Patch Notes for 1.3.96 - 1.3.158
Developers Note
This will be the last balancing patch of this leaderboard. We are aware some skills that are not in this patch may need to be looked at, but we do not want to make too many changes before the leaderboard ends.
Earth C1: The Immovable Rock
EC1 was overperforming according to our metrics. Mainly its damage was too high for the amount of utility it provided given how accessible it is. The damage nerf should keep it more in line with other low C skills given its utility value.
Earth C5: Corrupted Claws
EC5 is currently one of the strongest skills in the meta for several reasons
The Corrupted Grounds provide extremely strong apostle clear + Avatar damage from the stacking rot + toxic application
Enemy Avatar is heavily disadvantaged when moving over the Corrupted Grounds due to the disabling of dash on top of the grounds + damage from rot and toxic
Amount of area covered by two Corrupted Grounds is quite large, and the duration at 10 seconds is substantial
Costs 3 mana
Given how strong it is while only costing 3 mana, we want to reduce the frustration element players experience playing against EC5. As a result we decided a duration nerf on both Corrupted Grounds was a good place to start.
With all of this being said, we don't want to kill the skill. We know that many players have been using it in their builds and we want to preserve its core strength. We will monitor EC5's performance post-nerf and see if it requires additional changes.
Water C2: Chilling Flail
WC2 is also one of the strongest skills in the meta. It boasts a win rate of just under 60%, making it the third highest win rate skill on the current patch. It also has one of the highest play rates of skills currently. WC2 being a strong skill in the meta is healthy for the game as it is one of the few skillshot skills in the game.
That being said, it's overperforming a bit too much currently. We are nerfing the amount of pullback distance when hooked, and reducing the amount of ATK speed + movement speed gained by landing WC2. This change should lessen the disadvantage of being hit by WC2 and the resulting follow up damage. We want to keep WC2 as a strong skill in the meta given it's unique mechanic and it should still be a strong skill in the meta.
Water C3: Revenant's Domain
Revenant's domain is also one of the premier skills in the current meta. A big reason for this is that players preferred to invest only 1 point into the base skill with all 3 upgrades. As a result players were getting a little too much utility from a relatively low point investment
To balance this utility to points investment we have redistributed the power of WC3's Dash Recharge % to higher levels
Water C6: Tidebreaker
Tidebreaker is one of the strongest skills in the meta. It boasts one of the highest play rates in addition to a 72% win rate. One of the biggest reasons for this is Tidebreaker's multi-faceted utility to gap close, clear the board, and be a significant Avatar threat
We have reduced Tidebreakers ATK Scaling, while also dealing bonus damage to Avatars which scales up at levels 6-8
This should help focus Tidebreaker's strength as an avatar focused damage skill while reducing its effectiveness as an apostle clearing tool
This change should bring some value to the higher levels of Tidebreaker to make the point investment feel worth it
Air C4: Thunderstrike
In the fury patch, we've noticed Air skills seem to be relatively weak compared to its counterparts in other elements. We want to give some love to the mid tier Air skills and Thunderstrike has potential to be a strong skill in the right builds. By lowering the detonation time and increasing the knock up duration of the Energy Crack we hope to reward the player more for landing a well placed Thunderstrike.
Earth C3: Spike Wheel Eruption
Since the introduction of Fury, we've noticed drops in the playrates of previously meta Wisdom skills. To encourage more diversity in the meta we have increased the projectile range of EC3. This change should help increase it's play rate in the current meta and give more options for wisdom players looking for an easy to access damage skill
Water C3: Tsunami Cannon + Air C3: The Storm Spear
We've heard the community feedback following the implementation of the 0.5 second cast time. These skills in particular were affected heavily as the function and value of these skills were severely impacted by the cast time introduction. We are rolling back the cast time on these skills so that they have a place in the meta.
Air C5: Gustwing Unbound
A classic community favorite, AC5 is getting a small buff to the healing on the return of the feathers. We want to encourage players to run this skill more as it creates a more unique meta having this skill in the mix. This buff should reward players for landing their feather return well.
