News/2019
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This page is a list of all the news posts on the main Spiral Knights page.
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25 January 2019 | Gameplay - Event | Kataclysmic Confrontation | "Black Kats Are Back!"
ATTENTION KNIGHTS Black kats are once again storming the Moorcroft Manor Archives and consuming the precious tomes within! We need all knights of rank 4-1 and greater to gear up and retrieve Ancient Pages from these nefarious creatures. The event will run through February 6th. Accept the Kataclysmic Confrontation prestige mission and/or fight through kat levels in the Clockworks to find black kats. Then, visit Montague in Moorcroft Manor, or the Mysterious Alchemy Machine in Haven, with your collection of Ancient Pages, to craft some Kat related gear. If you dare to perform a Dark Ritual and survive the encounter, you may find yourself in possession of a Black Kat Cowl or a Wicked Whisker which allow you to craft the following gear:
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25 January 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page  Owlite Archaeology Box
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"A Fowl Discovery"
Greetings! The knight owls over in Spiral HQ have been working round the clock exploring the ancient mysteries of the core need every tool at their disposal. Be warned knights, digging into the past is illuminating, but is not without risk. So make sure you carry the appropriate equipment. This intreppid gear includes such items like the first ever costume shield, Illuminating Ward, Owlite Wands in multiple colors, the Enchanter Aura, and other accessories. The Owlite Archaeology Prize Boxes contains items such as:
More information on the Owlite Archaeology Prize Boxes and its contents may be found here. Act now before they fly off the shelves. Shield Costume Update
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15 March 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page  Equinox Prize Box
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"A Spring Equinox"
Hail, knights! The cosmos briefly swings into balance. The Strangers have brought forth celestially-themed offerings in the Spring Equinox Prize Box, available to you through March 25th, 2019:
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29 March 2019 | Gameplay - Event Promotion |
Caketastrophe Admin Page  Surprise Box 2019
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"Spiral Knights 8th Anniversary Celebration"
Happy Birthday Spiral Knights Spiral Knights is now EIGHT years old! It’s time again to pick up yer clever. Through April 10th help Biscotti, the Skylark's Head Chef, avoid disaster in two special missions - Total Caketastrophe and A Gremlin in Knead. Fight Creep Cakes and Batterbots to earn Cake Slice tokens, then visit Maskwell in Haven Town Square to exchange your tokens for: - Cake helms - Anniversary Prize Boxes - Other party accessories Today through April 17, 2019: Spiral HQ has assembled prize boxes from the past year together into a Surprise Box. When you open a Surprise Box, you will randomly receive a past prize box and confetti. There is also a chance to find a Stately Cap costume helm! For details on this box and its contents, visit the wiki here. Thank you all so much for playing Spiral Knights. Have fun out there! |
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19 April 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page  Battle Boar Box
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"Hog Wild"
Greetings! Spiral HQ has developed some equipment for knights whose battle skills have aged like a fine swine. Sure, they can wear any gear, but it pays to be piggy. It’s snout any day you have an opportunity to go whole hog. Sow get on with it. Go whole hog with Battle Boar Boxes to wallow in new gear and accessories. The Battle Boar Box contains items such as:
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30 May 2019 (2) | Promotion Gameplay - Event |
Admin Page  AeroTech Prize Box March of the Tortodrones |
"Tortodrones Flyin’ High"
Greetings Knights! Take flight on an adventure and reach new heights with the help of this highly visible gear. Spiral HQ has created a special set of high flyin’ items that can still be spotted from land. Soar into AeroTech Boxes to zero in on costumes, Contrails Auras, Swing Wings, and all new accessories. In order to maintain altitude, it’s important to be able to keep your speed up and maintain your course. That’s why we’ve manufactured a Airbraker shield. Now it’s time that we give these shields the costume treatment they deserve so they can stand out in crowded skies. This shield helps deflect any incoming projectiles while in a chaotic dogfight. If that doesn’t work, dash away and hope the bright shine of your Chaff Pack distracts them. The Aerodynamic Box contains items in the Tech color schemes like:
