General
- See Northanda in a new light! Battle your way through a more dynamic and threatening world where heroes die deader than ever… or die trying.
Gameplay Updates
- Last stand reworked: When a hero falls, their cards are now transmuted into the Burden card Panic until they are revived at the end of the battle.
- Added the Expedite gem: Whenever a card with Expedite is the first card played in a turn, the owner gains 1 Courage.
- Added the summon Okulus for Kaelin: At the start of your turn, Okulus deals Might damage and applies 1 Nature's Mark to a random enemy.
Balance Changes
- Enemies have been redesigned and rebalanced to create a more challenging and rewarding experience.
Cards
- Strategize now costs 1 instead of 0.
- Sudden Insight now costs 1 instead of 0.
- Cascade Strike now costs 1 instead of 0.
Artifacts
- Captain’s Notes is now Uncommon.
UI Updates
Visual Effects
- Dynamic lighting and shadows have been implemented.
- All units are now fully animated.
Quality of Life
- Damage Blocked has been added to the end of run statistics.
- Deck and card pile views are now sorted by owner and alphabetically.
- The campsite now provides a preview of healing amounts from resting.
Bug Fixes
- Bleed no longer deals damage to a waiting enemy.
- Transmuted cards now correctly disable gems that are not usable by the new form.
Performance
- Significantly improved client launch time and main loading time.
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