Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup! - D1: #1 (Kingdanzz & Saiya) - D2: ForFunPlayer_5577 (ForFunPlayer & 5577) - D3: Good Luck (Danwolf & Puff DIDDLER) - D4: Teemo (Phantomias16 & Duskheaven) - D5: --
Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!
This Month
The upcoming June Nova Cup takes place June 28 - 29.
$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served! There are up to five skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win. Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.
Requirements
- Everyone that is level 3 or higher can join for free! First come, first served. So even if you recently joined the game, feel free to participate!
Twitch Drops
When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, aside from enjoying shoutcasted top-tier Legion gameplay, you'll also receive in-game rewards based on how long you watch!
Watch the official Legion TD 2 Twitch stream during a Nova Cup to earn the following rewards: - Watch for 60 minutes: 2,000 essence - Watch for an additional 90 minutes: 4,000 additional essence - Watch for an additional 120 minutes: Random card
In other words, if you watch the Nova Cup both days, you'll earn 6,000 total essence and a random card!
IMPORTANT: You'll need to link your Twitch account to your Legion TD 2 account in order to earn the rewards. Link Your Twitch Account
Team Sign-up Instructions
Sign-ups are open from NOW until June 28 5pm CEST.
To sign up, find a teammate and form a party. After you're both in the party, have one player type "/signup [team name]" (e.g. /signup Snail Kings) in chat. You should see a confirmation message that your sign-up went through. For those who participated in previous Nova Cups, you no longer need to do /join to signup.
The first 16 teams to sign up in each division can participate. For division 1 and 2 the top 8 teams are drafted per division. Other teams are waitlisted. There are usually no-shows, so waitlisted teams are encouraged to be present in the Discord and ready to play. View the team list to see your sign-up position and division.
If there are more than 32 teams checked in, there will be an additional best-of-1 qualifying round to allow more teams to participate. It is a best-of-1, rather than a best-of-3, to keep the event from running overly long.
You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup [team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
If there is a waitlist, team sign-ups will always take priority over solo sign-ups
If you sign up as a solo, but then you find a teammate, you can re-sign up as a team any time before check-ins start. Just use the /signup command again with the new teammate. The tournament organizer will void your old solo signup after they process your new team signup.
After check-ins are over, all checked-in solo players will be randomly formed into teams by the tournament organizer. You cannot request a specific teammate at this point; if you want to play with a specific person, you should have signed up as a team instead.
It is still strongly recommended to sign-up as a team to guarantee your spot in the tournament and to give you time to practice with your teammate beforehand.
Any team that fails to check in will be disqualified. The next team on the waitlist that checked in will earn a spot.
Game Format
The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:
2v2
Mastermind only
Hybrid disabled
Division 1 & 2 Only - Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you and your ally can't use that playstyle again for that series)
Final Remarks
For a full list of rules, prizes, and other details, visit the following link: Nova Cup Rules & FAQ
See you on June 28! The Nova Cup will be casted and streamed at twitch.tv/ltd2. Check the Tournament Discord on the event day for links to the other casts.
Sincerely, Your Legion TD 2 Tournament Staff
v12.05 Hotfixes
This post will be updated with May hotfixes, with the most recent at the top.
Hotfix 1 (v12.05.1)
(June 18)
Balance:
King Upgrades
- Upgrade Attack: 14% → 12% - Upgrade Spell: 7% → 6% Reverting King Upgrade buffs from 12.04.
Improvements: Classic PvE: - The sending AI is more likely to income+king, resend, and save for multiple saves in a row. It's a little too predictable right now.
Fixes: Some description fixes
v12.05 Major Update
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/28e6e96001703f0db9f491b39c7afa5406dd6bd1.png"][/p][p]Expected patch release: Monday, June 16 [/p]
[p]Please welcome Brett from the United States to the team! He will be helping with animation and creative work.[/p][p]Some of his favorite games include the original Final Fantasy 7, Baldur’s Gate 3, The Last of Us, Resident Evil 2, and Stardew Valley. Outside of video games, he enjoys a homebrewed, 2-years-running DnD game, painting Warhammer 40k minis, binging shows, and reading. He also recently got back into running and marathons and has 3 cats named Hulk (Marvel), Nott (Critical Role), and Amira (Princess in Arabic), as well as a dog named Diego (Umbrella Academy).[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/35d93c65a783d748d322f65de9883789f480dd4e.png"][/p]
PvE Rework
[p]Mythium is now shared across your team, rather than across all 8 players[/p]
[p]Re-enabled Redraw, Lock-In, and all Legions[/p]
[p]Worker scaling now matches other Classic game modes[/p]
[p]Because mythium was shared across all 8 players, workers in PvE were significantly weaker. This encouraged players to stop pushing workers earlier than expected and heavily prioritize value-generating units like Sakura, Eggsack, and Dwarf Banker. This change to PvE addresses the underlying problem and also allows us to re-enable Masterminds and Legions that were previously disabled.[/p][p][/p]
Patch Notes Viewer
[p]You can now view patch notes from within the game for all patches from v11.00, including a handy search feature![/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/d1a7134a550de5c8cce5013f790b74b0e6f5c448.png"][/p]
Patch History in Codex
[p]You can now view a history of all changes to units from v11.00 in Codex.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/215c7900b52f4308485307f9e9565d3f530d325b.png"][/p][p][/p]
Mastermind Matchups on Drachbot
[p]You can now view mastermind matchup data on Drachbot! Example takeaways:[/p]
[p]Fiesta synergizes with Kingsguard and Cartel[/p]
[p]Fiesta has anti-synergies with Fiesta (itself) and Saboteur[/p]
[p]Fiesta counters Stash[/p]
[p]Fiesta is countered by Cartel and Saboteur[/p]
