Dear players,
The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from May 19th, 2026 23:00 (UTC) to May 20th, 2026 04:00 (UTC). We suggest you log out in advance and enter the game again after the maintenance.
The details for this update are as follows:
Brand New Content
I. New Tempered Inferno and New Curios
Will be available after the Fatigue reset on May 21st, 2026 (UTC+8).
1. Curio Info:
1) Five Thunder Banner: After a critical hit, summon a Thunder Mark that hits nearby enemies with Bolts. Lasts 2 sec with a 1-sec cooldown.
2) Nether Soul Order: Zai Exclusive Curio. After using [Flame Ward: Showdown], [Flame Ward] can be briefly maintained. While in [Flame Ward], you can use the derived Skill [Soul Smash]. If it hits 3 or more targets, gain [Ensnared Soul].
3) Frost Dragon Belt: Increases Max Armor and increases Damage Reduction by 18%.
4) Aegis Golden Chopsticks: Justina Gu Exclusive Curio. Ultimate switches to [Arctic Wraith: Showdown]. After use, Justina's Skill changes to [Shadowswipe: Frostwind: Showdown], which summons an extra [Frostwind] when used.
5) Mountain Jade Soul: Akos Hu exclusive Curio. Ultimate switches to [Feral Frenzy: Lockdown: Showdown]. After use, can summon a flag, and Akos's skill switches to [Lunge: Showdown], Akos can summon a Tiger-Claw Strike after triggering a Perfect Dodge or a Defuse while near the banner, can be triggered once per sec.
6) Unsinkable Stele: Increases the duration of Souljade [Four Spirits Converge]'s effect [Black Tortoise's Aid].
2. Tempered Inferno Adjustments
1) The bosses appearing in this Tempered Inferno are [Omnius·Aureate], [Korvine], and [The Charioteer].
2) The original [Gather Flag] has been replaced with [Lotus Lock], and it is still unlocked by upgrading the Chaos Furnace.
3) Added new combat item [Diamond Elixir]. Summons a giant vajra pestle, causing a high Focus level strike. Bosses that are hit by it will also be hit with additional strikes.
3. Features Adjustments
Added new item [Taichu Chaos Stone]. Can be used in Showdown to upgrade Crafting Level 0 Curios from previous seasons to Crafting Level 1, making them usable during the current season and all subsequent seasons.
II. New Limited-Time Gameplay: [Ares Spaceship]
1) The [Space-time Portal] in Survival Mode (excluding Immortal War) and Rift Traversal Mode will open after a certain period following the start of the match. Once opened, players can interact with it to teleport to [Ares Spaceship]. The [Space-time Portal] only allows 2 teams to enter and will close after a period of time.
2. Enter the interior of the [Ares Spaceship] through the [Space-time Portal] to challenge a special in-match stage: choose the Summon Base of EMPERORHERO, Armor Hero ARES, or Armor Hero MARS. Complete the combination, and defeat the Sin Demon Legion inside the Ares Spaceship! In this mode, some of the Hero's Moves will be enhanced.
3. The two teams of players entering the spaceship need to compete in a Speedrun. The team that clears the enemies first will earn the right to challenge the ultimate threat deep within the cabin and receive more generous rewards, while the team that loses the Speedrun will also receive rewards for the corresponding tier based on their clearing progress.
4. Depending on clearing progress, the maximum rewards players can obtain in The Survival modes are as follows: Shadestone, Legendary weapon, Epic Armor, random Souljade, etc. In Rift Traversal mode, players receive crate rewards based on clearing progress.
5. Special Mechanism [Form Evolution]: Counter / Defeat / Damage boosts the form upgrading and increases the Armor Hero Attack.
6. When the player's Health is nearly depleted, the armor emergency protection mechanism will be triggered, immediately restoring Health to full, but each time protection is triggered, the Armor Hero Attack will be reduced for a period of time.
7. During the Speedrun, players can choose to interact with [Ares Energy Form · Yellow] to strengthen themselves, or interact with [Ares Energy Form · Purple] to weaken the opposing team's abilities.
8. There is also [Ares Energy Form · Green] in the spaceship. After interacting with it, players can restore the entire team's Health.
9. Participate in the limited-time event [Armor Hero Rekindled] to activate the combat techniques of the Armor Hero and gain additional Buffs in the [Ares Spaceship].
III. Limited-time Events:
1. Armor Hero Rekindled
The Armor Heroes reunite, sworn to protect the world once more!
Event Duration: May 20th, 2026 00:00 (UTC) - July 1st, 2026 20:00 (UTC)
Event Rules
1) Complete event Challenge Quests to obtain the event item Energy.
2) When the player's Energy accumulates to a certain amount, they will receive the corresponding rewards.
3) When claiming rewards, you can also obtain the corresponding stage's Willpower Amplification, which provides Buff effects for Armor Hero during matches in The Herald's Trial mode and Rift Traversal, while interacting with the portal to enter the Ares Spaceship.
