Welcome to the September 2023 Balance Update!
Note: This balance update will go live at 2023-09-14, 09:30 UTC.
This month’s balance update is all about buffs — we’re doling out some significant improvements to a number of beloved old-timers. Some relatively recent Heroes that feature interesting mechanics are also receiving a touch-up, as we would like to see them strategically spice up battles a bit more often.
Without further ado, let’s get into the details:
Costume Bonus Buffs
Legends 2017, 2018, 2019 Families
- OLD: +5% attack / +5% defense / +10% health / +5% mana generation
- NEW: +21% attack / +21% defense / +38% health / +5% mana generation
Hansel
- OLD: +3% attack / +3% defense / +6% health / +1% mana generation
- NEW: +5% attack / +5% defense / +10% health / +5% mana generation
- Now matches other Epic Challenge Festival Heroes’ Costume Bonus values (previously, only Hansel had a lower Costume Bonus)
Alexandrine
- Direct heal increased
- Base heal: 18% → 23%
- Max heal: 42% → 47%
Bai Yeong
- Direct damage increased: 320% → 370%
Brimstone
- Stats increased
- Attack: 929 → 939
- Defense: 894 → 904
- Health: 1734 → 1765
Ferrus
- Stats increased
- Attack: 891 → 916
- Defense: 883 → 909
- Health: 1728 → 1800
- Direct damage increased: 360% → 390%
- Bleed damage over 3 turns increased: 480 → 576
Frog Prince
- Direct damage increased: 180% → 230%
- Amount of mana received per Poison damage applied increased
- Mana generation debuff increased: -24% → -34%
Grace
- Direct damage increased: 285% → 335%
Green Knight
- Direct damage increased: 235% → 265%
- Health upon resurrection increased: 40% → 45%
- Damage dealt upon resurrection increased: 665 → 765
Ignazio
- Stats increased
- Attack: 840 → 887
- Defense: 877 → 924
- Health: 1709 → 1851
Nine-Headed Beast
- Stats increased
- Attack: 863 → 896
- Defense: 916 → 951
- Health: 1575 → 1674
Costume Norns
- Mana speed changed: Slow → Average
- Direct damage decreased: 450% → 300%
- Stats adjusted
- Attack: 893 → 962
- Defense: 879 → 832
- Health: 1607 → 1575
Rian
- Direct damage increased
- Initial damage: 180% → 210%
- Damage per dispelled status effect: 20% → 25%
- Maximum damage limit: 340% → 410%
Roz
- Stats increased
- Attack: 873 → 920
- Defense: 842 → 889
- Health: 1676 → 1818
- Direct damage increased: 500% → 530%
Sorrow
- Stats increased
- Attack: 894 → 941
- Defense: 867 → 914
- Health: 1553 → 1699
- Icebound Sickle Minion HP inheritance increased: 15% → 18%
Thalassa
- Stats increased
- Attack: 877 → 896
- Defense: 982 → 997
- Health: 1612 → 1674
Tremor
- Stats increased
- Attack: 881 → 896
- Defense: 939 → 953
- Health: 1697 → 1738
- Health recovery increased
- After 3 turns: 400 → 500
- If effect is removed before its duration ends: 700 → 800
- Damage increased
- After 3 turns: 400 → 500
- If effect is removed before its duration ends: 700 → 800
Victor
- Direct damage increased: 211% → 250%
- Damage over time increased
- Initial damage over 5 turns: 225 → 355
- Increased damage per stacked effect: 300 → 315
- Maximum damage limit: 825 → 985
- Healing stolen increased: 61% → 75%
- Heal steal & defense buff duration increased: 3 turns → 5 turns
Costume Victor
- Direct damage increased: 125% → 155%
- Healing stolen increased: 51% → 61%
- Heal steal & defense debuff duration increased: 3 turns → 5 turns
Note: All “flat” (not %-based) damage values listed above are based on the Hero’s stats when fully Ascended and max leveled, but not Limit Broken or Emblemed.
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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!