Greetings Everyone, As a follow-up to the release of the Ronin expansion we have made several balance tweaks and bug fixes in our ever continuing efforts to improve Pox Nora. Discussion: http://forums.poxnora.com/index.php?threads/discussion-patch-notes-january-29th-2015.10938/ Enjoy! General Fulfillment Fixed a problem that was causing rewards earned in-game to not be added to players accounts. There will be an announcement later about the missing rewards. Marketplace Fixed an issue where the Extended set Pack and Box did not include Bonds of War in the description. Tutorial Fixed issue where the Forsaken Follower was re-spawning when killed on Mission 3. Reduced the number of all duplicate runes in the player's deck to 2 on Mission 3. Fixed a minor typo on Mission 3. Other Changes Abilities Forsaken Wastes Sundered Lands Ironfist Stronghold Underdepths K'thir Forest Forglar Swamp Savage Tundra Shattered Peaks
Forsaken Wastes Champions Stitched Librarian Starting Abilities: Attack: Magical, Stitched, Nora Hex Polluted Martyr Starting Abilities: Attack: Disease, Boon of the Undead, Short Lived, Bloodless, Rotting Blows Dark Familiar Damage decrease (-1) Elsari Dusk AP Cost decrease (-5) Cooldown decrease (-1) Utterdark Leviathan Starting Abilities: Attack: Electricity, Boon of the Undead, Soultap Feedback, Soulseeker Spells Doom Description: Target champion without Short-Lived gains Short-Lived 1. This cannot be Cleansed. Relics Statue of Xulos Fixed issue where it was not granting the hp stat bonus to Xulos. Fixed issue where if the hp of the relic is increased/healed via abilities or runes like mason's spire it does not effect the stat bonus given. The deck limit for this rune has now been set to 1.
Sundered Lands Abilities Shimmering Wings Fixed an issue where when Tough was removed when it returned it would be Tough rank 2. This ability now gives a condition when activated that can be dispelled. Description: For 2 turns, this champion loses Tough, gains Impairing Feedback, Mobility, Poison Cloud 2, Poison 2 and its range becomes 3-5. Champions Skeezick Warguard Upgrade Set 1: Warguard (default) Spells Honest Mistake Description: Target opposing champion without Iron Will becomes possessed and makes a free basic attack against the closest opposing champion within its range, after making the attack the champion is no longer possessed and becomes Scolded 2. Planar Dissonance Fixed an issue where the effect wouldn't trigger when the ability Bolt was used. Honest Mistake Fixed issue that was causing champions to not attack when this spell was cast when all conditions were properly met. Relics Myx Hive Increased the time it takes for a Myx Pupae to be deployed. Description: At the start of your next turn, a Myx Pupae is deployed on an adjacent space for 10 Nora. This repeats at the beginning of every sixth turn. Myx Pupae Description: This unit will hatch into a summoned Myx Drone in 7 turns.
Ironfist Stronghold Abilities Ride Down Nora Cost decrease (-2) Cooldown decrease (-1) Champions High Mason Upgrade Set 2: Shatter, Forge Hammer (default), Carouse Spells Stasis Field Nora Cost increase (+5) Cooldown increase (+1) Changed the functionality of this spell including changing the condition from Stunned to Paralyzed. Fixed issue where this was not damaging units that are stealthed within the AoE. Changed the location effect for this spell to make it easier to see on some maps. Description: Area Effect 3: For 5 turns, at beginning of your turn, opposing champions in the affected area take 8 Magical damage if they are not Paralyzed. Then, opposing champions become Paralyzed for 2 turns. Blessing of Al'Mara This spell has been changed. Description: Target champion gains Flight; if target champion has Class: Paladin or Priest, it also gains Aerial Supremacy and Race: Angel. Tales of Valor Fixed issue where it incorrectly targeted shrines and relics. Fixed issue where it was bypasses passive abilities that prevent champions from being targeted by spells.
Underdepths Abilities Shadowdancer Changed so the effect only occurs once per turn. Description: When this champion makes a successful basic attack, a Lesser Shadowrake is summoned to an adjacent space if no copy created by this champion is in play. This effect can only occur once per turn for each unit with this ability. Champions Deep Elf Priestess Upgrade Set 1: Poison 1, Poison 2 (default), Poison 3 Deep Elf Manslayer Starting Abilities: Attack: Physical, Deep Wounds, Warguard Bloodbow Infantry Damage decrease (-2) HP decrease (-3) Min Range increase (+1) Hekatian Voidraker Fixed an issue with her sprite that may have been the cause of the "white-square" issue Spells Red Sand Fixed an issue where it did not deal damage when a champion with the ability Combat Awareness used AP. Blast Doors Fixed a problem where this charged its nora cost for each Dimension Door in play, rather than once.
