# Giant's Shadow (Battlefield 1 map)

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![Battlefield 1 concept art: a soldier standing beneath the wreck of a crashed airship](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/1X/192e73a5e2217d271aebed3b5333719ca0d57170.jpeg)  
_Wallpaper shared by a member in [this thread](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/821)._

Giant’s Shadow is the first free post-launch Battlefield 1 map, released in December 2016, set in open French countryside beneath the wreck of a crashed airship, with a village, railway and river. It was free to all players and bridges the launch content and the first expansion.

**Last verified:** November 2026 · **Game:** Battlefield 1 · **Type:** map

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Game | Battlefield 1 | EA |
| Added | Free, Dec 2016 | EA |
| Setting | The Cambrai area, France: fields, a village and a crashed airship | Game |
| Size | Large | Game |
| Behemoth | Armoured Train | Game |
| Vehicles | Tanks, armoured cars, cavalry, aircraft | Game |
| Operations | Added to the Conquer Hell Operation in a later update [verify] | Game |

## [Link to section: What it is](#p-1903428-what-it-is-1)What it is

Giant’s Shadow was given to every player about two months after launch. Its centrepiece is the downed airship, a giant skeleton that players fight in and around, with the Armoured Train running along the railway nearby and a river and village at the far side. It is more open than Ballroom Blitz and less so than Sinai, and it plays as a conventional combined-arms Conquest map.

It arrived in the same December 2016 update that added the Fall patch’s balance changes, which the archived threads on this site discuss.

## [Link to section: How it plays](#p-1903428-how-it-plays-2)How it plays

The airship wreck is the central fight, a three-dimensional structure that Assault and Medic players climb through; the fields around it are armour and cavalry country. Attackers in Operations should use the river bank as a covered route. The train is at its best on this map’s long straight. Scouts on the wreck’s ribs see most of the field and are an easy target for aircraft.

## [Link to section: Changes by patch](#p-1903428-changes-by-patch-3)Changes by patch

| Date | Update | Change | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 2016 | Release | Available in Conquest, Operations, Rush, Domination, Team Deathmatch and War Pigeons | DICE |

## [Link to section: Sources](#p-1903428-sources-4)Sources

- [Battlefield 1 forum on this site (2016 to 2021 archive)](https://battlefieldforum.co/c/battlefield-1/304)
- [Battlefield 1 Apocalypse release notes (official, Feb 2018)](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-apocalypse-release-notes-legacy-2018/100092)
- [Battlefield 1 first patch release notes (2016)](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-first-patch-release-notes/1091)

## [Link to section: FAQ](#p-1903428-faq-5)FAQ

**Is Giant’s Shadow free?**  
Yes. It was released free to all Battlefield 1 players in December 2016.

**What is the Behemoth on Giant’s Shadow?**  
The Armoured Train.

**Where is Giant’s Shadow set?**  
Open French countryside near Cambrai, under the wreck of a crashed airship.

**Is Giant’s Shadow a vehicle map?**  
Mixed. Tanks and cavalry use the fields; the airship wreck is infantry.

**When was Giant’s Shadow released?**  
December 2016, as the first free map after launch.

_Discuss Battlefield 1 in the [Battlefield 1 forum](https://battlefieldforum.co/c/battlefield-1/304). This page is part of the [Battlefield Wiki](https://battlefieldforum.co/c/wiki/322); see also [Battlefield 1 (game)](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-game/260089) and [every Battlefield game in order](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/260018)._