Playtest notes 5 Dec 2024

Internal playtest241 entries143 balance changes35 content additions31 bug fixes12 art updates11 interface changes9 wording fixes

This is a pre-release internal note from the closed playtest, quoted as it was written for testers. It describes a build that no longer exists; treat it as history, not as a description of the current game.

Items in this note

40 cards

Bury
Attack
4
Deal 52 damage.
Dazed
Status
Ethereal.
Unplayable.
Misery
Attack
0
Deal 7 damage.
Apply any debuffs on the enemy to ALL other enemies.
Sacrifice
Skill
1
Retain.
If Osty is alive, he dies and you gain Block equal to double his Max HP.
Taunt
Skill
1
Gain 7 Block.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Accelerant
Power
1
Poison is triggered 1 additional time.
Assassinate
Attack
0
Innate.
Deal 10 damage.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Exhaust.
Beat into Shape
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage.
Forge 5.
Forges an additional 5 for every other time you've hit the enemy this turn.
Blight Strike
Attack
1
Deal 8 damage.
Apply Doom equal to damage dealt.
Bone Shards
Attack
1
If Osty is alive, he deals 9 damage to ALL enemies and you gain 9 Block.
Osty dies.
Call of the Void
Power
1
At the start of your turn, add 1 random card into your Hand. It gains Ethereal.
Capture Spirit
Skill
1
Enemy loses 3 HP.
Add 3 Souls into your Draw Pile.
Celestial Might
Attack
2
Deal 6 damage 3 times.
Conqueror
Skill
1
Forge 3.
Sovereign Blade deals double damage to the enemy this turn.
Countdown
Power
1
At the start of your turn, apply 6 Doom to a random enemy.
Demesne
Power
3
Ethereal.
At the start of your turn, gain and draw 1 additional card.
Dominate
Skill
1
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Gain 1 Strength for each Vulnerable on the enemy.
Exhaust.
Drain Power
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
Upgrade 2 random cards in your Discard Pile.
Eidolon
Skill
2
Exhaust your Hand.
If 9 cards were Exhausted this way, gain 1 Intangible.
Eradicate
Attack
X
Retain.
Deal 11 damage X times.
Fear
Attack
1
Ethereal.
Deal 7 damage.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Folly
Curse
Ethereal.
Innate.
Unplayable.
Eternal.
Gather Light
Skill
1
Gain 8 Block.
Gain .
Grave Warden
Skill
1
Gain 8 Block.
Add a Soul into your Draw Pile.
Lift
Skill
1
Give another player 11 Block.
Melancholy
Skill
3
Gain 13 Block.
Reduce this card's cost by whenever ANYONE dies.
Metamorphosis
Skill
2
Add 3 random Attacks into your Draw Pile. They're free to play this combat.
Exhaust.
Oblivion
Skill
0
Whenever you play a card this turn, apply 3 Doom to the enemy.
Orbit
Power
2
Every 4 you spend,
gain .
Parry
Power
1
Sovereign Blade now gains 10 Block.
Pull Aggro
Skill
2
Summon 4.
Gain 7 Block.
Pull from Below
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Seeking Edge
Power
1
Forge 7.
Sovereign Blade now deals damage to ALL enemies.
Sovereign Blade
Attack
2
Retain.
Deal 10 damage.
Spectrum Shift
Power
2
At the start of your turn, add 1 random Colorless card into your Hand.
Spirit of Ash
Power
1
Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.
Tyranny
Power
1
At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and Exhaust 1 card from your Hand.
Undeath
Skill
0
Gain 7 Block.
Add a copy of this card into your Discard Pile.
Wound
Status
Unplayable.
Wrought in War
Attack
1
Deal 7 damage.
Forge 7.

Relics, potions and powers

Art of WarBeetle JuiceBlessing of the ForgeBlock PotionBook of Five RingsCunning PotionDistilled ChaosHeart of IronIntimidating HelmetLucky FyshPen NibPowdered DemiseRadiant TinctureStone CalendarThe BootVambraceStrengthDoomPersonal HiveDexterityIntangibleSwipeTenderVulnerableWeakFrailPlowSlumber

Enemies and events

OstyLiving ShieldOvicopterFogmogHunter KillerSoul NexusTanxTest SubjectTough EggTurret OperatorAxebotBattleworn DummyByrdonisCeremonial BeastColorful PhilosophersDense VegetationEntomancerFabricatorFuzzy Wurm CrawlerGuardbotHungry for MushroomsKnowledge DemonNeowPaelRoom Full of CheeseShrinker BeetleSlumbering BeetleSpiny ToadStone of All TimeSymbioteTea MasterTezcataraThe ForgottenThe InsatiableVantomVine ShamblerWelcome to Wongo'sWellspring

