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Behind the scenes information about EpicDuel's development and releases, a real-time PVP MMO that you can play online in your web browser.

	May 08, 2026 Epic Inferno 2026 Part 2 EpicDuel is online with new rares, bug fixes, and essential quality-of-life additions to make your EpicDuel experience as pleasant as possible! TheAlonzoHarris Shop Update Techstalker Terminator CC P Techstalker Terminator CC E Infernal Slayer Star Saber CC P Infernal Slayer Star Saber CC E Infernal Guardian Slayer CC P Infernal Guardian Slayer CC E Infernal Guardian Greatsword CC P Infernal Guardian Greatsword CC E Artix Star Saber 2026 P Artix Star Saber 2026 E Alpha Star Saber P 2026 Alpha Star Saber E 2026 Beta Star Saber P 2026 Beta Star Saber E 2026 Gamma Star Saber P 2026 Gamma Star Saber E 2026 Delta Star Saber P 2026 Delta Star Saber E 2026 Omega Star Saber P 2026 Omega Star Saber E 2026 More rares will be added to the shop next week! Be sure to stop by every week to check out the latest inventory update! Battle UI Overhaul As an ongoing effort to improve user experience of EpicDuel, we've added the following features: Check boxes replaced with toggle buttons. Skill trees now indicate the damage type of a skill with a green or blue frame where applicable. Notification popup when limited use cores expire. NPCs now display a complete skill list when you view the NPC's vital's page. New Battle Log: A running display of all major battle actions. Anubis Zealot Battlepass The Anubis Zealot Battlepass is coming next week so time is running out to collect the last few ranks of Azrael's Viceregent Showcase! Fixes / Changes Battle freeze in the event of a draw. Credits/Experience no longer rewarded for a draw condition in a Challenge battle. Bonebreaker achievement tier number corrected. Removed drops from CactusChan boss fight. Removed Legion PumpkinLord items from PvP drop pool. Removed April Fool's items from PvP drop pool. Tags: Nightwraith

	May 01, 2026 Epic Inferno 2026 Cactus Conquered The recently CactusChan Boss was a big hit, introducing new boss battle mechanics. Thought this wasn't the most difficult boss ever introduced, it was surely the most interesting with some ingenious tricks and strategies conjured from the mind of CactusChan (the human, not the monster). Thus far 240 players have defeated CactusChan, but the first to figure out his lethal patterns were the following champions: family salman 2 Marina CactusChan Daemon Targaryen Brask Von Krieger MapWarCyber Berseker shadow S A T E L L A Paige Xx code xX The player who crushed the cactus the most was A Vingadora with an astonishing 193 defeats! With this update the Cactus Slayer achievement has been removed, but the drops will remain for another week, leaving May 8th. Infernal Return Infernal Guardian items and other Infernal seasonal rares are now available at Kraggor in the Infernal mines. TheAlonzoHarris Shop Update TheAlzonoHarris' shop has been updated with new and returning gear! Itachi's Pride - added back permanently Zeus's Legacy - added back permanently Izanagi - added back Izanami - added back Techstalker Sword CC P Techstalker Sword CC E Techstalker Star Saber CC P Techstalker Star Saber CC E Infernal Slayer 2 CC P Infernal Slayer 2 CC E Infernal Slayer 3 CC P Infernal Slayer 3 CC E For the persistent Weekly Mission grinders, we added tiers 11-20 to the Weekly Mission Achiever. Battlepass Delay This is disappointing news, but the upcoming Battlepass will be delayed until May 15th. I really wanted to push to get May 8th, but I'm just not confident I'll have enough time to get that finished along with EpicDuel's other infinite pending tasks. Changes Details added to Battlepass prize descriptions including item type and damage type. Increased time for NPC fill in 2v2. Scrollbar added to Item Finder. Cactus Slayer achievement removed from CactusChan boss Suspicious battle activity is tracked and flagged daily. As flags accumulate, penalties will be enforced. Increased penalties for flagged botters: All rewards, drops, and wins stop for all PvP battle modes. PvP wins will count as losses. PvP achievements stop accumulating. PvP Battlepass challenges are disabled. Faction wins stop accumulating. Bans can be issued depending on severity. Rewards will return after a period of good behavior. Tags: Nightwraith

