Blood of Steel news & patch notes

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on July 16th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【Update Content】

1. Proof of Supreme Contract — \ will stop dropping after this update (activating "BoS Plus" still allows you to claim one Supreme Contract Key per week).

Dear Players,

The scheduled maintenance for Blood of Steel on June 25 will be extended to 11:30 (UTC+8). Servers will reopen immediately after completion, with compensation issued afterward. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused during this period.

Should you encounter any issues, please contact our Customer Support. Thank you for your unwavering support!

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on June 25th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【New Content】

1. Huang Yueying's Limited Edition "Bubble Summer" Set – Limited Time Release. Players can purchase it under the "Shop - Recommended - Limited-Time Flash Sale" tab:

• The set includes Huang Yueying's hero skin \, common primary weapon \ (featuring a special attack effect: white foam trailing after crossbow bolts are fired), and common secondary weapon \ (with special blade effect). The set is available in both Tradable and Non-Tradable versions, priced at 15,800 Vouchers. Common primary/secondary weapons cannot be used for Contract revision.

• Equipping this skin unlocks the first exclusive showcase emote \, base \, and base background \. The showcase emote can be applied to profiles, result screens, and leaderboard interfaces for special idle displays. Unequipping the skin set will revert these items to their locked state.

• Tradable Version: Available in the shop on June 25th at 15:00 (limited to 5 sets) and 20:00 (limited to 5 sets) , while supplies last. No purchase limit per character, but there is a 60-second purchase cooldown.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on June 13th from 16:15 to 17:45 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 16:00. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【Update Content】

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on June 4th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【New Content】

• The "Classic Emblem S1" will be available for a limited time from June 4th to July 22nd. Players can purchase it using 4,500 Awakening Points on the 【Shop - Limited】 page (permanent limit of 1 purchase).

• Players who purchase the "Classic Emblem S1" will unlock eligibility to claim corresponding rewards in the "Classic Battle Pass" event.

• The "Classic Battle Pass" event will go live on June 8th at 10:00 in the "Event Center": Players who meet the specified unlock conditions can earn Classic Rewards EXP by completing Classic Tasks, continuously increasing their "Classic Rewards Level" to unlock multiple rewards, including brand-new troop skins: Saladin \ and Qin Liangyu \ (more event details will be announced later).

• Marian's collection skin \, Margaret's collection skin \, and Victoria's collection skin \ now support independent headwear removal/switching via the "Helmet" option in the hero interface.

• Players who obtained these skins before the update will receive the corresponding accessories via in-game mail within 7 working days. Players who obtain the above skins after the version update will have them unlocked automatically.

• Players can go to the "Event Center" to participate in the drills and exchange for Lagertha's brand-new troop skin \.

• Increased entire legion's armor.

• In skill \, \ gains the effect of knocking back the enemy commander.

• Removed the effect of restoring health to Richard I and his legion when the skill \ ends.

• In legion passive \, the effect of reducing \ cooldown by 7 seconds per enemy defeated by Richard I is adjusted to: for every four enemies intimidated by Richard I, \ cooldown is reduced by 8 seconds.

• Decreased entire legion's armor.

• Skill \: Post-charge damage bonus duration reduced from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.

• Skill \: Strategy Points consumed increased from 40% to 50%.

• Skill \: Post-charge damage reduction duration reduced from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.

• Skill \: Strategy Points consumed increased from 30% to 40%.

• Skill \: Strategy Points consumed increased from 70% to 80%.

• Hero passive \: Strategy Points recovered per second increased from 0.8% to 1%.

• Q skill \: Explosion damage increased; \ duration extended from 6 seconds to 10 seconds; explosion radius reduced from 7.5 meters to 5 meters, with damage diminishing over distance within this radius; enemy soldiers hit are knocked down.

• Optimized dual repeating crossbow firing feel.

• Skill \: Strategy Points consumed reduced from 60% to 50%; damage increase for the entire legion increased from 10% to 20%; removed the 10% melee damage reduction effect, replaced with a 4% attack speed increase for the hero.

• In hero passive \ and legion passive \, health drained when hitting an enemy's back in melee increased from 20% of damage dealt to 25%; health drain cap increased from 20|50 points to 50|125 points (soldier|hero).

• Health restored by skill \ increased from 120 points to 150 points.

• Q skill \: Cooldown per use reduced from 60 seconds to 48 seconds.

• Skill \: Melee damage reduction increased from 15% to 20%.

• Legion passive \: Automatic arrow replenishment adjusted from 9 arrows every 60 seconds to 2 arrows every 10 seconds.

• Skill \ duration increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds.

• Added Z skill \: Hero can summon and mount a horse. When not mounted, press Z to summon. When mounted, Z key performs the normal dismount action (can only be summoned in cavalry-accessible areas).

• Increased entire legion's armor.

• Skill \: Added effect: reduces damage taken by the entire legion and mounts by 20%; skill duration reduced from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.

• Skill \: Ammo replenished per person increased from 3 rounds to 4 rounds.

• Removed the 6% attack speed increase effect from skill \.

• Skill \: Damage reduction for hero and mount increased from 15% to 20%.

• Skill \: Strategy Points consumed reduced from 80% to 75%.

• Skill \: Strategy Points consumed increased from 80% to 90%.

• In skill \: Agrippina's Strategy Points recovery adjusted from 0.75%|1.25%|2% every 2 seconds to 0.4%|0.6%|0.8% per second.

• Skill \: Strategy Points consumed reduced from 90% to 80%.

• Added Z skill \: Hero can summon and mount a horse. When not mounted, press Z to summon. When mounted, Z key performs the normal dismount action (can only be summoned in cavalry-accessible areas).

• Skill \: Duration of the explosive effect after use reduced from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.

• Q skill \: Health restored to allies reduced from 6 points every 2 seconds to 5 points every 2 seconds.

• Optimized the control scheme for \; it no longer requires issuing an attack command.

• Removed: Army-wide skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. When Gilles de Rais is within 15 meters of Joan of Arc, damage taken by Joan of Arc is reduced by 8%, while Gilles de Rais and his troops deal 12% increased damage. When Joan of Arc or Gilles de Rais' troops defeat an enemy, \ cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. After casting \, for every 8 allies covered, the cooldown of \ is reduced by 4 seconds and damage is increased by 3%, stacking up to 6 layers for 30 seconds. After \ ends, blessed targets enter a \ state (\: Attack reduced by 15%, movement speed reduced by 0.2|0.4 (infantry|cavalry) m/s for 30 seconds; receiving \ again cancels this state).

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Increases the effective radius of \ and \ by 2 meters.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 20 Tactics Points. Increases damage dealt to mounts by 8%.

• Removed: Soldier skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. When not under \ and the hero's movement speed exceeds (7|9|11) m/s upon hitting a target, gain damage(0.5|1|2)1% Rage.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. Under \, each time the hero hits an enemy, \ cooldown is reduced by 1.5 seconds. Meanwhile, damage reduction for hero and mount is reduced from 25% to 15%.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Increases the duration of \ by 4 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Increases the duration of \ by 6 seconds.

• Removed: Soldier skills\、Army-wide skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. When using \, for every 4 enemies hit by the initial area charm, the entire legion gains 4% increased damage, stacking up to 3 layers for 20 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. Using \ additionally grants 20% increased damage. However, if the legion defeats fewer than 8 enemies during \, the legion enters a \ state (\: Attack reduced by 20%, movement speed reduced by 0.2|0.4 (infantry|cavalry) m/s for 20 seconds).

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Increases the duration of \ by 4 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Increases the maximum target count of the \ skill by +2.

• Removed: Soldier skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. When movement speed exceeds 8 m/s, gain an additional 1% Strategy Points. Activating \ increases the next melee attack's damage by 30%; this effect triggers once every 8 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. During \, attack is increased by 20%, mounted movement speed is increased by 1 m/s; meanwhile, damage reduction for hero and mount is reduced from 50% to 35%.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Increases the duration of \ by 4 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. After activating \, it reduces the cooldown of Swift Assault by 15 seconds.

• Removed: Army-wide skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\、Army-wide skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. After \'s slash hits a target, the hero gains 1.5% Strategy Points.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. After casting \, the entire legion's attack is increased by 10% and infantry movement speed is increased by 0.5 m/s for 20 seconds. During this period, if the total damage dealt by the entire legion is below 4,000, the legion enters a \ state (\: Attack reduced by 15%, infantry movement speed reduced by 0.5 m/s for 20 seconds).

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. When Qi Family Swordsmen hit a target, all damage taken by that target is increased by 8% for 10 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. For every 5 enemies defeated by the entire legion, \'s cooldown is reduced by 8 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 20 Tactics Points. When health is below 30%, inner and outer armor are increased by 10 points.

• Removed: Soldier skills\、Army-wide skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. During \, for each target defeated by the entire legion, the entire legion's damage increases by 2%, stacking up to 5 layers.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. After activating \, the next melee attack's damage is increased by 20%; this effect triggers once every 8 seconds. Meanwhile, damage taken by hero and mount is increased by 5%, and skill duration is reduced by 8 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. For every 5 enemies defeated by the entire legion, \'s cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. After activating \, mount movement speed is increased by 0.5 m/s.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 20 Tactics Points. When health is below 30%, inner and outer armor are increased by 10 points.

• Removed: Soldier skills\、Army-wide skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. The entire legion gains an effect: if the number of caltrops within 10 meters of oneself exceeds 10, ranged attack is increased by 8%. Additionally, caltrops gain a concealment effect upon creation, which is removed after taking melee damage.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. \ damage is increased by 10%; caltrop deployment wind-up time is reduced by 0.4 seconds; \ is replaced by \ (\: Consumes 40% Strategy Points. Entire legion infantry movement speed increased to 1.5 m/s, melee damage taken reduced by 10%, lasts 12 seconds).

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. When a caltrop takes melee damage, it reduces the attacker's attack speed by 2% and movement speed by 0.3|0.6 m/s (infantry|cavalry) for 5 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Increases the Strategy Points recovered by \ by 1%/second.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 20 Tactics Points. Increases the gain of Strategy Points, Rage, and Supplies by 3%.

• Removed: Soldier skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. \ deployment wind-up time is reduced by 0.6 seconds. During its duration, hitting 1 infantry unit scores 1 point, dismounting 1 cavalry unit scores 5 points; every 20 points reduces \'s cooldown by 8 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. After casting \, additionally gain 10% increased melee damage and 1 m/s increased mounted movement speed. During the duration, the entire legion must defeat at least 4 enemies; otherwise, they enter a \ state (\: Damage reduced by 10%, mounted movement speed reduced by 1 m/s for 15 seconds). ○ Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Extends \'s duration by 3 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. During \, the Strategy Points gained from defeating enemies is increased by 0.3%.

