Mistfall Hunter Season 2 Is Live: Fires of the Past Start Time and What’s New

Quick answer: Season 2, Fires of the Past, is live. Bellring took the servers down on November 11, 2026 at 03:00 UTC+0 for a maintenance window it estimated at about five hours, and the season begins the moment that maintenance ends — there is no separate launch hour. Matchmaking was disabled from 02:30 UTC+0. The Duel of the Sacred Tree is the one part still locked: it opens on November 16, 2026 at 02:00 UTC+0. The announcement does not give a season end date or a version number.

[!note] Status: live and in progress — updated November 11, 2026 at 11:30 UTC+0. The announced five-hour window has passed and the season is playable. If you cannot get in, update the game client through your platform store first — the announcement requires that after every maintenance. Bellring has not published a separate “servers are up” post, so any further change to the window will appear on its community channels rather than here.

Season 2 start time in UTC and your time zonePermalink to this section

The announcement uses one reference clock, UTC+0. The table below keeps that original time zone and converts the milestones; the “season live” row is the five-hour estimate, not a separate scheduled event.

Two details matter now that the season is running. First, the five-hour figure was always an estimate — Bellring said the maintenance could end earlier or later, so the season’s actual start was the moment the build went live, not 03:00 UTC. Second, the maintenance was a full shutdown: servers were unavailable for the whole window, and the client needed a store update before login. No preload, compensation or make-good was mentioned in the announcement.

Neither the announcement nor the Steam news post carries a version number. Bellring refers to the release only as the Fires of the Past Season 2 update, so treat any “patch 1.x” label you see elsewhere as unofficial.

What you can do right nowPermalink to this section

1. Update the client and log in. The season banner should read Fires of the Past. If the store has not pushed the build yet, restart the launcher rather than reinstalling.
2. Claim the 7-Day Surprise rewards. The event pays login rewards including a Pip’s Rare Pouch Voucher. The announcement does not say whether missed days can be recovered later.
3. Meet Liv the Lamplighter at Windrest. She introduces Soul Brand, the season progression system. Check the Brand Candelabra in camp as well — it unlocks higher-quality Soul Brand crafting.
4. Run a Wildfire Zone in Hallowgrove. Zones spawn at random, pay Wildfire Relics and Season Tokens, and fill a Heat meter while you stand in them. Bring Soothing Elixirs and note the Froststrawer positions marked on the map.
5. Open the Seasonal Rebates menu. The Season 1 settlement has already been applied. This screen shows your converted Contribution, your Path of Glory starting tier and the camp buildings that were reset.
6. Start the Flamebound Contract and the Season Tasks. Both are available from day one, and the task track is the most reliable source of fixed rewards.

The Duel of the Sacred Tree is deliberately not part of launch week. It unlocks on November 16 at 02:00 UTC+0, inside the Wildfire Forbidden Zone, and needs a Sacred Branch to open the portal. Until then, the Forbidden Zone itself can still be entered early with a Sacred Branch via a Warp Rift.

How long does Season 2 last?Permalink to this section

Bellring has not published an end date for Season 2. The announcement only says that the Cipher for Treasures and Weekend Surprise events run “until the end of Season 2”, which confirms the season has a planned end but not when it is.

For scale, Season 1: Soul Hunt ran from the July 30, 2026 launch to this November 11 update — roughly fifteen weeks. That is an observation about the previous season, not a promise that Season 2 will match it, and the announcement gives no target length.

The practical takeaway is not to wait for a countdown. Season Tokens are described as exchanging for season-limited Holy collectibles and other rewards, so the safe assumption is that they are spent inside the season. The announcement does not state a token expiry date, a conversion rate, or whether unspent Tokens carry into Season 3.

How to earn the Season 2 rewardsPermalink to this section

No drop rates, Token prices or Sigil counts are published. The announcement describes the reward pools but never the odds, so any exact farming table would be an estimate.

Season Tasks are notably easier this season: difficulty is lowered across the board, and finishing Chapter 2 of the main tasks now awards Pip’s Rare Pouch for Season 2. If you only engage with one system, the task track gives the most predictable return because its rewards are fixed rather than random.

What is new in Season 2Permalink to this section

Ordeal of Flames and the Wildfire ZonesPermalink to this section

The season’s headline activity is a Hallowgrove loop, not a separate mode. Wildfire Zones appear at random locations, carry richer loot, and build Heat while you stay inside. When Heat fills, Lars the “Heretic” curses you — a stagger and heavy damage — and Infernal Flame sets in, draining health continuously.

