The long-anticipated Halloween Event for Critical Revengeance has finally arrived, and it’s far from a simple holiday reskin. This update reshapes the game’s balance, redefines key item roles, introduces a brand-new boss encounter, and expands the world with a mysterious island.
Whether you’re returning after a break or preparing your next build for the event meta, this detailed guide covers every major change, balance update, and new feature — along with practical insight on how these shifts affect gameplay moving forward.
Major Balance Changes
The Halloween update doesn’t just bring festive flair — it brings some of the most impactful stat reworks in recent months. Several iconic items have been overhauled, with the developers focusing on tightening balance across chest plates and improving class sustainability.
Apple
Cooldown increased: 15 seconds → 16.5 seconds
A seemingly minor 1.5-second increase, but in extended encounters, this change subtly reduces survivability cycles for players who rely on Apple’s quick-turn recovery.
Player Insight:
The extra delay won’t ruin builds, but it does affect consistency. Builds dependent on Apple rotations will need to compensate with either cooldown-reduction passives or regen-based alternatives.
Cataclysm Overdrive
Reworked as a chestplate
Passive buffed: 85% → 100% increased damage
Health drain reduced: 40% → 25% of max HP
Stats adjusted:
- +5% Crit Chance
- +60 Damage
- +60 Magic
- +150 Mana
- +2 Walk Speed
- +1 Jump
- −80 Defense
Cataclysm Overdrive now firmly sits in the high-risk, high-reward slot. It trades bulk for raw power but feels better balanced with the reduced HP drain. For aggressive players, this chestplate is now a top-tier pick alongside traditional offensive options like Staff or Anchor.
Salvation’s Grace
Also converted into a chestplate
Prevents dual usage with Cataclysm Overdrive
Stats updated:
- +5% Crit Chance
- +15 Damage
- +85 Defense
- +675 Health
- +15 Magic
- +1 Walk Speed
- −1 Jump
This update essentially splits the chestplate meta in two — Salvation’s Grace now serves as the defensive counterpart to Cataclysm’s raw offense. The restriction prevents double-stacking these two powerhouse items, forcing players to pick a side: survivability or raw damage.
Additional Balance Tweaks
Several classes and abilities received smaller but meaningful adjustments, most of which were originally intended for this patch but rolled out early.
- Heretic: Improved self-sustain and DPS consistency.
- Combo Sword: Extended buff duration and increased total damage.
- Mage: Damage slightly reduced; now applies attack down debuff to enemies.
- Wolf Scythe: Base damage doubled.
And in the Halloween patch itself:
- Autumn Aura: Dodge chance increased from 15% → 20%, and dodging now grants a 20% attack boost for 20 seconds.
- Spring Armor: Healing triggers a 25% defense buff lasting 8 seconds.
- Qatar DOT: 15% → 30% without style level.
- Andara DOT: 20% → 45% with style level scaling.
- Regeneration Skill: Nerfed from 1.5% to 1% HP per second.
- Railgun Overcharged: Buffed from 300% → 375%.
The buffed Qatar and Andara DOT values are especially noteworthy. These two styles now rival top-tier DPS setups, with Qatar emerging as a dominant pick due to its strong single-target performance and reliable scaling.
The Autumn Aura and Spring Armor reworks also elevate dodge and heal mechanics, introducing more tactical timing to survival builds.
New Feature: Curses System
A completely new system, Curses, has been introduced through the skill tree. Curses provide permanent self-imposed challenges that alter gameplay for players seeking higher difficulty or unique restrictions.
Currently, only one curse — Peradeth — is available. Expect this feature to expand in future patches, potentially offering exclusive cosmetic or performance-based rewards for those who take on its penalties.
Interface Update
To improve visibility during combat, buff and debuff icons now appear in rows of five instead of four, with smaller icon sizes for cleaner readability. It’s a subtle change, but it greatly enhances information tracking in high-intensity fights.
New Area: The Haunted Island
Accessible from beneath an overpass at the Plains of Anidia, the Halloween update’s biggest addition is a mysterious new island loaded with event-exclusive content.
What’s on the Island:
- 2 Fishing Quests
- 2 Slaying Quests
- 1 Raid Boss Encounter
- 13 New Skins
You can earn the new skins through present drops from both quests and raid completions. The island itself is a mix of eerie atmosphere and traditional exploration gameplay — a perfect blend for the season.
The raid boss remains intentionally undisclosed by the developers to preserve the discovery experience. Expect a separate dedicated guide soon once strategies are refined.
All-Class Skin: Roaring Knight
Another standout addition is the new All-Class “Roaring Knight” Skin, obtainable through a dark ritual-style crafting process.
To begin, visit the Dark Fountain near the Explorer Guild, then gather the required materials:
- Fishing Drops
- Boss Drops
- Black Shard Cosmetic (from present openings)
Once crafted, the Black Knife becomes your access point to this exclusive skin — an all-class reward that offers a sleek new appearance fitting for the event’s theme.
The Halloween Event in Critical Revengeance is one of the most ambitious seasonal updates the game has seen.
Instead of a small event layer, it delivers true gameplay progression — complete with new systems, rewards, and mechanical balance passes that change how players approach builds.
The shift to specialized chestplates, the expanded DOT system, and the introduction of curses suggest that this update isn’t just about Halloween — it’s setting the foundation for a broader evolution of the game’s identity.