Here are the updates made to Shadow Arena during the October 29th maintenance. 

  

* Patch Size: 611.83 MB (Approx.)      

  

In order to apply the changes, please launch the game client to receive the latest update.    

Check out all the details below, and we will see you in the arena!   

 

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■ Preseason 

- Preseason has started. 

  > Preseason Period: October 29, 2020 (Thu) after maintenance - November 5, 2020 (Thu) before maintenance 

  > Performances during the Preseason period are not applied to your previous season record. 

  > Added Preseason category in Rankings.  

   > All players who achieved Gold tier or higher during Beta Season 1 will receive a special Tagahl skin during the November 5, 2020 (Thu) maintenance when the Preseason ends.  

  > A new Battle Pass event will start when the new season begins after the November 5, 2020 (Thu) maintenance.  

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  Solo Ranking System Changes

- Promotion requirements have changed to the following:  

 

Base Points per Tier (No changes) 

Tier	Base Points
Master	-12
Diamond I	-10
Diamond II	-9
Diamond III	-9
Diamond IV	-8
Diamond V	-8
Platinum I	-7
Platinum II	-6
Platinum III	-6
Platinum IV	-5
Platinum V	-5
Gold I	-4
Gold II	-4
Gold III	-3
Gold IV	-3
Gold V	-3
Silver I	-2
Silver II	-2
Silver III	-1
Silver IV	-1
Silver V	-1
Bronze I	0
Bronze II	0
Bronze III	0
Bronze IV	0
Bronze V	0
Shade	0

 

Points Possible per Rival Rank (No change) 

Tier	Rival Victory Point
Master	7
Diamond 1 - 5	6
Platinum1 - 5	5
Gold1 - 5	4
Silver1 - 5,   Bronze1 - 5,   Shade	3

 

Points Earned per Match Result 

Criteria	Points (Before)	Points (After)
Kill after 3 minutes	2 Points per Kill	1 Point per Kill
1st	17 Points	10 Points
2nd	8 Points	5 Points
3rd	6 Points	4 Points
4th	5 Points	3 Points
5th	4 Points	2 Points
6th	3 Points	1 Point
7th	2 Points	1 Point
8th	1 Point	0 Points
9th	0 Points	0 Points
10th - 14th	-1 Point	-1 Point
15th - 19th	-2 Points	-2 Points
20th - 24th	-3 Points	-3 Points
25th or lower	-4 Points	-4 Points

 

Promotion Requirements 

Next Promotion Tier	Requirements for Successful Promotion Match (Before)	Requirements for Successful Promotion Match (After)
Master	1st + 8 Kills or more	Victory against rival
Diamond I	1st + 7 Kills or more	3 kills + Victory against rival
Diamond II	1st + 6 Kills or more	3 kills + Victory against rival
Diamond III	1st + 5 Kills or more	3 Kills + Victory against rival
Diamond IV	1st + 4 Kills or more	3 Kills + Victory against rival
Diamond V	1st + 4 Kills or more	3 Kills + Victory against rival
Platinum I	1st	2 Kills + Victory against rival
Platinum II	1st	2 Kills + Victory against rival
Platinum III	1st	2 Kills + Victory against rival
Platinum IV	1st	2 Kills + Victory against rival
Platinum V	1st	2 Kills + Victory against rival
Gold I	3rd place or better +3 Kills or more + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Gold II	5th place or better +2 Kills or more + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Gold III	6th place or better +2 Kills or more + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Gold IV	6th place or better +1 Kill or more + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Gold V	8th place or better +1 Kill or more + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Silver I	8th place or better +1 Kill or more + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Silver II	10th place or better +1 Kill or more + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Silver III	10th place or better +1 Kill or more + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Silver IV	10th place or better + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Silver V	10th place or better + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Bronze I	12th place or better + Victory against rival	1 Kill + Victory against rival
Bronze II	12th place or better + Victory against rival	Victory against rival
Bronze III	12th place or better + Victory against rival	Victory against rival
Bronze IV	12th place or better + Victory against rival	Victory against rival

 

■ Trio Mode 

- Added Trio mode in place of Team mode.  

 

 

Blackstar Fragment 

- New objectives called Blackstar Fragments will spawn all over the map during the times listed below:  

  > From the start of a match to the 3-minute mark 

  > From the 5-minute mark to the 8-minute mark 

- Blackstar Fragments have a higher spawn rate in the outer areas of the map where there are less monsters. 

