Hello Commanders!
Following our earlier briefing on upcoming balance adjustments, the first KARDS patch of the year is now live. If you missed our previous announcement, you can review the full details here:
This January Update deploys the announced card balance changes alongside a number of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. Read on for the full report.
Card Balance Changes
Nerfs
KANGAROO TRANSPORT
Old: Give a British infantry Blitz and +1 Heavy Armor. It counts as a tank.
New: Give a British infantry Blitz and +1 Heavy Armor.
RAF MUSTANG
SECOND FRONT
Old: Bond. Remove a friendly unit. Return it at the end of the next enemy turn, then duplicate it.
New: Remove a German ground unit. Return it at the end of the next enemy turn, then duplicate it.
2. MARINE DIVISION
Old: Shock. Once per turn, deal 3 damage to the enemy HQ when you play a Navy card.
New: Once per turn, deal 3 damage to the enemy HQ when you play a Navy card.
SHIFTING DOCTRINE
Old: Intel 1. Shuffle a random card in hand into your deck, then draw 2 cards.
New: Shuffle a random card in hand into your deck, then draw 2 cards.
Buffs
THE POLAR BEARS
Old: Bond, Fury. Deployment: Gets +1+1 for each British infantry you deployed last turn.
New: Bond, Fury. Deployment: Gets +1+1 if you played a British infantry last turn.
40. PANZERGRENADIER
M3 LEE
USS YORKTOWN
COASTAL BATTALION 7
Bug Fixes
In addition to the bug fixes listed below, we’re also expanding on the card highlighting feature we added to some of the British cards that arrived with Homefront:
Cards with conditional effects when played now highlight in hand if the condition is true.
Examples: EXPANSION, M4 SHERMAN
We’ve also added some new features to the Collection view - you can now filter cards by those in the Draft pool, as well as cards you have alternative art for.
Battle
- Fixed an issue where GRUMMAN GOOSE could receive a buff from PILOT ESCAPE after being developed, despite being a Covert unit.
- When VICTORY BANNERS was played on an enemy unit with the “Your other units have +X attack” ability (TYPE 93, STORM DIVISION), the unit’s ability could trigger twice. Fixed.
- The unit abilities of SAPPORO REGIMENT and KANAZAWA REGIMENT were incorrectly triggered when a card with the “Take control” ability (e.g. CONFUSION) was used to take control of the units. Fixed.
- Fixed an interaction between KV-1S and 77TH GUARDS that caused inconsistent triggering of the KV-1S ability on new units deployed.
- Fixed an issue where 110e RÉGIMENT MOTORISÉ and LA DIVISION LECLERC could treat a later shuffle as the “first” shuffle if the actual first shuffle happened before they were deployed.
- Fixed an issue where a permanent Heavy Armor buff was not reset when a unit became Veteran.
- Damage dealt by 22nd MARINES was not correctly doubled when attacking a Heavy Armor unit while a Navy card was on top of the deck. Fixed.
- When a non-Veteran 12th GUARDS MECHANISED was on the battlefield and a KV-1S was deployed, a +2 attack buff was applied to the Veteran 12th GUARDS MECHANISED instead of the intended +1 attack buff. Fixed.
- When a 31e ALGÉRIENS was deployed and then retreated to hand (e.g. via ZAMOŚĆ UPRISING), the +2 attack buff from the 31e ALGÉRIENS could be incorrectly applied to the adjacent unit in hand. Fixed.
- When a known card with the “Take control” ability (e.g. CONFUSION) was used on a LYSANDER PL on the enemy’s battlefield, the LYSANDER PL unit ability could damage the wrong HQ. Fixed.
- Fixed an interaction between 48th ARMORED INFANTRY and cards with the “Distribute damage randomly to enemies” ability (e.g. IJN SHINANO, FLIGHT TO OBLIVION) where adjacent damage reduction was not applied correctly.
Visual
- The battle log could incorrectly display attack/defense buffs when units became Veteran. Fixed.
- On mobile, rarity-limit warning messages could overflow the screen when adding too many copies of a card to a deck. Fixed.
- After opening an opponent’s profile in battle, it could be reopened repeatedly by spamming the Spacebar. Fixed.
- IJN SHIRAKUMO card information referenced an incorrect artwork source. Fixed.
- In the German tutorial campaign, Mission 7 displayed the “Fury” hint on the wrong turn. Fixed.
- Alt-art card title banners did not always render correctly in the collection. Fixed.
- In some Battle-Ready Decks, the HQ appeared in the wrong position in the deck overview. Fixed.
- The Draft reward screen did not appear the first time a new account withdrew from a Draft run. Fixed.
That’s all for now. As always, thank you for taking the time to report issues and share feedback - your support helps keep the battlefield running smoothly. Keep an eye on the news feed for the latest intel on all the exciting things ahead in 2026!