Content

Necrobinder

  • Added new Forever Young card
  • Reworked Demesne card:
    • Uncommon - Power - Cost 3(2)
    • "At the start of your turn, gain Energy and draw 1 additional card."
  • Reworked Oblivion card:
    • Rare - Skill - Cost 1
    • "Whenever you apply Doom this turn, double (triple) it."
  • Reworked Surrender Humanity card:
    • Legendary - Skill - Cost 0
    • "When this card is added to your Deck, lose 6 Max HP. Gain 2 Intangible."
  • Deprecated Soulfire card

Regent

  • Added new Red Giant card
  • Deprecated cards:
    • Mold the Stars
    • Fool!
  • Reworked Parry card:
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Potions & Relics

  • Added new potions:
  • Reworked Book of Five Rings relic:
    • Rare - "Every 5 cards you add to your Deck, heal 10 HP."
  • Reworked Pein Hammer relic:
    • Uncommon - "The first hand you draw each combat is upgraded."

Ancients

  • Deprecated relics:
    • Hungering Brooch
    • Pael's Blob
    • Pointed Hat

Enemies

Events

Balance

Ironclad

  • Buffed Dominate card: cost decreased from 2 -> 1
  • Nerfed Veteran card: Strength gain decreased fromv 4(6) -> 3(5)
  • Buffed Winged Jump card: Block increased from 10(13) -> 11(15)

Silent

  • Buffed Accelerant card: cost decreased from 2 -> 1
  • Reworked Assassinate card: "Innate. Deal 10(13) damage. Apply 1(2) Vulnerable. Exhaust."
  • Changed Catalyst card: upgrade changed from triple poison -> reduce energy cost by 1

Necrobinder

  • Nerfed Blight Strike card: damage decreased from 7(11) -> 7(9)
  • Nerfed Bone Shards card: damage decreased from 30(40) -> 20(25)
  • Buffed Capture Spirit card: now adds Upgraded Souls to your Draw Pile instead of regular ones
  • Changed Carve Ghost card: now adds Souls to your Hand instead of your Discard Pile, and its damage has been reduced from 9(11) to 8(9)
  • Nerfed Drain Power card: damage decreased from 9(12) -> 9(11)
  • Reworked Eidolon: prevents all HP loss until next turn -> grants 1 Intangible
  • Buffed Eradicate card: now has Retain
  • Changed Grave Warden card:
    • Damage changed from 6(9) -> 7(8)
    • Souls added to hand changed from 1 -> 1(2)
  • Changed Guillotine card: damage increased from 6(9) -> 9(13)
  • Nerfed Melancholy card: Block decreased from 9(11) -> 7(10)
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Necrobinder (continued)

  • Changed Misery card:
    • Cost decreased from 1 -> 0
    • Damage decreased from 10(14) -> 6(9)
    • Upgrading Misery now also gives it Retain
  • Changed Pull Aggro card:
    • Summon decreased from 10 -> 5
    • Block increased from 5(10) -> 10(15)
  • Changed Pull From Below card:
    • No longer Exhausts
    • Rarity decreased from Uncommon -> Common
  • Changed Sacrifice card: no longer has Exhaust
  • Changed Spirit of Ash card: cost decreased from 3 -> 2
  • Changed Undeath card: now adds the copy to your Discard Pile instead of your Draw Pile
  • Changed You Are Mine! card: damage increased from 10(13) -> 11(16)

Regent

  • Now starts with 99 gold like other characters
  • Nerfed Beat Into Shape card:
    • Now only increases Forge due to attack damage
    • Forge decreased from 4(6) -> 3(4)
  • Buffed Celestial Might card: damage increased from 20(25) -> 21(26)
  • Changed Collected Legion card: now has Exhaust
  • Changed Conqueror card: rarity decreased from Rare -> Uncommon
  • Reworked Constellation:
    • Rare - Skill - Cost 1
    • "Retain. Gain 1 Star for each card in your hand. Exhaust."
  • Nerfed Gather Light card: Block decreased from 9(12) -> 8(9)
  • Nerfed Orbit card: Block decreased from 3(4) -> 1(2)
  • Buffed Pilebunker card: damage increased from 30(35) -> 30(40)
  • Changed Seeking Edge card: rarity increased from Uncommon -> Rare
  • Changed Wrought in War card: rarity increased from Uncommon -> Rare