K'thir Forest Abilities Aurora Lance The blind duration has been reduced to 2 turns. Fixed an issue where this was not regarded as a ranged attack resulting in it bypassing Arrow Eater. Description: This champion makes a Magical attack at RNG 4-6. If the attack is successful, the target becomes Blinded for 2 turns Champions Elven Artisan Upgrade Set 2: Shatter (default) Forest Giant Starting Abilities: Vulnerability: Fire, Attack: Physical, Colossal Centaur Regulator Upgrade Set 2: Shatter (default) Elven Bureaucrat Starting Abilities: Attack: Psychic, Ignorance Upgrade Set 1: Drudgery (default), Stall, Restraining Aura Elven Vindicator Upgrade Set 2: Sunder, Punish (default) Aurora Lancer Upgrade Set 1: Divine Favor 2, Blessed (default), Purified Upgrade Set 2: Majestic 1 (default), Grand Entrance, Enduring Aura 3 Spells Grimlic's Mirror Added a new restriction to this spell. Description: Create a copy of target non-Hero friendly champion with cost of 99 nora or less. This copy appears in the closest location in your nearest deployment zone. Fog of Ancients Description: Area Effect 3: Affected spaces become Fog Cloud for 5 turns (At the end of your turns, champions in the affected area become Stealthed). Treefolk's Blessing Updated the condition description to reflect the spell's description. Living Vines Fixed an issue where it would equip unequippable units. Fog of Ancients Fixed issue where this was not functioning, also the duration was lowered to 5 turns. Equipment Amareth's Lexicon Added a requirement of the champion being a Fairy to gain Surge: Equipped. Description: Equipped champion has Hunter: Equipped. If the champion is a Fairy, it also gains Surge: Equipped.
Forglar Swamp Abilities Grow Description: This champion gains HP and permanently gains Max HP equal to its base HP. When this ability has been used 4 times, it permanently gains Cleave. When this ability has been used 6 times, it gains Colossal. When this ability has been used 8 times, it permanently gains Titan Semi Aquatic Nora Cost increase (+4) The damage and defense modifiers were removed from this ability. Description: This unit is Amphibious. This unit has +1 SPD when within 3 spaces of water. At the beginning of your turns, if it is not within 3 spaces of water it has -1 SPD and loses 3 HP. Aquatic Nora Cost increase (+5) The damage and defense modifiers were removed from this ability. Description: This champion has Amphibious. While occupying Water, this champion gets +1 SPD and has Mobility. When moving to a location that is not at least half water, there is an additional 1 AP cost unless it is Flying. At the beginning of your turn, if this champion is not occupying Water, it loses 5 HP. Champions Magnetic Anuran Starting Abilities: Amphibious, Attack: Electricity, Magnetic Pulse Firk Paraform Upgrade Set 2: Nohkan Do, Mimic Defense (default), Void Shield Princess Ctharia This champion now has a deck limit of 1. Spells Noraweave Nora Cost increase (+5) Cooldown increase (+1)
Savage Tundra Abilities Frost Mallet Fixed an issue where this was not regarded as a ranged attack resulting in it bypassing Arrow Eater. Bestial Presence Fixed an issue where the description was not matching the effect for all ranks.Freeze Freeze Fixed issue regarding the turn duration of the Crystallized condition. Champions Lonx Striker Upgrade Set 1: Strike (default), Ready Lonx Luminary Upgrade Set 2: Soften (default), Stall Spells Wish Fixed an issue where this doesn't pick the closest equipment, but the one from the earliest deployed champion. Fixed an issue where this goes through warding, pariah, and shielded.
