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Helrift PlaytestNews0.7.7.0
Game update

0.7.7.0

Helrift Playtest · published 15 Jan 2026, 03:14 UTC · build 21487235

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Abilities

  • Added ability: Gash (All melee weapons)
    Empowered attack. Your next attack causes Bleeding for 2–8 seconds (scales with Strength).
    Cooldown: 5s · Stamina Cost: 10 · Requirement: 20 STR

  • Added ability: Charge
    Shout. You and nearby allies gain 10–20% movement speed for 2–5 seconds (scales with Strength).
    Cooldown: 15s · Stamina Cost: 40 · Requirement: 100 STR

  • Added ability: Endure
    Stance. Removes all debuffs and grants +50–250 Max HP for 10–20 seconds (scales with Strength).
    Cooldown: 120s · Stamina Cost: 50 · Requirement: 150 STR

  • Added ability: Parry
    Stance. Completely blocks the next 1–2 attacks (scales with Dexterity).
    Cooldown: 20s · Stamina Cost: 25 · Requirement: 100 DEX

Combat

  • Dash attacks now have a 1.5s cooldown

Vendor

  • Added Bronze Armour to the Mystery Trader

  • Added Brigandine Armour to the Mystery Trader

UI

  • Added Abilities dialog ([A]) allowing you to view abilities and pin them to the hotbar

  • Added cap information to some stat tooltips (e.g. Mana Save capped at 80%)

  • Fixed jitter on the HUD and hotbar

Controls

  • Default change: [T] now opens Titles (chat is opened with Enter)

  • Default change: [A] now opens Abilities

NPCs

  • Mobs now display health bars

  • Some NPCs are now immune to Bleeding where appropriate (e.g. skeletons, golems, giant tree)

  • Scorpion blood VFX is now green

  • Fixed an issue where the Giant Tree could get stuck attempting its stomp attack

Magic

  • Stamina drain on spells now scales with MAG (24–56)

    • Applies to direct hits only (does not affect splash damage)

  • Berserk damage multiplier now scales with MAG (+50%–100%)

  • Paralyze duration now scales with MAG (5–15 seconds)

  • Fixed stamina drain not applying to some spells (e.g. Earth Shock Wave)

  • Fixed a bug in the Mana Save formula

Core

  • Fixed incorrect entries in the bad word filter

  • Fixed multiple human animation issues related to speed and orientation

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