Blue Archive 5th anniversary checklist
Global live since the Nov 10 maintenance. Claim free Pick-Up recruits and the coupon first — then decide the Fest ticket. Not a kit dump. In-game clocks win if a third-party timer differs.
Last reviewed November 14, 2026. Sources: Nexon coupon / on-time gift / Growth Support notices via bluearchive.gg.
Do these first
- Redeem 5YEARSWITHSENSEI — codes page / Nexon coupon. Mail expires 7 days after claim.
- Open the game and claim anniversary mail (on-time gift if still in window).
- Spend free Pick-Up recruits before ~Nov 17 02:00 UTC. They do not work on Standard and they do not wait.
- Snapshot Unique / Fest Charge on the recruit tracker before a 10-pull binge.
Deadlines
| Window | Claim | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Now → ~Nov 15 14:59 UTC | On-time login gift | 1,200 Pyroxene + reports / Gift Choice Box / Expert Permits. Mail title: 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ON-TIME GIFT. |
| Now → ~Nov 17 02:00 UTC | 200 free Pick-Up recruits | Login pack (missed days stack). Pick-Up banners only. Leftovers expire — do not sit on them. |
| Through Nov 24 14:59 UTC | Coupon 5YEARSWITHSENSEI | 600 Pyroxene + 5 Beautiful Bouquets. Once per account. Claim mail within 7 days. |
| Login through ~Dec 8 | Growth Support attendance | AP, Credits, blueprints, enhancement stones, 5-Year title. Unclaimed mail window ~Dec 8–15. |
| Login by ~Dec 8 · use by Dec 15 | Fest 3★ choice ticket | Pick one Fest student from the published list. Duplicate → Eligma + Eleph. Confirm the in-game picker. |
Where to spend the 200 free recruits
- Pick-Up only. Current Unique window has been Makoto (Swimsuit) / Satsuki (Swimsuit) through about Nov 17. Fest with Iroha (Swimsuit) / Ibuki (Swimsuit) is listed from Nov 17 — confirm the live banner card before you dump tickets at the boundary.
- Free recruits also add Unique Recruitment Charge and Mileage. That Charge pool is separate from regular Charge — see Charge rules.
- Do not invent a “must pull” rank for swimsuit Fest units. Spend if you want the face / role; otherwise burn leftovers on the Pick-Up that is still open so the tickets do not expire unused.
- Paid Pyroxene after free tickets: only if you still want the featured student. Track 100 / 200 Unique Charge — pulling the featured resets that pool.
Fest 3★ choice ticket — faces we host
Published picker includes Fest / swimsuit / armed / dress variants (Wakamo, Hoshino Swimsuit, Mika, Hanako Swimsuit, Hina Dress, Hoshino Armed, Shiroko*Terror, Neru School, Mika Swimsuit, Aris Armed, Kei, plus Specials Rio and Nagisa Swimsuit). We show base icons we have on disk — open the in-game ticket for the exact alt art.
MikaBase face — swimsuit / Fest alts are separate
HinaDress alt is on the ticket list
HoshinoSwimsuit / Armed alts listed separately
ShirokoShiroko*Terror is the Fest form
WakamoFest Striker option
NeruSchool alt on the list
HanakoSwimsuit alt listed
NagisaSwimsuit Special on the list
Pick a student you do not own. Duplicate ownership pays Eligma / Eleph instead — confirm the mail text when you redeem.
Also running
- Event story / Pandemonium summer ship — welfare Chiaki (Swimsuit) from event progress (1★).
- Main Story Act 2 Volume 1 chapters opening with the patch.
- Growth Support login mats — raise who you field, not every 1★.
- Hieronymus Total Assault listed from ~Nov 17 — filter armor with the raid matcher.
What this page will not invent
- Skill multipliers or letter tiers for swimsuit / Fest students.
- JP-only codes on the Global coupon line.
- A site-wide /blog — this lives under guides next to Charge and farming.
Related: codes · Recruitment Charge · recruit tracker · beginners.