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Sanctuary Socials are back again for another week! 🎮

🎉 Every Saturday be sure to tune into our Twitch Stream where you can expect to see some fun gameplay hosted by wonderful folks within our community and team here at Lightmare Studios! 🎉

The next four hosts for March will be:

March 9th: AgentCoyle
March 16th: jgsnowbaorder
March 23rd: gameipedia
March 30th: ProfWisteria

🃏 Join us today at 4pm Saturday PST, and every Saturday after that, to get your hands on the next mystery stamped card, reduced queue times, and the ability to connect with other Rift Runners worldwide! 🚀

🌐 What are Sanctuary Socials?
Sanctuary Socials are our weekly community events in Infinity Wars, designed to make your gaming experience even more enjoyable. Our mission? To eliminate those pesky queue times while creating a fun and casual space for Rift Runners from around the world to connect and socialize.

🎉 What's in it for you?
Participating in Sanctuary Socials comes with a ton of exciting perks:

1. 🎁 Exclusive Rewards: Just for showing up, you'll score cool gifts like God Packs. Yup, you read that right – freebies just for logging in!

2. 📈 2x XP Gains: Boost your progress with 2x XP gains. Whether you're looking to level up your Prestige Pass or increase your in-game level, this is the place to be!

3.🕹️Mutator game mode: Only available during special events. Today's first Mutator sets the Fortress health to 25 and the second is Sleeper Civil War, providing you and your opponent an Endless Horde every single turn, so get to stacking!

4. 🌟 Community Rewards: Shape the game together with us! Your participation counts, and you'll be rewarded based on how the community plays the game.

5. ⏳ Drastically Reduced Queue Times: Say goodbye to those long wait times and jump right into the action.

🤝 How to Join:
Participating in Sanctuary Socials is a breeze and open to everyone:

- 📣 Sanctuary Socials take place in our public Discord server, where you'll find a vibrant and welcoming community.

- 🎙️ Specialized Channels: Engage with like-minded players in channels dedicated to Deckbuilding, Theorycrafting, Lore discussions, and casual chat. Connect based on your interests and dive deep into the Infinity Wars universe.

- 💻 Not a Discord enthusiast? No problem! You can still join the event by simply logging into the game during Sanctuary Socials hours. Enjoy the rewards, reduced queue times, and the exciting atmosphere, even if you choose not to participate in the Discord discussions. We want everyone to feel included and have a fantastic time!

Don't miss out on the action – see you there! 🚀



This event, and many other things are bought to you by our amazing Patrons, as well as our most active players and backers. A Huge thanks to all of you who support us and what we do. If you want to join the campaign to bring death to Pay to Win in card games, consider joining the Patreon Campaign, where you get SO MANY DANG PACKS, well eclipsing the cost of signing up!

Earlier this year an internal tournament has been brewing between our team here at Lightmare in the Rift Run format! If you want to check it out we have matches uploading Monday and Tuesday at 6PM EST and if we're putting them all on one playlist if you want to catch up on the ones we have already posted!

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We have both drafts and actual matches and we hope you enjoy! As always be on the lookout for our Sanctuary Socials events that we keep hosting every single Saturday with rotating hosts!

Sanctuary Socials event is back again for another week! 🎮

🃏 Join us today, 4pm Saturday PST to get your hands on the next mysterious card, experience reduced queue times, and the chance to connect with Rift Runners worldwide! 🚀

Here's what to expect from today's Sanctuary Social!
Freebie Stamped Card: Madness
Mutator 1: Lay Siege: If you deal damage to the enemy's fortress 5 turns in a row, you win. Your fortress heals 20 at the end of each turn it wasn't attacked.
Mutator 2: Torment is Empty: At the start of every turn, create a Dirty Devil in the support zone for all players

🌐 What are Sanctuary Socials?
Sanctuary Socials are our weekly community events in Infinity Wars, designed to make your gaming experience even more enjoyable. Our mission? To eliminate those pesky queue times while creating a fun and casual space for Rift Runners from around the world to connect and socialize.

🎉 What's in it for you?
Participating in Sanctuary Socials comes with a ton of exciting perks:

1. 🎁 Exclusive Rewards: Just for showing up, you'll score cool gifts like God Packs. Yup, you read that right – freebies just for logging in!

2.🕹️Mutator game mode: Only available during special events, this custom game mode comes with unique rules that change up the standard gameplay mechanics. Dive into the deck builder and create decks to synergize with game altering modifications.

