The Farewell Titantree Forest event runs March 5 – April 2, 2026 (post-maintenance 08:00 UTC+8), with the Arbor Day sub-event nested inside from March 12–18. This isn't a standard seasonal event — it's NetEase's formal retirement of one of Identity V's most iconic maps. Miss the early deadlines and you're locked out of limited A-rarity pets permanently. Read this before you log in.
Event Timeline & Phase Schedule
Garden-Cyclamen is the only item with a post-event purchase window. Everything else hard-expires April 2 or earlier.
Complete Reward List
Arbor Day Free Rewards (March 12–18)
Seven consecutive days of login and story completion unlock all of the following:
7-Day Login Rewards:
Guardian Spirit — B-tier Gamekeeper costume
Cozy Walnut Nest — accessory
Hug — sticker
Deep Forest — frame
Memories of Titantree Forest — portrait
7-Day Story Completion Rewards:
A-tier Mindscape furniture
At the Edge of Fate — label
Forest Glimmers — music
The A-tier Mindscape furniture from story segments is the standout. Free A-tier content from 2–3 minutes of reading per day is exceptional value — don't skip it even if furniture isn't your priority.
Purchasable Limited Items
Garden-Cyclamen allows up to 3 purchases (4 plots each). All three at Week 1 pricing = 690 Echoes total versus 864 at standard — 174 Echoes saved. Meaningful for F2P budgets.
Free Echo Sources: The Full Breakdown
F2P players can realistically farm 5,000–5,800 Echoes across the 28-day event. Here's exactly where it comes from:
One thing most guides skip: ranked first-win yields ~50 Echoes versus ~20 in quick play. Over 28 days, that gap is worth roughly 840 extra Echoes — nearly the entire Mario Pet cost. Always queue ranked for your first daily win.
The Arbor Day Acorn System
Daily tasks cap at 12 Acorns/day during March 12–18. Completing the daily story adds 10 Acorns/day (7 days × 10 = 70 from stories alone). Officially confirmed maximum: 84 Acorns total. Note: some community sources cite 154 from a different task set, possibly Season 8 data — plan around 84 to avoid disappointment.
Unused Acorns convert to Clues at 1:2 on March 18. That's 168 Clues from a perfect Arbor Day run — a real contribution toward the 1,088 Clues needed per Garden-Cyclamen plot.
Daily Arbor Day routine (30–40 minutes captures most income):
Complete the day's story segment — 10 Acorns, 2–3 minutes
Claim daily missions — 120 Echoes
Queue one ranked match for first-win bonus — 50 Echoes
Continue ranked/casual matches toward weekly Logic Path
If you're a few hundred Echoes short of the Week 1 Wolf Knight discount before March 12, Identity V Echoes top up is worth checking for competitive rates.
How the Event Mechanics Work
Arbor Day Story & Seedling System
Each day from March 12–18, a new story segment unlocks. Completing all 7 conversations grows your Seedling into its final plant form — purely cosmetic, but it's what makes the farewell feel intentional. All 7 must be completed for the full growth arc.
Illusion Hall Rotation
Runs March 5–19 and requires Muse Mark level 1 to access. If you haven't hit that threshold, prioritize it immediately — the rotation closes before the main event ends.
Fragment & Clue Audit — Do This Before Spending Anything
Check your currencies before buying with Echoes:
3,188 Fragments = Doctor Puppy at zero Echo cost
1,088 Clues = one Garden-Cyclamen plot at zero Echo cost
Spending Echoes on items you could buy with existing currency is the most avoidable waste in this event.
The Five Deadlines (Not One)
Treating this as a single April 2 cutoff is how players lose limited content. There are five distinct deadlines:
March 12 — Week 1 discounts expire. Missing both discounts costs 352 Echoes combined. No recovery.
March 14, 23:59 UTC+8 — Doctor Puppy expires. A-rarity limited pet, gone less than 10 days into the event. Community consensus treats this as a permanent exclusive — it won't return.
March 18, 23:59 UTC+8 — Arbor Day ends. All free login/story rewards, all Acorn farming, and the Clue conversion pipeline close. Late joiners miss the Guardian Spirit costume, A-tier Mindscape furniture, and Forest Glimmers music entirely.
April 1, 23:59 UTC+8 — Wolf Knight expires. Also an A-rarity limited pet. Hold reserves — don't exhaust your Echoes mid-event and arrive here empty.
April 2 — Main event closes. Mario Pet releases and expires the same day. Hold 300–500 Echoes in reserve specifically for this.
April 19 — Garden-Cyclamen extended deadline. The one item with breathing room. Don't let this lull you into ignoring everything above.
