Across the Obelisk news & patch notes

Hi everyone,

We wanted to get this patch out to help address and ease some of the issues players have been running into. This update focuses on fixes that we felt were important to bring to you as soon as possible, especially where they affect stability, performance, and the overall gameplay experience.

That said, we know this patch does not cover everything that still needs work. There are more issues we are actively looking into, and the team will continue working through reported problems and prioritizing fixes for upcoming updates.

We are also starting preparations for the next patch preview right away, so we can share more about what is being worked on next as soon as we have clearer information. Thank you for continuing to report issues and share your feedback with us; it helps us keep improving the game.

Patch Notes

The following bugs have had fixes implemented, but the underlying issue might not have been able to be determined, or reproduction steps were unreliable at recreating the bug condition;

To help us find more information, please report if you see any of these reappear in your game and let us know as many of the surrounding details as possible so we can try to isolate the source of the problem!

• Tweak Shattered Vessel to make them more engaging.

• Tweak Lurking Remnant to make them more engaging.

• Tweak Forgotten Mimic to make them more engaging.

• Restarting combat during Resyncs may lead to combat restarting with heroes at 1 HP fix implemented.

• Echo Spirit runs into issues if player plays no cards fix implemented.

• Summoned Echo Spirits behave properly.

• Drawing Boons when drawing cards from multiple sources leads to resyncing fix implemented.

• Weekly Challenge cannot be played without both Andrin and Magnus being set to Classic Mode fix implemented.

• Multiple town systems leading to desyncs/soft locks fix implemented.

• Activating enchantments at the same time as drawing a boon leads to a desync fix implemented.

• Echo Spirits fail to transform and do not play all hand cards after restarting combat in the Mirror of Regret encounter fix implemented.

• Echoes created by Echo Spells modified by Into the Void or Echoes of Power are not the same as those created by unmodified fix implemented.

• Update Loot Reward from Necropolis of Knowledge event fix implemented.

These issues below have had their underlying issue resolved and have been fixed;

• Wraith Shadow plays Silent Backlash corruptor.

• Wraith Shadow's immunity to dark re-evaluated.

• Spiritual Vampirism should not cause freezes.

• Extra Dispel Tooltip is displayed correctly in Tome of Knowledge.

• Echo Spirits use all cards during their first turn during Withered Vale boss combat.

• Equipped Ranger Armor shows correctly after starting an adventure in Practice Mode for Andrin.

• Resonance is working properly on Monsters.

• Transmuted or upgraded equipment shows the correct version after starting an Adventure battle in Practice Mode.

• Andrin trait card values update correctly after switching from Classic to Reworked on the Hero Stats screen in a new save.

• Trait-Earned Enchantment Cards can be removed in Church.

• "\ Overcharge" tooltip in "Parry" Card info in Tome of Knowledge.

• "\ Overcharge" tooltip in "Divine Power" Card info in Tome of Knowledge.

• Combat stats do not get cut off at 1040x768 resolution.

• Game resolution does not reset to default after relaunch.

• Echo Spirit plays all cards in its hand during the combat after failing the Necropolis of Knowledge event node.

• Magnus's Armor Expert trait is not passed on to others.

• Tab Indicator for Hero Classes changes properly in Hero Selection.

• Dark Mercy triggers On Heal effects when it targets other heroes.

• Removing the last stack of thorns with a hit does not prevent on hit effects from trigger.

• Pets can't be purchased multiple times.

• Gaining Stanza while having Resonance does not prevent on hit.

• All of Althea's card backs are locked by default.

• Banish now applies X Buffer rather than 2-3 fixed.

• Traumatic Visions Echoes does not have the Food type.

• Resonance tooltip states 1 Insane.

• Lifesteal effect from Madness Feeds applies.

• Text on Fractured Minds now has a capitalized “Mind”.

• Althea's Echoes of Power and Into the Void are behaving properly.

• Mind Shard cast by Ashy has the targeting "Random Monster" or "Front Monster".

• Althea unlock quest indicator in events added.

• Mark for Death description states correct activations.

• Certain enemies play cards out of order fixed.

• Echo Adaptation indicator symbol in Wraith of Regret fight added.

• Event Reply description when unlocking Ashy mentions sacrificing a card when no card is sacrificed fixed.

• "All (28)" hero filter displays all heroes after applying any other hero type filter.

• Cards that deal 0 damage due to Special Values are not treated as damage sources when increased in other ways.

• Purple Shardcicle can't steal Invulnerable from Bats.

• Andrin’s "Wild Hunt" enchantment card count decreasing after playing any card.

• "Madness Feeds" trait applies Dark and Insane according to the tooltip description.

• Missing description for Ottis Level 3 "Sacred Fire" trait fixed.

• Card counter appears for "Paranoia" card on the affected hero icon.

• Hero gets healed after playing the "Vigorous Fury" card.

These are the main issues that are still being worked on for the next Patch amongst smaller bugs;

• Echo Spirits casting cards with requirements can lead to a soft lock.

• Creating multiple cards simultaneously can lead to desync.

• Proper Borderless Windowed Mode is missing.

• Selling supplies lead can lead to a desync.

• Experience from Character-specific event replies is only granted to the Character and not the whole team.

• Gold and Shards can not be shared and are not deducted in Act 2 armory shop after resuming a desynced during the multiplayer run.

• Creating numerous cards simultaneously can lead to desync.

• Discarding X cards not properly granting Auras/Curses.

• Cape of Sanity can lead to repeated desyncs.

• Gaining resonance at the start of turn with Shard Cannon can lead to a desync.

• Incorrect version of Nightmare Boar spawning.

Hi,

We’re currently working through the issues that have been reported and are prioritizing fixes that have the biggest impact on game stability and the overall play experience. The team is aiming to release a patch next week with as many of these issues fixed as possible, though the final list will depend on testing and verification. We’ll share more news once we have a clearer picture of the patch contents and timing.

Going forward, we will also be focusing more resources on game stability, so these types of issues receive closer attention in upcoming work.

These are the issues that we have already fixed on the Patch Preview Branch:

• Wraith Shadow Silent Backlash correctly.

• Spiritual Vampirism should not cause freezes.

• Magnus's Armor Expert trait is not passed on to others.

• Tab Indicator for Hero Classes changes properly in the Hero Selection.

• Dark Mercy triggers On Heal effects when it targets other heroes.

• Removing the last stack of thorns with a hit triggers on hit effects.

• Pets cannot be purchased multiple times.

• Gaining Stanza while having Resonance allows on hit.

• Althea's card backs are not unlocked by default.

• Banish now applies 2-3 Buffer.

• Traumatic Visions Echoes does not have the Food type.

• Resonance tooltip change.

• Lifesteal effect from Madness Feeds applying correctly.

• Text on Fractured Minds now has capitalized Mind.

• Althea's Echoes of Power and Into the Void behaving properly.

• Experience from Character-specific event replies is granted to the whole team.

• Mind Shard cast by Ashy has "Random Monster" or "Front Monster" targeting.

• Althea unlock quest indicator in events.

• Mark for Death description states it activates 2 times correctly.

• Certain enemies play cards out of order fixed.

• Echo Adaptation indicator symbol added in Wraith of Regret fight.

• Event Reply description when unlocking Ashy fixed.

• Cards that deal 0 damage due to Special Values are treated as damage sources when increased in other ways.

• Purple Shardcicle does not steal Invulnerable from Bats, preventing softlock.

These are the issues that are still being worked on for the next Patch -

• Gold and Shards can not be shared and are not deducted in Act 2 armory shop after resuming a desynced during the multiplayer run.

• Creating numerous cards simultaneously leads to desync.

• Activating enchantments at the same time as drawing a boon leads to a desync.

• Multiple town systems leading to desyncs/soft locks.

• Gaining resonance at the start of turn with Shard Cannon leads to a desync.

• Restarting combat during Resyncs may lead to combat restarting with heroes at 1 HP.

• Borderless Windowed Mode is missing.

• Weekly Challenge cannot be played without both Andrin and Magnus being set to Classic Mode.

• Drawing Boons when drawing cards from multiple sources leads to resyncing.

Hey everyone!

Thank you all for your feedback! We have made some changes to Andrin and Magnus and have heard that some of you would prefer to play with them in their original designs. Well, good news: you can! We have added a Classic/Reworked toggle to each of these characters so you can play with them as you prefer! 

While the current patch has been in development and testing for a long time, we have made significant under-the-hood changes to enable future development and optimization. This means, in no unclear terms, that we might not have been able to find all the bugs, so please let us know if you find something that does not seem to work and report it on our Discord. Much appreciated!

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Shattered Remnant - a new Story Pack for Across the Obelisk is out now!

Included Content:

• A New Act 4 Path

  • Explore a dark, broken region filled with echoes, spirits, and forgotten remnants.

• Adaptive Enemy System

  • Enemies respond to your deck, gaining resistance to your strongest damage types and weakening your curse strategies.

• New Hero: Althea

  • A spellcaster who manipulates discard piles and chains powerful Echo Spell effects across turns.

• New Gameplay Mechanics

  • Master the Echo Spell card type, Resurge enchantments, and the Resonance aura.

• New Enemy Types and Bosses

  • Face enemies that mirror your heroes, steal auras, and adapt to your playstyle, culminating in the battle against the Withered Soul.

• Narrative-Driven Events

  • Encounter the Necropolis of Knowledge, Tomb of the First Hero, and Mirror of Regret, each offering meaningful choices and rewards.

• New Companion: Ashling

  • A spirit cat that casts Mind Shard cards and increases Mind and Dark resistance.

• New Cards, Items, and Enchantments

  • Expand your builds with Echo-based mechanics and Mind-focused strategies. 

Along with this new Story Pack, there is also a Free Patch that includes a large amount of changes to the game, let’s look at the Patch Notes:

AtO 1.7.6 Release Notes

Bugfixes

• Nyrada's option Campsites in Obelisk Challenge mode is fixed

• Mysterious Throne event gives correct Shadowbound version

• Possible visual with Phantom Greaves fixed

• Nyrada's interaction with the hydra updated

• Fists of the Damned deals damage based on current HP

• Achievements granted when auras applied to enemies updated

• Tooltip for Reveal updated

• Sleep doubling curses properly

• Nyrada's Mind Collapse reduction updated

• Multiple card generation desync fixed

• Pet targeting player character instead of enemy updated

• Tooltip for Burn is correct when Laia has Righteous Flame

And now back to the Magnus and Andrin rework...

