• Updated various rules text for consistency and accuracy
  
• Added more high resolution rune art
  
• Updated some visual effects
  
• Additional UI tweaks and improvements

• Fixed an issue in which Ranked Quickmatch games were using an incorrect version of the Ruins of Valdac map
  
• Fixed an issue in which the the Gnarlwood River and Ironfist Pass maps were not appearing in ranked play

• Fixed Everfrost Manacles causing opposing on-kill effects from triggering (swarms, etc)
  
• Fixed an issue where Ice Statue would take away AP from Avatars and champions with the ability Unstoppable

• Fixed champions that had the ability Rend rank 1 having an incorrect Nora cost (1 less than intended)
  
• The champion Oozing Slag has been restricted from Ranked play
  
• The spell Domination has been updated to the following: Target non-Possessed enemy champion recovers 3 AP and is Possessed for 1 turn. Target champion gains Chasm Walker for 2 turns.
  
• The ability Gift of Ironwood has been updated to the following: This unit loses 10 HP and target Sapling within 3 spaces is removed from play and a Young Grappler with no upgrades is summoned in the same location the Sapling occupied. If the target was real, a Gnarlwood Grappler with upgrades is deployed instead.
  
• Timothy the Vile now has the ability Swarm: Boghopper Zombie instead of Zombie PLague
  
• Twisted Fireoak now has the ability Fireoak Snare instead of Fire Aura 3

Maps

• Based on feedback, we have rolled back the following maps to their previous versions from before the map update: Gnarlwood River, Ironfist Pass, Ruins of Valdac, Nora Glades
  
• Based on feedback, the following map has been removed from ranked rotation: Forglar Swamp, Shattered Peaks, Savage Tundra, Sundered Lands

Just a quick hotfix to improve map rotation and add a couple more that we weren't able to get in for the earlier patch. Enjoy!

Maps

• Added new ladder versions of Darkmarsh and Sundered Lands. Note, these map versions will only show up in Ranked Quickmatch and are not selectable in Custom Games.
  
• All maps are now equally weighted to be randomly picked rather than having a few maps that were more likely to be chosen for games where a random map is set.

Client Fixes

• Corrected and improved display of game listings for various resolutions
  
• Fixed a case where certain maps could not be selected for Custom Games
  
• Fixed the button for Ranked Play being missing when the deck is invalid and not correctly displaying a notice of why the deck isn't valid

Server-Side Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused Frightening Blows to stop working if the champion was given Iron Will (such as from being equipped with Tempest Crown).
  
• Fixed an issue in which Ferocious Bite was not triggering on targets at range 2.
  
• Fixed an issue in which Swift Current could cause some other abilities to not function correctly in certain cases (such as Empowered: Range).

In this month's patch, we are updating the map rotation and bringing back a number of maps which have been rebalanced and are ready for combat. War returns to the far corners of Poxanthru!

To facilitate this new season of combat across the realm, we have done a rank reset on all players.

• Fixed an issue with Clone Equipment not having an icon
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the popups for certain unit conditions (such as Nora Shielded) to not appear correctly
  
• Updated various fonts in the game in order to improve readability at different resolutions, in particular lower ones such as on the Steam Deck (1280x800)
  
• Fixed various UI alignment and positioning issues in the Profile menu
  
• Fixed an issue in which the colors for chat notifications (blinking) were flipped for green and blue.
  
• Fixed some incorrect descriptions and rules text

• Fixed an issue in which the Forglar Swamp map preview used an older version of the map
  
• Updated the Forglar Swamp map in order to make it more swampy and better indicate that it has non impeding shallow water vs impeding water
  
• Fixed an issue in which some effects were missing on the Forsaken Waste map (Isle Quietus)

• Added additional high res rune art

• All player ranks have been reset
  
• In Ranked games, the disconnect timer has been reduced to 2 minutes (from 4 minutes)

Updated the following maps for ranked rotation:

• Ruins of Valdac
  
• Lava Plains
  
• Ironfist Mountains
  
• Forglar Swamp
  
• Savage Tundra
  
• Ironfist Pass
  
• Brood Pits
  
• Shattered Peaks
  
• Gnarlwood River
  
• Nefari Lake
  
• Lost City
  
• Nora Glades
  
• Tundra Lake
  
• K'thir Hill
  
• Axilium

Removed the following maps from ranked rotation

• Isle Quietus (2 fonts)
  
• Shore of Maljara

• Forglar Swamp shrines and captured Nora Fonts now fill the deployment area with Shallow Water
  
• Underdepths shrines and captured Nora Fonts now fill the deployment area with Ash (Dirt)
  
• Shattered Peaks shrines and captured Nora Fonts now fill the deployment area with Dirt

