Brawlhalla News

During Ubisoft Forward it was announced that free-to-play multiplayer platform-fighter Brawlhalla will feature two Castlevania characters as part of an event called "Brawlhalla-vania", beginning on October 19. Simon Belmont and Alucard will join the Smash-like developed by Blue Mammoth, though only as skins for existing characters rather than brand new Legends...
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Castlevania's Simon Belmont and Alucard are coming to platform fighter Brawlhalla this October, "just in time for Halloween."

The latest guest characters to join the Smash Bros-esque Brawlhalla are vampire hunter and vampire Simon Belmont and Alucard respectively, and are set to arrive October 19 as part of the new Brawhalla-vania event. The guest characters were revealed as part of the Ubisoft Forward digital conference, and is obviously in collaboration with Konami.

The two were revealed as part of a very nicely done 2D animated trailer, interspersed with some gameplay of the two. Both of their designs are pretty faithful looking to their original looks, though with a bobble-head-like quality to them. Simon uses his classic axe, flail, and more to fend off enemies, with a moveset that does look unique compared to his Smash Bros. Ultimate counterpart.

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Send your challenger into orbit before they know what hit them! Check out the 1v1, 300% Damage Stock Mode – KO Mania featured as Brawl of the Week. We’ve also updated the free Legend rotation to include Rayman, Arcadia, Bödvar, & more.

Last week we launched Patch 6.10, bringing new Blurred Background Options, a Ranked UI update, and multiple performance improvements! The patch also included new Mallhalla items, like Forsaken Magyar, and a reduced gold price for Ezio. Check out the patch notes for the full list of updates.
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Forsaken Magyar

• "Let them extinguish those foolish ambitions."
  
• Punishing opponents will be swift with their Adjudicator’s Mercy Greatsword and Skull of the Saint Hammer.

Mourn Emote

• “Noooooooo!”

Bee-Bot

• "Buzz buzz? Vroom vroom?"

The Spectral Guardian

• "A hundred Strazci knights ready to battle."

Weapon drop

• 3,2,1 - BRAWL!

New Flag Avatars

• Montenegro
  
• Slovenia
  
• Trinidad and Tobago

Ezio’s price has also been reduced to 5400 Gold!



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

Ready up space cadets for a brand new Prime Gaming Bundle featuring Lord Vraxx! This limited-time pack includes:

• Space Dogfighter Vraxx
  
• Lord Vraxx Legend Unlock
  
• Zoid Sidekick
  
• Imperial Rocket Lance

This promotion is available to all Amazon Prime members. Claim your loot at brawlhalla.com/prime. 





The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week includes: Rayman, Sir Roland, Barraza, Dusk, Arcadia, Diana, Munin, Bödvar, and Lin Fei.

• 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.
  
• Sir Roland – No one in Valhalla feels a greater thirst for victory in the tournament than Sir Roland, as he strikes down his opponents with Rocket Lance and Sword.
  
• Barraza – A feared man in the wastelands with his Blasters and Axe, Barraza is the ultimate survivor and will do what it takes to be at the top in Valhalla.
  
• Dusk – Wielding his Spear and a powerful Orb, carved from stone and magic, Dusk seeks to spread chaos throughout 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.
  
• Diana – Commander of the Order’s hunters, she uses her Bow and Blasters to slay countless beasts and monsters.
  
• Munin – Rocking out to the sweet sounds of her Scythe and Bow, she’s ready to brawl in the Grand Tournament and finish her next Ravenqueen concert!
  
• Bödvar – He is the Protector of the North and dreams of endless battle. Bödvar has broken down the doors to Valhalla himself and is ready to take down his foes with Sword and Hammer!
  
• 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.

This latest patch features new Background Options for Blurred Backgrounds, an update to the Ranked UI to now show if you’re in the top 1000 of your region, and multiple performance improvements! Also check out Forsaken Magyar, Mourn Emote, Bee-Bot Sidekick, new Avatars, and Ezio’s reduced price.

