# Hard Mode

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Hard Mode is unlocked upon clearing Chapter 6-30.&#x20;

However, in order to enter the Chapter 1-12 Hard Mode stages, you need to clear the previous Hard Mode stage or the same Chapter in Normal Mode beforehand.

Number of Entry Tickets needed for Normal Mode: 1 Ticket per stage \
Number of Entry Tickets needed for Hard Mode: 3 Tickets per stage \
✔️ In Hard Mode, Entry Tickets are not consumed even if you fail to clear a stage.

For stages with special rewards(Knight Fragment), you need to clear the stage with 3 stars in order to receive the special award.&#x20;

If you already have a record of completing the stage with 3 stars, you can get a special reward even if you clear it with 1 or 2 stars thereafter.

Only 1 special reward can be received per stage each day. \
Special reward acquisition is determined by probability, it's designed so that you are guaranteed to receive the reward at least once with a maximum of three clears. \
✔️ 3★ conditions for stages with special rewards: Win, Win with 3+ allies alive, Win within 8 turns, Win using Auto Battle

There are no chapter clear rewards in Hard Mode. \
Instead, you can receive Gems according to the total number of Stars you have gotten from each stages, and you can receive Combining Stones needed to combine equipments in some stages.

🔹 Total number of Hard Mode stages

Chapter 1-2: 3 Stages\
Chapter 3-5: 5 Stages\
Chapter 6: 10 Stages\
Chapter 7-12: 20 Stages \
✔️ Hard Mode is only available in the continent of Lemuria.
