Version 7.0 wrap: finish Snezhnaya before the next maintenance
· Phase 2 of Everwinter Without Mercy closes around this date — treat in-game Wish / Events timers as source of truth.
Version 7.0 launched August 12, 2026 with Snezhnaya as a permanent region and Archon Quest Chapter VII Act I. Phase 1 featured Odette’s debut window alongside an Arlecchino rerun; Phase 2 (from about September 1) ran Flins and Ineffa reruns through roughly September 22, 2026. This post is a systems wrap — not a kit dump and not a fake 7.1 banner calendar.
Next: Version 7.1 guide (after Sept 23 update) and the banner schedule. Confirm exact downtime and compensation mail in the official notice — don’t trust third-party countdowns if they disagree with the client.
Do this before the patch rolls
- Claim Events tab rewards with short timers — limited Poly/Primo sources vanish with the version.
- Spend Original Resin (cap 200) so you are not sitting capped overnight through maintenance. Track ETA with the resin timer.
- Clear leftover Snezhnaya exploration you care about (chests, Tribals / reputation, quest gates). Permanent content stays; temporary event maps do not.
- Bank Primogems / Intertwined Fate unless a Phase 2 unit still fills a hole you will play. Plan pity with the pity calculator.
- Weekly bosses / Trounce — claim discounted attempts early in the week after reset.
What 7.0 already put on the calendar
- Imaginarium Theater season refresh around September 1, 2026.
- Spiral Abyss Phase 2 refresh around September 16, 2026.
- Permanent Snezhnaya areas and Chapter VII Act I remain after the version ends — finish them on your schedule.
Resin & artifact priority (still true)
Don’t dump every resin into Crit fishing while talents or weapons are blocked. Default order: weekly bosses → talent/weapon mats → character bosses → artifact domains. Longer writeup: artifact farming priority. Habit list: daily checklist.
Related
- Version 7.1 guide
- Banner schedule
- Version 7.0 / Snezhnaya guide (prep notes — treat countdown language as historical)
- Primogems per patch
- Active codes
- Wish simulator (archive practice banners — not live schedule)