The final major Balance Patch of Early Access is now live, with some significant changes


Two weeks ago we discussed our gameplay landscape in this Faeria Friday and we are now ready to introduce the significant balance changes promised. While this is the final planned major balance patch before our 1.0 launch, we will of course be monitoring carefully to see what still needs tweaking after this update. Please note that while this patch sets the definitive tone for the meta we want, we've done a big quantity of changes and expect there might be some cards to recalibrate.

Read on for the details, or head to this post on boards to read our designer commentary about this patch.

In addition to individual card updates, we have two key changes:

• Slam has been removed from the game, with the exception of Boulder Thrower.[/*]
• Structures can now be activated during the same turn that you summon them in.[/*]

Neutral

• Now 2/3, up from 2/2.[/*]
• Now has Last Words: Gain 2 life.[/*]

• Faeria cost decreased from 3 to 2.[/*]
• Now 1/2, down from 2/4.[/*]
• Now has Gift: If you were attacked last turn, summon another Defender of the Homeland.[/*]

• Slam is removed.[/*]
• Now has Gift: Gain 1 life for each card in your hand.[/*]

• No change has been made to the wording of Punishment, but it now correctly deals 5 damage to Pandora treasures again.[/*]

Blue

• Faeria cost decreased from 2 to 1.[/*]
• Lake cost increased from 2 to 4.[/*]

• Faeria cost increased from 6 to 7.[/*]
• Lake cost increased from 6 to 7.[/*]
• Now 7/10, up from 6/10.[/*]

• Faeria cost decreased from 5 to 4.[/*]
• Lake cost increased from 2 to 3.[/*]

• Slam is removed.[/*]
• Faeria cost decreased from 9 to 8.[/*]
• Minimum cost decreased from 5 to 4.[/*]

• Faeria cost increased from 1 to 2.[/*]
• (All structures can now be activated on the turn you play them)[/*]

Green

• Now has Gift: Teleport another friendly creature to a forest you control.(Was: Teleport an adjacent friendly creature to a land you control)[/*]

• Slam is removed.[/*]
• Faeria cost decreased from 6 to 5.[/*]
• Is now 5/5, down from 7/7.[/*]
• Now: Can’t Harvest.[/*]
• Whenever this creature attacks a god, gain 5 life.[/*]

• Slam is removed.[/*]
• Now 6/6, up from 5/5.[/*]

• Faeria cost decreased from 8 to 6.[/*]
• Now 4/4, down from 6/6.[/*]
• Now has Dash 2.[/*]
• Last Words are now: Return Ruunin to your hand. She gains +2/+2.[/*]

• Structure life decreased from 4 to 3.[/*]
• (All structures can now be activated on the turn you play them)[/*]

• Faeria cost decreased from 5 to 4.[/*]

Red

• Faeria cost increased from 6 to 7.[/*]

• Now 4/3, up from 4/2.[/*]
• Gift decreased from +2/+2 to +2/0.[/*]

• Now 1/1, down from 2/2.[/*]

• Slam is removed.[/*]
• Faeria cost decreased from 6 to 5.[/*]

• Slam keyword is removed, but still functions the same.[/*]
• Text now reads: Ranged. When this creature attacks, it also damages each enemy adjacent to the target.[/*]

• Faeria cost increased from 5 to 6.[/*]
• Mountain cost decreased from 3 to 2.[/*]
• Now 0/10, from 1/5.[/*]
• Deathtouch removed.[/*]
• Now has Taunt.[/*]
• Whenever Lord of Terror is dealt damage, deal 2 damage to your opponent.[/*]

• Faeria cost increased from 2 to 3.[/*]
• Structure life increased from 3 to 4.[/*]
• (All structures can now be activated on the turn you play them)[/*]

• Faeria cost decreased from 8 to 7.[/*]

Yellow

• Now ends your turn after it is played.[/*]

• Now 1/1, down from 2/1.[/*]

• Attack decreased from 4 to 3.[/*]

• Faeria cost decreased from 5 to 4.[/*]
• Now 3/3, up from 2/2.[/*]
• Gains +1/+1 per attack on enemy god, down from +2/+2.[/*]

• (All structures can now be activated on the turn you play them)[/*]

• Now gives Charge 3, down from Charge 5.[/*]
• (All structures can now be activated on the turn you play them)[/*]

• Previous abilities removed.[/*]
• Desert cost increased from 2 to 4.[/*]
• Now 0/4, from 6/6.[/*]
• Now has Charge 2.[/*]
• Whenever a friendly creature dies, this creature drains its attack.[/*]

• Faeria cost increased from 2 to 3.[/*]
• Structure life increased from 1 to 3.[/*]
• Now gains +2 life with each sacrifice, down from +4.[/*]
• (All structures can now be activated on the turn you play them)[/*]

• Slam is removed.[/*]

Multicolor

• Slam is removed.[/*]
• Faeria cost reduced from 7 to 6.[/*]

Disenchant

• Wavecrash Colossus[/*]
• Sagami Grovecaller[/*]
• Oak Father[/*]
• Ruunin, the Relentless[/*]
• Hate Seed[/*]
• Seifer, Blood Tyrant[/*]
• Lord of Terror[/*]
• Shedim Pest[/*]
• Firebringer[/*]
• Dune Drake[/*]
• Zealous Crusader[/*]
• Shaytan Vampire[/*]
• Forbidden Library[/*]
• Dream Reaver[/*]
• Feral Kodama[/*]
• Doomsday[/*]
• Annoying Gnat[/*]