2. Childhood Sketches
May Childhood Days always remain, and walk with me!
Event Duration: May 28th, 2026 04:00 (UTC) - June 10th, 2026 20:00 (UTC)
Event Rules
1) During the event, signing in to the game every day will unlock 1 coloring level. Complete coloring all areas in the level to claim the corresponding rewards.
2) After selecting an uncolored area, you can choose a highlighted recommended color to fill it, or customize your own color and create freely.
3) After more than half of the areas in the current level have been colored, the Auto-Color function will be unlocked. By using Auto-Color, all uncolored areas will be filled with the recommended colors.
Combat Adjustments
I. Adjusted the special weapon strikes of some Heroes during their Ultimate, which will cause hit enemies to accumulate Disengage value.
Including:
During Zai's Ultimate, Chain Scythe attacks other than [Chain Link] and [Chain Link: Suppress]
Yoto Hime's demon blade attacks while in the Ultimate state of [Demon Blade]
Kylin Zhang's weapon slashes while in the Ultimate state
Hadi's weapon slashes while in the flying state of his Ultimate
The Almighty General's attacks after Yueshan transforms, excluding powerful executions
Thunder Lord's attacks after Inor Wan transforms, excluding execution Moves
//Dev Note: Some Heroes have special weapon attacks while in their Ultimate states, which may lead to infinite combos. We have adjusted some moves that had no resource limit or cooldown restriction, so they will no longer reset Disengage value.
In-game Adjustments
I. The Morus Isle Gameplay Adjustments
1. Weapon Changes: Dual Flintlocks, Flying Knives, Fistblades and their Souljades are not available in this mode.
2. Adjusted the number of Morus' Blessing in the third round from 1 to 2.
3. Adjusted resource distribution in the open world. Resources are now more densely packed, and new icons have been added to indicate resource-rich areas.
4. The duration of Vermilion Bird Talisman has been increased from 180 seconds to 240 seconds.
Out-game Adjustments
I. Photo Booth Updates
1. When importing a Photo Booth template, Collection import is now supported via checkbox; Collections that are not owned are not yet supported for import
2. Added the Photo Booth Background Music function, you can now add Background Music to the templates
3. Added an official multiplayer Photo Booth template
II. Optimize the order of gameplay modes on the Lobby name card
1. Adjusted the order of gameplay modes on the name card interface, allowing players to find the mode they want to display more quickly.
III. Hero Cultivation Adjustments
1. Modified some tasks related to Heroes using Weapons to better match Hero settings. Task difficulty is unchanged.
Rift Traversal Adjustments
I. In-Game Adjustments
1. Added extra drops of this season's high-value Season Collections in Green Skies Crate·Legendary for the Qianwang Tide-shooting and Spring Piercer·Divine Soul in-match gameplay.
2. Added this season's high-value Season Collections to the extra drop rewards of Green Skies Crate·Legendary in Qin Estate's Dungeon.
3. Reduced the drop rate of Green Skies Crate·Legendary obtained from the Execution Ground and Prison Break (Escort Yue Fei) events in the River Runs Red map, redistributing it to other modes. After the change, the overall drop rate of Green Skies Crate·Legendary across all events on the map have been slightly increased.
II. Alchemy Adjustments
1. Removed the explosive event that could occur while channeling the alchemy furnace.
2. Adjusted the placement of alchemy furnaces in River Runs Red, moving them to the House of Spring and City Deity Pavilion areas.
3. Optimized some text descriptions in the alchemy furnace interface profile and interaction prompts.
4. Placed a batch of Metal Ore and Herb resources near alchemy furnaces, making it easier for travelers to gather materials while making elixirs.
III. Season Contract Quests Adjustments
Removed map restrictions for most season quests:
//Dev Note: In response to players' love for the "River Runs Red" map, as well as the less-than-ideal experience of some season tasks, we have optimized the map restriction conditions and difficulty.
IV. Fortune Courier Pact Optimization
1. The priority pickup time for produced Extreme Relics has been slightly extended, from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
2. Optimized the trigger logic: the Fortune Courier Pact effect will only be triggered when the player who opens the crate has priority pickup rights.
V. Rift Rivalry Optimization
1. Optimized the explanation for cases where the Nemesis' Letter is not consumed when initiating Rift Rivalry.
2. Adjusted the rank score restriction for initiating Rift Rivalry, so Travelers can now initiate Rift Rivalry even if their rank score is lower than their target Rift Nemesis's.
VI. In-game pickup mechanism
1. Optimized ownership of in-match monster defeated rewards: the player who deals the highest Damage will receive priority pickup rights to the rewards when the monster defeated. (Priority pickup rights for the extra drops from Heavenly Favor·Devil Extermination are granted to the player who triggered the defeat.)
VII. Optimize Forge Celestia/Reforge
1. Added Tenacity display when selecting equipment, making it easier to choose suitable equipment for forging/reforging.
2. Fixed an issue where equipment tips could not be fully displayed in some cases.
VIII. Mode selection optimization
1. The currently selected difficulty and mode will now be retained with priority, and will no longer reset automatically when switching to another difficulty, mode, or map.
