Patch 1.9.42

We've noticed that some Fighter heroes ( Sun, Argus, Aulus, Zilong, etc.) rely too heavily on Basic Attack output, lacking both the burst damage of skill-based Fighters and the range advantage of Marksmen. This makes it difficult for them to find their suitable role in the game, being very weak in the early game and only able to split push in the late game.

We aim to optimize these heroes. Additionally, we hope that through changes to Rose Gold Meteor, these Fighters that rely on Basic Attacks can have durability not significantly lower than other semi-tank Fighters, even without purchasing defensive equipment.

New Hero: Beast of Light - Lukas

Hero Feature: A Fighter who can unleash his power to transform into a Sacred Beast and dominate the battlefield.

This hero will be available on 12/21 (Server Time).

Passive - Hero's Resolve Lukas gains [Resolve] over time or by dealing damage to enemy heroes. When [Resolve] is full, he can cast his Ultimate to transform into Sacred Beast form.

Skill 1 - Flash Combo Lukas can enhance Flash Combo with his Basic Attacks. When casting the Skill, Lukas unleashes Pulverize and consumes all Vigor to deliver additional attacks, stunning and damaging enemies in range. He recovers HP when hitting an enemy hero.

Skill 2 - Flash Step Lukas quickly dashes in the target direction and enhances his next Basic Attack into [Flash Strike]. When casting [Flash Strike], Lukas blinks behind the enemy, gains Attack Speed and Movement Speed for a duration, and summons lightning storms with Basic Attacks to deal Extra Damage.

Ultimate - Unleash the Beast Lukas unleashes his full power and transforms into his Sacred Beast form, greatly enhancing his attributes, empowering all skills, and gaining access to [Shockwave Blast]. While in Sacred Beast form, tap Ultimate again to cast [Shockwave Blast], firing a bomb in the target direction to deal high Damage in a large area.

A. Equipment Adjustments

 Malefic Gun NERF ↓

• Unique Passive - Malefic Energy NERF ↓
  • Increase Attack Range: 15% → 12%
  • Movement Speed Boost Duration: 1s → 0.5s

 Rose Gold Meteor BUFF ↑

• Attributes ADJUST ~
  • Physical Attack: 60 → 40
  • Attack Speed: 0 → 20%
  • Removed Magic Defense (the new Passive effect will increase Hybrid Defense).
• Unique Passive - Dragon Scale BUFF ↑ (New)
  • Every 1% Lifesteal increases Hybrid Defense by 1, up to 50 (effect is halved for non-Fighter heroes).
• Due to the rework of Rose Gold Meteor, we hope to balance the Lifesteal attributes for equipment with Attack Speed and equipment with Crit Chance.

 Haas' Claws ADJUST ~

• Attributes ADJUST ~
  • Lifesteal: 25% → 20%
  • Physical Attack: 30 → 40

 Demon Hunter Sword BUFF ↑

• Attributes BUFF ↑
  • New Effect: +8% Lifesteal
• Unique Passive - Devour BUFF ↑
  • Lifesteal Granted per Basic Attack: 3% → 2%

B. Battlefield Control Optimization

• 1. Added a 0.1s protection delay to canceling skills to prevent accidental cancellations during casting.
• 2. Optimized the targeting logic for Auto Attack or Auto Attack filter under poor network conditions.
• 3. Slightly reduced the activation range of the Last Hit Attack for Turret, preventing activation when the hero is too far away from the Turret.
• 4. Added post-channeling calibration for target-location and directional skills to improve accuracy.
• 5. Increased the skill wheel size for large-range skills (especially target-location skills) based on their skill range, to improve targeting accuracy.
• 6. The Controls > Moving Pursuit setting now also applies to skills that trigger pursuits.

C. Bug Fixes

• 1. Fixed an issue where Fanny's Skill 1 would occasionally be triggered twice or not at all when she cast her Skill 2 consecutively.
• 2. Fixed an issue where Fanny's Skill 1 would occasionally be triggered abnormally when she gained Power of Cyclone and cast her Skill 2.
• 3. Fixed an issue where the cooldown of Clint's Ultimate displayed on the skill description page did not match the actual cooldown.
• 4. Fixed an issue where Aulus's Damage Reduction percentage after upgrading Skill 1 did not match its description.
• 5. Fixed an issue where the description of Yi Sun-shin's Passive Movement Speed boost didn't match the actual effect.
• 6. Fixed an issue where the description of Bane's Ultimate slow effect didn't match the actual effect.

D. Other Adjustments

• 1. Optimized the icon and description of Thamuz's Passive buff.
• 2. A reminder to purchase  Throw Forbidden will now be triggered when you are repeatedly thrown by an allied Jawhead.
• 3. We have revamped the Moniyan Display Background. Heroes like Tigreal now have a brand new Display Background.

A. MLBB Rising Open

[Open Schedule]

• The MLBB Rising Open will be held on Friday/Saturday evenings (exact start times may vary by region).

[Entry Requirements]

• Players who have reached Epic rank or above are eligible to participate in the MLBB Rising Open.

