Record; Traces of Pursuit

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Event ended the 4/24/2023

Event period: 16 days

Obtainable costumes

Marie

Guardian Songstress

Record - Traces of Pursuit - Banner.webp

Where To Start

Before getting into the meat of this event, here’s a list of things you should do and prioritize!:

  1. Clear all event quests on Normal / Hard / Very Hard / EX Hard once each.
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Note that you can utilize Natural Pearls to Ascend 3* Weapons to increase your Medal Bonus early, allowing you to keep an extra copy of the event weapon for an additional +1 or higher bonus. Black Pearls could still be used on 4* gacha weapons (which provide larger Medal Bonuses) especially if you plan to use them past the event for other content.

Resonant Weapon

Medal Type

Ascension Level

None

1

2

3

4

Physalis.webp
Physalis (Event Exchange)
Marie - Record Event Medal - Bronze.png

+1

+3

+5

+7

+10

Dawnfire Gauntlets.webp
Dawnfire Gauntlets (Gacha)
Marie - Record Event Medal - Bronze.png

Marie - Record Event Medal - Silver.png

+1

+4

+6

+8

+12

Fortune's Masses.webp
Fortune's Masses (Gacha)
Marie - Record Event Medal - Bronze.png

Marie - Record Event Medal - Silver.png

Marie - Record Event Medal - Gold.png

+1

 

+3

 

+5

 

+7

 

+10

 

Staff of the TItan.webp
Staff of the Titan (Gacha)
Passionflower.webp
Passionflower (Gacha)
Snakeheart Spear.webp
Snakeheart Spear (Gacha)
Intrepid Tusk.webp
Intrepid Tusk (Gacha)

+5

+11

+17

+23

+30

Absurd Gun.webp
Absurd Gun (Gacha)

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)

Marie - Record Event Medal - Bronze.png
Marie - Record Event Medal - Silver.png
Marie - Record Event Medal - Gold.png

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

Guardian Songstress.webp

Physalis (w/ Guardian Songstress) x1

Cost: 200

Light Natural Crystal.webp

Flexible Natural Crystal x4

Cost: 400

Battle Text - Guardian Songstress.webp

Battle Text: Guardian Songstress (10) x4

Cost: 200

Awakening Stone - Guardian Songstress.webp

Awakening Stone: Guardian Songstress x2

Cost: 1000

Insignia of Skill x1

Cost: 800

Insignia of Quality x1

Cost: 800

Silver Awakening Stone x5 ***

Cost: 50

Premium Summon Ticket x3

Cost: 80

Emerald.png

Emerald x50 ***

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 x300 

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 Feather Duster.png

Large Feather Duster x100 ***

Cost: 12

Medium Feather Duster.png

Medium Feather Duster x100 ***

Cost: 6

Small Feather Duster.png

Small Feather Duster x100 ***

Cost: 3

Secret Growth Agent.png

Secret Growth Agent x30 ***

Cost: 40

Pure Machine Oil.png

Pure Machine Oil x30 ***

Cost: 40

Sturdy Nail.png

Sturdy Nail x30 ***

Cost: 40

Growth Agent.png

Growth Agent x90 ***

Cost: 10

Standard Machine Oil.png

Machine Oil x90 ***

Cost: 10

Normal Nail.png

Normal Nail 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

Awakening Stone - Guardian Songstress.webp

Awakening Stone: Guardian Songstress x2

Cost: 600

Large Slab Fragment x250

Cost: 60

Medium Slab Fragment x500

Cost: 12

Insignia of Quality x2

Cost: 1500

Marie - Record Event Medal - Bronze (Exchange).webp

Bronze Traces of Pursuit Medal (3) x∞ ***

Cost: 1

Large Character Enhancement x∞ *** 

Cost: 3

Large Weapon Enhancement x∞ ***

Cost: 2

 

Gold Medal Exchange Items

Awakening Stone - Guardian Songstress.webp

Awakening Stone: Guardian Songstress x1

Cost: 500

Large Slab Fragment x500

Cost: 25

Medium Slab Fragment x800

Cost: 5

Insignia of Skill x2

Cost: 1000

Marie - Record Event Medal - Silver (Exchange).webp

Silver Traces of Pursuit 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 the Silver and Gold Medal exchange items listed directly after a featured selection of Bronze Medal exchange items, hence that they may not appear in the exact order as the tables listed above.


Event Missions

 

Event Mission

Tiers

Clear Record: Traces of Pursuit:

Normal (Quest 10):

Mama Points x10

EX Hard (Quest 5):

Mama Points x250
 
Times Cleared:

30:

Mama Points x30

50:

Mama Points x50

100:

Mama Points x100

Free Gems & Other Rewards Available

Item Promo (Wind).webp

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)


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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