The beach has officially invaded Sword x Staff, and with it comes the Oceanic Festival—ice cream orders, treasure hunting, summer cosmetics, and enough seashells to make your inventory look like you robbed the entire coastline. The event runs from August 18 to August 31, 2026, giving players roughly two weeks to serve customers in Kanstein, dig through sand in Ocean Chase, and claim everything the Festival Shop has to offer.
The big question on every F2P player's mind: Can you actually clear the shop without spending a dime?
The short answer is yes—but the real answer is more nuanced. Here's the complete breakdown of what you earn, what you need, and what's actually worth your time.
Daily Seashell Income – What to Expect Each Day
The Festival Shop runs on Iridescent Seashells, earned primarily through the Ice Cream Shop mini-game. Each day, a new stage becomes available. You fulfill customer orders by selecting the correct cone, ice cream scoops, and toppings to complete each order.
Based on currently available stages, each completed stage rewards 400 Iridescent Seashells. The event displays14 daily business stages in total, and if the reward pattern holds through all stages, that's the baseline for your seashell income.
Daily seashell income (projected): 400 per stage
Important caveat: The event is time-gated. Later stages haven't fully opened yet, and it's possible future stages could adjust rewards, add bonuses, or work differently. Treat the 400-per-stage figure as a projection until every stage is available for verification.
Total Event Income – What F2P Players Can Realistically Earn
If all 14 stages follow the same reward structure, the math looks like this:
14 stages × 400 seashells = 5,600 Iridescent Seashells
That's the projected total from the Ice Cream Shop alone. But there's more:
- 7-Day Login Rewards:Free items including the Solar Halo (a permanent stat-boosting dish), Lucky Tickets, Phantom rewards, and affinity gifts
- Ocean Chase:Beach shovels earned through daily quests unlock treasure boards with Grand Prizes including Lucky Tickets, Magic Drills, Glittering Diamonds, Skill Shard Vouchers, and from Round 5 onward, 2 Mythic Auroral Badges per Grand Prize
- Summer Revery Invite (Web Event): A separate page offering guaranteed rewards—300 Dawnium for one boost, 5 Bond Trinkets for two boosts, and 15 Destiny Fruits for three boosts—plus a lucky draw with additional prizes
The 5,600 seashell projection doesn't include bonus shells from potential recurring missions or additional event sources. The available information suggests the event shop should be clearable through normal participation.
Festival Shop – How Much Does It Cost to Clear Everything?
Here's where the math gets interesting.
The currently visible limited inventory in the Festival Shop appears to cost slightly less than 5,600 seashells. That means if the 5,600 projection holds, F2P players should have enough currency to purchase every limited item with a small amount left over for the repeatable Rola exchange.
The safe conclusion:Active F2P players appear positioned to clear the limited Festival Shop.
But "can clear" and "should clear in what order" are different questions. Here's the priority I recommend:
Purchase Priority Order
- Beach Shovels first– These unlock the Ocean Chase reward chain, which feeds back into more progression
- Discounted Legendary Auroral Badges and Stellati– Both contribute to permanent account progression
- Major limited progression items– Anything that completes an immediate breakpoint for your account
- Farmable materials, ingredients, and ordinary resources– These can wait until last. If the projection holds, you'll get them all anyway
The priority only determines what benefits you first—not what you can skip.
Beach Shovel Sources – Where to Get Your Digging Tools
Beach Shovels are the key to Ocean Chase, and they come from several sources:
Daily Objectives (Easiest Source)
Simple daily tasks currently include:
- Logging in
- Making 6 vendor booth purchases
- Praying once at the Goddess Statue
- Making one gacha draw
- Performing one Phantom summon
Each objective gives1 Beach Shovel. These are the easiest shovels to collect and should be part of your normal routine.
Recurring Objectives (Blue Objectives)
These can be repeated multiple times during the daily reset period and include:
- Spending stamina
- Completing Destiny Explorations (every 20 completions = 1 tier = 1 shovel)
- Claiming daily dungeon rewards
- Exploring Material Realms
Complete the tiers that happen naturally through your normal progression. Only push further when the underlying activity is already valuable to your account.
Festival Shop
The shop itself offers Beach Shovels as a purchase option—which is why they're the first priority on your shopping list.
Paid Packs (Optional)
Limited-time packs include Beach Shovels as part of their contents, but these are not required for clearing the event.
