• We have removed the old Difficulty from Arena.
  
• Difficulty will now be consistent throughout the run.
  
• This means that difficulty no longer affects Arena Rewards when finishing an Arena.
  
• We have replaced Heroes with Epic Troops.
  
• Hero improvements in the past and newer powerful weapons have meant that Arena has become less about drafting a team, and more about which hero can cast their spell first. We wanted to shift the focus of Arena back to players coming up with clever combinations in their draft picks.
  
• When drafting Troops, players will now be able to see their Arena team, so they can view the troops they have currently chosen. This allows them to plan out their other draft picks to optimize their team.
  
• We have made improvements to the Arena Troop Pool, so newer troops will automatically appear as Arena options 3-4 weeks or so after they are released (previously, we would just add new batches of troops every 3-6 months).
  
• We have reduced the max number of Victories from 8 to 6.
  
• This reduces the amount of battles required to play. Generally, without the hero, we found these battles take a little longer, so requiring 6 battles to complete felt consistent with the old 8.
  
• Number of Defeats remains unchanged
  

• 0 Wins: 50 Gold
  
• 1 Win: 100 Gold
  
• 2 Wins: 500 Gold, 75 Souls, 3 Trophies, 1 Glory Key
  
• 3 Wins: 1000 Gold, 200 Souls, 8 Trophies, 1 Glory Key
  
• 4 Wins: 2000 Gold, 350 Souls, 18 Trophies, 2 Glory Key
  
• 5 Wins: 3000 Gold, 500 Souls, 30 Trophies, 2 Glory Key
  
• 6 Wins: 4000 Gold, 750 Souls, 50 Trophies, 3 Glory Key
  

• We have made 2 changes to the Arena Offer. The first is that it will now trigger at 5 Wins instead of 6, and will only happen 3 times per day.
  
• The second change is that the Arena Offer will give a random Daily Deal.
  
• Players who earn 6 Wins in an Arena run will get a 10% discount to their Arena Offer.
  
• Offers do not include VIP exclusive offers.
  
• We have added a new perk for players who are VIP 4 or higher, that they will start Arena runs with 1 Victory.
  
• Campaign Tasks around Arena have been changed to reflect the Victory changes.
  

• 0 Wins: 0 Valor
  
• 1 Win: 0 Valor
  
• 2 Wins: 5 Valor
  
• 3 Wins: 10 Valor
  
• 4 Wins: 18 Valor
  
• 5 Wins: 30 Valor
  
• 6 Wins: 50 Valor
  

• Reward 1: 3 Gem Keys
  
• Reward 2: 1000 Jewel Shards
  
• Reward 3: 2 Event Keys
  
• Reward 4: 60 Writs
  
• Reward 5: 1 Orb of Chaos
  

• Arena of Valor also will support a pre-set Troop that will replace one of the regular troop draft picks.
  
• The Troop will be given each time a player starts an Arena run during the Event.
  
• The Troop is not limited by the normal rarities available in Arena (e.g. Common, Rare, Ultra-Rare, Epic).
  
• These pre-set Troops may not happen in every Arena Event.
  
• Any Arena runs started before the event begins will not give any Valor, and any Arena runs in progress at the end of the event can be completed like a normal Arena run once the event ends.
  
• Valor doesn’t carry over to the next event, and any reward progress is lost once the event ends.
  

• We have added a special new Flash Offer for special Event Pets.
  
• Special Event Pets are the cosmetic Pets for special Events such as Halloween, Gems of War Anniversary, Campaign Pets, etc.
  
• Faction Pets or Pets that can be gained from Pet Gnomes will not be offered.
  
• Platform Exclusive Pets like Steam Puppy or X-Ball will not be offered.
  
• New Special Event Pets will not be offered until 3 months after their first release.
  
• The offer will cost $1.99 USD and can be purchased up to 2 times
  

• 2x Pet
  
• 50 Gems
  
• 6 Colored Pet Food
  

• Pets are chosen randomly but Players will not be offered a Pet if they have enough pets to ascend or are already at the maximum ascension.
  
• Like the Weapon Flash Offer, this flash offer will appear randomly during the week, as long as there isn’t another Flash Offer running.
  
• We will continue to run special 1-Day Pet Rescue events over various weekends throughout the year. This will give players several means to complete their Pet Collection and level them up.
  

• We have made some changes when viewing Troop cards in Battles so that it does not affect game speed if the battle is running in the background.
  
