Update 02-2023
By Kitty · Official · 02/2023Back to releases
Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early February, bringing new cards, balance changes, and the Valentine’s event!
Balance changes
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes. We continue buffing vanilla cards.
- Seasick Bouncers’ strength is now 10/12/14/17/20 (up from 8/10/12/15/18).
- Fort of Ebonrock’s strength is now 5/6/7/8/9 (up from 4/5/6/7/8).
- Calming Spirits’ strength is now 12/15/18/22/26 (up from 10/13/16/20/24).
- Cabin Girls’ strength is now 6/7/8/9/11 (up from 5/6/7/8/10).
- Flameless Lizards’ strength is now 8/9/11/13/15 (up from 7/8/10/12/14).
- Untamed Cultists’ strength is now 12/15/18/22/26 (up from 10/13/16/20/24).
New cards
Two new cards will be introduced in February: a new neutral Satyr and a new neutral Raven.
On death, destroy the weakest enemy unit
On death, destroy the weakest enemy unit
On death, destroy the weakest enemy unit
On death, destroy the weakest enemy unit
On death, destroy the weakest enemy unit
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As usual, there will be $9.99 exclusive packs for every new card to get 10 copies as well as 
750 coins and 
5 fusion stones. It's now possible to buy more than one exclusive pack each.
New Brawls
Similar to what we did in the last months — we will introduce 2 new Brawl modifiers for the 2 new cards. We think it’s a good way for you to be able to try, play with and enjoy newly added cards before you start collecting them.
Like last time, a 0-mana level 1 (unless owned and leveled) copy of the new card will be added to everyone’s deck (thus causing all decks to have 13 cards).
- The Warrior Brawl starting on February 9th will be for Trusty Shepherds.
- The Warrior Brawl starting on February 23rd will be for Vindictive Wretches.
Valentine’s Event
With Valentine’s day approaching quickly, we thought we’d do a small event to mark the occasion. During the Valentine’s Event, there will be a coin bonus and ruby bonus, from February 9th till February 20th.
The Brawl starting on February 16th (and only that one) is going to be cheaper. All fights will be 50% off. Owners of the Premium Pass will also have their usual discount applied, leading to a 60% reduction.
Here are the adjusted values for every milestone:
| Required crowns | Cost per match | Reward once reached |
|---|---|---|
 7 crowns | 0 coins (0) | 10 coins |
| 20 crowns | 5 coins (0) | 1 Humble Book |
| 35 crowns | 5 coins (-5) |  5 rubies |
| 50 crowns | 10 coins (-10) | 1 fusion stone |
| 70 crowns | 15 coins (-15) | 15 rubies |
| 95 crowns | 20 coins (-20) | 1 rare card |
| 125 crowns | 25 coins (-25) | 7 fusion stones |
| 160 crowns | 35 coins (-30) | 60 rubies |
| 200 crowns | 40 coins (-40) | 5 rare cards |
| 250 crowns | 50 coins (-50) | 200 rubies |
| Required crowns | Cost per match | Reward once reached |
|---|---|---|
| 7 crowns | 0 coins (0) | 20 coins |
| 20 crowns | 5 coins (-5) | 1 Humble Book |
| 35 crowns | 15 coins (-10) | 1 Noble Book |
| 50 crowns | 25 coins (-25) | 4 fusion stones |
| 70 crowns | 40 coins (-35) | 1 Heroic Tome |
| 95 crowns | 50 coins (-50) |  2 epic cards |
| 125 crowns | 65 coins (-60) | 20 fusion stones |
| 160 crowns | 75 coins (-75) | 125 rubies |
| 200 crowns | 100 coins (-100) | 7 epic cards |
| 250 crowns | 125 coins (-125) | 500 rubies |
| Required crowns | Cost per match | Reward once reached |
|---|---|---|
| 7 crowns | 0 coins (0) | 1 Humble Book |
| 20 crowns | 10 coins (-10) | 5 rubies |
| 35 crowns | 25 coins (-25) | 1 Classic Tome |
| 50 crowns | 50 coins (-50) | 10 fusion stones |
| 70 crowns | 75 coins (-75) | 1 Mythic Tome |
| 95 crowns | 100 coins (-100) |  1 legendary card |
| 125 crowns | 125 coins (-125) | 50 fusion stones |
| 160 crowns | 150 coins (-150) | 250 rubies |
| 200 crowns | 200 coins (-200) | 5 legendary cards |
| 250 crowns | 250 coins (-250) | 200 fusion stones |
To calculate how far you can go with a given amount of coins, or how much it will cost you to reach a certain milestone, be sure to use the Brawl calculator. It makes it possible to define a certain Brawl discount as well.