Key strategy:Spend your shovels in Ocean Chase rather than holding them. Based on how previous events have worked, event currencies and progress are expected to expire when the event ends.
Ocean Chase – The Treasure Hunt Engine
Ocean Chase is the main reward engine of the event, and it's why Beach Shovels are so important.
How it works:
- Each round contains a6×6 boardwith36 reward spaces
- Every dig costs1 Beach Shovel
- Within the same round, you cannot receive the same reward twice
- Each dig removes one available reward and improves your chances of finding the Grand Prize
- As soon as you find the Grand Prize, you advance to the next round—you don't need to clear the remaining ordinary rewards first
Grand Prize progression:
- Round 1: Lucky Ticket
- Round 2: Magic Drill
- Round 3: Glittering Diamond
- Round 4: Skill Shard Voucher
- Round 5 onward: 2 Mythic Auroral Badges(repeatable farming loop)
Because the Grand Prize location is random, there's no single guaranteed number of shovels needed to reach Round 5. The 80 shovels available in the Festival Shop should provide meaningful progress through the early boards.
Which Packs Are Worth Buying?
The Oceanic Festival offers several paid packs, but none appear necessary for clearing the Festival Shop. Here's the honest breakdown:
$4.99 Summer Chill Gift – Worth it for light spenders
Includes:
- Temporal Crystal
- Luminium
- Stellati
- 8 Beach Shovels
The Temporal Crystal alone is a valuable progression resource, while the Luminium and Stellati contribute to permanent account progression. The 8 shovels provide more Ocean Chase attempts.
Verdict: If you're comfortable spending a small amount, this offers strong value for the price.
$49.99 Title Rivalry Gift – For established spenders
Includes:
- Selectable Water Mythic Relic(the highlight)
- Luminium
- 60 Mythic Auroral Badges
- 20 Beach Shovels
The keyword is selectable. For comparison, there's normally a $99 pop-up pack containing arandomMythic Relic chest. The daily pack costs around $3 per day—after 10 days (~$30), you receive another Mythic Relic chest, but that chest is alsorandom.
With the $49 Oceanic Festival pack, you're guaranteed to select the Water Mythic Relic you actually need. That removes the risk of receiving a duplicate or a relic that doesn't help your current collection.
Verdict:For established spenders, this is one of the strongest event offers, especially if one of the selectable Water Relics completes an important goal for your account.
Beach Bash Visage Sets – Cosmetic only
- Weapon set: $2.99
- Outfit set: $4.99
These are primarily cosmetic, though Visages can contribute Style Score and permanent Style Level bonuses.
Verdict: Only for cosmetic buyers. Neither pack appears necessary to clear the limited Festival Shop.
F2P Strategy – The Daily Route
Here's the daily routine I recommend while the event is active:
- Complete the 7-day login event– Free rewards, minimal effort
- Play the Ice Cream Shop mini-game– Complete every stage as it unlocks and claim the 400 seashells immediately
- Complete Ocean Chase daily missions– Collect the easy shovels from simple objectives
- Do recurring objectives naturally– Don't force refreshes unless the activity is already valuable
- Spend shovels in Ocean Chase– Advance as soon as you find the Grand Prize
- Claim Summer Revery web event rewards– Don't miss the 300 Dawnium and free lucky draw attempts
- Spend seashells in the Festival Shop– Follow the priority order above
Skip: Chill Blitz (Score Challenge) - A 100-second score challenge with leaderboards. There are currently no visible ranking rewards, seashell rewards, or Beach Shovel rewards tied to this mode. Unless you enjoy competing for leaderboard placement, you don't need to grind it.
The Bottom Line – Can F2P Players Clear the Shop?
Yes.
The Oceanic Festival looks reasonably friendly to F2P players. The biggest advantages are the daily login rewards and the ability to obtain event progression resources through regular gameplay.
But a word of caution:The event is time-gated. Later stages are still unverified. Complete content consistently instead of assuming the shop is already solved. The final global implementation may contain differences from the China version.
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Savannah Reed Experienced Game Editor
I'm a game guide writer with over 20 years of experience playing all types of games, especially anime-style RPGs, gacha and sports games. I love finding smart ways to beat tough levels without spending too much money. By studying game mechanics and character systems, I create easy tips to help players save time and resources. When I'm not gaming, I watch anime to get inspiration for strategies. My goal? To help you enjoy games more and stress less – even when facing "impossible" bosses! Let’s make gaming fun and affordable together!
