• Updated the loot for tentacle plants.

• Fixed a bug where thieves not in the Thieves' Guild had access to the special dungeon MOB loot tables.

• Updated the Fortune Favor Amulets loot for MOBs.

• Now when faction pillars are activated, factions cannot begin accumulating points until at least two factions have entered the faction pillar zone.

• The stats for the Summoner's Dark Guardian have been reverted to their original values, with the addition of a one-minute cooldown between Dark Guardian spawns. Please note that we are currently working on a complete overhaul of the Summoner class.

• As a reminder, all faction players on the winning side in pillar events will receive 10 faction coins and silver. The losing side will receive 5 faction coins and silver. The overall top player has a 10% chance of winning rare loot, including additional faction coins and gold.

• Increased the drop rate for ethereal undead dragon bones from grave digging.

• Added a new All Factions chat function, allowing all three factions to communicate with each other.

• Increased the drop rate for faction coins from fallen faction players in the overworld to 2 coins and in guarded towns to 4 coins.

• Added a rare chance for faction players to receive a faction chest (containing faction coins and gold) when killing faction players outside of pillar events.

• We begin to rollout the new gardening features. Please note that it will be done in steps and is subject to change. The first step covers the core system and some special seeds. The original UO T2A seeds with breeding, color hybrids, resources, etc will be rolled out at a later stage.

• Public wells have been added to the towns. They will provide water for gardening to those who do not own their own water source.

• Thornwick, the gardener vendor has been added to the former alchemist house in Britain, just east of the bank

• Plain plant pots and regular dirt have been added to sales inventory of the gardening vendor

• A new craftable "Waterbag" has been added to tailoring (no recipe required)

• A new craftable watersource "Waterspout" has been added to tinkering (provides water for gardening and will automatically refill after a given period of time)

• Garin Of The Green Thumb, the new gardening token vendor has been added to the game (in front of the gardeners house in Britain)

• Garin will accept gardening tokens as currency to allow players to buy more fancy and efficient watersources like a fountain and a well, a composter to create dirt from organic waste and a watering can for more convenient plant watering.

• Please note: gardening tokens are not yet available in the game, we are working on it :-)

• The cost to insure Thief Hunter armor has been halved.

• A new leaderboard has been placed at the Thief Hunters' Guild in Britannia. Thief hunters can drop the decapitated heads of thieves they have killed onto the bounty hunter to add the kill to their tally.

• Rare gardening seeds have been added to the Halloween bosses, exploding tentacle plants and exploding desert cacti.

• The loot for the Headless Horseman and Necro Witch has been adjusted, with grave dust and other goodies added.

• A new horse-and-cart delivery quest has been introduced. Garin of the Green Thumb, located near the alchemist in Britain, will ask you to deliver three large piles of soil to farmers in Britain, Minoc, and Yew. The farmers will provide rare seeds, which you must return to Garin in exchange for a gardening token. This token can be used to purchase items for the new gardening system.

-The asset for the undead dragon/drake has been updated. Necromancers can now raise undead wyverns, which will use the previous undead dragon asset. Please visit the item fixer in Britain to restore any colors or dyes on your undead dragons if applicable.

NEW

• GM Tinkerers can now craft Adventurer's Rope, which teleports you to a selected location, similar to the Teleport spell, without requiring mana or reagents. It is single-use with a cooldown of 5 seconds in PvE and 2 minutes in PvP. Crafting requires leather and beeswax. Beeswax can be obtained through the new Gardening Delivery quest from Garin of the Green Thumb in Britain.

• Many new Halloween items have been added to grave digging, including new plant seeds for the gardening expansion.

Halloween 2025 Activities

• Halloween Activities:

  • The Halloween festivities are being deployed across Britannia and will be available throughout October starting October 8th, ending Nov 5th, 2025 at 9:00 AM UTC
  • There will be a Halloween handout for logging in closer to the holiday and staff-run events as time permits.
  • Pumpkins and Halloween Gravesites will be scattered across the over-world.
  • Smash the pumpkins and defeat monsters for a chance to get a reward or candy to spend at the Halloween Vendors.
  • Exploding pumpkins have also been added to Halloween Gravesite Spawns that can be blown up with exploding barrels and have a rare chance to drop special Halloween loot. Read more about Exploding Barrels here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/barrels
  • Serpentine Dyetubs: Available from October 20th to November 5th, embracing the Halloween season.
  • Halloween activities may be added-on to throughout the month, so stay tuned for future updates.
  • Check out the Halloween wiki page for previews of some of the activities: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/halloween