[p]"Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and Fiesta Cartel." - Benjamin Franklin[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/8c547fc8c769ee1d6c3ced16d68a428f7fa66c10.png"][/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/9579ea253f71b99e182abe5cb8aa34632e8f6a1f.png"][/p][p]Double Lock-In[/p][p]Removed from the game[/p][p]Double Lock-In was a point of frustration in low MMR, where it was used to access pub stomping combos like Crab Warlock + Sacred Steed / Starcaller. It was also a point of frustration in high MMR because it reduced game-to-game variety and was primarily used to abuse the flavor-of-the-month strongest combo.[/p][p]We don’t take the decision to remove something from the game lightly, but after a lot of consideration, we believe this is the best decision.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/484a672ed060ea2a2a5e11d3afa35edd2de83216.png"][/p]
New Mastermind: Scrapper
[p]+3 income[/p]
[p]You can now Scrap units for 80% gold[/p]
[p]Anyone who previously purchased Double Lock-In will receive Scrapper for free.[/p][p](Yes, we're using the same art - it's quite fitting for Scrapper!)[/p][p]Shout out to Shadowings for the inspiration.[/p][p][/p]
[p]We believe in incremental changes. Masterminds are largely substitutes for each other, which means if one mastermind is slightly better than another, it takes the lion's share of the pick rate.[/p][p]For example, Cash Out used to be +20 gold and was considered the worst mastermind in the game. A few patches ago, we buffed Cash Out by 1 gold to 21, and it's now top tier.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/7ed0fd91f8a94ed56680c5ca3e01e9f18e4d0e89.png"][TAG-200][/p][p]Cartel [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][TAG-206][/p][p]Income after wave 10: -38 → -39[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and high win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/ce9bcb18ae7d26d90ab92d7ace7c538565726416.png"][/p][p]Castle [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Income after wave 10: 46 → 47 [/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and low win rate.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/5651572aca16e34c3a3f7987ed57bf1cc18ad5bc.png"][/p][p]Champion [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][TAG-240][/p][p]Damage reduction and attack speed: +10% → 10.25%[/p][p]Low win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/367b4d1f4ce138046aae669616d2338b446d276e.png"][TAG-250][/p][p]Chaos [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][/p][p]Starting resources: 4 income → 3 income + 4 gold[/p][p]High pick rate and slightly high win rate. Additionally, this change gives us more granularity to balance Chaos.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/bcc1b9dea6a211b4632fa9bf9da3f2bfb0ef8436.png"][/p][p]Redraw [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Redraw gold cost reduced by 10% on average[/p][p]Low pick rate. [/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/21b9a4b30a045c6c9c3425be182b67ef9ef6268b.png"][/p][p]Saboteur [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Starting resources: 6 income + 4 gold → 6 income + 5 gold[/p][p]Very low pick rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/85c000c81feacd9daab8eda4ba79ddcf8f9374ab.png"][/p][p]Yolo [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][TAG-304][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][TAG-306][/p]
[p]Starting resources: 7 income → 7 income + 4 gold[/p]
[p]You can no longer reroll[/p]
[p]Removed unintended roll randomization bias that caused expensive fighters to be rolled more often[/p]
[p]Rerolling is more like you only live… twice? Bringing back Yolo as the premier high skill, high variance, high adaptability mastermind. [/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/291e268481e47a8213906ab2b3754675321b4c00.png"][TAG-330][/p][p]Mastermind Rolls[/p]
[p]You are no longer guaranteed a fortified/natural tank, swift/natural tank, or arcane tank[/p]
[p]You are now guaranteed at least 1 true tank, which is defined as a high effective-health-per-gold fighter with value between 160 and 250[/p]
[p]You are now guaranteed at least 1 true DPS, which is defined as a high effective-DPS-per-gold with value between 160 and 250[/p]
[p]You are now guaranteed at least one high-priced fighter (T4-T5)[/p]
[p]Removed unintended roll randomization bias that caused cheap fighters (T1s) and tanks to show up more often than other fighters[/p]
[p]You are still guaranteed at least one cheap fighter (T1)[/p]
[p]You are still guaranteed at least one mid-priced fighter (T2-T3)[/p]
[p]You are still guaranteed at least one epic fighter (T6)[/p]
[p]You are still guaranteed at least one source of fortified/natural defense, swift/natural defense, arcane defense, magic damage, impact damage, and pierce damage. However, the definitions here are applied liberally–Elite Archer could be your only arcane defense, and Sand Badger could be your only impact damage.[/p]
[p]Fighters are now more equally likely to be rolled (refactored roll system)[/p]
[p]Mastermind rolls always gave you multiple tank options, but the same didn’t apply for DPS. We’re making this consistent, but also don’t want mastermind rolls to be too safe. Part of the fun and skill of the game is adapting to tricky situations, including suboptimal rolls. These changes strike a nice balance between having viable rolls and sometimes forcing you to think on your feet ;)[/p][p]On average, rolls will be less reliable in terms of defense types, but more reliable in terms of cost balance and presence of DPS.[/p][p]Affected masterminds: Greed, Cash Out, Castle, Cartel, Champion, Stash, Fiesta, Saboteur, Kingsguard, and Scrapper. [/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/0ea20d42f95505155386eaf1fda65c884809547b.png"][/p]
Bounty
[p]Breaker gold no longer gives a minimum of 1 gold, decreasing gold to the teammate(s) of the breaker by 1 on waves 1-3[/p]
[p]Gold to the leaker decreased by 1 on waves 1-4[/p]
[p]Net effects:[/p]
[p]Leaking the wave is slightly more punishing on wave 4; otherwise, unchanged. Wave 4 was previously less punishing to leak on than other waves.[/p]
[p]Mercenaries (other than Snail, Lizard, and Dragon Turtle) are slightly more punishing to leak on waves 2-4; otherwise, unchanged.[/p]
[p]Breaking your opponent rewards your teammate less on waves 1-3.[/p]
[p]Leaking is slightly more individually punishing on waves 1-4.[/p]
[p]Leaky players will be less likely to be top power score, and breaker players will be less likely to be bottom power score. This should also reduce frustration with Fiesta teammates.[/p][p] [/p]
