Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis – Patch 2 Notes

29 Oct 2026Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

Generals,

Patch 2 is live on Steam. It's a balance update: it reworks tower and skill costs, tunes several tower skills, fixes bugs, and adjusts gold on a few stages.

Below you'll find every change with its exact values. Values separated by / are per level (skill levels 1 / 2 / 3 or tower levels 1 / 2 / 3 / 4), and damage ranges are compared by their average.

TOWERS

Royal Catapult

Tower

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Attack speed	1 shot every 5.23s (cooldown 3s, animations at 30 fps)	1 shot every 4.75s (cooldown 4.75s, animations at 40 fps)	+10% shots per second · Buff
Damage	14-20 / 32-45 / 52-78 / 80-120	14-19 / 32-44 / 50-78 / 78-120	-2.9%, -1.3%, -1.5%, -1% · Nerf

Powerball

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 200 / 200	150 / 200 / 250	-25%, 0%, +25% · Mixed
Damage	18-32 / 36-64 / 52-92	18-30 / 38-68 / 58-102	-4%, +6%, +11.1% · Mixed
Damage radius	60	70	+16.7% (area +36%) · Buff
Explosion delay	0.1s	0.08s	-20% · Buff

Secure the Area

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	120 / 100 / 100	100 / 100 / 100	-16.7%, 0%, 0% · Buff
Cast time	1s	0.75s	-25% · Buff

Blazing Ball (ultimate)

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cast time	2s	1.33s	-33% · Buff

The ultimate animation also runs 33% faster: from 3.53s to 2.65s. The ball is released at 1.33s, at frame 53 of the animation; before, it was released at frame 60.

Knights Order

Inspired Protectors

Reworked: armor no longer depends only on heroes. Range for the hero bonus: 110.

Armor	Before	Now	Change
No hero nearby	0%	5% / 10% / 15%	New · Buff
1 hero nearby	5% / 10% / 15%	10% / 20% / 30%	+100% · Buff
2 heroes nearby	10% / 20% / 30%	10% / 20% / 30%	0% · Change
3 heroes nearby	15% / 30% / 45%	10% / 20% / 30%	-33% · Nerf

Honor the Fallen

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Trigger	A knight dies	Any allied soldier or hero dies within 100 (expiring reinforcements do not count)	Rework · Buff
Stun chance	None	0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 (1s stun)	New · Buff
Cost	150 / 100 / 100	125 / 125 / 125	-16.7%, +25%, +25% (all levels +7.1%) · Mixed

Ironbark Treant

Tower

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Level 4 upgrade cost	300	280	-6.7% · Buff

Hay Fever

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	150 / 100 / 100	100 / 100 / 100	-33.3%, 0%, 0% · Buff

Nature's Hand

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Modes	Unit mode only	Both modes (160 range in tower mode)	New · Buff
Targets	Any enemy	Enemies with 240 max HP or more	Rework · Change

Gnarly Roots

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Modes	Tower mode only	Both modes	New · Buff
Cost	150 / 100 / 100	100 / 100 / 100	-33.3%, 0%, 0% · Buff

Wildcat Huntresses

Tower

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Respawn time	12s	10s	-16.7% · Buff
Range	175	200	+14.3% · Buff

Silver Knife

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Damage	18-28 / 32-46 / 38-56	18-28 / 34-52 / 45-68	0%, +10.3%, +20.2% · Buff
Bounce range	100	120	+20% · Buff

Raining Arrows

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Damage	14-22 / 24-34 / 30-44	15-24 / 26-38 / 34-50	+8.3%, +10.3%, +13.5% · Buff

Cursed Crossbows

Tower

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Archers level 4 upgrade (critical chance)	Not applied to the bolts	Applied	Bug fix · Fix

Corrupt Frenzy

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 200 / 200	180 / 180 / 180	-10% · Buff

Cursed Bolt

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 200 / 200	100 / 200 / 300	-50%, 0%, +50% · Mixed
Damage	120-180 / 240-360 / 360-540	100-160 / 220-340 / 360-540	-13.3%, -6.7%, 0% · Nerf

Sunray Master

Tower

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Rapid fire mode, target dies mid attack	Attack is cancelled	Picks a new target	QoL · Buff

Minor Elementals

Elementals now have the same stats at every level.

