April 2024 Balance Update - Details & Release Notes

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Welcome to the April 2024 Balance Update!

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Note: This balance update will go live on 2024-04-08T15:00:00Z

This time around, our balancing tool of choice is Passive Skills. Rather than making any major changes to Heroes’ stats and Special Skills, we’re hoping some targeted adjustment or substitution of their Passive Skills will freshen up your Heroes and make them worth another look.

Once the word got out that we were tuning up Passives, all sorts of heroes started coming out of the woodwork. This month, we’ve got Astral Elves who now can’t miss, Wonderland costumes that unlock a whole new Passive Skill, and another new Passive for some slow mana Heroes from Clash of Knights.

This update also includes a fix for the Opera Hero Daroga, whose Passive Skill did not match their mana speed and, of course, some bumps for previous April Heroes of the Month!

Full information on the changes follow, first in summary format, then detailed per Hero:

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Astral Elves

Passive Skill changed

  • Resist Blind → Resist Poison
  • Affects all Astral Elf heroes

All offensive Astral Elves’ Special Skills now always hit their targets

  • Affected heroes:
    • Legendary
      • Dreadstar
      • Starwalker
      • Sparklight
      • Lemonwood
    • Epic
      • Lionstring
    • Rare
      • Starswift

Lemonwood

  • Direct damage increased: 350% → 380%

Dreadstar

  • Mana generation debuff increased: -30% → -35%
  • Healing reduction increased: -74% → -85%

Challenge Festival I

Costume Bonus increased for legendary heroes of Pirate, Grimforest, Avalon, Guardian and Wonderland families:

  • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
  • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Costumes now unlock a Passive Skill for legendary Wonderland heroes:

  • Mindless Attack On Special Skill: On Special Skill cast, 50% chance to inflict Mindless Attack on a random enemy for 3 turns.
  • Full list of affected Heroes:
    • Jabberwock
    • Queen of Hearts
    • White Rabbit

Red Hood

  • Direct damage increased: 181% → 215%
  • Fox Minion
    • Inherited HP increased: 20% → 25%
    • Heal increased: 7% → 10%

Guardian Owl

  • Direct damage increased
    • Base damage: 280% → 300%
    • Increase per defeated ally: 50% → 60% (max damage: 480% → 540%)
  • Heal over time increased: 765 → 915 HP over 5 turns

Clash of Knights

Daemon

  • Stats increased:
    • Attack: 1069 → 1102
    • Defense: 947 → 980
    • Health: 1631 → 1730

Lysanor

  • Passive Skill added:
    • Mana on Buff Received: Gain 5% mana when receiving a buff or a positive stack

Winnie

  • Passive Skill added:
    • Mana on Buff Received: Gain 5% mana when receiving a buff or a positive stack
  • Stats increased:
    • Attack: 927 → 962
    • Defense: 1015 → 1050
    • Health: 1837 → 1942
  • Health boost increased: 900 → 1200 HP

Secrets of the Opera

Daroga

  • Heal from Passive Skill decreased: 20% → 5%
  • Direct damage increased: 485% → 535%

April Heroes of the Month

Aeron

  • Heal over time increased: 765 → 1015 HP over 5 turns

Aeron (Costume)

  • Direct heal increased: 43% → 45%

Malosi

  • Direct damage increased: 300% → 350%

Frosth

  • Frost Sprite Minion:
    • Inherited HP increased: 13% → 15%
    • Inherited attack increased: 15% → 20%
  • Attack and Health buff for Minions increased: +30% → +40%

Silvaria

  • Direct damage increased: 350% → 380%
  • Passive Skill: Summon On Burn
    • Forest Guardian Minion
      • Inherited HP increased: 35% → 40%
      • Inherited attack increased: 35% → 40%

Turgruk

  • Direct damage increased: 400% → 450%

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Full list of changes per hero:

Starwalker

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison
  • The hero’s Special Skill now always hits its targets

Sparklight

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison
  • The hero’s Special Skill now always hits its targets

Melodymuse

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison

Hammerclang

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison

Moonflower

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison

Dreadstar

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison
  • The hero’s Special Skill now always hits its targets
  • Mana generation debuff increased: -30% → -35%
  • Healing reduction increased: -74% → -85%

Starlass

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison

Lemonwood

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison
  • The hero’s Special Skill now always hits its targets
  • Direct damage increased: 350% → 380%

Voidstar

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison

Lionstring

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison
  • The hero’s Special Skill now always hits its targets

Starswift

  • Passive Skill changed: Resist Blind → Resist Poison
  • The hero’s Special Skill now always hits its targets

Lady Locke

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Lady Locke Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Sargasso

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Sargasso Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Guardian Panther

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Guardian Panther Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Guardian Kong

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Guardian Kong Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Guinevere

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Guinevere Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Rumpelstiltskin

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Rumpelstiltskin Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Alice

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana
  • Costume Passive Skill added:
    • Mindless Attack On Special Skill: On Special Skill cast, 50% chance to inflict Mindless Attack on a random enemy for 3 turns.

