Dear Tibians!

A few days ago, we finished the last test phase of the fifth vocation. Overall, there were three highly effective and beneficial test phases.

We, the whole Tibia team, would like to extend our gratitude once again to all the participants and especially to those who provided feedback. Without your contributions, integrating the monk into the game this way would not have been possible.

In response to the comprehensive feedback we received, numerous changes were made during and after the test. With the update's release approaching, here is an overview of notable adjustments that will go live with the launch of the fifth vocation:

General changes:

• Using a spender spell reduces the cooldowns of builder spells by 2 seconds for each harmony point consumed.
• To reduce the power of autoattacks, the bonus from the three-fold path has been reduced from 100% to 50%.
• The base bonus from harmony has been reduced from 15% to 10%.
• Mantra will no longer be doubled while serene, and the amount of mantra provided by gear has been slightly reduced.
• Monks can no longer use ultimate healing runes.
• When using arcs, you can now choose which side displays harmony and serene.
• The character limit for all accounts has been increased from 20 to 25.

Spells:

• Chained Penance:
  • Chained Penance can now jump to targets up to 2 squares away.
  • Reduced chain targets to 3.
  • Base power increased to 111.
  • Extra damage per chain reduced to 3%.
  • Replaced augment I: Now increases chain targets by 1 instead of increasing damage.
• Greater Flurry of Blows:
  • Base power set to 100.
  • Cooldown increased from 10 to 16 seconds.
• Flurry of Blows:
  • Base power reduced from 68 to 65.
  • Augment II: Increased from +8% to +12% base damage.
• Forceful Uppercut:
  • Cooldown increased from 40 to 60 seconds.
  • Supreme mod Augment Forceful Uppercut cooldown reduction has been replaced by Augment Spirit Mend.
• Greater Tiger Clash:
  • Base power increased from 36 to 44.
• Double Jab:
  • Reduced mana cost from 35 to 30.
  • Reduced level requirement to learn the spell from 16 to 14.
• Sweeping Takedown:
  • Increased the size of the spell.
  • Reduced base power from 50 to 48.
  • Augment II: Increased critical extra damage from 15% to 25%.
• Devastating Knockout:
  • Base power increased from 55 to 62.
  • Cooldown increased from 8 to 24 seconds.
• Balanced Brawl:
  • Balanced Brawl was adjusted to hit a much larger area in a half-circle shape in front of the monk and no longer needs a target.
  • Increased effect duration from 12 to 16 seconds.
  • Can no longer be used in protection zones.
• Restore Balance:
  • Base power increased from 400 to 425.
• Focus Harmony:
  • Cooldown reduced from 300 seconds to 120 seconds. In turn, the effect of the supreme mod has been reduced from -75 seconds to -30 seconds.
  • Augment Focus Harmony increased cooldown from -60s to -75s.
• Focus Serenity:
  • Cooldown reduced from 3600 seconds to 600 seconds. In turn, the effect of the supreme mod has been reduced from -300 seconds to -150 seconds.
• Spiritual Outburst:
  • When used with 5 harmony, it will repeat its chain effect after a 1-second delay with 37.5%/50%/62.5% of the original damage.
  • Base power reduced to 42.
  • Cooldown now decreases from a static 24 seconds to 24/20/16 seconds.
  • Updated its visual effect for more visibility during combat.
• Guiding Presence:
  • Shared mantra reduced from 100% to 50%.
• Ascetic:
  • Ascetic bonus increased from 50/100/150% to 100/200/300%.
  • New added effect. It now increases the harmony base bonus by 1/2/3%. This is on top of adding a percentage of your mantra to autoattacks.
• Mystic Repulse:
  • Base power reduced from 95 to 72.
  • Augment II: Increased from +15% to +40% base damage.
  • Cooldown increased from 14 to 20 seconds.
• Monks received access to Strong Haste.
• Monks received access to Inflict Wound.

