What is it?
The Celebration-period Black Market, where weapons, shards, and materials become obtainable — most importantly, the path by which F2P closes the Exclusive Weapon gap. Corroborated Strategy
When does it happen?
The off-season / Celebration window between Seasons 1 and 2. Update-Sensitive
Who can start it?
Individual economy. Every player.
How does it work?
The market shows a discount row (cheaper) and a regular row (full price), plus one free item daily. The discount row runs roughly 3,000–4,000 currency. Best buys: weapon shards, legendary skill chip chests, bond badges, and decoration components. Avoid random skill chip chests (you can roll the wrong type) and resources unless something critical is missing. Corroborated Strategy
What should I prepare?
Bank currency to the discount thresholds, and know exactly what your main carry needs — usually its weapon shards.
How do we win?
Buy the discount row only, grab the free daily item, and spend on weapon shards and legendary skill chip chests for your main carry. This is how a disciplined F2P account arms the weapons it skipped in-season. Corroborated Strategy
Common mistakes
- Buying the full-price regular row.
- Random skill chip chests — wrong-type risk.
- Resources over shards, and missing the free daily.
Leadership protocol
Individual — leadership can simply remind members to grab the free daily and bank for the discount row.
This is where F2P closes the Exclusive Weapon gap — the weapons you skipped in-season come back here over time. Buy the discount row only, take the free daily, and spend on your main carry’s weapon shards and legendary skill chip chests. Skip resources and random chests.