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|dor    = 2 June 2016
 
|content = The insidious Apocrea Harvester returns to Cradle to trap and harvest souls. This sinister being will pursue any soul who enters the Grasping Plateau to add to the collection. Work together with other knights to Free trapped souls, find Apocrean Sigil tokens, and beat it back into dormancy. Visit the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura. <br><br>Obsidian Prize Boxes contain items from the realm of the Apocrea. Visit the Supply Depot to equip your knight in sinister helms and armors crafted from Obsidian.
 
|content = The insidious Apocrea Harvester returns to Cradle to trap and harvest souls. This sinister being will pursue any soul who enters the Grasping Plateau to add to the collection. Work together with other knights to Free trapped souls, find Apocrean Sigil tokens, and beat it back into dormancy. Visit the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura. <br><br>Obsidian Prize Boxes contain items from the realm of the Apocrea. Visit the Supply Depot to equip your knight in sinister helms and armors crafted from Obsidian.
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|#      = 194
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|title  = Celebrate the Solstice!
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|wiki    = [[Solstice Prize Box Promotion June 2016|Admin Page]]<br><br>{{PrizeBox|Solstice}}
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|type    = Gameplay - Promotion
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|dor    = 16 June 2016
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|content = Accessorize your knight with winter and summer! Solstice Prize Boxes include Summer and Winter Accessories and Confetti, UV Tickets, and a bonus chance to receive a Bucket of Bloons or Golden Slime Coins.<br><br>
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Haven Treasury is offering a Solstice Prize Box for $4.95 each, 5 boxes for $19.95 or 14 boxes for $49.95.<br><br>See the announcement post for more information!
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|title  = Golden Slime Casino Returns
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|wiki    = [[Golden Slime Casino]]
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|type    = Golden Slime Casino
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|dor    = 30 June 2016
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|content = Join Smitty and his gambling brethren at the Golden Slime Casino through July 11th.<br><br>Lucky knights have a chance to win lockboxes full of Slime related gear. The prize wheel has been updated, so spend those Golden Slime Coins now while you can. Try your luck at a Golden Slime Casino near you!
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|#      = 196
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|title  = A Wicked Kataclysmic Confrontation!
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|wiki    = [[Kataclysmic Confrontation]] <br><br> [[Wicked Prize Box Promotion July 2016|Admin Page]] <br> {{PrizeBox|Wicked 2016}}
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|type    = Gameplay - Event <br><br> Promotion
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|dor    = 8 July 2016
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|content = Again, Black Kats are being reported in the Clockworks! The hordes of shadowy beasts hunger for arcane power and continually raid the Moorcroft Manor Archives' precious collection of magical grimoires.
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Collect Ancient Page tokens through the daily Prestige Mission, or as drops from black kat monsters in the Clockworks. Return the pages to Montague in Moorcroft Manor in exchange for Kat Tribe Fetish crafting materials. Visit the Mysterious Alchemy Machine to craft kat-themed gear!
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The curse status is greatly feared by many creatures on Cradle. It leaves the victim impaired and unable to attack at full force without crippling results. Spiral HQ researched the effects of this status and has created costume helms, armors and accessories that are sure to give your enemies pause in the Clockworks.
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Wicked Prize Boxes are available for $4.95 each, 5 boxes for $19.95 or 14 boxes for $49.95.
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See the announcement post for more information!
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|#      = 197
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|title  = Iron Guild Hall Update
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|wiki    = [[Guild Hall Box Promotion Aug 2016|Admin Page]] <br> {{PrizeBox|Guild Hall}} <br> {{PrizeBox|Chess Mini}}
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|type    = Aesthetics <br><br> Promotion - Furniture
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|dor    = 27 July 2016
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|content = Greetings!
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Spiral HQ “Hall Edition” is back and looking for some DIY knights to help revitalize their guild halls. Use the new Iron and Copper furniture to create your very own place to train, strategize, or hang out.
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Release notes:
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- Guild Hall upkeep prices have been significantly lowered.
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- The Activities panel now gives you an option to see a list of all open Guild Halls.
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- New guild hall furniture available. Copper and Iron items will rotate weekly. If what you're looking for isn't there, check back again.
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- New guild hall theme “Divine” is available.
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- New Rain Storm environment
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- New ‘empty’ room: Chess Board.
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- New Modular counter tops added to birdsong. These attach seamlessly to each other to allow you to create custom counters, barriers, etc.
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- Guild Bonds: A ticket which turns into crowns once deposited in a guild’s treasury. Guild Bonds are not tradeable.
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- Behind the scenes changes to update our libraries.
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Chess Mini Prize Box:
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Spiral Knights have always been strategic thinkers. What better way to brush up on those skills than a game of chess? Each box contains a chess piece for your guild hall. The Chess Mini Prize Box is available in the supply depot through August 8th. Your move, Knights!
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Guild Hall Prize Box:
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Spiral HQ has collected a stash of items to help guilds add those special touches to their hall. Even the elusive Chromalisk may find a home in your guild hall. The Haven Treasury is offering Guild Hall Prize Boxes through Aug 8, 2016 .
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In these boxes, you may find the following items:
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- Chromalisk pet
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- New Floor Monitors for all your knightly dance club needs.
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- Furniture items from Almire
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- Furniture items from Moorcroft
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- Modular Countertops
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|#      = 198
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|title  = Tortodrone Migration!
