Shades Of Rayna — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Patch Notes 1.3.0.1 | 2026-11-01 | You can join Discord server here. Shades of Rayna Update 1.3.0.1 -Decreased the frequency of invader spawn checks. -Decreased the chance of altar enemy from 3% to 1%. -Fixed the wrong calculation of altar effects. -Fixed custom keystone drops. -Decreased drop chance of some riftstones. -Fixed secondary elemental weapons. -Fixed secondary weapon base stat for Mage. |
| Invasion Season Event is now live! | 2026-10-30 | You can join Discord server here. Invasion Season Event is now live! |
| Drop Rate Listing | 2026-08-24 | You can join Discord server here. A new feature now lets you check the drop rate of any loot item at any difficulty. You’ll also be able to see where that loot drops and which activity it comes from. |
| Gear Slot Upgrade Rework | 2026-07-19 | You can join Discord server here. Gear slot upgrading is reworked. Upgrade bonuses were previously fixed. Now, the bonus increases with each upgrade level. You can see the example at upgrade level 38 below: Before: After: |
| Invasion Season Event Will Begin Soon! | 2026-07-17 | You can join Discord server here. Invasion Season Event will start on August 14th!New season mechanic "invasion" will be explained in another post soon! |
| Patch Notes 1.2.0.1 - 1.2.0.2 | 2026-02-22 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 1.2.0.1-Fixed the problem with event pass.-Fixed the problem with leaderboards.-Fixed the problem with ultimate input key.-Fixed the problem with Ranger's Windrush passive skill stack.-Fixed the problem with ultimate skill drops not working with magnet.Shades of Rayna Update 1.2.0.2-Ultimate damages now scale with highest damage attack, not the base damage stat.-Increased Ghostwalk Rupture duration from 2 seconds to 4 seconds.-Fixed the problem with the second page of event pass.-Fixed the problem with ultimate charge sound.-Fixed the problem with Execution Chain ultimate.-Fixed the invu |
| Ultimate Season Event Is Now Live! | 2026-02-16 | You can join Discord server here.Ultimate Season Event is now live! |
| Patch Notes 1.2.0.0 | 2026-02-16 | You can join Discord server here. Shades of Rayna Update 1.2.0.0-Added new feature: Ultimate Skills.-Event pass for the new season: No cosmetic items.-Attribute upgrade penalties now only apply on every 5 levels.-Increased lootpod reward count scaling with difficulty.-Decreased anniversary shop reward costs.-Increased damage value of Dragonheart Prowess relic from 25 to 75.-Ranger's Volley passive now pierces 1 more enemy, total of 2.-Fixed loot spawn of high tier items, such as riftstones.-Increased loot spawn count and chance from mobs.-Increased the health of pinnacle bosses because of the effect of ultimate skills. |
| New Feature: Ultimate Skills | 2026-01-26 | You can join Discord server here.Ultimate skills will be added to the game with the next season. You can select 3 ultimate skills at the same time on top of your regular skills. There are 3 different ultimate progress types, each with 3 unique skills (slow-medium-fast progression), making a total of 9 ultimate skills. These types are: -Skill progress with damage deal -Skill progress with kill -Skill progress with movement Ultimate SkillsExecution Chain (Damage - Slow) - Trigger an instant execution blast that jumps to another nearby enemy (Regular enemies only)Cataclysm (Damage - Medium) - Trigger a massive explosion centered on your characte |
| Shades of Rayna 2 Is In Development | 2026-01-13 | You can join Discord server here.I'm excited to officially announce that Shades of Rayna 2 is currently in active development.This sequel is being built from the ground up with a clear goal: delivering a more refined, polished, and focused ARPG experience while staying true to the core identity of the first game. Based on everything I learned from Shades of Rayna, I am reworking systems, improving presentation, and simplifying complexity without sacrificing depth. Key FeaturesDeveloped with Unreal Engine 5Significantly improved visuals compared to the first gameHigher-quality and more fluid animationsCore mechanics from Shades of Rayna redesi |
| Ultimate Season Event Will Begin Soon! | 2026-01-06 | You can join Discord server here.Ultimate Season Event will start on January 23rd! New season mechanic "ultimates" will be explained in another post soon! |
| Ancient Altar Season Event Is Over! | 2025-12-29 | You can join Discord server here.Ancient Altar Season Event is over! Regular season winner: Golden Hardcore season winner: 尘外旅 Winners will receive special leaderboards banner with the start of next season. The game won't be updated for another week, so players can complete their remaining challenges. Thanks everyone for playing. |
| Patch Notes 1.1.2.0 | 2025-12-03 | Shades of Rayna Update 1.1.2.0 -Decreased the attribute upgrade penalties significantly. -Increased the Ancient Altar reward chances significantly. -Increased the Ancient Altar spawn chance. |
| Patch Notes 1.1.1.1 | 2025-10-01 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 1.1.1.1-Fixed the problem with Skill Point Shop.-Fixed the problem with Outlaw's Deflect stack.-Fixed the problem with Booster Flags.-Fixed the problem with Altar Selections not being clickable.-Fixed the problem with enemy attacks hit invisible walls.-Fixed the problem with Altar enemies not attacking while inside a portal area. Portal areas won't have Ancient Altars anymore.-Fixed the problem with Challenge Flag spawns in Luino's Sanctum. |
| Ancient Altar Season Event Is Now Live! | 2025-09-26 | You can join Discord server here.Ancient Altar Season Event is now live! You can purchase the event pass here: |
