Update 09-2022
By Kitty · Official · 09/2022Back to releases
Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early September, bringing new common cards, general game improvements, and a lot of generous offers to celebrate Stormbound’s 5th anniversary! On top of that there is a new beginning ahead of us.
Announcement
Many of you have probably recently noticed a small but definitely big change in our game — the logo of Sheepyard has been changed to a new logo of Stormbound Games. We can finally proudly announce the reason: Stormbound Games is now a game studio managed by the Stormbound team and funded by its original creators — Paladin Studios.
Official Paladin Studio’s business announcement:
Paladin announces a new studio “Stormbound Games” in Poland, focusing on the development of the strategic card game Stormbound.
After two years of partnership with Sheepyard, Stormbound is now under the management of the new studio “Stormbound Games Sp. z.o.o.” in Poland, owned by Paladin and the Stormbound team.
Stormbound was launched 5 years ago and is still going strong. It started as a game published by Kongregate, and later found its way to Sheepyard in Poland. Now, as a strategic step for the game and its team, we decided that it would be best to create a separate studio focused on making Stormbound the best it can be. The newly created studio, called “Stormbound Games”, consists of the whole Stormbound team that worked on the game in the past two years.
The new studio is headquartered in Gdansk. They will focus on developing and operating Stormbound, as well as exploring new avenues for the Stormbound IP. Stormbound will be published by “Stormbound B.V.”, a Dutch subsidiary of Paladin Holding B.V.
For further inquiries, please get in touch with Stormbound Games’ General Manager Wojciech Stachowiak, or Paladin Holding’s Chairman Derk de Geus.
Stormbound Game’s official announcement for Stormbound’s Community:
After two years of partnership with Sheepyard, we decided that it would be best for Stormbound to continue as a separate game studio focused on making the game the best it can be. The newly created studio consists of the whole Stormbound team that worked on the game in the past two years.
We would like to extend our gratitude towards Sheepyard for reviving Stormbound two years ago. Without this initial support, we wouldn't have been able to add so many amazing features to the game.
As a new studio, we have renewed our commitment to the game. This is currently the only game we are working on, so our focus is now 100% on making Stormbound the best it can be. The Stormbound team will expand so stay tuned for updates.
Last but not least, we want to extend our gratitude and appreciation for you, the Stormbound community. Without you, this game would be long gone, and your enthusiasm and support continue to give us a clear view of the strength and future potential for Stormbound. We hope you will appreciate the updates that are coming!
We could not think of a better time to share this news than our 5th anniversary. We believe Stormbound has a bright future ahead, and we wish for another amazing 5 years with you Stormbounders!
Balance changes
For the very first time since Sheepyard took over the game over 2.5 years ago, the next update will not introduce any balance changes. Between the aforementioned studio change and the summer holidays, we did not find enough time to assess, introduce and test balance tweaks. Next ones in October!
New cards
Two new cat-themed cards will be introduced in September: a cat structure and a cat spell.
At the start of your turn, confuse the most forward enemy unit
At the start of your turn, confuse the most forward enemy unit
At the start of your turn, confuse the most forward enemy unit
At the start of your turn, confuse the most forward enemy unit
At the start of your turn, confuse the most forward enemy unit
Confuse a target unit and give 1 strength to the weakest friendly feline
Level 1Confuse a target unit and give 2 strength to the weakest friendly feline
Level 2Confuse a target unit and give 3 strength to the weakest friendly feline
Level 3Confuse a target unit and give 4 strength to the weakest friendly feline
Level 4Confuse a target unit and give 5 strength to the weakest friendly feline
Level 5As 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.
Anniversary Gifts
To celebrate this special event, anyone logging into the game between September 15th to September 25th will receive the following bundle: 500 coins, 
50 rubies, 5 fusion stones and 
1 legendary card.
On top of that, all coin gains will be doubled between during that time period, except for quests. The coin cap will also be doubled, reaching 800 coins for all players, and 1,400 coins for Premium Pass holders.
Last but not least, all books will contain more cards during that timeframe. 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 15th and the one starting on September 22nd are 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 10 days from September 15th.
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.
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 the September 22nd will be for Catnip’s Charm.
- The Warrior Brawl starting on the September 29th will be for Chateau de Cardboard.
Demote in ranked mode
We would like to introduce a new feature for Ranked Mode which allows you to lower your league if you feel like you don’t belong to your current league.
This will be offered if you happen to lose three battles in a row while having 0 stars at the lowest possible division of your current league. For instance, if you have 0 stars at Silver 5, you will be offered to demote down to Bronze — division 3 with 0 stars, bang on in the middle.
Note that this does not influence the chest you will get at the end of the season. In other words, you get the chest associated to the highest league you’ve reached during the season, regardless of whether you‘ve demoted or not.
Peak Leaderboard
This second feature is targeted towards our end-game players in Heroes League, who often were demotivated to play at the highest level for fear of falling down the ladder.
The new Heroes League “Peak” system will save players’ highest achieved rank, which will be deciding their place on the current Heroes League board.
FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
The new Ranked Mode features will be added to the game on September 12th. The 2 cards will be introduced on September 16th for Catnip’s Charm and September 23rd for Chateau de Cardboard.