- Leader Leaderboards + Creator Solo Queue Challenge Live! - 22 September 2026
Added Creator Leaderboard in the Leaderboards tab tracking streamers who are competing in the $5000 Solo Queue Challenge.Enabled Twitch drops for the next month for anyone who streams Relic Arena, featuring a new emote, an Assassin Skin, and an Epic Winstreak effect.Added Leader Leaderboards in the Leaderboards tab. Go prove you are the best Harambe in the world.
- 2.0c - 20 September 2026
Added Wonders in Match Summary and Match History Toughness now stacks multiplicatively instead of additively Returned Damage can no longer benefit from lifesteal Al Capone Level 5 Reroll Count to gain permanent Relic Lifesteal from 7 to 9
- 2.0b - 15 September 2026
GeneralAdded 4th Wonder stage for round 21 (Odds: 0/50/50%)Unread indicator for Leader related cosmetics is now more noticeableStrip Club Arena stripper now spins on the poleFixed emote sizes being inconsistentLeadersIvan the Terrible level 3 chance to upgrade rarity from 15% to 20%Ivan the Terrible Ivan Wonder St. Basil's Cathedral cooldown from 2 to 1Ivan the Terrible Ivan Wonder St. Basil's Cathedral damage requirement changed from all to magicalLagertha level 3 damage taken to attack speed from 4% to 6%Wojtek level 3 beer damage delay duration from 6 to 8Wojtek level 3 beer damage delay from 25% to 35%RelicsFreezer Super 1 damage per second from 80 to 100Grappling Hook Super 1 relic power from 20% to 15%Hammurabi's Crown Super 1 regeneration fixed to be 1% HP regen instead of 3%Pirate Rum duration from 3(+1) to 5(+0.5)Pirate Rum Super 2 damage gained per round from 5 to 6Plague Doct…
- 2.0 Small Update - 11 September 2026
Improved loading times on some devices
- 2.0 Hotfix - 8 September 2026
Fixed Grappling Hook interrupting sporadically Added missing Jack The Ripper and Ivan The Terrible voice line animations Fixed spectator list including disconnected players
- Relic Arena Villains Update: Season 2 - 7 September 2026
Welcome to Season 2 of Relic Arena, featuring the Villains Battlepass! This is our biggest update ever! To see all the notes, head on down to the bottom of this post.Leaders are FREE!Leaders can now be unlocked by simply playing a certain number of games. We feel this will provide a better sense of progression while also making sure new players don't get too overwhelmed by some of the higher skilled characters. As a result of this, Leader tokens have been completely removed.Villains BattlepassSeason 1 has finally ended, allowing us an opportunity to improve based on mistakes we think we made with monetization and progression at launch.PLUS: is no longer a purchasable item in the Store. Instead it will be included with every purchase of the Battlepass and will end with the season. Those that purchased the Year of PLUS can check their armory for a rather large thank you gift.Early Access…
- 1.6d - 8 August 2026
GeneralShop 3-5 cost reverted from 15 to 17 gold2 relics moved from active pool to ban listAdded “Unlimited Leader” option for custom lobbiesLeadersCleopatra Level 1 Cobra relics now have 70% duration in addition to dealing 70% damage.Cleopatra Level 5 Cobra relics now additionally increase the duration to 100%Charles Darwin Level 1 Banned relic has 18 copies in pool by defaultCharles Darwin now has individual rerolls for his banned selection phaseGandhi Level 1 respawn time from 4 to 6Gandhi Level 3 reworked to: -2 respawn timeOld version: “Respawn with 100% health”Isaac Newton radius from 600 to 650Montezuma II Level 3 cooldown reduction moved to level 2 (in addition to the ultimates)Vlad the Impaler Level 4 duration from 2 to 1RelicsAztec Death whistle magic armor reduction from 4->11.5 to 3->9Basketball cast time from 0.3 to 0.35Basketball damage from 300->500 to 250->450Basketball…
- 1.6c - 29 July 2026
The Pixel Bundle is now available for a limited timeLegendary Alan Turing Pixel Leader SkinLegendary Pixel ArenaEpic Button Mash Click Effects+4 emotesBalance:Montezuma II level 5 God relic chance from 6% to 5%Aztec Death Whistle minus magic armor from 5->12.5 to 4->11.5Aztec Death Whistle minus toughness from 15->30 to 15->25Blade of Ramses buff duration from 4s to 5sTesla Coil Super 3 damage from 100 to 75
- 1.6b - 25 July 2026
Harambe Level 2 changed to provide 2 common dessertsGandhi fixed to not refresh 3 relics
- 1.6 Hotfix - 24 July 2026
Fixed opening welcome chest sometimes soft locking the menu and not loading the full chest drops list
- Relic Arena 1.6 Update - 23 July 2026
Check out our blog post about 1.6Featured HighlightsFree Welcome Back Chest!Ranks soft-resetMajor balance changesGeneralWelcome Back Chest available for free upon opening the game (check your quests at the top right). You will receive a guaranteed Epic reward (no duplicates).Play 5 Games quest: Gain 10,000 coins and 100 Leader tokensRanks have been soft-reset. First 20 games played will provide accelerated MMR in order to catch back upRewards added to Leaderboard Page. Upon reaching the end of Season 1, players reaching General and higher ranks will receive an exclusive Golden Surfer Abe Leader skin. Top 3 on Leaderboard will receive extremely rare click effects.Players ranking higher than Supreme Overlord 3 will now have their rank number shown on badgeAll rank badges are now considered safety nets, meaning you cannot derank below them (the new rank number can be deranked back to Overl…
- Relic Arena 1.5c - 4 July 2026
