Update Drops May 26 With a Maintenance Window
Server Maintenance Runs From 8:00 to 10:00 UTC
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero's free May 2026 update goes live on May 26, 2026 at 8:00 UTC, following a maintenance window that runs from 8:00 to 10:00 UTC the same day. During the maintenance period, Ranked Match and the Custom Battle World Library are unavailable. Offline modes, story content, and local versus play continue to function while the servers are down. The update is free for all owners of the base game on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC. Sparking Zero was published by Bandai Namco and developed by Spike Chunsoft, and launched globally on October 11, 2024 as the first new entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi line since 2007.
The First Demon World Stage Is Added to the Stage Roster
The update adds the First Demon World as a new stage. The Demon World is the central setting of Dragon Ball Daima, the 20-episode anime that ran in Japan from October 2024 through February 2025, and the stage import lines up with the upcoming Daima Character Pack release in June. The stage is unlocked for all players on update day rather than tied to a paid DLC purchase. The First Demon World location is where Goku and his allies first arrive after being shrunk by King Gomah in the opening episodes of the anime.
Transformation Mechanics Reworked
Transformations No Longer Heal, Skill Stock Adds Attack Buff
The largest balance change in the update reworks how transformations interact with health and damage. Characters who previously recovered health when transforming now no longer heal on transformation. In place of the healing, transforming through Skill Stock applies a permanent attack increase buff that lasts as long as the character remains in the transformed state. The buff is removed when the character reverts to a lower form.
Ring Outs, Dashes, and Guard Breaks All Patched
The update fixes a Ring Out bug where stepping out of bounds did not trigger a Ring Out in matches with that rule enabled. Other system-level fixes include slightly reduced Skill Stock auto-recovery, improved Short Dash recovery that lets a second dash trigger immediately after movement initiation, Rush Chain now executing during auto-dodge scenarios, Guard Break inconsistencies resolved, and a Sonic Sway Attack issue with guard insertion patched out.
Daima Character Pack and Shallot DLC Coming June 27
Three Paid DLC Drops Land on June 27
The update also confirms the next paid DLC release window. Dragon Ball Daima Character Pack 1, Dragon Ball Daima Character Pack 2, and Shallot from Dragon Ball Legends are all scheduled for release on June 27, 2026. The Daima packs are the first paid DLC pulled from the Daima anime, and Shallot is the original protagonist of Dragon Ball Legends, the Bandai Namco mobile fighting game. The June 27 date marks his first appearance outside the Legends mobile platform and his debut in the Budokai Tenkaichi line of console games. Bandai Namco has not yet published the full character list for either Daima pack.
Roster-Wide Character Adjustments
The update also makes per-character balance changes. Giant characters received nerfs to their damage output. Master Roshi, Mr. Satan, and Yajirobe had their Ki recovery rates reduced. Dr. Gero, Android 19, several Ultra Instinct Goku variants, and Dr. Wheelo received targeted adjustments to their existing kits. Nappa, Recoome, and Spopovich had their health pools reduced. The character-level changes accompany the system-level mechanics changes and are intended to balance the roster before the Daima and Shallot characters arrive on June 27.
