Knife VS Gun DUELS event
Knife VS Gun DUELS New Duel Map: Schedule, Start Times & Next Countdown
New Duel Map is the arena drop for Knife VS Gun DUELS, the head-to-head Roblox fighter where one player takes a blade and the other a firearm. When it arrives, it folds a brand-new battleground into the rotation — new sightlines, new cover, and new ground to learn for players who have every corner of the current lineup memorised.
This isn’t a weekly ritual. A fresh map is an occasional headline moment rather than a standing fixture, and it lands in a game that has pulled hundreds of millions of visits and keeps around about 17,000 duelists in matches at any given moment. It has rolled out 2 times so far.
Knife VS Gun DUELS
New Duel Map
May 28, 4:24 PM ET
Next in 222d 1h 44m
Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.
- Fridays, 12:00 PM ET
- Fridays, 2:00 PM ET
Runs every ~329 days.
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How often a new duel map arrives
New maps land on a long cycle — roughly every ~329 days between drops — so this is a date to circle rather than a weekly alarm. Our best estimate for the next one is Friday, May 28, 2027 at 4:24 PM ET, projected from the rhythm of the previous releases; we’ll firm it up the moment the developer puts it on the schedule.
The two recorded drops have gone live at 12:00 PM ET and 2:00 PM ET. Both are shown below in ET and across the major world clocks:
| Region | First window | Second window |
|---|---|---|
| US Eastern (ET) | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| US Pacific | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| UK | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Central Europe | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| India | 9:30 PM | 11:30 PM |
| Japan | 1:00 AM (next day) | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| Australia (AEST) | 2:00 AM (next day) | 4:00 AM (next day) |
We update this page as the schedule changes.
What a new duel map brings
- A fresh arena added to the duel rotation, with its own layout and line-of-sight quirks to figure out.
- New terrain that rebalances the knife-versus-gun matchup — tight corners reward the blade, open ground favours the shooter.
- A new proving ground for regulars who have the existing maps down to muscle memory.
Tips for catching it
- Past drops have landed at both 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM ET — either gets you in on day one.
- Set a reminder for the date above, since the gap between maps is long enough to lose track of.
- Miss the launch and nothing is lost: the map stays in rotation afterward, and another one comes around next cycle.
How it fits into Knife VS Gun DUELS
A new map is one of the bigger beats in the game’s calendar, which otherwise leans on content updates. A Secret Update is running right now, and past headline drops like The Magic Expansion and the Summer Update show the developer’s habit of pairing new features with new reasons to log in. The new map is the beat that changes where you duel rather than how.
Knife VS Gun DUELS New Duel Map FAQ
What time is the Knife VS Gun DUELS New Duel Map event in my timezone?
The two recorded drops have opened at 12:00 PM ET and 2:00 PM ET. In US Pacific that’s 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM; in the UK, 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM; in Central Europe, 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM; in India, 9:30 PM and 11:30 PM; in Japan, 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM the next day; and in eastern Australia, 2:00 AM and 4:00 AM the next day.
How often is the Knife VS Gun DUELS New Duel Map event?
A new duel map arrives roughly every ~329 days, so it is closer to an annual headline than a regular rotation. It has landed 2 times so far.
When is the next Knife VS Gun DUELS New Duel Map event?
The next one is expected around Friday, May 28, 2027 at 4:24 PM ET. That is our best estimate from the previous releases, and we’ll confirm it once the developer announces the drop.
What do you do in Knife VS Gun DUELS New Duel Map?
You duel on the newly added arena — the same one-on-one, knife-against-gun format, but on fresh ground that reshapes the best angles, cover, and approach.