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The Forge
Winter Expansion Content Guide
Part 1 of The Forge's Winter Expansion became available on December 26, 2025. Check out the new island, boss battle, races, gear, and all new content in the expansion here!
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Winter Expansion Release Date
Released on December 26, 2025
| The Forge Winter Expansion | |
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| Part 1 Duration | December 26, 2025 - January 9, 2026 |
Part 1 of the Winter Expansion for The Forge released on December 26, 2025 and will run until January 9, 2026.
Winter Expansion Raven Cave Update
| Raven Cave Update New Content |
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New Cave: Raven Cave
| Update Release Date | Janauary 3, 2026 |
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The Raven Cave in Frostspire Expanse is now open to explore for players in the latest Winter Expansion patch update made on January 3, 2026. This cave introduces new ores, enemies, and more armor to forge!
New Raven Cave Ores
| All New Raven Cave Ores | |||
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 Frogite
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 Moon Stone
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 Gulabite
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 Coinite
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 Duranite
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 Evil Eye
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 Stolen Heart
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The Raven Cave adds 8 new Ores for players to discover, including the Heart of The Island ore which has a significantly low drop chance. All of these can be obtained from the Raven Cave's new crystals and stone outcrops.
New Raven Cave Crystals and Stone
| All New Raven Cave Crystals and Stone | |||
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| Small Red Crystal | Medium Red Crystal | Large Red Crystal | |
Players can mine 3 different sizes of Crystals and 1 Heart of The Island Stone for a chance to get any of the eight new ores introduced in the new cave update.
New Raven Cave Enemies
| All New Raven Cave Enemies | ||
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 Demonic Queen Spider
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 Demonic Spider
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 Mini Demonic Spider
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3 new enemies will be present in the Raven Cave. These arachnid enemies will do their best to disrupt your mining grind, so equip your best weapon and slay them for Essence!
New Armor and Gear
The new cave also brings new questlines that players can complete to unlock an Armor Set and a new Pickaxe!
New Raven Armor Set
| All New Raven Armor Set | ||
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| Raven's Helmet | Raven's Chestplate | Raven's Leggings |
An all-new Raven Armor Set complete with a Helmet, Chestplate, and Leggings is now available in the game. Blueprints to this Heavy Armor set can be unlocked by going through the Raven Questline in Frostspire Expanse.
New Dragon Head Pickaxe
| New Raven Cave Pickaxe |
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 Dragon Head Pickaxe
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Players can obtain the new Mythical Dragon Head Pickaxe by completing the Cult Questline that begins in Raven Cave. With a high mining power of 750, it's definitely worth getting!
Winter Expansion Content Guide
| Winter Expansion New Content |
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New Island: Frostspire Expanse
The Forge's very first major content update adds Frostspire Expanse, a whole new world filled with fresh quests, caves, ores to mine, as well as armor and weapons to forge. Do note that you must first reach Level 70 in order to access this new island and its content.
New Boss Battle System: Golem Boss Battle
The Winter Expansion introduces a new Boss Battle System, adding the Golem as a repeatable boss encounter. Defeating it rewards players with a new rune tier, alongside Epic and Legendary Essences which players can farm. Team up with friends to take down this powerful enemy, available once every hour.
New Weapons and Gear
The Winter Expansion also adds three new weapon types, along with new weapon and armor blueprints that players can forge!
New Weapon Types
| New Winter Expansion Weapon Types | ||
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 Spear |
 Mace |
 Axe |
Spears, Maces, and One-Handed Axes have been added alongside the Winter Expansion as three different weapon types each with their unique fighting style.
New Winter Expansion Weapon Blueprints
The Hell Slayer and Candy Cane are two new Straight Sword weapon blueprints available through the limited-time Christmas Event, so be sure to obtain them before the event ends!
New Winter Expansion Armor
| All New Winter Expansion Armor Sets | ||
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| Viking Helmet | Viking Chestplate | Viking Leggings |
| Wolf Helmet | Wolf Chestplate | Wolf Leggings |
The Viking Armor Set (Heavy Armor) and Wolf Armor Set (Medium Armor) can now be forged using ore mined from Frostspire Expanse. Each set includes a helmet, chestplate, and leggings that boosts your health and defenses!
New Races: Vampire, Felynx, and Archangel
| New Winter Expansion Races | ||
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| Archangel (Rate: 0.1%) |
Felynx (Rate: 1.25%) |
Vampire (Rate: 4%) |
Vampire, Felynx, and Archangel have been added to the race pool, giving players a chance to take on these new forms. The Archangel race introduces a new Relic rarity tier with an extremely low rate, but it grants unique and powerful perks.
New Christmas Event
| Duration | December 26, 2025 - January 9, 2026 |
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Santa has arrived in the Frostspire Expanse, offering players daily tasks that reward Christmas Vouchers, which can be exchanged for limited-time items such as pickaxes, weapon blueprints, and more!
The Forge Related Guides
Expansion History
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| Winter Expansion |
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