Update 11.60.0 is here, and with it, we’re introducing more ways for you to play RAID while running Background Multi-Battles, as well as improvements to Siege, Team Presets, and so much more! Check out everything coming in the latest update below.
Background Multi-Battles Expansion
As part of our expansion to the Background Multi-Battle feature, you can now fight battles in the Cursed City and Grim Forest while running Background Multi-Battles in other game modes. While you can use the same Champions across both battles, you won’t be able to modify those Champions until the Background Multi-Battles are finished.
Siege Matchmaking & Avatars Update
To bolster competition in high-tier brackets, a new matchmaking rule for Tiers 7 & 8 has been implemented, requiring Clans to hold more than 5,000 points to remain eligible for matchmaking. Furthermore, all players can now access the Avatars from the Tier they’re currently in and any lower Tiers.
New Siege Tools For Clan Leaders & Deputies
To give Clan Leaders & Deputies more control during Sieges, Deputies can now remove players’ Teams and Traps, making it easier than ever to optimize your defenses. Also, both Clan Leaders & Deputies can now view detailed logs on exactly which Scrolls were used during a Siege.
Separate Presets For Siege & QoL Update
As part of changes to Siege, we’ve also introduced a quality-of-life change to Saved Team Presets, and enabled players to add Presets for Siege, among other game modes. We’ve also introduced a “Start on Auto” checkbox to all Siege pre-battle windows for those of you who want maximum control from the outset.
Live Arena Matchmaking Updates
We’ve introduced a raft of changes to Live Arena, with adjustments to matchmaking and the general flow of battle. First up, we’ve improved seasonal matchmaking to reduce the likelihood that players will face an opponent whose rating significantly differs from their own.
We’ve also made it much more unlikely that you’ll be matched against the same opponent multiple times in a row. While you may occasionally come up against the same opponent as the previous battle, that opponent now has a significantly lower priority for your matchmaking queue.
Finally, no-one enjoys being stuck in overly long and drawn-out battles, so we’re reducing the maximum battle time from 20 minutes down to 15 minutes. Alongside this, after every 5 minutes of battle time, players will have less time per turn to make their decision. After the first 5 minutes, players will have 10 seconds to make their decision, and after 10 minutes, players will have just 8 seconds to decide.
Grim Forest Squad Reshuffle Improvement
The Change Team Decks token, available via the Vendor in Grim Forest, will now allow you to change Champions, even if the Champion you want to change had been previously rolled for a Stage that you could not beat.
New Preset Groups For Dungeons QoL
We’ve updated the Saved Team Presets feature to allow players to customize their Saved Team Presets for different groups of game modes, meaning you can save more Teams than ever before.
Team Quick Save In Preset QoL
You can also now rapidly save a Team you like, even if all slots on the team aren’t filled, and you can also immediately save a Team as a Preset from the Battle Results window.
Champion Rebalance
Aratheia Corpseflower
[Skill 1 – Hexbloom]
- Effect added: Now also deals 50% more damage when counterattacking.
- Damage multiplier increased.
[Skill 2 – Capricious Spite]
Old version:
Attacks all enemies 2 times.
Damage increases by 10% for each enemy under a [Hex] debuff. Will ignore [Shield] and [Strengthen] buffs. Will also ignore [Block Damage] buffs on enemies under a [Hex] debuff.
Fills this Champion's Turn Meter by 30%. Fills this Champion's Turn Meter by an additional 20% for each enemy killed by this skill.
New version:
Attacks all enemies 2 times.
Damage increases by 15% for each enemy under a [Hex] debuff. Will ignore [Shield], [Block Damage], and [Strengthen] buffs.
Fills this Champion's Turn Meter by 30%. Fills this Champion's Turn Meter by an additional 20% for each enemy killed by this skill.
- Damage multiplier increased.
[Skill 3 – Mindsnare Cloud]
Old version:
Places a 50% [Increase ACC] buff on all allies for 2 turns.
Has a 75% chance of placing a [Deathbrand] debuff on a target enemy for 2 turns. Also has a 75% chance of placing a [Hex] debuff on all enemies for 2 turns.
Then fills this Champion's Turn Meter by 50%. Fills this Champion's Turn Meter by an additional 10% for each debuff placed by this skill. Also places a [Block Damage] buff on this Champion for 1 turn.
New version:
Places a 50% [Increase ACC] buff on all allies for 2 turns.
Has a 75% chance of placing a [Deathbrand] debuff on a target enemy for 2 turns. Also has a 75% chance of placing a [Hex] debuff on all enemies for 2 turns. Will ignore [Block Debuffs] buffs.
Also places a protected [Block Damage] buff on this Champion for 2 turns.