• We have made some visual improvements for Advent Calendars and Flash Offers
  
• Advent Calendars will all have the new improvements, but only a few existing Flash Offers will use the new visuals with the 5.2 Update.
  
• We will be updating other existing Flash Offers in future updates.
  
• We have added support for more reward help popups in Advent Calendars and Flash Offers and Advent Calendars.
  
• These rewards can now be tapped/ clicked or have controller shortcuts to get more information about that reward.
  
• We have added a new Halloween themed Logo for the season.
  

• We have fixed an issue where Class Masteries were not applying in Battles correctly.
  
• We have fixed an issue where Battle Icons on the World Event Fight Map would jitter when they were too close together.
  
• We have fixed an issue where Valravens could overwrite Battle Bosses in World Events.
  
• We have fixed an issue where players not in a guild would get an error if they tried to open a World Event news item.
  
• We have also fixed an assortment of smaller issues.
  

Elite Pass Rewards Sneak Peek

• Bonus Mythstones from that Kingdom’s Explore
  
• More Faction Hoard Stats
  
• Kingdom Team Bonus to Tier V
  
• Kingdom Skill Point
  

• Book of Ice Deeds
  
• Book of Nature Deeds
  
• Book of Fire Deeds
  
• Book of Air Deeds
  
• Book of Magic Deeds
  
• Book of Stone Deeds
  

• Campaign: Players will be able to earn Books of Deeds from the Free Rewards and Elite Pass Rewards.
  
• Crafting: Players will be able to craft a Colored Book of Deeds with the following ingredients:
  
• 50 Deeds of Color (Color must match the color of Book of Deeds being crafted)
  
• 1,000 Souls
  
• 500 Jewels (Color must match the color of Book of Deeds being crafted)
  

• If a Gnome drops a Vault Key it will be either a Vault Key or Epic Vault Key, they cannot drop both.
  
• Epic Vault Keys are rarer drops compared to the normal ones. (about 10%).
  
• Vault Key drop rates have not been affected by this change.
  
• This Epic Vault is similar to a Gnome Vault, however you will be fighting against King Cedric, the “Boss” version of Cedric Sparklesack.
  
• King Cedric will drop up to x4 more loot compared to his regular counterpart in Gnome Vaults.
  
• This only applies to the resources he may drop (Gems, Gold, Souls, etc.)
  
• He will not drop extra copies of Troops or multiples of Orbs
  

• We have removed the old Difficulty system (similar to other game modes where we have removed it in previous updates).
  
• There are new difficulty settings that players can set before they select a Vault.
  
• These new difficulties work similarly to the difficulty in Adventure board, where troops can gain levels beyond 20, and have their traits unlocked.
  

• EASY: Troop level 15, and 80% Standard Rewards.
  
• NORMAL: Troop level 20, and Standard Rewards (same as the old Vault).
  
• CHALLENGING: Troop level 40, and 110% Standard Rewards.
  
• HARD: Troop level 80, and 120% Standard Rewards.
  

• It counts the regular Gnomes that randomly appear in battles
  
• It does not count Valravens, Raven Towers, Gnomes in Vaults, and Gnomes owned by Players in PvP
  
• Once the tracker is completed (by defeating 5 Gnomes), players will be mailed out a Vault key
  
• This will only reward a normal Vault Key (players will be unable to earn Epic Vault Keys from the Gnome Tracker)
  
• The Gnome Tracker will then go back to 0, however the number of Gnomes required to earn the next Key will increase by 5 (to 10, then 15, then 20, etc…)
  
• The Gnome Tracker will reset to 0 after the Vault Event, and the target will reset to 5 in the next event too.
  
• The drop rate of Vault Keys during the event hasn’t been changed by the introduction of the Gnome Tracker.
  

• Players will now have a chance to encounter the new Daemon Gnome.
  
• This Gnome is much deadlier and trickier than the rest of his kin, if he manages to power up he will kill an Enemy and then run away.
  
• This spell is a one cast only even in teams with more than 1 copy; it will only allow one cast, and the other copies’ spells will then be disabled for the duration of the battle. (Similar to the 4x Great Maw teams)
  
• Players will be able to earn this Gnome from either type of Vault Battle.
  
• The Daemon Gnome will drop Chaos Shards (as well as the chance of a Vault Key or Epic Vault Key like other Gnomes).
  

• Players are now able to select Campaign Tasks and they will be taken to the appropriate section of the game that will assist them in completing that Task.
  
• The Campaign Button now has a drop down list like the Adventure Board does, so players can quickly view their current Tasks.
  
