Legion TD 2 News

[p][/p][p]Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup!
- D1: Barneskirænn (Drachir & FC Lucy)
- D2: Vazir_WickedCossack (Vazir & WickedCossack)
- D3: minimind (sleepless & paintsniffer)
- D4: P&G (Greasha & Pustinnik)
- D5: chornivka_city (chornivka & qqzxc)

Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!

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The upcoming September Nova Cup takes place September 20 - 21.

$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served!
There are up to five skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win.
Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.

[/p][p]- Everyone that is level 3 or higher can join for free! First come, first served. So even if you recently joined the game, feel free to participate!

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[/p][p]When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, aside from enjoying shoutcasted top-tier Legion gameplay, you'll also receive in-game rewards based on how long you watch!

Watch the official Legion TD 2 Twitch stream during a Nova Cup to earn the following rewards:
- Watch for 60 minutes: 2,000 essence[/p][p]- Watch for an additional 60 minutes: 4,000 additional essence[/p][p]- Watch for an additional 90 minutes: Random card [/p][p]In other words, if you watch the Nova Cup both days, you'll earn 6,000 total essence and a random card! IMPORTANT: You'll need to link your Twitch account to your Legion TD 2 account in order to earn the rewards. Link Your Twitch Account [/p]

• [p]Sign-ups are open from NOW until September 20 5pm CEST.
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• [p]To sign up, find a teammate and form a party. After you're both in the party, have one player type "/signup \[team name]" (e.g. /signup Snail Kings) in chat. You should see a confirmation message that your sign-up went through.[/p]
• [p]View the team list to see your sign-up, and division once they are assigned after the check-ins are concluded. [/p]
• [p] Both players must join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord. Make sure to set your server nickname to match your in-game name.[/p]

• [p]You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup \[team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
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• [p]If you sign up as a solo, but then you find a teammate, you can re-sign up as a team any time before check-ins start. Just use the /signup command again with the new teammate. The tournament organizer will void your old solo signup after they process your new team signup.
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• [p]After check-ins are over, all checked-in solo players will be randomly formed into teams by the tournament organizer. You cannot request a specific teammate at this point; if you want to play with a specific person, you should have signed up as a team instead.[/p]

[p]It is still strongly recommended to sign-up as a team to guarantee your spot in the tournament and to give you time to practice with your teammate beforehand.

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Saturday, September 20
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• [p]Check-in window: 17:45 - 18:15 CEST (European Time)[/p]
• [p]Games: 19:00 - 22:30 CEST (European Time)[/p]
• [p]Round of 16 (Best of 3)[/p]
• [p]Quarter-finals (Best of 3)[/p]

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Sunday, September 21[/p]

• [p]Check-in window: 18:00 - 18:30 CEST (European Time)[/p]
• [p]Games: 19:00 - 22:30 CEST (European Time)[/p]

• [p]Semi-finals (Best of 3)[/p]
• [p]Final (Best of 5)[/p]

[p]Check-in[/p]

• [p]Teams must check in via the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord. Waitlisted teams should also check in.[/p]
• [p]Any team that fails to check in will be disqualified. The next team on the waitlist that checked in will earn a spot.[/p]

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The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:
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• [p]2v2
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• [p]Mastermind only
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• [p]Hybrid disabled[/p]

[p]Division 1 & 2 Only
- Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you and your ally can't use that playstyle again for that series)

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For a full list of rules, prizes, and other details, visit the following link:
Nova Cup Rules & FAQ

For questions & support, please join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord.

See you on September 20! The Nova Cup will be casted and streamed at twitch.tv/ltd2. Check the Tournament Discord on the event day for links to the other casts.