While we have received feedback over the reworks and adjusted things, we are going to actively look at how these heroes are used and will make further improvements to them!

MAGNUS REWORK

Starting Deck

Removed - 2x Rend

Added - 2x Precise Strike

Captain's Howl:

• Current Version: 

  • 0 cost, Vanish. Apply 1/1/1 Slow and 1/2/3 Vulnerable to all monsters.

• Reworked Version:

  • 0 cost, Vanish. Apply 1/2/2 Slow and 2/2/3 Vulnerable to all monsters.

Innate - Well Trained

• Current Version:

  • At the start of combat, gain 2 Reinforce

• Reworked Version:

  • At the start of the combat gain 2 Reinforce. When you play a 0 cost Attack, Spell, or Defense, cast it again (1 time/turn).

Level 2 - Wolf Guard:

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Targets Any Hero. All Resistances +10/15/15%. \ Gain 15/16/18 Block and 1 Reinforce. Lasts 4 Uses.

• Reworked Version:

  • 1 Cost, Targets Any Hero. All Resistances +15/15/15%. \ Gain 20/23/25 Block and 1 Reinforce. Lasts 4 Uses

Level 2 - Follow Up:

• Current Version: 

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. \ Reduce the cost of your highest-cost Melee attack by 3/4/5 until discarded. Lasts 1 Use.

• Reworked Version:

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. \ Reduce the cost of 1 highest “Melee Attack” in your hand by 4 until discarded. Suffer Fatigue 2/1/0 Last 1 use

Level 3 - Defense Mastery, Offense Mastery 

Reworked Version: added two new traits that mimic Offense Mastery and Defense Mastery: “Offensive Training” and “Defensive Training” Offensive training: At the start of your turn, reduce the cost of the "Melee Attack" cards in your hand by 1 until they are discarded. Well Trained can activate one additional time each turn.

Defensive training: At the start of your turn, reduce the cost of the "Defense" cards in your hand by 1 until they are discarded. Well Trained can activate one additional time each turn.

Level 4 - Thunderclap

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All Damage +150/175/200% \ Deal 13/14/15 Lightning damage and apply 5/6/7 Spark to all monsters. Lasts 1 Use.

• Reworked Version:

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All Damage +175/200/225% \ Deal 24 Lightning damage and apply 12 Spark to all monsters. Lasts 1 Use.

Level 4 - Valiant Defender

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charge +5/6/6. \, a random hero gains 12 Block, 1 Fortify, 1 Inspire. Lasts 6/7/8 Uses.

• Reworked Version:

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. \ Apply 9/10/11 Block, 1 Inspire, 1 Fortify to the lowest Block Hero. Lasts 6/7/8 Uses.

Level 5 - Weapon Expert

• Current Version: 

  • All Damage done +7

• Reworked Version:

  • All Damage done +7. All Curses +1 (except Disarm, Silence, and Doom). Immune to Fatigue.

Level 5 - Armor Expert

• Current Version: 

  • Energy Regeneration +1. Immune to Fatigue

• Reworked Version:

  • Energy Regeneration +1. At the start of your turn, reduce the cost of the highest-cost “Defense” card in your hand by 3 this turn.

ANDRIN

Starting Deck

• Removed -  2x Rupture

• Added -  1x Tactical Thinking, +1x Hunter's Mark

Starting Item - Ranger Armor 

• Current Version: 

  • All Resistances +10%. Speed +2

• Reworked Version:

  •   Max HP +10. All Resistances +10%. Speed +2. \ Gain 6 block.

Innate - Trailblazer

• Current Version: 

  • At the start of your turn, Gain 1 Fast.

• Reworked Version:

  • At the start of your turn, Gain 1 Fast. If you already have Fast, Gain 2 Sharp.

Level 2 - Maneuver

• Current Version: 

  • 0 cost, Vanish, Self. \ For each energy used: Draw 1. Gain 5/7/9 Block and 2 Evasion. Lasts 1 Use.

• Reworked Version:

  • 0 cost, Vanish, Self. +3 Block Charges. \ For each energy used: Draw 1. Gain 6 Block, 2 Evasion and 0/0/1 Taunt. Lasts 2/3/3 Uses.

Level 2 - Wild Hunt

• Current Version: 

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. Mark charges +1/1/2. \ For each energy used: Apply 1/2/2 Mark to a random enemy. Lasts 1 Turn.

• Reworked Version:

  •  0 Cost, Vanish, Self. Mark charges +1/1/2. \ For each energy used: Apply 1/2/2 Mark to a random enemy. Destroy at the start of the turn: 2 turns

Level 3 - Master Ranger

• Current Version: 

  • At the start of your turn, reduce the cost of all Ranged Attacks in your hand by 1 until discarded.

• Reworked Version:

  • When you play a “Ranged Attack” that costs Energy, refund 1 and gain 1 Powerful.  (3 times/turn)

Level 3 - Finesse

• Current Version: 

  • When you play a “Melee Attack” that costs Energy, refund 1 Energy and gain 1 Powerful

• Reworked Version:

  • When you play a “Melee Attack” that costs energy, refund 1 and apply 1 Mark to a random enemy

Level 4 - Serrated Weapons

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All Damage +3/3/4 \ Apply 4 Bleed and Gain 1 Sharp. Lasts 9/10/10 Uses

• Reworked Version:

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All damage +4/4/5. Sharp Charges +1. \ Apply 8/10/12 Bleed and gain 1 Sharp. Lasts 6 Uses.

Level 4 - Riposte

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charges +8/9/10. \ Deal 14/17/20 Piercing Damage and Apply 4 Mark (to the attacker). Lasts 4 Uses

• Reworked Version:

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charges +7. \ Deal 6 damage to all monsters, and apply 2 Mark. Lasts 6/7/8 Uses

Level 5 - Sharp Shooting

• Current Version: 

  • When you play a “Ranged Attack” gain 2 Sharp.

• Reworked Version:

  • When you play a “Ranged Attack” gain 2 + X Sharp. (X = Ranged attacks played/2)

Level 5 - Mark for Death

• Current Version: 

  • Mark +3

• Reworked Version:

  • Mark +3. When you damage an enemy, deal Slashing damage equal to their Mark charges (2 times/turn)

Here are the 12 cards that have been changed:

Magnus and Andrin Rework Update

Hey everyone!

Thank you all for your feedback about the upcoming Magnus and Andrin reworks! We are paying attention to what has been said, and we are looking to incorporate your ideas and comments into the rework. This is why we have decided to open up the Hero Rework to the Beta Branch. If you don’t already know, you can get there by going to Steam > Library > Right click on Across The Obelisk > Properties > Game Versions & Betas > Then select the “patch-preview” branch. 

We realize that our last post led to some confusion and wasn’t clear enough, so we wanted to do a better job of explaining our thoughts and.          But first...

Bugfixes

In this beta patch, we introduce several bugfixes:

• Nyrada's interaction with the hydra text corrected

• Fists of the Damned deals damage based on current HP

• Tooltip for Reveal instead uses correct text instead of Exposed

• Sleep effect doubles the applied curses properly.

• Multiple card generation should not cause desyncing

• Tooltip for Burn is correct when Laia has Righteous Flame

And now back to the Magnus and Andrin rework...

Our goals

As Magnus and Andrin are starting heroes, they are the most important ones to get right for new players, and this includes reshaping them to properly help a player learn good habits that will help them succeed in future runs. These changes should not affect players in the upper echelon very much, aside from making them more enticing, and possibly opening up interesting builds that otherwise were not particularly accessible on higher madness. The intention was very much not to buff the already existing stronger builds, as Magnus and Andrin have extremely high pickrates across all difficulties. However just because a hero is designed for beginners, that doesn't mean they need to be boring. The hope is that these changes make the Heroes fun and interesting as a first priority, and adjust their power level as a second priority. As such, we had three main goals with these Reworks; We wanted to keep the aspects of the heroes that players already enjoy unchanged, we wanted to make the weaker aspects of the heroes stronger, and we wanted to include some subtle learning moments for beginners to help assist them towards better Deck and Team building philosophies. Most of the changes made are done with new players at the forefront of design intention. 

Starting Deck - Although the difference between Rend and Precise Strike seems insignificant, the existence of Rend in Magus starting deck implied a sort of Bleed based build for Magnus, which has zero support in his kit. This change steers players away from accidentally confusing themselves into thinking support exists for a build that simply is not there.

• Removed -  2x Rend

• Added      -  2x Precise Strike

Captain's Howl -  Captain’s Howl is often not obviously strong to beginners, so we wanted to up its power a little bit and make it a bit more obvious about its strength. This led to the higher rank versions also getting buffed,

• Current Version: 

  • 0 cost, Vanish. Apply 1/1/1 Slow and 1/2/3 Vulnerable to all monsters.

• Proposed Version:

  • 0 cost, Vanish. Apply 1/2/2 Slow and 2/2/3 Vulnerable to all monsters.

Innate - Well Trained -  This was specifically changed to give players a clear goal on how Magnus wants to be played, while also rewarding good deck building and giving synergy to his later level ups. This trait does not punish being used wrong, but is massively enticing in a lot of ways, and helps a new player stay interested during a run by adding layers of complexity. The “Spell” clause was added to ignite players interest in the classic “Mage-nus” builds, possibly creating more moments where new players discover interesting ways to play “Magenus” organically.