• Soothing Elixirs clear some Heat; a Superb Soothing Elixir also removes burning and blocks Heat accumulation for a while.
• Froststrawers are scattered and marked on the map; interacting with one cleanses the Wildfire’s corruption through the Power of Prayer.
• Oath Altars summon the souls of the Preacher of the Sun’s followers. Defeating them yields a Sacred Branch.
• The Wildfire Forbidden Zone is sealed at first and holds the richest loot. A Sacred Branch opens a Warp Rift for early entry.
• The Duel of the Sacred Tree unlocks November 16 at 02:00 UTC+0. A protection window prevents outside players from entering once the challenge starts.

For the full mechanic breakdown, see the Ordeal of Flames guide.

Blackarrow: the Javelin archetypePermalink to this section

The Javelin is Blackarrow’s second weapon archetype, built to cover the distance the bow cannot. Divine Infusion knocks back nearby enemies and grants a Divine Power state that boosts Attack; the Unerring Aim talent lets the javelin aim itself at targets near the reticle. Damage values and throw arcs are not published in the announcement — see the Blackarrow Javelin guide.

Soul Brand: the season progression systemPermalink to this section

Liv the Lamplighter, a former follower of Lars, brings Soul Brand to Windrest. A brand is equipment: base stats, fixed affixes, gem slots and access to additional talents across all classes. It does not drop on a failed Escape, but it can lose one or more levels, and a brand that falls below level 1 is destroyed. The Brand Candelabra unlocks higher-quality crafting.

Shrine of Honor, maps, monsters and lootPermalink to this section

• Shrine of Honor is a new Windrest structure; key achievements grant Commemorative Items that display there and in the Profile showcase.
• Difficulty layout: Wildfire Hallowgrove offers Normal, Chaos and Cataclysm; Brandrgarde offers Normal. A limited-time stage opens Friday to Sunday, rotating between Original Hallowgrove - Chaos and Brandrgarde - Chaos and Cataclysm.
• New monsters: Soulburst Eeryl, Bloodwing Ritualist, Somberplume Ritualist, Spear Bandit and Blade Bandit.
• More loot: more medium and large containers, higher high-value drop chances, and broken fragments that exchange for untradeable materials such as the Messenger Bug Jar and Stardust Bloom.
• Forging fees are removed, and the Soulcatch Tree becomes the Wildfire Soulcatch Tree with a chance to yield Wildfire Relics.
• New Holy Collectibles include the Flameward Divine Tree Heart, Golden Badge of the Three Priests, Grail of Devotion, Pale Dragon Scale, Brandr’s Battle Order, Heretic Pyre Rubbing and Primal Crystal.
• New Holy weapons: Wulfen Einherjar - Blade of No Return and Insatiable Heart - Warcry Hammer.

Events and the new contractPermalink to this section

7-Day Surprise pays login rewards including a Pip’s Rare Pouch Voucher. Cipher for Treasures drops an Ember Cipher from monsters and chests during matches; escape with it and Liv can decipher it for a chance at luxury rewards, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the end of Season 2. Return to the Fray triggers after 14 days without logging in and can be completed once per player. Weekend Surprise is now permanent, granting two Pro Combat Bags and one Elite Combat Bag on Friday to Sunday until the season ends.

The Flamebound Contract awards Contract Sigils for daily and weekly tasks, exchanged for the Pyrebound outfit set and the Execution Stand background. Sigils from the Slumbering Contract convert into Faded Contract Sigils, spent first when redeeming Slumbering rewards.

Balance, affixes and quality of lifePermalink to this section

The balance pass is broad. Damage falloff now applies to repeated hits from the same skill, including Warhammer Sling, Rockblast, Stardust Tempest, Punishment Rune, Burst Rune, Crow Storm, Bloody Blade Dance, Sky Piercer, Stitch and Thread, Spore Arrow and Withered Knight’s Execute. Blackarrow and Sorcerer attack skills drain Energy while aiming, and the bow loses damage and Impact beyond its effective range.

Shadowstrix gains the Edgewalker parry-counter skill and a reworked Frequency Shift; Seer’s Blinding Rune exposes and slows enemies with obstructed vision; Withered Knight’s Greatsword trades burst for a shield after a successful execution on a player; Mercenary’s hammer stun build stacks more easily. Elusive is removed, Spirit Shield, Distant Ward, Skypiercing and Fervor cap at 5, Vitality rises to 7, and three affixes arrive: Dominion, Cripple and Side by Side. The Soulstalker Nail marks an enemy and allows a follow-up teleport.