Potions & Relics

  • Changed Blessing of the Forge potion: rarity increased from Common -> Uncommon
  • Changed Block Potion: rarity decreased from Uncommon -> Common
  • Changed Distilled Chaos potion: rarity increased from Uncommon -> Rare
  • Changed Dybbuk Cube relic: rarity increased from Uncommon -> Rare
  • Changed Electrified Shard relic: now a Shop-exclusive relic
  • Changed Fear Potion: rarity decreased from Uncommon -> Common
  • Changed Heart of Iron potion: rarity decreased from Rare -> Uncommon
  • Changed Radiant Tincture potion:
    • Duration increased from 3 -> 4 turns
    • Rarity increased from Common -> Uncommon
  • Shop-exclusive relics now cost 50 more gold
  • Nerfed Intimidating Helmet relic: Block decreased from 7 -> 5
  • Nerfed Lucky Fysh relic: gold decreased from 30 -> 15
  • Buffed Oversized Nail relic: Sharp increased from 1 -> 2
  • Changed Strange Hoof relic: Nimble increased from 1 -> 2

Ancients

  • Changed Zlatir choices:
    • Folly card is now unplayable
    • Zlatir's Cape relic now grants +3 card draw rather than drawing entire hand
    • Zlatir's Freedom choice is now: "Add 1 of 33 cards to your deck."
    • Zlatir's Immortality choice is now: "Lose 15% max HP. Gain 2 intangible at the start of combat."
  • Reworked Neow's bundles: now offers 2 of 5 preset bundles
  • Nerfed Tanx's Might: Strength granted decreased from 3 -> 2

Enemies

  • Changed Axebot:
    • Hammer uppercut damage decreased from 13(16) -> 12(14)
    • One-Two damage increased from 6(7)x2 -> 8(9)x2
    • Only stocked Axebots do Boot Up as their first move now
  • Nerfed Fabricator:
    • All bots' health decreased by 5 HP
    • Guardbot now gives Block only to its allies, not itself
  • Changed Ceremonial Beast:
    • Number of Dazed cards given by Plow increased from 3 -> 4
    • Butt no longer gives Frail
  • Changed Entomancer:
  • Changed Fogmog:
  • Changed Hunter Killer:
  • Changed The Insatiable: Thrash move damage changed from 6(7)x3 -> 8(9)x2
  • Changed Ovicopter encounter:
    • Bite damage decreased from 19(21) -> 17(19)
    • Nibble damage decreased from 7(8) -> 6(7)
    • Munch damage decreased from 10(12) -> 8(9)
    • Chomp damage decreased from 14(16) -> 11(12)
    • Tough Egg HP lowered from 23(24)-29 -> 14(15)-19(20)
    • Hatchling HP lowered from 26(28)-34(36) -> 21(22)-26(27)
    • Workbug Egg Hatchling merged with Ovicopter hatchling
    • Hatchling now starts with a random move
  • ChangedRock Bowlbug: Momentum move Strength gain decreased from 4 -> and deals 14(15) damage
  • Changed Ruby Raiders encounter:
    • Now only one Brute can spawn
    • Brute gains 2 Strength instead of giving Dazed status cards
  • Nerfed Shrinker Beetle: Stomp move damage decreased from 16(18) -> 14(17)
  • Buffed Slumbering Beetle: starting Slumber decreased from 3 -> 2
  • Changed Soul Nexus:
    • HP increased from 199(209) -> 234(246)
    • Soul Burn move now used only 3 times max in a fight
  • Changed Spiny Toad:
    • Explosion move damage decreased from 5(6)x5 -> 4(5)x5
    • Lash move now applies -1 Dexterity instead of Weak
  • Changed Swarm of Slimes encounter: now always has one M twig slime, one M leaf slime, two of the same small slime, and one other small slime
  • Changed Test Subject: now adds cards to Draw Pile instead of hand
  • Changed Turret Operator encounter:
  • Changed Vantom:
    • Wound cards given increased from 2 -> 3
    • Inky Lance damage decreased from 7(8)x2 -> 6(7)x2
    • Prepare move's Strength gain decreased from 3 -> 2
  • Nerfed Burrowing Bug: Bite move damage decreased from 13(22) -> 13(15)

