2024 Christmas update (also a part of the upcoming Lesser Rings update) changelog:
- major skills update for tiers 1 to 4;
- a new starting worker class in the place of peasant;
- updated questlines guide;
- Santa Elrond and his special quest officially back (Dol Guldur, Carn Dum, Annuminas, Isenmouthe, Durthang, Morghai,
Mirkwood Spiders Cave);
- daily Xmas special loot in random dungeons announced on Discord;
- alchemy station added on server 40 in the locked area;
- upgraded Courage can now be enchanted and used to forge a new perm weapon [level 25 required!];
- a new type of wraiths - assassins;
- a new map - Umbar (server 54) - about to be released for the New Year's Eve;

Xmas loot can be found on a daily basis in any of the mentioned dungeons.
In order to get the most special loot (aka daily Xmas special loot) you have to farm the dungeons announced here, only that way you can obtain the huge santa gifts with some surprises inside them!
A few examples of possible rewards in the huge Santa gifts: Glamdring, lesser rings of power with various effects, scrolls (new ones included), Elrohir's bow (50% infinite arrows effect), bombs, upgraded t8 Dains Warhammer and a lot more. The rewards depend on your tier, opening each one grants you additional 8 points of heroes reputation.