03 Mar 2026Developer post

Grab our latest ARPG with the Eko Hack'N'Slash Bundle!

Hello everyone, We hope you've been keeping well. At EKO Software, we've been working on a spiritual successor to Warhammer: Chaosbane called Dragonkin: The Banished for over a year now. The core selling points are the Ancestral Grid, which lets you upgrade and adjust your abilit

15 Jan 2025Developer post

Our new game Dragonkin: The Banished goes into Early Access on March 6th!

Hello! We're working on our next ARPG project, Dragonkin: The Banished. This new ARPG Hackn'Slash is being developed on a new engine, with new heroes, new skills, new equipment and a unique development system called the Ancestral Grid that lets you alter your skills with fragment

16 Dec 2024Developer post

Dragonkin: The Banished playtest NDAs have been sent!

Hello, We mentioned previously that we're running a playtest for our next project, Dragonkin: The Banished. For anyone who has signed up, NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements) for the playtest have been sent so please check your inbox (the mail should be from Nacon Gaming ). As a remi

26 Nov 2024Developer post

Playtest our next game Dragonkin: The Banished

Hello, As you may know, we're currently working on our next Hack n' Slash project, Dragonkin: The Banished. As part of the development process, we'd like to bring on a select group of players to provide feedback on an early version of the game. To be involved in the Playtest you

04 Jun 2021Developer post

70% Off Warhammer: Chaosbane in the Warhammer Skulls Event!

Hello Heroes! We're excited to be a part of the Warhammer Skulls event , a celebration of all things video games and Warhammer, a match made in heaven if we've ever seen one! As part of the Warhammer Skulls event, Chaosbane is currently 70% off for the base game and the Slayer Ed

30 Nov 2020Developer post

Slayer Edition - Bug Fix Patch

Hello Everyone, Thanks for your feedback on the Slayer Edition update for Chaosbane, we understand this brought a few unexpected issues, these should have been resolved with the patch we're putting out today. If you're still experiencing issues, then please leave a post in the fo

25 Nov 2020Developer post

Nominate Chaosbane For The 'Labor of Love' Award

With the release of the Witch Hunter and the Slayer Edition of Warhammer: Chaosbane, we've seen years of updates bring new end-game content, new heroes to play as, new zones to explore, and new stories to experience. We're a small team, and we started Chaosbane with a goal. We wa

19 Nov 2020Developer post

4K Texture Pack Now Available

Hello Everyone, Thank you for your patience, we wanted to let you know that the 4K texture pack is now available. As we previously mentioned, the 4K texture pack is a free download. You can find and download it here:

10 Nov 2020Developer post

Warhammer: Chaosbane - Slayer Edition Patch Notes

We're excited to announce the release of the Slayer Edition of Warhammer: Chaosbane onto Steam. The Slayer Edition is a new package for the game, which includes all of the content that's been released for Chaosbane thus far, including the Tomb Kings, and the Witch Hunter. The pri

We're excited to announce the release of the Slayer Edition of Warhammer: Chaosbane onto Steam. The Slayer Edition is a new package for the game, which includes all of the content that's been released for Chaosbane thus far, including the Tomb Kings, and the Witch Hunter. The price of the Slayer Edition varies depending on what DLC you own.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16609/Warhammer_Chaosbane__Slayer_Edition/
Alternatively, you can purchase the Witch Hunter separately. The Slayer Edition, and Witch Hunter release alongside a number of FREE updates to the core experience, bringing new zones, new enemies, and more. You can find the full list in the patch notes:

Patch Notes:

Release of the Witch Hunter Jurgen Haider, the Witch Hunter makes his way into Warhammer: Chaosbane. The Witch Hunter is able to switch between 2 styles, either getting up close and personal with his sword, or exhausting the gunnery school's ammo reserves as you rain down bullets on those who would oppose you. (Witch Hunter DLC Required)

Praag Hub Extended
Nuln Hub Extended
Neutral NPCs added to Tomb Kings Hub (Tomb Kings DLC Required)
Addition of new raids to previous chapters.
- Act 1: Quests 5+7 have been replaced by a raid in Nuln Cemetary
- Act 2: Quest 9 has been replaced by a raid in the Tower of Chaos
New Enemies Added:
- Rats
- Daemon Princes: Nurgle, Slaanesh, Khorne, Tzeentch
- Cultist with Double Axes (Khorne)
- Khorne Warrior
- Khorne Skullcrusher
- Khorn Skullcrusher (Mounted)
Nuln Cemetary added to Relic Hunting
Daemon Princes added to Relic Hunting
High Prince added to Tomb Kings Relic Hunting

Balance:

Regeneration skills for all heroes
Improved animation transitions for the heroes
Legendary Skill "Endurance" - Maximum Damage taken reduction decreased from 30% to 20%

Vollen

Base block rating decreased from 10% to 5%
"Sacred Reward" and "Purified Favor" - superior skills bonus duration is increased
"Empire Justice" - Cooldown increase (9s to 12s). Animation have been fastened
"Pistolier" - Animation speed increased. Level 3 deals more damage but costs more energy (35 instead of 25)
"Wisdom of the Apothecary" - Level 1 Cooldown bonus reduction increased (-25% to -30%). Level 2 allied healing increased (20% to 30%)
"Divine Reprisal" - Damage bonus increased from 20/25/30% to 20/30/40%
"Purifier's Favour" - Counterattack damage bonus increased from 20/20/30% to 30/30/40%
"Herald of the Empire" - Level 3: damage bonus increased (20 to 30%) and defense bonus decreased (20 to 15%)
"Banner of the Order" - Defence bonus decreased (30 to 20%). Level 2: duration increased from 16s to 18s
"Banner of the Empire" - Damage bonus increased (20/20/25% to 30/30/40%) and duration increased at Level 2 (16s to 18s)
"Break Through" - Level 3: Defense bonus decreased (25 to 15%)
"Benediction of Sigmar" - Damage bonus increased (20/20/30% to 30/30/40%)
"Sigmar's Wrath" - Damage bonus increased (20/30/20% to 30/40/30%)
"Sigmar's Herald" - Duration increased (10/10/10s to 14/16/14s)

