November Major Update (11/3/2025)

We are updating Veil of the Witch to version 1.1.8 based on some of the feedback we've gotten after 1.0 release. Read on below for the details.

Patch Schedule

• PT: November 3 4:30 PM

• ET: November 3 7:30 PM

• CET: November 4 1:30 AM

• KST: November 4 9:30 AM

Changes/Improvements

New Expedition Difficulty Options

• Added difficulty selection, “Witch's Wrath” and “Witch’s Whisper.” Read more about this change HERE. This replaces the previous God Mode feature.

Combat Difficulty Adjustments

• The number of Vermiliths appearing in the Vermilith battle has been reduced, and other monster enemies now appear instead.

• The failure condition for villager rescue maps has changed from “3 or more villagers killed” to “All allies defeated.” Successfully rescuing 3 villagers now grants additional rewards instead.

• In the second Bernhardt battle, the damage reduction from his defense stance has been lowered from 90% to 50%.

• In the third Bernhardt battle, Bernhardt’s HP recovery effect when receiving a critical hit now only activates while linked to his “Umbral Chains.”

Free Special Skin Set DLC - Rereleased for a Limited Time

• For everyone who missed it the first time, Ashe's special skin set--including sword, bow, and armor--is now available again to download for free for one month.

Relic Improvements

• Cracked Wind-Up Soldier

  Deals 15 damage to all enemies whenever an ally is defeated. Triggers up to 3 times per battle.

• Scholar's Candelabrum

  Speaking to an ally at camp raises their Physical/Magic Attack and Physical/Magic Defense by +3. This relic can be used 2 times, then no more.

• Luminescent Box

  At the start of the Ally Turn, any allies below half health regain 15 HP.

• Bloody Effigy

  For every status effect on an ally, they gain +3 Physical and Magic Attack, but -2 max HP.

  Tattered Banner

  Allies under 60% HP gain +10 to Physical and Magic Attack.

• Notched Hilt

  Upon acquiring, the max HP of all allies is reduced by 10. With each successive victory, max HP goes up by 5 (caps at +20).

Trap Skill Adjustments

• Increased gold obtained from the “Pillaging Trap” effect.

• Increased damage dealt by “Bomb Snare.”

Name and Text Updates

• Added clarification that the “Phantom Grudge” area created by the “Dark Phantom” skill lasts for 5 turns.

• Renamed couple of Bernhardt’s effects:

  • “Melee Defense Stance” → “Riposte”

  • “Ranged Defense Stance” → “Repel”

System & Visual Improvements

• When rerolling skills/stat cards, the card immediately before it will not appear again.

• Added tutorials for certain enemy and elite enemy skills.

• Added visual effects to help identify status effects.

  • New status effect visuals for Bernhardt’s “Riposte” and “Repel.”

  • Passive effect visuals for Fellheart’s “Shadow Armor” and “Shadow Shield.”

• You can now find hints for recruiting new characters starting right after the prologue.

Achievement Adjustments

• The cooperation stage requirements for the achievements, “Bury the Hatchet,” “Unspoken Feelings,” “A Better World,” and “Forgiveness Starts Within” have been reduced from 4 stages to 3 stages.

• The event completion requirement for “Once Upon a Time” achievement has been reduced from 3 completions to 1.

• If previously completed achievements were not properly recorded, they will now automatically unlock when the game starts.

• Achievements earned during the demo will automatically unlock when starting the full version.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Vermilith would use Devour while under "Immobilized" status.

• Fixed an issue in the third Fellheart battle where Fellheart only used "Shadow