Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
Steam News 12 February 20263mo ago

King of the Hill Season 52: "Season of Mana Drought"

• Seasonal Mutation: "Season of Mana Drought" • "Season of Luxury Tax" is over! The seasonal changes (increased prices for T5 items) are no longer in effect. Welcome to the "Season of Mana Drought"! Seasonal Mutation: T…

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changedWelcome to the "Season of Mana Drought"!Seasonal Mutation: The mana cost of all class abilities (where applicable) has increased by ~50%. We always appreciate your feedback regarding seasonal mutations. Regularly — usually one week before the season ends — we hold calls with players on our Discord server to discuss game balance and upcoming changes. Join us!
changed• Cursed Mutation Balance •Curse of Variety nerfed: Health bonus 8% → 6%
changed• Cursed Mutation Balance •Curse of Restraint nerfed: Curse reward 200 tokens → 150 tokens
changed• Mutation Balance •Mage Gene nerfed: Magic damage 150 → 90
changed• Mutation Balance •Thunder Lance buffed: % of mage ability damage 18 → 23
changed• Mutation Balance •Dash buffed: Damage 300 → 650
Curse of Variety nerfed: Health bonus8% to 6%Mage Gene nerfed: Magic damage150 to 90Thunder Lance buffed: % of mage ability damage18 to 23Dash buffed: Damage300 to 650

• Seasonal Mutation: "Season of Mana Drought" •

"Season of Luxury Tax" is over! The seasonal changes (increased prices for T5 items) are no longer in effect.

Welcome to the"Season of Mana Drought"!

Seasonal Mutation: The mana cost of all class abilities (where applicable) has increased by ~50%. We always appreciate your feedback regarding seasonal mutations. Regularly — usually one week before the season ends — we hold calls with players on our Discord server to discuss game balance and upcoming changes. Join us!

• Cursed Mutation Balance •

  • Curse of Variety nerfed: Health bonus 8% → 6%

  • Curse of Restraint nerfed: Curse reward 200 tokens → 150 tokens

• Mutation Balance •

  • Mage Gene nerfed: Magic damage 150 → 90

  • Thunder Lance buffed: % of mage ability damage 18 → 23

  • Dash buffed: Damage 300 → 650

  • Feint buffed: Damage 350 → 600

  • Most Dexterous buffed: Chance multiplier 3 → 4

• Brawl Mode Balance •

  • Mage Gene nerfed: Magic damage 150 → 110

  • Dash buffed: Damage 300 → 600

  • Feint buffed: Damage 350 → 600

  • Most Dexterous buffed: Chance multiplier 3 → 4

• Class abilities balance •

  • Fighters’ Link nerfed:

    • Cooldown increased 10s → 15s

    Mana cost increased:

    • Level 1: 20 → 30

    • Level 2: 20 → 40

    • Level 3: 20 → 50

  • Mana cost changes:

    • Boomfish: 40 → 80 mana

    • Thunderbolt: 20 → 30 mana

    • Heal: 30 → 45 mana

    • Call of Cthulhu: 35 → 50 mana

    • Taunt: 20 → 30 mana

    • Buff Tower: 25 → 35 mana

    • Bomb: 10 → 15 mana

    • Kaled's Assembly: 10 → 15 mana

    • Friendly Deathknight: 50 → 75 mana

    • Purr-Meow: 10 → 15 mana

    • Pet Thorny: 40 → 60 mana

    • Faithful 54MUR41: 30 → 45 mana

• Item balance •

  • Nano Lance: damage 120 ➔ 130

  • Paddle Ball: damage 150 ➔ 160

  • Pitchfork: damage 170 ➔ 190

  • Whip: damage 220 ➔ 230

  • Stilts: damage 230 ➔ 250

  • Item prices changes:

    • Dreihänder: 41 → 32

    • Halo: 40 → 31

    • Punisher: 42 → 33

    • Excellent Coffin: 46 → 36

    • Ordinary Bomb: 40 → 31

    • Yellow Suit: 38 → 30

    • Dr. Octopus's Claws: 35 → 27

    • Stilts: 42 → 33

    • RR: 43 → 33

    • Shaman Club: 35 → 27

King of the Hill Season 51 Results

WINNERS:

🥇Lectrice
🥈Dayemon
🥉スヴァット(Suvat)

Congrats! Your victory medal has been added to your name on the leaderboard.

Season 52 starts right now and ends on April 9th at 16:00 UTC.

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Source

Steam News / 12 February 2026

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