Elontir

"Arcane Banishment" - Damage bonus increased
"Aetheric Blade" - Damage reduction bonus has been decreased (-20% to -10%)
"Phoenix Bulwark" - Damages increase, duration increased. Level 2 now is a Magic skill instead of Fire. It nows add Slow to enemies instead of Burn.
"Step Between Worlds" - Damage increased. Ground mark duration decreased
"Absorption" and "Arcane Banishment" - superior skills bonus duration is increased
"Aetheric Vortex" - Animation increased. Defense bonus reduced on level 2 (20% to 10%)
"Aether Intelligence" - Damage bonus increased (25 to 30%)
"Arcane Binding" - Damage bonus increased (20 to 30% and 30 to 40% at level 3)
"Quaysh mastery" - Damage bonus increased (20 to 30%)
"Aqhy mastery" - Damage bonus increased (20% to 30%)
"Arcane Secrets" - Damage bonus increased (20/30/40% to 30/40/50%)
"Aetheric Ray" - Level 2 effect duration increased (12s to 18s)
"Aetheric Storm" - Damage bonus increased (20/25/20% to 30/40/30%)
"Arcane Manifestation" - Level 2: Defense bonus decreased (20 to 10%)
"Relentless Sentinel" weapon - Immobility time needed to trigger the bonus effect has been reduced

Bragi

"Call to Oath" - Increase of Damage Bond (20% to 30%), of the speed bonus at level 2 (20% to 30%) but decease of the duration (15s to 10s)
"Laceration" - Stun chance reduced (30 to 20%) but increased the level of Armor Piercing (30 to 40%). Life gained from the death of enemies decreased (20 to 10%)
"Body Count" and "Second Wind" - superior skills bonus duration is increased
"Trial of Blood" - Damage bonus increased (20 to 30%)
"Relentless Carnage" - Damage bonus increased (20 to 30%). Energy you get back at level 2 reduced (4 to 3)
"Unstoppable" - Life level trigger decreased (20/30/50% to 10/20/30%)
"Spite Smite" - Enemies life level for trigger decreased (30/40/30% to 20/30/30%) but damage increased (20/20/30% to 30/30/40%)
"Heart Seeker" weapon - Damage Bonus increased depending on missing life

Elessa

"Barbed Brambles" - Animation speed up. Damage increase. Level 2 now deals Poison Damage. Level 3 now deals Physical Damage
"Dashing Dagger" - Damage decreased
"Spinning Blade" - Turning projectile lasts longer (24s to 30s)
"Queen's Reward" and "Force of Nature" - superior skills bonus duration is increased
"Hungry Roots" - Level 2 and 3 effects are switched: Level 2 deals now poison damage and level 3 physical
"Master of Poison" - Damage bonus increased (20 to 30%). Level 2 poison duration increased (4s to 5s). Slow effect chance decreased (20 to 10%)
"Follow Tracks" - Level 3: damage bonus increased (20 to 30%) but duration reduced (6s to 3s)
"Nature's Herald" - Damage bonus increased (20/30/40% to 30/40/50%)
"Ambush Specialist" - Damage bonus increased (20 to 50%)
"Guardian Spirit" - Damage reduction bonus decreased (20 to 15%)
"Spiral Cut" - Damage increase. Level 2 now gains the effect "Damage taken reduction during several seconds after the skill is used
Skills Cooldown reduction

Keela:

"Mechanical Hits" - Increase of damage bonus (20% to 30%) and bugfix on the level 3 damage bonus
"Recycling" - Increase of damage bonus at level 3 (30% to 40%)
"Experimental Mine" - cooldown removed, energy cost lowered, bigger hitbox. It is now possible to have 10 mines on the ground (up from 5)
"Precise calculation" and "Divine inspiration" - superior skills bonus duration is increased
"Alternating Pistons" - Defense bonus decreased (20 to 15%) but damage bonus increased (20 to 25%).
"Upgraded Radiator" - Defense bonus decreased (20 to 15%)
"Upgraded Automaton" - Level 2 Defense bonus decreased (20 to 15%). Level 3 damage bonus increased (30 to 40%)
"Blessed Boiler" - Damage bonus increased (20/30/40% to 30/40/50%)
"Volatile Vapor" - Damage bonus increased (50/75/100% to 50/100/150%)
"Engineer of War" - Damage reduction decreased (20 to 15%) but speed bonus increased at Level 2 and better armor piercing bonus at Level 3 (20 to 25%)

Bug Fixes

When combining 3 gems of different colors during God Craft, the summoned pet skills can now be boosted
Keela now gets rings properly in Invasion Mode
Knockback effect has been fixed on Ungor Grunts, Raiders, and Pink Horrors
In multiplayer, the Relic Hunting Combo-meter is correctly synchronized between players
Life steal effect has been fixed.
Bragi - "Blood of the Dawi" - Hitpost cost has been fixed
Bragi - "Ancestor's Gift" - level 2 is now working correctly
Elessa - "Throny Arrows" - level 2 is now working correctly

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29 Oct 2020Developer post

Warhammer: Chaosbane Gets An Overhaul As The Witch Hunter Joins The Roster

Meet Jurgen Haider, a master of gun and blade, and a zeal for slaying the daemons unmatched by his peers. The Witch Hunter will release alongside a suite of changes and improvements to the core experience, this includes: Expanded Bestiary New Zones Expanded Hub Areas 4K Texture P

28 May 2020Developer post

Tower of Chaos Patch Notes

Welcome to the Tower of Chaos heroes! We hope you're ready to take on the challenge offered by the Tower of Chaos, the newest game mode in Warhammer: Chaosbane. The premise is simple, the higher you climb, the better the reward, and tougher the challenge. If you fail, then you'll

Welcome to the Tower of Chaos heroes!

