The FTCup with a $2500 prize pool starts at 9am PST / 6pm CET on December 7-8. For Division 1, watch aesirpenke on Twitch. For Division 2, watch ToHoCo on Twitch.
Season 2024 ends on January 3rd. Last chance to get your ranked rewards! Read more: here!
Major Updates
Happy Holidays!
A treacherous snow queen has cast a spell over the world of Legion, and it's all frozen over! But fear not...she's actually not treacherous. She just wanted everyone to get in the holiday spirit! On top of the snow-covered landscape, you'll find Christmas trees, presents, colored lights, snowmen, stockings, candy canes, and more goodies around the map. Enjoy the fresh look for Legion TD 2 while you eat Christmas cookies and hopefully spam some games over the holidays!
The snow queen promises to lift the "eternal" winter next patch, when Season 2025 starts. You can toggle decorations in Options if your PC is struggling to contain her power.
Tripled Creator Code Rewards!
‘Tis the season of giving! From when this patch goes live until next month’s patch on January 6th, entering a creator code when purchasing Premium Essence will give:
+30% Premium Essence (normally +10%) to the purchaser
42% revenue in USD (normally 14%) to the content creators whose code you enter
The Legion TD 2 community is the heart of what makes this game special, and this is our way of giving back to everyone who helps make this community amazing.
How do I support Legion TD 2 creators? See a video guide: here! Remember that supporting a creator costs nothing to you. It rewards you with bonus Premium Essence and gives a share of the revenue to the creator.
Link your in-game account to your Discord account to show off your hard-earned ranked badge! Simply type /rank in the Legion TD 2 Discord to begin the linking process. As a reward, you’ll receive 500 Premium Essence the first time you link your account.
Hades - Conjure Thanatos: Mana cost: 60 → 55 - Mana regeneration increased by 5% - Necromancy: Mana gain: 3 → 2 - Necromancy: No longer excludes Froggos
Let the summoner war begin.
Mercenaries
Brute - Maul: Attack speed reduction against the king: 1% → 0.5%
Brute’s attack speed reduction made it too strong against the king, particularly in the late game.
Centaur - Damage: 86 → 88
Low usage rate and win rate.
Waves
Wave 6: Rockos - Impale: Damage amplification against king: 2% → 4% - Impale: Max stacks against king: 10 → 4
The king now takes more damage against small leaks and less damage against large leaks on wave 6.
Classic
Dual Building Attack speed bonus to waves removed, and buff renamed from Haste to AOE Damage Reduction
While our goal isn't for dual building to become meta, it could use a buff to increase its viability.
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: - Kingsguard
Minor Updates
- Big Play Announcements: Not Even Close is more responsive now. Also, if triggering Not Even Close and Power Play/Game Changer at about the same time, it will show both back to back. - New Emoji: wirklich_zornig - MVP Score: Various improvements - Gold Remaining: Fixed a bug where if your Dwarf Banker/Big Wig was your last unit remaining, it didn’t update the correct estimated gold value - 4K: Fixed a bug where certain game popups were uncloseable when using the UI Scaling setting - Pathing: Fixed some rare cases of units being stuck - Campaign Menu: Fixed some cases where the Play button was mistakenly hidden in certain languages - Big Play Announcements: Fixed a false positive case for Not Even Close - Double Down: Fixed a rare case where two stacks were consumed instead of one - Campaigns: Nerfed Mama Mayra and Fabulous Freddy slightly
Community Updates
FTCup with $2500 Prize Pool
The FTCup starts at 9am PST / 6pm CET on December 7-8. For Division 1, watch aesirpenke on Twitch. For Division 2, watch ToHoCo on Twitch. Thank you to ftq for sponsoring and Shadowings for organizing!
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 is relatively light, as we prepare for our big upcoming Season 2025 patch, but there's still a lot to be excited about! It'll be great to have Cash Out and Champion as more viable masterminds.
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
Season 2024 Ends Soon!
New Season Dates
The 2024 season is ending, and a new season is coming!
