As of October 16, 2026 (UTC), NARAKA: BLADEPOINT's most recent shipped update is the one posted October 9, 2026 on the game's official site, describing server maintenance from October 8, 23:00 UTC to October 9, 04:00 UTC and the start of the Devourer Season. A separate official post, also dated October 9, 2026, confirms the prior Myriad Season ended October 8, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. That is the confirmed part. The details below are dated, with the source for each.
Key facts at a glance
| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Myriad Season ends | October 8, 2026, 00:00 UTC | Official site, Myriad Season Settlement Notice |
| Maintenance window | Oct. 8, 23:00 UTC to Oct. 9, 04:00 UTC | Official site, Update notice |
| New season | Devourer Season | Official site, Update notice |
| Crossover event | The Legend of Qin, Oct. 9 to Nov. 4, 20:00 UTC | Official site, Update notice |
| Returning PvE event | Suffer No Demon (two chapters) | Official site, Update notice |
| Heroes rebalanced | 11 named heroes | Official site, Update notice |
| New Souljades | Eightfold Sweep, Hundred-Pace Swordflight, Switch Radiance | Official site, Update notice |
What is confirmed
NetEase's 24 Entertainment posted patch content for NARAKA: BLADEPOINT on October 9, 2026, describing changes tied to a server maintenance window that ran from October 8, 23:00 UTC to October 9, 04:00 UTC. The post is on the game's own news page and references the Devourer Season by name in connection with the in-game Battlepass, the Season Shop and the Baize Farm feature, which places the season change inside this same maintenance window. A separate official post, also dated October 9, 2026 and titled "Myriad Season Settlement Notice," states directly: "The Myriad Season will come to an end on October 8th, 2026 at 00:00 (UTC)." Between the two posts, the dated facts are that the prior season ended October 8 and the Devourer Season's patch content was posted the next day; neither post states the exact hour the Devourer Season itself began.
A crossover event, The Legend of Qin, opened alongside the update. The patch notes state it runs from October 9 to November 4, 2026, 20:00 UTC, adding a "Moonfall Gate" entry point to most Survival modes (stated as excluding Immortal War) and to Rift Traversal, leading to a location named "Crescent Moon Valley." The notes describe a mechanic where lethal damage restores full health but reduces attack for a time, and a "Whimsical Melody Chest" that appears in the same modes. The notes also state that crossover collectibles tied to Rift Traversal remain available only through November 1, 2026, 23:00 UTC, a narrower window than the crossover event itself.
A returning PvE event, Suffer No Demon, launched in two chapters. The update notes state Chapter 1 opened immediately with the update and Chapter 2 unlocks October 20, 2026, 20:00 UTC, when Chapter 1 closes. The trial heroes named for the event are Inor Wan, Kurumi and Justina Gu.
Hero and weapon changes
The update notes list balance changes for 11 named heroes. Kurumi's Purified Circle follow-up window was extended from 5 to 8 seconds with added health regeneration; Tianhai's single-enemy slam multiplier rose from 3.75 to 4.0; Cyra's Light's Mercy beam damage and Aureole: Attach ability both changed; Matari's Invisible Assassin duration rose from 12 to 15 seconds with a new team-wide attack bonus; Tara Gan's Fate Rewritten Glyph duration rose from 18 to 20 seconds; Feria Shen's Bronze Mech cannon damage rose from 3.2 to 3.5; Ziping Yin, Zenda Wu, Shayol Wei, Anassa Nangong and Xunhuan Li each received stated adjustments to specific skills, detailed in the source linked below.
Three new Souljades were added: Eightfold Sweep (Greatsword), Hundred-Pace Swordflight (Longsword) and Switch Radiance (General Melee). The notes state that "Congeneric Skills" now require the Switch Radiance Souljade to use, and that "Congeneric Moves" are temporarily unavailable until the next season. The Katana weapon also gained a stated interaction: taking a melee attack during a Charged Attack's startup now triggers an effect the notes call "Reverse Blade Slash."
What is not confirmed
- The exact hour the Devourer Season began. Both official posts read for this article state when the Myriad Season ended and when the maintenance window ran, but neither states a separate start time for the new season.
- Independent press corroboration. A search for outside coverage of the Devourer Season or the Legend of Qin crossover turned up no specialist-press articles as of October 16, 2026; this article relies on the developer's own site as the sole source, which is treated as sufficient for a primary-source claim, but readers should know no second outlet has been checked.
- Steam's own news feed. GamiPrime attempted to read NARAKA: BLADEPOINT's Steam news page directly; it returned no readable patch-note entries at the time of this check, so Steam could not be used to independently confirm the dates above.
- A separate "October 8th Twitch Drops Update" entry listed on the same official news page. Its underlying page address carries an unrelated 2025 date stamp inconsistent with its listed October 2026 position; this article does not use it as a source because of that inconsistency.
Frequently asked questions
When did NARAKA: BLADEPOINT's Devourer Season start?
The developer's update notes, posted October 9, 2026, describe patch content for the Devourer Season tied to a maintenance window that ran October 8, 23:00 UTC to October 9, 04:00 UTC. A separate official notice confirms the prior Myriad Season ended October 8, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Neither post states a separate exact start time for the new season.
What is the Legend of Qin crossover in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT?
A limited-time event running October 9 to November 4, 2026, 20:00 UTC, according to the official update notes, adding a new entry point ("Moonfall Gate") to most Survival modes and to Rift Traversal, leading to a location called Crescent Moon Valley.
Is NARAKA: BLADEPOINT still free to play after this update?
Yes. Nothing in the October 8-9, 2026 update notes changes the game's free-to-play status; see GamiPrime's separate Games-category verdict on NARAKA: BLADEPOINT for the current Steam listing and pricing.
Did review scores or reception change with this update?
This article covers what shipped, not how players reacted to it. GamiPrime's separate Reviews-category report on NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, published the same day as this article, covers Steam review data gathered before this update's October 9 patch notes were posted.
More NARAKA: BLADEPOINT coverage on GamiPrime
This article covers the Devourer Season's launch content and the Legend of Qin crossover as posted by the developer; it does not cover whether NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is worth playing or how its Steam reviews break down by language, which GamiPrime covers in separate Games-category and Reviews-category articles on the same title, neither of which discusses this update. For other 2026 PC arrivals and version changes, see GamiPrime's free-to-play PC game news hub.
Sources
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT official site, "Update, October 8th, 2026" (page title as listed; full patch notes), posted 2026/10/09 (page content read directly).
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT official site, "Myriad Season Settlement Notice," posted 2026/10/09 (page content read directly).
Last verified: October 16, 2026.