• Removed: Army-wide skills\、Army-wide skills\、Army-wide skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. After activating \, war chariot movement speed is increased by 1.2 m/s, and Iron Eagle Crossbowmen's sweeping shots grant the target the \ effect. When the number of defeated \ reaches 6, \'s cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds, and the entire legion recovers 20 health points.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. After activating \, during its duration, war chariot movement speed is increased by 2.4 m/s, the entire legion's melee damage is increased by 10%, and infantry movement speed is increased by 0.8 m/s. Score is calculated based on the hero (120 points) and the entire legion's soldiers (480 points divided by number of soldiers). If the defeat score exceeds 200, \'s cooldown is reduced by 30 seconds; if the defeat score is below 120, the entire legion enters a \ state (\: War chariot movement speed reduced by 2.4 m/s, entire legion's melee damage reduced by 10%, infantry movement speed reduced by 0.8 m/s for 15 seconds).

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Extends \'s duration by 3 seconds.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Increases melee damage dealt to enemy soldiers with health below 30% by 20%.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 20 Tactics Points. When own health is below 30%, melee attack is increased by 10%.

• Removed: Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\、Soldier skills\、Army-wide skills\、Army-wide skills\

• Added:

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. \ replaced by \ (\: Consumes 50% Strategy Points. Commands the entire legion to throw 1 volley of javelins; legion infantry movement speed is increased by 0.8 m/s for 12 seconds. During this period, for each enemy defeated, the hero gains 1% Strategy Points).

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 60 Tactics Points. After using \, the entire legion's damage is increased by 15% and infantry movement speed is increased by 0.8 m/s for 20 seconds. Score is calculated based on the hero (120 points) and the entire legion's soldiers (480 points divided by number of soldiers). If the defeat score exceeds 240, the hero gains 40% Strategy Points and the entire legion recovers 30 health points. Otherwise, the entire legion enters a \ state (\: Entire legion's damage reduced by 15%, damage taken increased by 10%, infantry movement speed reduced by 0.8 m/s, and cannot use legion skill \ for 20 seconds).

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. After activating \, the entire legion's anti-impact value is increased by 20.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. After activating \, melee damage is increased by 5%.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 40 Tactics Points. Reduces the infantry movement speed penalty of \.

• Army-wide skills\: Consumes 20 Tactics Points. After a shield blocks an enemy's melee attack, it deals 6 points of counter damage to the attacker.

• Added "Insufficient Tactics Points" notification: When the selected loadout uses less than 100 Tactics Points, this indicator will appear to the right of the Tactics loadout quick selection bar in the matchmaking interface.

• Optimised an issue in the Trading Post where only individual items of 'Exquisite Silk' and 'Refined Steel' could be displayed when listed at the same price; the stack limit per group has now been increased to 200.

• Optimised game memory usage.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on May 21st from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

1. 9th Anniversary Limited Collection \ Released:

• This round's rewards include: Collection sets for Marian, Margaret, Victoria, Edward I, and Octavian, including hero skins, primary weapons, secondary weapons, shields, and accessories. Also includes Refined Steel, Exquisite Silk, Battle Pass Tokens, and Skin Fragments.

• \ has a permanent purchase limit of 120 draws, with all rewards guaranteed within 120 draws.

• The 20th, 40th, 60th, and 80th draws guarantee \×1, allowing you to choose one collection skin from Margaret, Victoria, Edward I, or Octavian. The 50th, 90th, 100th, and 120th draws guarantee the gold collection-quality Marian set rewards (accessory, secondary weapon, primary weapon, hero skin).

• Collect all components of one \ skin to unlock the hero's dynamic loading half-portrait. Collect all 5 series skins to additionally claim the Player Avatar \ by clicking in the blind box draw interface.

• You can draw via the "Shop -> Skins -> Misty Ritual " entry using Awakening Points.

• This round's \ blind box sales will end on June 25th at 00:00.

2. New "Mastery · Frosty Moonlight" Contract Weapons – Limited Time Release:

• This round's \ contract will be available from after maintenance on May 21st to July 15th, for 8 weeks. It includes 1 new footprint, 6 red-quality common weapons (Polearm, Bow, Long Spear, One-Handed Sword, Two-Handed Sword, and Two-Handed Blade), 6 purple-quality common weapons, blue-quality Frosted Moonlight Stones, and a Frosted Moonlight Decoration Selection Pack (containing a new base, new base background, new hero elimination broadcast, new loading frame, new avatar frame, and other items).

• Epic red contract weapons feature: new projectile trails, weapon activation states, custom execution animations, custom finishing effects, idle states, and combat seal broadcasts.

• The footprint from this contract is common. The common weapons can be equipped simultaneously by all heroes that can use that weapon type, without needing duplicates or switching. Example: If Guan Yu and Li Shiming are both compatible with the \, obtaining one allows both to equip it.

• \ for this contract do not require active Iron Knight Plus. They drop from battles (excluding Open World, AI Mode, Custom Rooms, Hero Arena). Each character can obtain up to 6 per week. Click the icon in the matchmaking lobby to view acquisition details and drop rules.

• This contract can only be engaged via \ purchased with YP; other currencies are not applicable. A single key costs 880 YP. A 10-draw \ consumes only 9 Prestige Contract Key.

• This contract introduces a new guarantee mechanism \:

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on May 7th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on April 29th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on April 23rd from 07:00 to 12:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 06:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【New Content】

1. New Hero Li Shiming is now available! You can obtain this new hero for free through the "Hero Free Play" event. After the event ends, he can be purchased and exchanged using Silver Coins, Recruitment Orders, or Vouchers.

2. Collection Skin Blind Box "Peerless Beauty Blind Box" Limited-Time Return:

• Return rewards include: Hero skins, primary weapons, secondary weapons, and accessories for the five beauties Zhang Xingcai, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shangxiang, Inahime, and Qin Liangyu, along with Refined Steel, Exquisite Silk, Battle Pass Tokens, and Skin Fragments.

• "Peerless Beauty Blind Box" has a permanent purchase limit of 120 draws, with all rewards guaranteed within 120 draws.

• You can draw via the "Collection Blind Box" entry under "Shop - Skins", using Awakening Points.

• Draw progress from the box's initial release will be fully inherited.

• Special Return-Only Reward: During the return period, Awakening Points spent drawing this box are converted 1:1 into "Blessing's Radiance" points. Players who drew during the initial release can directly claim the corresponding amount. Players can go to the event page \ to participate and exchange for rewards.

• The limited-time return sale ends on May 21st at 00:00.

3. New Hero Favourite Tag Feature: You can now mark your favourite heroes with a special tag. They will automatically appear at the top of the hero list, helping you deploy faster and improving the overall experience.

a. Setting Favourite Heroes:

• Individual Setting: Click the Heart button on the hero info interface to set/unset a favourite (default is unselected).

• Batch Setting: Added a heart button for "Favourite Sort" on the hero overview interface. Click "Favourite Sort" → "Batch Modify" to enter edit mode, then click hero cards to quickly toggle favourite status for multiple heroes. Changes are saved automatically upon exit.

• Inherited Heroes and their original versions share the same favourite setting.

b. Sorting and Filtering:

• Hero Overview Interface: Favourite heroes are always displayed at the top, unaffected by other sorting methods (e.g., proficiency). For example, when sorting by proficiency, favourite heroes still come first, with proficiency sorting applied among them.

• Battlefield Hero Selection Interface: Favourite heroes are also displayed first.

4. Competitive Battle Pass Update:

• Battle Pass Rewards: Hero skins for Li Shiming and Cecilia, along with matching common primary/secondary weapons, soldier skins for Aguda / Baldwin I / Saladin / Qin Liangyu, and more.

• Soldier Skin Return: Free selection from 24 soldier skins, including 6 popular skins voted by Players and 18 other soldier skins.

5. New Season Events Officially Launch:

• Event 1 \: Daily login and activity rewards await. Additionally, by completing designated tasks, you can earn "Arrows" in the game. Knock down targets at Liang Hongyu's Shooting Range to obtain the universal mount \ , classic back decoration \ , Awakening Diamonds, and a total of 64 types of celebration rewards.

• Event 2 \: Players can obtain the permanent hero "Li Shiming" or 78,000 Silver Coins through this event.

• Event 3 \: 24 popular soldier skins await your vote. The top 8 skins based on vote rankings will have a limited-time return during a subsequent Anniversary event.

• Event 4 \: During the return period, Awakening Points spent drawing this box are converted 1:1 into Blessing's Radiance. Players who drew during the initial release can directly claim the corresponding amount. Reaching specified Blessing's Radiance thresholds allows you to exchange for gold-quality Zhang Xingcai / Zhang Bao exclusive Radiant Stones, Zhang Xingcai / Zhang Bao soldier \ , dynamic loading image \ , base background \ , dynamic avatar frame, dynamic loading frame, and more.

• Event 5 \: During the event, if your highest Legion/Siege Ranked Match rank reaches a specified tier in the current season, you can additionally claim the corresponding tier's Past Season Coins.

6. Ranked Matches (map rotation), Territory War, and Elite League seasons will conclude, and new seasons will begin.

7. Open World "Conquest" and Solo Ranked Matches seasons will conclude and restart.

8. Open World Battle Pass has been updated.

【Adjustments & Optimizations】

Dear Players,

The scheduled maintenance for Blood of Steel on April 14 will be extended. Servers will reopen immediately after completion, with compensation issued afterward. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused during this period.

Should you encounter any issues, please contact our Customer Support. Thank you for your unwavering support!

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on April 14th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

This maintenance will further optimise server performance and network connectivity. We extend our sincere gratitude to all the players who have supported and followed us.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on April 2nd from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

1. Mount \ Limited-Time Return:

• This round's rewards include: Roaming Mountains and Seas mounts for the five heroes Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Alexander, Arthur, and Catherine the Great, along with Awakening Points, Battle Pass Tokens, Diamonds, and Skin Fragments.

• \ has a permanent purchase limit of 60 draws, with all rewards guaranteed within 60 draws.

• You can draw via the "Tiger's Roar Returns" entry under "Shop - Skins", using Awakening Points.

• Draw progress from this mount's initial release will be fully inherited.

• Special Return-Only Reward: During the return period, Awakening Points spent drawing this mount are converted 1:1 into "Blessing's Radiance" points. Players who drew during the initial release can directly claim the corresponding amount. Players can go to the event page \ to participate and exchange for the \ , which can transform a \ mount with unlocked Tier 3 effects into a Legendary-quality Contract Common Mount.

• The limited-time return sale ends on April 23rd at 00:00.

2. Tiger's Roar Event – Limited Time Launch. Players can go to the "Event Center" to participate:

• Tiger's Roar Login Gift: Log in daily to claim rewards for 14 days. Recharge any amount to upgrade to the Supreme Login Gift.

• Tiger's Roar Activity Gift: Complete daily tasks to accumulate activity. Reaching specified cumulative days of 120 activity points will reward you with the brand-new avatar \ .

• Tiger's Roar Returns: Blessing's Radiance: During the Roaming Mountains and Seas return period, Awakening Points spent drawing this mount are converted 1:1 into Blessing's Radiance. Players who drew during the initial release can directly claim the corresponding amount. Reaching specified Blessing's Radiance thresholds allows you to claim the \ .

• Iron Knight Collaborative Camp: During the event, complete designated tasks to earn "Voting Tickets" . From April 9th at 10:00, use "Voting Tickets" to vote for your favorite swimsuit concept art! When the event concludes, the concept art with the highest vote percentage will be implemented in-game as this summer's swimsuit skin!

