Hellruler Play

September 6, 2026

A major balance and quality-of-life update focused on combat pacing, elemental builds, loot handling, salvage, and auto-run.

Combat & balance

  • Monster HP increased 2× and damage reduced to 70%.
  • Combat playback reduced from 2× → 1.3×.
  • Damage % modifiers now scale Physical, Fire, Lightning and Cold damage.
  • Updated base damage and Blood Mastery scaling.
  • Monsters now have Fire, Lightning, Cold and Chaos resistance, scaling with depth and capped at 75%.
  • Poison chance increased from 12% → 20%.
  • Poison now uses pre-mitigation damage, matching Bleed.
  • Unique items are now limited to one equipped copy.
  • Reduced several opener effects:
    • Gravewalker Greaves: 2 dodges → 1
    • Worldsplinter: 3× → 2× on the 5th strike
    • Band of Borrowed Time: 2× → +50% attack speed

Loot & salvage

  • Loot Haul now lets you choose which equipped slot to compare against when multiple slots are valid.
  • Added slot-specific upgrade/downgrade verdicts.
  • Common and Uncommon auto-salvage is now available to all players.
  • Rare+ auto-salvage remains a Plus feature.
  • Auto-salvage quality thresholds now support 50–75%.
  • Added Always Compare quality-of-life option.
  • Bag items now display base stats first.
  • Salvage now uses the same visual effect as auto-salvage.

Auto-run

  • Auto-run now automatically progresses to the next depth after each win when started at your deepest cleared depth.
  • Losses retry the depth that defeated you.
  • Runs started on a lower farming depth remain on that depth.
  • Added HOLD ×N indicator when auto-run is available.
  • Added an onboarding hint explaining the Guild Lv5 requirement.

UI & other

  • Restored the Guild Chat badge on the Guild Hall.
  • Added Settings → Subscription for subscription management.
  • Moved sound settings into a dedicated section.
  • Updated callout styling to match equipped frames.
  • Updated Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
  • Added EU right-of-withdrawal consent during checkout.
  • Added an account creation prompt for guests viewing leaderboards.