Greetings, Warlords!
We will be conducting server maintenance and implementing updates at the following times:
APAC: Aug 6, 14:00-17:00 (UTC+8)
EU/AMS: Aug 6, 07:00-10:00 (UTC+1)
The estimated maintenance duration is 3 hours. After the maintenance, we will issue Bronze Coins *8,000, Honour *300, and Unit Medals *15 as compensation. Please plan your playtime accordingly.
Here are the details of this update:
I. Update Highlights
All or Nothing mode available for a limited time: Opening a Gold Chest for the first time guarantees a Seasonal Weapon Attire Choice Box. New Weapon Attires for the Poleaxe, Dual Blades, and Short Bow are now available.
Multiple events launched: All or Nothing Sign-in Gift and Dragonhunter's Mantra events begin. The Legendary Helm [The Asura] and Legendary kill announcement [Crimson Wrath] return for a limited time. Our official 7th Anniversary version and more returnee rewards will arrive on Aug 20.
Hero and Units balance adjustments: Reduced some of the Bastard Sword's Survivability, Slashing Armour Penetration, and AoE capabilities. Comprehensively enhanced the Glaive's skill damage and combat sustain. Optimized the Nodachi's charge, skill Cooldown, and Normal Attack flow. Synchronously adjusted the offensive and defensive performance of the White Plume Guards and Queen's Knights.
System experience optimizations: Improved Player Card activation requirements and leaderboard display logic, and fixed issues regarding server transfer Title data, UI displays, skill descriptions, and targeting in newbie stages.
II. Event Details
All or Nothing Event Now Live with New Poleaxe, Dual Blades, and Short Bow Weapon Attires!
Event Introduction:
Consecutive victories in the All or Nothing mode will earn you stars, but a single defeat will reset your accumulated stars to zero. The required stars for different chests are as follows:
(1) 1 Star: Iron Chest
(2) 2 Stars: Silver Chest
(3) 3 Stars: Gold Chest
Opening a [Gold Chest] for the first time guarantees a [Seasonal Weapon Attire Choice Box] *1.
Rules:
(1) This All or Nothing features a Leadership refund system. Units will no longer refund Leadership upon death, but retreating will refund Leadership equal to 50% of the remaining troops.
(2) All Units except Chaos Season Units, Lionroar Crew, Falconetti Gunners, and Empire Chariot will be available for Warlords to freely choose from.
Equipment, Units, and Artillery are provided by the system. In this All or Nothing, all Equipment used by Heroes are reforged Equipment.
All Warlords have 1,800 Leadership.
Attackers can deploy 2 Rare Artillery, while Defenders can deploy 1 Rare Artillery.
Seasonal seals do not apply, and up to 5-Star Units can be deployed.
Max 3-player squads.
The number of Cavalry that players can deploy is limited to a maximum of 3 Cavalry Units per player.
On all maps, the capture of Banners can only be interrupted by Heroes; Units will no longer interrupt captures.
Every time you respawn or change Units at a Supply Point, the Unit gains a 30% movement speed boost for 8 seconds.
Special Restrictions:
(1) Quest progress gained at the end of a match is halved.
(2) This only affects Quests calculated by totals (e.g., "Earn a total of 2,000 troop kill points in Siege or Field Battles"). Quests calculated by match counts are unaffected (e.g., "Participate in 5 matches in any PvP mode").
Rewards:
[Seasonal Weapon Attire Choice Box] Weapon Attires:
[Flying General's Halberd] - Poleaxe
Forged from meteoric iron from the Bingzhou wastelands, the halberd is immensely heavy, decorated with a gold-inlaid beast head resembling dragon scales.
[Dragonspine Blades] - Dual Blades
The handle's wrapping has been repeatedly soaked in sea spray and blood, eventually taking on this deeply crimson hue.
[Crimson Lion Bow] - Short Bow
Legend has it that the red string was originally pure white, dyed into its current cinnabar color by the blood of enemies and its master after countless battles.
Event Duration:
From Aug 6 (after maintenance) to Aug 20 (before maintenance).
Specific mode opening times can be checked in-game via [J] - [Events].
2. All or Nothing Sign-in Gift Event Limited Time Launch!
Event Details:
Log in daily during the event to claim sign-in rewards. A total of [Proof of Hope *65], [Silver Key *5], and [Greater Scroll of Glory *5] can be claimed during the event.
