Illuvium Beyond Wave 5 launches March 12 at 18:00 UTC, closing out Set 1 with a burn mechanic that converts Illuvitars into Stretch Goal Points, a new account-bound Chest system, and an expanded stretch goals structure offering over 300 unlockable rewards. The update allows players to use duplicate or unused Illuvitars as fuel for exclusive cosmetics, rare Chests, and unique Illuvitars through a points-based progression system.
What Changed
- A burn mechanic has been introduced that converts Illuvitars into Wave 5 Stretch Goal Points, with every 1,000 Power burned granting one point.
- Bonded accessories count toward a burned Illuvitar’s Power total, giving players an incentive to bond items before burning.
- Wave 5 introduces account-bound, non-transferable Chests in multiple tiers, including Beyond Chests and Fuel Chests.
- The stretch goals system has expanded to over 300 individual rewards, including Emotes, Profile Titles, Exclusive Illuvitars, D1SKs, Chests, Borders, Album Skins, and Battle Show cosmetics.
- A community stretch goal track has been added, pooling points from all minted Wave 5 D1SKs and burned Illuvitars across all players, with shared rewards distributed after the wave ends.
- Burn points and D1SK opening points combine toward stretch goal progress, and excess Power burned beyond the current capacity cap carries over automatically when a higher tier is unlocked.
Dates and Rollout
- Wave 5 launches on March 12 at 18:00 UTC.
- Community stretch goal rewards are distributed after the wave concludes, not immediately upon qualification.
Numbers and Rules
- Players start with a base burning capacity of 400,000 Power.
- Burning capacity expands across five tiers unlocked via stretch goal milestones, ranging from 3,600,000 Power at Tier 1 (300 points) up to 104,800,000 Power at Tier 5 (17,600 points).
- D1SK opening point values are: Standard 10 points, Mega 60 points, Alpha Standard 20 points, and Alpha Mega 180 points.
- Fuel Chests grant between 500 and 20,000 Fuel for Beyond activities.
- Reward drop rates follow rarity tiers: Green (Common) 60 to 30 percent, Blue (Uncommon) 30 to 15 percent, Purple (Rare) 15 to 10 percent, Orange (Epic) 10 to 5 percent, and Red (Resplendent) at or below 5 percent.
- Players must mint at least one D1SK or burn 20 or more points to qualify for community stretch goal rewards.
- Burning Illuvitars is irreversible, and the source advises players to confirm selections before proceeding.
- Beyond Chests come in five named tiers: Wave 5 Beyond Chest, Wave 5 Silver Beyond Chest, Wave 5 Gold Beyond Chest, Wave 5 Holo Beyond Chest, and Wave 5 Dark Holo Beyond Chest.
Source: https://portal.illuvium.io/news/illuvium-beyond-wave-5-burning-rewards-chests-a-complete-guide