Alice Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana
  • Costume Passive Skill added:
    • Mindless Attack On Special Skill: On Special Skill cast, 50% chance to inflict Mindless Attack on a random enemy for 3 turns.

Queen of Hearts

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Queen of Hearts Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

The Hatter

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

The Hatter Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Finley

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Finley Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Marie-Thérèse

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Marie-Thérèse Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Black Knight

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Black Knight Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Lady of the Lake

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Lady of the Lake Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Puss in Boots

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Puss in Boots Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Guardian Gazelle

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Guardian Gazelle

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Snow White

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Snow White Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana

Jabberwock

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana
  • Costume Passive Skill added:
    • Mindless Attack On Special Skill: On Special Skill cast, 50% chance to inflict Mindless Attack on a random enemy for 3 turns.

Jabberwock Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana
  • Costume Passive Skill added:
    • Mindless Attack On Special Skill: On Special Skill cast, 50% chance to inflict Mindless Attack on a random enemy for 3 turns.

White Rabbit

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana
  • Costume Passive Skill added:
    • Mindless Attack On Special Skill: On Special Skill cast, 50% chance to inflict Mindless Attack on a random enemy for 3 turns.

White Rabbit Costume

  • Costume Bonus increased:
    • OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+30% health/+5% mana
    • NEW: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana
  • Costume Passive Skill added:
    • Mindless Attack On Special Skill: On Special Skill cast, 50% chance to inflict Mindless Attack on a random enemy for 3 turns.

Red Hood

  • Direct damage increased: 181% → 215%
  • Fox Minion
    • Inherited HP increased: 20% → 25%
    • Heal increased: 7% → 10%

Guardian Owl

  • Direct damage increased
    • Base damage: 280% → 300%
    • Increase per defeated ally: 50% → 60% (max damage: 480% → 540%)
  • Heal over time increased: 765 → 915 HP over 5 turns

Daemon

  • Stats increased:
    • Attack: 1069 → 1102
    • Defense: 947 → 980
    • Health: 1631 → 1730

Lysanor

  • Passive Skill added:
    • Mana on Buff Received: Gain 5% mana when receiving a buff or a positive stack

Winnie

  • Passive Skill added:
    • Mana on Buff Received: Gain 5% mana when receiving a buff or a positive stack
  • Stats increased:
    • Attack: 927 → 962
    • Defense: 1015 → 1050
    • Health: 1837 → 1942
  • Health boost increased: 900 → 1200 HP

Daroga

  • Heal from Passive Skill decreased: 20% → 5%
  • Direct damage increased: 485% → 535%

Aeron

  • Heal over time increased: 765 → 1015 HP over 5 turns

Aeron Costume

  • Direct heal increased: 43% → 45%

Malosi

  • Direct damage increased: 300% → 350%

Frosth

  • Frost Sprite Minion:
    • Inherited HP increased: 13% → 15%
    • Inherited attack increased: 15% → 20%
  • Attack and Health buff for Minions increased: +30% → +40%

Silvaria

  • Direct damage increased: 350% → 380%
  • Passive Skill: Summon On Burn
    • Forest Guardian Minion
      • Inherited HP increased: 35% → 40%
      • Inherited attack increased: 35% → 40%

Turgruk

  • Direct damage increased: 400% → 450%

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We hope the adjustments above will help you field these Heroes in a wider range of situations. If you feel that your favorite Hero could really use a buff, please remember to let us know here on our Community Forum.

As always, we will continue to keep an eye on all Heroes affected by this update in case further adjustments become necessary. Please refer to our Hero Balancing FAQ for why we occasionally make post-release balance adjustments. If you wish to share your feedback and discuss this update with fellow players, please feel free to join the discussion HERE.

Thank you for your continued interest and support. Best of luck in the battles!

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Due to a technical issue, there is a slight delay in enabling balance changes. We’ll update this announcement once we know more. We apologize for the inconvenience!

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The technical issue has been resolved (more info HERE) and the balance update is now live.

Thank you for your patience!

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