Brawlhalla News

A KO is his best offer… A new Volkov Skin is now available in Mallhalla, known simply as – The Don. Azoth’s feline companion, Dander also makes his debut as a Sidekick! Check these out alongside new Emotes, Avatars, and a new Emoji featuring Seven.

This patch also introduces 4 new challenges! Hone your skills under Koji Sensei’s guidance, including 3 unarmed challenges and an Axe Bread n’ Butter combo. Plus, in experimental queues & matches with Test Features enabled, try out the new charged variation on Sentinel’s Side Hammer. Lastly, the season of love is right around the corner. The Valhallentine’s 2024 Seasonal Event begins on February 7th!

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MALLHALLA

Skin:

The Don

• “KO-ing is my best offer.”
  
• Volkov’s Kingpin Scythe and Boss’s Judgment Axe will leave his opponents sleeping with the fishes.

Sidekick:

Dander

• “Azoth’s feline companion is ready to help in the Grand Tournament!”

Emoji:

Seven Wave

• “Oh, hello there! Nice to meet you!”

Avatars:

Asuri Playing

• “Feel my deadly wrath – nyah!”

New Country Flag Avatars:

• Guam
  
• Kuwait
  
• Pakistan

Legend:

Seven’s price has been reduced to 5400 Gold!

Weapon Skins

The Occult Weapon Set is now available in Mallhalla!

NEW CHALLENGES

Unarmed Advanced Bread n’ Butters

Get that clip! With these unarmed strings, you can style on your opponent before you even pick up a Weapon.

• Pro Tip: to get that perfect execution, pay close attention to your spacing and timing with these strings.

Advanced Stylish Unarmed Strings

Easy to pick up, difficult to master. Here are a few essential unarmed B’n Bs that require a bit more technique. Level up your unarmed game with these B ‘n Bs.

Unarmed Bread n’ Butters

Who needs a Weapon? Utilize these basic 2 hit combos to rack up solid damage using only your most basic tools!

Axe Bread n’ Butter

Get ready to deliver a devastating assault on your opponent with this simple yet effective combo with Axe!

NEW TEST FEATURE

In continuing to update older or more simplistic Legends with new tools, we have added a Charge Variant to Sentinel’s Side Hammer. Years ago, this Signature was excellent at surprising opponents from a distance with a powerful leaping strike, but over time the speed of the game has increased and that distance has become less impactful. So as a Test Feature, when this Signature is charged past a brief duration, Sentinel will perform a double swing that travels a much greater distance. Leave us your feedback on this and other Test Features in Discord, Reddit, or any of our other official social channels.

Sentinel Side Hammer Rework

• Adds a charged variant in which Sentinel travels farther with a second swing of his Hammer.
  
• The Uncharged Side Hammer remains the same.

UPDATED IMAGE RENDER TOOL

We’ve added Signature Attacks to the image render tool! Epic Skins and Crossovers display their unique swapped Sigs and Visual FX.

BRAWL OF THE WEEK – STREET BRAWL RELAY

The King of Iron Fist and Grand Tournaments Collide! Choose 3 fighters and brawl in this 1v1, 8-minute match. New fighters tag in when your health bar is depleted. First to 3 KO’s wins!

• Street Brawl Mode
  
• 1v1
  
• 8 Minutes
  
• First to 3 KOs wins!

BALANCE

This patch contains the last off-season balance adjustments and sets the stage for Brawlhalla Esports Year Nine. This includes Seven’s first balance pass, which makes her legal for use in official tournaments. Battle Boots We have decreased the Fixed Force of the Battle Boots Recovery to offset the distance it can carry a target before the final knockback. This will result in fewer early knockouts during aerial juggles.

• Battle Boots Recovery: Decreased Force from 60 Fixed/42 Variable to 54 Fixed/42 Variable.

Blasters The Blasters Neutral Light now deals slightly greater damage to better match its required accuracy and total commitment. We have also decreased the Recover time on miss for the Blasters Side Light to bring the risk in line with other similar attacks on other weapons.

• Blasters Neutral Light: Increased Damage from 15 to 16.
  
• Blasters Side Light: Decreased total Recover time on miss from 14 Fixed/9 Variable to 13 Fixed/9 Variable.

Greatsword The Greatsword Side Air now has significantly greater Recover time on miss to better match its total threat coverage and utility.