3. Isabella's Awakening Set \ Revitalized and Upgraded:

• Added a matching hero attendant skin \ .

• Matching weapon blade effects upgraded to \ ; skin synthesis effects upgraded to \ , enhancing the visual experience.

• Added a new special high-speed walking animation in-game.

• Special Note: Players who already owned the "Isabella – Siren Princess" Awakening skin before this version update will automatically unlock the hero attendant skin. Players who obtain this Awakening skin after the update will receive the hero attendant skin directly.

4. Legion War Ranked Matches and Siege War Ranked Matches now include the Tactics System for trial. Players can select, modify, and equip Tactics loadouts in the hero selection interface.

5. Lyu Lingqi's Awakening Set will be added to the Awakening Shop and opened for Crystal exchange. The exchange includes Lü Lingqi's full Awakening skin set (including taunt action and chat emote, but excluding the red skill Luminous Stones and the Collection sets and soldier skins for Guan Yinping, Zhang Molan, Bai Mingyi, and Wu Zetian). Also fixed an issue where the \ event could be opened from the hero interface.

Respectfully submitted by the Iron Knight Development and Operations Team.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on March 19th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on March 12rd from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

1. Da Qiao's Brand-New Skin Set "Phoenix Perch Attire" – Limited Time Release. Players can purchase it under the "Shop - Recommended - Limited-Time Flash Sale" tab:

• Da Qiao's new skin set "Phoenix Perch Attire" includes the hero skin \ , the universal primary weapon \ (with blade effect "Firefly Candle"), and the common secondary weapon \ (Note: Universal primary/secondary weapons cannot be used for Contract revision). The set is available in both Tradable and Non-Tradable versions, priced at 10,000 YP.

• Tradable Version: A limited quantity of (Asia server 20 sets, Europe server 2 sets America server 2 sets) will be released in the shop on March 12th at 15:00, available while supplies last. No purchase limit per character, but there is a 60-second purchase cooldown.

• Special Notes for the Tradable Version:

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on March 3rd from 08:00 to 12:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on February 10th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【New Content】

1. Limited-Time Awakening "Soul-Painting Dreamshock" Released:

• This round's rewards include: Lyu Lingqi's Awakening Set, Lyu Lingqi/Lyu Bu Red Shining Stone*3, Collection Sets for 4 heroes (Guan Yinping, Zhang Molan, Bai Mingyi, Wu Zetian), plus rewards such as Skin Selection Chest, Mount Selection Chest, Weapon Selection Chest, Hero Selection Chest, and more.

• "Soul-Painting Dreamshock" has a permanent purchase limit of 240 draws, with all rewards guaranteed within 240 draws.

• The 20th, 50th, and 85th draws guarantee "Painted Soul Skin Select Box"1 (choose one collection skin from Zhang Molan, Bai Mingyi, or Wu Zetian). The 30th, 65th, and 100th draws guarantee "Painted Soul Soldier Select Box"*1 (choose one troop skin from Zhang Molan, Bai Mingyi, or Wu Zetian). The 140th draw guarantees Guan Yinping's Golden Collection Quality Set (hero skin, primary/secondary weapons, accessory, soldiers, exclusive mount "Treading Cloud Rainbow"). The 170th draw guarantees Lyu Lingqi/Lyu Bu Red Shining Stone*3. The 240th draw guarantees Lyu Lingqi's Red Awakening Quality Set (hero skin, primary/secondary weapons, scroll accessory, soldiers, exclusive mount "Baize").

• The Red Shining Stones for Lü Lingqi/Lü Bu – "Rivers and Mountains Afar", "Demonic Flames Cover the Sun", "Ten Thousand Li of Frozen Lands" – all alter the casting effects of , and enhance the effects and hit visuals of the Q skill \.

• All hero skins in the "Soul-Painting Dreamshock" series feature exclusive taunt animations. Lyu Lingqi's Awakening Skin also has a new visual effect animation "Sketch First."

• Lyu Lingqi's Awakening Skin features the exclusive animation effect "Floating Clouds," and its primary/secondary weapons have the exclusive blade effect "Floating Clouds." Guan Yinping's Collection primary/secondary weapons have the exclusive blade effect "Crimson Firmament."

• Collect all components of one "Soul-Painting Dreamshock" skin to unlock the hero's dynamic loading portrait. Collect all 5 series skins to additionally claim the Player Avatar "Soul-Painting Dreamshock Avatar" by clicking in the blind box draw interface.

• Access via the "Limited-Time - Soul-Painting Dreamshock" entry under "Shop - Path of Awakening" and use Awakening Points to draw.

• This event sale will end on March 12th at 00:00. After the next maintenance, it will revert to the form where Lyu Lingqi's Set can be exchanged for Awakening Crystals. (Note: Lyu Lingqi's Red Shining Stones are event-exclusive and are not included in Lyu Lingqi's Awakening Set.)

2. New Red Quality Shining Stones for Sun Shangxiang, available through Spring Festival events:

• Sun Shangxiang's 4th Skill \ Red Shining Stone "Echoes from the Void" alters the skill's casting effect.

• Sun Shangxiang's Q Skill \ Red Shining Stone "Illusory World" alters the skill's casting effect.

3. Spring Festival Events – Limited Time Launch. Players can go to the "Event Center" to participate:

• Spring Festival Login Gift: Log in daily to claim the Year of the Horse limited avatar "Swift Victory" and other rewards. Recharge any amount to upgrade to the Supreme Login Gift, unlocking the "Ink and Wash Art" avatar frame. If cumulative recharge reaches 30,000 YP during the event, you can also obtain the event-limited Red Shining Stone Selection Chest (containing 2 brand-new red-quality Shining Stones for Sun Shangxiang).

• Year-End Feedback Gift: After reaching corresponding thresholds with Feedback Points earned through "Top-up Expert" or "Spending Pioneer," you can exchange for the Year of the Horse Selection Pack, Spring Festival Accessory Selection Pack, "Vivid Ink and Wash Art" base background, "Ink and Wash Art" dynamic background image, Event Soldier Skin Selection Pack (containing Bu Lianshi's new soldier skin "Beauty of Ten Thousand Springs"), and the Red Shining Stone Selection Chest, among other premium rewards. (See event page for tracking periods.)

• Spring Festival Activity Gift: Complete daily tasks to accumulate activity. Reach specified cumulative days of 120 activity points to claim corresponding benefits – receive the Event Soldier Skin Selection Pack for free (containing Bu Lianshi's new soldier skin "Beautiful Lady of Spring").

• Server-wide Battle Against the Nian Beast: Complete designated tasks to collect firecrackers and participate in driving away the Nian Beast. When the server-wide total firecrackers reach specified milestones and you personally have at least 20, you can claim the Spring Festival Accessory Selection Pack and the universal back decoration "Striking Gold Daily". Collected firecrackers can also be exchanged in the Lunar New Year Shop for the Event Soldier Skin Selection Pack, Year of the Horse Selection Pack, Awakening Voucher, and other generous rewards.

4. Siege War Hero Swap Point Mechanism Optimization & Adjustment:

• The hero swap function will be temporarily disabled for the first 5 minutes after battle starts.

• The cooldown for swapping heroes is now uniformly set to 300 seconds.

• After performing a hero swap, the remaining soldiers of the original legion will automatically rout, and the troops will be instantly returned to the barracks. The Player must use the B key to re-recruit soldiers to replenish the newly swapped legion.

5. "Entertainment Mode - Custom Room" now includes a Replay System:

• When creating a custom room, check "Enable Replay" to automatically start downloading the replay for that match upon entering the battlefield.

• Automatically downloaded replays will display the corresponding game mode participated in as: Custom - Legion, Custom - Hero, Custom - Siege.

6. Bug Fixes:

• Adjusted the name of Huang Zhong/Huang Wudian's skill from "Rapid Shot" to "Precision Shot" to better match its actual effect description.

• Fixed a bug on the "South of Holy City" map where using the summon mount command in specific spots could teleport the player downstairs. Adjusted the pathing rules for that location to allow cavalry to pass normally.

• Fixed a bug on the "Jade Palace" map where players could get stuck in specific spots.

• Fixed a bug where some heroes (e.g., Ling Tong, Han Xin, Liu Bei, Isabella, Barisan) could still press X to switch to their shield after dismounting and putting it away, and could repair the shield while mounted.

• Fixed a bug where Zhang Fei lacked the corresponding throwing animation when using left-click to throw after picking up a Shock Mine or Healing Potion.

• Fixed a bug where Zhang Molan's character model would slide without proper animation when moving after picking up a Shock Mine or Healing Potion.

• Fixed a bug where skill descriptions in the Tactics interface would sometimes not display when hovering the mouse.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on January 29nd from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【New Content】

1. Hero Balance Adjustments:

a. Yuan Chonghuan:

• Skill \: Removed the effect increasing minimum mount acceleration speed, and skill duration reduced from 30 seconds to 25 seconds. The increased damage effect against enemy soldiers is now only effective against dismounted enemy soldiers.

• Q Skill \ Added Effect: Enemies dismounted by the three-eyed arquebus cannot be dismounted again by it for 20 seconds.

• Hero Passive \: Cooldown reduction for \ when Yuan Chonghuan kills a target adjusted from 6 seconds to 4 seconds.

• In Legion Passive \, damage reduction for rider and camel while the camel is crouching adjusted from 20% to 10%.

• In the \ effect attached to skill \, removed the effect increasing mount impact force by 50%. "Increase own melee damage by 15%" adjusted to "Increase melee damage against dismounted enemies by 25%".

• Skill \: Cooldown increased from 36 seconds to 45 seconds.

• Skill \: Increased movement speed for Saladin and his legion's mounts raised from 1 m/s to 1.5 m/s.

• In Skill \, melee damage taken reduced from 25% to 15%. Added effect: Melee damage against dismounted enemies increased by 10%. Extra damage from \ reduced from 50% to 30%.

• Battle results screen now shows a notification for "Contract: Ashfire of Heaven and Earth" Contract Seal drops.

• Red Dot Notification Optimization:

• BoS Plus Interface Interaction Adjustment: Entering the Iron Knight Plus interface will now default to displaying the Full Version content.

• Fixed a bug with abnormal Contract Point calculation upon battle defeat: Previously, some defeats incorrectly awarded only 1 point. This now follows the normal settlement rules.

• Prioritize displaying the current lowest listed price.

• If no items are currently listed, then fall back to the "Minimum Listing Price Limit".

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on January 22nd from 07:00 to 12:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 06:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【New Content】

1. New Limited Contract Weapons "Zenith Contract: Ashfire of Heaven and Earth" – Limited Time Release:

• The "Zenith Contract: Ashfire of Heaven and Earth" contract will be available from January 22 to March 19 for 8 weeks. It includes 1 new footprint effect, 6 red-quality universal weapons (Bow, Long Spear, One-Handed Sword, Two-Handed Sword, Two-Handed Blade, and Shield), 6 purple-quality universal weapons, blue-quality Embers of Heaven and Earth Stones, and an Embers of Heaven and Earth Decoration Selection Pack (containing a new base, new base background, new hero takedown broadcast, new loading frame, new avatar frame, and other items).

