Life in the tower city Bastion has long balanced upon a dagger’s edge, where survival depends upon the ceaseless efforts of generations to prepare the way for the next one to follow.
But now, a storm brews upon the endless horizon of the Shadowsea. An insatiable hurricane of churning energy takes form, pulling Shadow from the forgotten depths into a twisting column of magic and fury. And Bastion lies in its path.
High in the Reach, the Grand Builders prepare to weather the coming darkness. But far below, where the people of Bastion toil unaware, there are those who seek to profit from the power of the storm.
Those who welcome it, and what it foretells.
On Tuesday, March 23, twenty-one new Expedition-legal cards come to Eternal® in the Stormbreak Bundle!
It’s good to be back! With the $5k Stormbreak Throne Open just around the corner (March 26-28!), we have a few nerfs and buffs to announce to shake things up a bit in both Throne and Expedition.
Nerfs
Bring to Justice – Now 1JJJ (was 0JJJ)
Bring to Justice has been a staple Market card in Justice since its release, allowing people access to a 0-cost kill spell under some specific circumstances. The combination with Rime-Conclave Smuggler in particular has given Hooru access to a very strong turn 3 on-curve removal play. This change will make that harder to pull off, while still allowing Justice decks to have a low-cost removal spell if they’re willing to put in the work.
Winchest Merchant – Now 2/2 (was 2/3)
Winchest Merchant has proven to be the most popular way for people to use the Market in Expedition, and has been a fixture in Soldier decks in particular. We’re pulling back slightly on its rate to give people some incentives to explore other market options for those decks going forward.
Krull, Xumuc Occultist – Now SS: When Krull damages a player, play a unit from their void with cost less than or equal to the damage dealt (previously no influence requirement)
Krull gives players a powerful void option that operates very differently from most other cards. While it’s a lot of fun to find a Krull at the exact right moment and fish up something powerful from your void, the community sentiment has been that it feels wrong for non-shadow decks to get this powerful effect without even being able to play Krull from their hand normally. This change should help maintain the faction pie a little better while still allowing Krull to do her thing in decks actually working for Shadow influence.
Buffs
We also wanted to take this opportunity to buff some lesser-played cards, in particular focused on giving some upgrades to underplayed Throne cards, and a little love to a poor, maligned Grenadin.
Brel, Solist Apostate – Now 6FFJJSS (was 7)
Vargo Redclaw – Now 6/4 (was 5/4)
Talir’s Unwinding – Now Fast
Tavia, Lethrai Raidleader – Now 4 to activate (was 5) Triumphant Stranger – Now plays a random Stranger at the end of your turn (was start of turn)
Voprex, Hope’s End – Now permanently steals units
Cryptic Master – Now 2/2 (was 1/1) Gren, Iron Martyr – No longer a coward (Gren can now block)
Lethrai Soothsayer – Now 3P (was 4)
Fixes
Grand Suppressor should no longer suppress Amplify abilities.
Rhuus, Warbeast can no longer apply its buff to itself.
Added “Dog” unit sub-type to Scrap Hound.
Adjusted Inoa, Elevator Overseer to grant power first.
Fixed some issues with Midchief Salus’s Amplify so that it works correctly with Jetpack and other effects that prevent playing spells.
Improved translations for several cards.
Be sure to check out the Throne format on display with the $5k Stormbreak Throne Open, with the event running March 26-28, and official coverage on March 28th where we’ll see who earns an invite to our 2021 World Championship! Make sure to follow and subscribe to notifications over at our Dire Wolf Digital Twitch account to get notified when the action begins on March 28th!
New Sealed League: Stormbreak!
A new Sealed League begins on March 1st, 2021 for Chapter 52: Stormbreak!
Additionally, those looking to fill out their collection and show off some shiny new cards can do so with the Premium League!
Everyone who participates in the Sealed League will unlock the new premium Stormbreak card back!
Sealed League Each week of the Sealed League, you’ll get new packs to add to your pool!
Week 1: 2x Empire of Glass, 2x Echoes of Eternity, 2x Defiance, 2x The Empty Throne Week 2: 1x Empire of Glass, 1x The Dusk Road Week 3: 1x Empire of Glass, 1x The Dusk Road Week 4: 2x Empire of Glass Minimum rewards for playing include:
4 x Empire of Glass 1 x premium Uncommon card 1 x new premium card back upon entering the League All packs awarded from the Sealed League will be packs of Empire of Glass. The cost to participate in Sealed League is 12,500 Gold or 1,100 Gems.
Players can also enter into the Premium League for 5,000 Gems, which guarantees that every card from your League packs will be premium!
All players who enter will end up with at least 18 packs from the League (14 from play, and 4 from rewards).
The Sealed League for Chapter 52: Stormbreak begins on March 1st, 2021 and will run through March 31st.
