PUBG MOBILE will begin pushing out the Version 4.7 Arctic Chronicles update without interrupting service on November 11. The update is expected to be completed by November 12 at 8:00 (UTC+0). Any changes to the update schedule will be announced at the earliest notice. The annual Frost Festival is arriving with tons of new gameplay. After the update is complete, the update rewards "New Theme Song - Arctic Chronicles" and "Theme Lobby Background - Rosy Frostfield" will be automatically sent to your game account.
Version Highlights
● New Arctic Chronicles Themed Mode: The Ancient Beast has taken over Erangel, bringing a variety of unique gameplay!
● Erangel Subzero Themed Mode: Blizzard weather sweeps across the entire map—explore satellite crash sites and search for rare supplies.
● PvE Mode:New map, new enemies, new mechanics!
● World of Wonder: A new Frost Festival Brainrot experience arrives, along with new snowy scenes and limited-time weekend events.
● Key Gameplay/Event Periods: Time Zone is UTC+0
✧ New Arctic Chronicles Themed Mode: 2026/11/11 at 2:00–2027/1/12 at 20:59
✧ Erangel Subzero Themed Mode: 2026/12/3 at 2:00–2027/1/13 at 20:59
✧ S33 Classic & Casual Season: 2026/11/13 at 2:00–2027/1/14 at 23:59
✧ Promotion Match: 2026/11/13 at 2:00–2027/1/14 at 23:59
✧ S33 Ultimate Royale: 2026/11/23 at 2:00–2027/1/12 at 23:59
✧ Metro Royale Season: 2026/11/13 at 2:00–2027/1/12 20:59
✧ Ranked Arena: 2026/11/26 at 2:00–2026/12/24 at 23:59
✧ Crazy Chicken Day Event: 2026/11/13 at 2:00–2027/1/11 at 23:59
Crazy Chicken Day Rules Updated: Every Friday–Sunday in all regions is Crazy Chicken Day.
Battle Royale Update
Themed Mode: Arctic Chronicles
● Available: 2026/11/11 at 2:00–2027/1/12 at 20:59 (UTC+0)
● Supported Maps: Erangel, Livik, and Vikendi
Themed Areas
● Revamped Urban Areas
✧ The Ancient Beast has taken over, and can be found all over the map.
✧ Areas such as Pochinki, Rozhok, and Mansion have been given special stylistic makeovers.
Scene Mechanics
● Ancient Beast
✧ Ancient Beast Sealing Ground
The Ancient Beast lurks here. Shoot down the sealing towers and enter them to activate the stone pedestals to seal the beast, forcing it to open its mouth.
✧ Inside the Ancient Beast
After sealing the Ancient Beast's head, you can enter it through its mouth and interact with the stone pedestal inside to obtain rewards.
✧ Ancient Beast Tail
The Ancient Beast's tail is wrapped around the underwater tower. Blow the horn to activate the tail and drag the tower to the surface to explore.
✧ Ancient Beast Body
Explorable Space: Parts of the Ancient Beast’s body block some explorable caves. Shoot specific areas to get it to move out of the way to explore the caves.
Treasure: Shoot specific parts of the Ancient Beast's body to destroy the scales and cause supplies to drop.
Shifting Body: Parts of the Ancient Beast’s body are constantly slithering forward, forming moving platforms that players can stand on.
Teleportation Space: Certain parts of the Ancient Beast's body have teleportation effects, allowing for rapid long-distance travel.
✧ Aurora Realm
When the Aurora Realm is active, eliminated players can enter it for a chance to return to the battleground.
Gameplay Mechanics
● Glyph Ability
Active Ability
✧ Aurora Blink
Gain a double jump and dash ability, and you can latch onto the Ancient Beast's body to enter the Aurora Rail to move quickly. You can jump off the rail at any time.
Passive Abilities
✧ Tactical Shield
Automatically generate a protective shield when Health falls below a certain threshold. After being downed, use a small shield to block shots.
✧ Faster Healing
Use healing consumables and rescue knocked down teammates faster.
✧ Quick Reload
Reload and switch weapons faster.
