Update 03-2023
By Kitty · Official · 03/2023Back to releases
Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early March, bringing new cards, balance changes, and the Saint Patrick event!
Balance changes
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes. A first batch on March 1st:
- Siro the Resurrector’s mana cost is now 6 (down from 7) and strength is now 6/8/10/12/14 (down from 7/8/10/12/15).
- Queen of Herds’ mana cost is now 6 (down from 7) and strength is now 6/8/10/10/12 (down from 8/10/12/12/14).
- Temple of the Mind’s strength is now 5/6/7/8/9 (up from 3/4/5/6/7).
Then another batch on March 17th:
- Temple of Life’s ability now can also spawn in a row in front, up to the furthest row.
- Temple of Space now costs 0 mana when there is already a friendly copy on the board.
- Plague Monarchs’ ability now considers Ancients and Toads.
- Absorbing Varmints’ ability now considers Ancients and Rodents.
- Orgone Leechers’ ability now considers Ancients and Frostlings.
- Martyr Spongers’ ability now considers Ancients and Undead.
New cards
Two new cards will be introduced in March: a new neutral Dwarf and a new neutral Knight.
When played with no surrounding friendly units, gain 4 strength
When played with no surrounding friendly units, gain 4 strength
When played with no surrounding friendly units, gain 4 strength
When played with no surrounding friendly units, gain 4 strength
When played with no surrounding friendly units, gain 4 strength
Before attacking a unit or structure, deal damage to it equal to the strength of the weakest friendly unit
Before attacking a unit or structure, deal damage to it equal to the strength of the weakest friendly unit
Before attacking a unit or structure, deal damage to it equal to the strength of the weakest friendly unit
Before attacking a unit or structure, deal damage to it equal to the strength of the weakest friendly unit
Before attacking a unit or structure, deal damage to it equal to the strength of the weakest friendly unit
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 March 23rd will be for Leafpatters.
- The Warrior Brawl starting on March 30th will be for Noble Vigilantes.
Saint Patrick’s Day Event
With Saint Patrick’s Day (March 17th) approaching quickly, we thought we’d do a small event to mark the occasion. During the Saint Patrick’s Day Event, there will be a coin bonus and ruby bonus, from March 17th till March 27th. Additionally, everyone who will log in to the game between March 17th and March 20th (8:00 AM CET) will receive a small gift of 200 coins.
The Brawl starting on March 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.
What’s more, there will be some generous Saint Patrick’s Day offers, each with a different avatar.
Draft changes
It has been over a year since Draft Mode got introduced to Stormbound, and it’s time for some changes to happen to make it even more enjoyable for more players.
We decided to:
- Remove 3 rewarded Draft Sessions cap.
- Make Play for Fun available for everyone after finishing the first Draft Session each week. To start, players will need to watch one advertisement.
- Change the number of Ticket Cards required to start the Draft Session from 1 Ticket Card to 2 Ticket Cards. We are aware of how drastic this change is, but we believe this cost is rational based on the fact, that recently a new way of redeeming Ticket Cards has been added to the game — from the Daily Calendar. We are also planning to add a new way of obtaining Ticket Cards in the very near future.
- Change the number of coins required to start the Draft Session from 600 each to 600 for the first one only, and then each subsequent one increased by 200 (600 → 800 → 1000 → 1200…).
- Change the algorithm for drawing cards. Three card choices will now be more similar in usability based on a hidden system. Drafted decks will now be more equal in power than they used to be, and there will be fewer “auto-includes” to choose from.
- Change the algorithm for upgrading cards. It will now be more likely to level up Epic and Legendary cards.
- Change the system of leveling the Fortress. The fortress level will now only increase after losing a game.
- Players won’t be able to play the same Kingdom in Draft two times in a row (if your last Draft Session was played with Ironclad, you will only find Swarm, Winter, and Shadowfen in the next one).
- Draft is now limited to 20 turns (changed from 15).
- Increase the number of Fusion Stones in premium chests. Other rewards in premium chests stay the same. The number of Fusion Stones in basic chests will stay the same.
- 2 for one win (3 with Basic Chest reward)
- 4 for two wins (6 with Basic Chest reward)
- 6 for three wins (9 with Basic Chest reward)
- 8 for four wins (12 with Basic Chest reward)
- 10 for five wins (15 with Basic Chest reward)
- 12 for six wins (18 with Basic Chest reward)
Quality of Life
This release also contains two highly demanded by the players features, which are:
- Skip Button
- More Humble Books. Players will now be able to redeem 4 Humble Books daily:
- first one for watching 1 advertisements.
- second one for watching 2 advertisements.
- third one for watching 3 advertisements.
- fourth one for watching 4 advertisements.
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.
FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
Please find below a detailed listed of the release plan:
- Balance Changes: March 1 (8:00)
- Cheapened Brawl (30% off): from March 16 (8:00) till March 20 (8:00)
- St. Patrick's Gift (200 coins): from March 17 (8:00) till March 20 (8:00)
- Leafpatters release: March 17 (8:00)
- Skip button, Humble Books, Draft changes: March 17 (8:00)
- St. Patrick’s Coins bonus: from March 17 (8:00) till March 27 (8:00)
- St. Patrick’s Ruby bonus: from March 17 (8:00) till March 27 (8:00)
- St. Patrick’s Shop offers: from March 17 (8:00) till March 27 (8:00)
- Noble Vigilantes release: March 24 (8:00)
- Leafpatters (Warrior Brawl): March 23 (8:00) till March 27 (8:00)
- Noble Vigilantes (Warrior Brawl): March 30 (8:00) till April 4 (8:00)
All times are expressed using a 24-hour clock in CET (Central European Timezone).