Changelog/2026/July 3/Announcement

Hello!

If you have a moment to spare from the Year 500 Century Celebration Event, today we'd like to share some information on an update that will be hitting the Alpha Network soon - the second Foraging Island, known as Torrhus Canyon!

Torrhus Canyon is the second of the three Foraging Islands that comprise the region known as Galatea. Sturdy helix trees cover the island, providing its denizens with places to shelter away from the relentless heat of the scorching sun. However, despite the temperatures the ecosystem remains incredibly diverse, with the island housing dozens of different critter species that exist in relative harmony.

Torrhus Canyon will be connected to the first island of Galatea - the Moonglade Marsh - via a launch pad located on the outskirts of the Marsh. Players will be able to use the launch pad to travel to Torrhus Canyon upon reaching HOTF Tier 4.

Upon entering Torrhus Canyon for the first time, you'll quickly bump into Helia as you make your way down Torrhus Path. She knows many of the secrets this fascinating island holds and is kind enough to serve as a guide of sorts.

During the eventual alpha session for this update we, as was the case with the Lotus Atoll, will be providing players with a set of questions to evaluate their experience while asking them to use Helia's Chapters to inform their exploration and progression.

One area that Helia knows all about is Torrhus Springs. Located atop one of the highest points of the island, it's the best place for fishing up Torrhus Sea Creatures and catching several unique critters that call the upper levels of the spring their home.

If you're feeling particularly brave you can even dive down into the Springs themselves, which stretch some 100~ blocks downwards. As you get deeper you'll find more exclusive critters and perhaps even a hidden room or two.

This update will add around ~150 new attributes to SkyBlock. These will affect pretty much every area of the game substantially and provide you with some potent buffs.

Some of the attributes will be obtainable right here, at Torrhus Canyon, through activities such as exploring the island, progressing through its collections, hunting critters, and killing sea creatures.

Other attributes might be obtainable from previously released content, serving as new reward vectors and ways to make the content easier/less grindy overall. Passive aspects of the game, such as the Greenhouse and Hoppity, have received a good chunk of attributes to enhance the experience.

And, lastly, a sizable chunk of the critters introduced as part of this update, as well as their shards, will be found in an entirely new area that is completely distinct from Torrhus Canyon.

What do we mean when we say "new area"? Well, let's go into a bit more detail.

You may recognize this screenshot of Torrhus Canyon that we shared recently as part of the Hypixel Game Designer Q&A. We've seen a lot of theories as to the purpose of this pair of blimps, though none have quite been on the money as of yet.

So, it's time to come clean about a secret that we've been keeping for a while now.

Torrhus Canyon will not release alone. For the first time since SkyBlock's release, two brand-new islands will be added to the game at once, with the blimps seen in the image above being your mode of transport between them.

The second island isn't Ashwood Citadel, Lunarise, or anything else we've previously announced - it's something we've been working on in secrecy for a while now. Though we want to keep most of it a surprise, what we will say is that it's the game's first dedicated Hunting Island.

Enjoy the Year 500 Century Celebration and we hope to see you hopping onto the Alpha Network to test out this update soon! The team have worked brilliantly hard to develop these islands simultaneously and we are incredibly excited to show them off soon! :hypixel_heart: