Season 9 has started, and the Redraft has been implemented. It carries several implications for the Official Ladder.

Players familiar with the board game will know this: redraft can be customized in many ways by adjusting the budget cap or bonus values.
For this first season, we’ve chosen to go with a redraft every 20 games, and the standard redraft budget cap of 1,300k. In this initial setup, a coach’s record (wins, losses, draws) will not impact their redraft budget.

This approach allows everyone to get familiar with the feature while we monitor its impact over the course of a full Official Ladder season.
Budget cap, win/draw bonuses, and even the frequency of redrafting, all of these settings will be open to adjustments in future seasons if we believe they can improve the overall experience

We analyzed matchmaking data from recent seasons, reviewed community feedback, and considered the impact of both multi-queuing and redraft. Based on this, we believe the Official Ladder is now ready for a stricter matchmaking system designed to improve overall match balance.

Matchmaking has generally performed well in terms of wait times and SR/TV balance, but we recognize that match quality can suffer under certain conditions, particularly at the very top or bottom of the rankings, or during low-activity hours.

For Season 9, we are introducing changes to reduce the acceptable SR range between two teams, including hard limits that will prevent certain pairing altogether.
While this may lead to longer queue times in some cases, it should result in more competitive and balanced matches overall.

We strongly recommend queuing with multiple teams when playing during off-peak hours. We will continue to monitor these changes closely to ensure the best possible experience on the Official Ladder.

To sum up, the matchmaking changes in 2 ways:

• Protecting un-redrafted teams (less than 20 matches) to play against redrafted teams (more than 20 matches).

• Preventing teams to find very unbalanced matches, at the risk of increasing the waiting time.

This update brings several important fixes that improve stability, rule compliance, and in-game behavior:

✔️ Softlock fix – Fixed a softlock caused by differences in manual/automatic skill use settings between two opponents, including the Dodge skill.
✔️ Jump Up skill fix – Prone players can now correctly stand up and Block without using a Blitz.
✔️ Matchmaking settings fix – Team value preference is now properly saved when modified in the Manage Team menu.
✔️ Special Actions during Blitz Kick-Off Event – These actions now work as intended and can be used in place of a Block during a Blitz, in accordance with the May 2025 errata.
✔️ AI improvements – The AI will now use the Wrestle skill more effectively and avoid pushing ball carriers into their own end zone when other options are available.
✔️ Khorne teams can now take Wandering Apothecaries in Offline Mode.
✔️ Team special rules are now displayed correctly on the team management page in Offline Mode.
✔️ Fixed an issue where a player quitting would not lead to an automatic concede after the timer ran out.
✔️ \[PC only] Fixed a rare bug where a second team could be registered in the Eternal League, blocking progression.

Thanks again for your continued support and feedback – and see you on the pitch, coaches! 💀🏈

We’re aware that some players experienced an issue during the final hours of the last season:

your Blood Pass level was unexpectedly reset to -1 with 0 XP, preventing further progression and reward unlocking — including the Amazons.
We’re sorry to hear that some of you experienced this issue with your Blood Pass progression near the end of the season. This is absolutely not the intended behavior, and we understand how frustrating it must be to lose your progress, especially after putting in so much effort.

If you encountered this problem and were unable to unlock your rewards as expected, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team via this link:
👉 https://www.nacongaming.com/contact or via mail: https://support@bloodbowl3.zendesk.com 

We’ll do our best to assist you and provide compensation where appropriate.

Thank you for your patience and continued support.

Get ready, coaches!

The Season 9 is here, bringing with it not only a host of exciting updates but also a brand new Community Event that will set the pitch ablaze: The Bloodthirst Challenge!

This epic event pits two of the Old World's most brutal factions against each other in a struggle for dominance. Will you align with the fiery rage of Khorne or the festering resilience of Nurgle? The choice is yours, but choose wisely, your actions on the pitch will determine the fate of your chosen deity!

The Bloodthirst Challenge features two distinct factions, each with their own unique flavor and roster:

• Raging Fire (Red) - The Khorne Team: Unleash the raw power of Khorne, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Norse, and Dark Elf teams. These bloodthirsty warriors will battle on a pitch adorned with Chaos Chosen Pitch Rules, perfectly suited for their aggressive playstyle.

