Dear Tibians,

welcome to this thread regarding the new items from the summer update 2025.

This time, you can acquire items from two different sets.

The Norcferatu equipment, as the name suggests, is part of the Bloody Tusks quest and can be looted exclusively from the new boss Vladrukh.

You will also be able to get your hands on new hip slot items as boss drops from Sir Leonard in the Between the Lines quest. As this quest revolves around the rescue of your familiars, the new hip slot items will fit right in with augments that reduce the cooldown of your familiar summon spell.

Armors

Knight

Norcferatu Tuskplate

• Required Level: 270
  
• Augments: Brutal Strike - Cooldown Reduction -2s, Critical Extra Damage +10%
  
• Armor: 22
  
• Resistance: Physical +4%
  
• Skillboost: SwordFighting +3, AxeFighting +3, ClubFighting +3
  
• Imbuement Slots: 2

Sorcerer

Norcferatu Bloodhide

• Required Level: 270
  
• Augments: Ultimate Energy Strike - Critical Hit Chance +5%, Critical Extra Damage +14%
  
• Armor: 16
  
• Resistance: Earth +8% (was Energy +8%)
  
• Skillboost: Energy Magic Level +6, Fire Magic Level +3
  
• Imbuement Slots : 1
  
• Excluded Imbuements: Basic/Intricate/Powerful Cloud Fabric

Druid

Norcferatu Bonecloak

• Required Level: 270
  
• Augments: Ultimate Terra Strike - Critical Hit Chance +5%, Critical Extra Damage +14%
  
• Armor: 16
  
• Resistance: Ice +8%
  
• Skillboost: Earth Magic Level +6, Healing Magic Level +3
  
• Imbuement Slots: 1
  
• Excluded Imbuements: Basic/Intricate/Powerful Quara Scale

Helmets

Paladin

Norcferatu Skullguard

• Required Level: 270
  
• Augment: Etheral Spear - Critical Extra Damage +8%, Ethereal Spear Critical Hit Chance +2%
  
• Armor: 9
  
• Resistances: Physical +3%, Ice +6%
  
• Skillboost: Distance Fighting +2
  
• Imbuement Slots: 2
  
• Excluded Imbuements: Powerful Epiphany

Monk

Norcferatu Bonehood

• Required Level: 230
  
• Augment: Greater Tiger Clash - Base Damage +33% (was: Greater Tiger Clash - Critical Extra Damage +10%)
  
• Armor: 5
  
• Mantra: 8
  
• Resistances: Physical +2%, Ice +5%
  
• Skillboost: Fist Fighting +2
  
• Imbuement Slots: 2
  
• Excluded Imbuements: Powerful Epiphany

Legs

Paladin

Norcferatu Thornwraps

• Required Level: 270
  
• Augment: Ethereal Spear - Base Damage +50%
  
• Armor: 9
  
• Resistances: Physical +4%, Death +4%
  
• Skillboost: Distance Fighting +2

Druid

Norcferatu Bloodstrider

• Required Level: 270
  
• Augment: Ultimate Terra Strike - Base Damage +33%
  
• Armor: 8
  
• Resistance: Death +4% ( was: Earth +7%)
  
• Skillboost: Magic Level +2

Monk

Norcferatu Fleshguards

• Required Level: 230
  
• Augment: Greater Tiger Clash - Critical Hit Chance +2.5%, Greater Tiger Clash - Critical Extra Damage +10%
  