Below is the calendar for January 2025:
January 3 (Friday): Season 2025 (v12.00) patch notes are posted
January 6 (Monday): Current season ends at 9am PST / 6pm CET. Ranked disabled. Season 2025 (v12.00) goes live! Rewards are given out over the next few days & ratings are soft-reset.
January 6-10 (Monday-Friday): 1v1 featured event is live
January 10 (Friday): New season begins at 9am PST / 6pm CET. Ranked re-enabled.
We've got a ton of exciting changes coming in Season 2025 (v12.00). Details to come in January's patch notes.
Ranked Season
Ranked badges and loading screen borders are based on your peak rating this season. You are not penalized for dropping below a tier you already achieved. Eligibility for each tier requires 10 ranked games and a peak rating this season of:
Bronze: 1000
Silver: 1200
Gold: 1400
Platinum: 1600
Diamond: 1800
Expert: 2000
Master: 2200
Senior Master: 2400
Grandmaster: 2600
Legend: 2800
Best of luck in the final weeks of the season! Remember you cannot drop ranked rewards by playing. Rewards are based on your peak rank this season.
Ladder Points
Ladder Points (LP) are a measure of your overall presence on the ladder throughout the course of the year.
LP are earned for the first 10 ranked games per week. LP gain per game ranges from 10 to 100; more points are earned the higher rated you are.
Rewards: Every January, at the end of the ranked season, special badges are given to the top 1/10/25/50/100 LP earners based on their final LP rank. Then, everyone's LP is reset back to 0 for the next season.
18 voters, consisting of developers, moderators, casters, and streamers, submitted their top 10 lists. A Borda count (10 points for a first place vote, 9 points for a second place vote, etc.) was then used to determine the final rankings. While not perfectly scientific, it's a common ranking system used in sports, including the AP Poll for the past 90 years. Plus, it allows you to roast the voters you disagree with
The maximum number of points a player can receive is 180. Without further ado, here are the final rankings... in reverse order for maximum suspense!
10. fine
From the King of Division 2 to the King of Division 1. fine dominated the lower league of the Nova Cup for years before eventually climbing his way into the top league and winning multiple Nova Cups in Division 1. A clear case of practice makes perfect. He is the 5th-highest rated ladder player of all time. Trust in fine, and everything will be fine.
25 points
44% of top-10 votes
1st in 7 Nova Cups, including Division 2
9. XGod37
The fastest climb in Legion history. After being ranked Silver in his first season, XGod had a meteoric rise to the top. Initially known for spamming Lock-In Proton, XGod proved he was more than a 1-trick by dominating both the ladder and tournaments with his high-income, carry playstyle. XGod and his duo Ashton Butcher were the only players to go toe-to-toe with Kingdanzz and Widderson in Season 2022.
34 points
56% of top-10 votes
1st in 6 Nova Cups
T-7. Pennywise
Your favorite clown and caster. The only thing preventing him from winning tournaments is casting them. Penny and his duo BerntDasBROT both claim the other holds them back. He's proof that being a boomer doesn't mean you can't be good at video games. Penny has been a top player for the past 4 years, in addition to being a pillar of the community.
48 points
50% of top-10 votes
1st in most tournaments casted
T-7. adames
The most consistently strong player of all time. adames is a wizard of the game and has been one of the best players for the past 7 years. One of the only players to be able to compete with Kingdanzz and Ashton Butcher during Early Access. Earlier in his career, adames was known for his Bounty Hunter opening, and more recently, his signature masterminds are Chaos and Redraw.
48 points
67% of top-10 votes
1st in 1 Nova Cup
1st in 2 LIHL seasons
6. Widderson
The most clutch tournament player. Widderson is one of the all-time greats. While he's plenty good on the ladder, he's best known for dominating the tournament scene. Crushed the LIHL with his duo adames and, more recently, Nova Cups with Kingdanzz. One of his super powers is learning the meta mid-tournament. Never bet against him.
73 points
72% of top-10 votes
1st in 2 LIHL seasons
1st in 10 Nova Cups
5. FC Lucy
The Queen of Legion TD 2. One of the best, both on the ladder and in tournaments. Lucy and her duo Drachir are known for storming onto the Legion scene after full release and being the only players to put an end to the dominance of Kingdanzz and Widderson. Even on her own, Lucy is a force to be reckoned with and sits atop the ladder.