We hope you're ready to take on the challenge offered by the Tower of Chaos, the newest game mode in Warhammer: Chaosbane. The premise is simple, the higher you climb, the better the reward, and tougher the challenge. If you fail, then you'll be walking away with nothing but a bruised ego. The tower is accessible after you've cleared the Act 2.

There's a lot of other things included in this patch, changes to Boss Rush and Relic Hunt, a new currency called Morrisleb coins, balance tweaks, and much more. So make sure you read on for the full patch notes.

Before you go, we wanted to thank you all for all the support we've received over the past year. Your feedback has helped shape the development of Warhammer: Chaosbane in. We're not done yet either, we've got something special planned, so put down your cloaks for now, and stay tuned. We'll be back with more information later this year.

Anyway, let's move onto the patch notes:

HOTFIX:

Keela can now reclaim rewards in the Invasion mode.
Fixed some UI problems when not using the 16/9 aspect ratio.
Resolved some miscellaneous crash fixes.

Gameplay

New Mode Added – The Tower Of Chaos
- The Tower of Chaos is a new arena in which you can test your skills in various battle challenges, the higher you climb, the better quality loot you’ll receive. After you clear each floor, you can decide whether to take the rewards and end your journey here or push onward for better rewards.

Relic Hunt and Boss Rush Rework
- More options have been given to the player, to choose the maps and modifiers they’re interested in playing. You’ll receive better loot based on what modifiers you select and will be able to custom-tune the challenge.

Added the possibility to chain some skills during the use of other combat skills without interrupting animations
Cosmetic menu added, allowing you to replace the visuals of your gear with other gear you own
Inventory and the Stash can now be reorganized by the player using the mouse.
Left-click can now be reconfigured on the Mouse to make it exclusively for movement.

New enemies have been added to Act 1:
- New Nurgle Cultists
- Explosive Nurgling
- Chaos Sorcerer
- Aspiring Chaos Champion of Nurgle
- Minotaur
- Shaman Gor

New enemies have been added to Act 3:
- Slaanesh Assassin Cultist
- Chaos Sorcerer
- Aspiring Chaos Champion of Slaanesh
- Minotaur
- Shaman Gor

New enemies have been added to Act 4:
- Apprentice Cultist of Tzeentch
- Chaos Sorcerer
- Aspiring Chaos Champion of Tzeentch
- Minotaur
- Shaman Gor

New enemies have been added to the Forges
- New Nurgle Cultist
- Explosive Nurgling
- Chaos Sorcerer

New Expedition Raid and Relic Hunting with a Chaos Troll as an Elite Boss for acts 1 to 4
Side activities are now available in the forges

Balance

DoT spells are now strengthened by normal leveling progression
God Tree values have been adjusted
Act 2 / Quest 8 – Redaxe is now accompanied by Aspiring Chaos Champions
Act 3 / Quest 5 – Jabberslythe replaced by a Giant Chaos Spawn
Enemy distribution has been improved in all acts (especially Elites)
Equipped objects no longer count toward your inventory limit
A new popup appears each time the hero gains a level
The game automatically saves after giving an item to the Collector’s Guild

Vollen

‘Defensive Strike’
All versions

Block Chance increased 0.5 -> 2
Damage reduction on blocks -> 2

Base

Collision radius increased 20 -> 23

Superior

Collision radius increased 20 -> 25
Stamina gain increased on Hit 1 -> 2
Added Slow Chance -> 20%

Mastered

Collision radius increased 20 -> 27
Added a chance of gaining a Counter-Attack charge -> 20%

‘Slice’
All Versions

Initial collision radius reduced 30 -> 20
Slow chance reduced 100% -> 50%
Slow duration reduced 3s -> 2s
Added a Block Chance debuff -> -50%
Added a Critical Hit Chance bonus -> 50% of the Block Chance stat

Superior

Knockback rate reduced 100% -> 50%
Knockback distance reduced 300 -> 200

Mastered

Debuff added (damage taken increased | non-cumulative | 5 seconds) on all enemies touched -> +20%
Removal of the cooldown reduction for each kill.

‘Pistolier’
All versions

Collision radius reduced: 20 -> 10
Stun duration increased: 1.5s -> 2s
Added Fire damage to enemies with less than 25% of their max life. -> 1

Classic

Projectile max range increased: 10 -> 15
Damage reduced: 3.6 -> 2.6
Stun rate reduced: 100% -> 30%

Superior

Projectile max range increased 10 -> 20
Damage reduced 3.96 -> 2.96
Knockback and Stun rates increased: 20% -> 30%
Damage bonus removed on Slowed enemies

Mastered

Projectile max range increased: 10 -> 12
Damage reduced: 4.36 -> 3.36

‘Incisive Breakthrough’
Superior

Energy gain increased: 4 -> 5
Energy gain on hit increased 1 -> 2
Damage taken bonus reduced -20% -> -10%

Other Skills

Equipment skill ‘Magnus Gift’ DoT damage adjusted depending on maximum energy.

