You can also view the patch notes in a more formatted manner here.

Patch 0.12 will arrive on Tuesday May 16th. The servers will be brought down for patching at 15:00 CEST (9:00 AM EDT / 6:00 AM PDT). The patching process can last up to 2 hours.


We now bring you Dragon Garden - Night, where the area around the center Orb is a bit narrower, making it work better than the Day version for 2v2, but the overall size and scope of the map stays the same.



Raigon has been updated with a new 3D model.



Raigon now also has the "Demonic Lawbringer " outfit available, his first Legendary Outfit.




Stealth indicators will no longer show up on the enemy team, unless you're the one who entered stealth.


Exhaust

• Tome of Destruction (R) now has its own separate counter for Exhaust
  
  • This means that in order for the Tome to trigger Exhaust, it needs to hit 3 of its own Arcane Fires
• Using an ability will now reset the Exhaust counter

• Heal increased from 10 to 12

• Energy gained increased from 8% to 9%

• The first hit of Seeker's Arrow now benefits from the Steady Shot Battlerites
  
  • Only exception is that the knockback from Power Shot is not applied

• Now consumes Seeker's Mark
• Can now collect pickups during the dash

• Can now be cast while moving
  
  • Jumong moves at 60% of normal speed while casting
• Energy Gain reduced from 8% to 6%
• Snare factor reduced from 25% to 20%

• Will no longer activate because of targets that can't be hit

• Minimum damage increased from 30 to 45
• Minimum cast time increased from 0.7s to 0.8s

Perfect Shot

• Unchanged

Marked Prey - New

• Bear Trap inflicts Seeker's Mark
  
  • Replaces Deadly Trap

Viper - New

• Black Arrow grants a 40% Fading Haste that lasts for 3s

Power Shot & Trapper

• Unchanged

Panther - Moved

• Moved from Round 3

Rejuvenating Shot - Updated

• Bonus healing increased from 10 to 16

Precision

• Unchanged

Crippling Hail - New

• Increases the movement speed reduction of Rain of Arrows from 20% to 35%

Broodmother

• Panic duration decreased from 1.5s to 1s

Hardened Carapace

• Hardened Carapace healing reduced from 8 to 4

Insectivore

• Damage, healing and self healing reduced from 6 to 5

Lord of the Flies

• Damage reduction increased from 20% to 25%

• Cooldown reduced from 9s to 8s

• Cooldown reduced from 10s to 9s
• Can now be dispelled

• Now inflicts a 1s Fading Snare on hit

• Fixed a bug where the Stealth indicator was visible on dead champions
• Dragon Garden music track added
• Fixed a bug which would allow Champions to get outside of Dragon Garden
• Fixed a bug with the positional audio, which could make the game's audio levels off

You can also view the patch notes in a more formatted manner here.

Patch 0.12 will arrive on Tuesday May 16th. The servers will be brought down for patching at 15:00 CEST (9:00 AM EDT / 6:00 AM PDT). The patching process can last up to 2 hours.


We now bring you Dragon Garden - Night, where the area around the center Orb is a bit narrower, making it work better than the Day version for 2v2, but the overall size and scope of the map stays the same.



Raigon has been updated with a new 3D model.



Raigon now also has the "Demonic Lawbringer " outfit available, his first Legendary Outfit.




Stealth indicators will no longer show up on the enemy team, unless you're the one who entered stealth.


Exhaust

• Tome of Destruction (R) now has its own separate counter for Exhaust
  
  • This means that in order for the Tome to trigger Exhaust, it needs to hit 3 of its own Arcane Fires
• Using an ability will now reset the Exhaust counter

• Heal increased from 10 to 12

• Energy gained increased from 8% to 9%

• The first hit of Seeker's Arrow now benefits from the Steady Shot Battlerites
  
  • Only exception is that the knockback from Power Shot is not applied

• Now consumes Seeker's Mark
• Can now collect pickups during the dash

• Can now be cast while moving
  
  • Jumong moves at 60% of normal speed while casting
• Energy Gain reduced from 8% to 6%
• Snare factor reduced from 25% to 20%

• Will no longer activate because of targets that can't be hit

• Minimum damage increased from 30 to 45
• Minimum cast time increased from 0.7s to 0.8s

