Patch Notes

Generated: 2026-01-03T00:33:45.715Z Comparing: 2026-01-01T17:44:21 → 2026-01-02T16:33:45

Bug Fixes

• Rollback mitigation
• Server connection status
• Minor crashing
• % gain on kills
• Visual for blizzard and rock drop skills

Changes

• New endgame ladder system (don't farm this, it's just for showing off.)
• Toughness boons now grant 4% Less Damage Taken from 5%.
• Various ascendancy changes
• Adjustments to ice arrow
• Backend changes for performance

Skills

New Skills

New Skill: Heavy Shot {skill#heavy-shot}

• Base Cooldown: 0.5s
• Tags: Damage, Attack, Area, Hit, Physical, Channeling, Bows
• Level 1 (Quality 0):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 280%
  • Mana Cost: 3
  • Physical Damage: 10
• Level 20 (Quality 10):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 707.55%
  • Mana Cost: 12
  • Physical Damage: 1461.92

New Skill: Blood Explosion {skill#blood-explosion}

• Base Cooldown: 1s
• Tags: Damage, Spell, Physical, Area, Hit, Triggered
• Level 1 (Quality 0):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 150%
  • Physical Damage: 5
  • +2 Added Radius
  • +35% Added Chance To Bleed
• Level 20 (Quality 10):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 316.03%
  • Physical Damage: 804.06
  • +2 Added Radius
  • +35% Added Chance To Bleed

New Skill: Split Shot {skill#split-shot}

• Base Cooldown: 0.8s
• Tags: Damage, Attack, Hit, Physical, Bows, Projectile
• Level 1 (Quality 0):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 140%
  • Mana Cost: 8
  • Physical Damage: 5
  • +15 Added Skill Range
  • +1 Added Projectiles
  • +3500% Added Projectile Speed
• Level 20 (Quality 10):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 294.96%
  • Mana Cost: 17
  • Physical Damage: 730.96
  • +15 Added Skill Range
  • +1 Added Projectiles
  • +3500% Added Projectile Speed

New Skill: Blood Bath {skill#blood-bath}

• Required Level: 15
• Base Cooldown: 0.3s
• Tags: Aura, Area, Physical
• Level 1 (Quality 0):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 100%
  • +4 Added Radius
  • +0% Increased Radius
  • Aura: +5 Added Physical Damage
  • Aura: Triggers skill 107 (Level 9) at 100% chance
• Level 20 (Quality 10):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 100%
  • +6 Added Radius
  • +20% Increased Radius
  • Aura: +214 Added Physical Damage
  • Aura: Triggers skill 107 (Level 9) at 100% chance

Skill Changes

Glacial Arrow {skill#glacial-arrow}

• Level 1, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 190% → 130%
• Level 1, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 190% → 130%
• Level 1, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 190% → 130%
• Level 10, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 294.75% → 185.03%
• Level 10, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 294.75% → 185.03%
• Level 10, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 294.75% → 185.03%
• Level 20, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 480.12% → 273.89%
• Level 20, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 480.12% → 273.89%
• Level 20, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 480.12% → 273.89%
• Level 30, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 782.07% → 405.42%
• Level 30, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 782.07% → 405.42%
• Level 30, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 782.07% → 405.42%
• Level 40, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 1273.9% → 600.13%
• Level 40, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 1273.9% → 600.13%
• Level 40, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 1273.9% → 600.13%

Summon Archer {skill#summon-archer}

• Level 1, Quality 0:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 1, Quality 10:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 1, Quality 20:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 10, Quality 0:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 10, Quality 10:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 10, Quality 20:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 20, Quality 0:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 20, Quality 10:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 20, Quality 20:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 30, Quality 0:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 30, Quality 10:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 30, Quality 20:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 40, Quality 0:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 40, Quality 10:
  • Removed: More Damage
• Level 40, Quality 20:
  • Removed: More Damage

Passive Tree

Passive Changes

Precise Dodging

• Modified: Increased Evasion
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +25%
• Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
  • Old: +5.0%
  • New: +1.0%

Ascendancies

Ascendancy Changes

Iron Knuckles

• Modified: Added Physical Damage (Empty Hands)
  • Old: +50
  • New: +250
• Modified: Increased Attack Speed (Empty Hands)
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +50%
• Modified: Increased Physical Damage (Empty Hands)
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +50%

