The Winter War is upon us. Not sure where to start or what cards to test first? Check out some of these featured decks built by players from our Q-mode testing. These decks will be a good way to test some new cards from The Winter War and help you find new deck ideas.
We want to thank the following people for submitting decks: Minmaxer Petamax Rune42 SnarkElemental Tempest Tune Star Wholesome Xaliver
Hephaestus Hammer
path: alliance command center power: infuse 4 vulcan bladegorger 2 brinebound believer 2 wings of abaddon 3 gorgon elly 1 gigantomachia 1 grand finale 4 forge smith 3 trusty hireling 4 sister spitfire 3 judo garudo 1 rogue idolon 4 comb trader 2 take to the streets 3 risen from the deep 3 cyberminotar
Rebel Alliance
path: alliance command center power: erode 4 eager recruit 4 storied martyr 1 spear of destiny 2 wry trickster 4 xerxian agitator 2 xerxian recruiter 3 shadhavar beast 3 xerxian insurrectionist 3 xerxian sympathizer 2 peri at the gates 1 scion of pride 2 seal of exile 1 kaveh, khyber warlord 4 racer in shadow 4 axe man
Waystone Fortress
path: rainbow's end power: erode 2 singing stone 4 arctic pyre 2 might of giants 2 earthslide 2 freki sidecar 4 knoll of conquest 2 elemental fortification 1 kara mourningwives 3 giant's stairway 2 primeval son 4 pocket instance 4 racer in shadow 4 axe man 2 red cliffs 1 merciless koxinga 1 waystone garden
Armored Glory
path: rainbow's end power: impel 3 glory seeker 2 singing stone 4 arctic pyre 2 earthslide 4 knoll of conquest 1 svinn, the gatekeeper 2 blackened jotun 3 giant's stairway 4 doper 4 hyperfit ultragym 1 yara from arawaka 3 magpyre enforcer 2 misanthropia 1 xiomara, earthshaper 4 bulwark
path: coliseum of strife power: impel 3 thunderbird egg 4 grit instructor 1 yara from arawaka 4 shuar stalker 2 miasma catalyst 4 racer in shadow 3 steam bun 4 axe man 3 brother moonblade 1 rogue idolon 3 shinobi of smoke 2 shinobi of chains 2 take to the streets 3 pushy oni 1 kenta fire tigon
With Patch 19.6, the Winter War has begun. The new expansion is here, along with a multitude of new cosmetics. In addition, the patch brings with it the inaugural ranked ladder season for the 2021 Competitive Season as well as numerous bug fixes. Be sure to check out discord / your mailing list for new codes!
Features & Bug Fixes
Winter War Expansion
140+ new cards (of which 110+ are collectible)
Two new paths (Alliance Command Center and Rebellion Safehouse)
Two new powers (Bolster and Erode)
New Winter War Featured decks
New Winter War AI mobs
New Winter War loading screens
Two new boards (Gandamak and Seraglio)
New Winter War portraits
New Winter War sleeves
New Winter War main menu backgrounds (see Known Issues)
New daily missions for new paths and powers
Champions Tier will use Kismet to rank players
This is an ELO rating which is visible in the player profile for all players
Kismet will only be at stake in ranked vs. ranked games
Kismet uses a weighted revert-to-mean function between seasons
The emotes customization dropdown now lists emotes you own first
Fixed a visual bug with animated emote rendering
Fixed broken replay skip forward/back buttons
Fixed a rendering bug when dragging cards in the draft interface
Fixed some Rings of Immortality cards not appearing in the gallery
Fixed a bug where tourney invites were appearing despite being declined
Fixed a bug where reward singles were showing incorrect strength/health
Fixed an issue where a card could be rendered incorrectly in the store specials tab
Known Issues
Not all Winter War main menu backgrounds are enabled, and they all need polish
SFX is incomplete/placeholder in some instances
Guilds are NYI
Cards/Tuning
Arclighter can be unmade at cost if crafted within the last 20 days.
Arclighter
3/2 → 2/2
In combination with several of the new low-cost green spells introduced by Winter War, the 3/2 version of Arclighter was simply too much.
You can learn more about what is coming in our latest dev blog, where Rhino Noah sits down with WhatsUpWoody to discuss The Winter War.
If you're interested in the world of Mythgard and the plots brewing in the greater world, be sure to check out this lore recap video from our community member MantidMan!
Release 19.5 is primarily to lay the groundwork for our upcoming Winter War expansion. However, there are some notable changes, including the availability of the Winter War starter bundle in the store, the beta for regional payments on platforms where that feature is supported, and changing the end date of the current ranked ladder season to Jan 25th.
Features & Bug Fixes
The Winter War Starter Bundle is now available in stores:
25 Winter War card packs
1,000 Mythril
Alliance Command Center Path
Rebel Safehouse Path
Erode Power
Bolster Power
Exclusive Winter War card material and trim
Added regional pricing to Steam, Android and Web
The end date for the current Ranked Ladder season has been pushed to Jan 25th
Players can now set their main menu background to those from previous sets
Enabled Rings of Immortality path & power specific daily missions
The Teleport ability now allows movement to your ally’s side of the board in 2v2
Fixed a case of continual game reloading during divination
Fixed an issue where the client could get stuck when using Shopworn Bull’s activated ability and having non non-Ephemeral cards to shuffle back
Root of the World activation should no longer be available to fizzle on minions that can’t be returned to hand or deck from play
Fixed Boneyard Abomination not gaining attack and health upon minions entering the boneyard
Fixed a bug where the Energy tooltip could appear twice in a single tooltip
Fixed missing strings on Season II ranked trims
Fixed an issue causing daily rewards to be uncollectible if logged in when reward became available
Watch this month’s special edition of the dev blog where Martha (aka Matt) talks Mythgard vfx:
We're also bringing you a doubleheader for top 5 plays. Woody walks us through the best plays of both November AND December in one video! Submit your clips on our Discord server if you'd like a chance to win some card packs.
All of us at Rhino Games wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season!
