Festive activities
On this day, we're the ones giving gifts! As tradition goes, during the anniversary update, upon first logging into the game, Exiles receive:

• A commemorative chest
• The Nameless Mercy Talisman, allowing you to resurrect at your home location with your entire inventory intact

Until the release of Update 8.1.0, instead of Barrels of Honey and Flasks of Water, you will receive 2 Sweet Pies and 2 Sour Milks. Enjoy!

Elemental boss battles

Everyone's coming to the celebration!

During the update, expect the arrival of Halt Coldbane, Harid, Fire Incarnate, and Vragna, Daughter of Decay.

Sir Rihardt has prepared special tasks for battles against the elemental bosses. In Update 8.0.0, he will visit the Plaguelands three times.

Boat

The time has come to conquer the river's waters. Western Lubenia awaits!
The final boat component – the Tiller – is now available, allowing Exiles to complete construction.
And to get more Exiles sailing, in Update 8.0.0 boat parts can be obtained not only in locations, but also from a special chest at the Quartermaster's.

Boat levels
At the moment, only the first boat level is available to Exiles, and you'll have to travel light. We plan to increase the number of available levels in future updates.

Boat travel
Exiles can moor their boat at the Eastern Lubenia Dock and the Western Lubenia Dock.
Travel between these two destinations consumes boat durability. Durability can be restored using boat parts: Canvas, Mast, Tiller, Yard, and Oar.

When sailing from the Eastern Dock, you cannot spend more durability than the boat currently has.

Western Lands

The Western Lands are vast. At the moment, two points on the map of this region are available to Exiles.
Question marks indicate mysterious locations that will become available to Exiles in the future.

Western Lubenia Dock
The Western Lubenia Dock serves as the "home location" of the Western Lands. If an Exile dies on the far side of the river, they will resurrect at the Dock.

The location contains four chests, each of which can be upgraded up to 25 slots. There will be plenty of space to store resources gathered.

Silver Mine

General information
Long before the time of the Gray Decay, silver ore with unusual properties was mined here.
The mining was carried out by imprisoned convicts, sentenced for crimes against the church and the Empire. Due to brutal working conditions, overseer cruelty, and the ever-growing demands of the Empire, not a single hardened criminal ever returned from this exile.
This continued until the miners disturbed something ancient that had slumbered deep underground for centuries.
Through carelessness, the thin boundary between Shobol and the world of the living was damaged, and the power of the Nameless seeped into the mine, twisting and corrupting all who came into contact with it.
The mine was hastily sealed and abandoned, but sometimes, in the silence, the distant sound of pickaxes can still be heard – even in death, the miners continue their work, now in the service of another master.

The Silver Mine is the most dangerous dungeon yet, meant only for the strongest Exiles.
The location consists of two parts.

• The surface area is the descent into the mine. Here, the Exile can still choose to turn back. To leave the mine alive, you must clear it to the very end.
• The mine itself is a procedurally generated location made up of tunnels and chambers. This is where Corrupted Silver Ore can be found.

Caution! Inside the mine, healing restores three times less health under the influence of dark forces.

New enemies

Within the mine, Exiles will face enemies never before encountered in Lubenia. Fortunately, all of them are vulnerable to decay damage.

Shobol-Touched Miner

• Relatively weak. Fights with a pickaxe, heals when attacking, and ignores part of the player's armor.

Shobol-Touched Sapper

• Cannot fight in melee. Uses only explosive projectiles. Explodes upon death, dealing damage around them.

Shobol-Touched Overseer

• Uses a shout to summon allies. Stop the summoning by freezing or stunning the enemy.
• Can apply bleeding and attacks both in melee and at range. Ranged attacks apply fear to the Exile.
• Can summon up to four skeletons for assistance, though only one per summon.

Unstable Bone Golem

• The most dangerous enemy deep within the mine.
• Increases its movement and attack speed at the cost of reduced damage.
• Its health constantly decreases, but it can heal itself. Try to freeze or stun it to stop regeneration. An Ice Rune will greatly aid you in battle.
• Even if you manage to neutralize the golem, it may return from death more than once, fully restoring its health. Fortunately, after defeat, it forgets about you and returns to its lair.