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|wiki    = [[March of the Tortodrones]]
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|type    = Gameplay - <br> Event
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|dor    = 4 August 2016
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|content = Since the troubles with the last Tortodrone Migration, Spiral HQ established a monitoring station in the Ancient Grove. Recon Knights there report an increase in activity and suspect the Fiends have returned to the Grim Gates. Spiral HQ is sending you to investigate!
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Gather intel and Fiendish Glyphs from Fiends in the Clockworks. Explore the Ancient Grove and collect Ancient Shell materials. Craft new Tortodrone handguns at the mysterious alchemy machine!
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|#      = 199
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|title  = Knights on the Hunt!
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|wiki    = [[Hunter Prize Box Promotion August 2016|Admin Page]]<br><br>{{PrizeBox|Hunter 2016}}
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|type    = Promotion
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|dor    = 11 August 2016
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|content = Been sticking out like a sore thumb? Find yourself stuck with unsightly grass stains on your armor? Camouflage your knight with the look of a true forest hunter! Spiral HQ has revisited the color of true Hunters and created several new offerings.
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Contents include:
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* Marsh Leafy Aura
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* Hunter Valkyrie Wings
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* Hunter Tome of Rage
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* New Hunter Equipment
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* New Hunter Accessories
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Hunter 2016 Prize Boxes are available from now through August 23rd, 2016.
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|#      = 200
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|title  = Golden Slime Casino Returns!
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|wiki    = [[Golden Slime Casino]]
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|type    = Golden Slime Casino
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|dor    = 16 August 2016
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|content = Join Smitty and his gang of misfits at the Golden Slime Casino.
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The prize wheel has been updated, so spend those Golden Slime Coins now while you can. Lucky knights have a chance to win lockboxes full of Slime related gear. Time to see if Lady Luck is on your side.
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|#      = 201
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|title  = A Weekend of Games
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|wiki    = [[Hunter Prize Box Promotion September 2016|Admin Page]]<br>{{PrizeBox|Hunter 2016}}<br><br>{{PrizeBox|Chess Mini}}<br><br>[[Golden Slime Casino]]
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|type    = Promotion<br><br>Golden Slime Casino
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|dor    = 2 September 2016
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|content = What better way to celebrate the last days of summer than hiding away inside playing various games?
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Spiral HQ has opened up a short run of the Casino for this weekend. There’s no telling when it will end, so spin-to-win while you can! In case you get into trouble finding a Casino, sparks of life will be on sale in the Supply Depot.
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HQ has also dropped the price of Krogmo bribes for those looking to work on their Coliseum strategy.
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If that’s not enough strategical thinking for you, try a little chess. The Chess Mini Prize Box will be available this weekend in the Supply Depot.
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For any late shoppers among you, we’ve brought back the Hunter 2016 Prize Box which is available from now through September 4, 2016.
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|#      = 202
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|title  = The Balance in a Good Blade!
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|wiki    = [[Equinox Prize Box Promotion September 2016|Admin Page]]<br><br>{{PrizeBox|Equinox}}
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|type    = Promotion
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|dor    = 16 September 2016
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|content = The Strangers pause each equinox and listen to the harmony of balance. To recognize this cosmic event, Spiral HQ has equipment and accessories for the Knights of the Spiral Order. For this equinox, try out the Celestial Orbitgun and Celestial Saber!
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|#      = 203
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|title  = Rangers Lead the Way!
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|wiki    = [[Dangerous Prize Box Promotion September 2016|Admin Page]]<br><br>{{PrizeBox|Dangerous 2016}}
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|type    = Promotion
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|dor    = 30 September 2016
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|content = A few select knights are brave and crazy enough to drop behind enemy lines. Lieutenant Desna and her elite Recon Rangers are the first line of attack. Dangerous Prize Boxes feature items favored by Desna and the Rangers. Not only is this gear is designed to intimidate, but also do as much damage to the enemy as possible. As requested by Desna, their armor is equipped with razor-sharp spikes and other hazardous features, because “Even a dead Ranger should make their foes bleed.”
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Recon Rangers are trained never to give up. Each Ranger is outfitted with a shield known as The Bitter End--the name serves as a reminder to all as to precisely how far a Recon Ranger is willing to go.
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Contents include:
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* Dangerous Dragon Wings (new)
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* The Bitter End
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* Anti-Personnel Spikes
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* Dangerous themed armor and helms
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* Dangerous themed accessories (new)
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|#      = 204
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|title  = Dark Harvest Festival!
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|wiki    = [[Dark Harvest Festival]]
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|type    = Gameplay - Event
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|dor    = 21 October 2016
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|content = Join the Strangers in the annual celebration of the Dark Harvest Festival. Pay tribute to the playful Punkin King and ensure an abundant fall harvest for Cradle!
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Meet the Punkin King in the daily prestige mission or adventure in Clockwork Tunnels levels of the Clockworks for a chance to find this mischievous being. Trick or Treat, collect candy tokens and exchange them in Haven Town Square for festive masks and Harvest Prize Boxes. Be sure to visit the Mysterious Alchemy Machine to create your own Punkin Maskeraith Battle Sprite.
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The spookiest season has returned to Cradle!
