Hello Stormbounders!
A new version of Stormbound is coming early March, bringing balance changes, new cards, new avatars, some UI improvements, some exclusive offers as usual and most importantly, the Heroes League!
- Balance changes
- New cards
- New books
- Heroes League
- Cheapened Brawl
- UI improvements
- Daily Calendar
- FAQ
BALANCE CHANGES
This release, like any others, brings some balance changes.
- Fortification Tonic’s mana cost is now 3 on all levels (up from 2).
- Hairy Chestnuts’ strength is now 5/6/8/10/12 (down from 5/6/8/10/13), and their ability on level 5 is being reduced to 2 (down from 3)
- Hunter’s Vengeance’s mana cost is now 3 on all levels (up from 2).
NERF COMPENSATION
As usual, some compensation in the form of coins and fusion stones will be provided to owners of these nerfed cards, proportional to the level and rarity of the card. Find below the reimbursement values for each rarity and level (coins/stones).
Common card: 0/0, 10/0, 20/1, 50/2, 120/5
Rare card: 0/0, 15/2, 30/3, 90/7, 190/10
Epic card: 0/0, 15/2, 40/5, 120/10, 250/20
Legendary card: 0/1, 20/5, 50/10, 150/20, 300/50
NEW CARDS
On February 26th, the next temple card will be released—Temple of Space, a new legendary Ironclad structure with an interesting teleportation mechanic.
Temple of Space:
When played with a friendly copy on the board, teleport {amount} surrounding units from it, then destroy both temples. Otherwise, return to the hand.
Mana: 3
Str: 3/4/5/6/7
Ability: 2/3/4/6/8
On March 19th, the very first common dragon card will be introduced—Flameless Lizards.
As usual, two exclusive packs will be available for 7 days starting from their respective release date:
- The Flameless Lizards pack ($9.99): 10 copies of Flameless Lizards, as well as 5 fusion stones and 750 coins.
- The Temple of Space pack ($9.99): 1 copy of Temple of Space, as well as 5 fusion stones and 750 coins.
NEW BOOKS
Five new books will make their entrance in the next update: the former Dragon and Feline tomes (revisited and renamed to Books), but also an Archragon Book, an Elder Book and a Pirate Book. They all contain 3 cards and cost 60 rubies, except the Archragon one which costs 120 rubies.
Elder Book: 3 cards, with rarity distribution of 0/60/35/5.
Feline Book: 3 cards, with rarity distribution of 50/30/15/5.
Pirate Book: 3 cards, with rarity distribution of 55/25/15/5.
Dragon Book: 3 cards, with rarity distribution of 20/60/20/0.
Archdragon Book: 3 cards, with rarity distribution of 0/0/70/30.
HEROES LEAGUE
March will introduce a brand new league: the Heroes League! It is an additional league after Diamond which can be reached on a monthly basis by passing beyond Diamond 1.
This league does not have the same ranking system as the others—instead it has a scoring ladder. Players move along that ladder based on the amount of Hero Crowns they own, also known as their Hero Score (HS for short). Owning elo crown 1,500 Hero Crowns is the same as having a Hero Score of 1500. These are gained and lost after each ranked game performed in Diamond and the Heroes League.
When entering the Diamond league, every player is granted elo crown 1,000 Hero Crowns to start with. As they progress through Diamond, they already collect (or loose) Hero Crowns (see calculations below). When finally passing Diamond 1 and entering the Heroes League, the amount of Hero Crowns collected represents the current Hero Score—provided it is above 1000. If the Diamond progress was difficult and a player was to enter Heroes League with less than elo crown 1,000 Hero Crowns, their score would be set to 1000.
At the end of the season, players having reached the Heroes League will be down-ranked back to Diamond 5, their Hero Score will be reset, and they will receive a Heroes League chest (20 common cards, 16 rare cards, 8 epic cards and 3 legendary cards, as well as coin 3,000 coins and ruby 100 rubies) as well as rewards based on their final position in the ladder as follow:
- The 1st player in the ladder will earn 100 Fusion Stones, one Elder tome and one Legendary Dragon tome
- The 9 other players in the top 10 will earn 50 Fusion Stones and a Feline tome
- The 90 other players in the top 100 will earn 25 Fusion Stones and a common dragon card
- The 400 other players in the top 500 will earn 10 Fusion Stones and a Pirate tome
CHEAPENED BRAWL
To apologise for the server issues during the last discounted Brawl, we decided to make the Brawl starting on February 25th cheaper as well: all matches will cost two thirds of their original price!
UI IMPROVEMENTS
This release will bring some quality of life and interface improvements, starting with a way to add the player you just battled as a friend!
There will also be new exclusive premium and normal avatars, which can be unlocked for 200 rubies each for premium ones and 1000 coins for normal ones. Make sure to check them in game!
DAILY CHECK-IN CALENDAR
The daily check-in calendar will pursue in March. It will work exactly like the Advent Calendar from December and will cost only $4.99 to boost to Premium.
Happy Stormbounding!
FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
Temple of Space will be released on February 26th, and Flameless Lizards on March 19th.
- Can I be in both Diamond and Heroes?
No, you are either in the Diamond league or in the Heroes league, but never both. However, when you are in Diamond, you already collect Hero Crowns but your score is not taken into consideration on the Heroes league leaderboard.
- Can I start increasing my Hero Score while in Platinum?
No, amongst all regular leagues, only the Diamond one takes the Hero Score into consideration.
- How can I check how many crowns I have?
When you are in Diamond, you can already see your score in the Heroes League leaderboard, only it is marked with an info icon (?) that says you do not belong to this leaderboard yet.