Patch 0.20.0.8 brings with it the Valentine’s Day event, a new Chillie Saunders card back, some minor balance tweaks, completed Winter War menu backgrounds, and a decent number of bug fixes to boot.

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  Valentine’s Day 2v2 event
  
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    Players begin play with a Doki-Doki-Momo brand, which can be used to purchase gifts (a set of six unique items created especially for this event) for their partner
    
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    Complete all six Valentine’s Day quests to get 5 exclusive card materials and a trim
    
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    Runs until March 1st, 2021
    
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  New Candy Hearts board
  
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  Chillie Saunders limited edition card material
  
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    Available until April 1st 2021
    
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  All six Winter War faction menu backgrounds are now in game
  
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  We are temporarily turning off unmaking cards below the deck rarity limit while the Core Set giveaway promotion is running (see our Feb 12 blog!)
  
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  Fixed tournament invites sticking around after declining them
  
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  Fixed a bug where the PvP games could get into a bad state when hit by an initial burst of lag
  
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  Fixed a bug that cause the client to disconnect when attempting to save a deck with a non-English name
  
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  Fixed a bug which could prevent some games from reloading or being replayed or spectated
  
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  Fixed a bug which could prevent specials from being updated properly
  
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  Fixed AI getting stuck during a Hand of Sa’d demise
  
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  Browsing Vendomomo no longer blocks your ally from playing in 2v2
  
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  Fixed Arctic Pyre not granting its forged buff when played under existing minions
  
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  The AI should grant Fragile to its minions less from Arctic Pyre
  
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  Fixed Valr Smith forcing you to pick a minion to buff
  
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  Fixed Death Maidens Eye not triggering the turn after it just triggered a minion
  
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  Fixed tooltip incorrect stats for Tree of Life in tooltip for Turn of Seasons
  
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  Fixed purchasing items in Vendomomo and picking cards from Xerxian Agitator, Xerxian Insurrectionist, Khyber Qomandan triggering The Stretcher
  
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  Fixed Elemental Fortification buff not falling off if the minion moves off the enchantment
  
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  Fixed a bug with Backalley Ronin not getting its bonus in cases where Overrun damage is offset by opponent Lifetap
  
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  Fixed a bug with Whitemoon Arena and Nazca Memorial bonuses being doubled when the occupying minion is transformed
  

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  Guilds are NYI
  
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  Alliance Command Center can load while having a missing texture.
  

Bol’shoy Constructor, Grit Instructor, Magpyre Commando, and Thunderbird Egg made between Jan 25th, 2021 and this patch release can be unmade at full price.

Triforge Trooper (created by Alliance Command Center)

• 2/1 → 1/2
  

Alliance Command Center was a clearly dominant path in terms of winrate, and was often a preference for aggro decks. Toning down the trooper a bit should help here.


Bol’shoy Constructor

• Durability 8 → 6
  

Just a slight touch to head off a potential issue we foresee with this card. The lessened durability should give opponents a bit more opportunity to respond to the impending ramp.


Grit Instructor

• 1/4 → 1/3
  

Grit Instructor emerged as a very potent early drop in the Winter War environment. Lowering its health a tad should make it a bit more healthy.


Head of the Family

• 2/8 → 3/8
  

There’s no clear Outlaw deck as such given the lack of support in the existing card set, so a top-end card in that tribe doesn’t have much of a place. We don’t expect this slight buff to Head of the Family to change that, but at least decks that experiment will be ever so slightly less disadvantaged.


Lady in the Water

• Gets +1/+1 when another Serpent is created or destroyed. → +2/+2
  

Like Head of the Family, Lady in the Water was clearly not a strong card, and there’s a distinct lack of Serpent support anyway.


Magpyre Commando

• Focused 1
  

Aztlan aggro emerged from the Winter War a fair bit stronger than before. Rolling back the buff we gave this card prior to the new expansion should slightly decrease the early damage potential this cheap minion presents.