✧ Supply Detection
Detect nearby supplies while moving quickly across the Ancient Beast's back.
✧ Armor Repair
When armor durability is not full, moving around gradually restores armor durability.
✧ Air Drop Prediction
Learn the next air drop location in advance.
Themed Vehicle
● Aurora Horse
The Aurora Horse is a special air and ground vehicle that can be summoned, recalled, or left on the battleground at any time. Ride it to gallop on the ground, then take off with a double jump to fly, hover, and gain altitude by flapping in the air.
AI Ally
● Vargr
Use the Oath Seal item to summon Vargr.
The summoner can command Vargr to perform specific actions through preset commands and voice commands.
✧ Scout: Sense nearby enemies and bark in the direction of enemies as a warning.
✧ Bite: Attack nearby enemies, dealing a small amount of damage.
✧ Loot: Search for and collect nearby ground supplies, elimination crates, and air drops.
✧ Deliver: Send supplies to yourself or a teammate.
✧ Guard: Follow and protect a teammate.
✧ Heal: Lick allies for a healing effect.
✧ Rescue: Rescue knocked-down teammates a limited number of times.
Erangel Subzero
● Available: 2026/12/3 at 2:00–2027/1/13 at 20:59 (UTC+0)
● Supported Maps: Erangel
✧ Stalber, Sosnovka Military Base, and Boatyard have been affected by the extreme cold and have frozen over. Shelter has now also become one of the satellite crash sites. In some areas, including this location, you can find satellites containing rare supplies.
● Dynamic Weather
✧ Erangel will feature dynamic weather, randomly changing between 4 weather types over time. In snow-covered areas, blizzards may appear, reducing visibility and causing a slight slowing effect on players.
● Satellite Crash
✧ Search the satellite crash sites to get supplies, plus an exclusive cold-weather Thermal Protection Suit. Before the match starts, satellites will already have crashed on Erangel and will spawn randomly in specific areas. During the match, satellites will also crash at random, for a total of four crashes.
● Frozen Windows & Doors
✧ In some blizzard conditions, building doors and windows will freeze shut.
✧ Frozen windows can be faintly seen through, but cannot be directly climbed through. Breaking the ice will create an icy mist.
✧ Frozen doors cannot be opened or closed. They can only be destroyed to pass through them, which will also create an icy mist.
● Destructible Snow Pile
✧ Due to extreme cold weather and snowfall, snow piles will appear on the map.
✧ Snow piles can be destroyed by vehicles, but they can also be reinforced with Liquid Nitrogen Tanks into frozen snow piles, which cannot be destroyed by vehicles.
● Thermal Protection Suit
✧ Gear that can be found in crashed satellites. It can withstand Blue Zone damage at the cost of durability.
● BZ Grenade
✧ The BZ Grenade generates a Blue Zone that expands outward from its position. After reaching its maximum size, the Blue Zone persists for a period of time before shrinking inward and disappearing.
● Liquid Nitrogen Tank
✧ After a Liquid Nitrogen Tank explodes, it rapidly spreads a patch of frost that deals continuous damage to players and applies a slowing effect.
● Snow Mist Ammo
✧ Snow mist ammo generates snow mist more quickly, but also dissipates more quickly.
● Snowboard
✧ Use a Snowboard to move quickly on snowy and icy surfaces. However, it moves slower on other surfaces.
● Classic vehicles in Erangel Subzero have anti-skid tires, providing relatively stable handling when moving on ice.
Vikendi Vehicles & Weapon Added
● The Snowmobile and Snowbike have been added to Erangel Subzero.
● The G36C has been added to Erangel Subzero.
New Items Added to Vikendi
● The BZ Grenade, Liquid Nitrogen Tank, Snow Mist Ammo, and Snowboard will also arrive in Vikendi when Erangel Subzero launches.
More Classic Updates
Consumables Update
● Med Kit
✧ Weight: 20→15
✧ Usage Time: 8s→6s
● Bandage
✧ Heal Amount: 10→12
✧ Usage Time: 4s→3s
● Adrenaline Shot
✧ Weight: 20→10
● Painkillers
✧ Weight: 10→6
✧ Energy and Health recovery intervals are halved, while the total amount recovered remains unchanged.