Events

  • Reworked Brainbug event:
    • "Share Knowledge" choice now costs 11 HP
    • "Filter the Stream" choice changed to "Choose 1 of 10 cards"
  • Buffed Buried Seed event relic: duration increased from 6 -> 8 combats
  • Reworked Dense Vegetation event:
    • Deprecated "Make a Bracelet" choice
    • "Nap" choice's Wrigglers increased from 3 -> 4
  • Changed Field of the Forgotten event: "Consume" choice now costs 13 HP
  • Changed Hungry for Mushrooms event: "Big Guy" choice max HP gain decreased from 50% -> 25%
  • Changed Living Cocoon event: "Step Inside" choice changed to heal 20 HP and give Metamorphosis
  • Changed Perilous Prospects event: "Decipher" choice now starts at 3 max HP loss
  • Changed Room Full of Cheese event: "Search" choice now costs 14 HP
  • Changed Stone of All Time event: "Drink" and "Lift" choices max HP gain decreased from 10 -> 8
  • Changed Symbiote event: "Kill with Fire" choice now damages you for 6 HP with no other effect
  • Reworked Tea Master event: now has static choices and costs gold
  • Changed Telepathic Spiders event: "Know Yourself" choice cost increased from 150 -> 250
  • Reworked the Legends Were True event
  • Changed Wellspring event: deprecated "Bottle" choice
  • Changed Welcome to Wongo's event: "Mystery Box" choice's relics decreased from 3 -> 2 relics

Misc

  • Changed Ascension 1: Burly enemies deal 25% more damage -> have 25% more HP

Art

Necrobinder

  • Osty's body now remains in combat after dying, and plays a revive animation when re-summoned

Enemies

Misc

  • Added new buttons for Character Select screen
  • Adjusted Silent and Necrobinder's Character Select art
  • Debuff animation now returns to idle loop smoothly
  • Updated some card beta art

User interface & experience

Necrobinder

  • Make Use card now displays the Summon hovertip
  • Nine Lives card now includes the Summon amount in its Summon hovertip

Potions & Relics

Ancients

Misc

  • Card rewards now appear before relic rewards.
  • Hue and scale of duplicate creatures in the same encounter are now slightly randomized
  • Low HP vignette no longer stacks on top of itself during multihits.
  • When hovering over a card in the compendium, it now renders above all other cards
  • You can now open the compendium via a button in the topbar

Wording

Necrobinder

  • Countdown card's power description now properly says that it applies Doom at the start of your turn instead of the end
  • Sacrifice card now specifies that it only works if Osty is alive
  • The wording of the Summon keyword hovertip has been tweaked

Regent

  • An accidental double-space in Spectrum Shift card's description has been fixed

Events

  • The word "A" removed from "A Buried Seed" event title
  • Colorful Philosophers event now names characters instead of colors.

Misc

  • Descriptions on some powers have been cleaned up.
  • Fixed an extra newline that would appear before an Enchantment's text on some enchanted cards
  • Scrutiny debuff now has gold Exhaust and Exhaust hovertip

Bug fixes

Ironclad

  • Taunt card can no longer target dead Decemillipede segment
  • Taunt card's Vulnerable is now affected by Dybbuk Cube relic

Necrobinder

  • Can no longer see hovertips for enemies that die to Doom
  • Damage amounts on Osty attack cards no longer reflect Necrobinder's Strength when Osty is dead
  • Fixed an issue where playing Bury+ followed by Bury was not dealing the correct amount of damage on the next turn
  • You Are Mine! card can no longer be generated from potions

Potions & Relics

  • Egg relics now flash over all affected merchant cards, not just the last one
  • Fixed an issue where Potion rewards only had a 15% chance of being uncommon instead of the intended 25%
  • Toothpick relic now applies after all other damage modifiers (except Pen Nib)
  • Vambrace relic no longer flashes while out of combat

Ancients

Enemies

  • Fix misaligned Block indicator when hitting the Test Subject many times in sequence
  • Insect Repulsor now correctly performs its flip move when Powdered Demise makes it cross the damage threshold
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Events

  • Bedlam Beacon event description now correctly notes when it triggers
  • Fixed Future of Potions event causing a softlock when you win/lose a run
  • Future of Potions event now has a run history tooltip

Misc

  • Cancelling card play while targeting a creature resets the card preview values
  • Card choice in run history is accurate when you have Grasping Tentacle
  • Clicking on an event option before it is fully animated in no longer focuses it
  • Consecutive rest sites will no longer appear on the map
  • Damage numbers now display total damage dealt including overkill damage
  • Getlogs command no longer softlocks combats
  • Hovered hand no longer resets position if a prequeued card starts playing
  • Imbued enchantment now applies after card draw, and only applies to skills
  • Merchant removal coin doesn't flicker if you hover its left side.
  • Panning with a trackpad on MacOS now goes in the correct direction based on your system settings
  • Quitting after receiving rewards from an Ancient now saves the rewards
  • Rest site heal SFX now set to correct volume
  • Saving/loading twice at rewards no longer restarts combat
  • The deck view is no longer bugged when it contains an enchanted card afflicted with Bound
  • You can no longer select other rest site options during the rest VFX
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