• Greatsword Side Air: Increased total Recover time on miss while in the air from 7 Fixed/10 Variable to 10 Fixed/10 Variable.

Dusk Dusk’s Neutral Spear now has greater Recover time on miss to allow wider opportunities to counter this anti-air Signature.

• Dusk Neutral Spear: Increased total Recover time on miss from 13 to 15.

Seven The electric version of Seven’s Neutral Spear now has greater Minimum Charge time to open a dodge window after a Spear Down Light. We have also decreased its Force to better match its quick total duration. The fire version of Seven’s Neutral Spear now has greater Time to Hit to better match its threat coverage, and has an equal increase to its Minimum Charge time to keep its minimum Hit Window identical. The electric version of Seven’s Side Spear now has less Stun and significantly less Force to open dodge windows at certain health ranges and to bring the knockout potential closer in line with the attack’s overall utility. The fire version of Seven’s Side Spear now has slightly less Force to be closer in line with other similar Signature attacks.

• Seven Neutral Spear: Increased Minimum Charge time of the electric mode from 11 to 12; Decreased Force of the electric mode from 58 Fixed/54 Variable to 55 Fixed/51 Variable; Increased Time to Hit of the fire mode version from 16 to 18; Increased Minimum Charge time of the fire mode version from 26 to 28.
  
• Seven Side Spear: Decreased Stun of the electric mode from 32 to 31; Decreased Force of the electric mode from 58 Fixed/47 Variable to 58 Fixed/42 Variable; Decreased Force of the fire mode version from 58 Fixed/50 Variable to 58 Fixed/47 Variable.

Wu Shang Wu Shang’s Down Gauntlets now has less Maximum Charge time to reduce the variable release window of the palm strike for more reliable counterattacks against this Signature.

• Wu Shang Down Gauntlets: Decreased Maximum Charge time from 65 to 55.

Zariel The first hit of Zariel’s Neutral Bow now applies less Stun against secondary targets, allowing any non-grabbed opponents a chance to escape or interrupt Zariel before the final arrow shot.

• Zariel Neutral Bow: Decreased Stun of the initial attack from 25 to 15; Removed the AoE Hit Window that could strike secondary targets during the grab transition.

UPDATED TOURNAMENT MAP POOL

The Brawlhalla 2023 Esports Offseason has concluded! Thank you all for your feedback over the past few months.

Here are the finalized 1v1 and 2v2 Tournament Map Pools for Brawlhalla Esports Year Nine:

1v1

• Miami Dome
  
• Apocalypse
  
• Demon Island
  
• Small Fortress of Lions
  
• Western Air Temple
  
• Mishima Dojo
  
• Small Terminus
  
• Small World’s End

2v2

• Miami Dome
  
• Apocalypse
  
• Demon Island
  
• Small Fortress of Lions
  
• Suzaku Castle
  
• Western Air Temple
  
• Mishima Dojo
  
• Small Terminus

GAME IMPROVEMENTS

UI

• Added a back button on the cross progression screen.

Gameplay

• For team games taking place in Mishima Dojo, the enemy team now default recolors to Yellow instead of Red. Couch games on this Map will use Blue and Yellow team colors instead of the usual Red and Blue.

Store

• The Sponsored Video Rewards system on PC & PlayStation is now available on Xbox! Now Xbox players can watch sponsored videos to earn free in-game Items. Please note: it may not be available in all regions immediately at launch.

BOT IMPROVEMENTS

We have another wave of bot improvements with more to come. In this patch, we have improved the bot pathing on most Maps. Some larger Maps and special Game Mode Maps have not been improved this time around. This will help fix much unintended bot behavior.

• The bots ability to move around the Map has been improved on the majority of Maps, helping reduce some awkward behavior.
  
• Upgraded a bot’s ability to distinguish when it’s time to grab a Weapon to avoid them fighting unarmed for too long.

BUG FIXES

Art & Animation

• Fixed a bug where Seven’s hands would not always recolor correctly when using the fire mode on Spear.

Gameplay

• Fixed a bug where Seven wouldn’t count towards Missions like Wearing a Hat properly.
  
• Fixed a bug that was causing bots to have an extremely high chance of throwing their Weapon when far away from their target.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Robot Dance Emote where the full animation wasn’t playing on tap.
  
