Update 12-2022
By Kitty · Official · 12/2022Back to releases
Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early December, bringing new cards, balance changes, some generous offers and various bonuses!
Balance changes
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes. We planned on buffing all vanilla cards but decided to do that in several stages for safety reasons. In December, the first group gets the buff, and other cards will be buffed with future updates.
- Obelisk of Souls’ ability now drains 1/1/1-2/2/2 (down from 1/1/2/2/3).
- Eternal Ethereals’ strength is now 6/7/8/10/12 (up from 5/6/7/9/11).
- Obliterators’ strength is now 5/6/7/8/9 (up from 4/5/6/7/8).
- Salty Outcasts’ strength is now 6/7/8/9/11 (up from 5/6/7/8/10).
- Sleetstompers’ strength is now 8/9/10/12/14 (up from 6/7/8/10/12).
- Bluesail Raiders’ strength is now 4/5/6/7/8 (up from 3/4/5/6/7).
- Warfront Runners’ strength is now 3/4/5/6/7 (up from 2/3/4/5/6).
As usual, some compensation in the form of coins and fusion stones will be provided to owners of Obelisk of Souls, proportional to the level and rarity of the card. Find below the compensation values for each rarity and level.
Common card: 
10 coins at level 2, 20 coins and 
1 fusion stone at level 3, 50 coins and 2 fusion stones at level 4, 120 coins and 5 fusion stones at level 5.
New cards
Two new cards will be introduced in December: a new legendary pirate which brings a new mechanic, as well as another Shadowfen toad.
On play, poison itself and 1 surrounding unit
On play, poison itself and 2 surrounding units
On play, poison itself and 3 surrounding units
On play, poison itself and 4 surrounding units
On play, poison itself and surrounding units
On play, create a random single‑use Malicious Card and put it in the enemy’s deck
On play, create a random single‑use Malicious Card and put it in the enemy’s deck
On play, create a random single‑use Malicious Card and put it in the enemy’s deck
On play, create a random single‑use Malicious Card and put it in the enemy’s deck
On play, create a random single‑use Malicious Card and put it in the enemy’s deck
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.
About Malicious Finch
When played, one of the following 3 Malicious Cards gets picked at random and inserted into the opponent’s hand. These cards are single-use, so they disappear as soon as they are played. They can be cycled at will though.
There are 3 different Malicious Cards:
- Deal 1/2/2/3/3 damage to your base (Mana 0)
- Discard a random card from your hand (Mana 0)
- Do nothing (Mana 1)
Deal 1 damage to your base
Level 1
Discard a random card from your hand
Level 1
Do nothing
Level 1New 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 December 15th will be for Acid Greenhorns.
- The Warrior Brawl starting on December 22th will be for Malicious Finch.
Moreover, as a part of the Christmas Event, we will introduce a special Brawl for this occasion: Snowball Battle Brawl.
At the beginning of the battle, a Snowman is randomly spawned on the second row for each players. Friendly and enemy Snowmen are placed in the same tile from the player’s perspective (so they’re never face to face). For instance on the 3rd tile from the left for each players. The structure has 10/15/20 strength depending on the Brawl difficulty, does not come back once destroyed and does not impact the frontline.
The following Brawls will be festive:
- The Casual Brawl starting on December 22nd.
- The Warrior Brawl starting on December 29th.
- The Ultimate Brawl starting on January 5th.
At the start of your turn, make surrounding friendly units deal 1 damage to the first enemy in front
At the start of your turn, make surrounding friendly units deal 1 damage to the first enemy in front
At the start of your turn, make surrounding friendly units deal 1 damage to the first enemy in front
At the start of your turn, make surrounding friendly units deal 1 damage to the first enemy in front
At the start of your turn, make surrounding friendly units deal 1 damage to the first enemy in front
Players can get special a Christmas avatar (in the 6th milestone) in each Brawl difficulty.
Finally, the Brawl starting on December 22nd (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.
Christmas Event
Similar to last year, we’ll have a Christmas event in the game. It will take place between December 22nd (8AM CET) and January 1st (8AM CET).
Like most holiday events, there will be some one-time only special offers for people willing to put some money into the game. The Christmas exclusive packs will be available from December 22nd. Each of them will include one Christmas avatar.
On top of that, all books (including Noble, but not the Humble book) will yield an extra card until the end of the Christmas event. Similarly, the paid bundles yielding coins and rubies will grant +30% more resources for the duration of the Christmas event. Additionally, everyone who will log into the game during the Christmas Event, will receive 40 rubies and 400 coins.
Last but not least, matches will yield twice as many coins, and the coin cap will be raised to 800 coins ( 1,400 coins for Premium Pass holders) for the duration of the event.
Base Demolisher
We are introducing a new permanent feature: Base Demolisher.
Players will gather points by dealing damage to the enemy base in any competitive game (ranked, draft or brawl): 1 damage equals 1 point. The amount of points scored is determined by the difference between the opponent starting base health and the opponent's base health at the end of the match. Forfeiting counts as full damage to the base.
As players collect points, they can reach milestones which grant resources. The higher the milestones, the more points needed but also the bigger the reward. When a milestone is reached, the reward can be collected and the points to the next milestone are reset to 0.
FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
The balance changes will be deployed with the season reset as usual. The Christmas event itself (on which all the exclusive offers and bonuses are bound) will start on December 22nd.
The 2 cards will be introduced on December 9th for Acid Greenhorns and December 16th for Malicious Finch. Base Demolisher will start gathering points on December 8th.
Additionally, with the new update, players will be able to purchase packs with newly released cards more than once.