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EMPIRE 2Rise of Xu

Fight through 20 zones. Slay 22 bosses. Build your legend.
Real-time combat. Multiplayer co-op. Endgame that will destroy you.

22
Zones
26
Bosses
8
Races
100
Max Level
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Enter the Xu Dominion

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Twenty-two bosses. Apex Trials. World Bosses. Each has its own arena, its own phases, its own way of taking you apart.

20 zones. 22 bosses. Apex Trials. Endgame that will destroy you.

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Core Systems

Built for Combat

⚔️
Real-Time Combat

Click to attack, aim with mouse. Chain hits into x3, x6, x10 combo multipliers. Block, parry, counter with timing-based defense.

CORE
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Multiplayer Co-op

Real-time WebRTC multiplayer. Create or join games from the lobby. Party up to 4. MMO-style persistent enemy state.

ONLINE
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8 Playable Races

Every race plays differently. Xu warriors, Gnome artificers, Vampire assassins, Elf spellweavers. Your race defines your build.

BUILD
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Gem Socketing

Socket rubies, sapphires, emeralds, void gems into gear. 28 craftable items across weapon, armour and accessory benches.

CRAFTING
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Ascendancy System

Hit level 100 and unlock powers beyond the cap. Shadow Step, Assassinate, Aether Surge, Iron Will and more.

ENDGAME
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22 Zones

From the ruined Outpost to Neon Hollow where a 5000-year-old city is still running. Hand-crafted zones from Lv 5 fey gardens to Lv 100+ post-cap raids. The Curator awaits at the end of the map.

WORLD
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Guild System

Form guilds with up to 50 members. Real-time guild chat, MOTD, persistent guild XP. Level perks unlock at Lv 2/3/5/7: +20% XP, +15% gold, epic loot boost.

SOCIAL
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Achievements & Titles

60+ achievements scaling from first kill to 100,000-kill empire slayer. Earn titles like "the Reaper" or "Apex Conqueror" — display them above your name.

PROGRESSION
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Daily Login Rewards

7-day cycling reward calendar. Gold, potions, gems, legendary loot. Build a streak — miss a day, it resets. Unlock the "Devoted" title at 30 days.

RETENTION
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Apex Trials

Endgame portals open into 7-tier rifts with stacking modifiers — Burning, Frozen, Charged, Toxic, Swarm, Cursed, Mirrored. Higher tier = harder mods + better loot. Curator's Apprentice trades shards for tier-locked legendaries.

v92.13–v92.17
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World Bosses

Four cross-zone roaming bosses — Forge Tyrant, Ancient Wyrm, Hollow Reaper, Void Behemoth. Spawn periodically across the map. Drop tier-appropriate Apex Shards plus 1–2 legendaries on kill.

v92.20
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Gold Vault

Death-proof savings. Deposit gold safely — die and lose 15% of your wallet, but vault gold survives. No fees. Per-character storage that persists through every wipe.

v92.25
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Apex Shards & Forge

Six-tier shard currency dropped from Apex Trials and World Bosses. Trade at the Curator's Apprentice for 25 dungeon-only legendaries — including the Lich Sovereign's Scepter and Frostfang of the Sovereign.

v92.16–v92.17
17 Unique Staff FX

Every legendary staff fires a different bolt. Voidheart pulses purple void. Dragonbreath leaves an ember trail. Architect orbits 4 crystal shards. Lich Sovereign's Scepter shoots a black hole with 3 counter-rotating coronas.

v92.33
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Audio Mixer + 6 New Tracks

Master / Music / SFX sliders, mute toggle, M-key shortcut, per-character settings. Six new dedicated zone tracks — Cemetery, Necropolis, Void Citadel, Caves of Despair, Neon Hollow, Xumen Fortress — each musically distinct.

v92.31
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Controller Support

Full Xbox & PlayStation controller support via the Web Gamepad API. Right stick aim, twin-stick combat, all panels accessible. Toggleable in Settings.

