Update 09-22
Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early September, bringing new common cards, general game improvements, and a lot of generous offers to celebrate Stormbound’s 5th anniversary! On top of that there is a new beginning ahead of us.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Many of you have probably recently noticed a small but definitely big change in our game: the Sheepyard logo has been replaced with a new logo, from Stormbound Games. We can finally proudly announce the reason: our game is moving to a dedicated company managed by the original creators, Paladin Studios.
After two years of great cooperation between both companies, it has been decided that it would be best to form a new partnership: a fusion of the entire Stormbound team who worked on the game for the past two years and Paladin Studios, the original creators of our beloved title. We would like to extend our gratitude towards Sheepyard for reviving Stormbound two years ago and supporting its growth ever since. Without their support, we wouldn't have been able to add so many amazing features to the game.
What does that mean for Stormbound? The team remains unchanged (even expanding), but many new opportunities are available now, thanks to the renewed cooperation with Paladin Studios. Now more than ever, Stormbound is our biggest priority as this is the only project we will continue working on.
We could not think of a better time to share this news than on the game’s 5th anniversary. We believe Stormbound has a bright future ahead, and we wish for another amazing 5 years with you Stormbounders!
BALANCE CHANGES
For the very first time since Sheepyard took over the game over 2.5 years ago, the next update will not introduce any balance changes. Between the aforementioned studio change and the summer holidays, we did not find enough time to assess, introduce and test balance tweaks. Next ones in October!
NEW CARDS
Two new cat-themed cards will be introduced in September: a cat structure and a cat spell.
CHATEAU DE CARDBOARD (Structure)
At the start of your turn, confuse the most forward enemy unit
Mana: 4
Str: 4/5/6/7/8
Catnip's Charm (Spell)
Confuse a target unit and give X strength to the weakest friendly feline
Mana: 2
Ability X: 1/2/3/4/5
As usual, there will be $9.99 exclusive packs for every new card to get 10 copies as well as 750 coins and 5 fusion stones.
ANNIVERSARY GIFTS
To celebrate this special event, anyone logging into the game between September 15th to September 25th will receive the following bundle: 500 coins, 50 rubies, 5 fusion stones and 1 legendary card.
On top of that, all coin gains will be doubled between during that time period, except for quests. The coin cap will also be doubled, reaching 800 coins for all players, and 1,400 coins for Premium Pass holders.
Last but not least, all books will contain more cards during that timeframe. Books normally holding 3 cards will be 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 15th and the one starting on September 22nd are 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 10 days from September 15th.
The $4.99 pack will yield:
The $19.99 pack will yield:
The $49.99 pack will yield:
The $99.99 pack will yield:
New Avatar
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.
NEW BRAWLS
Similar to what we did in the last months — we will introduce 2 new Brawl modifiers for the 2 new cards. We think it’s a good way for you to be able to try, play with and enjoy newly added cards before you start collecting them.
Like last time, a 0-mana level 1 (unless owned and leveled) copy of the new card will be added to everyone’s deck (thus causing all decks to have 13 cards).
We would like to introduce a new feature for Ranked Mode which allows you to lower your league if you feel like you don’t belong to your current league.
This will be offered if you happen to lose three battles in a row while having 0 stars at the lowest possible division of your current league. For instance, if you have 0 stars at Silver 5, you will be offered to demote down to Bronze — division 3 with 0 stars, bang on in the middle.
Note that this does not influence the chest you will get at the end of the season. In other words, you get the chest associated to the highest league you’ve reached during the season, regardless of whether you‘ve demoted or not.
PEAK LEADERBOARD
Screenshot of the Heroes League leaderboard featuring a “Peak” column showcasing the highest rank every player has ever reached in Heroes League.
This second feature is targeted towards our end-game players in Heroes League, who often were demotivated to play at the highest level for fear of falling down the ladder.
The new Heroes League “Peak” system will save players’ highest achieved rank, which will be deciding their place on the current Heroes League board.
FAQ
When is the update going to be released?
The new Ranked Mode features will be added to the game on September 12th. The 2 cards will be introduced on September 15th for Catnip’s Charm and September 22nd for Chateau de Cardboard.
- Announcement
- Balance changes
- New cards
- Anniversary Gifts
- Cheapened Brawl
- Exclusive offers
- New Brawls
- Demote in ranked mode
- Peak Leaderboard
- FAQ
ANNOUNCEMENT
Many of you have probably recently noticed a small but definitely big change in our game: the Sheepyard logo has been replaced with a new logo, from Stormbound Games. We can finally proudly announce the reason: our game is moving to a dedicated company managed by the original creators, Paladin Studios.
