The biggest balance update in years landed on August 11, 2026. Here is exactly what changed — and what the developers have confirmed is coming next in Update 30.
🥋 Balance Patch 001: Fighting Styles
This patch reshaped melee more than any update in recent memory.
Death Step — buffed across the board: Z range and hitbox +50%, V cooldown cut in half. It went from niche to a real contender.
Sharkman Karate — reworked: C now generates temporary HP from damage it absorbs and can no longer be cancelled by incoming hits. A genuine defensive counter tool.
Sanguine Art — small nerf, but still sits at the top of the fighting-style ranking.
⚔️ Balance Patch 001: Swords
Sword
Change
Impact
Pole V2
Buffed (hitbox +35%, end-lag down)
Cleaner combo opener.
Dark Blade
Buffed (range +10%, end-lag down)
More reliable.
Twin Hooks
Buffed (predictable landing)
Slots into combos cleanly.
True Triple Katana
Adjusted (end-lag up, travel up)
Slightly slower but reaches farther.
Yama
Nerfed (lost Instinct break on X)
Less oppressive.
Dragonheart
Nerfed (half the Instinct drain)
Weaker pressure tool.
🏃 Balance Patch 001: Races & Instinct
Ghoul V4 — nerfed: lifesteal down at every gear tier, crows now drain Instinct instead of breaking it.
Shark V4 — reworked: shield now scales up to 60% of max HP, and the whirlpool debuffs enemy damage by 20%. The anti-Ghoul durability pick.
Instinct dodges — regen time dropped from 40s to 30s. This is the single most important change: more counter-play windows in every fight, which helps fruits that were losing to combo lockdowns.
🔮 What's Confirmed for Update 30
The next major update is shaping up to be one of the biggest of 2026. Confirmed or strongly leaked:
Venom complete rework (officially confirmed): new M1 string, redesigned poison-cloud abilities, a poison-stack passive, and flight for the first time. Hold your Venom — post-rework value is expected to spike.
Celestial fruit (Beast-type, ~95% confidence from datamines): a new transformation fruit with a regeneration/reflect passive. Likely a meta staple by year's end.
Dark fruit combat style (~90% confidence): shifts from utility to a high-skill, high-damage kit with a new Dark Scythe melee and homing/exploding projectiles.
Dark Sea expansion (teaser, unconfirmed): a possible fourth ocean zone with new islands, enemies, and a new economy.
💡 Leaks are subject to change before release. We will update this page once Update 30 ships — bookmark it and check back.
🎯 How to Prepare
Don't sell Venom — the rework is expected to push it toward S-tier.
If you run Ghoul V4, test Shark V4 or a fighting-style swap to adapt to the new durability math.
Practice Death Step and Sharkman Karate now; both rose in this patch.
Grab active codes for XP and fragments to awaken faster.
⚠️ Fan-made, not official. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Blox Fruits, Gamer Robot Inc., or Roblox. Balance numbers and Update 30 details come from patch notes and datamines and may change before release; always verify in-game. Trade values are reference only.