Shadow Fight Arena News

[p]A new balance patch will be released on Thursday, December 25! We’re nerfing Nonna, as well as adjusting Raikichi and several other heroes.[/p][p][/p][p]The full list of changes is below ⬇️[/p][p][/p][p] Attack: 206.5 → 220[/p][p]Ranged attack: [/p]

• [p]Cooldown decreased.[/p]

[p]“Anatomy Course” Talent:[/p]

• [p]Bleeding damage increased.[/p]

[p]“Removal” Shadow ability:[/p]

• [p]Startup is now faster.
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[p]Dev note: [/p][p]Buffed the hero in order to adjust their win ratio.[/p][p][/p][p]“Runes of Ash” Talent:[/p]

• [p]Attributes’ bonus for Nonna’s allies was halved.[/p]

[p]“Ancient Fury” Talent:[/p]

• [p]Duration reduced.[/p]

[p]“Heart of the Pack” Talent:[/p]

• [p]Effectiveness reduced.[/p]

[p]“Unbreakable Chieftain” Talent:[/p]

• [p]Effectiveness reduced.
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[p]Dev note: [/p][p]Nerfed the hero in order to adjust their win ratio. Nonna had access to several exceedingly strong talents that allowed her to dominate the battlefield.[/p][p]
[/p][p]“Shadow Onslaught” Ability:[/p]

• [p]Basic attack dashes’ distance reduced.[/p]

[p]“Fierce Onslaught” Talent:[/p]

• [p]Effectiveness reduced.
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[p]Dev note: [/p][p]Nerfed the hero in order to adjust their win ratio.[/p][p] Attack: 226→ 217[/p][p]Power of thunder and lightning: 226→ 217[/p][p]Basic kick:[/p]

• [p]The player regains control earlier;[/p]
• [p]Block pushback distance increased.[/p]

[p]Heavy kick:[/p]

• [p]Damage reduced.[/p]

[p]Special attack:[/p]

• [p]Second hit’s startup is now faster.[/p]

[p]Basic attack:[/p]

• [p]Distance increased.[/p]

[p]“Champion’s Thrill” Talent:[/p]

• [p]Effectiveness reduced.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Dev note: [/p][p]Raikichi’s gameplay wasn’t balanced – he’s too powerful when in the Overload state, but too weak when he’s out of Sparks. These changes are aimed at enhancing Raikichi’s basic moveset while tuning down his peak performance.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Epic “Will Affliction Blade” weapon:[/p]

• [p]New mechanic: “While in shadow form and for a short time afterward, Monk's weapon attacks deal increased shadow damage”;[/p]
• [p]New attributes bonuses: 5 defense, 10 attack.[/p]

[p]“Weak Points” Talent:[/p]

• [p]Now is only triggered upon successful attacks.
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[p]Dev note: [/p][p]Shang the Monk’s epic weapon required a rework after the introduction of new mechanics in the previous balance patch.[/p]

[p]A new legendary skin, ignited by crystals from the Forgotten Cave, is now available in the Arena! [/p][p]Illuminate your playstyle with new effects, voice lines, a victory pose, and epic weapon!
[/p][p]See the new legendary skin in all its glory in the trailer:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]-  “Arena’s Myths and Legends” event has started — available now through December 30;[/p][p]-  Added a new legendary “Monkey King, The Crystal’s Voice” skin, along with its epic “Prismatic Deceiver” weapon;[/p][p]-  Added a new epic “Crystal Sculptor” victory pose;[/p][p]-  Added a new emote;[/p][p]-  Added new rare weapons: “Ursa Major” for Nonna, “Force of Gravity” for Sarge, “Supernova Shards” for Fireguard and “Leo Constellation” for Xiang Tzu;[/p][p]-  Fixed a bug that awarded Fight Pass points and gold for playing Story Mode;[/p][p]-  Now only skins that can be purchased via Seasonal shop with Insignias have the Seasonal rarity;[/p][p]-  Various minor improvements and fixes.[/p]

- Ranked seasons have been reworked;

- Various minor improvements and fixes.

[p]📆 This Wednesday, on December 10, 15:00 UTC, we will host an AMA-session on our Discord server: join us and talk directly to Shadow Fight Arena developer team: https://discord.gg/shadowfight[/p][p][/p][p]Join us in the “AMA” channel at the scheduled date and time. Don't forget to raise your hand when you're ready to ask your question — we'll give you the chance to speak![/p][p]And feel free to use the AMA chat to ask your question in text form as well.[/p]