Watcher of Realms Patch Notes – July 28, 2025

Here are the official Watcher of Realms update notes for July 28, 2025, including hero reworks and fixes, major Demon Soldier faction updates, new Exclusive Artifacts and Exclusive Gear, Guild War Season 10 changes, and more.

Patch Overview

Heroes: Major updates for Aracha, Rygar, and Malrik, plus multiple optimizations, bug fixes, and a new faction assignment for Ai.
Demon Soldiers: New Frostbourne and Chaos faction systems, balance adjustments, new upgrade materials, and new reward chests.
Artifacts: New Exclusive Artifacts added for Talin, Boreas, Yuri, and Talula.
Guild War: Season 10 begins with a new Marshal System and a new season Demon Soldier.
Gear: Bulk Enhancement added and new Exclusive Gear introduced for multiple heroes.
Other Updates: United Front, Honor’s Gauntlet, Tower of Deception, Drake’s Chasm, and UI improvements updated.

Heroes

Aracha, The Crimson Widow

[Promotion Grade 5] effect optimized: Changed “When Aracha attacks targets she isn’t blocking, increases DMG by 20% and Crit. Rate by 10%” to “When Aracha attacks targets she isn’t blocking, increases DMG by 30%”.
[Spider Stance] optimized: Changed “ATKs can attack 1 more target” to “Basic ATK becomes 2 consecutive strikes, prioritizing 2 different targets in range”.
[Spider Toxin] enhanced: Spider Bite explosion DMG increased from 30/32/34/36/40% to 100/110/120/130/150%.
[Messy Web] optimized: Control Effect duration changed from 1/1/2/2/2 sec to 1.5/1.5/2.5/2.5/2.5 sec, airborne unit duration from 2/2/3/4/4 sec to 3/3/4/5/5 sec.
[Awakened III] reset: Changed “Increases the duration of Spider Bite and Poison by 2 sec” to “Inflicting Poison also inflicts 40% Acute Poisoning (increases all Poison and Toxic Surge DMG taken by 40%)”.
[Awakened V] enhanced: Changed “When an enemy with Spider Bite dies, deals 110% AoE DMG to nearby enemies affected by Poison 1 more time” to “DMG increases by 25% against enemies affected by Poison. When an enemy with Spider Bite dies, deals 110% AoE DMG to nearby enemies affected by Poison 1 more time”.

Rygar, The Scorned Ravager

[Lord Skill] When Rygar is the Lord in the team, after activating his Ultimate, faction team members’ Basic ATK DMG Increase improved from 25% to 30%, and HP Regen per Basic ATK increased from 3% to 6%.
[Basic ATK] Warlord’s Might can now trigger the extra Bleed effect, lasting for 5 sec.
[Earthshatter] Added new effect during the Ultimate: Max HP increases by 30%, Ultimate duration extended from 25 sec to 30 sec, and Ultimate’s Rage cost reduced by 100.
[Brute Strength] Warlord’s Might DEF Penetration increased from 15/15/15/15/20% to 20/20/20/20/30%.
[Calloused Hands] New effect added: When the hero’s Ultimate is cast, Calloused Hands cooldown is reset immediately.
[Awakened I] New effect added: Earthquake deals 60% extra DMG to the main target.
[Awakened V] New effect added: Warlord’s Might gains an extra 10% DEF Penetration.

Malrik, The Rogue of Runes

[Talent] changed from “Grants a Wizard’s Rune to the next hero deployed in ATK Range” to “Grants a Wizard’s Rune to the ally with the highest ATK in ATK Range”. This Talent only takes effect once per deployment for Malrik.
[Awakened I] Vulnerability (M. DMG) effect increased from 10% to 25%.
[Elemental Covenant] Ice Storm AoE DMG multiplier increased from 25/30/35/40/45% to 35/40/45/50/55%.
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where Talent failed to trigger during Guild War.

Kai, The Beast’s Bane

Skill Optimization: [Wyrm Snare] spawn logic optimized.