• Epic red contract weapons feature: new projectile trails, weapon activation states, custom execution animations, custom finishing effects, idle states, and combat seal broadcasts.

• The footprint from this contract is universal; the universal weapons can be equipped simultaneously by all heroes that can use that weapon type without needing duplicates or switching. Example: If Godfrey and Hua Mulan are both compatible with "Supreme Red Sky Sword," obtaining one allows both to equip it.

• "Contract Certificate" for this contract do not require active Iron Knight Plus. They drop from battles (excluding Open World, AI Mode, Custom Rooms, Hero Arena). Each character can obtain up to 6 per week. Click the icon in the matchmaking lobby to view acquisition details and drop rules.

• This contract can only be engaged via "Supreme Contract Keys" purchased with YP; other currencies are not applicable. A single key costs 880 YP. A 10-draw "Supreme·Signing" consumes only 9 keys.

• New Guarantee Mechanism: Weekly Wish Selection

  (1) Each account can set one Wished Weapon (red quality) per week.

  (2) Guaranteed to receive the current Wished Weapon within 150 signings.

  (3) Guaranteed to receive at least one purple (rare) quality item every 20 signings.

  (4) The Wished Weapon can be changed at any time. Signing count and guarantee progress are not reset and will carry over.

  (5) One wish attempt is granted automatically every Monday at 00:00. Unused attempts accumulate, up to a maximum of 4.

• New Weekly Cumulative Signing Reward: Accumulate 50 signings in a week to claim an extra 6 Supreme Contract Keys and a limited emote.

• Purchase Iron Knight Plus (Full Version) to claim 1 extra Supreme Contract Key per week.

• High-grade (blue) "Embers of Heaven and Earth Stones" from this contract can be upgraded via 20:1 synthesis to Rare (purple) equipment. Rare (purple) equipment can be upgraded via 15:1 synthesis to Epic (red) equipment. Only items from this contract can be used for synthesis; they cannot be mixed with items from previous contracts.

• All weapons, footprints, and Embers of Heaven and Earth Stones from this contract can be listed on the Trading Post.

2. Limited-Time Return of Collection Skin Blind Box "Queen's Preparation Blind Box":

• Return rewards include collection sets for 5 heroes: Isabella, Boudica, Octavia, Joan of Arc, Cecilia – each including hero skin, accessory, pet, and primary weapon. The hidden variant Isabella - Coral Queen additionally includes the Coral Royal Banner. Also includes Refined Steel, Exquisite Silk, Battle Pass Tokens, and Skin Fragments.

• "Queen's Preparation Blind Box" has a permanent purchase limit of 120 draws, with all rewards guaranteed within 120 draws.

• Access via "Shop - Skins" under "Collection Blind Box" and use Awakening Points to draw.

• Draw progress from the box's initial release will be fully inherited.

• Special Return-Only Reward: During the return period, Awakening Points spent drawing this box are converted 1:1 into "Blessing's Radiance" points. Players who drew during the initial release can directly claim the corresponding amount. Go to the event page "The Queen Returns: Blessing's Radiance" to exchange for rewards.

• The limited-time return sale ends on February 10 at 00:00.

3. Competitive Battle Pass Update:

• Battle Pass Rewards: 2 hero skins for Octavian and Diaochan; 4 soldier skins for Helen, Octavia, Cai Wenji, Huang Zhong; 6 universal weapons (Sword, Shield, Throwing Spear, etc.), and more.

• Soldier Skin Return: Free selection from 24 soldier skins, including 6 popular skins voted by Players and 18 other soldier skins.

4. "Shop - Specials - Limited Purchase" now features 5 new base background images. Each requires 1 Awakening Diamond to exchange.

5. Ranked Matches (map rotation), Territory War, and Elite League seasons will conclude, and new seasons will begin.

6. Spring Festival-themed lobby and limited-time Spring Festival maps are now available: "Yangzhou Stronghold Night 5V5," "Yangzhou Stronghold Night 7V7," "Weiyang City Night 7V7," "Weiyang City Night 10V10."

7. New Season Events Officially Launch:

• Event 1 \: During the "Queen's Preparation Blind Box" return period, Awakening Points spent drawing the box are converted 1:1 into Blessing's Radiance. Players who drew during the initial release can directly claim the corresponding amount. Reach specified Blessing's Radiance thresholds to claim rewards including Isabella - Coral Queen's matching secondary weapon & shield, gold-quality Isabella-exclusive Luminous Stone, Isabella's soldiers \, Queen's Secondary Weapon Selection Box, dynamic loading image \, base background \, dynamic avatar frame, dynamic loading frame, and more.

• Event 2 \: Players can create their own battle squads or join friends' squads to fight together and claim rewards. Complete specified tasks to also claim the brand-new Lady Zhurong skin set \.

• Event 3 \: Purchase the new Competitive Battle Pass and level it up to obtain the brand-new Cai Wenji soldier skin \ (this skin currently has no other acquisition method).

• Event 4 \: The revamped hero Isabella returns to the battlefield. Use Isabella in 10 battles and claim the 120 Activity Points Chest for 7 days to choose between obtaining the permanent hero Isabella or 78,000 silver coins.

8. Bai Qi's Inherited Hero, "Bai Mingyi," is now available through regular inheritance.

9. Open World "Conquest" and Solo Ranked Matches seasons will conclude and restart.

10. Open World Battle Pass has been updated.

【Adjustments & Optimizations】

1. Hero Balance Adjustments:

a. Isabella (Hero Rework):

• Added Strategy Points mechanism: Starts with 100%, recovers over time; hero gains Strategy Points when hitting enemies and when units affected by the Royal Banner are attacked.

• Skill \: Adjusted to consume 80% Strategy Points to summon a Banner Bearer. Allies within the banner's range gain the \ effect, increasing armor and restoring health per second (effect doubled when out of combat).

• Removed skill \.

• Added skill \: Consumes 50% Strategy Points. After activation, allies affected by \ who deal more than 10 damage will deal an extra 30% holy damage (max 30) for 20 seconds. Requires an active "Banner Guard" to use.

• Added skill \: Consumes 50% Strategy Points. Increases all armor for the entire legion by 20 points, and soldiers focus on defense for 10 seconds. If a "Banner Guard" is present during casting, allies affected by \ near it gain an additional 10 all armor and a shield absorbing 40 damage for 10 seconds.

• Hero Passive \: Adjusted so that if Isabella blocks an enemy attack shortly after raising her shield, it triggers a "Perfect Block" effect (inflicts greater stagger on the enemy and increases Isabella's own attack by 20% for 2 seconds).

• Legion Passive \: Adjusted so that Isabella's use of legion skills \ and \ reduces the cooldown of Q skill \ by 5 seconds.

b. Li Guang:

• Skill \: Required Strategy Points reduced from 70% to 60%; increases ranged damage by 10% during its duration.

• Skill \: Removed shield effect. Adjusted to reduce all melee damage taken by the legion by 20%, and reduce damage taken by the hero's mount by 30%.

c. Edward I:

• Skill \: Adjusted to consume 30% Strategy Points.

• Skill \: Wind-up time reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1.2 seconds; casting condition changed from "cannot move" to "moving cancels the cast".

• Removed Q skill \.

• Added Q skill \: Hero recovers 3% Strategy Points per second for 20 seconds.

• In Legion Passive \, removed the effect of hero hit|kill reducing \ cooldown by 3|6 seconds; adjusted to hero hit|kill reduces \ cooldown by 2|4 seconds.

d. Xerxes:

• In skill \, the attack reduction from \ increased from 5% to 10%; \ duration increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds.

• Legion Passive \ added: Targets hit by \ reduce the cooldown of \ by 1 second.

e. Diao Chan:

• In skill \, using the charge no longer resets Q skill \, but reduces its cooldown by 10 seconds. The post-charge damage boost duration reduced from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.

f. Caesar:

• Increased the movement speed penalty inflicted by the Testudo formation.

g. Joan:

• Reduced base armor for Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais's entire legions.

h. Harald:

• Attack increase when using skill \ raised from 25% to 30%.

• Skill \: Cooldown reduced from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.

i. Lagertha:

• Fixed bug where skill description did not mention movement speed increase under \.

• Attack increase for Lagertha under \ raised from 15% to 20%.

• Removed the effect where enemies attacking the hero under \ would suffer reduced attack and attack speed.

j. Melisande:

• Added Strategy Points mechanism: Starts with 100%, recovers over time; hero recovers 1% | 0.1% Strategy Points when hero | soldiers hit enemies.

• Skill \: Adjusted to be usable only when Strategy Points are above 30%, consumes 5% Strategy Points per second during the skill, during which the hero loses the automatic Strategy Points recovery; the state can be ended early by using the skill again, or ends automatically when Strategy Points reach 0. During the skill, increases the entire legion's inner/outer armor by 30 points, increases damage to shields by 100%, and makes them immune to \ and \ effects. Soldiers will use \ to attack during this time (\: Damage increased by 20%, this attack can break through block/parry, cooldown 5 seconds).

k. Meng Huo:

• Removed the attack speed reduction effect from Q skill \.

• Fixed bug where the effect "Meng Huo and his legion take 50% increased fire damage" did not apply to soldiers.

l. Stephanie:

• Skill \: Adjusted so that if the legion is at full strength, the effect changes to restoring health for the entire legion and their mounts over 15 seconds.

• In Legion Passive \, Strategy Points gained by the hero when soldiers hit a target increased from 0.08% to 0.12%.

m. Arthur:

• Skill \: Damage-absorbing shield reduced from 120 to 90.

n. Zhao Yun / Zhao Manying:

• In Hero Passive \, the rage gained per second by Zhao Yun / Zhao Manying after entering combat increased from 4% to 5%.

o. Ma Chao:

• Skill \: Damage reduction for the entire legion and mounts during the charge increased from 15% to 25%.

• Skill \: Javelin strike duration increased from 10 seconds to 25 seconds.

• In Hero Passive \, removed the effect where Ma Chao gains 3.6% Strategy Points when hitting enemies with a javelin, and doubled gain for hitting marked enemies.

• In Hero Passive \, added: Ma Chao deals 20% increased damage to marked targets; if a marked target is killed, \ cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds.

• In Legion Passive \, added: Entire legion deals 100% increased damage to mounts with thrown attacks.

• Added Z skill \: Hero can summon and mount a horse. When not mounted, press Z to summon. When mounted, Z key performs the normal dismount action (can only be summoned in cavalry-accessible areas).

p. Lyu Bu / Lü Lingqi:

• Skill \: Adjusted so that during the skill, Lü Bu / Lü Lingqi's attack increase changed from 20% to 30%; attack speed increase reduced from 8% to 4%; additionally gains Attack Level +2.

• In skill \, the duration of the \ effect increased from 5 seconds to 8 seconds.

• In Hero Passive \: Lü Bu / Lü Lingqi's extra damage to enemies below 20% HP adjusted to 50% increased damage to enemy soldiers below 30% HP; duration of damage reduction after being hit increased from 5 seconds to 8 seconds.

