update · July 30, 2026
THE FINALS Update 11.3.0 Adjusts Heavy Gadgets, Melee Lungle Ranges, and Introduces Elytra Anti-Cheat Testing
THE FINALS Update 11.3.0 changes weapon and gadget balance for the Heavy and Medium archetypes, revives the Strike a Pose event in Team Deathmatch, and rolls out limited testing for the new in-house Elytra anti-cheat system.
Update 11.3.0 brings a broad round of balance adjustments to THE FINALS, focusing heavily on melee weapon reliability, Heavy gadget tuning, and combat pacing. Alongside these tweaks, the patch welcomes back the Strike a Pose event in Team Deathmatch, adds Twitch drops, and initiates limited regional testing for the new Elytra anti-cheat platform.
Heavy Archetype and Gadget Adjustments
The Heavy C4 cooldown increases significantly from 30 seconds to 45 seconds to reduce frequent multi-drop setups during Cashout fights. Meanwhile, the BFR receives a damage boost from 88 to 90 to improve its relevance among Heavy weapons. The KS-23 sees its damage reduced from 110 to 104, paired with a damage falloff multiplier adjustment from 0.64 to 0.675 to maintain consistent max-range performance despite the lower base output. The Spear also receives a major buff, boosting precise hit primary damage from 74 to 82, base primary damage from 55 to 57, and secondary three-swing sequence damage up to 75/125/150.
Melee Weapon and Specialization Tweaks
The Grappling Hook cooldown decreases from 7 seconds to 6 seconds to give the Light specialization more attention without disrupting map pacing. The Dagger features increased primary and secondary lunge distances from 4.5m to 5m, slightly faster max lunge speed, and a longer secondary sweep time for more reliable backstabs at max range. Dual Blades gain a wider precision zone angle of 9 degrees, increased primary lunge distance to 5m, and faster movement speed during the Deflect stance by 25%. Cross Slash and Shield Bash attacks now automatically lunge forward at full stamina even without movement inputs. The Riot Shield also benefits from a precision zone angle increase to 10 degrees, primary lunge distance of 5m, and a primary damage bump from 82 to 83.
Medium Weapon Rebalancing
The FAMAS damage increases from 23 to 24 to help bridge the performance gap between it and competing Medium weapons in the current meta.
Map Adjustments, Bots, and Quality of Life
Galaxy Estates joins the map rotation pool for the upcoming Grand Major qualifiers. The patch introduces the first iteration of a damage number system displaying dealt damage next enemy health bars, which can be toggled in settings. Bots receive improved movement behavior, target coordination, and combat awareness when taking damage. Numerous collision and map geometry fixes apply across Seoul, Kyoto, Las Vegas, Monaco, and Citadel.
Elytra Anti-Cheat Testing Phase
VAIIYA Corp's in-house anti-cheat system, Elytra, enters a limited testing phase with selected players alongside technical partners like Microsoft and NVIDIA GeForce NOW. The system currently runs in the background for most players without enforcing protections, with status reporting updates and a broader rollout planned for update 11.6.
Why this patch matters
Update 11.3.0 addresses lingering pain points from the melee rework, reels in outlier Heavy utility, and lays foundational groundwork for future competitive play and security infrastructure.