	April 24, 2026 An Epic New Challenger Approaches EpicDuel is LIVE with an absolutely stacked update with new content, returning rares, new quality of life features, and more! A New Challenger Approaches: CactusChan The most exciting aspect of this update is an epic new boss fight against 2025 Gifting winner CactusChan. As part of his grand prize, he requested a new, unique boss fight. This was a monumental task, but fortunately, CactusChan is always prepared with detailed documentation regarding his intentions and designs. This greatly helped us create the boss to his specifications much more quickly than if we had to guess through it. The result is the most ambitious prize request ever, but one we were happy to deliver since CactusChan has always been a respectful and generous representative of the community. It was a pleasure to collaborate to create this event, and I hope it is thoroughly enjoyed by all EpicDuelists. To encounter this NPC, visit his location in the Wasteland. You'll notice he has a shop option. Not so fast! You'll need to defeat him at least once to unlock the shop. In the shop you will find: Cactus Crusher P Cactus Crusher E Ionized Gamma Cactus Quasistellar Gamma Cactus In addition to granting access to the shop, defeating this boss offers a chance to receive the following drops: Ionized Gamma Cactus - 5% for 2 weeks Quasistellar Gamma Cactus - 5% for 2 weeks CactusChan (morph) - 1% for 2 weeks The Cactus Slayer achievement will be awarded to all who defeat CactusChan within the first week! New Meta Achievement To round out the meta achievements we added a couple weeks ago, we've added a new Epic Deflector achievement that you can upgrade by deflecting attacks in PvP battles. New Battlepass Challenges The recent addition of meta achievements gave us the idea to add more Battlepass challenges to increase variety. Win a PvP match with a Sword equipped Win a PvP match with Wrist Blades equipped Win a PvP match with a Club equipped Win a PvP match with a Staff equipped Deal an amount of Sword Damage in PvP Deal an amount of Wrist Blade Damage in PvP Deal an amount of Club Damage in PvP Deal an amount of Staff Damage in PvP Deal an amount of Sidearm Damage in PvP Deal an amount of Auxiliary Damage in PvP Deal an amount of Robot Damage in PvP Deal an amount of Critical Damage in PvP TheAlonzoHarris' Shop Update The following Epic Rares have been added to the shop for 10k Varium / 10 Balance Tokens. Uncensored’sGamma Bot Replica Weirdos Replica Aunt Cindy Neptune Additionally, fan favorite prize-code items have been added to the shop. Heavy Junker Armor 2026 - Original Heavy Junker Armor tagged as Rare Fallen Bean 2026 Regal Fallen Bean 2026 New hairstyles 968, 969, and 970 have been added to the style shop to accompany the release of the Heavy Junker Armor 2026. New War Token Items Added to Morzyd Since it's been long enough, we've added last year's Serpent-themed War Prizes to Morzyd' shop. Serpent Warlord Spear P (WS) Serpent Warlord Spear E (WS) Serpent Warlord Spear CC P (WS) Serpent Warlord Spear CC E (WS) Serpent Warlord Slayer P (WS) Serpent Warlord Slayer E (WS) Serpent Warlord Slayer CC P (WS) Serpent Warlord Slayer CC E (WS) Serpent Warlord Arsenal P (WS) Serpent Warlord Arsenal E (WS) Serpent Warlord Arsenal CC P (WS) Serpent Warlord Arsenal CC E (WS) War Tokens are not longer required to browse Morzyd's shop. After all, what incentive would you have to get a War Token if you can't browse the shop? Changes / Bug Fixes: Turn time increased to 20 seconds from 15. Skill icons under character vitals will begin to flash white when they have one round left on their durations. Notification text wil pop up over player characters when skills expire. Search functionality added to Achievements interface. Scrollbar added to Achievements interface. No more dancing X on battle over! Added option in Settings to hide battle over interfacce and instantly leave battle. If you attempt to Retrain, but don't change your skills or stats, you can simply "Save" to exit retrain mode without spending currency or exiting your character stats. You can now cycle through skill augements without meeting the prerequisites. Character nameplates on the leaderboards will now display the character's Faction. Faction nameplates on the Faction leaderboards are now clickable to view the Faction's page. NPC stats will no longer show negative numbers for weapon stats. NPCs will now accurately reflect their database values such as Primary/Sidearm/Auxiliary damage, Defense, and Resistance. NPCs that play sound files for in-battle dialog will no