May 09, 2025

It's only been a week since Smoking Shadow made his appearance as a genuine Delta V boss battle, and I thought you might be interested in some stats!

As of this post people have claimed victory against his Legendary form 1920 times (170 uniques) while his Nightmare form has only been bested 1330 times (139 uniques). The very first teams to win against his Nightmare form were:

• Kratos Style -- MapWarCyber
• I Anubis I -- KingOfTheDay
• CactusChan -- Despair

It's hard to say exactly how quickly people will take down a new EpicDuel boss, if they can at all, but I suspect people were especially motivated by the generous drops! Some drops will still remain after this latest update so there's still a reason to Smoke the Shadow after today.

Those lucky and skilled enough to defeat either the Legendary or Nightmare bosses will receive the corresponding Legendary and Nightmare Smoking Shadow Slayer Achievements.

Giting Prize Progress

It's hard to believe, but we are finally nearing the end of the Gifting reward list. My hope is that we will be finished before the official start of summer. I always jinx myself with these declarations, but I'm confident in our ability to deliver the remaining gifts in an efficient manner. Thank you again for all your patience as we navigate this unprecedented wish list!

Balance Changes

• Azrael's Annihilation P/E: 100% --> 85% damage
• Plasma Grenade: Matched Energy cost with Barbed Grenade
• Skull Cracker/Smasher: 90 --> 100 Energy cost
• Sea King's Curse: Unusable --> Usable when Revitalization is active on target. Other armor-removing skills will now work against Revitalization as well.
• Hunter's Mark: 3 --> 2 turn duration

Tags: Nightwraith