v26.3 Major Update

[p]Expected release: Monday, March 9[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Shoutout to the top 10 Legion streamers of the past month[/p]

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[p][/p][p][/p][p]1v1 Featured Event[/p][p]Teammates holding you back? It's your time to shine in our 1v1 event lasting from March 13-15![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Nova Cup[/p]

• [p]Monthly 2v2 tournament with an $875 prize pool and 4 divisions [/p]
• [p]Next Nova Cup is March 28-29! Join the Tournament Discord to participate and receive tournament notifications. View all past Nova Cups here: Legion TD 2 Esports Portal[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]New Mastermind: Moneylender[/h3]

• [p]+3 Income[/p]
• [p]You can Borrow up to once per wave from waves 1-20[/p]
• [p]Borrowing increases your gold but decreases your income. Gold scales per wave from 4 --> 50. Income penalty scales per wave from -1 --> -100.[/p]
• [p]If you don't have enough income, you cannot Borrow[/p]

[p]Moneylender is a BigBrain mastermind. Borrow strategically if you need extra gold for a worker or particular fighter, or if you simply need more value to hold. Be careful about Borrowing recklessly or too often.[/p][p][/p][h3]Sneak Preview: Community Created Lane Skins[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Introducing community created lane skins, which are cosmetics that can be created and used by anyone![/p][p]This feature is currently in preview, available only to creators. It will be available to the general playerbase in next month's update (April).[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Classic Modes[/h3]

• [p]Rotation time: 3.25 hours → 1.75 hours [/p]
• [p]Income & Chill is now integrated into classic, instead of being voted on (data showed it was voted through 99% of the time)[/p]
• [p]Reduced frequency of Mini & Wumbo[/p]
• [p]Introduced Vanilla Classic (no special rules) as a rotating mode. Will tune frequency based on its popularity and reception[/p]

[p][/p][p]Read more about our design philosophy on game balance, and use Drachbot to see mastermind, unit, and spell win rates and pick rates![/p][p][/p][h3]Masterminds[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Aristocrat [/p][p]Income for upgrading T6: 13 → 12[/p][p]High pick rate, slightly high win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Castle [/p][p]Income on wave 11: 47 → 48[/p][p]Low win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Champion [/p][p]Income penalty on wave 11: -13 → -14[/p][p]High pick rate, slightly high win rate.[/p][p][/p][h3]Legion Spells[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Battle Scars [/p][p]Attack speed per stack: 3.5% → 3.3%[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Divine Blessing [/p][p]Health: 2000 → 1900[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate, high win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Hypercarry [/p]

• [p]Attack speed, lifesteal, and spell vamp per stack: 4.2% → 4%[/p]
• [p]Mini & Wumbo only: 3.2% → 3%[/p]

[p]Very high pick rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Loan [/p]

• [p]200 gold → 100 gold and 80 mythium[/p]
• [p]Income penalty: -31 → -30[/p]

[p]Despite being balanced, Loan has been the least-picked spell in the game for years. It was so extremely defensive that it was (1) rarely picked in normal circumstances, and (2) also rarely picked in games with offensive spells because the existence of Loan discouraged players from making offensive plays.[/p][p]This rework makes Loan more versatile.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Pawn Shop [/p][p]Gold: 75 → 70[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Protector [/p][p]Health regeneration: 0.5% → 0.6%[/p][p]Low win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Overwork [/p][p]Reduced mythium rate on wave 12: -35% → -30%[/p][p]Low win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Sorcerer [/p][p]Mana regeneration: 1.7 → 1.60[/p][p]High pick rate and win rate.[/p][p][/p][h3]Fighters[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Zeus[/p][p]Autoattack damage increased by 5% [/p][p]
[/p][p]Pyro[/p][p]Attack speed increased by 2% [/p][p]Low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Rogue Wave [/p]

• [p]Damage decreased by 4.8%[/p]
• [p]Delusion: Slow: 75% → 70%[/p]

[p]High pick rate and win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Sea Dragon / Lifebinder [/p][p]Mana regeneration increased by 4%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Sacred Steed / Pegasus [/p][p]Mana regeneration increased by 7%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and low win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Spectral Scallywag [/p]

• [p]Unyielding Spirit: Health: 6-23 → 6-21[/p]
• [p]Unyielding Spirit: Damage: 0.3-1.1 → 0.3-1[/p]

[p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Infiltrator / Orchid [/p][p]Attack speed increased by 2.2%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and low win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Elite Archer / Trinity Archer [/p][p]Attack speed increased by 1.6%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Crab Warlock / Crabomancer [/p][p]Damage increased by 2.4%[/p][p]Low pick rate and slightly low win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Azeria [/p][p]Health decreased by 1.5%[/p][p]High win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Gatling Gun / Vulcan Cannon [/p][p]Attack speed increased by 2.6%[/p][p]Low pick rate and slightly low win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Banana Haven [/p][p]Thorns: Reflect damage: 18 + 15% → 17 + 15%[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Hell Gate [/p]