[Participation Guide]

• Players who meet the participation requirements can participate alone or in teams of two, three, or even five.
• You can invite friends to form your own Esports team and recruit more teammates through Team Recruitment or the Neighborhood Map to build a full Esports team and compete together in the Regional Championship.
• Players will receive free MLBB Rising Open challenge attempts each week. You can earn additional attempts through the Task system and MRO Shop. Don't worry if you run out of attempts for the week - you can continue challenging failed tournament stages next week!

[Tournament Format]

[Breakout Stage]

• Achieve three victories within your limited weekly challenge attempts to become the Weekly Champion, receiving the champion title and corresponding tier rewards.
• After becoming Weekly Champion for 4 weeks, you'll advance to the Division Qualifiers. The competition in this stage will become more challenging, and tickets will become rarer. Additionally, players who have reached the Division Qualifier cannot team up with players who haven't qualified for this stage.
• Players who become champions in the final round of Division Qualifiers will qualify for the Championship and receive seasonal access to the MLBB Rising Open Exclusive Skin.

[Championship Stage]

• Win the final round of Division Qualifiers to qualify for the Division Championship.
• Teams must register as 5-player Esports teams for the Division Championship. Your team will compete in multiple rounds of best-of-one (BO1) matches, with each victory improving your ranking and eliminating your opponents.
• The top 100 teams in each Division will receive exclusive Division Ranking Titles.
• In the Live Stream interface, you can watch the Championship matches in real time and enjoy the spectacular plays of top players.

[Championship Finals]

• The top 100 teams in each Division will receive exclusive Division Ranking Titles. The final 8 teams will compete in best-of-three (BO3) matches for the Champion title and generous Diamond rewards!

B. MCL Removed

C. Ranked

• 1. S34 will end at 21:59:59 on 12/21 (Server Time).
• 2. S35 will start from 00:00:00 on 12/22 (Server Time). Complete Ranked matches to claim rewards including S35 Seasonal Skin: Minsitthar "Symbol of Valor" and S35 Avatar Border "Peerless Light".

D. Squad Adjustments

• Optimized the Squad Power calculation rules. Once a member reaches 100 Mythic stars, they will no longer provide additional bonuses to Squad Power. For example: If Player A participates in a 5-player Ranked match with other members of the Squad and is at Mythic 101 stars or above, the Squad Power bonus after winning will be calculated based on 100 Mythic stars.
• Added Individual Active Points requirements (100/300/400/600) for claiming Squad Activity rewards. Now you need to meet both the Squad and the Individual Active Points requirements to claim rewards.
• If a Squad Leader remains inactive for 28 consecutive days, leadership will automatically transfer to another Squad member with higher Active Points. This mechanism does not apply to Certified Squads.

E. New System Features

• 1. Added a quick Build adjustment feature during matches. You can now quickly modify your preset equipment order in the In-match Shop.
• 2. Added a new Preparation feature. Players can now choose whether to override Exclusive Effects.
• 3. Added a Do Not Disturb feature. Players can now choose to only receive the first message from non-friends in Settings to avoid unwanted disturbance.
• 4. Added Flex Rank 5v5 as a permanent Ranked mode. Players can participate up to 10 times per week.

F. Optimizations

• 1. Optimized the UI display of rank icons for Mythic and above ranks in the Main Interface for better visual presentation.
• 2. Optimized Birthday Settings: Adjusted UI layout for regions with special text reading/writing orders.
• 3. Optimized History Interface: You can now see the number of players in a match within the historical records.
• 4. Improved interface loading performance under weak network conditions.
• 5. Optimized Vibration Notifications: You can now customize these in Settings - Sound. When enabled, you'll receive vibration notifications for events like successful matchmaking, hero selection, and AFK.
• 6. Optimized Report System: Added rule descriptions in the report email feedback, helping players better understand the criteria for rule violations.

G. Issues Fixed

• 1. Fixed an issue where two tabs could be highlighted simultaneously in certain circumstances.
• 2. Fixed an issue where names could be recolored during matches.
• 3. Fixed an issue where pre-selecting a hero during the Ranked matches Ban & Pick phase could prevent hero confirmation in the selection phase.

A. StarLight

The all-new StarLight skin, Xavier "Hardlight Artificer", will be available from 12/01 to 12/31 (Server Time).

B. Free Heroes

Server Time 11/29/2024 05:01:00 to 12/06/2024 05:00:00

• 8 Free Heroes: Esmeralda, Kagura, Fanny, Atlas, Kaja, Minsitthar, Benedetta, Floryn
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Novaria, Faramis, Cyclops, Harley, Hanabi, Vale

Server Time 12/06/2024 05:01:00 to 12/13/2024 05:00:00

• 8 Free Heroes: Harith, Hylos, Popol and Kupa, Uranus, Zhuxin, Rafaela, Baxia, Lesley
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Yin, Valir, Lylia, Grock, Beatrix, Lunox

Server Time 12/13/2024 05:01:00 to 12/20/2024 05:00:00

• 8 Free Heroes: Xavier, Bruno, Odette, Martis, Thamuz, Natan, Arlott, Ixia
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Lancelot, Aulus, Phoveus, Hilda, Faramis, Badang

