Week40: 20+ new cards, and deckbuilding!

This update might come as a bit of a surprise, but the content is solid!

Let’s cover the update first, then we’ll talk about the rest!

What's New in This Update

• Players may refresh the shop by paying mana coins.

• Players may tweak their deck after defeated, or during certain events.

• Cards adjusted: Renko Usami, Maribel Hearn, Tokiko, Kisume, Huge Kedama, Kedama & Fairy, Power of Unity, Kedama Protector, Wakasagihime, Alice Margatroid, Reisen Udongein Inaba, Fujiwara no Mokou, Yugi Hoshiguma, Mononobe no Futo, Harvest Festival, Whirl Sign "Autumn Leaf Fan's Wind", Leading Tengu, Scout Tengu, Tengu's Meeting, Attack Tengu, Aya Shameimaru, Nemuno Sakata, Freeze, Zombie Fairy, Kogasa Tatara, Minamitsu Murasa, Mystia Lorelei, Remilia Scarlet, Illness Recovery Charm, Control Rod, Red Stone of Aja, Grimoire

• Card removed: Soaring Kedama

• New cards: Tengu Reinforcements, Steady Toiling, Mai Teireida, Cheerful Sunflower, Wriggle Nightbug, Flower to Fruit, Youkai Mountain, Momoyo Himemushi, Eirin Yagokoro, Nitori Kawashiro, Eika Ebisu, Geyser, Hieda no Akyuu, Seija Kijin, Seiran, Subterranean Sun, Sekibanki, Kasen Ibaraki, Ran Yakumo, Maid Fairy, Scarlet Devil Mansion, Hisami Yomotsu, Sakuya Izayoi, Wither, Sanzu River, Satono Nishida, Hata no Kokoro

• Item adjusted: Coin of a Hoarder

• Illustrations updated: Harvest Festival, Mizuchi Miyadeguchi

Why this early update?

According to the schedule we previously shared, we were originally planning to release the tournament content update in early May.

However, we realized that this update would coincide with the Steam Deckbuilders Fest (May 5-12), which we plan to participate in. This festival is a rare opportunity, and we hope to use it to attract more new players so we can continue developing the game.

The tournament update is experimental; it’s more about giving players a taste of a rough, early-stage mode with limited content, rather than a fully polished game mode. In other words, it’s better suited for players who are already familiar with the practice mode, rather than newcomers.

If new players were to encounter the “Tournament Mode” in its current state (which appears much more formal than “Practice Match”), they would likely perceive our game as a game with severely lacking content. This could lead them to refuse to try other game contents and result in a poor gaming experience—something we really, really want to avoid.

Therefore, we have decided to postpone the Tournament update. However, simply doing that would be unacceptable, as this would break our promise!

To mitigate the impact of the Tournament mode delay, we’ve decided to compensate everyone with this early update, which is by no means lacking in content: extensive card adjustments, over 20 new cards to complete the dual-season card design, and the opportunity to experience some Tournament Mode features (Shop Refresh and Deck Building) in Practice Mode ahead of time!

We’ll update the Tournament mode as soon as possible after the Steam Deckbuilders Fest. See you then!

Card & Item Changelog

• Renko Usami

Stats: 1/1 → 2/2

• Maribel Hearn

Stats: 1/1 → 2/2

• Tokiko

Stats: 1/2 → 1/3

Effect: "At the start of your turn, draw 1 card." → "Whenever you play a Spellcard, draw 1 card."

• Huge Kedama

Mana cost: 6 → 8

Season: 2 Spring → 3 Spring

Effect: "" → "-1 Mana Cost for each Spring you have."