Elontir

Breath of Fire
All versions

Now works correctly on slopes (like stairs)

Equipment Skill ‘Breath of fire replaced by Scepter of Ice’
All versions

Now works correctly on slopes (like stairs)

Bragi

‘Heart Seeker’ Axe – Increases all damage inflicted, the effect is even stronger for DoTs
‘Ultimate Carnage’ Axe – Increases all damage inflicted (300%, up from 200), increased damage taken (20%, up from 10), critical hit rate reduced by 20%
‘Last Song’ Set – New effect added that increases energy generation and movement speed based on the number of nearby enemies afflicted with a bleed effect
‘Death Wish’ tooltips have been updated for the 3 variations of the skill
‘Mountain’s Wrath’ Superior and Mastered icons have been switched
‘Laceration’ tooltips have been updated
‘Laceration Classic’ damage type changed from Fire/Physical -> Physical/Physical
‘Shred’ healing effect now comes from the projectile (previously the direct hit)
‘Call to Oath’ added a tooltip displaying the cost in Life Points
‘Mountains Wrath – Superior’ – Fire damage has been replaced with Physical Damage
‘Insatiable’ – Each hit inflicts a bleed effect on the enemy. Life point regeneration has been removed
‘Ultimate Carnage’ – Damage multiplayer increased (300%, up from 200). Added Critical Hit Rate reduction (-20%), Damage taken multiplayer increased (+20%, up from 10)
‘Avenger’ Set Skill – Added movement speed and energy regen bonus if nearby enemies are bleeding
‘Unyielding’ – Added missing tooltip
‘Axe Throw’ – All versions pass through enemies

Elessa

Basic skill speed has been increased
Trap Collision has been resolved

Keela

‘Iron Dragon’
All versions

Number of collisions reduced 3 -> 1
Damage increased -> x3

Mastered

AoE Damage increased: 30% -> 50%

Other Skills

‘Experimental Mines’ - Energy cost and damage increased

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where icons would appear smaller in the inventory
Fixed an issue with the ‘Last Song’ Set effect, meaning it now applies correctly

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10 Mar 2020Developer post

The Forges Are Open - Keela Comes To Chaosbane!

The firm grip of Chaos holds sway over the Old World, as the battle rages on, a new hero emerges, Keela, the dwarf engineer joins the roster of heroes with this update. She's a feisty brawler who excels in close to mid-range combat, using her hammer and pistol to decimate through

The firm grip of Chaos holds sway over the Old World, as the battle rages on, a new hero emerges, Keela, the dwarf engineer joins the roster of heroes with this update. She's a feisty brawler who excels in close to mid-range combat, using her hammer and pistol to decimate through the Chaos hordes. As a talented mechanic, she uses her contraptions to turn the tides, and her archetype ability will have you managing a heat gauge to make sure she's delivering out maximum punishment. Some might say, it's hammer time!

Speaking of hammers, the Forges are open! Heinrich Falke, the Gunnery Master of the Imperial Gunnery school requests the aid of any able-bodied adventurers. The headmaster and senior members of the School have been trapped inside; rumors have it that new monsters are roaming these hallowed halls.

There's a lot going on this patch, so read on below for the full notes:

Highlights:

New Character Added
- Keela Gunnarsdottir – The Dwarf Engineer
New Act Added
- The Forges Of Nuln
New Enemies Added
- Chaman Gor: Elite Chaos Undivided monster using magic, creating healing zones and raging upon encroaching death
- Minotaur: Elite Chaos Undivided monster that charges heroes, smashing the ground and buffing allies
- Nurgle’s Champion: Nurgle Elite that charges heroes, dealing powerful charged attacks that leaves acid streaks on the ground and which create a poison aura for those who touch them
Quests have been added to expeditions
2 New Difficulty Levels (Chaos 9 + 10)
Elessa’s combat voiceover has been updated

Gameplay:

The Legendary Rank is now shared by all characters across the same save file
New Stat: ‘Life Drain’ has been added, healing while dealing damage
A button has been added to the crafting menu to replicate your previous craft
Some destructible elements are now traps
New loading screens and tips have been added

Graphics

New Graphics Options for graphics cards and target refresh rates

Balance

Passive God Skills point cost reduced
XP required for levelling up your Legendary Ranks has been reduced
Bloodlust spheres duration and frequency increased
Bloodlust regen reduced
Passive skills while drinking potions last 6 seconds instead of 4
Legendary Passive Skill Rebalancing
- Maximum trigger frequency: 2 per sec (up from 1)
- Legendary Rage: Damage x2
- Legendary Reinforcement: Maximum Damage Reduction bonus goes from 50% to 20%
- Legendary Endurance: Maximum Damage Reduction bonus goes from 50% to 30%
- Legendary Crushing: Maximum Damage Reduction bonus goes from 50% to 30%
- Legendary Healing: Maximum Healing bonus goes from 25% to 10%, can now be triggered by channelling the skill
- Legendary Punishment: Maximum Extra Damage bonus goes from 100% to 50%
Enemies in general have been rebalanced
Slaanesh daemonettes no longer slow hero characters
Tzeentch enemies no longer push back and have less chance to stun
Aggro distance and EXP for enemy kills have been rebalanced
Adjustments to the general difficulty of the game

Vollen Balance

‘Imperial Justice’: skill speed increased
‘Pistolier – Level 2’: has had a stun effect added, shooting radius increased. ‘Level 3’ distance has been increased, shooting radius reduced
‘Provocation’ animation speed has been increased, explosion radius increased, blocked damage increase. ‘Level 2 and 3’ have had a ‘Counter-Attack’ added.
‘Sigmar’s Wrath’: damage bonus for all allies has been increased to 20% (from 10)
‘Blade of Vengeance’: damage reduced for each block success
‘Magnus Gift’: damage over time has been added
‘Shield of Revenge’: ‘Counter-Attack’ damage bonus has been increased
‘Meteoric Iron Shield’: aura damage increased, resource cost reduced for each nearby enemy
‘Solland’s Ghost’: cooldown reduction chance is increased to 100% (up from 50) upon taking damage
‘Indestructible’ Passive Skill: Parade bonus increased to 20% (up from 10)
‘Bastion Against Corruption’ Passive Skill: Damage and defence bonus increased to +20% (up from 10)
‘Herald of the Empire’ Passive Skill: Damage or Defence bonus increased to +20% (up from 10) depending on the banner equipped
‘Scourge of Pestillence’ Level 3 Passive Skill: Gives back 2 times less energy when counter-attacking, but the proc possibility has been doubled
‘Majestic Aura’ Passive Skill: Gives a damage bonus of +10%/+15%/+20% (from 5/5/10) and defence has been increased to +10% (from 5/10/10)

