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August 19, 2026

Technomancer Battlepass Is NOW LIVE!

The Technomancer Showcase Battlepass is NOW LIVE! Login now to earn the latest collection of weapons, armors, morphs, bots, and more based on stylish cyberpunk gear that Delta V has been lacking lately.

We broke one of the standardization rules we set awhile back for Battlepasses by offering cores in as rewards, but the concepts fit so well with the theme of the showcase, we couldn't resist. So you all know what you're getting into with the new bots and cores available in this season, the skill descriptions are listed below:

Overclock: Decrease target's cooldowns by 1.
Underclock: Attack for 85% dmg. and increase target's cooldowns by 1.
Malware: 85% dmg., gain any Energy your target spends on skills and cores for 3 turns.

Technomancer Hexabot P

  • Hexabot Cannon P: 100% Physical damage from Hexabot's cannon, gain 25% dmg. reduction for 1 turn.
  • Hexabot Gas Grenade P: 100% Physical dmg., boosts effectiveness of HP poisons by 25% for 3 turns.

Technomancer Hexabot E

  • Hexabot Cannon E: 100% Energy damage from Hexabot's cannon, gain 25% dmg. reduction for 1 turn.
  • Hexabot Gas Grenade E: 100% Energy dmg., boosts effectiveness of HP poisons by 25% for 3 turns.

These epic new skills are sure to shake up the game's current balance!

 

Infernal Odyssey Preview

It's been a long, long time since we rolled out a new promotional package and this next one is spicy indeed! Become the king (or queen) of the Underworld with this new Infernal Odyssey set coming soon! This new package will come with new cores, gear, and an achievement!

In the meantime, get the Gamma Pirate gear while you can before it vanishes into the irradiated abyss!

 

Balance Changes

  • Robots
    • Anubis Incantation P/E: 1 turn warm-up
    •  Infernal Overload: Damage: 125% → 120%
    • Heart Attack (all variants): Damage: 110% → 100%, removes 100% of buffs → removes 65% of buffs, multi-use
  • Cores
    • Laser Sights: +80% damage when attack is deflected → +70% damage when attack is deflected
    • Azrael's Torment (all variants): Damage: 85% → 100%, removes 100% of buffs → removes 80% of buffs
    • Color Blast/Egg Rain type attacks that are triggered by a strike can now be triggered by Azrael's Will.
  • Bounty Hunter
    • Blood Lust (UA 1): 15% Damage to HP/EP → 13% Damage to HP/EP
  • Cyber Hunter
    • Plasma Grenade: 105 Energy → 125 Energy
  • Tech Mage
    • Technician (UA): Scaling: 4.80 → 9.50
  • Mercenary
    • Blood Commander (UA): Base Value: 21 → 18, Scaling: 5.40 → 9.25

 

Bug Fixes / Changes

  • Faction Founders/Officers can view each member's daily all total Influence for the current war region.
  • Hexabot Gas Grenade P/E no longer mini-Rages on use.

 

EpicDuel Down Time

The BattleOn Portal, EpicDuel, and the forums will undergo scheduled maintenance on Tuesday 8/25. The downtime will begin anytime between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM EST. Once the servers go offline, maintenance is expected to last for approximately 2 hours before everything is back up and running. Hopefully sooner, but you know how this sometimes goes!

 

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Balance Changes

  • Robots
    • Anubis Incantation P/E: 1 turn warm-up
    •  Infernal Overload: Damage: 125% → 120%
    • Heart Attack (all variants): Damage: 110% → 100%, removes 100% of buffs → removes 65% of buffs, multi-use
  • Cores
    • Laser Sights: +80% damage when attack is deflected → +70% damage when attack is deflected
    • Azrael's Torment (all variants): Damage: 85% → 100%, removes 100% of buffs → removes 80% of buffs
    • Color Blast/Egg Rain type attacks that are triggered by a strike can now be triggered by Azrael's Will.
  • Bounty Hunter
    • Blood Lust (UA 1): 15% Damage to HP/EP → 13% Damage to HP/EP
  • Cyber Hunter
    • Plasma Grenade: 105 Energy → 125 Energy
  • Tech Mage
    • Technician (UA): Scaling: 4.80 → 9.50
  • Mercenary
    • Blood Commander (UA): Base Value: 21 → 18, Scaling: 5.40 → 9.25

 

Bug Fixes / Changes

  • Faction Founders/Officers can view each member's daily all total Influence for the current war region.
  • Hexabot Gas Grenade P/E no longer mini-Rages on use.

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