Hello!
Today we're rolling out update 0.23.4 for Hypixel SkyBlock, which includes improvements to T5 Spider Slayer, the latest Abiphone Keynote Event, improvements to the stats menu, and much more! Keep reading to learn all the details!
► Primordial Broodfather Changes[]
We've made a variety of adjustments in response to community feedback from the Primordial Broodfather update.
➥ Boss Changes[]
- Enabled the Spider Slayer RNG Meter
- Enabled Ananke Feather usage on the Spider Slayer RNG Meter
- Tarantula/Primordial Broodfathers now deal damage in a consistent AOE every 1s
- Added Spider Catalyst to the Tier II loot table (125 weight)
- Increased the weight of the Shriveled Wasp from 10 → 20
- Tarantula Catalysts can now drop upon reaching Spider Slayer 4 (was 5)
➥ Item Changes[]
- Spider Sword/Recluse Fang/Tarantula Fang/Sting damage bonus against Spiders is now multiplicative
- Shriveled Bracelet's ability now activates on all Ж Arthropod mobs instead of just in the Spider's Den
- Mosquito Shortbow Recipe Changes
- Replaced x128 Enchanted Emerald with x2 Tarantula Catalyst
- Replaced x64 Enchanted Gold with x1 Digested Mosquito
- Recluse Fang Changes
- Damage: 120 → 60
- Crit Damage: 20% → 10%
- Combat Wisdom: 30 → 0 (against Spiders)
- Rarity: RARE → UNCOMMON
- Requirements: Spider Slayer 3 → 2
- Tarantula Fang Changes
- Damage: 130 → 90
- Strength: 40 → 45
- Crit Damage: 30% → 20%
- Combat Wisdom: 45 → 15 (against Spiders)
- Rarity: EPIC → RARE
- Requirements: Spider Slayer 6 → 4
- Item: Iron Sword → Stone Sword
- Scorpion Foil Changes
- Adjusted recipe to now require 32x Tarantula Silk, 8x Tarantula Catalyst, and 1x Tarantula Fang
- Adjusted Dungeonization/upgrade requirements to be the same as Sting's weapon line
- Added new passive - Deal +250% damage to Spiders and gain +30 Combat Wisdom against Spiders
- Added "Webcutter" ability
- Removed "Heartstopper" ability
- Damage: 80 → 120
- Strength: 65 → 60
- Crit Damage: 0% → 30%
- Vitality: 5 → 0
- Sting Changes
- Strength: 60 → 75
- Increased passive damage to Spiders from +250% → +300%
- Wood Singularity Changes
- Now applied to Axes instead of Wooden Swords
- Grants +25 Foraging Fortune, can only be applied once
► Abiphone Improvements[]
➥ Upcoming Keynote Event[]
Tune in on September 9th at 1pm EDT for the next Abiphone Keynote Event, live from the Crimson Isle, where Udel will unveil the long-awaited Abiphone Flip+!
➥ New Store Opening[]
A questionable new company, Abiphones & Co., have set up a location in The Hub. This store currently only sells the Abiphone Basic model, which comes with 6 contact slots. Please see store associate Alda for a help on adding new contacts. Udel is currently pursuing legal action against this company for their theft of his original creation.
➥ /call[]
Coming in today's abiOS 441 update is a brand new feature: /call ! This feature is accessible to all customers with an Abiphone in their inventory and an active Cookie Buff. Need to reforge something? Use /call blacksmith! Checking what Dyes are in rotation this year? Use /call vincent! The command works for all NPCs that currently have a contact, so long as you have them added.
➥ Other Improvements[]
Over the past year Udel has been working on additional improvements for his loyal customer base.
- Simplified our product offering menus so you can find what you want faster
- Renovated the store in the Crimson Isle.
- Adjusted the pricing and features of older Abiphone models in response to changes in market demand
- Reached a trade agreement with the Barbarian Faction to unite against Abiphones & Co.. As such, Abiphones will no longer be sold at an upcharged rate from Barbarian vendors.