Elontir Balance

‘Aetheric Vortex’ Level 1: Invoke a dome that slows enemies and their projectiles. All players within the dome move faster and have reduced cooldowns
‘Aetheric Vortex’ Level 2: Invoke a dome that slows enemies and their projectiles. All players within the dome move faster, take reduced damage and have reduced cooldowns
‘Aetheric Vortex’ Level 3: Invoke a dome that slows enemies and their projectiles. All players within the dome move faster and have reduced cooldowns. Enemies within the dome take more damage
Fire Sword damage bonus capped at 10 (down from 100)
‘Aether Intelligence’: Damage increased reduced to 20% (from 25)
‘Arcane Binding’: Damage increased to 20%/20%/30% (from 15/15/20)
‘Aqshy Mastery’ Rank 3: Crit change increased to 10% (from 5)
‘Fortress of Willpower’: Damage reduction from 10/15/15 (from 10/20/10), damage bonus increased to 15% (from 10)
‘Master of the Winds’ Rank 1 & 2: Energy increased to 30% (from 20)
‘Continuity’: Energy cost reduction increased to 20% (from 10)
‘Living Magic’: Invocation chance adjusted to 20%/25%/30% (from 25)

Bragi Balance

‘Fury’: attack speed increased and collision zone increased
‘Last Bastion’: gives more stamina
‘Call to Oath’: Cooldown increased, life cost reduced, deals less damage, no longer inflames, stun lasts less time. However, bonuses last longer and now increase damage for critical hits of all players within the zone, or movement speed depending on skill level
‘Rage’: lasts for 6s (up from 5), max damage bonus increased to 30% (from 20)
‘Mountain’s Wrath’: Cooldown increased to 70s (from 60)
‘Rock Hard’ Passive Skill: Effect increased to +25%, +25%, +30% (from 15, 15, 25)
The unlock level for the ‘Fury’ and ‘Axe Throwing’ skills have been swapped
‘Axe Throwing’: Projectile speed has been increased
‘Laceration’: Skill effect has been widened
‘Death Blow’: Damage bonus on stunned enemies is +30% (from 20)
‘Blood of the DAWI’: Maximum damage reduced is increased to 50% (down from 40)
‘Unwavering’: Maximum energy bonus is increased to 30% (from 20)
‘Unstoppable’: The minimum health trigger has been adjusted to 20%/30%/40% (from 10/20/30)

Elessa Balance

‘Wild Incarnation’: Dryad attacks improved
‘Follow Tracks’: Damage boost increased to 5%
‘Follow Tracks’: Defence bonus is now 20% (from 15/15/20) after a move. Rank 3 bonus duration increased to 6s (from 4)
‘Tactical Retreat’ Rank 3: Defence bonus is reduced to 10% (from 20) after a dodge
‘Ambush Specialist’: Trap damage bonus increased to 30% (from 20)
‘Wild Brambles’: Trap damage bonus is reduced to +10%/15%/20% (down from 15/20/25)
‘Nature Herald’: Damage bonus increased to +20%/30%/40% (from 15/20/25)

Item Balance

Heroic Ring
- Damage bonus for critical hit > Damage bonus and cooldown reduction when picking up a bloodlust sphere
- Defense bonus for critical hit > Defence bonus and life gain increased when picking up a bloodlust sphere
The ring that gives more life and healing potency has been increased to 25% (from 20)
‘Counter-Attack’ stats have been increased on equipment

Bug Fixes

The number of Scarabs invoked by ‘Cursed Charm of the Desert’ has been limited
Inventory filters are no longer reset when changing presets
Crafting interface has been improved
Bloodlust orbs no longer appear outside the map
Bleed effects have been removed from Swarms and Tomb Kings, but added to Scorpions and Scarabs
Elontir’s ‘Quaysh Shield’ now heals allies correctly

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17 Dec 2019Developer post

Tomb King DLC - Patch Notes

Tomb Kings Tomb King Content is now live! New Story Added New passive skills added New matchmaking filters added Tomb Kings added to Relic Hunting mode (for TK owners) The Tomb Kings DLC is out now available! We’ve wrote a detailed post about this one , but the TL:DR is that Magn

Tomb Kings

Tomb King Content is now live!
- New Story Added
- New passive skills added
- New matchmaking filters added
- Tomb Kings added to Relic Hunting mode (for TK owners)

The Tomb Kings DLC is out now available! We’ve wrote a detailed post about this one, but the TL:DR is that Magnus Edition and Season Pass owners can already access the content, or it can be purchased separately.

