NARAKA: BLADEPOINT Update – April 16th, 2026

Dear players,

The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from Apr. 15th, 2026 23:00 (UTC) to Apr. 16th, 2026 04:00 (UTC). We suggest you log out in advance and enter the game again after the maintenance.

The details for this update are as follows:

Brand New Content

I. Showdown Event Stages \[Suffer No Demon] Return!

Event Duration: Apr. 16th, 2026 Update - Apr. 29th, 2026 20:00 (UTC)

During the event, you can select this level on the Showdown Map. Complete all Event Quests to get an exclusive Hero Badge, Exhilarating Elixir and other rewards.

1. Sense level difference does not apply in event stages. The event has two chapters:

· In the Thunderous Roar stage, summon a Thunder Elemental while casting, and have it attack any nearby enemies.

· In the Stratos Fall stage, Aegis-break Martial Skills summon an Incessant Thunder Array on hit, attacking the enemies in the front.

2. This stage will have its own Souljade drops, and is appropriate for trying to collect certain Souljades including some new Souljades:

\[Forsaken Force]: Elemental damage reduced by 50%, damage dealt by moves increased by 100%.

\[Tempered Force]: Melee Strike damage is increased by 3.6% for every unused Potential point.

\[Fan·Tai-Chi Fan]: Fan's enhanced Charged Horizontal Strike deals extra Elemental Accumulation. Each time after dealing a critical hit, your next Tai-Chi Fan strike will summon a Yin-Yang Jade attack.

\[Whipsword·Sin Cleaver]: Alters Whipsword's crouching and sliding Horizontal Strikes with extra Elemental Accumulation.

\[Heng Sword·Aerial Dash]: Alters the Heng Sword's Uppercut Slash and deals extra Elemental Accumulation. After triggering Defuse 3 times, Aerial Dash's Critical Rate increases by 75% for 5 sec.

Including \[Phase Rune], \[Threefold Gathering], \[Four Spirits Converge], \[Dual Spirit Marks], \[Dual Blades·Cavalry Bloom], \[General·Sap]

3. Each chapter has two difficulty stages that consume different amounts of Fatigue, but all stages share the same Souljade drop rates. Choose difficulty based on your capabilities.

4. Chapter 1 stages are available immediately upon event start, while Chapter 2 stages unlock on Apr. 22nd, 2026 20:00 (UTC), at which point Chapter 1 stages close.

5. Event stages offer trial access to Shayol Wei, and each hero now comes with preset Souljade loadouts and Curio.

II. Showdown Attribute Update

1. Added Critical Rate and Critical Damage Attribute. After leveling up in the Showdown, heroes will gain a base Critical Rate of 5%. When a critical hit occurs, the player's strike damage will be amplified based on their Critical Damage, with a base Critical Damage of 150%.

By Recasting Souljades, it is now possible to get sub-attributes that increase Critical Rate and Critical Damage. The current cap for Critical Rate from sub-attributes is 42%. Some Souljades now grant additional Critical Rate and Critical Damage.

//Dev Note: The crit system in Showdown serves two purposes – it adds depth to Souljade builds, and sets the stage for upcoming crit-focused content. New Souljades, talents, and rare attributes are already in development to expand build diversity and gameplay options.  

III. Limited-time Events:

1. Heavensent Celestials

Event Duration: Apr. 16th, 2026 Update - Apr. 28th, 2026 20:00 (UTC)  

Event Rules

1. During the event, earn Astral Dust by opening Stashes in Survival modes, searching supplies in Rift Traversal, and playing Showdown or Casual Mode (excluding Bloodsport). Up to 200 can be earned from matches per week, resetting every Wednesday at 20:00 (UTC). You can also earn 15 from daily login.

2. Spend 5 Astral Dust to draw once. Different patterns grant different rewards.

3. Spend 25 Astral Dust to draw 5 times and receive 5 rewards.

4. Each draw increases the chance of winning the grand prize until it is claimed, then the probability resets.

2. Demonslayer's Edge

One blade is all it takes to banish all evil.

Event Duration: Apr. 16th, 2026 Update - Apr. 28th, 2026 20:00 (UTC)  

Event Rules

1. Complete quests during the event to claim rewards.

2. There are 5 quest sets, unlocking one after another daily upon the event start.

3. Quests must be completed in order, and completing all 5 sets will grant the full event rewards.

IV. Strange Turbulence

Under strange turbulence, some changes occurred in the Fairyland Penglai and Perdoria.

Combat Adjustments

1. Fixed an issue with clashes and the Nunchuks' Horizontal Blocks that allowed players to quickly pick up weapons.

2. The point at which \[Spirit·Dash]'s collision hit emerges has been delayed, and the stagger that it causes has been reduced. Additionally, Armor Powder or Healing Berries can no longer be used at the start of sprinting.

In-game Adjustments

I. Feature Optimizations

1. Martial Artist Duel·Competition

(1) Optimized party icons and names.

(2) Ref Spectator's See-through function no longer affects audience players.

(3) Martial Artist Duel·Competition Referee Spectating now supports camera recording.

II. Gameplay Adjustments

1. Players in the Yang Depletion state can now extend its duration by dealing damage, and the base duration of Yang Depletion has been adjusted accordingly.

