Last month, developer Hexworks announced that the Master of Fate update was meant to be “the final chapter” of Lords of the Fallen. Today, we learned that finality isn’t what it used to be as the team revealed another chunky patch providing players with brand-new ways to play. The Clash of Champions update in Lords of the Fallen features two new boss rush modes that will test players’ skills more than any other mode the team has produced. Fortunately, you can take it on in both single-player and online co-op, making the task slightly easier if you have a buddy to help.
The first mode is called “Echoes of Battle,” and it features six fights against several fan-favorite bosses. If you take them down without dying, you’ll earn new rewards. “Crucible” is the other mode and it’s being called the “ultimate challenge.” You have to beat the normal game before it unlocks and you’ll unlock even harder versions by completing specific tasks. The team has also introduced a few performance improvements, notably fixing the stuttering issues players were running into after the Master of Fate patch.
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Below, you’ll find the full notes for the Clash of Champions update. Lords of the Fallen is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Lords of the Fallen Clash of Champions Update Patch Notes
Greetings Lampbearers,
Did you really believe VERSION 1.5 – ‘Master of Fate’ was the final chapter in your harrowing journey through Mournstead? Well, it’s time to relight the lantern, Crusader, for yet another adventure awaits…
As requested by a great number of you, today we release ‘Clash of Champions’, a brand new update that throws down the gauntlet to those looking for the ultimate trial of skill and endurance. featuring two previously unannounced ‘boss rush’ modes – ‘Echoes of Battle’ and ‘Crucible’ – you now have the option to replay boss battles with previously vanquished foes or confront them sequentially in one of several gruelling gauntlets. Both modes are playable either in single-player or with a fellow Lampbearer in online co-op multiplayer. Today’s update also includes further performance improvements in addition to fully resolving the stutters some players experienced following the ‘Master of Fate’ update.
Accessible through the game’s Vestige checkpoint markers, the Boss Rush modes feature two distinct experiences for players: ‘Echoes of Battle’ and ‘Crucible’. While Echoes of Battle allows players to relive their favourite boss encounters, including Ellianne the Starved, Congregator of Flesh, and Radiant Sentinel, Crucible is a series of six increasingly challenging trials of pre-selected bosses that must be overcome without dying to unlock rewards, including Shrine Currency and exclusive new armour tincts.
Crucible – A gruelling test of combat
Undergo the ultimate challenge in Crucible, where you can choose from pre-selected trials, each offering different bosses to face with differing rewards based on the level of difficulty. As for those who are truly one with Mournstead, we challenge you to take on the Crucible of the Lords. Crucible mode is available after finishing the campaign once, with different crucibles unlocking after meeting certain criteria.
Crucible of Faith
- Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal
- The Congregator of Flesh
- The Hushed Saint
Unlocked by: Beating the bosses listed normally
Reward:
Each Shrine Currency x100 (300 total)
Umbral Scourings x20
Unique Tinct
Crucible of Blood
- Spurned Progeny
- The Hollow Crow
- Tancred, Master of Castigations + Reinhold the Immured
Unlocked by: Beating the bosses listed normally
Reward:
Each Shrine Currency x150 (450 total)
Umbral Scourings x30
Unique Tinct
Crucible of Light
- Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal
- The Hushed Saint
- Tancred, Master of Castigations + Reinhold the Immured
- Judge Cleric, the Radiant Sentinel
Unlocked by: Reaching the Rhogar ending
Reward:
Severed Hands x1000
Umbral Scourings x50
Unique Tinct
Crucible of Fire
- Spurned Progeny
- The Lightreaper
- The Sundered Monarch
- Adyr, the Bereft Exile
Unlocked by: Reaching the Radiance ending
Reward:
Pilfered Coins x1000
Umbral Scourings x50
Unique Tinct
Crucible of Darkness
- The Congregator of Flesh
- The Hollow Crow
- Harrower Dervla, the Pledged Knight + The Unbroken Promise
- Elianne the Starved
Unlocked by: Reaching the Umbral ending
Reward:
Plucked Eyeballs x1000
Umbral Scourings x50
Unique Tinct
Crucible of the Lords
- Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal
- The Congregator of Flesh
- The Hushed Saint
- Spurned Progeny
- The Hollow Crow
- Harrower Dervla, the Pledged Knight + The Unbroken Promise
- Tancred, Master of Castigations + Reinhold the Immured
- Judge Cleric, the Radiant Sentinel
- The Lightreaper
- The Sundered Monarch
- Adyr, the Bereft Exile
- Elianne the Starved
Unlocked by: Beating all 3 ending-based Challenges
Reward:
Each Shrine Currency x1000 (3000 total)
Umbral Scourings x150
Unique Tinct
How to Activate ‘Crucible’
1. Start Lords of the Fallen
2. Go to any Vestige
3. Select Crucible
4. Pick any of the unlocked Crucibles
5. Then select the starting boss
6. Beat the boss
7. The select the next boss in the challenge
Echoes of Battle – A rematch to the death
For those of you who still have a bone to pick with a felled foe, we offer unlimited access to vent your frustrations – re-challenge foes you have defeated in battle to your heart’s content.
How to Activate ‘Echoes of Battle’
1. Start Lords of the Fallen
2. Go to any Vestige
3. Select Echoes of Battle
4. Pick a boss
5. Then fight to the death
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Thank you to all Lampbearers who supported us on this adventure and a special thanks goes out to the passionate Nikolay-97 who kept asking for a Boss Rush mode to be added on each and every update announcement!
