Sword x Staff Mid-Autumn Event and Kanstin Guide

To obtain the spotlight hero Kanstin and collect limited rewards during the Sword x Staff Mid-Autumn Festival event, dedicate your daily stamina to event dungeons, complete time-gated event quests, and spend event tokens in the shop—prioritizing Kanstin Shards over standard upgrade materials before the event ends.

How to Obtain Kanstin Shards

Kanstin's debut is directly tied to Mid-Autumn event progression rather than standard banner summons alone. Acquiring base copies is required to unlock his core skills.

• Focus on Event Missions: Complete narrative and challenge mode objectives under the "Event Mission" tab that explicitly list Kanstin Shards as clear rewards.
• Prioritize Shop Shards: Buy Kanstin Shards in the limited-time exchange shop as soon as they become available.
• Avoid Over-Reliance on Vouchers: Standard summon vouchers do not guarantee progress toward his event-specific acquisition path.

Daily Resource Priorities and Shop Mechanics

Event tokens drop from daily logins, dungeon runs, and special festival quests. Because the festival shop inventory is tiered, you must buy out required lower-tier items to unlock higher-tier materials.

Structure your daily stamina and routine around these priorities:

1. Daily Event Stamina: Spend your natural daily stamina pool on event stages first to maximize token drops.
2. Milestone Logins: Log in every day to claim cumulative login rewards, which include free summon tickets.
3. Tiered Shop Purchases: Exchange tokens immediately upon reaching cost thresholds. Focus token spending on limited hero shards first, followed by rare upgrade items, and leave generic farmable materials for last.

Quest Optimization and Stage Progression

Mid-Autumn event tasks are time-gated and cannot be crammed into the final day of the celebration.

• Check Daily Requirements: Open the mission tab daily to review specific requirements, as certain quests mandate using specific hero types or team configurations.
• Manage Difficulty Level: If high-tier event nodes result in failed runs or slow clears, farm mid-tier stages instead. Consistent lower-tier clears provide a reliable token return without wasting stamina on failed attempts.

Event Buffs and Resource Trade-offs

During the event window, specific heroes gain temporary passive "Festival Buffs" on the event landing page. Including these boosted characters in your party increases clear speeds and token yields. However, these buffs expire when the event ends, so avoid spending permanent gear resources solely to build around temporary bonuses.

Participating in the event requires redirecting stamina away from permanent progression nodes like the Material Dungeon and Gear Farming stages. If you need to balance standard progression with event rewards, prioritize the event shop's limited items first. Finally, evaluate the remaining event timer carefully before spending premium currency on attempt refreshes; refresh efficiency drops sharply in the final 48 hours of the event.