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October 2024 Patch Addendum

Hope you're all having a spooky holiday season. In this patch we have a number of fixes and balance changes.

Champion changes can be found on the Pox Nora website

General Balance Changes

  • Summoned champions no longer give presence to deploy Relics

Maps

  • Removed K'thir Hill (4 fonts) from ranked map rotation
  • Removed Ironfist Mountains from ranked map rotation
  • Added new map K'thir Hill (7 fonts) to ranked map rotation

Abilities

  • Abominable changed to: This unit has Arctic and deals +1 DMG to Scented champions for each real friendly Yeti. When this ability is activated, the closest enemy champion within 6 spaces becomes Scented for 2 turns and loses Stealthed. If the enemy champion is Frightened, it becomes Scented for 4 turns instead.
  • Aquatic champion nora cost changed from -15 to -10
  • Dark Awakening champion nora cost changed from 10 to 8
  • Distichous: FS/UD changed to: When an FS champion is deployed from the runedock, this champion gains Absorb for 4 turns. When a UD champion is deployed from the runedock, this champion gains Life Siphon for 4 turns.
  • Domain: Vegetation champion nora cost changed from 6 to 4
  • Eternal Life changed to: This unit has Eternal. If a Phylactery is in play when this unit dies, your Shrine or Avatar loses 5 HP and the nearest Phylactery relic is destroyed and this unit is reanimated in its place.
  • Fairy Dust changed to: Target champion within 4 spaces gains Wandering for 2 Turns.
  • Fairy Dust AP cost changed from 4 to 3
  • Glorious Leap changed to: This champion is relocated to target space within 4 spaces. Opposing champions within 2 spaces of the target space are Awestruck for 2 turns.
  • Glorious Leap cooldown changed from 3 to 2
  • Mirefolk Fealty changed to: When this champion is deployed, friendly champions gain Encouraged for 1 turn. If the affected champion is a Mirefolk, it also gains Impervious for 1 turn.
  • Mirefolk Revival changed to: When this unit is deployed, friendly champions are healed for 6 HP. If the affected champion is a Mirefolk, it also gains Purified for 5 turns.
  • Planar Hold changed to: All champions within 5 spaces, including this one, have Planar Bound and Earthbound.
  • Rallying Cries 2 champion nora cost changed from 8 to 6
  • Rallying Cries 3 champion nora cost changed from 12 to 8
  • Revere: Hydraxor changed to: While this champion is in play, Hydraxor costs 10% less nora to deploy. While Hydraxor is in play, this champion gains Domain: Water and any damage this champion deals counts toward Hydraxor's Quest: Damage.
  • Sneak champion nora cost changed from 7 to 8
  • Stealth champion nora cost changed from 8 to 7
  • Terrorize changed to: Target enemy champion within 4 spaces becomes Frightened for 3 turns. If that champion becomes Frightened, it is relocated 4 spaces away.
  • Fixed an issue in which Dark Rider had incorrect stats for the spawned unit

Relics

  • Bone Mine's Nora Cost changed from 40 to 35
  • Fixed an issue in which Aurora Banner incorrectly had Bastion of Will rather than Prestige

Spells

  • Favor of the Queen changed to: Target friendly champion gains Blessed and opposing champions within 2 spaces of target champion become Awestruck for 3 turns. If the target is Race: Jakei, it also gains Loyalty.
  • Favor of the Queen's Nora Cost changed from 40 to 30
  • Flash Freeze's Nora Cost changed from 35 to 30
  • Healing Hand's Nora Cost changed from 45 to 40

Equipment

  • Ice Carved Greaves changed to: Equipped champion gains Freezing Discipline and Resilient. If it is Race: Jakei or Class: Monk, it also gains Frost Armor.
  • Sheoul Firebow's Nora Cost changed from 35 to 30
  • Spike changed to: Equipped champion gains Tough 2. If it is Race: Cyclops, it also gains Battle Leader (When this champion destroys an opposing champion, friendly champions permanently gain +1 DMG).
  • Thunder changed to: Equipped champion gains Explosive Attack 3 and Cull. If it has Race: Tortun, it also permanently loses Ponderous.
  • Thunder's Nora Cost changed from 30 to 35