Minion Masters News

Minion Masters!

The Zealots of the Burning Fist have made their way to the jungles of Jadespark to join the fight! Log on to Minion Masters within a week of this patch and receive a free copy of this brand new Supreme Card! We’ve also got a set of big balance changes coming up aiming to significantly shake up the metagame, primarily by way of targeting low-cost “cycle” cards.





[h3]A copy of this card is available to all users for free if they log on from the 26th of March to the 2nd of April. Don’t miss out![/h3]

The Zealots of the Burning Fist are battle hardened soldiers of the notorious Order of the Burning Fist and are loyal to High Inquisitor Ardera, fighting with a reckless abandon that demonstrates little care for their own safety. This fervor allows them to hit harder than the regular Warrior, dealing 100 damage instead of the regular 70, but it comes at a price - With each attack, they lose 10% of their own health. But that's not all - If you only control one Zealot, it gains Rage and Haste, capable of outputting massive damage if they aren't handled with care.



Developer Comments The main idea behind this set of changes is to re-balance the value of one drops. We currently feel that the mana slot offers far too much value for what should be primarily included in your deck for the cycling value, and we generally want 1 mana cards to be on the same power level as a Mana Puff.

There's a lot of interesting play space in both the control style and bridge grab metagames, and we believe that by removing the efficiency that most 1 mana cards have, we can create a more diverse spectrum of choices for players to make when it comes to those elements.

Additionally, these changes are going to help pave the way for an upcoming Wild Cards rework we’re planning to do. You can expect to hear more news about this very soon.

Illusory Cleaver

• Damage 20 > 10
  

Nether Bat

• Mana Cost 1 > 2
  
• Damage 20 > 35
  
• No longer has a reduced Aggro range
  

Screaming Scrat

• Mana Cost 1 > 2
  
• Damage 60 > 100
  
• Health 60 > 100
  
• No longer shares properties with Armored Scrats
  

Sewer Scrat

• Mana Cost 1 > 2
  
• Poison Duration 5 > 3
  
• Now an Armored Sewer Scrat. Turns into a regular Sewer Scrat once the Barrel Shield is broken (See: Armored Scrats)
  

Armored Scrats

• Rework: Turns into a Scrat instead of dying
  
• Damage 20 > 10
  
• Developer Comments
• Armored Scrats have always sat at an awkward position of being intended as slightly tankier, annoying minions to remove, but we felt they haven’t ever been able to fulfill that role. We took some inspiration from our previous game Forced SHOWDOWN for this change, giving them an identity as a group of pesky scrats that will typically require more direct combat to remove.
  

AtG Drone x8

• New Attack: Shoots 6 projectiles at random targets
  
• Damage 30 > 10
  

Bats Bats Bats

• Mana Cost 4 > 5
  
• Duration 6 > 5
  
• Developer Comments
• This change primarily comes as a result of the significant increase in damage on the Nether Bat unit.
  

Blood Imps

Minion Masters!





You've likely seen it in the in-game news - We're offering all players a free Supreme Card with the release of Version 1.11. Anyone who logs in for the first week of the patch (from the 26th of March until the 2nd of April) will receive a copy of the new card, Zealots of the Burning Fist. But what is this card?



The Zealots of the Burning Fist are battle hardened soldiers of the notorious Order of the Burning Fist and are loyal to High Inquisitor Ardera, fighting with a reckless abandon that demonstrates little care for their own safety. This fervor allows them to hit harder than the regular Warrior, dealing 100 damage instead of the regular 70, but it comes at a price - With each attack, they lose 10% of their own health. But that's not all - If you only control one Zealot, it gains Rage and Haste, capable of outputting massive damage if they aren't handled with care.

Make sure to collect your free copy with the release of Version 1.11 on the 26th of March!



Also coming with this update is a new set of model and animations for the Warrior and Divine Warrior cards, to make their appearance more consistent with the Empyrean faction. Check them out and let us know what you think:



Full Card Art (Warrior) Full Card Art (Divine Warrior)

Cheers from BetaDwarf!

Minion Masters!

[h2]Upcoming Balance Changes[/h2]



Coming in Version 1.11 is a major overhaul to how we're treating low mana cost cards. The main idea behind the upcoming changes it re-balance the value of 1 mana cards in general. Currently, we feel that the mana slot is offering far too much value for cards that should be primarily included for their cycling value, and should not be able to out-value cards of higher mana costs. In general, we want to aim for 1 mana cards to be on the same power level as a Mana Puff.

