Update 09-2021
By Kitty · Official · 09/2021Back to releases
Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early September, bringing balance changes, a new card, and a lot of generous offers to celebrate Stormbound’s 4th anniversary!
Before we begin, let’s take a short moment to remember that the development team is currently quite fragmented due to well-deserved holidays in August and September, hence the releases being a little superficial. It will pick up some steam in October to deliver new exciting content soon!
While I have your attention, please remember the pandemic is not over, even if you have been vaccinated. You can still carry the disease and make people sick.
So wear a mask and avoid unnecessary travels—especially if you live in an area with rampant COVID-19 cases. It takes everyone’s effort to slow down this pandemic. Do the right thing. 🙏
Balance changes
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.
- Stoic Protectors’ movement is now 1 (up from 0), strength is now 4/5/6/7/8 (up from 3/4/5/6/7) and their ability is now surrounding at all levels and triggers before moving instead of on play only. This introduces the before moving mechanic, now available for search in deck builder and collection manager on the site.
- Chillbeards’ ability now grants 3/4/5/6/7 (down from 4/5/6/7/8) but is made to trigger on attack, regardless of position.
- Ludic Matriarchs’ ability now triggers when played borderding at least 1 friendly dragon, instead of exactly 1 friendly dragon.
- Mechanical Workers’ strength is now 5/6/7/8/9 (up from 4/5/6/7/8).
- Rogue Sheep’s ability has been revamped to synergize with pirate cards in the hand of both players. The new ability at level 5 reads as such: “On play, draw 3 single-use non-pirate card copies from the enemy’s hand. If you have a pirate card in hand, reduce their mana cost by 1.”
As usual, some compensation in the form of coins and fusion stones will be provided to owners of Rogue Sheep, 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 card
A new card will be introduced on September 23rd: Sparkly Kitties. I am beyond humbled getting a card dedicated to me in the game, especially on the 4 years anniversary mark, almost 2.5 years to the day after I launched Stormbound-Kitty. Thank you to the team, and thank you to the incredible Stormbound community.
On play, confuse itself then gain 2 speed
On play, confuse itself then gain 2 speed
On play, confuse itself then gain 2 speed
On play, confuse itself then gain 2 speed
On play, confuse itself then gain 2 speed
The reason the card is marked as having 0 movement only to gain it on play is to avoid a confusing (no pun intended) movement tooltip in-game. If it had initial movement, the arrow would show moving forward twice, while this would not be the outcome.
Anniversary gifts
To celebrate this special event, anyone logging into the game on September 18th (and only that day) will receive the following bundle: 400 coins, 
40 rubies, 4 fusion stones and 1 legendary card.
On top of that, all coin gains will be doubled between September 17th and September 20th , except for quests. The coin cap will also be doubled for that timeframe, reaching 800 coins for all players, and 1,400 coins for Premium Pass holders.
Last but not least, all books will contain more cards between September 17th and September 20th. Books normally holding 3 cards will be contain 4, and books usually containing 6 cards (Mythic, Heroic and Classic) will yield 8!
Cheapened Brawl
Similar to previous events, the Brawl starting on September 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.
Exclusive offers
For those of you willing to put a few bucks into the game and supporting the creators, this anniversary event will introduce 4 special in-app purchases. They will all be available for a week from September 13th.
Please note that the books granted by the following offers will yield the normal amount of cards, and no more. Extra cards in tomes will be exclusive to those that are bought with in-game resources.
The $4.99 pack will yield:
- 1 Mythic Tome
- 100 coins
The $19.99 pack will yield:
- 4 Mythic Tomes
- 4 Heroic Tomes
- 500 coins
The $49.99 pack will yield:
- 10 Mythic Tomes
- 10 Heroic Tomes
- 10 Classic Tomes
- 1,500 coins
The $99.99 pack will yield:
- 20 Mythic Tomes
- 20 Heroic Tomes
- 20 Classic Tomes
- 5,000 coins
- 50 fusion stones
On top of that, every Ruby bundle will yield double the original amount of rubies. This is not time-bound, and effectively lasts forever until every bundle has been bought once.
Quality of life improvements
This release will bring 3 neat little quality of life improvements:
- Search bar: the deck building and collection screens will now have a small search bar to filter cards by name, ability or type. This should make it easier to compose new decks, especially for the Brawl.
- Shop refresh: it will now be possible to reroll the offers from the card shop once a day by watching an ad (or for free for Premium Pass holders). Note that only the cards that have not been bought would be refreshed.
- Upcoming Brawls: the Brawl mode will now showcase which Brawls are coming, alongside their modifiers and rewards to better prepare from week to the next.
FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
The balance changes will be deployed with the season reset as usual along with the compensation for Rogue Sheep. The offers and gifts will come around the 18th of September since this is the anniversary day. The new card will come on September 23rd.