We also made updates to the Color Exclusion list to help players differentiate an opposing Legend’s colors from the background or from their own color. In addition, we made a balance pass that allows Ezio to be tournament legal, made some game improvements, like on the Render Tool, and much more.

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Forsaken Magyar

• "Let them extinguish those foolish ambitions."
  
• Punishing opponents will be swift with their Adjudicator’s Mercy Greatsword and Skull of the Saint Hammer.

Mourn Emote

• “Noooooooo!”

Bee-Bot

• "Buzz buzz? Vroom vroom?"

The Spectral Guardian

• "A hundred Strazci knights ready to battle."

Weapon drop

• 3,2,1 - BRAWL!

New Flag Avatars

• Montenegro
  
• Slovenia
  
• Trinidad and Tobago

Ezio’s price has also been reduced to 5400 Gold!



High five your partner and get ready to compete Rayman style! In Kung Foot anything goes as you kick, bash, and slash the ball through the opposing team's goal in this epic 2v2 Brawlhalla sport. First team to score 5 goals wins!

• 2v2
  
• 5 goals
  
• 100% Damage
  
• 5 Minute Timer

New Background Options are available in the Settings menu. Players having issues tracking the movement of Legends on screen can now choose to also blur the backgrounds in-game.

• Default Backgrounds – Beautiful Brawlhalla backgrounds and animations.
  
• Simple Backgrounds – Backgrounds that have animated effects will not animate.
  
• Blurred Background – Backgrounds will be blurred based off of the setting of low, medium or high. Animated effects will also not animate.

Color exclusion occurs when an opposing Legend’s color scheme would be too visually similar to another Legend’s color scheme or to the background. The game will automatically display the Legend with a different, more contrasting color scheme.

We have expanded the list of exclusions the game checks for in this update. This is another step towards helping players differentiate an opposing Legend’s colors from the background or from their own color.

For example, Skyforged could potentially cause difficulty in readability when matched against colors like Gray and Purple. This update helps improve readability for this case and others.

Color exclusion only affects how you see your opponent. If you select a color scheme like Skyforged, you will always see your Legend in Skyforged.





Before this update, if you rank in the top 250 global in 1v1 or 2v2s, a window appears in the ranked lobby that shows your current global rank.

Now, this window displays your ranking amongst the top 1000 in your region. For example, if you are ranked number 1000 or higher in US-E, it will now display your ranking and your region of US-E. If you are number 1001 in US-E, this window will not be shown.





User Experience

Improved gameplay performance in-match:

• We've made several improvements that should result in smoother, more consistent frame rates by reducing the number of dropped frames (momentary hitches).
  
• These performance improvements are ongoing. We will have additional performance improvements in 6.11 and in future patches!
  
• Decreased network latency on Steam to match the latency of other platforms.

Render Tool Update: Epic Skins and Crossovers now display their unique selected pose if they have one.

• When switching to a new item after rendering an item, the new item will no longer have its resolution cropped.

User Experience

• Fixed a bug where sometimes you would gain or lose 0 Elo.

User Interface

• Fixed a bug where the Bounty and Street Brawl game mode icons were not displaying in the Public Games list.
  
• On consoles, fixed a bug where the level select thumbnails wouldn't show when players picked different Maps.

Sounds

• Fixed a bug where the For Rest Emote sound effects kept looping.

Art & Animation

• Fixed a visual bug where the charge FX and star were missing for Orion Prime and Fangwild’s Heart Ember.
  
• Fixed a visual bug on the Winter’s Grave Scythe back away pose where in some circumstances the Default Scythe Weapon Skin would show instead.

We have made several quality-of-life improvements for key attacks on a number of Weapons, as well as improvements in reliability for underutilized Signature attacks. This patch also contains Ezio's first round of balance adjustments, which makes him legal for use in official tournaments.



The Blasters Ground Pound now has a more gentle trigger hit for more reliable use when striking opponents at the edge of the attack or near solid geometry like a stage wall or floor.

