Summer Festival 2026 Changes

[Hero Wars Guide] Summer Festival 2026
  • Event Duration: The event has returned to a 7-day schedule.
  • Event Items: Although the event items have the same names as before, they are considered different items.
  • Beehive: The Beehive, introduced last year, returns.
  • Minigames: All minigames are back with minor adjustments. However, the rewards have been reduced to 1,000 Honey Energy.
  • Daily Freebies: Free Emeralds are available every day on the Festival Sale bundle page.
  • Developer Gift: A developer gift is available.
  • Event Shop: The Event Shop is available for a limited time.
  • Guild Hive: The Guild Hive here. As a result, a Server lock and Guild lock will be in effect.
  • Honey Energy: Bad Luck Protection has been removed, and the cost per play has increased to 1,000 Honey Energy. Since quest rewards remain roughly the same as in previous years, Honey Energy is now effectively about three times less valuable.
  • New Skin: Guus receives a new Autumn Skin rather than a Solar Skin.
[Hero Wars Guide] Summer Festival 2026

Official Message: The Summer Festival Is On!

The Summer Festival returns to Dominion, bringing back your favorite activities, valuable rewards, and some exciting updates this year!

  • 🌻 Grow your Guild Beehive together
    Complete event quests to earn Honey Energy, then work together with your Guildmates to upgrade your shared Guild Beehive. As it grows, you’ll unlock additional Hive Level Rewards for everyone in your Guild.
  • 🍯 What’s new this year?
    ・Shared Hive Level Rewards tied directly to your Guild Beehive’s progress.
    ・Five Apiaries on the Mysterious Island that can be upgraded to produce valuable resources over time.
    ・New personal and Guild Rankings.
    ・Guus’s Solar Skin.
  • Ready to make the most of this year’s Summer Festival? Check out our full article to learn more about all the activities, rewards, and mechanics waiting for you!

🎁 And don’t forget to click here to claim your gift! The bonus is available until July 14, 2 AM UTC.

Is the Event Worth Playing?

  • Compared to previous years, the event offers more content, but its overall value is lower.
  • Since there are no event-exclusive rewards, it is not worth planning your schedule around the Summer Festival. A more casual approach is recommended.
  • However, because it overlaps with events such as Seer’s Game, it is still worth participating as part of your overall event schedule.

Daily Routine

The following activities are recommended each day:

  • Claim 250 Emeralds from the Festival Sale bundle page.
  • Claim 1,000 Honey Energy from the Campaign map.

Festival Sale

[Hero Wars Guide] Festival Sale

Campaign map

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Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7

Tasks

Quests Order Rewards Total : Emerald
Value
Log in 7 9,000 Honey Energy
1 Avatar
8,520
Get VIP points 9,000 20,350 Honey Energy
6 Summer Festival Coin
49,265
Spend Emerald 180,000 52,500 Honey Energy
11 Summer Festival Coin
104,702
Spend Energy 15,000 6,500 Honey Energy 6,154
Spend Explorer’s Move 75 27,400 Honey Energy 25,940
Open Outland Chest 460 62,750 Honey Energy 59,405
Spend Honey Energy 170,000 48 Bottled Energy
157 Great enchantment rune
9 Summer Festival Coin
75,100
Complete Event Quest 80 24,100 Honey Energy
10 Summer Festival Coin
1 Frame
72,815
Total: 202,600 Honey Energy
1 Avatar
48 Bottled Energy
157 Great enchantment rune
36 Summer Festival Coin
1 Frame
401,901

Mysterious Island


Hives (Apiary)

Hive

Guide

[Hero Wars Guide] Summer Festival 2026

Rewards

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[Hero Wars Guide] Summer Festival 2026

Data and Value

Rewards Emerald
Value
Rate Value
Ratio
1 Summer Festival Coin 5,000 10 % 52.8%
40 Skin Stone Chest 512 20 % 10.8%
4 Great enchantment rune 400 20 % 8.5%
6 Absolute Artifact Chest 576 10 % 6.1%
5,000 Essence of the Elements 500 20 % 10.6%
2,000 Titan Skin Stone 533 20 % 11.3%

Guild Hive

  • Guild Progress: The amount of rewards is determined by the total Honey Energy used by all guild members.
  • Gold Ticket: A Gold Ticket is required to claim rewards from the upper reward track.