- Blackstar Fragments will break when you go near them, and you will receive the following buffs from them: 

(The following effect is maintained even after reviving.) 

  > AP +5 and DP +10 (Stacks and applies to all party members) 

  > -30% movement speed for 3 seconds upon obtaining the buff 

 > The total number of Blackstar Fragments gathered by the party will be shown on the upper left side of the screen.  

 

▲ Blackstar Fragment

 

Shadow Lord 

- Changed Shadow Lord spawn times to 5 minutes 30 seconds, 7 minutes 30 seconds, 9 minutes 30 seconds, and 11 minutes 30 seconds after the match begins. 

- Doubled the HP of all Shadow Lords.  

- Doubled the skill EXP gained upon defeating Shadow Lords.  

 

- Varigord has a 100% drop rate for 1 Shadow Lord's Armor and a 10% drop rate for 1 to 3 Shadow Lord's Sub-Weapons. (Modified)

- Upon defeating Varigord, the following effect will be applied:  

(The following effect is maintained even after reviving.) 

   > AP +35, DP +70 (Applies to all party members) 

 

- Gigagord has a 100% drop rate for 1 Shadow Lord's Helmet and a 10% drop rate for 1 to 3 Shadow Lord's Sub-Weapons. (Modified)

- Upon defeating Gigagord, the following effect will be applied:  

(The following effect is maintained even after reviving.) 

  > AP +50, DP +100 (Applies to all party members) 

 

- Saigord has a 100% drop rate for 1 Shadow Lord's Gloves and a 10% drop rate for 1 to 3 Shadow Lord's Sub-Weapons. (Modified)

- Upon defeating Saigord, the following effect will be applied:  

(The following effect is maintained even after reviving.) 

  > AP +65, DP +130 (Applies to all party members) 

 

- Margord has a 100% drop rate for 1 pair of  Shadow Lord's Shoes  and  a 10%  drop  rate  for  1 to  3 Shadow Lord's Sub-Weapons. (Modified)

- Upon defeating Margord, the following effect will be applied:  

(The following effect is maintained even after reviving.) 

  > AP +80, DP +160 (Applies to all party members) 

 

Revive Changes 

- Removed the Altar of Resurrection that was in the previous Team mode.  

- Removed the time period during which you can revive in the beginning of a match. Instead, you can revive through the following methods:  

1) Get revived by a teammate 

  > Teammate revivable time: Game time (in seconds) /30 +10 

  > You can interact with a party members’ grave during the revivable time to bring them back.  

 

2) Revive on your own automatically 

  > Automatic revivable time: Party revivable time x 2 

  > You will automatically revive when the automatic revivable time passes.  

 

- Upon revival, you can move quickly as a Black Spirit for 10 seconds.  

- Upon revival, you will get a AP+200, DP +300 buff for 30 seconds. 

- Upon revival, you will get 2 HP Potions.  

- Upon revival, your cooldowns for Dark Shift and Blink will reset. 

- The revivable time will be shown in the World Map, on top of the grave, and on the screen of the dead Hero.  

- The grave of an ally will be shown in green and looks different from an enemy’s grave (which is a gray tombstone icon).  

- Graves of party members will disappear when that party is eliminated.  

 

Relic of Ascension 

- 15 minutes after a match begins, the Relic of Ascension will spawn in the middle of the Dark Fog. 

  > A notification will appear to all Heroes when the Relic of Ascension is spawned.  

  > The Relic of Ascension charges when you enter within the red line shown around the edges of the Relic of Ascension and fills a gauge.  

  > The gauge speed depends on the Ascension Points that you’ve gathered throughout the game. The gauge speed increases as more teammates enter within the line.  

  > If other teams enter within the red line when you’re filling the gauge, the gauge will stop filling.  

  > The gauge will reset when all party members filling the gauge move outside the line or die.  

  > When a certain team completely fills the gauge, all the members of that team will Ascend and win the match.  

  > When Ascension is complete, the entire arena is consumed by the Dark Fog. The damage in the Dark Fog increases considerably. The remaining teams will battle it out to determine the remaining placements.  

