Ordeal of Flames is a Hallowgrove run layered on the existing map
[Wildfire Zones] appear randomly across Hallowgrove and pay richer rewards while building Heat. A full Heat bar curses the hunter with Lars the “Heretic”; the resulting stagger and heavy damage are followed by Infernal Flame draining health. Soothing Elixir clears some Heat, while Superb Soothing Elixir removes ongoing burning and prevents Heat buildup for an extended time.
- [Froststrawers] mark cleanse points on the map. Interacting with them through Power of Prayer removes corruption.
- [Oath Altars] summon follower souls; defeating them rewards a Sacred Branch.
- The [Wildfire Forbidden Zone] is sealed until its countdown ends. A Sacred Branch activates a Warp Rift for early entry.
- [Duel of Sacred Tree] unlocks on 16 November 2026 at 02:00 UTC. Enter through the portal inside the zone; a protection window prevents outsiders entering the fight already in progress.
The new progression and weapon systems are not new classes
[Soul Brand] is equipment progression from Liv the Lamplighter. It carries base stats, fixed affixes, gem slots and additional talents; failed Escape does not drop it, but can remove one or more levels, and a brand below level 1 is destroyed. The [Brand Candelabra] crafts higher-quality brands. The Blackarrow Javelin is a second weapon archetype: throws at range and close counters, with [Divine Infusion] knocking nearby enemies back and granting Divine Power and [Unerring Aim] auto-aiming throws near the reticle. No damage or cooldown table is published.
- [Shrine of Honor] displays Commemorative Items earned from achievements at Windrest and on the profile.
- New named event loops are [7-Day Surprise], [Cipher for Treasures], [Return to the Fray] after 14 days absent, and the permanent weekend [Weekend Surprise].
- The update adds Flamebound Contract Sigils towards the Pyrebound Outfit Set and Background Execution Stand; Slumbering Contract Sigils become Faded Contract Sigils, with faded sigils consumed first while both remain redeemable.
Balance and systems: retest named picks before changing a build
The machine-readable balance pass records every named class, skill, talent, affix and tactical item. Repeating the same skill in a short window now receives skill-specific damage falloff; ranged aiming drains Energy; terrain is adjusted against ranged abuse; and every class has named changes. The announcement includes a few exact caps and values, but does not publish enough numbers to calculate a new tier list.
- Mercenary, Sorcerer, Blackarrow, Shadowstrix, Seer and Withered Knight each have a dedicated set of changes, including removals and replacements such as Righteous Creed, Endless Flow, Unbreakable, Guardian, Swift Vanguard, Teleport Blessing and Elusive.
- New affixes are Dominion, Cripple and Side by Side. Spirit Shield, Distant Ward, Skypiercing and Fervor cap at 5; Vitality caps at 7; high-tier Fervid Skill Energy Cost reduction is 8% instead of 6%.
- Combat fixes include held-input buffering, safer key-combo cooldown handling, improved ranged pre-aim outlines, Sorcerer dodge feel at high movement speed and adjusted talent unlock levels.
Tasks, loot, reset, servers and privacy changes
Season Tasks are significantly less grindy and less difficult. Main Chapter 2 pays Pip’s Rare Pouch for Season 2; named task rewards include Path of Thorns cosmetics, an unbound Holy Material Selection Chest and Ferry: Dawnchaser. More containers, better high-value chances, broken-fragment exchanges, optimized Combat Bag affixes, removed forging fees and Wildfire Relics from the Wildfire Soulcatch Tree change the run economy.
- [Seasonal Rebates] is the source of truth for the Season 1 reset ratios. The announcement names Path of Glory’s starting tier, contribution returns for currencies/items/bags/nets, camp-level resets, Fateweaver Shop rewards and S1 commemoratives, but this page does not invent the exact ratios.
- US West is added and Asia moves to Hong Kong. The maintenance requires a client update and temporarily closes matchmaking; AWS Global Accelerator was the separate network change from 4 November.
- [Skip drinking animation], [Gem Warehouse], [Soul Brand Warehouse], [Remove Gems], starter-gear auto-destruction after Quick Equip, new training-ground archetypes and account-wide Add to Blocklist behaviour are now part of the client experience.