Specifically, we feel that cards like Screaming Scrat and Sewer Scrat are two of the biggest offenders in this regard, frequently trading for cards that are of a much higher mana cost than them as well as offering cycle opportunities and easy bridge capture. Particularly at a high level, there is no real downside to including these cards in your deck, often limiting choice when it comes to deckbuilding.

So, what are the changes? In some circumstances where we felt a card was too powerful to be a 1 drop at a design level, we opted to re-scale them to a higher mana cost rather than harm the identity of the cards. An example of this would be Sewer Scrat, who becomes a 2 mana card with a slightly lowered Poison duration to 3 seconds, but now comes as an Armored Sewer Scrat instead.

There's a lot of interesting play space in both the control style and bridge grab metagames, and we believe that by removing the efficiency that most 1 mana cards have, we can create a more diverse spectrum of choices for players to make when it comes to those elements.

Additionally, there is a secondary benefit to the changes we wish to make - It helps lay the ground work for the upcoming Wild Cards rework we are currently planning. We'll have more news on this at a later date, though do note that this will not be included in Version 1.11.

Here are the changes we're currently planning to make:

Blood Imps

• Mana Cost 0 > 1
  
• Damage 10 > 15
  
• Attack Speed 1 > 1.1
  

Illusory Cleaver

• Damage 20 > 10
  

Nether Bat

• Mana Cost 1 > 2
  
• Damage 20 > 35
  
• No longer has a reduced Aggro range
  

Bats Bats Bats
(This change is being made due to the re-scaling of Nether Bat)

• Mana Cost 4 > 5
  
• Duration 6 > 5
  

Screaming Scrat

• Mana Cost 1 > 2
  
• Damage 60 > 100
  
• Health 60 > 100
  
• No longer shares stats with Armored Scrats
  

Sewer Scrat

• Mana Cost 1 > 2
  
• Poison 5 > 3
  
• Now an Armored Scrat
  

Additionally, there are some extra changes related to these that we feel are appropriate to share:

Armored Scrats

• Instead of dying, now turn into a regular Scrat
  
• Damage 20 > 10
  

Bridge Buddies

• Changed back to "Summon a Scrat. If you own a bridge, summon an Armored Scrat".
  

Propeller Horde
(This change is being made as Illusory Cleaver was a significant stopgap to the power level of the card)

• Unactivated Unit Count 5 > 6
  
• Activated Unit Count 10 > 8
  

Those aren't all the balance changes coming in Version 1.11, so stay tuned closer to the release of the update on the 26th of March!

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Might of the Slither Lords gives you a wide variety of powerful Slither cards - From the humble Slitherbound to the ever-useful Daggerfall, it's the perfect set of cards to add to your collection, and comes with two exclusive Slither cosmetics. Don't wait - Get your free DLC now with Twitch Prime!

[h2]News regarding the Corona Virus[/h2]

Due to measures being taken in Denmark regarding the Covid virus, we're switching to working remotely as much as possible for the next two weeks. There's no immediate risk to us, but we're doing our part to help stop the spread of the virus. Unfortunately, this may mean expectations of upcoming updates may be slightly lowered - A bug fix might take a bit longer, news might be delayed - But we don't think it will have a major impact unless it becomes more serious.

We just wanted to share the news so you know why the spring might be a little different from what we normally do. Now to figure out how we're the most effective when we're apart :)

Cheers from BetaDwarf!

Get the new $15 Zealous Inferno DLC 100% off this weekend!


Ardera, High Inquisitor of the zealous Order of The Burning Fist, is carving a path of death and destruction through Jadespark Jungle, seemingly searching for something. The Zen-Chi must stave off Ardera’s crusade on their home and save Jadespark Jungle!

Featuring 10 Brand new cards, a new Adventure, a new Legendary Arena, and more!

Read all about the new expansion on the update site, or just jump right into the game!

Cheers from BetaDwarf!

Minion Masters!

The once-peaceful remote jungles of Jadespark of the Southern Jungles has come under attack by Empyrean forces. Lead by High Inquisitor Ardera, the Burning Fist are leaving a trail of destruction in their wake in their search for a dark secret.



Team up with the Zen-Chi and help defend their home from the insidious High Inquisitor Ardera as you uncover her true schemes!

• Brand New Story - Tying mechanics closer to the story than ever before, build your troupe of cards from the ground up and take on the Burning Fist!
  
• Build your deck as you go. Start with a Master-specific deck and with each victory, you get a choice of cards to add to your deck.
  
• 6 unique masters, with new champions and old favourites lending their strength to the jungle!
  
