Skins & Stickers
- Four choices of an unowned base Night Ops skin.
- Three Night Ops sticker selections.
- Owning all seven base skins converts a future skin choice into 1,000 Fighter Money.
Patch 2.6
Night Ops
Deploy into a complete covert season: 15 missions, a new Battle Pass, 21 tactical skins and variants, original enemies, legendary field gear, Ranked updates, and a full balance pass.
Operation overview
A new season of covert warfare
Fight through three escalating mission phases, collect first-clear rewards, and assemble the Night Ops roster.
15Missions
19Battle Pass tiers
21Skins & variants
Night Ops Battle Pass
Operation Zero Hour
The new 19-tier reward rail runs from August 8 through October 18, 2026. Reach 4,500 XP, choose unowned Night Ops skins, and build the season's legendary field gear.
19 tiersA complete new reward rail
4,500 XPRequired to reach the end
5,250 FMPremium Access price
Aug 8–Oct 182026 event window
Reward Highlights
Currency & Boxes
- 1,500 Fighter Money across the premium rail.
- 20 Crafter Boxes and 2 Ivory Chests.
- 5 Encrypted Field Circuits.
- Two random unowned character unlocks on the free track.
Legendary Rewards
- Holo Sniper on the premium rail.
- Ghostweave Legguards on the free rail.
Assignments
Recon Deployments
Complete 3 games.
30 XP · 1 Crafter BoxClean Extraction
Win 2 games.
35 XP · Random unowned stickerSilent Pressure
Deal 25,000 total damage.
30 XP · 10 Fighter MoneyZero Hour Deployment
Complete 20 games.
200 XP · 75 FM · Character · 2 Circuits · MaterialsGhost Protocol
Dodge 60 attacks.
Legguards package · 250 XPSpectral Acquisition
Apply 75 debuffs.
Visor package · 250 XPHolographic Fire Control
Deal 150,000 total damage.
Holo Sniper package · 250 XPOvercharge Authorization
Cast R 40 times.
Overcharge Ring package · 250 XP
Seasonal collection
21 Skins. Seven Operators.
Every operator receives one base Night Ops look and two mission variants. Base-skin choice rewards avoid skins you already own; owning all seven converts the next choice into 1,000 Fighter Money.
Reptile
Toxic infiltration gear with Arctic and Obsidian variants.
Dasha
Zero Hour commander styling with Arcane and Molten variants.
Birdie
Blacksite breacher armor with Cryo and Red variants.
Renée
Moonlit covert armor with Magenta and Blossom variants.
Cham Cham
Neon recon gear with Violet and Neon variants.
Kindra
Silent operative armor with Stormsteel and Viridian variants.
Sub Zero
Cryogenic field armor with Arctic and Glacier variants.
Seven Epic Profile Icons
Mission first clears award Dasha on II, Sub Zero on III, Reptile on IV, Birdie on VI, Cham Cham on VII, Renée on XII, and Kindra on XV.
Reptile
Dasha
Birdie
Renée
Cham Cham
Kindra
Sub ZeroFour New Stickers
Sticker choices offer three random unowned options. Owning all four converts the next choice into 250 Fighter Money.
Guilty Snack
Side Eye
Smug
Confused
Seasonal item rotation
Legendary Field Gear
Four new legendary items arrive with Night Ops, supported by the shared Encrypted Field Circuit crafting material. All four recipes appear at the top of the Crafter list.
Legendary · Legs
Ghostweave Legguards
- Casting R grants Stealth for 2 turns.
- 9-turn cooldown.
Legendary · Head
Spectral Targeting Visor
- +28 Physical Damage.
- Target stealthed enemies and deal 25% increased damage to them.
Legendary · Two-handed Main Hand
Holo Sniper
- +12 Physical Damage and +5% Dodge Chance.
- Deal 5% increased damage for every active buff.
Legendary · Ring
Tactical Overcharge Ring
- +35 Magical Damage and +5% Dodge Chance.
- Abilities cost 25% more Mana; Magical abilities deal 25% increased damage.
Encrypted Field CircuitGhostweave Legguards4 Circuits · 8 Spider Silk · 8 Iron Nails · 2 Void Shards
Spectral Targeting Visor4 Circuits · 2 Electric Cores · 2 Stormglass Shards · 4 Spider Silk
Holo Sniper5 Circuits · 3 Electric Cores · 2 Stormglass Shards · 12 Iron Nails
Tactical Overcharge Ring3 Circuits · 2 Void Shards · 1 Electric Core · 1 Stormglass Shard
Ranked & Client
Your New Command Center
Statistics has moved into a full tier-list page, the Client now shows the live population, and Night Ops can be selected as a complete visual and music theme.
