This Easter, all faction players who participate in 10 Faction Pillar events and meet the requirements to receive a reward in each match will receive unique Easter loot at the end of the 10th match. This ends on the 28th of April.

New Changes

• Increased the number of faction coins in the faction dungeon treasure chests.

• For all gardeners: when you grow plants, they will produce more seeds and resources in the future (up to 5).

• New items have been added to the Easter drops

• New Quest: Tails the Easter Bunny’s helper can now be found near Britain Bank. Help recover the stolen magical golden eggs from the dragons in Destard or find them in exploding wells and Easter puzzle chests and return them to earn a magical Easter wand!

Changes

7th Annual Easter Events

We’re excited to announce our 7th Annual Easter celebration in-game, packed with festive activities and rewards for everyone to enjoy.

Event Highlights

• 🥚 Egg Hunt: Eggs can be found throughout Britannia and contain Fabled Carrots or other surprises, redeemable at the Easter Vendor.
• 👹 Easter Paragon Monsters: These may randomly spawn in place of normal monsters, offering bonus chances to earn carrots and special items.
• 🥕 Previous years’ Easter Carrots can continue to be used in all Easter events going forward.
• ✨ A few new and rare drops have also been added for this year’s Easter activities.
• 🏦 Note: The Easter Vendor is on duty at Britannia’s bank.

Additional Features

• 🐇 Killing regular rabbits may trigger a Vorpal Bunny spawn, which rewards additional carrots and loot.
• 🧩 Egg Riddles remain updated with quality-of-life improvements:
  • You can request a Hint to help solve a riddle.
  • A Skip option lets you bypass a riddle once per egg.
• 🥚 New for 2026: A new Golden Egg Hunt quest is now live. Speak to Tails near Britain Bank to begin collecting stolen golden eggs from greater dragons in Destard, Exploding Wells, or Easter puzzle chests, and earn a magical Easter wand when the quest is complete.

ℹ️ Ongoing Updates

We’ll continue adding more items and activities as time allows, so keep an eye out for additions during the event.

Event Dates for 2026

• 📅 Event begins: April 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
• 📅 Event ends: April 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM

We hope you have time to log in, participate, and enjoy the festivities. See you there!

Tails, the Easter Bunny’s helper, is offering a special Easter quest.

He can be found near Britain Bank. He needs your help to recover the magical golden eggs that were stolen by a mischievous pixie and given to the greater dragons in Destard.

Slay the dragons, retrieve the eggs, and deliver them to the Easter Bunny’s helpers to restore balance to the Easter celebrations. Once you have delivered all the eggs, return to Tails to claim your reward, a magical Easter wand! The magic wand can change the color of any rabbit in the world.

Alternatively, if you prefer not to fight dragons, you can find the golden eggs by blowing open wells during the Exploding Wells event and opening unique Easter puzzle chests. However, you still need to have the quest active!

Calling all testers! Help us test the new Resource Map system on Test Center We’ve just added a brand new feature to Test Center: Resource Maps! These special maps will guide you to hidden resource camps full of ore, lumber, or leather across Britannia. We need your help to thoroughly test them before they go live. How to participate:

Log into the Test Center Grab some Resource Maps (they’ve been added to vendors and loot for easy testing) Bring a spyglass and the correct harvesting tool (pickaxe, hatchet, or skinning knife) (Also on the vendor) Follow the guide below to locate and harvest the resource camps

You can find the full Ultima Resource Map Guide in the testing thread. Please use this link for testing feedback and discussion: https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1487976682592800808/1487977711522549822

We’re especially looking for feedback on:

How well the maps guide you to the correct locations Clarity of the map messages Balance of resource quality and quantity Any bugs or confusing steps

Thanks in advance for helping make this system better! Your testing makes a real difference. See you in Britannia!

New Changes

• All faction pillar locations now have chests inside each faction’s base. Players can store items in these chests to use in the events.
• Paragon monster gold now has a cap of 6,000. Wearing the Fortune Favor amulet increases the cap to 8,000.