After two years of great cooperation between both companies, it has been decided that it would be best to form a new partnership: a fusion of the entire Stormbound team who worked on the game for the past two years and Paladin Studios, the original creators of our beloved title. We would like to extend our gratitude towards Sheepyard for reviving Stormbound two years ago and supporting its growth ever since. Without their support, we wouldn't have been able to add so many amazing features to the game.
What does that mean for Stormbound? The team remains unchanged (even expanding), but many new opportunities are available now, thanks to the renewed cooperation with Paladin Studios. Now more than ever, Stormbound is our biggest priority as this is the only project we will continue working on.
We could not think of a better time to share this news than on the game’s 5th anniversary. We believe Stormbound has a bright future ahead, and we wish for another amazing 5 years with you Stormbounders!
BALANCE CHANGES
For the very first time since Sheepyard took over the game over 2.5 years ago, the next update will not introduce any balance changes. Between the aforementioned studio change and the summer holidays, we did not find enough time to assess, introduce and test balance tweaks. Next ones in October!
NEW CARDS
Two new cat-themed cards will be introduced in September: a cat structure and a cat spell.
CHATEAU DE CARDBOARD (Structure)
At the start of your turn, confuse the most forward enemy unit
Mana: 4
Str: 4/5/6/7/8
Catnip's Charm (Spell)
Confuse a target unit and give X strength to the weakest friendly feline
Mana: 2
Ability X: 1/2/3/4/5
As usual, there will be $9.99 exclusive packs for every new card to get 10 copies as well as 750 coins and 5 fusion stones.
ANNIVERSARY GIFTS
To celebrate this special event, anyone logging into the game between September 15th to September 25th will receive the following bundle: 500 coins, 50 rubies, 5 fusion stones and 1 legendary card.
On top of that, all coin gains will be doubled between during that time period, except for quests. The coin cap will also be doubled, reaching 800 coins for all players, and 1,400 coins for Premium Pass holders.
Last but not least, all books will contain more cards during that timeframe. Books normally holding 3 cards will be 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 15th and the one starting on September 22nd are 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 10 days from September 15th.
The $4.99 pack will yield:
- New Avatar
- 1 Mythic Tome
- 100 coins
The $19.99 pack will yield:
- New Avatar
- 4 Mythic Tomes
- 4 Heroic Tomes
- 500 coins
The $49.99 pack will yield:
- New Avatar
- 10 Mythic Tomes
- 10 Heroic Tomes
- 10 Classic Tomes
- 1,500 coins
The $99.99 pack will yield:
New Avatar
- 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.
NEW BRAWLS
Similar to what we did in the last months — we will introduce 2 new Brawl modifiers for the 2 new cards. We think it’s a good way for you to be able to try, play with and enjoy newly added cards before you start collecting them.
Like last time, a 0-mana level 1 (unless owned and leveled) copy of the new card will be added to everyone’s deck (thus causing all decks to have 13 cards).
- The Warrior Brawl starting on the September 15th will be for Catnip’s Charm.
- The Warrior Brawl starting on the September 22nd will be for Chateau de Cardboard.
We would like to introduce a new feature for Ranked Mode which allows you to lower your league if you feel like you don’t belong to your current league.
This will be offered if you happen to lose three battles in a row while having 0 stars at the lowest possible division of your current league. For instance, if you have 0 stars at Silver 5, you will be offered to demote down to Bronze — division 3 with 0 stars, bang on in the middle.
Note that this does not influence the chest you will get at the end of the season. In other words, you get the chest associated to the highest league you’ve reached during the season, regardless of whether you‘ve demoted or not.
PEAK LEADERBOARD
Screenshot of the Heroes League leaderboard featuring a “Peak” column showcasing the highest rank every player has ever reached in Heroes League.
This second feature is targeted towards our end-game players in Heroes League, who often were demotivated to play at the highest level for fear of falling down the ladder.
The new Heroes League “Peak” system will save players’ highest achieved rank, which will be deciding their place on the current Heroes League board.
FAQ
When is the update going to be released?
The new Ranked Mode features will be added to the game on September 12th. The 2 cards will be introduced on September 15th for Catnip’s Charm and September 22nd for Chateau de Cardboard.