• We have updated the Languages Tab in the Settings Menu.
  

• We have fixed a bug where Google Play would prompt the user every time to log in if they didn’t sign into a Google Play Games account.
  
• We have changed the Chests Menu so they will now show the Base Rarity of the card in the example display, instead of the rarity that you own it at.
  
• We have fixed the bug in the Troop Filter Menu where the text would always be set to All Weapon Types instead of the Weapon Type Name.
  
• We have fixed a bug where Troops and Weapons were not showing up in the Troop List unless restarting the game. The Troops and Weapons should now show up without having to restart the game.
  
• We have fixed a bug where accepting a Guild Invite would cause a “Cliffy” Error.
  
• We have fixed a bug with the Ascend All Troops option where it was not properly checking for troops existing in Delve & Event teams.
  
• We have fixed a bug where the Epic Battle Settings could be reused between Guild Live Events (e.g. setting the Epic Battle to Legendary in a World Event would keep the same setting in a different guild event like Invasions or Raid Bosses which run at the same time on a weekend).
  
• We have fixed a bug where the Guild Popup was only showing 1 live event of each type in the list on the right, even though multiples of the same type could run (e.g. 2 World Events running in a row).
  
• We have fixed the bug where Dead/Empty Guilds could be encountered in Guild Wars, where there are no members in the guild to fight against.
  
• We have fixed a bug on PS4 where the Advent Calendar Offers were not showing the Gem Key image correctly.
  
• We have fixed a bug on the Campaign Menu, Campaign Pass and Campaign Pass Upgrade menus on 4:3 aspect ratio devices.
  
• We have fixed a bug where saving the Troop Filter was no longer working.
  
• We have also fixed an assortment of smaller issues.
  

A New Campaign Begins

Artifact: Seal of Kurandara

Elite Pass Rewards Sneak Peek

• Weapons – These weapons will be craftable from the Soulforge the next time during their Kingdom’s event.
  
• Portraits, Emojis and Titles – Like Social Collectibles from Events, these will become available to purchase from Gems about 3 months after the Campaign ends.
  
• Kurandarito – As this pet is cosmetic, he will only be available during special Pet Rescues after the Campaign.
  
• Heart of Rage – This troop will not be going into chests, however players will have a chance to earn him from defeating Cedric Sparklesack in the Vault after the Campaign ends. (Wondering what this guy does? He’s part of a very special Soulforge recipe. Stay tuned for more information on that in the next few weeks.)
  

• Campaigns are seasonal content that last for 10 weeks, and will run alongside our weekly events.
  
• Campaigns will be used to tell a story that players can follow as the Campaign progresses.
  
• Campaigns have 3 systems (more on all of them below):
  
• TASKS – Complete in-game activities each week and earn STARS.
  
• CAMPAIGN PASS – The basic pass is free, and you unlock a reward for every 10 STARS you earn. Unlock extra rewards if you have purchased an Elite Pass.
  
• ARTIFACT – Artifacts are a special magic item that players level-up to unlock temporary buffs. The buff only lasts for the duration of the campaign.
  

Campaign Tasks

• 2 GOLD TASKS: These tasks take longer or are harder, and are worth 15 STARS.
  
• 4 SILVER TASKS: A little easier than Gold Tasks, these are worth 10 STARS.
  
• 10 BRONZE TASKS: These are short and easy to complete. They are worth 3 STARS.
  
• This totals 100 Stars, and unlocks all rewards for the week, including a level on the Artifact.
  
• Tasks are given 3 at a time – one for each rarity
  
• If you don’t complete all the tasks in their week, you can still continue with them the following week.
  
• All Task activities are based on existing gameplay, so players can work on completing them during the normal course of play.
  
• Tasks can be skipped or completed by paying Gems (if a Players is finding one difficult to complete). They will still gain the Stars from the Tasks (so they don’t miss out). The Gem cost is dependent on the rarity of the Task.
  
• GOLD TASKS: 150 Gems per Task
  
• SILVER TASKS: 100 Gems per Task
  
• BRONZE TASKS: 50 Gems per Task
  

Campaign Pass

• FREE PASS: This is the reward track that is free and available to all players in the game. The Artifact level-up is unlocked on the final stage each week on this track (each 100 STARS).
  
• ELITE PASS: These rewards require players to have purchased either an Elite Pass or Elite+ Pass. The rewards will contain some cosmetics and collectibles, as well as some rarer resources that players can use in the game.
  