 

• Ascension Points: The more Ascension points you have, the faster the Relic of Ascension gauge fills. You can check how to earn Ascension Points and how many you can earn with the table below:

Defeat/Destroy	Acquired Ascension Point
Player	10 Points
Specter	5 Points
Shadow Lord - Varigord	10 Points
Shadow Lord - Gigagord	15 Points
Shadow Lord - Saigord	20 Points
Shadow Lord - Margord	25 Points
Shadow Troll	2 Points
Ancient Shrine Relic	10 Points
An entire team	20% of that team’s Ascension Points

  

Dark Fog Movement Times 

- Changed Dark Fog movement times to the following:  

  > Start at 4 minutes - End at 5 minutes 

    > Start at 6 minutes - End at 7 minutes 

  > Start at 8 minutes - End at 9 minutes 

  > Start at 10 minutes - End at 11 minutes 

  > Start at 12 minutes - End at 12 minutes 30 seconds 

 > Start at 14 minutes - End at 14 minutes 30 seconds (Last Dark Fog) 

 > At 15 minutes, Relic of Ascension spawns in the middle of the last Dark Fog.  

 

Sealed Relic Tower, Stoneback Crab 

- Changed late game Sealed Relic Towers to spawn only once at 13 minutes.  

- Tripled Sealed Relic Tower’s HP.  

> AP increase buff will be applied to all party members and can be stacked. 

- Tripled Stoneback Crab’s HP.  

  > The Stoneback Crab buff will be applied to all party members.  

 

Regular Monsters 

- 1 minute after a match begins, 9 Specters with high attack power will spawn in all areas. 

- Changed specters to not spawn in the middle of the Dark Fog at 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, and 9 minutes.  

- Doubled the HP of Shadow Trolls that spawn early game and the amount of Skill XP gained. 

- Increased the Skill XP gained from defeating monsters with yellow cores that spawn at 5 minutes (Shadow Mercenary, Shadow Warrior, Shadow Combatant, Elite Shadow Soldier) by 1.7 times. 

- Increased Skill XP gained from defeating monsters with orange cores that spawn at 7 minutes (Shadow Knight, Shadow Fighter, Shadow Archer) by 2.4 times. 

- Doubled the HP of Shadow Trolls with purple cores that spawn at 7 minutes, 9 minutes, 11 minutes, and 13 minutes and tripled the Skill XP gained from defeating it.  

- Changed maximum gear grade dropped from defeating regular monsters to blue. (Updated)

 

Ping System Improvements 

  > Pings are divided into 3 types and they will be displayed next to the party member UI and on top of the Hero’s head.  

Key	Message
~	Move!
CTRL + ~	Be Careful!
~ After selecting target	Battle!

 - Improved the ping orientation to be around the character when a party member pings an area not shown on the minimap.  

 

Trio Ranking System Changes 

- Removed rival system from Trio mode.  

- Promotion requirements have been changed to the following:   

 

Next Promotion Tier	Requirements for Successful Promotion Match (Trio)
Master	1st
Diamond I	1st
Diamond II	1st
Diamond III	1st
Diamond IV	1st
Diamond V	1st
Platinum I	1st
Platinum II	1st
Platinum III	1st
Platinum IV	1st
Platinum V	1st
Gold I	2nd or higher
Gold II	2nd or higher
Gold III	2nd or higher
Gold IV	2nd or higher
Gold V	2nd or higher
Silver I	3rd or higher
Silver II	3rd or higher
Silver III	3rd or higher
Silver IV	3rd or higher
Silver V	3rd or higher
Bronze I	3rd or higher
Bronze II	3rd or higher
Bronze III	3rd or higher
Bronze IV	3rd or higher

 

Other Changes 

- Changed items that are dropped by self to not disappear even after time passes.  

- Changed the buff that you gain from defeating other players to be applied to all team members (added)
> Kill buff: 5 seconds of Super Armor, 5 seconds of DP+500, 10 seconds of Aal's Eye effect, 18 seconds of 5000 HP regen, 1 HP pot, and 1200 skill XP (added)

 

 

■ Lobby UI Renewal  

- Reworked the main screen menu and UI position.  

- Changed the game start menu.  

- Moved each separate setting buttons to the upper right side.  

- Moved the Chat UI to the lower left side. It can be toggled on and off with chat button located lower right side.  

- Changed the locations and sizes of other menus to fit with the new screen configuration. 

 

 

■ Hero 

- Improved direction change while flying as a Black Spirit when a match begins, while reviving in early game, and while using Jump Gates.  