• Blasters Ground Pound: Fixed a case where the target could be dropped before the final hit.

We have slightly increased the Recover time on miss for the Gauntlet Side Air to better match its high utility in offstage movement and edgeguards. The Side Air has also received larger threat coverage on the on-hit follow-up, allowing it to be used in most cases against a wall where it previously would not connect.

• Gauntlets Side Air: Increased Recover time on miss from 1 Fixed/21 Variable to 3 Fixed/21 Variable; Increased threat coverage near the user for the second swing on hit for more reliable use against walls.

The Greatsword's Attack Cancel window now starts earlier for several Bridge attacks that had recently been made quicker. This earlier window decreases the time between an immediate Bridge attack and the following Finisher, restoring the tighter Dodge Windows that previously existed for certain attack chains.

• Greatsword Side Bridge (from Neutral Opener): Decreased Attack Cancel time from 22 to 20.
  
• Greatsword Side Bridge (from Down Opener): Decreased Attack Cancel time from 20 to 18.
  
• Greatsword Down Bridge (from Neutral Opener): Decreased Attack Cancel time from 18 to 16.
  
• Greatsword Down Bridge (from Side Opener): Decreased Attack Cancel time from 19 to 17.

The last round of adjustments for Hammer Down Light included an increase to the Recover time on miss, which proved to make this attack too vulnerable. We have slightly decreased the Recover time on miss to bring it halfway between its two previous values for a more appropriate amount of risk during quicker-paced gameplay.

• Hammer Down Light: Decreased Recover time on miss from 8 Fixed/20 Variable to 6 Fixed/20 Variable.

The Katar Side Light now has a consistent Recover time on hit across all Dexterity values, allowing for similar frame advantage and Dodge Windows between follow-up attacks for all Legends. The Recover time on miss still maintains its Variable duration based on Dexterity. We have also slightly reduced the Stun of Katar Recovery to allow a Dodge Window in most cases of immediate repeat use.

• Katar Side Light: Changed Recover time on hit from 1 Fixed/7 Variable to 5 Fixed/0 Variable.
  
• Katar Recovery: Decreased Stun from 21 to 20.

The Scythe Recovery attack now has a slightly different setup location from the multi-hit portion, for more reliable use against walls and when striking opponents near the very edge of the attack at the end of its Hit Window.

• Scythe Recovery: Fixed a case where the target could be dropped before the final hit, especially when performed against a wall.

We have decreased the Minimum Charge time of Asuri's Side Katars and Side Sword for quicker response and more reliable use in the heat of battle. Asuri's Side Sword also begins its movement slightly earlier to maintain its current range on tap.

• Asuri Side Katars: Decreased Minimum Charge time from 15 to 12.
  
• Asuri Side Sword: Decreased Minimum Charge time from 16 to 13; Decreased time before movement from 15 to 12.

Cassidy's Neutral Blasters now has less Recover time for less risk to better fit its role as an anti-air attack. Cassidy's Side Hammer now deals most of its damage on the final swing, as striking opponents from maximum range would previously grant a notably low reward.

• Cassidy Neutral Blasters: Decreased total Recover time from 18 to 16.
  
• Cassidy Side Hammer: Redistributed damage to have a greater emphasis on the final swing, but total damage remains the same.

We have decreased the Force of Cross' Neutral Gauntlets, Side Gauntlets, and Down Blasters to bring the knockout power of these attacks closer in line with other similarly low-range or low-priority attacks on high Strength legends.

• Cross Neutral Gauntlets: Decreased Force from 75 Fixed/55 Variable to 75 Fixed/50 Variable.
  
• Cross Side Gauntlets: Decreased Force from 70 Fixed/57 Variable to 70 Fixed/52 Variable.
  
• Cross Down Blasters: Decreased Force from 75 Fixed/55 Variable to 75 Fixed/53 Variable.

Dusk's Neutral Spear now has less Recover time on miss for more appropriate risk given its role as a precise anti-air attack.