► Stat Categories[]
We've overhauled the stats menu and sorted all existing stats into different categories: Combat, Mining, Farming, Foraging, Fishing, Miscellaneous, Hunting, and Wisdom Stats. Several items from across the game have been rebalanced to buff specific categories now instead of "all" or "most" stats.
- Item Changes
- Superior Dragon Armor: Only buffs Combat Stats and Magic Find
- Designer Note: While we understand Pet Luck not being increased by things such as Superior Dragon Armor theoretically makes Ender Dragon pets rarer, we have listed some weight changes to Dragons further down the thread that should remedy things.
- Blaze Pet: Only buffs Combat Stats and Miscellaneous Stats on the Crimson Isle
- Ender Dragon Pet: Only buffs Combat Stats and Magic Find
- Mithril Golem Pet: Only buffs Combat Stats on Mining Islands
- Dragon Horn: Only buffs Combat Stats and Magic Find
- Legion Enchantment: Only buffs Combat Stats and Magic Find
- Bobbin' Time Enchantment: Only buffs Fishing Stats and Magic Find
- As a result of it now increasing Treasure Chance and Double Hook Chance, Bobbin' Time's values have been reduced from 0.48%/0.64%/0.8% to 0.3%/0.4%/0.5% per bobber.
- Giant Fishing Rod: Reduced Double Hook Chance from 20 -> 10
- Designer Note: We feel like the Double Hook Chance given by the Giant Fishing Rod is excessive, especially now that Bobbin' Time also increases your DHC. It was unfair for a single, incredibly expensive, limited-quantity item to be so integral to fishing progression so we're nerfing it and looking to reintroduce the DHC elsewhere in future fishing content.
- Mayor Jerry: Only buffs Combat Stats and Miscellaneous Stats
- Superior Dragon Armor: Only buffs Combat Stats and Magic Find
- Base stats on items are now colored based on which category they fall into.
- When you unlock a new stat in SkyBlock a chat message will be sent about it explaining what it does.
- Simplified the item description for the stats menu button to make it less overwhelming.
- True Defense now shows Damage Reduction % in the stat menu similar to regular Defense
► Other Changes[]
➥ Item Reclaim System[]
Over the 6 years since SkyBlock has released certain items have seen changes that make them either unusable or outdated. In the past we would handle reclaims on a case-by-case basis, but our goal now is for all reclaims to happen through the new /reclaim command. If you have an item that has available reclaim there will be a notice for it on the item's description.
To coincide with this change, the following items are no longer dungeonizable:
- The Primordial
- Halberd of the Shredded
- Reaper Scythe
- Reaper Falchion
- Revenant Falchion
- Undead Sword
Master Stars and Dungeonization costs can be reclaimed from these items using /reclaim. As mentioned earlier in the post, Wood Singularities are now applied to Axes instead of Wooden Swords. Any Wood Singularities you have that are on Wooden Swords can also be refunded through this system.
➥ Axe Runes[]
Axe Runes are a new cosmetic type which change the particle trail of Axes when they are thrown. The Fading White and Fading Green Axe Runes can be found rarely in Fig and Mangrove Tree Gifts respectively. In the near future we plan on adding more Axe Runes, stay tuned!