• Adjusted and optimized the attack effects of Q skill \.

q. Aguda:

• In skill \: Added effect where the 4 summoned cavalry pulling the chains take 25% increased damage from all sources.

• Strategy Points gained by Wanyan Aguda for defeating enemies during \ duration reduced from 1.5% to 1.2%.

r. Catherine:

• Skill \: Cooldown reduced from 3 seconds to 1 second.

• Skill \: Cooldown reduced from 3 seconds to 1 second.

• In Hero Passive \, increased the probability of \ appearing; Strategy Points gained when the hero gets close to picking up \ increased from 25% to 30%.

s. Huo Qubing:

• Increased the efficiency of Strategy Points gain for Huo Qubing while moving.

• In skill \: Mount damage reduction increased from 40% to 50%; added effect: During this state, damage dealt to mounts increased by 50%.

• In Legion Passive \: Cooldown reduction for \ per enemy killed by Huo Qubing increased from 2 seconds to 6 seconds; added effect: During \ state, every enemy killed by the entire legion reduces \ cooldown by 6 seconds.

t. Fan Lihua:

• Skill \: Added effect reducing damage taken by hero and mount by 15%; during the skill duration, Fan Lihua gains an additional 1% Strategy Points per second.

• Added Z skill \: Hero can summon and mount a horse. When not mounted, press Z to summon. When mounted, Z key performs the normal dismount action (can only be summoned in cavalry-accessible areas).

u. Yuan Chonghuan:

• Added Strategy Points mechanism: Starts with 100%, recovers over time; gains 2% Strategy Points when a target carrying \ dies.

• Skill \: Adjusted to consume 80% Strategy Points. Added effect: Increases melee damage dealt by the entire legion and mounts to enemy soldiers by 20%, reduces all damage taken by the legion and mounts by 20%; increased the duration of the mount speed boost for Yuan Chonghuan and his legion from 20 seconds to 30 seconds.

• In skill \, removed the effect increasing minimum mount acceleration speed; added effect: Using the skill resets the cooldown of Q skill \.

• Q skill \: Cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 30 seconds; slightly increased dismount distance.

• Hero Passive \: Adjusted so that Yuan Chonghuan starts with 100% Strategy Points and recovers over time. When Yuan Chonghuan kills a target, reduces the cooldown of \ by 6 seconds.

• Legion Passive \: Adjusted so that when the entire legion hits a target within 25 meters with the three-eyed arquebus, it applies the \ effect to the target (\: Reduces anti-impact value by 30%, increases damage taken by 5%, lasts 20 seconds; if a target carrying \ dies, Yuan Chonghuan gains 2% Strategy Points).

v. Agrippina:

• In skill \, the duration of the \ mark increased from 30 seconds to 60 seconds.

• Skill \: Adjusted to consume 80% Strategy Points; duration of the Divine state for Agrippina and her legion increased from 18 seconds to 20 seconds.

• Added Z skill \: Hero can summon and mount a horse. When not mounted, press Z to summon. When mounted, Z key performs the normal dismount action (can only be summoned in cavalry-accessible areas).

w. Saladin:

• Skill \: Damage reduction reduced from 25% to 20%.

• Skill \: Duration of the movement speed increase for Saladin and his legion reduced from 45 seconds to 30 seconds.

• Q skill \: Skill duration reduced from 15 seconds to 10 seconds; number of shots reduced from 5 to 3.

x. Xiahou Yuan:

• Skill \: Adjusted to consume 35% Strategy Points; cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 3 seconds.

• Added Z skill \: Hero can summon and mount a horse. When not mounted, press Z to summon. When mounted, Z key performs the normal dismount action (can only be summoned in cavalry-accessible areas).

y. Huang Zhong / Huang Wudian:

• Skill \: Number of volleys increased from 3 to 4.

• Skill \: Adjusted to consume 60% Strategy Points; increases ranged attack by 30% for 20 seconds.

• Skill \: Skill cooldown reduced from 120 seconds to 90 seconds; removed restriction preventing soldiers from using ranged attacks during the skill; added effect reducing all damage taken by the legion and mounts by 20% during the skill.

• Hero Passive \: Strategy Points gained when hero | soldiers hit a target increased from 1.6% | 0.16% to 2% | 0.2%; removed the effect where hero hitting | killing an enemy unit while mounted reduces \ cooldown.

• Added Z skill \: Hero can summon and mount a horse. When not mounted, press Z to summon. When mounted, Z key performs the normal dismount action (can only be summoned in cavalry-accessible areas).

z. Sibylla:

• Fixed bug where killing enemies with Explosive Arrows did not grant the hero Strategy Points.

• Skill \: Damage of fired crossbow bolts increased from 30% to 40%.

• Increased the damage from skill \.

• In Hero Passive \, the damage increase from \ raised from 5% to 10%.

• In Q skill \, changed from healing allies every 3 seconds to every 2 seconds.

• Added Z skill \: Hero can summon and mount a horse. When not mounted, press Z to summon. When mounted, Z key performs the normal dismount action (can only be summoned in cavalry-accessible areas).

aa. The following heroes have gained the basic riding skill: Sun Shangxiang, Zhang Fei, Ling Tong, Han Xin, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Da Qiao, Wang Yangming, Isabella, Barisan.

2. Map Balance Adjustments:

• Galilee 6V5 Siege: Removed the Shieldbearer Camp in front of the flag choke point.

• Crac des Chavaliers 6V5 Siege: Added a commandable Shieldbearer Camp near the defender's flag to strengthen defense.

• Optimized the attack logic of map garrison troops to prevent troop losses during loading screens.

3. Adjusted and optimized voice lines and visual effects for some heroes.

【Bug Fixes】

• Fixed a bug where horse models could persist in the cavalry camera view.

• Fixed a bug where the prestige score for Isabella's shield \ and Octavia's shield \ was not calculated correctly.

• Fixed an issue with the "Settings - Battle Settings - Show Distant Player Names" function.

• Fixed a bug where Stephanie's \ skill could not replace dismounted soldiers when the legion was at full strength but had dismounted soldiers.

• Fixed a bug where Liu Bei's strategy points were still consumed if enemies within the \ range were pulled away or died before the skill completed.

• Fixed a bug where the sound effect range for Hua Mulan's Q skill was too large.

• Fixed incorrect skill description text for Richard I's hero passive.

• Fixed a bug where the golden flame effects on Sun Shangxiang's Awakening Set \ hero skin and primary/secondary weapons would retain information from the previously viewed hero interface.

• Fixed a bug where players could get stuck and unable to move in specific locations on the "Knight's Castle 6V5" map.

• Fixed a bug where heroes could attack through blocking walls in specific locations on the "Fort Zeelandia 10V8" map.

• Fixed a bug in the Open World where Baldwin IV's default weapon upon entering combat was incorrect.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on January 8th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please note that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Blood of Steel will undergo a hotfix maintenance without server downtime on December 23 at 10:00 (UTC+8). After the update is complete, simply restart your game to experience the latest content.

Update Details:

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on December 18th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

1 .Universal Mount "Ghost Horse" Limited-Time Release

• This round's rewards include: Universal Contract Mount "Ghost Horse," Supreme Ghost Horse Advancement Stone*3, High-grade Ghost Horse Advancement Stone*3, along with Awakening Points, Battle Pass Tokens, Diamonds, and Skin Fragments rewards.

• All heroes who can ride mounts (except special mount heroes Sibylla and Meng Huo) can equip the Ghost Horse.

• "Ghost Horse" has a permanent purchase limit of 60 draws, with all rewards guaranteed within 60 draws.

• The 10th, 20th, and 35th draws guarantee "Ghost Horse Mount"*1; the 30th, 40th, and 45th draws guarantee "Superior Ghost Horse Advancement Stone" x1; the 60th draw guarantees " Epic Ghost Horse Advancement Stone" x3.

• Use the corresponding Advancement Stones to advance the "Ghost Horse" and activate corresponding high-tier visual effects; the highest-tier "Epic·Ghost Horse" will feature new wind speed lines, reining-in effects, and jumping effects.

• You can access through the "Shadow of the Underworld" entry under Shop - Skins and use Awakening Points to draw.

• The Ghost Horse mount sale will end on January 15th at 0:00.

• Ghost Horse, Superior·Ghost Horse, and Epic Horse all support the free setting of "Mount model becomes semi-transparent during attacks."

2 .Christmas & New Year Event Limited-Time Launch: Multiple festive back accessories, Northern Realm-themed avatar frames, and dynamic loading images await. Additionally, starting December 18th at 10:00, the Grand Celebration event will open reward exchange. Eligible Monarchs can directly claim event-exclusive avatars and Bai Qi's Inherited Hero "Bai Mingyi."

3 .Battle Technique System added to Legion War - 5v5 Ranked Practice and AI modes. Monarchs can select, modify, and equip Tactics loadouts in the hero selection interface.

4 .Entertainment Mode Event Adjustments:

• Gameplay Lab removed.

• "Nemesis Draft" event adds three time slots: Tuesday 21:00-22:00, Thursday 19:00-21:00, Saturday 20:00-21:00.

5 ."Time's Wish" will rotate on January 1, 2026:

• Current skin pools 【Chaos of the Warring】, 【Demons's Whisper】, 【Hundred Years of England and France】 will be taken down on December 31st at 23:59.

• On January 1, 2026, at 0:00, the Season 1 series rewards will rotate in: 【Everything Renewed】, 【Glory of the Empire】, 【Dimensional Breakthrough】, lasting 90 days.

• Under the 【Everything Renewed】 series, Bu Lianshi's skin "Sun Xihe" will have two weapon skins added: "Butterfly Masquerade" (primary weapon) and "Phoenix Blood" (secondary weapon). Monarchs who have already collected all skins in this series can use Awakening Points to freely choose and draw these weapon skins after the rotation goes live.

6 .Optimized Hero Deployment Rules: Removed restrictions on heroes being deployed while already on the battlefield in Legion War, allowing heroes to be deployed in any state.

7 .Fixed a bug where removing a Common Mount would cause Fame score to drop, requiring re-equipping to restore normal values.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on December 4th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

1 .Wishing Pool and Astro Workshop rotation updated.

2 .The Red Gemstone Selection Box under the "Shop - Specials" section has been adjusted to a monthly purchase limit of 1.

3 .Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug in the Gameplay Lab where Inherited Heroes could not change armor plate plan.

• Fixed a bug where Huang Zhong defeating enemy targets incorrectly reduced the cooldown of \.

• Fixed a bug where Huang Zhong’s skill \ consumed an abnormal amount of Strategy Points.

• Fixed inaccurate descriptions for Huang Zhong/Huang Wudian’s passive skills. The description "Huang Zhong/Huang Wudian reduces the cooldown of \ when hitting丨defeating enemy units while mounted" has now been moved to the hero passive description.

• Fixed a bug in the hero attributes interface where Huang Wudian’s Strategy Points description was incorrect.

• Fixed a bug where Lyu Bu’s Z skill could not directly mount the horse (without the whistling animation).

• Fixed a bug where the visual effect of Saladin’s skill \ after activation could not be seen by enemies.

