Dfiance
Steam News 28 August 20258mo ago

Update 28.08 – Shards of Change

PATCH NOTES - 28.08 ✨ FEATURES Card Backs: You can now buy card backs with Shards and equip them to your deck slots. Auction Timer Noise: Auctions now have a random extra duration to prevent players from predicting exac…

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added✨ FEATURESAuction Timer Noise : Auctions now have a random extra duration to prevent players from predicting exact end times.
added✨ FEATURESSabotage Ability : Now has its own visual effect .
removed🐛 BUG FIXESATK Score Fix : Indicator no longer breaks with General Ovan , Old Man Ghyadu , or Doomed Spy .
removed🐛 BUG FIXESDamage Fix : Doomed Spy & General Ovan no longer take damage when opposite row cards are damaged.
removed🐛 BUG FIXESNoma Jhah Fix : A stolen Noma Jhah no longer gains +4 ATK each turn.
added🐛 BUG FIXESMarketplace Fix : No more freezing after overbidding and placing a new bid.

PATCH NOTES - 28.08

✨ FEATURES

  • Card Backs: You can now buy card backs with Shards and equip them to your deck slots.

  • Auction Timer Noise: Auctions now have a random extra duration to prevent players from predicting exact end times.

  • Sabotage Ability: Now has its own visual effect.

🐛 BUG FIXES

  • Auction Bug Fix: Extra copies are now prioritized for selling instead of cards in your decks.

  • ATK Score Fix: Indicator no longer breaks with General Ovan, Old Man Ghyadu, or Doomed Spy.

  • Damage Fix: Doomed Spy & General Ovan no longer take damage when opposite row cards are damaged.

  • Noma Jhah Fix: A stolen Noma Jhah no longer gains +4 ATK each turn.

  • Megilmei Fix: Works correctly when reviving with Sha-Bahr.

  • Illusions Fix: Illusion copies are now correctly displayed in the discard pile.

  • Marketplace FixNo more freezing after overbidding and placing a new bid.
  • Connection Fix: The game no longer opens multiple instances if disconnected.

⚖️ BALANCE CHANGES

We’ve buffed many unplayable cards and strengthened certain deck archetypes like Ephemeral Discard, Infernal Movement, and Celestial Flying.

🧙 EPHEMERALS

  • Cosmetic(Basic Unit, Buff) UnitedIrian Sword : Blast 2 ➝ 3
  • (Basic Unit, Buff) Aznas Brave: Cost 2 ➝ 1, Power Merge 6 ➝ 4

  • (Basic Unit, Buff) Virmizaleh: ATK 3 ➝ 4

  • Cosmetic(Basic Unit, Buff) Bounty HunterBlevyam : ATK 2 ➝ 3, Loyal 1 ➝ 3
  • (Basic Unit, Buff) Enraged Assegai: ATK 1 ➝ 2

  • (Common Unit, Buff) Desaja Ambusher: ATK 4 ➝ 3, Auxiliary 1 ➝ 3, Loyal 1 ➝ 3

  • (Common Unit, Buff) Academy Scientist: ATK 3 ➝ 5

  • (Uncommon Unit, Buff) Infantry Warrior: Cost 4 ➝ 3, ATK 6 ➝ 5

  • (Uncommon Unit, Buff) Assassins: Execute 3 ➝ 4

  • (Rare Unit, Buff) Goldfeather: Gained Blast 1 (applied to all copies).

  • (Rare Hero, Buff) Suultan TotrarthDraw cap raised from 3 ➝ 4.
  • (Legendary Hero, Buff) Elder MahgusATK 10 ➝ 8, new ability: All your spells deal +1 damage .

👼 CELESTIAL

  • Cosmetic(Basic Unit, Buff) VehicleDemolisher : Cost 6 ➝ 5, ATK 6 ➝ 5, Empowered 6 ➝ 5
  • Cosmetic(Basic Unit, Buff) VhortexVuurma : ATK 3 ➝ 4
  • (Basic Unit, Buff) Alaec Xander: Aeroobost 3 ➝ 4

  • (Common Unit, Buff) Brinks: ATK 3 ➝ 5

  • (Common Unit, Buff) Klylly: ATK 5 ➝ 6

  • (Uncommon Unit, Buff) Soaring Lookout: Ascend 1 ➝ 2

  • (Rare Unit, Buff) Vandazaar: Aeroobost 5 ➝ 6

  • (Rare Unit, Buff) Xenxiana: Empowered 2 ➝ 3

  • (Epic Unit, Buff) Council Delegate: Ascend 1 ➝ 2

  • (Epic Unit, Buff) VarheyenAbility reworked: Return an enemy card to the top of the opponent's deck. The opponent gains Tactical Points equal to the card's ATK.

👿 INFERNAL

  • (Basic Unit, Buff) Mad Deceiver: Gained Devour 2

  • Cosmetic(Basic Unit, Buff) ImpFrenzied Poker : ATK 4 ➝ 2, gained Blast 2
  • Cosmetic(Basic Unit, Buff) JhahExplosioneer : ATK 4 ➝ 6
  • (Uncommon Unit, Buff) Deathstare: Wrath 2 ➝ 3

  • Cosmetic(Rare Unit, Buff) JhahAssassin : ATK & Undying 6 ➝ 4, Doomed Spy dmg 2 ➝ 3
  • (Rare Unit, Buff) Lightning Harvester: ATK 7 ➝ 9

  • (Epic Spell, Buff) Conjure Elementals: Cost 3 ➝ 2, ATK 5 ➝ 4

  • (Epic Unit, Buff) Voidcaster: ATK 3 ➝ 4

  • (Epic Hero, Buff) General Ovan: Cost 2 ➝ 1

😎 FACTIONLESS

  • Cosmetic(Basic Unit, Buff) CannibalMaro the Wild : Execute 2 ➝ 3
  • Cosmetic(Basic Unit, Buff) Deathsert BanditSniper : Blast 3 ➝ 4
  • Cosmetic(Common Unit, Buff) Deathsert BanditAmbusher : Execute 2 ➝ 3
  • (Common Unit, Buff) K'goa Assassin: ATK 5 ➝ 4, Execute 5 ➝ 6

  • (Epic Hero, Buff) Dark Wanderer: Gained Banish 1

  • Cosmetic(Epic Hero, Buff) The OrderFidestra : Cost 4 ➝ 3, ATK 10 ➝ 6

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Steam News / 28 August 2025

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