Update 10-2024
By Aileen · Official · 10/2024Back to releases
Hello, Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming in October, bringing Ranked Mode Rework (Ranked 3:0 as we internally call it), Halloween event, and balance changes.
Ranked Mode Rework
In this update, we've reworked the Ranked Mode. Together with the new Fortress Leveling System and recent economy improvements, these updates aim to create a more balanced and rewarding experience for all players.
From now on, players will be able to play not only in their highest League, but also in all unlocked previous ones. Additionally, once Rank 1 of a league is maxed, you can still play in that rank just for coin winnings.
Seasonal Chests
Starting from now on, chests are given when you reach all stars in Rank 1 of a league, or at the end of the season for your highest league. When you reach Rank 1 in any league, you’ll get a chest right away and be promoted to the next league. This means no more waiting for the end of the month to claim rewards!
The only exception is the Heroes League Seasonal Chest - it is still only available at the end of the season.
While individual chest rewards have been adjusted, the ability to collect more chests means you’ll be earning similar or more rewards for the same gameplay throughout the season.
| League | Exp | Old Reward | New Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 250 |  3 common cards,  1 rare card,  150 coins | 3 common cards, 1 rare card, 150 coins |
| Bronze | 300 | 5 common cards, 2 rare cards,  1 epic card, 300 coins,  5 rubies | 5 common cards, 2 rare cards, 1 epic card, 150 coins, 5 rubies |
| Silver | 350 | 7 common cards, 4 rare cards, 2 epic cards, 500 coins, 10 rubies | 7 common cards, 4 rare cards, 1 epic card, 250 coins, 10 rubies |
| Gold | 500 | 10 common cards, 6 rare cards, 3 epic cards, 800 coins, 20 rubies | 9 common cards, 6 rare cards, 2 epic cards, 350 coins, 15 rubies |
| Platinum | 700 | 12 common cards, 9 rare cards, 4 epic cards,  1 legendary card, 1,200 coins, 30 rubies | 12 common cards, 9 rare cards, 3 epic cards, 500 coins, 20 rubies |
| Diamond | 800 | 14 common cards, 12 rare cards, 6 epic cards, 2 legendary cards, 1,500 coins, 50 rubies | 12 common cards, 10 rare cards, 4 epic cards, 1 legendary card, 750 coins, 25 rubies |
| Heroes | 1000 | 20 common cards, 16 rare cards, 8 epic cards, 3 legendary cards, 2,000 coins, 70 rubies | 15 common cards, 12 rare cards, 5 epic cards, 2 legendary cards, 1,000 coins, 35 rubies |
Fortress Level Exp doesn't change, which means there's now an additional way of getting more Exp - by unlocking lower level Seasonal Chests.
Extra Bonus
We’ve decided to keep the bigger rewards until the end of this season. It’s a great chance to grab extra stuff before the season ends, so don’t miss out!
Starting next season, the rewards will change to what's shown in the table.
Heroes League Changes
In this update, we’ve removed the Diamond+ League and expanded the Heroes League to accommodate more than 500 players. This makes high-level competition more dynamic and ensures that top-ranked players have even more opportunities to compete at the highest levels.
Additional rewards which are given for ending in Top 250 or higher stay the same.
Please note that when Heroes League players decide to play in the Diamond League, their Heroes League score will not change.
Platinum League Change
We’ve added a card level limit of 4 in the Platinum League, making matches even more about skill and strategy inside it.
Matchmaking and Manual Relegation
Matchmaking has been adjusted to fit the current system, and don't worry! It will never prioritize matching new players with more experienced players.
We believe we did a good job with it, but based on results, we plan to keep tweaking it in the next weeks.
UI/UX Tweaks
Your avatar is now visible next to your username in all leagues you're currently playing in. We've also added visual effects to improve the UI look.
Halloween Event
To celebrate Halloween, we're hosting a Halloween event in Stormbound! Enjoy the spooktacular surprises we've conjured up for you this spooky season.
The Halloween event starts October 28th, 2024 and will last until November 4th, 2024, 8:00 AM CET.
Extra Cards
During the event, Book of Spells and Book of the Undead will yield 2 extra cards.
Spooky Brawls
As a part of the Halloween event, there will be a special Brawl for this occasion: Spooky Pumpkin.
During this brawl, every dead enemy will spawn a Spooky Pumpkin structure that explodes under special conditions. The structure has 3/5/7 strength, depending on the Brawl difficulty.
The following Brawls will be spooky:
- The Casual Brawl starting on October 31st.
- The Warrior Brawl starting on November 7th,
- The Ultimate Brawl starting on November 14th.
At the start of your turn, if there are at least 3 friendly pumpkins, destroy them and deal 1 damage for each to the enemy base
At the start of your turn, if there are at least 3 friendly pumpkins, destroy them and deal 1 damage for each to the enemy base
At the start of your turn, if there are at least 3 friendly pumpkins, destroy them and deal 1 damage for each to the enemy base
At the start of your turn, if there are at least 3 friendly pumpkins, destroy them and deal 1 damage for each to the enemy base
At the start of your turn, if there are at least 3 friendly pumpkins, destroy them and deal 1 damage for each to the enemy base
Players can get a special Halloween avatar (in the 6th milestone) in each Brawl difficulty, from silly to terrifying.
What's more, the Brawl starting on October 31st 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.
Halloween Treat
Everyone who will log into the game during the event, will receive a treat of 200 coins! Just log into the game between October 28th - November 4th to grab your gift.
Halloween Offers
To celebrate Halloween, there will be 3 spooky premium bundles with avatars, available in the store between October 28th - November 11th, 2024.