• Fixed a bug when Seven was KO’d with her Spear in fire mode, the next time she picked up a Spear, the fire mode attachment would be visible in light attacks despite being in electric mode.
  
• Fixed a bug where random Emotes weren’t working online.
  
• Fixed a bug where players were sometimes unable to lock in as Seven.
  
• Fixed crashes on Kung Foot and Volleybrawl.
  
• Fixed a bug where if a player gets hit within 2 frames of their chase Dodge after a Gravity Cancel they get the grounded Dodge cooldown.

UI

• Fixed a bug where player names in matchmaking scoreboard screen were no longer graying out after that player left

LEGEND ROTATION The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week features Ezio, Cassidy, Azoth, Rayman, Jaeyun, Vector, Nix, Arcadia, and Lin Fei.

• Ezio – The reward for a life well lived is eternity in Valhalla. Wielding his Auditore Blade and the Apple of Eden, Ezio is ready to use his assassin’s skills on any rambunctious opponents that stand in his way.
  
• Cassidy – The Marshal of the Old West is ready to instill justice into Valhalla with both Hammer and Blasters!
  
• Azoth – Devoted acolytes bring this brilliant and ruthless lich lord to life again (and again) in Valhalla to do battle with Bow and Axe.
  
• Rayman – The Champion of the Glade of Dreams, wielding his Gauntlets and Axe, has found his way into Valhalla on a mission to save his home.
  
• Jaeyun – The legendary mercenary who has traveled across the Old Kingdom on the back of his dragon turtle companion Imugi, Jaeyun has discovered new riches and sights in Valhalla! He brings the Greatsword and Sword to battle in the Grand Tournament.
  
• Vector – Transforming into a jet with his Rocket Lance and wielding his Bow to fight, Vector travels through time and space to battle crime!
  
• Nix – Led by a thousand year hunt, this reaper, armed with both Blasters and Scythe, has found herself a new bounty in Valhalla.
  
• Arcadia – The humble beetle farmer turned Glorious Queen of the Faefolk. Arcadia, the great champion of the Fangwild, fights in the Grand Tournament with Orma – the singing Greatsword, her Eldritch Thorn Spear, and trusty beetle companion Domo.
  
• Lin Fei – A defender of the innocent and teacher of the lost ways. She is a great teacher who has developed her own fighting style, the ‘Way of the Iron Dragon,’ which utilizes her Cannon, Katars and an ancestral dragon-spirit.

The roar of the crowd still echoes after Ranked Season 30. Brawlers, you have earned Glory, Rank, and, most importantly of all, approval from the crowds watching the Grand Tournament. Songs will be sung of your endeavors, and you have already been handsomely rewarded. However, don’t let all the praise and spoils go to your head. There are still battles to be fought in Ranked Season 31!

We hope to see y’all duking it out in this brand new Ranked Season. Good luck!

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At the beginning of every season, there is a soft Elo reset, your placement matches are reset, and you receive Glory – the currency you earn by playing Ranked.

We hope you enjoy the new season!

Soft Elo Reset Formula

Soft Elo Reset is based on your current Elo at the end of the season.

1v1 and 2v2 Personal Rating

• Under 1400: New Elo = Old Elo
  
• Over 1400: New Elo = 1400 + (Old Elo – 1400) / (3 – (3000 – Old Elo) / 800)

2v2 Team and Legend Rating

• 2v2 Team & Legend Ratings have been brought closer to 750.
  
• Under 2000: Elo = (Elo + 375) / 1.5
  
• Over 2000, we aggressively brought you back down as a way of resetting the top tiers.

Glory Earnings Calculation

Glory earned is based on a combination of your Highest Peak Rating (highest 1v1, 2v2, team, or Legend rating/Elo) and total Wins. This was designed in order to reward both skill and dedication for those who pursue Glory.

You gain 20 Glory per win up to 150 wins, which gets you 3000 Glory. After 150 wins, each subsequent win gives you slightly less.

Note: There is a minimum requirement of 10 games played to be eligible for Glory based on your rating. For help estimating your Glory Gained or New Elo after the reset go to: brawlhalla.com/glory-calculator/ Placement Matches Players beginning their Ranked climb have 10 placement matches to better determine their skill level and starting Elo.