Valderon, The Fallen Justice

Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where certain allies’ skills and gear effects couldn’t affect him shortly after deployment.

Rork, The Frostbitten Thane

Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where shield stacks were insufficient during the Ultimate.

Talin, The Spiritclaw Druid

Berserker Stance description expanded: Now also considered as a platform unit in Guild War.

Talula, The Holly Blue

Optimized the targeting logic for her Ultimate, increasing the chance of selecting allies with debuffs.

Zilitu, Infernal Temptress

[Empress Might] trigger condition adjusted from “charges energy after 3 sec of not dealing DMG” to “charges energy after 3 sec of not dealing Direct DMG”.

Ai, Crystal Spellbreaker

New faction joined: The North Throne.

Demon Soldier

New Demon Soldier Faction Feature

Faction 1: Frostbourne

Can inflict [Winter’s Bite], which converts to Freeze for 4 sec when reaching 3 stacks.
Frozen enemies’ Block temporarily becomes 0.
Frostbourne has increased Freeze RES., but takes more continuous DMG.

[Faction Lord] [Demon Captain – Glacius]:
A Demon Soldier that excels at control and team support, can consistently inflict Winter’s Bite on enemy heroes and enhance the survivability of Demon Soldiers who have Mark of Frostbourne abilities.

Lord Skill: Increases faction team Demon Soldiers’ basic attributes by 15%. When enemy heroes gain Freeze, increases its duration by 50%.

[Demon Soldier – Frost Canid] (Legendary): Has extremely high Movement Spd. and can inflict Winter’s Bite on enemy heroes.
[Demon Soldier – Frost Guardian] (Legendary): High survivability, has a certain chance to inflict Winter’s Bite on enemy heroes when taking DMG.
[Demon Soldier – Frozen Cleric] (Legendary): Control-type Demon Soldier who can consistently inflict Winter’s Bite on enemy heroes.
[Demon Soldier – Ice Vermin] (Legendary): Control-type Demon Soldier that hits against enemies and activates Self-Destruction, and consistently inflicts Winter’s Bite.

Faction 2: Chaos

DMG-escalating faction that gains advantages through survival time or number of Demon Soldiers.
Takes increased DMG from The Watchguard and The Supreme Arbiters heroes, and deals increased DMG to heroes of these factions.

[Faction Lord] [Demon Captain – Slaughter]:
A powerful DMG dealer that can grow continuously after Instant Revival, requires protection or healing support from allies.

Lord Skill: Increases faction team Demon Soldiers’ basic attributes by 15%. Every 30 sec, reduces all enemy heroes’ DMG by 10% for 10 sec. For each additional faction Demon Soldier in the team, increases enemy heroes’ DMG Reduction by 5%.

[Demon Soldier – Grotesque Fiend] (Legendary): A DMG dealer with continuous growth potential, gains ATK and HP bonuses when nearby Demon Soldiers die.

Existing Demon Soldier Adjustments

[Demon Soldier – High-order Abyssal Beholder] joined [Chaos].
[Demon Soldier – Infernal Cleric] joined [Chaos].
[Demon Soldier – Chaos Shaman] joined [Chaos].
[Demon Soldier – Frozen Drifter] joined [Frostbourne].
[Demon Soldier – Frostbourne Scholar] joined [Frostbourne].

Demon Soldier Balance Adjustments

[Demon Soldier – Frozen Drifter]: [Chilling Touch] chance to inflict 1 stack of Winter’s Bite increased from 12% to 20%.
[Demon Soldier – Chaos Shaman]: [Chaos Flame] continuous M. DMG per sec from Burning adjusted from 30% to 20%. [Chaotic Blessing] continuous M. DMG adjusted from 60% to 40% per sec. ATK reduced by 20%.

Adjusted BP calculation for all Demon Soldiers. This adjustment will not affect their actual attributes.
Added new universal Demon Soldier upgrade items: Epic Demon Soldier Voidcore, Legendary Demon Soldier Voidcore, and Demon Captain Voidcore.
These Voidcores can be obtained from Gear Raids and Artifact Material Raids.

