Deadman: Annihilation & All-Stars 3
Deadman: Annihilation & All-Stars 3
Deadman: Annihilation is almost here!
This is your reminder that Deadman: Annihilation kicks off on Friday, January 30th!
You'll have from January 30th until February 20th to gear up for an epic finale on February 21st - do you have what it takes to be the last player standing?!
To get yourself up to speed, you can check out our detailed overview blog here, for information on the Finale format and specific changes to Sigils, check out this blog! Alternatively, check out this handy video where PureSpam can talk you through everything you need to know.
If you don't have time for either of the above, here's a rapid-fire list of the most important bits this time around:
- Earn Deadman Points through just about any activity you can think of: PvM, Skilling, completing Quests, completing Achievement Diaries/Combat Achievements, completing Clue scrolls, you name it! Then trade those points for exclusive (tradeable) cosmetics in the main game including the Wilderness POH Kit, a new Home teleport animation, and recolours for the Toxic Staff of the Dead, Bow of Faerdhinen and Crystal Armour!
- Bank keys are no more! This time around, you'll only risk what you've got on you, but there's no use hiding expensive gear in your inventory because your risked wealth will be symbolised by coloured skulls above your character, similar to Bounty Hunter.
- While killing NPCs, you might stumble across a Deadman's Chest as a rare drop. This chest takes 60 seconds (30 seconds in multi-combat) to open, so you'll need to stand your ground to claim your treasure, but stand to be handsomely rewarded with powerful items - including tweaked versions of the Dogsword and the Thunder Khopesh.
- Sigils are no longer RNG drops to be bought and sold on the Grand Exchange. Instead, use the Deadman's Skull to pull up a shop UI where you can spend your hard-earned Deadman points to buy whichever Sigils you'd like.
- Non-combat Sigils no longer require attuning, meaning you can unlock them with points and enjoy their benefits forever, regardless of your setup. This means you're free to rock your chosen Combat Sigils at all times and shouldn't ever be massively disadvantaged for a fight.
- The Ruinous Powers are back! Take the forbidden knowledge of the Fallen Empire for a test drive as you put this all-out offense Prayer book to use against other players in fast-paced PvP combat.
- Combat bracket worlds are making a return with revamped level ranges to keep worlds active while letting you play any build you'd like and always find a fair fight!
- Breaches are sticking around, with new bosses, adjustments to existing bosses, readjusted loot rarity and more. Find consistent action at set times while you try to earn powerful items, rack up Deadman points, or perhaps just pick off the lucky players getting all of the cool breach drops...
- Experience full-on carnage in a revamped multi-combat Finale, which sees competitors split into two factions for a time before the remaining players are left to fight amongst themselves in a free for all - can your alliances be trusted?
Deadman: Annihilation is shaping up to be our biggest and best yet, while also being our most approachable offering ever. We can't wait to see you get stuck in once the action begins, just make sure to go easy on us if you catch us lacking at a Deadman's Chest!
But wait! There's more...
Deadman: All-Stars 3
That's right, everybody's favourite content creator showdown is gracing our calendars once more.
We don't have much to share at this stage, we'll be leaving that to the brains of the operation (the wonderful SoloMission) and you can expect to hear more on the details of what's to come this May, before teams are drafted on May 31st ahead of the competition commencing on June 6th. This time around you'll see fresh faces alongside All-Stars veterans, tweaks to the format and in-event PvP incentives, and best of all...
Deadman: All-Stars 3 will have a live, in-person Finale!
This year competitors from all around the world will progress just like you're used to seeing, but before the iconic 'winner stays on' Finale that you know and love, we'll be flying all of the competitors out to Chicago where they'll face off in-person at a LAN event that you do not want to miss. Naturally, a LAN event isn't particularly exciting without a crowd full of people to really bring the energy - that's where you come in!
Over 4,000 tickets for the Deadman: All-Stars 3 Finale, live in Chicago on June 20th, go on sale with a 24-hour pre-sale for active players on Feb 20th, and a general release on Feb 21st!
Curious how you're considered an active player? It's as simple as being able to open the Jagex Launcher on the 20th, or being opted into email communications!
You'll have your chance to meet competitors and J-Mods alike, sit back and enjoy some live PvP action for the first time in years, get some drinks in with your friends, and cheer on your champions live! Plus, you can check out our exclusive Deadman merch lines. We can't wait to see you there and bring some of the magic of live events back to Old School.
Keep an eye on our Deadman: All-Stars website to grab your tickets for the Finale, and make sure to check out SoloMission on YouTube so that you don't miss his explainer video coming in May.
2026 is set to be an action-packed year for PvP events, so make sure to give Deadman: Annihilation a go, tune in to Deadman: All-Stars 3 (or come to the Finale in person) and stay tuned for other events throughout the year!
You can also discuss this update on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.
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