Balance-patch 0.1.3 on Open Beta now!

Introducing many balance changes. Even the Basilisk was not left unattended!

You can now select one of three rewards before a boss fight:
- Recover 50% of max. health
- Remove a card
- Upgrade a card
[h2]Rebalanced boss fights[/h2]
Act 1

• Heretnik: base Armor decreased from 2 to 1
  
• Leshy: health decreased from 20 to 18; base Armor increased from 1 to 2
  
• Triyuda: Dark Sorcery grants 2 Armor and Strength x2 instead of 3 Armor and Strength x3
  
• Veshtitsa: base damage increased from 3 to 4
  
• Vodyanoy: health increased from 22 to 26

Act 2

• Corrupted Sorcerer: health decreased from 48 to 42
  
• Heretnik: health decreased from 44 to 39; base Armor decreased from 4 to 3
  
• Replaced the Ukodlak with the Striga in the foe lineup of the Heretnik fight
  
• Leshy: health decreased from 40 to 32; base Armor increased from 3 to 4; removed the Oak Bark effect
  
• Triyuda: health decreased from 40 to 35; Dark Sorcery now grants 2 Armor and Strength x2 instead of 3 Armor and Strength x3
  
• Veshtitsa: health decreased from 40 to 35; base damage increased from 3 to 4; the use of the Summon Revenant ability is now limited
  
• Vodyanoy: health increased from 44 to 46
  
• Yaga Defiler: health decreased from 44 to 39; Poisonous Thorns replaced with Double Melee Attack

Act 3

• Heretnik: base Armor decreased from 6 to 5
  
• Replaced the first Two-Souled Bosorka with the Ukodlak and the second Ukodlak with the Sorcerer in the foe lineup of the Heretnik fight
  
• Leshy: health decreased from 60 to 54; base Armor increased from 5 to 6
  
• Triyuda: Dark Sorcery now grants 2 Armor and Strength x2 instead of 3 Armor and Strength x3
  
• Veshtitsa: base damage increased from 3 to 4
  
• Vodyanoy: health increased from 66 to 78
  
• Yaron the Calamitous: base damage decreased from 13 to 9

Rebalanced foes

• Ukodlak: health decreased from 18 to 16; base damage decreased from 8 to 7; the Slash attack now always inflicts Bleeding; the use of the Deafening Roar ability is now limited.
  
• Basilisk: after using the Don’t Blink ability, the Basilisk gains an effect by the same name (which grants the hero Distraction at the start of their turn).
  
• Distraction (2 AP): Spectral. Change the Basilisk’s intention to Toxic Breath. Forget this card.

An option to speed up gameplay is now available in the Settings:

• Regular speed
  
• x1.25
  
• x1.5
  
• Adjusted the VFX of the End Turn button

[h2]Rebalanced relics[/h2]
Relics obtained from bosses

• Rowan Necklace now grants Fortitude x2 instead of 1
  
• Witch’s Besom now removes 3 cards instead of 2
  
• Ornate Jewelry Box now restores 15 Health instead of 20
  
• Golden Ring now restores 9 Health instead of 15

Relics obtained from regular foes

• Seven-League Boots are now Rare instead of Epic
  
• Yaga’s Dagger now grants Vigor x2 instead of 3
  
• Tattered Pouch is now Uncommon instead of Rare
  
• Ornate Mirror is now Uncommon instead of Rare
  
• Enchanted Quill is now Uncommon instead of Rare
  
• Juicy Apple now grants Vigor x2 instead of 3
  
• Aventurine Charm is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Self-Cooking Cauldron is now Epic instead of Uncommon
  
• Spiked Pauldrons now grant Thorns x3 instead of 4
  
• Snakeskin Cloak is now Rare instead of Epic
  
• Pearl Charm is now Epic instead of Rare and restores 3 Health instead of 2
  
• Iron Horseshoe can now be bought at the merchant’s; it is now Rare instead of Epic and grants Vigor x3 instead of 2
  
• Cloth Doll now grants 1 AP instead of 2
  
• Carnelian Charm is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Runic Ward is now Epic instead of Rare
  
• Guiding Ball of Yarn is now Rare instead of Epic
  
• Many-Armed Doll is now Epic instead of Rare
  
• Healer’s Belt is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Cursed Pendant is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Magic Tablecloth now restores 15 Health instead of 20
  
• Bogatyr’s Shirt is now Uncommon instead of Rare and grants 2 Armor instead of 3

Relics bought at the merchant’s

• Raven Claw is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Wooden Jewelry Box is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Malachite Cup is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Life Orb is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Bottomless Pot is now Rare instead of Uncommon
  
• Pan Flute now grants Vigor x2 instead of 3

[h2]Fixes: [/h2]

• Double Down! now enables you to play an Attack card even if the hero has the Disarmed debuff
  
• Playing Tactical Strike via Double Down! no longer causes the battle to freeze
  
• Delicate Balance no longer remains on screen when it is dragged onto the battlefield immediately after drawing a card and before selecting a card to discard
  
• Fixed the description of Torment
  
• Shortened the description of Shelter
  
• The Red Handkerchief relic now works properly in the fight with Yaron
  
• The Golden Charm relic now triggers when buying relics at the merchant’s
  
• The description of the effect gained from the Wild Flax consumable now mentions that the effect is active until the end of the turn
  
• The description of the Fatigue debuff now mentions that its stacks are consumed when attacking
  
• Adjusted the description of the Disarmed debuff inflicted by the Rusalka to indicate that it disables the ability to play Attack cards from your hand only
  
• A pop-up containing the description of the Strength buff now appears when hovering over the Bebok’s Shoulder to Shoulder effect
  
• The battle modifier In Yaron’s Footsteps can no longer apply to a boss fight
  
• Fixed the issue where the battle modifier “Wandering Merchant” enabled the player to buy an item they couldn’t afford as their first purchase
  
• Fixed the issue that required the player to kill one extra foe in order to complete the Hero’s Path quests
  
• Previewing card upgrades on the 3-card selection screen during the battle no longer causes issues with game logic
  
• Fixed the issue that sometimes prevented buttons from displaying after returning to the main menu from a submenu
  
• Menu options are no longer highlighted when the cursor is moved to another option while LMB is pressed
  
• The numbers indicating damage taken by foes should now update properly at the end of the battle
  
• The current journey step indicator is now updated when moving onto the next page of the selection screen, not on the reward screen
  
• The End Turn button can no longer be pressed after the battle has ended
  
• Fixed the issues that caused the health bar to display the wrong numbers
  
• Fixed the issues that caused the camera to zoom out permanently when playing several attacks in a row