• [p]DPS unchanged[/p]
• [p]Damage increased by 27%[/p]
• [p]Attack speed decreased by 21%[/p]

[p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate. Hell Gate’s summons now attack slower (at the same speed as Soul Gate’s summons).[/p][p]
[/p][p]Crawling Catapult / Wandering Trebuchet [/p][p]Damage decreased by 2%[/p][p]High win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Firelord [/p]

• [p]HP increased by 12%[/p]
• [p]Attack speed decreased by 3.6%[/p]
• [p]Molten Shield: Damage blocked: 60% --> 50%[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]Fenix [/p]

• [p]HP increased by 13% [/p]
• [p]DPS increased by 9% [/p]
• [p]Prismatic Shield: Damage blocked: 80% --> 50%[/p]

[p]Prismatic Shield had too much power budget, making it overpowered in the late game. For example, a build of only Fenixes outperformed many stronger-looking builds on wave 20. When combined with mana buffs and lifesteal, Fenix became unstoppable.[/p][p]This change also makes Fenix's statline comparable to that of Firelord (previously, Fenix was significantly tankier but lower DPS).[/p][p][/p][h3]Mercenaries[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Mimic [/p][p]Can now merge with itself once, creating a Giga Mimic with double the health and damage as a normal Mimic.[/p][p]Mimic has been the least used mercenary for years. Its ability is fun but is primarily viable on waves 6-9 where it can realistically get kills. Now with Giga Mimic, it can also be used in the mid game.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Siege Ram [/p][p]Health increased by 0.9%.[/p][p]Low usage rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Kraken [/p][p]Health decreased by 1.3%[/p][p]High usage rate and win rate.[/p][p]Shifting power from Kraken to Siege Ram.[/p][p][/p][h3]Waves[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Wave 15: Quadrapuses [/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 1.5%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Wave 17: Metal Dragons [/p][p]Health increased by 1.6%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Wave 18: Wale Chiefs [/p][p]Attack speed increased by 1.3%[/p][p]
[/p][h3]Balance Watchlist[/h3][p]The dev team is constantly monitoring game balance, between looking at data and listening to community feedback. If anything is being more closely monitored than usual, it will be listed in this Balance Watchlist section. For this patch, the following are on the watchlist:[/p]

• [p]Strong: Shepherd[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][h3]Improvements[/h3]

• [p]Fixed game window snapping to the top left on every startup when using windowed mode[/p]
• [p]Fixed Auto Power not respecting queued mercs on wave 22+[/p]
• [p]Fixed evolved Orchid not persisting the increased value.[/p]
• [p]PvE bot now sends Shaman and Four Eyes on waves 21+ [/p]
• [p]Re-enabled Redraw in PvE[/p]
• [p]New emotes: coolBrute, gk, kappa, o7, schn3rd, stare, sus, brolyGiggle, lucyDizzy[/p]
• [p]Fixed Sakura not loading the wave scaling when loading builds into sandbox[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h3]Game Translations[/h3][p]If you'd like to contribute to improving the game's translations further, visit the following link: Help Translate Legion TD 2 [/p][p]HUGE thank you to everyone who has helped up to this point! [/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Reward for Boosting Discord[/h3][p]Anyone who Boosts the Legion TD 2 Discord will receive 500 Premium Essence each month the Boost is active. Here's how it works: [/p]

• [p]When you Boost the Legion TD 2 Discord, you'll get a DM from Safety Mole with a code [/p]
• [p]The code can be redeemed by clicking the book icon at the bottom of the main menu and selecting Redeem Coupon Code[/p]
• [p]Players who keep their Boost active will receive a new code every month [/p]
• [p]Codes expire when the Booster receives a new code or if the old one wasn't used[/p]

[p]Thank you to everyone for contributing to the community! [/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Monthly In-Game Reward Code[/h3]

• [p]This month’s ultra-secret code is babyleakfam to unlock some free Essence in-game! [/p]
• [p]Each month, a new code will be revealed right here in the patch notes. Codes are only valid the month they are announced and the following month.[/p]

[p]Here’s how to enter a code in-game:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]As always, with any major patch, we'll keep a close eye on things and rapidly hotfix as long as needed. Thank you again for playing Legion TD 2! We hope you continue to enjoy the game. [/p][p]If you've enjoyed the game, but haven't left a review yet, please consider posting a short (hopefully positive ) review for the game! If the game reaches 90% positive, Steam will give it more visibility = more players = more freelo & better matchmaking! If you enjoy these updates, please give it a Thumbs Up, too! If you have constructive criticism, let's chat about it. Discord and /r/LegionTD2 on reddit are our main channels of communication, and aside from the development team, there are community helpers who can ensure your feedback is heard, as well as answer pretty much anything you've ever wanted to know about the game.[/p][p][/p][p]Sincerely,[/p][p]The Legion TD 2 Team[/p]