Hello Warriors!

This week's new content is a new effect for all heroes, called "Flowering." The effect for Idle, Execution, Free Roam Emote and Combat Emote will cost 5,000 Steel each. You can check out the effect for each faction in the video below:

https://youtu.be/nIW7SRXVeOw




Today we released our roadmap for the month of June going into the beginning of July. As you can see, patch 1.25 is planned for release on June 28th and Dance of Death will be returning to the Event playlist. The patch notes for 1.25 have not yet been finalized, but we will be sure to post those for players as soon as they are.





Starting June 11th at 5:30 PM EDT, Extra XP Fest will be back! Unlike previous Extra XP fests, this one will be lasting a full week, ending June 18th at 3:00 PM EDT.

If you are unfamiliar with how Extra XP fest works, players will receive double XP on all orders and in all game modes. If you have XP Tickets, you'll want to use them during the event, as they will count towards the base XP that is doubled during the event.





A new event order, "Tribute Exectuioner", is now available for players! From now until June 10th at 3:00 PM EDT, you will need to perform as many executions as you can in matches of Tribute. The reward for completing the event order is 2,000 Steel. Remember, participation is required in order to receive the reward.





Recently, we released our newest State of Balance blog post for Season 5. These recaps are meant to showcase the pickrate and winrate data for each hero and dive into the developers insights behind the data.

If you'd like to read the full article, you can do so here.

Hello Warriors!

This week we are releasing three new battle outfits for all heroes. They are "Dealer's Choice", "Steered Automata", and "Sun Worshipper. " You can check out each of the outfits in the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGm0UArtKmo




With For Honor on its way to E3 this year, we thought it would be a fitting time to discuss some of the major updates that have come to the game and how it has evolved over time. We definitely recommend watching till the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0c0CuV5jT4




Our Rite of Champions event may be over, but the bundles for the event are still active. These bundles are available until June 4th at 8:00 AM EDT/ 12:00 PM UTC for 30,000 Steel each.

The Rite of Champions Bundles will instantly unlock the SEVEN following items for one hero:

• Emote: Sword in the Stone
  
• Mask Outfits: According to the hero's faction:
  
  • Knight: Medusa's Favor
    
  • Samurai: Heavenly Crane
    
  • Viking: Battle Swine
    
  • Ornament: Radiant Seal
• Battle Outfit: Destined Distinction
  
• Idle Effect: Radiance
  
• Emote Effect: Radiance
  
• Execution Effect: Radiance

Remember that the price is calculated dynamically; meaning if you own content already listed in the package, the price will be reduced according to the value of the content you already own.

Hello Warriors!

This week's new content is the emote we teased last week at the end of our Rite of Champions trailer, "Sword in the Stone!" This is a limited-time free roam emote available for all heroes starting today until May 31st at 8:00 AM EDT. You can check out the emote in the video below:

https://youtu.be/9qlWFhjCVtQ




Our second, event order, "Musashi the Crane", is currently ongoing and will end on May 26th at 1:00 PM EDT. This order requires that each Faction complete the most matches with a Samurai hero.

Our third and final event, "Heidrek the Warthog", will begin May 27th at 3:00 PM EDT and last until May 31st at 8:00 AM EDT. For this event order, each Faction will need to complete the most matches with Viking heroes.

The winners of these event orders will receive Steel and Crates. Remember that participation is required in order to obtain the rewards.





The Rite of Champions Bundles are now available from May 24th at 8:00 AM EDT until June 4th at 8:00 AM EDT at 30,000 Steel each!

The price is calculated dynamically: if you own content already listed in the package, the price will be reduced according to the value of the content you already own.

The Rite of Champions Bundles will instantly unlock the following items for one hero:

• Emote: Sword in the Stone
  
• Mask Outfits: According to the hero's faction:
  
  • Knight: Medusa's Favor
    
  • Samurai: Heavenly Crane
    
  • Viking: Battle Swine
• Ornament: Radiant Seal
  
• Battle Outfit: Destined Distinction
  
• Idle Effect: Radiance
  
• Emote Effect: Radiance
  
• Execution Effect: Radiance

Champion Status is still on sale! You can grab it for a 30% discount from now until May 31st and for the first time ever, it will also increase your chances of getting event loot until the end of the event on May 31st.



Additionally, our first ever Hero Trails are also still available. From May 17th until May 31st, all players will be able to play all unlockable Heroes (Season Pass heroes for Standard Edition and Starter Edition owners). However, the Heroes cannot be customized unless they are unlocked.

Players can unlock Season Pass heroes at a discounted price of 10,000 Steel (instead of 15,000) per hero and Starter Edition owners can unlock regular Heroes at a discounted price of 5,000 Steel (instead of 8,000) per Hero.

Welcome to the launch of Season 6 and our Rite of Champions event! Rite of Champions is an event, spanning two weeks, in which you will honor the valor of yesterday's champions and earn your place among today's heroes in the new limited-time Game Mode, Carousel of Death. In addition to the new, limited-time mode, there are themed contract orders, a new face-off screen, new mask outfits, event exclusive loot, and themed soldiers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOEbYLJrdL4




Carousel of Death is a limited-time gamemode for the event. When you die, you respawn 5 seconds later, plus 5 seconds more for every subsequent death. Victory is achieved when all opponents are dead at the same time. The mode is Single Pick with no revives, no feats and no Gear Stats. All fights in this mode will take place in our Arena maps.