More information on the AeroTech Prize Box and its contents may be found here. Spiral HQ calls upon you to once again assist the Tortodrones on their Long Migration. This is proving irresistible to the fiendish denizens of the Clockworks who are gathering tortodrone parts for mysterious purposes! Take up arms to investigate and defend against this terrible mischief, and explore the Clockworks to gather fiendish glyphs. Be sure to collect Ancient Shell materials from the Ancient Grove to craft 3*, 4* and 5* Tortodrone handguns and shields at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine! The Spiral HQ intel forecasting interns predicts the Tortodrone migration will continue through June 11th. We’re counting on you to protect the magnificent Tortodrones! |
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19 June 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page  Solstice Prize Box
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"Summer Solstice Has Returned"
Attention Knights! Spiral HQ is having their annual celebration of the sun and these long summer days. Through June 26, 2019, the Haven Treasury is offering Solstice Prize Boxes. In these boxes, you may find the following items: - Variant Tickets - Crest of Summer / Crest of Winter - Wings of Summer / Wings of Winter - Sunshine Aura - Snowfall Aura - Crown of Winter / Crown of Summer - Buckets of Snowballs - Buckets of Bloons - Jar of Fireflies Each Solstice Prize Box also includes confetti and has a bonus chance of including one of the following: Bucket of Bloons, Bucket of Snowballs, Golden Slime Coins, 2-day trinket slot upgrade or to get a Jar of Fireflies. |
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27 June 2019 | Gameplay - Environment | Treasure Vault | "Breach The Vault"
The Golden Slime Casino has been hoarding the crowns collected from knights in secret. For some time the search has been on for these vast riches. Knights even tried bribing Smitty for the location, but he either couldn’t be bought or he wasn’t trusted with such sensitive information. Spiral HQ has recently acquired intel indicating that hidden within the Clockworks are mysterious Treasure Vaults containing untold wealth. Could this be the mysterious hoards of the Casino? It’s difficult to tell given the unique defenses employed to protect the trove. Your task is to survive these unique defenses and raid the treasures within. Take precautions though, these defences are commanded by a mythical impersonator and her minions. Not everything is as it seems and there is safety in numbers. Take a look at some of the changes and new additions you’ll find in the game: - Treasure Vault levels can be found in all tiers. - Treasure Vaults contain new creatures and threats such as: - Razors. “The best a trap can get”. - Baby Mimic. Known amongst the denizens of the Clockwork as the Mini Mimic. - Treasure Mimic. This new mini boss lords over the treasure vault and all the minions within. - These levels are part of normal gate rotation, not a new mission set. - Gates will be cycled after release so that at least one Treasure Vault level is immediately available. - Echo blocks. They give as good as they get. - Monster Garages. Because Drops can be unruly when hanging out with friends, they’re sometimes forced to live in a garage. - New type of pressure pad that require all be depressed at the same time, but don’t need to remain down in order to activate a door. Additional Changes: - We’ve renamed the levels that were previously called “Treasure Vault” to “Treasure Trove” in order to limit confusion between the two areas. - A number of new standard rooms have been added to the Clockworks. This will increase the diversity of rooms you see within a level while exploring the depths. - Fix to the images displayed in the billing section of the Supply Depot. - Style change to the toggle switches. They will show their state, switching between yellow and purple. |
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11 July 2019 | Gameplay - Event | Shroud of the Apocrea | "The Apocrean Harvester Returns!"
Warning knights! We have confirmed that the Apocrean Harvester has returned again. Spiral HQ needs your help! From now through July 24, travel onto the Grasping Plateau full of trapped souls and phantom-like monsters. In a maze-like graveyard, knights will find the Apocrea trapping and collecting souls. This sinister being will pursue any who enter the Grasping Plateau hoping to add to the collection. Work together to free souls and find Apocrean Sigil tokens which can be used at the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura. You don't want to get caught out there alone--definitely bring your friends with you on this mission, and try not to lose sight of them! Click below for a detailed brief. |
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14 August 2019 | Gameplay - Event Promotion |
Kataclysmic Confrontation Admin Page  Katastrophe Prize Box
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"Katastrophe Returns!"
