Watcher of Realms Patch Notes – December 8, 2025

Here are the official Watcher of Realms update notes for December 8, 2025, including Guild War Season 12 changes, new league tiers, hero adjustments, new artifacts, Arena improvements, and additional system optimizations.

Patch Overview

Guild War: New Tier A / Tier B League system introduced along with Season 12 launch and a new Demon Soldier.
Heroes: Multiple bug fixes, balance adjustments, and a full rework for Venoma.
Artifacts: Kane receives a new exclusive artifact while Regulus’ artifact description is clarified.
Arena: BP visibility improvements and monster attribute adjustments.
Other Updates: Auto-fight improvements, new faction trial stages, quick cast customization, and Tower of Deception optimizations.

Guild War

New Tier A / Tier B League System

New Tier A / Tier B league system added starting with Season 12.
During S11 settlement, all guilds below Platinum I will be assigned to Tier B League.
Tier A and Tier B guilds will use different Guild War maps and will not be matched against each other.
Tier evaluation will occur during each season settlement with Tier A guilds prioritized in rankings.
Top Tier B guilds will be promoted while the lowest Tier A guilds will be relegated. Promotion numbers depend on registered guild count.

Guild War Season 12 Launch

Updated Central Keep and Defense Tower maps.
New seasonal rewards including theme style, avatar borders, and emotes.
New Demon Soldier: Tormented Banshee.

Demon Soldier – Tormented Banshee: Blood Spring creature and speedster unit that briefly gains Invisibility when at low HP.

Guild War Improvements

Recommended system plans can now be applied to all facilities of the same type.
Optimized Guild War matchmaking.

Gladiator’s Gauntlet Schedule

Server 5
Duration: 01/05 – 01/17
Preparation: 01/05 – 01/08
Battle Phase: 01/09 – 01/16
Calculation: 01/17

Server 6
Duration: 01/05 – 01/15
Preparation: 01/05 – 01/08
Battle Phase: 01/09 – 01/14
Calculation: 01/15

Mystery Demon Chest Update

Added Demon Soldier Golden Guard to the Mystery Demon Chest.

Heroes

Torodor, The Undying Bull

Fixed an issue where Awakened V could fail to trigger a second revival if he died immediately after the first revival ended.

Kigiri, The Undying Ronin

Fixed lingering visual effects for [Sweeping Strike] and [Ember Strike].
Fixed an issue where these skills could temporarily lack Invincibility during [Tranquil Reflection].

Sythra, The Serpent’s Embrace

Clarified Talent description for [Unit] to exclude units not summoned by the hero.

Nerissa, Song of the Siren

Optimized targeting of [Abyssal Favor] to prioritize non-Sanctity units.

Gwendolyn, The Northern Star

[Icy Shell]: Grants shield equal to 70% Max HP to allies for 10 sec.
[Shield of Hope]: When shields expire, restores 5-10% Max HP and grants Rage.
[Frigid Flurry]: Shield expiration inflicts Vulnerability, Slow, and Freeze on nearby enemies.
Awakened I: Target count +2 and Vulnerability increases to 20%.
Awakened III: Gains Unyielding on fatal damage and heals nearby allies.
Awakened V: Casting Icy Shell permanently increases Max HP by 10%, stacking up to 3.

Venoma, Snakeblood Empress (Rework)

Reworked into an AoE Mage.
Basic ATK now hits up to 3 enemies.
Ultimate [Serpentine Curse] deals AoE damage and inflicts Hex for 10 sec.
Hex: Continuous magic damage per second that cannot be dispelled.
Awakened V increases Basic ATK targets by +2.

Other Hero Changes

Numera: Extra spike now launches every 2 Basic ATKs.
Nastya: Poison immunity duration increased by 5 sec.
Sadie: Max HP buff now only applies if stronger than existing buff.
Filippa: Basic ATK now prioritizes airborne enemies.
Eirlys: New Bond Skill Winter’s Blessing increases ATK Speed after healing.

Artifacts

Regulus Exclusive Artifact

Lionheart Pommel description clarified to apply buffs only when stronger than existing buffs.

New Artifact

Kane – Leviathan
Increases AoE DMG up to 30%.
Grants 15% Penetration to adjacent allies.

Arena

You can now view your BP, opponent BP, and monster BP in the team setup interface.
Defense setup now shows your BP and monster BP.
Arena monsters’ base attributes increased. Players should update Auto-fight records accordingly.

Other Optimizations and Fixes

Adjusted score reset rules for Honor’s Gauntlet.
More stages now support Auto-fight gear recording.
Heroes in Auto-fight can now change gear and artifacts.
New Trial of the Watchers faction trial added.
Added Individual Hero Skill Quick Cast Control.
New achievements added for Trial of the Watchers.
Fixed texture issue with Ezareth transformation modes.
Optimized description for Golden Guard Demon Soldier skill.
Improved Tower of Deception stage skip logic.
Added Guild member support option to stage support system.

Source: Official Watcher of Realms update announcement.