• Fixed a bug where, after pressing F3 to issue an attack command in Chiyome Mochizuki/Mochizuki Moritoki’s perspective, switching characters caused the other party and soldiers to idle in place.

• Fixed a bug where Mochizuki Moritoki’s HUD icon was displayed incorrectly.

• Fixed a bug where Iga Orochi’s F skill would kick the floor when used on the second-floor platform in Hero Arena, causing the skill to fail.

• Fixed a bug where when Iga Orochi equipped a new Shining Stone and pressed the Q skill, everyone within a certain range could hear the sword-drawing sound effect. The sound effect of this Shining Stone has been removed.

• Fixed a bug where Fan Lihua’s bow-drawing angle was abnormal when equipped with the Awakening Skin “Drunken Moon, Entwined Flowers Set.”

• Fixed a bug where the skirt displayed abnormally in the preparation interface when Fan Lihua was equipped with the Awakening Skin “Drunken Moon, Entwined Flowers Set.”

• Fixed a bug where Baldwin IV had an empty scabbard hanging from his waist in the preparation interface when equipped with the skin “Lord of All Realms.”

• Fixed a bug where Victoria’s hair would clip through her back while running when equipped with the skin “Frost Fairy Spirit.”

• Fixed a bug where the blade effect of Stephanie’s primary weapon, “Heavenly Rank Blade”, was inconsistent with the synthesis interface effect. It has been unified to “Indigo Flame.”

• Fixed a bug where the soldier horse skin displayed abnormally when Stephanie’s soldiers were equipped with the skin “Temple Rider Overseer.”

• Fixed a bug where Godfrey’s soldiers had abnormal arm models on the battlefield when equipped with the skin “Scarlet Bones Blood Princess.”

• Fixed a bug where Alexander’s soldiers had male voice sounds for slashing after forming up when equipped with the skin “Crystal Light Battle Maiden.”

• Fixed a bug where Octavian’s shield state display and movement speed were abnormal after placing a tent while holding a shield.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on November 20th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

1 .Limited-time Collection Skin Blind Box【Demonic Dance Kaleidoscope】Released:

• This round's rewards include: Collection sets for 5 heroes - Iga Orochi, Kaihime, Inahime, Chiyome Mochizuki, and Tomoe Gozen, including hero skins, primary weapons, secondary weapons, accessories, and Iga Orochi pet; additionally includes Tough Steel, Cute Silk, Battle Pass Tokens, and Skin Fragments rewards.

• 【Demonic Dance Kaleidoscope】has a permanent purchase limit of 120 draws, and 120 draws guarantee all rewards in the blind box.

• The 20th, 40th, 60th, and 80th draws guarantee【Self-Selected Demonic Dance Chest】*1, which allows choosing one collection skin from Kaihime, Inahime, Chiyome Mochizuki, or Tomoe Gozen; The 50th, 70th, 90th, 100th, and 120th draws guarantee orange collection quality Iga Orochi set rewards (accessory, pet, secondary weapon, primary weapon, hero skin).

• Collect all components of one 【Demonic Dance Kaleidoscope】skin to unlock the hero's dynamic loading half-portrait; Collect all 5 series skins to additionally claim the Player avatar 【Demonic Dance Kaleidoscope Avatar】by clicking in the blind box draw interface.

• You can access via the "Collection Blind Box" entry under "Shop - Skins" and use Awakening Points to draw.

• This round's 【Demonic Dance Kaleidoscope】blind box sales will end on December 25 at 0:00.

2 ."Night of Enchanting Realms" event is available for a limited time. Players can go to "Event Center" to participate:

• Participate in login and spending activities: Can obtain Demonic Dance Kaleidoscope avatar frame, gold-quality Shining Stones for Hattori Hanzo/Iga Orochi, base background 【Dusk Sakura Garden】, dynamic loading image 【Shadows over Twilight Hills】, PDemonic Dance Kaleidoscope dynamic loading frame, and other rewards.

• Participate in the new activity "Realms United": After completing specified tasks, you can attack server-shared strongholds. When a stronghold's total occupation progress reaches 100%, all players who participated in the attacks can collectively receive commemorative rewards; meanwhile, Players who participated in attacks will accumulate Merit for themselves. After reaching specified Merit requirements, you can claim Bai Qi's new skin set 【Demon King: Blood Prison】.

3 .The Yumen Pass 10V8 siege map has received an art overhaul, and map balance adjustments have been made:

• Added a mechanism door that can only be opened and closed by the defending side.

• Added two hero swap points inside and outside the city.

4 .Xerxes is now available through regular acquisition methods, meaning he can be obtained using Silver Coins, Hero Shard, or Vouchers.

5 .Hero Balance Adjustments:

a. Sun Shangxiang

• Hero Passive "Between the Eyes": When Sun Shangxiang uses a bow, hitting/eliminating enemies reduces the "Xiaoji" cooldown from 5/10 seconds to 3/6 seconds.

• Q Skill "Multi-Shot": Duration reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds. Rage gained from hitting targets during the duration reduced to 1%.

b. Li Guang

• Skill "Rapid Shoot": Strategy Points consumed reduced from 80% to 70%.

• Skill "Heal" added effect: After use, grants the hero a shield absorbing 120 damage, lasting 15 seconds.

c. Amunet

• Skill "Poison Bolts": Cooldown increased from 60 seconds to 75 seconds.

• Hero Passive "Death Stare" and Legion Passive "Eyes of Zendar": Ranged damage bonus against targets with health below 30% reduced from 50% to 20%.

d. Xerxes

• Skill "Ephialtes": Cooldown reduced from 90 seconds to 75 seconds; skill duration increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds.

• Skill "Shading the Sun": Strategy Points consumed reduced from 80% to 70%. Arrow rain becomes denser, and the minimum cast distance restriction is reduced.

e. Richard I

• Slightly increased the Rage gained by Richard I and his legion when being hit.

• Skill "Intimidate": Rage consumed increased from 50% to 60%.

• Legion Passive "Focused Rage": When Richard I defeats an enemy, the "Taunt" cooldown reduction per enemy changed from 10 seconds to 7 seconds.

• Q Skill "Heavy Chop": Added effect: Hitting soldiers will knock them down.

f. Caesar/Calpurnia

• Slightly reduced the Strategy Points recovered by Caesar/Calpurnia and their legion when taking damage.

g. Godfrey/Ada

• Skill "Zeal": Slightly reduced its movement speed boost effect.

• Hero Passive "Blood Frenzy": Slightly reduced the attack power increase when Godfrey/Ada damages enemies with a two-handed sword for 2 seconds.

• Q Skill "Justice Sanction": When Godfrey/Ada spins and slashes with the greatsword, reduced damage of the first spin, increased attack stagger caused (can dodge/roll during stagger, but cannot attack or block); increased damage of the second spin.

h. Baldwin I

• Increased entire legion's Armor.

• Q Skill "Whirlwind Slash": When Baldwin I spins and slashes with the greatsword, reduced damage of the first spin, increased attack stagger caused (can dodge/roll during stagger, but cannot attack or block); increased damage of the second spin.

i. Frederick I/Agnes

• When Frederick I/Agnes uses "Whirlwind Hammer", reduced damage of the first spin, increased attack stagger caused (can dodge/roll during stagger, but cannot attack or block); increased damage of the second spin.

j. Lagertha

• After activating skill "Odyn's Fury", increased Max HP for hero/soldiers reduced from 160/80 to 120/60.

• Slightly reduced health restored per kill and hero attack speed in "Bloodlust" effect.

k. Cai Wenji

• Fixed bug where Cai Wenji could not gain Strategy Points when using ranged attacks.

• Q Skill "Sky Lantern": Cooldown reduced from 3 seconds to 1 second.

• Optimized the casting method of skill "Blessing": Changed from not allowing movement after use to must stop to use, moving cancels the cast. Also, health and Strategy Points restored after casting "Blessing" changed from immediate restoration to restoration over 8 seconds.

• Legion Passive "Privy Councilor": Hitting a unit with "Sky Lantern" reduces "Blessing" cooldown, increased from 0.5 seconds to 0.6 seconds.

• Original skill "Reserve Horse" adjusted to Z skill, and summoning directly mounts the hero (when not mounted, Z key summons mount; when mounted, Z key has normal dismount effect). This skill cooldown is 120 seconds.

l. Zhou Yu

• Hero Passive "Handsome Talent": Changed from increasing damage by 5% against enemies with "Flammable" effect to increasing damage by 10% against burning enemies; fixed bug where this effect didn't work for Zhou Yu's legion.

m. Hattori Hanzo/Iga Orochi

• Increased entire legion's Armor.

• "Scatter": Damage reduction per shuriken adjusted from 15% to 10%.

n. Germanicus

• Duration of deploying heavy shield infantry using skill "Heavy Shield Formation" reduced from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.

o. Robin Hood/Marian

• Increased entire legion's Armor.

• Using Q skill "Swift Theft" against enemy hero/soldiers, "borrowed" gold increased from 10/2 to 15/3.

p. Octavia

• Reduced attack of Roman Auxiliary Spearmen.

q. Wu Zetian

• Increased the Strategy Points Wu Zetian gains based on damage dealt when causing damage.

• When using Horizontal Blade Stance, automatic Strategy Points recovery per second will no longer take effect; adjusted to Wu Zetian recovering 1% Strategy Points per second when NOT in "Horizontal Blade Stance" state.

• Skill "Horizontal Blade Stance": Adjusted to consume 5% Strategy Points instantly upon activation, then consume 5% Strategy Points per second thereafter. This skill requires at least 30% Strategy Points to use.

• Skill "Queen's Protection": Cooldown reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds; cooldown for sheltered heroes also reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds.

r. Gerard

• Optimized the command casting method for skill "Lance Charge", and added skill bonus: Grants a shield absorbing 120/60 (hero/soldier) damage, and mount receives 25% reduced damage.

s. Bathory

• Optimized the command casting method for skill "Winged Charge".

• In Legion Passive "Noble Blood", Strategy Points gained when Báthory hits an enemy with "Manual Lance" increased from 3% to 5%, doubled upon defeat.

t. Lyu Bu/Lü Lingqi

• Removed skill "Reserve Horse".

• Added Z skill "Red Hare": Immediately summons a warhorse and mounts directly upon summoning (when not mounted, Z key summons mount; when mounted, Z key has normal dismount effect). This skill cooldown is 120 seconds.

u. Aguda

• Q Skill "Chain": Cooldown increased from 45 seconds to 60 seconds.

v. Saladin

• Skill "Sword of Truth": Adjusted to deduct 5% Rage instantly upon activation, then consume 5% Rage per second, automatically ending the state when Rage reaches 0; this skill requires at least 30% Rage to use.

• The "20% reduced melee damage taken" in "Blessing" effect adjusted to: 25% reduced full damage taken.

w. Xiahou Yuan

• Skill "Poison Arrow": Strategy Points consumed reduced from 75% to 70%.

• Skill "Rapid March": Cooldown reduced from 60 seconds to 45 seconds.

• In Hero Passive "Horse Archery", "Xiahou Yuan increases firing speed when moving at high speed on mount" adjusted to: Xiahou Yuan increases draw/firing speed by 5% when in mounted state.