Perfect Shot

• Unchanged

Marked Prey - New

• Bear Trap inflicts Seeker's Mark
  
  • Replaces Deadly Trap

Viper - New

• Black Arrow grants a 40% Fading Haste that lasts for 3s

Power Shot & Trapper

• Unchanged

Panther - Moved

• Moved from Round 3

Rejuvenating Shot - Updated

• Bonus healing increased from 10 to 16

Precision

• Unchanged

Crippling Hail - New

• Increases the movement speed reduction of Rain of Arrows from 20% to 35%

Broodmother

• Panic duration decreased from 1.5s to 1s

Hardened Carapace

• Hardened Carapace healing reduced from 8 to 4

Insectivore

• Damage, healing and self healing reduced from 6 to 5

Lord of the Flies

• Damage reduction increased from 20% to 25%

• Cooldown reduced from 9s to 8s

• Cooldown reduced from 10s to 9s
• Can now be dispelled

• Now inflicts a 1s Fading Snare on hit

• Fixed a bug where the Stealth indicator was visible on dead champions
• Dragon Garden music track added
• Fixed a bug which would allow Champions to get outside of Dragon Garden
• Fixed a bug with the positional audio, which could make the game's audio levels off

Welcome to the community news!

Devblog
Every Monday we at Stunlock Studios publish a dev blog! The latest one talked about what happened last week here at Stunlock.

You can find it at https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-014/

The Proving Grounds Recap
Did you miss last week's The Proving Grounds? No problem! At the beginning of each week we have a recap written up over on https://blog.battlerite.com/. We also compile links to the matches in a neat and handy way if you want to see the action for yourself. You can find the latest article here.

Video Roundup
We have some awesome video content being created by the Battlerite community each week. Here's one of them!

Best of Battlerite
Published weekly, BattleManly puts up videos highlighting different cool or humorous plays that have happened in Battlerite each week. Check the latest one out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58TYByCHm4

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You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.

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Region(s): Europe, North America

Battlerekt: The Proving Grounds continues next week, on Wednesday, May 17th and Thursday, May 18th. It's a 3v3 tournament series held over 10 weeks in both North America and Europe, with a total prize pool of $20 000!

Every week the tournament is held in two stages: on Wednesdays all matches before top 4 is played, unstreamed. On Thursdays the top 4 is played over on NGE's stream, with the traditional Battlerekt production value. The stream begins 19:00 CEST for Europe, and 5 PM PDT for NA.

It's free to sign up and participate, and you can do so here: https://smash.gg/tournament/battlerekt-the-proving-grounds-week-2

You can also view all the upcoming Proving Grounds tournaments here:
https://smash.gg/BattleRektLeague

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Region(s): Europe

ESL Play will be having its last Go4Battlerite finals this weekend:

• Go4 Battlerite Europe April Finals, starts on Sunday, May 14th at 19:00 CEST. It is the 3v3 finals for the April season, with €500 in the prize pool. It is limited to the teams who have qualified over the April series, but there are usually community held streams and there should be some good matches so keep your eyes open. You can find more information at: https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/europe/battlerite/major/go4battlerite-europe/april-2017-finals/

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Region(s): Europe

Esports Wall will be multiple tournaments during the next seven days.

• Battlerite Brawlers Tripple (3v3) starts today, Friday, May 12th, at 20:30 CEST.
• BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Monday, May 15th, at 20:30 CEST
• BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Wednesday, May 17th at 20:30 CEST

By participating and doing well in these tournaments you will earn points which you can exchange for prizes on their site. You can find more information about their tournaments at: https://esportswall.com/games/battlerite/tournaments

You will also be able to view the tournaments at www.twitch.tv/battleright

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Battlerite OCE 2v2 Tournament

Region(s): Oceania

A 3v3 tournament will be held in the Oceanic region on Sunday, May 14th, at 7:00 PM AEST. The winners will each get an Emperor Scorpion.

You can sign up here: http://challonge.com/sv/OCE3V3

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday May 15th, at 3:00 PM PDT, and 3v3 tournament on Tuesday May 16th, 3:00 PM PDT.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

You can watch the games live at https://www.twitch.tv/metagamestv (stream in Portuguese (Brazil))

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Region(s): North America

Pro Rivalry League, will be hosting their 17th 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Tuesday, May 16th, at 7:00 PM EDT.

There is $300 in the prize pot. You can sign up and find more information at http://prorl.com/view-tournament.php?id=209

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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!

Welcome to the community news!

Devblog
Every Monday we at Stunlock Studios publish a dev blog! The latest one talked about what happened last week here at Stunlock.

You can find it at https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-014/

The Proving Grounds Recap
Did you miss last week's The Proving Grounds? No problem! At the beginning of each week we have a recap written up over on https://blog.battlerite.com/. We also compile links to the matches in a neat and handy way if you want to see the action for yourself. You can find the latest article here.

Video Roundup
We have some awesome video content being created by the Battlerite community each week. Here's one of them!

