Anniversary Update
Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming in early September, bringing balance changes, a new card, and a lot of generous offers to celebrate Stormbound’s 4th anniversary!
Before we begin, let’s take a short moment to remember that the development team is currently quite fragmented due to well-deserved holidays in August and September, hence the releases being a little superficial. It will pick up some steam in October to deliver new exciting content soon!
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.
NERF COMPENSATION
As usual, some compensation in the form of coins and fusion stones will be provided to owners of Rogue Sheep, proportional to the level and rarity of the card. Find below the compensation values for each rarity and level.
Legendary card: 1 fusion stone at level 1, 20 coins and 5 fusion stones at level 2, 50 coins and 10 fusion stones at level 3, 150 coins and 20 fusion stones at level 4, 300 coins, and 50 fusion stones at level 5.
NEW CARD
A new card will be introduced on September 23rd: Sparkly Kitties. I am beyond humbled getting a card dedicated to me in the game, especially on the 4 years anniversary mark, almost 2.5 years to the day after I launched Stormbound-Kitty. Thank you to the team, and thank you to the incredible Stormbound community.
SPARKLY KITTIES:
On play, confuse itself then gain 2 speed.
Mana: 2
Str: 2/3/4/5/6
Movement: 0/0/0/0/0
The reason the card is marked as having 0 movements only to gain it on play is to avoid a confusing (no pun intended) movement tooltip in-game. If it had initial movement, the arrow would show moving forward twice, while this would not be the outcome.
ANNIVERSARY GIFTS
To celebrate this special event, anyone logging into the game on September 18th (and only that day) will receive the following bundle: 400 coins, 40 rubies, 4 fusion stones, and 1 legendary card.
On top of that, all coin gains will be doubled between September 17th and September 20th, except for quests. The coin cap will also be doubled for that timeframe, reaching 800 coins for all players, and 1,400 coins for Premium Pass holders.
Last but not least, all books will contain more cards between September 17th and September 20th. Books normally holding 3 cards will contain 4, and books usually containing 6 cards (Mythic, Heroic, and Classic) will yield 8!
CHEAPENED BRAWL
Similar to previous events, the Brawl starting on September 16th (and only that one) is going to be cheaper. All fights will be 50% off. Owners of the Premium Pass will also have their usual discount applied, leading to a 60% reduction.
EXCLUSIVE OFFERS
For those of you willing to put a few bucks into the game and supporting the creators, this anniversary event will introduce 4 special in-app purchases. They will all be available for a week from September 13th.
The $4.99 pack will yield:
The $19.99 pack will yield:
The $49.99 pack will yield:
The $99.99 pack will yield:
On top of that, every Ruby bundle will yield double the original amount of rubies. This is not time-bound and effectively lasts forever until every bundle has been bought once.
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS
This release will bring 3 neat little quality of life improvements:
Search bar: the deck building and collection screens will now have a small search bar to filter cards by name, ability, or type. This should make it easier to compose new decks, especially for the Brawl.
Shop refresh: it will now be possible to reroll the offers from the card shop once a day by watching an ad (or for free for Premium Pass holders). Note that only the cards that have not been bought would be refreshed.
Upcoming Brawls: the Brawl mode will now showcase which Brawls are coming, alongside their modifiers and rewards to better prepare from one week to the next.
FAQ
When is the update going to be released?
The balance changes will be deployed with the season reset as usual along with the compensation for Rogue Sheep. The offers and gifts will come around the 18th of September since this is the anniversary day. The new card will come on September 23rd.
Before we begin, let’s take a short moment to remember that the development team is currently quite fragmented due to well-deserved holidays in August and September, hence the releases being a little superficial. It will pick up some steam in October to deliver new exciting content soon!
- Balance changes
New card
Anniversary gifts
Cheapened Brawl
Exclusive offers
Quality of life improvements
FAQ
This release, just like any other, will bring some balance changes.
- Stoic Protectors’ movement is now 1 (up from 0), strength is now 4/5/6/7/8 (up from 3/4/5/6/7) and their ability is now surrounding at all levels and triggers before moving instead of on play only.
