Changes:

• Book of the Dead: self damage 10 HP, down from 20.
  
• Armband of Reckoning: 2% parry per unspent enemy AP, down from 10%.
  
• Tweaked bots.
  
• Lowered cost of HP upgrades.
  

Changes:

• Arena Blade of Mastery: +5 weapon damage when Mastery triggers, down from +10.
  
• Arena Axe of Cruelty: 6 damage, up from 5.
  
• Ghastly Axe: 9 damage, down from 10.
  
• Armageddon Blade: 3 damage over time, down from 5.
  
• Blighslayer: reflect 5 damage when hit by a spell, down from 10.
  
• Fixed: the effect tooltip for Crystal Skull said "+X magic damage" instead of "+X weapon damage".
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Game changes and fixes:

• Fixed: Foe Hammer didn't work when the player started the game in the class special state.
  
• Fixed: the effect description for Dragon Soul always said "Enraged", instead of the state name appropriate for the player class.
  
• Fixed: if an Android purchase failed, the "Waiting for AppStore" box never closed.
  
• Fixed: if the turn time warning sound started playing for the opponent in a multiplayer game, it didn't stop when the turn ended automatically.
  

Balance changes:

• Increased reward for defeating the Expert practice challenges to 1000 gold (from 600).
  
• Diamond Armor: limit damage to 1-5 (from 1-6).
  
• Thor's Hammer: cost reduced to 6 AP.
  
• Corrosive Poison: 5-7 damage, up from 3-7.
  
• Ambush: +6 damage when not stealth, down from +10.
  
• Backstab: 3-7 bonus damage, down from 5-10.
  
• Berserker Cleaver and Sorcerer Staff: chance to trigger increased to 50% (from 30%).
  

Game changes and fixes:

• The Starter Pack store item was replaced by Gold Chest, which can be bought repeatedly.
  
• Implemented achievements.
  

Balance changes:

• Parry activates if the weapon is ready at the end of the turn, even if it was used. It also applies multiple times per turn again.
  
• Backstab: 5-10 damage up from 3-7.
  
• Ambush: +10 damage when not Stealth, up from +4.
  
• Reinforce: cost 3 AP up from 2 AP.
  
• Thor's Hammer: 5-10 damage, down from 5-15.
  
• Seal of Reckoning: 5% crit per AP, down from 10%
  
• Arena Shiv of Mastery: gain 1 damage when Mastery triggers, down from 2.
  
• Steel Hilt: +2 start AP.
  
• Kurgan Blade: +4 damage, up from +3.
  
• Magic Barrier: cost 2 AP down from 3 AP and +1 start AP.
  
• Morgana's Veil: effect no longer stacks with itself.
  
• Muzrub: 35% critical chance, up from 30%.
  
• Scepter of Toth: lowered condition from 25 damage to 20 damage.
  
• Golden Kopesh: lowered condition from 30 damage to 25 damage.
  
• Vampiric Shard and Lesser Vampiric Shard: effect applies to next attack, instead of for the entire turn.
  
• Blood Moon: 20% critical chance, down from 25%.
  
• Wall of Montu: 2 damage over 2 turns, down from 3 damage over 3 turns.
  

New items:

• Kurgan Decapitator (2H axe, Berserker only): This weapon has +4 damage if you have less HP than your enemy, and -5 damage when you have more.
  
• Stalker Great Axe (2H axe, Berserker only): For each turn you don't use this weapon, it gains 3 damage for the next attack.
  
• Stalker War Baton (2H staff, Witch only): For each turn you don't use this weapon, it gains 3 damage for the next attack.
  
• Stalker Longsword (1H sword): For each turn you don't use this weapon, it gains 2 damage for the next attack.
  
• Stalker Hacker (off-hand axe, Berserker only): For each turn you don't use this item, your main weapon gains 2 damage for the next attack.
  
• Stalker Shiv (off-hand dagger, Assassin only): For each turn you don't use this item, your main weapon gains 2 damage for the next attack.
  
• Stalker Orb (orb, Witch only): For each turn you don't use this item, your main weapon gains 2 damage for the next attack.
  
• Stalker Shield (shield): For each turn you don't use this item, your main weapon gains 2 damage for the next attack.
  
• Berserker Cleaver (2H Axe, Berserker only): Each time you critical hit, you have a 30% chance to gain Enrage until your next turn.
  
• Sorcerer Staff (staff): Each time you critical hit, you have a 30% chance to gain Focused Mind until your next turn.
  
• Crusader Smasher (1H hammer, Crusader only): Each time you critical hit, you have a 30% chance to gain Last Stand until your next turn.
  
• Sorcerer Dagger (dagger, Witch only): Each time you critical hit, you have a 30% chance to gain Focused Mind until your next turn.
  
• Foe Hammer (1H sword, Crusader, Assassin, Witch): While you are in your class special state, you have +5 magic damage.
  
• Stinger (1H sword): While you are in your class special state, your attacks cannot be blocked, evaded or parried.
  
• Last Stand Fortress (tower shield): Each time you block the entire damage, you have a 50% chance to reflect damage equal to your defense.
  
• Sorcerer Orb (orb): Each time you critical hit with this weapon, you have a 30% chance to gain Focused Mind until your next turn.
  

Game changes and fixes:

• The info boxes in the main menu stay on screen until the close button is pressed, instead of disappearing when the info button is released.
  
• The matchmaker no longer allows matches between accounts which have recently played together, to prevent win trading.
  
• Fixed: if connecting to the matchmaker took longer than a second, the matchmaking compass animation was too fast.
  
