Patch-notes/0.9.21

Version

0.9.21

Date

01-18-2026

Type

Alpha

Summary

This build improves on various bugs from yesterdays playtest, additions to deckbuilding in the form of deck import codes, and rebalancing all cards for playtesting

New features

• Implemented Deck saving and sharing
• Rebalanced all of the cards within the game

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where the customization panes for decks would show a glitched screen of options for cosmetics
• Fixed a bug where players saw duplicates of card backs in their deck customization menu
• Fixed a bug where players saw duplicates of card bands in their deck customization menu
• Fixed a bug where players saw duplicates of card borders in their deck customization menu
• Fixed a bug where upon purchasing items from shop the items wouldn't automatically appear
• Fixed a bug where upon selecting a newly purchased item from the shop the default card back would disappear as an option
• Fixed a bug where the selected cosmetic in the customization window would not show by default as the preview
• Fixed a bug where player names would wrap when longer than 11 characters
• Fixed a bug where bundles were clickable
• Fixed a bug where players were able to buy multiples of card backs in weird circumstances
• Fixed a bug where a glitched item preview window was viewable when clicking on certain bundles
• Fixed a visual bug where the "Sold" indicator on items in the shop would have its border appear in front of the item type bubble
• Fixed a bug where players would be unable to select other items after exiting an item preview in an errored state

Known issues

• Core menu can occlude the reward group
• Cards that are moving to their position still trigger audio effects when they shouldn't

Balance Changes

A lot of balance changes were made in preparation of the next playtest, these changes reduced our average mana cost in the game from 4.6 to 3.4. While these changes are extensive we believe they are far more in line with our expectations for match times and turn actions.

Minions

• Reduced the attack of Air Titan from 9 -> 7
• Reduced the attack of Earth Sprite from 2 -> 1
• Reduced the mana cost of Earth Sprite from 3 -> 2
• Reduced the mana cost of Earth Guardian from 5 -> 4
• Reduced the mana cost of Fire Sprite from 3 -> 2
• Reduced the mana cost of Fire Guardian from 3 -> 2
• Increased the attack of the Fire Guardian from 5 -> 6
• Increased the attack of the Fire Titan from 7 -> 8
• Reduced the mana cost of Fallen Soldier from 4 -> 3
• Reduced the attack of Fallen Soldier from 6 -> 4
• Increased the health of Wyvern from 6 -> 8
• Reduced the attack of Wyvern from 9 -> 7
• Reduced the mana cost of Draconian Cultist from 5 -> 4
• Reduced the attack of Draconian Cultist from 6 -> 2
• Increased the health of Draconian Cultist from 2 -> 5
• Reduced the attack of Fuath from 3 -> 1
• Increased the health of Fuath from 1 -> 3
• Reduced the movement of Fuath from 2 -> 1
• Reduced the mana cost of Bibliotaph from 10 -> 4
• Reduced the health of Bibliotaph from 7 -> 3
• Reduced the mana cost of The Planewalker from 7 -> 5
• Reduced the mana cost of Water Sprite from 3 -> 2
• Reduced the mana cost of Water Guardian from 5 -> 4
• Reduced the attack of Water Guardian from 4 -> 3
• Increased the health of Water Guardian from 5 -> 6
• Reduced the mana cost of Water Titan from 7 -> 6
• Increased the attack of Water Titan from 5 -> 7
• Changed the effect for Lady of the Frost to "Grants 2 frostbolts upon summon" from "Grants a Frostbolt at the beginning of every other turn"

Spells

• Reduced the mana cost of Lightning Bolt from 2 -> 1
• Reduced the mana cost of Frostbolt from 2 -> 1
• Reduced the mana cost of Foresight from 3 -> 2
• Reduced the mana cost of Cowardice from 5 -> 4
• Reduced the mana cost of Divine Blessing from 4 -> 3
• Increased the amount of HP granted by Divine Blessing from 3 -> 4
• Reduced the mana cost of Damnation from 6 -> 3
• Changed Damnation's effect to "Execute any unit with 4 or below HP" from "Execute any unit with 6 or less HP"
• Changed Condemnation's effect to "Executes any friendly minion and retrieves its mana cost" from "Execute any unit with 15 or less HP"
• Reduced the mana cost of Condemnation from 10 -> 0
• Reduced the mana cost of Nullify from 7 -> 5
• Reduced the mana cost of Overheal from 6 -> 4
• Reduced the mana cost of Charlatan's Delight from 6 -> 5
• Reduced the mana cost of Roguelike Desire from 4 -> 3
• Reduced the mana cost of Forced Shuffle from 5 -> 3
• Increased the mana cost of Charm from 7 -> 5

Equipment

• Reduced the mana cost of Adventurer's Garb 3 -> 2
• Changed the name of "Atlantian Planewalkers" to "Tidal Greaves"
• Reduced the mana cost of Tidal Greaves from 5 -> 3
• Changed the name of "Cinderdrift Planewalkers" to "Ashen Greaves"
• Reduced the mana cost of Ashen Greaves from 5 -> 3
• Changed the name of "Galesong Planewalkers" to "Stormsworn Greaves"
• Reduced the mana cost of Stormsworn Greaves from 5 -> 3
• Changed the name of "Terran Planewalkers" to "Sylvan Greaves"
• Reduced the mana cost of Sylvan Greaves from 5 -> 3
• Increased the mana cost of Hero's Boots from 4 -> 5
• Increased the mana cost of Manasteel Equipment from 5 -> 6
• Reduced the mana cost of Voidal Talisman from 6 -> 4

Terraforms

• Reduced the mana cost of Call of the Sea from 4 -> 3
• Reduced the mana cost of Deforestation from 2 -> 1
• Reduced the mana cost of Fallen Star from 4 -> 3
• Reduced the mana cost of Lesser Pandemonium from 3 -> 0
• Changed the effect of Mountain's Call to "Terraforms any neutral tile into a mountain tile" from "Terraforms any tile into a mountain tile"
• Reduced the mana cost of Overgrowth from 2 -> 1
• Reduced the mana cost of Shard of the Sky from 4 -> 3
• Reduced the mana cost of Tectonic Will from 4 -> 3
• Added a new 2 mana card "Simpler Times" with the effect, "Transform any tile into a plains tile"

Structures

• Reduced the mana cost of Divine Light Well from 5 -> 2
• Reduced the mana cost of Arcane Armory from 5 -> 3

General Changes

• Added additional safety measures to API endpoints

Deckbuilding Changes

• Renamed "Deck Bundles" to "Card Bands" in the deckbuilding menu
• Changed the back button on customization windows into a "Back" button from the old arrow one
• Implemented the deck short code system for importing decks
• Implemented saving decks to your game profile!