Brawl Tactics: Origins

Released: Oct 31, 2024
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Updates & announcements

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05 Dec 2025Developer post
v1.10
Highlights The game's logo has been improved! The new logo is made by the amazing artist benfun art , and it features fantastic illustrations of the Archer, the Brawler and the Arcane Mage! This is a big upgrade over the old logo, with much more character and much closer to what
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The game's logo has been improved! The new logo is made by the amazing artist benfun art, and it features fantastic illustrations of the Archer, the Brawler and the Arcane Mage! This is a big upgrade over the old logo, with much more character and much closer to what I originally envisioned when I started developing this game. If you'd prefer to see the old logo in-game, there's a new "Show classic logo" toggle in the Options menu.
Many balance changes, mainly for bosses! Check them out below.
Balance Changes
Trinkets
Undead Antidote

Rarity: Uncommon >>> Common
Damage prevented: 30% >>> 60%
Bosses
Battlemage Warleader

The Archer Lizards now spawn in a cycle, instead of randomly. The randomness of this boss could cause too much variance and unfairness sometimes, so it has been removed. The cycle is the following: Crimson Archer Lizard >>> Spirited Archer Lizard >>> Venom Archer Lizard >>> Archer Lizard >>> back to beginning
Moonlight Archer

Defense: 15 >>> 25
Now is immune to Stuns.
Health of Moonlight Bushes: 100 >>> 175
Necromancer

Movement type: Runs away from all enemies >>> Stays as far away as possible from the closest enemy while being able to attack it
The Skeletons spawned now lose their first turn.
The Necromancer's strikes now cause Undead.
Turn End: All undead enemies restore health equal to my intellect >>> Turn End: All Skeletons other than myself restore health equal to my intellect, ignoring Undead. (This means that this effect no longer damages you when you're Undead, it's now limited to healing the existing Skeletons)
Attack: 80 >>> 70
Defense: 60 >>> 50
Intellect: 30 >>> 25
Spirit: 80 >>> 75
Unstable Fighter

Health: 1400 >>> 1350
Luck: 30 >>> 25
Attack gained each turn: 10 >>> 4
Now is immune to Slows.
Wicked Cannoneer

Health: 1300 >>> 1250
Attack: 75 >>> 65
Movement Range: 9 >>> 8
Defense and Spirit reduced on strike: 20 >>> 10
Number of Wicked Cannons spawned: 11 >>> 8
Bug Fixes

Enemies with the movement type "Stays as far away as possible from the closest enemy while being able to attack it" now move better around Spikes.
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20 May 2025Developer post
v1.9
Highlights You can now see which classes are missing for each progress objective when hovering over each of them in the Game Mode Select screen! The Astral Dust earned for completing sectors and for winning has been increased! Astral Dust gained for completing a sector: 20 >&g
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You can now see which classes are missing for each progress objective when hovering over each of them in the Game Mode Select screen!
The Astral Dust earned for completing sectors and for winning has been increased!

Astral Dust gained for completing a sector: 20 >>> 30
Astral Dust gained for winning: 50 >>> 70
The Thorns keyword now has syntax highlighting in cards.
Balance Changes
Status effects
Bleed and Poison damage is too high, making the strategies that abuse them too overpowered. With these changes, they will still be strong, but not as dominant. There might be additional changes to these status effects in future patches, but it's better to do them gradually to see how they affect the game first.
Bleed

Damage per stack: 3% of max health >>> 2.5% of max health
Poison

Damage per stack: 2% of max health >>> 1.75% of max health
Trinkets
Spider Bite

Chance to apply Poison on strike: 100% >>> 60%
Enemies
Spirited Archer Lizard

Now appears from Sector 1 onwards (was from Sector 2 onwards before this patch)
Max Health: 120 >>> 85
Spirit: 15 >>> 10
Battlemage

