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Patch 1.4.5 and December Mid-Month Update

[h2]Yuletide Galvan Bundle[/h2][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]It’s not every day that the tree can cut YOU down instead. Our midmonth bundle includes the Yuletide Galvan skin, emote, icon, and the jolly new “sleigh!” critical hit! The bundle also includes 25,000 coins and 250 Aether bucks.  Yuletide Galvan also features a custom win jingle and custom sfx on his Forward Special, Neutral Special, Getup Special, Galvanized Up Special, and on his intro.[/p][p][/p][h2]Advanced Tutorials[/h2][p][/p][p]Advanced tutorials are here! Level up your game by checking out and completing the new Advanced Movement, Advanced Defense 1 & 2, and Advanced Offense 1 & 2 lessons![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Steam & Discord Rich Presence[/h2][p][/p][p]Rich Presence has been added so you can see what your friends are up to in Rivals II on Discord and Steam. On Discord, this means you will also be able to invite or join your friends in a public lobby using various Discord features (overlay, chat, friend profile, etc). You can invite or request to join a private lobby as well. [/p]
  • [p]Please note that the Discord setting “Share my activity” must be enabled if you want to use these features.[/p]
[p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Bundles[/h2][p]
On top of our mid-month bundle, we have a few new bundles to celebrate the holiday season as well! Check them, and our new shop items out:[/p][p][/p][h3]Winterfest Etalus Bundle ($4.99)[/h3][p]Etalus is getting a Grizzly skin, since you can't be an ice-themed Rival without also loving the holiday season! This small bundle comes with the Grizzly Etalus base skin, plus Winterfest palette and icon.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Holiday Palette Bundle ($4.99)[/h3][p]By popular request we're adding Winter Festival palettes for some of the cast that didn't have seasonal looks yet, so even Rivals without a holiday skin can join in on the fun. This bundle includes 11 palettes:[/p][p][/p]
  • [p]Wrastor Winterfest Palette[/p]
  • [p]Absa Winterfest Palette[/p]
  • [p]Fleet Winterfest Palette[/p]
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  • [p]Zetterburn Winterfest Palette[/p]
  • [p]Clairen Winterfest Palette[/p]
  • [p]Forsburn Winterfest Palette[/p]
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  • [p]Kragg Winterfest Palette[/p]
  • [p]Olympia Winterfest Palette[/p]
  • [p]Maypul Winterfest Palette[/p]
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  • [p]Orcane Winterfest Palette[/p]
  • [p]Ranno Winterfest Palette[/p]
[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Shop Items[/h2]
  • [p]Midnight Abyss Forsburn Palette[/p]
  • [p]Yellow Snowman Kragg Palette[/p]
  • [p]White Krampus Forsburn Palette[/p]
  • [p]White Santa Zetterburn Palette[/p]
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  • [p]Mini Plush Fleet Icon[/p]
  • [p]Mini Plush Ranno Icon[/p]
  • [p]Mini Plush Maypul Icon[/p]
  • [p]Avatar Bradshaw Icon[/p]
  • [p]Avatar Hailhog Icon[/p]
[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Audio for Clown Ranno and Franken Etalus[/h2][p]New to this patch are custom sfx in the taunts for Clown Ranno and Franken Etalus. We’ve also added  custom sound effects to Clown Ranno’s Intro, Forward Strong, Up Strong and both the Sweetspot hit of Forward Strong and the pie hit of Forward Strong.[/p][p][/p][h2]Balance Updates Next Month[/h2][p]We've seen lots of players asking when the next balance update is planned. We've answered this question elsewhere, but thought it best to include in the notes as well: You can look forward to a balance update that includes most of the cast with the release of La Reina on Tuesday January 6th, 2026! [/p][p][/p][h2][/h2]