76 points
72% of top-10 votes
Current rank 1 in ladder points in 2024
1st in 7 Nova Cups
4. Aviator
The best ladder player of all time. Aviator is the inverse of Widderson. While clearly being a competitive tournament player and taking his fair share of wins in Nova Cups, Aviator is top dog of the ladder. With a peak rating of 3585, the matchmaker gives him a 98.92% expected win rate against a 2800-rated Legend player. Aviator doesn't follow the meta, he creates it.
109 points
1 first-place vote
83% of top-10 votes
Highest peak rating of all time
First in 2 Nova Cups
3. Ashton Butcher
Pioneer of "income, carry, win" and the best ladder player of Early Access. When playing with Ashton, get in his backpack and enjoy the ride. In addition to dominating the ladder, Ashton has historically been one of the best tournament players of all time. Ashton is the Karpov to Kingdanzz's Kasparov. Undoubtedly one of the best, and the only real competition to Kingdanzz during Early Access.
125 points
2 first-place votes
94% of top-10 votes
First player to hit 3000 Elo
1st in 5 Nova Cups
1st in 4 Masters Cups
The top two players in our ranking were the only players on every single voter's top 10 list. Drumroll please...
2. Drachir
The best player since full release. It's difficult to overstate how much Drachir has dominated both the ladder and tournament scene for the past two years. Him being this close to overtaking Kingdanzz in the vote is testament to how quickly and monumentally Drachir has become the best player in the game. He's so good that the final boss of the Floating Isles campaign is named after him. His opinions on game balance carry the weight of 10 other Legend players. The only thing that carries more weight is his own creation Drachbot.
148 points
4 first-place votes
100% of top-10 votes
Rank 1 in ladder points in 2023
1st in 9 Nova Cups
1. Kingdanzz
The GOAT. See his name for proof. Kingdanzz is the greatest Legion player of all time—so good that the final boss of the Crystal Coast campaign is named after him. Even when he's taking a hiatus from Legion to hit rank 1 in other games, Kingdanzz is never considered an underdog. Kingdanzz on a 2-month break vs. the current rank 1 Legion player? Bet on Kingdanzz. During Early Access, Kingdanzz dominated the ladder, often being 300 rating above the rank 2 player. He also dominated every tournament—to the point where even taking a game off him in a best-of-5 was considered an accomplishment. After full release, he found some much-needed competition, but continues to be the GOAT.
Before diving into individual ballots, let's judge the extent to which each voter agreed with the consensus. We'll consider two measures: first how many names in their ballot matched those in the final ranking. The second uses the following scoring system: 100 minus 1 point for each placement difference compared to the final ranking. For example, if a voter ranked Kingdanzz as 3rd, they would be penalized 2 points because he was 1st, not 3rd, in the final ranking. If a voter ranked Tjuvis as 5th, they would be penalized 6 points because Tjuvis was not in the final ranking. Anyone outside of the top 10 is considered to be in 11th place for the purposes of this scoring system. The following scores don't mean accuracy, but rather agreement with the consensus:
Lisk: 10/10 matching names, consensus score of 90
Drachir: 9, 91
Jules: 9, 91
Ofma: 9, 90
BerntDasBROT: 9, 85
Shea: 8, 91
Pennywise: 8, 89
Doofusmcdooface: 8, 84
Schn3rd: 8, 81
Tjuvis: 8, 79
Schakara: 7, 77
Snekkles: 7, 72
Shadowings: 6, 83
Danwulfe: 6, 81
Dani: 6, 79
Toikan: 5, 78
Skovtrold: 5, 75
ToHoCo: 5, 53
Ballots
Some voters chose to give explanations, which can be found by clicking the * next to their name.
Lisk Developer. Playing since 2017.
Kingdanzz
Drachir
Aviator
Ashton Butcher
Widderson
FC Lucy
fine
XGod37
adames
Pennywise
Drachir Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.