Best of Battlerite
Published weekly, BattleManly puts up videos highlighting different cool or humorous plays that have happened in Battlerite each week. Check the latest one out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58TYByCHm4

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You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Region(s): Europe, North America

Battlerekt: The Proving Grounds continues next week, on Wednesday, May 17th and Thursday, May 18th. It's a 3v3 tournament series held over 10 weeks in both North America and Europe, with a total prize pool of $20 000!

Every week the tournament is held in two stages: on Wednesdays all matches before top 4 is played, unstreamed. On Thursdays the top 4 is played over on NGE's stream, with the traditional Battlerekt production value. The stream begins 19:00 CEST for Europe, and 5 PM PDT for NA.

It's free to sign up and participate, and you can do so here: https://smash.gg/tournament/battlerekt-the-proving-grounds-week-2

You can also view all the upcoming Proving Grounds tournaments here:
https://smash.gg/BattleRektLeague

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Region(s): Europe

ESL Play will be having its last Go4Battlerite finals this weekend:

• Go4 Battlerite Europe April Finals, starts on Sunday, May 14th at 19:00 CEST. It is the 3v3 finals for the April season, with €500 in the prize pool. It is limited to the teams who have qualified over the April series, but there are usually community held streams and there should be some good matches so keep your eyes open. You can find more information at: https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/europe/battlerite/major/go4battlerite-europe/april-2017-finals/

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Region(s): Europe

Esports Wall will be multiple tournaments during the next seven days.

• Battlerite Brawlers Tripple (3v3) starts today, Friday, May 12th, at 20:30 CEST.
• BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Monday, May 15th, at 20:30 CEST
• BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Wednesday, May 17th at 20:30 CEST

By participating and doing well in these tournaments you will earn points which you can exchange for prizes on their site. You can find more information about their tournaments at: https://esportswall.com/games/battlerite/tournaments

You will also be able to view the tournaments at www.twitch.tv/battleright

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Battlerite OCE 2v2 Tournament

Region(s): Oceania

A 3v3 tournament will be held in the Oceanic region on Sunday, May 14th, at 7:00 PM AEST. The winners will each get an Emperor Scorpion.

You can sign up here: http://challonge.com/sv/OCE3V3

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday May 15th, at 3:00 PM PDT, and 3v3 tournament on Tuesday May 16th, 3:00 PM PDT.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

You can watch the games live at https://www.twitch.tv/metagamestv (stream in Portuguese (Brazil))

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Region(s): North America

Pro Rivalry League, will be hosting their 17th 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Tuesday, May 16th, at 7:00 PM EDT.

There is $300 in the prize pot. You can sign up and find more information at http://prorl.com/view-tournament.php?id=209

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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!

This week, I once again took up my writing pen and talked a bit about what's been happening at Stunlock Studios recently. I talk briefly about patch 0.12, show off new player gameplay challenges a bit, reveal another UI concept and hint about something new. Click here to read the dev blog!

This week, I once again took up my writing pen and talked a bit about what's been happening at Stunlock Studios recently. I talk briefly about patch 0.12, show off new player gameplay challenges a bit, reveal another UI concept and hint about something new. Click here to read the dev blog!

Welcome to the community news!

Devblog
Every Monday we at Stunlock Studios publish a dev blog! The latest one talked about the making of Dragon Garden, our latest arena!

You can find it at https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-013/

Video Roundup
We have some awesome video content being created by the Battlerite community each week. Here's one of them!

Best of Battlerite
Published weekly, BattleManly puts up videos highlighting different cool or humorous plays that have happened in Battlerite each week. Check the latest one out:
https://youtu.be/Kc2fKc4OkfY

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You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.

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Region(s): Europe, North America

Battlerekt: The Proving Grounds continues next week, on Wednesday, May 10th and Thursday, May 11th. It's a 3v3 tournament series held over 10 weeks in both North America and Europe, with a total prize pool of $20 000!

Every week the tournament is held in two stages: on Wednesdays all matches before top 8 is played, unstreamed. On Thursdays the top 8 is played over on NGE's stream, with the traditional Battlerekt production value. The stream begins 19:00 CEST for Europe, and 5 PM PDT.

It's free to sign up and participate, and you can do so here: https://smash.gg/tournament/battlerekt-the-proving-grounds-week-2

You can also view all the upcoming Proving Grounds tournaments here:
https://smash.gg/BattleRektLeague

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Region(s): Europe

ESL Play is hosting an event next week:

• 1v1 Early Access Cup Europe, starts on Thursday, May 11th, at 19:00 CEST. More information can be found here: https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/europe/battlerite/open/early-access-eu-1on1-cup-27/

ESL Play has its own section for Battlerite at https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/

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Region(s): Europe

Esports Wall will be multiple tournaments during the next seven days.