• Dusk Neutral Spear: Decreased total Recover time on miss from 16 to 13.

Ezio's Side Sword now travels farther when performed while moving for greater range and more reliable use, as it previously fell short of most other similar attacks. We have increased the Cooldown time of Ezio's Down Sword and increased the effect of Directional Influence when struck by repeat uses of this attack to allow escape options from overly long team combos. Ezio's Neutral Orb has received an increase to its risk with greater Recovery time on miss, and a decrease to its reward with less Force to better match other anti-air attacks of similar speed and coverage. Ezio's Side Orb now has greater Minimum Charge time and greater Recover time, allowing for more reasonable vulnerability and a reactable total Time to Hit.

• Ezio Side Sword: Increased momentum bonus at the beginning of the attack from movement such as a dash.
  
• Ezio Down Sword: Greatly increased maximum allowed angle of Directional Influence when struck by a repeat instance of this attack in a single combo; Increased Cooldown Time on miss from 15 to 25; Increased Cooldown Time on hit from 11 to 38.
  
• Ezio Neutral Orb: Increased total Recover time from 17 to 20; Decreased Force from 65 Fixed/56 Variable to 65 Fixed/53 Variable.
  
• Ezio Side Orb: Increased Minimum Charge time from 12 to 14; Increased total Recover time from 21 to 25.

Isaiah's Side Cannon was previously too slow across the board so we have reduced its Time to Hit, Recovery time on miss, and increased its movement bonus. This greatly increases its overall range and reliability, while also decreasing its relative risk.

• Isaiah Side Cannon: Decreased Time to Hit from 19 to 16; Decreased total Recover time on miss from 21 to 17 for the charged version; Decreased total Recover time on miss from 22 to 19 for the uncharged version; Increased momentum bonus from movement such as a dash.

Lin Fei's Side Cannon now has a faster Time to Hit for a more responsive and earlier leap both on tap or when releasing after a charge. This brings its overall Time to Hit closer in line with other Signatures of similar range, especially given its lengthy total duration.

• Lin Fei Side Cannon: Decreased Time to Hit after release from 17 to 15.

Ready up space cadets for a brand new Prime Gaming Bundle featuring Lord Vraxx! This limited-time pack includes:

• Space Dogfighter Vraxx
  
• Lord Vraxx Legend Unlock
  
• Zoid Sidekick
  
• Imperial Rocket Lance

This promotion is available to all Amazon Prime members. Claim your loot at brawlhalla.com/prime. 





The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week includes: Wu Shang, Lucien, Hattori, Mordex, Reno, Mako, Xull, Yumiko, and Scarlet.

• Wu Shang – Using the way of peace, discipline and martial arts, he takes down his foes with Spear and Gauntlets!
  
• Lucien – This mysterious highwayman is always scheming for gold, and now has come to Valhalla to take part in the tournament wielding Katars and Blasters!
  
• Hattori – A gifted ninja with unparalleled skill with the Sword and Spear has discovered Valhalla. Will she find any worthy challengers there?
  
• Mordex – Wielding Gauntlets and Scythe, this lycanthrope steps into battle!
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Xull – With legendary physical strength, this Axe and Cannon wielding Orc Warlord is ready to challenge everyone and everything in Valhalla!
  
• Yumiko – Holding the appearance of a blind seamstress, this centuries old fox spirit has been brought into battle wielding her Magical Hammer and Bow!
  
• Scarlet – A former female boxing champion of England and head of the Royal Airship Navy, this Legend uses her ingenuity and steam power to build her own Rocket Lance and Hammer to take into battle.

The dismissal bell is about to ring on Back to School 2022! This event will be live for one more week, so make sure to stock up on the exclusive seasonal items. Find the new Jiro & Mordex Skins and the rest of the seasonal items by following the red apples in Mallhalla.

Also, Ezio is making his debut in the free-to-play Legend Rotation! That means that you can play as the Master Assassin for free from now until August 30th.

