DEATHLY SILENCES LIVE: DIRGE OF GRIEF DATES

Contention of Deathly Silences went live July 2, 2026 at 12:00 server time, alongside the Monumental Etching: Dirge of Grief event.

Umbral Monument’s fifth series is live. Contention of Deathly Silences opened today, July 2, at 12:00 server time on both the Asia and Americas/Europe servers, dropping six new stages into Endfield’s permanent endgame hub. Riding along with it is Monumental Etching: Dirge of Grief, the fourth limited-time Etching event, and this one comes with something the announcement notes didn’t spell out: a hard end date. The in-game event listing pins the cutoff at July 15, 17:00 (UTC-5), which also quietly tells us when the next version update lands.

This post covers what’s confirmed as of launch day: the event window, the reward picture based on official notes and the Corrupting Surge benchmark, what the series cadence says about Hypergryph’s endgame schedule, and who should clear now versus who can take it slow. For the pre-launch rundown of unlock requirements and preparation, see our Contention of Deathly Silences launch guide.

TL;DR - Key Points

• Contention of Deathly Silences is live as of July 2, 2026, 12:00 server time, and stays permanently available
• Six new stages, each with Normal and Agony modes; all-Normal clears earn the engraved medal, all-Agony trims it
• Dirge of Grief has a hard deadline: July 15, 17:00 (UTC-5) / July 16, 06:00 (UTC+8), roughly a two-week window
• That deadline doubles as a version signal: “before the next version update” now resolves to mid-July, so expect 1.4 maintenance around July 16
• Series completion rewards: Mark of Perseverance, Advanced Cognitive Carrier, Arms INSP Set, and Protohedron, per the official update notes
• Benchmark from last time: Corrupting Surge paid out 1,200 Oroberyls, 90,000 T-Creds, and a large materials haul; expect Dirge of Grief in the same range
• Series cadence is stretching: gaps between series have grown from 2 weeks to 8 weeks since February
• The stage list is in: Phalanx of Thorns, Eyes of Solvent Kind, a third stage (name TBC), Wading in Raker Turf, Harrowing Æthillu, and Raging Drummer

What Went Live Today

Contention of Deathly Silences is the fifth series added to Umbral Monument, Endfield’s permanent high-difficulty combat mode. Like every series before it, the format is fixed: defeat all enemy waves within the stage timer, first in Normal mode (recommended Lv. 60, tacticals allowed), then in Agony mode (Lv. 90, tacticals banned) once the Normal counterpart is cleared.

The series shipped as part of version 1.3 Sketches of Lost Heirlooms’ second content phase. Per the official update notes, completing all stage challenges earns:

• Mark of Perseverance, the series medal, trimmed once every stage falls in Agony
• Advanced Cognitive Carrier, high-tier skill material
• Arms INSP Set, weapon enhancement materials
• Protohedron, the always-scarce crafting currency

Unlock gates are unchanged: main mission Chapter I Process II: Paving the Way, plus Authority Level 30. If you’ve touched Umbral Monument before, you already qualify.

Dirge of Grief Has a Real Deadline Now

The launch announcement only said Monumental Etching: Dirge of Grief runs “until before the next version update.” The in-game event listing is more specific, and the date matters:

Both closing times are the same instant in absolute terms, so nobody gets extra hours. That gives you just under two weeks to run the event challenges.

Dirge of Grief is the fourth Monumental Etching event, following Old Wounds, Scorch Mark, and Corrupting Surge. The formula has been stable across all of them: clear stages, enter Agony a set number of times, hit cumulative damage thresholds, and manually claim the rewards from the event page. The stages stay forever. The event rewards do not.

The Deadline Is Also a Version 1.4 Signal

Here’s the part worth reading twice. Every Monumental Etching event has closed at the moment its version’s final maintenance began. If Dirge of Grief ends July 15 at 17:00 (UTC-5), the next version update is almost certainly the following maintenance window.