Changes

• Added training weapons to the game
• Fixed a big with unwavering stance that would allow infinite stat gains
• Modified the chance of armor pieces to be hit so the chest is hit slightly less
• Updated herding to be a passive skill
• Added secondary skill bonuses for melee skills Macing and Fencing
• Added PvE Bonuses to the Arms Lore skill to make it more useful overall
• Fixed an issue with players not receiving items from the Black Goods Vendor.
• The item fixer now repairs broken exploding barrels.
• Loot for the Ancient Reaper Boss has been updated.
• The Moonglow Pirate Invasion event has been completely refreshed! It now features new visual effects, catapults, new mobs, and improved loot.
• Added a second Blackgoods vendor in Bucc's.
• Murderers can now use Luke the Wizard in Despise.
• Thieves can now steal from monsters in the spider cave near Wind, and Kolthi the Weaver (spider miniboss) has now relocated here.
• Clockwork golems can now be stabled.
• Horned Pack Beetles have been changed to require 2 control slots.
• The Moonglow Pirate Invasion event has been refreshed! It now includes catapults that players can use to attack the invaders. The pirates now bring with them special rock giants that can only be killed from catapult rocks!
• Increased PvE stealing drop rates for thief coins.
• Arms Lore Identification Fix : Fixed an issue where heavily repaired items would incorrectly display as "brand new" when inspected. The skill now correctly accounts for an item's repair history and maximum durability loss.
• Bounty Hunters and Murderers are now equally restricted from all forms of teleportation for 5 minutes after engaging in combat with each other. The Bounty Hunters' bola has been nerfed and no longer grants an increased chance.
• Tommy's Lost Apron Quest (young players) fixed: Rewarded horses can now be stabled.
• Bear Hunter Quest (young players) adjusted to 10 black and 10 brown bears.
• Drop rate of skull tokens in the new player dungeons increased.

We continue to work on the elusive crash bug that is keeping us offline and will update here with more information when we have it. Thank you for your patience.

UPDATE: We've rolled back (per https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/server-update-march-23-2026) and the server is back online!

Hey everyone,

We've rolled the server back to its state from Thursday, March 19th (9 AM UTC restart) as a precaution. We identified some recent changes that may have been causing stability issues, and we want to make sure everything is running smoothly for you.

What this means:

• The server has been restored to the last confirmed stable version from Thursday morning
• This includes character data and world saves — any progress made after Thursday's 9 AM UTC restart will unfortunately be lost
• Recent code changes have been temporarily removed and will be re-introduced gradually as we verify each one

We know losing progress is frustrating, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. This was a necessary step to ensure server stability and protect the game experience for everyone going forward.

We'll keep you posted as updates are re-deployed over the coming days.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

— The Shards of Britannia Team

Have you been looking to spar with your friends safely? Want to practice your combat skills without destroying your best weapons or accidentally slaying your sparring partner? We've added four new Training Weapons to help you hone your skills!

• Training Sword (Crafted via GM Blacksmithy under Swords)
• Training Kryss (Crafted via GM Blacksmithy under Fencing)
• Training Mace (Crafted via GM Carpentry under Maces)
• Training Bow (Crafted via GM Fletching under Bows)

Features:

• Harmless: All training weapons are hard-capped to deal exactly 1 damage, allowing you to continuously hit your target without killing them.
• Fast: They all swing at the fastest possible weapon speed (56), ensuring you get the maximum amount of skill gain attempts per minute!
• Durable: Built to last, they feature a high base durability (70-100) so they won't break easily during long sparring sessions.
• Always Exceptional: These weapons are crafted with care and will always be Exceptional quality.

Crafting Requirements:

• Because they are specialized tools, they require a Grandmaster (100) Crafter to create.

• Resource Cost:

• Training Sword & Kryss: 15 Verite Ingots & 15 Iron Ingots

• Training Mace & Bow: 15 Frostwood Boards & 15 Boards

(Note: The Training Bow still requires arrows to fire, just like a normal bow!)

We have deployed a hotfix to address an unintended mechanical issue regarding the Unwavering Stance ability.

