Developer Shiro Games’ entertaining Viking-themed real-time strategy, Northgard, has just received a major new content update – introducing, among other things, powerful Relics that can grant serious benefits to your ever-beleaguered clans.

The free update, appropriately titled Northgard Relics, is described by Shiro as the “biggest content update” since launch.U nsurprisingly, the focus is those game-changing Relics, with each clan able to choose between five common Relics and one clan-specific Relic, although only one can be used per game.

Common Relics grant defence bonuses, feast bonuses, and more for the duration of play – which, while supremely useful, are considerably less spectacular than the clan-specific Relics. These are able to summon the likes of mercenary giants, massive boars, the undead, and white wolves to do your bidding, which – I think we can all agree, is far more exciting than having a couple more apples for your tea.

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Source: Eurogamer Viking RTS Northgard adds giant-summoning Relics and more in big free update