# THE FINALS Update 11.3.0 - Product: THE FINALS (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals) - Vendor: Embark Studios - Date: 2026-07-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/714534317091455556 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals/releases/2026-07-30-update-11.3.0 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** — Strike a Pose event returns in Team Deathmatch mode with dance floors spawning when eliminating opponents for extra cash - **added** — Marshal Meteor Set store cosmetic added - **added** — Azimuth Set unlockable by playing ARC Raiders and facing the ARC - **added** — Showtime Blue Set available free via Twitch Drops for watching THE FINALS until August 13, 2026 - **added** — Galaxy Estates joins the map pool for Cycle 4 - **changed** — C4 cooldown increased from 30s to 45s - **changed** — Grappling Hook cooldown decreased from 7s to 6s - **changed** — BFR damage increased from 88 to 90 - **changed** — Dagger lunge distance increased from 4.5m to 5m on primary and secondary attacks - **changed** — Dagger max lunge speed increased slightly - **changed** — Dagger secondary attack sweep time increased slightly to help backstabs hit targets at max lunge distance **DANCE OFF** Get your dancing shoes on! This week, we’re bringing Strike a Pose back, a fresh new Store Update, alongside new Twitch drops, balance changes, and a bunch of bug fixes. _See you in the Arena! _ --- ##### **STORE **| MARSHAL METEOR It’s time to pick up your shift and patrol the streets of GALAXY ESTATES with the Marshal Meteor Set. No matter how far, no matter which system you aim for, justice will find its way. Safety beyond the stars. --- ##### **EVENT **| STRIKE A POSE There’s never been a better moment than now to party up with that one friend who won’t stop emoting! That’s right, Strike a Pose is back, this time in Team Deathmatch. Eliminating an opponent will now spawn a small dance floor for you to bust your best moves in the Arena for some extra cash. --- ##### **ESPORTS **| TWO SHOWS, ONE SATURDAY Cycle 3 gets greedy this Saturday: two broadcasts in one day. AMERICAS plays its Top 8, with a cycle title and real series points on the line. EMEA plays its Top 16, where sixteen teams walk in and eight walk back out. We managed to get a hold of Scotty to hear his quick words of wisdom about the upcoming weekend: _“TWO shows in one day!? I’ve blocked out the whole afternoon… and most of June’s!” _ **AMERICAS.** **Unphased **won Cycle 2 and lead the region, so they arrive with everybody’s homework done on them. **ENVY **are through again,** Luminon (prev Team ED) **are back after taking 3rd last time out, and **Kansas City Pioneers**, who missed the Top 8 completely in Cycle 2, are finally back in the running. **EMEA.** **Five Fears** still sit top of Europe on 175 points, a full 75 clear of anyone else, and everybody chasing them has to survive the Top 16 first. Europe has already shown what that stage does to a favorite: Cycle 1 champion team **Teiko** went out and scored nothing! **APAC.** **HIBOO** once again won another cycle and knocked **KZ **from the top spot, who had led the leaderboard since May, off the top of the region by five points. It is 230 to 225 with one cycle to play, and **DRG **on 200 are close enough to make it a three-way scrap! Then, Cycle 4, the last one of the season. Whoever holds the most points at the end of it takes their region’s golden ticket, **a direct invite to The Grand Major 2026**, everyone else has to go the long way round! Sign-ups are open in all three regions right now, so this is the last time to ask. **Galaxy Estates joins the map pool for it too!** Every contestant on those broadcasts started in the Open Qualifiers, taking the same kind of shot anyone can take, including you! Build your team, and claim your spot: [**APAC Sign Up**](https://embark.link/APAC-Cycle-4) | Qualifiers begin August 8th [**AMERICAS Sign Up**](https://embark.link/AMER-Cycle-4) | Qualifiers begin August 15th [**EMEA Sign Up**](https://embark.link/EMEA-Cycle-4) | Qualifiers begin August 22nd Come along and **watch the Top 8 for AMERICAS** to find out if **Unphased **can take home the Golden Ticket, or if another team shocks the area! **Live at 18:00 UTC+2 // 18:00 CET // 12PM EST** on Clear your Saturday, pick a team to root for (or to beat?) and ask yourself the big question: **CAN YOU REACH THE FINALS? ** --- ##### **ARC x TF **| AZIMUTH SET **Do you have what it takes to venture Topside?** Starting today, play ARC Raiders, face the ARC and **unlock the Azimuth Set in THE FINALS!** While you already know who your teammates are in the Arena, keep an eye out for other Raiders, you might meet your next best friend or an unfortunate early demise. _Expect an up to 24 hour delay in rewards being delivered. _ --- ##### **TWITCH **| SHOWTIME BLUE SET For the next couple weeks, earn the Showtime Blue Set for absolutely free by simply watching anyone playing THE FINALS with Drops Enabled on Twitch! - Watch **1 hour** to get the **Showtime Blue Spear** - Watch **2 hours** to get the **Showtime Blue Dual Blades** - Watch **4 hours** to get **Showtime Blue Sword** _ _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/714534317091455556]_