Arcane season 2’s final trailer teases shimmer-powered Noxians, the return of two dead characters, Jinx’s redemption arc, and a Piltover-based battle for the ages

• Netflix has released one final trailer ahead of Arcane season 2’s final three chapters
• The 45-second teaser was revealed at the end of Arcane Afterglow‘s second episodes
• The footage suggests there’ll be plenty of surprises in store before the hit series ends

Full spoilers follow for Arcane season 2.

Arcane season 2’s final three episodes are just days away from airing on Netflix. And, while my excitement levels are already at fever pitch for season 2’s concluding act, the arrival of a new teaser is making me wish it was November 23 so I watch them over and again.

Released at the end of episode 2 of Afterglow, aka Arcane‘s official after show, the 45-second long trailer is packed with melodrama, tons of action, and the potential return of two popular characters who died in Arcane season 2 act 2. Before I expand further on these teases, though, stop what you’re doing and watch the act 3 sneak peek in the video below (skip to the 10:27 mark for the footage).

Arcane Afterglow: Act 2 | Arcane Season 2 Aftershow | Netflix – YouTube

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As you’ll have seen, there’s a lot shown off in the teaser. For starters, a voice over – I’m assuming it’s Jayce who’s speaking – says “a storm is coming… the likes of which Piltover has never faced”. If that wasn’t unsettling enough, Jayce’s voiceover is accompanied by shots of Ambessa leading her Noxian troops into battle. Oh, and some of them have been supercharged by shimmer, the addictive substance created by Singed that grants superhuman abilities to anyone who consumes it. Piltover’s enforcers are no match for Noxus’ extremely well-drilled foot soldiers, let alone ones whose physical capabilities are augmented by shimmer.

That’s only the beginning of the problems that the likes of Vi and Caitlyn will have to face. The next clip shows the pair in Piltover’s underground council chamber – the same one we saw in Arcane season 2 act 1’s first episode – alongside two other familiar faces. The first of those is Mel, who escaped the Black Rose’s clutches in episode 5 and has somehow found her way back to the so-called…