Changelog/2026/July 29

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[July 29] SkyBlock 0.27 Release Candidate

Updated: July 29, 2026

Hello!

Today on the Alpha Network we have the official Release Candidate for Hypixel SkyBlock version 0.27! To see exactly what this update brings, read on for all the details!

► Torrhus Canyon & Critter Safari

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This update also contains the content from our previous three patchnotes, located below:

► July 28th Changes

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➥ Critter Safari Changes

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  • Renamed the Safari Zone to the Critter Safari
  • Increased spawn rate of Sparkling Critters from 1/8,192 -> 1/4,096
  • Hunter Lennard can no longer appear until you've completed the Critterdex
  • Increased Morning Dew's "Majestic" Bonus from +25 -> +50 Speed while in the Critter Safari
  • Doomspiral's difficulty now scales with players
  • Adjusted Forest Biome Milestones to now grant Foraging Fortune instead of Sweep
  • Added the option to salvage your Safari shards for Safari Essence at Hunter Archie in the Torrhus Canyon
  • Improved textures of all Sparkling Critters
  • Increased Safari Essence gain from Safari Critters:
    • COMMON Shard: 1x → 2x
    • UNCOMMON Shard: 2x → 4x
    • RARE Shard: 4x → 8x
    • EPIC Shard: 8x → 16x
    • LEGENDARY Shard: 16x → 32x
  • Sparkling Critters are now 100x more likely to drop the Emerald Dye
  • Adjusted Critter Safari Ticket Trade-ins:
    • 1x Economy -> 1x Basic Safari Ticket, 250x Forest Essence
    • 1x Premium Ticket -> 1x Economy Safari Ticket, 500x Forest Essence
    • 1x First-Class Ticket -> 1x Premium Safari Ticket, 1000x Forest Essence
  • Added the ability to salvage Attribute Shards obtained from the Critter Safari at Archie for Safari Essence


➥ Foraging Changes

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  • Reorganized the HOTF tree to make certain perks more accessible for newer players. From left to right, the order is:
    • HOTF 1: Sweep
    • HOTF 2: Damage Boost, Luck of the Forest, Foraging Fortune, Collector, Axe Toss
    • HOTF 3: Deep Waters, Hunter's Luck, Galatea's Might
    • HOTF 4: Lottery, Foraging Madness, Iron Lungs, 250 Gifts, Daily Wishes, Early Bird, Precision Cutting
    • HOTF 5: Tree Whisperer, Center of the Forest, Free Trial
    • HOTF 6: Homing Axe, Forest Fisher, Str. Boost, Starlyn Supreme, Spd. Boost, Efficient Forager, Maniac Slicer
    • HOTF 7: Half Empty, Ricochet, Half Full
    • HOTF 8: Monster Hunter, Forest Speed, Essence Fortune, Timber, Two-for-one, Forest Strength, Beekeeper
  • Helix Trees now respawn 2x faster
  • Reduced Helix Tree toughness from 200 -> 150
  • Reduce Helix Tree Gift Foraging XP from 2,000 → 1,500
  • Adjusted NPC sell prices of each Galatea wood type:
    • Fig: 8 Coins
    • Mangrove: 14 Coins
    • Helix: 20 Coins
      • Designer Note: Following extensive rate testing, we are committed to these final values for release. We will look into buffing them if they don't quite hit the mark, but think it's a stable starting point.
  • Added Maxim to Torrhus Canyon. He sells Booster Upgrades in exchange for resources
  • Added "Purchase a Booster Upgrade from Maxim" to Chapter 5 of Torrhus Canyon
  • Added Freddy to Torrhus Canyon. He gives advice on where and how to hunt each mob on the island - for a price
  • Added "Purchase a Hint from Freddy" to Chapter 2 of Torrhus Canyon
  • Increased the scaling of Daily Whispers' Desert Whispers from 400-40,000 -> 800-80,000
  • Adjusted Swoop's dialogue to correctly mention Fig Trees have a Toughness of 10
  • Revamped the Mangrove Belt into Moonglade Belt, which now grants +5% more points towards Starlyn Contests
  • Added the Torrhus Belt, an upgrade to the Moonglade Belt that grants +10% more points towards Starlyn Contests
  • Unsoulbound all Sloth Claws and Frog Treats
  • Revamped old Ruby Veilshroom caves around Torrhus Canyon into "Pangolin Hideouts" for Pangolins to spawn in
  • Added new caves underwater in Torrhus Springs for players to harvest Ruby Veilshrooms in
  • Added +10 Sweep as a base stat to the Frog Pet
  • Increased Sloth Pet's base stat Sweep from +15 -> +25
  • Improved the HOTF Token itemlore to also mention Desert Whispers and how to obtain them


➥ Hunting Changes

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  • Reduced Queen Ant Bestiary to Bracket 2, Tier 5 (50 kills to max)
  • Adjusted Paragon Shard from using a weight-based system to instead having a flat chance:
    • Tier 5 Slayer: 0.5%
    • Tier 4 Slayer: 0.25%
  • Added an ability to the Entangler Lasso:
    • Grants +2.5 Hunting Fortune on Forest Shards caught with this lasso.
  • Added an ability to the Medium Fishing Net:
    • Grants +2.5 Hunting Fortune on Water Shards caught with this net.
  • Added an ability to the Medium Pocket Black Hole:
    • Grants +2.5 Hunting Fortune on Combat Shards caught with this black hole!
  • Adjusted ability on the Large Pocket Black Hole:
    • Grants +5 Hunting Fortune on Combat Shards caught with this black hole!
  • Added Drowned Shard to the Drowned family
  • Added Voracious Spider Shard to the Spider family
  • Added Flaming Spider Shard to the Spider family
  • Added Coralot Shard to the Amphibian family
  • Added Lapis Creeper Shard to the Lapis family
  • Removed Honeymite from the Bug family
  • Adjusted Honey Badger Shard's type from Forest -> Combat
  • Adjusted Howling Spirit Shard's type from Forest -> Combat
  • Adjusted Thorn Shard's type from Forest -> Combat
  • Adjusted Fenlord Shard's type from Water -> Forest
  • Adjusted Thyst Shard's type from Combat -> Forest
  • Adjusted Sprawl Shard's ID from U53 -> U71
  • Adjusted Shuddersquid Shard's ID from U45 -> U53
  • Adjusted Bullfrog Shard's ID from R46 -> R47
  • Adjusted Wild Hog Shard's ID from R48 -> R46
  • Adjusted Black Widow Shard's ID from R78 -> R87
  • Adjusted Billygoat Shard's ID from R71 -> R78
  • Adjusted Thorn Shard ID from E40 -> E57
  • Adjusted Inferno Demonlord Shard ID from E29 -> E48
  • Adjusted Rabbit Cat Shard ID from U66 -> U106


➥ Bestiary Changes

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Following feedback to our initial wave of Bestiary changes, we have rolled out a second wave of reductions that hits other notably time-consuming Bestiaries, such as that of Dragons, Mythological mobs, and several Catacombs mobs. For the full list of this round of reductions, please click HERE.

Please note that the SkyBlock XP gained and lost from all the changes ultimately balances itself out.


And that's all we have for you today! We hope you thoroughly enjoy this update - please remember to report any bugs you encounter while testing HERE, being sure to select "alpha.hypixel.net". Have fun!