IX. "Escort Codex" and "Temporary Storeroom" Adjustments
1. Added quality filter and quality sorting functions to help locate required items more quickly;
2. Added operation history records, making item flow clearer and management more convenient.
X. Armor Hero Crossover Collectibles Now Available
Event Duration: May 20th, 2026 at 04:00 (UTC) - Jun 4th, 2026 at 23:00 (UTC)
Collection·Armor Hero Bar at the bottom right of the lobby. Search containers to fill the progress bar. When full, you're guaranteed a crossover collectible.
XI. Fixed an issue in the "River Runs Red·Relic Mysteries" Season where after obtaining a counterfeit item through appraisal, the description for the current season's collection drop rate boost was missing. Actual drop rates were not affected by this display issue.
Feature Adjustments
I. Client
1. Optimized animation loading.
2. Improved game launch speed.
Store Updates
I. New Packs
1. Added Shayol Wei exclusive Pack [Argent Frost Pack (Shayol Wei)], which contains the Shayol Wei Legendary Outfit [Unchained Links·Argent Frost], the Shayol Wei Legendary Hairstyle [Unchained Links·Silken Grace], and the Shayol Wei Legendary Accessory [Unchained Links·Gauze Blossom]. Standard price: 3,800 Gold; Now: 2,200 Gold. Individual cosmetics have their own discounts, but the Pack discount is even bigger!
2. Added Yueshan exclusive Pack [Night Clash Pack], which contains the exclusive Legendary Outfit [Unchained Links·Night] and the Legendary Hairstyle [Unchained Links·Wanderer]. Standard price: 2,600 Gold; Now: 1,800 Gold. Individual cosmetics have their own discounts, but the Pack discount is even bigger!
II. New Discounts
1. Newly added Inor Wan Legendary Ultimate Accessory [Armor Hero·Ares Summoner]. (Unlock it to get a new appearance for his Ultimate [Thunderforged].) Standard price: 5,800 Gold; Now: 3,350 Gold.
2. Newly added Tarka Ji Legendary Ultimate Accessory [Armor Hero·Mars Summoner]. (Unlock it to get a new appearance for his Ultimate [Fire Frenzy].) Standard price: 4,800 Gold; Now: 3,200 Gold.
3. Newly added Longsword Legendary Skin [Armor Hero·Mars Sword]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,000 Gold.
4. Newly added Repeating Crossbow Legendary Skin [Unchained Links·Snowlit Gaze]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,000 Gold.
5. Newly added Dual Flintlocks Legendary Skin [Unchained Links·Thunderous Silence]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 600 Gold.
6. Newly added Shayol Wei Epic Pose [Breakthrough]. Standard price: 300 Gold; Now: 200 Gold.
7. Newly added Yueshan Epic Pose [Lethal]. Standard price: 300 Gold; Now: 200 Gold.
8. Newly added Legendary Mark of Victory [Two-Star Praise]. Standard price: 2,000 Gold; Now: 480 Gold.
9. Newly added Legendary Rescue Effect [Weldguard]. Standard price: 900 Gold; Now: 320 Gold.
10. Newly added Shayol Wei Legendary Background [Unchained Links·Affection]. Standard price: 600 Gold; Now: 400 Gold.
11. Newly added Yueshan Legendary Background [Unchained Links·Unspoken]. Standard price: 600 Gold; Now: 400 Gold.
12. Newly added Shayol Wei Legendary Base [Unchained Links·Thorned Oath]. Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 800 Gold.
13. Newly added Yueshan Legendary Base [Unchained Links·Rose Words]. Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 800 Gold.
14. Yueshan Legendary Outfit [Sunlit Tales]. Standard price: 1,800 Gold; Now: 120 Gold.
15. Legendary Stash Skin [Badge Stationery]. Standard price: 800 Gold; Now: 300 Gold.
III. Items return
1. Newly added Yueshan Legendary Ultimate Accessory [Armor Hero·Emperor Belt]. (Unlock it to get a new appearance for his Ultimate [General's Call].) Standard price: 5,800 Gold; Now: 3,350 Gold.
2. Newly added Legendary Kill Announcement [Armor Hero·Annihilation] for all heroes. Standard price: 600 Gold; Now: 400 Gold.
IV. New Items in Spectral Silk Store
1. Newly added Avatar [Armor Hero·TITAN MARS] with a price of 6,000 Spectral Silk.
Bug Fixes
I. Battle-related Bug
1. In Showdown, fixed an issue where Yoto Hime could get an incorrect Earth Mark when using Aegis-break Martial Skill.
2. In Showdown, fixed an issue where Justina Gu Lv. 21 skill had an incorrect damage increase value.
3. In Heroes Assemble, fixed an issue where Valda Cui's Water Spear could cause incorrect performance of the Almighty General.