• Legion Passive "Mounted Archery" added: Xiahou Yuan legion soldiers increase draw/firing speed by 5% when in mounted state.

6 .Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug where white dot hints would appear above melee heroes on the battlefield.

• Fixed bug where Alexander's soldiers equipped with the "Crystal Light Battle Maiden" skin lacked the secondary weapon spear skin.

• Fixed a very low probability bug where using skill "Backup Horses" while Arthur was swinging could cause the skill effect to fail.

• Fixed bug where texture was missing for the hound skin of Zhurong's soldiers when equipped with the "Fiery Demon Fox" skin.

• Fixed bug where two identical primary weapons appeared for Qin Liangyu in the hero interface.

• Fixed error in the corresponding hero for the permanent skin "Blue-Eyed Death" in the Mengchang Treasure Chest item description.

• Fixed typos in the skill description of Lagertha's 5th skill "Odyn's Fury".

• Fixed bug in the Open World where beasts taken out of the Beast Stable could not be traded.

Dear Players,

The scheduled maintenance for Blood of Steel Eu server and NA/SA server on November 6th will be extended. Servers will reopen immediately after completion, with compensation issued afterward. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused during this period.

Should you encounter any issues, please contact our Customer Support. Thank you for your unwavering support!

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on November 6th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

1 .Red Gemstone Selection Box and 【Arrival of the Phoenix】series Set added to the "Shop-Special Offer" section:

• Red Gemstone Selection Box: Contains selectable red-quality Shining Stones for Hua Mulan, Joan , and Fan Lihua. Limited to 2 purchases per month.

• 【Arrival of the Phoenix】Series Sets: Includes Long Cry·Phoenix Set (Price: 70,000 YP, contains Huang Wudian hero skin, primary and secondary weapons, accessories, soldiers, mount, actions), Long Cry·Azure Luan Set (Price: 20,000 YP, contains Cai Wenji hero skin, primary and secondary weapons, accessories, soldiers, mount, actions), Long Cry·Yuanchu Set (Price: 20,000 YP, contains Bu Lianshi hero skin, primary and secondary weapons, accessories, soldiers, actions), Long Cry·Yue Zhuo Set (Price: 20,000 YP, contains Liang Hongyu hero skin, primary and secondary weapons, accessories, soldiers, actions). Each set is sold separately. If you already own the corresponding skin, the system will automatically convert it (no voucher refund). Please check before purchasing.

• The primary and secondary weapons of the Long Cry·Phoenix Set (Huang Wudian) feature exclusive blade effects: "Holding Fire" and "Drifting Ash".

2 .5 New skins added to the Diamond Awakening Shop for exchange:

• Hattori Hanzo - Mikawa Demon Samurai, Xiahou Yuan - Shadow Stalker, Xiao Qiao - Peerless Imperial Consort, Stephanie - Goddess of Wisdom, Huang Yueying - Peerless Ink Jade.

• Exchange for these skins will no longer be available in the "Lord Growth Diary" event and has been changed to Awakening Diamonds.

3 .Tactics System Adjustments:

• In Gameplay Lab mode, the Armor System and Tactics System can now coexist. In this mode, you can freely combine armor attributes and tactical strategies to test various combat combinations.

• The Tactics Library for all heroes has been reduced to 10 entries. The system-recommended loadouts have been adjusted to 1 set.

• All hero-related tactical skills have been removed.

4 .Hero HUD Display Optimization: Added hero name display to the right of the hero portrait on the battlefield. For Inherited Heroes, the original hero's name is additionally displayed below for easier distinction.

5 .Adjusted the selectable heroes at the 20,000 YP tier in the cumulative recharge event.

6 .Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug during the All Heroes Free period where duplicate heroes (involving Qin Qiong, Deng Ai, Arthur) appeared during the hero filter and search phase in Legion 5v5 Ranked matches. After this maintenance update, the "Mount & Blade Festival: All Heroes Free" event will be reopened and extended until December 4th, 23:59.

• Fixed a bug in Event Center-Profit-Daily Sigh in that prevented normal collection of daily rewards. The check-in function will fully resume normal operation the day after the update. After this maintenance update, all players will be compensated with 15 days of check-in rewards.

• Fixed a bug where the strikethrough price was not displayed in the Battle Pass purchase interface when Battle Pass Vouchers were present in the Warehouse.

• Fixed a bug with Wang Yangming's skill "\" where the first fire ring would disappear when the second fire ring was generated.

• Fixed a bug with Chiyome Mochizuki's legion where shurikens could not be fully thrown within the skill's duration.

• Fixed a bug where Octavian's tent could be summoned inside the city through the gate, allowing the killing of gate-guarding officers.

• Fixed a bug causing a large number of horse corpse models to appear in the Drill Grounds.

• Fixed a bug with Tomoe Gozen's accessories "Blue Moon Flag" and "Crimson Dusk Flag" where they were displayed at her feet.

• Fixed a bug where, on very high graphics settings, the model of Sith Soldiers equipped with the "Shadow of the Quicksand" skin would not render when near Xerxes.

• Fixed a bug where Zhao Yun's helmet was missing its tassel when using the "Soaring Dragon General" skin.

• Fixed a bug where clicking "Send Battle Info" for Caesar's Inherited Hero, Calpurnia, would cause an abnormal system prompt.

• Fixed a bug in the hero interface where the name of Trajan's cloak "Gate of the Divine Court" was displayed incorrectly.

• Fixed a bug where firecracker sounds were present in the big world city.

• Fixed a bug for Steam players where they could not complete the "Follow the Official WeChat Account" task in the Beginner Benefits

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on October 23rd from 07:00 to 12:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 06:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

【New Content】

1 .New Hero: The Persian Emperor Xerxes leads his Immortals into battle, unleashing arrow storms and converting enemies! Obtain the new hero for free via the "Hero Trial" event. After the event, he can be acquired using Silver Coins, Recruitment Orders, or Credits.

2 .Competitive Battle Pass Update:

• Pass Rewards: Caesar's Inheritance Hero Calpurnia & Wu Zetian hero skins with matching primary/secondary weapons, 4 soldier skins for Xerxes/Alexander/Godfrey/Saladin, and more.

• Soldier Skin Returns: 24 selectable soldier skins, including 6 popular skins voted by players and 18 others.

• Pass Crystal Store: Adds Lady Zhurong's soldier skins "Gold Fox Women Fighters" and "Toxic Fox Women Fighters".

3 .Mount & Blade Festival Event:

• "Hero Trial" is available for a limited time. Players can obtain the permanent hero "Xerxes" or 78,000 Silver Coins.

• Direct-purchase heroes (excluding new and Legacy Heroes) are free-to-use during specified periods.

• Double Rewards: Participate in 10v10 Legion battles during specified times for double Hero EXP, Player EXP, and Silver Coin earnings.

• Additional rewards include the limited 2025 Mount & Blade Festival commemorative avatar, dynamic avatar frame, dynamic loading frame, Zhao Yun's event-limited skin "Phantom Thief · Kido", Halloween-themed back decoration "Trick or Treat", "Halloween Pumpkin", and more.

4 .Ranked (map rotation), Territory War, and Elite seasons conclude and restart.

5 .Godfrey's Inheritance Hero, Ada, is now available through regular inheritance.

6 .Open World and Solo Ranked modes reset and restart.

7 .Open World Battle Pass updated.

【Adjustments & Optimizations】

1 .Hero Balance Adjustments:

a. Hattori Hanzo / Iga Oboro:

• Optimized army skill layout for better usability frequency.

• Improved controls: using certain skills now automatically cancels Dust Concealment and Shuriken.

• Skill \ Added Effect: While hidden, soldiers' shuriken become "Scatter Shot" (Shuriken damage -15%, fires 3 projectiles at once).

• Skill \: Changed from +20% army damage during effect to +10% Attack, +10% Melee Damage Reduction, +50% Ranged Damage Reduction.

• Army Passive \: Lifesteal on melee headshots/backstabs increased from 15% to 20% of damage dealt.

• Army Passive \ Added Effect: Soldiers replenish 1 Shuriken every 10 seconds (doubled out of combat). During \, the hero gains 0.8% Strategy per weak point hit by the army.

b. Edward I:

• Increased army base armor.

• Skill \ Adjusted: Cooldown reduced from 120s to 90s. Melee damage taken during sprint reduced by 20%.

• Optimized anti-cavalry mechanics.

c. Huang Yueying:

• Hero Passive \ Adjusted: Stacks for ranged attack increase when hitting with repeating crossbow reduced from 6 to 3 layers.

d. Yi Seong-gye:

• Army Passive \: Removed the effect where Lee Sung-gye and his army restore Strategy on ranged hits.

• Fixed bug where skill \ displayed 40% Strategy cost but actually consumed 50%.

e. Wang Yangming:

• Skill \ - \ Effect Adjusted: Creates a fire ring on impact dealing 5 damage per second. Burn duration increased from 10s to 25s.

• Skill \ - \: Increased base explosion damage and expanded the high-damage center radius to 2 meters.

f. Amonet:

• \ Vulnerability Effect Changed: From taking extra damage from ranged attacks to: All damage taken increased by 10%. Duration increased from 15s to 20s.

• Removed the double damage effect against enemies below 30% HP.

• Army Passive \ Added Effect: Killing a target with \ reduces \ cooldown by 2s. Army deals 10% increased ranged damage to poisoned targets.

g. Margaret:

• Skill \: Strategy cost reduced from 60% to 50%.

h. Diao Chan:

• Skill \: Strategy cost increased from 80% to 90%.

i. Zhang Fei / Zhang Molan:

• Passive \: Reduced damage to secondary targets hit by spear thrusts.

j. Germanicus:

• Adjusted skill \: Heavy Shield Infantry duration reduced from 30s to 25s.

k. Frederick I:

• Skill \: Strategy cost increased from 80% to 90%.

l. Lady Zhurong:

• New Hero Passive: Hero starts with 100% Strategy (regenerates over time). Zhurong's army automatically replenishes 1 arrow every 10 seconds.

• Skill \: Strategy cost increased from 20% to 30%.

• Skill \: Strategy cost increased from 40% to 70%.

• Soldier arrow capacity increased from 8 to 15.

• Removed skill \.

m. Da Qiao:

• Adjusted \ damage; it is no longer affected by \ stacks. The lingering fire ring's damage reduced from 3 per second to 2 per second.

n. Octavia:

• Skill \ cooldown reduced from 90s to 60s.

• Increased Octavia's Strategy recovery per second.

o. Mochizuki Chiyome:

• Increased army base armor.

p. Robin Hood:

• Increased army base armor.

q. Guan Yu:

• Skill \: Strategy cost reduced from 100% to 90%.

r. Stephanie:

• Army Passive \ Added Effect: Hero starts with 100% Strategy (regenerates over time). Strategy gain method changed from hero melee damage to: Hero | Soldier hitting targets grants 1.2% | 0.08% Strategy.

s. Arthur:

• Skill \ Adjusted: Increases army Attack by 40% and Attack Speed by 4% for 10s. Duration resets each time Arthur defeats a target. Each enemy defeated by the army reduces \ cooldown by 2s.

