Summary: New Content for Season 2 The First Descendant 2nd Update (Coming Jan. 16)

by JFFK · January 9, 2025

Here is a quick summary of all the new content that we are getting for The First Descendant in Season 2’s second update, which will launch on January 16th 2025.

View our The First Descendant Ines Raya Build to learn how to best play her.

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The First Descendant Season 2 Second Update New Content Overview

The First Descendant Season 2 second Update new content overview

Here is a complete list of all the new content and improvements coming to The First Descendant Season 2’s second update on January 16th.

New Content for Season 2 in The First Descendant:

Void Erosion Purge
Weapon Core Unlocking
Iney Raya Descendant
Void Abyss: Defiler
Hard Special OP Change

New Skins for Season 2 in The First Descendant:

Lunar New Year Skin
Back Attire: Fan
Chest Attire: Lucky Pouch
Emote: Blue Snake
Emote: Martial Arts

New Event:

2025 New Year’s Event

Improvements for The First Descendant Season 2:

Mission Support System
Advanced Shape Stabilizer Research
Module Loadout Copy, Paste
3 Descendant Rework/Buffs (Luna, Valby, Jayber)
Frostwalker, Obstructor Solo Play
Limited Weapon Trade
Back Weapon Hide Option
Display Friends’ Recent Login Time
Remove Immunity From Certain Named Boss Orbs
Launcher Range Module Addition

Void Erosion Purge

Void Erosion Purge Missions The First Descendant

Void Erosion Purge is a new Missions type in The First Descendant, and it lets you fight against Vulgus monsters in up to 20 stages. The stages will get progressively more difficult.

Named Bosses only spawn if all Vulgus are killed within the time limit. You need to clear each stage to qualify for the next stage. Some monsters have shields against certain attributes. To clear each stage in the Void Erosion Missions you want to have the right attributes equipped to defeat the Vulgus.

Void Erosion Purge Missions takes place in two new dungeons in The First Descendant.

You get new rewards for the Weapon Core Enhancement System from Void Erosion Purge Missions. On 6th February 2025 higher level stages of the Void Erosion Purge Missions will unlock. This will allow you to get higher level Weapon Core Enhancement items.

Void Erosion Purge Missions in The First Descendant are made for hardcore endgame players that want a new tough challenge.

Void Erosion Purge Missions can be played in private and public sessions. However, public matchmaking missions are only available on stage 1, 5, 9, 13, 17. It is set up like this to avoid too much mixing of players of different skill levels. The party search feature will become available in March.

You can manually queue up every 5 stages if you want to directly start at stage 10 for example, or stage 15 for a better challenge and more rewards.

Weapon Elements

The First Descendant WEapon Elements Season 2

The following Ultimate Weapons will have the base attribute attack of the following type. We also have a list of All Ultimate Weapons in The First Descendant.

Fire Attribute:

Divine Punishment
Greg’s Reversed Fate
Wave of Light
Restored Relic

Chill Attribute:

The Final Masterpiece
Clairvoyance
Frost Watcher
Piercing Light

Toxic Attribute:

Viper
Fallen Hope
Albion Cavalry Gun
King’s Guard Lance
Perforator
Sigvore’s Proof

Electric Attribute:

Excava
Voltia
Blue Beetle
Hammer and Anvil

Using the correct attributes against enemies will give you increased damage in the Void Erosion Purge Missions. No changes were made to the actual weapons, the new attribute attacks are on top of all existing weapons damage.

Weapon Core Enhancements New Feature in The First Descendant

The new Weapon Core Enhancement Feature in The First Descendant becomes available once you reach Mastery Rank 18 and have finished upgrading the ability of your Ultimate Weapon. Talk to Deslin to enhance your weapons with extra stats.

Once you have unlocked the core slots for your Ultimate Weapon, you can select cores and add them to your weapon.

Each core slot has a designated type that you need to equip the core augmentation items that need to match. Each weapon has one or two undesignated types that allow you to flexibly select whatever you want.

When you equip a core augmentation item, a random effect is granted according to its type. The values are also randomized based on the level of your core augmentation item. When you don’t like a certain effect, you can use the core disruptor and retry.

All the Core Type Effects can be obtained through the Void Erosion Purge Missions. Higher-level stages will grant higher-level core augmentation items.

Introducing the Ines Raya Character in The First Descendant

Ines Raya The First Descendant Character

The First Descendant Ines Raya is a new character launching on 16th January 2025. Visit our The First Descendant Ines Build to get an idea of how to play her.

Ines Raya is part of the H.O.U.N.D unit like The First Descendant Keelan. Ines is assigned to special missions on Void Vessels (Story).

Ines Raya specializes in electric AoE damage with her AOE Conductor Effect. Her passive is called Plasma Vibration, it increases the Skill Critical Hit Rate depending on how much Max MP Ines has. Additionally, critical hits on enemies create dark currents that cause cascading damage to nearby mobs.

Ines Raya active Skills in The First Descendant:

Chain Lightning (Singular) – Places Lighting Orbs on the enemies. Applies the Conductor state.
Conductor (Tech) – Deals AOE damage to nearby monsters.
Discharge (Singular) – Gathers and releases electricity to the front. Longer charging means more damage.
Snare Hunter (Tech) – Throw a Plasma Acceleration Coil forward to snare enemies and deal AoE damage over time.

Ines Raya Transcendent Modules in The First Descendant:

Plasma Bolt Transcendent Module – Changes passive into a defense passive, shielding yourself from enemy attacks.

Hunting Grounds – Chain Lightning (Skill 1) turns into Fludical Lighting, hitting fewer enemies but having shorter cooldown. Discharge now dashes forward and deals AoE damage. Longer dash travel time means bigger explosion.

Learn more about Ines Raya in our The First Descendant Ines Raya Build & Best Loadout page.

The First Descendant Ines Transcendent Module Hunting Grounds

How to get Ines Raya in The First Descendant

Ines Raya can be obtained at the Void Vessel Missions on hardmode.

Ines Raya Skins in The First Descendant

Ines Raya will have three featured skins available when she launches during the Season 2’s second update. A red skin, white skin and a dark skin.

New Intercept Battle: Defiler

Defiler is a new Colossus that you can fight in the Intercept Battles. Defiler is a toxic attribute Colossus. The Defiler is weak to Electric Attribute attacks. Like the Infernal Walker, you can farm special ETA Vouchers to get the Defiler Skin.

These are all the new content additions that will come with the second update of Season 2 for The First Descendant. Please visit our The First Descendant Builds Database for more information.

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