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July Patch Notes - 0.63

BALANCE

News

Kelsey

Gamble

2022-07-26

Mortals, it's patch notes time again. This week we've got a few bug fixes and balance updates, specifically to the welcome set and starter decks. Let's get into what's in store.

New in this patch

Bug fixes:

Trader's Blessing: Effect now works when having 2 visible cards in the Sanctum
Fixed an issue where the Bug Reporter button would stop working if clicked at the end of a player's turn.
Fixed an issue where the God Power screen would appear abruptly at the end of loading into a game.

Other Additions

Starter Decks - Along with the following welcome set balance, the starter deck lists have been reformulated to fit a game plan that more accurately reflects how GU is played. Overall, mana curve has been lowered, and reactive options have been boosted.

Balance Changes

Welcome Set Cards: It's about time we gave new starters a better footing in the game. With these balance changes, new players can get comfortable on Day 1, try out multiple starters before making their first custom deck and have an easier time learning the ropes of GU. Some of these changes will filter into the metagame outside the low ranks as a few cards have been significantly reworked.

Changes:

Riled Ursine - Stats changed. Mana cost changed.
Change mana cost from 6 to 3.
Change stats from 6/5 to 4/3

Aspect of the Axolotl - Text changed. Mana cost reduced.
Mana cost reduced from 3 to 2.
Change text from" Give regen +6 to a target creature. (At the end of your turn, creatures with regen regain health.)."
To "Gi.ve a creature +1 regen, then give that creature +1 strength for each point of regen it has."

Apep's Doomcaller - Stats changed. Mana cost changed. Text style change.
Change mana cost from 8 to 5.
Change stats from 8/6 to 2/6
Change text from" Frontline. Afterlife: Each of your creatures gain deadly."
To "Frontline. Afterlife: Each friendly creature gains deadly. "

Achillean Dedicant - Stats changed. Mana cost reduced.
Change mana cost from 8 to 7.
Change stats from 7/6 to 5/4

Untamed Regrowth - Text changed
Change text from" Give confused to each creature. Refresh 4 mana."
To "Deal 2 damage to a random enemy creature and give each creature confused."
Balance team's note: Of all the welcome set card changes this is the one we expect to be the most controversial. We made this design change for two reasons, 1) there was no other room to change a card to give Nature reactive options, and 2) the current design of Untamed Regrowth is only used for low percentage tempo combos that are a detriment to the health of the game.

Underbridge Assailant - Stats changed
Change stats from 5/3 to 3/5
Remove text "Regen 1."

Brilliant Intervention - Text changed
Change text from" Give Frontline to a creature and fully heal it."
To "Give protected to a creature and fully heal it."

Buffs:

Springbloom Hunter Stats changed. Mana cost increased.
Change mana cost from 1 to 2
Change stats from 2/2 to 2/3

Flamecaller - Stats changed
Change stats from 1/2 to 1/3
Change text from" At the start of your turn, deal 1 damage to each enemy character."
To "At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to each enemy character."

Escaped Silverback - Stats changed.
Change stats from 5/4 to 5/5

Summoner's Guide - Stats changed. Text changed
Change stats from 2/5 to 2/6
Change text from" The first time you summon a creature each turn, deal 2 damage to your opponent."
To "The first time you summon a creature each turn, deal 2 damage to the strongest enemy creature."

Radiant Spirit - Stats increased
Change stats from 3/4 to 4/4

Soul Bargain - Text changed
Change text from" Give target friendly creature soulless. Draw a card. (When a card with soulless would go to the void, obliterate it instead.)
To "Give a creature soulless. Draw a card. (When a card with soulless would go to the void, obliterate it instead.)

Conversion - Text changed
Change text from" Transform a creature
with cost 5 or less into a 2/2 Acolyte, and give it protected."
To "Transform a creature with cost 5 or less into a 2/2 Acolyte."

Text Changes Only:

Dockside Prowler - Text style change
Change text from" Hidden for one turn."
To "Hidden for 1 turn."

Feast on the Dead - Text style change
Change text from" Destroy target friendly creature. Your other creatures gain leech. (Your god is healed equal to the amount of damage dealt by a creature with leech.)."
To "Destroy a friendly creature. Your other creatures gain leech. (Your god is healed equal to the amount of damage dealt by a creature with leech.)."

Vicious Rend - Text style change
Change text from" Deal 3 damage to a damaged character."
To "Deal 3 damage to a damaged character."

Jump On! - Text style change
Change text from" Give +3 strength and overkill to one of your creatures. (When this attacks and destroys an enemy creature, the remaining damage is dealt to enemy characters randomly.)."
To "Give +3 strength and overkill to a friendly creature. (When this attacks and destroys an enemy creature, the remaining damage is dealt to enemy characters randomly.)."

Ransom - Text style change
Change text from" Pull an enemy creature from the board into its owner's hand. Increase its cost by 2."
To "Pull an enemy creature from the board into its owner's hand. Increase its mana cost by 2."

Over-proof Brew - Text style change
Change text from" Deal 1 damage to each creature.
Give +2 strength and protected to each of your creatures."
To "Deal 1 damage to each creature.
Give +2 strength and protected to each friendly creature."

Secrets Broker - Text style change
Change text from" Roar: If you have fewer cards in your hand than your opponent, you draw a card. (Roar effects trigger when you play a card after it leaves your hand.)."
To "Roar: If you have less cards in hand than your opponent, draw a card. (Roar effects trigger when you play a card after it leaves your hand.)."

Corpse Swallower - Text style change
Change text from" Whenever an enemy creature dies, you
draw a card."
To "After an enemy creature dies, draw a card."

Anubian Usher - Text style change
Change text from" When this creature attacks a god, pull a random creature from your void into your hand."
To "After this creature attacks a god, pull a random creature from your void into your hand."