• Current Version:

  • At the start of combat, gain 2 Reinforce

• Proposed Version:

  • When you play a Melee Attack, Defense, or Spell card that costs 0, cast it twice (3 times per turn)

●      Now

• At the start of the combat gain 2 Reinforce. When you play an "Attack", "Defense", or "Spell" card that costs 0, cast it twice. (3 times/turn)

Level 2 - Wolf Guard -  Although Wolf Guard is very strong, it was challenging to get value out of it due to its single target nature, and when compared with other Warriors defensive level 2’s (Steel Forge, Defensive Strategy), was often completely written off by players. The Block and Resistances were increased to help survival and further distance Magnus from Heiner as his own individual, while the removal of Vanish allowing for multiple plays helps reduce the “Feels Bad” moments when Wolf Guard was played on the “wrong Hero”. Players should find this version to be more consistent and comfortable to use.

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Targets Any Hero. All Resistances +10/15/15%. \ Gain 15/16/18 Block and 1 Reinforce. Lasts 4 Uses

• Proposed Version:

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Targets Any Hero. All Resistances +15/20/25%. \ Gain 20 Block and 1 Reinforce. Lasts 4 Uses

Level 2 - Follow Up  -  Mostly a nerf, to help keep the new Innate from being too obscenely strong. Still has good synergy with the Innate, and can possibly be even better with the right deck control, but is still strong on its own without any help.

• Current Version: 

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. \ Reduce the cost of your highest cost Melee attack by 3 until discarded. Lasts 1 Use

• Proposed Version:

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. \ Reduce the cost of 1 random “Melee Attack” in your hand by 1 until discarded. Last 2/3/4 uses

Level 3 - Defense Mastery, Offense Mastery - These talents are perfectly acceptable, and quite strong. They encourage a new player towards good deck building theory by filling their deck with Attack or Defense cards and have very strong newly found synergy with the new Innate. Not necessary to change.

Level 4 - Thunderclap -  Thunderclap is already very strong and didn’t need any help being an amazing choice for Magnus Attack builds as well as “Magenus” builds. These changes are aimed at helping newer players understand that this card can be very good, while reducing the punishment for simply triggering it on a nothing card.

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All Damage +150/175/200% \ Deal 13/14/15 Lightning damage and apply 5/6/7 Spark to all monsters. Lasts 1 Use.

• Proposed Version:

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All Damage +175/200/225% \ Deal 24 Lightning damage and apply 12 Spark to all monsters. Lasts 1 Use.

Level 4 - Valiant Defender -  Valiant Defender, although very strong, had a few frustration points with its random targeting feature. This new version gives more control to the player over where the charges are spread, allowing for more accurate gameplay at the higher levels, while also helping lower level players get a more even spread of block and fortify. Although strictly a nerf due to the removal of the extra charges, players should find this version easier to get value out of.

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charge +5/6/6. \ a random hero gains 12 Block, 1 Fortify, 1 Inspire. Lasts 6/7/8 Uses.

• Proposed Version:

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charge +5/6/6. \ Apply 9/10/11 block, 1 Inspire, 1 Fortify, to lowest Block Hero. Lasts 6/7/8 Uses.

Level 5 - Weapon Expert -  Fatigue immunity was moved to Weapons Expert due to being more attack oriented (Heavy Strike, Skullsplitter). The level 5s were specifically changed to give players that “wow” factor upon first visual pass. +7 damage is a bit boring, and this new version gives players something to look forward to, when thinking about whether to take him over other Heroes. Level 5s are supposed to be the biggest power spike, and the older version always appeared underwhelming, even though it is quite strong. This new version has some fun implications that we have not fully explored and keen to see just how broken it can be.

• Current Version: 

  • All Damage done +7

• Proposed Version:

  • All Damage done +7. All Curses +1 (except Disarm, Silence, and Doom). Immune to Fatigue.

Level 5 - Armour Expert -  Fatigue immunity was moved to Weapons Expert due to being more attack oriented (Heavy Strike, Skullsplitter). Cost reduction was added to feed heavily into the new Well Trained, as well as help push Magnus’ Hero Identity further away from Heiner.

• Current Version: 

  • Energy Regeneration +1. Immune to Fatigue

• Proposed Version:

  • Energy Regeneration +1. At the start of your turn, reduce the cost of the highest cost “Defense” card in your hand by 3 this turn.

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Starting Deck -  Rupture does not fit Andrin’s playstyle, promote any of his builds, give any interesting teaching moments for players, and gets immediately countered by Ylmer so it was the obvious card to cut. Hunter's Mark was added for Mark application Synergies. Tactical Thinking (along with the buff), although flexible, is less powerful than each of its individual pieces due to its rarity, but adds interesting gameplay choices to Andrin which should encourage teaching moments towards an implied “Support Andrin” deck.

• Removed -  2x Rupture

• Added -  1x Tactical Thinking, +1x Hunter's Mark

Starting Item - Ranger Armour (Purple) -  Corrupted starter items are massively challenging to find, and so should have a commensurate payoff. This item should help round out Block Andrin builds and allow him to play much more heavily into Mark application when picked up, while not taking away from any of the other positive features of Andrin. This is the first in a hopefully long line of interesting corrupted starter item buffs that promote niche builds, as well as increasing pathing and item choices made during a run.

• Current Version: 

  • All Resistances +10%. Speed +2

• Proposed Version:

  • Max HP +15. All Resistances +15%. Speed +2. \ Gain 6 block.

Now

○      Max HP +10. All Resistances +10%. Speed +2. \ Gain 6 block.

Innate - Trailblazer -  This change was aimed at helping a new player understand that Heroes can be used in multiple ways, and trying to encourage a teaching moment for newer players to learn about speed control. Andrin is naturally very fast, and often goes first, but the hope with this change is that a player might attempt to have a different hero give him Fast, so he benefits from the sharp immediately, encouraging natural “Support moving before Carry” tutorialization. 

• Current Version: 

  • At the start of your turn, Gain 1 Fast.

• Proposed Version:

  • At the start of your turn, Gain 1 Fast. If you already have Fast, Gain 2 sharp.

Level 2 - Maneuver -  Maneuver saw very little play and was seldom used effectively. The proposed effects persist for several turns, making it more accessible and offering consistent value. Taunt was added exclusively to the higher rank version to reward experienced players making the Andrin Block build, without affecting newer players. This also has the bonus effect of teaching a new player how Hero Rank-Ups might be relevant and interesting.

• Current Version: 

  • 0 cost, Vanish, Self. \ For each energy used: Draw 1. Gain 5/7/9 Block and 2 Evasion. Lasts 1 Use

• Proposed Version:

  • 0 cost, Vanish, Self. +3 Block Charges. \ For each energy used: Draw 1. Gain 6 Block, 2 Evasion and 0/0/1 Taunt. Lasts 3 Uses.

Now

○  0 cost, Vanish, Self. +3 Block Charges. \ For each energy used: Draw 1. Gain 6 Block, 2 Evasion and 0/0/1 Taunt. Lasts 2/3/3 Uses.

Level 2 - Wild Hunt -  Wild Hunt was already excellent, but challenging for new players to use. Extending the duration by a turn should make it more accessible for lower madness players, without drastically affecting the power level of the card.

• Current Version: 

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. Mark charges +1/1/2. \ For each energy used: Apply 1/2/2 Mark to a random enemy. Lasts 1 Turn.

• Proposed Version:

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. Mark charges +2/2/2. \ For each energy used: Apply 2/2/2 Mark to a random enemy. Lasts 2 Turns.

Now: 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. Mark charges +2/2/2. \ For each energy used: Apply 2/2/2 Mark to a random enemy. Destroy at the start of the turn: 2 turns

Level 3 - Master Ranger - These changes were primarily done to push hero identity away from Sylvie while also teaching players that Powerful pairs well with Sharp as their bonus stack.

• Current Version: 

  • At the start of your turn, reduce the cost of all Ranged Attacks in your hand by 1 until discarded.

• Proposed Version:

  • When you play a “Ranged Attack” that costs Energy, refund 1 and gain 1 Powerful.

Now

• When you play a “Ranged Attack” that costs Energy, refund 1 and gain 1 Powerful.  (3 times / turn)

Level 3 - Finesse -  Mark was added to help keep in line with Andrin’s Mark based identity.

• Current Version: 

  • When you play a “Melee Attack” that costs Energy, refund 1 Energy and gain 1 Powerful

• Proposed Version:

  • When you play a “Melee Attack” that costs energy, refund 1 and apply 1 Mark to a random enemy

Level 4 - Serrated Weapons -  These changes were made with a major focus towards beginners. The Sharp charge gives a player access to more Sharp charges without needing perks, and the increased bleed charges allows for high stacking bleed without any build or perk help. Due to the lower uses, the total Sharp and Bleed has not been changed much but now it is easier to access.

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All Damage +3/3/4 \ Apply 4 Bleed and Gain 1 Sharp. Lasts 9/10/10 Uses

• Proposed Version:

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All damage +4/4/5. Sharp Charges +1. \ Apply 8/10/12 Bleed and Gain 1 Sharp. Lasts 6 Uses.

Level 4 - Riposte -  Old Riposte was tough to justify, providing no real benefit upon playing, so its cost was decreased to increase playability. The single target aspect also massively took control away from the player, so an AoE effect was added.

• Current Version: 

  • 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charges +8/9/10. \ Deal 14/17/20 Piercing Damage and Apply 4 Mark (to the attacker). Lasts 4 Uses

• Proposed Version:

  • 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charges +7. \ Deal 6 damage to all monsters, and Apply 2 Mark. Lasts 6/7/8 Uses

Level 5 - Sharp Shooting -  This change helps new players by letting Andrin become self-sufficient rather than relying on other heroes to help the “Ranged Attack” heavy decks. This also helps teach good deck building philosophy, by encouraging a player to fill a hand with many cheap attacks.

• Current Version: 

  • When you play a “Ranged Attack” gain 2 Sharp.

• Proposed Version:

  • When you play a “Ranged Attack” gain 1 + X Sharp. (X = Ranged attacks played / 2)

Level 5 - Mark for Death -  Flat buff to the trait without directly affecting the support decks. This also helps Mark benefit from modifiers like Sharp and Powerful, something which Mark is severely lacking.

• Current Version: 

  • Mark +3

• Proposed Version:

  • Mark +3. When you damage an enemy, deal Slashing damage equal to their Mark charges (1 time/turn)

Here are the 12 cards that have been changed

1. Detection

Detection Blue

Previous: 1 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, Vanish, Innate. Targets all Monsters. Apply 1 Mark, 1 Sight.