[p]Stun duration to non-bosses: 2.5 → 1.5 seconds[/p]
[p]Now also gives 5% attack speed[/p]
[p]Re-introducing attack speed as a lever to balance Pulverizer more incrementally. Too long of a stun duration wasn't particularly helpful, as the target was perma-stunned anyway.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/825a4918995c98292337c4c548ada45da2489a58.png"][/p][p]Titan [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Health: 1350 → 1400[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/7edb7a27b2b35c0a6174957d3e374d7cda746f59.png"][TAG-604][/p][p]Vampire [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][TAG-610][/p][p]Lifesteal and spell vamp: 28% → 30%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/2418e3c484074c0df3bf25037a04e1dbba3195f2.png"][TAG-620][/p][p]Venture [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][/p][p]Maximum gold ventured: 105 → 100[/p][p]High pick rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/e62b459eef0391877bf3d11f55de53f2bcf5eef5.png"][/p][p]Villain [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Damage amplification: 20% (12% on ranged) → 22% (13% on ranged)[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate. [/p]
Fighters
[p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/69041b5f930244c431512f951e94ae83399b175b.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/c84864eca7183aa97feb62bbcfd4bb7d65061f7c.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/348e5ff39196710a61da38510cd13e81ae193602.png"][TAG-660][/p][p]Masked Spirit / False Maiden / Hell Raiser [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Attack speed increased by 1.7%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/538002182c367430e83009967b5aab41cd307034.png"][/p][p]Slime Siren [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][/p][p]Damage decreased by 3.2%[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/14f3017d95b561e649260647ff8d24bc464a297a.png"][/p][p]Howler [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 1.4%[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a441a7f3b48c1d57caac5b0ce1a07f89f3a306c1.png"][TAG-706][/p][p]Sunfang [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p]
[p]Health increased by 2.1% [/p]
[p]Damage increased by 2.3%[/p]
[p]Attack speed decreased by 1.4%[/p]
[p]Shifting power from Howler to Sunfang.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/af0d1bec8300156f96386b97faae9e49f0305a47.png"][/p][p]Kingpin [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][TAG-740][/p]
[p]Base health increased by 3.9%[/p]
[p]Base damage increased by 2.2%[/p]
[p]Very low pick rate and low win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/5cd50a15ff5e6441818864b383b7bf24b0e84d6c.png"][TAG-760][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/1ec7096b22d6d54960caeb551840213c30ee8ed6.png"][/p][p]Seadragon / Lifebinder [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Mana regeneration increased by 3.7%[/p][p]Low win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/2b7a74a05fbc1fff8771c2d8d781aec3f29fcc89.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/ad8f4cb0a2d79cc05bec72d68abc52df815a007e.png"][TAG-780][/p][p]Dwarf Banker / Big Wig [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Attack speed increased by 1.9%[/p][p]Very low pick rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/09fab5108f7bb2b718f12aff48572a2567af18e1.png"][/p][p]Tree of Knowledge [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][TAG-802][/p][p]Auto attack damage decreased by 3.4%[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/c77f14b9527a489a1b33627b0121bb77d68382ea.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/bf9bc1c696556900ad814dc93f40d8e7a76ba303.png"][/p][p]Mudman / Golem [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][TAG-820][/p][p]Health increased by 1.5%[/p][p]Low win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/7328ee631237981b6f2d60eef0d6bd48bcd65a84.png"][TAG-830][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a2de162e54da6d0acfe436aa7f28999b01a417cc.png"][/p][p]Butcher / Head Chef [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Attack speed increased by 4.3%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and low win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/cab0d3a9479da1d151f0c3e9d925f428e237d555.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/d0aea730ddc63467e6360b87aa031ed3a68ad8e6.png"][TAG-850][/p][p]Warp Wing / Void Manta [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Damage increased by 2.4%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/e0c410f13d0af4801dad660c4e4789e9bf5f7f04.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/34917ae371c41065e30afe27a2bcac4242d532fb.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/8051f093592620f8234d42aeec79156f48b4e050.png"][TAG-870][/p][p]Cursed Casket / Cage of Pain / Iron Maiden [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][/p][p]Health decreased by 1.4%[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/7807423346a655c4b9d0634b2c0512c39d64a4f4.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/5e5ca41f941cc63d1b034ea5fe9f95ae1da04e88.png"][/p][p]Crab Warlock / Crabomancer (Developer Note)[/p][p]Crab Warlock is a point of frustration in low and mid MMR. The Pack Leader rework and removal of Double Lock-In from the game this patch should help (Crab Warlock was the most picked unit with Double Lock-In). [/p][p]Additionally, here are tips to beat Crab Warlock:[/p]
[p]Send the newly reworked Pack Leader [/p]
[p]Send other DPS mercs: Brute, Imps, Ogre, Witch, or Centaur, depending on the rest of their frontline.[/p]
[p]Send on impact and magic waves, notably waves 10, 13, 14, 16, and 20.[/p]
[p]When in doubt, save mythium for one wave longer. It’s important to overwhelm them with a big send and not let the Crab Warlocks hit critical mass.[/p]
