Flip Elemental Cards to make hands and earn Fate Coins. Reach the stage’s target before its turn allowance runs out; Fatebound Stellar Cards add buffs to that plan. The next announced activity window is October 19 after maintenance through November 2, 2026 at 12:59 UTC-7. Use the current stage and mission targets rather than an old high-score video’s number.
Matching and limit reference: released Global game text preserved October 14, 2026. Quest examples below are explicitly from the September edition. The anniversary preview confirms the return window, not an unchanged set of stages, scores or continuation quotas. Client-text mirrors are unofficial archives; they do not verify a live server action.
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Availability and stage goals
Version 2.0 announces Fatebound Stellar Deck from October 19 after maintenance to November 2, 2026 at 12:59 (UTC-7). Earlier releases required Authorization Level 5. The preview does not restate the upcoming edition’s full participation gate; read its activity card when available.
Separate the score needed to clear a stage from additional mission targets. A recording showing a million-point run does not make that the ordinary clear requirement for every stage.
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What counts as a hand?
Hand patterns in the Global reference; suits refer to the Elemental Cards
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| Hand | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Super Flush | Six or more of one suit |
| Flush | Five of one suit |
| Mini Flush | Four of one suit |
| Double Triplets | At least three of each of two suits |
| Full House | Three of one suit and two of another |
| Three of a Kind | Three of one suit |
| Two Pairs | Two of each of two suits |
| Petrified | No qualifying hand |
Choose buffs that work with the hands you can produce. Spend on an upgrade only after comparing its cost with the remaining target and turns. This planning advice does not assume a particular random opening or guarantee a score.
The match help also documents contracts: fulfilling them gives a bonus, while three failures end the match. Read the selected variant’s own rules before applying a normal-stage plan.
Turns, continuations and reward targets are different limits
A stage’s remaining turns limit that run. The preserved interface separately contains a daily limit message for the Keep Trying continuation. It does not establish a universal daily cap on starting every mode, so this guide does not invent a fixed attempts-per-day number.
September edition mission examples — not the anniversary reward schedule
Scroll the table sideways on a narrow screen.
| Mission family | Documented goal | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Stage clears | Moment of Entry, Contract Mirror, Ignis Mirror and Ultimate Mirror | Clear the named stage; another stage’s score is not a substitute. |
| Single-run score | 200,000 / 300,000 / 400,000 / 500,000 | Each target explicitly calls for one run. |
| Cumulative card challenges | 300,000 / 600,000 / 1,000,000 / 2,000,000 | The text explicitly asks for a total across card challenges. |
Before claiming, match the current mission wording: a single-run threshold and an accumulated total are not interchangeable. Check the reward panel after completing it and do not assume replaying an already-claimed target creates another reward. The event schedule and current client determine the next edition’s claim window.
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