Event Duration:
From Aug 6 (after maintenance) to Aug 20 (before maintenance).
3. Dragonhunter's Mantra Event Live, Legendary Helm [The Asura] Returns for a Limited Time!
Event Introduction:
During the event, Siege Battles, Field Battles, Free Battles, and Ranked Battles will drop [Mechanical Rods], with a maximum of 100 [Mechanical Rods] obtainable per day.
By consuming [Mechanical Rods], you can draw rewards from the event interface. There are three prize pools unlocking sequentially: [Dragon's Awakening], [Shadowed Relics], and [Endless Hunt].
Opening 300 times in the [Dragon's Awakening] prize pool guarantees all rewards, including [Pure Wisdom].
Obtaining [Pure Wisdom] in [Dragon's Awakening] unlocks the [Shadowed Relics] treasury. Opening 500 times in [Shadowed Relics] guarantees all rewards, including the [Epic Hero Schematic Crate].
Obtaining the [Epic Hero Schematic Crate] in [Shadowed Relics] unlocks the [Endless Hunt] treasury. The [Endless Hunt] treasury offers chances to obtain tons of rare items including the Legendary Helm [The Asura] and the Legendary kill announcement [Crimson Wrath].
During this event, the purchase limit for [Mechanical Rods] is 10,000 times.
Event Duration:
[Mechanical Rods] Drop Duration: From Aug 6, 2026 (after maintenance) to Aug 19, 2026, 23:59.
Event Interface Duration: From Aug 6, 2026 (after maintenance) to Aug 26, 2026, 23:59.
Special Notice:
※ After this Dragonhunter's Mantra event ends, all draws and prize pool statuses will be reset and will not carry over to future Dragonhunter's Mantra events. The Legendary Helm [The Asura] and Legendary kill announcement [Crimson Wrath] will also be removed from the [Endless Hunt] treasury.
4. 7th Anniversary Benefits Preview!
Following the Aug 20 update, the Anniversary version will officially launch! Brand-new modes await, along with tons of rewards!
Participate in events during the Anniversary to claim choice rewards for 3-Star, 4-Star, and 5-Star Units from S22 and prior seasons! There will also be Treatises, Equipment Schematics, Seasonal Choice Antique Attires, Anniversary-Exclusive Avatars, Titles, Frames, and more!
Warlords who did not return last year can log in during the Anniversary version to retroactively claim the choice rewards for 3-Star, 4-Star, and 5-Star Units from S28 and prior seasons, ensuring a seamless return.
During the Anniversary version, Warlords level 50 or above who log in can claim [Divine Reforge - Glaive] for free via in-game mail. For Warlords who have already purchased it, rest assured—we will refund the Sovereigns spent on [Divine Reforge - Glaive] after the Anniversary update.
We have prepared even more benefits for the Anniversary version, which will be gradually revealed in future official announcements. Stay tuned!
Specific Anniversary event rewards and rules are subject to what is displayed in-game.
III. System Adjustments & Optimizations
1. Balance Adjustments
Bastard Sword
Active Skills:
[Cross Execution]
Max targets attacked: 8 → 7; Target count where damage decay begins: 2 → 4
The skill's Cleanse no longer removes [Concussed] effects
[Driving Thrust]
Max targets attacked: 2 → 3.
[Shadow Step Slash]
Base Slashing Armour Penetration multiplier for the second hit: 100% → 120%.
[Moulinet Advance]
Base Slashing Armour Penetration multiplier: 80% → 100%.
Normal Attack:
[Hew]
Max targets attacked: 3 → 2.
[Riposte]
Max targets attacked: 3 → 2.
Specialty Nodes:
[Phantom Feint]
Base Defence threshold requirement for extra effects: 1,800 → 1,500;
Extra stamina consumption reduction effect: 35% → 30%;
[Dash] invincibility duration during the [Phantom Dance] effect: 0.5s → 0.2s.
[Whirling Recovery]
New effect when Defence threshold condition is met: Reduces [Cross Execution] Cooldown by 10s.
[Sword Dance]
Stamina consumption reduction effect: 25% → 20%.
[Myriad to Silence]
[Riposte] damage boost effect: 60% → 50%.
