MU Online Season 8, from Darkness Valley to the First Muun
MU Online Season 8 took players deeper into Acheron and gave them new reasons to stay. Part 1 opened Debenter, Kundun's corner of the region, and added Jewel of Pandora mining. Part 2 made player shops searchable and brought new accessories. Part 3 introduced Muun, the companion system MU still uses. The Korean service ran Season 8 from November 2012, the global service from March 2013.
Season 8 in short
| Fact | Season 8 |
|---|---|
| Korean service | Part 1 in November 2012, Part 2 on April 16, 2013, Part 3 on July 30, 2013, with Muun on August 13, 2013 |
| Global service | Season 8 in early March 2013, Season 8.2 on July 10, 2013, Part 3 with Muun on February 19, 2014 |
| New class | None; still seven classes |
| New hunting ground | Debenter, called Debenter: Darkness Valley on the global service |
| Headline systems | Jewel of Pandora mining, party and guild matching, store search, new accessories, Muun |
| Level cap | 730, up from 702 |
What is Debenter in MU Online?
Debenter is Season 8's new hunting ground, another part of Acheron, the region eX700 opened in Season 7. The global service named it Debenter: Darkness Valley, and the lore earns the name: this is where Kundun, the God of Darkness, calls up his monsters, in a landscape gloomier than the rest of Acheron. Korean patch information, relayed by a fan site at the time, puts its regular monsters at levels 105 to 109, with five elemental bosses at level 119.
Debenter never went away. IGCN's Season 22 map list still includes it, along with a separate Debenter copy used for Arca War. Our leveling spots guide covers where Debenter fits on the way to level 400.
How does Jewel of Pandora mining work?
Season 8 turned part of the jewel supply into a gathering job. According to Webzen's Season 8 release, one mining area could pay out as many as 1,000 Jewels of Bless. Webzen's mining guide and IGCN's Season 22 files show how it plays:
- The tool. The Pandora Pick is a two-handed item you equip like a weapon; on the global service a weapons merchant in Karutan sells it for Zen. Mining spots only show up while you hold it.
- The places. Spots appear in the safe zones of five maps: Aida, Lost Tower, Raklion, Swamp of Peace and Tarkan.
- The cost. Spots come in three sizes, and each attempt wears 2, 4 or 8 points of durability off the pick. Bigger spots pay more, and a Jewel of Bless repairs the pick.
- The stages. A spot can be worked through up to five stages, each with its own success chance. Clearing all five can trigger a bonus payout; the largest in IGCN's default file is 1,000 Jewels of Bless.
Whether a server turns mining on, and what it pays out, is part of that server's own configuration.
What else came with Season 8 Part 1?
- New pentagrams. Ten on the global service for characters above level 300. Korea also added pentagram options and a shop item that raised how many times a pentagram could be traded.
- Party and guild matching. A finder for parties and guilds, opened with the N key in Korea, plus Facebook-linked social features.
- Chaos Castle rework. On the global service the event got a monthly tournament, Chaos Castle Survival of the Fittest, held on every server; each winner earned a Hall of Fame entry and the Wings of the Conqueror. The Chaos Castle guide covers the regular event as it runs today.
- Acheron Guardian. Fan coverage of the Korean Part 1 lists this new event, which Webzen's global guide calls Protector of Archeron. The same patch made Acheron's bosses spawn at random spots and return an hour after a kill, and changed where Arca War obelisks appear.
What did Season 8 Part 2 change?
Part 2 reached Korea on April 16, 2013 and the global service on July 10, 2013, where it was called Season 8.2. It was a trading and comfort update:
- Personal store search. A searchable list of player shops, opened with the P key in Korea, with fixed prices in Zen or jewels. The global name was Search Private Store.
- New rings and pendants. The Korean versions carried resistances against ignore-defense, SD bypass, double, excellent and critical damage, and dropped in Kalima 4 to 7 and from Medusa. On the global service, some of the new accessories had a PvP defense option.
- MU Roomy. A card mini-game; in Korea its cards dropped from monsters on the MU continent. IGCN's files call it MU Rummy.
- Interface. Korea added a TAB mini-map with party and NPC markers and a party window that shows buffs. The global service got a redesigned party UI.
When was Muun added to MU Online?
In Season 8 Part 3. The Korean service added Muun on August 13, 2013, two weeks after the rest of Part 3. The global service launched it on February 19, 2014, spelled MUNE in Webzen's Part 3 release.
A Muun is a companion with its own equipment slot, separate from your normal pet, so you can use both at once. It levels up and evolves once at max level, which changes its look and raises its stats. Korea launched with three types, one of them named Rookie. According to Korean press, Part 3 also started a monthly Illusion Temple tournament for the strongest guild on each server and grouped the buff and debuff icons.
What does Season 8 Episode 3 mean?
It is a community label, not a Webzen one. Webzen's Korean service released Season 8 in three parts, and the community, from fan sites to server-file makers, numbers those parts as episodes. Season 8 Episode 3, often written S8 EP3, refers to the last part, the one with Muun.
A label is the file maker's choice, not a promise. If you want a server for one feature, such as Muun or Pandora mining, check its own feature list before you start.
Season 8 vs Season 22: what is still there?
| Feature | Season 8 | Season 22 Part 1-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Classes | 7 | 16 |
| Level cap | 730 | 1800 (400 normal plus 1400 master) |
| Debenter | New hunting ground | Still in IGCN's map list |
| Pandora mining | New system | Still in IGCN's server files |
| Chaos Castle Survival | New global tournament | Still in IGCN's event files |
| Muun | New companion slot | Still in IGCN's server files |
The right column describes IGCN's Season 22 package; which parts a server switches on is its own choice. For everything the current season changed, read what is new in Season 22.
MU Online Season 8 FAQ
- When did MU Online Season 8 come out?
- In November 2012 on the Korean service. The global service followed in early March 2013: Webzen announced it on March 5 and ran launch events from March 7.
- What was the max level in MU Online Season 8?
- 730, up from 702. Season 9 later raised the Korean cap to 750.
- Where do you mine Jewels of Bless in MU Online?
- With a Pandora Pick equipped, in the safe zones of Aida, Lost Tower, Raklion, Swamp of Peace and Tarkan. The mining spots only appear while you hold the pick.
- Is Season 8 Episode 3 an official name?
- No. The global service called it Season 8 Part 3, and Korea released it as the third part of Season 8. Episode 3 is the label players and server files use for that part, the one that added Muun.
Start your Season 22 account on SilverMU
Debenter, Pandora mining and Muun all survive in IGCN's Season 22 data, next to sixteen classes and the many maps added since. SilverMU, a MU Online private server, is built on Season 22 Part 1-1 with server files 22.1.1.0. Carry on to Season 9, go back to Season 7, or see every update in the MU Online season history.
The server is still being tested, and the launch news post will fix the final rates and settings. You will find the client on the download page once we publish it, and an account costs nothing.