• Halloween Dungeon:

  • The Halloween Dungeon will be available throughout the season and is marked on the map: https://map.shardsofbritannia.com.
  • The Dungeon entrance is temporarily blocked by monsters and requires community effort to take them down and open the Halloween Dungeon once and for all; there's a 24 hour time limit on the spawn until it resets, so it would be best to work together to get the dungeon opened
  • Level 1 of this dungeon includes Halloween Dungeon monsters, which can drop candy or other Halloween goodies.
  • Throughout Levels 1 and 2, there will be jack-o-lanterns for smashing & graves for digging.
  • In the middle of Level 2, there is a Spawn Altar for spawning the Halloween Champion spawn. This encounter can be started with the Skull of Hallows Eve, purchased from the Halloween Witch in exchange for Blood Candles.

• MOBA Arena Dungeon

  • The Chucky Doll MOBA Game is available in the new landmass added in the Dungeons facet

• Halloween Paragons:

  • Chance for compatible monsters to spawn as a Halloween Paragon, which may drop a reward or candy to be spent at the Candy Vendor, as well as a chance to drop raffle tokens (see below)
  • Paragons have the highest chance to spawn in the Daily Dungeon, followed by other dungeons and over-world zones.
  • Paragons in the Daily Dungeon will have a higher chance to drop special items.

• Cleaning Up Britannia:

  • You will be able to trade your Cleaning Up Britannia points for Halloween candy.
  • Make sure to turn in any old holiday items you no longer want for points to be converted into candy!
  • Learn more about Cleaning Up Britannia here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/cleaning-up-britannia

• Halloween Vendors:

  • Candy Hoarder Vendor: Collect candy by smashing pumpkins and defeating Halloween mobs to buy Halloween goodies.
  • Last year's candy can be traded for fresh candy.
  • Witch Vendor: Collect Blood Candles from smashing pumpkins and defeating Halloween mobs to trade for the Invasion Spawn activator.
  • Check out the wiki for previews of the items you can obtain: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/halloween

• Gravedigging:

  • Dig up graves to enjoy chances to obtain more goodies and a chance to spawn the Headless Horseman for even more rewards!
  • Learn more about Gravedigging here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/gravedigging

• Fishers, Miners, Lumberjacks oh my!

  • Small chance to find candy while fishing mining & lumberjacking

• Trick or Treat with the Begging Skill:

  • Dress in your Halloween best and approach town vendors to gather sweets. Each vendor has a fixed amount of candy.
  • Activate the Begging skill on vendors while in costume.
  • Each vendor provides candy once, with a daily limit for each household.

• OUIJA Board Interactivity:

  • OUIJA boards have come alive! Engage with them at home to communicate with the other side.
  • Using the OUIJA board during the Halloween season will have a chance to spawn a ghost that can drop candy when killed

• Halloween Bazaar:

  • The Halloween Bazaar will be hosted atop the Yew Bank (Empath Abbey)
  • Direct Moongates will be available next to Halloween Vendor tents and in Public Moongate destinations.
  • Vendor deeds will be available on the roof for player rental until November 17th, 2025

• Halloween Decoration Contest:

  • The Halloween House Decoration Contest is back!
  • Entries will be accepted starting immediately, and the drawing will take place on November 8th, 2025.
  • Prizes will be announced soon.
  • Submit your entries in https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1294438287921905725

• Halloween Raffle:

  • The Halloween Raffle Vendor will set up shop near the Halloween Vendor in Britain soon.
  • The Halloween Raffle drawing will occur at 11/01/2025 9am, at which point 3 winners will be drawn.
  • Halloween Raffle tokens can be found on Paragons, exploding pumpkins and from grave digging.
  • More details about the prizes will be shared soon!

Every weekend, come and experience the Exploding Wells event in Paws! Check our official Discord for more information!

Every weekend, come and experience the Exploding Wells event in Paws! Check our official Discord for more information!