3. ⏳ Drastically Reduced Queue Times: Say goodbye to those long wait times and jump right into the action.

4. 🌟 Community Rewards: Shape the game together with us! Your participation counts, and you'll be rewarded based on how the community plays the game. For example, if Flame Dawn Purity reigns supreme during Sanctuary Socials, expect Flame Dawn-related goodies in the following week!

5. 📈 2x XP Gains: Boost your progress with 2x XP gains. Whether you're looking to level up your Prestige Pass or increase your in-game level, this is the place to be!

🤝 How to Join:
Participating in Sanctuary Socials is a breeze and open to everyone:

- 📣 Sanctuary Socials take place in our public Discord server, where you'll find a vibrant and welcoming community.

- 🎙️ Specialized Channels: Engage with like-minded players in channels dedicated to Deckbuilding, Theorycrafting, Lore discussions, and casual chat. Connect based on your interests and dive deep into the Infinity Wars universe.

- 💻 Not a Discord enthusiast? No problem! You can still join the event by simply logging into the game during Sanctuary Socials hours. Enjoy the rewards, reduced queue times, and the exciting atmosphere, even if you choose not to participate in the Discord discussions. We want everyone to feel included and have a fantastic time!

Don't miss out on the action – see you there! 🚀



This event, and many other things are bought to you by our amazing Patrons, as well as our most active players and backers. A Huge thanks to all of you who support us and what we do. If you want to join the campaign to bring death to Pay to Win in card games, consider joining the Patreon Campaign, where you get SO MANY DANG PACKS, well eclipsing the cost of signing up!

The Sanctuary Social event is back again for another week! 🎮

🎉 Last week, we had the amazing ProfWisteria host and this week we have the incredible jgsnowbaorder! For this week's Sanctuary Social event jgsnowbaorder will be hosting a tournament in our Discord server so be sure to join in for some prizes!🎉

🃏 Join us tomorrow, 4pm Saturday PST to get your hands on the next mysterious card, reduced queue times, and to connect with Rift Runners worldwide! 🚀

🌐 What are Sanctuary Socials?
Sanctuary Socials are our weekly community events in Infinity Wars, designed to make your gaming experience even more enjoyable. Our mission? To eliminate those pesky queue times while creating a fun and casual space for Rift Runners from around the world to connect and socialize.

🎉 What's in it for you?
Participating in Sanctuary Socials comes with a ton of exciting perks:

1. 🎁 Exclusive Rewards: Just for showing up, you'll score cool gifts like God Packs. Yup, you read that right – freebies just for logging in!

2.🕹️Mutator gamemode: Only avalible during special events, this custom gamemode comes with unqiue rules that change up the standard gameplay mechanics. Dive into the deck builder and create decks to synergize with game altering modifications.

3. ⏳ Drastically Reduced Queue Times: Say goodbye to those long wait times and jump right into the action.

4. 🌟 Community Rewards: Shape the game together with us! Your participation counts, and you'll be rewarded based on how the community plays the game. For example, if Flame Dawn Purity reigns supreme during Sanctuary Socials, expect Flame Dawn-related goodies in the following week!

5. 📈 2x XP Gains: Boost your progress with 2x XP gains. Whether you're looking to level up your Prestige Pass or increase your in-game level, this is the place to be!

🤝 How to Join:
Participating in Sanctuary Socials is a breeze and open to everyone:

- 📣 Sanctuary Socials take place in our public Discord server, where you'll find a vibrant and welcoming community.

- 🎙️ Specialized Channels: Engage with like-minded players in channels dedicated to Deckbuilding, Theorycrafting, Lore discussions, and casual chat. Connect based on your interests and dive deep into the Infinity Wars universe.

- 💻 Not a Discord enthusiast? No problem! You can still join the event by simply logging into the game during Sanctuary Socials hours. Enjoy the rewards, reduced queue times, and the exciting atmosphere, even if you choose not to participate in the Discord discussions. We want everyone to feel included and have a fantastic time!

Don't miss out on the action – see you there! 🚀



This event, and many other things are bought to you by our amazing Patrons, as well as our most active players and backers. A Huge thanks to all of you who support us and what we do. If you want to join the campaign to bring death to Pay to Win in card games, consider joining the Patreon Campaign, where you get SO MANY DANG PACKS, well eclipsing the cost of signing up!

[h2]Minor Changes[/h2]
We’ve updated how the daily rewards system works, now your progress will no longer be reset if you miss a day.