[p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/50fa046bec02772d13a8541ca0e63d6125052488.png"][TAG-930][/p][p]Antler [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][/p][p]Thick Hide: Bonus damage reduction from Whitemane’s Council: 8% → 5%[/p][p]High pick rate. Encouraging multi-unit synergies, rather than Whitemane + Antler spam.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/0d2bcb0b1c630b4c19af6d5d780a14725029b377.png"][/p][p]Disciple [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][/p][p]Decreased synergy with mana gain effects by 7%[/p][p]Encouraging multi-unit synergies, rather than Starcaller + Disciple spam.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/d2d1c56ca4d8f40a0d223b8b89e82a36cee49274.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/280b9e16b80ff4a1b19b7c1739abc08776834051.png"][/p][p]Radiant Halo / Arc of Justice [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][TAG-970][/p][p]Attack speed increased by 1.7%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/feb9acc0495bb87b4c8abef6e44794dec013863c.png"][TAG-980][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/edfce4c75e8e2dd0e40dfd6b31e1cbd440b8c56f.png"][/p][p]Gatling Gun / Vulcan Cannon [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 2.5%[/p][p]High win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/49788aae58975f5efa66feb393cee6bf56ba4fb9.png"][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/7425b8c6d6ed059c1728c681f054dfd8c6a10e35.png"][TAG-1000][/p][p]Holy Avenger / Sovereign [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/a249a70e75af6b948558b4925a11030a1a15d74f.png"][TAG-1006][/p][p]Attack speed decreased by 2.1%[/p][p]Slightly high pick rate and win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/2a22e200e251cc4feebc54d5473d62ecdb3402d4.png"][TAG-1016][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/d4b69e51f9336c37bf6b232d7effb5334a07bcdf.png"][TAG-1018][/p][p]Millennium / Doomsday Machine [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][TAG-1024][/p][p]Attack speed increased by 1.9%[/p][p]Slightly low pick rate and win rate. [/p][p][/p]
[p]Pack Leader heavily incentivized cheap mercenary spam, making Pack + Imps outperform more expensive mercs. Beyond that and always sending on wave 16, it didn’t have a strong identity.[/p][p]This change:[/p]
[p]Makes Pack Leader’s identity a fast breaker, optimal against summoners, healers, and ramping builds and during base races[/p]
[p]Makes Pack Leader work as intended with Four Eyes and Wave 18, which do ability damage[/p]
[p]Low usage rate and slightly low win rate.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/2e0267c5a8d64f6266c2fd3e3d6a48ee94028491.png"][TAG-1110][/p][p]Ghost Knight [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Health increased by 1.8%[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/b0981b9e0ba824cd3ab567fa46d75b5d320570a3.png"][/p][p]Siege Ram [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Health increased by 2.2%[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/fbb8ec00db074d1688c4cd0517be744e85cf7070.png"][/p][p]Kraken [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][TAG-1140][/p][p]Health increased by 1.9%[/p][p]Tank mercenaries as a class were too niche.[/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/8a7fa286e0053e9b2689ce734604ce4716047e6d.png"][TAG-1150][/p][p]Shaman [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/6925442116a5546e18f2976eda0282efe01773fa.png"][/p][p]Blood Lust now breaks ties based on the health of the target unit[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/3cc350e754244a3e31728aad46b8b94d7bef7077.png"][/p]
Balance Watchlist
[p]The dev team is constantly monitoring game balance, between looking at data and listening to community feedback. If anything is being more closely monitored than usual, it will be listed in this Balance Watchlist section. For this patch, the following are on the watchlist: [/p]
[p]Summoners, healers, and ramping units, which are indirectly nerfed by the Pack Leader rework[/p][p][/p]
Improvements
[p]Fixed takeover bots unexpectedly training Workers late game[/p]
[p]Fix for takeover bots getting stuck trying to build more than 1 Nucleus[/p]
[p]Reduced false positive warnings for no tanks/DPS in rolls[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where the total bounty of the next wave doesn’t show during the build phase when hovering gold[/p]
[p]Longer build phase when using -lockwave in sandbox[/p]
[p]Ability to copy last week's weekly challenge builds[/p]
[p]Added Nucleus monument[/p]
[p]Improved visual clarity for Executioner VFX[/p]
[p]Improved clarity for tutorial Legion select[/p]
[p]Pinging Mimic now shows plunder gold[/p]
[p]Gold hover shows gold from leaks and potential cover gold[/p]
[p][/p]
Game Translations
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/915bf27cc49cb52d5878b05c1bcafe26cdb7250d.png"][/p][p]Legion TD 2's translations continue to be improved, thanks to major contributions from community members! If you'd like to contribute to improving the game's texts further, visit the following link:
[img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/876911002223c50ea541f030e778ea760a2442f4.png"] Help Translate Legion TD 2
HUGE thank you to everyone who has helped up to this point! [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/de475bc04534ada0f34809dd4b860372a38d665c.png"][TAG-1240][/p][p][/p]
Reward for Boosting Discord
[p]Anyone who Boosts the Legion TD 2 Discord will receive 500 Premium Essence each month the Boost is active. Here's how it works: [/p]
[p] When you Boost the Legion TD 2 Discord, you'll get a DM from Safety Mole with a code [/p]
[p] The code can be redeemed by typing "/redeem code" in the in-game Global Chat [/p]
[p] Players who keep their Boost active will receive a new code every month [/p]
[p] Codes expire when the Booster receives a new code or if the old one wasn't used[/p]
[p]Thank you to everyone for contributing to the community! [/p][p][/p]
Monthly In-Game Reward Code
[p]This month’s ultra-secret code is “369brutebrutebrute” to unlock some free Essence in-game! [/p]
[p]Each month, a new code will be revealed right here in the patch notes. Codes are only valid during the month they are announced.[/p]
[p]Here’s how to enter a code in-game:[/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/9d31c1d68df5fe0043868eb207d53eb4b6146f2c.gif"][/p][p][/p]
Closing Remarks
[p]This patch replaces Double Lock-In with a new mastermind—Scrapper! It also reworks Yolo and Pack Leader and improves mastermind variety and the early game meta.[/p][p]As always, with any major patch, we'll keep a close eye on things and rapidly hotfix as long as needed. Thank you again for playing Legion TD 2! We hope you continue to enjoy the game. [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/c0fba8439e6857ddb48e5a27673b031695196a00.png"][/p][p]If you've enjoyed the game, but haven't left a review yet, please consider posting a short (hopefully positive [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/25043759/05fb71c02652ac55ead6ce2171d1c3e0baf85de2.png"][TAG-1302]) review for the game! If the game reaches 90% positive, Steam will give it more visibility = more players = more freelo better matchmaking!
