v4.971

[Gondorian]

v4.971
May 31, 2024

OVERVIEW
- 16 new cards added to the Rekindled Rebirth set.
- Each RR booster pack guarantees at least 2 of the 16 new cards.
- 75 balance changes, across all six Shadow Era sets.
- In-game Pick-a-Card redemption via the Buy/Sell Cards screen.
- Rewards for each 5 levels you reach across all 34 heroes.
- Various bug fixes

NEW CARDS
- 1 unique Warrior ally (rr067)
- 2 unique Mage allies (rr077-rr078)
- 2 unique Hunter allies (rr087-rr088)
- 1 unique Priest ally (rr097)
- 2 unique Rogue allies (rr107-rr108)
- 1 unique Wulven ally (rr117)
- 1 unique Elemental ally (rr127)
- 3 book artifacts for Priest, Rogue and Wulven (rr096,rr106,rr116)
- 1 Neutral ability (rr156)
- 1 Warrior weapon (rr182)
- 1 Priest weapon (rr183)

BUG FIXES
- Fixes to 11 cards that could sometimes allow 2 copies of the same unique ally on the same side.
- Crew aboard a destroyed stolen ship are not returning to the correct player's hand.
- Barbarian's Bludgeon (cp049) is destroying ships regardless of their durability.
- Shrine of Negatia (se138) sometimes freezes the game when used on a ship.
- Sorcerer of Endia (sf018) and Rapacious Vermin (sf037) are counting crew as abilities.
- Brakkong (ll022) is counting crew as abilities.
- Mass Purification (ex065) is destroying enemy crew as though they are attachments.
- Pack an Extra (sf081) gave durability to a weapon that should not gain any bonuses.
- Feasterling was requiring a sustain cost to be paid while in the crew.
- Slithering Viper revived by Kiruth Devotee was still poisoning and disabling when entering play.
- Only one copy of Swashbuckling Avenger or Hull Lurker was triggering when both should have.

BALANCE CHANGES

se021 Jasmine Rosecult
REVERT: Stats changed back to 3/4.

se088 Surprise Attack
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 2cc.

se154 Extra Sharp
BUFF: Ally has +3 attack if it has sword attack.

se187 Beetle Demon Bow
BUFF: Attack increased to 2.
NERF: Durability reduced to 3.
BUFF: Activation cost reduced to 1SE.

se191 Wooden Staff
BUFF: Now has Defender.

se197 Uprooted Tree
BUFF: Durability increased to 5.
Dark Prophecies (11 cards)
ex014 Wymer the Lionheart
BUFF: Now has Steadfast.
BUFF: His ability now lets your hero gain +2 health as well.

ex030 Kairos Doombringer
BUFF: Now has ambush and +2 attack while performing the triggered attack.

ex037 Killing Spree
BUFF: Weapons you control gain +1 durability.

ex052 Snare Trap
BUFF: No longer exiles itself after triggering.

ex053 Bounty Hunter
REVERT: When an opposing disabled or poisoned ally is killed on your turn, it is placed on top of your resources.

ex060 Master Trapsetter
BUFF: Requires only 1 trap under your control to have +1 attack.

ex077 Lyra Blackrose
BUFF: Gained Outlaw alignment.

ex080 Agent Rex
BUFF: Gained Outlaw alignment.

ex123 Assumed Command
BUFF: Ally now has +1 attack as well.

ex130 Scythe of Fate
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 2cc.

ex137 Pride of the Mountain
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 3cc.
NERF: Durability reduced to 3.
BUFF: Removed "in combat" condition from the passive ability.

sf053 Flameborn Defiler
BUFF: Removed "while any opposing player has resources equal or greater than yours" condition for gaining +1 base attack when summoned.

sf072 Stoneskin
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 1cc.

sf082 Anmor's Elixir
BUFF: When Anmor's Elixir is summoned while you control no traps and no weapons, draw a card.

sf084 Hunter's Gambit
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 2cc.

sf090 Drangis, Lord of the Hunt
BUFF: Gained Wild alignment.

sf105 Wily Smuggler
BUFF: Gained Outlaw alignment.

sf110 Oliver Fagin
BUFF: Attack increased to 2.
BUFF: Gained Outlaw alignment.

sf159 Aldmor Accelerator
BUFF: Durability increased to 4.

sf184 Griffoncrest Dagger
REVERT: While you have fewer than 4 cards in your hand, Griffoncrest Dagger has +1 attack.

sf196 Chains of Torment
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 5cc.

ll039 Gloomwielder
NERF: Attack reduced to 2.
BUFF: Health increased to 5.

ll042 Aldmor Sentry
BUFF: Passive affects allies on the turn they enter play (rather than the turn they are summoned).
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 4cc.
NERF: Attack reduced to 2.

l052 War Cry
BUFF: Duration increased to 4.

ll058 Carnage
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 1cc.

ll060 Nanaya, Yari Conqueror
BUFF: Attack boost for all other Warrior allies (instead of just non-Yari).

ll063 Disarming Personality
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 2cc.

ll091 Grave Robber
BUFF: Gained Outlaw alignment.

ll096 Dhalia Blackrose
BUFF: Gained Outlaw alignment.

ll100 Jace Mortlock
BUFF: Gained Outlaw alignment.

ll111 Stardust Descender
BUFF: Opposing players can't summon locations.

ll113 Replicate
REJIG: Subtype changed to Support Ability with the following text: "Duration 2. When Replicate is summoned, seek an ally with the same name as an ally you control: that ally enters play under your control. 0: Switch control of the active location."