- Chillbeards’ ability now grants 3/4/5/6/7 (down from 4/5/6/7/8) but is made to trigger when attacking a unit, regardless of position.
- Ludic Matriarchs’ ability now triggers when played bordering a friendly dragon, instead of only one bordering exactly 1 friendly dragon.
- Mechanical Workers’ strength is now 5/6/7/8/9 (up from 4/5/6/7/8).
- Rogue Sheep’s ability has been revamped to synergize with pirate cards in the hand of both players. The new ability at level 5 reads as such: “On the play, draw 3 single-use non-pirate card copies from the enemy’s hand. If you have a pirate card in hand, reduce their mana cost by 1.”
NERF COMPENSATION
As usual, some compensation in the form of coins and fusion stones will be provided to owners of Rogue Sheep, proportional to the level and rarity of the card. Find below the compensation values for each rarity and level.
Legendary card: 1 fusion stone at level 1, 20 coins and 5 fusion stones at level 2, 50 coins and 10 fusion stones at level 3, 150 coins and 20 fusion stones at level 4, 300 coins, and 50 fusion stones at level 5.
NEW CARD
A new card will be introduced on September 23rd: Sparkly Kitties. I am beyond humbled getting a card dedicated to me in the game, especially on the 4 years anniversary mark, almost 2.5 years to the day after I launched Stormbound-Kitty. Thank you to the team, and thank you to the incredible Stormbound community.
SPARKLY KITTIES:
On play, confuse itself then gain 2 speed.
Mana: 2
Str: 2/3/4/5/6
Movement: 0/0/0/0/0
The reason the card is marked as having 0 movements only to gain it on play is to avoid a confusing (no pun intended) movement tooltip in-game. If it had initial movement, the arrow would show moving forward twice, while this would not be the outcome.
ANNIVERSARY GIFTS
To celebrate this special event, anyone logging into the game on September 18th (and only that day) will receive the following bundle: 400 coins, 40 rubies, 4 fusion stones, and 1 legendary card.
On top of that, all coin gains will be doubled between September 17th and September 20th, except for quests. The coin cap will also be doubled for that timeframe, reaching 800 coins for all players, and 1,400 coins for Premium Pass holders.
Last but not least, all books will contain more cards between September 17th and September 20th. Books normally holding 3 cards will contain 4, and books usually containing 6 cards (Mythic, Heroic, and Classic) will yield 8!
CHEAPENED BRAWL
Similar to previous events, the Brawl starting on September 16th (and only that one) is going to be cheaper. All fights will be 50% off. Owners of the Premium Pass will also have their usual discount applied, leading to a 60% reduction.
EXCLUSIVE OFFERS
For those of you willing to put a few bucks into the game and supporting the creators, this anniversary event will introduce 4 special in-app purchases. They will all be available for a week from September 13th.
The $4.99 pack will yield:
- 1 Mythic Tome
- 100 coins
The $19.99 pack will yield:
- 4 Mythic Tomes
- 4 Heroic Tomes
- 500 coins
The $49.99 pack will yield:
- 10 Mythic Tomes
- 10 Heroic Tomes
- 10 Classic Tomes
- 1,500 coins
The $99.99 pack will yield:
- 20 Mythic Tomes
- 20 Heroic Tomes
- 20 Classic Tomes
- 5,000 coins
- 50 fusion stones
On top of that, every Ruby bundle will yield double the original amount of rubies. This is not time-bound and effectively lasts forever until every bundle has been bought once.
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS
This release will bring 3 neat little quality of life improvements:
Search bar: the deck building and collection screens will now have a small search bar to filter cards by name, ability, or type. This should make it easier to compose new decks, especially for the Brawl.
Shop refresh: it will now be possible to reroll the offers from the card shop once a day by watching an ad (or for free for Premium Pass holders). Note that only the cards that have not been bought would be refreshed.
Upcoming Brawls: the Brawl mode will now showcase which Brawls are coming, alongside their modifiers and rewards to better prepare from one week to the next.
FAQ
When is the update going to be released?
The balance changes will be deployed with the season reset as usual along with the compensation for Rogue Sheep. The offers and gifts will come around the 18th of September since this is the anniversary day. The new card will come on September 23rd.