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Steam News29 May 20251y ago

ARCANE ASCENT EARLY ACCESS PATCH 2.0

Welcome to this new update. We have added new content as well as made some changes and balances that will improve the game experience. With that said these are the new changes we have for you.

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What changed

1 fix9 additions23 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
addedWelcome to this new update. We have added new content as well as made some changes and balances that will improve the game experience. With that said these are the new changes we have for you.
changedCard ChangesFlaming Spear: damage 6 => 3
changedCard ChangesFlaming Spear +: damage 9 => 5
changedCard ChangesFire Tornado: single-target damage 3 => area 1
changedCard ChangesFire Tornado +: single-target damage 3 => area 2
changedCard ChangesFire Breath: Burn stacks 3 => 2

Welcome to this new update. We have added new content as well as made some changes and balances that will improve the game experience. With that said these are the new changes we have for you.

CARDS

Elementalist Mage

Card Changes

  • Rock Fist: mana cost 1 => 2, Strength stacks 2 => 1

  • Rock Fist +: mana cost 0 => 1, Strength stacks 3 => 2

  • Flaming Spear: damage 6 => 3

  • Flaming Spear +: damage 9 => 5

  • Fire Tornado: single-target damage 3 => area 1

  • Fire Tornado +: single-target damage 3 => area 2

  • Fire Breath: Burn stacks 3 => 2

  • Fire Breath +: Burn stacks 4 => 3

  • Wind Blade +: damage 6 => 5

  • Water Shield: healing 1 => 2

  • Fountain of Life: healing 9 => 6

  • Fountain of Life +: healing 12 => 9

  • Blurry: mana cost 1 => 2

  • Blurry +: mana cost 1 => 2

  • Rock Wall: mana cost 2 => 1

  • Rock Wall +: mana cost 2 => 1

  • Meteor: single-target damage => area

  • Meteor +: single-target damage => area, damage 4 => 2

  • Crystallize: Weak stacks 2 => 1

  • Crystallize +: Weak stacks 3 => 1

  • Earthquakenew effect exhaust
  • Earthquake +new effect exhaust
  • Rock Armor: effect exhaust

  • Rock Armor +: effect exhaust

Summoner Mage

Card Changes

  • The Goat: mana cost 2 => 1

  • The Rat: gold stolen 5 => 2

  • The Rat +: gold stolen 10 => 4

  • The Dog +: mana cost 2 => 1

  • Protection Pact: mana cost 2 => 1

  • Rage Pact +: mana cost 2 => 3

  • Firmness Pact +: mana cost 2 => 1

  • Stampede: mana cost 2 => 1

  • Stampede +: mana cost 1 => 0

  • Arcane Projectile: damage 4 => 5

  • Arcane Projectile +: damage 6 => 7

  • The Empress: turns 1 => 2

  • The Empress +: mana cost 2 => 1

  • The Lovers +: mana cost 1 => 2

  • Temperancenew effect exhaust
  • Temperance +new effect exhaust
  • The Moon: adds 1 turn to all summons

  • The Moon +: adds 1 turn to all summons, Strong stacks 4 => 2

  • The Stars: mana cost 2 => 1

  • The Fool: effect lasts entire combat

  • The Fool +: effect lasts entire combat

ENEMIES

New Enemies

  • Light Deity

Enemy Changes

  • Mud Boss: HP 300 => 550, damage 4x2 => 6x2

  • Fire Serpent BossHP 300 => 550, Soft stacks 2 => 4 + Weak, new ability -> adds 16 shield
  • Mist Boss: HP 280 => 445, now channels to gain 5 Strength stacks and then attacks

  • Lightning BossHP 280 => 480, damage 4x2 => 4x5, damage 6x1 => 16x1, new ability -> adds 16 shield
  • Blood Boss: HP 120 => 200, damage 7x2 => 9x2, damage 14x1 => 16x1

  • Time Deity: HP 300 => 800

  • Green Sister: HP 150 => 250

  • Orange Sister: HP 150 => 250

  • Blue Sister: HP 150 => 250

Animation Improvements

  • Mist Boss

  • Fire Serpent Boss

  • Bandit

ACHIEVEMENTS

New Achievements

  • BONK!

  • Ambush!!!

MECHANICS

TUTORIAL

The tutorial has been adjusted to be easier to understand and less tedious to follow. Now, in the top right corner, you’ll find a (?) icon that opens several tabs explaining the core gameplay concepts. You can consult this section at any time.

LANGUAGES

Translation Improvements

We have made improvements to the translation of the Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese languages by adding new fonts with special characters that will allow you to visualize the game content correctly. We are aware that the title of the relics section and the ascension levels have not yet been translated, this will be corrected in future versions.

Source

Steam News / 29 May 2025

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