Mimir Reborn

• 2/6 → +3/+6
  
• 2(e) You are branded with... → 1(e)
  

This really interesting card from the Winter War set had a criminally low winrate. The big change here is letting you use its 2nd activated ability more frequently.


More than Protest

• Persist 3 → 4
  

This slight buff will almost certainly not push this card into constructed viability, but should make it ever so slightly less forgettable than it was before.


Saltwater Empousa

• 3/3 → 3/5
  

Like Mimir Reborn, Saltwater Empousa is one of the most unique cards from the Winter War set, and we’d like to have it see some play. Its lack of survivability is the obvious first thing to address when buffing it.


Thunderbird Ascendant (created by Thunderbird Egg)

• Awaken...: Deal 4 damage to the minion in the opposite lane and 3 damage to your opponent → Deal 3 damage / and 2 damage
  

Thunderbird Ascendant was one of the key components to a very strong Aztlan aggro shell after the Winter War release, and toning down its damage potential is clearly warranted.


War Documentarian

• 1/3 → 1/4
  
• 1(e) → 2(e)
  

We wanted to push this card into seeing more play. The double-buff is probably a bit overdone, but we’ll see how it goes.

Mythgard servers will be going offline tomorrow, 2/12 at 9:30 am PST to deploy our latest patch. Be sure to stay chill during our downtime and be ready to find love in our Valentine's day event when servers come back online in ~3hr

We're giving away a special new cardback and 100 core packs!
Details on how to enter here.

Mythgard servers will be going offline today, 12/26, at 4 pm PST for 30m.

This should be a quick server restart, but please keep in mind that mobile platforms can experience slightly longer downtime.

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



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



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



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



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: alliance command center
power: bolster
4 eagle scout
3 foul harvest
4 ayotl vanguard
4 a34 jaguar
2 misanthropia
1 sapo, the devourer
3 ignition
3 stray panacea
4 vulcan bladegorger
2 dashing ringmaster
3 cyclopean giant
2 wings of abaddon
1 gigantomachia
1 seven ring ritual
3 trained jaguar



path: alliance command center
power: infuse
4 doper
4 magpyre commando
3 thunderbird egg
4 grit instructor
2 hyperfit ultragym
3 yahui
3 ayotl vanguard
2 vicious cycle
1 yara from arawaka
4 instabeast
2 hysterical strength
4 ignition
2 brinebound believer
2 wings of abaddon



path: alliance command center
power: infuse
3 dreni propagandist
2 house elf
4 mothmara
3 volkov induction
1 detained
2 raid the tombs
4 academy recruitment
4 inked brawler
4 mind freak
4 racer in shadow
4 juiced
3 shinobi of fire
2 arclighter



path: turn of seasons
power: mend
2 anhelli
1 wake the bones
2 born-again
4 raid the tombs
2 led astray
1 bald mountain
2 volkov heavy
1 traitorous murmur
4 dune cat
4 dust devil
2 dune courser
1 resupply caravan
2 shadhavar beast
4 sanctum guard
1 seal of exile
2 guardian plateau
3 mardykhor
1 armageddon angel
1 angelischism



path: rainbow's end
power: erode
3 brittleblast
4 field of poppies
4 arctic pyre
3 forked lightning
1 niflheim's claim
2 storm seer
2 shatterstone palace
1 magnus thorsson
2 primeval son
4 thieves bazaar
3 sandscape
2 wry trickster
3 serendipity ifreet
3 shadhavar beast
3 mardykhor



path: disk of circadia
power: smite
4 strigoi pup
4 daring trapezists
2 ichor feast
1 guise of phobos
2 wings of abaddon
3 gorgon elly
1 grand finale
1 anhelli
3 dreni propagandist
2 born-again
2 detained
4 hopeless necromantic
2 led astray
3 volkov heavy
1 chort stag
2 vortex hovertank
2 ved'ma helicarrier
1 typhoon-class hydropolis



path: rebellion safehouse
power: smite
4 ignition
1 dashing ringmaster
3 ichor feast
3 threnody muse
3 vampire historian
1 gigantomachia
1 anhelli
3 media autocam
4 mothmara
3 overkill
2 war documentarian
4 academy recruitment
3 led astray
2 ved'ma steelshaper
1 terminal calculus
1 automagic artillery
1 traitorous murmur