• Each season, for Ranked 1v1 and Ranked 2v2, your first 10 matches will serve as placement matches that will have a greater effect on your rating than normal games. Your rating will be hidden until after you have completed your placement matches for that queue.

Valhallan Rank Valhallan Rank will open on January 24th. To become Valhallan, players must be Ranked in Diamond, have at least 100 wins during the Ranked season, and attain a rating among the top players in their region.

Each region has a limited number of Valhallan positions:

• US-E / EU – Top 150
  
• SA – Top 100
  
• SEA / US-W – Top 50
  
• AUS / JPN – Top 25
  
• SAF – Top 15
  
• ME – Top 25

These numbers are based on each region’s population and will be considered for adjustment on a seasonal basis.

Unique Valhallan Rewards

After ranking up, players will immediately receive the Valhallan Avatar, Loading Frame, and Season Title Reward.

Valhallan Loading Frame:

• Unlike other Ranked Loading Frames, the Valhallan Loading Frame can only be used while the player is currently in the Valhallan rank. Players are granted it immediately upon achieving Valhallan, and if they are pushed out of Valhallan rank, the Loading Frame will be revoked when the daily reset occurs (9am UTC/5am EDT/2am PDT).

Valhallan Title Reward:

• Players are awarded a Title immediately upon achieving Valhallan. Each season will have a unique Valhallan Title Reward. The Title is never revoked, regardless of rank.

Valhallan Avatar:

• Instead of an Avatar that upgrades at the end of each season, the Valhallan Avatar is awarded immediately upon achieving Valhallan.
  
• The Valhallan Avatar has two states: active and inactive. The active Avatar is rewarded immediately upon achieving the Valhallan rank but can be downgraded to the inactive “Fallen” state if players fall out of Valhallan rank when the daily reset occurs.
  
• To reactivate the Avatar, players need to reach the Valhallan rank again. Players will retain ownership of the Avatar between seasons, but it will be in the “Fallen” state at the start of every season.

Ranked Borders from Season 30

If you placed Gold, Platinum, or Diamond at any point in the season, you are given a Ranked border based on your highest rank that other players can see in the match preview screen. These will last for one season and will be updated again after the new season comes to a close.
Your border from any previous season does not carry over or have any impact on your current border reward.

Ranked Avatars from Season 30

Ranked Avatars include prestigious versions for those who’ve placed in high ranks during previous seasons. For example, if you placed in Platinum last season and Gold this season, you’ll receive the upgraded versions of the Competitor’s Badge and Gold Emblem. You will still have your original Platinum Emblem Avatar from previous seasons.

You must play a minimum of 10 games to receive Ranked Avatars / Borders at ANY rank.

• Competitor’s Badge: Awarded to anyone who plays 10 Ranked Games or more.
  
• Gold Emblem: Awarded to players who finish at Gold or above.
  
• Platinum Emblem: Awarded to players who finish at Platinum or above.
  
• Diamond Emblem: Awarded to players who finish at Diamond.

Upgraded versions of Ranked Avatars are awarded to those who have earned the same Avatar in any previous season.

For players who have reached the 5th Tier of an Avatar by reaching a certain rank or higher for five total seasons: the 5th Tier of that Avatar will stay in your inventory permanently! Congratulations on your achievements!

The 6th Tier Avatar, for those who have reached a certain rank or higher for six total seasons, will take on a brand new look! These Avatars will grow more and more prestigious with each subsequent seasonal repeat up to Tier 10, at which point the Tier 10 Avatar will remain in your inventory permanently.

In short, every 5 Tiers of Avatars, you’ll keep the most awesome, most decked out version permanently, and then start work on a new version for subsequent tiers for 6-10, 11-15, and so on.
Players can continue to earn Glory mid-season and earn exclusive Title Rewards. With every new season, the Seasonal Ranked Queue’s Elo will do a full reset.

Exclusive Ranked Rewards – Skyforged & Goldforged!

Beyond glory there is immortality! In Mallhalla, in the “Ranked” tab, players can spend their hard-earned Glory to purchase Skyforged Colors, Weapons, UI Theme, Emotes, and Sidekicks. Skyforged Colors are only usable on Legends that have reached level 5 or greater.

Players can also purchase Goldforged items, which require the purchase of the Skyforged version of the same item. Show your strength with these exclusive Ranked items!