If you enjoy these updates, please give it a Thumbs Up, too!
If you have constructive criticism, let's chat about it. Discord and /r/LegionTD2 on reddit are our main channels of communication, and aside from the development team, there are community helpers who can ensure your feedback is heard, as well as answer pretty much anything you've ever wanted to know about the game. If you want a guaranteed answer from the devs, the monthly AMAs on /r/LegionTD2 are your best bet.
Sincerely, The Legion TD 2 Team[/p]
v12.04 Hotfixes
This post will be updated with May hotfixes, with the most recent at the top.
Ionic Force Increases attack speed by 30% for each 10% current mana.
Atomic Acceleration Upon reaching full mana, every Proton and Atom on your board gains 50% multiplicative attack speed.
Singularity Core You can only have 1 Nucleus on your board.
New Legion Spell: Executioner
Make one of your fighters an Executioner. Executes enemies below 10% health (5% for ranged fighters) and gains 1-4 gold (based on wave number) on execute. Only works on the primary autoattack of the fighter.
New Secret Cat: The Flaminator
New Feature: 500 Premium Essence for Boosting Discord
Starting after this patch is released, anyone who Boosts the Legion TD 2 Discord will now receive 500 Premium Essence each month the Boost is active.
Here's how it works:
When you Boost the Legion TD 2 Discord, you'll get a DM from Safety Mole with a code *
The code can be redeemed by typing "/redeem code" in the in-game Global Chat
Players who keep their Boost active will receive a new code every month
Codes expire when the Booster receives a new code or if the old one wasn't used
Thank you to everyone for contributing to the community!
* Make sure your privacy settings allow you to receive DMs from members of the Legion TD 2 Discord
Compensation buff for Castle being indirectly nerfed by the changes to mercenaries this patch.
Double Lock-In
Income: 2 → 1
No longer in the pool for Megamind
Double Lock-In is strong in low MMR, where access to familiar combos trumps a bit of extra income. It’s also a point of frustration in high MMR because it reduces variety, is considered a low roll in Megamind, and is primarily used to abuse the flavor-of-the-month strongest combo.
Stash Stash growth decreased by 3-4% on waves 9-21
Stash was received positively by the community, and its popularity even tops Chaos in low MMR and Megamind in high MMR. We’re happy with the design, but it’s a bit overtuned.
Legion Spells
All Out Assault Mythium: 115 → 110
High win rate.
Black Market Income: 58 --> 56
High pick rate and slightly high win rate.
Hero Damage and damage reduction: 3.8% → 3.5%
High pick rate and slightly high win rate.
Pawn Shop Gold: 70 --> 75
Slightly low pick rate and win rate.
Robo Squad Mythium: 45 → 40
High win rate.
Sacrifice Gold: 85 --> 90
Slightly low pick rate and win rate.
King
King Upgrades
Upgrade Attack: 12% → 14%
Upgrade Spell: 6% → 7%
With the buffs to power mercs this patch, the king needs some compensation buffs.
Fighters
Gargoyle
Health decreased by 3.2%
Attack speed decreased by 2.6%
Slightly high pick rate and win rate.
Slime Larva Health and damage decreased by 3.2%
Slightly high pick rate and win rate.
Ranger / Daphne Bonus damage against bosses increased by 16.7%
Slightly low pick rate and win rate.
Disciple Mana Burst: Damage decreased by 6%
Slightly high pick rate and win rate.
Pulsebot / Skybot
Damage increased by 3%
AOE range: 250 → 200
Fixed a bug where Leviathan’s Aerial Command was double-buffing Sky Bot
Less likely to hit ranged waves when a tank mercenary is sent, and fixed a bug with Leviathan. Compensation buff applied.
Priestess of the Abyss / Azeria Attack speed increased by 2.2%
Slightly low pick rate and win rate.
Millennium / Doomsday Machine Attack speed increased by 1.8%
Slightly low pick rate and win rate.
Mercenaries
This patch nerfs income mercenaries and buffs power mercenaries to encourage aggression.
We like that that early leaks are not super punishing economically, which encourages risk-taking. We also like that early leaks are threatening to the king, creating tension and asymmetric game states where one team is lower income and the other team is low king health, sometimes even resulting in decisive games before wave 10.
Snail DPS decreased by 5.3%
No change to Giant Snail.
Dragon Turtle DPS decreased by 4.6%
Fiend Health increased by 1.3% DPS decreased by 5%
Dino Health increased by 1% DPS decreased by 4.7%
Lizard / Cannoneer / Drake Health decreased by 4% DPS decreased by 1%
Robo Attack speed increased by 2.6%
Brute Health increased by 2.3%
Hermit Health increased by 33%
Health is now consistent with other ranged mercenaries.
Safety Mole Health increased by 2.6%
Pack Leader Health increased by 2.5%
Mimic
Health increased by 3%
Damage increased by 1.7%
Honey Bear Pot O’ Honey: Base heal: 850 → 900
We're happy with Honey Bear's design after the changes in February's Update, but it's slightly underperforming.
Ogre
Health increased by 3.1%
Attack speed increased by 1.2%
Witch
Attack speed increased by 2.5%
Froggo: Attack speed increased by 2.5%
Ghost Knight Health increased by 2.6%
Four Eyes Attack speed increased by 2.7% Now more likely to be targeted by Shaman’s Blood Rush
Solidifying Shaman’s identity as a boss and big merc buffer. Attack speed is also thematically what Blood Rush was intended for.