● Battle Ready Kit
✧ The Battle Ready Kit has been added to Erangel. Use it to fully restore Health and Energy.
● Portable Med Pack
✧ The Portable Med Pack will no longer spawn on maps.
Vehicle Updates
● Improved the camera behavior when aiming down sights in a vehicle, improving recoil direction for a more realistic feel.
● Improved the camera behavior when a vehicle rolls over to prevent the view from clipping into the terrain.
Weapon Updates
● Balance Adjustments
✧ ACE32
➢ Empty reload time reduced by 5%.
➢ Tactical reload time reduced by 5%.
✧ ASM Abakan
➢ Reduced horizontal recoil when firing by 10%.
➢ Slightly improved the accuracy of the first two shots of burst fire, allowing them to hit the same point at longer range.
✧ JS9
➢ Empty reload time reduced by 8%.
➢ Tactical reload time reduced by 8%.
Player Experience Improvements
Lucky Egg System
● The event's start and end times are the same as Classic Season.
● Obtaining Lucky Eggs: Play designated modes such as Ranked Classic, Ultimate Royale, Unranked Classic, Arcade, Arena, Metro Royale, WOW, and Home to get Lucky Eggs of various levels according to their respective rules. You can also receive them as gifts from other players.
● Using Lucky Eggs: Use Lucky Eggs in the Lucky Egg Opening event to obtain Lucky Egg Fragments. More Lucky Egg features will roll out in future updates or seasonal festivals. Check the event page for details.
● Redeeming Rewards: Spend Lucky Egg Fragments in the exclusive Event Shop to claim rewards, or exchange them for Good Fortune Packs.
● Lucky Draw: Open Good Fortune Packs to draw random items and supplies of various rarities.
● Acquisition methods and extraction requirements for Lucky Eggs vary by mode. Please check Acquisition Rules on the main event page for full details.
● When the event goes live, we will make minor adjustments to various rewards in Classic Season, Casual Season, and Ultimate Royale. For details, please go to the season page.
Card Collection System
● Annual Upgradable Firearm Acquisition Rules:
✧ The annual upgradable firearm from Card Collection is a 5-level JS9 firearm finish, the first upgradable JS9 finish.
✧ After collecting a certain number of cards, you can obtain this finish directly when the next version goes live.
✧ For players with unfinished collection progress in V4.6 card collection can continue in V4.7 to complete them.
✧ Special cards grant extra progress bonuses.
● Card Collection System Improvements:
✧ In the Card Collection System, the required number of cards to collect and the total number of cards in a card series are now configured separately.
✧ Added a point progress display when opening card packs.
✧ The gift restriction feature has been improved, and now properly restricts card gifting.
Recruitment Improvements
● Team Recruitment Lobby:
✧ Team Info Display: Improved the recruitment lobby layout to present recruitment team information more clearly.
✧ Team Filter: Improved the filtering feature in the recruitment team lobby to quickly find a target team.
✧ Send Recruitment: Added a recommended team module after sending a recruitment.
✧ Team Report: Added a report feature to the recruitment team lobby, allowing one-tap reporting of the entire team.
● Chat Channel Recruitment:
✧ Team Information Display: Improved the page layout of the Chat Recruitment Channel to show recruitment team information more clearly.
✧ Filter Feature: Added a new filter function to the Chat Recruitment Channel, supporting filtering recruitment teams by mode to search for a target team faster.
Festival Event Gameplay
Frost Festival Gameplay
● Frost Festival Playground:
✧ A special Frost Festival Playground gameplay area will appear during the holiday event. (Available Maps: Themed Mode Erangel/Livik, Brainrot Royale & Brainrot Battle, Erangel Subzero)
✧ Frost Festival Playground Availability: 2026/12/17 at 2:00–2026/12/26 at 23:59 (UTC+0)
✧ Jump into the snow pile in the center of the playground to check in, then activate a Gold Pack to claim festive rewards.
