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Steam News23 June 20262mo ago

Relic Arena 1.5 Update

Check out our blog post for more details on this patch. Steam post image 3 new Leaders 9 new Relics Anime Bundle Chinese translations Daily Challenge Leaderboards Trial New Leaders Steam post image Progression and Monet

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Full Relic Arena update

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What changed

10 fixes24 additions33 changes8 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Store
  • Events
  • UI and audio
  • Compatibility
  • Balance
addedSteam post image3 new Leaders
addedSteam post image9 new Relics
changedSteam post imageAnime Bundle
changedSteam post imageDaily Challenge Leaderboards
addedSteam post imageTrial New Leaders
addedProgression and MonetizationLeader Trials added, allowing players to try newly released Leaders for 3 games without needing to unlock
Joan of Arc level 3 heal reduction per stack10%8%Joan of Arc level 3 heal reduction per stack decreased, nerfKarl Marx Level 5 Juicy chance8%7%Karl Marx Level 5 Juicy chance decreased, nerfXerxes Level 3 volley chance20%15%Xerxes Level 3 volley chance decreased, nerfBanned relics have1625Banned relics have increased, buff

Relic Arena changes

added3 new Leaders
added9 new Relics
changedAnime Bundle
changedDaily Challenge Leaderboards
addedTrial New Leaders

Check out our blog post for more details on this patch.

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  • 3 new Leaders

  • 9 new Relics

  • Anime Bundle

  • Chinese translations

  • Daily Challenge Leaderboards

  • Trial New Leaders

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Progression and Monetization

  • Leader Trials added, allowing players to try newly released Leaders for 3 games without needing to unlock

  • Enjoy the following promo code for some free goodies (Promo code: welcomeback). Go to the Armory to claim.

  • Anime Bundle (includes Legendary Cleopatra Anime skin, Anime Announcer Pack (comes with 2 versions), Anime click effects, and Anime emotes. Will also unlock Cleopatra if not already owned.

  • Basketball Stadium arena added to store

  • Rubber Ducky click effects added to store

  • Spray Paint finisher added to store

  • Lord of the Wins win streak added to store

User Interface

  • New Daily Challenge Page added, including a Leaderboard section

  • Chinese localization added

  • Steam Deck compatibility is now officially listed as Playable

  • Relic Deck now lists the banned relics on a separate tab

  • Leader tokens are no longer red when maxed out

  • Eliminated player click effects can now be seen by other players

  • When spectating a player’s board while in a game, it will now show their shop. If you try to purchase something from your shop it will provide an error.

  • Settings now includes a volume slider for ambient arena sounds

  • Clicking your Leader portrait will now show the correct hotkey to use the Leader voice lines

  • Fixed Leader track unread notification not working

  • Fixed cast time reduction not displaying properly in tooltips during combat

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View all Leaders:

https://relicarena.com/leaders

  • Added Charles Darwin

  • Added Mary Shelley

  • Added Montezuma II

  • Cleopatra Level 1 Cobra magic and physical armor increased by 1

  • Cleopatra Level 1 Cobra attack range from 600 to 700

  • Genghis Khan Level 1 distance to crit from 100 to 120

  • Genghis Khan Level 3 movespeed from 50 to 30

  • Gandhi Level 1 respawn delay from 4 to 5

  • Gandhi Level 4 respawn delay reduction from 1 to 2

  • Joan of Arc level 3 heal reduction per stack from 10% to 8%

  • Karl Marx Level 5 Juicy chance from 8% to 7%

  • Vlad the Impaler power no longer immobilizes enemy

  • Wong Fei-Hung Level 5 reworked to give 500 attack and cast range

  • Xerxes Level 3 volley chance from 20% to 15%

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View all Relics:

https://relicarena.com/relics

The total pool of unbanned relics per game is unchanged. Banned relics have increased from 16 to 25 to accommodate the new relics.

  • Added Aztec Death Whistle (Standard)

  • Added Basketball (Ultimate)

  • Added Hot Sauce (Standard)

  • Added Ivan’s Bell (Standard)

  • Added King Tut’s Bindings (Ultimate)

  • Added Lawn Mower (Standard)

  • Added Matryoshka Doll (Ultimate)

  • Added Radio Jammer (Standard)

  • Added Trampoline (Standard)

  • Death Rattles no longer deal full damage on illusions

  • Radius increase no longer affects cast range/attack range bonuses

  • Fixed an issue where certain debuff related auras would stop working earlier than intended

  • Bear Trap Super 2 replaced with: Burns 60% of enemy's mana and provides it to caster as max mana

  • Borgia Poison cooldown from 12 to 14

  • Catapult Super 1 splash radius from +75 to +100

  • Celtic Axe Juicy cast range from 3000 to 3500

  • Celtic Club Super 1 now additionally grants +400 cast range

  • Cursed Visage Assassin attack damage from 30(+5) to 40(+8)

  • Cursed Visage fixed to not care about what skin the opposing player is using

  • Cursed Visage Tank Barrier from 15%(+3) to 20%(+2)

  • Dinosaur Fossil chicken damage from 40(+10) to 50(+10)

  • Dinosaur Fossil number of chickens from 4(+1) to 3(+1)

  • Galileo's Hourglass damage from 120(+20) to 140(+20)

  • Galileo's Hourglass illusion damage from 30%(+3) to 25%(+4)

  • Galileo's Hourglass illusion debuff duration percentage from 40% to 20%(+4)

  • Galileo's Hourglass Juicy now properly steals the damage that it reduces (instead of just granting you a 30% damage buff)

  • Hammurabi's Crown Super 1 HP regen per cast from 2.5% to 3%

  • Kevlar Vest Bunkered units are no longer targetable by relics

  • King Tut's Mask Super 2 Frogs only explode on heroes now

  • King Tut's Spear Juicy cooldown reduction per hero hit from -12 to -14

  • Lance of Longinus Juicy radius per activation from +100 +150

  • Mirror of Archimedes cooldown from 10 to 12

  • Mirror of Archimedes stun duration from 1.2(+0.2) to 1(+0.2)

  • Monkey's Paw Super 2 toughness from 50 to 40

  • Mortar Juicy Big Bertha can no longer die

  • Mortar Juicy Big Bertha fixed to not die anymore

  • Mortar minus physical armor from 4(+1) to 3(+1)

  • Orca Fossil Super 1 fixed to actually work

  • Pirate Flag Super 2 break duration from 4 to 3

  • Pythagorean Sphere Super 1 now additionally increases the relic’s damage by 80

  • Scythian Dagger Juicy fixed to actually silence/break for 2s instead of constantly

  • Sutton Hoo Helmet cooldown from 10 to 11

  • Sutton Hoo Helmet Juicy fixed to now extend the duration instead of stacking effects

  • Terracotta Army illusion damage from 30%(+4) to 25%(+5)

  • Terracotta Army passive effectiveness from 40%(+5) to 30%(+6)

  • Tesla Coil damage from 40(+10) to 50(+10)

  • Tesla Radio fixed to now deal damage based on the enemy’s max health and not the caster’s

  • Tesla Radio Juicy Flood also fixed to be based on enemy's max health

  • Tibetan Prayer Wheel duration from 3.5(+0.5) to 3(+0.6)

  • Titanic Super 2 no longer includes summons

  • Titanic Super 3 no longer picks up summons

  • Top Hat cast range from 900 to 1000

  • Top Hat Super 1 cooldown reduction per bounce from 0.5 to 0.8s

  • Viking Vanguard from damage reflect from 45%(+5) to 40%(+5)

Reminder to check out our blog post for a nice write-up of this update and what the future holds!

Source

Steam News / 23 June 2026

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