Now appears from Sector 2 onwards (was from Sector 1 onwards before this patch)
Intellect: 20 >>> 15
Spirit: 40 >>> 25
Speed: 9 >>> 7
Max Health: 120 >>> 150
Stone Battlemage

Max Health: 150 >>> 140
Battlemage Warleader

Luck: 10 >>> 15
Defense: 50 >>> 60
Bug Fixes

The status effect descriptions in the detailed card view screen have been moved to the left to have space for up to 4 status effect descriptions.
The "Incoming damage" text no longer appears in the status effect descriptions when inspecting cards that inflict Bleed or Poison in the Codex.
Many cards that didn't show the related status effect descriptions when inspecting them now show them correctly.
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20 Feb 2025Developer post
v1.8
Highlights Two new toggles have been added to the Options menu, to darken the grid and to always show where cannons are aiming at! Here's a comparison of how the map looks without activating these new toggles and after activating both of them! Before After Also, even if you don't
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Two new toggles have been added to the Options menu, to darken the grid and to always show where cannons are aiming at! Here's a comparison of how the map looks without activating these new toggles and after activating both of them! Before After Also, even if you don't have the cannon directions toggle active, they'll show up when hovering them with the mouse! The Wicked Cannons from the Wicked Cannoneer boss fight will also show where they're aiming at, but remember that this is only useful in order to easily know where to strike them from to deal more damage to them, as these cannons will change their direction before they fire to try to hit you.
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08 Feb 2025Developer post
v1.7
Highlights 5 new trinkets have been added to the game! Balance Changes Trinkets Buffs for weak trinkets! Blue Feather Now also gives 10 spirit and intellect. Rarity: Common >>> Uncommon Cannon Chestplate Now also gives 8 defense. Cobalt Sword Extra attack based on intell
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5 new trinkets have been added to the game!
Balance Changes
Trinkets
Buffs for weak trinkets!
Blue Feather

Now also gives 10 spirit and intellect.
Rarity: Common >>> Uncommon
Cannon Chestplate

Now also gives 8 defense.
Cobalt Sword

Extra attack based on intellect: +20% >>> +25%
Egg of Fire

Extra attack for each elite fight won: +3 >>> +4
Fire Deep Within

Now also gives 7 attack.
Harvester Ring

Mana gained: 1 >>> 2
Steel Hammer

Extra damage to structures: +35% >>> +40%
Vigor

Max health gained: +12% >>> +15%
Whip of Destruction

Extra damage to structures: +15% >>> +20%
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10 Dec 2024Developer post
v1.6.1
Bug Fixes Fixed a bug related to the Ghost Steps card.
Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug related to the Ghost Steps card.
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09 Dec 2024Developer post
v1.6
Highlights Cards that have more than 3 items now show a message that tells the player to right-click the card to view all items. Cards that have 3 items or less don't show that message, as all item effects can be seen directly. This message is also shown when hovering cards in yo
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Cards that have more than 3 items now show a message that tells the player to right-click the card to view all items. Cards that have 3 items or less don't show that message, as all item effects can be seen directly. This message is also shown when hovering cards in your hand during combat.
Trying to stun a unit that is immune to stuns will now show a message indicating their immunity.
Balance Changes
Units
Fire Wolf

Base Max Health: 260 >>> 250
Base Attack: 80 >>> 70
Base Defense: 35 >>> 30
Steel Tank
Reducing a bit this unit's excessive tankiness and opening a weakness that it didn't have: magic damage.

