By InnoGames Blog
Hey again, Heroes! Kai here from the Heroes of History design team 👋
Ready to get your hands on new Equipment? Then you’ll want to step into the battlefield — because it’s time to introduce: Historic Battles!
Early Preview Reminder
Everything shared here is still under development and might change before release — but the spirit of these battles is already alive and well!
What Are Historic Battles?
Historic Battles are our new Equipment-focused battle modes. These challenges will let you earn gear while offering a whole new twist on combat, strategy, and Hero selection.
We’re keeping the familiar feel of our current battles, but adding unique goals, enemy setups, and team-building needs.
We plan to launch with three different battle modes, and today I’m sharing a sneak peek at one of them…
The Siege of Orleans
Inspired by the legendary defense led by Joan of Arc, this battle mode focuses on defeating masses of enemies and lane-based strategy.
Battle Overview
• Two lanes — you’ll place 3 Heroes per lane
• Only Area Attackers and Manipulators are allowed here
• On each lane, the enemies have a different weakness – on the one side, they are weak to burn damage and on the other to stun effects. In the highest stages of this battle, units with weakness for poison damage will spawn on each lane, too!
• Enemies keep on spawning and try to attack the city gates of Orléans. Don’t worry about your Heroes health, as they won’t get any damage here
• Your job: protect the gate at all cost by defeating the enemies as fast as possible
Battle Goals
You win when all enemies have been defeated.
You lose if at least one Gate falls, or the timer runs out before you defeated all enemies.
Tactical Tips
Only Area Attackers and Manipulators are allowed here.
Positioning matters:
• Your Heroes stay within their lane
• The damage type and abilities of your heroes will play a huge role. Pick heroes based on the weaknesses of the enemies on that specific lane!
Why It Matters
This mode drops Equipment for the Hand and Garment Slots — and each Historic Battle will have its own rewards and themes.
These modes are designed to challenge you, reward specialization, and make your growing Equipment collection really matter.
What’s Next?
And with this, our series of previews about the equipment feature is over. We’ll keep sharing early previews in the future.
Play now this new feature on the Preview server (https://innogam.es/preview-server) and let us know what you think!
– Kai
Anna Sunderbrink 
Annika Giese