Great news for all Shards of Britannia adventurers! The Amulet of Fortune’s Favor is now available for purchase at the jeweler in Britain for 5,000 gold, bringing a spark of arcane fortune to your journeys. This powerful amulet enhances your luck across a wide range of activities, unveiling rare treasures from special loot tables as you plunder the world’s hidden caches and defeat its monstrous foes. Don’t miss your chance to secure this game-changing item from the Britain jeweler today! The Amulet of Fortune’s Favor grants an array of specific benefits: it doubles the base drop chance for Message in a Bottle items from fishing, boosts rare loot drop rates by 1.5x for shore fishing, ice fishing, and daily dungeon fishing, and increases item drops from heavy horse carts when defeating ore elementals and reapers. It also improves drop rates for magic weapons, armor, shields, unique cosmetic items, treasure maps, and golden apples from mid - higher end MOBs, while enhancing rare item drops from mining and lumberjacking. Additionally, it slightly increases the chance for wells to explode during the Exploding Wells event, though less effectively than the Blast Weaver Talisman. Note that equipping the amulet disables Lord’s Boon, cannot be removed for 24 hours, persists through death, and is Blessed. Equip this amulet and let fortune guide your path!

Until further notice, the exploding well event has been canceled going forward. Thank you to everyone who participated we hope you had fun! The event will return at some point soon with some exciting changes!

NEW (updated July 30th, 2025)

• Enhanced auto-targeting system - casting spells now sets your "Current Target" for reliable auto-targeting, press Escape or click X on healthbar to clear target, added Clear Target macro option, Target Self macro now clears current target first
• Auto-target setting now available in Character Settings → Combat tab (in addition to Main Menu → Settings)
• Fixed Auto-Defend not working consistently
• REDO: Fixed auto-targeting for spellcasting - spells now properly use your selected combat target when auto-targeting is enabled
• REDO: Fixed Vendor Search system only showing partial results - now properly displays all items for sale across all regions

List of Changes

• Drop rates for moat fishing have been slightly adjusted.
• We are currently optimizing the size of our asset bundle containing the deco items. A new version will be released on July 2nd, which will also include some new stuff in preparation of season6.
• Fishing treasure loot from SOS has been updated.
• Ability to dye drakes added.
• Ability to use special hues dyes for drakes and dragons added.
• Bow speed changes, for details see https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/update-bow-speed-adjustments
• Further improvements to the SOS fishing experience.
• Added new items and new wearables.
• Small update to black market goods
• Small update to moat fishing
• Rescale scrolls for ponds, fishbowls and fishtanks have been added to the fishing token vendor and selected loot tables.
• A new fishtank and a new special dragon dye have been added to the wandering vendor (see #staff-spotlight in discord).
• New (silent) windmill items have been added to the game. Players can exchange their existing windmills and mini windmills at the item fixer.
• We took the update of the assetbundle loudeco as an opportunity to add a new item to the Magical Valorite Cotton vendor. Get your grandfather clock today!
• Not a change, but just to let you know: behind the scenes, work is being carried out on Ocllo :-)
• The fishing token vendor is selling his goods again, you can now buy fishtank, fishbowl and/or pond rescale scrolls.
• We have modified the effect triggered when activating boss spawners, removing the annoying sound.
• The equippable Orc Drum is now fixed.
• Players on the losing side in the Faction Pillars event will now receive 5 faction coins.
• We began to overhaul the boss loot. The work will be carried out stepwise over a longer period of time. Please expect adjustments as we go.
• Added a chicken event arena in Moonglow zoo.
• Added a deed to the vendor to bond event chickens.
• Added an undead chicken scroll to the event vendor at Moonglow zoo.
• New plants and potted plants allowed outside houses, see https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/newly-added-plants-allowed-outside
• Feather drops has been increased moderately, stone harpy's can be harvested now.
• Prevent Daily and Weekly dungeons from overlapping.
• Ongoing work on Ocllo.
• Different types of chickens can now be registered for chicken fights.
• Loot tables updated for "The Lich King"
• Loot tables updated for "The Archmage"

Hail, adventurers! Due to the roaring success of our last Paws explosion fest, we’re cranking up the chaos with a brand-new, heart-pounding event! This is no ordinary rerun—it’s bigger, badder, and bursting with madness! Get ready for 24 hours of non-stop action this weekend!

Keep your eyes peeled for Special Exploding Barrels popping up across the Town of Paws. These barrels are slippery—they’ll vanish in just 60 seconds, so sprint to snag one! Use them to blast open one of the two wells in Paws: one near the Brit Bridge, the other by Colleen the Gypsy. This time, we’ve got Guaranteed-Break Barrels—rare, barrels that will crack those stubborn wells open on the first try!

Smash a well, and you could score a Puzzle Chest stuffed with even more rare loot than before. But beware—bigger explosions mean more ferocious monsters guarding the wells, ready to test your mettle. These wells are tough nuts to crack, so bring your patience and determination!

SPECIAL HANDOUTS THIS WEEKEND

Check our official discord for all the information!

