Minions of Medusa - Patch #45
This week brings 120 card changes, bot match XP for new players, improved loading screens, reduced loading times, and new time penalties for repeated offenses such as abandoning games too early. With this patch, players with ill intent might just be frozen to stone . . . for a while π€
Improvements β
- Experience points (XP) are now awarded in Bot & Private games until level 15 is reached
- 5 new original SkyWeaver songs added to the game πΌ Jump into any regular match to experience the new tracks on a random rotation
- Faster loading times! No more βWaiting for opponent.β The game takes you straight into the match when itβs ready and displays a loading bar above your SkyTag! When the match is over, youβll be sent back to the menu screen even faster than before π¨
Changes π¨βπ§
- Abandoning a match before either player reaches turn 6 will now result in a timeout penalty of [0, 120, 900, 3600, 3600] seconds (24h window). This should improve the quality of matches and deter bad behaviors
Additionally, a player who is AFK (Away From Keyboard) for more than 3 turns will lose the game. We recognize this is a rather extreme measure for addressing AFK players and appreciate your patience while we test out this particular approach over the coming weeks.
Rewording cheapest / most expensive to low-cost
/ high-cost
vocabulary, and using the mechanic on more spells. Expanding some removal out of Heart. Using Glory to dust some dead cards. Animosity renamed to Anima. Some aesthetic changes omitted.
Windweave (969)
Text: Mulligan your hand. Draw two spells.
β Mulligan your spells in hand. Draw two spells.
Adding consistency, with less overall mulligan. Holding onto units should especially help in Discovery.
Gift of Aya (671)
Text: Gain 1 max mana. Draw an earth spell. Give your hero +1 Health for each card in your hand.
β Gain 1 max mana. Draw a high-cost earth spell. Give your hero +1 Health for each card in your hand.
Draw high-cost should buff ramp payoff like Entwail, without cheap earth spells getting in the way of consistency.
Entwail (557)
Text: Draw two units into play. Give each Roots.
β Draw two units into play. Give each Roots unless it's earth.
Adding some elemental upside.
Treasure Chest (560)
Cost: 4
β 3
Text: Give your hero +2 Health. Draw a spell and a unit.
β Draw a spell and a unit.
Simplifying to bring down the curve.
Musashi (542)
Cost: 4
β 3
Power: 4
β 2
Spell: Whelm
β Barrier
Redesign to be less Whelming.
Funeral Moon (394)
Text: Kill units with 2 Power or less. Draw a dark spell onto your hero.
β Kill units with 2 Power or less. Draw a low-cost dark spell onto your hero.
Low-cost should help role as removal without risking a big spell like Grave Roil.
Extinction Event (806)
Cost: 6
β 5
Buff to sleeper AoE.
Doctor Vile (796)
Spell: None
β Vile Vial
Usability buff, the doctor has been worse since the Vials became more useful to enemies.
Deep Freeze (1019)
Text: Give target unit Frozen. Do 1 Damage to enemies.
β Give target unit Frozen. Do 1 Damage to enemies. Dust enchanted units killed.
Utility buff.
Think Twice (897)
Text: Draw a mind spell. Give your hero a copy.
β Draw a low-cost mind spell. Give target ally a copy.
Big consistency buff.
Dual Boot (465)
Cost: 5
β 4
Text: Draw a unit. Summon a 2/2 guard copy.
β Draw a unit. Summon a 2/2 guard copy. Give it Dazed.
Speed buff, with Dazed to nerf attachment cheat.
Electron (627)
Text: Inspire Metal: Gets Zap.
β Inspire Metal: Gets Zap with wither.
Zap Classic buff, to give the Inspire more impact.
Bloom Garden β Savage Garden (1040)
Text: Summon two Elderwood with Animosity.
β Summon two Elderwood with Anima and +1 Power.
Angry plants buff.
Reinforce (58)
Text: Summon two Armored Guard. Give allies +1 Health.
β Summon two Armored Guard. Give ally units +1 Health.
Small hero health nerf.
Hail Hydra (911)
Power: 5
β 4
Spell: None
β Hail of Arrows
All hail.
Waking Dream (633)
Text: Draw a spell onto target sleeping unit of its element. Ready it.
β Draw a low-cost spell onto target sleeping unit of its element. Ready it.
Low-cost consistency buff.
Moonbeam (29)
Cost: 4
β 3
Text: Give target unit -4 Health. Give your hero +4 Health.
β Give target unit -3 Health. Give your hero +3 Health.
Shift down the curve to differ from other dark spells.
Wartlock (1042)
Power: 2
β 3
Buff to a weirdo.
Toil & Trouble (1003)
Text: Give ally units +1 Power. Do 1 Damage to enemy units.
β Do 1 Damage to enemy units. If lethal, give allies +1 Power.