Sincerely,
Your Legion TD 2 Tournament Staff[/p]

[p]Expected patch release: Monday, September 15[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Shoutout to the top 10 Legion streamers of the past month[/p]

• [p]DoofusMcdooface[/p]
• [p]aesirprenke[/p]
• [p]ToHoCo[/p]
• [p]RedHoodieMen (English, Russian)[/p]
• [p]zarcz15[/p]
• [p]DarknessBrolyReborn[/p]
• [p]UltraFergie[/p]
• [p]fine[/p]
• [p]lulkek4ebyrek (Russian)[/p]
• [p]SetoKaibuh[/p]

[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 September 19-21. Starts Friday, September 19 at 3:00 am PT / 12:00 CEST.[/p]

• [p]Skill-based matchmaking: Play with and against players near your skill level.[/p]
• [p]Visible ratings: Used for matchmaking and bragging rights.[/p]
• [p]Event Points (EP) leaderboard: Gain EP by playing games. Harder opponents earn you more EP. You cannot lose EP, so play as much as you can to climb![/p]
• [p]Rewards:[/p]
  • [p]Top 10 finish: 25,000 Essence[/p]
  • [p]Top 100 finish: 15,000 Essence[/p]
  • [p]Top 1,000 finish: 10,000 Essence[/p]
  • [p]Reach 400 EP: 5,000 Essence[/p]

[p]The EP formula has been changed to properly reward players in mismatched games. On average, you earn more EP per game.[/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 September 20-21! 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][h3]New Unit: Pipsqueak[/h3]

• [p] Tier 4 (Cost: 155g) [/p]
• [p] Role: DPS[/p]
• [p] Ranged / Magic / Swift[/p]

[p][/p][p] [/p][h3]New Unit: Lumerian[/h3]

• [p] Upgrade Cost: 260g [/p]
• [p] Role: DPS[/p]
• [p] Ranged / Magic / Swift[/p]

[p][/p][p]Trium of Power[/p][p]Every third attack deals 0.3% max health magic ability damage, and gains 50 max health, 1.5% damage reduction, and 5% attack speed for the current wave. Stacks indefinitely.[/p][p][/p][p]Pipsqueak, nicknamed Pip, is a straightforward magic DPS unit without any flashy abilities. What you see is what you get.[/p][p]Lumerian is the game's newest hypercarry who becomes more powerful every 3rd attack![/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! Check out Jules' Gameplay & Balance AMA from this past month.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]State of the meta (dev note):[/p][p]The meta is quite dynamic right now with a nice mix of incoming, king upgrades, saving, power mercs, split sending, and all-inning. It’s intended that some games end before wave 10, though early game all-ins are a bit too strong, which incentivizes safe play.
[/p][p]To improve this, we’re:[/p]

• [p]Buffing king upgrades[/p]
• [p]Nerfing wave 6 against the king[/p]
• [p]Nerfing full eco strategies[/p]
• [p]Nerfing the two top-performing power mercenaries (Brute and Pack Leader) [/p]

[p]How to counter early game all-ins: [/p]

• [p]Don't push workers when your opponents are saving mythium[/p]
• [p]If your teammate is being saved on, build extra defenses to cover for them[/p]
• [p]Apply pressure so your opponents can’t easily save mythium for multiple waves[/p]
• [p]\[Optional] Undercut your opponents by sending aggressively one wave before you expect them to send[/p]
• [p]Upgrade the king on the wave you expect them to send. It's more important to do this than to send an extra Snail for +6 gold[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Full Eco / "Sui" [/p]

• [p]Implemented a new system for detecting and penalizing players who don't build to hold the wave[/p]
• [p]Old detection: Hidden with a 1-wave grace period [/p]
• [p]Old penalty: No leak compensation gold and 20% reduced income[/p]
• [p]New detection:
• [p]New penalty: 50% reduced mythium generation for that wave's battle phase[/p]

[p]This new system has the following benefits: [/p]

• [p]A better, more consistent balance lever that can be easily tuned[/p]
• [p]No more 1-wave grace period, which was being abused[/p]
• [p]If you make a mistake and forget to build, you can rebuild due to leak compensation gold. The old penalty made it largely impossible to rebuild, which forced you to continue to full eco[/p]
• [p]Transparent detection[/p]