We're pushing a small update, with some MMR quality of life improvements, a few balance changes, and a FOURTH OF JULY BUNDLE!Matchmaking ImprovementsSupreme Overlord is no longer derankableYou can no longer lose MMR for getting top 4 (has a minimum of +1 MMR, no matter the MMR difference in the lobby)MMR loss will be less punishing when high rated players play in a very low rated lobbyTo offset matchmaking being much more forgiving, we plan on doing a soft MMR reset in 2 weeks from this patch. Effectively, your MMR will be reset, but the matchmaker will try to quickly calibrate you to your "true MMR" (if you win low rank lobbies, the matchmaker will put you in higher rated lobbies, until start losing).Balance ChangesIf you are leader level 5 and shop level 5, you can save up to 2 gold for the next round (instead of it just disappearing).Mana Burn is now reduced by Magic Armor.Upgrading…
- 1.5b Hotfix - 30 June 2026
Fixed an issue where in certain bot games UI would disappear
- 1.5b - 30 June 2026
GeneralFriends list fixed to display names properlyBasilica Cistern arena performance massively improvedLeadersBeethoven level 1 now guarantees at least 1 relic will be transformed into an instrumentCharles Darwin level 5 relic copies from 14 to 18Charles Darwin visual effects added for his selected relicCharles Darwin issue fixed where leveling the leader to 4 would not give the free levels if you were already maxed out and at level 5Mary Shelley level 1 changed from +50 immolation aura to Transformation zaps closest enemy, dealing 200 + 20% HPMary Shelley level 4 changed from Transformation zaps closest enemy, dealing 200 + 20% HP, and removes transformation time to stats now include 70% physical and magic armor from both unitsMontezuma II level 1 now has a 2 round cooldownMontezuma II level 3 now additionally reduces cooldown by 1RelicsFixed general issue where certain area of effect…
- Relic Arena 1.5 Update - 23 June 2026
Check out our blog post for more details on this patch.3 new Leaders9 new RelicsAnime BundleChinese translationsDaily Challenge LeaderboardsTrial New LeadersProgression and MonetizationLeader Trials added, allowing players to try newly released Leaders for 3 games without needing to unlockEnjoy the following promo code for some free goodies (Promo code: welcomeback). Go to the Armory to claim.Anime Bundle (includes Legendary Cleopatra Anime skin, Anime Announcer Pack (comes with 2 versions), Anime click effects, and Anime emotes. Will also unlock Cleopatra if not already owned.Basketball Stadium arena added to storeRubber Ducky click effects added to storeSpray Paint finisher added to storeLord of the Wins win streak added to storeUser InterfaceNew Daily Challenge Page added, including a Leaderboard sectionChinese localization addedSteam Deck compatibility is now officially listed as Pl…
- 1.1c - 6 June 2026
GlobalOptimizationImproved regional matchmaking in sparsely populated regions.Improved spectating when for players who are using a relay server.Replays can now be downloaded for players who are using a relay server.Improved daily challenge RNG so it is always the same (retrying won't change the outcome).Improved CPU/GPU usage to reduce battery consumption and fan activity on lower power devices such as laptops and Steam Deck. This is the first batch of performance improvements, more are coming in later patches.UITooltips: Changed "physical lifesteal" to "attack lifesteal" in all tooltips.Relic tooltips now always appear on the right side of the screen, so they don't block the board.Fixed Relic Super indicators not showing up in UI.Added Leader Background selector to the Armory.Fixed challenges UI being blocked by damage stats.Added match summary to end game screen.Added "Leave Match" bu…
- Harambe Birthday Event - 27 May 2026
In honor of Harambe's birthday, for the next 48 hours he is FREE to play, guaranteed to be available to pick, and will provide extra coins and battlepass XP!
- 1.1b - 24 May 2026
Wong Fei Hung now has visual effects for relics affected by his powerAdded hotkey to toggle Player List and Damage breakdown tabs (default key: T)Damage breakdown will always show yourself on the leftDamage breakdown will default to your own perspective by defaultIncreased banned relic module in order to remove unnecessary scroll barImproved tooltips furtherImproved shop upgrade visual effectsImproved several relic visual effectsRelics on cooldown now have better contrastWhen out of mana, relics will now have a red hueAdded setting to enable ping/packet loss statsFixed Trojan Shield to do damage over time againFixed spectating not loadingFixed issues with Replays not workingFixed lighting issues on Basilica arenaFixed text on Battlepass info hover to show the proper XP given (was only a visual issue)Fixed visual issue with shop/leader discounting sometimes being wrongFixed Loading scree…
- 1.1 Hotfix - 22 May 2026
Fixed an issue where shop and leader discount animations were swapped Fixed an issue causing some players to crash on game startup Fixed an issue where some replays would not become available after a match finishes
- Relic Arena 1.1 Update - 21 May 2026
Battlepass XP & Leader Token buffsRandom Leader button with benefitsRegion based matchmakingShopping and Battle musicTwitch Extension supportBalance changesAlso check out our RoadmapBattlepass XP has been increased for lower placements:Old:6th: 207th: 108th: 5New:6th: 407th: 358th: 35 Leader Tokens earned have increased by 1 for all placementsAdded Seasonal Chest to the StoreIncreased daily win quest coin reward from 400 to 500Increased all other daily quest coin rewards from 200 to 250Added a random button for the Leader selection screen. When used you will random from any owned Leaders (including those that are grayed out). As a reward, you will be granted +1 extra gold on the first roundAdded region based matchmaking in order to improve latency for many playersImproved connectivity for players from Russia (if you still have issues, enable the “Relic Arena Relay network” checkbox in o…
