Tide of Desolation

Tide of Desolation ran from December 13th 2023 to February 14th 2024. It premiered the wildcard condition Ash Bloom and a variety of new weapons.

## Pacts and Traits

Familiar to those who participated in the previous Live Events, each Hunter has the choice to pledge themselves to one of three Pacts:

* The Drowned Pact
* The Demented Pact
* The Grounded Pact

Each Pact comes with their own set of unique Traits which offer new ways to play Hunt: Showdown. These Pacts unlock special powers and can be strengthened by acquiring Pledge Marks through in-game activities. You must first pledge your Hunter to a Pact using the Pledge Boxes at Supply Points, after which Event Trait Spurs will appear nearby. Your Hunter must use owned Pledge Marks in exchange for an Event Trait. This transaction is done by interacting with the individual Trait Spur—once the interaction is complete, the indicated Pledge Marks will be deducted.

### Drowned Pact

Unleashed from the Land of the Dead, The Drowned Pact roams the bayou. They are plagued with bloat and the curses of sunken ships. Each Drowned struggles to save their fate from sinking once more.

* Mariner (1 PM) – Health and Stamina regeneration is greatly increased while in water and marginally increased while exposed to heavy rain.
* Remedy (2 PMs) – Using Dark Sight, interact with a Trait Spur to trigger a Restoration effect similar to banishing for your team's Hunters. (25m) (Burn Trait)

### Demented Pact

The banishing of the Murmurstone has thrown The Demented Pact into disarray. Their new leader rallies their cult into an unstoppable swarm. They seek the Graven Path that leads to the Targets they revere.

* Berserker (1 PM) – All melee attacks do double damage.
* Rampage (2 PMs) – Killing an enemy Hunter while at least one Health Chunk is empty triggers a Restoration for your Hunter. (Burn Trait)

### Grounded Pact

The Grounded Pact fights harder than ever to save the bayou from being devoured. As new forces vie for power, Daughter of Decay leads the Grounded in search of the source of Desolation and what it feeds.

* Shadow Leap (1 PM) – Using Dark Sight, channel a monster within range to jump to its location and kill it instantly. Excludes Targets. (50m)
* Final Gasp (2 PMs) – Looting a Hunter while at least one Health Chunk is empty or missing triggers a Restoration for your Hunter. (Burn Trait)

## Spine Altars

Spine Altars are the event objects spawned in the world for Tide of Desolation. Like previous events, these objects can reward Hunters with Event Points. Active interaction with a Spine Altar will give the most Event Points and is also the quietest method. However, they can also be destroyed, in exchange for less points. This results in an explosion which, after a short fuse time, deals moderate damage to nearby Hunters, causing bleeding. Altars glow red and produce a sound in the same manner as a Clue when enemy Hunters or Beetles are nearby. The detection range is the same as a Clue.

## Rewards and Battle Pass

A 50 level battle pass with a free tier and a 1000 Blood Bond premium tier were available during the event. A Battle Pass Bundle was sold for 2440 Blood Bonds which included the battle pass and 15 event level skips. Once the pass was completed, the weapon charm Boreal Point could be earned with 15,000 event points. Additionally event levels can be bought for 200 BBs. The premium tier allowed for an extra 1500 event points to be gained from the weekly challenge path (an increase of 500 from previous events). The first Dark Tribute of the day also had its event point bonus raised from 150 to 200.

### Free Tier Rewards

* 1 Event level - Cracked Obelisk (Legendary Combat Axe)
* 23 Event level - 100 BBs
* 50 Event level - The Beekeper (Legendary Hunter)
* Bonus level - Boreal Point (Weapon Charm)