This special shop offers are now available to be purchased 3 times each, while only the first one with the Avatar, and the rest with the standard content, excluding the Avatar (because players will already own the exclusive Avatar after buying the offer for the first time).
Balance changes
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.
- Doctor Mia's mana is now 3 (changed from 2) and the strength is now 3/4/5/5/6 (changed from 2/3/4/4/5).
- Malicious Finch's movement is now 0 (changed from 1) and the strength is now 5/6/7/8/9 (changed from 4/5/6/7/8).
- Archdruid Earyn's mana is now 8 (changed from 7) and the strength is now 8/9/10/11/13 (changed from 7/8/9/10/12).
- Iceflakes' strength is now 4/5/6/7/8 (up from 3/4/5/6/7).
- Snake Eyes' strength is now 5/6/7/8/10 (up from 4/5/6/7/9).
- Lost Psyches' strength is now 4/5/6/7/8 (up from 3/4/5/6/7).
- Bigthrust Tigers' strength is now 4/5/6/7/8 (up from 3/4/5/6/7).
As usual, some compensation in the form of coins and fusion stones will be provided to owners of Doctor Mia, Malicious Finch, and Archdruid Earyn, 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.
Sleepy Season Event
As the days grow shorter and the crisp autumn air fills the world, our next in-game event—Sleepy Season event—arrives to celebrate the calm and cozy vibe of the changing season.
The Sleepy Season event starts on October 14th, and will run until October 21st, 2024.
More Coins
During the event, all coin gains and the coin cap will be doubled, except for quests. The daily coin cap will be set at 1,000 coins for free-to-play players, and 2,000 coins for players with a premium pass.
More Cards
Scroll of Elders and Book of Toads will yield 2 extra cards, starting from October 15th until October 21st, 2024.
Event Gift
Everyone who will log into the game during the event, will receive a gift of 200 coins! Just log into the game between October 14th - October 21st, 2024 to grab your present!
Sleepy Season Event Offers
Additionally, there will be two special offers with avatars, available in the game store between October 14th - October 28th, 2024, 8:00 AM CET.
This special shop offers are now available to be purchased 3 times each, while only the first one with the Avatar, and the rest with the standard content, excluding the Avatar (because players will already own the exclusive Avatar after buying the offer for the first time).
Autumn Event
Get ready for the Autumn Event in Stormbound, starting on September 30th and lasting until October 7th, 2024! Enjoy special promotions and exclusive gift throughout the event.
More cards
During the event, Book of Felines and Book of Dragons will yield 2 extra cards.
Autumn gift
What's more, everyone will receive a gift of 200 coins. To grab the gift, just redeem a special code, which is valid from September 30th, 2024 until October 7th, 2024.
Gift code: AUTUMN2024
To activate the code, follow these simple steps:
- Navigate to Game Options in the top-right corner of the main menu screen.
- Tap the “Redeem code” button.
- Enter the code and tap “Claim” to confirm.
Note: You can only redeem this code from September 30th, 2024, until October 7th, 2024 (9:00 AM CEST). If you experience any problems with activating the code, please contact @Aileen on Discord or email contact@stormboundgames.com for assistance
Autumn Offers
Additionally, there will be two special offers with avatars for people willing to put some money to the game.
This special shop offers are now available to be purchased 3 times each, while only the first one with the Avatar, and the rest with the standard content, excluding the Avatar (because players will already own the exclusive Avatar after buying the offer for the first time).
FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
Please find below a detailed list of the October's update:
- The season reset and balance change: October 1st, 2024 (9:00)
- Autumn event: September 30th - October 7th, 2024 (9:00)
- Autumn gift: September 30th - October 7th, 2024 (9:00)
- 2 extra cards in Book of Felines and Book of Dragons: September 30th - September 7th, 2024 (9:00)
- Autumn offers: September 30th - October 14th, 2024 (9:00)
- Sleepy Season event: October 14th - October 21st, 2024 (9:00)
- Sleepy Double Coins: October 14th - October 21st, 2024 (9:00)
- Login Gift: October 14th - October 21st, 2024 (9:00)
- 2 Extra Cards in Scroll of Elders and Book of Toads: October 15th - October 21st, 2024 (9:00)
- Sleepy Season Event Offers: October 14th - October 28th, 2024 (8:00)
- Halloween event: October 28th - November 4th, 2024 (8:00)
- Halloween treat: October 28th - November 4th, 2024 (8:00)
- 2 extra cards in Book of the Undead and Book of Spells: October 28th - November 4th, 2024 (8:00)
- Cheapened Brawl: October 31st - November 4th, 2024 (8:00)
- Spooky Pumpkin Brawl I - October 31st - November 4th, 2024 (8:00)
- Spooky Pumpkin Brawl II - November 7th - November 11th, 2024 (8:00)
- Spooky Pumpkin Brawl III - November 14th - November 18th, 2024 (8:00)
- Halloween Offers - October 28th - November 11th, 2024 (8:00)
All times are expressed using a 24-hour clock in CEST (Central European Summer Time) until the last Sunday in October, after which the times will follow CET (Central European Time).
How does the Spooky Pumpkin ability work?
In that Brawl only, friendly Spooky Pumpkin spawn as enemy units die.
At the start of a turn, the first friendly Spooky Pumpkin on the board checks if there are at least 3 of them, and if there are, trigger its explosive ability.
Because all friendly Spooky Pumpkin s end up being destroyed to deal damage to the enemy base, only the first one can use its ability. When it activates, all the others are destroyed.
What’s worth pointing out is that it possible to deal more than 3 damage to the base. Killing many units in one turn, and therefore spawning as many pumpkins, may result in explosive damage!