2. In Immortal War, the Sunwing Flag will be kept in the Combat Item Bag and can be dropped manually.

Out-game Adjustments

I.  Party Rank Restrictions Adjustments

While playing Ranked, rank requirements are removed if a player is in a full party (i.e.: 3 player party in Trios, 2 player party in Duos)

II. Custom Room Adjustments

New Feature: Mute Voice Lines (excl. Ultimates), off by default

III. Chat Channel Interaction Optimizations

1. Exiting another player's profile page opened from the chat channel now returns to the chat screen.

2. Removed the channel (except for All Channel) icon for messages.

IV. Season Quests

1. Stage 2 Quests now unlocked.

V. Photo Booth Updates

1. Added Photo Booth Sharing: Export a shareable template image via "Save" in the bottom-right corner, or use "Import" to scan a QR code and load another player's template. Saved templates can also be shared to chat channels.

2. Photo Booth now supports Freeze Frame: Select a pose, turn on "Freeze Frame", and the character will hold a static pose. You can adjust the frame by a slider.

3. After unlocking the Outfit \[LUOTIANYI·Lightshadow], you can also get Photo Booth Pose \[Improvisation] and \[Heart-touching].

4. Newly added 3 Official Templates

VI. Out-of-Game Adjustments

1. Shop Optimization: Improved the recommendation logic for packs. The system now automatically rotates packs that the player does not own into the featured section, providing a better browsing and purchasing experience.

Showdown Adjustments

I. Combat Adjustments

1. The \[Demonbane Break]'s basic strike multiplier of the potential \[Savage Element Seal] has been increased from 1.88 to 2.75 when the element is ice, from 3.04 to 4.1 when the element is thunder, and from 2.01 to 3 when the element is poison.

2. Souljade \[Four Spirits Converge] can now be activated by any melee move.

3. Add new attribute "If strikes hit an enemy that is affected by \[Burn], summons a steam strike and removes the \[Burn] debuff from the enemy, dealing hit damage based on the amount of remaining \[Burn] damage." to the Souljade \[Dual Blades·Cavalry Bloom].

4. Increased the multipliers for some Longsword, Staff, Polesword, Nunchucks, Heng Sword, Whipsword, Fistblades, Dual Blades, Dual Halberds, Greatsword, Dagger, Katana, and Spear's uncharged moves.

5. Damage Multiplier of Kylin Zhang's \[Wrath Slash] after activating \[Qilin Slash: Showdown] has been reduced from 52 to 40.

II. Paramount Season Enigma Peak Available

1. Enigma Peak features three types: \[Thunder-wielding], \[Ice-wielding], and \[Poison-wielding]. All three will open simultaneously after the update. Each Enigma Peak type features auspicious omens matching its element. Using the corresponding Souljades can make these encounters easier.

2. Phase Runes and all Showdown Souljades drop by chance in Enigma Peak, with higher rates for high-quality Souljades. If you defeat a certain number of Bosses in a single match, you can also receive rewards like Legendary Souljade Choice Gift, exclusive achievements and so on.

3. Some bosses in the Enigma Peak will have special moves.

III. Drop Rate Adjustments

1. Fatigue consumed in Eventide Ember, Dharma-Ending Ruin, Immovable, Chaos of the Immortals, None Shall Pass, and Wrath of the Spirits are now increased from 15 to 30 to match the usual duration of the above stages.

2. In all the main levels of Nightscream difficulty, the number of Carved Crystals dropped after clearing has increased. Currently, there are 2 dropped at 15 fatigue consumption and 4 at 30 fatigue consumption.

3. Fixed the issue where extra Carved Crystals could be obtained by early exit in the level "Dangers in the Deep".

Rift Traversal Adjustments

1. Guaranteed Progress Bar
After the update, when the guaranteed progress bar for the crossover in the Rift Traversal mode disappears, you can still check for the details of the obtainable crossover items in the crossover collectibles page.

Settings

I. Automatically skip the cutscene in Showdown

1. Automatically skipping the cutscenes in Showdown mode has been added to Settings - Gameplay and is turned on by default. In multiplayer mode, this option needs to be enabled by all team members to take effect.

Store Updates

I. New Packs

1. Added Ziping Yin exclusive Pack \[Violet Glow], which contains the Legendary Outfit \[Violet Glow] and Legendary Hairstyle \[Gardenia Grace]. Standard price: 2,600 Gold; Now: 120 Gold. Individual cosmetics have their own discounts, but the Pack discount is even bigger!

2. Added Tessa exclusive Pack \[Spirit Conch Tide], which contains the Legendary Outfit \[Spirit Conch Tide] and the Legendary Hairstyle \[Frozen Tide]. Standard price: 2,600 Gold; Now: 1,300 Gold. Individual cosmetics have their own discounts, but the Pack discount is even bigger!

II. New Discounts

1. Newly added Zenda Wu Legendary Accessory \[Chirp]. Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 800 Gold.

2. Newly added Tessa Legendary Background \[Phantasmal Light]. Standard price: 600 Gold; Now: 400 Gold.

3. Newly added Tessa Legendary Base \[Nacre Upon the Waves].
Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 800 Gold.

III. New Items in the Lunar Pavilion

1. Newly added Spear Legendary Skin \[Mountain Moon] with a price of 300 Jade Disks.

2. Newly added Kylin Zhang Legendary Accessory \[Silver Dew] with a price of 240 Jade Disks.

3. Newly added Epic Base \[Admissions Office] for all heroes with a price of 80 Jade Disks.

4. Newly added Epic Background \[Recruitment] for all heroes with a price of 40 Jade Disks.

Bug Fixes

I. Hero-related Bugs

1. Fixed an issue with the sound effects of Wuchen’s ultimate \[Tai Chi Teleport: Blade Storm] when hitting enemies while using the \[Sublime·Key of Dreams] ultimate cosmetic.