Get the team together for this 2v2 game! Don't have a teammate? Fear not, we'll find one for you! Hit the Coliseum, snag the ball, juke or pass past your opponents, and hold it in their goal to score! No team damage, and you can go through walls the same color as you. First team to 3 scores wins! Square off against your opponent in this hard hitting KO fest! Chew through your foe’s 5 Stocks with damage cranked up to an insane 300%! Send your challenger into orbit before they know what hit them. First to 5 KOs wins!

• 1v1
  
• 5 Stocks
  
• 300% Damage

The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week features: Koji, Ragnir, Bödvar, Fait, Lin Fei, Kor, Ulgrim, Val, and Arcadia.

• Koji – Armed with his ancestral katana, Koji slices his way through the battlefield with Sword and Bow!
  
• Ragnir – This apex predator, whose home is in the Fangwild, now ventures outward using his Katars and Axe to take on the rest of the Legends in Valhalla!
  
• Bödvar – He is the protector of the north and dreams of endless battle. Bödvar has broken down the doors to Valhalla and is taking down his foes with Sword and Hammer!
  
• Fait – Speaking to the stars and using glimpses of the future, Fait battles for good with her Scythe and Orb!
  
• Lin Fei – A defender of the innocent and teacher of the lost ways. She is a great teacher who has developed her own fighting style, the ‘Way of the Iron Dragon,’ which utilizes her Cannon, Katars and an ancestral dragon-spirit.
  
• Kor – Blackguard Keep’s left platform mover takes his place in the arena wielding both Gauntlets and Hammer.
  
• Ulgrim – Equipped with flawless Ivaldi creations, his Axe and Rocket Lance, the legendary blacksmith forges his way into battle!
  
• Val – An android assassin with terrifying strength and quicker-than-light cognition. With her Sword, Gauntlets, and extreme cunning, Val is a force to be reckoned with.
  
• Arcadia – The humble beetle farmer turned Glorious Queen of the Faefolk. Arcadia, the great champion of the Fangwild, fights in the Grand Tournament with Orma - the singing Greatsword, her Eldritch Thorn Spear, and trusty beetle companion Domo.

2023 was a monumental year for Brawlhalla and the community. Together we crossed the 100 Million Brawler line, celebrated four new Legends joining our roster, took part in three amazing Crossovers Events, and witnessed the best year of Esports we could have asked for. It was all quite the assortment of treats.

Ever joined by our love of the game, we are traveling into 2024 together with fond memories and the optimistic outlook that this year will be even better than the last. We, Mammoths, are forever grateful that you, the community, choose to take this Brawlhalla journey alongside us. Let’s make 2024 unforgettable!

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The Brawlhallidays Event extends into 2024! Don’t miss out on the last week to Brawl in the snow and shop in the winterized Malhalla: featuring Frost Tech Sentinel, Cozy Sweater Fait, three new wintery Emojis, the Winner Wonderland '23 Podium, 16 returning Brawlhallidays Skins, and more!

Have you reached your Ranked Season 30 Elo goals? We’re asking because Ranked Season 31 is just around the corner! Expect the usual reward of Glory, Ranked Avatars, and Loading Frames if you participated and are eligible on reset day, January 10th.

Celebrate the holidays and get your team Snowbrawl on at 150% damage! Grab a partner and face off against another team in this 3 minute 2v2. Score 1 point for hitting someone with a snowball, 3 points for getting a KO, and lose 1 point for being KO’d. Most points at the end wins!

• 2v2 Snowbrawl
  
• 150% damage
  
• 3 minutes
  
• Most points at the end wins!

Legend Rotation The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week features: Asuri, Ember, Gnash, Vector, Xull, Magyar, Reno, Val, and Nix.

• Asuri – This Night Stalker has claimed the Tournament as her territory and sets upon challengers to her domain using Katars and Sword!
  
• Ember – This quick and dexterous elf does battle in Valhalla with Bow, Katars and her two companions: a wolf named Ash and her raven named Yarra.
  
• Gnash – In the darkness, before the dawn of history, this Legend was raised by the harsh jungle itself. This Super Hunter uses his Hammer and Spear in battle.
  
• Vector – Transforming into a jet with his Rocket Lance and wielding his Bow to fight, Vector travels through time and space to battle crime!
  