➥ Miscellaneous[]
- Hina's Chapters Changes
- Added the /chapters command which will allow you to access any Chapters you've unlocked
- e.g. /chapters moonglade for Hina's Chapters
- Island Chapters can now be accessed through the Quest Log
- Improved the item descriptions of the Chapters menu
- Added the /chapters command which will allow you to access any Chapters you've unlocked
- Taylor's Shop Changes
- Players can now use /warp taylor to teleport directly to her shop (available by default)
- Taylor now advertises in chat to players in The Hub when she releases a new Seasonal Bundle
- Modernized the item description of SkyBlock Gems
- Vincent Changes
- Clicking on a Fire Sale Dye in Vincent's menu now teleports players to Elizabeth
- Global Sales of unlimited Fire Sale Dyes are now shown in Vincent's menu
- Dragon Weight Table Improvements
- EPIC Ender Dragon Pet: 450 → 449 Weight
- Aspect of the Dragons: 450 → 447 (except Superior Dragons)
- Dragon Horn: 452 → 448 (only Superior Dragons)
- Dragon Claw: 451 → 446
- Dragon Scale: 295 → 296 (only Young Dragons)
- Mining Changes
- Added a 'Claim All' button to The Forge
- /warp forge now makes players face towards Fred the Foreman
- Uncapped the amount of Suspicious Scrap you can get in a Glacite Minehsaft
- Note: Each Suspicious Scrap you drop still halves the drop rate for you to get the next
- Added +5 Mining Fortune to each piece of Glacite Armor
- Simplified the HOTM item description
- Fishing Changes
- Moved certain Backwater Bayou items into the Backwater Bayou section and out of the Mob Drops section of the Bazaar
- Adjusted the Junk Sinker to only function while in the Backwater Bayou
- Capped Chomp Bonus from the Kuudra Mandible to -20% Health
- Added an easter egg to Odexar's dialogue if you are holding something specific
- Other Changes
- Various buttons in the SkyBlock Menu now show what command you can run to quickly access them
- Crafted Minions button now shows how many unique crafted Minions are in the game
- Shards now list their Hunting requirement
- Added Enchanted Charcoal and Match-Sticks to Nether Sack
- Enchanted Hoppers now use Budget Hoppers in their crafting recipe
- Increased the rarity of Enchanted Golden Carrots, Baked Potatoes, and Blaze Rods to RARE (from UNCOMMON)
- Increased the rarity of Giant Cleavers to LEGENDARY (from EPIC)
- If Mayor Nancy is somehow in office she now has a special skin
- Name Changes
- Updated the names of various vanilla items in SkyBlock so that they match the names of their latest version counterparts (i.e. Clownfish → Tropical Fish)
- Renamed the Mini Fish Bowl (Carnival Reward) to 'Aquarium Diorama' to minimize confusion with the accessory line
- Renamed Anomalous Desire HOTM perk to 'Tunnel Vision'
- Renamed 'Spooky Hook' in Carnival Shop to 'Spooky Savant' to minimize confusion with actual Hooks
► Bug Fixes[]
- Fixed cocooning deleting boss drops from the T5 Primordial Broodfathers
- Fixed Enderman Pet's 'Enderian' perk not working
- Fixed Kelp/Tall Grass removing Diver Armor's 'Deep Sea Diver' bonus
- Fixed Melody's Hair not being purchasable at Rusty despite having 90% completion
- Fixed Personal Harp not being purchasable from Melody despite having 90% completion
- Fixed Bane of Arthropods VII still being obtainable in the Experimentation Table
- Fixed Fig Armor having inconsistent requirements
- Fixed all Benefactor Bonus time from Starborn Temples being double what it should be
- Fixed Ricochet HOTF perk targeting trees that can't be broken
- Fixed Fig Hew and Figstone Splitter not having mirrored recipe variants
- Fixed Liz's dialogue saying Diaz isn't in office even when she is
- Fixed the Lapis Creeper (L12) Fusion not requiring a Legendary Shard
- Fixed Voidgloom Seraph bosses being able to spawn/get stuck in blocks
- Fixed Spider Artifact having an inconsistent unlock and usage requirement (they are both now Spider Slayer 6)
- Fixed Premium Flesh not using the Undead mob type
- Fixed Lava Flames not having the Infernal mob type despite being Blazes
- Fixed Cleave being able to kill Baby Pandas D:
- Fixed being able to apply Recombobulators to Reforge Stones
- Fixed Galatea missing its tier from the warp menu
- Fixed Bal's Health being displayed incorrectly in the Bestiary
- Fixed Lushlilac Collection recipes missing from the Recipe Book
- Fixed Beach Balls from overriding Shard drops while using Wooden Bait
- Fixed an entire stack of Boosters being consumed when applying them in an Anvil
- Fixed certain mob types not listing what enchantment boosted your damage towards it
- Fixed Huntaxes allowing you to bypass item requirements on the weapon you put in it
- Fixed various minor typos and coloring issues
If you encounter any bugs or unexpected behavior, please report it HERE!
That's all for today!