Elite Pass & Elite+

• Purchasing either Elite Pass or Elite+ Pass will give players access to the Elite Pass reward track for that Campaign only. (Players will need to purchase it again for any future Campaigns if they wish to earn rewards from Elite Pass again).
  
• If a player has already earned some rewards on the free track, and purchases Elite Pass or Elite+ Pass, they will immediately receive (in the mail) all Elite Track rewards corresponding to the ones on the Free Track that they have already earned.
  
• Elite+ Pass will also immediately give some extra in-game rewards and will also give a subscription to earn a bonus of 20 STARS every week.
  
• There will be an extra 20 rewards for players who get the Elite+ subscription, so the extra Stars can continue to earn rewards even after the player has gotten all of the normal rewards.
  
• Players who purchase Elite Pass can always choose later in the Campaign, to upgrade to Elite+ Pass. (The upgrade cost is the difference in costs between Elite Pass and Elite+).
  
• Players who purchase an Elite+ Pass later in the Campaign or upgrade later in the Campaign will earn the bonus Stars from any previous weeks. (e.g. Purchasing the Elite Pass on Week 5 of the Campaign will immediately give you 100 Stars, and 20 stars at the start of each week for the 5 remaining Chapters).
  

Artifact

• Artifacts are the temporary buffs that players can unlock and upgrade during the Campaign for every 100 Stars earned (to a max of 10 levels).
  
• This buff provides bonus stat points to player’s teams in all game modes during the Campaign, including PvP & Guild Wars.
  
• Artifacts also provide small stories from the game world, related to the Campaign setting, unlocking each 100 Stars, for players who enjoy the stories.
  
• Players can continue to read this lore after the Campaign ends, as Artifacts will be viewable in the player’s inventory.
  
• Each Campaign will have their own Artifact for players to collect and level up.
  

Campaign Reset

• Once a Campaign ends, the following will happen:
  
• Players are no longer able to complete Tasks or progress in the Campaign.
  
• Any uncollected rewards will be sent out in the mail.
  
• Artifacts will no longer apply any of their bonuses.
  
• The Campaign button will display a pop up while no Campaign is active.
  
• Any Elite Pass or Elite+ Pass subscriptions will end.
  
• There will be a 1 week break between Campaigns.
  
• When the next Campaign starts players will start at the beginning again with zero stars (stars do not carry over between campaigns).
  

• Raid Boss Events will be joining Invasions as a weekend event in the future, as all Kingdoms have now had a Raid Boss Event.
  
• Tower of Doom will be run in between Campaigns (every 10 weeks), and may also make an appearance as a weekend event. We are also planning changes so you can still earn the Forge Scrolls that you need.
  
• Guild Wars will continue to be every 4 weeks, however it will now run at the same time as other events.
  
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• A new Weapon
  
• 200 Gems (this will be 23 Gem Keys on PS4)
  
• 36 Epic Ingots
  
• 20,000 Gold
  
• 5,000 Souls
  
• All Kingdoms, except for Broken Spire will have their own weapon available in the pack, so there are 33 new Weapons.
  
• Broken Spire already had Axe of the Spire in the starter pack which fills a similar role to these weapons.
  
• These weapons have been designed to help players deal more damage to Enemies from that Kingdom.
  
• Kingdom Weapon Packs will only be available to players who haven’t completed the questline in a Kingdom.
  
• The offer will replace the Explore button on the Kingdom popup menu.
  
• Once a player has completed the questline, the offer will no longer be available and the Explore button will return.
  
• Players who do not purchase a weapon, or have already completed all the quests, will be able to get the weapons 1 of 2 ways:
  
• Craft the weapon during the Kingdom’s next weekly event
  
• Purchase the weapon from a Weapon Flash Offer
  

Other Changes

• UI Update to reflect removal of the Submit a Ticket Button
  
• Links to all our social pages are now available in a pop up menu by tapping the Social Button on the menu.
  

• You Just Have To Task – Complete your first task in any Campaign
  
• This Journey Begins… – Get your first Artifact to Level 1
  
• Quarter Pounder – Complete 25 Tasks in any Campaign
  
• Hard Taskmaster – Complete 100 Campaign Tasks in a single Campaign
  
• …This Journey Ends – Get your first Artifact to Level 10
  

• We have changed Troops with the Boss troop type to now have a Red Border to separate them from regular Troops.
  
• We have changed the Artifact Weapon Type to be renamed to Relics, to avoid confusion with Campaign Artifacts.
  
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• We have also fixed an assortment of smaller issues.