Explore tiers, characters, items, matchups, counters, synergies, and combat performance outside the old modal.
The Client menu now shows how many players are online without blocking the main controls.
Swap event themes at any time. Night Ops brings its Cham Cham background and Ghost Everybody Instrumental menu music.
Every Mana user now begins from the same base regeneration. Higher build values remain uncapped.
Lineup position and range no longer restrict valid Ranked targets. Repositioning still occurs every 5 turns.
Approved balance pass
Character Balance
Eight fighters receive targeted changes in Patch 2.6. Use the filters to isolate buffs, nerfs, or kit adjustments.
Zoey
Nerfed
Heart Pounce: Heart Mark bonus damage reduced from 58% to 50%.
Sparkle Burst: Permanent Magical Damage gained per enemy struck reduced from 2.75% to 2.15%.
Birdie
Buffed- Base Physical Damage increased from 188 to 198.
Meat Hook: Hooked damage amplification increased from 28% to 35%.
Morrigan
Buffed
Thorny Shield: Now blocks the next enemy hit regardless of damage type.
Seductive Dash: Cooldown reduced from 5 to 4 turns.
- Thorn Pain: Duration increased from 3 to 4 turns, and the lingering visual after expiry has been fixed.
Shao Kahn
Nerfed- Base Physical Damage reduced from 285 to 255.
Hammer Throw: Stun duration reduced from 5 to 3 turns.
FANG
Nerfed
Experimental Barrier: Changed from a flat 2,000 shield to 17% of Max HP. FANG now reliably starts battle with it, and it still regenerates every 10 turns.
Evasive Formula: Cooldown increased from 5 to 9 turns.
Experiment Time: Buff duration reduced from 4 to 3 turns; cooldown increased from 14 to 15 turns.
- All five ability and passive descriptions were rewritten for clarity and now use new FANG-themed icons.
Kuma
Nerfed
Chewing Time: Duration reduced from 4 to 3 turns. Damage per tick reduced from 700 + 155% to 600 + 150% Physical Damage. Healing reduced from 100% to 80% of damage dealt.
Bridget
Nerfed / Tuned- Aqua Life Essence: Healing reduced from 78% to 63% of damage dealt.
Arcane Bubble Shield: Enemy damage scaling increased from 90% to 100% Magical Damage.
Verdant Channel: Main-target scaling reduced from 125% to 100%; adjacent scaling increased from 45% to 50% Magical Damage.
Zephra
Buffed- Aquatic Meditation: Ability Point regeneration increased from 1 to 2 AP per turn.
Throwkick: Scaling increased from 210% to 300% Physical Damage. It no longer grants Physical Damage, Lifesteal, or Ability Points.
FANG Icon Redesign
Power Potion
Ability iconEvasive Formula
Ability icon
Chemical Crash
Ability iconExperiment Time
Ability iconExperimental Barrier
Passive iconItem Balance
Oathbound Feather Staff
Magical Damage reduced from 70 to 50.
Beach Sunglasses
Magical damage reflected and restored as healing reduced from 5% to 3%.
Ice Bucket
Its freeze now works through turn 15, returns next turn if removed early, and permanently doubles current Magical Damage and Magic Shield on turn 16.
Training Vest
Random Armor bonus range changed from +3–30 to +4–22.
Void Shadow Veil
Kindra Stealth trigger threshold reduced from 25% HP to 18% HP.
Gym Sneakers
Dodge Chance reduced from 10% to 4%.
Violet Guillotine Thread
Dodge healing reduced from 4% to 1% Max HP; no longer grants HP Regen.
Star Blade
Now grants +15 Physical Damage and +3% Crit Chance as base stats.
Gameplay & story
More Reliable Battles
Patch 2.6 includes player-facing combat fixes, clearer revive pacing, and several improvements to The Junior Years.
Revive Timers
Revive time now scales as battles run longer. The death turn no longer immediately consumes the first countdown turn.
Turns 1–102 turns
11–203 turns
21–304 turns
31–405 turns
41+8 turns
Combat Fixes
- Dead characters can no longer receive ordinary healing, including Beach Sunglasses healing after a lethal hit.
- Rapid multi-hit abilities now complete their damage, healing, resources, and knockouts before the action ends.
- Siegfried keeps his action after Sword Blessing, and Raiden's Thunder Shield grants the intended 15 Magic Shield.
- Retained-turn abilities and Rush history no longer fail during target resolution.
Visual Polish
- Rapid damage, healing, dodge, sticker, and ability effects clean up correctly without erasing newer effects.
- Oversized or stuck remote effects—including Farmer Raiden's Storm Circle—have been fixed.