Day-by-Day Checklist
Casual Player (30 Minutes/Day)
Week 1 — March 5–12 (Critical):
Audit Fragments (3,188 = free Doctor Puppy) and Clues (1,088 = free Garden-Cyclamen plot)
Buy Wolf Knight at 710 Echoes before ~March 12
Buy Doctor Puppy before March 14 (888 Echoes or 3,188 Fragments)
Buy Garden-Cyclamen at 230 Echoes/plot if budget allows
Start daily missions + ranked first-win daily
March 12–18 — Arbor Day:
Log in every single day — 7-day login rewards include B-tier costume and A-tier furniture
Complete daily story segment (10 Acorns, 2–3 minutes)
Complete daily Arbor Day tasks (12 Acorns/day cap)
Let unused Acorns convert to Clues on March 18
March 19 – April 1:
Continue daily missions + ranked first-win
Reserve 300–500 Echoes for Mario Pet
Buy Wolf Knight if not yet acquired (888 Echoes, deadline April 1)
April 2:
Buy Mario Pet (388 Echoes) before event closes
Dedicated Player (Maximum Rewards)
Everything above, plus:
Complete weekly Logic Path every reset (~500 Echoes/week)
Participate in Illusion Hall rotation before March 19 (requires Muse Mark level 1)
Buy all 3 Garden-Cyclamen plots at Week 1 pricing (690 Echoes total)
Track Acorn accumulation daily to maximize Clue conversion
Monitor official Identity V channels for bonus Echo drops
F2P vs. Spending: The Real Math
Minimum Echo spend for priority items at Week 1 pricing:
Wolf Knight: 710 Echoes
Doctor Puppy: 888 Echoes (assuming no Fragments)
Mario Pet: 388 Echoes
Total: 1,986 Echoes
That's well within the 5,000–5,800 Echo F2P ceiling. The challenge isn't the total — it's the timing. Players starting from zero on March 5 earn roughly 170 Echoes/day in Week 1, totaling ~1,530 Echoes by March 12. Enough for Wolf Knight at discount AND Doctor Puppy, but only with consistent daily play from day one.
Fully free-to-earn: All 7-day login and story rewards, Acorn-to-Clue conversion, ongoing daily/weekly Echo income.
Requires Echo spending: Doctor Puppy, Wolf Knight, Mario Pet, Garden-Cyclamen (unless you have the Fragment/Clue thresholds).
If you're starting late, missed the Doctor Puppy window, or want all three Garden-Cyclamen plots at Week 1 pricing, a small top-up is reasonable. These pets are confirmed limited — the regret cost of missing them is real. For players who decide to top up, buy Identity V Echoes offers fast delivery. Verify your Player ID in Settings > Games > Account before any transaction — wrong Player ID is the most common top-up error and entirely avoidable.
The Acorn Conversion Timing Most Guides Miss
Acorns don't convert on your schedule — they convert automatically on March 18 whether you've spent them or not. If you're planning to use Clues for Garden-Cyclamen (deadline April 19), let your Acorns convert on March 18, then spend the resulting Clues before April 19. You cannot hold Acorns past March 18.
84 maximum Acorns yield 168 Clues at the 1:2 ratio. That won't cover a full Garden-Cyclamen plot (1,088 Clues) alone — combine with existing Clue reserves for the best outcome.
Six Mistakes That Cost Players Real Resources
Missing Week 1 discounts — 352 Echoes lost, no recovery
Spending all reserves by Week 2 — arrive at April 2 with no Echoes for Mario Pet; hold 300–500 in reserve
Skipping the Fragment/Clue audit — spending Echoes on items you could buy with existing currency
Ignoring Arbor Day — the March 12–18 window is self-contained; miss it and you lose the costume, A-tier furniture, and the entire Acorn pipeline
Treating April 2 as the only deadline — there are five distinct deadlines; Doctor Puppy expires March 14
Choosing quick play over ranked — costs ~840 Echoes over 28 days
FAQ
When does the event end? Main event closes April 2, 2026. Garden-Cyclamen has an extended window until April 19, 23:59 UTC+8. Everything else ends April 2 or earlier.
What's the single most urgent action? Buy Doctor Puppy before March 14, 23:59 UTC+8. A-rarity limited pet, expires 9 days into the event. Then secure the Wolf Knight Week 1 discount before ~March 12.
Can F2P players get both A-rarity pets? Yes. Both at Week 1 pricing cost 1,598 Echoes combined (710 + 888), well within the 5,000–5,800 Echo farming ceiling. The constraint is timing — you need consistent daily play from March 5 to have enough by March 14.
What happens to unused Acorns after Arbor Day? Forced conversion to Clues at 1:2 on March 18. 84 maximum Acorns yield 168 Clues. You can't carry Acorns forward.
Is Titantree Forest being permanently removed? The event framing strongly implies retirement from the active map pool. No official return has been announced, and community consensus treats it as permanent archival.
Should I pull the Illusion Hall gacha? Only if you're at soft pity (60+ pulls). Hard pity at 250 pulls costs ~79,500 Echoes versus direct S-tier purchases at 2,888 Echoes. Unless you're already deep in a pity chain, skip it and spend on confirmed limited items.
Quick Reference: All Deadlines
The free reward tier here is genuinely strong, and the F2P Echo ceiling covers the priority purchases comfortably. The only way to lose is treating this like a single-deadline event. Log in daily from March 5, hit every Arbor Day session from March 12–18, hold your Mario Pet reserve, and the forest gets the proper farewell it deserves.