Kingdanzz
Drachir
Aviator
FC Lucy
Ashton Butcher
Widderson
adames
johnyc
fine
XGod37
Jules* Developer and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
Kingdanzz
Drachir
Aviator
Ashton Butcher
Widderson
adames
FC Lucy
XGod37
Pennywise
BerntDasBROT
Ofma Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.
Kingdanzz
Drachir
Widderson
Aviator
FC Lucy
Ashton Butcher
XGod37
adames
fine
Greenspirit
BerntDasBROT Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
Kingdanzz
Ashton Butcher
Aviator
Drachir
adames
FC Lucy
XGod37
fine
Widderson
Paweded
Shea Top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
Kingdanzz
Drachir
Ashton Butcher
Aviator
XGod37
FC Lucy
Widderson
adames
Shadowings
Shea
Pennywise* Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
Kingdanzz
Ashton Butcher
Drachir
Aviator
Adames
FC Lucy
Widderson
Berntdasbrot
Greenspirit
fine
Doofusmcdooface Streamer and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.
Drachir
Aviator
Kingdanzz
FC Lucy
Ashton Butcher
XGod37
adames
fine
Shadowings
Doofusmcdooface
Schn3rd* Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
Kingdanzz
Pennywise
Drachir
Widderson
Ashton Butcher
FC Lucy
Bonny
BerntDasBROT
XGod37
adames
Tjuvis Top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
Ashton Butcher
Widderson
Kingdanzz
Drachir
Tjuvis
Aviator
FC Lucy
adames
XGod37
BerntdasBROT
Schakara Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2018.
Aviator
Kingdanzz
Drachir
Ashton Butcher
fine
Pennywise
Isolde
Aatrocity
Widderson
BerntDasBROT
Snekkles Moderator. Playing since 2018.
Kingdanzz
Widderson
Aviator
Saiya
adames
Ashton Butcher
XGod37
Drachir
BerntDasBROT
Jules
Shadowings* Caster, streamer, and top-rated player. Playing since 2018.
Drachir
Kingdanzz
Ashton Butcher
Pennywise
Aviator
adames
Tjuvis
BerntDasBROT
Archaikum
Egekaer
Danwulfe* Community contributor. Playing since 2018.
ToHoCo* Streamer and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.
Drachir
FC Lucy
Pennywise
Boone
Doofusmcdooface
MrSLICKINS
Toikan
Shadowings
Aviator
Kingdanzz
Free Weekend!
From now until Monday, November 25 at 10am PT, Legion TD 2 is FREE TO PLAY!
Help us get the word out by sharing on reddit, Discord, Twitch, etc. as we hope to get more people addicted to the game kindly welcome more players into our wonderful community.
We're also celebrating with tons of rewards!
Card Drop Gigaboost Massively boosts your chances of finding a card in-game for matchmade games. Lasts until you find a card. Log on at least once during the free weekend period to claim this bonus. After you find a card, drop rates remain moderately boosted for the rest of the event.
Twitch Drops Free rewards for watching Legion TD 2 on Twitch during the event! Details here: Legion TD 2 Twitch Drops
Watch for 1 hour and earn 5000 Essence!
Watch for 3 hours and earn a random card!
Watch for 6 hours and earn 1000 Premium Essence!
Watch for 10 hours and earn a random *secret* card!
Essence Boost 200% Essence gains for all matchmade games!
Premium Essence Boost 30% Bonus Premium Essence when you enter a Creator Code! (Normally 10%)
Nova Cup Last but not least, the next Nova Cup is this Saturday-Sunday (November 23-24). Watch the highest level of competitive tower defense gameplay in the world! Casted by the Legion TD 2 tournament staff. Earn additional Twitch Drops as always for watching!
v11.10 Hotfixes
This post will be updated with November hotfixes, with the most recent at the top.
Hotfix 1 (v11.10.1)
(November 19)
King - Giant Slayer: Max health damage: 5% --> 3.75% - Lightning Hammer: Max health damage: 3% --> 2.5%
The rework to the king made him too strong against bosses and late game waves. Scaling it back.
Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup! - D1: Barneskirænn (Drachir & FC Lucy) - D2: sending machina (e1detic & skillz) - D3: income and chill (warnessa2007 & King Bonobo) - D4: SinCross_Calisca (SinCross & Calisca)
Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!
This Month
The upcoming November Nova Cup takes place November 23 - 24.
$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 November 23 9am PDT / 6pm CET.
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 November 23rd! 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
v11.10 Major Update
Expected patch release: Monday, November 18 (Pacific Time)
From Thursday, November 21 at 10am PST → Monday, November 25 at 10am PST, Legion TD 2 will be FREE TO PLAY! Invite your friends and your enemies and bring them to the dark side To celebrate, we’re giving away lots of freebies:
Card Drop Gigaboost Massively boosts your chances of finding a card in-game for matchmade games. Lasts until you find a card. Log on at least once during the free weekend period to claim this bonus. After you find a card, drop rates remain moderately boosted for the rest of the event.
Twitch Drops Free rewards for watching Legion TD 2 on Twitch during the event! Details here: Legion TD 2 Twitch Drops
Watch for 1 hour and earn 5000 Essence!
Watch for 3 hours and earn a random card!
Watch for 6 hours and earn 1000 Premium Essence!
Watch for 10 hours and earn a random *secret* card!
Nova Cup The next Nova Cup will be hosted November 23-24. Watch the highest level of competitive tower defense gameplay in the world!
Essence Boost 200% Essence gains for all matchmade games!
Premium Essence Boost 30% Bonus Premium Essence when you enter a Creator Code! (Normally 10%)
New Feature: Big Play Announcements
Power Play / Game Changer When one team’s win probability (as determined by Jules a sophisticated formula) changes by 25% or more, a “Power Play!” announcement is made in-game to commemorate the big play. If the winning team switches, a “Game Changer!” announcement is displayed instead.
Giving more oomph to big plays. The formula takes into account power scores, mythium, king health, and king upgrades.
Not Even Close A similar announcement called “Not even close!” is shown when a king takes a lot of damage, but isn’t killed.
New Feature: Link your Discord Account
Link your in-game account to your Discord account to show off your hard-earned ranked badge! Simply type /rank in the Legion TD 2 Discord to begin the linking process. As a reward, you’ll receive 500 Premium Essence the first time you link your account!
Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC5cEMkoLZU
New Skin: Card Collector Honey Bear
Rumored to have collected more cards than even nattodog.
New Secret Card: Lil’ Pegasus
Stay true to yourself~
New Secret Card: Double Down
Legion’s reputable financial adviser, now available as a secret card and avatar.
King - Health now scales slightly exponentially, instead of linearly — Net effect is -15% on wave 1 scaling to +15% on wave 21, with a breakeven point on wave 16 - Giant Slayer: 12% current health → 5% max health - Lightning Hammer: 8% current health → 3% max health - Upgrade Attack: 12.5% → 12% - Upgrade Spell: 5.5% → 6%
Goals: - Reward aggression and allow for occasional quick wins to happen in the early game - Reduce 1-shotting in the late game - Shift power slightly from Upgrade Attack to Upgrade Spell - Buff the king against heavily damaged bosses and nerf the king against healthy bosses (previously, 2 low health bosses did significantly more damage than 1 high health boss)
Breaker Gold - Increased from waves 16-21 by +10% scaling to +40%
This increases gold earned from breaking your opponent, which buffs non-lethal undercutting in the late game.
Low win rate. Also, compensation buff for changes to late game waves, which indirectly nerf Warp Wing and Void Manta.
Priestess of the Abyss - Invigorate: Heal per second: 35 + 1.5% health → 10 + 3% health
Azeria - Invigorate: Heal per second: 100 + 2% health → 20 + 3.5% health
Partially bringing back Priestess and Azeria’s synergy with health buffs. Nerf on their own (high win rate).
Soul Gate / Hell Gate - Summons’ health increased by 3.5% - Now lose 400 and 1040 health, respectively, instead of 20% max health each time a unit is summoned
Low win rate and pick rate. Now more viable with health buffs.
