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Crucible Rankings Season 1 Is Postponed
What’s new
The first ranking season for the Crucible of the Unbroken, the solo roguelite challenge for Patch 7.56’s new limited job beastmaster, won’t start on schedule. Square Enix says players have reported problems with beastmaster’s combat balance and with some of its mechanics. Starting a leaderboard now wouldn’t be fair, because scores wouldn’t reflect how the job is meant to play.
The team is treating the fixes as a top priority. A new start date for Season 1 will be announced once they’re done, and ranking scores won’t appear in game until then.
What it means for you
- Leaderboard chasers can relax. Nothing you score right now counts toward Season 1, so there’s no rush. Expect beastmaster and Crucible changes before the season opens, which may shift which familiars and strategies work best.
- The rewards are unchanged. The leaderboard is on the Third Degree difficulty, and the top 300 players in each region earn the Tourmaline Golem Horn mount item. Top 100 and first place also earn titles. Later seasons offer the mount too, so missing Season 1 won’t lock you out.
- Use the delay to get ready. Third Degree unlocks after you clear the Second Master’s Board and finish the quest Blazing Trails. If you haven’t started beastmaster yet, the job unlocks with Strangers in the Wood (level 50 Disciple of War or Magic, after the main scenario quest “The Ultimate Weapon”). Talk to Lauda near the Bentbranch Meadows aetheryte in Central Shroud to enter the Crucible.
- Everything else in 7.56 is unaffected. This delay only touches the Crucible rankings. PvP’s new Series and the rest of the patch are running as planned; see our Crystalline Conflict guide if you’re splitting time with PvP.
We’ll update this post when Square Enix announces the new date.