- Elphelt's Affection, Heart Debuff, and Deep Sea Essence artwork now load correctly.
- The Junior Years credits now stay centered and unclipped on desktop and mobile-shaped screens.
The Junior Years
- Ayane's instructed Q, E, W, and empowered Q are immediately clickable during the Ibuki tutorial.
- Ayane's W instruction now waits for the full voice line.
- Siegfried has been removed from the post-capture FANG, Birdie, and Ibuki conversation.
Tutorial Tuning
- The opponent pair deals 50% less damage in the Kokoro, Siegfried, Julia, and Elphelt 2v2 tutorial.
- Julia's Infernal Tangle survival fight now runs at 6× speed and restores your previous speed afterward.
- Infernal Ant survival is reduced from 20 to 15 turns, and all ant damage in that battle is reduced by 20%.
HUD Cleanup
Hidden passive trackers for Kokoro's Healing Feedback and Farmer Alice's Magic Shield have been removed from the HUD. Their gameplay effects are unchanged.
Night Ops campaign
The Operation
Fifteen sequential, repeatable challenges move from rooftop reconnaissance to blacksite infiltration and the final strike at Zero Hour. Enemy and player modifier offers remain active throughout the campaign.
Phase 01 · Missions 1–5
Recon Circuit
Trace the signal, recover the package, and extract the stolen intelligence.
- 01 Night Ops I: Dead Drop
- 02 Night Ops II: Rooftop Relay
- 03 Night Ops III: Cold Trace
- 04 Night Ops IV: Green Channel
- 05 Night Ops V: Recon Extraction
Phase 02 · Missions 6–10
Blacksite Breach
Break the ward, survive the cryo vault, and reach the data core.
- 06 Night Ops VI: Breach Point
- 07 Night Ops VII: Blackout Ward
- 08 Night Ops VIII: Cryo Vault
- 09 Night Ops IX: Medbay Lockdown
- 10 Night Ops X: Data Core
Phase 03 · Missions 11–15
Zero Hour
Climb the chain of command, defeat the Warden, and eliminate Director Nyx.
- 11 Night Ops XI: Chain of Command
- 12 Night Ops XII: Neon Hunt
- 13 Night Ops XIII: Silent Witness
- 14 Night Ops XIV: Warden Protocol
- 15 Night Ops XV: Zero Hour
15Encrypted Field Circuits from the full operation
635Total Fighter Money across first clears
7Mission profile icons
1×Every reward is first-clear only
Restricted roster
Night Ops missions accept Reptile, Dasha, Birdie, Renée, Cham Cham, Kindra, and Sub Zero. The correct Night Ops look—and assigned mission variant—is automatically equipped when the operation begins.
Mission Hazards
Recon Circuit
Mana sweeps and thermal reveals pressure the squad while the operation teaches its covert roster and extraction rules.
Blacksite Breach
Blackout cooldown disruption, alarm shields, cryogenic shield cycles, and remote triage raise the stakes inside the facility.
Zero Hour
Permanent enemy escalation, Predator Clock exposure, no-casualty objectives, and the Director Nyx kill target define the finale.
Enemy Dossiers
Mission Modifiers
Dead Drop Cache
Rare · UniversalEvery fifth team turn, restore 10% Max HP and 12% Max Mana.
Signal Relay
Rare · UniversalGaining a buff gives a random living ally +8% Physical and Magical Damage for 1 turn.
Field Extraction
Legendary · UniversalOnce per battle, lethal damage leaves the owner at 1 HP with an 18% Max HP shield.
Corrosive Calibration
Rare · ReptileAcid Spit adds 3% target Max HP damage and refreshes its Mark by 1 turn.
Blacksite Penetrator
Legendary · DashaPiercing Shot repeats 25% of its damage as True Damage against Target Locked enemies.
Riot Belly
Rare · BirdieEach successful taunt grants +6 Armor and Magic Shield for 3 turns, up to 4 stacks.
Relentless Moon
Legendary · RenéeBuild Fury through Moon's Fury critical hits to guarantee the next Q or E stun chance.
Perfect Leap
Epic · Cham ChamLeap's active dodge heals 8% Max HP and reduces Boomerang's cooldown by 1.
Marked Circuit
Epic · KindraSwift Strike gains +12% Physical Damage on its next target for every Mark consumed.
Cryogenic Feedback
Epic · Sub ZeroFrozen Aura or Ice Wall refreezing an attacker reduces all active cooldowns by 1.
Deploy Into Night Ops
Assemble the covert roster, clear all 15 missions, unlock Operation Zero Hour rewards, and take the Patch 2.6 balance changes into Ranked.
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