• Blooming Rot (Green) - The Nurgle Team: Embrace the putrid glory of Nurgle, Chaos Chosen, Chaos Renegades, Orc, and Lizardmen teams. These resilient, disease-ridden players will fight on a pitch governed by Nurgle Pitch Rules, spreading despair and decay with every move.

Every match in the Bloodthirst Challenge contributes to your chosen faction's overall score. Here's how you'll earn your points:

• Win: 200 points

• Draw: 80 points

• KO: 10 points

• Injury: 30 points

• Death: 50 points

The point scale will be adjusted monthly based on community feedback and game data to ensure a balanced and engaging competition.

Legendary Rewards Await! All participants who play at least 3 games for the winning team will receive a Legendary reward.

Furthermore, the top 500 coaches of the losing team will also earn a separate Legendary reward.

That's right, it's possible to secure both Legendary rewards by finishing in the Top 500 for both teams!

A dedicated Ranking Page has been added for each team, allowing you to track your progress and see where you stand in this epic struggle.

• Team Ownership: Post-launch teams (excluding Khorne) must be owned to be used in the event. The Khorne team is free for everyone to participate in the challenge!

• Concede Penalty: The concede penalty has been reduced, now matching the same penalty as the official ladder.

After two Beta Seasons, the Eternal League is finally here, fully unleashed with Season 9!

This is Blood Bowl 3’s single-player campaign mode, now polished, expanded, and ready for all aspiring coaches, whether you're a veteran of the board game or just discovering the brutal beauty of Blood Bowl.

The Eternal League is a solo progression mode where you take your team on a long-term journey, aiming to become the Ultimate Champion of Blood Bowl. Compete across multiple tiers of competitions, rise through the ranks, and carve your name into legend!

Each time you complete a competition, time advances by one season: Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer.

After four seasons, a new year begins, but your climb continues.

The League features three Conferences of increasing difficulty:

• Rookie Conference – your starting point

• Pro Eternal League Conference – for rising stars

• Elite Conference – only the best survive

Each season, you’ll find three unique competitions per Conference. Your path is up to you!

Win enough matches in a competition, and you’ll earn a Badge.
Each competition has different requirements, some quick, some grueling.

Earn three Badges in a Conference to unlock its Playoff!

Playoffs are off-season challenges that gather the best teams in each Conference.
To rise from one Conference to the next, you must win its Playoff.

• Rookie Playoff → Unlocks Pro League

• Pro Playoff → Unlocks Elite

• Elite Playoff → Leads to the Blood Bowl itself…

This is it. The Blood Bowl is the ultimate Playoff of the Elite Conference.

Only those who conquer this final gauntlet will be crowned Eternal League Champions.
Can your team rise to the occasion?

Want to try a new team? Reset your Eternal League progress anytime from the in-game options.
Build new legends. Chase new trophies. Again. And again.

Start your journey now, the Eternal League awaits.

Patch Notes – Season 9 (v1.9.1.0)

Season 9 is here! Below you’ll find everything new, improved, and fixed in this latest update. The Khorne team enters the pitch, redraft becomes official, and a brand-new Community Event awaits… Ready for the carnage?

• New Team: The Khorne team is now available!

• Eternal League: Dive into a brand-new solo experience.

• Redraft System: Start fresh and build smarter—redraft is now available.

• Community Event: The Bloodthirst Challenge is live. Will you dominate?

• New Pitch Rule: The Underworld Denizen pitch special rule has been added.

• Redraft enabled: In Season 9’s Official Ladder, teams must redraft every 20 matches, with a budget cap of 1,300,000.

• TV Cap disabled: No more restrictions on team value.

• Matchmaking update: The system has been revamped for a better competitive experience.

• New tiering system introduced for Season 9.

• Major AI update for a more challenging solo experience.

• Friendly match rules options added.

• Grid customization: You can now change grid color and thickness in the settings.

• Skill icon updates: New icons for Iron Hard Skin and Defensive skills.

• May 2025 Errata:

  • Tentacles now trigger before any other effect during a move.

  • Helmut Wulf: If Old Pro fails, it can now be retried in a later turn.

  • Hit and Run: The movement is now taken after resolving the Block action.

• Added a button to create a new team when registering for a competition.

