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[August 19] SkyBlock Patch Notes

Updated: August 19, 2026

19th August Update: We are aware of some issues the Bestiary changes have had with certain Critter Bestiaries (Hivethief, Pollendart, Lotus Atoll Critters), causing some to require more kills than intended or to track incorrectly. We will have a fix out for this soon!

Hey all!
We are here to inform you about the latest update that was just rolled to SkyBlock, containing further improvements to the 0.27 Release!

  • Added a "Uniqueness Score" to the Critter Safari that gives all players +5,000 Hunting XP for each Critter caught
    • Designer Note: This change means you can get up to 185,000 Hunting XP from Uniqueness Score alone (before factors such as Floor Drops and Hunting Wisdom are factored in). The goal here is for the Critter Safari to become the optimal way for grinding Hunting XP.
  • Increased the amount of Hunting XP obtained from Floor Drops:
    • Old: 100-1,000x Hunting XP
    • New: 2,500-10,000 Hunting XP
  • Increased the amount of Hunting XP obtained from Charming a mob by 10x
  • Added chat feedback when trying to interact with Troodon walls without an Icebreaker
  • Added a Hunting XP breakdown to the Safari Reward Summary
  • Adjusted the Ticket Exchange menu to now show your current Forest Essence total
  • Adjusted the color of Lush Lily Pads to be dark green instead of orange
  • Adjusted Hideyho's Bestiary from 75 -> 50 to max
  • Adjusted Critter Bestiaries to award bonus Hunting XP instead of Coins
  • Reduced Hunting Wisdom granted by Safari Tickets as a result of the implementation of the "Uniqueness Score":
    • Basic: 10 → 0
    • Economy: 25 → 5
    • Premium → 50 → 15
    • First-Class: 100 → 25
  • Reduced Hunting XP given by the Fusion Machine by 75%
  • Reduced Hunting XP gained from Ghosts and Glacite Walkers by 50%
    • Designer Note: The Fusion Machine and Ghosts were never intended to be optimal ways of levelling your Hunting Skill - the focal point of the fusion machine in particular was always supposed to be fusions, with the Hunting XP just being a little bonus. We allowed these methods to exist initially as Hunting XP gain was slow, but now that the Critter Safari is capable of serving as a healthier alternative we wish to entice players into
  • The Safari Manager will now kick players from the instance if they do not enter the Critter Safari within 30s


If you have a bug to report to us, please make a report HERE! Thanks to everyone who has reported bugs!

Please note: We are still balancing and patching this release. You can expect some further changes to the Torrhus Canyon side of the update soon.