With the addition of Feast, late game waves don’t need such fast attack speeds.
Classic
PvE - Redraw, Lock-In, Double Lock-In, and all legions are now disabled - The AI is now more likely to send power mercenaries
The meta in PvE is favorable towards value-generating units (Banker, Eggsack, Sakura, and Angler), as well as certain combos like raid boss Lioness. To address this, in PvE, we're disabling the masterminds that allow you to consistently access these units.
Also leaning into PvE as a more hardcore survival mode. Thanks to laserpewpewak for the suggestion!
Tower Defense - No longer Chaos-only. Redraw, Lock-In, Double Lock-In, and all legions are disabled
Applying the same solution to Tower Defense. This increases build freedom in Tower Defense.
Game Balance - Indomitable: Starts at 0 stacks and gains 3 stacks each wave → Starts at 2 stacks and gains 2 stacks each wave - Double Lock-In: Starting gold: 235 → 220 - Reverted the classic-only Crab Warlock / Crabomancer nerf - Reverted the classic-only change that prevented you from building Eggsacks on waves 21+ - Giga Mercs: Fixed a bug where Honey Bear’s heal wasn’t stacking
The Indomitable change will make more games end on waves 21 and 22. In addition to reducing average game length, this indirectly nerfs value-generating builds that benefit from more overtime waves.
Significant nerf to Double Lock-In, as it remains a community pain point. The data shows there are 1.4 Double Lock-Ins per game on average. With 8 players in the game, this isn’t too crazy, but it’s a bit high, especially since it makes games more repetitive.
We’re continuing with our strategy of avoiding (and reverting previous) classic-only unit balance changes. This increases build variety by introducing competition to current meta builds. As of this patch, there are zero remaining classic-only unit balance changes.
Systems - Improved the accuracy of classic's matchmaker, particularly for classic games with ranked mains. - Short classic games, especially ones that are forfeited, now have significantly reduced rating changes
Among other benefits, this means high-rated ranked players are much less likely to get bonus income when facing high-rated classic players.
Fixed an abuse case where a small number of players in classic were intentionally forfeiting games to lower their rating.
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: - Redraw: This patch indirectly nerfs Redraw by reducing average game length, but it may need a direct nerf later. Let's see where it lands after this patch. - Millennium
Fixes and Improvements
- Castle and Cartel: Fixed a bug where power score adjustments weren't being applied properly on wave 11 - MVP Score: Reduced weight of fighter value - New Player Experience: Fixed a bug where XP gained sometimes didn’t properly update after a match. This was most noticeable for new players in the early levels. - Forfeit: Now limits you to -ff’ing once every 20 seconds at most, to reduce cases of spamming - Takeover Bots: Fixed some cases where the bot would run out of time to spend its gold if it took over with not much time remaining till the next wave - Estimated gold: Fixed a bug where estimated gold remaining was sometimes incorrect in PvE, with Cartel/Castle, and with Venture - Mini & Wumbo: Fixed a tooltip bug where upgrades had wrongly displayed gold costs on Wave 1 - Stability: Fixed some rare cases of units getting stuck
Community Updates
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 shakes up the income-heavy meta in ranked and addresses pain points in classic, in addition to introducing some fun features.
We're really excited for the upcoming free-to-play weekend. Please let your friends know and support Legion streamers!
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
v11.09 Hotfixes
This post will be updated with October hotfixes, with the most recent at the top.
Next Nova Cup will be announced soon. Join the Tournament Discord to participate and receive tournament notifications. View all past Nova Cups here: Legion TD 2 Esports Portal.
Major Updates
New Mercenary: Honey Bear
Honey Bear
Mythium Cost: 180 (Power Merc)
Role: Tank / Anti-AOE
Melee / Impact / Natural
Pot o’ Honey: Upon death, heals 500 health divided among nearby injured allies. The total amount healed is increased by 20% for each ally healed.
While Honey Bear spawns in front like other tanks, it's not as beefy as your usual tank power mercenaries. Make use of it's Pot o' Honey ability for maximum effectiveness.
Now behaves more expectedly on units with attack speed buffs built into their kits.