- Added 5 seconds of time as a Black Spirit where you can move quickly upon landing after using Jump Gate.   

 

 

Shield of Heidel (RMB)  

- Fixed an issue where skill enhancement effects were not applied.  

 

 

- Fixed an issue where Dark Shift (Q) and Blink (E) cannot be used while rolling.  

 

 

Gate Breaker (1) 

- Changed the attack range shown as “charge attack range” in the skill description to “shoulder strike range”.  

  > Before: 125 →  After: 250 

 

Bestial Howl (4) 

- Reduced maximum damage by 7.5%.  

 

 

Kamasylve Tree (4) 

- Increased regen speed when using the skill to the following: 

  > Level 1: (Before) Regen 1600 HP for 20 seconds → (After) Regen 1600 HP for 14 seconds 

  > Level 2: (Before) Regen 3800 HP for 20 seconds → (After) Regen 3800 HP for 14 second 

  > Level 3, Ultimate Level: (Before) Regen 6500 HP for 20 seconds → (After) Regen 6500 HP for 14 seconds 

 

 

Asura Tread (RMB) 

- Changed movement speed increase when using the skill from 30% increase for 1.2 seconds to  50% increase for 1.2 seconds 

 

Golden Gate (4) 

- Increased DP buff when using the skill to the following: 

  > Level 1: (Before) +40 → (After) +50 

  > Level 2: (Before) +80 → (After)+100 

  > Level 3: (Before) + 120 > (After)+150 

 

 

- Increased HP from 10,000 to 11,000. 

 

Blood Flurry (4) 

- Increased lifesteal effect at Ultimate level from +10% to +20%.  

 

 

Wing Breaker (2) 

- Changed to grab target after moving 1m instantly.  

 

- Improved basic attack speed. (Updated)
- Fixed the last hit to strike when using basic attack after sprinting. (Updated)
- Improved transition into another action more quickly after sprint jump attack. (Updated)

 

 

Rolling Boulder (1)  

- Improved the rock to fly towards the direction of the arrow instead of exploding on the spot when using the skill without targeting anything. 

 

Rockwind (3) 

- Increased attack range by 15% when using the Levels 1-3 of the skill.  

  > With the above change, the attack range of Levels 1-3 and the Ultimate Level are the same and the explanation regarding the attack range increase at Ultimate Level has been removed from the skill description.  

 

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Volcanic Leap(2) 

- Added 500 burn damage for 10 seconds if you land 2 hits of the skill at Ultimate level. 

 

Thunder Strike (3) 

- Added an effect that doubles the attack range when landing the first hit of the skill at Ultimate level. 

 

 

Second Blade: Countercurrent (2)  

- Reduced dash distance by 20%.  

  > Before: 4m → After: 3.2m 

 

 

Monkey: Reach! (1) 

- Removed Super Armor when starting the smash attack.  

- Reduced Heilang’s damage by 9%.  

 

■ Ancient Weapon 

- Changed the lasers to fire after gathering energy on the spot when using the laser after mounting Laytenn.  

  > You cannot move while firing the laser.  

- Increased maximum damage of the laser attack by 60%.  

- Increased the time to transition to another action by 0.67 seconds when jumping after mounting Laytenn.  

 

■ Item 

- Added 5000 fixed bonus damage when landing Matchlock on monsters or Ancient Weapons.  

  > Total damage : 7000 

 

■ Monsters  

- Reduced the time it takes for the Red Dragon to attack from 4.5 seconds to 3 seconds and maximum damage by 40%.  

- Changed kills to be applied to the last player hitting it within 5 seconds when a bot dies to Dark Fog or monsters.  

 

■ Jump Gate 

- Changed the Black Spirit state to last for 5 seconds instead of deactivating immediately  when you land after using the Jump Gate.  

 > You can use skills when you are in Black Spirit state after landing. When using the skill, the Black Spirit state will be deactivated. (You cannot use skills in any other Black Spirit state besides landing after using a Jump Gate.) 

 

■ Website Improvements 

[Arena Board] > [Rankings] 

- Added Beta Season 2 Round 1 Preseason category  

- Added emphasis marks on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place spots in Rankings.  

- Added a page in Hero Rankings where you can view the 1st to 3rd spots for each Hero at once.  

- Changed inherent skill screenshots into videos.  

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