Epic Demon Soldier Voidcore: Used for upgrading all Epic Demon Soldiers. Each Epic Demon Soldier Voidcore can substitute for any 1 Epic Demon Soldier Shard.
Legendary Demon Soldier Voidcore: Used for upgrading all Legendary Demon Soldiers. Each Legendary Demon Soldier Voidcore can substitute for any 1 Legendary Demon Soldier Shard.
Demon Captain Voidcore: Used for upgrading all Demon Captains. Each Demon Captain Voidcore can substitute for any 1 Demon Captain Shard.

Added [Mystery Demon Chest] that can be used in Storage. Use it to obtain any Demon Soldier with a chance to get Faction Demon Soldiers.
Mystery Demon Chest is mainly obtained through Guild War, Gladiator’s Gauntlet, Void Rift, Gear Dungeon Shop, and Drake’s Chasm.
Gear Dungeon Shop will be available for purchases starting with the 08/01 Shop refresh.
Added new achievement: [Commander of Demon Soldiers] — Attack 1 time in Guild War.
Completing this achievement rewards a Faction Demon Soldier Choice Chest, allowing you to choose between [Demon Soldier – Frost Guardian] and [Demon Soldier – Grotesque Fiend].
Optimized the display of Demon Soldier sources by adding a new interface for the sources.

Artifacts

[Talin, The Spiritclaw Druid] Exclusive Artifact [Blackbark Pauldrons]: Increases ATK by 10%. Reduces the number of attacks required to trigger Overgrowth’s enhanced attack by 2. In Berserker Stance, Basic ATK restores 2% Max HP, and triggering Ground Stomp restores 10% Max HP.
[Boreas, Arbiter of Frost] Exclusive Artifact [Eternal Winter]: Increases ATK by 20%. During the Ultimate, when casting Frozen Purification, 25% chance to cast it 2 consecutive times.
[Yuri, Foxfire Kitsune] Exclusive Artifact [Uzimo Relic]: Increases single-target DMG by 15%. Needle of Torment prioritizes enemies with the lowest HP to attack.
[Talula, The Holly Blue] Exclusive Artifact [Song of the Butterfly]: Increases Healing Effect by 25% and butterfly flight speed. Enchanted Ritual sends 1 additional butterfly to allies.

Guild War

Guild War S10 Starts

Updated Central Keep and Defense Towers maps for the new season.
Updated new season theme, Avatar Border, and Emote rewards.
Added Guild War Marshal System.

During the Preparation Phase, Guild Leader and Vice Leaders can appoint 4 Commanders as Marshals. Each Marshal can launch 3 additional attacks per round. Marshal appointments can be adjusted during each weekly Preparation Phase. If no Marshals are appointed during battle, the system will automatically appoint them based on season contribution and BP from highest to lowest when entering the Battle Phase.

Central Keep HP per team adjusted from 90 to 120.
Added [Golden Guard] as the new season’s Demon Soldier.
The previous season’s Demon Soldier [Batwings Banshee] can now be obtained from Gear Raids.

Demon Soldier – Golden Guard: Continuously accelerates when deployed. Upon collision with a blocking target, deals DMG to both the collision target and itself, and stuns adjacent heroes around the collision target.

S9 Gladiator’s Gauntlet Starts

Server 5:
Gladiator’s Gauntlet Duration: 08/18/2025 – 08/30/2025
Preparation Phase: 08/18/2025 – 08/21/2025
Battle Phase: 08/22/2025 – 08/29/2025
Ranking Calculation Phase: 08/30/2025

Server 6:
Gladiator’s Gauntlet Duration: 08/18/2025 – 08/28/2025
Preparation Phase: 08/18/2025 – 08/21/2025
Battle Phase: 08/22/2025 – 08/27/2025
Calculation Phase: 08/28/2025

Gear

Added Bulk Enhancement feature for Gear during Auto-fight and in Gear Forge.
Any Gear can be selected for bulk enhancement.
Unlocked after clearing Campaign Stage N8-4.
Bulk enhancement stops when all Gear reaches the target level or when Gold is depleted.
Optimized Artifact Storage sorting by Rarity and Enhancement Level.