Needler
Attack speed increased by 2.3%
Now more likely to be targeted by Shaman’s Blood Rush
Needler go brr~
Kraken Health increased by 2.9%
Balance Watchlist
The dev team is constantly monitoring game balance, between looking at data and listening to community feedback. If anything is being more closely monitored than usual, it will be listed in this Balance Watchlist section. For this patch, the following are on the watchlist:
Crab Warlock in low MMR games
Improvements
Stash now shows which wave it was used in when hovering bottom left
Fixed some unexpected pathing for tank mercenaries
Added cards for Pulsebot and Skybot
EMP description now clarifies that it deals ability damage
Takeover bots now use Stash when a player had been disconnected for 5 minutes
Increased rec values slightly to account for buffs to power mercenaries
Hovering average leak % in post-game stats now shows the breakdown by wave
Game Translations
Legion TD 2's translations continue to be improved, thanks to major contributions from community members! If you'd like to contribute to improving the game's texts further, visit the following link:
HUGE thank you to everyone who has helped up to this point!
Monthly In-Game Reward Code
This month’s ultra-secret code is “leaksarethekingsjob” to unlock some free Essence in-game!
Each month, a new code will be revealed right here in the patch notes. Codes are only valid during the month they are announced.
Here’s how to enter a code in-game:
Closing Remarks
This patch introduces Nucleus, a unique unit which we're excited for players to experiment with, as well as a brand new legion spell: Executioner!
As always, with any major patch, we'll keep a close eye on things and rapidly hotfix as long as needed.
Thank you again for playing Legion TD 2! We hope you continue to enjoy the game.
If you've enjoyed the game, but haven't left a review yet, please consider posting a short (hopefully positive ) review for the game! If the game reaches 90% positive, Steam will give it more visibility = more players = more freelo better matchmaking!
If you enjoy these updates, please give it a Thumbs Up, too!
If you have constructive criticism, let's chat about it. Discord and /r/LegionTD2 on reddit are our main channels of communication, and aside from the development team, there are community helpers who can ensure your feedback is heard, as well as answer pretty much anything you've ever wanted to know about the game. If you want a guaranteed answer from the devs, the monthly AMAs on /r/LegionTD2 are your best bet.
Sincerely, The Legion TD 2 Team
Sign Up for the May Nova Cup!
Last Month Recap
Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup! - D1: abrasiert (Kingdanzz & Widderson) - D2: BadaBleachLickin (mrSLICKINS & BadaBleachSippin) - D3: Not Father and Son (S3CY & Danwolf) - D4: Puff DIDDLER_leuvter (leuvter & Puff DIDDLER) - D5: WarNoobs (BestNoob & chaostrain)
Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!
This Month
The upcoming May Nova Cup takes place May 17 - 18.
$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served! There are up to five skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win. Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.
Requirements
- Everyone that is level 3 or higher can join for free! First come, first served. So even if you recently joined the game, feel free to participate!
Twitch Drops
When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, aside from enjoying shoutcasted top-tier Legion gameplay, you'll also receive in-game rewards based on how long you watch!
Watch the official Legion TD 2 Twitch stream during a Nova Cup to earn the following rewards: - Watch for 60 minutes: 2,000 essence - Watch for an additional 90 minutes: 4,000 additional essence - Watch for an additional 120 minutes: Random card
In other words, if you watch the Nova Cup both days, you'll earn 6,000 total essence and a random card!
IMPORTANT: You'll need to link your Twitch account to your Legion TD 2 account in order to earn the rewards. Link Your Twitch Account
Team Sign-up Instructions
Sign-ups are open from NOW until May 17 5pm CEST.
To sign up, find a teammate and form a party. After you're both in the party, have one player type "/signup [team name]" (e.g. /signup Snail Kings) in chat. You should see a confirmation message that your sign-up went through. For those who participated in previous Nova Cups, you no longer need to do /join to signup.
The first 16 teams to sign up in each division can participate. For division 1 and 2 the top 8 teams are drafted per division. Other teams are waitlisted. There are usually no-shows, so waitlisted teams are encouraged to be present in the Discord and ready to play. View the team list to see your sign-up position and division.
If there are more than 32 teams checked in, there will be an additional best-of-1 qualifying round to allow more teams to participate. It is a best-of-1, rather than a best-of-3, to keep the event from running overly long.
You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup [team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
If there is a waitlist, team sign-ups will always take priority over solo sign-ups
If you sign up as a solo, but then you find a teammate, you can re-sign up as a team any time before check-ins start. Just use the /signup command again with the new teammate. The tournament organizer will void your old solo signup after they process your new team signup.
After check-ins are over, all checked-in solo players will be randomly formed into teams by the tournament organizer. You cannot request a specific teammate at this point; if you want to play with a specific person, you should have signed up as a team instead.
It is still strongly recommended to sign-up as a team to guarantee your spot in the tournament and to give you time to practice with your teammate beforehand.
Any team that fails to check in will be disqualified. The next team on the waitlist that checked in will earn a spot.
Game Format
The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:
2v2
Mastermind only
Hybrid disabled
Division 1 & 2 Only - Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you and your ally can't use that playstyle again for that series)
Final Remarks
For a full list of rules, prizes, and other details, visit the following link: Nova Cup Rules & FAQ
See you on May 17! The Nova Cup will be casted and streamed at twitch.tv/ltd2. Check the Tournament Discord on the event day for links to the other casts.
Sincerely, Your Legion TD 2 Tournament Staff
Sign Up for the April Nova Cup!
Last Month Recap
Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup! - D1: XCrash (XGod37 & Ashton Butcher) - D2: King's Gambit (Valas & Turnixtheus) - D3: Last Second Thx Schn3rd (BoSen & Doofusmcdiv3face) - D4: Hohenfelder (leuvter & Beriab123) - D5: Unicorn stompers (Crunkey Drunkey & Bazookatooth)
Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!
This Month
The upcoming April Nova Cup takes place April 26 - 27.
$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served! There are up to five skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win. Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.
Requirements
- Everyone that is level 3 or higher can join for free! First come, first served. So even if you recently joined the game, feel free to participate!
Twitch Drops
When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, aside from enjoying shoutcasted top-tier Legion gameplay, you'll also receive in-game rewards based on how long you watch!