[p]While we still want to support unique strategies, full eco has become too strong and polarizing.[/p][p][/p][h3]Masterminds[/h3][p]We believe in incremental changes. Masterminds are largely substitutes for each other, which means if one mastermind is slightly better than another, it takes the lion's share of the pick rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Miner [/p][p]Starting gold: -15 --> -16[/p][p]Very high pick rate and overshadowing Castle as the premier scaling mastermind.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Scrapper [/p][p]Scrap: Sell percentage: 85% → 90%[/p][p]Low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Stash [/p][p]Decreased Stash growth amount on waves 12-21 by 2-3%[/p][p]High pick rate. Encouraging players to Stash strategically a bit earlier, rather than using it primarily in the late game.[/p][p][/p][h3]Legion Spells[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Executioner [/p][p]Execute threshold: 13% (6.5% for ranged) → 14% (7% for ranged)[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Magician [/p][p]Mana regeneration: 0.46 → 0.44[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Titan [/p][p]Health: 1400 → 1450[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]King [/h3][p]Upgrade Spell: 5% → 5.5%[/p][p]This change is intentionally conservative, as not long ago when Upgrade Spell was at 6%, we had a very income-and-king-heavy meta. [/p][p]Additionally, the extreme cases are being addressed this patch (wave 6 all-ins and full eco).[/p][p]Pro tip: Beyond the early game, an extra king upgrade is often more valuable than +6 gold from a Snail.[/p][p][/p][h3]Fighters[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Chained Fist [/p][p]Damage decreased by 11%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Oathbreaker [/p][p]Health decreased by 1.8%[/p][p]High pick rate and win rate. Three price points makes Chained Fist better than other tanks.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]Atom / Nucleus [/p][p]Health decreased by 4.5%[/p][p]Very high pick rate. This nerf makes it more important to have tanks with Atom-oriented builds.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Pollywog [/p][p]Attack speed increased by 1.7%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and low win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Sunfang [/p][p]Health and damage increased by 1%[/p][p]Not rewarding enough compared to Howlers.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Fire Elemental [/p][p]Damage decreased by 3.6%[/p][p]High win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Spectral Scallywag [/p][p]Reworked Unyielding Spirit[/p]

• [p]Health gained per stack: 10 (doubled on waves 11+) --> 6-23 based on wave number[/p]
• [p]Damage gained per stack: 0.5 (doubled on waves 11+) --> 0.3-1.1 based on wave number[/p]

[p]This smooths out Scallywag's power curve and makes him less unexpectedly strong on wave 5. Weaker on waves 1-5 and 11-17. Stronger on waves 6-10 and 18-21. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Sacred Steed [/p][p]Health increased by 2.7%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Pegasus [/p]

• [p]Health increased by 3.6%[/p]
• [p]Damage increased by 1%[/p]

[p]Low win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Honeyflower / Deathcap [/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 2%[/p][p]High win rate, and one of the strongest openings in the game.
[/p][p][/p][p]Ocean Templar [/p][p]Resonance: Missing health regeneration: 3% → 3.25%[/p][p]Low usage and win rate. Adding more power budget to Templar's ability.[/p][p]
[/p][p]APS / MPS [/p][p]Attack speed increased by 2.7%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p][/p][h3]Mercenaries[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Brute [/p][p]Damage decreased by 1.9%[/p][p]High usage rate, slightly high win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Safety Mole [/p][p]Safety Aura: 12% damage reduction, -10% damage → 15% damage reduction, -12% damage[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Pack Leader [/p][p]Leadership Aura: 15% damage, -18% damage reduction → 15% damage, -18.5% damage reduction[/p][p]Shifting power from Pack Leader → Safety Mole.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Ogre [/p]

• [p]DPS decreased by 35%[/p]
• [p]New ability: Rage[/p]

[p][/p][p]Rage[/p][p]Every 10 attacks, becomes enraged, gaining 50% attack speed and 20% lifesteal, and deals 1% max health damage (0.1% to the king) for 5 seconds.[/p][p]As a relatively expensive power mercenary, Ogre deserves a cool ability. Ogre smash![/p][p][/p][h3]Waves[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Wave 6: Rockos [/p][p]Impale: Max stacks against king: 3 → 2[/p][p]All-ins on wave 6 are strong, particularly in low MMR.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Wave 12: Mantises [/p][p]Health increased by 1.5%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Wave 13: Drill Golems [/p][p]Health decreased by 1.4%[/p][p]Shifting power from wave 13 → 12.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Wave 15: Quadrapuses [/p][p]Health decreased by 1.8%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Wave 16: Cardinals [/p][p]Health increased by 1.9%[/p][p]Shifting power from wave 15 → 16.[/p][p][/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]Crab Warlock - We're aware this unit is underperforming in high MMR[/p]
• [p]Fiesta - May be strong after the leak gold changes to wave 1 last patch[/p]
• [p]Lock-In: Random - May be strong[/p]

