Cull the Unworthy in Survivor’s Bane

Since our last content update, players celebrated the Lunar New Year with Tong-Shi’s Renewal, slew allies in Howler Hunt, and devoured the Season 23 Battle Pass. This content update introduces changes to the Survivor’s Bane Event, 42 new Legendary items, Class Balance updates, and a new PvP mode: Tower War.

As with previous content updates, there will be server maintenance starting on February 20, from 4 p.m.–6 p.m. PST for Oceania, China, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe servers, and on February 21, from 12 a.m.–2 a.m. PST for servers in the Americas. After the maintenance has concluded, all items mentioned below will be live—specific dates for any content going live afterward are provided below.

Survivor’s Bane Updates

New PvP Mode: Tower War

Returning Events

42 New Legendary Items and Class Balance

Feature Updates

Bug Fixes

Developer’s Note: We’ve heard your feedback that the rewards provided for playing Survivor’s Bane didn’t feel rewarding enough, and that another option to exit Endless mode other than by dying was needed, and that several Skills lacked in strength when compared to their contemporaries. The following changes were made to directly address these feedback points, while injecting more fun and flexibility into the event. We hope you enjoy this iteration of Survivor’s Bane and we welcome any additional feedback you might have.

A variety of Skills have been strengthened as well:

The spirit of competition rings anew throughout Westmarch. Assemble your team of 8 warriors and head to the Battleground Captain for a new, limited time PvP mode: —Tower War.

The Tower War experience might feel familiar to some—two teams enter, but only one can capture and hold the map’s 5 Effigies long enough to awaken and slay the Scared Guardian, accruing the needed 1,500 points to secure victory along the way. You’ll experience the same action-packed gameplay found in an Accursed Tower PvP match, but with the added ease of access seen in PvP