Battle for Arwich
A 5v5 war fought through lanes, jungle, and contested objectives. Break the enemy line and destroy their Bulwark.
Work in progress
Multiplayer fantasy combat
Runes of
Shadow
Seven classes to play now, with more in development. Try Battle for Arwich, the Arena or the Catacombs, and tell us what you think.
In playtesting
Choose your
battleground.
Temple Arena
Close quarters. Round-based team fights. Pick your class and see who is still standing when the dust settles.
Catacombs
Solo or 3-player PvE. Fight through procedurally generated catacombs with six bosses, then find your way out within 30 minutes.
More battlefields ahead. Arwich Crusade, a large-scale 20v20 battleground, is in development.
The roster
Who will you bring?
Seven classes to play now.
Many more in development.
Ranged assassin
Warden
An archer with poison arrows and an eagle that reveals enemies. Chameleon lets you roll back and turn invisible to get away.
Select a portrait to meet a class.
Explore Warden's skills
- Viper Strike
- A poisoned arrow that makes healing less effective on its victim.
- Rabies
- Fire three arrows in quick succession. The last stumbles and slows its target.
- Death from Above
- Mark an enemy with an arrow, then strike again from above.
- Convocation
- Call down a cosmic volley that repeatedly strikes an area.
- Overwatch
- Send an eagle to reveal enemies in an area and make your attacks hit them harder.
- Chameleon
- Roll backward and vanish, leaving a zone that knocks enemies down.
A quick look at the current kit. Skills are still in development.
Warden perks
21 perks per class. Three choices at every milestone. Pick one and change how you fight. Here are two examples.
False Trail
Chameleon sends a duplicate running forward while you vanish. It explodes when an enemy hero hits it.
Level 10
Fallen Star
Death from Above's follow-up explodes around its target, hitting nearby enemies too.
Stone Prison
Turn Fissure into walls of stone that box enemies in and cut off their escape.
Level 10
Walking Cataclysm
Singularity forms around you and moves with you, pulling enemies close before it collapses.
Returning Steel
Pilum flies back to you, damaging enemies and applying Bleed on the return.
Level 10
Vascular Shock
Backhand leaves a brand that briefly punishes enemies with damage when they use abilities.
Rebuff
Gloom bursts around you, freeing allies from roots and slows while knocking enemies back.
Level 10
Pilgrim's Grace
Atonement grants lingering healing that stays with allies after they leave its area.
Bloodwake
Bloodrush leaves a trail that hurts enemies and speeds up you and your allies.
Level 10
Clinging Clot
Clot sticks to its target and slows them before bursting. Hit them with Gore to burst it early.
Insurance Policy
When an enemy destroys your Dead Ringer decoy, you gain a shield.
Level 10
Bombard
Coup de Grace trades its missing-health bonus for a cannonball blast that hits nearby enemies.
Ricochet Kick
Flying Kick bounces you from one enemy hero to another nearby for a second kick.
Level 10
Inescapable Gaze
Chi Dome's burst slows enemies inside who are not looking at you by 50% for 2s.
Runes, rewards and ladders
Grow between
fights.
One account level across every mode, rune builds for the Catacombs, and Preseason ladders to climb.
Runes
Earn runes from Catacombs bosses and level rewards. Build each class a five-slot rune set in the Runic Forge, and combine five matching runes into a stronger one: Common, Rare, then Epic. Runes only work in the Catacombs, so PvP stays fair.
One account level
Battle for Arwich, the Arena and the Catacombs all earn XP toward a single account level with no cap. Every level holds three reward picks, each a choice of coins or a new rune.
Coins and the Store
Earn coins in the Catacombs and from level rewards. Spend them on armor colors, weapon skins, Flags of Domination, tombstones, runes and boosts.
Ladders
Preseason ladders rate the 5v5 battleground and every Arena format by match results, with your rating shown after 10 placement matches. The Catacombs ladder ranks your best run by bosses defeated, then escape and speed.
Coming soon to Steam
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wishlist.
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make it better.
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