ATTENTION KNIGHTS Black kats are once again storming the Moorcroft Manor Archives and consuming the precious tomes within! We need all knights of rank 4-1 and greater to gear up and retrieve Ancient Pages from these nefarious creatures. The event will run through August 28th. Accept the Kataclysmic Confrontation prestige mission and/or fight through kat levels in the Clockworks to find black kats. Then, visit Montague in Moorcroft Manor, or the Mysterious Alchemy Machine in Haven, with your collection of Ancient Pages, to craft some Kat related gear. If you dare to perform a Dark Ritual and survive the encounter, you may find yourself in possession of a Black Kat Cowl or a Wicked Whisker which allow you to craft the following gear:
If you have participated in a previous Kataclysmic Confrontation and still have Ancient Page tokens, they are still valid! Ancient Page tokens do not expire. Katastrophe Prize Box During this event, Spiral HQ is offering the Katastrophe Returns Prize Box. Contents include: - Kat Suit Costumes - Shadow Armors and Helms - Shadow Accessories - Seraph'tenna - Dazzling Gems - Dread Seals - Dread and Seraph Wings - Heavenly Halos - Dreadful Auras Our new Kat Forecasting Intern predicts that the Kataclysmic Prize Box will run through September 18. Best of luck, knights! |
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18 September 2019 | Gameplay - Event | March of the Tortodrones | "Tortodrone Migration!"
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! 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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20 September 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page Equinox Prize Box
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"An Equinox Returns"
Hail, knights! The cosmos briefly swings into balance. The Strangers have brought forth celestially-themed offerings in the Equinox Prize Box, available to you through September 30th:
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10 October 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page  Vile Prize Box
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"Another Cue from Nature"
MEMORANDUM TO: All Knights FROM: Spiral HQ SUBJECT: Taking Another Cue From Nature In order that we may better survive while on Cradle, Spiral HQ science teams continue to gather data on ways to blend in with local flora and fauna. Study and analysis are ongoing, and as part of that, we ask for your assistance again with field testing. Volunteers for OPERATION MIMIC TWO will receive, as part of the Vile Prize Box, items that mimic some of the most toxic creatures on this planet. For example:
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21 October 2019 | Gameplay - Event | Dark Harvest Festival | "Dark Harvest Returns"
The Dark Harvest Festival makes its return! It’s no trick, the Punkin King and his gourdlings are causing sweet, sweet chaos in the Clockworks! Find the Punkin King in the daily prestige mission, The Dark Harvest. However, don't let your guard down, because he could also show up elsewhere when you least expect it! Collect candy tokens, then trade with Maskwell in Haven Town Square for:
Should you find yourself in possession of any interesting crafting material as a result of a Punkin King encounter, visit the Mysterious Alchemy Machine. The Dark Harvest Prize Box contains costumes and accessories within the Dark Harvest theme. Trade in your tokens to discover the offerings. This year, the festival runs through November 4, 2019. Your candy tokens and Maskwell will stick around through November 7, 2019. |
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21 November 2019 | Gameplay - Event | Shroud of the Apocrea | "The Apocrean Harvester Returns!"
Warning knights! We have confirmed that the Apocrean Harvester has returned again. Spiral HQ needs your help! From now through December 5th, travel onto the Grasping Plateau full of trapped souls and phantom-like monsters. In a maze-like graveyard, knights will find the Apocrea trapping and collecting souls. This sinister being will pursue any who enter the Grasping Plateau hoping to add to the collection. Work together to free souls and find Apocrean Sigil tokens which can be used at the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura. You don't want to get caught out there alone--definitely bring your friends with you on this mission, and try not to lose sight of them! |
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22 November 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page  Gobble Snipe Box
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"Gobble Snipes Waddle Their Back Into Haven!"