Guide

[Hero Wars Guide] Summer Festival 2026

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Table

Level Free
Rewards
Golden Ticket
Rewards
1 1 Bottled Energy 1 Autumn Guus Skin
2 2 Great enchantment rune 10 Great enchantment rune
3 10 Skin Stone Chest 50 Skin Stone Chest
4 600 Titan Skin Stone 3,000 Titan Skin Stone
5 2,000 Essence of the Elements 10,000 Essence of the Elements
6 1 Bottled Energy 5 Bottled Energy
7 3 Great enchantment rune 15 Great enchantment rune
8 20 Skin Stone Chest 100 Skin Stone Chest
9 1,500 Titan Skin Stone 7,000 Titan Skin Stone
10 4,000 Essence of the Elements 20,000 Essence of the Elements
11 2 Bottled Energy 10 Bottled Energy
12 5 Great enchantment rune 25 Great enchantment rune
13 40 Skin Stone Chest 200 Skin Stone Chest
14 2,500 Titan Skin Stone 12,500 Titan Skin Stone
15 8,000 Essence of the Elements 40,000 Essence of the Elements
16 50 Wish Crystal 230 Wish Crystal
17 30 Wish Insignia 180 Wish Insignia
18 2 Explorer’s Move 10 Explorer’s Move
19 4 Bottled Energy 20 Bottled Energy
20 15 Great enchantment rune 65 Great enchantment rune
21 90 Skin Stone Chest 450 Skin Stone Chest
22 5,000 Titan Skin Stone 25,000 Titan Skin Stone
23 15,000 Essence of the Elements 75,000 Essence of the Elements
24 75 Wish Crystal 375 Wish Crystal
25 50 Wish Insignia 250 Wish Insignia
26 10 Primal Catalyst 50 Primal Catalyst
27 10 Elemental Catalyst 50 Elemental Catalyst
28 10 Primal Catalyst 50 Primal Catalyst
29 10 Elemental Catalyst 50 Elemental Catalyst
30 1 Player’s Avatar 15 Explorer’s Move
31 – 1 Summerfest Chest 5 Summerfest Chest

Server lock and Guild lock

Summer Festival Ranking

  • Ranking Criteria: Individual and Guild rankings are based on the total amount of Honey Energy used in the Beehive throughout the event.
  • Server-Based Rankings: Like Winterfest, the rankings are server-based.
  • Limited Cosmetics: Also like Winterfest, the Avatars and Frames awarded through the rankings are likely to be limited cosmetics that can only be obtained once. In Hero Wars, ranking-exclusive cosmetic rewards are rarely made available again.
  • Excluded Honey Energy: Honey Energy spent to upgrade the Beehive on Mysterious Island does not count toward the rankings.
  • Timing Strategy: Saving your resources for a final push near the end of the event can be effective. However, if the servers are under heavy load, you may experience connection issues or need to restart your browser.

Detailed Rules

Personal Ranking

Rank Rewards
1st Absolute Elemental Spirit Summoning Sphere ×1, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
2nd Gift of the Dominion ×1, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
3rd Gift of the Dominion ×1, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
4th Hero Resource Chest ×80, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
5th Hero Resource Chest ×60, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
6th Hero Resource Chest ×50, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
7th Hero Resource Chest ×40, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
8th Hero Resource Chest ×30, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
9th Hero Resource Chest ×20, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
10th Hero Resource Chest ×10, Avatar ×1, Avatar Frame ×1
11th 〜 20th Hero Resource Chest ×8, Avatar ×1
21st 〜 40th Hero Resource Chest ×6
41st 〜 60th Hero Resource Chest ×4
61st 〜 100th Hero Resource Chest ×2

Guild Ranking

Rank Rewards
1st Hero Resource Chest ×30, Titan Resource Chest ×30, Avatar ×1
2nd Hero Resource Chest ×20, Titan Resource Chest ×20, Avatar ×1
3rd Hero Resource Chest ×18, Titan Resource Chest ×18, Avatar ×1
4th Hero Resource Chest ×15, Titan Resource Chest ×15, Avatar ×1
5th Hero Resource Chest ×12, Titan Resource Chest ×12, Avatar ×1
6th Hero Resource Chest ×11, Titan Resource Chest ×11
7th Hero Resource Chest ×10, Titan Resource Chest ×10
8th Hero Resource Chest ×9, Titan Resource Chest ×9
9th Hero Resource Chest ×7, Titan Resource Chest ×7
10th Hero Resource Chest ×5, Titan Resource Chest ×5

Limited Event Avatars

Group Gifts

  • Developer Gift: The developer gift expires before the event ends, so be sure to claim it before the deadline.
  • Web Version Only: The developer gift can only be claimed in the Web version.

Day 1

https://www.hero-wars.com/?nx_source=group_posting_boxweb&gift_id=PxLK0cTOjH

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Day 5

https://www.hero-wars.com/?nx_source=group_posting&gift_id=oBrC1Pp1WS

Day 6

https://www.hero-wars.com/?nx_source=group_posting_giftweb&gift_id=POiMVkoC85

Developers GIft

https://www.hero-wars.com/?nx_source=group_posting&gift_id=ZryXlzQxy2

Game Message GIft

Summer Festival is in full swing, and here is a little gift for the celebration! Use the Honey Energy to grow your Hive and unlock great rewards with your gildmates!

After the event ends

  • 1,000 Honey Energy = 1 Honey Casket
  • 1 Summer Festival Coin = 10 Honey Caskets

The Summer Festival is coming to an end!

  • 💛 Before the Festival ends, make sure you’ve spent your Summer Festival Coins in the event shop. Any remaining Honey and Summer Festival Coins will be automatically exchanged for Event Boxes after the event ends.
  • 🍯 By the way, if one of your generators finishes producing resources after the Festival has ended, don’t worry — you’ll still receive everything it generated.

Summer Festival 2026 Guides

Summer Festival 2026: Changes, Rewards & Guide

Summer Festival

Summer Festival Tasks & Rewards

Summer Festival Shop 2026

Hives (Apiary)

Mysterious Island 24 – July 2026

Event Items

Honey Energy

Honey Casket

Summerfest Chest

Event Bundles

Festival Sale

Summer Bundle

Piggy Bank (Summer Festival)