Throne and Liberty
Steam News 14 January 20264mo ago

Update 3.17.0

Throne and Liberty Update 3.17.0 downtime will begin at 10:30 p.m. PT (6:30 a.m. UTC) on January 14 and last approximately 4 hours. Find the full list of changes below. Arkeum Invasion Event Fight back invaders from the…

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9 fixes1 addition10 changes6 removals
  • Events
  • Balance
  • Fixes
addedArkeum Invasion EventFight back invaders from the Arkeum Legion for unique rewards including a new gesture, Shapeshift Morph, and Chaos Prisms after maintenance through January 28. Remember to exchange your event currency with special NPCs in town to reap your hard-earned spoils of war.
changedArkeum Invasion EventThe Arkeum Invasion field event will spawn 3x per day on weekdays and 4x per day on weekends, across multiple zones. Monday - Friday (UTC): 01:30, 12:30, 17:30. Saturday and Sunday (UTC): 01:30, 12:30, 17:30, 21:30.
removedBalance ChangesVarious Skills, Specializations, and Masteries that result in additional projectiles/hits will no longer apply Bonus Damage, have their incoming damage reduced by Damage Reduction, or have additional effects from other Skills, Specializations, or Masteries applied. See a list of everything impacted below.
changedBalance ChangesDamage Reduction and Bonus Damage from all Armor Set effects, Weapon Skill effects, Food buffs, Artifacts, Mastery nodes, and Stat Achievement effects have been doubled.
changedSword and ShieldStalwart Bastion: Increased Damage Reduction from 103 to 123 and the Front Damage Reduction from 20 to 24.
changedSword and ShieldControlling Rake: Increased Damage Reduction when hit from behind from 25 to 50.
Stalwart Bastion: Increased Damage Reduction103 to 123Stalwart Bastion: Increased Damage Reduction from 103 to 123 and the Front Damage Reduction20 to 24Controlling Rake: Increased Damage Reduction when hit from behind25 to 50DaVinci's Courage: Increased Damage Reduction granted by the respective Specialization25 to 30

Throne and Liberty Update 3.17.0 downtime will begin at 10:30 p.m. PT (6:30 a.m. UTC) on January 14 and last approximately 4 hours. Find the full list of changes below.

Arkeum Invasion Event

  • Fight back invaders from the Arkeum Legion for unique rewards including a new gesture, Shapeshift Morph, and Chaos Prisms after maintenance through January 28. Remember to exchange your event currency with special NPCs in town to reap your hard-earned spoils of war.

  • The Arkeum Invasion field event will spawn 3x per day on weekdays and 4x per day on weekends, across multiple zones.

    • CosmeticMondayFriday (UTC): 01:30, 12:30, 17:30.
    • Saturday and Sunday (UTC): 01:30, 12:30, 17:30, 21:30.

Balance Changes

  • Various Skills, Specializations, and Masteries that result in additional projectiles/hits will no longer apply Bonus Damage, have their incoming damage reduced by Damage Reduction, or have additional effects from other Skills, Specializations, or Masteries applied. See a list of everything impacted below.

  • Damage Reduction and Bonus Damage from all Armor Set effects, Weapon Skill effects, Food buffs, Artifacts, Mastery nodes, and Stat Achievement effects have been doubled.

Sword and Shield

  • Stalwart BastionIncreased Damage Reduction from 103 to 123 and the Front Damage Reduction from 20 to 24.
  • Controlling RakeIncreased Damage Reduction when hit from behind from 25 to 50.
  • Counter BarrierDecreased damage dealt from 250% of the players Damage Reduction to 125%.
  • Spectrum of Agony: Bonus Damage and Damage Reduction no longer affect damage dealt.

  • Mastery: Roar Amplifier is no longer affected by Bonus Damage or Damage Reduction.

Greatsword

  • DaVinci's CourageIncreased Damage Reduction granted by the respective Specialization from 25 to 30 and Front Damage Reduction from 10 to 12.
  • Devastating Tornado: The Additional Damage Specialization is no longer affected by Bonus Damage or Damage Reduction.

  • Devastating TornadoFixed an issue causing players to receive the Bind: Icebound effect upon reaching 11 Weaken: Frost stacks instead of 10 while the Ice Tornado Specialization was active.
  • Blood DevotionFixed an issue causing the Damage Reduction value to display as 40% even while the Damage Transfer Increase Specialization was inactive.

Longbow

  • Devoted ShieldIncreased Damage Reduction from 50 to 60.
  • Flash ArrowFixed an issue causing the AoE size of the skill preview to not match the actual size of the skill's effect while the Range Increase Specialization was active.
  • Roxie's Arrowhead: Bonus Damage and Damage Reduction no longer affect damage dealt.

  • Mastery: Roxie's Arrow Storm is no longer affected by Bonus Damage or Damage Reduction.

Crossbows

  • Nature's PowerIncreased Bonus Damage from 26 to 58 and Skill Damage Boost from 19 to 25.
  • Piercing StrikeIncreased Bonus Damage from 13 to 36.
  • Nimble LeapFixed an issue causing the Whirlpool area to not last for the full duration while the respective Specialization was active.
  • Explosive TrapFixed an issue causing the trap to not last for a full 10s while the Duration Increased Specialization was active.
  • Recoil ShotFixed an issue causing the Offhand Weapon Attack Increase Specialization to not grant the described benefit.
  • Recoil ShotFixed an issue causing twice as many Gale stacks to be applied than expected while both the Gale and Wave Shot Specializations were active.
  • Mother Nature's ProtestFixed an issue causing a 30% Movement Speed debuff to be applied while the Frost Shot Specialization was active instead of 10%.
  • Mother Nature's ProtestFixed an issue causing the additional damage from the Lightning Shot Specialization to not transfer to another enemy when the target has a Frost debuff applied by the Greatsword's DaVinci's Chill or Ice Tornado skills.
  • Mother Nature's Protest: Bonus Damage and Damage

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Steam News / 14 January 2026

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