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

• [p]You can now hide your country flag in the loading screen and when connected to the game server by toggling it off in Settings (must be toggled before the game starts). Note that country flags will still show up in leaderboards and other places.[/p]
• [p]Royal Guard's Radiant Shielding stacks now get saved for match history builds[/p]
• [p]Stash art improvement[/p]
• [p]Pinging in certain spots on the map show in chat now (Lanes, Gate, Leak Area)[/p]
• [p]Fixed Safety mole and packleader scaling in giga mercs (4v4)[/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 typing "/redeem code" in the in-game Global Chat [/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 overbuildandstarve 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 during the month they are announced.[/p]

[p]Here’s how to enter a code in-game:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]This patch introduces two brand new units, Pipsqueak and Lumerian! It also reworks Ogre and Spectral Scallywag, improves the meta, and nerfs full eco strategies.[/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. If you want a guaranteed answer from the devs, the monthly AMAs on /r/LegionTD2 are your best bet.

Sincerely,
The Legion TD 2 Team[/p]

[h3]Hotfix 1 (v12.07.1)[/h3][p]Balance[/p][p]Kingpin
Base health increased by 2.6%

This change accidentally didn’t make it in.

Full Eco
Going full eco (not playing to hold the wave) now gets detected and penalized faster[/p][p]
While we still want to support unique strategies, full eco has become too strong and polarizing.

Fixes
Fixed some descriptions
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Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup!
- D1: Barneskirænn (Drachir & FC Lucy)
- D2: Sharks (Shea & Zarcs)
- D3: Darkwing Duck (Darkname & Darkling)
- D4: Slap n' Tickle (White Knuckler & ManMissiles)
- D5: Calcij and Rutagur (Calcij & Rutagur)

Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!



The upcoming August Nova Cup takes place August 23 - 24.

$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served!
There are up to five skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win.
Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.


- Everyone that is level 3 or higher can join for free! First come, first served. So even if you recently joined the game, feel free to participate!




When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, aside from enjoying shoutcasted top-tier Legion gameplay, you'll also receive in-game rewards based on how long you watch!

Watch the official Legion TD 2 Twitch stream during a Nova Cup to earn the following rewards:
- Watch for 60 minutes: 2,000 essence
- Watch for an additional 90 minutes: 4,000 additional essence
- Watch for an additional 120 minutes: Random card

In other words, if you watch the Nova Cup both days, you'll earn 6,000 total essence and a random card!

IMPORTANT: You'll need to link your Twitch account to your Legion TD 2 account in order to earn the rewards.
Link Your Twitch Account

• Sign-ups are open from NOW until August 23 5pm CEST.
  
• To sign up, find a teammate and form a party. After you're both in the party, have one player type "/signup [team name]" (e.g. /signup Snail Kings) in chat. You should see a confirmation message that your sign-up went through. For those who participated in previous Nova Cups, you no longer need to do /join to signup.
  
• The first 16 teams to sign up in each division can participate. For division 1 and 2 the top 8 teams are drafted per division. Other teams are waitlisted. There are usually no-shows, so waitlisted teams are encouraged to be present in the Discord and ready to play. View the team list to see your sign-up position and division.
  
• If there are more than 32 teams checked in, there will be an additional best-of-1 qualifying round to allow more teams to participate. It is a best-of-1, rather than a best-of-3, to keep the event from running overly long.
  
• Both players must join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord. Make sure to set your server nickname to match your in-game name.

• You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup [team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
  
• If there is a waitlist, team sign-ups will always take priority over solo sign-ups
  
• If you sign up as a solo, but then you find a teammate, you can re-sign up as a team any time before check-ins start. Just use the /signup command again with the new teammate. The tournament organizer will void your old solo signup after they process your new team signup.
  
