Changelog: Realm Divided Patch 5

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Realm Divided Patch 5 introduces off-season progression for Conqueror's Challenge, significant nerfs to Avalonian bosses, and a wide array of combat balance adjustments across weapons and mounts.

▲Buffs32

Conqueror’s ChallengeMight earned during the off-season now counts toward the upcoming season's challenge.→Added
Avalonian Crystal Basilisk
- Health reduced by 35%, making the boss fight significantly faster.100%→65% %
- Auto-attack damage reduced by 26%.100%→74% %
- Overcharged:Damage reduction from Overcharged has been halved.100%→50% %
- Cleanse:Cleanse no longer applies the Holy Fire effect.Applied→Removed
Avalonian Archmage
- Health reduced by 29%.100%→71% %
- Orb and Laser:Orb and Laser damage reduced by 15%.100%→85% %
- Orb phase:Orb phases are now delayed until the boss reaches 40% health.60%→40% %
Avalonian Bosses (General)
- General health reduction of 20% for all other Avalonian bosses.100%→80% %
- Physical armor reduced to align with magic resistance, increasing damage for physical weapons.High→Lower
Faction Warfare
- Enlistment Bonus:Increased the maximum Faction Enlistment Bonus for lower recruitment factions.150%→200% %
- Faction Move:Significantly increased the amount of Faction Standing that can be kept when switching factions.240,000→1,000,000
- Fortress Chest:Expanded the reward area to include players defending the Fortress walls.→Increased
- Faction Battle Standards:Lethal Faction Battle Standards can now be carried between red zone regions via tunnels.Restricted→Allowed
Enigmatic Staff
- Protective Beam:Slightly increased area size to improve effectiveness in large-scale PvP.6m→6.5m m
- Protective Beam:Reduced self-slow, allowing for better mobility while casting.50%→30% %
Curse Staffs
- Dark Matter:Reduced hit delay for better usability.0.2s→0.1s s
- Dark Matter:Reduced stand time, making the ability feel more responsive.0.4s→0.2s s
- Dark Matter:Reduced energy cost for Dark Matter.16→13
DemonfangBlood Ritual:Added flat damage to compensate for resilience penetration nerfs.120→130
DaggersChain Slash:Increased chain range to be more effective in small-scale PvP.6m→7m m
Icicle StaffFrozen Hell:Added a 3.5m radius area in the center that applies an additional 30% slow.→30% slow %
Holy StaffsHoly Beam:Slightly increased the healing ramp-up per tick.5→6
Bedrock Mace
- Force of Nature:Massive damage increase to make the weapon functional in PvE.1→100
- Force of Nature:Changed knockback to a 0.6s knock-up for mobs.Knockback→Knock up s
Nature Staffs
- Protection of Nature:Increased the healing received buff to compensate for the loss of direct healing.35%→40% %
- Rejuvenating Breeze:Increased maximum targets to better counter brawler chip damage.10→20
Prowling StaffPounce:Now immune to CC while dashing, improving match-ups against abilities like Cartwheel.→Added
SpearsForest of Spears:Reduced cooldown to match Impaler.15s→12s s
Plate Armors
- Taunt:Reduced hit delay for a smoother feel in combat.0.4s→0.2s s
- Taunt:Reduced stand time for better responsiveness.0.4s→0.2s s
Command MammothEarth Shatter:Changed knockback to a knock-up, allowing for more aggressive positioning.16m knockback→1.2s knock-up s

▼Nerfs14

Conqueror’s Challenge
- 8% Fame buff:Increased Might requirement for the 8% Fame buff reward.175,000→200,000
- Medium Chest:Increased Might requirement for the Medium Chest reward.225,000→300,000
- Gold Legacy Avatar Set:Increased Might requirement for the Gold Legacy Avatar Set.300,000→450,000
- 10% Fame buff:Increased Might requirement for the 10% Fame buff reward.450,000→700,000
- Crystal Avatar Set:Increased Might requirement for the Crystal Avatar Set.680,000→1,000,000
- Big Chest:Increased Might requirement for the Big Chest reward.1,000,000→1,500,000
BowsMultishot:Reduced damage against players for all bows to curb overperformance.100→94
Bow of BadonRaging Storm:Reduced damage per tick (max damage 552 -> 504) to bring the weapon in line with others.23→21
Holy Staffs
- Holy Beam:Reduced initial healing output.60→50
- Holy Beam:Overall total healing reduced to curb dominance in group sizes.525→476
Assassin Shoes
- Swift Cut:Reduced dash speed to make the build less 'sticky'.34→30
- Swift Cut:Increased cooldown to reduce the reliability of the dash.12s→14s s
Command Mammoth
- Charge!:Reduced damage buff to players to prevent bomb squads from killing too quickly.20%→15% %
- High Command:Reduced maximum damage increase against players.40%→30% %

◆Other changes3

Avalonian ArchmageTornados:Tornados now spawn at 60% and 20% health.66%, 33%→60%, 20% %
Bedrock MaceForce of Nature:Ability no longer taunts mobs.Applied→Removed
Nature StaffsProtection of Nature:Removed direct healing to avoid contributing to healing sickness.Applied→Removed