Exciting news for all aspiring chicken fighters! There's now a new NPC at the Moonglow Zoo who will let you register your pet chicken for the upcoming cockfighting event just target your feathered friend to sign up, but remember, each player can only enter one. Once registered, you can purchase special scrolls from the NPC to customize your chicken's size and color, making it stand out in the arena. This is a player run event with full details dropping late next month, so in the meantime, start training your chickens and tweaking their looks to get ahead. Have fun!

All, the Exploding Wells Event has started with a little delay. It will run for 12 hours from the time of this announcement. Have fun :-)

Since we’ve been adding many new features and not all of them warrant a dedicated news item, we’ll start providing a kind of changelog. This will take the form of a news page, initiated at the beginning of each month, where smaller changes and additions will be continuously documented (revisit this page regularly). The first changelog is for June, but it also includes some updates from May.

List of Changes

• Vendor sales inventories updated for Fishing Token, Dungeon Token, Little Rock, and Noble Coins vendor.
• New vendor added for Crown Jewels.
• New wandering vendor added, who is traveling in Paws and Britain to sell rare goods for gold.
• Buffed the Horned Beetle pet.
• Fishing loot tables updated for moat, deep sea, ice, and dungeon fishing.
• Tried to balance out moat fishing chances a lot (!) of times.
• Treasure map loot tables updated.
• Loot has been improved for: Poison Boss Elemental, Leviathan, Large Water Elemental, Dark Revenant.
• Added a new recipe for a decorative pond and new resources to craft it.
• Added a private bulletin board.
• Magic Mushroom gates have been added over the world.
• Added Smelting Scroll for Horned Beetle on donation vendor.
• Added a Grave Dust recipe.
• Added new mobs to Covetous: a Bone Lightning Mage, Stone Wyrm.
• Enhanced Greater Dragons.
• Black Market goods loot tables updated.
• Puzzle Chest loot tables updated.
• Faction updates: pillar events are now player-activated, overhaul of the faction bases, added faction creatures.
• Orc guild updated and extended: system and playstyle adjustments (orcs can't use Boon, can't report murder, can't join factions), added new orc-only items they can buy from Zuma at the orc fort (Orc Drum, mounts), updated Burzum.
• Spiders (Giant and Dread, Dread Queen) are now dyeable; spider pet dyes have been added.
• Thief system update: pretty exciting extension which we will cover in a separate news.
• Young player gameplay adjusted (cannot snoop, damage from traps capped at 50).
• A ton of fixes.
• A ton of new items.
• Updated loot of Fishing Treasure Chests.
• Faction mobs have been added to the faction bases. These mobs are member of the faction and are aggressive towards all non-members.
• Thieves can now steal from Thief Hunters and always remain blue.
• Members of the Thieves Guild can no longer access the bank roof.
• Updated Greater Dragons' loot to align with their difficulty.
• Thief Hunters: the "Thieves" tracking option now requires wearing the full Thief Hunter armor set and riding the Shadowstrike mount. Ensure all gear is equipped to access this category.
• A new item has been added to the Fishing Token vendor, enjoy :-D
• Another update of Fishing Treasure Chests loot.
• Works have started at the Minax faction base, it will look messy for a while...
• Faction vendor sales inventory has been updated, new items have been added.
• Enhanced PvE stealing from humanoid monsters.
• Smoke bombs now have a standard cooldown for all players, including thieves, unless the Thieves' Smoke Bomb Talisman is equipped. This talisman can be purchased from the Black Goods Thief Guild Master using Thieves' Coins.
• Undead pets now properly cast their intended spells.
• Temporary fix for the Ghost Blade issue.
• Resolved a bug with the Ripper mount where skill requirements were being ignored.
• Increased the chance of MiBs in dungeons and deep water
• Fixed a bug allowing Faction, Thieves, and Thief Hunter players to go onto the Brit bank roof
• Thief traps have been updated to attack Thief Hunters in addition to targeting horses and carts, and they can be used in town, though they will not work on horses and carts in town. These traps decay after five minutes and have a five-minute cooldown before another can be placed, dealing 50 damage and applying a two-second stun to Thief Hunters.
• We have deployed a change to address a bug where the Necromancer spell Noxious cloud could cause the heal ticks to be stuck forever. You or your pet will now require to be inside the noxious field in order to keep receiving heals, otherwise it will expire.
• Undead pets now properly cast their intended spells.
• Temporary fix for the Ghost Blade issue.
• Resolved a bug with the Ripper mount where skill requirements were being ignored.All players in the winning faction from the pillar events will receive 10 faction coins as well as the usual amount of silver.
• The player with the most points at the end of the pillar event will have a chance to win a treasure chest filled with faction goodies!
• Volatile Exploding barrels that detonate near murderers and criminals can now be locked down by double-clicking.
• Bone lightning mages now give a chance to drop rare items at the Exploding Well events.
• We have removed two pillars from each Faction Pillar Event, so players will now compete for a single pillar. We can adjust this if the population increases.
• (Not new but maybe not broadly known): Added a speech command to join a faction. To join, say "i wish to join this faction" when standing in front of the gates for the corresponding faction base.
• Drop rates for live_rock and living_water have been increased. Also check the wiki for a description on fishtanks, bowls and ponds: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/fishtanks-and-ponds
• Chance to succeed a fishtank or pond craft has been increased (live after the server restart on the 25th of June).
• New faction paintings for minax, shadowlords and true britannia have been added to the faction vendor (live after the server restart on the 25th of June).
• The minax faction base has been decorated.
• New assets have been added (sorry for the wait during the download).

