# Developer & Patch Notes **URL:** https://community.puzzlequest3.com/c/official-news/developer-patch-notes/16.md [Latest](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/categories.md) --- ## [Balancing & Changes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/balancing-changes/3172)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/balancing-changes/3172 "2026-06-02T00:08:35Z")
Hey all, Welcome to the new Balancing & Changes thread. In the future when any changes are released that aren’t included in an update or don’t quite fit within the patch notes, a team member will be sharing them here. A… --- ## [About the Developer & Patch Notes category](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/about-the-developer-patch-notes-category/2119)
**Author:** [@Kafka](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Kafka)\ **Replies:** 0
Here you can find discussion topics for the latest patch notes as well as any extra development notes. --- ## [Update 4.5 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-5-patch-notes/5680)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-5-patch-notes/5680 "2026-05-05T01:04:49Z")
The Season begins at daily reset (00:00 GMT) on Tuesday 24th of February Start - Tuesday 24th of February (00:00 UTC) (Release of Season 4.5, Variant Gear, Spells, Minions and Legendary) Chapter II - Tuesday 10th March… --- ## [February Event Schedule 26'](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/february-event-schedule-26/5671)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/february-event-schedule-26/5671 "2026-03-03T02:01:57Z")
A little blog, for a little month! There are a couple more things I am still chasing up, so there may be some edits. All Events listed are listed in AEDT and TBC, and can be subject to change before going live. Wizar… --- ## [Update 4.4 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-4-patch-notes/5635)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-4-patch-notes/5635 "2026-01-20T23:01:00Z")
The Season begins at daily reset (00:00 GMT) on Tuesday 23rd December Start - Tuesday 23rd December (00:00 UTC) (Release of Season 4.4, Variant Gear, Spells, Minions and Legendary) Chapter II - Tuesday 6th January… --- ## [Update 4.3 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-3-patch-notes/5604)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-3-patch-notes/5604 "2025-10-29T23:45:49Z")
Keelhauled: Season 4.3 Keelhauled Variant Set: Buccaneer At the start of turn, if there are 8 or more Blue Gems on the board, spawn 1-6 Skulls. Available only in the 4.3 Season Cache (or Archive), this … --- ## [Update 4.2 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-2-patch-notes/5572)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-2-patch-notes/5572 "2025-09-25T13:09:39Z")
Slightly less fancy graphics compared to normal patch notes, as Morgz is still out.. New Season - The Wondrous Emporium The Season begins at daily reset (00:00 GMT) on Tuesday 19th August Start - Tuesday 19th August … --- ## [August Event Schedule 25'](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/august-event-schedule-25/5548)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/august-event-schedule-25/5548 "2025-08-19T15:25:23Z")
Hello Adventurers, A couple of TBC points as Morgs is still away sick. So, keep an eye out for more updated dates added to the Feast of the Forgemaster Festival and the blog that I’ll write up for that closer to the eve… --- ## [Update 4.1 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-1-patch-notes/5487)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-1-patch-notes/5487 "2025-06-20T00:39:18Z")
Season 4.1 Discovered Variant Set: Elven Discovered: There is a 25% chance to discover a Big \[I-VI\] gem at the start of your turn. Available only in the Cache’s in the 4.1 Season (or Archive) shop, this … --- ## [Update 4.0 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-0-patch-notes/5371)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-4-0-patch-notes/5371 "2025-06-16T02:12:48Z")
Season 4.0 Reinforced Variant Set: Jeweled Reinforced: Gain \[1-6\]% of your Starting Armor at the beginning of each turn. Helm of Morranin (Pantheon Set) There is a \[10 to 15\]% chance to gain Barrier a… --- ## [Update 3.5 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-5-patch-notes/5249)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-5-patch-notes/5249 "2025-03-25T22:48:08Z")
Minion spells are TBC, just because I want to post this asap and can edit them in later today or tomorrow once I have that last bit of information Prismatic Season 3.5 Temporal Variant Set: Firewalker Prism… --- ## [Update 3.4 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-4-patch-notes/5136)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-4-patch-notes/5136 "2025-03-17T12:40:15Z")
Gem of Souls Matches with Purple On match, inflict Terror on the enemy for 2 turns. Terror Increases damage taken by 20% if there are 5 or more purple gems on the board Temporal Variant At the s… --- ## [Update 3.3.1 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-3-1-patch-notes/5105)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-3-1-patch-notes/5105 "2024-11-15T01:03:02Z")
Set to release on Wednesday 00:00 AM UTC/11 AM AEST/ Tuesday 5 PM PST We’ve reworked the menu into something we reckon is much prettier! We haven’t changed the way Citadel points work. Each level you accrue one … --- ## [Update 3.3 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-3-patch-notes/5016)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-3-patch-notes/5016 "2024-10-25T21:25:50Z")
Anthrite In the Dark Mines, 5% chance to spawn Anthrite Gems Doesn’t Match, Doesn’t Activate, Can only be Destroyed On destruction, gain 1 stack of Madness. Madness: Non-dispellable Gain 2% to all d… --- ## [Update 3.2 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-2-patch-notes/4876)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-2-patch-notes/4876 "2024-09-23T03:04:59Z")
In Swamp environments, there is a 10% chance of Green and Yellow Gems to be Putrid or Fetid Gems respectively Putrid Gem ▶ Summary Fetid Gem ▶ Summary Swamp-Soaked Variant At start of turn, 50% chance to… --- ## [Crafting Follower System Update (Coming in 3.1.5)](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/crafting-follower-system-update-coming-in-3-1-5/4685)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/crafting-follower-system-update-coming-in-3-1-5/4685 "2024-07-12T03:08:08Z")
