Patch 0.17.4 is mostly about improving the viability of the Harmony faction (Purple). To that end, we’ve made buffs to 35+ cards in that faction, as well as debuffed one card in Norden (Blue) and one card in Parsa (Orange). See Cards/Tuning for details. Any Freki Sidecars or Shadhavar Beasts made in the last 21 days may be unmade at full value.
Other than balance changes, we’ve done some work to increase the size of UI elements for mobile devices, added the ability to change out your game board, added the ability to export decks from the in-client deck tracker, as well as a number of other minor features and bug fixes.
Note that we plan on patching again in two weeks for minor bug fixes and to support Valentine’s Day.
Deck editor views
Some deck editor filter options are now found in a single fold out
Added a “combined” view which shows variants as a single card
Customizable game boards
Set your board in the edit tab of the deck editor
Currently, the only way to get boards is via mythril
Portraits can now be purchased for mythril
Changed default button style to be more consistent with UI aesthetic
Increased size of various UI elements for mobile
Export button in deck tracker
Code for Axolotl “flex” emote should now be sent out properly to mailing list subscribers shortly after the patch
Non-ranked games played while any of the players have privacy mode set are now only viewable by the participants
Localization polish
Reset account name change flag (players who already used their name change previously get one more chance to change their name)
Fixed a bug where disconnecting quickly from a game would reveal an opponent’s full deck list in the deck tracker
Fixed a bug where paths and powers in the deck editor were being drawn incorrectly the first time the path/power panel is opened
Fixed a bug where switching POV while spectating a game could prevent the game from receiving additional updates
Fixed a bug where the “Support Ix” line of missions was accruing incorrectly
Switched to standard practices for Facebook login on mobile devices
Switched to standard practices for Google login on Android devices (see Known Issues)
Guilds are NYI
Tournaments are NYI
Google login with Android may be broken for several hours after the patch due to deployment issues
Baku Bogeyman
7[P]P → 6[P]P
Balance
4[P]P → 3[P]P
Brass Bouncer
1/6 → 1/5
Defender → Removed
After defending in combat, return the attacking minion to its owner's hand if it survives → After combat, return the surviving enemy minion to owner's hand
Celestial Dragon
→ Warded
Compulsory Curse
Give a minion 'At the end → start of its turn, deal 1 damage to its controller and adjacent minions'
Corrupt Prayer Wheel
Whenever a Spirit minion is created, deal 1 damage to your opponent → and gain 1 life
Daigoju Supreme
→ Swift
Decoy
Demise: Gain (3) temporary mana and Draw a card
→ When a minion attacks this, draw a card
Defy Death
2[P]P → 0[P]P
Divine Compass (Item generated by Sniffer and Night Market)
Cost: 1 → 0
Emperor Koi
3/3 → 3/4
Awaken: Gain (2) temporary mana → Give the top minion in your deck +2/+2 permanently
Feng Shui Master
2/3 → 3/3
Five Spirit Gate
When you create a non-Ephemeral minion in this lane, you may return a minion in your boneyard with a lower mana cost than the created minion to your hand and make it an Ephemeral Spirit → with its mana cost increased by (1)
Flame Scroll (Item generated by Shinobi of Fire)
Cost: 2 → 1
Freki Sidecar
Adjacent minions → with mana cost (5) or less have Rush
God of Gamers
5[P]P → 4[P]P
Grandma Meng’s Tea House
When you create a minion in this lane, the top minion in your deck gets Stealth → and its mana cost reduced by (1) permanently
Hotel Barkeep
2/4 → 3/4
Hungry Ghost
3/4 → 4/5
Insatient
→ Piercing
Jaded Courtier
→ Lurker
Awaken: → At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to your opponent and gain 1 life
Jin-Sook, Dollmaster
6{P]PP → 5[P]PP
0/6 → 0/5
Juiced
Friendly minions in three adjacent lanes get +1/+1 → and a move action
Kite Glider
Give a minion → with 5 or less strength Agile and Swift until end of turn
Knives in the Dark
Give a minion → Turn a minion into an Outlaw with Lurker and 'Before attacking in combat, deals 2 non-combat damage to the defending minion'
Mind Freak
Look at an enemy player's hand and choose a card. It becomes → unburnable, Ephemeral, and its mana cost increases by (3)
Muttonmorphosis
Transform a minion with mana cost (5) or less into a 2/2 → 1/1 Electric Sheep, removing all of its abilities
Neo Gangnam
3[P]P → 3[P]
Peach of Life
If there are 7 → 6 or more minions in your boneyard, draw a card
Perfect Grade
1🗲 → 3🗲
1🗲▽ → 1🗲: Deal 2 damage to minions in the opposing three lanes
2🗲▽ → 2🗲: Deal 4 damage to another minion
1🗲▽ → 1🗲: Fully heals itself
Phoenix Feather (Item generated by Zen Archer)
Cost: 1 → 2
Give a friendly minion Slayer 2 → Give a minion Agile
Pocket Instance
Occupying minion has → +1/+0 and Alpha Strike
Sacrifice this enchantment after the occupying minion engages in combat → with another minion
Pushy Oni
5/5 → 6/5
Re:Spawn
Demise: Return to play in the same lane → with [Ephemeral]
Shadhavar Beast
2/3 → 1/3
Shinobi of Smoke
3/2 → 3/3
Swift → Teleport
Shinobi of Wind
Teleport → Swift
Spiteful Mimic
0🗲 → 2🗲
+1🗲 at the start of your turn while in Stealth → -1🗲 at the start of your turn
▼: Your opponent takes 🗲 damage and discards 🗲 cards → When a minion attacks this, its controller discards 🗲 cards at random and disable this ability
Steam Bun
→ (2)▼: Add a 1/1 Steam Bun to your hand
Tong Foot Soldiers
1/1 → 2/1
Yojimbo
(2) → (1): Lose Defender until end of turn
Zen Archer
3[P] → 3[P]P
1/4 → 1/2
When an enemy minion with Agile attacks, it must first take 2 damage → When an enemy minion attacks, it must first take 1 damage
Card art updated for God of Gamers and Homeward Crown