Game update8 Aug 20261.6dGeneral · Shop 3-5 cost reverted from 15 to 17 gold · 2 relics moved from active pool to ban list · Added “Unlimited Leader” option for custom lobbies Leaders · Cleopatra Level 1 Cobra relics now have 70% duration in addition to dealing 70% damage. · Cleopatra Level 5 Cobra relics now additionally increase the duration to 100% · Charles Darwin Level 1 Banned relic has 18 copies in pool by defau…
Check out our blog post about 1.6 Featured Highlights · Free Welcome Back Chest! · Ranks soft-reset · Major balance changes General · Welcome Back Chest available for free upon opening the game (check your quests at the top right). You will receive a guaranteed Epic reward (no duplicates). · Play 5 Games quest : Gain 10,000 coins and 100 Leader tokens · Ranks have been soft-reset. First 20 game…
We're pushing a small update, with some MMR quality of life improvements, a few balance changes, and a FOURTH OF JULY BUNDLE! Matchmaking Improvements · Supreme Overlord is no longer derankable · You can no longer lose MMR for getting top 4 (has a minimum of +1 MMR, no matter the MMR difference in the lobby) · MMR loss will be less punishing when high rated players play in a very low rated lobb…
General · Friends list fixed to display names properly · Basilica Cistern arena performance massively improved Leaders · Beethoven level 1 now guarantees at least 1 relic will be transformed into an instrument · Charles Darwin level 5 relic copies from 14 to 18 · Charles Darwin visual effects added for his selected relic · Charles Darwin issue fixed where leveling the leader to 4 would not give…
Check out our blog post for more details on this patch. · 3 new Leaders · 9 new Relics · Anime Bundle · Chinese translations · Daily Challenge Leaderboards · Trial New Leaders Progression and Monetization · Leader Trials added, allowing players to try newly released Leaders for 3 games without needing to unlock · Enjoy the following promo code for some free goodies (Promo code: welcomeback). Go…
Global Optimization · Improved regional matchmaking in sparsely populated regions. · Improved spectating when for players who are using a relay server. · Replays can now be downloaded for players who are using a relay server. · Improved daily challenge RNG so it is always the same (retrying won't change the outcome). · Improved CPU/GPU usage to reduce battery consumption and fan activity on low…
In honor of Harambe's birthday, for the next 48 hours he is FREE to play, guaranteed to be available to pick, and will provide extra coins and battlepass XP!
Wong Fei Hung now has visual effects for relics affected by his power · Added hotkey to toggle Player List and Damage breakdown tabs (default key: T) · Damage breakdown will always show yourself on the left · Damage breakdown will default to your own perspective by default · Increased banned relic module in order to remove unnecessary scroll bar · Improved tooltips further · Improved shop upgra…
Fixed an issue where shop and leader discount animations were swapped · Fixed an issue causing some players to crash on game startup · Fixed an issue where some replays would not become available after a match finishes
Battlepass XP & Leader Token buffs · Random Leader button with benefits · Region based matchmaking · Shopping and Battle music · Twitch Extension support · Balance changes · Also check out our Roadmap · Battlepass XP has been increased for lower placements: Old: · 6th: 20 · 7th: 10 · 8th: 5 New: · 6th: 40 · 7th: 35 · 8th: 35 · Leader Tokens earned have increased by 1 for all placements · Added…
Thank you! Hello everyone, SUNSfan and Jenkins here! First off, thank you SO much to everyone who has played the game this week. It’s been an unforgettable experience for us, and we are incredibly grateful to all the people who have played our baby and left us a review. We were speechless (and crazy excited) when Forbes.com described Relic Arena as “ the best auto battler \ ever played ”. Havin…
1.0d · Fixed Match history from showing incorrect round numbers · Harambe changes: Level 1: Banana chance from 12.5 to 10% Level 3: Legendary chance from 5 to 4% Level 3: Epic chance from 20 to 15% Banana Pudding: Common: Attack speed from 25 to 30 Epic: Attack speed/physical armor from 50/5 to 45/2 Legendary: Attack speed/physical armor/toughness from 120/10/15 to 75/5/15 Banana Foster: Common…
1.0c · Twitch drops now enabled for anyone streaming Relic Arena · Added some hidden goodies for the streamer tournament tomorrow · Added extra info in Leader tracks to make clear that Battlepass Leaders like Harambe will be put into the general Leader pool after the Battlepass has ended · Escape key will now minimize the following if open: Relic Deck, Super Selection, and Relic details screen.…
1.0b · Queue times improved for higher MMR players · Battlepass Marie Curie unlock moved to level 30 (this means Marie Curie is now free) · Battlepass Library Leader background unlock moved to level 40 · Added a 3 second cooldown to emotes with sound effects · Battlepass end date updated to be more clear (ends in September) · Chest visual effects improved · Leader level 5 upgrade visual effects…
Relic Arena, the free-to-play autobattler has been officially released! Watch this quick How To Play video to help onboard you! Hope to see you in game!
After 2.5 years in development, Relic Arena will be fully launching on May 7th! Here is our updated trailer ( Warning : there are a lot of memes) This means Closed Beta has finally come to an end. Lifetime Stats Total matches played: 8,975 Most picked Leader: Abraham Lincoln Most purchased Relic: Trojan Shield Top 3 ranked players: (VicFrank, Turtle of Disrespect, TheWizardWilhelm) Most matches…
Greetings Leaders! Speaking of Leaders, let's talk about them and what different varieties exist in our game. In terms of archetypes, it is very hard to classify all the Leaders in our game. As a result, lets group them by what their powers offer, which we can narrow down to 3 types. Hero Powers Some Leaders have a power that allows you to select a specific hero, which will provide a buff. A si…
Welcome back Leaders! This month lets talk about relics. Relics We currently have 90 relics in the game (75 in the active pool and 15 banned each game for variety). Each relic has 3 Supers and 1 unique Juicy. Here's a showcase of a few of them. Kevlar Vest (Standard Relic – Passive) Not only do you become invulnerable, but you enter a secure bunker! Keep in mind that attacking while in the bunk…
Greetings travelers! Welcome to another update on Relic Arena. As of our last post, we said that Open Beta was slated for Q2 2026 and by our terrible estimations this is still accurate! Replays & Spectating It is a point of pride to say that we have a fully-functional replay and spectating system. Upon finishing a game, you can download the replay and watch it. As you can see from the video, ju…
Happy new year from the Double Edge team! We’ve been hard at work and figured it was time for an update. Today’s newsletter will focus on our plans for onboarding, but first let’s go over the current road map. Road Map Closed Alpha: Completed Closed Beta First Stage: Completed Closed Beta Final Stage: Ongoing Open Beta Global Launch: Q2 2026 As you can see we are getting much closer to the fini…
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