[Fluid Shadow]
Base Defence threshold requirement for extra effects: 1,800 → 1,500;
Extra damage buff per stack upon using [Dash]: 20% → 15%;
Removed the 15% reduction to Slashing Defence, and simultaneously removed the +200 to Slashing Armour Penetration.
[Fatal Brand]
Removed the 10% reduction to Slashing Defence, and simultaneously removed the +100 to Slashing Armour Penetration.
[Bloodburning Edge]
Removed the 20% reduction to Piercing Defence.
[Hallowed Pursuit]
Removed the 15% reduction to all Defence types, and simultaneously removed the +150 to Slashing Armour Penetration.
[Predator's Burst]
Removed the 6% reduction to Piercing Defence, and simultaneously removed the +200 to Slashing Armour Penetration.
[Eclipse Twin-Slash]
Removed the 20% reduction to all Defence types, and simultaneously removed the +200 to Slashing Armour Penetration.
Other:
Fixed an issue where the sword aura damage hitboxes could be repeatedly detected.
Paused stamina recovery when connecting [Roll/Dash] to [Hew - Hit 3] or [Riposte - Hit 1].
Glaive
Passive Effects:
[Dragon's Ode]
Unleashing an [Ultimate] grants [Dragon's Ode]: During this effect, active skill Critical Value is doubled, and all Defence types are increased by 60% for 6s. Casting other skills refreshes this duration.
Active Skills:
[Arc of Steel]
Base Slashing Damage multiplier: 92% → 166%;
Base Cooldown: 10s → 7s.
[Warlord's Greeting]
Base Slashing Damage multiplier: 88% → 176%;
Base Slashing Armour Penetration multiplier: 100% → 110%.
[Charge]
Base Slashing Damage multiplier for the first hit: 88% → 141%;
Base Slashing Damage multiplier for the second hit: 104% → 135%;
Base Slashing Armour Penetration multiplier: 100% → 110%.
[Breaker of Shields]
Base Slashing Armour Penetration multiplier for the second hit: 100% → 110%.
[God of Battles]
Damage buff effect: 15% → 22%.
[Flying Reaper]
Base Blunt Damage multiplier: 575% → 748%;
Base Cooldown: 50s → 40s.
[Hail of Blades]
Base Slashing Damage multiplier: 74% → 141%.
Nodachi
Active Skills:
[Dragon's Leap]
Boosts charge efficiency by 300% during [Bloodbath] → Achieves max charge effect instantly without charging during [Bloodbath].
[Blood Oath]
Base Cooldown: 25s → 20s.
[Monstrous Blade]
Base Cooldown: 30s → 25s.
Normal Attack:
[Combo Strikes] effect optimization:
Added the [Combo Strikes] effect when repeating the Normal Attack cycle from the fourth hit back to the first hit, as well as from the first hit to the second hit in the new cycle;
Removed the [Combo Strikes] effect from the second hit during the very first Normal Attack cycle.
Other:
Optimized the animation frames when connecting any skill to a Normal Attack.
White Plume Guards
Active skill [White Plume Defense] Defence boost: 80% → 40%, Duration: 10s → 8s;
Active skill [White Plume Defense] block drain reduction is decreased by 25%;
Active skill [Shattering Bash] Defence boost: 120% → 80%;
Active skill [Shattering Bash] block drain reduction is decreased by 30%;
Applying [Resolve] to active skill [Long Live the Han], the [Last Stand] state duration: 3.5s → 5s.
Queen's Knights
Base Attributes
Base Health: 7,080 → 7,380;
Base Block Value: 950 → 800.
Base Cooldown for [Run 'Em Through] adjusted: 11s → 12s.
Damage immunity duration during [Run 'Em Through] adjusted: 1.6s → 1.2s.
2. Player Card System Optimization
Optimized the activation requirement descriptions for Player Card Titles (e.g., "Hegemon" background);
Optimized leaderboard logic; Player Cards can now correctly display Rank standings;
Fixed an issue where Player Card system text would sometimes truncate or display incompletely;
Fixed an issue where server transfers could cause original server leaderboard Title data to be cleared.
IV. Other Bug Fixes & Optimizations
Fixed an issue with abnormal text displays in Nodachi skill descriptions;
Fixed an issue where reforging interface affixes would flicker under a specific clicking sequence;
Fixed an issue where the [Mace Sergeants] Unit could fail to acquire targets in the Newbie Unit Training Stage.