Base Max Health: 500 >>> 450
Base Spirit: 40 >>> 25
Base Speed: 9 >>> 6
No longer gains Spirit after each strike made.
Attack and Defense gained after each strike made: 10 >>> 8
Bug Fixes

Bug Fix: The cards Always Close, Animal Instinct, Charge, Cunning Dash, Elude, Ghastly Hunt, Ghost Steps, Pick Up, Raven Initiative and Shadow Rift now allow you to move to bushes.
Bug Fix: Shadow Rift no longer allows you to move to the same tile as another unit.
Bug Fix: Pick Up now draws the correct amount of cards (1) when picking up a combat item.
Bug Fix: You can no longer select classes that haven't yet been unlocked in the Team Builder.
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06 Dec 2024Developer post
v1.5.1
Bug Fixes Possible fix for a bug related to the cards Heal Alpha, Beta and Gamma.
Bug Fixes

Possible fix for a bug related to the cards Heal Alpha, Beta and Gamma.
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17 Nov 2024Developer post
v1.5
Highlights Stunned units now show that they're stunned on the turn order bar at the top of the screen. Arcane Mages now show the intellect gained after casting spells more visually. Bug Fixes Bug Fix: Card Items added to your cards during combat no longer draw the mouse input whe
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Stunned units now show that they're stunned on the turn order bar at the top of the screen.
Arcane Mages now show the intellect gained after casting spells more visually.
Bug Fixes

Bug Fix: Card Items added to your cards during combat no longer draw the mouse input when hovered in your hand. (This could make the card think the mouse stopped hovering it and begin moving in and out of focus). The card item descriptions are still shown when the card is hovered.
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08 Nov 2024Developer post
v1.4
Highlights The stacks of each status effect a unit has are now shown in their stats panel, next to the status name. Class Level EXP gained for each combat won: 15 >>> 25 Cannons now take 10% less time to process their actions. Balance Changes Classes Brawler Now starts w
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The stacks of each status effect a unit has are now shown in their stats panel, next to the status name.
Class Level EXP gained for each combat won: 15 >>> 25
Cannons now take 10% less time to process their actions.
Balance Changes
Classes
Brawler

Now starts with 2 Combat Preparations instead of 2 Bolsters.
Cards
Purifying Sigil

Now it can remove the Undead status effect. (indirect buff to Radiant Mage)
Silent Strike

Mana cost: 3 >>> 2 (indirect buff to Ninja)
Starcall Alpha

Mana cost: 3 >>> 2 (indirect buff to Spellsword)
Starcall Beta

Mana cost: 5 >>> 4 (indirect buff to Spellsword)
Damage: 100% Intellect >>> 120% Intellect
Starcall Gamma

Mana cost: 7 >>> 6
Take Aim

New effect: If this is the first card you cast this turn, draw a card. (indirect buff to Arbalest)
Enemies
Stone Battlemage

No longer gives defense to nearby allies.
Attack: 45 >>> 40
Movement Range: 6 >>> 4
Bug Fixes

Bug Fix: On rare occasions, enemy units could get stuck in their attack animation after killing their target with a strike.
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08 Nov 2024Developer post
v1.3.1
Highlights Cannons now have sound effects when shooting. Balance Changes Enemies Blue Slime Health: 350 >>> 340 Intellect: 75 >>> 60 Spirit: 45 >>> 40 Evasion: 5 >>> 0 Bug Fixes Bug Fix: The correct map music now plays when ending combats in Se
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Cannons now have sound effects when shooting.
Balance Changes
Enemies
Blue Slime

Health: 350 >>> 340
Intellect: 75 >>> 60
Spirit: 45 >>> 40
Evasion: 5 >>> 0
Bug Fixes

Bug Fix: The correct map music now plays when ending combats in Sectors 2 and 3.
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08 Nov 2024Developer post
v1.3
Highlights A new combat type has been added to the game, Horde! Hordes have many more enemies than usual, but they are significantly weaker! Defeat them all to win! Enemies in hordes have: 60% less health 50% less attack, intellect, defense, and spirit 25% less speed 2 less movem
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A new combat type has been added to the game, Horde! Hordes have many more enemies than usual, but they are significantly weaker! Defeat them all to win! Enemies in hordes have:

60% less health
50% less attack, intellect, defense, and spirit
25% less speed
2 less movement range (down to a minimum of 1)
Hordes have a ~10% chance of appearing instead of normal combats, and they give +25% crystals after winning. In Hordes, more than one of the same enemy can spawn (except Battlemages).
Enemies attracted with cards such as Enrage or Taunt now go over spikes instead of avoiding them. Make them bleed!
A button to join the official discord has been added in the bottom right corner of the main menu.
Balance Changes
Combat Types
Pick up combat items to win!

