1 In-Game Tournament

The Call of the Abyss Ⅷ Event, will be divided into four phases: Zephyr Hollow, Leviathan Shore, Ancient Passage, and Oblivion Expanse.

1.[Zephyr Hollow] The preheat will take place from December 26, 2024 (after maintenance) to January 2, 2025 (before maintenance). During this phase, players can register to participate in the event. Registration period: December 26, 2024 (after maintenance) - January 14, 2025, 09:00. Team members who have registered will be able to participate in the event when the Leviathan Shore phase commences.

2.[Leviathan Shore] The preliminary phase will take place from January 2, 2025 (after maintenance) to January 16, 2025 (before maintenance). Participate in matches during the event to obtain bountiful exclusive rewards, which rewards will be available until the conclusion of the COA Grand Final in May. During this phase, teams can also participate in Leviathan Shore battles to acquire points. The top 100 teams (top 50 for certain Divisions) with the highest points will advance to the Ancient Passage phase.

3.[Ancient Passage] The playoff phase will be available from January 16, 2025 (after maintenance), and it will be settled on January 23, 2025 (after maintenance) (for the NA-EU server, the settlement will take place in the evening of January 23, 2025 server time). The top 100 teams (top 50 for certain Divisions) with the highest points in the Leviathan Shore phase can participate in Ancient Passage battles to acquire points. The top 8 teams (top 5 for Japan Division) with the highest points will advance to the COA Ⅷ online qualifiers. If any teams among the top 8 have already qualified for the COA Ⅷ Qualifiers/Global Finals, the next team in line will be invited.

4.[Oblivion Expanse] The ranking announcement phase will commence on January 23, 2025 (after maintenance). The top 8 teams in each division's Ancient Passage rankings (top 5 for Japan Division) will be invited to participate in the following COA Ⅷ online qualifiers. The online qualifiers for individual Divisions will commence in February 2025, and the Grand Final will take place in April 2025.

2 Zephyr Hollow

1. [Zephyr Hollow] The preheat phase will take place from December 26, 2024 (after maintenance) to January 2, 2025 (before maintenance). Before 09:00 on January 14, 2025, team captains can register to participate in battles in the following phases to obtain "Festival Team Points." Members of unregistered teams can also participate in battles during the event to obtain rewards.

2. Upon registration, teams can't be disbanded before they are eliminated from the event.

3.If a team member leaves their registered team, they will have to temporarily withdraw from the event. If this member wishes to participate in the event further, they can either create or join a new team and re-register, or join a registered team directly

*For players who are not from Chinese Mainland division, they need to join or create a team during registration, and the team captain will select one of the following divisions according to the division and the server where the team is based: Chinese HK-MO-TW Division, Japan Division, South Korea Division, Southeast Asia Division, NA-EU Division. Once a division is picked, it cannot be altered.

*Each team is limited to 1 to 7 players, but Team Points will be determined by the sum of the 5 team members'. This formula is to ensure the highest Team Points possible.(exact rules are determined in-game).

*Teams must have a minimum of 5 players and a maximum of 1 player who is not a permanent resident of the division to be considered for a place in the Online Qualifiers and the Global Finals. All teams can view the division in which they are registered on the Team Page.

*Note: Team members will not be able to quit, disband, or join a team for a period of time after the event starts, so please pay attention to the event registration time and the time allowed for team members to change (please check more details in- game).

3 Leviathan Shore

[Leviathan Shore] is the Preliminary Phase for COA Ⅷ. After the maintenance on January 2, 2025, to January 16, 2024, all players can participate in the Festival Battle Tasks to get rich exclusive rewards and join teams to get richer rewards. The rewards will be available during the event until the Call of the Abyss Grand Finals in May 2025.

At the same time, players can participate in the [Leviathan Shore"] battles to obtain the "Festival Team Points". The top 100 in Chinese Mainland Division (top 50 for Japan, South Korea, Chinese HK-MO-TW, Southeast Asia, and NA-EU Divisions) team members will be qualified to compete in the next phase.

Festival Event for All

During the [Leviathan Shore] phase, registered team members, regardless of whether the team is enrolled or not, can accumulate Team Abyss Battles through Abyss Battles (including Quick Matches and Ranked Matches).