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 100 / 50	125 / 125 / 125	-37.5%, +25%, +150% (all levels +7.1%) · Mixed
Elementals summoned	2 / 2 / 2	1 / 2 / 3	-50%, 0%, +50% · Mixed
Elemental HP	100 / 140 / 180	140	+40%, 0%, -22.2% · Mixed
Elemental armor	15% / 20% / 25%	20%	+5, 0, -5 points · Mixed
Elemental HP regen	8 / 10 / 11	10	+25%, 0%, -9.1% · Mixed
Elemental damage	3-5 / 4-6 / 5-7	4-6	+25%, 0%, -16.7% · Mixed

Overcharge

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Radius	200	180	-10% (area -19%) · Nerf
Attack rate	Charge animation paused the tower; 67 frames after the explosion	Charges during the beam; 30 frames after the explosion	-55% wait · Buff

Exoburst

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Mage upgrades	Most not applied	Applied	Bug fix · Fix

Gold Prospectors

Reserve Miners

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	250 / 100 / 100	150 / 150 / 150	-40%, +50%, +50% (all levels 0%) · Mixed

Arcane Forger

Slivering Discs

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	250 / 250 / 250	200 / 250 / 300	-20%, 0%, +20% · Mixed
Damage	30-45 / 60-90 / 90-135	25-40 / 50-85 / 90-135	-13.3%, -10%, 0% · Nerf

Hardlight Prison

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 200 / 200	150 / 200 / 250	-25%, 0%, +25% · Mixed
Stun duration	5s / 7s / 9s	4s / 6s / 9s	-20%, -14.3%, 0% · Nerf

Dwarven Culverin

Sulfur Blast

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	150 / 150 / 150	125 / 125 / 125	-16.7% · Buff

Full Throttle

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 200 / 200	150 / 200 / 250	-25%, 0%, +25% · Mixed

Elven Elite Ranger

Woodland Trick

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	250 / 200 / 200	200 / 200 / 250	-20%, 0%, +25% (all levels 0%) · Mixed

Light Priestess

Sanctuary

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 200 / 200	180 / 200 / 220	-10%, 0%, +10% · Mixed
Armor	10% / 20% / 30%	10% / 20% / 35%	0%, 0%, +16.7% · Buff
Cooldown	16s	12s	-25% (casts +33.3% more often) · Buff

Scholar Mage

Scroll of Knowledge

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 160 / 160	150 / 180 / 220	-25%, +12.5%, +37.5% (all levels +5.8%) · Mixed

Sentry Watchtower

Tower

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Archers level 3 upgrade (extra damage against disabled enemies)	Not applied	Applied	Bug fix · Fix
Archers level 4 upgrade (max damage against unarmored enemies)	Not applied	Applied	Bug fix · Fix

Mortal Wound

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cost	200 / 200 / 200	180 / 180 / 180	-10% · Buff

Guardian Hound

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Damage per hit	22-30 / 46-58 / 68-88	22-30 / 48-62 / 76-98	0%, +5.8%, +11.5% · Buff
Total damage	66-90 / 138-177 / 204-264	66-90 / 144-186 / 228-294	0%, +5.8%, +11.5% · Buff

HEROES

Connor

Ultimate

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Damage after the ultimate ends	Stayed changed for the rest of the stage	Goes back to normal	Bug fix · Fix

STAGES

Gold changes are in Normal or higher difficulties. Casual pays ×1.2 per enemy, while starting gold is not multiplied.

Stage 2

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Starting gold	300	450	+50% · Buff
Bandits in waves	74	92	+24.3% · Change
Blackguards in waves	38	43	+13.2% · Change
Shadow Archers in waves	22	24	+9.1% · Change
Gold from waves	1,434	1,594	+11.2% · Buff
Holders	—	One new holder, the others moved	New · Buff
Total campaign gold	1,734	2,044	+17.9% · Buff

Stage 14

Up to 171 Skeletons are raised per run.

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Cemetery Skeleton gold	2 (Casual 2)	5 (Casual 6)	+150% (Casual +200%) · Buff
Total campaign gold	6,371	6,884	+8.1% · Buff

Stage 18

Campaign and KR1

Stat	Now	Change
Gold from Magma Elementals spawned by Moloch	90 (Casual 108)	New · Buff
Extra campaign gold (7 to 12 lava balls)	+630 to +1,080	+6% to +10% of the stage's gold · Buff
Extra KR1 gold (10 lava balls)	Up to +900	New · Buff

Other modes

Magma Elemental gold went down in every mode. Starting gold went up to make up for it.

Stat	Before	Now	Change
Magma Elemental gold	110	90 (Casual 108)	-18.2% · Nerf
Iron starting gold	2,200	2,220	+0.9% · Buff
No Heroes starting gold	1,500	1,540	+2.7% · Buff
Hero Party starting gold	1,600	1,690	+5.6% · Buff
Blitz starting gold	1,400	1,450	+3.6% · Buff

Thank you for every review, comment and bug report. We'll keep reading and adjusting.

See you on the battlefield,

The Ironhide Team

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Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis – Patch 2 Notes

TOWERS

Royal Catapult

Knights Order

Ironbark Treant

Wildcat Huntresses

Cursed Crossbows

Sunray Master

Gold Prospectors

Arcane Forger

Dwarven Culverin

Elven Elite Ranger

Light Priestess

Scholar Mage

Sentry Watchtower

HEROES

Connor

STAGES

Stage 2

Stage 14

Stage 18

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