Conan Exiles Giant-Kings Part Two Opens Rifts, Adds Spells
Something has gone very wrong with reality in Conan Exiles.
Strange rifts are tearing open across the survival sandbox, and the second part of the Legacy of the Giant-Kings update wants you to walk straight into them. It's a fitting pitch for a game built on a simple idea: the world is hostile, and if you want the good stuff, you have to go and take it. This time, though, the good stuff sits on the other side of a hole in space-time.
The update adds otherworldly combat, a handful of new spells for magic users, and the return of an enemy some players may remember a little too well. Here's what's in it.
The Rifts Take Centre Stage
The headline feature is clear. New rifts are appearing across both of the game's main maps, the Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah. Step inside one and your character gets pulled out of the familiar world and dropped into an unusual arena, where dangerous enemies are waiting.
Win, and there's something to show for it. The rifts hold new materials and rewards for players who make it through, which gives them a reason to exist beyond a quick fight. In a game where gathering and crafting drive almost everything, a fresh source of materials matters more than a single boss encounter ever could.
Who should be answering the call? Anyone in the sandbox with the skills to survive, and realistically, the gear to back those skills up. These aren't framed as gentle introductory challenges. They're extradimensional fights, and the update is pitched squarely at characters who are ready for them, whether that's a sword-swinging barbarian or a sorcerer who prefers to keep a safe distance.
The Mi-Go Are Back
Among the threats lurking inside the rifts is a returning foe: the Mi-Go. These are moth-like monsters, and they haven't come back empty-handed. Beating them unlocks Mi-Go themed rewards, including a pet or follower that players can earn and bring home.
That's a neat touch. In Conan Exiles, followers and pets are part of how players build up their strength and their camps, so turning a monster you've been fighting into a companion gives the grind a tangible payoff. If you missed the moth monsters, here's your chance to keep one.
Four New Sorcery Spells
Sorcery gets some attention too. The update adds four new spells, each pointed at a different job:
- Defense - for keeping your caster alive when things get messy
- Corruption - leaning into the darker side of the game's magic
- Swifter spellcasting - getting spells out faster
- Battlefield control - shaping how a fight plays out
That's a fairly well-rounded spread. Rather than piling on raw damage, the selection covers survival, speed and tactics, which should give spellcasters more ways to approach a fight, including, presumably, the ones waiting inside those rifts.
A Shemite Building Set
Builders aren't left out. A new Shemite building set has been added to the Bazaar, the game's in-game shop, where players can buy it. Construction has always been a huge part of the Conan Exiles experience, and new architectural styles give base-builders more options for their camps and fortresses.
There may also be more story to follow as the Legacy of the Giant-Kings arc continues, though the rifts are clearly meant to be the first order of business.
Our Take
This update looks like a sensible shape for a survival game that has been around for a while. Rifts give existing players a reason to leave their bases, the new materials feed back into crafting, and the Mi-Go follower turns combat into progression you can actually see in your camp. It suggests the team is trying to give long-time players fresh goals rather than simply new decorations.
It also fits a wider pattern across the genre. Other long-running survival titles keep leaning on new creatures and content drops to keep players engaged, as seen with ARK: Survival Ascended's latest additions and Myth of Empires' floating islands. It is worth watching whether the rift arenas hold up after the first few runs, and whether the Shemite set landing in the Bazaar draws more attention than the free content. How the Giant-Kings story continues will be the other thing to keep an eye on.