• You can now inspect your opponent’s team directly from the competition summary screen.

• New tab order: Inducements now appears between Recruitment and Customization.

• Teams can now be sorted by most recently used.

• Special rule icons have been added to team management screens.

• Fixed a softlock issue when an opponent concedes at specific moments.

• Fixed a visual issue where the timer reset to 7:30 after reconnecting.

• Fixed a bug where planned sequences were canceled when using Pogo Stick or Hand-Off.

• Wizards can now be used right after a touchdown.

• Improved player search function when too many players have similar names.

• Multiple interception candidates are now correctly highlighted.

• Fixed rare softlocks during interception sequences.

• Fixed scroll issue in the Prayer to Nuffle tab.

• Bombardier players no longer auto-throw bombs when ordered to move.

• Fixed bouncing behavior with Frenzy: the ball now bounces after the first block, before the second.

• Plague Ridden no longer activates on crowd surfs.

• Pogo Stick no longer triggers Diving Tackle.

• Ivar Eriksson’s Raiding Party rule can no longer target rooted players—except himself.

• Fixed bomb explosion affecting players when thrown outside the pitch.

• Special actions may not be usable during the Blitz! kick-off event (May 2025 Errata).

• Leaving a spectated game may not be possible if the match is paused during a cutscene.
  Workaround: close and reboot the game.

• Softlock after confirming an upgrade too quickly: Pressing the Confirm prompt immediately after selecting a characteristic increase may cause a freeze.
  Workaround: close and reboot the game.
  That's all for today's patch. See you on the pitch Coaches!

Congrats to the Blue Team: Panthers of Lustria, led by Mr Page, for securing the win with 40% of the points! Here’s the final ranking:

🥇 1st - Blue - Panthers of Lustria (Mr Page)
🥈 2nd - Yellow - Huntresses of Pahuax (Jimmy Fantastic)
🥉 3rd - Red - Priestesses of Rigg (cKnoor)
🏅 4th - Green - Furies of Aztotl (Andy Davo)

🎁 Legendary Reward Unlocked!
All players who played at least one match for the Panthers of Lustria will receive the legendary reward for this faction.

🛍️ Didn’t back the winning team? No worries, a catch-up bundle is available in the shop for 2 weeks!

Time to prepare for the next season… or rebuild from the ashes! The Redraft feature, straight from the official Games Workshop rulebook, has landed in Blood Bowl 3.

Redraft allows teams to carry over into new "seasons" while forcing coaches to rebuild with a restricted budget.

At the end of a season:

• A redraft budget is generated based on team performance.

• The coach can re-hire former players, recruit fresh talent, or adjust their staff.

• The team enters the new season with a revamped roster and financial cap (or not, you decide!).

League admins can activate the Redraft option directly in the league settings

And also via the game's admin tools: https://web.cyanide-studio.com/bloodbowl/?env=bb3_live_pc&lang=en

There are three automatic (and stackable) redraft triggers:

• When a team joins the league

• After playing a set number of fixtures (Bo1, Bo3, etc.)

• After a competition ends (or the team is eliminated)

League admins can also trigger redrafts manually at any time via a dedicated button.

The redraft budget is automatically calculated using the following formula:

1,000,000 GP + remaining treasury +
20,000 GP per fixture played +
20,000 GP per win +
10,000 GP per draw

Note: each player costs an additional 20,000 GP to redraft per season spent on the team. The older your team, the more expensive it is to keep your veterans!

The budget can be capped (e.g. 1,300,000 GP) or unlimited, depending on league rules.

Once triggered, the redraft happens in the team management interface:

1. Recovery – MNG injuries are healed.

2. Budget generation – Based on past performance.

3. Team building – Recruit within your redraft budget.

4. Recovery rolls:

   • Players with lasting injuries or reduced stats roll to recover (4+, or 3+ with an apothecary).

⚠️ Your redraft must be completed before your next match!

A new mechanic allows you to temporarily retire players who have suffered a lasting injury.

These players become unavailable for matches but can be brought back during the next redraft. At that point, you may roll a D6 for each:

• 4+ to recover

• 3+ if your team redrafted an apothecary

This gives you a chance to save your valuable (but wounded) players instead of cutting them permanently.