New mask outfits are here in celebration of our new Season 6 event, the Rite of Champions. The mask outfits are "Medusa's Favor" for the Knights, "Battle Swine" for the Vikings, and "Heavenly Crane" for the Samurais. Each mask outfit is available at the discounted price of 15,000 Steel (instead of 20,000) per hero when the event starts on May 17th, and will stay available in-game at 20,000 Steel as of May 24th and after the event! You can check out each of the mask outfits in the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrdE2PqNae0
The Mask Outfits are also part of The Rite of the Champions Bundles that will be released on May 24th, 2018.





The Rite of Champions event also features 3 community orders throughout the event. The first is "Beval the Medusa", which requires each Faction to complete the most matches with a Knight hero. The winning faction will receive Steel and Crates. This event order will be available from May 17th at 1:00 PM EDT to May 21st at 1:00 PM EDT.

The second event order will be "Musashi the Crane." From May 22nd at 3:00 PM EDT to May 26th at 1:00 PM EDT, each Faction will fight to complete the most matches with a Samurai Hero. The rewards will again be Steel and crates to the victorious faction.

Remember that participation is required in order to be eligible for the rewards.



During the duration of the Rite of Champions, players will have the opportunity to loot items exclusive to the event. This includes:

• Ornament: Radiant Seal
  
• Battle Outfit: Destined Distinction
  
• Idle Effect: Radiance
  
• Emote Effect: Radiance
  
• Execution Effect: Radiance

These items alongside the Sword in the Stone emote, which will be released next week, and the three Mask Outfits are part of the 18 The Rite of the Champions Bundles that will be released on May 24th, 2018.

Furthermore, each of the playable 18 characters have 1 weapon set that may drop in every mode and in Scavenger Crates, but won't be available in The Rite of Champions bundles.





From May 17th until May 31st, all players will be able to play all unlockable Heroes (Season Pass heroes for Standard Edition and Starter Edition owners). However, the Heroes cannot be customized unless they are unlocked.

Players can unlock Season Pass heroes at a discounted price of 10,000 Steel (instead of 15,000) per hero and Starter Edition owners can unlock regular Heroes at a discounted price of 5,000 Steel (instead of 8,000) per Hero.



Champion Status will also be offered at a 30% discount from May 17th until May 31st and for the first time ever, it will also increase your chances of getting event loot until the end of the event on May 31st.



If you have any questions regarding the new event, we have posted an FAQ for everyone's convenience.

In addition to the event, several important changes arrived with today's update as well. You can find all of those details in our Title Update 1.23 Patch Notes.

Hello Warriors!

As we teased last week during our special Warrior's Den stream, this week's content is new executions! Each hero has one new execution, which you can check out in the video below:

https://youtu.be/cjKP_Wgxdl8
There is a known issue with Conqueror's new execution, "Mongrel's Charge", where it is not giving the Conqueror their health or stamina regen. The team is currently investigating and we'll look to let players know when it's fixed.





Today we released our roadmap for the rest of May going into the month of June. As you can see we have more weekly content scheduled and even the return of Extra XP Fest at the end of the month. However, we have a few surprises in there for players to look forward to as well. We'll be looking to talk more about them soon.





The patch notes for the start of Season 6 next week, May 17th, are now live. In it, you will find details regarding the reworks for Peacekeeper and Orochi, the inclusion of the new Visual Collection, and several quality of life improvements. You can check out the full patch notes here.




Faction Race is back! The new Faction Event Order, Warrior Rush, starts tomorrow at 1:00 PM EDT! To win, your faction will need to win the highest amount of matches of any type. Warrior Rush will last until May 14th 3:00 PM EDT. The rewards will be:

• 1st Place: 1,500 Steel and 3 Scavenger Crates
  
• 2nd Place: 1,000 Steel and 2 Scavenger Crates
  
• 3rd Place: 500 Steel and one Scavenger Crate

Remember, participation is required if you would like to collect your faction's rewards.

Hello Warriors!

Today has been an exciting, information filled day in which we shared the first details of our upcoming Season 6 patch. While Season 6 will not be dropping until May 17th, as always we have new content coming to the game this week!

This week there are three new Elite Outfits available in-game, one for each hero. You can check out how they look in the video below:

https://youtu.be/ppAQPYnE1Tw




While we won't be diving into the full patch notes for Season 6 until next week, you can view our Season 6 stream that occurred earlier today by watching the video below:

https://youtu.be/dnOYTZPBSYU

For those that would prefer an overview of the stream, one of our regular members of the Steam Discussion Boards has kindly posted a recap of the stream for your convenience.

With Season 6 on the horizon, we have a lot of exciting things coming up and we can't wait to share more with everyone soon!





This weekend marks the return of Extra Loot Fest! From May 4th 1:00 PM (EDT) to May 7th 3:00 PM (EDT), you can receive extra loot from playing games both in PvP and in PvAI. If there's a weapon or armor set you've been looking to find, this weekend is one of the best times to try and loot it on the battlefields!

Hey everyone,

A few things to share with you all today! First, we just announced our next free weekend coming up May 3-6!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6UjUn9qkJk
The Free Weekend will be live on PC starting May 3rd at 5:00 PM UTC and will last until May 6th at 8:00 PM UTC.

Along with the upcoming free weekend, we're also bringing back our Warrior Training Program! This means you can earn 2 weeks of revamped Champion Status by playing a total of 5 matches with new players! Revamped Champion Status includes the following:

• 40% XP boost at the end of a game for the player NEW!
  
• 20% XP boost aura on the other players at the end of a game NEW!
  
• More event loot NEW!
  
• More salvage
  
• More end of match loot
  
• One emblem (same as usual)
  
• Champion Status icon

Full details on the Warrior Training Program can be found here.




Finally, be sure to check out next weeks Warrior's Den for a special broadcast. We'll have some special announcements! Check the full details here and don't miss the show next week, May 3rd at 12:00 PM EDT!