• Using Tree Form and then Original Form no longer resets the cooldown on Summon Tree Spirit
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause Conqueror to not be correctly giving its buff in certain cases
  
• Soultap Luminescence now gives Soultapped for 3 turns rather than permanently
  
• Ferocious Bite now has a range of 2

• Nyxia / Deep Elf Priestess: corrected an issue where these two champions had differing abilities on their ability set 1. They now both have the options of Shatter and Poision 2. Added Magical Attack to base abilities. Nora Cost remains 67-70 (67)
  
• Gravewatcher has been restricted from Ranked play until it can be rebalanced

• Added a new option to select the color of the blinking tab when a new chat message has been sent while the chat is minimized (or you are on another tab). Current available colors are Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, and Yellow. Additionally, you can choose to disable the chat tabs from blinking on new messages.
  
• Fixed an issue where using the Up arrow or Maximize arrow (double up) would not stop the chat tab from blinking
  
• Fixed an issue in which tabs would start blinking as if new messages were unread when switching between the lobby and games and vice versa.
  
• Fixed an issue in which the ranking icons next to player names in the chat user list were too dark

Hope everyone is having a very spooky October. Just in time for Halloween, a few user interface features are rising from their grave. And be sure to stay tuned for more updates including map updates and many more server and client fixes coming in a later update.

• The chat in the lobby now once again has a Player list
  
• Chat tabs once again blink when there are unread messages
  
• Sounds are now once again played when receiving messages from other players (whisper/tell)
  
• Chat in game will blink for chat messages

• A polish pass has been done across non-game UI. In general, interfaces have been tuned to be bigger and less space is used for non functional borders, etc
  
• Further improvements have been made for ultrawide support
  
• Many more pieces of high-res art have been added for various runes

• Fixed more instances of incorrect ability and run descriptions

• Corrected most of the UI so that it correctly handles different aspect ratios, in particular Ultrawide. This is a work in progress and some places were probably missed. Please point out any additional issues in the Community Discord under #client-update-issues
  
• Sped up the speed of the banner that appears for server events (restarting or shutting down)
  
• Fixed the Credits screen not appearing correctly
  
• Added some missing members of the original Pox Nora team to the special thanks section of the credits

• Handled a particular error case in which logging in and having the game server reject the client's login token would not be caught and would take 2-3 minutes to time out before reporting an error. An appropriate error is now immediately caught and an error message is shown to the user. If you are running into this issue, please post about it in the Community Discord under #client-update-issues or #bugs

• Corrected an issue in which Slowed could stack multiple times when applied by certain sources (Kill Sense, etc)
  
• Fixed an issue on the equipment St. Semmir's Brew in which it would not Cleanse the champion on equip
  
• Fixed an issue in which the Heroic Quest Demi-God's Training would never advance since it would only do so when using Public Decks (which no longer exist)

Vengeant Templar

• DMG changed from 10 to 9
  
• SPD changed from 6 to 7
  
• Upgrade Path 1 changed to: Inquisition*, Sunder 2, Counter Attack: Melee
  
• Upgrade Path 2 changed to: Throw Shield*, Provision: Offense, Block 1
  
• Nora Cost changed from 72 to 73 (73-78)

Pox Nora launched on August 1st, 2006. It's hard to believe it's been 17 years but the drums of war keep on pounding away. Here's to many more years of battles in Pox Nora!



New themed faction starter decks are available in the marketplace. Additionally, the older themed decks have been reduced in price.

Salaman Ingenuity (FS):
Ambassador Berkchani, Fire Salaman, Salaman Apraiser x2, Salaman Commando, Salaman Dervish, Salaman Elite x2, Salaman Hunter x2, Salaman Negamage, Salaman Privateer, Salaman Soldier, Salaman Trapper, Slick and Buzz, Contaminated Wreckage, Flash Bang, Font of Restoration, Nora Pearls, Poison Trap, Rejuvenating Fountain, Sacred Temple, Spirit Altar, Tortun Land Cannon, Boglight Crystal, Deadeye Symbiote, Gold Sand x2, Horn of Order, Twisted Emerald

Boneyard Bash (FW):
Blackblade Baron x2, Bone Circle Archmage, Bone Elemental x2, Boneshredder, Broken Bones, Crossbone x2, Skeletal Excavator, Skeletal Raider, Skeletal Reaper x2, Toll Taker, Tomb Lord x2, Xulos, Black Ops, Despoil, Essence Drain, Mobilization, Soulbane, Soulreave, Elsari Vex, Graveyard, Tome of Hate, Unholy Tomb, Bone Circle Staff, Cloak of Skulls, Soul Reaver