Nerf to consistency.
Glitter (1013)
Text: Glory: Give the enemy hero Dazed.
β Glory: Dust the enemy's top dead spell to give their hero Dazed.
Prism: hrt
β int
Some incidental glory dusting.
Mother Ethera (336)
Health: 2
β 3
Buff, the terror of SkyWeaver alpha has been quiet in beta.
Gemini (985)
Power: 5
β 6
Health: 5
β 6
Buff to a sleeper, somehow I miss getting killed by Gemini.
Identity Crisis (300)
Text: Give target unit -2 Power. Swap its power and health.
β Give target unit -2 Power. Swap its power and health. Give it Dazed.
Defense buff to a narrow removal spell.
Gato (810)
Power: 1
β 2
The winrate of Gato has been low, surprisingly, especially when compared to Songbird. Let's try a buff - hold on to your hats!
Lilly (1076)
Power: 1
β 2
Buff, Hoplite has seen better days.
Giza (924)
Text: Death: Draw your most expensive unit.
β Death: Draw a high-cost unit.
Spell: None
β Zap
Utility buff.
Turn the Tide (829)
Text: Both players return their hand to their deck and draw five.
β Both players return their hand to their deck and draw five. Give your hero Vapors.
Watery buff.
Whipvine (744)
Power: 1
β 0
Spell: None
β Anima
Trying Anima in more places.
Chain Lasso β Chain Toss (1129)
Cost: 3
β 1
Text: Give the front and back enemies Chains. Do 1 Damage to each.
β Give target unit Chains.
Prism: agy
β tok
Chain Toss is back - currently only on Zato. It's good to have a stable of simple small token spells for attachments.
Andromeda (1134)
Cost: 5
β 4
Power: 5
β 4
Health: 3
β 2
Spell: Chain Toss
β Snap Trap
Bumped down the curve to make the synergy more accessible, and a new spell.
Alight (424)
Text: Draw a light spell onto your hero. Reveal spells in the enemy hand.
β Draw a low-cost light spell onto your hero. Reveal spells in the enemy hand.
Low-cost consistency buff.
Earth Golem (108)
Text: Death: Give your hero +10 Health.
β Death: Dust your bottom dead earth card to give your hero +10 Health.
Trying a new earth cost, to nerf the recursion of powerful effects.
Old Fogey (573)
Text: Death: Gain 1 max mana.
β Death: Dust your bottom dead earth card to gain 1 max mana.
Another instance of the new earth cost.
Heirlooms β Heirloom (891)
Cost: 2
β 1
Text: Draw a spell onto each ally unit of its element.
β Draw a low-cost spell onto target ally unit of its element.
Prism: tok
β hrt
Reworked with low-cost tech. More of a tutor, less of a mass cleanse.
Nefurti (923)
Power: 2
β 1
Health: 2
β 3
Stats reverted, 1/3 was missed.
Timber (974)
Power: 2
β 1
Spell: None
β Anima
Another Anima with stat tweak.
Bill (1148)
Health: 3
β 4
Bill buff.
Card Sling (847)
Text: Discard your right card in hand to do damage equal to its cost to target unit and draw two.
β Discard your left card in hand to do damage equal to its cost to target unit and draw two.
Consistency buff, especially on Scrollweaver, by discarding left instead of right.
Ghost Duster (705)
Text: Summon: Dust the top dead enemy unit to draw a spell of its element onto this unit.
β Summon: Dust the top dead enemy unit to draw a low-cost spell of its element onto this unit.
Low-cost consistency tech.
Sanctuary (1155)
Text: Return a target's spell to hand to give it Shield and health equal the spell's cost.
β Return target ally's spell to your hand if it has one. Give it Shield and +3 Health.
Buff to consistency and utility, with less combo heal.
Puddo (933)
Power: 4
β 3
Health: 4
β 3
Spell: None
β Anima
Another Anima stat nerf.
Mighty Steed (98)
Power: 2
β 3
Stat buff, along with cheaper spell.
Stir the Kraken (1067)
Text: Draw a water unit. Do damage to target unit equal to your mana.
β Draw a high-cost water unit. Do damage to target unit equal to your mana.
Prism: wis
β tok
Using high-cost to focus on the late game.
Apollo (1167)
Keywords: lifesteal
β stealth,lifesteal
Buff to a brawler.
Forcefield (1108)
Keywords: None
β banner
Buff to base impact.
Rite Knight (658)
Text: Glory: Gets Rite of Passage.
β Glory: Dust the enemy's top dead spell to get Rite of Passage.
Incidental glory dusting.
Axolotl (657)
Health: 1
β 2
Similar to Gato, this 1c Banner unit has under-performed. So here's a buff.
Jar of Souls (805)
Text: Summon your top three dead units as 1/1 with lifesteal wither and Hex. Ready them.
