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The First Descendant Update – Full Breakdown

A new era ignites in The First Descendant with Update 1.3.0, introducing Season 3, the Axion Plains battlefield, new Descendant Eckert, enhanced weapon modules, and extensive balance changes. Here’s everything live across all platforms as of August 13, 2025.

🔥 Ultimate Blair Now Playable

Table of Contents

🌟 Unlock & Abilities

Obtain via: Amorphous Materials in Infiltration Operations & Sigma Sector
Quest Reward: Pyromaniac Objet (Chest Attachment)

Modules:

Frostbite Surge (Active Skill 1)

  • Freezes enemies in a cone, applying Chill debuff
  • Builds stacks for bonus damage
  • Synergizes with Eckert’s passive for AoE bursts

Glacial Barrier (Active Skill 2)

  • Deploys ice wall for cover and slows nearby foes
  • Upgradable for reflect damage

Arctic Vortex (Ultimate)

  • Summons freezing storm, dealing continuous damage and rooting enemies
  • Enhanced by Chill stacks for longer duration

Eckert’s kit emphasizes crowd control and survivability, making him ideal for defending objectives in Axion Plains or high-level incursions.

⚡ Axion Plains or high-level incursions

⚔ How It Works

Unlocked by: Completing Season 3 prologue quest “Echoes of the Void”

Activities: Dynamic events, boss spawns, resource nodes.

 

Co-op Focus: Up to 8 players in public instances

Challenges: Environmental hazards like freezing storms, elite enemy waves Rewards

  • New materials: Axion Crystals for crafting
  • Exclusive gear: Frostbite Series weapons/armor
  • Leaderboard: Weekly clears and time trials for cosmetics

This zone introduces cold-themed mechanics, tying into Eckert’s abilities for thematic synergy. Weapon Module Overhaul

New Modules & Sets

20+ new modules added, focusing on elemental synergies (e.g., Chill Amplifier for +20% freeze duration)


Sets: Glacial Fury (4-piece: +15% crit on frozen targets), Void Echo (2-piece: Echo damage on ability casts)

Enhancement Tweaks

  • Reduced costs for mid-tier upgrades
  • Added “Resonance Boost” for random elemental affixes

Balance Changes & Combat Tweaks

Descendant Buffs/Nerfs

  • Blair: Reduced fire spread radius by 10%, increased base damage
  • Viessa: Enhanced ice chain reaction for better add-clear
  • General: Improved hit registration in high-mobility fights

Enemy Adjustments

  • Axion elites: New weak points for elemental exploits
  • Bosses: Added phase transitions with environmental interactions

UI, Systems & Quality of Life Improvements

  • UI Scaling: Full support for ultra-wide and mobile cross-play
  • Photo Mode: New filters, dynamic poses, weather toggles
  • Inventory: Auto-sort by power level, bulk dismantle
  • Matchmaking: Faster queues for Axion Plains, cross-platform filters

Events, Shops, Skins Live Events (Aug 1 – Sep 15)

  • Frostbite Frenzy: Daily quests in Axion Plains for bonus crystals
  • Weekly Challenges: Clear elite waves for exclusive emotes

Shop Additions

  • Eckert Skins: Arctic Phantom Bundle (includes weapon skin, emote)
  • Seasonal Pass: Tier rewards with new back attachments, spawn FX

Hotfixes & Known Issues Post-1.3.0 Hotfixes (1.3.0b, 1.3.0d)

  • Fixed reward drops in Wall Crasher event
  • Resolved disconnects in Axion Plains matchmaking

Known Issues: Minor UI glitches in photo mode; dev team monitoring

🏅 Medal System Debuts

💪 Earn & Display Achievements

12 unique medals to unlock, track, and upgrade. Examples include:

  • Descendant Badge: Own 28 Descendants
  • Void Purge Badge: Clear Normal Stage 30
  • Weapon Module Badge: Equip 50 unique Ultimate weapons

🎖️ Medals evolve in appearance and can be displayed in your inventory.

📊 New Modules & Combat Overhaul

🌿 Ranged Combat Rework

  • 40+ new Firearm modules (Multi-Hit, Weak Point DMG, etc.)
  • Veil Analyzer: +ATK after weak point hits
  • Clarified tooltips: Firearm (Explosive) ATK now correctly labeled
  • Variants across all ammo types: Impact, High-Power, Sniper, Launcher, Shotgun

🏠 Game Systems, UI & Photo Mode

🔄 Improvements

  • UI Scaling: Ultra-wide monitor fixes
  • Photo Mode: Slow cam, play speed, freeze frame added
  • Sort & Display: Equipped weapons now prioritized
  • Tooltip Upgrade: Calculation logic (additive/multiplicative) now visible

🎉 Events, Shops, Skins

✨ Live Events (Apr 16 – May 21)

  • Blair’s Protection of Ingris: Weekly quest with daily resets
  • Weekly Firepower Support: New daily task resets weekly

🎪 Shop Additions

  • Ultimate Blair Skins: Devil Hot Pepper X
  • Dandy Corn Bundles: Includes themed armor, HUD skins, emotes
  • New back attachments, spawn FX, and cosmetics

🧾 TL;DR Summary

Feature Highlights

New Descendant: Eckert

Ice-themed kit with freeze and barrier skills, craftable via new materials

Axion Plains Battlefield

Open-world zone with co-op events, bosses, and elemental hazards

Weapon Modules

20+ additions for elemental builds, cheaper upgrades

Balance Changes

Tweaks to Blair/Viessa, improved hit reg, new enemy mechanics

Events & Cosmetics

Daily/weekly challenges, premium Eckert skins live now

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Update 1.3.0 expands The First Descendant’s endgame with fresh zones, a chill Descendant, and module depth. Whether you’re mastering Eckert or conquering Axion Plains, speed and strategy matter.

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  • Written by: Darya Chavez
  • Posted on: August 13, 2025