• Battlerite Brawlers Tripple (3v3) starts today, Friday, May 5th, at 20:30 CEST.
• BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Monday, May 8th, at 20:30 CEST
• BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Wednesday, May 10th at 20:30 CEST

By participating and doing well in these tournaments you will earn points which you can exchange for prizes on their site. You can find more information about their tournaments at: https://esportswall.com/games/battlerite/tournaments

You will also be able to view the tournaments at www.twitch.tv/battleright

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Battlerite OCE 2v2 Tournament

Region(s): Oceania

A 2v2 tournament will be held in the Oceanic region on Sunday, May 7th, at 7:00 PM AEST. The winners will each get an Emperor Scorpion.

You can sign up here: http://challonge.com/sv/BR2V2OCE

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday May 8th, at 3:00 PM PDT, and 3v3 tournament on Tuesday May 9th, 3:00 PM PDT.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

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Region(s): North America

Pro Rivalry League, will be hosting their 16th 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Tuesday, May 9th, at 7:00 PM EDT.

There is $300 in the prize pot. You can sign up and find more information at https://play.prorl.com/view-tournament.php?id=208

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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!

Welcome to the community news!

Devblog
Every Monday we at Stunlock Studios publish a dev blog! The latest one talked about the making of Dragon Garden, our latest arena!

You can find it at https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-013/

Video Roundup
We have some awesome video content being created by the Battlerite community each week. Here's one of them!

Best of Battlerite
Published weekly, BattleManly puts up videos highlighting different cool or humorous plays that have happened in Battlerite each week. Check the latest one out:
https://youtu.be/Kc2fKc4OkfY

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You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Region(s): Europe, North America

Battlerekt: The Proving Grounds continues next week, on Wednesday, May 10th and Thursday, May 11th. It's a 3v3 tournament series held over 10 weeks in both North America and Europe, with a total prize pool of $20 000!

Every week the tournament is held in two stages: on Wednesdays all matches before top 8 is played, unstreamed. On Thursdays the top 8 is played over on NGE's stream, with the traditional Battlerekt production value. The stream begins 19:00 CEST for Europe, and 5 PM PDT.

It's free to sign up and participate, and you can do so here: https://smash.gg/tournament/battlerekt-the-proving-grounds-week-2

You can also view all the upcoming Proving Grounds tournaments here:
https://smash.gg/BattleRektLeague

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Region(s): Europe

ESL Play is hosting an event next week:

• 1v1 Early Access Cup Europe, starts on Thursday, May 11th, at 19:00 CEST. More information can be found here: https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/europe/battlerite/open/early-access-eu-1on1-cup-27/

ESL Play has its own section for Battlerite at https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/

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Region(s): Europe

Esports Wall will be multiple tournaments during the next seven days.

• Battlerite Brawlers Tripple (3v3) starts today, Friday, May 5th, at 20:30 CEST.
• BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Monday, May 8th, at 20:30 CEST
• BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Wednesday, May 10th at 20:30 CEST

By participating and doing well in these tournaments you will earn points which you can exchange for prizes on their site. You can find more information about their tournaments at: https://esportswall.com/games/battlerite/tournaments

You will also be able to view the tournaments at www.twitch.tv/battleright

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Battlerite OCE 2v2 Tournament

Region(s): Oceania

A 2v2 tournament will be held in the Oceanic region on Sunday, May 7th, at 7:00 PM AEST. The winners will each get an Emperor Scorpion.

You can sign up here: http://challonge.com/sv/BR2V2OCE

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday May 8th, at 3:00 PM PDT, and 3v3 tournament on Tuesday May 9th, 3:00 PM PDT.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

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Region(s): North America

Pro Rivalry League, will be hosting their 16th 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Tuesday, May 9th, at 7:00 PM EDT.

There is $300 in the prize pot. You can sign up and find more information at https://play.prorl.com/view-tournament.php?id=208

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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!

If you still haven't done it yet, we would love for you to fill out our survey on Bakko's Egg Brawl. You can find it here.

In this week's Dev Blog, Viktor writes about the work that went into creating the upcoming map Dragon Garden. He talks a bit about where the inspiration for it came from, what purpose we wanted it to fulfill and the work it took to get it ready. You can find the dev blog here.

If you still haven't done it yet, we would love for you to fill out our survey on Bakko's Egg Brawl. You can find it here.

In this week's Dev Blog, Viktor writes about the work that went into creating the upcoming map Dragon Garden. He talks a bit about where the inspiration for it came from, what purpose we wanted it to fulfill and the work it took to get it ready. You can find the dev blog here.