Patch Note
Patch Notes – April 23rd
Surreal Team, Real Play
Greetings, this is FANTASTIC BASEBALL.
We’re excited to share the details of the updates scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd.
[Update Overview] 1. Six new in-game events will be held. 2. Theme Cards: 2026 Season Rising Star Player Cards will be introduced. - Celebrating the next generation of elite talent poised to shape the future of their teams, the "2026 Season Rising Star" cards will be added. 3. Unique Player Motions will be updated. 4. Player Faces will be updated. 5. Challenge Mode: A new Challenge season will begin. 6. Slugger Showdown will feature a new pitcher lineup. 7. The Exchange Shop Event will be held. 8. Player Enhancement Match mode will feature updated position assignments. |
[Detailed Update Information]
■ New Events
In-Game Events
1. Cherry Blossom Ending 14-Day Check-In Event!
2. Spring Finale Challenge Raffle Ticket Event!
3. Opening Frenzy Afterimage Play Mission Event!
4. Opening Heat Reignited Special Lineup Competition Event!
5. May Cheering Frenzy Exchange Shop Event!
6. Game Mode Event
※ For more details, please refer to the [New Event Round-Up] notice.
■ Theme Cards – 2026 Season Rising Star Player Cards
New "2026 Season Rising Star" cards are released, celebrating the next generation of elite talent poised to shape the future of their teams.
- Rising Star Cards spotlight young players with elite talent to shape the future of their teams.
- The Overall Rating (OVR) of Rising Star cards is adjusted monthly based on each player's real-world performance during the 2026 season. (Updates occur during the maintenance at the end of each month.)
- Build a stronger lineup with Rising Star cards, featuring monthly adjusted ratings depending on your favorite team's performance in real-world.
- You can meet new faces debuting within their first 3 years.
- Details on the drop rates for new Theme Cards are available at [Official Website > Guide > Probability Information].
- Rising Star cards can only be obtained through exclusive Rising Star Player Card Packs or via the Trade system.
- Some of the card images may feature silhouette images if the players did not play during the 2026 season.
| [Rising Star Player Card Design] |
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※ Please refer to [Playbook - 2026 Rising Star Player Cards] for more details.
■ Unique Motions & Face Updates
| League | Player Name | Team Name | Position |
| MLB (3) | Kazuma Okamoto | Toronto Blue Jays | Batter |
| Munetaka Murakami | Chicago White Sox | ||
| Tatsuya Imai | Houston Astros | Pitcher |
■ Challenge Mode
A new season of Challenge Mode will begin, featuring fresh challenges and missions.
- New Challenge Mode Period: April 23rd, after the update ~ May 14th, before the update
[Challenge Mode Mission Details]
| Difficulty | Challenge Mission | Description | All-Clear Reward |
| Easy | Beginner | For the users new to Challenge to adapt quickly to this content, this challenge consists of AI opponents with low stats and easier missions. | Rare Player Card Pack Ticket x5 |
| Semi-Pro | In this challenge, buffs are added in the game so that you can experience how the buffs work. | 700,000 Gold | |
| Normal | King K | A challenge consisting of missions related to the pitcher such as strikeouts and allowed runs. | 1,000,000 Gold |
| Slugger | A challenge consisting of missions focusing on extra-base hits such as doubles and home runs. | Diamond Special Training Ticket x8 | |
| Hard | Speed Star | A challenge consisting of missions related to base-stealing. | Rare Player Card Pack Ticket x40 |
| VS Fantasy Team | A challenge where you play against a virtual joint team. | 3,000 Diamonds |
Challenge Mode Clear Reward Event
- All clear the VS Fantasy Team challenge on Hard difficulty to earn a special reward.
| Challenge Mission | All Clear Reward |
| VS Fantasy Team (Hard) | 3,000 Diamonds |
■ Slugger Showdown Updates
A new pitcher lineup has been applied.
- The opposing pitcher lineup will be changed. Challenge the new lineup of pitchers for victory and rewards!
| Difficulty | MLB | KBO |
| Very Easy (Gold) | Ryan Johnson | Jun-seong Park |
| Easy (Gold) | Bradgley Rodriguez | Ju-hyeong Choi |
| Normal (Diamond) | Tatsuya Imai | Sang-ho Kim |
| Hard (Diamond) | Nolan McLean | Jeong-min Park |
| Very Hard (Prism Dia) | Nolan McLean | |
■ Exchange Shop Event
A new Exchange Shop Event will begin.
- Period: April 23rd, after the update ~ May 23rd, before the update
- Exchange your items for desired rewards at set rates.
- Items will be delivered to your in-game mailbox.
- Special Raffle Ticket → Gold
- Normal Player Card Pack Ticket → Rare Player Card Pack Ticket
- Normal Special Training Ticket → Diamond Special Training Ticket
- Gold Trait Draw Ticket → Diamond Trait Draw Ticket
- Gold Trait Exchange Ticket → Diamond Trait Exchange Ticket
- Gold → Action Points
- XP → Gold
- SP/RP/DH Enhancement Tickets → All-Enhancement Tickets
■ Player Enhancement Match Mode
The Saturday position rotation in Player Enhancement Match Mode will be updated.
- Saturday positions will be changed from (RP / 3B) → (RP / 1B).
(To maintain balance in the weekly rotation of enhancement positions, duplicated positions are periodically rotated.)
■ Other Improvements and Bug Fixes
1. [Collection Effects] Fixed an issue where the 2026 Collection Effects occasionally failed to activate properly for some Team Owners who owned specific players included in the effects before the April 9th patch.
2. [Player Cards/Image] The image for the 2026 Regular Season Aaron Judge player card has been changed.