Patch Notes — January 20, 2026

[p]Attention, Pilots! The following patch will be deployed for War Robots: Frontiers following a short period of maintenance on January 20, 2026.[/p][h3]New Content[/h3][p]New Event Pass: No Place to Hide (January 20-February 9)[/p][p]Unlock the Crix War Robot and Stormpike weapon, and recruit Hero Pilot Giancarlo. Collect Wraps and Stickers as you progress, and prove your skills on the battlefield.[/p][p]New War Robot: Hitcher[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Designed for sustained engagements, Hitcher thrives at medium range, trading fire efficiently and applying steady pressure where it matters most. [/p][p]Available in Daily Deals and Direct Offers.[/p][p]New Weapon: Slugger[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Light autocannon that deals increased damage at close range but quickly loses effectiveness over distance. [/p][p]Available in Daily Deals and Direct Offers.[/p][h3]New Events[/h3][p]Fire Alert! (January 20-February 3)[/p][p]Complete 3 battles daily to get your reward and keep the streak burning.[/p][p]The event will run from January 20 to February 3 with resources and cosmetic rewards available — stay active to earn them all.[/p][p]Intel Discount Event (January 20-27)
This week, the Tortuga engineers invite Pilots to take a closer look at the following builds:[/p]

[p]War Robot Modules: Phantom, Griffin, Decker[/p]
[p]Weapons: Lighter, Quantum, Hefty, Jigsaw (Grim Titan)[/p]
[p]Gear: Holofield, Umbrella, Minefield, Energy Wall, Emergency Shield, Supply Surge[/p]

[p]Solidus Node: Foundry is Back (January 20-February 3)[/p][p]Solidus Node: Foundry will return on January 20 and remain available in a dedicated unranked queue for two weeks.[/p][h3]Gameplay Adjustments[/h3][h3]Daily Deals[/h3][p]The probabilities for Titan modules have been adjusted to the Uncommon module levels. As a result, the Norna Titan, Bayonet, Scrubber, and Jigsaw weapons now have a higher chance of appearing in Daily Deals.[/p][h3]Balance Changes[/h3][p]The following adjustments apply to modules at max level:[/p][p]Crix Torso[/p]

[p]Grappling cooldown decreased from 30s to 25s[/p]
[p]Armor increased from 59,000 to 68,000[/p]

[p]Stormpike[/p]

[p]Time to reload decreased from 1.9s to 1.65s[/p]

[p]Incinerator[/p]

[p]DoT duration decreased from 4.5s to 4s[/p]
[p]Effective range decreased from 100m to 80m[/p]
[p]Max range decreased from 180m to 100m[/p]

[p]MLx2[/p]

[p]Time to reload decreased from 4s to 3.8s[/p]

[p]Loki Chassis[/p]

[p]Fuel capacity increased from 16 to 17[/p]
[p]Acceleration increased from 46 to 48[/p]

[p]Loki Torso[/p]

[p]Holographic Decoy duration increased from 8s to 11s[/p]

[p]Scorpion Chassis[/p]

[p]Pelvic Armor increased from 62,500 to 66,000[/p]
[p]Legs Armor increased from 62,500 to 66,000[/p]
[p]Speed increased from 118 km/h to 124 km/h[/p]

[p]Pursuer Chassis[/p]

[p]Acceleration increased from 49 to 55[/p]

[p]Mesa Chassis[/p]

[p]Pelvic Armor increased from 121,400 to 142,000[/p]
[p]Legs Armor increased from 121,400 to 142,000[/p]

[p]Mesa Shoulder[/p]

[p]Armor increased from 158,000 to 171,000[/p]
[p]Shield Cooldown Reduction increased from 13% to 15%[/p]

[p]Mesa Torso[/p]

[p]Armor increased from 116,000 to 128,000[/p]
[p]Core Gear Harmonizer cooldown decreased from 38s to 30s[/p]

[p]Varangian Shoulder[/p]

[p]Shield Cooldown Reduction increased from 11% to 13%[/p]
[p]Armor increased from 53,200 to 55,800[/p]

[p]Ares Shoulder[/p]

[p]Shield amount decreased from 35,620 to 29,000[/p]

[p]Recon Mode[/p]

[p]Active radius increased from 230m to 280m[/p]
[p]Active duration increased from 15s to 18s[/p]

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

[p]Norna Titan is now available in the Titan Arena in the Firing Range.[/p]
[p]Kinetic Barrier ability no longer requires charges and can be used after cooldown.[/p]

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