# THE FINALS Midseason Update 10.6 - Product: THE FINALS (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals) - Vendor: Embark Studios - Date: 2026-05-07 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/678497909513126620 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals/releases/2026-05-07-midseason-update-10.6 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Added Dragon's Claim, a new 5v5 Limited Time Mode where teams compete to control and plant a banner to earn cash in a designated zone while defending against dragon attacks - **added** — Added Scales of Fortune event with daily contracts awarding up to 3 tickets per day to spin a wheel for over 20 rewards including a Legendary outfit on completion - **added** — Added The Crown That Remains bundle containing a legendary outfit, grenade skin, emote, epic charm, and 2400 Multibucks - **added** — Added Helion Exarch Set and Helion Eclipse Set cosmetics to the store - **added** — Added Brewed for Trouble set cosmetics to the store - **added** — Added M.E.L.V.I.N. Reforged cosmetic to the store - **added** — Added Twitch Drops campaign with rewards available through May 21 including Wyrmmarked Sticker, Scale Crest Charm, and Scaelium Edge Chimera-XB Skin - **changed** — Decreased Vanishing Bomb invisibility duration from 6 seconds to 5 seconds - **changed** — Increased Vanishing Bomb cooldown from 18 seconds to 22 seconds - **changed** — Increased minimum spawn distance from enemies when using a coin by approximately 20% in Cashout, Ranked Cashout, and Quick Cash modes - **changed** — Recalibrated Ranked Tournaments league rank distribution to more evenly distribute players across different ranks - **changed** — Decreased time for Goo to break when overlapping a player from 0.8 seconds to 0.35 seconds - **fixed** — Reverted Shockwave change from 10.3 that constrained how high players could be launched when combining Shockwave with Jump Pad **DOWN TO ASHES** It’s time for the Mid-Season Update! The Arena is bustling with a brand-new Limited Time Mode, tons of free cosmetics for you to grab and a long list of bug-fixes and balance changes. Check out the gritty details below! --- ##### **LTM **| DRAGON’S CLAIM ## The battle for the banner has begun! Dragon’s Claim is a brand-new Limited Time Event, where control, teamplay, and siege tactics are your path to victory. In this 5v5 mode, take and keep control of the banner long enough to be able to plant it into the ground. Once you’ve staked your claim, a zone around the banner will appear and everyone in the Arena will know where to stand. Stay in the zone to rack up money, and take as much of the treasure as you can while the banner lasts. The team that plants the banner will receive a bonus, then every Contestant in the Arena will earn additional cash by surviving in the zone. The battle around the banner is sure to be heated, but not nearly so intense as the Dragon raining fire from above! The banner will attract the dragon so keep an eye on the sky and don’t get burned! The first team to earn the winning amount or the team with the most cash at the end of the round wins! Play _Dragon's Claim_ from now until May 28! --- ##### **EVENT **| SCALES OF FORTUNE Once again, we’ve reinvented the wheel with the Scales of Fortune! Complete daily contracts to earn up to 3 tickets a day and use them to spin the wheel. Unlock more than 20 rewards with a Legendary outfit on completion. Each spin will grant you a reward from the pool of prizes! Landing on a duplicate prize will convert that wheel tile into a Golden Ticket. Land on a Golden Ticket to earn an additional, extra special spin that’s guaranteed to be a new, unowned item! It is still possible to buy a reward out of the wheel with Multibucks, of course! Get spinning, Contestants, and may the (vastly improved) odds be in your favor! Earn all the free rewards before May 28! --- ##### **DLC **| THE CROWN THAT REMAINS Show them that you were born to rule the Arena! Heavy is the head that wears the crown (but Medium and Light, as well)! The bundle includes a legendary outfit, grenade skin, an emote, as well as an epic charm and 2400 Multibucks. --- ##### **STORE UPDATE **| HELION EXARCH SET ## Praise the stars for the Helion Exarch and the Helion Eclipse Set! Be the knight in shining armor you always wanted to be, where classic fits meet modern weaponry. Shine bright so your name can climb to the top. Stock up on potions with the Brewed for Trouble set, and share them with the competition for maximum potency. It’s an aggressive way to use your wares, but business is cut-throat. ALFA ACTA favorite test dummy M.E.L.V.I.N. Reforged is back for action, but he will be hard to eliminate! Try to run him through with your sword and see if he drops a few coins. --- ##### **TWITCH DROPS **| UP THE SCALE ## Conquer the heat with the newest Twitch Drops and rise up to the challenges. Link your Twitch & Embark account, watch a stream of THE FINALS with Drops Enabled to earn free rewards! - Watch 1 hour to get the Wyrmmarked Sticker - Watch 2 hours to get the Scale Crest Charm - Watch 4 hours to get the Scaelium Edge Chimera-XB Skin *Drops available until May 21 --- ##### Balance Changes ##### Gadgets **Vanishing Bomb** - Decreased the duration of invisibility on the user from 6s to 5s - Increased cooldown from 18s to 22s _Dev Note: Over time, the Vanishing Bomb has gradually become a must pick for Lights and this depresses the value of the Cloaking Device quite a bit. These changes are aimed at reducing its power relative to other items to move it into a much more balanced place. _ ##### Game Modes **General** - Increased the minimum distance a player must spawn from enemies when using a coin by approximately 20%. This impacts Cashout, Ranked Cashout and Quick Cash modes _Dev Note: We’ve seen from live data that some of the spawn changes we _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/678497909513126620]_