Changed: Mark +1, Sight +1.

Current: 1 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, Vanish, Innate. Targets all Monsters. Apply 2 Mark, 2 Sight.

Detection Purple

Previous: 1 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, Vanish, Innate. Targets all Monsters. Apply 2 Mark, 2 Sight.

Changed: Mark +1, Sight +3.

Current: 1 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, Vanish, Innate. Targets all Monsters. Apply 3 Mark, 5 Sight.

2. Rend

Rend White

Previous: 2 Cost, Uncommon, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 5 Slashing Damage. Apply 8 Bleed.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common, Bleed +1.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 5 Slashing Damage. Apply 9 Bleed.

Rend Blue

Previous: 1 Cost, Uncommon, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 3 Slashing Damage. Apply 6 Bleed.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common, Bleed +2.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 3 Slashing Damage. Apply 8 Bleed.

Rend Yellow

Previous: 2 Cost, Uncommon, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 6 Slashing Damage. Apply 10 Bleed.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common, Bleed +1.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 6 Slashing Damage. Apply 11 Bleed.

Rend Purple

Previous: 1 Cost, Uncommon, Melee Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 7 Slashing Damage. Apply 11 Bleed.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common, Bleed +1.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Melee Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 7 Slashing Damage. Apply 12 Bleed.

3. Rupture

Rupture White

Previous: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 11 Piercing Damage. Apply 2 Bleed, 1 Slow.

Changed: Bleed +2.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 11 Piercing Damage. Apply 4 Bleed, 1 Slow.

Rupture Blue

Previous: 2 Cost, Uncommon, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 15 Piercing Damage. Apply 4 Bleed, 1 Slow.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common, Cost -1, Damage -3.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 12 Piercing Damage. Apply 4 Bleed, 1 Slow.

Rupture Yellow

Previous: 2 Cost, Uncommon, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 12 Piercing Damage. Apply 2 Bleed, 1 Slow.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common, Bleed +2, Slow +1.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 12 Piercing Damage. Apply 4 Bleed, 2 Slow.

Rupture Purple

Previous: 2 Cost, Uncommon, Melee Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 18 Piercing Damage. Apply 6 Bleed, 2 Slow.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common, Cost -1.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Melee Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 18 Piercing Damage. Apply 6 Bleed, 2 Slow.

4. Aimed Shot

Aimed Shot Blue

Previous: 2 Cost, Common, Ranged Attack, No Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 16 Piercing Damage.

Changed: Added 2 Mark.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Ranged Attack, No Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 16 Piercing Damage. Apply 2 Mark.

Aimed Shot Purple

Previous: 1 Cost, Common, Ranged Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 20 Piercing Damage.

Changed: Added 3 Mark.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Ranged Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 20 Piercing Damage. Apply 3 Mark.

5. Far Shot

Far Shot White

Previous: 5 Cost, Rare, Ranged Attack, No Vanish. Targets back Monster. Deal 46 Piercing Damage. Apply 5 Bleed, 5 Mark.

Changed: Cost -1, added Vanish, target Back -> Any, damage changed to 21 + X, X = 4 x target Mark, Bleed -1, Mark -1.

Current: 4 Cost, Rare, Ranged Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 21 + X Piercing Damage. Apply 4 Bleed, 4 Mark. X = 4 x target Mark.

Far Shot Blue

Previous: 4 Cost, Rare, Ranged Attack, No Vanish. Targets back Monster. Deal 40 Piercing Damage. Apply 5 Bleed, 5 Mark.

Changed: Target Back -> Any, damage changed to 27 + X, X = 5 x target Mark, Bleed +3, Mark +3.

Current: 4 Cost, Rare, Ranged Attack, No Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 27 + X Piercing Damage. Apply 8 Bleed, 8 Mark. X = 5 x target Mark.

Far Shot Yellow

Previous: 5 Cost, Rare, Ranged Attack, No Vanish. Targets back Monster. Deal 52 Piercing Damage. Apply 7 Bleed, 7 Mark.

Changed: Cost -1, added Vanish, target Back -> Any, damage changed to 29 + X, X = 3 x target Sight, Bleed +3, Mark replaced with Sight +3.

Current: 4 Cost, Rare, Ranged Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 29 + X Piercing Damage. Apply 10 Bleed, 10 Sight. X = 3 x target Sight.

Far Shot Purple

Previous: 4 Cost, Rare, Ranged Attack, Vanish. Targets back Monster. Deal 52 Piercing Damage. Apply 7 Bleed, 7 Mark.

Changed: Cost -1, target Back -> Any, damage changed to 34 + X, X = 5 x target Mark, Bleed changed from flat 7 to X, Mark -2.

Current: 3 Cost, Rare, Ranged Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 34 + X Piercing Damage. Apply X Bleed, 5 Mark. X = 5 x target Mark.

6. Defend

Defend Blue

Previous: 1 Cost, Common, Defense. Targets self. Gain 17 Block.

Changed: Fortify +1.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Defense. Targets self. Gain 17 Block, 1 Fortify.

Defend Purple

Previous: 0 Cost, Common, Defense, Vanish. Targets self. Gain 19 Block, 2 Reinforce.

Changed: Fortify +1.

Current: 0 Cost, Common, Defense, Vanish. Targets self. Gain 19 Block, 2 Reinforce, 1 Fortify.

7. Precise

Precise Strike White

Previous: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 14 Slashing Damage.

Changed: Damage +2.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 16 Slashing Damage.

Precise Strike Blue

Previous: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 16 Slashing Damage. Apply 1 Bleed.

Changed: Damage +2, Bleed +2.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 18 Slashing Damage. Apply 3 Bleed.

Precise Strike Yellow

Previous: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 15 Slashing Damage. Apply 1 Slow.

Changed: Damage +2.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets any Monster. Deal 17 Slashing Damage. Apply 1 Slow.

Precise Strike Purple

Previous: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 18 Slashing Damage. Apply 2 Bleed, 1 Slow.

Changed: Damage +2, Bleed +2.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 20 Slashing Damage. Apply 4 Bleed, 1 Slow.

8. Intercept

Intercept Blue

Previous: 1 Cost, Common, Defense. Targets any Hero. Gain 14 Block.

Changed: Block -7, added Chain 1.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Defense. Targets any Hero. Gain 7 Block. Chain 1.

Intercept Purple

Previous: 0 Cost, Common, Defense, Vanish. Targets any Hero. Gain 16 Block, 1 Reinforce.

Changed: Block -8, added Chain 1.

Current: 0 Cost, Common, Defense, Vanish. Targets any Hero. Gain 8 Block, 1 Reinforce. Chain 1.

9. Guard

Guard White

Previous: 2 Cost, Uncommon, Defense. Targets any Hero. Gain 17 Block, 1 Fortify.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Defense. Targets any Hero. Gain 17 Block, 1 Fortify.

10. Tactical Thinking

Tactical Thinking Blue

Previous: 1 Cost, Rare, Skill, Innate. Targets self. Generates 3 cards from Detection, Song of Celerity, Vigilance.

Changed: Generated cards changed to Blue versions.

Current: 1 Cost, Rare, Skill, Innate. Targets self. Generates 3 cards from Detection A, Song of Celerity A, Vigilance A.

Tactical Thinking White

Previous: 2 Cost, Uncommon, Defense. Targets any Hero. Gain 17 Block, 1 Fortify.

Changed: Rarity Uncommon -> Common.

Current: 2 Cost, Common, Defense. Targets any Hero. Gain 17 Block, 1 Fortify.

11. Heavy Strike

Heavy Strike Blue

Previous: 3 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 27 Blunt Damage. Apply 1 Crack. Draw 1 card.

Changed: Cost -2, added 1 Fatigue.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Melee Attack. Targets front Monster. Deal 27 Blunt Damage. Apply 1 Crack, 1 Fatigue. Draw 1 card.

Heavy Strike Purple

Previous: 2 Cost, Common, Melee Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 27 Blunt Damage. Apply 1 Crack. Draw 1 card.

Changed: Cost -1, added 1 Fatigue.

Current: 1 Cost, Common, Melee Attack, Vanish. Targets any Monster. Deal 27 Blunt Damage. Apply 1 Crack, 1 Fatigue. Draw 1 card.

12. Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek White

Previous: 0 Cost, Common, Skill, No Vanish. Requires Stealth. Targets any Monster. Apply 3 Sight, 1 Mark. Gain 1 Stealth.

Changed: Sight +1, Mark +1.

Current: 0 Cost, Common, Skill, No Vanish. Requires Stealth. Targets any Monster. Apply 4 Sight, 2 Mark. Gain 1 Stealth.

Sneak Peek Blue

Previous: 0 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, No Vanish, Innate. Requires Stealth. Targets any Monster. Apply 4 Sight, 2 Mark. Gain 1 Stealth.

Changed: Stealth +1.

Current: 0 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, No Vanish, Innate. Requires Stealth. Targets any Monster. Apply 4 Sight, 2 Mark. Gain 2 Stealth.

Sneak Peek Yellow

Previous: 0 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, Vanish. Requires Stealth. Targets any Monster. Apply 4 Sight, 3 Mark. Gain 2 Stealth.

Changed: Sight +1, Mark +1, Stealth +1.

Current: 0 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, Vanish. Requires Stealth. Targets any Monster. Apply 5 Sight, 4 Mark. Gain 3 Stealth.

Sneak Peek Purple

Previous: 0 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, Vanish, Innate. Requires Stealth. Targets any Monster. Apply 4 Sight, 3 Mark. Gain 3 Stealth.

Changed: target Any Monster -> All Monsters, Sight +1, Mark +1.

Current: 0 Cost, Uncommon, Skill, Vanish, Innate. Requires Stealth. Targets all Monsters. Apply 5 Sight, 4 Mark. Gain 3 Stealth.

Magnus and Andrin are the first starter heroes given to all players from the very beginning of the game. They serve as the foundation for new player experience and teach core game mechanics. Here are our ideas how they can be improved - those are not set in stone, so if you have any feedback - you can share it in the comments!