Virtues:

• The healing provided by virtues has been significantly reduced compared to the monk’s initial version, especially at lower levels. 
• The healing from virtues now starts lower but scales more effectively with the amount of harmony generated or consumed. Spells that generate or use only 1 harmony will heal up to 25% less.
• The fist fighting bonus from Virtue of Justice has been reduced from 15% to 10% (or from 30% to 20% while serene).

Experimental Aiming Mode:

We have added a new aiming mode for directional spells. This experimental aiming mode can be optionally activated and deactivated for every spell in the Magical Archive.
When in this mode, directional spells are cast in the direction of your current target. If you do not have a target, it will still release the spell in your viewing direction.
During the test phase, this feature was only available to monks; however, all vocations will be able to use it moving forward, once the new vocation has been officially launched.

Other:
Throughout the test, we have gathered feedback and made adjustments to the Desert Dungeon Quest, the Elemental Spheres Quest and other already existing quests. Furthermore, we made changes to various items and resolved numerous smaller bugs.

Fulfil your destiny!
Your Tibia Team

Hear ye! Hear ye! An icy bridge reaches toward an isle of frost and hidden fire, with cold-hearted monsters grim and dire.

A cold storm is coming from the north. The howling wind whispers stories of an old and forgotten frozen island. What was once a lush and beautiful paradise is now an everlasting ice desert dominated by various kinds of monsters. Deep down inside the isle and locked in ice, a once so proud race – the ursagrodon – is sleeping and vigilantly waiting to be freed again...

From April 01 on until May 01, the island Chyllfroest will be accessible once again for all Premium players. West of Svargrond, an icy bridge has formed. This bridge makes it possible to access this special island. You will find different dungeons with various creatures for different level ranges there.
If you are exploring Chyllfroest deeper, you might also find one of the famous frozen ursagrodons which can be thawed and tamed with some luck.

But beware: Rumour has it that yetis have been seen on this island before, too.

Enjoy spring, froest is coming...
Your Community Managers

It is once again time to celebrate the strong bond between Tibia and fansites. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the fansite programme! Reason enough to shake up the yearly routine and to include something special. 

Apart from what we have in store for you this year, several fansites have organised events, too. In this article, you will find two lotteries, six fansite contests, and messages from several fansite admins who would like to introduce their projects to you. 

By the way, have you ever considered joining a fansite team? Take a look at the different fansites featured in this article, or head over to our fansite section. Many admins are always on the lookout for enthusiastic and committed helpers. Artists, authors, event managers, programmers - the positions vary greatly. Running a successful fansite takes quite some time and effort and help is often very much appreciated. Reach out to the respective fansite admin to find out if assistance is needed.

Now, let's look at the events awaiting you this year. The first event is the well-known Fansite Item Lottery. Spread the word, you can find the lottery in the poll section!

Fansite Item Lottery:

• Three fansite items of each fansite that is currently active (or has been active during 2024) will be raffled off. 
• Vote for your favourite fansite item in the poll: Which fansite item is the best?
• Leave a short comment explaining what you like about the fansite it represents. Your comments will be forwarded anonymously to the respective fansite admin. If you want your name to be known, you need to include it in the comment. 
• Every Tibia account can only participate once in the lottery and only as long as it contains a character of at least level 75.
• Premium Time is not required. 
• Winners will be selected randomly, however, we will check the comments. Spamming or posting insults in the comments will lead to a disqualification. 
• The lottery closes on April 01, 2025 - at midnight. If you wake up on April 01 in the morning and have not submitted your vote, yet, you will have missed your chance.
• If you win, the fansite item you selected will be delivered to the highest-level character that has reached main on your account. 

So - head over to the poll section right away!

...and - there is more. Since this is the 20th anniversary of the programme, there will be another lottery for you to take part in, right after the fansite item lottery. With the Nostalgia Raffle we want to commemorate some of the legendary fansites that have been part of Tibia's past. Their names and fansite items are preserved in the exhibition in Thais. During opening hours you can find all fansite items there, the items of supported, as well as of previously supported fansites. Some time after a fansite has left the fansite programme, you can still get the respective fansite item in a replica form as a souvenir from the Thais exhibition, however, now it is time to win the real deal. So - we invite you to join this year's Nostalgia Raffle!