Corrupted Silver Ore
A unique resource that can only be obtained in the mine.
Combined with Soul Shards, it can be smelted into Enchanted Silver Ingots in the Blast Furnace.

• These ingots are required by the Exile to build the Ritual Circle and to create talismans.

A unique resource that can only be obtained in the mine.
Combined with Soul Shards, it can be smelted into Enchanted Silver Ingots in the Blast Furnace.
These ingots are required by the Exile to build the Ritual Circle and to create talismans.

Ritual Circle

Exiles who have reached level 100 are now able to build a Ritual Circle in their castle. No design is required for the first level. Higher levels will be added in future updates.

At level one, the following recipes are available:

• Creating a new talisman

Silver Ingot + Incense + Shobol's Ashes = a random common talisman

• Changing a talisman

Any talisman at full durability + Candles + Skulls = a random talisman of the same rarity. At level one, this recipe is only available for common talismans.

• Merging talismans

3 identical common talismans at full durability = a talisman with the same properties, but higher rarity. At level one, this recipe is only available for common talismans.

Scarlet Hunt

The Scarlet Hunt begins.
The event is available to all Exiles from level 6 and will last for 3 weeks.

Complete tasks, earn points, and unlock unique rewards, including three types of panniers from the game's past anniversary: ​​the Grim Soul Pannier, the Grim Soul Traveling Pannier, and the Luxury Grim Soul Pannier.

After the Hunt ends, you will have 3 days to claim all earned rewards. If something especially caught your eye but you couldn't reach it in time, you can always purchase Scarlet Hunt Seals in the store.

New items

• Each individual armor piece increases incoming healing by 5%.
• The full set provides an additional 50%.
• Available to Scarlet Hunt participants.

New talisman rarities
The following talismans have received higher rarity variants:

• Miner’s Talisman
• Strength Talisman
• Ice Strength Talisman
• Fire Strength Talisman
• Decay Strength Talisman
• Deadly Blow Talisman
• Evasion Talisman

New talismans
In addition, Exiles can obtain brand-new talismans:

Nameless Mercy

• Allows you to keep your inventory upon death. When you resurrect at your home location, all items will remain intact.

Blooddrinker

• Restores health based on physical damage dealt.

Healer's Talisman

• Increases incoming healing.

Clear Night Talisman

• Scares the Night Guest away. Let it keep its distance.

Talisman durability changes
Wood and ore-gathering talismans of both rarities now have their durability set to 200.
If an Exile has a talisman showing 300/300 durability, it will display as 300/200 until durability is consumed. Once resources are gathered, it will become 199/200.

Decay Weapon Chest
Available for exchange with the Quartermaster and in other exchange quests. Contains a random decay-damage weapon, excluding daggers.

Other changes

Statistics window
New entries related to the new locations and enemies have been added.

Difficulty selection interface rework

The difficulty selection interface has been reworked for all temporary events (elemental bosses, Ancient Sepulcher, Cradle of Corruption). Everything is now clearer.

For each event difficulty level, you can view the best rewards for victory and, if necessary, purchase suitable equipment.

Store changes
New items have appeared in the in-game store and on the website:

• A chest with boat parts
• Canvas – required to repair the boat
• Decay Weapon Chest – receive a random decay-damage weapon
• The Grim Soul 8th Anniversary Chest – in case one is not enough
• A Paladin’s Pack for better progress through the Silver Mine

The Paladin’s Pack includes:

• Paladin Set
• Two random decay-damage weapons
• A rare talisman that absorbs physical damage
• 20 Heavy Bandages
• St. Peter's Tincture

Event boss bundles
Bundles for different elemental boss difficulty levels, as well as a universal bundle for normal-difficulty bosses, are now available separately.

Grim Soul Hub Changes

Unique time-limited offers have appeared in our Hub Store for the duration of the update events – don’t miss them!

• Daily free rewards: Order Relics, potions, scrolls, runes, and traps;
• Bonus gifts with purchases: an additional decay-damage sword when buying the Paladin’s Pack;
• Bundles with decay-damage weapons and a random talisman are available for purchase. The Nameless Mercy Talisman can also be purchased separately;
• A bundle of 10,000 Order Relics is available for purchase – perfect for making exchanges as quickly as possible.

See you in the Western Lands!