Dec 9, 2025
View on Steam↗December Update: Out Now!
3/5 Moderate
Conan Exiles introduces a new Thrall Trading system and major quality-of-life buffs to Building and Sorcery, including faster casting and resource-sharing followers.
Key Changes
- 1New Thrall Trading system allows players to sell humans, animals, and golems for gold
- 2Followers now automatically supply building materials while using the Construction Hammer
- 3Sorcery casting speed increased and reagent requirements removed for early spells
- 4New rituals added to summon Traitor of Blood and It That Hunts
- 5Crafting stations now pull resources directly from player inventory
- 6Major fixes to Purge spawning and Forward Operating Base placement
- 7Sorcerer thralls now grant efficiency bonuses at the Sacrificial Stone
- 8Tome of Kurak progression has been smoothed out for better pacing
All Changes
🔨Building & Crafting(2)
- buffConstruction Hammer: Followers now supply materials directly from their inventory while the player uses the Construction Hammer.
- buffCrafting Stations: Crafting stations can now pull required resources directly from the player's inventory.
🔮Sorcery(6)
- buffArcane Staff: Increased the casting speed when using the Arcane Staff.
- buffSorcery: Removed reagent requirements for early-tier spells.
- changeTome of Kurak: Smoothed out the progression curve for the Tome of Kurak.
- buffSacrificial Stone: Sorcerer thralls now provide new efficiency bonuses when assigned to the Sacrificial Stone.
- newTraitor of Blood: Added a new ritual to summon the Traitor of Blood.
- newIt That Hunts: Added a new ritual to summon the entity known as It That Hunts.
💰Followers & Economy(4)
- newThrall Trader: Added new Thrall Trader knowledge allowing the construction of selling stations.
- newSelling Station: Introduced selling stations for human followers to earn gold.
- newSelling Station: Introduced selling stations for animals.
- newSelling Station: Introduced selling stations for golems.
🏰World & Purges(3)
- changePurge: Improved Purge spawning behavior to ensure more consistent encounters.
- fixLandclaim: Adjusted landclaim detection to prevent building conflicts.
- fixForward Operating Base: Fixed an issue where Forward Operating Bases (FOB) would spawn in incorrect locations.
⚙️Performance & Stability(2)
- fixStability: Implemented various crash fixes to improve client and server stability.
- fixPerformance: General stability tweaks to improve overall game performance.
🛒Bazaar(1)
- newBazaar: Added new items to the Bazaar rotation schedule.
Summary
The December Update for Conan Exiles focuses on streamlining core gameplay loops. Builders now benefit from followers automatically supplying materials, while Sorcerers enjoy faster casting speeds and the removal of reagents for early-game spells. A significant new economy feature, Thrall Trading, allows players to sell followers and creatures for gold. Additionally, the update addresses long-standing Purge spawning issues and introduces new dark rituals for summoning powerful entities.