• Xull – With legendary physical strength, this Axe and Cannon wielding Orc Warlord is ready to challenge everyone and everything in Valhalla!
  
• Magyar – As the last remaining member of the Batavian Strazci army and wielding the strength of a 100 elite knights, this spectral guardian has come for the glory of battle with their Greatsword and Hammer!
  
• Reno – Four arms, compound eyes, fearlessness, and an added dose of genius make this Chitnoid Gunslinger the greatest bounty hunter this side of the Pecosid asteroid belt. He’ll take on any job with his trusty Blasters, and loyal Orb companion.
  
• Val – An android assassin with terrifying strength and quicker-than-light cognition. With her Sword, Gauntlets, and extreme cunning, Val is a force to be reckoned with.
  
• Nix – Led by a thousand year hunt, this reaper, armed with both Blasters and Scythe, has found herself a new bounty in Valhalla.

A sentient robot with a passion for engineering, Seven is ready to build her way to victory in Brawlhalla! With her trusty Mega Wrench Spear, Handcrafted Cannon, and custom mechanized creations, she’s a formidable foe in the Grand Tournament.

Along with Seven’s debut, we’re celebrating the Brawlhalliest, jolliest time of the year! Sentinel brings justice no matter the temperature in his new cold weather suit, and Fait’s brought her coziest sweater and a cup of hot cocoa. Also featuring a new Sidekick & Emojis alongside many more seasonal favorites!

Patch 8.03 also includes a balance pass, new features like Bot Behavior Improvements, new Scythe and Katars challenges to the preview in Offline Play, full localization in Turkish & Latin-American Spanish, and much more. The fight for Glory begins again in Ranked Season 31 starting on January 10th! 

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• Seven – “The Free Heart Engineer”
  
• Weapons: Spear, Cannon
  
• Stats: 7 Strength, 3 Dexterity, 8 Defense, 4 Speed
  
• “The Grand Tournament is a perfect testing ground for Seven’s new creations. In between matches, she’ll often hop the fence to collect the leftover bits of weaponry and armor to build something out of.”

Seven launches with a new feature on her Spear Signature attack kit called Mode Swapping. Using Spear Down Signature will add or remove a flamethrower attachment to her Spear.

• Normally, Seven’s Neutral, Side Spear, and Down Signatures are electricity based attacks, which are good for strings and combos. 
  
• With the flamethrower equipped, her Neutral, Side Spear, and Down Signatures are fire based attacks, which hit harder and are better for KOs.

The Free Heart Engineer is always modifying her appearance – Seven arrives with 3 new Skins!

• Firefighter Seven  –“Stay calm! Stop, drop, and roll!” 
  
• Tinyfigure Seven  – “Watch where you step!”
  
• Wanderer Seven – “A masterless robot seeking atonement, and freedom for all mechanized beings.”

Jingle brawl the way! Celebrate the holiday season with brand new Skins for Sentinel & Fait, the first ever Brawlhallidays Sidekick: Miki, an ice crystal castle Winner Wonderland Podium, and an abundance of limited-time Items all available by following the snowflakes in Mallhalla. Legend Skins:

Frost Tech Sentinel

• “With cutting-edge tech that improves his night vision!”
  
• The newest entry in the franchise sends Sentinel on a cold weather mission. He’s ready to fight any bad guy in his way with his Frostbitten Justice Hammer and Icy Slicers Katars.

Cozy Sweater Fait

• “Ready for some hot cocoa and KOs!”
  
• Bundled up and ready to battle! Fait’s in the festive season with her Hot Choco Orb and Merry Jingle Scythe.

Diamond Jack Caspian

• “He stole August 32nd so winter would come sooner.”

Snowdrift Jaeyun

• “The polar bears and the powder are awesome this time of year”.
  
• The eyes on Jaeyun’s cap change color during lock-in & certain attacks!

Reindeer Games Gnash

• “He never misses a delivery.”

White Out Nix

• “She makes death cookies for the other skiers.”

Festive Yeti Onyx

• “Oh what fun it is to blast your opponents far away, hey!”

Frost Guardian Ragnir

• “Slashing through a winter wonderland.”

Nutcracker Cassidy

• “Ready to lead the cavalry this holiday season.”

Santa Wu Shang

• “He’s making a list and KO-ing you twice!”