Players can obtain the "Abyssal Whisper" Token after completing the Festival tasks, which can be used for exploring in Wasteland Expedition and obtaining a lot of rewards. The Abyssal Whisper rewards include: Abyss A Costume, Abyss B Costume, Abyss Pet, Abyss Treasures and other great rewards.

In addition, more information about the wasteland can be claimed by exploring the wasteland, as well as rewards including the COA Ⅷ A Costume. Plus, participate in the mini-game to collect the Wasteland Treasures, and get a large number of Golden Apples.

Abyss Team Battles

1. During the [Leviathan Shore] phase, registered team members can accumulate Team Abyss Battles through Abyss Battles (including Quick Matches and Ranked Matches)

2. When Team Abyss Battles reach a specific tier, all team members will receive Abyssal Whispers and COA VIII Team Badges

3. Players must be in a team for more than 12 hours and have played 5 Individual Abyss Battles to be eligible for Team Abyss Battle rewards.

How to Obtain Team Points?

During the [Leviathan Shore] phase, team members can earn Points for this phase through Abyss Battles (including Quick Matches and Ranked Matches)

Abyss Quick Matches are available from 12:00 to 22:00, and Abyss Ranked Matches are available from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 19:00 to 21:00.

There is a daily match limit and a total match limit for obtaining Leviathan Shore Points. The daily limit for Survivors and Hunters is 6 matches each, and the total limit for Survivors and Hunters is 60 matches each.

Play as Survivors to earn Leviathan Shore Survivor Points, and play as Hunters to earn Leviathan Shore Hunter Points

Tiers, Battle Results, Individual Task Points, and match type (ranked vs. non-ranked) will all affect the number of Leviathan Shore Points earned.

A team's total Leviathan Shore Points are calculated as follows: one team member's Leviathan Shore Hunter Points are multiplied by two, then added to the sum of the four other team members with the highest Leviathan Shore Survivor Points (this formula ensures the highest possible Leviathan Shore Points for a given team).

About The Team Points

Leviathan Shore Team Points are used to calculate a team's rankings in the Leviathan Shore phase. The top 100 teams (top 50 for Japan, South Korea, Chinese HK-MO-TW, Southeast Asia, and NA-EU Divisions) will advance to the [Ancient Passage] phase.

When the Team Captain removes a member from their team, their total Leviathan Shore Team Points will no longer include that member's contribution. However, the former member's individual Leviathan Shore Survivor Points and Leviathan Shore Hunter Points will not be affected.

When a team member voluntarily withdraws from their team, that member's Leviathan Shore Survivor Points and Leviathan Shore Hunter Points will be halved. However, the team's Leviathan Shore Team Points will remain unaffected until another team member contributes more points than the withdrawing member.

4 Ancient Passage

[Ancient Passage] is the Playoff Phase for COA Ⅶ. From January 16, 2025, to January 23, 2025 (end at midnight on January 23, 2025 for the NA-EU server) (UTC+8), all players can continue to participate in the Festival tasks to obtain the "Abyssal Whisper" Token. The top 100 in the Chinese Mainland Division (top 50 for Japan, South Korea, Chinese HK-MO-TW, Southeast Asia, and NA-EU Divisions) team members will be able to participate in the Festival battles to obtain "Ancient Passage Points", and the top 8 teams in each division(top 5 for Japan Division) will obtain more rewards and be eligible to participate in the online Qualifiers.

How to Obtain Ancient Passage Points?

During the [Ancient Passage] phase, the top 100 teams (top 50 for Japan, South Korea, Chinese HK-MO-TW, Southeast Asia, and NA-EU Divisions) from the [Leviathan Shore] phase in Mainland China will obtain Ancient Passage Points when entering Ranked Matches between January 16, 2025, and January 22, 2025 (between January 16, 2025 and January 23, 2025 for NA-EU) from 19:00 to 21:00 (server time).

There is a daily match limit and a total match limit for obtaining Infested Ancient Passage Points during the event. The daily limit for Survivors and Hunters is 5 matches each, and the total limit for Survivors and Hunters is 20 matches each.

