1.4 → 1.5 — What Changed (Catch-Up)
Stopped playing after the 1.4 Echoes of Hearts patch? Version 1.5 'Beyond the Sandstorm' (June 4) is the biggest jump yet: a new SSR hero, a new region and story, a weekly co-op raid, and a system-level gear overhaul that lets engraved gear and armor equip together — plus the quality-of-life changes that make daily farming far less key-gated.
Version 1.5 shipped on June 4, 2026, three weeks after 1.4. Unlike the live-ops-only 1.4, this one adds new content AND reworks core systems: the new SSR hero Merlin, Main Quest Act 14, the Sealed Sanctuary region, the Taranis's Sanctuary weekly raid, a sweeping gear overhaul and a much friendlier farming loop.
This page is the delta only — what's new since 1.4. For full detail, see the dedicated Version 1.5 patch notes, the livestream recap and the gear-overhaul deep-dive linked below.
What to do first
Priorities coming from 1.4
- Don't salvage your armor
The headline system change: engraved gear and armor now equip together, so armor set effects stack with engraved passives. Hold good armor instead of breaking it for materials.
- Run the Merlin Trial & free pulls
Test Merlin free, then weigh her banner and the Daisy 'A Timeless Heart' rerun. A 14-day login hands out 1,400 Star Fragments.
- Farm elites — they're key-free now
Field elites no longer cost cube keys, and cubes now drop a double reward. Stockpile SR Magic Crystal Shards for the new SR→SSR recipe.
- Build toward the raid
Taranis's Sanctuary is Abyss-only weekly co-op for ~1,000 Star Fragments/week — gear up and find a party.
New hero, story & region
- Merlin — SSR
The first hero to span three damage elements: Grimoire (Cold), Wand (Lightning), Staff (Fire). A Tag-Skill carry built on a Frost Mark. Launches with her 'Morning Star Aldan' skin and a Trial event. (Exact rates/multipliers come with the Update Details notice.)
- Daisy rerun — A Timeless Heart
A standard-rate Daisy Pick Up (120-Loyalty pity) with her skin, tied to the earlier potential fix.
- Act 14 — The Snare of Time
New main-story chapter, plus the new compact 'Sealed Sanctuary' region (new gatherables, the Temple of Undying, an Elemental Harmony traversal skill).
The gear overhaul
- Engraved + armor equip together
Engraved passives and armor set effects now stack — your farmed armor finally matters. Some set values are trimmed to compensate, but the net is a clear power gain.
- Crafted quality unlocked
Fixed crafted quality becomes a minimum and rolls a range up to a per-item cap (as high as 125). Two new sets: Greedy Ruler (quality 120–130 via the Vow system) and Ferocious Watcher (engraving material).
- Six heroes get a third engraved set
Mannie, Escanor, Clotho, Jericho, Dreyfus and Hendrickson.
- Gluttonous Soul weapons + cheaper limit breaks
New weapon sub-options, and a new SR→SSR Magic Crystal Shard recipe (still capped once per week per weapon).
The gear changes are big enough to have their own guide — exact crafted-quality ranges, the new sets and what to craft before the patch are in the dedicated Gear Overhaul deep-dive.
New end-game & quality of life
- Raid — Taranis's Sanctuary
Weekly co-op (up to 5), Abyss only, its own key. Two clears/week for ~500 Star Fragments each (≈1,000/week). The 'chess boss' has destructible board pieces and party gimmicks.
- Dungeons rework
Ferzen Mines, Deep Spider Nest and The Capital of the Dead close to return later as raids; their rewards fold into Boss Challenge (one clear pays both). Hold old materials to exchange 1:1.
- Timespace Junction Sectors 5 & 6
Fraudrin and Diane added; per-floor recommended heroes from Floor 5. New Hell/Abyss tiers on the Corrupted Guardian Golem.
- Quality of life
Field elites cost 0 cube keys; cube keys now open a double reward (two different drops). Leaderboard / Time Attack Pre-Season 2 begins.
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Sources
Patch information is sourced from Netmarble's official announcements for 7DS: Origin.