Quality-of-life additions include a Gem Warehouse, a Soul Brand Warehouse, a Remove Gems button, a setting to skip the Victory Wine animation and an account-wide blocklist. US West servers are added, and the Asia servers move to Hong Kong.

What happens if you miss part of Season 2?Permalink to this section

• Season Tokens are season-limited. The announcement describes them as exchanging for season-limited rewards, so unspent Tokens are the most likely thing to lose value at the season boundary. No expiry date or carry-over rule is published.
• Login events are day-based. 7-Day Surprise and Weekend Surprise pay out on specific days. Bellring does not describe a makeup or catch-up mechanism.
• Cipher for Treasures and Weekend Surprise are weekend-only. Both run Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the season ends, so a weekday-only schedule misses them entirely.
• The Duel of the Sacred Tree is time-gated twice — first by the November 16 unlock, then by the season’s end. The announcement does not say what happens to unfinished Sacred Branches or Forbidden Zone access afterwards.
• Soul Brand is progression, not a permanent unlock. A brand can lose levels on a failed Escape and is destroyed below level 1, so a long break does not erase it by itself, but risky runs can.

Season 1 reset: already appliedPermalink to this section

Season 1: Soul Hunt ended with this update. Bellring calls the transition a “partial reset with progressive returns”. Path of Glory standing set your Season 2 starting tier; Gyldenblod, Echoes of Fate, the three Soul Cocoon types, Inventory and Warehouse items, Combat Bags and Soulcatch Nets converted into Contribution; and the Goddess Statue, Gyldenblod Pool, Tavern, Workshop, Scavenger Squad and Soulcatch Tree had their levels reset and returned Contribution. The Fateweaver Shop now takes Gyldenblod Leaves converted from Contribution.

The conversion ratios are shown in the in-game Seasonal Rebates menu, not in the announcement. For the framework, see the season reset guide.

What is still unconfirmedPermalink to this section

Frequently Asked QuestionsPermalink to this section

Is Mistfall Hunter Season 2 live now? Yes. Maintenance began on November 11, 2026 at 03:00 UTC+0 and was expected to last about five hours; the season starts when the servers return. The Duel of the Sacred Tree remains locked until November 16 at 02:00 UTC+0.

What time did Season 2 start in UTC? The maintenance began at 03:00 UTC+0, with matchmaking off from 02:30 UTC+0. Bellring estimated about five hours of downtime, putting the expected live time around 08:00 UTC+0 — earlier or later if the build ran off-schedule.

How long is Season 2? Bellring has not published an end date. Season 1 ran from July 30 to November 11, 2026, roughly fifteen weeks, but the announcement makes no commitment for Season 2.

Do I need to download an update? Yes. The client must be updated through your platform store after maintenance before you can log in.

What is the main new gameplay? Ordeal of Flames: random Wildfire Zones on Hallowgrove with Heat, Froststrawers, Oath Altars, Sacred Branches, the Wildfire Forbidden Zone and, from November 16, the Duel of the Sacred Tree.

How do I get Season 2 rewards? Wildfire Zones drop Wildfire Relics and Season Tokens; Relics feed Soul Brand and Tokens buy season-limited rewards. Flamebound Contract tasks pay Contract Sigils, and the Season Task track pays fixed rewards including Pip’s Rare Pouch.

Is the Javelin in Season 2? Yes. It is Blackarrow’s second weapon archetype, with Divine Infusion and the Unerring Aim talent named in the announcement.

What happened to Season 1 progress? A partial reset with progressive returns: Path of Glory standing sets your Season 2 tier, seasonal assets convert to Contribution, and six camp buildings reset and return Contribution. Exact ratios are in the Seasonal Rebates menu.

SourcesPermalink to this section

• Fires of the Past Season 2 Update Announcement — November 10, 2026 (Steam news)  — maintenance window, Ordeal of Flames, Javelin, Soul Brand, events, reset rules and the full change list
• Steam news hub — Mistfall Hunter (app 3282300)  — where any change to the season or maintenance will be posted
• Mistfall Hunter Updates — the chronological update timeline

Related GuidesPermalink to this section

• Mistfall Hunter Season 2 — the teaser-era page, kept for the pre-announcement record
• Ordeal of Flames — Wildfire Zones, Heat and the Duel of the Sacred Tree
• Season Reset — what reset, what carried over and the Seasonal Rebates framework
• Blackarrow Javelin — the weapon archetype shipping with the season
• Season Tasks — the task track and its Season 2 easing
• Weekend Rewards — the recurring Combat Supplies schedule
• Patch Notes — every shipped update with sources
• Mistfall Hunter Updates — launch-to-now timeline