Future Spirit Artemis

• “The ghost of knockouts yet to come.”

Nutcracker Val

• “Exterminator. No job too big, or small, or seven-headed. Open holidays and nighttime.”

Nutcracker Bödvar

• “Neither mouse nor king can stand against true bravery.”

Snowman Kor

• “Don’t put rocks in snowballs. Someone could get hurt.”

Krampus Cross

• “He’s got this in the bag.”

Holly Jolly Ember

• “Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Stock.”

Wreck the Halls Teros

• “Who’s the most famous now?”

Secret Santa Thatch

• “Yo ho ho ho!”

Sidekick:

Miki

• “Hoot hooooot!”

Emoji Skins:

Snowman Sweat

• “That game was too close, I’m melting!”
  
• An animated Emoji Skin!

Festive Yeti Heart

• “Om nom nom

Diamond Jack Caspian

• “Try again next time!”

Emote:

Snowball Juggling

• “Easy as knocking out your 3 stocks!”

Podium: 

Winner Wonderland’23 Podium

• “Welcome to Ice Crystal Castle!”
  
• A festive Podium with all new art and sound effects exclusive to this year’s event!

Colors:

Winter Holiday Colors

• Show off festive spirit with these red, green, and white colors!
  
• Available for every Legend with your hard-earned Gold.

KO Effect:

Frostbite

• “Hope you brought a coat.”
  
• Knock out your opponents with chilly flair.

Weapon Skin:

Winter Daggers

• “Watch out for frostbite!”
  
• Exclusive to the seasonal event, this Katar Weapon Skin is the pointiest icicles you’ve ever seen!

Avatars:

Bomby the Snowman

• “And he waved goodbye, saying don’t you cry. Stand a safe distance away.”
  
• An exclusive animated Avatar!

Mjolnir Snowflake

• “Only Thor can catch this on his tongue.”
  
• Can be purchased with your hard-earned Gold!

The Brawlhallidays 2023 event also features:

• A free “Most Famous Reindeer” Title by logging on to Brawlhalla during the event!
  
• Daily login bonus of 250 Gold to celebrate.
  
• Snow spread across a few Maps in Brawlhalla.
  
• Holiday-themed UI Takeover! 
  
• Follow the snowflakes in Mallhalla to find all the exclusive items.

Are you ready? Koji sensei has added 2 more Challenges for you to sharpen your skills! You may have studied the blade, but have you mastered the sharpened blades of Katars and Scythe?

Katars Bread n` Butter

• Two basic Katars bread and butter true combos. Great for starting strings or to force your opponents to dodge!

Scythe Punishment Combo

• Become just like your favorite Fenrir Mordex player with this lengthy Scythe Punish Combo that utilizes both normal and active input attacks. Very useful against players caught with their dodge on cooldown!

For Patch 8.03, we’ve added new supported languages to Brawlhalla: Turkish and Latin-American Spanish! 

To change the language in-game, go to the “Options” tab from the Player Menu at the top right of the screen, select “System Settings” and toggle through the left/right arrows next to “Language” until you find your preferred one.

We want these new supported languages to work best for you, the players that will be using them, so we’re treating them the same way we treat other Experimental features. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know on our socials like Twitter and Discord.



Bots have many different personality traits now! Some like to jump more, some like to aggress and dash, or maybe you fight a Bot that likes to stay back and see what you do!  Depending on the difficulty level, the Bots will have better control of their movement options and have many different levels and combinations of these personality traits and more.

Easier Bots (“Easy” through “Medium”) are able to be defeated/overpowered much quicker.

More difficult Bots (“Hard” through “Chosen”)

• Now utilize Dash and fast falling in ways they didn't before and make use of more subtle movement mechanics.
  
• Now have the ability to “Weapon starve” (depending on the Bot) in different ways.

Beyond Glory, there is immortality! Get ready to collect your Glory and begin the Ranked climb once more.

Are you ready to take your place among the Legends and earn the highly coveted Valhallan Rank? The battles begin on January 10th, 2024! 



With the Brawlhalla World Championship behind us, we are now in the official esports offseason. The esports offseason is a time where we can be more experimental with competitive gameplay updates.

During this offseason, you can look forward to new competitive features like the recently graduated Backdash update, a new tournament Map pool, and more frequent balance changes leading up to the start of Esports Year Nine. With each change, we will be sure to monitor feedback closely. 



