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Steam News31 May 20261mo ago

Closed Alpha 3.2

New Features New Retainer: Thrix, Hive Matriarch [Assassin] Gem system rework: 55 new gems, purchaseable with Glittering Shards Glittering Shards are collected from towers, large monsters, cannon minions and ore mining

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • Store
  • Events
  • Balance
  • Fixes
addedNew FeaturesNew Retainer: Thrix, Hive Matriarch [Assassin]
addedNew FeaturesGem system rework: 55 new gems, purchaseable with Glittering Shards
addedNew FeaturesOre mining nodes and gatherable mushrooms that reward permanent buffs have been added to the map (5V5 ONLY FOR TODAY)
addedNew FeaturesRunes of Advance added, letting you teleport from base to lane
changedNew FeaturesAttempting to buy an item you don't have enough gold for will now purchase the best components instead
addedNew FeaturesYou can now set an "autobuy" item by shift-clicking in the shop, which will be automatically (partially) purchased when leaving the base

Syndicate of Souls changes

addedNew Retainer: Thrix, Hive Matriarch [Assassin]
addedGem system rework: 55 new gems, purchaseable with Glittering Shards
addedOre mining nodes and gatherable mushrooms that reward permanent buffs have been added to the map (5V5 ONLY FOR TODAY)
addedRunes of Advance added, letting you teleport from base to lane
changedAttempting to buy an item you don't have enough gold for will now purchase the best components instead

New Features

  • New Retainer: Thrix, Hive Matriarch [Assassin]

  • Gem system rework55 new gems, purchaseable with Glittering Shards
  • Glittering Shards are collected from towers, large monsters, cannon minions and ore mining

  • Ore mining nodes and gatherable mushrooms that reward permanent buffs have been added to the map (5V5 ONLY FOR TODAY)

  • Runes of Advance added, letting you teleport from base to lane

  • Attempting to buy an item you don't have enough gold for will now purchase the best components instead

  • You can now set an "autobuy" item by shift-clicking in the shop, which will be automatically (partially) purchased when leaving the base

  • Tower platings added, for now only reward Glittering Shards when destroyed (system will be expanded next patch)

  • Various new items added as replacements for scrolls

  • New talents added to replace the "scroll" talents

Balance Changes

  • All heroes now use mana as their resource [EXPERIMENTAL]

  • Mana costs and values reduced across the board

  • Synestra and al-rahim stuns replaced with silence

  • Rahim cc block duration significantly reduced

  • Coin items are now free when you have stacked coin

  • Weapon autoattack balance pass

  • Emonia Q, krieg F/R, synestra Q/W, xelv E/W nerfs/adjustments

  • Born commander boots reworked into a tier 3 support boot

  • Tolundir's now a starter tank item

  • World tree shieldroot nerfed, branch buffed, both prices increased
  • Diminishing returns are now much stronger

Bug Fixes

  • fixed cooldown reset not working correctly

  • fixed rage resource bug

  • fixed shirai E VFX playing at wrong length

  • fixed ampwrecker not working on base towers

  • fixed thunderlord's mallet passive being removed prematurely

  • fixed canhitdead flag not loading (was loading canhitmidair instead)

  • fixed maxcooldown not being respected when reducing item cooldown

  • fixed damage numbers on 4k resolution

Technical

  • Unreal Engine updated to version 5.7

  • inventory system reworked (items/consumables/sockets)

  • basedata and stats system reworked

  • profanity filter made less strict

Source

Steam News / 31 May 2026

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