Gems of War News

We have introduced new kinds of Gems. Heroic Gems are Gems that have special abilities which activate when they are either matched, destroyed or a set condition is met.

• Heroic Gems will only appear as a random spawn in battle games for a limited time as part of Campaigns or Special Heroic Gem Events. However, there may be troops and weapons that will create these Gems as part of their spell.
  
• They will appear in all battle game modes such as PvP, Explore, World Events, Raid Boss, and Guild Wars.
  
• We will be able to run multiple Special Heroic Gem Events at once too, so players may experience different combinations of Gems from time to time.
  
• When 5.5 releases we will only have 1 new Heroic Gem active for players to enjoy, the Uber Doomskull, a more powerful version of the Doomskull.
  
• The other Heroic Gems will be introduced and explained with the Campaign or event that they will be part of. We anticipate many new Heroic Gems releasing over time!
  

We have made some changes to Campaign Tasks to reduce some of the friction in completing certain tasks.

• We have changed the ‘x’ button on a Task to be an arrow so it is easier for players to see.
  
• This new button will bring up a new popup menu where “Skip Task” and “Do Task” options will be available.
  
• A new Task option will also be available on this menu: Reroll Task.
  
• Reroll Task will allow players to reroll a Task to another task to complete instead.
  
• Each Campaign Task can be rerolled once.
  
• Once a task is rerolled, the player must complete or skip the new task. The new task cannot be rerolled.
  
• E.g. Bob the Barbarian rerolls a Gold Task requiring him to use a Weapon Type, and gets a new task to Win Ranked PVP battles. He cannot reroll this new task, and must complete it or spend Gems to skip it.
  

Doomed Weapons
The Doomed Blade, Doomed Crossbow, Doomed Club and Doomed Cauldron have all had their affixes that created a Gem changed to a new affix that debuffs the Enemy.

Legendary Traits Text Improvement
We have improved the text for all Legendary Traits that give Mana to Allies at the start of battle.



Dooooooom! – Match 50 Uber Doomskull Gems

They See Me Re-Rollin’ – Reroll a Campaign Task

Lycan Subscribe – Match 100 Lycanthropy Gems

• We have improved the Elite+ Pass Campaign Rewards for over 1000+ Stars. This will appear in the next Campaign (starting May 24th).
  
• We’ve added visual feedback when clicking on tab buttons on our screens (the 4-6 white text buttons on the tab bar that runs across the top of the screen in many places). This is to give feedback that input has been received by the game to players who may be running on slow connections.
  

• We have fixed an issue where the game would soft lock if Death Mark and Lycanthropy trigger at the same time. As part of this fix, Essence of Evil has been altered back to its original form where it inflicts Lycanthropy on the target.
  
• We have fixed an issue where some players were getting stuck on the Warband tutorial. It took them to the shop, but there was no Warband shop tab to access.
  
• We have also fixed an assortment of smaller issues.
  

[h2]5.4 UPDATE[/h2]



We have made a major technical upgrade to Gems of War so we will be able to look at supporting next gen consoles and other new hardware in future updates.



We have added a new type of flash offer to the game – Tiered Flash Offers

• Tiered Flash Offers will offer 3 different types of offers at different price points, based on a shared theme. Examples of themes are the Gnome Vault, Underworld or Deeds.
  
• These offers can be purchased in any order, and each have their own limit to how many times they can be purchased.
  

We have added in several new spell effects into the game, some of these include – new Gem Shapes on the Board, & New Color Target Types.

These will be found in spells in future troop releases.



We have a new status effect – Lycanthropy. While a troop is affected by Lycanthropy there is a chance that it will trigger and transform them into a random beast.

This status effect will feature in a future campaign, where it will play a big part in its story. For the moment, you will only be able to see it via the “Random Status Effect” that some spells and traits inflict upon enemies.

We have updated several Immunity traits to include immunity to Lycanthropy:

• Immune
  
• Fortitude
  
• Undying
  
• Impervious
  
• Invulnerable
  

I Believe in a Higher Power – Reach Kingdom Power level 15 in 5 Kingdoms
Social Climber – Get a total of 300 Social Items (Emoji Packs, Portraits, or Titles)



The player’s Invite Code will now display on the Show Password menu.
Campaign Elite+ Menus will now display the total number of bonus Stars a player will earn from purchasing it (over the duration of the Campaign).

