Patch #3 Non-Faction Card Rebalancing

🛠️ Non-Faction Rebalancing

Hello everyone!

The January update is here.

This update focuses on the balance for non-Faction cards. With this patch, broad rebalancing is now complete.

Our next update will focus on the new mana system and quality-of-life improvements.

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⚖️ Non-Faction Card Rebalancing (English Only)

Guard Up ATK: 9 / 12 / 15 → 10 / 13 / 16

Guard Up+ ATK: 9 / 12 / 15 → 11 / 14 / 17

Reflex ATK: 5 / 7 / 9 → 7 / 9 / 11

Reflex+ ATK: 5 / 7 / 9 → 8 / 10 / 12

Blood Sacrifice Ability: Attack power gain increased from 3 → 4

Blood Sacrifice+ Ability: Attack power gain increased from 3 → 4

Jab ATK: 4 / 6 / 8 → 5 / 7 / 9

Jab+ ATK: 4 / 6 / 8 → 5 / 7 / 9

Power Slam ATK: 15 / 20 / 26 → 13 / 18 / 25 Ability: Now draws 1 Energy card when used

Power Slam+ ATK: 18 / 23 / 28 → 18 / 23 / 30 Ability: Now draws 1 Energy card when used

Belt Cost/LV: 1 → 2 Ability: Reworked to “Draw 1 Basic card.”

Belt+ Cost/LV: 1 → 2 Ability: Reworked to “Draw 2 Basic cards.”

Keep Calm Ability: Reworked to “Reduce 2 stacks of all negative statuses on you.”

Keep Calm+ Ability: Reworked to “Reduce 3 stacks of all negative statuses on you.”

Awaken ATK: 0 / 10 / 24 → 0 / 13 / 24

Awaken+ ATK: 0 / 6 / 32 → 0 / 16 / 32

Heavy Blow Ability: Attack power now scales at ×3 from the total cost of other cards

Final Blow ATK: 4 / 6 / 8 → 6 / 8 / 10

Final Blow+ ATK: 5 / 7 / 9 → 6 / 8 / 10 Ability: Change the drawn subtype to non-Energy

Wounded Resolve Ability: “Wounded. As long as this card is in your hand, double the attack power of 2 adjacent Actions.”

Wounded Resolve+ Cost/LV: 1 → 3 Ability: “Reuse. As long as this card is in your hand, double the attack power of 2 adjacent Actions.”

Tracking Ability: “Draw 2 non-Energy cards. (Once per turn.)”

Tracking+ Ability: “Draw 3 non-Energy cards. (Once per turn.)”

Attune+ Ability: Change the Discard subtype to non-Energy cards

Purge Ability: Attack power gain increased from 3 → 5 (4 → 7 at LV3)

Purge+ Ability: Attack power gain increased from 5 → 6 (6 → 8 at LV3)

Spare ATK: 16 / 23 / 30 → 20 / 27 / 33

Spare+ ATK: 18 / 25 / 32 → 20 / 27 / 33

Surprise Attack Ability: Reduce attack power reduction from 3 → 2

Surprise Attack+ ATK: 8 / 13 / 18 → 8 / 12 / 16 Ability: Reduce attack power reduction from 2 → 1

Swift Strike ATK: 8 / 10 / 12 → 9 / 12 / 13

Swift Strike+ ATK: 8 / 10 / 12 → 9 / 12 / 13

Risky Move ATK: 9 / 7 / 6 → 11 / 9 / 7

Risky Move+ ATK: 12 / 10 / 6 → 14 / 11 / 8

Blood Reaper ATK: 7 / 9 / 12 → 10 / 12 / 15 Ability: HP restoration increased from 8 → 10

Stealing ATK: 6 / 8 / 10 → 7 / 9 / 12

Vigor ATK: 7 / 9 / 11 → 8 / 10 / 12

Heavensbane Ability: Attack power gain changed from ×6 → ×7, scaling gain from 2 → 5

Windcutter Ability: Now inflicts ×6

Bandana Ability: Change ensnared subtype from non-Basic → non-Energy

Practice ATK: 5 / 0 / 10 → 10 / 0 / 10 Ability: “When leveling up: Discard this card. Gain 10 attack power.”

Revenge Ability: Attack power gain increased from 3 → 5

Riposte ATK: 5 / 7 / 9 → 7 / 8 / 10 Ability: Armor gain increased from 5 → 10

Thank you for your continued support! More updates are coming soon.

– The Northwind Team, Barking Kitten Interactive