ll141 Groundshift
BUFF: While you control an ally when summoned, draw a card.

ll181 Lorhon: Twilight Encampment
BUFF: Turn Counter reduced to T2.

ll182 Sosilo: Brothers' Landing
BUFF: Becomes Neutral Location.

ll183 Anmor: Garina Road
REVERT: Allies with cost 4 or greater cost you 1 less resource to summon. 2SE: If you control no allies, seek an ally with cost 5 or greater. // Allies with cost 4 or greater cost you 1 less resource to summon. 0SE: If there are no opposing allies, take control of this location.
BUFF: Becomes Neutral Location.

ll184 Irum: Lightning Quarry
REVERT: When electrical damage is dealt to an ally on your turn, renew 3 resources (max twice per turn). // 2SE: All opposing allies take 2 damage and this location is exiled.

ll186 Gaderi: Braxno Citadel
REVERT and BUFF: Your hero and allies you control have defender. Opposing players can't summon locations. // 2SE: This location is exiled at the end of your turn.

ll187 The Wilds: Trading Port
BUFF: No longer lose shadow energy after using controller ability.

ll192 Ravenscrest: Valley of Secrets
NERF: Non-controller activation cost reduced to 2SE.

ll194 Oldros: Infested Swampland
BUFF: Turn Counter reduced to T3.

ll195 Tisay: Volcanic Springs
BUFF: Controller ability now also renews 1 used resource.

ll196 Kiruth: Thaddeus' Vault
BUFF: No longer lose shadow energy after using controller ability.
NERF: Non-controller condition changed to "3 cards" from "3 allies".

ll198 Lakmire: Training Outpost
BUFF: Controller activation cost reduced to 0SE.
BUFF: Becomes Neutral location.
REJIG: Non-controller ability becomes: "1SE: Until the start of your next turn, when an opposing Wulven ally enters play, it is exhausted."

ll199 Rankett: Proving Grounds
BUFF: Becomes Neutral location.
NERF: Controller ability changed from "an ally gained" to "a Shadow ally or Homunculus ally gained".

rr014 Bladed Battlecat
BUFF: Gets attack bonus against Sword attack as well.

rr052 Nitish, Darklight Mystic
NERF: Opposing ally no longer loses its abilities.
NERF: Casting cost increased to 5cc.
BUFF: Stats changed to 3/5.

rr081 Alarm Trap
BUFF: Gives +1 attack to Hunter and Wild allies while it is a Support Ability.

rr083 Deepwood Huntsman
REDESIGN: Becomes a 3cc 1sword/6 Wild ally with the following text: "Opposing players can't summon locations. When Deepwood Huntsman kills an ally or a trap you control is destroyed, Deepwood Huntsman gains +1 base attack and +1 health."

rr091 Divine Justice
BUFF: Does 3+X arcane damage now instead of just X.

rr093 Devout Stalwart
BUFF: Removed restriction on the number of attachments he can have.

rr102 Gyre and Gimble
NERF: Ability damage to the ally is no longer poison damage.
NERF: Casting cost increased to 4cc.

rr103 Undercity Smuggler
BUFF: Gained Outlaw alignment.

rr104 Noxious Acquisitioner
NERF: Poisoned ally is no longer exiled when killed.

rr114 Lycanthropy
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 3cc.

rr115 Moonlit Massacre
BUFF: Remove requirement for your hero to have stealth or ambush to get the additional kills.

rr123 Subjugated Wisp
REJIG: Second ability becomes "When you summon an ability with cost 2 or greater, Subjugated Wisp gains +1 base attack (max twice per turn)."

rr152 Diffusion Gate
BUFF: Casting cost reduced to 3cc.
NERF: Summoning no longer discounted based on number of allies.

rr153 Shoreline Skirmish
NERF: Casting cost increased to 3cc.
NERF: The ally gains meek on entering play.

rr155 Kraken Attack
NERF: Destroyed item must be a ship or a non-trap item with cost 2cc or less.
BUFF: Guarantees two crew to be exiled if there were at least two.

rr164 Seaworthy Saboteur
NERF: Casting cost increased to 4cc.
BUFF: Attack increased to 4.

rr193 Coastal Barrage Frigate
NERF: Activated ability can no longer crew from play.

rr195 Advancing Airship
BUFF: You can view the hands of opposing players.

rr196 Captor's Crest
NERF: The opposing ally must now be damaged to be eligible to join your crew.

rr198 The Horizon's Reach
NERF: Activated ability can no longer crew from play.

cp010 Phaedon Commander
BUFF: Target friendly ally no longer needs to be Shadow.

cp054 Hypnogician
REJIG: Passive changed to "While a card you don't own is in your hand, Hypnogician has steadfast and stealth."

cp059 Mojorge, Obsidian Knight
BUFF: Now has haste while your hero has less than 15 health.

cp060 Zi'Jian, The Southern Monk
BUFF: Health increased to 5.

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NEW CARDS (part 1)

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NEW CARDS (part 2)

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KNOWN BUGS

Stonebreaker's Hammer (rr182) can still gain bonuses after Amber Rain has used her ability on it.
Frozenflare (rr078) is not coded as Undead despite his artwork suggesting he should be.
When Hull Lurker (rr027) or Swashbuckling Avenger (rr161) is triggered, the ally stays on the board with 0 health.
Deepwood Tiger (rr082) is sometimes not putting the opposing ally into play.