• Skill \ Adjusted: The army dismounts for a final stand. Resets \ cooldown immediately. Increases army Melee/Ranged Armor by 60, grants a shield absorbing 120 damage, lasts 60s. (Soldiers trigger \ before dismounting; effect removed if soldiers remount; warhorses leave the battlefield after knights dismount).

• Skill \ Added Effect: For 10s after use, reduces damage taken by hero & mount by 20%, and hero & soldiers slowly recover 120 HP.

t. Ma Chao:

• Skill \ Control Optimized: No longer requires target point; directly enters charge state. Added Effect: During charge, reduces damage taken by hero & mount by 15%.

• Army Passive \: Cooldown reduction for \ on successful lance hits changed from: Enemy Soldier | Hero hit reduced cooldown by 1s | 10s, to: Hero | Soldier hitting enemies reduces cooldown by 3s | 1s.

u. Báthory:

• Hero Passive \: Cooldown reduction for \ on saber hit/kill increased from 8s to 10s.

• Army Passive \: Strategy gain for Báthory using \ changed from kill granting 10% to hit granting 3% (doubled on kill).

v. Aguda:

• Skill \: Duration of increased damage against targets with \ reduced from 20s to 15s.

w. Cao Cao:

• Skill \: Summoned Han Imperial Tiger Cavalry increased from 3 to 4. Strategy cost reduced from 90% to 80%.

• Skill \ Added Effect: Cao Ren's attacks apply the \ effect.

x. Xiahou Yuan:

• Increased army base HP.

• Skill \ - \: Defense reduction duration increased from 10s to 12s.

• Skill \ Adjusted: Now costs 40% Strategy. Removed restriction preventing soldiers from using ranged weapons. Added Effect: 20% damage reduction for hero & mount and army.

• Removed Hero Passive \ effect where Xiahou Yuan gained 1.2% | 2.4% Strategy on mounted shot hit | kill. New Effect: Xiahou Yuan gains 3% Strategy when a target affected by Lesser Wound Poison dies.

y. Huang Zhong / Huang Wudie:

• Increased army base HP.

• Skill \: Strategy cost reduced from 30% to 25%.

• Removed Army Passive \ effect where Huang Zhong/Huang Wudie gained 2% | 4% Strategy on mounted shot hit | kill.

• Hero Passive \ Added Effect: Hero | Soldier hitting targets restores 1.6% | 0.16% Strategy.

z. Sibylla:

• Increased army base HP.

• Increased skill \ blast damage. Max targets hit by explosion increased from 6 to 8.

• Army Passive \: Damage reduction for rider & camel while crouched increased from 15% to 20%.

• Q Skill \ Adjusted: Drops supplies on ground, healing allies within 7.5m for 6 HP every 3s for 60s (effect doubled out of combat).

aa. Han Xin:

• Optimized skill \ controls: Using this skill now adds a 1s CD to skills 1-4 to prevent accidental activation during quick inputs.

2 .Combat Mechanic Optimizations:

• Basic Horsemanship: Damage taken by mounted heroes increased from 20% to 150%. Added Effect: If cumulative damage taken by hero & mount within a short period exceeds 150, significantly reduces horse movement speed for 15s.

• Intermediate Horsemanship: Mounted heroes now require specific weapons to attack. Attack Speed reduced by 10%, damage dealt to heroes reduced by 25%. Some army skills cannot be used.

3 .Map Optimizations:

• DiaoyuCheng: Added a path from the top level near the right spawn point leading down to a lower platform. The hollow staircase part is infantry-only (cavalry on horseback cannot pass). Some platforms extended outward for wider firing coverage.

• Masada 6v5 Siege: Increased number of wall crossbowmen. Added deployable Shield Guard Camps for defenders to strengthen chokepoints before the flag.

• Penghai Port 6v5 Siege: Reduced Attack and HP of defender NPC Shield Guard Camps.

• Galilee 6v5 Siege: Added crossbowmen on platforms near points A/B to strengthen defense. Added mobile guard units for A/B. Added deployable Shield Guard Camps for defenders.

• Bad Hombury 6v5 Siege: Removed some siege ladders to limit attacker routes. Added mobile guard units for A/B. Added archers on walls near B. Added deployable Shield Guard Camps for defenders. Added shields in some locations to protect trebuchet users.

4 .Added Knights' Castle 6v5 Siege to Ranked Siege map rotation.

5 .Closed Mid-Autumn limited-time Legion Battle maps "Rongzhou Night Village 5v5" & "Rongzhou Night Village 7v7".

6 .Added "Legacy Heroes" filter button in the lower-right specialty tab area of the Hero interface.

7 .Adjusted early-game player tasks and activities.

【Bug Fixes】

1 .Fixed bug where Lyu Bu's Shining Stone "God's Anger·Crushing Sky·Thunder" effects were invisible to enemies.

2 .Fixed abnormal eye model previewing the "Qinghai Shake" emote with Baldwin I's "Blood Dracula" skin equipped.

3 .Fixed abnormal description text for Margaret's passive skill.

4 .Fixed shield clipping bug when Richard I entered running state while shielding.

5 .Fixed bug where Germanicus couldn't switch to sword attack and remained in shield state after his shield broke.

6 .Fixed some known skin texture display abnormalities.

7 .Fixed bug where returning players incorrectly had the "7-Day Login" event interface pop up.

— Blood of Steel Development & Operations Team

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on October 16th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please note that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on September 25th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Content：

1. Common Mount \ Limited-Time Release

• This round's rewards include: Common Contract Mount \, Supreme Qingqiu Fox Advancement Stone*3, Superior Qingqiu Fox Advancement Stone*3, along with Awakening Points, Battle Pass Tokens, Diamonds, and Skin Fragments.

• All heroes capable of riding mounts (except special mount heroes Sibylla and Meng Huo) can equip the Qingqiu Fox.

• \ is permanently limited to 60 draws, and all rewards are guaranteed within 60 draws.

• Draws 10, 20, and 35 guarantee \ ×1; Draws 30, 40, and 45 guarantee \ *1; Draw 60 guarantees \ *3.

• Use the corresponding advancement stones on \ to advance it and activate corresponding advanced effects; the highest grade \ will possess new wind speed lines, rein-pulling effects, and jump effects.

• You can access the draw via the "Moonlit Fragrance" entry under Shop - Skins by consuming Awakening Points.

• The Qingqiu Fox mount sale will end on October 23 at 00:00.

• Qingqiu Fox, Superior Qingqiu Fox, and Supreme Qingqiu Fox all support the freely configurable "Mount model becomes semi-transparent during attack" function.

• From September 25 to October 16, the "Sandbox War Games" activity offers a new experience. In the simulated offense/defense troop deployment, exchange for Octavia's soldier skin \, event commemorative avatar \, and numerous other rewards.

• From September 25 to November 6 at 00:00, Octavia's soldier skin \ is available for purchase in "Shop - Recommended - Golden Autumn Direct Sale" for 2980 Awakening Points; after purchase, complete designated tasks in "Activity Center - Ultimate Rebate" to receive up to 2000 Awakening Points rebate (rebate claim period ends November 20 at 05:59).

• From September 25 to October 16, participating in events allows you to obtain the festival-exclusive dynamic loading image \, multiple festival-limited back accessory selection packs, Qingqiu Fox limited avatar frame, limited-time skin trial sets, and massive other rewards.

• Added in-battle tactics display, including tactic name, icon, status information, etc. Some tactics have special display rules as follows:

• Tactic icons are grayed out by default; when enemies are killed, stack numbers are shown at the icon's bottom right; when the maximum stack is reached, the stack number changes color. Affected tactics include: Aim, Reserve Strength, Promotion (Archer), Promotion (Infantry), Promotion (Cavalry), Army Promotion (Archer), Army Promotion (Infantry), Army Promotion (Cavalry).

• Tactic icons are grayed out by default; when triggered, the icon lights up, and grays out again after consumption. Affected tactics include: Close-Range Archery.

• Tactic icons are grayed out by default; when triggered, the icon lights up and shows stack numbers at the bottom right (if no stacks, no number is displayed); when the maximum stack is reached, the stack number changes color and a countdown is displayed; after the time ends, the icon grays out again. Affected tactics include: Inspiration, Quick Wit, Encourage (Shield), Spark, Sharpshooter, Fighting Spirit.

• This direct sale includes: Dawn Princess Set (Isabella), Colorful Clouds Chasing Moon Set (Diao Chan), Zulong · Gilded Set (Ying Zheng), Eternal Blooming Rose Set(Octavia),Cloud Ink Fairy Set (Hua Mulan).

• You can purchase them via the "Golden Autumn Direct Sale" entry under "Shop - Recommended" by consuming Credits; if you already own some parts within a bundle, they will be automatically converted into corresponding Diamonds after purchase.

• This direct sale lasts until November 6 at 00:00.

• Open Mid-Autumn limited-time Legion Battle maps "Rongzhou Village (Night) 5V5" and "Rongzhou Village (Night) 7V7"; Players can experience them via matchmaking in Legion Battle.

• The skin prize pools for the series \, \, and \ will be taken offline on September 30 at 23:59.

• A new round of prize pools will rotate in on October 1, 2025 at 00:00, containing three series: \, \, \, lasting 92 days.

• For a single series, every 5 draws guarantees an accessory skin from the set; up to 45 draws are needed to obtain all rewards, and all rewards are bound; the draw progress for each series' skin prize pool is calculated independently and does not affect each other.

• Monarchs who collect a full series set can receive the corresponding avatar frame via mail; after the October 1 pool rotation, players who have already obtained all sets of the new series will have the corresponding avatar frame automatically activated after the rotation, viewable and equippable under Personal Profile - Avatar Frames.

• The following are the contents of the rotating prize pools from October 1st to December 31st:

• To coordinate with the "Time Wish" event, Cecilia's \ Box is simultaneously taken offline.

• In "Awakening Path - Points Awakening", the "Skin Selection Box" adds: Snowy Christmas Eve (Cecilia Skin); the "Weapon Selection Box" adds: Snow Magic Wand (Cecilia Primary Weapon), Ice Penguin Leaper (Cecilia Secondary Weapon).

• The 30% discount ends for the limited skin boxes: Celestial Consort Box (Sun Shangxiang), Yu Beauty Box (Yu Ji), Peach Intoxication Box (Bu Lianshi), and Goddess of Luo Box (Zhen Ji); prices revert to original.

• Fixed the bug where Zhao Yun's \ would not display on his back.

• Fixed the bug where the corresponding hero was displayed incorrectly on the Meng Chang Box and Blue-Eyed Death Trial Cards.

• Fixed the bug where when using the pedestal \, the hero was not centered in the results screen display.

• Fixed the bug in the novice mission where completing Joan's 3 trial tasks showed incorrect progress and rewards could not be claimed.

• Fixed the bug where the initial expedition mission entry name was displayed incorrectly in the novice mission interface.

• Fixed some known skin texture display abnormalities.

• Fixed the clipping bug when male heroes used long-handled swords to block.

• Fixed the bug where Marianne's Chinese and English kill quote voice lines overlapped, and the English volume was too low

To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on September 18th from 07:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 06:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please note that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.