• After check-ins are over, all checked-in solo players will be randomly formed into teams by the tournament organizer. You cannot request a specific teammate at this point; if you want to play with a specific person, you should have signed up as a team instead.

It is still strongly recommended to sign-up as a team to guarantee your spot in the tournament and to give you time to practice with your teammate beforehand.


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Saturday, August 23

• Check-in window: 5:45pm - 6:15pm CEST (European Time)
  
• Games: 7pm - 10:30pm CEST (European Time)
  
  • Round of 16 (Best of 3)
    
  • Quarter-finals (Best of 3)

Sunday, August 24

• Check-in window: 6pm - 6:30pm CEST (European Time)
  
• Games: 7pm - 10:30pm CEST (European Time)
  
  • Semi-finals (Best of 3)
    
  • Final (Best of 5)

Check-in

• Teams must check in via the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord. Waitlisted teams should also check in.
  
• Any team that fails to check in will be disqualified. The next team on the waitlist that checked in will earn a spot.

The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:

• 2v2
  
• Mastermind only
  
• Hybrid disabled

Division 1 & 2 Only
- Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you and your ally can't use that playstyle again for that series)



For a full list of rules, prizes, and other details, visit the following link:
Nova Cup Rules & FAQ

For questions & support, please join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord.

See you on August 23! The Nova Cup will be casted and streamed at twitch.tv/ltd2. Check the Tournament Discord on the event day for links to the other casts.

Sincerely,
Your Legion TD 2 Tournament Staff

[p]Expected patch release: Monday, August 18[/p][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 August 22-24th. Starts Friday, August 22 and 8am PT / 17:00 CEST.[/p]

• [p]Skill-based matchmaking: Play with and against players near your skill level.[/p]
• [p]Visible ratings: Used for matchmaking and bragging rights.[/p]
• [p]Event Points (EP) leaderboard: Gain EP by winning games. Additionally, +3 EP each game, so play as much as you can to climb.[/p]
• [p]Rewards:[/p]
  • [p]Top 10 finish: 25,000 Essence[/p]
  • [p]Top 100 finish: 15,000 Essence[/p]
  • [p]Top 1,000 finish: 10,000 Essence[/p]
  • [p]Reach 150 EP: 5,000 Essence[/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 August 23-24! 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][h3]New Legion Spell: Smite[/h3]

• [p]+80 gold[/p]
• [p]Deal 20% current health damage to the opposing team's king[/p]

[p]Smite is a versatile spell that can be used both offensively and defensively.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Secret Card: Scamimic[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Thanks to Apm from Discord for the idea.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Refraction: Rainbow Fire Elemental[/h3][p][/p][p]Thanks to North from Discord for the idea.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Improved Feature: Partial Loss Forgiveness[/h3]

• [p]If your teammate is disconnected from the game for 4+ waves and you lose the game, your loss is partially forgiven[/p]
• [p]Loss forgiveness: 50% --> 75% (instead of losing 16, you would lose 4)[/p]

[p]Thanks to Nahuel from Discord for the suggestion.[/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! Check out Jules' Gameplay & Balance AMA from this past month.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Leak Gold[/p][p]Gold lost per Crab (wave 1) by the leaker: 2 → 1[/p][p]Leaking wave 1 is now less punishing, allowing players to take more risks and occasionally go for intentional leaks. [/p][p][/p][h3]Masterminds[/h3][p]We believe in incremental changes. Masterminds are largely substitutes for each other, which means if one mastermind is slightly better than another, it takes the lion's share of the pick rate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Chaos [/p][p]Starting bonus gold: 4 --> 5[/p][p]Low win rate.[/p][p][/p][h3]Fighters[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Goblin Copter [/p][p]Damage decreased by 8.3%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Pollywog [/p][p]Damage decreased by 11%[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Seedling [/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 12%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Proton [/p][p]Health decreased by 7.7%[/p][p]DPS decreased by 18% [/p][p]
[/p][p]Atom / Nucleus [/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 1.7%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Masked Spirit [/p][p]DPS decreased by 14%[/p][p]
[/p][p]False Maiden / Hell Raiser [/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 1.7%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Harpy [/p][p]Damage decreased by 8.3%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Ranger [/p][p]Damage decreased by 3.7% (Damage to bosses from Accuracy unchanged)[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Bazooka [/p][p]Damage decreased by 2.8%[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Tempest [/p][p]Machine Gunner: Damage decreased by 6.3%[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Deathcap [/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 1.5%[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Elite Archer / Trinity Archer [/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 2.1%[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Banana Bunk [/p][p]Barbs: Damage reflection: 13 + 10% → 12 + 10%[/p][p][/p][p]The above all largely compensation nerfs for the change to Safety Mole, which indirectly buffs cheap units, fast attackers, and units with multiple instances of damage. While some of these nerf may look significant, keep in mind that these units were all previously over-statted and balanced around old Safety Mole.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Pyro [/p]

