“Hello, little one! It looks like I've found my last Record. Although there are other stories we'll need to revisit in the future, this one hasn't been explored until now. Mama appreciates your help so much; let's get started!”
Where To Start
Before getting into the meat of this event, here’s a list of things you should do and prioritize!:
- Clear all event quests on Normal / Hard / Very Hard / EX Hard once each.
- Navigate to the Event Exchange and purchase the Event Character(s) with your first bronze clear Medals. If you do not have enough Medals yet, replay the highest difficulty quest you can clear until you have enough bronze Medals to buy the Character(s)
- Equip the newly acquired Event Weapon(s) granted from that Event Character purchase in a subslot on one of your active team’s characters, preferably a matching weapon type character if applicable (Optional: Level the weapon as high as you can to maintain your Force and complete limited time missions for gems)
- Begin referring to the Quest Farming section to farm the appropriate quest for more Medals to purchase additional copies of the Event Weapon(s) to Ascend the weapon(s) and increase your Medal Bonus.
- Begin referring to the Event Exchange Table to best prioritize which items you plan to clear from the Event Exchange. If you are stuck on what to work towards, just follow the table from left to right, top to bottom in order, as all event exchange items have already been ordered from highest to lowest priority.
Maximizing Event Progress
Ensuring any and all Event Weapons you acquire are equipped and ascend as high as possible is pivotal to event progression. Below is a table that outlines this event’s related weapons and the Medal Bonus they can provide at each Ascension Level.
Using saved Black Pearls to Ascend the Event Weapon early to hasten event progress isn’t necessarily recommended as this event only has a single redeemable weapon; it is recommended to only use the new Flexible Black Crystal material redeemable from the event for ascending the Event Weapon to acquire additional Medal Bonuses. Black Pearls could still be used on 4* gacha weapons (which provide larger Medal Bonuses) especially if you plan to use them beyond the event for other content.
Resonant Weapon | Medal Type | Ascension Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
 |  | +1 | +3 | +5 | +7 | +10 |
 |   | +5 | +11 | +17 | +23 | +30 |
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Quest Farming
For quest difficulties below EX Hard:
General rule of thumb based on previous event medal drop rates:
+10 or fewer medal bonus: farm Very Hard Quest #9.
+16 or greater medal bonus: farm Normal Quest #3.
For quest difficulties at EX Hard:
At the EX Hard difficulty - stamina cost is the same for all quests, so it’s generally recommended to farm the highest force quest your loadout can consistently clear given that Silver and Gold Medal rewards gradually increase across higher force quests. Additionally, despite what resonant weapons you may have equipped, Silver Medals only begin to drop at Quest 2 and later, with Gold Medals only beginning to drop at Quest 4 and later. Take note that the Bronze Medal base drop rate remains consistent:
EX Hard Medal - Base Drop Rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Quest (Suggested Force) | | | |
Quest 1 (120k) | ≈ 66 | 0 | 0 |
Quest 2 (150k) | 5 | 0 | |
Quest 3 (180k) | 10 | 0 | |
Quest 4 (220k) | 15 | 5 | |
Quest 5 (250k) | 20 | 10 | |
Event Exchange
Below is the full event exchange of all available items for this specific event. If you are stuck trying to figure out what is worth buying and what can be skipped, just follow each table (one for each Medal type) from left to right, top to bottom in order, as all event exchange items have already been ordered from highest to lowest priority!
