MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries 9th DLC Ashes & Ascension Arrives in October
The ninth DLC extends the Clan invasion arc that began with Shadow of Kerensky and continued in Chaos Reign, while its companion free update broadens mod support and vehicle weapon systems for all players.
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Piranha Games announced the ninth DLC for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Ashes & Ascension, launching October 2026 on PC via Steam. It is set during the First Whitting Conference of 3058-3060 and brings an 18-mission campaign with new cinematics, five new career mode faction starts, 10 high-reward crates, 13 Clan mechs, Inner Sphere omni mechs and variants, 11 new weapons, and new vehicle variants. Free update details come September 8.
Piranha Games announced the ninth MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC on September 1. Ashes & Ascension launches October 2026 on PC via Steam, set during the First Whitting Conference of 3058-3060. It adds an 18-mission campaign with new cinematics, five career mode faction starts, 10 high-reward crates, 13 Clan mechs, Inner Sphere omni mechs and variants, 11 new weapons, and new vehicle variants. Free update details arrive September 8.
- Hankyu / Arctic Cheetah: Clan mech, also known as Arctic Cheetah
- Arctic Wolf: Clan mech
- Fenris / Ice Ferret: Clan mech, also known as Ice Ferret
- Hunchback IIC: Clan mech
- Nobori-nin / Huntsman: Clan mech, also known as Huntsman
- Nova Cat: Clan mech
- Sun Spider: Clan mech
- Marauder IIC: Clan mech
- Warhammer IIC: Clan mech
- Blood Asp: Clan mech
- Supernova: Clan mech
- Behemoth / Stone Rhino: Clan mech, also known as Stone Rhino
- Kraken / Bane: Clan mech, also known as Bane
- Blackjack: Inner Sphere omni mech
- Black Hawk-KU: Inner Sphere omni mech
- Perseus: Inner Sphere omni mech
- Annihilator: Inner Sphere variant
- Hatamoto-Chi: Inner Sphere variant
- King Crab: Inner Sphere variant
- Longbow: Inner Sphere variant
- Nightstar: Inner Sphere variant
- Phoenix Hawk: Inner Sphere variant
- Victor: Inner Sphere variant
- Centurion: Inner Sphere variant
- Hunchback: Inner Sphere variant
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