[h2]Balance Changes[/h2]

Xi, Martyr of Peace
- Trigger condition changed to match other Martyrs (“When Xi, Martyr of Peace is killed by an enemy, Transform all enemy Characters into 3/3 Flying Spirits and your Fortress heals 15 damage.”)

Insane Reliquary
- Cost decreased from 3 to 2
- Card reworked to: Whenever you discard or remove a card from your hand, give a random deployed character you control and the top character in your deck each +1/+1. If you discarded or removed another Insane Reliquary this way, give each of those characters +3/+3 instead.

Goal: This rather toothy and wordy card is back in the shop by popular demand, being reworked and increased in power. Previously, it was too slow and unpredictable to be worth playing. The addition of stronger removal synergy may also make a fun deck or two.

Stat Changes!
- Agent Coyle, Superior Symbiote (7/7 -> 4/10)
- Taiga, Combat Reconstructor (3/3 -> 3/6)
- Orion, Master Architect (4/8 -> 4/10)
- Orion, Master Engineer (4/8 -> 4/10)
- Tygris, the Architect (3/7 -> 3/12)
- Benionin, Mage Guild Archivist (4/8 ->4/9)
- Ju-Lin, Who Rewrites History (0/4 -> 0/5)
- Spirit of the Serpent (6/6 -> 6/8)
- Philosophic Android (4/8 -> 4/10)
- Defiant Footman (8/4 -> 8/10)
- Summoner of the Deep (4/4 -> 6/6) (rework candidate as well)
- Resolute Knight (8/8 -> 9/9)
- Exalted Firebrand (4/6 -> 4/7)
- Drone (6/6 -> 6/7)
- Unmanned Aerial Destroyer (8/10 -> 10/10)
- Resilient Slime (1/1 -> 2/2, the tokens are still 1/1 though)
- Unified Protector (4/6 -> 6/6)
- Varyus, Master of Choice (8/8 -> 10/12)
- Infested Scavenger (4/4 -> 5/5)
- Power-Starved Revenant (10/8 -> 14/10)
- Field Engineer (4/4 -> 0/10)
- Ex, the Oppressor (cost 5 -> 4)
- Kraos, Champion of Ruin (cost 6 -> 5)
- Tailored Knight (10/4 Shield 1 -> 7/4 Barrier 1)
- Pilgrimage Monk (cost 3 -> 2)
- Tech Knight (cost 3 -> 2) (6/7 -> 4/8)
- Agent Cheryl, Last To Leave (8/8 -> 10/10) (Ascend: +7/+7 -> +8/+8)

Insectoid buffs!
- All Swarmers with 4 morale changed to 3 morale
- Sentinel Swarmer (morale 8->6)
- Swarmer Broodlord (8/8 -> 8/14, gain “Can be selected as any faction purity if used as a commander.”)
- Caretaker of the Swarm (cost 3 -> 2, 4/4 -> 3/7)
- Tranquil Swarmer (cost 5 -> 3)
- Blazing Swarmer (cost 5 -> 4)
- Ascending Swarmer (5/5 -> 10/10)

[h2]Bugfixes[/h2]
- Fixed max hand size still acting like it’s 7.
- Fixed hand size modifiers being reversed in polarity in the last patch.
- Fixed Vasir, the Chained’s unchained form not getting updated properly.
- Filing Cabinet now requires you to have a card in hand to activate.
- Demon of Dark Bargain will now discount cards in your graveyard, similar to Hellmouth Labourer.
- Fixed Demonic Presence failing to add cards into both players hands if neither player had cards in their hands.
- Pilgrimage Monk’s buff is correctly permanent now.
- Fixed issues with Account Creation.
- Added Community Set count stat to the profile screen.
- Fixed issues related to the application window not flashing when starting a match.

[h2]Wording updates[/h2]
- “Get” is now used for temporary effects, while “gain” remains in use for indefinite effects.
- Pilgrimage Monk’s effect has been clarified.
- The Infected cycle now says the size of the character they transform into.
- Preemptive activations are keyworded now.
- “below the top two cards of your deck” -> “into your deck third from the top”.
- Carrion Creeper wording adjustment.

[h2]Lore Added[/h2]
The following promotional set cards have received lore entries.
- Dugg
- Navi
- Raa
- Vault of the Void
- Rio, Nice Dragonborn
- Shady Bunny
- Thea Wolfborn
- Daniel Money
- Bemmie, Paragon of Community
- Blueleaf, The Scroll Keeper
- Doltan, The Blood Hunter
- Soul Reaper


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