Today's comic comes bundled with a fresh new battledome item; time will tell just how good it is but the chances that it will dethrone the Leaded Elemental Vial as the most OP healer mass-released in 2024 will likely be low.


Pick up yours today! Check out our Story Prizes guide for more information.


Also don't forget the other battledome item released recently via the Grundos Warehouse!

Honestly, this is likely the most new items we have seen in a long time. Clearly TNT didn't like me having rated every battledome item on the site for long...

Firstly and most importantly, we had some re-released 1-player only weapons as Hidden Tower items; This TNT- more of this.



Then we had a couple of "price capping" items of various levels of interest.




It should be said, currently the Obsidian Scorchstone can be equipped with other healers- I assumed in my review that this was a glitch based on its description but that too is not exactly correct. If it turns out to be a mistake this item could be a gamechanger.

Finally this morning we received a pile of new scratchcard prizes





None of these look particularly special so far, but they are still worth posting. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the Snow Slingshot also turned out to be a weapon but TNT made a mistake. Also we have the upcoming Void Essence Milestone, which may also give an item for anyone who has discovered an essence this round. Overall this is a crazy selection of items and I for one am here for it.


Another item was discovered after the last set too; with another item that looks vaguely like it is meant to be a weapon.

In a surprise turn of events a new Battledome opponent has been spotted in the Central Arena! Unfortunately it is deVoid of challenge, with it capping out at only 150 difficulty.


Currently it seems unlinked to any plot waves, however, this may change at any time. It gives 3,000 NP per victory and at least two new prizes, one of which is a new weapon.


Additionally during the last week we saw another new unrelated weapon released: a new Brightvale Scroll.


Update:The opponent and connected hospital shift is now available in the plot, fighting it directly in the dome appears to award no plot points

The first of multiple unique battledome weapons to be released during this plot has been released and it is worth A-Voiding.


The weapon has clearly been created with the mind that the opponents are primarily darkness based, which would be a perfectly reasonable choice if not for the recent mass deflation of both the Hanso Charisma Charm and even more powerful The Mystical Tablet.

You can gain this new shield as a rare drop when fighting in the barracks during the plot.

Perhaps of more consequence is the fact that the hospital prizes include the Leaded Elemental Vial, an incredibly powerful full healer. Check out our guides below for more information on how you can access these


You can do both of these activities at once and receive independent prize points and prizes so you can save up for one of the many other highlights of the plot.

This weekend, we're shining the spotlight on a new article about an old feature on Neopets: Punchbag Sid.


Punchbag Sid used to make brief but regular appearances in the Battledome as a surprise replacement for Punchbag Bob. Unlike Bob, who does not fight back and exists mostly to allow players to test weapons, Sid is one of the most powerful 1-player Battledome opponents, with a world class weapon set to boot! Notably, he also awards a secret avatar just for losing to him!


However, Sid had been dormant for many years. His appearances have to be manually triggered by TNT, and the metaphorical button was lost over time and TNT transitions.

That changed last month on May 17th, when he reappeared for about an hour around 7am NST!

While we have no idea if or when TNT will trot him out again (he has not been spotted since), we want to be sure we are ready to support you and alert you to get that elusive avatar! To do that, we have set up trigger alerts, similar to how we do with Turmaculus most days.


When the alert is triggered, you will see the above icon atop the sidebar on all pages of our main site, and in the bell alert box on any of our other departments.


We've also put together a guide on everything you need to know about how, when, and why to fight Sid—including what it takes to defeat him, if you really want to!