Funcom released a new DLC for Conan Exiles, accentuating the brutal life in The Exiled Lands. Blood and Sand introduces new and exquisite weapons, ferocious armor and arena building pieces to The Exiled Lands. Also released is a free update containing new and improved PvP mechanics.

The DLC is available right now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC for $ 9.99 / € 9.99 (regional differences may apply). Additionally, a free update was also released, containing various bug fixes, new items and a PvP overhaul. The free update introduces the Battle Standard, which can be placed to create PvP zones. This will allow players to create massive arenas and fighting pits, even on PvE servers. Participating in PvP on PvE servers will be entirely optional

The Blood and Sand pack contains:

• 29 new arena building pieces - A set of building pieces made for arenas and vaults.
• 15 new armor pieces - In three sets, such as the Bear Shaman armor Light, medium and heavy sets with an epic end-game version of each.
• 19 new weapons - In the Bloodletter set plus all new weapons Same power as iron weapons with an epic end-game version of each weapon.
• 15 new war banner placeables - Decorate your new arena or castle with all new war banners.

All the new content in Blood and Sand is exclusive to this DLC and adds a host of new visual options, but does not give any in-game advantage in power. All the new items have comparable stats to existing items.

Let's take a look at the official Blood and Sand Trailer.

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