• Fixed: Arena Amulet of Cruelty applied an empty buff when playing actions which cost 0 AP.
  
• Fixed: wrong description for Ishtar's Embrace.
  
• Fixed: Remorseful Hacker didn't work.
  

Balance changes:

• Two-handed weapons can parry at most once per turn.
  
• Lowered HP and perk levels for some bots under rating 2000.
  
• Arena Great Axe of Mastery: +20% crit chance when Enraged, instead of costing 1 AP.
  
• Arena Dirk of Mastery: gain 1 damage when remaining Stealth, down from 2.
  
• Arena Vial of Mastery: +5% passive evade bonus, down from +10%.
  

Game changes and fixes:

• Account creation is allowed before finishing the tutorial.
  
• Fixed: when the second player was using Ghastly Axe, a bogus parry icon appeared for that player and never went away.
  
• Fixed: rare crash in the second stage of the tutorial.
  
• Fixed: Android: some buttons and other UI elements didn't respond to touches on some devices.
  

Balance changes:

• Last Stand: reflect damage equal to defense, instead of the entire incoming damage.
  
• Crusader Mastery: add defense to heal value, instead of doubling.
  
• Increased trigger chances for Mastery and Resilience from 20% at level 1 - 40% at level 5 to 30%-50%.
  
• Changed daily quest from win 2 games with over 100 HP remaining to at least 100 HP.
  
• Banshee Rod: +1 start AP.
  
• Fenrir Fang: the gained token also costs -1 AP.
  
• Arena Dirk of Resilience: +3 damage when not used, up from +2.
  
• Arena Shiv of Cruelty: also gain 3 damage for the next attack on critical hits.
  
• Arena Tower of Mastery: new effect: each time your Mastery perk triggers, gain 5 defense until your next turn.
  
• Arena Seal of Mastery: heal for the entire damage dealt, instead of 50%.
  
• Arena Amulet of Mastery: 50% chance to trigger, up from 20%.
  
• Arena Dagger of Cruelty: +5 magic damage up from +3 and restore 3 AP on crit, up from 1.
  

Game fixes and changes:

• Faster loading times and lower RAM usage.
  
• Fixed: bot Cerise was using Steel Sword.
  
• Fixed: Holy Shell healed instantly when a critical hit was received, instead of waiting for the owner's turn.
  

Balance changes:

• If the turn limit is exceeded, the player with most HP wins (instead of the game always being a draw).
  
• The matchmaker prevents Arena match-ups between two Crusaders, and between identical class/set combinations.
  
• Lionheart: added passive +1 weapon damage bonus.
  
• Lightbringer: +2 damage, +1 critical value, +5% critical chance.
  
• Morgana's Veil: lower action cost by 2, up from 1.
  
• Colossus Grip: 5 charges down from 10.
  
• Cursed Stiletto: 50% chance to trigger, up from 30%.
  

Ironbound is now available as beta on Android and iOS!

Game changes and fixes:

• Tokens revert to their zoomed state when dragged near the bottom of the screen.
  
• Fixed: missing passive effect description for Banshee Shiv.
  

Balance changes:

• Reduced the requirements for Cruelty levels 4 and 5 to 150 and 200 wins, respectively (from 200 and 300). If you're already above the new threshold(s), you need to win once to update your perk level.
  
• The second player starts in parry if a two-handed weapon is equipped.
  
• Actions which draw tokens (such as Preparation or Hand of Fate) no longer destroy tokens if the hand is full.
  
• Blood Pact: new effect: next 3 tokens cost HP instead of AP (instead of costing double, and applying to all actions this turn).
  
• Immolate: changed damage type to magic (so it benefits from magic damage buffs, but can be mitigated).
  
• The Witch can no longer use 2H swords, except for Bright Saber and Scythe of Anubis.
  
• Star Shard" +3 magic damage down from +5.
  
• Potent Lucky Stone +2 magic damage down from +3.
  
• Lucky Stone: +1 magic damage down from +2.
  
• Friar Staff: +30% critical hit chance up from +20% and 9 damage up from 8.
  
• Monk Cane: 10 damage up from 9.
  
• Added passive +1 to damage over time to the following items: Heartstone, Pazuzu's Eye
  
• Added passive +1 to magic damage to the following items: Ring of Binding, Signet of Binding, Pazuzu’s Eye, Focused Mind Crystal, Archmage Signet, Arcane Storm Crystal, Heartstone, Red Witch Charm and most orbs.
  
• Focused Mind Crystal and Red Witch Charm: +1 AP cap, down from +2.
  
• Ishtar's Embrace: 30% chance to trigger, up from 20%.
  
• Colossus Grip: changed from passive to active trinket with 10 charges and no longer uses 2 trinket slots. Removed passive bonuses.
  
• Korgoth the Swift: 9 damage down from 10.
  

New items:

• Animist Spell Blade (main hand dagger, Witch only): Each time you play a token, gain 2 magic damage for the current turn.
  
• Blade of Norns (main hand dagger, Witch only): Each time you critical hit, gain 2 magic damage for the current turn.
  
• Dancing Flame (main-hand dagger, Witch only): Each time you play a Fire Chant token, add the value to magic damage this turn.
  
• Heart of the Storm (orb): Each time you deal damage with this weapon, you have a 20% chance to get a Magic Missiles token.
  
• Eye of the Storm (orb): Each time you deal damage with this weapon, you have a 20% chance to get a Freezing Blast token.
  
• Crystal Skull (trinket, Witch only): Gain weapon damage equal to your current magic damage bonus until your next attack.