Just like Clockworks, it’s time again to celebrate the anniversary of Spiral Knights!

The gears at Spiral HQ have been turning overtime and it’s time to pick up your clever and slice some cake. Help Biscotti, the Skylark's Head Chef, avoid disaster in two special missions - Total Caketastrophe and A Gremlin in Knead. Through April 13th, fight Creep Cakes and Batterbots to earn Cake Slice tokens, then visit Maskwell in Haven Town Square to exchange your tokens for party themed goodies:

• Cake helms
• Anniversary Prize Boxes
• Other party accessories

Watchful knights will notice there’s also a special new costume shield, the Clockworks Clock Blocker, that dedicated knights can earn during the event by collecting an abundance of delicious cake tokens. With this shield, you'll never risk being late again.

During this Anniversary Celebration, it’s time we also pay tribute to the mysterious mechanisms that bring us all together. The Clockworks Prize Boxes are packed with some of the gear that rivals anything to ever to roll off the Gremlin assembly line! For those keeping watch, the following items can be found within these ticking boxes:

• Spotlight Aura
• Clock Blocker costume shields
• Gear Eyes
• Back-mounted Lights
• Clockworks and Deconstruction Rig armors
• Tick-Tock Headgear, Deconstruction, and Grate Plate helms
• Various Clockworkes themed accessories

The Clockworks-themed gear lets you mix and match your look with precision to create a signature cog-and-copper aesthetic. Whether you're a veteran of the depths or a fresh recruit just finding your footing in Haven, it’s sure to warm the inner cogs of your heart.

All of these well itemed can be found inside Clockworks Prize Boxes, available now. Open yours today and see what the gears of fate have in store for you.

Don’t waste any time, Clockworks Boxes will only be available through April 22nd. More information on the Clockworks Prize Box and its contents may be found here. The Clockworks never stop turning — Gear up!

Hail, knights!

The cosmos briefly swings back into balance. Spring is a little late this year, but the Strangers have now brought forth celestially-themed offerings in the Equinox Prize Box, available to you through April 9th:

• Celestial Orbitgun
• Celestial Vortex
• Celestial Saber
• Celestial Shield
• Orbit Aura
• Solar and Cosmic Plasma Wings
• Celestial Dragon/Valkyrie Wings
• Celestial Nav Helm and Suit
• Galactic Guardian Helm and Vest
• Celestial Accessories
• Unique Variant Tickets

Our plump little friends, the Gobble Snipes, are on their yearly migration to...we're not really sure where. Hmm. To protect them in transit we Spiral HQ has enclosed them in Gobble Snipe Boxes Boxes. Rest assured I’ve been told there are air holes this time.

Should you wish to host one of these fluffy creatures in your Guild Hall, these boxes can be had harvested through December 2, 2025.

Greetings!

The cold still has Haven in it’s icy grip. Unscrupulous monsters or devastating status effects aren’t the only threats on these cold knights. Cabin fever is wreaking havoc across Haven and causing guild mates to go insane and turn on each other.

Spiral HQ has issued some high tech cozy gear designed to help keep knights comfortable while lifting their spirits. The blindingly visible Tech Red, Tech Violet, Tech Yellow, and Tech Azure are a bright spot on any dark night. Hunker down and get comfortable with new slippers and sleepwear along with CozZzy Auras and Halos.

The CozyTech Mk II items will all come in high visibility colors such as Tech Red, Tech Violet, Tech Yellow, and Tech Azure:

• CozZzy Aura
• CozZzy Halo
• Teddy Bear Buckler
• Sweet Dreams
• Slippers
• Checkered Scarf
• Onesie
• Pullover
• Lucid Night Cap
• Snooze Night Cap
• Sleepy Night Cap
• Dreamer Night Cap
• Various accessories

More information on the CozyTech Mk II Box and its contents may be found here. Get cozy knights, it’s cold out there.

Spiral HQ is introducing the Coliseum Crucible!

The Crucible is the home for our engineering gremlins who build and maintain the Clockworks. The Crucible is now seeking new recruits as they create new levels for Lockdown.

• To participate, you need to opt in and agree to the Terms and Conditions. Go into advanced “Game” settings to accept membership.
• From the “System menu” (wrench icon) in the lower left corner of the UI, launch the Crucible Editor
• Create something fun! Find help in the Editor Tool Tips & Tricks forum
• Test your level yourself. To upload/test your level, select “Coliseum” from the activities menu on the right side of your HUD. Now that you’re a member of crucible there should be a 4th tab, in there you can select “my levels” and upload and test your level.
• Ask others to test your level by making it public. You can post a request for testing and feedback in the Lockdown Level Testing Forum.
• Submit your level for review. Be aware that once you do this you cannot make changes. Do NOT submit your level for review unless you have thoroughly tested it both in public or private. It should be your final iteration of the level.
• Help others with their levels by testing or helping them use the editor.

Other changes:

• Reorganized the personal menu a bit. ‘Allow Full Inspect’ has been moved to the game options and has been reset to true for everyone.
• Fixed the abnormal aggro range for Gremlin Scorchers and Ignited Oilers. They won’t snipe you from a hundred miles away anymore!
• Fixed Grinchlin Stalkers to rarely drop Humbug Hats this winterfest!
• Made some fixes to the charge attack for Gilded Griffin, Argent Peacemaker, and Sentenza. The charge will no longer explode immediately when your knight’s back is against a wall. The sword fixes are still a work in progress.
• Fixed the /guildhall command from confirming twice if you were abandoning a party.
• Social whereabouts will display which haven district someone is in.
• Lockdown arenas have been reweighted so that unpopular ones will be rarer.
• Added an ‘Auto Advance’ option to advanced game settings. When it’s on, it will automatically click ‘Advance’ upon finishing a level. You can also press the spacebar to advance.
• The “Go to [...]” buttons in the ‘Activities’ sidebar were given individual icons.
• Fixed "internal error" in the social feed when friends level-up.
• Fixed the name of the dusky down puffer.