Northern Cross Crusade (IS):
Angel of Protection, Archangel of Al'Mara x2, Crusader, x2, Euan Ironfist, Inquisitor Magnus, Ironfist Inquisitor, Northern Cross Fanatic x2, Northern Cross Priestess x2, Pontiff of Al'mara, Priest of Valdac, Talgar Ironfist, Veilwalker, Blessing of Al'Mara, Divinity's Touch, Earthquake, Gravity Flux, Hammer Strike, Instill Panic, Macadamize, Mark of Redemption, Unobstructed View, Hahndor Memorial, Ironfist Standard, Secluded Shrine, Holy Blade of Valdac, Soul Reaver

Bear With Me (KF):
Dugon, Garu Stalwart, Garu Chosen x2, Garu Den Mother, Garu Hunter x2, Garu Hurler x2, Garu Kodiak x2, Garu Medium x2, Garu Shaman, Garu Whisperer x2, Mountain Garu, Warcaller Fiorn, Ancestral Anger, Escpae Magic, Inhibit Power, Mend, Naturalize, Swiftwind, Thorn Collection, Cleansing Emerald, Pride of K'thir, Unassuming Tree, Burning Oak Seed, Honor Coin, Rejuvenation Ring

Cold as Ice (ST):
Crystal Phoenix, Elven Ancestor x2, Frostfall Icewisp, Frostfall Vanguard x2, Jakei Extinguisher x2, Jakei Frostseer x2, Jakei Shardmaster x2, Jakei Starseer, K'ento, First Disciple, Lonx Adept x2, Shardseer K'aeyun, Arctic Wail, Blinding Reflection, Breath of L'usara, Deep Freeze x2, Frigid Barrier, Gale Force, Rebound, Cleansing Emerald, Ice Statue, Provincial Marker, Cloak of Ice, Crystal Spike

Voil Empire (SP):
Lance Admiral Sceian, Voil Conqueror, Voil Courier x2, Voil Infernal x2, Voil Jester, Voil Queen x2, Voil Skyhowler, Voil Sourcerer x2, Voil Stalker x2, Voil Stormspear, Voil Windstriker, Alacrity, Avalanche, Defend the Roost, Distract, For the Empire, Peak Tactics, Vertical Push, Wings of Steel, Zealotry, Echo Chamber, Tribal Post, Voil King's Crypt, Sacred Peaks Amulet, Vicious Harpoon

Draksar Field Reinforcements (SL):
Blackscale Centurion, Draksar Archer x2, Draksar Berserker, Draksar Bookburner, Draksar Broodqueen, Draksar Charger, Draksar Flashblade, Draksar High Marshal, Draksar High Priest, Draksar Lord, Draksar Morph, Draksar Psion, Draksar Ravenspeaker, Draksar Spellsword, Temple Guard, Blister, Channeled Violence, Draconic Benediction, Enslave, Magnetize, Planar Dissonance, Purge, Quickening, Reforge, Tornado, Hive, Phalanx Marker, Sundered Warbanner, Dragon God's Staff

Blood for Blood (UD):
Blood abhorrent, Bloodbow Infantry x2, Bloodgoyle, Bloodletter x2, Bok Mistress x2, Demonologist, Grimlic, Hekatian Arbiter, Hekatian Bloodguard, Hekatian Voidraker, Korona, Bok Huntress, Nefari Griefbearer, Nefari Messenger, Sheoul Magus, Animosity, Fading Recollection, Fire Blast, Maddening Echoes x2, Mandate from Sheoul, Mindslicer Boomerang, Price of Victory, Purefire, Retribution, Head of Osarius, Mark of Sheoul, Shredding Bracelet



We are introducing a LE version of Epochal Sage in memory of our departed community member Badbraz. This will be given away at various times and will also be available in the store shortly. Please note that due to restrictions from the PS4 version not being updated, the art on the website (as well as the PS4 client) will show the original Epochal Sage.

Due to a fix for the ability Zombie Plague, Timothy the Vile has gotten a rework. In addition, a new item has been added to the store that allows you to purchase Shards for Gold. Have a happy plagued Fourth of July!

• A new item has been added to purchase Shards. In the game client, this will show up on the Packs page. On the website, this shows up in the "Extras" tab.

Timothy the Vile

• Removed base ability Attack: Disease
  
• Removed base ability Swarm: Festering Corpse
  
• Added base ability Attack: Magical
  
• Added base ability Zombie Plague
  
• Upgrade Path 1 changed to: Ritual of Power, Drain 2*, Ritual of Healing
  
• Upgrade Path 2 changed to: Soul Vitality, Pawn*, Soultap
  
• Nora Cost changed from 78 to 85 (82-85)

This is a small patch to correct an issue that was preventing the rune manager from correctly loading when editing decks.