Bug Fix:

• Infinite Stat Scaling Fix: Addressed a critical bug where Unwavering Stance modifiers (such as Bastion Bonus, Threat Generation, and Damage Reduction) were permanently stacking on characters when their stance dropped or expired. Instead of safely resetting to base values, the bonuses were unintentionally compounding over time. We have corrected the math behind the scenes so these buffs properly drop off when the stance ends.

Developer Note: We understand that some players may notice a significant drop in their overall tanking stats and survivability after this update. Please know that the previous behavior of infinitely growing, permanent stats was entirely unintended and a bug.

This fix is necessary for the long-term health of the game and ensures that Unwavering Stance functions exactly as its tooltip and design describe, returning encounters back to their intended difficulty.

Attention all faction players! As part of the upcoming Factions Siege Warfare patch, we've pre-released faction mining inside the faction dungeon!

Faction Miners with 80+ skill can now harvest catapult rocks — stockpile them now and be ready for your first siege event! Mining has a chance to spawn Rock Giants, which drop both faction coins and additional catapult rocks. The dungeon now features a new boss: the Ancient Wyrm. Defeating this powerful foe grants a magic scroll that unlocks the weapon cache inside the dungeon. The weapon cache contains essential parts needed to craft siege weapons!

Stay tuned for more siege-related updates coming soon. Make sure your faction characters are trained up and ready for battle!

Pirates are invading Moonglow again this weekend! Warriors, rally together to push them back! Launch catapults to crush their trained rock giants and break through their heavy armor. Defeat the boss for tons of awesome loot and plenty of bag pops! All event times, dates, and details are in our official Discord.

https://discord.com/invite/shardsofbritannia

This weekend, pirates are invading Moonglow once again! Warriors, unite to fight back and drive these invaders out! Use catapults to take down their trained rock giants and smash through their extremely powerful armor. Tons of great loot and bag pops await when you defeat the boss. Check our official Discord for all the details on times and dates. Alternative slightly more polished version: Pirates are invading Moonglow again this weekend! Warriors, rally together to push them back! Launch catapults to crush their trained rock giants and break through their heavy armor. Defeat the boss for tons of awesome loot and plenty of bag pops! All event times, dates, and details are in our official Discord.

https://discord.com/invite/shardsofbritannia

The Herding skill has been completely transformed! We’ve replaced the manual "Aggression" power with a persistent passive system that empowers your pets just by having the right tools in hand.

🐾 Passive Herding System Players no longer need to manually activate abilities to buff their pets. Instead, your pets are empowered automatically whenever you have a Shepherd's Crook equipped.

• Persistent Empowerment: Simply equipping a crook grants your pets (Tamed, Summoned, Necromancy, and Mage-Summons) significant combat bonuses.
• Bonus Damage: Pets gain up to +35% bonus damage based on your Herding skill.
• Movement Speed: Pets gain up to +20% movement speed, allowing them to keep up with you and their targets much more effectively.
• Visual Indicator: A new Herding Bonus icon will appear in your buff bar whenever your crook is providing these benefits.

📈 Skill Progression

• Passive Gains: We’ve removed the need to "grind" herding manually. You will now gain Herding skill naturally as your pets fight in combat, provided you have a crook equipped.
• Consistent Growth: Skill gain checks occur periodically during active combat, ensuring a steadier path to Grandmaster level.

🛠️ Equipment & Manuals

• Lowered Requirements: The Crook now requires only 40 Herding to use (down from 60), making it accessible much earlier in your journey.
• Veterinary Manuals: Existing traits that previously improved the old "Aggression" skill have been automatically updated to enhance your new passive bonuses:
  • Increased Aggression Damage now increases your Passive Herding Damage.
  • Increased Aggression Duration now increases your pets' Movement Speed bonus.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Bounty Hunter Distress System. This feature provides innocent players with a reliable way to call for help when under attack by murderers.