Followers to Forge: Crafting System Updates Background As our veterans would remember, we introduced the Follower Crafting system way back in October 2022 in Update 1.4. The game has obviously gone through some pretty ma… --- ## [Crit % Chance Changes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/crit-chance-changes/4725)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/crit-chance-changes/4725 "2024-07-05T00:37:34Z")
Hey everyone, Created a crit % chance thread of it’s own, so it’s a one-stop place for questions and feedback. It took a little longer than normal to get this together, as I wanted to ensure I had as much information a… --- ## [Update 3.1.5 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-1-5-patch-notes/4738)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-1-5-patch-notes/4738 "2024-06-19T01:03:06Z")
Patch Notes Update 3.1.5 will be released along with the Season, at daily reset. Our new Forge System is finally here! It was a very extensive change to our Gear Crafting Followers (Torgaon, Gemka, and Soulchaser), s… --- ## [Update 3.1 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-1-patch-notes/4708)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-1-patch-notes/4708 "2024-06-13T09:49:27Z")
Flashbang! Gem Matches with Yellow When matched, explodes, destroying the surrounding gems, and deals 5% of the opponents Max Life as Light Damage. There is also a 1% chance to Stun them for 1 turn. Flashb… --- ## [Update 3.0 Patch Notes (+3.0.1 hotfix)](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-0-patch-notes-3-0-1-hotfix/4435)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-3-0-patch-notes-3-0-1-hotfix/4435 "2024-05-26T17:05:27Z")
Celebrate our 2nd Anniversary! We can’t believe it’s already been 2 years since Puzzle Quest 3 officially went live worldwide! It’s been an amazing journey so far and we’re so excited to kick things off with our huge new… --- ## [Studio Holiday Dates - April](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/studio-holiday-dates-april/4466)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/studio-holiday-dates-april/4466 "2024-05-09T12:27:36Z")
Happy Easter & Passover to all those who celebrate! Here is when we will also be taking some time to celebrate, and our studio will be closed on the above dates. I have included the weekends in these dates, while we… --- ## [The Gear Rework](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/the-gear-rework/4418)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/the-gear-rework/4418 "2024-04-17T17:14:40Z")
Yes, you read that right – the time has come for the official Puzzle Quest 3 Gear Rework! Quick note before we get started though- while we would’ve loved to have gone into as much detail as our Spell Rework blog, gi… --- ## [Season 3.0 Dungeon Chests](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/season-3-0-dungeon-chests/4528)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/season-3-0-dungeon-chests/4528 "2024-04-15T23:36:05Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve been keeping up with all the feedback since 3.0 released, and part of it has been largely discussions around the drop rates and the push to grind for gear in chests. In part of this discussion it was… --- ## [Season Archive & Ancient Coin Bonus Issue](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/season-archive-ancient-coin-bonus-issue/4480)
**Author:** [@Kafka](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Kafka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/season-archive-ancient-coin-bonus-issue/4480 "2024-03-28T09:38:18Z")
Hi Adventurers, Some players have been experiencing intermittent issues accessing the Archive since we began our Anniversary replay of Seasons 1.1-1.5. This issue was related to the overlapping Open Archive and Double … --- ## [Update 2.5 Patch Notes (+2.5.1 fixes)](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-2-5-patch-notes-2-5-1-fixes/4246)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-2-5-patch-notes-2-5-1-fixes/4246 "2024-02-29T02:09:50Z")
This updated releases on Tueday January 23rd at 00:00 UTC The Season begins at daily reset (00:00 GMT) on Tuesday 30th January Values in bold are affected by the rarity or element of the item. Fathomless Shie… --- ## [2.5 Spell Rework](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/2-5-spell-rework/4220)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/2-5-spell-rework/4220 "2024-02-27T20:43:49Z")
2.5 will be released later in the month! So let’s take a look at the Spell changes on the way. Shout out to @Mother\_Morgz our wonderful Producer, for writing this up. :sparkles: The TLDR Spells Each Spell is now uni… --- ## [Update 2.2 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-2-2-patch-notes/3705)
**Author:** [@Kafka](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Kafka)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-2-2-patch-notes/3705 "2024-02-13T22:39:02Z")
This update releases on Tuesday August 1st at 00:00 UTC The Season begins at daily reset (00:00 UTC) on Tuesday August 8th SummaryValues in bold are affected by the rarity or element of the item. Trarg Hoo… --- ## [2.3 PvP Details](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/2-3-pvp-details/3845)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/2-3-pvp-details/3845 "2024-02-08T01:38:26Z")
With our next update releasing next week and the patch notes not too far away, we wanted to share the PvP section specifically in advance! To continue sharing information about the changes we are making, while also gath… --- ## [Update 2.4 Patch Notes](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-2-4-patch-notes/4045)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/update-2-4-patch-notes/4045 "2024-01-17T07:09:20Z")
This update releases on Tuesday November 21st at 00:00 UTC The Season begins at daily reset (00:00 GMT) on the Tuesday 28th November Values in bold are affected by the rarity or element of the item. Buc… --- ## [2.4 Hotfix Update](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/2-4-hotfix-update/4126)
**Author:** [@Jeto](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/u/Jeto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/t/2-4-hotfix-update/4126 "2023-12-11T02:54:27Z")
Hey everyone, Just making this thread so there is one place for everyone to check for the current major issues affecting PQ3. This does not mean we aren’t looking into or resolving other bugs, these are just the priori… [Next page](https://community.puzzlequest3.com/c/official-news/developer-patch-notes/16.md?page=1)