• [p]Health decreased by 11.5% [/p]
• [p]Damage decreased by 5.3%[/p]
• [p]Pyromancy: No longer deals reduced damage to flying units[/p]

[p]Pyro’s reduced damage to flying units was hidden to most players and made it hard-countered by wave 17. Previously, if you sent Safety Mole on wave 17, Pyro's splash damage was reduced by 90%![/p][p]
[/p][p]Veteran [/p][p]Health decreased by 1.4%[/p][p]Very high pick and slightly high win rate.
[/p][p][/p][p]Aqua Spirit [/p]

• [p]Damage decreased by 37.5%[/p]
• [p]Attack speed increased by 2%[/p]
• [p]Water Bounce: Bounces to 1 target → Bounces to 2 targets[/p]
  • [p]Total DPS decreased by 4.7%[/p]

[p][/p][p]Fire Elemental [/p]

• [p]Damage type: Pierce → Magic[/p]

[p]This improves clarity, as its ability already dealt magic damage, and serves a need for more magic damage in the game.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Rogue Wave [/p]

• [p]DPS decreased by 2.9% [/p]
  • [p]Damage decreased by 12.5% [/p]
  • [p]Attack speed increased by 11% [/p]

[p]The Aqua line is now more cohesive and easier to understand.
[/p][p][/p][p]Golden Buckler [/p]

• [p]Health increased by 7.1%[/p]
• [p]Deflection ability (reduced damage taken from ranged units) removed[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]Royal Guard [/p]

• [p]Health decreased by 12.5%[/p]
• [p]Deflection ability (reduced damage taken from ranged units) removed[/p]
• [p]New ability: Radiant Shielding - Gains 10% damage reduction each wave after it was built, up to 3 times[/p]

[p]Royal Guard was intended to be a simple natural tank. However, it didn't have a compelling fantasy. This change makes it more interesting! Royal Guard opening time? [/p][p]Golden Buckler doesn't have the same ability because it would make the optimal play to only build Golden Bucklers, then upgrade them to Royal Guards with 2-3 stacks of Radiant Shielding.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Kingpin [/p]

• [p]Base health increased by 2.6%[/p]
• [p]Base damage increased by 6.1%  [/p]
• [p]Elite Fisherman: Attack per stack: 1.2 → 1.1[/p]
• [p]Now gains slightly more gold value for each stack, which better reflects its true combat value [/p]

[p][/p][p]Slime Larva [/p]

• [p]Health increased by 53%[/p]
• [p]Removed Mini Slime ability[/p]

[p]Slime Larva's ability to stall had too much power budget, which made it (and Slime Siren) unexpectedly weak in the early game and strong in the late game.

[/p][p] [/p][p]Warp Wing / Void Mana [/p][p]Damage increased by 2.3%[/p][p]Very low pick rate and low win rate. The Pack Leader change in June indirectly nerfed Warp Wing.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Lost Chieftain [/p][p]Changed how Gaia Shield’s targeting priority works
[/p][p]Old:[/p]

• [p]Forward-most[/p]
• [p]If tied, center-most[/p]
• [p]If tied, left-most[/p]

[p]New[/p]

• [p]Forward-most[/p]
• [p]If tied, center-most[/p]
• [p]If tied, right-most[/p]

[p]Right-most makes more sense, since waves have a small bias towards the right side. While there will be a re-learning period, we believe this is the best change in the long run.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Ocean Templar [/p]

• [p]Health increased by 1.6% [/p]
• [p]Damage increased by 15%[/p]

