Update 6.8.0

December 23, 2024

Update 6.8.0

Christmas holidays in Lubenia!

Brave Souls, the most magical time of the year is approaching, and we're pleased to announce the start of the Christmas festival! This update will wow you both with new activities and with beloved mechanics from the past. Let's look at it in more detail:
Commander Claus's camp becomes the center of the festival
Commander Claus is back—not just him, but his faithful companions too!
At his camp, you can expect holiday exchanges, chests with rewards, and new events. To make exchanges, you need to collect Christmas wreaths and Christmas tree ornaments.

Exchange quest:

  • Open chests with rewards using keys you obtain from the Commander for Christmas wreaths.

You can make exchanges both with Commander Claus and his two assistants.

Christmas tree

Decorate the Christmas tree with ornaments to receive unique boosters that will help you during holiday events. The boosters will remain active until the end of Christmas event in mid January, making your adventures even more fun and easier.

Sources of Christmas items to exchange

There are several ways to obtain items to exchange.

To get wreaths:

  • Christmas events
  • Hunting for Plague Elves
  • Plague Elf Village
  • In-game store (one-time purchase)
  • Card game

To get ornaments:

  • Christmas events
  • Hunting for Plague Elves
  • Plague Elf Village
  • In-game store

Events and locations

This year, Commander Claus's team managed to capture one of the Plague Elves, who is now chained to the Tickling Chair in the camp. Learn Plague Santa's secrets from his minion, find out where the next sinister attack is planned, and confront the forces of Plague Santa.

  • Reindeer Pasture: Help return the scattered deer to the pen. A safe but still enjoyable task.
  • Christmas Cart: Plague Santa is trying to stop the cart in the forest again. Protect it and deliver the holiday packages to the camp.
  • Frozen Treasures: Hurry to gather as many chests as possible while fighting off enemy attacks.
  • Commander Claus vs. Plague Santa: Help Commander Claus defeat his sworn enemy.
  • We recommend preparing for battle with Plague Santa and not fighting him empty-handed.

Plague Elf Village

The Plague Elves have hidden in the houses. Use bombs to blast them out! Note: the Elves are greedy and will try to escape, taking the rewards with them. Don't let them get away!

New items

The game now features:

  • Bronze Spear—a lightweight polearm that keeps enemies at a distance.
  • Storm Herald Set—a legendary set that has a chance to deal lightning damage to any attacker.
  • Ice Rune—a powerful tool for controlling enemies.
  • Herbalist's Shelf—a new shelf that enables convenient storage of potions, bottles, and tinctures.
  • Holiday Chest—festive and beautiful, it contains a piece of the holiday spirit.

New skills

  • Ice Ring—when used, freezes nearby enemies for a short time in a large radius. The higher the skill level, the more enemies will be frozen. Show your enemies what bone-chilling cold feels like.
  • Spear Mastery—the higher your skill level, the more proficiently you'll fight with a spear.

Christmas Cats and Direwolves

  • Pets are changing their fur to winter coats, and you have a chance to encounter them in locations.

Now you can find pets with winter coloring, including new Christmas kittens.

The Scarlet Hunt

How could we go without the final Scarlet Hunt of the year? Exactly—we couldn't, so here it is!
Exciting challenges await you!

Christmas atmosphere

  • Snowstorms are covering all the lands of Lubenia.
  • A secret Christmas room has opened in the Dungeon of the Forsaken.

Other changes

  • The Thunder God's Knuckledusters have been upgraded. Now you can gain a special bonus after killing any enemy with 40 or more health points. The bonus will last for 30 seconds instead of 10. The durability of the knuckledusters has also been increased.
  • Eisenborg got tired of being slowed down by the Shrieking Axe effect and developed immunity to it. But other slowing effects still affect him... for now.

This holiday will be unforgettable! Participate in the festival, earn rewards, take on challenges, and enjoy the festive atmosphere.

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