The Problem and the Solution

Both heroes are objectively extremely strong for experienced players, but appear as "jack of all trades, master of none" to beginners. Their power requires skill and system knowledge to unlock, making them feel weak and unfocused to new players, despite being mechanically powerful. We aimed to make changes that help to define clearer synergies that help new players to unlock the heroes potential while keeping them interesting for veterans.

MAGNUS

Starting Deck - Rend promotes unsupported Bleed synergy, countered by Ylmer first boss.

• Removed - 2x Rend

• Added - 2x Precise Strike

Captain's Howl - Enhanced debuff values without overloading the card with extra effects.

Current Version:

• 0 cost, Vanish. Apply 1/1/1 Slow and 1/2/3 Vulnerable to all monsters.

Updated version:

• CHANGE - Slow increased - 1 -> 1/2/2 Slow

• CHANGE - Vulnerable increased - 2 -> 2/2/3 Vulnerable

Innate - Well Trained - Cast twice on 0-cost creates clear synergy with cost reduction traits.

Current Version:

• At the start of combat, gain 2 Reinforce

Updated version:

• NEW - When you play a Melee Attack, Defense, or Spell card that costs 0, cast it twice (3 times per turn)

Level 2 - Wolf Guard - Resistances invisible to players. Does not Vanish make value visible and consistent.

Current Version:

• 1 Cost, Vanish, Targets Any Hero. All Resistances +10/15/15%. \ Gain 15/16/18 Block and 1 Reinforce. Lasts 4 Uses

Updated version:

• CHANGE - All resistances increased - 15% ->15/20/25%

• CHANGE - Block increased - 16 -> 20 flat

• NEW - Does not Vanish

Level 2 - Follow Up -

Current Version:

• 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. \ Reduce the cost of your highest cost Melee attack by 3/4/5 until discarded. Lasts 1 Use

Updated version:

• CHANGE - Mechanic changed - Now reduces the cost of next Melee Attack by 1

• NEW - Lasts 3/4/5 uses increase by Rank

Level 4 - Thunderclap - Doubled damage/Spark makes the trigger more rewarding for new players.

Current Version:

• 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. All Damage +150/175/200% \ Deal 13/14/15 Lightning damage and apply 5/6/7 Sparks to all monsters. Lasts 1 Use.

Updated version:

• CHANGE -Lightning damage increased - 14 -> 24 flat

• CHANGE - Spark increased - 6 -> 12 flat

• CHANGE - All damage +175% flat bonus

Level 4 - Valiant Defender - Lowest Block targeting removes RNG, helps spread protection intelligently.

Current Version:

• 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charge +5/6/6. \ a random hero gains 12 Block, 1 Fortify, 1 Inspire. Lasts 6/7/8 Uses.

Updated version:

• CHANGE - Block charges +6 the next 7/7/8 defense passive removed

• CHANGE - Apply 9/10/11 Block, 1 Fortify, 1 Inspire

• CHANGE - Targeting changed - Random hero > Hero with the lowest Block

Level 5 - Weapons Expert - Flat damage not enticing enough. Added Curse bonus for interesting multi-use gameplay.

Current Version:

• All Damage done +7

Updated version;

• NEW - All Curses applied +1 (except Disarm, Silence, and Doom)

• NEW - Immune to Fatigue

Level 5 - Tireless > Armor Expert - Fatigue immunity moved to Weapons Expert (attack-oriented). Cost reduction feeds Well Trained synergy.

Current Version:

• Energy Regeneration +1. Immune to Fatigue

Updated version:

• RENAMED to Armor Expert

• CHANGE - Immune to Fatigue moved to Weapons Expert

• NEW - At start of turn, reduce cost of highest cost Defense card by 3 for the turn

ANDRIN

Starting Deck - Rupture doesn't fit the playstyle, gets countered by Ylmer. Tactical Thinking teaches choices.

• Removed - 2x Rupture

• Added - 1x Tactical Thinking, 1x Hunter's Mark

Starting Item - Ranger Armor (Purple) - Corrupted starter items are quite challenging to get, and it feels like they should have a commensurate payoff. This item will hopefully lend some support to Block based builds, which are enjoyable but under appreciated. This is the first in a hopefully long line of interesting corrupted starter items that help promote niche builds.

Current Version:

• All Resistances +10%. Speed +2

Updated version:

• NEW - Max HP added - +15

• CHANGE - All Resistances increased - 10% -> 15%

• NEW - When you apply Mark, gain 6 Block

Innate - Trailblazer - Fast stacking on an already fast hero Sharp conversion gives immediate damage value.

Current Version:

• At the start of your turn, Gain 1 Fast.

Updated version:

• NEW - If you already have Fast, gain 2 Sharp instead of stacking Fast

Level 2 - Maneuver - Maneuver is a very difficult to use enchantment, this change was made to offer some more consistent value for defensive minded Andrins. The bonus Block charges that persist for several turns make it easier for him to Block early in the run, and Taunt makes it easier for him to use Evasion at higher Rank, as well as Riposte.

Current Version:

• 0 cost, Vanish, Self. \ For each energy used: Draw 1. Gain 5/7/9 Block and 2 Evasion. Lasts 1 Use

Updated version:

• NEW - Block +3

• \ For each energy used:

  • NEW - Gain 0/0/1 Taunt (unlocks at with Rank)

• CHANGE - Block gain reduced - 9 -> 6

• CHANGE - Uses increased - 1 -> 2/3/3 (scales with Rank)

• NEW - Triggers once per turn

Level 2 - Wild Hunt - Wild Hunt was already an excellent enchantment, but it was quite hard for many players to use. Extending the duration by a turn makes it a bit easier to use and should allow Andrin to apply significantly more Mark.

Current Version:

• 0 Cost, Vanish, Self. Mark charges +1/1/2. \ For each energy used: Apply 1/2/2 Mark to a random enemy. Lasts 1 Turn.

Updated version:

• CHANGE - Duration increased - 1 turn -> 2 turns

Level 3 - Ranged Mastery > Master Ranger - Differentiate from Sylvie. Energy refund + Powerful helps with identity.

Current Version:

• At the start of your turn, reduce the cost of all Ranged Attacks in your hand by 1 until discarded.

Updated version:

• Renamed to Master Ranger

• CHANGE - Mechanic completely changed - Now refunds 1 energy and grants 2 Powerful when you play a Ranged Attack that costs energy (3 times/turn)

• CHANGE - No longer reduces the cost of Ranged Attacks

Level 3 - Momentum > Finesse - Shift from Powerful to a unique Mark application theme to keep options open.

Current Version:

• When you play a Melee Attack that costs Energy, refund 1 Energy and gain 1 Powerful

Updated version:

• Renamed to Finesse

• CHANGE- Powerful removed

• NEW - Apply 1 Mark to a random enemy instead when playing a Melee Attack that cost energy and refund 1 Energy

Level 4 - Serrated Weapons - Baseline Sharp made viable without perks. Accessible for low Madness. This was changed primarily to make it feel better to play when you don’t have access to as many perks. You are still gaining roughly the same amount of Sharp, just doing it a bit faster.

Current Version:

• 1 Cost. Vanish, Self. All Damage +3/3/4 \ Apply 4 Bleed and Gain 1 Sharp. Lasts 9/10/10 Uses

Updated version:

• NEW - Sharp +1 baseline

• CHANGE - Bleed increased - 4 -> 8/10/12 (scales with Rank)

• CHANGE - All Damage scales with Rank- 4/4/5

• CHANGE -Uses reduced - 10 -> 6

Level 4 - Riposte - Cost 0 improves accessibility. AoE Mark useful across all builds.

Current Version:

• 1 Cost, Vanish, Self. Block Charges +8/9/10. \ Deal 14/17/20 Piercing Damage and Apply 4 Mark (to the attacker). Lasts 4 Uses

Updated version:

• CHANGE - Cost 0

• CHANGE - Block charges reduced - 7 flat

• CHANGE - Damage reduced - 6 flat

• CHANGE - Damage type changed - Piercing > Slashing

• CHANGE - Mark reduced - 4 -> 2

• NEW - AoE (applies to all enemies)

• CHANGE - Uses changed to - 6/7/8 (scales with Rank)

Level 5 - Marksmanship > Sharp Shooting - Rewards Ranged-heavy decks without overlapping Sylvie's static Sharp.

Current Version:

• When you play a Ranged Attack, gain 2 Sharp.

Updated version;

• Renamed to Sharp Shooting

• CHANGE - Mechanic changed - Gain 1 Sharp for every 2 Ranged Attacks played this turn (previously flat +2 Sharp per Ranged Attack)

Level 5 - Mark For Death - Direct damage payoff benefitting from Powerful, Mark, and Sharp modifiers for synergies.

Current Version:

• Mark +3

Updated version:

• NEW EFFECT - When you damage an enemy, deal Slashing damage equal to their Mark charges (1 time/turn)

And that's it! Share your thoughts on the comments.

• Count is moving as intended and syncs correctly in multiplayer
• Loot tables and shops give the correct options resolving softlocks

Hello everyone!

Hotfix 1.7.5.1 is live for Across the Obelisk.

Hero Updates:

The votes have been counted - Magnus and Andrin will be the first two heroes to receive tweaks! You can expect their changes to go live this month, but before that, we'll be sharing a full breakdown of what's coming for them next week.

Gameplay Changes:

• Update Cutthroat enemy card priorities. First they play the “Smell Blood”, followed by “Stalking”.

• Reverie LootItemTable updated to include boss loot,

• When unlocking Nyrada, a selection of options is now correctly displayed to choose whose place she will take on the team.

• She correctly joins with 50 perks and inherits the XP from the hero whose place she takes.

• When defeating the Reweaver and accepting the gift, it will be offering the weapon to 1 of the characters rather than give it to all.

• Nyrada's deck is correct both in adventure and in singularity mode

• When Nyrada joins your team she does with the following items: Purple Twilight Moon Staff, Dark Hood, Luna Ring and Shadow Rune.