Server Time 12/20/2024 05:01:00 to 12/27/2024 05:00:00

• 8 Free Heroes: Hanabi, Claude, Vale, Lesley, Natalia, Bane, Karrie, Yve
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Aurora, Esmeralda, Zilong, Khufra, Harith, Gusion

Server Time 12/27/2024 05:01:00 to 01/03/2025 05:00:00

• 8 Free Heroes: Lylia, Cecilion, Sun, Aamon, Hanabi, Zhask, Thamuz, Rafaela
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Chang'e, X.Borg, Jawhead, Carmilla, Lesley, Minsitthar

C. Fragment Shop

Fragment Shop Adjustments on 12/19 (Server Time)

a. Premium Skin Fragment Shop

• Added: Argus "Winged Nightmare"

b. Rare Skin Fragment Shop

• Added: Clint "Rock and Roll", Fanny "Royal Cavalry", Layla "Bunny Babe", Martis "Searing Maw", and Wanwan "Darting Star".
• Removed: Freya "Dragon Hunter", Karina "Black Pearl", Angela "Shanghai Maiden", Roger "Anubis", and Irithel "Silver Cyclone".

c. Hero Fragment Shop

• Added: Aurora, Harith, Dyrroth, Cecilion, Julian, Johnson, Zhuxin, Angela, Karrie, Lancelot, Terizla, Barats, Cici, Mathilda, Floryn, and Selena.
• Removed: Zhask, Martis, Novaria, Cyclops, Xavier, Arlott, Lylia, Brody, Paquito, Argus, Lesley, Gatotkaca, Atlas, Kimmy, Leomord, and Nolan.

D. S35 First Recharge Event

• Recharge 20 Diamonds to claim S35 First Recharge Avatar Border for free!
• Recharge any amount to purchase S35 First Recharge Exclusive Elite Skin Kimmy "High Seas Cadet". Only for 100 Diamonds after discount!
• Recharge a total of 3 days to be able to purchase the Rename Card (7-Day), and with only 50 Diamonds!

E. New Skin

New skin, Lukas "Ardent Roar", will be available on 12/21 (Server Time) for only 51 Diamonds in the first two weeks.

F. Zodiac Summon

Martis "Capricorn" will return for a limited time on 12/22/2024 (Server Time). It will be available for 30% off for the first week.

G. StarLight Fest

From 12/30/2024 to 01/19/2025, the StarLight Fest event will start and Vale's new skin "Concerto of Light" will be available for a limited time. Purchase the StarLight Membership and enjoy a 20% discount on the first 30 draws each day during the event!

From 01/04/2025 to 01/07/2025, the StarLight Fest Premium Supply event will be available. Complete tasks for a chance to win massive StarLight Fest Tokens!

A. Brawl

v326.1

[Shadow Brawl]

• Shadow Brawl is back! A large number of new heroes are now available. Have fun with fast-paced combat!

[Hero Balance Adjustments]

Miya NERF ↓

• DMG -10% → -16%

Bruno NERF ↓

• (New) DMG -10%

Minotaur BUFF ↑

• DMG Taken +20% → +10%; (Removed) Healing -10%

Argus NERF ↓

• (Removed) DMG +8%

Hylos BUFF ↑

• (Removed) DMG Taken +10%

Hanabi NERF ↓

• DMG -14% → -18%

Vale NERF ↓

• DMG -10% → -12%

Baxia BUFF ↑

• (New) DMG Taken -12%

Masha BUFF ↑

• (New) DMG +10%

Cecilion NERF ↓

• (New) DMG -8%

Melissa NERF ↓

• (New) DMG -8%

Xavier NERF ↓

• DMG -14% → -18%

Joy NERF ↓

• DMG +20% → +14%, DMG Taken -20% → -14%

Chip BUFF ↑

• (New) DMG Taken -14%

[Creep Adjustments]

[Crammer]

• Base Attack: 144 → 186
• Physical Attack Growth/Min: 2.3 → 18
• HP Growth/Min: 190.15 → 290.15
• Fixed an issue where the extra gold bonus would not trigger after killing Crammer.

[Runes]

• Group Mana Restore Ratio After Delay: 20% → 40%

B. Magic Chess

v510.1

[Pass]

• The feature to convert StarLight Fragments to Pass Fragments in the Magic Chess Pass Shop has been temporarily disabled.

[Season Settlement] Dear Player, Magic Chess S19 will end on 01/17/2025 at 00:00:00 server time. You'll receive rewards based on your rank.

• 1. The matching system will be closed for two hours for the reward settlement, and after that, on 01/17/2025 at 02:00:00 (server time), a new season - S20 will officially begin.
• 2. After S20 begins, the Season Journey rewards will be updated. Through accumulating battles, you'll be able to obtain Commander Remy's new skin "Conductor Mousart".
• 3. After S20 begins, the Ban & Pick mode in Mythic rank will be temporarily disabled and will reopen on 01/27/2025 at 00:00:00 (Server Time).

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