – “Proof of the Strong”

            • Challenge more difficult stages with the addition of penalties in the original dungeons and claim additional rewards based on the applied penalties.
            • The Proof of the Strong can be played in the Instance Dungeon and Encore Missions.
            • Select the Proof Level of the stage you wish to challenge on the Proof of the Strong screen.
            • All the penalties will be cumulatively applied until the selected Proof Level and the expected rewards will be applied based on the selected Proof level. [Revised 9/12 (Thu) 04:29 (UTC+0)]
            • When clearing Proof of the Strong applied dungeons, you will be able to obtain [Token of Proven Strength] and [Token of Exceptional Proven Strength].
            • Gather the tokens and exchange them for rewards in the [Proof of the Strong Exchange Shop].
            • You will be able to obtain better rewards upon reaching a certain Proof Level.
            • Additionally, special rewards will be given when clearing Proof Level 10, 15, and 20.

            Bonus Shop reset

            • The Total Purchases count in the Bonus tap of the in-game Shop will reset on Thursday September 9.

            Balance Adjustments

            • Balances regarding certain Rune Skills and Artifact Options will be adjusted.

            System Improvements

            • Improved the excessive close up of certain hunters’ modeling on the content screen when changing hunters in the lobby.
            • When selecting Legendary Skill Rune/Blessing Stone in the inventory, you will be moved to crafting item instead of Skill Rune/Blessing Stone fusion item where you can refine Legendary Skill Rune/Blessing Stone.
            • You will be able to check the details of the Guild buffs purchased in Guild Exchange Shop in the lobby screen.
            • In Team Fight mode, you will be able to manually control the use of each hunter’s Ultimate Skill.
            • Fixed the missing notification of “Berserk” related description in the Workshop of Brilliant Light daily boss “Avaricious Vulcan” monster passive.
            • (Uses Berserk to increase Attack → Uses Berserk to increase Attack and Defense)
            • Improved to check the enemy boss’s HP bar when Emma Laurent Ultimate Skill “Burning Pride” is hit.
            • Improved the notification of Hunters Association Premium Subscription benefits and pre-notification before the expiration of the subscription period.
            • Improved certain skill tooltips by removing the probability-related text for effects that have a 100% activation rate.
            • When proceeding with the Special Summons draw and opening all the slots, the Special Summon confirmation period will be extended from 2 days originally to the end of the draw period.

            Bug Fixes

            • Fixed the issue where the red dot was displayed after completing the Guild contents and missions.
            • Fixed the issue where the Bracelet Artifact’s elemental damage (%) effect was not applied normally.
            • Fixed the issue where the effect of Lee Bora hunter’s exclusive weapon “Solid Logic” was not activating normally during Guild Boss content.
            • Fixed the issue where the critical hit rate and increase in critical damage effects were not normally applied for certain hunters in the Guild Boss content.
            • Fixed the issue where the exclusive weapon for the required hunter in the Hidden Chapter 2 Side Story was incorrectly applied.
            • Fixed the issue where certain font tagging features were available when editing profile or Guild introduction.
            • Fixed the issue where Go Gunhee’s motion was incorrectly applied when tagging out.
            • Fixed the issue where the Hidden Chapter was not displayed normally in the profile or the quick menu’s Story progression.

            When trying to pull Charlotte and Harper from the new banners you can use all of our free Arise codes to get more funds to spend on Draw Tickets and increase your changes. If you are unsure who to target from the banners, then we have ranked all hunter characters in a tier list.

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            We have also provided the best builds for the previous update additions of Go Gunhee and Han Se-Mi, as well as the main character Sung Jinwoo, and lists for the best Artifact sets and weapons for every hunter.