• Kedama & Fairy

Effect: "Drop: Gets +1/+2 if there's a friendly Kedama on the board. Gets +2/+1 if there's a friendly Fairy on the board" → "Whenever a friendly Kedama enters the board, this gets +2/+0. Whenever a friendly Fairy enters the board, this gets +0/+2"

• Kedama Protector

Stats: 4/10 → 3/11

Added Keyword: Drain

• Wakasagihime

Added Keyword: Agile

• Power of Unity

Effect: "Target familiar gets +X/+X, where X=number of friendly familiars on the board" → "All friendly familiars get +1/+2"

• Alice Margatroid

Stats: 1/3 → 1/4

• Reisen Udongein Inaba

Season: 4 Summer → 3 Summer

Stats: 4/4 → 4/6

Added Keyword: Firepower

Effect: "Drop: Add 2 Fire Bullet to your hand" → "Fight: Add 1 Fire Bullet to your hand."

• Fujiwara no Mokou

Season: 4 Summer → 3 Summer

Added Keyword: Firepower

Effect: "Nirvana: Gets +2/+2 and returns to your hand instead." → "Nirvana: Gets +2/+2, Firepower, and returns to your hand instead."

• Yugi Hoshiguma

Mana cost: 7 → 10

Season: 5 Summer → 3 Summer

Stats: 15/7 → 7/7

Effect: "" → "While in hand, -1 Mana Cost for each time a fight occurs"

• Mononobe no Futo

Stats: 1/3 → 1/4

Effect

"At the start your turn, add 1 Fire Bullet to your hand." → "Fight: Gets +3/+0.

Nirvana

Add X Fire Bullets to your hand, where X=this familiar's attack."

• Harvest Festival

Season: 3 Autumn → 1 Autumn

• Kisume

Season: 2 Autumn → 1 Any

• Whirl Sign “Autumn Leaf Fan’s Wind”

Danmaku damage: 2 → 3

• Leading Tengu

Effect: "-1 Mana Cost for each friendly Tengu" → "While in hand, Rashness: -1 Mana Cost"

Other effects are unchanged

• Scout Tengu

Mana cost: 0 → 3

Season: 3 Autumn → 1 Autumn

Stats: 3/3 → 3/4

Effect: "Drop: You lose Autumn" → ""

Added Keyword: Agile

• Tengu's Meeting

Effect: "-1 Mana Cost for each friendly Tengu" → "While in hand, Rashness: -1 Mana Cost"

Other effects are unchanged

• Attack Tengu

Mana cost: 10 → 8

Effect: "-1 Mana Cost for each friendly Tengu" → "While in hand, Rashness: -1 Mana Cost"

• Aya Shameimaru

Effect: "-1 Mana Cost for each friendly Tengu" → "While in hand, Rashness: -1 Mana Cost"

Other effects are unchanged

• Nemuno Sakata

Now obtainable by players.

Added Keyword: First Strike

Effect: "Nirvana: Lose 4 HP." → "Fight: Deal 2 damage to yourself."

• Soaring Kedama:

Now not obtainable by players.

• Freeze

Added Effect: "Draw 1 card."

Other effects are unchanged

• Zombie Fairy

Keyword: Revive 1 → Revive 2

• Kogasa Tatara

Effect: "Drop: Freeze adjacent familiars." → "Drop: Freeze target familiar."

• Minamitsu Murasa

Effect: "Drop: Destroy target structure." → "Drop: Destroy target familiar with Freeze or structure."

• Mystia Lorelei

Season cost decreased, 3 Winter + 2 Wild → 4 Winter

Stats: 0/5 → 0/4

• Remilia Scarlet

Rarity: Rare (Purple) → Mythic (Gold)

• Illness Recovery Charm

Mana Cost: 0 → 1

Effect: "You gain 5 HP and draw 1 card." → "You gain 10 HP and draw 1 card."

• Control Rod

Effect: "Target familiar gets +3/+0." → "You get +3/+0."

• Red Stone of Aja

Effect: "Choose One: -Deal 10 Danmaku Damage to target -Deal 5 Danmaku Damage to all targets" → "Choose One: -Deal 10 Danmaku Damage to target familiar -Deal 5 Danmaku Damage to all enemy familiars"

• Grimoire

Mana cost: 3 → 7

Effect: "Gain 1 more Mana at the start of your turn." → "Gain 15 Mana."

• Coin of a Hoarder

Also doubles your minimum deck limit (Relevant to Deck Building)