Quality of Life

Option to display a large map has been added
New Icons have been added to the mini map (teleportation stones, chests, red + green loot, etc.)
Game automatically pauses when a controller is disconnected
Enemy name has been added above the life-bar of semi bosses
Cursor size can be changed in the Graphical Options menu
The mouse cursor changes when interactions are possible
The archetype video is only played the first time a character is used
New tutorial added for using presets
Walk + Run speed has been adjusted for quest NPCs
Gateway selection zone has been increased
Icon has been changed for “Talisman of the Predator”
It’s now possible to switch between builds while surrounded by enemies, or just after receiving damage

Balance

Characters no longer flash white when under the effect of a DoT spell
Invoking enemies are now invulnerable during their invocation animation
Nuln’s Relic Hunting now requires more enemies to be killed for completion
Bosses now give more God Fragments
Relic Hunting chests now give more loot and more God Fragments
The last level of the Collector’s Guild (Loopable) gives less Link Fragments (20, down from 100)
Enemies can now resist attraction/repulsion effects when the actions are chained
Heroic Jewels trigger effects have been adjusted for critical hits, only direct skills are taken into account (passives, status, counter-attack etc. no longer trigger this effect)
Keeper of Secrets: Damage decreased and life pillars decreased
High difficulty bosses now deal increased damage
Tzeentch relic hunting modifiers have been adjusted, tornadoes damage and knockback distance has been reduced

Vollen Balance

Benediction of Sigmar: Duration increased to 18s for each rank (from 16), energy regen reduced to 2 (from 3) for rank 2, and the damage bonus has been increased to 40% for rank 3 (from 30%)
Bastion of Sigmar: Stun probability increased to 100% for all ranks
Herald of Sigmar: Armor reduction for enemies has been increased to 30% (from 25), duration increased to 10s (from 5) for all ranks
Blade of Vengeance: Damaged halved, but number of charges doubled
“Magnus’ Gift” Hammer: Dot increased, enemies affected have a reduced healing potency. Damage increase depending on effected enemies has been removed.

Elontir Balance

Arcane Manifestation: Cooldown reduced to 45 seconds (from 55), damage reduced, explosion range reduced
Walk Between Worlds: Teleport range increase to 10m (from 8m)
Living Magic (Passive): Damage reduced
Spiritual Prison: Cooldown decreased to 35s (from 40)

Elessa Balance

Summon health pools increased
Wild Incarnation: Summon damage increased, cooldown reduced
“Eternity Armor” set: Bonus increased to 400% (from 200%), however the effect now triggers on enemies with high life values (previously poisoned enemies)
“Symbiosis” Bow: Damage bonus decreased to 150% (from 200%). Traps now have a bleed effect when this bow is equipped

Bragi Balance

Laceration: Attack speed and health cost increased, range decreased
Scythe: Attack speed and range increased

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where the Nurglings could be made invulnerable during the Great Unclean One boss fight
Fixed an issue where some raids would fail in multiplayer
Fixed the tooltip for “Scourge of Pestilence – Mastered”
Fixed a bug that could result in the character appearing in the wrong place after a Boss Rush
Fixed some issues with Russian localization
Fixed some issues with Polish localization

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16 Dec 2019Developer post

The Tomb Kings DLC Is Now Live!

The Tomb Kings DLC is now live! Owners of the Magnus Edition, or Season Pass will have instant access to the content. Start your journey into the shifting sands of Nehekhara! Story Since Magnus’ return to Nuln, a companion of High Loremaster Teclis, Finreir, has been laying the f

The Tomb Kings DLC is now live! Owners of the Magnus Edition, or Season Pass will have instant access to the content. Start your journey into the shifting sands of Nehekhara!

Story

Since Magnus’ return to Nuln, a companion of High Loremaster Teclis, Finreir, has been laying the foundations for what will be known as the Colleges of Magic in Altdorf. You’ve been invited by the fledgling Amethyst Order to explore the desert plains of Nehekhara. Your mission, to protect the expedition from any possible threats and procure any relics hidden in the crypts nestled under the shifting sands.

Season Pass and Magnus Edition owners will have instant access to the Tomb Kings content after it goes live next week. If you don’t have the Tomb Kings content, then it can be purchased separately or picked up as part of the Season Pass, which includes an additional God Skill tree for each character, new companion pets and other cosmetic boosts for your characters.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157540/Warhammer_Chaosbane__Season_Pass/

FAQ

How can I access the Tomb Kings DLC?

The Tomb Kings DLC can be played on any character. When selecting a character, you'll be given the choice between the main adventure or the Tomb Kings DLC.

You can switch between campaigns using the Waystones scattered across the Old World (if there is a save where Teclis has opened the Waystones at the end of Act 1).

Does the Tomb Kings DLC affect end game?

Those with the Tomb Kings content will find this content incorporated into the Warhammer: Chaosbane end game options. You’ll find the maps, enemies, and bosses of Nehekhara in the Boss Rush, Relic Hunt, and Expedition modes.

What if I have the Tomb Kings DLC and want to play with a friend who doesn’t have the DLC?

Players who own the Tomb Kings DLC will be able to invite and play with their friends who don’t own the content. However, only players with the DLC will receive the Tomb King specific rewards from the campaign, and have their story progress saved.
Regardless of whether you own the Tomb Kings DLC or not, all players will receive XP, fragments, and gold for completing missions and defeating enemies. Additionally, players who don’t have the Tomb Kings DLC can also experience the Tomb King content in the Boss Rush, Relic Hunt game modes when playing with friends who own the DLC.

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11 Dec 2019Developer post

The Tomb Kings Await – Join The Expedition (Upcoming Content)

The Tomb Kings are coming. Or more precisely, you’re going to them. Since Magnus’ return to Nuln, a companion of High Loremaster Teclis, Finreir, has been laying the foundations for what will be known as the Colleges of Magic in Altdorf. You’ve been invited by the fledgling Ameth

The Tomb Kings are coming. Or more precisely, you’re going to them.

Since Magnus’ return to Nuln, a companion of High Loremaster Teclis, Finreir, has been laying the foundations for what will be known as the Colleges of Magic in Altdorf. You’ve been invited by the fledgling Amethyst Order to explore the desert plains of Nehekhara. Your mission, to protect the expedition from any possible threats and procure any relics hidden in the crypts nestled under the shifting sands.

