Last Epoch: Season 5 Mid-Season Refresh Coming in Early February

Eleventh Hour Games has shared its first look at what's next for Last Epoch Season 5: Rage of the Frostborn. In a developer post published on Steam on November 13, 2026, the studio announced a Mid-Season Refresh that lands in early February, bundling a limited-time event, a numerical balance pass that touches every skill in the game, a ladder reset and a new community event.

The post also makes a point of saying what the refresh is not: a full season. The team's main focus stays on the Last Epoch: Orobyss expansion, and the refresh is meant to give you new reasons to play without pulling attention away from it. Here's everything the developers have confirmed so far, and when you can expect the full details.

What's in the Mid-Season Refresh

The announcement frames the refresh as part of a new push to talk about upcoming content earlier than before, something Game Director Mike has made a priority. Four pieces are confirmed for the February release, according to the Steam news post.

• Weaver's Ascension: a limited-time event that arrives with the refresh. It is not a seasonal mechanic, and unlike other content releases it won't carry over into Last Epoch: Orobyss. Once the event ends, it's gone, so you'll want to jump in while it's live.
• A balance pass: a numerical-only pass that touches every skill in the game. These changes do carry over into Orobyss, and the team says it has heard players asking for exactly this and is keen to see what builds come out of it.
• Ladder reset: if you like starting fresh and racing up the rankings, the refresh gives you a clean ladder to climb.
• Weaver's Gambit: a new community event that arrives alongside the refresh. Details on how to take part and what the rewards are will come closer to release.

If you're planning a fresh start for the ladder reset, our Last Epoch builds tier list for every class is a useful starting point, though expect the balance pass to shake things up.

What the Refresh Is Not

The developers are clear that the Mid-Season Refresh is not a full season. Most of the team's time and energy is going into the launch of Last Epoch: Orobyss, and the studio says it wants to give the expansion everything it has. The refresh exists to add a limited-time event, balance changes and reasons to play without diverting that focus.

There's a scheduling upside too. The refresh puts the studio on a four-month release cadence, which the team says it has wanted to adopt and the community has been asking for.

Timeline

• January: full details arrive after the studio returns from its holiday shutdown.
• Early February: the Mid-Season Refresh releases.

As release approaches, the developers plan to publish every balance change in patch notes and explain how Weaver's Ascension works. Until then, the most recent changes to the game are in our Patch 1.5.4 notes, and you can see how the studio's earlier plans played out in our look at the Last Epoch roadmap. We'll cover the full refresh notes as soon as they're published.