Shadow Chase Showdown: Dates, Unlocks and Challenge Tips

Shadow Chase Showdown runs September 16, 2026 at 10:00 through October 5 at 03:59, server time. Entry requires Inter-Knot 20 and Chapter 1 – Intermission. Begin with Nangong Yu in Lumina Square, then find Lyla at the HIA. Official event notice, checked September 20.

Two challenge formats

Format	Stages	Lineup and mechanic
Alliance	Six	Available trial Agents and Bangboo; stage-specific Buff Effects
Special Offensive	Three	Provided trial Agents only; Tactical Buffs and technique scoring

Stages unlock progressively. In Special Offensive, the result combines Damage Score, Technique Score and a completion-time coefficient. Claret’s varied techniques can build a Technique Combo multiplier; a prolonged gap without skills loses that state. The announced rewards include Polychrome and a Tuning Calibrator. Exact thresholds and quantities should be read on the stage reward screen.

Prepare for the scoring rule, not just the enemy

For an Alliance stage, read the active Buff Effect and choose from the supplied lineup to make that condition easy to trigger. Practice the transition that activates it before attempting a faster run. The objective is to use the stage mechanic consistently, not to assume your normal team is always available.

For Special Offensive, first identify which of the trial kit’s actions count as different techniques. Plan a short sequence that keeps those actions connected. A run with uninterrupted ordinary attacks may still miss the technique component, while a technically varied sequence can still lose time through unnecessary movement. These are deductions from the published scoring structure, not a tested optimal route for every stage.

Diagnose the next attempt

Observation	What to change
Combo multiplier disappears	Shorten the gap between techniques; plan movement before the sequence
Techniques register but clear time is slow	Reduce travel and target downtime while preserving the scoring actions
One stage works, the next does not	Read the new Tactical Buff or Buff Effect before reusing the route

Do not farm an Agent solely to enter a trial-only stage. Learn the supplied controls, collect rewards in the event panel and follow your own server’s closing timer. Our dodge and assist practice can help with the defensive parts of a trial sequence.