Season Pass and Magnus Edition owners will have instant access to the Tomb Kings content after it goes live next week. If you don’t have the Tomb Kings content, then it can be purchased separately or picked up as part of the Season Pass, which includes an additional God Skill tree for each character, new companion pets and other cosmetic boosts for your characters.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157540/Warhammer_Chaosbane__Season_Pass/

FAQ

How can I access the Tomb Kings DLC?

The Tomb Kings DLC can be played on any character. When selecting a character, you'll be given the choice between the main adventure or the Tomb Kings DLC.

You can switch between campaigns using the Waystones scattered across the Old World (if there is a save where Teclis has opened the Waystones at the end of Act 1).

Does the Tomb Kings DLC affect end game?

Those with the Tomb Kings content will find this content incorporated into the Warhammer: Chaosbane end game options. You’ll find the maps, enemies, and bosses of Nehekhara in the Boss Rush, Relic Hunt, and Expedition modes.

What if I have the Tomb Kings DLC and want to play with a friend who doesn’t have the DLC?

Players who own the Tomb Kings DLC will be able to invite and play with their friends who don’t own the content. However, only players with the DLC will receive the Tomb King specific rewards from the campaign, and have their story progress saved.
Regardless of whether you own the Tomb Kings DLC or not, all players will receive XP, fragments, and gold for completing missions and defeating enemies. Additionally, players who don’t have the Tomb Kings DLC can also experience the Tomb King content in the Boss Rush, Relic Hunt game modes when playing with friends who own the DLC.

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29 Oct 2019Developer post

October Update Now Live!

5th November Hotfix: we've applied a hotfix to Chaosbane to resolve some issues with player profiles that some users were experiencing. The October Update is now live on Steam! Permadeath mode has been added to Warhammer: Chaosbane, start a new character and take on the challenge

5th November Hotfix: we've applied a hotfix to Chaosbane to resolve some issues with player profiles that some users were experiencing.

The October Update is now live on Steam! Permadeath mode has been added to Warhammer: Chaosbane, start a new character and take on the challenges of the Old World, but one where the stakes are much higher.

That's not all we have in store, so make sure you read on for the full patch notes.

Features:

Permadeath mode added to the game

Make a new character and put your heroic skills to the ultimate challenge, in hardcore mode death is permanent. In the Old World death is certain, it’s just how long you can stave it off for. Find the records of slain heroes in the Pantheon, what is the highest legendary rank you can reach we wonder.

Build Preset options added for equipment, skills, god skills and legendary rank bonuses.
Chaos 8 Difficulty added
All elite enemies are now marked with an icon above their head, this way you can easily spot them as they still have their own specific loot list with better chances for high quality items

Paid Content

New Pet DLC content has been added

Interface

Heroic items (red and green) are now displayed on the map
Semi-bosses have been given a life gauge, they still have their specific loot list for heroic drops
Legendary rank is now displayed in all interfaces
New FX added to some heroic items
An arrow on the map now indicates the position of faraway objectives

Gameplay

‘Damage over time resistance’ stat has been added
New guild passives have been added, icons have also been updated
New Relic Hunt modifiers have been added for each Chaos God
- Nurgle: Regular ground AOEs inflicting poison damage
- Khorne: Regular ground AOEs inflicting physical damage
- Slaanesh: Regular ground AOEs inflicting magical damage
- Tzeentch: Regular ground AOEs inflicting fire damage
Invasion loot bonus has been increased (+100% per rank, up from +10% per rank), playing at high Invasion rank will give you better chances to loot heroic items

Balancing:

High level enemy HP gauge reworked
The loot bonus from ‘Death Benediction’ is now 200% (from 100%)
The gold loot bonus from the guild skill is 20% (up from 10%) and the loot rate bonus 200% (up from 100%)
Relic hunt modifier that reduced critical hit rate is -50% (previously -100%)
Resurrection costs increased, 15% of all gold or 50 fragments of each colour (up from 10% and 20)
Enemy kill requirement in Act 1 – Quest 1 has been increased

Elessa

Health regeneration skill bonuses have been reduced
‘Crippling Blade’ slow effect rate has been decreased
‘Elven Shot’ slow effect rate has been decreased
‘Follow Tracks – Superior’ life regen effect has been decreased
‘Wild Incarnation’ summoned pets deal increased damage
‘Lone Hunter’ damage reduction effect has been decreased from 50%/60%/60% to 40%/40%/40%

New Loot Items Added

New ring added: Improves DOT damage after using your archetype ability
New necklace: Improved loot drop quality based on critical hit, when you use this item there’s a chance to spawn an elite enemy with a unique loot list.

Item Balancing

The Axe ‘The Impatient One’ now grants 50% life bonus, 50% energy bonus and decreased cooldown of 20s (down from 100%, 100% and 100s)
The Axe ‘Victor’s Tribute’ now grants +50% damage, stacking up to 5 times, lasting 30s instead of 20s
The negative effect of the ‘Ultimate Carnage’ axe has been increased to 20% (from 10%)
The number of rage charges needed to activate the ‘Ultimate Carnage’ axes bonus effect has been increased to 20 (from 10). The negative effect that increased damage received is reduced to 10 (from 20).
Damage and regen bonus from the ‘Dazzling Light’ of the High Elf’s ‘The Impetuous One’ set have been increased
Improvements to the High Elf’s ‘Quaysh Surge’ with increased damage, damage type has also been changed to Magic / Fire / Magic

Bug Fixes

Some skill tooltips have been added or fixed
Damage over Time no longer generates a counter-attack effect
Vollen’s shield ‘Medics Passive’ generates a potion with only direct damage. DoT and counter-attack damage no longer generate this effect
Elontir’s passive skill ‘The Impetuous One’ is fixed
Some truncated German and Japanese texts are now displayed correctly
The set effect that improved the ‘Walk between Worlds’ skill has been fixed
Elessa’s Bow ‘Undergrowth Fangs’ has been fixed. This effect now deals damage to enemies and heals allies.
Bragi’s axes names have now been fixed
Chest open range has been increased

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25 Sep 2019Developer post

September Update (1.08)

The September update is here, bringing with it the Legendary Rank system which includes some new abilities, a rework of the blessing system and much more. New features and improvements Legendary Ranks added Once you reach maximum level, keep earning XP in order to increase your l

The September update is here, bringing with it the Legendary Rank system which includes some new abilities, a rework of the blessing system and much more.