Watch the official Legion TD 2 Twitch stream during a Nova Cup to earn the following rewards: - Watch for 60 minutes: 2,000 essence - Watch for an additional 90 minutes: 4,000 additional essence - Watch for an additional 120 minutes: Random card
In other words, if you watch the Nova Cup both days, you'll earn 6,000 total essence and a random card!
IMPORTANT: You'll need to link your Twitch account to your Legion TD 2 account in order to earn the rewards. Link Your Twitch Account
Team Sign-up Instructions
Sign-ups are open from NOW until April 26 5pm CEST.
To sign up, find a teammate and form a party. After you're both in the party, have one player type "/signup [team name]" (e.g. /signup Snail Kings) in chat. You should see a confirmation message that your sign-up went through. For those who participated in previous Nova Cups, you no longer need to do /join to signup.
The first 16 teams to sign up in each division can participate. For division 1 and 2 the top 8 teams are drafted per division. Other teams are waitlisted. There are usually no-shows, so waitlisted teams are encouraged to be present in the Discord and ready to play. View the team list to see your sign-up position and division.
If there are more than 32 teams checked in, there will be an additional best-of-1 qualifying round to allow more teams to participate. It is a best-of-1, rather than a best-of-3, to keep the event from running overly long.
You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup [team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
If there is a waitlist, team sign-ups will always take priority over solo sign-ups
If you sign up as a solo, but then you find a teammate, you can re-sign up as a team any time before check-ins start. Just use the /signup command again with the new teammate. The tournament organizer will void your old solo signup after they process your new team signup.
After check-ins are over, all checked-in solo players will be randomly formed into teams by the tournament organizer. You cannot request a specific teammate at this point; if you want to play with a specific person, you should have signed up as a team instead.
It is still strongly recommended to sign-up as a team to guarantee your spot in the tournament and to give you time to practice with your teammate beforehand.
Any team that fails to check in will be disqualified. The next team on the waitlist that checked in will earn a spot.
Game Format
The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:
2v2
Mastermind only
Hybrid disabled
Division 1 & 2 Only - Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you and your ally can't use that playstyle again for that series)
Final Remarks
For a full list of rules, prizes, and other details, visit the following link: Nova Cup Rules & FAQ
See you on April 26! The Nova Cup will be casted and streamed at twitch.tv/ltd2. Check the Tournament Discord on the event day for links to the other casts.
Sincerely, Your Legion TD 2 Tournament Staff
v12.03 Hotfixes
This post will be updated with April hotfixes, with the most recent at the top.
Hotfix 1 (v12.03.1)
(April 16)
Improvements - Visual indicators when your teammates use Stash - Showing when someone used Stash in the post game. (Only for games played after this hotfix)
Start with a piggybank with 19 gold. Each wave, it gains gold. Break it open once to collect the gold.
Gold gain per wave scales exponentially from 1 on wave 1 to 200 on wave 21, doubled if you leak.
Stash is a versatile Mastermind that rewards players who are flexible and adaptive. Break open your piggybank early for a quick boost, let it grow and scale into the late game, or save it for an important gold threshold or emergency. Because the stash growth is higher when you leak, it rewards risky play, but don't go leaking every wave - it ain't no Fiesta!
New Skins: Refractions
Introducing Refractions, recolored skins that let your favorite units shine in a new light! In addition to unique color palettes, some Refractions also have special VFX.
Compared to other skins, Refractions are available at a reduced price point, and they are the only skins that can be acquired for non-premium essence!
This patch's refractions include Frozen Nightmare, Bubble Gum Slime Larva / Slime Siren, Dryad Priestess of the Abyss / Azeria, Sanguine Lord of Death, and Nebula Hades
Monthly In-Game Reward Code
This month’s ultra-secret code is “workwork” to unlock some free Essence in-game!
Each month, a new code will be revealed right here in the patch notes. Codes are only valid during the month they are announced.
This buff, intended for last patch, didn’t get properly applied.
Disciple Autoattack damage decreased by 4.2%
Very high win rate.
Antler Attack speed decreased by 1.9%
Whitemane Damage decreased by 1.8%
Slightly high pick rate and win rate.
Pulsebot / Skybot Damage increased by 4%
Slightly low pick rate and low win rate.
Holy Avenger / Sovereign Attack speed decreased by 2.2%
High pick rate and win rate.
Hades Mana regeneration decreased by 4%
High win rate.
Mercenaries
Robo Attack speed increased by 1.1%
A little nudge to encourage Robos on early waves.
Imp Attack speed decreased by 2.1%
Currently the best-performing mercenary.
Pack Leader Damage decreased by 2.7%
Pack Leader is highly versatile and rarely a bad send.
Honey Bear Damage: 110 → 113
We're happy with Honey Bear's design after the changes in February's Update, but it's slightly underperforming.
Ogre Attack speed increased by 1.7%
Not bad, but isn't rewarding enough to save for when you can access Brute, Imps, and Mimic for cheaper.
Centaur Damage: 88 → 90
Overshadowed both by cheaper mercenaries and more expensive mercenaries.
Needler Damage increased by 1.5%
A small nudge to bring it on par with Witch and Shaman.
Waves
Wave 10: Granddaddy Attack speed increased by 0.9%
Wave 11: Quill Shooters Attack speed increased by 0.9%
Wave 12: Mantises Attack speed decreased by 1.4%
Shifting power from wave 12 to 10 and 11.
Wave 15: Quadrapuses Attack speed decreased by 1.5%
Wave 16: Cardinals Health increased by 1%
Shifting power from wave 15 to 16.
Classic Decreased the frequency of Eggsack, Seedling, and Dwarf Banker being rolled. These units are especially strong in Classic where 95% of games go to waves 21+.