• Armor: 5
  
• Mantra: 6
  
• Resistance: Death +4%
  
• Skillboost: Fist Fighting +2

Boots

Knight

Norcferatu Goretrampers

• Required Level: 270
  
• Augment: Brutal Strike - Base Damage +33%
  
• Armor: 3
  
• Resistances: Physical +5%, Earth +3%
  
• Skillboost: Speed +15
  
• Imbuement Slots: 1
  
• Excluded Imbuements: Basic/Intricate/Powerful Swiftness

Sorcerer

Norcferatu Fangstompers

• Required Level: 270
  
• Augment: Ultimate Energy Strike - Base Damage +33%
  
• Armor: 2
  
• Resistance: Death +3%
  
• Skillboost: Magic Level +1

Hip Slot

Knight

Ink Blade

• Augment: Summon Knight Familiar - Cooldown Reduction -300s
  
• Resistance: Energy +2%

Paladin

Ink Quill

• Augment: Summon Paladin Familiar - Cooldown Reduction -300s
  
• Resistance: Energy +2%

Sorcerer

Ink Claw

• Augment: Summon Sorcerer Familiar - Cooldown Reduction -300s
  
• Resistance: Energy +2%

Druid

Ink Vine

• Augment: Summon Druid Familiar - Cooldown Reduction -300s
  
• Resistance: Energy +2%

Monk

Ink Brush

• Augment: Summon Monk Familiar - Cooldown Reduction -300s
  
• Resistance: Energy +2%

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Happy testing,
Ilyndor

Official replies

26.06. Changed resistance on norcferatu bloodhide
27.06. Increased earth resistance on norcferatu goretrampers and added energy resistance to hip slot items
02.07. Augment changes on norcferatu bonehood and fleshguards
03.07. Information on frequently asked questions
04.07. Adjusted paladin equipment

Hello Tibians,

thank you for your feedback regarding the new gear. At the moment, we are still collecting and evaluating your suggestions and thoughts.

We will announce any changes in this thread, so please stay tuned.

Best regards,
Ilyndor

Dear Tibians,

we have decided to change the resistance on the Norcferatu Bloodhide (sorcerer armor) from energy to earth.

This change will go live with one of the next testserver patches.

Happy testing,
Ilyndor

Dear Tibians,

thank you for your ongoing feedback. We have decided to make the following changes:

norcferatu goretrampers

• increased earth resistance: 3% -> 5%

ink blade, ink quill, ink claw, ink vine, ink brush

• added 2% energy resistance

Please note that these changes won't go live on the testserver until next week.

Happy weekend,
Ilyndor

Dear Tibians,

we have made the following adjustments:

norcferatu bonehood

• changed augment from Greater Tiger Clash +10% Critical Extra Damage -> Greater Tiger Clash +33% Base Damage

norcferatu fleshguards

• added second augment: Greater Tiger Clash +10% Critical Extra Damage

These changes will go live with one of the next test server patches.

Happy testing,
Ilyndor

Dear Tibians,

Thank you for your ongoing feedback. We are still considering possible adjustments to some of the new items. In the meantime, I would like to address a few points you have raised.

New hip slot items

We believe that the reduced cooldowns of familiar summon spells offer meaningful use cases and align thematically with the new questline, Between the Lines.

With the addition of energy resistance, these items also complement the existing hip slot items. Therefore, we are currently satisfied with the state of these items. However, we read all of your feedback and may consider your ideas for future items in this slot.

Spell augments

The intention behind these augments is to make underused single-target spells more relevant in specific situations. In the past, similar enhancements have significantly increased the popularity of overlooked spells.

If you have feedback on how to adjust the augments for the current selection of spells, we would be grateful for your suggestions.

We hope that this post answers some of your questions and we look forward to your continued feedback.

Kind regards,
Ilyndor

Dear Tibians,

Thank you for all of your suggestions.

While we continue evaluating them, we have also made the following two changes:

• Norcferatu Bloodstrider (druid legs): Changed resistance from Earth +7% to Death +4%

Similar to the earlier adjustment to the Norcferatu Bloodhide, this change ensures that the offensive and defensive bonuses do not target the same element.

• Norcferatu Skullguard (paladin helmet): Added augment – Ethereal Spear- Critical Hit Chance +2%
  

Best regards,
Ilyndor

Originally posted by Calus Elesar on 03.07.2025 17:50:02:

Originally posted by Ilyndor on 03.07.2025 16:39:37:

• Norcferatu Skullguard (paladin helmet): Added augment – Ethereal Spear- Critical Hit Chance +2%
  

The change here isn't very clear, I'm afraid.

Hi,

thanks for your comment. The Norcferatu Skullguard now has two augments that boost Ethereal Spear, one for Critical Extra Damage and one for Critical Hit Chance. I have also updated the item descriptions at the start of the thread to reflect all changes.

Best regards,
Ilyndor

Dear Tibians,

thank you for all of your comments and suggestions. We have now implemented the following changes that will probably go live this afternoon.

Norcferatu Skullguard (paladin helmet)

Adjusted augments, the new values are as follows:

• Ethereal Spear - Base Damage +40%
  
• Ethereal Spear - Critical Hit Chance +2%

Norcferatu Thornwraps (paladin legs)

Adjusted augments, the new values are as follows:

• Ethereal Spear - Base Damage +40%
  
• Ethereal Spear - Critical Extra Damage +8%

Best regards,
Ilyndor

Dear Tibians,

Before closing this thread, I would like to thank you once again for all your feedback on the new items introduced in this update.

While some of your suggestions were not implemented this time, we have taken note of them and may revisit them in future item designs.

Best regards, and until next time,
Ilyndor