Shattered Peaks Champions Calcified Lurker Upgrade Set 1: Shatter (default), Snatch Speckled Fesh Speed decrease (-1) HP decrease (-7) Upgrade Set 2: Nora Miner 1 (default), Nora Link Cyclops Warsmith Damage decrease (-1) Starting Abilities: Attack: Physical, Build 'Em Tough Upgrade Set 1: Inspire, Boost: Construct 2 (default) Upgrade Set 2: Mason 3 (default), Grant: Fire Trap Cyclops Artificer Upgrade Set 1: Lay Trap: Fire 3, Fire Eater, Amplify Fire (default) Spells Ionization Description: Area Effect 3: Friendly champions gain Attack - Electricity for 5 turns. If a champion already has Attack - Electricity, that champion gains 2 AP and Blitz for 5 turns instead. Was incorrectly granting Attack - Electricity permanently Was incorrectly affecting all champions, instead of just friendly
Abilities Recycle Removed from Champions Screech Nora Cost decrease (-5) Adept Arcanist Description: When a unit within 8 spaces, including this one, takes damage, this champion permanently gains a basic attack of that damage type. Spur Nora Cost decrease (-3) Description: This champion has +1 DMG and +1 SPD for each opposing champion within 4 spaces. Rock Front Nora Cost increase (+2) Blood Bind Description: This unit loses 5 HP and all opposing units within 4 spaces on a dead magic zone lose 5 HP and are Paralyzed until the end of the next turn. This unit vampiric heals 5 HP for each effected champion. This ability enters play on cooldown Warguard Nora Cost increase (+4) Changed to a single ability instead of ranked. Description: When this unit takes damage from an attack or spell, that damage is reduced to 2. After this effect occurs 5 times, this unit is destroyed Choking Stench Fixed an issue where the Poison Cloud was not doing the proper damage. Description: Spaces within 2 spaces of this unit are Poison Cloud. Water Front Name Change: Water Front(was High Tide) Jungle Front Name Change: Jungle Front(was Ferocious Growth) Channel: Damage Nora Cost decrease (-5) Channel: Defense Nora Cost decrease (-4) Channel: Speed Nora Cost decrease (-2) Magnetic Pulse Nora Cost decrease (-40) Changed the effect from reducing AP generation by half to giving -2 DMG and Careless. Description: Equipped enemy champions within 5 spaces have -2 DMG and Careless. Telekinetic Thrust AP Cost increase (+3) Fixed an issue where this ability was treated as an attack. Fixed an issue where rooted enemy champions were not properly taking damage from this ability. Description: Target opposing champion within 4 spaces takes 6 physical damage and is knockbacked 3 spaces. This damage ignores DEF. Violent Nora Cost decrease (-3) Desert Front Name Change: Desert Front(was Desert Walker) Nora Cost decrease (-2) Reduced range and increased duration. Description: At the beginning of each turn, all spaces within 3 spaces of this champion become Sand for 4 turns. Soulstrike Nora Cost decrease (-4) Doom Description: Target champion without Short-Lived within 2 spaces gains Short-Lived 2 (This unit is destroyed after 8 turns and leaves double the nora in their nora globe). This cannot be Cleansed. Forest Front Name Change: Forest Front(was Forest Walker) Reduced range and increased duration. Description: At the beginning of each turn, all spaces within 3 spaces of this champion become Vegetation for 4 turns. Camaraderie Nora Cost decrease (-3) The cost reduction this ability gives has been reduced. Description: Champions that share a race with this champion cost 3 less Nora. This does not stack. Intensify Description: After being in play for 10 turns this unit is Cleansed and healed to full, and gets +2 range, +2 DEF, +2 DMG permanently. This ability is removed after trigger. Cripple Description: When this champion successfully damages a champion with a basic attack, that champion becomes Crippled (This champion's DEF is reduced by 1 per round) for 10 turns. Command: Heal Description: The next time friendly champions within 3 spaces are healed, the amount is increased by 6. Poison Cone (All Ranks) Nora Cost decrease (-2) Cooldown increase (+1) Battle Hymn Nora Cost increase (+2) Relocate: Demon Cooldown increase (+1) Relocate: Foe Cooldown increase (+1) Relocate: Ally Cooldown increase (+1) Activate Magnet Fixed an issue that was sometimes not causing Magnetized champions to be pulled. Fixed an issue where it was charging double AP. Dragging Attack Fixed an issue where it bypasses Planar Bound. Ethereal Being Fixed an issue that was causing this to not use AP when activated. Defile Corpse Fixed an issue where Final Word was not properly prevented by Defile Corpse. Brain Eater Fixed an issue where this would crash the game when a Soulthirster killed a summoned unit. Sonic Roar Fixed an issue where this was not properly showing the correct range. Vitalize Fixed an issue where this was not properly showing the proper range. Chuck: X Fixed an issue where all the Chuck abilities could target friendlies. Elsari Coven Fixed an issue where this would trigger off the ability instead of Witches. Rabid Fixed an issuer where this was not refreshing Inhibited when it refreshes Diseased Starshine Fixed an issue that was causing this to not remove the buff correctly when the unit with Starshine is removed from play Drain Fixed an issue with this ability not being affected by the ability Greater Vampirism. Superior Tinkering Fixed an issue where this ability was giving the bonuses to the the target construct, but no condition would appear on the affected champion. Unequippable Fixed an issue where this ability was not preventing champions from being equipped by spells.