Hail, adventurers! Due to the roaring success of our last Paws explosion fest, we’re cranking up the chaos with a brand-new, heart-pounding event! This is no ordinary rerun—it’s bigger, badder, and bursting with madness! Get ready for 24 hours of non-stop action this weekend!

Keep your eyes peeled for Special Exploding Barrels popping up across the Town of Paws. These barrels are slippery—they’ll vanish in just 60 seconds, so sprint to snag one! Use them to blast open one of the two wells in Paws: one near the Brit Bridge, the other by Colleen the Gypsy. This time, we’ve got Guaranteed-Break Barrels—rare, barrels that will crack those stubborn wells open on the first try!

Smash a well, and you could score a Puzzle Chest stuffed with even more rare loot than before. But beware—bigger explosions mean more ferocious monsters guarding the wells, ready to test your mettle. These wells are tough nuts to crack, so bring your patience and determination!

Check our official discord for all the information!

We are aware of the login issues (error 100) that some users are experiencing due to an issue with the Legends of Aria login server. We've alerted those involved with the LoA Team and have been told that the issue is being actively worked on. However, we don't currently have an ETA for a fix, we are hopeful it will be fixed as quickly as possible. We do apologise for the convenience, and thank you for your patience!

Please note: Players have found success logging in eventually after a short time. If you see this error, please try again in a few minutes.

Hail, everyone! We’re throwing a curveball with a spontaneous burst of mayhem! No fancy prep, just a straight-up, off the cuff event to keep things lively. This chaos is live for the next 24 hours, so get in on it before it’s history!

Stay sharp for Special Exploding Barrels spawning all over the Town of Paws. These things are quick they’ll vanish in 60 seconds flat, so move fast! Grab one and use it to try blasting open one of the two wells in Paws one near the Brit Bridge, the other close by to Colleen the gypsys camp. These wells are not easy to blow open and may take many attempts!

Crack one open, and you might snag a Puzzle Chest packed with rare loot. But fair warning, these wells are tricky and will test your patience!

Hail, Adventurers of Britannia!

The winds of change sweep through our lands, bringing new opportunities and enhancements to your adventures. Heed these tidings from the realm's scribes, for they bring news of great import!

Faction Pillars Now Player-Driven! The tides of battle shift as Faction Pillars bend to the will of the bold! Faction members may now ignite the spark of conflict by activating the event directly from their Faction Stone, provided at least two warriors from opposing factions stand ready online. The old, rigid schedule of Faction Pillars is no more—take command of your destiny and rally your allies to claim victory when the time is right!

Thieves, Sharpen Your Wits! To those who tread the shadows, the Black Market whispers of new treasures. What mysteries await the cunning? Slip into the night and find out!

Horse and Cart Delivery Quest Expanded! The roads buzz with activity as the Horse and Cart Delivery Quest welcomes new rewards! Among them, the elegant White Picket Fencing stands ready to adorn your homesteads. Embark on these quests to claim these fine additions and enhance your holdings.

Item Fixer: Wisp Jars Renewed! Seek the Item Fixer, that master of mending, for those troubled by a faulty Wisp Jar. Bring your broken Vanity Wisp Jar or Corrupted Wisp Jar to this NPC, who will exchange it for a pristine version, gleaming with a brand-new asset to light your path.

