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Complete history of all Limited Pickup Recruits and Step-Up packs, from the official news archive. Newest first. Pickups run two to three weeks with the featured Legend guaranteed at 100 (gauge carries over between banners); Step-Up packs are one-per-account purchases whose characters join Assemble and Weapon Development a few weeks later.

Step-Up Pack Active Sep 17, 2026 - Oct 8, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Ragnarok

★5 Legend with Glacial Crystal

Joins Assemble and Weapon Development after November 26, 2026.

Limited Pickup Ended Sep 3, 2026 - Sep 24, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: [Gosha] Mizuki Shiranui

★5 Legend

Also featured: [Swimsuit] Kousaka Shizuru (★4 Epic)

Limited units, never added to standard pools.

Step-Up Pack Ended Sep 3, 2026 - Sep 24, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Inage Natsu

★5 Legend with Urashima

Joins Assemble and Weapon Development after October 1, 2026.

Step-Up Pack Ended Aug 20, 2026 - Sep 10, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Phantasma

★5 Legend with Charming Flower-Eye

Joins Assemble and Weapon Development after October 15, 2026.

Limited Pickup Ended Aug 6, 2026 - Aug 27, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: [Youthful Immortal] Yatsu Murasaki

★5 Legend

Also featured: [Youthful Almighty] Igawa Asagi (★4 Epic)

The current PvP meta pair. Limited units, never added to standard pools.

Step-Up Pack Ended Jul 23, 2026 - Aug 13, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Nasara

★5 Legend with Unidentified Purple Ribbon

Joins Assemble and Weapon Development after September 17, 2026.

Limited Pickup Ended Jul 9, 2026 - Jul 30, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: [Swimsuit] Yuri Hisui

★5 Legend

Also featured: [Swimsuit] Kousaka Shizuru (★4 Epic)

Her short-cooldown AoE confusion defines the PvP meta. Limited units.

Step-Up Pack Ended Jun 25, 2026 - Jul 16, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Francis

★5 Legend with Pop Star

Joins Assemble and Weapon Development after August 20, 2026.

Limited Pickup Ended Jun 11, 2026 - Jul 2, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: [Gosha] Shinohara Mari

★5 Legend

Also featured: [Gosha] Aishu Hebiko (★4 Epic)

Limited units, never added to standard pools.

Step-Up Pack Ended May 28, 2026 - Jun 18, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Cara Cromwell

★5 Legend with Scarlet Diadem

Joins Assemble and Weapon Development after July 23, 2026. Her shards later entered Assembly login sources.

Limited Pickup Ended May 14, 2026 - Jun 4, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: [Wedding] Nanase Mai

★5 Legend

Also featured: [Wedding] Yatsu Murasaki (★4 Epic)

First limited Pickup tied to the Photo Wedding event. First banner whose units never join standard pools.

Step-Up Pack Ended Apr 30, 2026 - May 21, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Uehara Rin

★5 Legend with Lightning Saber II Raizin

Same day: pity rework. Premium 100-pity became selectable and the unified Recruit Gauge was added.

Limited Pickup Ended Apr 16, 2026 - May 7, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Snake Lady

★5 Legend

Also featured: Anemone (★4 Epic)

Both joined the Special and Premium Recruit pools on June 6, 2026. Commodus joined Special Recruit the same day.

Step-Up Pack Ended Apr 2, 2026 - Apr 23, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Eleonor

★5 Legend with Tear of Rusalka

Joins Assemble and Weapon Development after May 21, 2026.

Step-Up Pack Ended Mar 19, 2026 - Apr 2, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Kichi Azusa

★5 Legend with Rasetsumaru

Joins Assemble and Weapon Development after April 30, 2026.

Limited Pickup Ended Mar 12, 2026 - Mar 26, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Akiyama Rinko

★5 Legend

Also featured: Masked Taimanin (★4 Epic)

First Pickup. Both later joined the standard pools.

Launch Pack Ended Mar 5, 2026 - Mar 19, 2026 (UTC)

Featured: Onisaki Kirara

★5 Legend

Launch day purchase pack. Kirara joined Assemble 4 weeks after the sale ended.