Warhammer: Vermintide 2’s Geheimnisnacht Event Is Live with Double XP

Players can carry the Skull of Blosphoros through five missions for new rewards, though the event's listed end dates conflict.

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A horned, green-skinned creature emerges from green mist beside Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Geheimnisnacht lettering and the October 13–November 1 dates.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2’s 2026 Geheimnisnacht event is live, sending players after the Skull of Blosphoros and offering new cosmetics, Double XP, and a temporary event shop. Fatshark’s Steam announcement gives the event a window from October 13 through November 1, 2026, but the patch changelog says the event is enabled only until October 13.

The skull’s rituals can be found in Screaming Bell, Empire in Flames, Against the Grain, Tower of Treachery, and Convocation of Decay. Players must disrupt a ritual and carry the skull to the end of the level to complete Event Missions and earn rewards. Carrying it makes the mission more difficult.

Rewards include the Master of the Undead portrait frame and five weapon illusions for Saltzpyre’s Brace of Pistols, Kruber’s Longbow, Bardin’s Irondrake Pistols, Kerillian’s Dual Swords, and Sienna’s One-Handed Sword. Double XP and the Event Shop at Lohner’s Emporium are available for the event’s duration.

Patch 6.13.0 also fixes Kerillian’s third-person bow animations and an issue where the Handmaiden’s High Robes of Isha skin could disrupt first-person animations, particularly with Dual Swords.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 6.13.0 Patch Notes

Features & Tweaks

Enabled the Geheimnisnacht Event until October 13.
- New Portrait Frame, ‘Master of the Undead’, obtained as part of the event.
- Added five new weapon illusions, obtained as part of the event, for the following weapons:
  - Saltzpyre’s Brace of Pistols
  - Kruber’s Longbow
  - Bardin’s Irondrake Pistols
  - Kerillian’s Dual Swords
  - Sienna’s One-Handed Sword
- Enabled Double XP for the duration of the event.
- Opened up the Event Shop in Lohner’s Emporium for the duration of the event.

Fixes

Fixed Kerillian’s third person bow animations flipping the bow around.
Fixed an issue with the Handmaiden’s “High Robes of Isha” skin where it would break some first person animations, particularly with the Dual Swords.

Which of the five weapon illusions would you most like to earn? Follow along for more on the event and its rewards on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Vermintide. It's time for players to return to the memorable first-person co-op experience with intense world class melee action.