Additionally, there will be some generous Valentines offers, each with a different avatar.
Valentine’s Brawl
The special Valentine’s Brawl is a Brawl where players start a match with a friendly Temple of the Heart. It works exactly the same way as in the game, except it is INDESTRUCTIBLE. At the beginning of the battle, a Temple of the Heart gets randomly spawned on the first row for both players.
At the start of your turn, remove 1 strength from the stronger base and give it to the weaker one
At the start of your turn, remove 1 strength from the stronger base and give it to the weaker one
At the start of your turn, remove 1 strength from the stronger base and give it to the weaker one
At the start of your turn, remove 2 strength from the stronger base and give it to the weaker one
At the start of your turn, remove 2 strength from the stronger base and give it to the weaker one
The Valentine’s Brawl will be rolled out once per difficulty level. Please refer to the timeline at the bottom of this page for the exact dates.
Special rewards
Players can get a special Valentine’s avatar in each Brawl level.
There are also 4 new avatars that can be bought with special offers:
Nickname change
Players can change their nickname for free once every 90 days. If they want to change their name more regularly, they may spend ticket cards (the ones used for Draft mode and the Brawl Lottery) to do so. It costs 3 ticket cards to reset the name change counter.
At the same time, the cost of the weekly ticket card is being raised to watching 3 advertisements (up from 1). It is caused by making tickets a more usable resource, while still keeping the weekly one “free”. Premium Pass owners will be able to redeem their ticket card as they used to before the update.
Card usage data
In case you missed it, you may be pleased to learn that we have started releasing card usage data in the form of per-league tier lists. This should give you a good idea of how popular certain cards are in a given league, or what are the top-cards on a per-league basis.
Note that we are currently experimenting with ways to adjust neutral cards’ presence. Right now they are disproportionately represented since they are in all types of decks. We hope to make them less prominent in the dataset in the near future.
Draft Turn Timer 15
This release will also introduce a Draft Timer 15 to Draft Mode, similar to the one already present in Brawl Mode.
FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
We want to better manage expectations around release dates and times and hopefully avoid disappointments from players missing an event. Please find below a detailed listed of the release plan:
- Balance Changes: Feb 1 2023 (8:00)
- Trusty Shepherds release: Feb 3 2023 (8:00)
- Valentine Coins Bonus: from Feb 9 2023 (8:00) till Feb 20 2023 (8:00)
- Valentine Ruby Bonus: from Feb 9 2023 (8:00) till Feb 20 2023 (8:00)
- Valentine’s Brawl (Casual Brawl): Feb 9 2023 (8:00) till Feb 13 2023 (8:00)
- Trusty Shepherds (Warrior Brawl): Feb 9 2023 (8:00) till Feb 13 2023 (8:00)
- Draft Turn Timer 15: Feb 13 2023 (8:00)
- Valentine’s 50% off Brawl (Warrior Brawl): Feb 16 2023 (8:00) till Feb 20 2023 (8:00)
- Vindictive Wretches release: Feb 17 2023 (8:00)
- Vindictive Wretches (Warrior Brawl): Feb 23 2023 8:00 till Feb 27 2023 (8:00)
- Valentine’s Brawl (Ultimate Brawl): Feb 23 2023 8:00 till Feb 27 2023 (8:00)
All times are expressed using a 24-hour clock in CET (Central European Timezone).