• Nyrada unlock quest change. “Permanently replace this character with Nyrada,” is the new text and a fifth option was correctly added with the text: “Never mind, we can do this without help.”There is now a description for Nyrada when she joins the team, describing her abilities as a dual-class mage and healer. The fifth option currently always unlocks Nyrada, even if she doesn’t join the team. There is now a unique interaction for each character when they are replaced by Nyrada.

• Mind Collapse skill improved. The first Spell you play each turn applies 1 Sleep to all targeted enemies. “After playing your first Spell, the rest of your Spells cost 1 less this turn. When Sleep is removed from an enemy before their turn, they suffer 10 Shadow damage.”

• Revealing Presence skill changed to Revealed Dreams: “After an enemy is summoned in combat, apply Expose to them. When you play a card that costs 3 or more Energy, apply Expose to 1 random, non-boss enemy. All heroes deal 50% extra damage to Exposed enemies. When a summon or Exposed enemy dies, gain 1 Energy.”

• Reduce Speed on Whitebeard, Blackbeard, Redbeard, and Captain enemies.

• Removed the small amount of DLC tied items from the shop item pool if players do not own the DLC.

Bug fixes:

• Deck of Judgement does not lead to a desync in multiplayer

• Singularity scoring gets madness multiplier applied correctly

• Node background visuals do not break design pattern in Act 2 Obelisk Challenge

• Gaining X Energy is counted correctly

• Dark Mercy using correct value to heal

• Nyrada's Traits are counting towards combat stats correctly

• Dark Mercy ScrollCombatText fixed

• Count moves twice when you play an OC card fixed

• Nyrada has the correct event replies

• Missing page shuffle SFX in the Tome of Knowledge "GLOSSARY" section is fixed

• Rust increases Thorns Damage text displayed on other curses

• Main Menu button sizes adjusted

• Shady deal math with shop discount is working as it should

• Missing "Frostforged Season" text in Nordic skins tooltips added

• Creating multiple cards due to items simultaneously leads to desync fixed

• Archon Nihr cards lead to temporary freeze fixed

• Queen of Thorns gives the correct amount of Thorns

• Missing "Delete profile" option in Profiles menu fixed

As always, thank you for your continuous feedback and bug reports! If any issues remain unsolved, or you spot any new problems, do let us know, ideally on Across the Obelisk Official Discord server!

🌨️ Winter’s shadow falls.

What once slumbered beneath the ice now awakens, and the heroes answer its call. ❄️ Warm yourselves, brave adventurers, Winter has descended across the Obelisk, and with it comes Frostforged Season, a new Nordic-themed skin pack that brings a colder, steel-bound look to ten heroes. Inspired by the myths of the Nine Realms and icy battlefields, each skin reimagines your party as champions worthy of reaching Valhalla.

Whether they wield a bow, blade, spark, or pure chaos energy, these heroes are now ready to face the cold and look extremely cool doing it.

❄️ Heroes Receiving Frostforged Skins:

Sylvie → "Skadi"

Yogger → "Ironfang"

Wilbur → "Hersir"

Laia → "Freya"

Nenukil → "Dvalin"

Navalea → "Norn Revenant"

Amelia → "Ran"

Evelyn → "Huldra"

Bree → "Viking"

Zek → "Loki"

📸 Frostforged Season is here:

Ten heroes. Ten bone-chilling looks. Swipe through the preview below and find your favorite ⬇️

From armor to furry cloaks, each design brings a new identity to the heroes you’ve taken across the Obelisk countless times, making party composition feel a like you're assembling a raiding band of Nordic legends.

📜 1.7.5 Patch Notes

Alongside Frostforged Season, we’ve rolled out a number of gameplay improvements, balance updates, and fixes:

Gameplay Changes

• Nyrada’s Revealing Presence has been reworked. New text: “50% extra damage to illusions and summoned units. When playing a 3+ cost card reveal a random illusion. +50% damage for all heroes against the revealed illusions. When an illusion or summon dies, gain 1 Energy.”

  It should now apply a "Revealed" curse to enemies that increases damage done by all heroes to that target. This should also increase the damage dealt by Dark Explosions

• Buffed Nyrada’s Dark Mercy. It now also increases Dark applied by 2

• Choices that require DLC will no longer appear in events unless they can be selected. This means you won’t get prompts for DLCs mid-run.

• Nodes that would send you to a DLC subzone now have an option for a combat if you choose not to go to the DLC subzone.

• Effects that are considered Heals have been updated to include sources such as Sanctify and Regeneration. This means that Dream Harmony and items such as Kingmaker should now trigger from these sources.

Bug Fixes

• Enemies should now always play their cards in the correct order.

• Game should not freeze when ending a run with less than 4 characters.

• Gaining more than 10 cards in hand should no longer lead to a desync.

• Multiple items proccing at the beginning of turn should no longer lead to desyncs.

• Summoned enemies in the Archon Sephir combat should now properly play cards.

• Rabbits summoned by Monty should count as summons for Revealed Presence.

• Items that deal damage to all enemies now properly display that.

• Updated the glossary entry for Sleep to be less confusing.

• The in-combat tooltip for Sleep should now properly display all of Sleep’s effects.

• In-combat tooltip for Infuse should now properly update with items such as Veiled Bonds.

• Nyrada should have a proper event when visiting Grukli.

• Nyrada is no longer described as “tall” in any events, as she is not.

• Updated text on Purifying Resonance to properly describe how it behaves.

• Updated text on Dark Overflow to properly describe how it behaves.

• “Revealed” enemies should have their Character Sheets properly updated.

• Fixed grammatical errors in Nyrada’s Description.

• Updated the text on the cards used by the Reweaver to better describe what they are doing.

• Nightmare Storm should now properly dispel curses on the target.

• When triggered, Shadowbound should now properly display the text “Shadowbound”.

• Injuries and Monster cards should no longer be able to trigger Nyrada’s abilities.

• Nightmare Echo should no longer be able to target injuries or monster cards.

• The tooltip for Nightmare Echoes now properly describes them as “Nightmare Echoes” rather than “nightmareecho”.

• Recurring errors in the German Localization should all be fixed.

• Practice Mode now properly displays “Practice Mode” rather than the previously selected game mode.

• Code has been updated to properly instantiate ItemData. Should lead to less warnings.

  🗺️ What’s Next?

  Frostforged Season is one step in what we’ve been working toward, and there’s still more ahead.

  We’ve shared a look at our current to-do list for Across the Obelisk this year, outlining what we’re focusing on next and what you can expect moving forward.

  If you want a clearer look at where the game is heading, don’t miss it: Take a look and tell us what you’re most excited for. There’s more on the way, and we’re excited to shape the future of AtO with everyone!

• More free heroes! Expect the next one much sooner than our last free hero release, and we’ve heard your feedback about wanting a different class combination next. Stay tuned for more information soon!
• New game modes for the base Across the Obelisk experience. While we aren’t ready to share full details about new modes yet, we’re experimenting with ideas like:
  • A mode for shorter, more self-contained runs
  • Modes that feel fresh every time you play them
• Additional monthly updates focused on:
  • Bug fixing and technical debt. We want to make sure the game is a smooth experience to play and can keep growing.
  • Rebalancing older content to make it work better with free updates and new premium releases

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• Thread of Dreams enemies are missing Act 2 and Act 3 differentiation
• Enemies play cards in the wrong order
• Rhythm of Magic incorrect text
• Multiplayer Run with exceptionally large number of cards in every deck cannot be loaded
• Imporve multiplayer stability and reduce desyncing
• Nyrada's quest does not appear in multiplayer if one but not all players have Nyrada
• Dark spread from Scourge does not explode
• Adding Nyrada to party with less than 4 heroes can break the game
• Nyrada's deck when joining in multiplayer is partially duplicated
• Nyrada can be duplicated in the team
• Cards with Healing Spell as secondary Type not counted for Rhythm of Magic
• Shadowbound triggers when auras are applied
• When replacing a hero, Nyrada cannot craft cards they crafted already
• Cards played with 3 heroes leading to desyncs
• Reverie's Gift triggering Rhythm of Magic incorrectly
• Rhythm of Magic missing CreateLogCardModification
• Nevermoor's Cost Reduction is lost when different rune type is purged
• Hand discounts not syncing properly
• Card generated by Sigrun's Spell Singer is not syncing properly
• Explosion caused by Soulbound leads to resync

Nyrada Is Live!

Welcome back, Adventurers! If you haven't already seen it for yourself, Nyrada is now available as a free hero update in Across the Obelisk. Today, we've got easy to follow instructions on where to go and find her in the game - along with some patch notes and a hotfix coming to the patch-preview beta branch over the weekend.

How to Unlock Nyrada & Reverie

The Exiled Dreamweaver Returns. 🌌

Good news, adventurers! The DreamVeil stirs once more. Nyrada has finally appeared. This long-anticipated free hero update will be live in Across the Obelisk on February 19th, bringing the Exiled Dreamweaver into your party and a new reason to explore through the Thread of Dreams sub-zone.

Meet Nyrada

Once the most gifted Dreamweaver of her people, Nyrada returns from her exile wielding powerful dream magic. A healer proficient in the ways of the mage, she twists dreams into curses for her enemies and strength for her allies.

What She Brings: • A new hero with unique Dark and Illusion interactions • Revealing Presence, her starting passive that rewards you for destroying Illusions • Shadowbound, a powerful starting Enchantment tied to curse charges • A dream-touched companion, Reverie, with dual effects based on enemy health • Additional cards including Purifying Resonance, Cursed Mirror, Dream Harmony, and Nightmare Storm

How to Unlock Her:

To acquire the hero Nyrada after the update, you must travel to the Thread of Dreams subzone and seek her out within its depths.

See Her in Action

Want a closer look at her abilities and animations? Look no further ⬇️

We know many of you have been anticipating her arrival. Thank you for your patience, your feedback, and your continued excitement while we worked to bring her into the game in a way that feels worthy of the Dreamweaver’s name. She is free, alive, and the dream is no longer quiet. Step into the Thread of Dreams again and welcome her into your party.

🧩 Our New Hero Approaches…

There’s someone stirring behind the Obelisk, and she's ready to make an appearance soon.

