March of Empires Patch Notes — December 15, 2025
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My Lords & Ladies,
Our march to greatness continues with Update 82, bringing powerful new progression, festive celebrations, and important balance improvements across the realms!
FEATURE EXTENSIONS
Castle Level 38 is now available! Push your Castle to new heights, unlock further building upgrades, and grow stronger than ever before.
Complete Academy Research – Era IX to unlock massive passive bonuses and gain the ability to train and promote Army Units to Tier 8.
Tier 8 Army Units are marching onto the battlefield — and the ground trembles beneath their mighty steps.
Gemstones Level 10 arrive, unmatched in both beauty and power.
HOLIDAY CONTENT
Christmas Event Shop: 21 December – 4 January
Christmas Lottery: 23 – 30 December
SEASONAL CONTENT
A brand-new Path to Glory season begins, featuring fresh missions and exciting new rewards.
World Encounters Theme Rotation: On 5 January, Brigands will invade the realms! March against their camps and reclaim the treasures they’ve stolen.
BALANCE CHANGES
Path to Glory missions have been rebalanced to require less time and effort to complete
Vault rewards have been refreshed and improved
The marching speed of all Army Unit types has been rebalanced
Imperial Armories have been updated with new powerful items
Starting Imperial Games now reward the Emperor with way more Imperial Chests
Capital Reinforce Capacity greatly increased with Castle level 38