• We have fixed an issue where the game would crash if attempting to use the back button on Android devices.
  
• We had to disable the back button on Android when this issue first appeared. We have re-enabled it in the 5.4 Update.
  
• We have fixed an issue where a battle would not end if the Mecha Gnome ran away when he was the last Troop.
  
• We have fixed an issue where the Manage Team button would not work when playing a Delve for the first time.
  
• We have fixed an issue where Banding traits were not applying correctly for each ally with an unlocked Banding trait.
  

This update will be available on Steam, iOS, Android, Xbox, and PlayStation. The Switch update is coming soon.

This update will be available on Steam, iOS, Android, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch.

• We have removed the holiday-themed logo, art and icon until the Holiday Season next year.
  
  
• We have updated to support iOS 14 new Privacy and Data Use guidelines. This includes a new one-time permission prompt that will show on first load.
  

• We have fixed an issue where the game would freeze when using a Heroic or Fireball scroll in Tower of Doom events.
  
  
• We have fixed several random crashes on Xbox.
  
  
• We have also fixed an assortment of smaller issues.
  

The Scourge of Honor will be the only Mythic Troop available in Glory, Gem, Guild & VIP Chests for the next 7 days.

The Dev Team’s made a list and we’ve gone and checked it twice,
We’ve found some Troops and Weapons who’ve been Naughty or been Nice…
The Nice Troops got some buffs to help them rise and shine,
But the Naughty Troops got nerfed to help bring them back in line.

[h2]Nice[/h2]

Death

• Base damage increased from 15 to 25
  
• Mana cost reduce from 24 to 20
  

War

• Mana cost reduce from 22 to 20
  

Plague

• Mana cost reduce from 22 to 20
  

Tian Yi

• Mana cost reduce from 24 to 20
  
• Base damage increased from 7 to 15
  

Champion of Anu

• Mana cost reduce from 24 to 22
  

Champion of Gaard

• Mana cost reduce from 24 to 20
  

Elemaugrim

• Gems created increased from 8 to 9
  

Ishtara

• Gems created increased from 8 to 9
  

Stonehammer

• Mana cost reduce from 24 to 22
  

Gloom Leaf

• Mana cost reduce from 16 to 14
  
• Attack steal increase from 4 to 5
  

Borealis

• Mana cost reduce from 16 to 14
  
• Base damage increased from 8 to 18
  
• Spell now targets the weakest Enemy
  
• Now gains Magic at Levels 3, 16, 18
  

Carnex

• Spell will now create 5 Skulls before it explodes Skulls
  
• Armor gain now scales off 1.5 Magic
  

Urskula

• Mana cost reduced from 16 to 15
  
• Attack buff increased from 5 to 6
  

Venoxia

• True damage now scales off Magic
  
• Spell no longer gives Attack
  

Shadow Dragon

• Boost ratio increase from 2:1 to x3
  

[h2]Naughty[/h2]

King Gobtruffle

• Mana cost increased from 17 to 18
  
• Number of mixed Gems created reduced from 16 to 14
  

Bandit

• Mana cost increased from 8 to 11
  

Life and Death

• Mana cost increased from 15 to 18
  

Skeleton Key

• Mana cost increased from 14 to 15
  
• Boost ratio reduced from 2:1 to 3:1
  

Jar or Eyes

• Mana cost increased from 14 to 16
  

[h2]Fixes and Changes[/h2]

• We have fixed an issue where the Familiar Trait and the Backup talent could trigger more than intended.
  
  
• We have fixed Warhawk’s spell so that it will earn the extra turn even if the Enemy dies.
  
  
• We have fixed Domovoi’s spell so he will give positive status effects to Allies.
  
  
• We have fixed Matron Velenne so she boosts off Cursed Enemies correctly.
  

[h2]Refunds[/h2]

King Gobtruffle and Bandit will be available for refunds for the next 7 days.
Currently we do not offer refunds for Weapons.