Candles Rekindled with New Splendor! The Item Fixer also offers a boon to those with candles old and new. Whether you hold a Halloween Blood Candle or any candle matching the style show in the attached picture, trade it with the Item Fixer for an updated version, crafted with a refined asset that burns brighter than ever. Visit and restore your candles to their full glory!

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2025 House Lottery: Five Rings! Congratulations on securing this incredible prize!

A heartfelt thank you to all the players who participated in this year’s lottery. Your enthusiasm and support made this event a tremendous success. We truly appreciate everyone who joined in the excitement.

We will be reaching out to Five Rings very soon with further details. Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you again for making the 2025 House Lottery unforgettable!

🐣 Easter Event Conclusion

The Easter activities have now officially concluded!
🐰 Thank you to everyone who participated — we hop you had fun!
We truly appreciate you spending some of your free time with us during the event.

✨ The Easter Vendor will remain available until May 12th to allow you time to finalize any purchases and trades.

Thanks again, and see you in-game!

🐣 6th Annual Easter Events

We are hosting our sixth annual Easter celebration in-game with some fun activities for everyone to enjoy!

🥕 Event Highlights:

• 💐 Egg Hunt: Eggs can be found throughout Britannia and contain Fabled Carrots or other surprises, redeemable at the Easter Vendor.
• 💀 Easter Paragon Monsters may randomly spawn in place of normal monsters, offering bonus chances to earn carrots and special items.
• 🧪 The annual Ivory Dyes have been extended to April 25th, due to the unusual timing of Easter this year.
• 🥕 Previous years’ Easter Carrots can now be used in all Easter events going forward.
• 🎁 New items have been added to the Easter Vendor, and several returning items have received updated hues. (See the Easter 2025 wiki page for details.)

🏦 Note: The Easter Vendor is now on duty at Britannia's bank.

🐰 Additional Features:

• 🐇 Killing regular rabbits may trigger a Vorpal Bunny spawn, which also rewards additional carrots and loot.
• 🧩 Egg Riddles have been updated:
  • You can now request a Hint to help solve a riddle.
  • A Skip option allows you to bypass a riddle once per egg.

ℹ️ Ongoing Updates:

We’re working to add more items and activities as time allows, so stay tuned for additions during the event.
Our Wiki page is being updated, but may be incomplete—please check back later if something is missing.

🗓️ The event is active until April 28th, and the Easter Vendor will remain until May 12th to finalize your purchases and trades.

We hope you have time to log in, participate, and enjoy the festivities. See you there!

🔗 View more details on the Wiki (work-in-progress)

🧟‍♂️ Necromancer Patch Notes

Welcome to the latest update for Necromancer abilities! This patch focuses on making spells more responsive, impactful, and fun to use.

🩸 Blood Siphon

• Visual Feedback: Damage is now displayed using NPC speech bubbles for better clarity.
• PvE Buff: Health siphon amount against non-player targets is now doubled.
• Distance Scaling: Maintained original distance-based scaling, now applied separately in PvE.
• Cooldown Change: Reduced from 10 seconds → 5 seconds. ➤ Now a burstier, faster-impact spell.

🕸️ Torpefy

• Debuff Duration: Increased from 4 seconds → 8 seconds.
  ➤ Doubles its crowd-control potential.
• Cooldown Reduced: Internal cooldown lowered from 60s → 30s after expiration.
  ➤ More flexible in combat rotations.

🕷️ Cocoon

• Spiderling AI Update: Chase range increased from 5 → 30 units.
  ➤ Spiderlings now pursue targets far more aggressively.

🌀 Dispel Field

• Noxious Cloud Fields: Now only a 30% chance to successfully dispel.
  ➤ Adds tension and resistance when dealing with toxic fields.
• Other Fields: Remain at 100% dispel chance.
  ➤ Normal behavior preserved for non-toxic fields.

👻 Haunt

• Cast Time Simplified: Replaced dynamic cast time with a fixed 5-second cooldown.
  ➤ Consistent timing across all caster skill levels.

☠️ Noxious Decay

• Undead Interaction:

  • Undead can now be affected!
  • Poison level is reduced by 1, with a message notifying the caster of the weakened effect.

• Poison Tier Logic Rework:

  • Level 3 Poison: Possible with Spirit Speak ≥ 80.
  • Level 4 Poison: Requires Spirit Speak, Taste ID, and Poisoning all at 100.
  • Pulse Frequency: Now has a minimum of 3 seconds between pulses.
  • Poison Duration: Capped at 3 pulses.
  • Cure Prevention: Introduced a BlockCure timer to delay early removal by cure spells.