v91.1
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The Blooming Wilds

A pre-Xu fey garden the war never reached. Lv 10+ entry zone accessed from north Patrol. Six new enemies — Bloom Sprites, Glimmer Fairies, Mushroom Brutes, Vine Stalkers, Pollen Wraiths, Thorn Knight mini-boss. The Wildmother sleeps at the heart, an ancient willow tree-being with vine arms and floating moonstones.

v92.49
The Veiled Sanctuary

Hidden raid accessed from the Necropolis. Lv 90+ recommended. A monastery where the Forsaken Order tried to seal a void rift and got frozen mid-prayer. Heavy purple-gold thunderstorm with sacred lightning. Drifting void tornadoes that damage on contact. Eight unique enemies + The Final Abbot at the heart, halo and twin censer-staves.

v92.37–v92.46
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Quality of Life

Inventory panel is now draggable + resizable + persistent — move it anywhere, save layout per character. Drag potions onto the item bar (Z X C V G) or Shift+Right-click to auto-assign. All 9 ascendancy actives now functional with smart U + Shift+U binding.

v92.47–v92.53

Choose Your Heritage

Eight Races

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XU
Warrior Race
12% phys reduction
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HUMAN
Adaptive
+5% XP all sources
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GNOME
Artificer
Highest INT+SPD
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OGRE
The Unbroken
18% phys reduction
🐴
CENTAUR
Wind Rider
Fastest Race
🐂
MINOTAUR
Earthbound
AOE Heal Pulse
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ELF
Aether Weaver
-20% Mana Cost
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VAMPIRE
Deep Houses
Life Steal + Blink
Full Race & Class Guide →

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26 Bosses

22 zone bosses · 4 roaming world bosses

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Forge Tyrant
World Boss · Citadel · Roaming
~1.3M HP @ L100
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Ancient Wyrm
World Boss · Dragon Lair · Roaming
~2.3M HP @ L100
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Hollow Reaper
World Boss · Necropolis · Roaming
~2.0M HP @ L100
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Void Behemoth
World Boss · Neon Hollow · Roaming
~3.6M HP @ L100
The Curator
Neon Hollow · Level 100+ Post-Cap AA · 5 Phases
1,600,000 HP
🎖️
The Final Abbot
Veiled Sanctuary · Level 90+ · Frozen Ritual
850,000 HP
☠️
The Bone Colossus
Necropolis · Level 100+
1,400,000 HP
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The Apex Pyramid
XU Fortress · Level 100+
1,200,000 HP
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Commandant Xerath
Void Citadel · Level 70+ · 5 Phases
800,000 HP
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XU Supreme Overlord
Xumen · Level 80+
675,000 HP
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Cryothar
Wyvern Wastes · Level 80+
500,000 HP
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The Rift Sovereign
Rift Vale · Level 65+
400,000 HP
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Vaeltharax The Undying
Dragon Lair · 5 Phases
375,000 HP
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Khepri The Sand Colossus
Sunken Sands · Level 60+
150,000 HP
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The Elder Architect
Ancient Realm · Level 55+
120,000 HP
❄️
Frostveil Colossus
Frostveil · Level 50+
96,000 HP
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Mycelium Queen
Fungal Depths · Level 42+
84,000 HP
⛏️
Foreman Drax
Caves of Despair · Level 40+
80,000 HP
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Inferno Colossus
Ashlands · Level 35+
75,000 HP
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General Vorrakh
XU Citadel · The Traitor · Level 25+
70,000 HP
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The Lich King
Cemetery · Centuries Dead · Level 20+
64,000 HP
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Void Wraith Prime
Void Wastes · Level 15+
54,000 HP
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The Wildmother
Blooming Wilds · Level 10+ · Fey Garden
35,000 HP
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Serpent Titan MK-VII
Patrol Zone · Level 5+
18,000 HP
All 26 Bosses + Full Lore →

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What's New

Patch notes · Updated regularly

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