The amount of combat items needed to win has been reduced:

Sector 1: 4 (unchanged)
Sector 2: 8 >>> 6
Sector 3: 12 >>> 8
Now gives +75% crystals after winning instead of +50%
Starting enemy team difficulty (compared to normal combats): -20% >>> -30%
Combat items spawned at the end of each turn: 2 >>> 3
Chance of appearing instead of normal combats: ~10% >>> ~6%
If you like the game, please consider leaving a review, it really helps a lot! Thank you for playing the game and for the support! I'll be closely monitoring all feedback in order to make the game the best it can be. If you notice any kind of bugs, please let me know!
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08 Nov 2024Developer post
v1.2.1
Bug Fixes Bug Fix: Attacks in which the defender dies after the attack began are now automatically stopped and the game now continues normally. This could happen on rare occasions where an enemy unit could sometimes target one of your units that just died, resulting in a "Confirm
Bug Fixes

Bug Fix: Attacks in which the defender dies after the attack began are now automatically stopped and the game now continues normally. This could happen on rare occasions where an enemy unit could sometimes target one of your units that just died, resulting in a "Confirm Defense" that could not be confirmed. Now the game recognizes that and ends the attack automatically.
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04 Nov 2024Developer post
v1.2
Highlights Most maps now have a few extra tiles, focusing on making narrow pathways a bit wider. Now structures that block movement can no longer spawn next to each other. Structures that don't block movement (bushes) can still spawn next to any structure. By itself, this should
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Most maps now have a few extra tiles, focusing on making narrow pathways a bit wider.
Now structures that block movement can no longer spawn next to each other. Structures that don't block movement (bushes) can still spawn next to any structure. By itself, this should make it impossible for enemies to spawn trapped behind structures.
This was one of the narrowest maps before this patch, but now it's a bit bigger. Additionally, you can see the changes to the structure spawn positions.
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04 Nov 2024Developer post
v1.1
Highlights A toggle to show cards in hand entirely has been added to the options menu. Another way to see all cards in your hand entirely without hovering them individually is by selecting your hand in the Deck view during combat. Balance changes Classes Archer Archer Vision can
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A toggle to show cards in hand entirely has been added to the options menu. Another way to see all cards in your hand entirely without hovering them individually is by selecting your hand in the Deck view during combat.
Balance changes
Classes
Archer

Archer Vision can now target structures.
Bug fixes

Bug fix: Fixed a crash when trying to cast the cards Aim High, Dark Strike, or Natural Predator on a Structure.
Bug fix: Fixed a targeting bug that in rare situations caused enemies that target the closest unit to chase incorrect units.
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31 Oct 2024Developer post
v1.0
The Early Access is finally coming to an end, after 1 year and 2 months and dozens of updates! The game will still receive updates, albeit at a slower pace. I'll still be monitoring all feedback, so please let me know if you have any suggestions to improve the game! Thank you for
The Early Access is finally coming to an end, after 1 year and 2 months and dozens of updates! The game will still receive updates, albeit at a slower pace. I'll still be monitoring all feedback, so please let me know if you have any suggestions to improve the game! Thank you for playing and for the support! Be sure to stay tuned for the future projects I release!
Highlights

11 new achievements have been added to the game, one for each challenge!
The amount of crystals you have can now be seen in the Pause Menu.
Cards offered after ending combats no longer offer +20 crystals on pick up when you already had that card in your deck.
Bug fixes

