Released 2026-07-28. Everything in the change table below is quoted from the official patch notes — see the developer announcement. The "what it means" column translates each change into a build decision.
What changed
| Item | Change | What it means for your build |
|---|---|---|
| Disruption Buffed | When Disruption is triggered, monsters now take one instance of direct damage. | Lightning routes — Disruption is now a damage event, not only a status. |
| Thunder Dragon's Inverse Scale Reworked | Before: Lightning Damage Lightning Transmutation Damage | Lightning routes; the scaling category changed. |
| Thunder Dragon's Claw Nerfed | Before: Transmutation Damage +50% On Ultimate: Transmutation Damage +10% | A large flat multiplier became a conditional one. Re-evaluate before building around it. |
| Weapon part shop replacement Reworked | Fixed: with Battle Scar Lover's Betrayal, buying a Weapon Part while holding a Weapon and a Weapon Part no longer replaces the existing part. | Shop routing. The old behaviour was a bug, not a technique. |
Build routes that still fit after this patch
- Lightning and Disruption routes — Disruption became stronger, but Thunder Dragon's Claw became conditional. Check the combined effect in your next runs.
What to watch after this patch
These are the interactions worth checking in your next runs. Use the practical effects below rather than treating an exact damage number as guaranteed.
- Whether Lightning routes are net stronger or weaker after Disruption's direct damage and the Claw nerf land together.
How to use this page
If a build guide anywhere — including ours — does not name the patch it was written for, it is not telling you enough to act on. Updates have been shipping every few days. Check the version stamp, then check whether anything your damage loop depends on appears in the table above.
Test a revised loadout in the build planner, which scores synergy and flags conflicts, or start from the current best build blueprints. All patch reviews are listed on the patch notes index.