Events

In Granblue Fantasy, events are sets of quests that provide limited rewards and items, but are only available for a certain period of time. There is usually always at least one active event, and it isn't uncommon to have multiple active events concurrently. Between the rewards from these events being limited in availability and there being many SSR items available without using real money, taking part in events is important for the progress of the average player.

To see a list of current events, refer to the Main Page.

Showdowns

Showdowns consist of a simple set of solo quests. Typically, there are trash enemies followed by the event's featured boss. Drop chests contain items that can be exchanged in the Shop for rewards like consumables, Champion Merits and Supreme Merits, and event-exclusive weapons and summons. The bosses themselves have a low chance to drop these exclusives as well, with higher difficulties having higher chances. Rarely, upon the completion of a Hard or higher difficulty quest, a Nightmare quest may become available. This challenging battle costs 0 AP, features only the boss, and has a first-time completion reward of a Blue Sky Crystal. There may be multiple difficulties of Nightmare based on the event.

Originally, these events were run as sets with multiple bosses available at once. There have been eight showdown events to date: Ifrit, Sagittarius, and Corow as one set; Vohu Manah, Cocytus, and Diablo as another; and Cerberus and Fenrir as the last set.

As of the 2nd Anniversary update, Ifrit Showdown, Cocytus Showdown, Vohu Manah Showdown, Sagittarius Showdown, Corow Showdown, and Diablo Showdown are now permanently available on a 3-day rotation in the Special Quests tab, but they cannot proc Nightmare quests. Instead, the "Maniac" difficulty was introduced, which has limited attempts per day but can drop Urns and even Gold Bricks. Cerberus Showdown and Fenrir Showdown remain infrequent, limited-time events.

Introduced on Feburary 15, 2017, Xeno Showdowns were introduced, starting with Xeno Ifrit with Xeno Vohu Manah soon afterwards. Xeno Showdowns are similar to the normal Showdowns of old, but possess elemental resistance and also contain raid battles that require co-op showdown items. These showdowns are the only way to obtain Xeno Weapons, notable for their "Massive" EX multiplier and ability to be upgraded to a True form, which enhances the Charge Attack and adds a unique second skill. While a Xeno Showdown runs, its normal counterpart will also be available for the entire event.

Rise of the Beasts

Rise of the Beasts also features battles with powerful bosses, but they instead are multiplayer raids. The event bosses are the mythological beasts Zhuque, Xuanwu, Baihu, and Qinglong. Repeatedly defeating these bosses will unlock a harder Extreme+ raid boss- Zephyrus, Neptune, Titan or Agni, depending on the time. As of June 2016, Rise of the Beasts permanently merged all four elements into one event rather than each event featuring a single element, with a time-related "Cardinal" bonus boosting rewards from one element at a time in two-hour intervals.

Unite and Fight

Unite and Fight events are the only competitive events thus far, where crews compete to kill raid bosses for points. The top 13000 crews after the first day proceed to the finals to compete individually against other crews, separated into 3 tiers. Each round of the finals except the last allows the top number in tiers B, C, and unqualified to advance a tier. These are highly competitive events, and a crew of new players should not expect to rank. However, there are still valuable rewards from earning honor and emptying the token draw boxes, primarily Revenant Weapons.

Story Events

Story events feature a voiced, extensive scenario with multiple starring characters. The main story quest costs 0 AP the first it is completed, and progression unlocks free quests and/or raid bosses. Story events typically feature an SR loyalty character that takes part in the story. If the character's loyalty gauge isn't completed when the event ends, the unit will be removed from the player's inventory.

There are typically event-exclusive SSR summons and weapons in the rewards. Beginning in November 2016 with the "A Peace of the Pie" event, Story Events reward EX weapons which are valuable for new players. Event weapons before November 2016 have Normal-modifier skills.

Some events have Challenge Battles. These battles have story-related characters join your party as guests and are typically used to showcase newly-released Draw character skills. They are either extremely easy or require uncovering a gimmick using the guest characters' skills. The Challenge Battle costs 0 AP the first time, and usually awards a Blue Sky Crystal upon completion.

Renewal Events

Renewal events are old, reissued story events utilizing a new event reward format, featuring new solo battles that are listed under Special Quests. While later iterations of the format brought back the old raid battles and associated daily missions, they don't provide a lot of treasures. The Special Quest battles are unlocked after completing the event story quests. Honor and badge rewards are eliminated. Instead, rewards can be obtained by trading event treasure in the event's shop. Honor can still be earned, but it is only for obtaining event-specific Trophies. Renewal events are a source for Damascus Crystals and may also introduce a 4th uncap star to the event-exclusive SSR summon or SSR weapon.

All other aspects of the original story event are the same such as the free loyalty character, voiced story, and general rewards. One notable exception is that the point where you'd originally fight one of the raid battles in the old format you instead fight a much weaker version of said boss as part of the event story quests.

Events typically undergo one renewal before being added to the Side Stories.

Collaborations

Collaborations feature story and characters from other games/franchises. Early collaborations were typically Showdown-style events with short story quests, and were the very first source of EX-type weapons, which made them incredibly desirable due to how damage is calculated in Granblue Fantasy.

Later collaboration events from 2017 onward tend to be significantly more elaborate and resembles a Story Event. They feature Extreme+ and Maniac difficulties, similar to the Rotating and Xeno Showdowns. They also tend to be split into two parts. Chapters 1 through 4 are available at launch alongside an intermediate "ending" with Normal through Maniac difficulty battles related to the story. About a week later, chapters 5, 6 and the proper ending are made available, alongside additional Extreme+ battles and second Maniac showdown.

With EX weapons now being easier to obtain, Collaboration weapons take a middle ground. Their skills, stats and overall design tend to be closer to that of Story Event weapons. Unlike Story Event weapons, materials from the Collaboration Event can be used to uncap the weapons to 4★, allowing them to significantly outperform comparable Story Event weapons

Collaborations from 2014 to mid-2017 rewards SR characters. Beginning with Katsugeki Touken Ranbu: Fate Horizon in September of 2017, Collaboration Events feature at least one SSR-rarity unit.

Holiday Promos

During certain holidays of the year and the date entered in as the player's birthday, there are special cutscenes available for viewing. These cutscenes are usually just a couple of celebratory lines from each character part of the player's crew, although sometimes gift items can be given or received. They can be viewed by looking at the character's profile and clicking a button while the promo is ongoing. Not all characters have these special cutscenes.

* Happy Birthday messages stay available for about a week past the date.

Defense Order

Defense Order was an ongoing, periodic world raid-style event. Players had a limited amount of time to defeat invading enemies and bosses, culminating in a final boss that had multiple health bars. Instead of honor, players earned Siege Shields, used as currency in the Defense Order shop.

Due to negative player feedback, Defense Orders were suspended indefinitely after the Order of the Lord event ended on September 21, 2016. It may be brought back as a crew-only quest/event in the future.

A somewhat similar type of event, Arcarum: The World Beyond, was introduced in September 2016 as well, but quickly ended due to negative feedback and many issues.

Side Stories

Main article: Side Stories

These are old Story events made permanently available in a similar format to the Renewal Events, but with much easier battles and less rewards (no Damascus Crystals, no SSR drops) and no raids.

Event History