That timing lines up with mid-July, which means:

• Pull planning: if you’re saving for the next banner cycle, the wait is now measurable in days, not “sometime soon”
• Protocol Pass and shop resets: Viridian Mont pass progress and current bundle limits are on the same clock
• Event cleanup: every “until the next version update” event in the current Event Center shares this deadline, not just Dirge of Grief

Treat July 15 as the effective wall for everything time-gated in 1.3.

Reward Expectations: The Corrupting Surge Benchmark

Exact Dirge of Grief challenge tiers live in the in-game Event Center, and third-party documentation hasn’t caught up yet on launch day. But the previous event gives us a reliable baseline. Corrupting Surge, which ran alongside Turbidity Manifest in May, paid out this total haul:

That 1,200 Oroberyls is a full multi-pull sitting behind roughly an evening of clears for an established account. Etching events have not shrunk between iterations, so expect Dirge of Grief to land in the same range or slightly above. We’ll update this post once the full tier list is documented.

Series Cadence: The Gaps Keep Growing

Five series in, there’s a clear pattern in how Hypergryph schedules Umbral Monument content:

Each gap has grown by roughly two weeks. Part of that is the early series front-loading the mode’s launch, but the trend since March is consistent: one series per version, landing in the version’s second half. If the pattern holds, series six arrives with 1.4’s second phase, likely late August or September.

The practical read: Umbral Monument series are not content you can fall behind on (stages are permanent), but the Etching windows are the only recurring Oroberyl injection tied to the mode, and they’re spacing out. Missing one now costs you more calendar time until the next.

Who Should Rush It, Who Can Wait

Day-one Agony chasers. Go now. The engraved and trimmed medals have no deadline, but the Etching challenges typically include Agony participation tasks, and knocking them out during your medal runs means zero wasted sanity. Bring your most-built roster and check Enemy Intel before committing to a team.

Established accounts that clear casually. You have until July 15, but don’t treat that as generous. The last event’s rewards required damage thresholds in Agony, which can take a few sessions if your teams need adjusting between stages. Start your Normal clears this week, save Agony for the weekend.

Mid-progression accounts (Authority 30-50). Clear every Normal stage you can; that alone historically covers a meaningful slice of the event rewards. Don’t burn sanity retrying Agony walls before your gear is ready. The stages will still be there in August; the Oroberyls won’t.

Fresh accounts below Authority 30. The Authority grind to 30 is achievable inside two weeks if you’re active, but don’t torch your early-game resources solely to chase event Oroberyls. The permanent series rewards will wait for you.

The Six Stages

The stage list is confirmed from in-game and cross-referenced against day-one CN community clears. The whole series leans into the sound theme of its title:

A few early observations worth knowing before you queue up:

• Stage 2 is a dual-elite Tidewalker fight. Both hovering Aggeloi apply Solidification on hit and resist Electric and Cryo at 0.8x, so bring Physical, Heat, or Nature carries plus a freeze cleanse (Xaihi’s ultimate covers the whole team).
• Stage 3 is the day-one wall. Early CN Agony clears flag caster explosion damage that can delete a point operator outright, and the runs getting through lean on survival comps over glass cannons.
• Stage 4’s Rakerbeasts resist Cryo and Nature (0.8x), so leave those carries home; Physical, Heat, and Electric all hit at full value.
• Stage 5’s Æthillu phantoms resist every player element at 0.8x. Only Ether hits them at full value and no playable operator deals Ether, so there’s no element cheese: your best-built team is the answer. Kill everything twice (they revive) and never stack on a dying phantom.
• Stage 6’s Skydrummer has zero resistances. The fight is the low-HP Enraged state: interrupt its charge-ups to strip the damage reduction, same rhythm as the Tidalklast.

Full stage-by-stage strategies live in the Umbral Monument guide, and enemy rosters will be cross-referenced in the Umbral Monument Database once the game-data dump refreshes.

