Identity V Top Up

The Identity V 8th Anniversary runs **March 26 to May 6, 2026**, with the main update dropping April 2. Day one gives you a **free A-Tier Feaster costume with zero tasks required**, plus a **Returning Costume Voucher** worth any pre-September 2026 S/A fragment skin — or 8,000 Fragments if you own everything. Active F2P players can accumulate **5,000–5,800 Echoes of value** across the full window.

The April 2026 Identity V update is survivor-friendly, event-heavy, and rewards players who move fast. It launched with the March 26 hotfix, bringing the Returning Costume Celebration, Season 41 meta shifts, and a fresh Illusion Hall drop headlined by Prospector's Dazzling Glory and Dazzling Lone Wolf. All characters are free through May 6. Community consensus has already settled on Forward, Cheerleader, Prospector, and Matador as the SS-tier survivors to know this season.

April 2, 2026 is the date that matters. Both the **Dazzling Glory S-Tier Prospector accessory** and the **Mario Pet** drop simultaneously — and knowing exactly how many Echoes you need will save you real money. Short answer: Mario Pet costs 388 Echoes, Dazzling Glory runs 1,388–1,888 Echoes (sources conflict), and the $9.99 first-top-up double bundle is your best entry point at $0.0132/Echo.

The Identity V Arbor Day 2026 event runs **March 12–18, 2026 (UTC+8)** — but the deadlines that actually matter hit earlier. Treasured Acorns are the event currency, capped at 154 total, and they convert to Clues at a lousy 1:2 ratio after March 18. The free rewards are genuinely good: a B-tier Gamekeeper costume, A-tier Mindscape furniture, and more — no paid pass required.

Version 4.0.1 reshuffled the Honor of Kings meta fast. **Loong, Augran, and Lam are your S-tier buys** — all above 54.9% win rate at Diamond+ with dominant pro presence. Daji, Arthur, Yaria, and Marco Polo round out the seven. Sun Shangxiang and Athena are token traps. Here's exactly why, and in what order to buy.

The Farewell Titantree Forest event runs March 5–April 2, 2026. The two limited A-pets cost 888 Echoes each at standard price — and F2P players who've been consistent since March 5 can realistically earn 5,000–5,800 Echoes across the 28-day window. That's enough to cover both pets without spending a cent, if you prioritize correctly. Spenders who time top-ups around first-purchase bonuses and Week 1 discounts can stretch every dollar significantly further.