A July 30, 2026 stability patch — the first update after launch — targeted the Withered Knight’s new Polearm & Shield stance with several buffs, alongside a wave of crash and stutter fixes. Every class change in this patch touched only Withered Knight; everything else in the patch was bug fixes. This Chinese URL is intentionally deployment-safe and can be localized in a later copy pass.
Polearm & Shield changes: reduced energy drain during the shield-raising charge phase, improved Tier-1 charged dash turning, increased damage on the 1st and 3rd basic-attack thrust hits, a higher Spear Barrage damage multiplier, and reduced energy cost and cooldown on Rainbow Piercer.
Officially listed fixes include random crashes tied to vegetation animation and AMD hair rendering, shader precompilation optimization to reduce stutter, a Sorcerer Flameblade visual discrepancy, console connection problems, and unresponsive keys when closing the guide UI quickly.
Bellring granted all players a Thumbs Up emote and 500 Soul Coins as initial compensation for launch-week issues. A second wave followed: an Ashen Cipher and an Abyssal Cipher, claimable via in-game mail for anyone who logs in before September 1, 2026.
The Einherjar Mode Mist Lord challenge and Dried Flower Knot drops were slated for a client update in the week of August 3–9, but as of August 5 that update was still pending with no dated Steam patch notes yet — treat it as upcoming, not live. Separately, the Soul Harvest event — themed content within Season 1 featuring Soul Nhar and Soul-Gnawer elite encounters — is confirmed for August 14, 2026. The Season 1 ranked mode is named Path of Glory, replacing beta leaderboards and unlocking at character level 6.
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