Then grants an Extra Turn.
[Skill 4 – Fanglilac Frenzy [P]]
Old version:
If this Champion kills 1 or more enemies in a battle, will ignore 10% of any target's DEF.
If this Champion kills 2 or more enemies in a battle, this Champion will receive a [Shield] buff equal to 40% of their MAX HP for 2 turns at the start of their own turn.
If this Champion kills 3 or more enemies in a battle, each attack will decrease a target's Turn Meter by 10%. This effect cannot be resisted.
New version:
Whenever this Champion kills an enemy in a battle, will ignore 10% of any target's DEF. (stacks up to 30%).
Whenever this Champion kills 2 or more enemies in a battle, this Champion will receive a [Shield] buff for 2 turns at the end of their own turn. The value of the [Shield] is equal to 400% of this Champion's ATK.
Whenever this Champion kills 3 or more enemies in a battle, places a [Block Revive] debuff on any subsequent enemies killed by this Champion.
King Gallcobar
[Skill 1 – Tanglestaff]
- Effect changed: Now places a [Shield] buff for 2 turns on this Champion and the ally with the lowest HP. The value of the [Shield] is equal to 15% of this Champion's MAX HP.
[Skill 2 – Vitriolic Thorns]
Old version:
Attacks all enemies. Has an 80% chance of removing all buffs. Places a 5% [Poison] debuff for 2 turns on each enemy for every buff removed from them. Also has an 80% chance of placing a [Block Buffs] debuff on all enemies for 1 turn.
New version:
Attacks all enemies. Has an 80% chance of removing all buffs.
Places two 5% [Poison] debuffs for 2 turns on each enemy. Places an additional 5% [Poison] debuff for 2 turns on each enemy for each buff removed from them (stacks up to 3 additional [Poison] debuffs). Also has an 80% chance of placing a [Block Buffs] debuff on all enemies for 2 turns.
These effects cannot be resisted if this Champion is under a [Shield] buff.
[Skill 3 – Hypertrophy]
- Effect changed: Now places two 15% [Continuous Heal] buffs for 1 turn on all allies.
[Skill 4 – Bramble Shaman [P]]
Old version:
Whenever an enemy under a [Poison] debuff attacks an ally under a [Shield] buff, instantly activates 1 [Poison] debuff on that enemy. Also instantly activates 1 [Continuous Heal] buff on the attacked ally.
New version:
Whenever an enemy under a [Poison] debuff attacks an ally, instantly activates all [Poison] debuffs on that enemy (once per attacked ally). Also instantly activates 1 [Continuous Heal] buff on the attacked ally.
Improvements and Battle Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused players to not receive Chimera Clash points for battles completed shortly before the event ended.
Fixed a bug that caused Lysanthir Beastbane’s Runed Snares skill to not place Weaken and Decrease SPD debuffs with the correct duration if they were replacing existing debuffs with a shorter duration.
Fixed a bug that caused Marius the Gallant’s Steadfast Knight [P] skill to not be activated by Nais the Shadowthief’s transformation when it was activated by Solanar the Gleaming’s Scholar of Sun [P] skill.
Fixed a bug that caused Polara Fireheart’s Cryomantic Revival [P] skill to allow Champions killed while under a Block Revive debuff to be revived.
Fixed a bug that caused Mavara the Web Diviner’s Theridine Visions [P] skill to not activate if the opposing team started the battle with 8 or more buffs.
Fixed a bug that caused an error to occur when using Free Regroup during a Hydra battle.
Fixed a bug that caused Masahiro the Bell Monk’s feet to clip through the ground when viewing his Champion page via the Fragment Summon window.
Fixed a bug that caused Norog’s Thick Skin [P] skill to block Freeze debuffs from Polara Fireheart’s Cryomantic Revival [P] skill.
Fixed a bug that caused Night Queen Krixia’s Swordspear Slash animation to briefly freeze in a T-pose stance during attacks.
Fixed a bug that caused players to receive Siege Victory rewards multiple times after rejoining the same Clan during the Battle Phase.
Fixed a bug that caused the incorrect text to occasionally appear during the Pick & Ban Phases in Live Arena.
Fixed a bug that caused some players to be shown the incorrect amount of Live Arena points deducted after a loss.
Fixed a bug that caused introductory text for new features to not function correctly when a player moved the camera while tapping and holding the cursor.
Fixed a bug that caused Live Arena Friendly Battles to fail to start if a player accepted an invitation, and then immediately opened a game notification.
Fixed a bug that caused pressing the Enter or Spacebar keys in Plarium Play to reopen a player’s Profile window multiple times, creating overlapping duplicate windows.