New features and improvements

Legendary Ranks added

Once you reach maximum level, keep earning XP in order to increase your legendary rank. This menu is accessible from your character sheet by selecting “Legendary Rank” at the bottom of the screen.

Blessing System Update

The blessing system is now deeper, identical for all characters, and you see the result of the craft prior to validation.

Please Note: You are going to need a lot of fragments! Keep in mind that more fragments drop when you use “Bloodlust” on enemies. Do not forget you can swap fragments at the Collector’s guild.

Improved the God Skill Tree ergonomics

You can now click any node on the tree and unlock the whole tree up to this node if you have enough favor points. You can cancel one or multiple nodes the same way. This will let you test multiple combinations.

Added a new heroic set as T4 (red) and T5 (green) for each character.

Season Pass Content

Additional God Skill Tree

Each character will receive an additional god skill tree with new nodes, passive and active abilities. It’s possible to invest points across both skill trees to customize a build that works for you as a player.

All Characters

Added a new statistic "damage over time" (DOT). All damage over time abilities are now linked to this specific statistic and not raw damage.
Reworked the balance between energy gain and damage from skills that generate energy.

Empire Soldier

The "Taunt" skill improved by the "Meteoric Iron" armor set now has the correct damage set for enemies.
“Defense stance” skill has been balanced.

Dwarf Slayer

The rage bonus granted with "Eternal Grudge” has been increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds.
"Call of the Oath" has been modified so it does not generate a 5 stack of rage as it used to.
The aura granted with the "Grimnir’s tatoos" set has been decreased, damage decreased, bonus damage linked to your % of life lost increased, flaming visual effect removed.
“Avenging charge” damage decreased.
Added a damage bonus for allies when using the improved version of “Call of Oath”.
Changed the bonus granted from the "Last Song" set: it now improves the "Deep gashes" passive skill.
Fixed the “Strike of the Anvil” skill bonuses (Mastered version), these now apply correctly.

Wood Elf

Fixed the hitbox of “Elven Shot” so smaller enemies can be hit better and increased range of action when using the “Mastered” version of the skill.
Fixed the distance at which Dryads appear when using “Call of the spirits".
“Tactical retreat” has been balanced.
“Lone hunter” has been balanced.

Gameplay

DOT no longer kills players when they remove more than 5% of total health at once.
DOT do less damage in very high difficulty levels.
Removed controller vibration on skills that inflict DOT.

Gear

Critical damage stats added to amulets.
Bonuses adjusted for “The impatient One” and “Heart-Seeker” Slayer axes.

Enemies

Enemies’ attack speed rebalanced
Enemies’ health and damage have been adjusted based on difficulty level.
Changed enemy patterns:
- New skills added to multiple enemies depending on their Chaos faction.
  - Khorne Range cultists, cultist leaders, Bloodletters, Bloodcrushers, Chaos Spawns, Giant Chaos Spawns, Jabberslythes and Mutaliths now have a probability to earn a damage and defense bonus when their health is low.
  - Nurgle Nurglings, Cultists, range Cultists and summoners now have a probability to move away from the player when their life is low.
  - Slaneesh Cultists, range Cultists and summoners now briefly move away from the player when they are hurt. For a brief moment, Cultist leaders, daemonette, Herald and Chaos Spawn have their attack speed increased when their life is low. For a brief moment, Cultist leaders, daemonette, Herald and Chaos Spawn are immune to crowd control when their life is low.
  - Tzeentch Cultists, range Cultists, Blue Horrors and Pink Horrors now briefly move away from the player when they are hurt.
Giant Chaos Spawn do normal damages in close-quarter combat.
Great Unclean One: damage done by the rock fall has been decreased.
Decreased the overall number of heralds in Act 3 (in all game modes).

Misc

“Elite” enemies have a higher green loot drop rate (T5 gear).
Boss have a lower red loot drop rate (T4 gear).
Creatures summoned by enemies do not give XP or loot anymore.
Fixed some skill and gear tooltips.
Fixed some issues in the Japanese translation of the in-game texts.
Fixed some collision bugs with the props.

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Updates & announcements

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Bug Fixes

Patch Notes:

Balance:

Vollen

Elontir

Bragi

Elessa

Keela:

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

Balance

Vollen

Elontir

Bragi

Elessa

Keela

Bug Fixes

Highlights:

Gameplay:

Graphics

Balance

Vollen Balance

Elontir Balance

Bragi Balance

Elessa Balance

Item Balance

Bug Fixes

Tomb Kings

Quality of Life

Balance

Vollen Balance

Elontir Balance

Elessa Balance

Bragi Balance

Bug Fixes

Story

FAQ

FAQ

Features:

Paid Content

Interface

Gameplay

Balancing:

Elessa

New Loot Items Added

Item Balancing

Bug Fixes

New features and improvements

Season Pass Content

All Characters

Gameplay

Gear

Enemies

Misc