Nov 2, 2026
View on Steam↗Dragonfire Patch 4
3/5 Moderate
Middle and side mouse buttons are now bindable alongside a major overhaul to Firewing Drake Egg drop rates and significant combat balance adjustments.
Key Changes
- 1Middle and side mouse buttons are now bindable.
- 2Firewing Drake Egg drop rates increased by 300% in Tier 8 but reduced by 66% in Tier 6.
- 3Health Potion healing values reduced across all Item Power levels.
- 4Saddled Direbear reworked with 85% base speed and a new 'Rush' passive.
- 5Bloody Reap (Axes) total damage significantly increased with faster bleed ticks.
- 6Grovekeeper (Hammers) cast time reduced from 0.4s to 0.2s.
- 7Large Ancient Lands boss health reduced by 40%.
- 8Hotkeys are now bound to physical keyboard position rather than specific characters.
- 9Concussive Combo (Quarterstaffs) now applies a stacking 8% slow.
- 10Claymore (Swords) pass-through damage increased from 66% to 100%.
All Changes
🖱️UI & Controls(6)
- newKeybindings: Middle and side mouse buttons are now bindable.
- changeKeybindings: Hotkeys are now bound to the physical position of a key rather than the letter or symbol, maintaining consistency across keyboard layout changes.
- changeKeybindings: Existing positions for active keybinding profiles should remain largely unchanged.
- changeKeybindings: Default keybinding positions may change for some keyboard layouts after this patch.
- changeKeybindings: New default keybinding positions for created or reset profiles are now based on the US-English QWERTY layout.
- changeKeybindings: Linux keybindings now always assume a QWERTY layout is being used.
🐉Dragon Sanctuary(5)
- buffFirewing Drake Egg: Overall drop chance of Firewing Drake Eggs increased by approximately 40%.
- buffFirewing Drake Egg: Firewing Drake Egg drop chances in Tier 8 increased by 300%.
- nerfFirewing Drake Egg: Firewing Drake Egg drop chances in Tier 6 reduced by roughly 66%.
- changeDragon Sanctuary: Improved readability and visibility of arrow markers in the Dragon Sanctuary.
- changeAzaryon: Azaryon’s Claw Swipe attack now has an additional debuff description and the duration of descriptions extended from 3s to 6s.
⚔️Mobs & Open World(7)
- changeSpirit Weaver: Drowsy Essence spell now has a 1.5s hit delay and indication areas.
- buffSpirit Weaver: Sleep duration in Dragon Sanctuary increased from 2s to 4s.
- nerfSpirit Weaver: Orb Radius reduced from 1m to 0.75m.
- buffAncient Lands: Reduced health of all bosses in Large Ancient Lands by 40%.
- nerfAncient Lands: Mobs in Ancient Lands for groups of two or three players have had their health increased by 10%.
- changeDragons: Direct damage from Dragons can no longer be reflected.
- nerfAncient Lands: Loot from chests in the Ancient Lands for groups of two or three players reduced by approximately 10%.
⚖️Combat Balance(16)
- buffBloody Reap: Bloody Reap 2nd swing ticks increased from 3 to 4 and frequency increased from every 1s to every 0.75s.
- buffBloody Reap: Bloody Reap 2nd swing total damage increased from 141 to 168 (targets >40% HP) and 255 to 296 (targets <40% HP).
- buffGrovekeeper: Ground Pound cast time reduced from 0.4s to 0.2s.
- buffDivine Staff: Divine Protection shield value increased from 456.3 to 500.
- buffDreadstorm Monarch: Added missing AoE escalation to the aura's pierce for Eye of the Storm.
- buffQuarterstaffs: Concussive Combo 1st and 2nd hits now apply an 8% slow for 3 seconds, stacking up to two times.
- buffQuarterstaffs: Concussive Combo stand time reduced from 0.3s to 0.25s.
- buffProwling Staff: Sinister Swipes maximum execute damage vs. mobs increased from 150 to 300.
- buffClaymore: Charge pass-through damage increased from 66% to 100%.
- buffKingmaker: Majestic Smash bonus damage aura increased from 20% to 30%.
- nerfBlueflame Torch: Blueflame Torch bonus damage and healing reduced from 0.0177 to 0.0161.
- buffDemon Helmet: Hush cooldown reduced from 25s to 20s.
- buffGraveguard Boots: Battle Frenzy duration increased from 5s to 6s.
- buffCultist Sandals: Added missing AoE escalation to Rotten Ground.
- nerfHealing Potion: Healing Potion values reduced across all Item Power levels (e.g., 1200 IP reduced from 24% to 21%).
- buffLifeward Potion: Lifeward Potion range increased from 11m to 14m.
🐎Mounts(5)
- nerfBighorn Ram: Charged Gallop movement speed bonus per stack reduced from 15% to 10%.
- buffBighorn Ram: Charged Gallop can now stack up to 2 times, increasing max speed bonus from 15% to 20%.
- buffSaddled Direbear: Base movement speed increased from 50% to 85%.
- nerfSaddled Direbear: Gallop movement speed reduced from 90% to 85%.
- newSaddled Direbear: Added new passive 'Rush': Taking damage increases movement speed by 40% for 4 seconds (8s cooldown).
📜General(3)
- newAlbion Journal: Added new Albion Journal mission in the Exploration category: ‘Ride a Firewing Drake’.
- changeDestiny Board: Polished Destiny Board Specialization Nodes.
- changeConqueror’s Hall: Expanded Conqueror’s Hall.
🛠️Bug Fixes(9)
- fixDemonfang: Fixed incorrect range in the statblock for Blood Ritual.
- fixDragonslayer Hood: Fixed incorrect cooldown in the spell description for Flare.
- fixRoyal Helmet: Fixed erroneous slow VFX under affected targets for Ballista Support Fire.
- fixMobile: Fixed issue where inspecting equipment in inventory could unintentionally equip or unequip items on mobile.
- fixMobile: Fixed issue where attempting to ping the minimap could open the Region Map instead on mobile.
- fixMobile: Fixed issue where single taps could be mistakenly registered as double taps on mobile.
- fixMobile: Fixed issue where it was not possible to gather from Old White’s Aspects on mobile.
- fixiOS: Fixed issue where audio would disappear after minimizing then returning to the app on iOS.
- fixController: Fixed issue where 'Open Chat' option when knocked down did not function on controller.
Summary
UI and Control Updates
The long-awaited ability to bind middle and side mouse buttons has arrived. Additionally, the keybinding system has been reworked to bind to physical key positions rather than characters, ensuring consistency across different keyboard layouts.
Dragon Sanctuary and Loot
Firewing Drake Egg drop rates have been redistributed to favor higher-tier content. While the overall drop rate is up by 40%, Tier 8 players will see a 300% increase, while Tier 6 rates have been slashed by 66% to encourage higher-tier progression.
Combat and Balance
A wide sweep of balance changes affects various weapon lines. Highlights include significant damage buffs for Bloody Reap (Axes), faster cast times for Grovekeeper (Hammers), and increased pass-through damage for Claymore (Swords). Conversely, Health Potions have seen healing reductions across all tiers to account for recent power creep in defensive stats.
Open World and Mounts
Large Ancient Lands bosses have had their health reduced by 40% to improve clear speeds. Mounts like the Saddled Direbear and Bighorn Ram have also been adjusted, with the Direbear receiving a significant base speed buff and a new reactive speed passive.