Innocent players who are being attacked can summon assistance in one of two ways. They can use a Conch Shell of Distress, which is available for purchase from the Bounty Hunter Guildmaster in Britain Castle. This option is specifically for players who do not have an active Lord's Boon — you cannot use a Conch Shell if you currently have a Lord's Boon. Alternatively, players can switch their Boon to Distress Call mode. Switching to Distress Call mode prevents the use of Lord's Boon for the next 24 hours.

When a distress call is placed, eligible Bounty Hunters receive a dialog prompt asking if they wish to respond. If a hunter accepts, they teleport to the victim's location after a brief 5-second delay. If the Bounty Hunter successfully defeats the murderer or murderers and turns in their head or heads to the guild, the victim who placed the call automatically receives 20% of the bounty reward as a token of appreciation.

If no local Bounty Hunters are available and the player used their Boon to make the call, the system falls back to the standard Lord's Boon teleport — assuming the player has a bound location set.

To maintain balance, Bounty Hunters have a 10-minute cooldown between accepting summons, while victims have a 5-minute cooldown between placing distress calls.

• Distress Kill Points

To further reward participation, we've introduced the Distress Kill Points mechanic.

Bounty Hunters earn 1 Distress Kill Point each time they successfully respond to a distress call and turn in a murderer's head to the guild. These points acknowledge their vital role in protecting the innocent and upholding justice.

On the flip side, if a murderer kills a Bounty Hunter who has accumulated points, the murderer steals 1 point from the hunter's total. This adds meaningful risk and consequence for both sides, promoting skilled and strategic gameplay.

Players can check their current Distress Kill Point balance at any time by speaking with the Bounty Hunter NPC in Britain Castle.

These points will soon unlock access to exclusive items and rewards available only through the Bounty Hunters Guild and the PK Gear NPC. Stay tuned for more details on what you can purchase as the system continues to expand.

The Bounty Hunters Guild welcomes new members. If you're interested in protecting the innocent, earning rewards for taking down murderers, and building your point total for unique gear, head to the Guildmaster in Britain Castle to join today.

The login server is currently offline and thus the game is not accessible at this time.. We have contacted Citadel to have this addressed. Apologies for the inconvenience, we'll advise as soon as it's back online.

To make high-end gear more sustainable, we've implemented a hard cap of 50,000 gold on all item insurance fees! Even the most powerful runic slayers will no longer bankrupt you when you need to protect them. Existing insurance costs remain as-is, but will never exceed this new 50k limit.

Our blacksmiths and tacticians have been hard at work refining the techniques of physical combat. Today, we are excited to announce a significant update that brings new depth and power to your arsenal, specifically through the Arms Lore skill.

Whether you favor a heavy war hammer, a swift short spear, or a trusty longbow, your knowledge of weaponry is about to become more lethal than ever.

🛡️ The Power of Arms Lore (PvE) Understanding the weaknesses of your foes and the strengths of your steel now grants tangible benefits in battle against the creatures of the world. At 100 Arms Lore, you will now benefit from:

Precision Striking: A permanent +5% Accuracy bonus against all monsters. Devastating Power: A +5% General Damage bonus on every successful hit. Specialist's Edge: An additional +10% Damage bonus applied specifically to Special Attacks. When combined, your special moves and critical hits will deal approximately 15.5% more damage to monsters than a combatant with no knowledge of Arms Lore.

Hail, Adventurers! A new raffle event is now live! The Catapult Raffle offers one fortunate participant the opportunity to acquire a unique, placeable catapult fixture for their home.

Prize: One Catapult (Includes a starter supply of pig-manure projectiles)

Winners: 1 lucky player

How to Enter: Please visit Raff, the raffle coordinator, located near Britain Bank to purchase your entries. Each ticket costs 10 raffle tokens. Raffle tokens can be obtained as loot drops from Paragon-level monsters. Participants may purchase as many tickets as desired to improve their odds of winning. Don’t miss this chance to claim a distinctive and conversation-starting addition to your home. Purchase your tickets today and best of luck to all entrants!

THIS RAFFLE WILL BE DRAWN IN 1 MONTH!

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