Nostalgia Raffle:

• Start: April 1st at midnight (no April Fool's joke!)
• Three fansite items of each fansite that is no longer in the fansite programme (and has not been throughout 2024) will be raffled off.
• Vote for your favourite item in the poll: Nostalgia Raffle! 
• You can find the raffle in the poll section once it has started. 
• Every Tibia account can only participate once in the raffle and only as long as it contains a character of at least level 75. 
• Premium Time is not required. 
• Participating in this raffle is completely independent from the regular fansite item lottery. This means: You can win in both lotteries, if fortune favours you.
• Winners will be selected randomly.
• The lottery closes on April 11, 2025 - at midnight. If you wake up on April 11 in the morning and have not submitted your vote, yet, you will have missed your chance.
• If you win, the fansite item that you have chosen will be delivered to the highest level character that has reached main on your account. 

Let's ride that nostalgia wave! We invite you to share your memories of old and new fansites with others in the Auditorium.

 

Now, in addition, check out the contests that some fansites have prepared for you. The links in the table below will take you directly to the contest information on the respective fansite. 

 

Fansite	Event	Prizes	Deadline
	FAD Celebration Your task is to draw a meeting between Dually and Litty and 2 further fansite items. All contest details are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.		Deadline:April 18
	Higher or Lower? Participate in a guessing game, and collect points in order to improve your chances on winning!		Start: March 25 End: April 4
	Pop Culture Screenshot Contest Your task is to recreate a scene from pop culture with an ingame screenshot, for example a scene from a movie, a meme or a TV show. Contest Details available in Polish and English.		Deadline:  April 6
	Tibia Daily Routine Your task is to describe your daily routine in Tibia, and show us with a screenshot. Note: Contest will be available soon.		Deadline:April 15
	Question Revival contest VI Provide good answers for old questions.		Deadline:April 20
	Barbecue in Tibia Your task is to create a barbecue scene in Tibia and submit a screenshot of it. Note: Contest will be available soon.		Deadline: April 7
	Fun With Witches Two missions:Mission 1: Decorate the Witch's HouseMission 2: Make the Incredibly Old Witch have fun! The second mission includes a football. Curious?Check out the details, they are available in Portuguese, English and Spanish!		Deadline:April 27

Some fansite admins have prepared special messages for you, with which they want to introduce you to their fan projects: 

 

