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Highguard<\/a> launched last month on January 26, after closing out The Game Awards back in December<\/a>, and it’s already received some pretty hefty updates addressing player feedback for the free-to-play PvP FPS-raid game. That streak continues today with the release of Episode 2, which adds a heavily requested Ranked Mode, the game’s first new warden, a new map, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Episode 2 is live in the game already, and those who boot up the gamewill meet Ekon, a “legendary monster-slayer who shapeshifts into a powerful direwolf to track and hunt his prey.” Ekon, who is pictured below, has a passive ability called Dread that reveals the heartbeat of wounded enemies, a tactical ability called Wolf Spirit that let him unleash a spirit wolf to hunt the nearest enemy and apply Dread to them, and an ultimate called Fearsome Howl, where Ekon applies Dread to all enemies across the map and increases his movement speed \u2013 it can be cast in human and wolf form (yes, Ekon can transform into a wolf).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As part of today’s update, developer Wildlight Entertainment has released a new story cinematic called “Skydrift” centered on Ekon and his place amongst the other Highguard wardens. Launching alongside Ekon is Skydrift, a new map for the game’s 3v3 and now-permanent 5v5 raid modes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can check out a look at Skydrift in the image at the top of this story, and you can watch the Skydrift cinematic story trailer below:\u00a0<\/p>\n