longer show file names in their chat bubbles. To make NPCs more competative in 2v2 matches, the following NPCs have been given Spreadfire for Sidearms and Auxiliaries: Nightwraith (Level 40) Titan (Level 40) Big Tuna (Level 38) Charfade (Level 40) Bido (Level 40) Brachylagus (Level 40) Rabblefroth (Level 40) Exile Soldier (Level 39) Legion Soldier (Level 39) Transcendence (Level 38) Immanence (Level 38) Deuce (Level 40) Necronaut Clemek (Level 39) Necronaut Paz (Level 39) Acatriel (Level 40) Big Tuna (Level 40) Necronaut Clemek (Level 40) Necronaut Paz (Level 40) Progress Report In the coming weeks, we hope to build upon our quality of life improvements, sanding away as many pain points in the user experience as possible. Any one of these changes may be perceived as unimportant or even a waste of time for veteran players, but when added up over time, they can make a huge impact on game experience for all players. We will also need to hit the Battlepass hard in order to meet the May 8th deadline. The timeline will be reevaluated next week, and if we need more time, I'd rather delay it a week rather than rush it out. The Gifter rewards remain an ongoing task. Completing a major reward like we did this week was a huge leap forward for our progress, but there are many more items outstanding. If you're still waiting on your reward, we appreciate your patience and understanding! I would be thrilled if we could complete our backlog by Summer, but I know better than to underestimate the complexity of the process. In the meantime, I hope everyone enjoys this epic release as it has a little bit of something for everyone! Tags: Nightwraith

	April 14, 2026 Epic Meta Achievements New Meta Achievements The big change in this update is meta tracking achievements that will track damage inflicted with various weapon types, stuns, amount healed, and more! These achievements only track PvP battles, which includes 1v1, 2v2, and Juggernaut battle modes. Sword Master: Upgrade by winning PvP battles with a sword equipped. Blade Master: Upgrade by winning PvP battles with wrist blades equipped. Club Master: Upgrade by winning PvP battles with a club equipped. Staff Master: Upgrade by winning PvP battles with a staff equipped. Weapon Master: Achieve Tier 20 on all Weapon Master Achievements (Sword Master, Blade Master, Club Master, and Staff Master). Epic Gunslinger: Upgrade by dealing damage in PvP battles with a sidearm. Epic Artilleryman: Upgrade by dealing damage in PvP battles with an auxiliary. Epic Roboticist: Upgrade by dealing damage in PvP battles with a robot. Epic Swordsman: Upgrade by dealing damage in PvP battles with a sword. Epic Fleshripper: Upgrade by dealing damage in PvP battles with wrist blades. Epic Bonecrusher: Upgrade by dealing damage in PvP battles with a club. Epic Spellbinder: Upgrade by dealing damage in PvP battles with a staff. Epic Medic: Upgrade by healing in PvP battles. Counts HP healed even if it exceeds your max HP. Epic Defender: Upgrade by blocking damage in PvP battles. Epic Discombobulator: Upgrade by inflicting a stun in PvP battles. Epic Assassin: Upgrade by inflicting critical damage in PvP battles. Changes: The Dire Depot mission chain is now rare. Auxiliary Armory Key sellable. Tags: Nightwraith

	April 09, 2026 EpicDuel April Progress Report Unfortunately, there will not be an update this week. However, we are pleased to offer an update on everything we're currently working towards. Meta Achievements One exciting new development that should be ready for next week is the introduction of new meta achievements that will track total damage in PvP battles with different weapon categories. These achievements will level up as you play so they'll be another potent method for earning more Rating Points! Potentially, they could allow us to track other battle events like blocks, stuns, and critical hits. Power Weekend Since there is no update this week, we are activating Power Hour which means double XP and Credits all weekend long! Anubis Zealot Battlepass Coming Soon Progress on the Anubis Zealot Battlepass is ongoing and it's still scheduled to release on May 8th. That may seem like plenty of time to unlock all the levels from the current Battlepass, but there are always a few people who wait until the last few days to grind and miss out! War Fairness Change To improve fairness across all the PvP battle modes for the War events, we are working on separating all the war drops by battle type. We would also