💀 Bone Armor

• Meditation Allowed Again!
  • Necromancers can now meditate in Bone Armor.
  • Comes with a 30% Armor Penalty.

🌌 New Spell: Translocation

• Teleport Equivalent:
  ➤ A new mobility spell for Necromancers to quickly reposition or escape danger.

Let us know how these changes affect your undead gameplay. Happy haunting! 👁️‍🗨️

Season 5 is Now Live!

We are thrilled to announce that Season 5 is now live! We always appreciate your patience through transitions between events.

Thanks for being here and for your continued support!

Hail, adventurers!

We have two big changes. First, minibosses—those six roaming overland events—lose their reset timers, staying active until defeated, thanks to feedback from the community about foes vanishing mid-fight. When you slay one, a server-wide alert will herald your triumph, ensuring glory and loot for hearty groups. Second, the Lord’s Boon (Hearthstone) is now granted to all new characters at creation—no quest needed, though Lord Seymour’s task remains in Britain Castle. It lets positive-Karma innocents teleport to a bound town (set in any inn), even in combat, with a 2-hour cooldown. A new autofix makes the Lord’s Boon "no-drop," meaning it cannot be removed from your backpack.

These updates prepare us for Season 5’s launch tomorrow, March 20, 2025, making Britannia more rewarding and accessible. The revised Guide to Britannia - Lord’s Boon in new players’ packs explains its use, while miniboss battles become epic tests of skill. Share your thoughts via Discord or /feedback—we’re already planning more! May your journeys be bold and safe, heroes!

— The Shards of Britannia Team

Top o’ the mornin’ to ye, and a grand St. Patrick’s Day it be! I know originally we wouldn’t be stirrin’ the pot o’ mischief—us leprechauns swore to keep our tricks tucked safe beneath the rainbow’s end, guardin’ our gold from meddlin’ hands. But the winds o’ the Emerald Isle whispered otherwise, and the ol’ St. Paddy himself must’ve nudged us to share a bit o’ chaos with ye mortals! So, we’ve conjured up a wee spontaneous event fer ye—but beware, ‘tis laced with our famous trickery, and frustration may be yer companion! This mischief’ll be runnin’ fer the next 24 hours, so ye’ve got ‘til the shamrock moon rises again to join the fun!

Special Explodin’ Barrels, enchanted by me own mischievous hands, be sproutin’ like shamrocks all o’er the Town o’ Paws. They’ll vanish in a puff o’ green smoke after a mere minute, so ye’d best be quick! Use these barrels, if ye dare, to try yer luck at blastin’ open one o’ the two ancient wells ‘round Paws—one nigh the Brit Bridge, the other by Colleen the Gypsy’s camp. These wells, ye see, be hidin’ secrets older than me pot o’ gold!

Crack one open, and ye might just snag a Puzzle Chest, brimmin’ with rare leprechaun loot—trinkets and treasures straight from the end o’ the rainbow. But mind ye, ‘tis no easy feat, for we leprechauns love a good riddle and a better laugh! So grab yer shillelagh, chase the luck o’ the Irish, and may the green winds o’ fortune blow yer way!

There's an unexpected outage with the Legends of Aria services preventing players from logging into the game right now. We've alerted those involved and hope the issue is resolved quickly, thanks for your patience!

This is a reminder that Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Clocks will be set forward by one hour, which may affect how game times, events, and restarts appear in your local timezone.

Please note that our servers operate on UTC timezone, and neither the server time nor in-game activity schedules will change with the start of DST. All events and restarts will continue to occur at the same times in UTC. However, due to the DST change, the time at which these activities appear in your local timezone may have shifted.

Since DST adjustments occur at different times in various regions, we recommend checking your local time against UTC to ensure you stay on track with event schedules.

Thank you for your attention and understanding. We look forward to seeing you in-game!

• New loot has been added to MIBs.

• Summoners’ Dark Guardians and Strange Gazers stats have been adjusted to improve overall balance.

• Some improvements have been made to the Fowl Frenzy event: exploding barrels now have a larger range, killing chickens and turkeys no longer counts as killing orcs, and Nuke will now decay in 2 hours instead of 1 hour.

Attention all Shards of Britannia players!

We're thrilled to announce the winners of our Winter House Decorating Contest! After much deliberation and marveling at the creativity on display, here are the champions:

First Place: Fili Second Place: Chriss Third Place: Gruelslayer

Congratulations to our winners for their stunning decorations and festive spirit! Your homes truly embodied the magic of the season.