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



path: alliance command center
power: bolster
4 carny rioter
3 sunken acolyte
2 vulcan brand
4 daring trapezists
4 venal equinox
2 wings of abaddon
4 eager recruit
4 storied martyr
2 wry trickster
2 xerxian recruiter
4 ready for anything
2 si'lat elite
3 xerxian insurrectionist



path: alliance command center
power: smite
4 doper
4 magpyre commando
3 thunderbird egg
4 grit instructor
3 hyperfit ultragym
1 striking viper
3 yahui
4 ayotl vanguard
1 yara from arawaka
4 instabeast
1 harpy-one
1 sapo, the devourer
1 hysterical strength
4 ignition
2 wings of abaddon

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!

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  Winter War Expansion
  
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    140+ new cards (of which 110+ are collectible)
    
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    Two new paths (Alliance Command Center and Rebellion Safehouse)
    
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    Two new powers (Bolster and Erode)
    
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  New Winter War Featured decks
  
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  New Winter War AI mobs
  
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  New Winter War loading screens
  
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  Two new boards (Gandamak and Seraglio)
  
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  New Winter War portraits
  
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  New Winter War sleeves
  
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  New Winter War main menu backgrounds (see Known Issues)
  
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  New daily missions for new paths and powers
  
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  Champions Tier will use Kismet to rank players
  
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    This is an ELO rating which is visible in the player profile for all players
    
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    Kismet will only be at stake in ranked vs. ranked games
    
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    Kismet uses a weighted revert-to-mean function between seasons
    
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  The emotes customization dropdown now lists emotes you own first
  
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  Fixed a visual bug with animated emote rendering
  
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  Fixed broken replay skip forward/back buttons
  
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  Fixed a rendering bug when dragging cards in the draft interface
  
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  Fixed some Rings of Immortality cards not appearing in the gallery
  
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  Fixed a bug where tourney invites were appearing despite being declined
  
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  Fixed a bug where reward singles were showing incorrect strength/health
  
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  Fixed an issue where a card could be rendered incorrectly in the store specials tab
  

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  Not all Winter War main menu backgrounds are enabled, and they all need polish
  
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  SFX is incomplete/placeholder in some instances
  
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  Guilds are NYI
  

Arclighter can be unmade at cost if crafted within the last 20 days.

Arclighter

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  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.

Mythgard servers will be coming offline at 9:30 am PST to launch our latest expansion The Winter War.

The expected downtime to patch is ~4 hours.

Our next developer update will be on Thursday, January 21st where we will be discussing the upcoming expansion, The Winter War!

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.

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  The Winter War Starter Bundle is now available in stores:
  
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    25 Winter War card packs
    
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    1,000 Mythril
    
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    Alliance Command Center Path
    
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    Rebel Safehouse Path
    
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    Erode Power
    
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    Bolster Power
    
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    Exclusive Winter War card material and trim
    
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  Added regional pricing to Steam, Android and Web
  
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  The end date for the current Ranked Ladder season has been pushed to Jan 25th
  
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  Players can now set their main menu background to those from previous sets
  
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  Enabled Rings of Immortality path & power specific daily missions
  
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  The Teleport ability now allows movement to your ally’s side of the board in 2v2
  
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  Fixed a case of continual game reloading during divination
  
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  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
  
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  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
  
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  Fixed Boneyard Abomination not gaining attack and health upon minions entering the boneyard
  
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  Fixed a bug where the Energy tooltip could appear twice in a single tooltip
  
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  Fixed missing strings on Season II ranked trims
  
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  Fixed an issue causing daily rewards to be uncollectible if logged in when reward became available
  

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  Guilds are NYI