If you haven't joined our official Discord server yet, we're dropping daily hints and spoilers in our ⁠# 🏆│general channel. Join in on the fun and you all can make your guesses before she arrives!

Expect cryptic messages, suspicious screenshots and maybe even a riddle or two! We're trying to get creative with this one.

Think you can piece it together before the reveal?

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• Combat Corruptors that apply to all Enemies or all Heroes should now properly apply.
• Combat Corruptors that add cards should now properly add the cards to enemies.
• Enemies should no longer skip their turn when granted a card by a Corruptor.
• All effects that affect multiple Heroes or Enemies should now properly target them.
• Items should properly trigger when pets deal damage.
• The Count should no longer stop teleporting mid-combat.
• Blue Repetition Training should no longer reduce the cost of the attack it draws.
• Cards are properly highlighted when viewing your deck while the Combat Corruptor menu is open.
• Tooltip for Infuse should properly update the max stacks with Veiled Bonds.
• Gold, Shards, and Supplies should no longer disappear when viewing card details in the combat reward screen.

Greetings, adventurers!

As we look ahead to what’s coming next to Across the Obelisk, we wanted to share a quick update on the upcoming free hero and open the floor for community feedback!

A New Champion Approaches

Right now, she is in the testing phase. This stage can take up to a couple of weeks, as we want to make sure everything is working as intended before moving forward.

If testing goes smoothly, our plan is to release her as a free update roughly two weeks after validation.

We know many of you have been waiting for this hero for some time now. That delay comes down to one reason: we are committed to making sure that she is fun to play and free of major issues. 

Charting the Road Forward

At the same time, we’re running a community survey about how Across the Obelisk feels to you right now and where you’d like to see it go in the future.

It covers things like:

• Overall perception of the game

• What’s been working well (and what hasn’t)

• How content, balance, and modes feel today

• Highs and lows from the past year

Your feedback here can help us directly as we’re looking for your honest opinions and feedback to help guide what comes next.

You can fill out the survey here.

Hello, Adventurers!

The hotfix 1.7.2 is now live and out of beta! Thank you for your help testing it this week, and we hope you'll like the changes we've made! We'll also add legacy branches, letting you finish your current games on 1.7.0 and 1.7.1 (patch-preview), if you want to finish your adventure on that build. It'll be available until January 1st!

Changelog:

Here is the list of bugs that are fixed in the 1.7.2 patch, since 1.7.0:

• Practice Mode awards Steam Achievements for unlocking all heroes

• Indirect Damage to Phantom Helmet does not trigger Disable

• Japanese Cards display <0> instead of appropriate number

• Lava Bomb always target's front hero rather than random

• Text errors in Tulah's Trait Descriptions

• Thread of Dreams The Reweaver's Domain EventReply missing preview of item being replaced

• Randomize Button can deselect Nevermoor or Velarion for other players

• Resurrection Enchantments do not resurrect

• Nevermoor and Velarion perks are not visible to others during Hero Selection

• Thread of Dreams combats are unavailable in Practice Mode

• Inconsistent Boss Immunities

• Nevermoor's 2 Green rune ability applies Vitality to Self rather than Target

• Curse Catalyst appears in the Injury tab of the Tome of Knowledge

• Leech healing not added to combat stats

• Combat and reward being skipped

• Enemies play cards in the wrong order

• Nevermoor skins not updating immediately upon selection

• Repeatedly selecting the Random option in multiplayer hero selection leads to overlapping sprites

• Nevermoor's Blue Runes Shield gains double modifiers on self damage

• EventReplies that single character roll for card cost use incorrect probabilities

• Singularity scoring does not get madness multiplier applied

• Nevermoor's cost reductions doesn't work with Repetition Training

• Inconsistent Trait/Perk text for "reduces" versus "lead to"

• Mainperkinfuse0a has infuse lowercase rather than capitalized

• Nevermoor's cost reductions don't trigger when redrawing your deck

• Gaining Rune charges on Nevermoor doesn't immediately update card text with benefits

• Thread of Dreams combats use Act 1 enemies with Random Encounters

• Thread of Dreams enemies are missing names during combat

• cdream_2 combat in Thread of Dreams isn't randomized with Random Encounters

• Thread of Dreams node allows you to bypass Whirlpool node

• Restarting Town in Thread of Dreams town resets the shop

• Count transformation leads to softlock

• Buffer prevents Doom

• Icons for resistances and AuraCurses are blurred on high resolution

• Inaccurate number displayed for Cardbacks

• Purple Annihilation only targets front enemy rather than all

• Leech tooltip updates HP healed per charge

• Cards cast by new pets state "cast on draw" rather than appropriate targets

• Rocky pet fails to be rewarded in Sunken Temple

• "Radiant Feather Amelia" skin clips into the hero above her in combat rewards

Good luck on your adventures!

Hello, Adventurers!

We’re opening up a beta build, and you’re welcome to jump into and help us test the next update of Across the Obelisk. This small patch includes fixes, but we want to make sure everything works as expected before it is rolled out to everybody.To streamline feedback, we’ve set up dedicated feedback threads both here on Steam and on our Discord. If you decide to join the test, please share any bugs that you encounter in relation to these fixes.

In order to join beta test, go into steam settings, betas and opt into beta branch named patch-preview!

And here is the list of bugs that are fixed in the beta patch:

• Resurrection Enchantments do not resurrect

• Nevermoor and Velarion perks are not visible to others during Hero Selection

• Nevermoor skins not updating immediately upon selection

• Nevermoor's Blue Runes Shield gains double modifiers on self damage

• Nevermoor's cost reductions don't trigger when redrawing your deck

• Gaining Rune charges on Nevermoor doesn't immediately update card text with benefits

• Thread of Dreams enemies are missing names during combat

• cdream_2 combat in Thread of Dreams isn't randomized with Random Encounters

• Thread of Dreams node allows you to bypass Whirlpool node

• Count transformation leads to softlock

• Buffer prevents Doom

• Icons for resistances and AuraCurses are blurred on high resolution

• Inaccurate number displayed for Cardbacks

• Purple Annihilation only targets front enemy rather than all

• Leech tooltip updates HP healed per charge

• Cards cast by new pets state "cast on draw" rather than appropriate targets

• Rocky pet fails to be rewarded in Sunken Temple

• "Radiant Feather Amelia" skin clips into the hero above her in combat rewards

Again, thank you for your support!

🩸 Necropolis of the Damned: Out Now!

Welcome back, Adventurers!

🎉 Necropolis of the Damned is now available! This winter, the path diverges—and the darkest road opens. Necropolis of the Damned, a major new expansion for Across the Obelisk, beckons adventurers into a gothic reimagining of Act 4 where witches weave curses, vampires command ruined halls, and a once-proud kingdom decays under eternal night. With a new zone, two heroes, fresh mechanics, and a completely new ending, the Necropolis awaits those bold enough to cross its haunted threshold.

🕯️ What’s Inside:

• A New Story Path & Ending

  • Experience an alternate Act 4 that reshapes your journey through a kingdom drowned in shadow.

• A New Zone: The Necropolis

  • Explore the Dusk Lands, Castle Courtyard, and Castle Spire

  • Over 45 new nodes filled with branching paths, events, and lore

• 2 New Heroes

  • Velarion, the Blood Mage (Healer x Mage)

  • Nevermoor, the Death Knight (Warrior x Healer)

• Challenging New Bosses

  • Franky, the monstrous experiment

  • Phantom Armor, a segmented construct

  • Siren Queen, The Count, and Archon Sephir in a three-stage finale

• New Mechanics and Effects

  • Aura and Curse systems: Infuse and Leech

  • Terrain conditions: Blood Mist and Infestation

• New Loot and Allies

  • 20+ cards, 19 new equipment pieces, and 3 new pets: Spooky, Lychee, and Batsy

This release is a huge moment for us, and we couldn’t have done it without you.

💙 Thank you to our incredible community for your support, feedback, and enthusiasm for all things Obelisk. You’ve helped bring this story to life.

🕸️ Ready to change the ending?

Hello everyone! The next major expansion for Across the Obelisk - Necropolis of the Damned - releases tomorrow, December 2nd at 9a.m PST/4p.m. UTC/5p.m. CET! You can expect to watch numerous videos from your favorite content creators on release day, but today we have something else to share with you. A short overview of the upcoming Necropolis of the Damned features and content! Watch it in the YouTube video linked below: We hope you'll enjoy the coming expansion and we look forward to hearing your impressions tomorrow! You can still wishlist Necropolis of the Damned, to be notified on release!

Not all endings lead to the Void.

Some lead to the Necropolis. 🏰

This winter, brave the gates of the Necropolis of the Damned, a new, major expansion for Across the Obelisk, arriving December 2nd, 2025!

Enter a gothic descent into an alternate Act 4, where witches roam, vampires reign, and the ruins of a cursed kingdom echo with ambition and sorrow. This expansion introduces a new zone, two new playable heroes, and a fresh set of challenges that reshape your path in some of the darkest ways, leading you to experience a brand new ending to the game.

🕯️ The Story So Far:

Long ago, the Count of the Necropolis made a bargain with death — one that would grant him eternal life, but cost him everything else.

Now, his castle lies in ruin. The Queen’s soul is trapped between realms. And a Princess, missing from her caravan, may be the key to restoring what was lost.

Summoned by blood and shadow, your party crosses the threshold of the Black Portal. What awaits is not salvation… but a kingdom of bone, mist, and grief.

🧛 What’s Inside:

• 📜 A new story and ending:

  Conquer the Necropolis of the Damned in an alternate Act 4. Brave its dangers to experience a brand new ending to the story of Across the Obelisk. 

• 🩸 New mechanics: Master the Infuse Aura and Leech Curse, with new synergies, perks, and status effects like Blood Mist and Infestation.

• ⚔️ Two new heroes: Velarion, the Blood Mage (Healer x Mage) Nevermoor, the Death Knight (Warrior x Healer)

• 🗺️ Three new maps: Fight through the Dusk Lands, Castle Courtyard, and Castle Spire, packed with 45 new nodes, traps, lore events, and more!