| Patch Notes 1.1 | 2025-09-26 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 1.1.0.0NEW ACTIVITY: ANCIENT ALTARAncient Altar appears in Conquest game mode. All enemies can spawn it. It works just like Booster Flags, you can see which enemy carries altar.Altar gives you two choices, both has an upside and downside. When you select a choice, the altar disappears.Main focus of the altar is the drop rates. You can increase the item drop rates significantly with multiple altar selections.NEW SEASON AND EVENT PASSAncient Altar season has in game event pass with both in-game rewards and cosmetic rewards. You can get in-game rewards by completing the event challenges. Yo |
| Ancient Altar Season Event Pass | 2025-09-23 | You can join Discord server here.Ancient Altar Season Event Pass store page is now live! It will be available for purchase when the season is live! You can acquire 3 cosmetic rewards with this pass with 2.99$. These rewards will be available with in-game quests sometime after 3 months. |
| Ancient Altar Season Event Will Begin Soon! | 2025-09-16 | You can join Discord server here. Ancient Altar Season Event will begin on September 26th! |
| Launch Season Event Is Over! | 2025-09-01 | You can join Discord server here.Launch Season Event is over! Regular season winner: HickHack Hardcore season winner: CirnoBaka Winners will receive special leaderboards banner with the start of next season. Thanks everyone for playing. |
| Patch Notes 1.0.0.4 | 2025-08-15 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 1.0.0.4-Increased the effect of defence on resistances.-Increased the effect of resistances.-Decreased the damage of fire, doom, gloom and shade mayhem traps.-Fixed the problem with keystone drops.-Fixed the problem with map mods were applied on game modes other than conquer. |
| Patch Notes 1.0.0.3 | 2025-08-04 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 1.0.0.3-Fixed the problem with labyrinth token going below zero.-Fixed the problem with Boss Rush difficulty selection.-Fixed the problem with Lab Enhancers.-Fixed the problem with Underworld modifiers.-Decreased the spread of loot.-Fixed the problem with Voidance.-Fixed the challenger mark out of bounds problem.-Fixed the problem with Challenger Events.-Added boss moves to campaign.-Increased the effect of Map Level on enemy damage and health.-Adjusted the damages of Champion Bosses, Major Bosses and Dragons.-You can't create status effects on Dragons anymore, just like Champion and Maj |
| Patch Notes 1.0.0.1 | 2025-07-31 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 1.0.0.1 -Added All option to Salvager.-Added 25x, 50x and 100x to Craft.-Fixed the skill lock problem.-Made improvements to portal activities and portal zones.-Fixed the problem with chest not spawning with 2 map boss mod.-Fixed the problem with Trader portal activity loot in Underworld.-Fixed the problem with Researcher portal activity locks you in portal area when failed. |
| 1.0 Full Release - New Season | 2025-07-29 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna 1.0 Full Release is now live with a new season! Patch Notes: |
| Patch Notes 1.0 | 2025-07-29 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 1.0-Fixed the problem with cooldown resets.-Decreased the buy count of buy/sell items.-Fixed the skill achievement problem.-Decreased the chance of T10 Relic drops.-Fixed the problem with getting the Witch Hunt progression bonus from npcs.-Fixed the problem with Witch Hunt progression WARRIOR-Decreased Ancient Grounds damage from x3 of Earthbreaker damage to x2.5.-Increased Ember Rage damage by x4.-Iced Axe now gets destroyed when it first deals damage.-Increased Iced Axe damage from x1 of Glacial damage to x2.-Glacial now creates more Iced Axe.-Decreased Vortex damage from x1 of Whirlwi |
| 1.0 Launch Trailer | 2025-07-24 | You can join Discord server here. |
| 1.0 Release Date | 2025-07-21 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna 1.0 Full Release will be on July 29th! Full release will have fresh leaderboards and the season will be live for a month! Thanks for being with me on this journey since 2021. |
| Patch Notes 0.9.4.0.1 | 2025-07-07 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 0.9.4.0.1-Fixed the problem with cooldowns.-Fixed the problem with health booster flags.-Fixed the problem with Warrior's Counter passive.-Fixed the problem with getting locked at starting area in a map.-Adjusted boss hp scaling based on difficulty.-Increased Vigor enemy mod's cooldown from 5 to 8 seconds.-Fixed the problem with Assassin's Throatcut not dealing damage.-Fixed the problem with Mage's Echo passive.-Dark Lands rewards now have count.-Orbs have been replaced with Crafting Materials on Dark Lands rewards. |
| Phase 2 Season Event Is Now Live! | 2025-07-05 | You can join Discord server here.Phase 2 Season Event is now live! You can see the patch notes here: |
| Patch Notes - 0.9.4.0.0 | 2025-07-05 | You can join Discord server here.Shades of Rayna Update 0.9.4.0.0AchievementsSteam achievements can be earned now.HardcoreYou can create Hardcore characters now. These characters will be removed upon death. Hardcore leaderboards are seperate from regular leaderboards.Haunted GroundsNew mode is added to Rift Gate. It's a game mode that has 4 haunted spawners which spawn pumpkin enemies based on your damage. Defeated pumpkins will drop tokens. You can use these tokens to get rewards at the shop after all 4 spawners are defeated.Labyrinth EnhancersYou can now unlock enhancers on labyrinth unlocks. At the start of labyrinth runs, you can amplify |
| Passive Skill Changes | 2025-07-04 | You can join Discord server here. Some of the passive skills have been changed. They were not affecting the whole gameplay or were not good as some of the other passives. Ranger -'Speed Up' passive, which increases basic arrow speed, has been changed to Windrush : "Every time you hit enemies, you stack Windrush, which increases your movement speed by 1% (Max: 15%). You lose 5 stacks when you get hit" -'Another One' passive, which lets you shoot 2 basic attack arrows, has been changed to Evasion : "Every kill gives 2% chance to evade attacks, up to 70%. You lose 20% chance if you get hit" -'Fly Through' passive, which makes basic attack arrows |