A team member will contact you soon to distribute your prizes, so keep an eye out for that message!

We thank everyone who participated for bringing such cheer and creativity to the community. Stay tuned for more contests and events where you can showcase your talents and win fabulous prizes. Until then, keep decorating, keep adventuring, and keep the spirit of Britannia alive!

❄️ Winter Weapons Update! 🎅

Soon, all Winter Weapons both existing and new will be automatically updated to include the powerful Frostbane Slayer feature!

Additionally, freshly spawned Winter Event monsters will now be vulnerable to this Slayer, making your battles even more exciting. Prepare your arsenal and get ready to take on Frostfang, Krampus, and more!

Stay frosty, adventurers! ❄️✨

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🎄 Winter Holiday Activities Are Here! 🎁

Activities have begun while Santa is preparing for the big day—he will make his grand appearance soon. In the meantime, here are some exciting activities to dive into:

🎅 Save the Elves (Available Now)

• Wintery monsters of Dagger Isle (Windemere) have kidnapped elves from Santa's Workshop!
• Rescue the elves by seeking out monster camps, smashing stolen gift boxes, and leading the elves back to Santa’s Workshop.

🍬 Collect Elf Food (Available Now)

• Obtain Elf Food by killing monsters, opening stolen gift boxes, and rescuing prisoner elves.
• You can also get Elf Food through Ice Fishing and Snowball Fights.
• Good news: Last year's Elf Food candy is still valid this year!

🎄 Christmas Paragons (Available Now)

• Special Christmas Paragons will spawn throughout the event, dropping Gift Boxes at their location when defeated. These boxes may contain Elf Food!

🎁 Santa's Rewards (Available Now)

• Santa will reward you with gifts in exchange for Elf Food, so stock up while helping the elves!

🎅 Where to Find Santa's Workshop

• Use the Cellar Door teleporter at Windemere Bank to reach Santa's Workshop.

🎅 Write to Santa! ✨

Santa's Mailbox is now open at his workshop, eagerly awaiting your Letters to Santa!

🎄 How to Find Santa's Workshop:

Santa’s Workshop can be accessed via the Cellar Doors at Windemere Bank, right next to the giant snowball.

Here’s how you can write to Santa:

1️⃣ Purchase a Note from any Innkeeper or Provisioner.
2️⃣ Pen a heartfelt letter, sharing why you’ve been good this year and what’s on your wish list.
3️⃣ Drop your letter in Santa’s Mailbox, located in Santa’s Workshop!

Who knows? Santa just might write you back—so make your letter extra special!
Don’t wait—write Santa today! 🎅✨

🎁 Login Handout

Make sure to log in from Christmas Eve (Dec 24th) through Jan 1st to receive a special gift from Santa on your account!

🎨 Limited-Time Items

• ✨ Garnet Dyetubs: Available on Donation Vendors from December 25th to January 9th.
• ✨ Necromancy Vendor: Grab the Ethereal Undead Reindeer Statue, available now through January 9th.

🌟 Planned Additions

We have even more holiday fun in store, including:

• Bazaar Vendor Mall
• A Winter Holiday Decoration Contest
• Additional activities as time permits!

🎅 🍬 Updates for Holiday Currencies! 🍬 🎅

We’re excited to continue celebrating holidays in Shards of Britannia with fun events, activities, and vendor shops offering holiday items for unique currencies.

Going forward, you can re-use last year’s Elf Food candy, and we’ll evaluate re-using the same currency for recurring holidays moving forward. This means you won’t need to forfeit half of your currency each year!
Our goal is to make it easier for you to save, plan your purchases, and reward you for the time you’ve already spent, all while keeping these seasonal celebrations fun and balanced.

Scheduled Ending

The events are currently scheduled until January 8th at 9am, which may be subject to extension. If anything should change we will update this post (Last updated: 4:24 AM, Tuesday, December 24, 2024 UTC)

Happy Holidays and thank you for spending your free time with us! 🎄

🎅 🍬 Updates for Holiday Currencies! 🍬 🎅

We’re excited to continue celebrating holidays in Shards of Britannia with fun events, activities, and vendor shops offering holiday items for unique currencies.

Going forward, we’ll evaluate re-using the same currency each year for recurring holidays. This means you likely won’t need to forfeit half of your currency at the start of the following year’s festivities.

Our goal is to make it easier for you to save, plan your purchases, and reward you for the time you’ve already spent, all while keeping these seasonal celebrations fun and balanced.

Thank you for spending your free time with us! 🎄