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The Doom Triad Returns...

Alina | Friday, May 22, 2026

The Shadows Rising Saga Continues this weekend

The Law isn't just, and it's coming for you. Your friends are in danger, people across Lore are being erased, and if you're going to survive long enough to save them, you have no choice but to retreat into safety in the shadows of Forge Citrinitas... where the Doom Triad awaits.

You're in trouble. They're in trouble. And the Light is not an ally.

Log in now and battle through Chapter 3, Part 1 of the Shadows Rising Saga, then check out the new reward gear from Ouroboros' merge shop in /ForgeCitrinitas!

New Game Release

  • Shadows Rising Saga Update: Chapter 3, Embers of Citrinitas
  • New Rewards: WolfBlade Leader set, high tech drops, and 
  • Featured Gear Shop: Visionary of Light set, Molten Weapon, Flaming Skull pet

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

  • Server Boost: Double Gold Boost
  • Saturday: permanent MechTech holo-screens and rare high-tech house items from the boss in /ForgeCitrinitas
  • Sunday: rare TW17713 Bot's Dire Warning + ShadowScythe Ship pet from the Defensive Turrets in /ForgeCitrinitas

Out of this World Rewards

Complete the story update in /ForgeCitrinitas and talk to Ouroboros to access its merge shop full of new gear. 

Forge Citrinitas Drops:

  • Mine Raider's Slasher
  • Mine Raider's Blaster
  • Snow Hawk*
  • MystTech Sword of Doom

Forge Citrinitas Merge Shop:

  • WolfBlade Leader Armor + accessories
  • Doomed Eye of Obsession
  • Doomed Spear of Discord
  • Eye of 0D1N
  • Eckesachs Prototype*
  • Gram Prototype*

* Single and dual-wield variant

Shadows Rising Saga Summary

The Shadows Rising Saga began on Friday the 13th in October of 2023, and this weekend's update brings the start of Chapter 3!

In Chapter 1.1: Triad of Doom, Darkness minions are flooding out of the Solar Eclipse portal and attacking Battleon by the order of the Doom Triad. 

Battleon needs you... and so does Empress Gravelyn. She is still injured and in extreme danger. Defeat the army of Darkness before her Health Bar reaches zero or there will be irrevocable consequences.

In Chapter 1.2: Champion of Doom, three Doom Spirits that escaped the Portal. The first of the trio, the Metamorphosis Maw, seeks to ascend a new throne... by destroying the High Elves home.

In Chapter 2.1: Sandsea in Darkness, the Doom Triad's focus has turned to a new land, rich in gold and history. Now it is Pharoah Zhoom who needs your help to battle the Condemned Shadows and spreading Chaorruption tainting his beloved Sandsea.

In Chapter 2.2: Shroud of Darkness, your skill in battle is critical to successfully defending the Sandsea against the Doom Triad's dark chaotic forces. If you fail... one of your companions may need to make the ultimate sacrifice.

In Chapter 2.3: Chamber of Darkness, you must venture into the hidden palace beneath the City of Duat. Your allies and the Sandsea need your skill to stay secure... and Zhoom needs you to guard what matters to him most.

Can all these things be connected? Is it just the madness of the era, or your Eternal Dragon of Time powers attracting disaster to you? One thing is for sure: the Doom Triad will not stop until they have dominated our entire world. 

Now, the Shadows Rising Saga continues in Chapter 3!

To begin tonight's release, you'll need to be caught up on both the Doom Triad Saga and the Flame of the Beyond Saga.

Doom Triad Saga maps:

  • Chapter 1.1: /join Shadowbattleon 
  • Chapter 1.2: /join camlan 
  • Chapter 2.1: /join Lotustomb 
  • Chapter 2.2: /join ShadowDuat 
  • Chapter 2.3: /join HiddenDuat 
  • Chapter 3.1: /join ForgeCitrinitas

Flame of the Beyond Saga maps:

  • Part 1: /join ThelimaCity
  • Part 2: /join Mount Maleno
  • Part 3: /join SanctuaryAiwass
  • Part 4: /join ForgeAlbedo
  • Part 5: /join FortLuma
  • Part 6: /join WarwickForest
  • Part 7: /join MagnumOpus
  • Part 8: /join RubedoPeak

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

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