Bronze Medal Exchange Items | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mama's Dream Summons Ticket x10 Cost: 500 |  Zenith's Brilliance x10 Cost: 2225 |
Wand (w/ Festive Exile) x1 Cost: 200 |
Glossy Black Crystal x4 Cost: 400 |
Warfare Text: Festive Exile (10) x4 Cost: 200 |  Awakening Stone: Festive Exile x5 Cost: 1000 |
Karma Stone: Festive Exile (10) x3 Cost: 1000 |  Insignia of Skill x3 Cost: 800 |
 Insignia of Quality x3 Cost: 800 |  Silver Awakening Stone x5 Cost: 50 |  Premium Summon Ticket x3 Cost: 80 |
Adamant x20 Cost: 2000 |
 Black Pearl x6 Cost: 2000 |  Karma Stone x15 Cost: 6000 |  Karma Stone x3 Cost: 30000 |  Ruby x100 *** Cost: 80 |
 Aquamarine x100 *** Cost: 80 |  Emerald x100 *** Cost: 80 |  Topaz x100 *** Cost: 80 |  Ruby x100 *** Cost: 80 |
 Large Slab Fragment x50 Cost: 200 |  Medium Slab Fragment x200 Cost: 45 |  Small Slab Fragment x1000 Cost: 2 |  Small Stamina Recovery x200 Cost: 2 |
 XL Character Enhancement x3000 Cost: 3 |  Large Character Enhancement x300 Cost: 2 | Large Character Enhancement x∞ Cost: 4 |  XL Weapon Enhancement x300 Cost: 4 |
 Large Weapon Enhancement x450 Cost: 2 | Large Weapon Enhancement x∞ *** Cost: 3 |  Explorer’s Ticket x5 Cost: 40 |  Intermediate Handbook x10 *** Cost: 200 |
 Beginner’s Handbook x10 *** Cost: 50 |  Natural Pearl x2 *** Cost: 600 |  Pearl x2: *** Cost: 120 |
Large Fish x100 *** Cost: 12 |
Medium Fish x100 *** Cost: 6 |
Small Fish x100 *** Cost: 3 |  Valuable Refining Agent x30 *** Cost: 40 |  Prized Charcoal x30 *** Cost: 40 |
 Intricate Gear x30 *** Cost: 40 |  Refining Agent x90 *** Cost: 10 |  Used Charcoal x90 *** Cost: 10 |  Standard Gear x90 *** Cost: 10 |
 Angrite x20 *** Cost: 50 |  Moldavite x20 *** Cost: 50 |  Aubrite x20 *** Cost: 50 |  Chondrite x20 *** Cost: 50 |
 Eucrite x20 *** Cost: 50 |  Merlinite x20 *** Cost: 50 |  Rhyolite x30 *** Cost: 15 |  Granite x30 *** Cost: 15 |
 Amphibolite x30 *** Cost: 15 |  Tuff x30 *** Cost: 15 |  Basalt x30 *** Cost: 15 |  Diorite x30 *** Cost: 15 |
 Gneiss x30 *** Cost: 15 |  Gold Coin x100 Cost: 100 |  Silver Coin x100 Cost: 10 |  Bronze Coin x100 Cost: 5 |
Silver Medal Exchange Items | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Karma Stone x3 Cost: 1800 | Large Slab Fragment x250 Cost: 60 | Medium Slab Fragment x500 Cost: 12 | Insignia of Quality x2 Cost: 1500 |
Bronze The Cage of Rebirth Medal (3) x∞ *** Cost: 1 | Large Character Enhancement x∞ *** Cost: 3 | Large Weapon Enhancement x∞ *** Cost: 2 | |
Gold Medal Exchange Items | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Karma Stone x2 Cost: 750 | Large Slab Fragment x500 Cost: 25 | Medium Slab Fragment x800 Cost: 5 | Insignia of Skill x2 Cost: 1000 |
Silver The Cage of Rebirth Medal (2) x∞ *** Cost: 1 | XL Character Enhancement x∞ *** Cost: 3 | XL Weapon Enhancement x∞ *** Cost: 2 | |
Note 1: Items marked with *** are at an equal level of priority and can be purchased according to your specific needs.
Note 2: The in-game exchange has a custom arrangement of items despite the type of Medal used to redeem a given item, and may not appear in the exact order as the tables listed above.
Event Missions
Event Mission | Tiers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Record: The Cage of Rebirth: | Normal (Quest 10):  | EX Hard (Quest 5): | |
| Times Cleared: | 30: | 50: | 100: |
Free Gems & Other Rewards Available
6,000 Total Gems:
1,800 - Normal
1,800 - Hard
1,800 - Very Hard
600 - EX Hard
Piece: Zenith’s Brilliance: 2 (1 per EX Hard 3 & EX Hard 4)
Dark Awakening Stone: 1 (EX Hard 5)
Dark Karma Stone: 10 (EX Hard 5)
Need additional help?
If you have any questions about this event or the game in general, there are lots of resources available on /r/NieRReincarnation/ as well as their respective Discord Server!
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