Systematic Changes
Apostle Fusion
From now on, Apostles can be fused to increase IV
Apostle Fusion allows players to evolve their apostles by consuming other apostles. A full explanation can be seen in our discord announcement!
Apostle IV Scaling REWORK
IV 1-30: 0.33% Stat increase per IV
IV 31-60: 0.5% Stat increase per IV
IV 61-80: 0.7% Stat increase per IV
IV 81-100: 1.5% Stat increase per IV
IV 101-110: 2% Stat increase per IV
Balance Changes: Fury
Earth C1: The Immovable Rock NERF
Upgrade 1
120% ATK True Damage ⇒ 100% ATK True Damage
Earth C5: Corrupted Claws NERF, REBALANCE
Corrupted Ground Duration: 10 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
Upgrade 1
Corrupted Ground Duration: 10 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
Water C2: Chilling Flail NERF
Pullback distance: 30% decrease
Upgrade 3
Attack Speed + Movement Speed: 100% ⇒ 80%
Water C3: Revenant's Domain REBALANCE
At levels 1-5/6/7/8
Skill Duration: 9/10/11/12 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds at all levels
Dash Recharge Speed: 400% ⇒ 275/325/375/425%
Water C6: Tidebreaker NEW, REBALANCE
At levels 1-5/6/7/8
Skill Duration: 8/9/10/11 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds at all levels
Bonus Damage to Avatar/Elite/Boss: 150/175/200/225%
At levels 1/2/3/4/5-8
ATK Scaling: 250/375/500/625/750% ⇒ 100/155/210/265/320%
Air C4: Thunderstrike BUFF
Energy Crack Detonation Time: 2 seconds ⇒ 1.25 seconds
Upgrade 3
Knock Up Duration: 1 second ⇒ 1.25 seconds
Balance Changes: Wisdom
Earth C3: Spike Wheel Eruption BUFF
Projectile Range: Increased from 1.5 units ⇒ 2.5 units
Water C3: Tsunami Cannon REBALANCE
Removed 0.5 second cast time
Air C3: The Storm Spear REBALANCE
Removed 0.5 second cast time
Air C5: Gustwing Unbound BUFF
Upgrade 3
Healing on Damage: 25% ⇒ 33%
Balance Changes: Apostles
Priest Apostle
Shadowy Tendrils NEW
Now lowers DEF of enemy Apostles
Quality of Life Changes
Updated + improved the Avatar's dash VFX
Improved the loading time of the in-game Battle Pass
Moved the claimable Battle Pass mission to a more accessible place in the UI
Reduced the loading time from game launch to the cradle
Fixed some text that was not localized
Added a feature that allows the skipping of dialog
Improved the tutorial to have a smoother flow
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug causing Chilling Flail to not properly fire in the right direction
Fixed a bug where Hurricane Slam upgrade 1 will damage all characters instead of only enemies
Fixed a bug where Terra Charge upgrade 3 was unable to stun enemies
Fixed a bug where being stunned when casting Palmflame Thrower may make the Avatar unable to move
Fixed a bug where the Gigas Boon was dealing more damage than expected
Fixed all bugs causing the Avatar to fire projectile based skills incorrectly
Fixed a bug concerning reroll apostles to not yield the proper IV range
Fixed a bug concerning card casting when pressing/releasing the virtual joystick
Fixed a bug that prevented the completion of a dungeon run
Fixed a bug where the retreat button did not show the amount of stars the player would lose
Fixed a bug regarding the AI not moving
Fixed a bug that allowed players to get out of bounds in the cradle
Fixed a bug causing maxed out artifacts to still appear in the shop
Fixed a bug causing PVP Battle Pass purchases on Android to fail
Fixed a bug causing Scorp the Juggernugget (Claw of DOOM) to display the incorrect color in phase 2
Fixed a bug with Scorp the Juggernugget's (Claw of DOOM) ultimate teleport ability
Fixed a bug causing the avatar to stop before low terrain in high latency
Fixed a bug causing 6 apostles to spawn in PVE
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