New Exclusive Gear

[Xaris, The Soulflayer]: The first use of Enslave summons 5 Souls of the Damned.
[Zilitu, Infernal Temptress]: When Empress Might triggers, increases Zilitu’s ATK by 8%, and Empress Might immediately reaches max stacks.
[Xena, Dragon’s Kiss]: Upon first death, Xena’s initial Redeployment Time is reduced by 15 sec.
[Boreas, Arbiter of Frost]: During Eternal Icehaven, Frozen Purification deals DMG with 10% Penetration.
[Twinfiend, The Brothers Grotesque]: Each Meteoric Shower from Meteoric Strike restores 3% Rage to Twinfiend.
[Beatrix, The Shadow Collector]: Increased the max stacks of Spirit Drain by 4.
[Talula, The Holly Blue]: After Enchanted Ritual is activated, all Forest Spirit effects now heal adjacent allies once with a 100% multiplier.
[Alaura, The Subtle Arrow]: After casting Ultimate, no longer removes Invisibility. Alaura’s ATK now increases by 6% while invisible.
[Anai, The Arid Viper]: Anai now increases all Burning DMG by 35% when she is deployed.
[Beelzebub, Lord of the Flies]: Plague of Ruin from himself and summons now triggers twice consecutively.

United Front

Starting from the next United Front, the following optimizations will take effect:
Adjusted the number of United Tokens obtainable per stage.
United Tokens will no longer be cleared after the event ends and can be carried over to the next run.
Shortened the time to match with Defense Assistant after the matchmaking timeout.

Honor’s Gauntlet

Optimized the point gain/loss logic in Honor’s Gauntlet.
Optimized the matchmaking rules to help Commanders find more evenly matched opponents.

Tower of Deception

Challenge Modifiers Updated: New modifiers applied to Stages 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 and Hidden Chambers 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 6. Changes take effect after the mode resets.
Challenge Difficulty Adjustments: Reduced boss skill frequency in Stage 35 and Hidden Chamber 7 to lower overall challenge difficulty.

Other Updates

Gear Raid I, II, III Stage 16+ now drop Arcanum Crystal, which can be used during Gear Enhancement to guarantee enhancement success.
Dismantling Ancient Mythic and Variant Mythic Gear now has a chance to get Shard: Advanced Gear Recasting Hammer.
Assemble the Advanced Gear Recasting Hammer to recast Ancient Mythic and Variant Mythic Gear.
Added Honor’s Gauntlet and Tower of Deception related achievements.
Added item previews to Apex Shop. Preview period displays the currency required to purchase items and the preview end time.
Commanders can purchase specific items after the preview period ends.
Titanic Ruins and Drake’s Chasm reward chests now have an additional chance to drop Trial Keystones.
Tower of Deception‘s Auto-fight feature now records Gear and Artifact info.
Daily purchase limit for Huge Stamina Potion in Diamond Shop adjusted to 10.
Stamina daily purchase limit adjusted to 30 times. After reaching 20 purchases on the same day, the purchase price will gradually increase.
Adjusted the button layout in the Gear interface. New button order: Gem Enhancement → Foundry → Quick Change.
Fixed an issue where some chest opening effects in Drake’s Chasm did not match the actual rewards.
Enhanced the Drake’s Chasm interface to better showcase the new Demon Soldier drops.
Hero Tag Optimization: The tags for Single-Target ATK and Multi-Target ATK have been further refined with more detailed classifications: Single-Target P. ATK / Single-Target M. ATK / AOE P. ATK / AOE M. ATK.

Source: Official Watcher of Realms update announcement.