Update 04-2023
By Kitty · Official · 04/2023Back to releases
Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early April, bringing new cards, balance changes, and the Easter event!
Balance changes
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.
- Westwind Sailors’ strength is now 3/4/5/6/7 (up from 2/3/4/5/6).
- Demotivating Strike’s ability damage is now 3/4/5/6/7 (up from 2/3/4/5/6).
- Faun Companions’ strength is now 2/2/3/3/4 (up from 1/1/2/2/3).
- Hairy Chestnuts‘ strength is now 6/7/9/11/14 (up from 5/6/8/10/12).
- Temple of Space’s special cost when its ability triggers is now 1 mana (up from 0).
As usual, some compensation in the form of coins and fusion stones will be provided to owners of Temple of Space, proportional to the level and rarity of the card. Find below the compensation values for each rarity and level.
Legendary card: 
1 fusion stone at level 1, 
20 coins and 5 fusion stones at level 2, 50 coins and 10 fusion stones at level 3, 150 coins and 20 fusion stones at level 4, 300 coins and 50 fusion stones at level 5.
New cards
Two new cards will be introduced in April: a new neutral Undead (the first unit with 4 base movement!) and a new neutral Frostling.
After attacking, deal damage equal to its remaining strength to 2 surrounding enemy units and structures.
After attacking, deal damage equal to its remaining strength to 2 surrounding enemy units and structures.
After attacking, deal damage equal to its remaining strength to 2 surrounding enemy units and structures.
After attacking, deal damage equal to its remaining strength to 2 surrounding enemy units and structures.
After attacking, deal damage equal to its remaining strength to 2 surrounding enemy units and structures.
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 April 13th will be for Ultrasonics.
- The Warrior Brawl starting on April 27th will be for Snowdrifts.
The Brawl starting on April 6th (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.
Easter Event
Similar to last year, we’ll have an Easter event in the game. During this event, there will be a coin bonus and ruby bonus, from April 6th until April 17th.
Like most holiday events, there will be some one-time-only special offers for people willing to put some money into the game. The Easter exclusive packs will be available from April 6th until April 17th as well. Each of them will include one Easter avatar.
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: April 1 (9:00)
- Cheapened Brawl (50% off): from April 6 (9:00) until April 10 (9:00)
- Ultrasonics release: April 7 (9:00)
- Easter Coin bonus: from April 6 (9:00) until April 17 (9:00)
- Easter Ruby bonus: from April 6 (9:00) until April 17 (9:00)
- Easter exclusive shop offers: from April 6 (9:00) until April 17 (9:00)
- Snowdrifts release: April 21 (9:00)
- Ultrasonics (Warrior Brawl): April 13 (9:00) until April 17 (9:00)
- Snowdrifts (Warrior Brawl): April 27 (9:00) until May 5 (9:00)
All times are expressed using a 24-hour clock in CEST (Central European Summer Timezone).