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|#      = 205
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|title  = Fire it up!
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|wiki    = [[Volcanic Prize Box Promotion November 2016|Admin Page]]<br><br>{{PrizeBox|Volcanic}}
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|type    = Promotion
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|dor    = 2 November 2016
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|content = The sensitive equipment at Spiral HQ has detected a temperature increase in the fiery depths. We know there are those who have been touched by Vog and given a blazing passion adventure. We need your assistance to ignite the courage in others, and cauterize the flow of enemies within the Clockworks.
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These firebrand knights wear equipment specifically designed to blend into the smoldering environment. You’ll know who the most elite of these knights are by the burning embers they leave in their wake. When the smoke clears they are left singed, yet standing.
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Contents include:
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* Fiery Aura (new)
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* Maskeraith Volcanic Egg
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* Plated Pathfinder Armor (new)
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* Plated Sentinel Armor (new)
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* Plated Shade Armor (new)
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* Plated Pathfinder Helm (new)
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* Plated Sentinel Helm (new)
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* Plated Shade Helm (new)
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* Volcanic Accessories
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* Other Volcanic Armor and Helms
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Volcanic Prize Boxes are available from now through November 16th, 2016.
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Below are a few additional improvements:
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-Fixed name of Dangerous Slime Helm
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-Fix dangerous box icon colors
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-Fix missing tile in Firestorm Citadel’s Ashen Armory
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-Fixes to help those using the client in the browser
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|#      = 206
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|title  = Brave the Grasping Plateau!
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|wiki    = [[Shroud of the Apocrea]]
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|type    = Gameplay - Event
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|dor    = 22 November 2016
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|content = The insidious Apocrea Harvester returns to Cradle to trap and harvest souls. This sinister being will pursue any soul who enters the Grasping Plateau to add to the collection. Work together with other knights to Free trapped souls, find Apocrean Sigil tokens, and beat it back into dormancy. Visit the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura.
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|#      = 207
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|title  = Deep Freeze!
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|wiki    = [[Glacial Prize Box Promotion November 2016|Admin Page]]<br><br>{{PrizeBox|Glacial 2016}}
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|type    = Promotion
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|dor    = 22 November 2016/2
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|content = The cold of winter is descending on Cradle. To keep knights moving during the most extreme cold conditions, Spiral HQ has issued chilling new gear. Blend into any frozen environment with frosty gear and accessories.
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While these items look frozen solid on the outside--for camo reasons, and also because it looks formidable--they're mighty toasty on the inside. Think of them as Cradle's most efficient travel coffee mug. Take care with the new permafrost aura as it may leave a puddle in warmer places.
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Contents include:
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* Permafrost Aura (new)
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* Crystalline Defender (new, shield)
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* Maskeraith (Freeze) Pod
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* Arctic Acolyte Mantle (new)
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* Arctic Acolyte Hood (new)
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* Arctic Disciple Wings
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* Arctic Crown
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* Arctic Shackles
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* Arctic Pauldrons
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* Additional new armors and helms
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* New accessories
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Glacial Prize Boxes are available for $4.95 each, 5 boxes for $19.95 or 14 boxes for $49.95.
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Gaggles of gobbling snipes are looking for a new home! Visit the Supply Depot and purchase Gobble Snipe Boxes to create a flock of Gobble Snipes in your guild hall. Gobble Snipes are available in autumn colors brown, black and gold. Don’t forget to check the bottom of the box to see if there’s a Gift of Autumn trinket!
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Gobble Boxes will be in the Supply Depot through December 1st!
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|#      = 208
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|title  = Winterfest Is Upon Us!
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|wiki    = [[Winterfest]]
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|type    = Gameplay - Event
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|dor    = 16 December 2016
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|content = Happy Winterfest knights!
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It’s time again for Impostoclaus to bring delight and festive fun. Visit his helper, Randolph, near the fountain in Haven to exchange tokens for festive helms, winter confetti, and snowballs.
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Help Impostoclaus deliver presents to the children of Emberlight. Feed him milk and cookies to keep him strong. Protect him from Grinchlins and collect Winter Wish tokens.
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Those pesky Gremlins say "Humbug!" and plan to stop Impostoclaus and destroy Winterfest! Help Impostoclaus stop them from destroying Winterfest with two daily prestige missions.
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Raid the Grinchlin stronghold on Mount Krampus during the Grinchlin Assault Prestige Mission to stop them from ruining Winterfest! Make your way through the compound, all the way to the summit to find special 4* Solstice Ring trinkets. Combine them together to make the 5* Grand Solstice Ring trinket!
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Delve into the Clockworks for Winterfest danger rooms! Collect Frozen Winterfest Wishlist tokens and exchange them with Randolph in Haven. He has a new Winterfest Present that contains tasteful new holiday pullovers and cheery onesies.
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Visit the Supply Depot for Decoration Kits for your guild hall and gift boxes to wrap your gifts for your guildmates!
 