Common Mistakes to Avoid This Window

Forgetting rewards are manual-claim. Monumental Etching rewards have never auto-delivered. Open the event page after every session and claim. Unclaimed rewards vanish at the deadline.

Treating “permanent” as “no urgency.” The stages are permanent. The event is not. Separate the two in your planning: medals whenever, Oroberyls by July 15.

Blind Agony attempts. Agony bans tacticals and consumables, and with zero community documentation this cycle, you’re learning mechanics live. Clear Normal first, watch the patterns, then commit.

Ignoring the version deadline knock-ons. July 15 isn’t just this event. Audit your Event Center for everything else stamped “before the next version update” and batch your cleanup.

Watch List

Three things we’re tracking over the next two weeks:

1. Stage 3’s English name and the Agony twist. The stage list is in (see above), but Stage 3’s localized name and each stage’s Agony modifier still need confirmation as wikis catch up and clear videos land. Expect deeper stage guides to follow the same pattern as Turbidity Manifest’s deep dives.
2. Dirge of Grief tier confirmation. If the reward total meaningfully exceeds the Corrupting Surge haul, that’s a signal Hypergryph is fattening endgame payouts, which has roster investment implications.
3. The 1.4 announcement. With the event deadline pointing at July 15-16 maintenance, official 1.4 preview material should drop imminently. New series six info may come with it.

Final Read

Launch day delivered exactly what the notes promised: six new permanent stages and a two-week Etching window, no structural surprises. The two genuinely new pieces of information are the hard July 15 deadline, which doubles as our first firm signal for 1.4 timing, and the continued stretching of the series release cadence. Clear your Normals early, claim manually, and check back once the community cracks the stage list. The medals will wait for you. The Oroberyls won’t.

FAQ

When did Contention of Deathly Silences launch? July 2, 2026 at 12:00 server time, on both the Asia (UTC+8) and Americas/Europe (UTC-5) servers. The six stages remain permanently available after launch.

When does Monumental Etching: Dirge of Grief end? July 15, 2026 at 17:00 on the Americas/Europe server (UTC-5), which is the same moment as July 16 at 06:00 on the Asia server (UTC+8). Both servers get an identical window.

Do the stages disappear when the event ends? No. All Umbral Monument series stages are permanent, including this one. Only the Dirge of Grief event rewards expire at the deadline.

What do I need to unlock the new series? The same gates as the rest of Umbral Monument: complete main mission Chapter I Process II: Paving the Way and reach Authority Level 30.

What are the completion rewards? Per the official update notes: the Mark of Perseverance medal, Advanced Cognitive Carrier, an Arms INSP Set, and Protohedron. The medal is trimmed by clearing every stage in Agony mode.

How many Oroberyls does the event pay? Exact tiers aren’t documented yet. The previous event, Corrupting Surge, totaled 1,200 Oroberyls plus 90,000 T-Creds and a large materials package, and Etching payouts have been stable between iterations.

What are the six new stage names? In order: Phalanx of Thorns, Eyes of Solvent Kind, a third stage whose English name is still being confirmed, Wading in Raker Turf, Harrowing Æthillu, and Raging Drummer. Stages 4 through 6 feature Rakerbeasts, self-detonating Æthillu phantoms, and a Skydrummer boss respectively.

Is Dirge of Grief the same format as previous Etching events? Yes. Complete Umbral Monument challenges (stage clears, Agony participation, damage thresholds) and claim rewards manually from the event page. Rewards are not automatic.

Does the July 15 deadline mean version 1.4 is coming? Almost certainly. Every Etching event has ended when its version’s final maintenance began, so the next version update should land around July 15-16 server time.

Should I rush the new stages before the deadline? Rush the event, not the stages. Normal clears plus some Agony participation historically covers most event rewards. The medals and first-clear rewards have no expiry.

Note: The content shown here is for demonstration purposes only and may differ from the actual game. Please refer to the in-game information for specific event details.