• 💀 New Final Bosses: Face a three-phase showdown with the Siren Queen, The Count, and Archon Sephir, each with unique combat mechanics.

• 🐺 New enemies: Battle witches with familiars, wereravens in the woods, and vampires deep within the castle walls.

• 💎 New cards, equipment, and pets: 20+ new cards, 19 new gear pieces, and pets like Batsy, Lychee, and Spooky join the adventure.

But wait, there's more! Coming to all players for free on Dec 2nd: Practice Mode 🎯

Practice Mode is a new mode added to Across the Obelisk that lets players experiment with full fledged customization to explore new ways of playing the game and testing your game plans before jumping into a run. Features:

Happy Halloween, everyone!

We have a small surprise for you today! As Senenthia enters the final weeks of autumn, a new cardback arrives — inspired by the spooky yet cozy themes of the halloween season! Introducing the Wicked Treats! We hope you'll enjoy cooking new, cursed strategies with this new visual accent for your decks. The new cardback is, of course, free and should be available to all of you now!

🌀 A quick note on the upcoming free hero:

We know many of you have been waiting for the free hero update, originally promised for October. Unfortunately, we'll need to ask you for a little bit more patience, as that release will be delayed a little bit. You can however still expect the hero to arrive this year!

We understand that delays are disappointing, especially when you've been looking forward to something we've promised. This isn't a decision we take lightly, however as some of you have pointed out, the Threads of Dreams update launched with too many technical issues, and we want to make sure that the next update releases polished, balanced and worthy of your time.

Thank you for your patience, your support, and your trust. We're taking the extra time to ensure this hero feels right, and maybe soon we'll let you have a first glimpse!

💬 And a huge thank-you to our community:

To everyone sharing feedback from our latest Thread of Dreams build, reporting bugs, and helping others in our Discord and Steam alike, thank you. And to our incredible community of playtesters, your insights and time spent testing have been instrumental in shaping what's coming next.

We’re working hard behind the scenes to bring you more updates, more content, and more ways to explore the world of Across the Obelisk. Stay tuned — we’ll have more to share very soon. – The AtO Team ⚔️

🍂 The cold wind shifts.

Whispers of the past return, and something ancient stirs. 🍂

Adventurers! We’re excited to share a brand new hero skin collection for Across the Obelisk: the Golden Season Pack. This pack brings fresh looks to ten of your favorite heroes, inspired by Eastern legends and traditions, with designs that highlight honor, resilience, mysticism, and transformation. You’ll find the quiet strength of the forest shrine, the proud legacy of imperial armor, and the mystery of forgotten mountain clans, all reimagined for the world of Senenthi - each hero takes on a radiant new identity. The Golden Season Pack is available now — no need to wait. Bring a touch of myth and gold to your party and let your heroes shine as you journey across the Obelisk. 🌕 Hero Skins Available for Purchase Now:

Magnus — Dragon Emperor

Andrin — Honorbound

Evelyn — Fox Witch

Reginald — Silent Palm

Heiner — Iron General

Ottis — The Rakebearer

Nezglekt — Keeper of the Land

Thuls — Gilded Oni

Bree — The Sacred Horn

Amelia — Radiant Feather 📸 The Golden Season is here.

Ten heroes. Ten legendary looks. Swipe through the preview below and find your favorite ⬇️

Whether you’re drawn to silent mystics or elemental champions, the Golden Season Pack lets your party carry the mark of a legacy untold.

🌀 Available today to Across the Obelisk!

Additional bugfixes:

With the Golden Season Pack, we're also releasing a patch for the base Across the Obelisk game, fixing a few bugs and issues:

• Fixed an issue where Scroll of Resurrection failed to trigger when a hero died in combat.

• Fixed an issue with defensive cards being unresponsive in combat

• Fixed an issue where reloading combat would restore HP to full in Multiplayer Adventure

• Fixed an issue where the pet Rocky was not unlocking after meeting the requirements.

Hello everyone! We just released a hotfix v. 1.6.22 addressing the commonly reported issues present in the Thread of Dreams update for Across the Obelisk. Hotfix changelog:

• Reduced health across all dream enemies, to improve balance and ensure a smoother Act ll–lll progression.

• Fixed the issue where some effects are not consumed at the end of the turn.

• Resolved the frequently reported startup crash issue on macOS with Apple Silicon processors

Thank you for sharing your bugs and feedback so far! We hope this hotfix will make your adventures with the new update smoother!

Good news Adventurers, The Threads of Dreams free update is now live!

Warning: dreams may contain RNG, pain, and regret. Proceed anyway. 😴 🌀 What’s New in the Threads of Dreams Update:

• A brand-new dungeon zone possible to access through the Faeborg Forest.

• A new Act 2 entry point: the portal has moved. You might have seen a preview of the portal located at the Ancient Library node. However, it's now more accessible to players, so make sure to look for it in the Ice Zone here:

• You’ll need at least 500 gold to catch a boat to cross the sea and reach the node. Come prepared, or you'll lose your chance to reach the dream world on the first try.

• A climactic battle with the Reweaver, a Dreamweaver boss unlike any you’ve faced before.

• Not to mention fresh events, twisted enemies, and mechanics that test your strategy in new ways.

And just as a reminder, though we know all of you haven't forgotten yet… ✨

Another *new hero is coming in October!

*this one is gonna be free too, just like this update! Don't forget to have fun, and we’ll see you on the other side. 🌙

—The ATO Team ⚔️

Somewhere beyond the veil, a thread unravels. 🌀

🗓️ Launching September 22nd, Thread of Dreams is a free, standalone update that invites you to explore a realm caught between memory and myth.

This is a new side-dungeon, perfect for weaving into any run and a curious detour for those drawn to stories left untold. In Thread of Dreams, you’ll step into a surreal new region where memories bend the world around you. Each path twists with dream logic. Events shimmer with uncertainty. And reality? That’s always been a suggestion.

✨ What Awaits You + Patch Notes:

• A compact new map set in a dreamlike landscape, filled with surreal environments, twisted paths, and illusory dangers.

• A final encounter with the Reweaver, a powerful Dreamweaver boss supported by a loyal and dangerous servant.

• Four new narrative events and quests that deepen the lore of the dream realm.

• New dream-twisted enemies with unique card sets, adjusted stats, and evolving mechanics.

• Two brand new combat effects:

  • Sleep — skips turns and amplifies incoming debuffs

  • Illusions — mimic units exactly, but once revealed, take bonus damage

• Updated UI for party setup and new scroll behavior for choice-heavy events

• Added the option to make telemetry optional

• A variety of bug fixes, including:

  • Resolved exploit with Singularity upgrades in town

  • Corrected mislabeling of Act 2 and Act 3

  • Fixed several Tulah-related issues, including the Bottomless Pit option and Velkarath throne event

  • Updated Rust King and Reginald sandbox interactions

  • Smoothed narrative text flow across several older events

Thread of Dreams is meant to be a fun, bite-sized experience for those who enjoy quick runs, alternate routes, or a dose of mystery and magic between larger adventures. It’s a story-laced pocket of the world; just enough to make you wonder if it was ever real.

And this is only the beginning.

A new hero will emerge from the dream in October, with powers unbeknownst to all.

💭💤 Can you unravel the threads? Or will you be lost in the dream?

Available on September 22ⁿᵈ, 2025 and free forever.

Welcome back to our Weekly Challenge Report, Travelers!

This is Weekly Challenge Report #6, and first off, we want thank you for all your feedback these past weeks. While we sort through them, we’re back on track with our Weekly Challenge Reports, with more fun stuff coming later this month!

Welcome to Forest Awakens.

This week, the forest isn’t just awake, it’s judging you. Its champions (the bushes) wait in ambush, its roots slow your every step, and the thorns? They’ve been blessed by the holy light and are using it against you.

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☕️ What You’re Dealing With:

✨ Sacred Thorns – Thorns deal Holy damage instead of Piercing. That’s right, instead of being pointy, it's blessing you to death.

⚔️ More Champions – The forest is hosting its own tournament arc just for you! Expect more champions on the map to punch through.

🐢 Slow Heroes – Heroes start with Speed -1. Hope you like going last.

🎲 Unlucky – Event rolls are harder. I don't have a joke for this one. Life is hard.

💰 Wealthy Heroes – Each hero starts with +300 gold/shards. Congratulations, you’re rich and cursed.

🪨 Reinforced Monsters – +10% resistance to Slashing /Blunt/ and Piercing damage. They weren’t even squishy before. Now? Bring a chisel and other types of damage. ⸻

🛡️ Your Party – The Forest-bound Four:

📖 Reginald – Healer, light-bringer, and the only one who thinks glowing thorns are normal.

🔥 Cornelius – Pyromaniac grandpa. Fire is still a solution to things that grow out of the ground.

🏹 Andrin – Hunter slowed by the woods, but those arrows still find their mark.

🐺 Magnus – Shield, taunt, and sheer stubbornness. Basically a tree trunk that barks back. Get it? This crew isn’t here to light the way through. They’re here to outlive the dark, molded by it. 💡 Tip of the Week:

Honestly? Sacred Thorns makes everything you do hurt, all the champions are scary, and Unlucky makes RNG a nightmare. If you want real answers, go ask your fellow adventurers in the comments or on Discord. I'm not awake enough for this and they probably have better advice than we do right now. ⸻

🎁 Rewards Should You Follow the Light:

Survive to Floor 3 and unlock:

🌿 A card back grown from bark and bloom

🐉 A card back depicting a dragon crowned in festival colors

Both proof you lived long enough to stop being mulch. ⸻

💬 Your Turn – What Drew Blood First: You or the Thorns?

• 🌲 How many champions did you end up beating?

• 🔥 Did Cornelius solve theology with fire?

• 🎲 Do you think “Unlucky” ruined your one good streak?

Stuck in the thorns? Not sure which build works best or how to out-heal all the damage you're taking in? Ask in the comments or hop into our Discord where our best adventurers are always ready to share tips. ⸻ The forest woke up in a bad mood.

It’s holy, it’s thorny, and this week, it's itching to go back to sleep and so are we. —The ATO Team ⚔️