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 24 April 2017

This page is a list of all the news posts on the main spiral knights page from 2016.

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2016.01
6 January 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Garnet Prize Box icon.png Garnet Prize Box
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2016.02
20 January 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Polar Prize Box 2016 icon.png Polar Prize Box 2016
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2016.030
3 February 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Katastrophe Returns Prize Box icon.png Katastrophe Returns Prize Box
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2016.030
3 February 2016 		Gameplay -
Event 		Kataclysmic Confrontation
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2016.030
3 February 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Spiraltail Prize Box icon.png Spiraltail Prize Box
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2016.04
10 February 2016 		Promotion Love Aura, Heart Eyes,
Crest of Love, Gift Boxes
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2016.05
17 February 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Amethyst Prize Box icon.png Amethyst Prize Box
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2016.060
3 March 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Aquamarine Prize Box icon.png Aquamarine Prize Box
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2016.060
3 March 2016 		Gameplay -
Event 		March of the Tortodrones
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2016.060
3 March 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Ancient Prize Box icon.png Ancient Prize Box
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2016.070
16 March 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Equinox Prize Box icon.png Equinox Prize Box
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2016.08
4 April 2016 		Gameplay-
Event

Promotion 		Caketastrophe

Admin Page
Usable-Surprise Box 2016 icon.png Surprise Box 2016
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2016.11
18 May 2016 		Various Improvements Grey Havens
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2016.12
24 May 2016 		Golden Slime Casino Golden Slime Casino
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2016.13
2 June 2016 		Gameplay - Event Shroud of the Apocrea
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2016.14
16 June 2016 		Gameplay - Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Solstice Prize Box icon.png Solstice Prize Box
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2016.15
30 June 2016 		Golden Slime Casino Golden Slime Casino
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2016.16
8 July 2016 		Gameplay - Event

Promotion 		Kataclysmic Confrontation

Admin Page
Usable-Wicked Prize Box 2016 icon.png Wicked Prize Box 2016
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2016.17
27 July 2016 		Aesthetics

Promotion - Furniture 		Admin Page
Usable-Guild Hall Prize Box icon.png Guild Hall Prize Box
Usable-Chess Mini Box icon.png Chess Mini Box
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2016.18
4 August 2016 		Gameplay -
Event 		March of the Tortodrones
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2016.19
11 August 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Hunter Prize Box 2016 icon.png Hunter Prize Box 2016
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2016.19
16 August 2016 		Golden Slime Casino Golden Slime Casino
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2016.20
2 September 2016 		Promotion

Golden Slime Casino 		Admin Page
Usable-Hunter Prize Box 2016 icon.png Hunter Prize Box 2016

Usable-Chess Mini Box icon.png Chess Mini Box

Golden Slime Casino
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2016.21
16 September 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Equinox Prize Box icon.png Equinox Prize Box
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2016.22
30 September 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Dangerous Prize Box 2016 icon.png Dangerous Prize Box 2016
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2016.23
21 October 2016 		Gameplay - Event Dark Harvest Festival
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2016.24
2 November 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Volcanic Prize Box icon.png Volcanic Prize Box
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2016.250
22 November 2016 		Gameplay - Event Shroud of the Apocrea
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2016.250
22 November 2016 		Promotion Admin Page

Usable-Glacial Prize Box 2016 icon.png Glacial Prize Box 2016
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2016.260
16 December 2016 		Gameplay - Event Winterfest
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