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New Shadow Skills (LASER), Massive Balance Changes (Mostly Buffs), Massive QoL!

πŸ†• NEW FEATURES Auto-Capture Crafting: New option in the Crafting Inventory to auto-capture crafting items. Inventory Improvements: Expanded the crafting inventory and significantly increased scrolling speed.

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What changed

4 fixes9 additions38 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Server
  • Fixes
addedπŸ†• NEW FEATURESAuto-Capture Crafting: New option in the Crafting Inventory to auto-capture crafting items.
changedπŸ†• NEW FEATURESInventory Improvements: Expanded the crafting inventory and significantly increased scrolling speed.
addedπŸ†• NEW FEATURESMultiplayer Crusades: Non-host party members can now start Crusades.
changedπŸ†• NEW FEATURESToggle Skills Persist: Toggle-based skills will now persist and stay active between map transitions.
addedπŸ†• NEW FEATURESThe Gambler: You can now sell items directly to Cass the Gambler.
addedπŸ†• NEW FEATURESUnstuck Command: Added a /unstuck chat command for players who find themselves lost.

Rune Knights changes

addedAuto-Capture Crafting: New option in the Crafting Inventory to auto-capture crafting items.
changedInventory Improvements: Expanded the crafting inventory and significantly increased scrolling speed.
addedMultiplayer Crusades: Non-host party members can now start Crusades.
changedToggle Skills Persist: Toggle-based skills will now persist and stay active between map transitions.
addedThe Gambler: You can now sell items directly to Cass the Gambler.

πŸ†• NEW FEATURES

  • Auto-Capture CraftingNew option in the Crafting Inventory to auto-capture crafting items.
  • Inventory ImprovementsExpanded the crafting inventory and significantly increased scrolling speed.
  • Multiplayer Crusades: Non-host party members can now start Crusades.

  • Toggle Skills Persist: Toggle-based skills will now persist and stay active between map transitions.

  • The Gambler: You can now sell items directly to Cass the Gambler.

  • Unstuck CommandAdded a /unstuck chat command for players who find themselves lost.
  • Dungeon QoL: Killing the dungeon boss in Town now spawns a portal back to the entrance.

  • Bow Passives: All Bow-related passives now correctly read "Bow and Crossbow."

  • Efficiency StatsAdded a new tooltip explainer for Efficiency stats.

βš”οΈ NEW SKILLS

Lash of Ancient Shadow's Eternal Reaping

  • Requires a Staff or Focus equipped (Usable while Unarmed).

  • Unleash the shadow's wrath with a beam of ancient darkness. Inflicts 1 random Curse per tick, deals 10% Combined Weapon Damage per Curse on the target per tick. Inflicts 5 ticks over 1 second.

  • Costs: 100 Mana, 50 Stamina, 200 Shadow Offering.

  • Cooldown: 4s.

Voidbolt Barrage (Channeling, Projectile)

  • Requires a Crossbow equipped

  • Channel to rapidly fire Voidbolts which deal 50% combined weapon damage and inflict 1 stack of Wicked Resonance.

  • Costs: 20 Mana, 20 Stamina, and 15 Shadow Offering per Bolt.

Voidbolt Maelstrom (Channeling, Projectile, Area Effect)

  • Requires a Crossbow equipped

  • Channel to rapidly fire Voidbolts which deal 65% combined weapon damage and inflict 1 stack of Wicked Resonance at all enemies within range. Volleys twice per second (affected by Attack Speed).

  • Costs: 70 Mana/Stamina and 50 Shadow Offering per second.

Shadow Clip (Crossbow Skill)

  • Load a clip of 5 bolts imbued with Shadow. Targets hit grant 10 Shadow Offering per second for 3 seconds.

  • Costs: 175 Mana, 75 Stamina.

βš–οΈ SKILL BALANCE & CHANGES

General Changes

  • Witchfire ArrowAdded Shadow Tag. Now generates 10 Shadow Offering per hit. Charge speed increased by 20%.
  • Rooting ArrowAdded Primal Tag. Now costs 25 Primal Charge.
  • Radiant Stance: Now has a 50% chance on hit to generate 1 Divine Fury.

  • Heavy AttackKi Blast size increased.
  • Renames

  • Divine Blast is now Litany Against Shadow’s Errant Reign (and now breaks destructibles). Lightbringer's Angelic Sealing Exalted Ray is now Pillar of Sealing Sun.

Buffs & Adjustments

  • Witchfire Arrow: Mana/Stamina Cost 125 βž” 100 | Ignite Damage 35% βž” 40% | Duration 6s βž” 5s.

  • Bladecrest: Damage 25% βž” 50% | Mana Cost 30 βž” 25.

  • Consecration: Damage 30% βž” 60% | Mana Cost 100 βž” 75.

  • Void Rain: Mana Cost 100 βž” 125 | Shadow Offering Cost 50 βž” 25 | Damage 40% βž” 100%.

  • Bat Swarm: Damage 45% βž” 100%.

  • Thunderbolt: Damage 80% βž” 120%.

  • Shadow Grasp: Damage 60% βž” 160% | Mana Cost 140 βž” 100 | Shadow Offering Cost 100 βž” 50 | Cooldown 9s βž” 7s.

  • Poison Nova Arrow: Poison Stacks 8 βž” 12.

  • Earthquake: Stamina 175 βž” 120 | Now inflicts On Hit effects with each tick.

  • Spectral Claw: Damage 110% βž” 150% | Primal Charge per target hit 5 βž” 20 | Now deals damage as a Melee Hit.

  • Blizzard: Mana 225 βž” 200 | Initial & DoT Damage 50% βž” 100%.

  • Twister: Damage 60% βž” 100% | Primal Charge gained on cast 5 βž” 10 | Primal Charge gained per hit 2 βž” 5.

  • Necrosis: Mana Cost 150 βž” 100 | Damage 65% βž” 30% | Shadow Offering Generated per Second 20 βž” 16 | Duration 6s βž” 5s.

Nerfs

  • Serrated Dagger: Damage 85% βž” 75% | Mana Cost 25 βž” 35 | Stamina Cost 50 βž” 60.

  • Hammer of Conviction: Damage 250% βž” 175% | Stamina Cost 0 βž” 50.

  • Voltaic Thrust: Damage 175% βž” 125%.

  • Backstab: Damage from behind 1200% βž” 750% | Stamina Cost 150 βž” 165.

πŸ› οΈ GENERAL BALANCE

  • Wythmere BossAdjusted to be more active and aggressive during the encounter.
  • Crusade Goblins: Now take longer to force spawns and have a visual beam indicating their position while channeling.

  • Godcaller TalentDamage increased from 70% βž” 100% .

✨ IMPROVEMENTS

  • Curse Logic: When applying random Curses, the system will now prioritize reapplying Curses that are closest to expiring.

  • Pinging: Pinging the same location or target a second time now removes the ping.

  • Chat Linking: Ctrl + Right Clicking equipped items will now link them in chat instead of unequipping them.

  • Training Dummies: Clients in multiplayer sessions can now reset the training dummies at the reset stone.

πŸ› BUG FIXES

  • Fixed an issue where Staff and Crossbow walking animations did not trigger footstep sounds.

  • Fixed Meditation color not replicating correctly in multiplayer.

  • Fixed inaccurate training dummy DPS readouts for clients.

  • Fixed the item description for Fool's Gambles.

Source

Steam News / 3 January 2026

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