The week at a glance

Sources for every claim: Raid Tactics & AFK (tickets, spots), Scout Report (PvP math, event clock), Freebies Checklist (the full daily list).

Timed windows — be online for these

These only exist at fixed hours (server time). Miss the window, miss the week’s materials.

• Sat 12:00–14:00 · Thiaro Valley battlegroundWar Flag mats win or lose (wins pay 3×). Queue all five together.
• Sat 20:00–22:00 · Thiaro Valley battlegroundSecond Saturday window.
• Sun 12:00–14:00 · Thiaro Valley battlegroundThird window.
• Sun 20:00–22:00 · Thiaro Valley battlegroundLast window — bank honor all weekend, then spend (see Sunday wrap-up).
• Fri evening · Guild Tower (MoTa)Signup 10:00–20:00, event ~20:30–21:06 — the whole thing is ~35 minutes.
• Sat evening · Guild Tower (MoTa)Second tower night.
• Every day 14:00–14:30 · World BossDaily 30-minute window (prep from 12:00) — run all five through it; boss 5 also drops War Flag mats.

Weekly musts — any time before reset

The claims and lockouts with real numbers attached.

• Starlight City Aid — ALL SEVEN claims43,500 Iron Fragments/week off one 500-point counter. Seven separate claims — don't stop at the first.
• 480 activity points (account-shared)1,500 unbound Diamonds — one character's dailies cover it (player-confirmed shared).
• Normal raid clears — 2× each you can survivePrincess' Lair (2 tickets) is never worth skipping; then Flame Heart → Black Spire → Ancient Temple by ticket budget.
• Abyss raid clears — 1× each (separate ticket pool)Same mechanics at ~3× HP. Abyss tickets don't compete with normal ones — free extra loot if you can clear.
• Mythic+ runs → Realm Abyss CoresThe cores that push dungeon gear to Abyss item levels — your biggest per-piece power gains.
• Grand Arena — climb to your break-even rankRank 3→4 is the steepest cliff in PvP (payout halves + rare token lost). Check your rank before reset.
• 40 arena count-milestone fightsParticipation rewards regardless of ranking; spend the honor on Star Souls (Resilience node).
• Guild War 5v5 — all 10 matches, togetherThe mode sized exactly for your five. Guild rank multiplies every member's payout up to 12×.
• Guild PK — Legendary job on your highest-CP characterThe Legendary slot is worth 6× a Soldier win.
• Dragon Hunter (Noycia) weekly turn-inHidden weekly NPC quest — Rage of Dragon Slayer + Dragon Slayer Cache.
• Sunday wrap-up: spend & convertBattleground honor: Temper Crystals FIRST (10/period cap), then Essence. Check Grand Arena rank cliff. Convert dead event currency (huobiduihuan) if a season ends.

The daily loop (compact)

Tracked here as a habit strip — the full item-by-item version lives on the Freebies Checklist.

• AFK in a full 5-man party at the designated spot+100% party exp. Level 60: Scarlet Preacher, m1011 (158,76).
• Ad slots (diamond ad + material ads + free alchemy)20 Diamonds + tickets/stones/Silk Thread — Soul Shirt fuel.
• Bound-Gold tap ×5 characters3,200 each at 56–60 = 16,000/day.
• Activity points to ~100 (ads task = 20 alone)Feeds the weekly 480 payout.
• Dump AFK mats: Soul Shirt + Holy Marks + enhancementThe three always-on power sinks — never let materials pool.