β Summon your top three dead units as 1/1 with wither and Hex. Ready them.
Lifesteal nerf, the undead units are plenty spooky.
Book Casey (290)
Health: 3
β 4
Buff to a brawler.
Birb (926)
Text: None
β Sunrise: Gets +1 Health.
smol birb buf
Cinder (792)
Text: Sunset: Gets Fireball.
β Sunrise: Gets Fireball if you have a fire card in hand.
Spell: None
β Barrier
Buff to base defense, nerf to Fireball consistency.
Anti Mago (195)
Text: Glory: Give the enemy hero Flames.
β Glory: Dust the enemy's top dead spell to give their hero Flames.
Power: 2
β 3
Health: 3
β 2
Incidental glory dusting, and sturdier stats.
Frank (591)
Text: Sunrise: Dust your top two dead units to get +5 Health.
β Sunrise: Dust your top dead non-dark unit to get +5 Health.
Prism: int
β str
Dusting effect aligned with other dark cards. Frank stronk.
Puppet Master (1113)
Cost: 5
β 4
Text: Summon: Draw a unit into play as 1/1 with guard and armor.
β Summon: Draw a low-cost unit into play as 2/2 with Lead and guard.
Health: 3
β 2
Using low-cost tech to bump this down the curve, and less armor.
Earth Spike (815)
Text: Give a target Roots. Dust your top dead earth card to do 3 Damage to it.
β Give a target Roots. Dust your bottom dead earth card to do 3 Damage to it.
Dust bottom, to match earth mechanic.
Scorpio (932)
Power: 5
β 6
Buff.
Libra (1115)
Text: Summon: Give your hero +7 Health.
β Summon: Give your hero +7 Health if your grave has seven or more cards.
Consistency nerf, gotta put the new grave counter to work.
Mad Hat (1029)
Power: 2
β 3
Buff.
Ominous Hoo (880)
Cost: 4
β 3
Keywords: stealth
β None
Power: 4
β 3
Health: 4
β 3
Reworked with new Moonbeam.
Desire (648)
Power: 9
β 10
Health: 9
β 10
Spell: Razzle Dazzle
β Barrier
Reducing Razzle Dazzle redundancy. Going full stats with +1/+1 and Barrier.
Clone Army (258)
Text: Add a base copy of each ally unit to your deck, with Lead and +1/+1.
β Add a copy of each ally unit to your deck, with Lead and +2/+2.
Doubling down on this buff.
Nakamoto (1090)
Spell: None
β Barrier
Buff to sneakiness.
Mad Vibes (508)
Cost: 4
β 3
Prism: tok
β hrt
Undoing last patch's nerf to Stargazer.
Nessie (905)
Text: Play: Gains power equal to your mana.
β Sunset: Spend your mana. Gets that much power.
Power: 0
β 2
Reworked to take advantage of unspent mana, especially for control decks with removal hands.
Curious (953)
Spell: None
β Shroud
Usability buff.
Minstrel (1054)
Health: 4
β 5
Buff, now just -1c from before last patch.
Archivist (649)
Power: 1
β 2
Buff to brawling.
Harpex (982)
Keywords: None
β stealth
Health: 6
β 5
Pulling this weird threat to the backline.
Epic Eagle (852)
Cost: 6
β 5
Text: Summon: Raise your max mana to the enemy's if they have more.
β Summon: If the enemy has more max mana than you, make your max mana one more than theirs.
Prism: str
β agy
Health: 5
β 3
Soar even higher.
Coffin Moth (717)
Text: Glory: Summon Zomboid. Ready it.
β Glory: Dust the enemy's top dead unit to summon Zomboid. Ready it.
Keywords: stealth,wither
β stealth
Health: 1
β 2
Spell: Barrier
β None
Better stats with Glory dusting. Adds some utility, but can be played around in the early game.
Nomad (1035)
Text: Summon: Draw a lifesteal unit.
β Summon: Draw a lifesteal card.
Buff to draw from a larger pool.
Trident True (1001)
Text: Sunset: Gets Mana Potion if you have no mana.
β Sunset: Gets Mana Potion and guard if you have no mana.
Power: 2
β 3
Health: 3
β 2
Reworked to hop in front of the hero again.
Chief Justice (1026)
Prism: hrt
β wis
Power: 3
β 2
Health: 2
β 3
Sturdier stats, expanding some removal out of Heart.
Sidekick (821)
Keywords: banner
β guard,banner
Spell: Shield
β None
Back to guard, with less overall Shield.
Scooter (1046)
Text: Gets +1 Power when you play a spell with a higher cost than this unit's power.
β Gets +1 Power when you play a spell with cost equal to this unit's power or more.
Usability buff.
