0.5.3 Patch Notes
A comprehensive endgame update focusing on rewarding investment in Runes of Aldur, Delirium, and Abyss, alongside significant quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.
▲Buffs19
- Runes of Aldur
- Maximum number of Remnants in Grand Expeditions now increases per Waystone Tier, peaking at Tier 15+.→Increased
- Basic Weapon and Armour chests removed in favor of Currency, Unique, and high-rarity trinket chests.Weapon/Armour→Currency/Unique/Waystones
- Styrn, Fallen Knight of Aldur now always drops an Expedition Logbook.Chance→100%
- Runic Modifiers on monsters now significantly increase rewards, often doubling the previous values.1x→2x+
- Transcendent Alloy can now be applied to Foci and Wands, though at lower values than Staves.Staves only→Foci/Wands
- Reduced the amount of defenses lost when Runeforging high-level non-Unique Armour by approximately 20%.100%→80% %
- Delirium
- Simulacrums:Simulacrums now correctly start at 100% Delirious and scale to 200%.0%→100% %
- Delirium Fog:Halved the scaling of Delirium Fog to make it more accessible early in the endgame.100%→50% %
- Reduced toughness scaling for Normal and Magic monsters in Delirium to match Rare monsters.Variable→Identical to Rares
- Abyss
- Tasgul, Vandroth, and the final Large Abyssal Trove now always drop Desecrated Currency.Chance→100%
- of Amanamu:Increased Block Chance provided by the 'of Amanamu' staff suffix.12-16%→20-25% %
- Amanamu's:Added a new staff prefix granting 40-50% of damage as extra Chaos damage.→40-50% %
- His Grave Command:Removed the Spirit cost for the His Grave Command skill.Percentage→0
- His Grave Command:Quality on His Grave Command now grants more Minion Life instead of Reservation Efficiency.Reservation Efficiency→0-20% more %
- BreachAilith:Ailith can now create Dreamer's Sight, a zone that upgrades monster rarity.→Added
- General
- Staunch Deflection:Staunch Deflection now grants Deflection Rating based on 8% of Evasion Rating.→8% of Evasion
- Rogue Exiles no longer drop corrupted items, making their loot more usable.Corrupted→Non-Corrupted
- Moonbeam:Reduced the damage, area of effect, and freeze build-up of Geonor's Moonbeam skill.High→Reduced
- Search box now has immediate focus when opening currency selectors via Mouse and Keyboard.→Immediate Focus
▼Nerfs1
- Runes of AldurReduced maximum explosives allowed in Grand Expeditions to increase strategic decision-making.20→15
◆Other changes3
- DeliriumDelirium Tablets:Tablets now scale the effect of Delirium Fog when multiple are used, restoring previous difficulty at 3 tablets.Flat→Scaling
- Breach
- Ailith:Ailith can now create Otherworldly Nemesis, adding a Rare monster pack to the start of each wave.→Added
- Ailith:Ailith can now create Xesht's Fervour, increasing the effectiveness of all monsters in the Breach Hive.→Added
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Patch history
- 0.5.4b Patch NotesJul 2, 2026 · 1mo
Patch 0.5.4b focuses on extensive boss fight polish, Expedition bug fixes, and Atlas passive corrections, alongside various general gameplay and stability improvements.
+16−2→ - 0.5.4 Patch NotesJun 25, 2026 · 1mo
Introduces a new Expedition Atlas Passive Tree, level-scaling Unique items, and new currency for Atziri's Temple, alongside various boss nerfs and system bugfixes.
+9−1→ - 0.5.2 Patch NotesJun 12, 2026 · 2mo
Patch 0.5.2 focuses on significant monster damage reductions, endgame Atlas updates, and numerous bug fixes for Runes of Aldur and skill interactions.
+15−1→
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