Play as Survivors in matches to earn Ancient Passage Survivor Points, and play as Hunters to earn Ancient Passage Hunter Points

Tiers, Battle Results, and Individual Task Points will all affect the number of Ancient Passage Points earned.

A team's total Ancient Passage Points are calculated as follows: one team member's Ancient Passage Hunter Points are multiplied by two, then added to the sum of the four other team members' with the highest Ancient Passage Survivor Points (this formula ensures the highest possible Ancient Passage Points for a given team).

About The Ancient Passage Points

Ancient Passage Team Points are used to calculate a team's rankings in the [Ancient Passage] phase. Team rewards are then distributed based on a team's final ranking.

Team Points Ranking for the top 100 teams (top 50 for Japan, South Korea, Chinese HK-MO-TW, Southeast Asia, and NA-EU Divisions) will be updated in real-time throughout the [Ancient Passage] phase.

Ancient Passage Rank Rewards

-Members of the Team that ranks 1st in Infested Crater will acquire: 2000 Fragments

-Members of the Team that ranks 2nd in Infested Crater will acquire: 1500 Fragments

-Members of the Team that ranks 3rd in Infested Crater will acquire: 1200 Fragments

-Members of the Teams that rank 4th - 8th in Infested Crater will acquire: 800 Fragments

-Members of the Teams that rank 9th - 16th in Infested Crater will acquire: 600 Fragments

-Members of the Teams that rank 17th - 50th in Infested Crater will acquire: 500 Fragments

-Members of the Teams that rank 51st - 100th in Infested Crater will acquire: 400 Fragments

Teams participating in the [Delirious Visions] Online Qualifiers and Offline Finals will obtain the [Call of the Abyss Ⅶ theme Portrait Frame].

5 Oblivion Expanse

[Oblivion Expanse] is the Rankings Announcement Phase for COA Ⅷ. The top 8 teams in each division(top 5 for Japan Division) that are not directly invited will be invited to participate in the subsequent Online Qualifiers. Teams participating in the online Qualifiers and Offline Finals of [Oblivion Expanse]] will be awarded with [Call of the Abyss Ⅷ theme Portrait Frame].

Qualifiers Information by Division

1. The [COA VIII Grand Finals] will feature a total of 20 teams: 9 Teams from the Chinese Mainland Division, 5 Teams from Japan Division, 2 Teams from the Southeast Asia Division, 2 Teams from the NA-EU Division, 1 Team from Chinese HK-MO-TW Division, 1 Team from South Korea Division. The final ranking of the 20 Teams will be determined in the Grand Finals held in May 2025.

2. [Chinese Mainland Division]: Two teams will qualify for COA VIII: the champions of the 2024 IVL Autumn and the team with the most seasonal points from the remaining teams. The remaining 8 IVL teams, along with the top 8 advancing teams with the most points, will compete in the Online Qualifiers to determine the 7 finalist teams

3. [Japan Division]: Two teams will qualify for COA VIII: the champions of the 2024 IJL Fall and the team with the most seasonal points from the remaining teams. The 5 remaining IJL teams and the top 5 advancing teams with the most points will compete in the Online Qualifiers to establish the 3 finalist teams.

4. [Southeast Asia Division]: The champions of the 2024 IVC Southeast Asia will earn an invitation to COA VIII. The remaining finalist team will be determined through the Online Qualifiers.

5. [NA-EU, South Korea, and Chinese HK-MO-TW Division]: All finalist teams from these divisions will be determined through divisional Online Qualifiers, with 2 teams advancing from NA-EU Division.

6. [Postponement Rules]: After the qualifiers conclude in each division, tournament officials will contact the top teams in order of their rankings to confirm their participation in the tournament. If a team declines or is unable to participate, the next ranked team will be contacted.

7. [Cross-Division Registration Penalties]: After the qualifiers, tournament officials will gather information on the team members of each top team. If more than one member of a team is not a legal citizen or does not hold valid permanent residency in their registered Division, that team will forfeit their right to participate in the Online Qualifiers. Additionally, its members will not receive the exclusive [Oblivion Expanse] Portrait Frame for making the rankings.