✧ In the playground, you can enjoy rides and activities such as the carousel, ice fishing, and the slide.
● Frost Festival Crystal Ball:
✧ During the Frost Festival, a special festive item, Frost Festival Crystal Ball, will appear. Throw it to generate a Frost Festival Tree on the spot. (Available Maps: Themed & Classic Erangel/Livik, Brainrot Royale & Brainrot Battle, Erangel Subzero)
✧ Frost Festival Crystal Ball Availability: 2026/12/17 at 2:00–2027/1/13 at 23:59 (UTC+0)
New Year's Gameplay
● New Year's Countdown
✧ A huge New Year's countdown will appear in the sky on the map on 12/31 at 20:00.
✧ On 1/1 at 00:00, there will be a fireworks show in the sky (Appears Maps: Themed & Classic Erangel/Livik, Vikendi, Miramar, Sanhok, Karakin, Nusa, Brainrot Royale & Brainrot Battle, and Erangel Subzero)
✧ Time zones differ by server:
Europe Server 2026/12/31 at 20:00 (UTC+3)
North America Server 2026/12/31 at 20:00 (UTC-5)
Asia Server 2026/12/31 at 20:00 (UTC+8)
South America Server 2026/12/31 at 20:00 (UTC-3)
Middle East Server 2026/12/31 at 20:00 (UTC+3)
KR/JP Server 2026/12/31 at 20:00 (UTC+9)
● Log in during New Year's to receive a New Year Firework Launcher. Use this item to launch fireworks into the sky.
✧ New Year Firework Launcher Availability: 2026/12/31 at 2:00–2027/1/13 at 23:59 (UTC+0)
● Musical Fountain
✧ A musical fountain will appear during the New Year's celebration. Ride it high into the sky to interact with the fireworks up close and take photos together. (Available Maps: Themed & Classic Erangel, Erangel Subzero)
✧ Music Fountain Availability: 2026/12/31 at 02:00–2027/1/13 at 23:59 (UTC+0)
PMGC
● Various classic gameplay elements are now PMGC-themed in anticipation of the 2026 PMGC.
● Ignite a hot air balloon at specific photo spots to rise into the air, trigger a PMGC-exclusive surprise and multiplayer parachuting interaction, then return to the battleground.
● Find PMGC billboards in-match and take photos with the tournament-themed posters.
Varied Gameplay Experience
World of Wonder
● Brainrot Gameplay · Frost Festival Update
✧ Frost Festival Area: Brainrot gameplay has been updated with a new Frost Festival area.
✧ New Brainrots: Added Laser and Bell series Brainrots, with new Brainrots arriving weekly—stay tuned!
✧ Weekend Administrator Event: A limited-time admin event is available every weekend during this version.
✧ Next Month Preview: On 12/10, the Avalanche Escape limited-time Frost Festival gameplay will be released.
● WOW Exclusive Racing Resource
✧ Ferrari SF-25: The Ferrari F1 race car finish is now available in WOW. Join the activity event to get purchase discounts and a free trial card.
● Editor Updates
✧ Special Effects Editor: Added curve editing and dynamic parameters to further enhance special effects.
✧ Custom Resource Upload: The level requirement for uploading audio, images, and static models has been removed. Custom audio can be uploaded up to 100 times per month.
● Advanced Editor Updates
✧ Group Editing: Team members can now use the visual programming tool together.
✧ Client Scripting: Supports running some gameplay logic on the client to improve visuals and performance.
✧ Actor Editor: Added capabilities such as global Actors, client scripts, VFX components, and custom variables.
● Platform System Updates
✧ Creation Update Notifications: Added notification diagnostics, recommendation explanations, and player preference feedback to help optimize update reach.
✧ Published Creation Management: Improved the creation management interface by adding creation overview, data analysis, optimization suggestions, and promotion management.
● Win-Win Ecosystem
✧ WOW Pass: Added the new Deluxe WOW Pass, including all perks, a 10-level pass boost, and exclusive rewards.
✧ Ad Incentives: Eligible Creators can integrate ad components. Players can watch ads to obtain items, while Creators receive corresponding earnings.
