Wintershield returns on Wednesday, January 7th. The fifth event of Year 9 and the first of 2026 introduces the final addition to The Fallbacks, Anson, a long awaited update to Binwin! Check out the returning augments below:
Wintershield 9 Event Augments
- Augment 1: Golden Weekly Offers (Returning Augment)
Description: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.
- Augment 2: Auto-Blacksmith (Returning Augment)
Description: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots if they don't already have better. Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!
- Augment 3: Challenge Week (Returning Augment)
Description: A Mastery Challenge will start on the third week of the event, providing opportunities to prove your formation-building skills and earn unique rewards.
- Augment 4: Boon Enhancements (Returning Augment)
Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and Halflings in your formation, stacking additively!
Augment Feedback
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