Devastating Impact

• Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance (Empty Hands)
  • Old: +5.0%
  • New: +7.0%
• Removed: Added Critical Strike Multiplier
• Modified: Added Physical Penetration (Empty Hands)
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +25%
• New: Increased Critical Strike Multiplier +50% (Empty Hands)

Battle Hardened

• Modified: Added Maximum Life
  • Old: +150
  • New: +250
• Modified: Increased Armor
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +50%
• Removed: Added Damage Leeched As Life
• New: Added Damage Leeched As Life +1%

Relentless Assault

• Modified: Increased Attack Speed
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +35%
• Modified: Added Chance To Deal Double Damage (Attack)
  • Old: +5%
  • New: +25%

Counter Strike

• Modified: Added Maximum Life Gained On Block
  • Old: +3%
  • New: +5%

Stalwart Defense

• Modified: Added Chance To Block Attack Damage
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +20%
• Modified: Added Chance To Block Spell Damage
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +20%
• Modified: Added Attack Damage Block Efficiency
  • Old: +25%
  • New: +50%

Unyielding

• Modified: Added Maximum Physical Resistance
  • Old: +5%
  • New: +8%
• Modified: Added Physical Damage Taken Recouped As Life
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +25%
• Modified: Added Chance To Gain Toughness Boon When Hit
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +20%

Battle Meditation

• Removed: Added Chance To Gain Swiftness Boon On Hit
• New: Added Chance To Gain Swiftness Boon On Hit +25%

Towering Threat

• Removed: Increased Cast Speed
• New: More Cast Speed +25% when Stationary

Arcane Overload

• New: Increased Maximum Mana Per Second Recoverable By Leech +200%

Flurry of Blows

• Modified: Added Chance To Repeat Attack (Empty Hands)
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +75%

Shadow Scholar

• Modified: Added Damage As Extra Lightning Damage
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +20%
• Modified: Added Damage As Extra Darkness Damage
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +20%

Storm Conduit

• Modified: Increased Lightning Damage
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +50%

Voltaic Surge

• Modified: Added Lightning Penetration
  • Old: +12%
  • New: +25%

Void Lightning

• Modified: Added Damage As Extra Lightning Damage
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +25%

Crackling Darkness

• Modified: Added Damage As Extra Darkness Damage
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +25%
• Modified: Increased Shock Effect
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +80%

Venomous Shadows

• Modified: Increased Poison Speed
  • Old: +25%
  • New: +35%
• Modified: Increased Darkness Damage
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +50%

Umbral Arts

• Modified: Increased Darkness Damage
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +50%
• Modified: Added Chance To Poison
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +50%
• Modified: Increased Poison Duration
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +50%

Abyssal Power

• Modified: Added Darkness Penetration
  • Old: +12%
  • New: +25%
• Modified: More Darkness Damage
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +25%
• Modified: Increased Damage Over Time Multiplier
  • Old: +25%
  • New: +30%

Pierce the Veil

• Modified: Added Pierce
  • Old: +3
  • New: +2
• Modified: More Damage (Projectile)
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +20%

Shadowstrike

• Removed: Increased Damage
• New: More Damage +30% (Projectile)

Chain Lightning

• Modified: Added Damage For Each Remaining Chain
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +25%
• Modified: Increased Lightning Damage
  • Old: +25%
  • New: +50%

Deadly Aim

• Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance (Bows) per Swiftness Boon
  • Old: +4.0%
  • New: +1.0%
• Removed: Added Critical Strike Multiplier
• New: Increased Critical Strike Multiplier +30% (Bows)

Venomous Silk

• Removed: Added Chance To Poison
• Modified: Added Poison Effect per 100 Shield
  • Old: +35%
  • New: +1%
• New: Increased Poison Duration +35%

Critically Poisoned

• Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
  • Old: +1.0%
  • New: +3.0%
• Modified: Added Critical Strike Multiplier
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +50%

Interwoven Flesh Webbing

• Modified: More Darkness Damage Taken
  • Old: -30%
  • New: -40%
• Modified: Added Damage Taken Converted To Darkness
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +30%

Toxic Threading

• Modified: Increased Poison Duration
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +35%
• Modified: Added Damage As Extra Darkness Damage
  • Old: +30%
  • New: +35%