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Patch 1.7.3 - Year of the Horse!

Witch It · published 5 Feb 2026, 09:04 UTC · build 21784062

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新年好! We are celebrating Year of the Horse with a new CNY skin, fireworks and an exclusive icon!

Year of the Horse Skin!

Introducing Ember Equine! This whimsical item for the Hunter will make those pesky ice and snow witches reconsider attacking your village again. 🏮

How do I obtain CNY items?

Opening Witch It during the Chinese New Year 2026 event will grant you 30 "Fireworks"!
A Firework contains a random Chinese New Year item (including CNY items from previous years), which can only be opened by combining them with "Gunpowder". 💥To earn Gunpowder, fill up the Item Cauldron with 250 experience points. You can see the item cauldron fill up at the end of the round, on the level up screen.Gunpowder has a 50% chance of being earned on any Official server once the item cauldron is filled. If you're lucky enough to earn one, head back to the main menu and press 'Chinese New Year' to combine it with a Firework! 🎆Every Chinese New Year item earned through Fireworks is tradable and craftable even after the event is over. If you use up all your Fireworks, you can craft more by combining 5 Gunpowder together!
Note: Gunpowder can only be obtained in Official servers.You can also receive the new item through:
- Random drops from filling up the item cauldron at the end of a round.
- Trading with other players (we recommend using our Discord server to find traders).

Year of the Horse Player Icon!

Celebrate the New Year with the limited-time "Year of the Horse" player icon!
Play at least one round of Witch It in an Official server during the Chinese New Year 2026 event to earn the icon, but don't miss out - the icon will never return once the event is over! 🌅

Horse Firework Prop!

Become the aerodynamically equestionable, brand new Horse Firework event prop!
Find the Horse Firework in official night and sunset maps. 🎆

Patch Notes:

We updated the Unreal Engine from version 5.4.4 to 5.7.1.
Multi-threaded render performance is increased by up to 30%.
If you encounter new issues please let us know.+ Added: New Chinese New Year skin item
+ Added: New event prop↻ Changed: Upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.7.1
↻ Changed: Invisible walls on 'Dream Valley Castle'✓ Fixed: Broken spot on 'Sunset Swamp'
✓ Fixed: Some situations where the notify icon on the friend button would not disappear even if there are no requests
✓ Fixed: Rotation speed in character customization screen was FPS dependent

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