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Apr 3, 2026 · 1mo ago

Beta Patch Notes - v0.102.0

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Beta patch v0.102.0 introduces a new Badge system, reworks Ascension 6, and implements significant card and enemy balance changes, alongside various bug fixes and UI improvements.

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Buffs6

  • Silent
    • Blade of Ink:Reworked to generate Inky Shivs (which deal +2 damage and apply Weak) instead of granting Strength.Gain Strength on AttackAdd Inky Shivs to Hand
    • Leading Strike:Increased number of shivs generated from 1 to 2.12
  • NecrobinderBorrowed Time:Significantly increased energy gain, but cards now cost additional energy this turn.1(2)4(6)
  • Events
    • Waterlogged Scriptorium:Lowered gold cost for the Prickly Sponge option.15599 gold
    • Waterlogged Scriptorium:Lowered gold cost for the Tentacle Quill option.6555 gold
    • Whispering Hollow:Decreased gold cost for the exchange option.5035+-9 gold

Nerfs12

  • Ascension 6
    • Merchant Card Removal:Initial cost to remove a card at the Merchant is increased to 100 gold.75100 gold
    • Merchant Card Removal:The price increase for subsequent card removals is doubled to 50 gold.2550 gold
  • Silent
    • Leading Strike:Reduced base damage from 7 to 3.73
    • Speedster:Reduced damage across all levels.2(3)1(2)
    • Untouchable:Reduced block value across all levels.7(9)6(8)
  • NecrobinderBorrowed Time:Increased cost from 0 to 1 energy.01
  • Doormaker
    • Grasp:Grasp turn now deals significantly more damage.20(23)
    • Grasp Power:Reworked power to penalize card play by draining energy, increasing fight difficulty.Lose 1 energy per card played
  • Skulking Colony
    • Now attacks on every turn.Some turnsAll turns
    • Deals slightly more damage.Increased
  • NonupeipeFur Coat:Fur Coat now affects Axebots and other enemies that enter combat mid-fight.Initial enemiesRestocked/New enemies
  • EventsHungry For Mushrooms:Reduced number of cards upgraded by the Fragrant Mushroom option.32

Bug fixes1

  • SilentBullet Time:Fixed an issue where Mayhem playing Bullet Time failed to set hand cards to 0 cost.

Other changes2

  • Ascension 6Ascension 6 now increases the cost of card removal at the Merchant instead of reducing the number of rest sites.Less rest sitesInflation
  • History CourseNow uses current energy for the X-value of copied cards instead of the energy spent during the previous play.Last played energyCurrent energy

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Patch history

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  1. Beta Patch Notes - v0.106.0
    May 22, 2026 · 1d
    +116
  2. Beta Hotfix Notes - v0.105.1
    May 9, 2026 · 2w
    +1
  3. Beta Patch Notes - v0.105.0
    May 8, 2026 · 2w
    +124
  4. Beta Patch Notes - v0.104.0
    Apr 24, 2026 · 4w
    +112
  5. Beta Hotfix Patch Notes - v0.103.1
    Apr 16, 2026 · 1mo
    1
  6. Beta Patch Notes - v0.103.0
    Apr 10, 2026 · 1mo
    +151
  7. Beta Patch Notes - v0.101.0
    Mar 27, 2026 · 1mo
    +184
  8. Beta Patch Notes - v0.100.0
    Mar 20, 2026 · 2mo
    +4018

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