• Powerful relics and treasures to empower your deck as you play, with some brand new ones made just for this Adventure!
  
• Rewards - Across all the chapters you’ll earn tokens, xp, exclusive avatars and even a Legendary card!
  Completing hard mode awards an exclusive rare and supreme avatar.
  
• Price - Chapter 1 is free, with Chapters 2 & 3 costing 1400 rubies as a package, or 1000 individually. You can play owned chapters as much as you want.
  

New Mechanic: Growthburst Shrooms
When you draw a card with the new Growthburst Shroom keyword, a Mushroom will spawn at a random point in your arena. When a Zen-Chi Minion walks over it, they’ll gain a powerful 25% Health and Damage buff.

New Mechanic: Holy Fire
An AoE holy flame that heals allied minions and damages enemy minions over time for 100 Health.

• This Expansion will last until May
• 10 new cards have been released!
  
• Two new skins have been released - Settsu of the Burning Fist and Apex Ravager
• A brand new Legendary Arena has been released - Jadespark Jungle

Arcane Ring

• Damage 20 > 25 (Total Damage 160 > 200)
  

Black Hole

• Duration 6 > 1.5
  
• Minions will keep their original target from before they are affected by Black Hole
  
• Developer Comments
• Black Hole's change comes about as a response to the card simply being far too versatile for its intended usage. Black Hole has consistently been one of the most powerful cards in the game, and a lot of the meta has been defined by the potential to completely shut down a lot of counters. We didn't want to move it back to 3 mana due to the fact that the card massively underperformed the last time we made the nerf, so we opted for this change where the ability to dodge certain spells is still very much possible in the hands of a skilled player, but it no longer can completely shut down everything.
  

Bridge Shrine

• Health increased 300 > 350
  

Caber Tosser

• Damage increased 80 > 90
  

Crossbow Guild

• Health increased 400 > 450
  

High-Mage Leiliel

• Damage increased 35 > 40
  
• Attack Speed decreased 1.7 > 2.0
  
• Now has the AoE attack of Crystal Arcanist
  

Leiliel’s Vortex

• Mana Freeze 2 > 1
  
• Damage 100 > 80
  

Lord-Sentinel Thelec

• Damage 70 > 55
  

Morgrul the Swarmer King

• Health decreased 240 > 225
  
• Attack Speed increased 1.5 > 1.1
  
• Damage decreased 35 > 25 (Overall DPS is only slightly lowered)
  
• Developer Comments
• This minor nerf is primarily to consolidate Morgrul’s stats with Elite Swarmer.
  

Red Golem

• Reworked: Now summons a Blue Golem. If you have 50% or less life, summon a Red Golem instead.
  
• Red Golem has 50% more HP and Damage than Blue Golem
  
• Developer Comments
• Red Golem's change is a product of us trying to consolidate how we handle minion scaling in general to try and make it more consistent, and less volatile. We also feel the card has been very underplayed for quite a while, so we're hoping this change might also affect it in that area.
  

Spawn of Fury

• Damage & Health Reduction increased 25% > 33%
  
• Developer Comments
• Spawn of Fury has been largely dominant, so we believe a nerf to the stats of the units it produces should help keep it in line.
  

Swarmer Totem

• Production Speed increased 7 > 6
  

Wall

• Health increased 600 > 700
  

Woodsman

• Damage increased 80 > 90
  

• The Max Health indication has been changed when a unit’s health is buffed (i.e. Spirit) to make it easier to understand how much the card has been buffed.
  
• Some Buff names have been changed to shorter versions, or terms that are more indicative of their effect (Energized > Mana Surge, Enraged > Rage, etc.)
  
• A lot of cards have had their descriptions changed to better separate Flavour from Mechanics.
  
• Mayhems now appear in the carousel when they are available.
  
• Updated unit formations for 3 and 5 count minion cards.
  

• Fixed High-Mage Leiliel not reducing damage from a minion that is dead - Thanks SoSiskodemon!
  
• Fixed the copy produced by Spawn of Fury having full health.
  
• Fixed an issue where you could not see your teammate’s hologram in 2v2.
  
• Fixed an issue where Gax could target Drone Buzzers.
  
• Fixed Nyrvir being pushed around by Leiliel’s Vortex.
  
• Fixed being able to use skins you don’t own.
  
• Fixed Gambler’s Ball odds being incorrect.
  
• Fixed Troubadour’s music still playing after being removed via Glenn’s Brew.
  
• Fixed Frenzied owls from Frostfeather Flyby not attacking units - Thanks SoSiskodemon!
  

Cheers from BetaDwarf!