A great way to relax after school is by playing Strikeout Mania, which is featured as Brawl of the Week. Pick your best 5 Legends and face off against your opponents best 5 Legends in this intense 300% damage battle!

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Stock up on all the back to school essentials! Dress to impress with Home Team Colors, exclusive Skins, and much more available for one more week. Just follow the apples in Mallhalla.

See the list below for all the Back to School items:

• Oendan Jiro – “Let’s do our best!”
  
• Brawldog Mordex – “He comes from the Order of Exalted Linebackers.”
  
• Hall Minotaur Teros – “Do you have your Great Hall pass?”
  
• Swim Team Mako – “I don’t need floaties Coach Brynn – I have fins.”
  
• Professor Vraxx – “Essays on why I’m the greatest space lord due Thursday. 5 million words.”
  
• Rocker Volkov – “Where’s my guitar pick?”
  
• Headmaster Fait – “Time to count the KOs, ready?”
  
• Ace Spiker Lin Fei – “She’s got school spirit!”
  
• Kindergarten Kaya – “Missed the bus? Take a mammoth instead.”
  
• Gridiron Xull – “The best offense is more offense.”
  
• First Day Asuri – “Don’t forget your bus number!”
  
• Greased Lightning Koji – “He’s got the chops!”
  
• Detention Ada – “Being bad feels pretty good, huh?”

Home Team Cheer

• “2, 4, 6, 8 who did we eliminate? YOU!”

Home Team Colors

• Show off your school spirit in these black, red, and gold colors.
  
• Available for every Legend with hard-earned Gold!

Oodles of Doodles

• An animated Avatar!
  
• “The story’s in the margins.”

Brawlhalla 101

• “Class is in session!”
  
• Purchasable with your hard-earned Gold!

Back to School will also feature:

• A bonus login reward of 250 Gold + “Valhalladictorian” Title reward.
  
• A Back to School UI Takeover with new main menu music. Follow the apples in Mallhalla!

Pick your best 5 Legends and face off against your opponents best 5 Legends in this intense 300% damage battle! When you lose a stock the next Legend in your list spawns in ready to fight. Damage KO your opponent 5 times to win!

• 1v1 Strikeout
  
• 5 Stocks
  
• 300% Damage
  
• Legend changes after each stock!

Speak your mind and tell us about your player experience in Brawlhalla! Whether you’ve just started playing or you’ve been playing for 6000 hours, we want to hear from you. What do you like? What do you want? What do you dislike? Let us know by visiting brawlhalla.com/survey to participate in the Player Survey.



Lucien lurks in the shadows in the newest Prime Gaming Bundle! This limited-time pack includes:

• Dark of Night Lucien
  
• Lucien Legend
  
• Mother of Pearl Blasters
  
• Darkheart Shredders (Katars)
  
• Golf Clap Emote

This promotion is available to all Amazon Prime members. Claim your loot at brawlhalla.com/prime.

Beginning tomorrow, August 25th, become an Elite Zhaktari Pilot! The Space Dogfighter Bundle will include:

• Space Dogfighter Vraxx Skin
  
• Lord Vraxx Legend Unlock
  
• Zoid Sidekick
  
• Imperial Lance Weapon Skin

This week Ezio, the Master Assassin joins the free-to-play Legend rotation! Also featuring: Sentinel, Jiro, Volkov, Vector, Magyar, Petra, Ada, & Onyx.

• 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.
  
• Sentinel – The first and greatest costumed superhero in America has come to Asgard, finding those who need protecting and vanquishing injustice with his Katars and Hammer.
  
• 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!
  
• Volkov – The Vampire King of Batavia has unexpectedly found Valhalla and has brought his Scythe and Axe to 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!
  
• 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!
  
• Petra – Having been set free from Terminus, Petra sets her eyes on Valhalla with her Orb, Gauntlets, and Darkheart powers.
  
• Ada – Armed with Blasters and Spear, this nano-tech, elite combat hacker aims to win in the Grand Tournament.
  
• 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.