[p]Ocean Templar was significantly under-statted.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Berserker / Fatalizer [/p][p]Attack speed increased by 2.2%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Radiant Halo / Arc of Justice [/p][p]Attack speed increased by 2.4%[/p][p]Compensation buffs for shifting the meta away from wave 20.[/p][p][/p][h3]Mercenaries[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Safety Mole [/p]

• [p]Health increased by 10%[/p]
• [p]Damage increased by 74%[/p]
• [p]Safety Aura: Reduces damage taken by 4 → Reduces damage taken by 12% but also reduces outgoing damage and ability damage by 10%[/p]

[p]Safety Mole had a number of design problems:[/p]

• [p]It hard-countered certain units, forcing them to be over-buffed and balanced around the existence of Mole.[/p]
• [p]Its ability made it almost always strong in the late game, which didn't make sense for a cheap mercenary.[/p]
• [p]It required hidden knowledge about units with multiple instances of damage. [/p]
• [p]After the introduction of Honey Bear last year, it became superfluous as a counter to AOE.[/p]

[p]The new Safety Mole is stronger in the early game but weak against summoners, healers, and ramping builds and during base races. Safety Mole now synergizes well with Hermit, Witch, Four Eyes, and Needler.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Siege Ram [/p][p]Health increased by 0.9%[/p][p]Slightly low usage rate and win rate.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Shaman [/p][p]Damage increased by 4.2%[/p][p]Compensation buff for shifting the meta away from wave 20.
[/p][h3]Waves[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Wave 15: Quadrapuses [/p][p]Health decreased by 0.9%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Wave 16: Cardinals [/p][p]Health increased by 1.4%[/p][p]Shifting power from wave 15 to 16.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Wave 18: Wale Chiefs  [/p]

• [p]Health increased by 1.7%[/p]
• [p]Attack speed increased by 1.3%[/p]

[p]
[/p][p]Wave 19: Dire Toads [/p][p]Health increased by 3.4%[/p][p]
[/p][p]Wave 20: Maccabeus [/p][p]DPS decreased by 3%[/p][p]Shifting power from wave 20 to 18 and 19.[/p][p][/p][h3]Classic 4v4[/h3][p]
[/p][p]PvE[/p]

• [p]Mythium now accumulates on waves 21+. The AI will still send every wave on 21+ but it will no longer use up your team’s mythium, which means bigger sends each wave! This rewards the team with more workers.[/p]
• [p]Breaker gold is now distributed evenly, since lane matchups in PvE do not exist.[/p]
• [p]Players can now only play masterminds they have unlocked, same as in other Classic modes.[/p]
• [p]Improved MVP formula for PvE.[/p]

[p][/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]Safety Mole and affected units[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• [p]Savior (if it heals the king), Dark Ritual, and Smite are now announced to the opposing team when used.[/p]
• [p]Increased the probability of secret cards (with triggers) dropping by 10-20x. They will still be rare.[/p]
• [p]When a card drops, it shows the % chance in the chat message.[/p]
• [p]Improved Dark Mage's Mind Warp targeting for Tree of Knowledge[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Game Translations[/h3][p][/p][p]We used AI to translate empty German texts. After having native German speakers review them, we are pleased with the results, so we are starting to slowly roll out AI translations for more languages. We are aware that AI will make mistakes, but a slightly suboptimal translation is usually better than a missing one.[/p][p]This patch also fills in missing translations for Brazilian Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Turkish and enables the following languages, which were previously untranslated: Afrikaans, Indonesian, Slovak, and Vietnamese.[/p][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][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 typing "/redeem code" in the in-game Global Chat [/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][h3]Monthly In-Game Reward Code[/h3]

• [p]This month’s ultra-secret code is nerfcrabs 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 during the month they are announced.[/p]

[p]Here’s how to enter a code in-game:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]This patch introduces a brand new legion spell—Smite! It also reworks Safety Mole, Golden Buckler, Aqua Spirit, and Fire Elemental and makes a major improvement to PvE.[/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. If you want a guaranteed answer from the devs, the monthly AMAs on /r/LegionTD2 are your best bet.

Sincerely,
The Legion TD 2 Team[/p]