In Patch 8.01, the tournament Map pool was updated to feature a selection of Maps that encourage counter-picking during a best-of-three or best-of-five set in competitive play.

Competitors can now choose from a diverse selection of Maps that fit specific platform archetypes. The increased Map pool size and variety of archetypes creates situations for players to ban opponents to the kinds of Maps they want to play on. Counter picking should now have a more tangible impact on the Map pool than previously. 

What a week it’s been; The Brawlhalla x SpongeBob SquarePants Crossover Event went off without a hitch, Brawlers turned into Goofy Goobers, Cross-Inventory for PlayStation released, and one of the most exciting Grand Exhibitions ever took place. All that is enough to make your head do loop-de-loop!

If all of that wasn’t enough already, we’ve got Cross-Progression hot on the heels of the now complete Cross-Inventory. Keep your eyes out on our social media accounts, to get the latest on Cross Progression updates.

To catch the latest Brawlhalla news and content, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Discord, and TikTok!

From Bikini Bottom to Valhalla! SpongeBob makes a splash as the first ever Mythic Crossover! Mythic Crossovers are a new tier of Crossovers that includes everything an Epic Crossover has, with additional features to make them feel even more like the original IP. In the case of SpongeBob, these include custom light Attack animations and dynamic costumes.

Patrick & Sandy also join the Grand Tournament as Epic Crossovers. All Crossover characters feature unique Weapon Skins, custom Signature FX, new lock-in animations, and dedicated roster spots.

More residents from under the sea have also arrived, including The Flying Dutchman Sidekick, King Jellyfish KO Effect, Squidward Emoji, and many more favorites. Find all of these and more SpongeBob content in Mallhalla.

All items will remain in Mallhalla after the event ends.

With the addition of PlayStation, our vision for Cross-Inventory is complete! 

Whether you are comfy on your ‘console couch,’ at the helm of your PC battle station, or on the go with your mobile phone, you can have all your hard-earned Brawlhalla Items, thanks to Cross-Inventory. This addition means Cross-Inventory and Cross-Play across all platforms for Brawlhalla! ⚔️

Here’s a great flow chart showing an example of how simple Cross-Inventory is to set up.



Cross-Progression hot on the heels of the now complete Cross-Inventory. Keep your eyes out on our social media accounts to get the latest on Cross Progression updates.

We had so much fun last week, we decided to run it back! Protect your team's flag while stealing the enemy team's flag in this 3v3 game mode for control of Demon Island! Unite both flags at your base to score a point. Watch out! You'll drop the enemy's flag if you take damage. Players can return their flags to their base by touching it. First team to 3 points wins!

• Capture the Flag Game Mode
  
• 3v3 Team
  
• Unite your flag with the enemy’s flag at your base to score points!
  
• First team to 3 points wins!

The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week features: Nix, Thatch, Jiro, Kor, Thor, Brynn, Mako, Vector, and Onyx.

• Nix – Led by a thousand year hunt, this reaper, armed with both Blasters and Scythe, has found herself a new bounty in Valhalla. 
  
• Thatch – The tournament is a paradise of chaos and fire for this Madman of Barbados as he brandishes Sword and Blasters.
  
• Jiro – Trained as a child by a powerful and secret shinobi family, Jiro comes into the arena with not only Scythe and Sword but shadow clones as well!
  
• Kor – Blackguard Keep’s left platform mover takes his place in the arena wielding both Gauntlets and Hammer.
  
• Thor – Finally entering the ring, Thor, God of Thunder, makes his appearance in the Grand Tournament with his trusty Hammer, Mjölnir, and his powerful Orb.
  
• Brynn – Competing for the pure joy of it, this Valkyrie has seen many victories due to her skill with the Axe and Spear.
  
• Mako – The ultimate apex predator from The Sea, Mako, with her Greatsword and Katars, aims to make fish meat out of her opponents in the Grand Tournament.
  
• Vector – Transforming into a jet with his Rocket Lance and wielding his Bow to fight, Vector travels through time and space to battle crime!
  
• Onyx – The powerful Guardian and Protector of Castle Batavia, Onyx has been offered a place in Valhalla and now defends it ruthlessly with her Cannon and Gauntlets.