Fiesta - Now has a minor power score adjustment to account for future expected gold from Fiesta
This is a very minor nerf to Fiesta (since it makes opponents less likely to go on fire). More importantly, it makes mind games more interesting, as you can’t use power score as easily to deduce an opposing player’s mastermind.
Now behaves more expectedly on units with attack speed buffs built into their kits.
Giant Snail - Bounty: 4 → 8
Now consistent with other mercenaries, where their bounty reflects their relative combat power. Generally a nerf, but can situationally be a buff (if the player leaks Giant Snails).
Hero - Attack speed: Additive → Multiplicative
Now behaves more expectedly on units with attack speed buffs built into their kits.
Magician - Mana regeneration: 0.55 → 0.52
High pick rate and win rate.
Pulverizer - Stun frequency: Every 3 attacks (6 for ranged) → every 3 attacks (5 for ranged)
More viable on ranged units.
Villain - Damage amplification: 20% (10% for ranged) → 20% (12% for ranged) - Effectiveness against bosses: ½ → ⅓
More viable on ranged fighters, but less strong against bosses.
Fighters
Whirlybird - Damage: 39 → 40
Reverted the nerf from a few patches ago. Low win rate and pick rate.
Dark Mage - Mana regeneration decreased by 8% - Mind Warp: Attack speed: Additive → Multiplicative
Now behaves more expectedly on units with attack speed buffs built into their kits.
Mudman - Health: 1570 → 1330 - Harden: 3 + 15% damage reduction → Now starts with 17.5% base damage reduction, which doubles when Hardening and is lost when recovering
Golem - Health: 4700 → 3800 - Harden: 3 + 15% damage reduction → Now starts with 17.5% base damage reduction, which doubles when Hardening and is lost when recovering
This rework accomplishes the following: - Makes hardened Mudman less of an auto-hold on early waves but stronger in the mid and late game - Makes Mudman and Golem have better synergy with healing and health buffs - Removes negative damage reduction, which is generally an unhealthy mechanic. We gave the same treatment to Gatling Gun, Hydra, and Alpha Male last year.
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: - King health and game pacing
Fixes and Improvements
Classic Mode Schedule (This was released in a v11.08 hotfix) Upcoming Classic Modes Schedule is now viewable by clicking the link below the Play → Classic button in-game.
Drachbot profile link On your in-game profile, there is now a direct link to view your profile on drachbot, the premier Legion TD 2 stats site developed by Drachir. If you like drachbot, you canshould WILL support the creator here: Support Drachir on Ko-Fi
Other fixes and improvements
Doppelganger: Now visually grows bigger with more stacks
Top Games: Added Treasure Hunt
Stuck Unit in Cave: Fixed a rare case where a mercenary would get stuck in the cave, resulting in the gate not opening
Tutorials: Fixed a rare bug where a player would still be stuck in the tutorial menu after beating the intro tutorials
Tournament Mode: Disabled -ff during battle phase, to improve the viewing experience
Community Updates
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!
Statement on Botting
Using bots or macros to farm currency or for any other purpose is strictly prohibited, as it provides an unfair advantage over other players. With this patch, we’ve implemented enhanced bot detection measures. Accounts found to be engaging in botting may be banned at the discretion of the moderation team.
Closing Remarks
This patch introduces a brand new mercenary - the Honey Bear! It also unlocks some cool new strategies with Champion and other attack speed buffs.
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 October Nova Cup!
Last Month Recap
Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup! - D1: balkan lynx (Ashton Butcher & johnyc) - D2: West Team (Shea & Vazir) - D3: D1 and D2 are too hard (Danwolf & robie) - D4: Spetsnaz (Klaas Reventlov & Forever Flogger) - D5: OgrOn6 (DerDonDerWitzig & TheLaw)
Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal!
This Month
The upcoming October Nova Cup takes place October 19 - 20.
$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 October 19 9am PDT / 6pm 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 October 19th! 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.
Help Translate Legion TD 2
) review for the game! If the game reaches 90% positive, Steam will give it more visibility = more players = more freelo better matchmaking!
$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.
