# Season 5 is here!
Season 5 is now here! Let’s explore everything new coming to Hoplite this season.


# Duels 1.4
## Competitive Duels
- 10 players will be placed into a draft, where the top 2 players will select teammates in a snake draft.
- The match is a best of 3 using the Battle Royale kit.
- Players must complete 10 placement matches to receive their initial rank.
- The MVP (player who dealt most damage) will receive a bonus to their ranked progress.
- Every rank has unique rewards which can be viewed in the Rewards section of the shop, and will be awarded at the end of the season.
- Dodging or leaving multiple matches in a day will result in a queue ban and loss of rating.

## Divisions
Copper Division (I, II, III, IV, V)
Iron Division (I, II, III, IV, V)
Gold Division (I, II, III, IV, V)
Diamond Division (I, II, III, IV, V)
Master
Champion (Top 10)

**<u>Gem & XP Rewards</u>**
Copper - 80 Gems, 500 XP
Iron - 200 Gems, 1000 XP
Gold - 400 Gems, 2500 XP
Diamond - 800 Gems, 5000 XP
Master - 1500 Gems, 10000 XP
Champion - 2500 Gems, 25000 XP, 1 Tier Boost

### Competitive Warrior Helmet
Awarded to: Copper Division and higher
This warrior helmet cosmetic will be awarded to all players who participate in competitive duels.

### Trophy Case Gadget
Awarded to: Gold division and higher
A trophy case showcasing a player's highest medallion

### Dragon’s Breath Projectile Trail
Awarded to: Diamond Division and higher

### Golden Dragon Rider Victory Dance
Awarded to: Master Division and higher

### Ranked Cloak Aura
Awarded to: Champion Division
The top 10 players at the end of the season receive this unique aura showcasing their leaderboard position and medallion.

## General Changes
- Damage dealt will be shown after matches.
- Added Duels border.
  - Shrinks to 10x10 over 5 minutes.
- Casual kits are now best of 3.
- Bridge and Parkour are now usable in custom kits.
- Legendary weapons have been removed from custom kits.
- NPCs have been added for all Casual queues
- Added Mace casual kit queue.
- The following basic crafts have been added to duels.
  - Armor: Cactus Chestplate, Cowboy Boots.
  - Food: Very Suspicious Stew, Panacea.
- New Weekly Quests:
  - Achieve an 8 win streak in any mode.
  - Win 10 Battle Royale Duels without any healing left.
  - Play 25 2v2 or 3v3 Custom Kit Matches.

### Custom Kit Settings
- You can now add custom permanent potion effects to custom kits.
- Friendly Fire (also applies to explosives).
- Explosives Auto Ignition: This setting applies to creepers and TNT instantly igniting upon being placed down.
- Ender Pearl Cooldown.
- Border Shrink Time.

# Battle Royale 1.7

## General Changes
- The Archer kit now receives arrows instead of feathers.
- Ghasts will always drop a Ghast Tear.
- Blazes will always drop a Blaze Rod.
- Raised the amount of gold blocks replaced in Bastions from 60 -> 70%.
- All Iron armor now has +2 Toughness.
- Monuments now spawn in the ocean near the border in 50% of games.
  - Elder Guardian mining fatigue range reduced from 50 -> 25 blocks.
- Horse packs are 75% less likely to spawn.
- All Deathmatch chests will now contain exactly 1 Golden Apple.
- All Chests now have a small chance to contain a Slime Ball.
- Empty Buckets are no longer stackable.
- Fixed some blocks such as Netherrack and Glass not decaying in deathmatch.
- Eyes of Ender will no longer break when thrown.
- Added an extra 30 seconds at the end of games before the server restarts.
  - +100% Spread Effectiveness

- All players will receive max level perks, which will grant the following:
  - 10 seconds of haste when mining ores.
  - 15% XP Boost
  - Absorption IV for 15 minutes.
  - 15 seconds of speed when consuming a head.
  - 27 Nuggets per kill
  - 15 minutes of Saturation.
- All players will receive a 100% refund for coins spent on perks.

## Item Changes
- Mace damage capped to 15 hearts.
- Hypnosis Staff limited to 1 Warden per team.
- Skeleton Leggings no longer affect mobs controlled or spawned by players.
- Dragon Katana no longer requires end stone to craft.
- Shadow Blade buffed from 7 -> 7.5 damage.
- Shadow Blade will no longer be cancelled by arrows shot by allies.
- Axolotl Boots now have Protection 1 and a cheaper recipe.
- Blazing Crossbow no longer requires a head.
- Panacea can now be crafted with any 4 Tulips regardless of color.

## New Items
### Barbed Rod
- A Fishing Rod that knocks players back on hit instead of pulling them.
- 75 Durability which lowers when hitting enemies.
### Corrupted Crossbow
- A Crossbow which fires 3 poisonus arrows in rapid succession.
- If arrows collide with a block, they will start to decay blocks in a large radius.
- 20s Cooldown.
### Harpoon Launcher
- If the harpoon collides with a player, the player is damaged and rapidly pulled towards you.
- If the harpoon collides with a block, you are rapidly pulled towards the block.
- You can shift while being pulled to cancel it.
- 12s Cooldown.
### Guardian Cannon
- Pull back to begin charging for 2s. Being damaged during this time will cancel the charge.
- Once the charge is complete, a beam will fire and damage any player or block in its path.
- 30s Cooldown.
- Use while in water to shoot 2 guardians forwards, and blast yourself backwards.
- 25s Cooldown
- Hold while swimming to gain Dolphins Grace.
### Cloud Sword
- 7.5 Damage, 1.6 Attack Speed, +7.5% Movement Speed, -100% Fall Damage while in main hand.
- Right click to start summoning clouds below your feet for up to 10 seconds.
- Right click to toggle this effect on and off during the duration.
- 30s Cooldown

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Season 5 is Here!