In addition, today's patch 1.52.1 contains a variety of bug fixes and quality of life improvements listed below.
If you run into trouble while playing, please drop us a line at Support@DireWolfDigital.com.
And, as always, thanks for playing Eternal!
Bug Fixes:
Global Nav should now appear correctly on all screens.
Cards should now always appear as expected when featured in a tutorial message.
Fixed some visual layering issues with MOTD tiles.
Fixed some issues with swipe-to-attack all responding too quickly, or not at all.
Destiny prompts should no longer cover Scouted cards.
Adjusted hangers so that they should fit on screen for cards like Lord Steyer’s Tower
Fixed an issue where rapidly selecting attackers would cause visual issues with attack state.
Deck tiles in Deck Select are no longer cropped strangely on mobile devices.
Sling of the Chi will no longer break opponent’s Aegis when it is played.
Dr. Zytrom now sacrifices selected units at the correct time when he was played at the end of a turn.
Invasive Species can no longer be played via Bargain if Embargo Officer is in play
Send an Agent can no longer target Cursed Relics before they are attached.
The preview for the Witching Hour playmat has been restored.
Fixed an issue where Xbox achievements released alongside the Awakening campaign were not unlocking properly.
Fixed an issue where Steam achievements released alongside Buried Memories were not unlocking at all.
Note: these achievement issues should correct themselves on your first log-in after this update.
Card Updates:
The Regen icon will now be removed when Regen is consumed, and will now be prioritized correctly compared to other Skill icons.
Improved VFX for some cards.
Improved wording and localization for some cards.
General Improvements:
Improved appearance of the game on iPhone 12 mini devices.
Improved appearance of Expedition format info on mobile devices.
Added animations to show Market Exchanges more clearly.
Improved controller navigation.
Improved Deck Builder’s enforcement of Market rules.
Deck Builder text search should no longer include results based solely on skill hangers (such as “Site” returning every card with Overwhelm.)
Friend Challenges and Gauntlet now allow you to choose Expedition decks.
Promo Quest: Inoa, Elevator Overseer
During the quest period, your first PvP win of the day will reward you with a copy of Inoa, Elevator Overseer.
Once the promo period is over, you’ll be able to craft the card using Shiftstone as normal.
The Inoa, Elevator Overseer Promo Quest begins today and will run until Monday, February 22!
Premium Avatar The Inoa, Elevator Overseer premium Avatar will be available in the store for 300 Gems for a limited time.
Theme Deck The Inoa, Elevator Overseer theme deck will also be available in the Store for 500 Gems for a limited time, and includes the avatar and 4 premium copies of the new promo!
Buried Memories is now available! 22 new cards come to Eternal in a new bundle!
Salvation may lay in the skies above the people of Bastion…but the only path to get there requires diving far below. Explore the forgotten histories of the tower city in Buried Memories, available now!
Valentine Scion Draft!
Will Rizhan’s arrow strike true love? Find out this weekend in the return of Scion Draft!
Scion Draft is back by popular demand in a special Valentine’s Day Weekend event! Draft with some of the most iconic cards from Eternal®‘s history in a limited event that turns the power level all the way up!
In a Scion Draft, you’ll still open four packs and draft a 45-card deck to bring into battle. But, when you open those packs… hooo boy: The draft pool draws from 562 high-impact cards. That means that a pack could contain any combination of rarities across the curated selection of cards from all sets. That’s a lot of power!
This is a phantom event — the cards you draft are just to play with here; you don’t get to keep them — and the pool includes some real heavy-hitters from Eternal’s first ten sets…including brand new cards from Buried Memories, along with promos, alt-arts and other campaigns and bundles!
Spend some quality time with Scion Draft this weekend a pick up a copy of the sweet new alt art Rizhan, Greatbow Master with each run!
Join us this weekend for a brand new Preview Event where you will be able to play with five new Preconstructed Theme decks, each with one new card from Buried Memories!
There is a special boss rule in play:
Each game you’ll begin with a relic in play that allows you to spend 2 power to draw a random unit of your deck’s tribe. Then, the cost increases by 2 for further activations.
The event costs 200 gems or 2500 gold to participate. You may run any number of times, but only your first five runs count on the leaderboard.
Here’s how it works:
There are 5 specially-constructed theme decks – each containing one new card from Buried Memories!
Each of your first 5 runs in the Event will use a different deck.
After 5 entries into the Event, you will play with a deck selected at random.
These decks are not added to your collection.
This event costs 2,500 gold or 200 gems to enter.
You may enter as many times as you would like. Each run consists of 7 games, win-or-lose.
Your first 5 runs count towards your position on the event leaderboard.
The Buried Memories Event will run from Friday 2/5/2021 at 10:00 AM MDT (16:00 UTC) to Monday 2/8/2021 at 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC).
You can check out all the rules, prizes, and decks here!
