GrizzledAlchemistb40f9cb5: official patch notes — 2026-07-07 (equipment/monster rebalance, archery arrow requirements, duel fixes)

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official patch notes — 2026-07-07 (equipment/monster rebalance, archery arrow requirements, duel fixes)

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|date=2026-07-07
|title=2026-07-07 Patch
|source=In-game patch notes panel
|changes=Two new rare cosmetic drops; equipment rebalance; high-level monster rebalance; rigid arrow requirements for bows under Archery; PvP and PvE loot timers fixed; several duel and trade bugfixes; shopkeepers, bankers, and quest NPCs are no longer attackable; improved hitboxes on world objects; announced (not yet released): new Armor/Weapon Metal Tiers and Combat amulets.
|verification_status=official
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== Overview ==
Patch notes captured directly from the in-game patch notes panel, dated "07/07/26", organized under the game's own category headers ([[:File:Patch notes 2026-07-07.png]]).

== New Drops & Upcoming Content ==
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-cosmetic-drops|version=2026-07-07-patch|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=item|change_type=new content|summary=Two new rare cosmetic drops added. Which mobs or sources drop them is not specified in the patch notes.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-upcoming-metal-tiers|version=2026-07-07-patch|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=item|change_type=announcement|summary=Announced as upcoming rare drops: new Armor/Weapon Metal Tiers and Combat amulets. Not yet in the game — no item pages should be created until these are released and observed.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}

== Combat & Balance ==
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-equipment-rebalance|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=Equipment|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=item|change_type=rebalance|summary=General equipment rebalance, unspecified in the patch notes. The client-data equipment stats extracted 2026-07-05 may be out of date as of this patch; treat pre-patch datamine-candidate stat rows as unverified against the current build until re-checked.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-monster-rebalance|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=Bestiary|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=combat|change_type=rebalance|summary=High-level monster rebalance. Confirmed in-game the same day: [[Skeleton]] combat level 21 → 26, [[Plasma Spider]] combat level 19 → 28, [[Lil Dragon]] combat level 35 → 45, and [[Dragon]] combat level 52 → 81 (the largest jump, +29). Bandit (level 18) has not yet been re-verified post-patch and may also be affected by this rebalance.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-archery-arrow-req|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=Archery|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=skill|change_type=rework|summary=Rigid arrow requirements for bows under Archery. Officially confirms bow level requirements are governed by the Archery skill (resolving the prior Archery-vs-Crafting ambiguity for all bow tiers). Also implies arrow-tier matching is now enforced, which may retire the previously documented "any arrow tier grants Archery XP" behavior — that behavior should be treated as pre-patch until re-confirmed.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}

== Loot Rules ==
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-loot-timers|version=2026-07-07-patch|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=technical|change_type=bugfix|summary=PvP and PvE loot timers now behave as they should (exact prior behavior not detailed).|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}

== Dueling & Trading Fixes ==
This patch is the wiki's first evidence that a PvP duel system with wagers and stakes exists — see [[Duels]] (new page, sourced to these patch notes rather than firsthand play).
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-duel-start-fix|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=Duels|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=mechanic|change_type=bugfix|summary=Fixed duels sometimes failing to start after both players accepted.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-duel-stalemate|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=Duels|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=mechanic|change_type=bugfix|summary=Stalemated duels now end with both stakes returned immediately.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-duel-trade-block|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=Duels|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=mechanic|change_type=change|summary=Trading and new challenges are blocked while in a duel.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-duel-stuck-wager|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=Duels|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=mechanic|change_type=bugfix|summary=Fixed a bug where a stuck duel wager could permanently block trades and duels.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-duel-window-stuck|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=Duels|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=mechanic|change_type=bugfix|summary=Trade and duel windows no longer get stuck open when the other player leaves or the offer expires, and Escape now closes a duel wager window.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}

== NPC & World Interaction ==
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-npc-invulnerable|version=2026-07-07-patch|affected_page=NPCs|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=mechanic|change_type=change|summary=Shopkeepers, bankers, and quest NPCs can no longer be attacked.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}
{{UpdateChange|change_id=p0707-hitboxes|version=2026-07-07-patch|date=2026-07-07|affected_type=technical|change_type=bugfix|summary=Improved hitboxes on world objects.|source=In-game patch notes, 2026-07-07|verification_status=official}}

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GrizzledAlchemistb40f9cb5: official patch notes — 2026-07-07 (equipment/monster rebalance, archery arrow requirements, duel fixes)