Bug fix: When you hover over a unit, structure or battle item during combat and press spacebar to end the turn, the stats UI now fades out correctly.
Bug fix: The Level Up UI wasn't always centered in the screen.
Bug fix: Class Level 1 and Class Mastery 1 no longer count for the total progress indicator.
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30 Oct 2024Developer post
early access 1.44
Warning: If you have an ongoing run in Sectors 1 or 2, this update could break it due to the changes in the map structure. If this happens to you, I recommend restarting the run, which will solve the problem and will allow you to experience the changes in this patch. If you don't
Warning: If you have an ongoing run in Sectors 1 or 2, this update could break it due to the changes in the map structure. If this happens to you, I recommend restarting the run, which will solve the problem and will allow you to experience the changes in this patch. If you don't want to restart the run, you can follow the steps in this post made for Tower Tactics: Liberation, editing the "completed_nodes" field instead of "path_followed", and setting the fields "last_node_selected" and "active_node" to 0. If you do this, please make a backup of the savefile. Link to post in the Steam Forums. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Highlights

Sector 1 maps now have 2 fewer mandatory combats, and Sector 2 maps now have 1 fewer mandatory combat, making runs shorter.
10 new cards have been added to the game, 3 for Sentinels and 7 for Rogues! Now all archetypes have at least 40 cards!
Sentinel
Rogue
Bug fixes

Bug fix: Now cards that reference more than one status effect show all of their descriptions when right-clicking them.
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24 Oct 2024Developer post
early access 1.43
Highlights The "Survive until turn 10" win condition now requires you to survive for less turns in sectors 1 and 2: Sector 1: 10 >>> 6 Sector 2: 10 >>> 8 Sector 3: 10 (unchanged) Now combats can't have more than one of the same enemy from the start (no more doub
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The "Survive until turn 10" win condition now requires you to survive for less turns in sectors 1 and 2:

Sector 1: 10 >>> 6
Sector 2: 10 >>> 8
Sector 3: 10 (unchanged)
Now combats can't have more than one of the same enemy from the start (no more double Battlemages, for example)
You can now cancel card casts by pressing right-click even if you're not using drag and drop to play cards.
The game now uses OpenGL 2.1 instead of OpenGL 3.3, which may help regarding compatibility with older graphics cards.
Your units no longer gain Shield when they lose their turn due to being stunned.
Bug fixes

Bug fix: Now the camera can't be moved using the mouse when the Unit Stats panel is open.
Bug fix: Now the Main Menu music plays correctly after swapping classes.
Bug fix: Combat Items that spawn more Combat Items can no longer spawn under existing units and structures.
Bug fix: All enemies now have the correct portraits in the Enemy Turn Indicator on the right side of the screen while their turn is active.
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17 Oct 2024Developer post
early access 1.42
Highlights A new positive status effect has been added to the game, Shield! When you end your turn without casting any card, you gain Shield! Balance Changes Card Items Ocarina Increase all effect numbers by 5 >>> Increase all effect numbers by 4 Rose Glasses Increase al
Highlights

A new positive status effect has been added to the game, Shield! When you end your turn without casting any card, you gain Shield!
Balance Changes
Card Items
Ocarina

Increase all effect numbers by 5 >>> Increase all effect numbers by 4
Rose Glasses

Increase all effect numbers by 10 >>> Increase all effect numbers by 8
Bosses
Battlemage Warleader

Base Health: 1250 >>> 1200
Base Attack: 140 >>> 130
Base Defense: 60 >>> 50
Speed: 12 >>> 10
Movement Range: 12 >>> 10
Evasion: 15 >>> 10
The Archer Lizards spawned each 4 turns now enter the combat stunned.
"The first time I go below 50% health, I summon up to 5 random Archer Lizards. I always have Regeneration when I'm below half health." >>> "On turn 7, I summon up to 3 random Archer Lizards and gain Regeneration 7."
Necromancer