Our plump little friends, the Gobble Snipes, are on their yearly migration to...we're not really sure where. Hmm. To protect them in transit we Spiral HQ has enclosed them in Gobble Snipe Boxes Boxes. Rest assured I’ve been told there are air holes this time. Should you wish to host one of these fluffy creatures in your Guild Hall, these boxes can be had through November 29, 2019. |
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11 December 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page  ShadowTech Prize Box
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"Stealth Operations"
Greetings Knights! Spiral HQ has created a stealthy set of high flyin’ and camouflage items that cannot be seen by any electronic devices. Take flight on clandestine night operations in various environments with the help of this stealth gear. Soar into ShadowTech Boxes to zero in on ShadowTech costumes, Contrails Auras, Swing Wings, and other accessories. Flying under the radar isn’t just about invisibility in the skies. You also need to be able to blend into your surroundings. An operation could be on a beach or on the frozen tundra. This ShadowTech box should have you covered no matter where your mission takes you. The ShadowTech contains items in the ShadowTech color schemes like:
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13 December 2019 | Gameplay - Event | Winterfest Admin Page  Decoration Kit Prize Box
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"Winterfest Is Upon Ye!"
Hear ye! Hear Ye! Winterfest is upon Ye! Impostoclaus’ favorite time of the year is here once again. Mount Krampus is abuzz with excitement as knights begin the task to Save Winterfest!! As with previous years, the Grinchlins aim to ruin Winterfest for everyone, and they're making a pretty strong showing. No amount of coal or yellow snowballs has deterred them. Impostoclaus needs assistance in the Save Winterfest prestige mission! Help out and earn red, green, and white Winter Wish tokens. Trade your tokens with Randolph in Haven: Red Winter Wishes for:
Green Winter Wishes for:
White Winter Wishes for:
Winterfest Danger Rooms in the Clockworks: From these random encounters, you can collect Frozen Winterfest Wishlist tokens. Impostoclaus' trusty assistant, Randolph, is stationed by the Haven fountain and will trade these tokens for Winterfest Prize Boxes, in which you may find:
Grinchlin Assault Prestige Mission Invade the Grinchlin base of operations on Mount Krampus and put an end to their humbug! Face a choice at each shelter - collect loot and leave the mountain, or leave the treasure and climb further toward the summit! Can you make it all the way to the summit? If so, you have a chance to win Golden or Silver Solstice Rings. These 4* trinkets protect against fire and freeze with a +1 health bonus. Leave them as-is, or combine them to craft a 5* Grand Solstice Ring trinket! The Mysterious Alchemy Machine is also available and producing various festive themed weapons for your all of your holiday needs. Although some sound tasty, it is for external application only and we do not recommend licking them. Collect special materials from Mount Krampus to craft 5* Grinchlin reskinned weapons:
Decoration Kit Prize Boxes Get into the spirit of Winterfest by decorating your guild hall! These boxes, provisioned by the Supply Depot, may contain items like:
For more information, cast your eyes over here. Winterfest is here on Spiral Knights through January 2, 2020, so tell your friends and guildies to come on over! |
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20 December 2019 | Promotion | Admin Page Solstice Prize Box
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"The Winter Solstice Has Returned"
Attention Knights! Spiral HQ is having their annual celebration of the moon on these long winter nights. Through December 28, 2019, the Haven Treasury is offering Solstice Prize Boxes. In these boxes, you may find the following items: - Variant Tickets - Crest of Summer / Crest of Winter - Wings of Summer / Wings of Winter - Sunshine Aura - Snowfall Aura - Crown of Winter / Crown of Summer - Buckets of Snowballs - Buckets of Bloons - Jar of Fireflies Each Solstice Prize Box also includes confetti and has a bonus chance of including one of the following: Bucket of Bloons, Bucket of Snowballs, Golden Slime Coins, 2-day trinket slot upgrade or to get a Jar of Fireflies. |