Fansite	Fansite Item	Words from the Admin
		TibiaMagazine.net brings you interesting information and articles every month in the form of a Virtual Magazine thanks to the team formed by: Amy Meow, Honey Rush, Nina Meow, Nicollexz Meraki, Ryocrits, Jenevelle, Dashmoon and Malicie. We have recently added the Xena's Challenges that are currently taking place on our Discord so you can join the fun and test your skills and your Tibia knowledge! Visit us on our Instagram to keep up to date with our news. Our fansite item is the Midnight Panther Doll. It was created by Makadamia and it is the representation of Xena, our mascot. You can read more about of her here. We are happy if you enjoy reading our Tibia Magazine and being part of our community. Thank you!
		Tibia Duality is a Fansite dedicated to merging two sides that are traditionally considered opposites: PvP and RPG. Our main objective is to help players understand the game's content with simple guides, entertain the community with our contests, and showcase players with our Tibiographies. Our content is in Spanish, but we also manually translate it into Portuguese and English. What we mean by this is that each post was checked by staff members that speak both languages to provide a clean and error-free translation. Our team consists of Meredit as the administrator, webmasters Alesba and Master Player, content creators Kriizs, Ca Milla, Pebblesz, Dani Lux, Ahlyk, Honey Rush and Veckina. Our fansite item, the Duality Doll was created by Makadamia. There’s 2 stages when you interact with the doll, a white poodle representing PvP and a black cat representing RPG. If you want a chance to win the Duality Doll, keep an eye on our contests! We cordially invite you to participate in our Exiva Contests, too, in which we challenge you in-game and guarantee you'll have a lot of fun, just like in our other contests throughout the year. If you want to stay updated on all our activities, join our Discord!
		TibiaDraptor offers you tools to track your achievements, bestiary, bosstiary and more. Did you recently buy a character in the bazaar? You can import all your data with just one click! Last but not least, join our discord server and stay tuned for our monthly challenges where you can win awesome prizes.
		Rookie.com.pl is the only officially supported Tibia fansite dedicated to the classic novice island, Rookgaard. Whether you're an experienced Rookstayer or returning for a dose of nostalgia, this is the ideal place to explore, connect, and stay informed about everything happening on Rookgaard. Keep up with the latest news, articles, and interviews, or use Rookstat to track the island's progress. We also offer helpful tools like calculators and a library to assist every Rookstayer on their journey. The fansite is managed by Insane Rookstar (aka Scientist, fansite admin), Stonetitus (blogger), and Orphan Dalyrm (aka Maros, moderator). Though based in Poland, we ensure all content is available in English, so everyone can benefit and be part of the community, regardless of where they're from! Join us on our forums, Discord, or Facebook to connect with fellow Rookstayers and share in the Rookgaard adventure!
		TibiaQA at a glance: Ask questions Answer questions Discover TibiaQA through a quick tour Browse recent and popular questions Engage with the community and earn the Omniscient Owl TibiaQA is moderated by Ellotris Guardian, Camarluk, and Shawtay
		Tibiahome.com was created in 2019 as a fansite dedicated to decoration, offering useful tips, original tutorials, creative inspirations, and exciting contests. Our team includes Suzy Kill, Paollah, Bugadiinhasz, Druida Nina Brio, Tio Kiinho, and Bamgodz. Visit Tibiahome.com for endless decorating ideas! Follow us on Instagram @tibiahome.com to stay updated on our latest events.
		TibiaEvents.com is one of the older fansites in the fansite programme. It was created on December 18, 2012 by Umbra mckeening. Our team exists of a few members who love to create events and contests. Jump to our website to see which contest we have in store for you! Ever wanted to have your own camera in Tibia? Our memory box has the latest megapixels to shoot some nice pictures of your adventures. We also have a mascot, the event holder, which was made by a player in one of our contests several years ago. Do you want to see your work also on the fansite? Then TibiaEvents.com is the place to show your creativity. Hope to see you soon! Your TibiaEvents Team.
		Created in 2002, PortalTibia.com.br is one of the oldest active fansites for Tibia, being the first in Portuguese.With an active and regularly updated forum, you can find a vast archive of news and articles there.Over the years, Portal Tibia has expanded to other platforms, too, such as Instagram and Spotify.Our team consists of: Emulov Sun, Magrinho Loko Filho, Aurea Atti, Nancy Devil, Kraasho, Nitroks, Stratosphere and Lord Tavinho.
		TibiaLight.com aims to provide concise, complete and didactic information. Our source of information is the investigations we carry out, some quick, some slow, but always relevant to the community. In addition, we have been carrying out a process of adaptation for translations for months now and hope to present complete options for Spanish and English as soon as possible.  Apart from guides and tutorials, we also feature content such as FanLore, which has been given a new look recently. We are working on presenting a page with different and useful tools, which are currently being tested but will be published soon. Stay tuned for more news! Our team currently consists of 3 members: Brighid Grand Explorateur, Knight do Guga and Annie Arelluf.

Want to see more of fansites? Check out our supported and promoted fansites, and enjoy their tools, articles, guides, tutorials, videos, art, entertainment and all other content they offer! Engage, and have fun with the crowd! 

Finally, we want to take this opportunity to say thank you to both current and former fansite admins for accompanying Tibia and providing entertainment, information and fun to all Tibians! You have left your foot print in Tibia and you are not forgotten!