Balance Watchlist
The dev team is constantly monitoring game balance, between looking at data and listening to community feedback. If anything is being more closely monitored than usual, it will be listed in this Balance Watchlist section. For this patch, the following are on the watchlist:
Castle - Slightly underperforming, but average game length has also been trending up, which indirectly buffs Castle
Full eco / "sui" / all-in strategies in the early games - We like that unorthodox strategies are viable, but want to make sure they aren't too common or strong
Improvements
Quest Rerolls Every week, you now get 3 quest rerolls
Thanks Alexfrog and D2R from Discord.
Optional Classic Ranks
You can now toggle on or off visible ranks in Classic
This is default off for players currently ranked silver or below in Classic and all new players. Default on for everyone else
We ran a poll on this, and most players want to keep visible classic ranks but there are also a lot of players who want to hide them. We believe this solution is the best way to make both groups happy and make Classic a bit less sweaty.
Minor Improvements
Ping Wheel scale slider is now available in Interface settings
Legacy Ping Wheel setting is now available
Show more than 1 wave ability in the Wave Guide (Thanks to kidk from Discord)
Great Boar and Wandering Catapult can now be sold for 90% in Hybrid (Thanks to Early Gas or GG from Discord)
Queued mercs and AUTO now show in spectator UI
Fixed `Not Even Close` showing up when your king died from a ranged attack
Fixed a visual bug with PE after making a purchase
Fixed an abuse case with Sea Serpent and Deepcoiler
Show teammates gold gained from Bankers, Pixie etc. in the bottom left
Added Hybrid gold gain/loss to the bottom left
Game Translations
Legion TD 2's translations continue to be improved, thanks to major contributions from community members! If you'd like to contribute to improving the game's texts further, visit the following link:
HUGE thank you to everyone who has helped up to this point!
Closing Remarks
This patch introduces Stash, which we expect will be a pretty high skill cap—and fun—mastermind! We also hope you enjoy using Refractions.
As always, with any major patch, we'll keep a close eye on things and rapidly hotfix as long as needed.
Thank you again for playing Legion TD 2! We hope you continue to enjoy the game.
If you've enjoyed the game, but haven't left a review yet, please consider posting a short (hopefully positive ) review for the game! If the game reaches 90% positive, Steam will give it more visibility = more players = more freelo better matchmaking!
If you enjoy these updates, please give it a Thumbs Up, too!
If you have constructive criticism, let's chat about it. Discord and /r/LegionTD2 on reddit are our main channels of communication, and aside from the development team, there are community helpers who can ensure your feedback is heard, as well as answer pretty much anything you've ever wanted to know about the game. If you want a guaranteed answer from the devs, the monthly AMAs on /r/LegionTD2 are your best bet.
Sincerely, The Legion TD 2 Team
Developer Blog: Data-Oriented Game Enforcer
It's the first of April, and we're back with another blog post!
One of our toughest jobs as devs is dealing with the "bad apples" of the community. We're talking players who AUTO n chill, players who pick Fiesta, or players whose opinions we simply don't like.
For years, some of you have speculated that we manipulate things like your matchmaking queue times, card drop luck, unit targeting, and how often you run into smurfs. That’s ridiculous. We don’t do that. AI does it for us.
We're proud to showcase our proprietary tech: Data-Oriented Game Enforcer, abbreviated as DOGE.
Principles
1. Get that juicy D (Data) Every time you play, DOGE collects and analyzes everything. Your build order, your positioning, your roll luck, how quickly you hit “play again” after a win versus a loss—it’s all in the system. Think we don't know you started to type "fk the devs" but then erased it before hitting send? Think again.
2. Snoop around. Privacy is a fallacy. As powerful as DOGE is, it can't peek into your Steam messages or eavesdrop on your Discord rants. For those, we rely on our eyes and ears in the community. Our dedicated staff sniff out bad actors, many before they even type a single message. Sometimes, just the seeing that "is typing..." flicker on and off before a wall of text is enough to know it's not gonna be good. Give them a mute, knock off a few likeability points, and move on.
3. Calculate LikeabilityScore™ and adjust game accordingly Our proprietary GPT-4.5-based model runs 24/7, calculating a univariate weighted sum (LikeabilityScore™) that combines all your behavior data points into a number between 0 and 100. Roughly (the model is always evolving), this maps to something like:
100 = You rock. We will name a Campaign boss after you. The odds will always feel in your favor, until you decide to throw.
75-99 = You're a good person. Your game will almost never crash, reconnecting actually fully works properly, and cards will come with regularly.
50-74 = Most players land here. You probably roll Pota+Mask more than you should, but otherwise pretty vanilla
25-49 = You're on our watchlist. 60% of the time, your units will lose focus every time. You will tend to match against smurfs, and good luck finding a card. Your game is also more likely to crash/lag.
0-24 = We won’t even read your bug reports. All above de-optimizations and many more, like a tendency to match with teammates from a country you don't like.
Additionally, if your LikeabilityScore hits 0, you may receive a message prompting you to provide five bullet points on why you should still be allowed to play the game. Failure to respond could result in your game uninstalling itself.
Takeaways
Found yourself in an unfair match? It really has nothing to do with the amount of players in your rating bracket currently queuing. Rather, consider that your LikeabilityScore may have recently nosedived. Reflect upon your recent behavior, and consider being a better person instead of blaming a perfect system.
Got 700+ Pity Points? Wondering why your units just focused the full HP Siege Ram instead of the 10% HP wave? You know the answer now.
Closing Thoughts
DOGE is still learning, adapting, and evolving. By ~summer, we estimate it'll be able to dynamically tweak your connection quality, split aggro consistency, and even how often you match with teammates who will listen to your pings. Hopefully with this post, you now know why the game and its community are just so perfect.
Fellow game devs, we hope to license this tech to external parties starting in Q3. Reach out to learn more.
P.S. If you didn't zoom into the screenshot to find the URL, here's a direct link: Legion TD 2: DOGE Admin Panel. Check this Screenshot for a hint on what to do next.
$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served! 
There are up to five skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win. 
Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.
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) review for the game! If the game reaches 90% positive, Steam will give it more visibility = more players = 