separate the war leaderboards into 1v1, 2v2, and Juggernaut. This will give equal recognition to the top participants in each battle mode and prevent one from dominating. This is a major change that will take awhile to implement, but it is something we are actively working towards in the mid to near term. Gifter Rewards As expected, we're still working diligently on remaining Gifter rewards. We're not as far along as we would like to be, but we're definitely in a better position than last year. Some of these rewards are proving to be extra challenging, but we're confident the final results will be worth the time and effort. Finally, there's a new boss on the horizon, and he's nearly ready to stomp all challengers into the dirt! Tags: Nightwraith

	April 03, 2026 Bazookas and Balance Bonanza EpicDuel is LIVE with a stunning restock of NEW Epic Rares! Plus, an incredible array of balance changes! A Stunning Restock TheAlzonzoHarris' Epic Rare shop on Titan's Peak has been resupplied with new Epic Rares! Stun Cannon 2026 Stun Blaster 2026 Stun Cannon CC 2026 Stun Blaster CC 2026 Bunnyzooka 2019 2026 Energy Bunnyzooka 2019 2026 Bunnyzooka 2019 CC 2026 Energy Bunnyzooka 2019 CC 2026 Ghoul Cannon 2019 2026 Spectral Blaster 2019 2026 Ghoul Cannon 2019 CC 2026 Spectral Blaster 2019 CC 2026 These weapons will be available for the month of April, with the Ghoulzookas returning in October. Balance Changes Skills: Cyber Armor: 91% at level 10 Cyber Armor (UA1): Max 35 Def/Res at level 10, 10% lifesteal Kernel Panic and Smokescreen (All Augments): 100 -> 120 base Energy Fireball (All Augments): 105 -> 100 base Energy at level 1, +20 cost per level Concentration (EA): +70 HP gain per attack -> +55 HP gain per attack Cores: Curse Aura: -10 to all stats -> -10% to all stats Astral Projection: 40% Energy steal -> 50% Energy steal Azrael's Torment: 100% Damage -> 85% Damage Botanical Infestation: 25% Lifesteal -> 40% lifesteal Dark Omen: Reduce healing 15%, reduce base Strength by 30 -> 10% healing, -40 Strength Exsanguinating Stomp: 2 turn warmup -> 1 turn warmup Forbidden Pact: Heal for 125 HP -> Heal for 250 HP Icy Overkill: 110% dmg, 25% def ignore -> 115% dmg, 30% def ignore Indominus Spear: 20% Rage steal -> 50% Rage steal Gamma Brand: 0 Energy -> 90 Energy Inexpiabilis: 20% Rage steal -> 35% Rage steal Wolf’s Fury: 30% Energy conversion -> 40% Energy conversion Wrath of Callisto: 115% damage, 90 Energy -> 120% Damage, 100 Energy Zeus’ Might: 27 Technology debuff -> 35 Technology debuff Titans Shroud/Hardened Armor: 3 turns -> 4 turns Bots: Necrotek Skull Bot: Special: Hain HP inversely to target's Rage % (300 HP max) -> Gain HP equal to targets Rage (300 HP max) Azrael's Cavalier Bot: Special: Gain 30% Rage -> Gain 50% Rage Flesh DemiGod: Special: 15% lifesteal, 2 turn warmup -> 20% lifesteal. 1 turn warmup Monkakazi: Normal: 100% damage -> 105% damage Special: Bonus damage equal to 2x highest base stat, multi-use. -> Bonus damage equal to 1.5x highest base stat. Single-use. Phantasm Droid: Normal: 0 Energy drain -> 10% Energy drain Special: 25% Energy damage, increasing by 5% per turn, max 50%. -> 35% Energy damage, increasing by 5% per turn, max 60%. Botanical Hazard: Special: 50% damage as poison -> 55% damage as poison. Blood Wyvernpyre: Special: 60% lifesteal -> 70% lifesteal. Tactical Shark Drone: Special: 30% Rage Steal -> 35% Rage steal. Kaijuzilla: Special: Target regens over 5 turns -> Target regens over 4 turns (total regen is the same) Azrael's Borg: Special: Multi use, 100% damage, can't Rage -> One Time Use. 110% damage. Can Rage. Jack Frost: Special: 20% of robot damage as Energy drain -> 25% of robot damage as Energy drain. Changes: More level 34 and level 40 NPCs added to improve variety and fairness in PvP modes. 2v2 NPC level will guarantee a level 40 if the average of the human players is 40. Juggernaut NPC level will guarantee level 34 NPCs if the Juggernaut is level 40. Juggernaut rewards capped at 250 instead of 300 to reduce incentives for botting. Simulation rewards capped at 200 instead of 300 to reduce incentives for botting. To discourage botting in Juggernaut, PMs will still go through in Juggernaut battles even if /dnd is enabled. Queue time before introducing an NPC opponent reduced 1v1, 2v2, and Juggernaut modes. New end-of-battle anti-bot measures. Item Name Changes: Invictus Draconis -> Aeternum Draconis Libertalia Launcher -> Libertalia Remnant Cordyceps Cannon -> Cordyceps Bloom Tags: Nightwraith