Speed: 99 >>> 20
Enemies
Blue Slime

Base Health: 380 >>> 350
Base Defense: 25 >>> 15
Base Spirit: 60 >>> 45
Movement Range: 5 >>> 4
Evasion: 10 >>> 5
Fire Wolf

Base Attack: 90 >>> 80
Base Defense: 50 >>> 35
Base Spirit: 20 >>> 10
Speed: 16 >>> 14
Luck: 15 >>> 5
Bug fixes

Bug fix: Trinkets given by chests now apply their effects next combat instead of instantly. This prevents abusing chests by saving and quitting to gain infinite trinkets.
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29 Sep 2024Developer post
early access 1.41
Highlights 11 new cards have been added to the game! There are now 152 non-hero cards in the game! ( 188 if you count hero cards too) Bruiser Mage Rogue Sentinel The "Confirm Attack" button during a strike can now be pressed using the Spacebar or Enter. Balance Changes Cards Brib
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11 new cards have been added to the game! There are now 152 non-hero cards in the game! (188 if you count hero cards too)
Bruiser

Mage

Rogue

Sentinel

The "Confirm Attack" button during a strike can now be pressed using the Spacebar or Enter.
Balance Changes
Cards
Bribe (Rogue)

Mana cost: 4 >>> 6
Crystals spent: 80 >> 60
Doesn't work on Undead enemies. >>> Doesn't work on bosses and Undead enemies. (previously the only boss was the Necromancer, which is Undead, so this wasn't needed)
Cold Embrace (Bruiser)

Mana cost: 2 >>> 1
Defense Up (Bruiser)

Defense gain: 15% >>> 20%
Hollow Syphon (Bruiser)

Mana cost: 4 >>> 3
Bug fixes

Bug fix: The game no longer shows available moves that can't be reached in some cases (this bug was introduced in early access 1.38 with the introduction of Structures)
Bug fix: You can now move when you start your turn on Spikes and you have "Avoid Spikes" enabled.
Bug fix: Some enemies no longer lose their movement sometimes when they try to move to the tile with coordinates equal to (0, 0).
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11 Sep 2024Developer post
early access 1.40
Highlights Units have types now! Some trinkets (and some cards in a future patch) care about unit types. 30 new trinkets have been added to the game! Sector 2 maps have one less mandatory combat. You can now close events in the Sector map by clicking anywhere outside of the event
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Units have types now! Some trinkets (and some cards in a future patch) care about unit types.
30 new trinkets have been added to the game!
Sector 2 maps have one less mandatory combat.
You can now close events in the Sector map by clicking anywhere outside of the event, there is no longer a small "close button" in the corner. However, if you perform any action inside the event (like buying an item in a shop), you won't be able to close it (just like before this patch).
Bug fixes

Bug fix: Battlemages no longer cause their turn to never end in some rare situations.
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Updates & announcements

Highlights

Balance Changes

Trinkets

Undead Antidote

Bosses

Battlemage Warleader

Moonlight Archer

Necromancer

Unstable Fighter

Wicked Cannoneer

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Balance Changes

Status effects

Bleed

Poison

Trinkets

Spider Bite

Enemies

Spirited Archer Lizard

Battlemage

Stone Battlemage

Battlemage Warleader

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Highlights

Balance Changes

Trinkets

Blue Feather

Cannon Chestplate

Cobalt Sword

Egg of Fire

Fire Deep Within

Harvester Ring

Steel Hammer

Vigor

Whip of Destruction

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Balance Changes

Units

Fire Wolf

Steel Tank

Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Balance Changes

Classes

Brawler

Cards

Purifying Sigil

Silent Strike

Starcall Alpha

Starcall Beta

Starcall Gamma

Take Aim

Enemies

Stone Battlemage

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Balance Changes

Enemies

Blue Slime

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Balance Changes

Combat Types

Pick up combat items to win!

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Highlights

Balance changes

Classes

Archer

Bug fixes

Highlights

Bug fixes