Forest Hart (121)
Power: 3
β 4
Stat buff.
Inspirator (470)
Power: 1
β 2
Health: 3
β 2
Reworked with new Heirloom.
Pyre Fox (1157)
Text: Sunset: Do 1 Damage to the enemy hero, or 2 Damage if their deck is empty.
β Sunset: Do 1 Damage to the enemy hero. Do 1 Damage to enemies if a deck is empty.
Power: 1
β 2
Health: 3
β 2
Effect buffed again. Swapped stats with Nefurti.
See Shore (1166)
Text: Give your hero Vapors. If your hand is empty, draw two and reveal the enemy hand.
β Give your hero Vapors. If your mana is empty, reveal the low-cost cards in the enemy hand.
Prism: hrt
β wis
Reworked to focus on Vapors value and hand info.
Leonitus (1105)
Keywords: armor,lifesteal
β armor
Removing some healing from an Intellect card that already heals.
Fuji (956)
Keywords: wither
β stealth,wither
Stealth buff.
Krystal (1169)
Text: Death: Give your hero Vapors.
β Death: If you have no mana, give your hero Vapors.
Keywords: None
β guard
Expanding the empty mana effect onto a death trigger.
Glacia (1073)
Text: Death: Give enemy units Frozen.
β Death: If you have no mana, give enemy units Frozen.
Keywords: guard
β guard,banner
Another nerf to death trigger consistency with the empty mana effect.
Lightning Vial (448)
Keywords: lifesteal
β None
Utility nerf.
Earwig (1146)
Keywords: wither
β None
Nerf to a big value generator.
Burner (862)
Power: 4
β 2
Health: 2
β 3
Sturdier stats.
Vitalize (1156)
Text: Make target unit's power equal to its health. Give it Roots.
β Make target unit's power equal to its health. Give it Roots and guard.
Prism: int
β wis
Moved to a prism with bigger health stats. Added guard utility.
Undergrowth (765)
Text: Summon your top three dead 2 cost or less units.
β Summon your bottom three dead 2 cost or less units.
Thematic earth change.
Potion Seller (304)
Spell: None
β Barrier
Sturdiness buff.
Tripsnare (678)
Text: Give sleeping enemies Roots. Give each enchant on enemies +1 cost.
β Give sleeping enemies Roots. Give attachments on enemy units +1 cost.
Buff to slowing down attachments, without nerfing Mana Potions.
Orchid (403)
Text: Give units in your hand +1/+1. Give spells in your hand -1 cost.
β Draw a 1 cost card. Give units in your hand +1/+1. Give spells in your hand -1 cost.
Keywords: banner
β None
Swapping banner for draw to buff base value.
On the Hunt (918)
Text: Draw a fire unit. Give this spell to it with +1 cost.
β Draw a low-cost fire unit. Give this spell to it with +1 cost.
The low-cost tech should help chain Hunts.
Ill Will (576)
Keywords: None
β banner
Banner buff.
Study (60)
Text: Draw a spell. Give this spell to your hero with +1 cost.
β Draw a spell. Give this spell to target ally, with +1 cost.
Utility buff, especially in Iron Mask.
Norsudovest (854)
Power: 12
β 10
Health: 6
β 7
Stats toned down to be less sharp.
Tide Hunter (1002)
Cost: 5
β 4
Keywords: guard
β stealth
Power: 6
β 4
Health: 6
β 5
Back to 4c, but sneakier.
Magnanimous (1062)
Text: Summon: Give spells in your hand and deck -1 cost.
β Summon: Give spells and mind units in your hand and deck -1 cost.
Keywords: None
β banner
Banner and mind unit synergy double buff.
Hail of Arrows (683)
Text: Do 1 Damage to enemies. If you have no mana, give units in the enemy hand +1 cost.
β Do 1 Damage to enemies. Give units in the enemy hand +1 cost.
Removing the empty mana effect, so this card can fill the hand-slow role consistently.
Bolster (711)
Prism: tok
β int
Soul Crush β Epitaph (941)
Prism: hrt
β str
Full Bloom (737)
Prism: wis
β hrt
Hyper Beam (312)
Prism: str
β int
Skewer (1024)
Prism: str
β agy
Lost in the Fog (499)
Prism: hrt
β wis
Scorch (115)
Prism: int
β agy
Raise Arms (377)
Prism: wis
β hrt
Hydrex (693)
Prism: str
β hrt
Khan (971)
Prism: str
β agy
Forest Fire (80)
Prism: hrt
β int
Garuda (831)
Prism: agy
β str
Screech (704)
Prism: int
β tok
Power Surge (1132)
Shadow Assassin (1075)
Carbonite (585)
Dryad (1165)
Spiderella (763)
Gravekin (1031)
Reaper (1161)
Teenage Witch (696)
Castus (948)