### Premium Tier Rewards

* 1 Event level - Thorax Brew (Legendary Regeneration Shot (Weak))
* 4 Event level - 100 BBs
* 7 Event level - Last Line (Legendary Caldwell Pax Trueshot)
* 10 Event level - Fiery Froth (Legendary Liquid Fire Bomb)
* 13 Event level - 100 BBs
* 16 Event level - Mother's Prize (Weapon Charm)
* 19 Event level - Fossil Tooth (Legendary Drilling Handcannon)
* 22 Event level - Abyssal Anchor (Weapon Charm)
* 25 Event level - Thirteenth Mate (Legendary Hunter)
* 28 Event level - Veil Slasher (Legendary Dolch 96 Claw)
* 31 Event level - Bitter Honey (Weapon Charm)
* 34 Event level - 100 BBs
* 37 Event level - Razor Spate (Legendary Drilling Hatchet)
* 40 Event level - Ancestor's Wrath (Legendary Katana)
* 43 Event level - 100 BBs
* 46 Event level - Pupil Brine (Legendary Dolch 96 Deadeye)
* 49 Event level - 100 BBs
* 50 Event level - Sullied & Sworn (Legendary LeMat Mark II Carbine Marksman)

### Event Store

* To All a Good Night – 3090 BBs
	+ Coal Bearer (Legendary Hunter)
	+ Fierce Garland (Legendary Martini-Henry IC1)
	+ Blitzen's Boost (Legendary Stamina Shot)
	+ Defiled Ornament (Weapon Charm)
* Coal Bearer - 1500 BBs
	+ Coal Bearer (Legendary Hunter)
* Fierce Garland - 1000 BBs
	+ Fierce Garland (Legendary Martini-Henry IC1)
* Blitzen's Boost - 700 BBs
	+ Blitzen's Boost (Legendary Stamina Shot)
* Defiled Ornament - 300 BBs
	+ Defiled Ornament (Weapon Charm)
* Blood & Ice Bundle - 3900 BBs
	+ The Skinflint (Legendary Hunter)
	+ Winter Rose (Legendary Vetterli 71 Karabiner)
	+ Hailstorm (Legendary Mosin-Nagant M1891 Sniper)
	+ Nutcracker (Legendary Dusters)
	+ Cold Snap (Legendary First Aid Kit)
* Winter Solstice - 4590 BBs
	+ Devil's Advocate (Legendary Hunter)
	+ Corvus (Legendary Cavalry Saber)
	+ Mountain King (Legendary Winfield M1873 Swift)
	+ Evergreen (Legendary Quad Derringer)
	+ Calling Bird (Legendary Throwing Axes)
	+ Spirit of Yule (Legendary Fire Bomb)
* Big Holiday Bundle - 10750 BBs
	+ All "Winter Solstice" and "Blood & Ice" items

## Story

The Tide of Desolation story is a 15 chapter story that was unlocked through progression in the battle pass. It features the pacts and characters introduced in this event and immediately follows the Tide of Shadows story and Tide of Corruption story.

## Theme Song

A new song by Port Sulphur Band called "Buried At Sea" was played in the menu screens during the event.

## New Weapons & Consumables

### Weapons & Tools

* Caldwell Pax Trueshot
* Katana
* Drilling Handcannon
* Drilling Hatchet
* Dolch 96 Claw
* Dolch 96 Deadeye
* LeMat Mark II Carbine Marksman

### Ammo Types

* Caldwell Conversion Uppercut Full Metal Jacket Ammo
* Caldwell Pax High Velocity Ammo
* Dolch 96 Dumdum Ammo
* Dolch 96 Full Metal Jacket Ammo
* Winfield M1873 Poison Ammo
* Winfield M1873C Poison Ammo
* Winfield M1876 Centennial High Velocity Ammo

## Event Boosters

All Pre-Pledged Hunters will have a +10% Event Points Boost. Additionally, for Tide of Desolation, there are several Hunters that give the 10% Boost without being Pre-Pledged.

* The Beast Hunter (Demented Pact)
* The Scarecrow (Demented Pact)
* Scourge: Midian (Demented Pact)
* Scourge: Morrigan (Demented Pact)
* Captain Laffite (Drowned Pact)
* Deckhand (Drowned Pact)
* The Hornback (Drowned Pact)
* Daughter of Decay (Grounded Pact)
* Luna Wolf (Grounded Pact)
* Teche Wraith (Grounded Pact)
* The Beekeeper
* Coal Bearer
* Devil’s Advocate
* The Drowned Kid
* The Drowned Rat
* Thirteenth Mate
* The Skinflint

Event Trait - Signee (6 Upgrade Points) - +10% to EPs earned in Missions.