Metro Royale Updates
● Metro Royale Unsealed: U-Chapter 0 is here!
● Season Duration: 2026/11/13 at 2:00–2027/1/12 at 20:59 (UTC+0)
● Gameplay Updates
✧ Black Market:
System Improvements to Purchase Interactions
✧ Search:
Reduced the wait time for opening crates, and shortened the time to reveal each item.
✧ Fame:
The max level has been increased from 30 to 45, allowing you to earn more Talent Points and supply rewards from the Fame System.
✧ Backpack:
Improved the in-match backpack interface. It supports switching between single-column and double-column views for more convenient item management.
Item editing operations between the backpack and Lock Box have been improved.
✧ Items:
Decreased the weight of all ammo.
New PvE Gameplay
● Map
✧ New Seal City map. Explore carefully while surrounded by enemies, fight together, collect and extract items, become stronger, and unlock the gallery!
✧ Added many new searchable containers and sellable items to Seal City.
● Gallery System
✧ New Gallery System: Infected, Restricted Zone Stories, and Special Trait galleries.
● Infected
✧ Score eliminations and extract specified items to unlock gallery progress, revealing monster attributes and background lore.
● Restricted Zone Stories
✧ Search in matches to obtain story fragments. Collect all story fragments to unlock the full story.
● Map Mechanics
✧ In-match events can appear in the PvE mode.
High-Loot Zone: Randomly appears at certain bases. Supplies within the area are significantly better.
High-Threat Zone: Randomly appears at certain bases. Enemies within the area are enhanced, but with better rewards, too.
✧ There is a day-night cycle, which affects the environmental atmosphere and PvE enemy behavior.
● Items
✧ New Item: Scream Grenade. Attracts nearby PvE enemies.
✧ New Item: Stealth Syringe. Use it to avoid detection from PvE enemies for a while.
● Talents
✧ Talents have been revamped into the Talent Tree System, with 3 different paths: Combat, Exploration, and Survival. Most of the previous Talents are still here, along with lots of new Talents. You can now obtain more Talent Points and unlock more Talent abilities.
Fishing Gameplay
● Fishing spots have been added along rivers and coasts across the map. Different fish species can be caught in different waters. (Availability: Themed & Classic Erangel, Brainrot Royale & Brainrot Battle, PvE maps, Erangel Subzero)
Home Updates
● New Style: Frosted Splendor
✧ Available: 2026/11/13 at 00:00 (UTC+0)
✧ Frosted Splendor (Ancient Capital) style items will be available in the Home Shop/Lucky Spin/Mysterious Merchant Crate/Craftsman's Pass.
✧ Purchase the new Home style items to get Style Points. Reach a certain amount of Style Points to redeem amazing rewards.
● Home Competition:
✧ Submission Period: 2026/11/11 at 00:00–2026/11/28 at 8:59 (UTC+0)
✧ Selection Period: 2026/11/28 at 9:00–2026/12/28 at 9:00 (UTC+0)
● Style Voting:
✧ Event Period: 2026/11/11 at 00:00–2026/12/25 at 08:59 (UTC+0)
✧ Cash Draw Announcement Period: 2026/12/28 at 9:00–2027/1/2 at 23:59 (UTC+0)
Popularity Battle & Team Popularity Battle
● Popularity Annual Gala Event
✧ Registration Period: 2026/11/11 at 00:00–2026/11/18 at 8:59 (UTC+0)
✧ Battle Period: 2026/11/18 at 9:00—2026/12/20 at 9:00 (UTC+0)
✧ Final Showdown Results Announcement: 2026/12/20 at 23:59 (UTC+0)
● Team Popularity Battle Event
✧ Registration Period: 2026/12/14 at 00:00—2026/12/19 at 8:59 (UTC+0)
✧ Battle Period: 2026/12/19 at 9:00—2027/1/4 at 9:30 (UTC+0)
More exciting content is on the way! Please follow the official announcements for the latest information! Feel free to share any feedback you have regarding the update with us. Let's create a more exciting battleground for everyone together!
PUBG MOBILE Team
November 11, 2026