Marius' birthday event, the Menagerie of Lights, runs fromJune 14, 2022, to June 17, 2025. It can be accessed from the event button on the home screen and is open to all attorneys who have completedMarius' Personal Story 1-1. Most of the event objectives revolve around conductingField Investigations, where you question and debate against participants of the block-building contest. These are specific to the event and are separate from Fieldwork. All resources, includingSincere Giftsfor the event venue, and unlocking event stories rely on completing Field Investigations.
How to debate and question in Marius' birthday event in Tears of Themis
Many event tasks will require you to debate and question in the Menagerie of Lights. Start by heading to the event page and selectingField Investigation. You can conduct11 Investigationsper day in groups of four, four, and three. These include two to three debates and one questioning stage, for a total ofeight debatesandthree questioningstages per day. There’s aone-hour downtimebetween groups of participants, but you can immediately summon them usingParticipants List.
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Each debate costs10 APand will reward you withcard skill level-up materials. You can only useMarius cardsfor both the Primary and Support deck. The recommended power level is between23,000 to 45,000—you can achieve this even with just R cards put together for this event. Meanwhile, questioning stages either involve a quick Inspection or go straight to questioning. These don’t cost any AP to initiate and don’t contain any debates.
How many Field Investigations do you need to complete for Marius' birthday event?
You need to complete aboutsix daysof the event (assuming you complete all 11 Investigations per day) to unlock Marius' birthday celebration on June 21. This takes into account the fact that you need to purchase all venue decorations for 430 Sincere Gifts to trigger the celebration. When all venue decorations have been purchased, you would have also conducted enough Investigations to unlock the final event story. After Marius von Hagen’s birthday party is over, you can continue conducting Field Investigations until the event ends. This is a great way to farm his card skill level-up materials.
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