Greetings, citizens,

Patch 39.4 brings some meaningful changes to Ranked Mode. We're expanding the current format by adding two new Arenas and tuning rewards and difficulty to match. If you’re climbing the ladder, there’s plenty to explore—check out the full blog post for all the details. Here's a quick overview:

• Two new Arenas: The Imperial Palace and The Dark Cells
  
• Difficulty Modifiers have been introduced to increase the level of challenge, soon to be active in Terra, The Imperial Palace, and The Dark Cells
  
• Trophy reset values have been adjusted to reflect the updated Arena structure
  
• Reward updates: Terra rewards have been rebalanced, and we've introduced additional rewards for the new Arenas

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts—join us on Discord or leave a comment with your feedback.

Beyond Terra: {LINK REMOVED}https://bit.ly/3YpU3jN

Greetings, citizens,

With a short break for the Knights we’re back full swing into the Emperor’s Children with the start of Fulgrim Season. We’ve got supreme commander Fulgrim arriving on the scene with the appropriate amount of fanfare, and make sure to check out our next livestream for the full preview!

This now leads on to the third consecutive season that has had Chaos as a focus, and with the other chosen legions of the remaining gods yet to come, we’ve toned back the Chaos specific changes somewhat this Season. With the Emperor’s Children cards all being brand new, and the general Slaanesh cards being addressed in the previous Season, there are just a few small changes to generic Chaos Space Marine cards this season, and the World Eater, Thousand Sons and Death Guard changes can all wait for their upcoming Seasons.

With that lets get stuck into this months balance changes:


Repandros Malifect - Iron Warriors Warpsmith
-2 Cost

As has been mentioned a couple of times, Chaos doesn’t have as much easy access to utility pieces as other factions, so we’re also moving the Warpsmith down in cost as another Medicae option.

Flenser - Black Legion Warp Talon
+6M

An older Chaos card, and another utility piece with Target Acquired. Upping the Melee should help make a more impactful turn 1 strike.

Ullim the Unmerciful - Night Lord Chaos Lord with Jump Pack
-2 Cost

As a card with Deathblow and Scout, the Choas Lord is really aiming to be a momentum piece, with its first and last turns being the most important. As such it is most useful when not consuming a large amount of deck real estate. A drop in points should make it much more effective in that role.

Haarken Worldclaimer - Herald of the Apocalypse-2 Cost

Another Lord with a jump pack, Haarken is one of the oldest in the roster. He’s in that tricky spot for an infantry model on the 40pt mark where the BGH tag makes him much more vulnerable, but at exactly 40pts he doesn’t have the stats to counteract that penalty. Bringing his cost down, out of range, rather than up with a significant buff seemed the correct choice and should hopefully see the classic card getting more play.


With last Seasons Knight Season, the Chaos Knights significantly out performed the Imperial Knights, and were also able to field 4 knights (including their new Warlord) in a 400pt deck. As a result we’re doing an across the board pts reduction for the Imperial Knights to hopefully make a full thematic Knight deck more fun and viable in Apocalypse and 400pts Campaigns.

Scythe of Mars - Questor Mechanicus Knight Moirax+10M, +10R

Kolossi - House Raven Knight Valiant
-3 Cost

Hound Sinistor - House Cadmus Knight Warden-3 Cost

Fury of Thaemar - House Terryn Knight Paladin-6 Cost

The Beast Killer - House Raven Knight Gallant-7 Cost

Gerantius - The Forgotten Knight-6 Cost

Finally we just have some changes for the Space Marines, as the largest faction they always have some outliers from the general pack. The other factions are currently in fairly good shape, so are going to be left as is for this season.

Brother Agastus - Ultramarines Brutalis Dreadnought-4 Cost

As a faction with lots of potent and exciting big name characters, vehicles and dreadnoughts can often be hard to justify in comparison. When there's a lot of squeeze on deck points, there cards rarely make the cut, so a decent point reduction helps here a lot.

Brother Markos - Ultramarines Desolation Marine-1 Cost, +5R
As a mid cost infantry option the Desolation Marine doesn’t stand out much, so a general buff is the best thing to help place him on a more equal footing.

Brother Gloccus - Raven Guard Suppressor-2 Cost

A more expensive mid-cost ranged option, and one of the starting cards for the game, the Suppressor has been outstripped in value over the years and bringing the cost down puts him in line with lots of other comparable choices.

Brother-Lieutenant Tolmeron - Blood Angels Primaris Lieutenant+25W, +5M

Lieutenant Tolmeron is a classic warlord that always performs solidly so no change is needed to his rule, but overall is probably stat for stat one of the weakest warlords at his cost value. As such he’s getting a little touch up to his stats. Wounds are always helpful for a Warlord, and a slight increase to melee will get multiplied up, which Tolmeron’s tendency to bank his end of turn Melee readies.


And as always we have the full list of cards added to the general pool this season:

Malignant Parasite - Szarekhan Dynasty Plasmacyte

FW-Five - Vespid Stingwing Shadestrain
FW-Four - Vespid Stingwing Longsting
FW-Three - Vespid Stingwing Skyblast
MV44-5 - Vespid Stingwing Oversight Drone
FW-Two - Vespid Stingwing Strain Leader

Hound Sinistor - House Cadmus Knight Warden
Taddeus the Purifier - Ministorum Priest
Inquisitor Ostromandeus - Inquisitor

Sammael - Grand Master of the Ravenwing
Lemartes - Guardian of the Lost
Ortan Cassius - Master of Sanctity
Brother Mataneo - Death Company Marine
Captain Leonid - Death Company Captain
Captain Castivar - Death Company Captain
Brother Ravini - Death Company Marine
Brother Furian - Death Company Marine
Brother Vennaro - Death Company Dreadnought

Greetings, citizens,

Patch 39.1 is now live! The tinsel is gone, the battlefield is clear, and a new Supreme Commander looms over the horizon. Here’s what’s changing:

• Emperor’s Children UI - Order has been restored, paving the way for a presence that demands nothing short of magnificence.
  
• Preparations for the arrival of the next Supreme Commander are underway. He tolerates nothing less than perfection.
  
• Resolved an issue where pop-up messages would overlap, ensuring a smoother experience.

Greetings, citizens,

With the decadent host only just past the deafening noise continues as the war horns of the Knights ring out. Both the Knights of the Imperium and their twisted cousins take to the field.

We’ve got a dual faction focus this season with both Servants of the Emperor and Chaos getting the spotlight. Given the broad scope, we’ve narrowed the focus down to the largest cards in each faction to stick to the theme, extending this to the other factions by reviewing some of the most costly cards that aren’t Lords of War. We’ve also picked out a small selection of cards from both Servants and Chaos that are currently struggling for a quick spot balance as well.

So let’s get stuck in!



Eternal Wrath - House Lucaris War Dog Brigand
-2 Cost, +10R

As the first appearance of Chaos Knights in the game, Eternal Wrath is somewhat showing its age compared to the new Knights in the roster, and while still only a lesser war engine as a War Dog, there's definitely room for improvement hence this season's buff!

Decima - Knight Rampager Dreadblade
+20W, +10M, +10R

On the other side of the scale the Decima is one of the new releases but a bit off on the power level compared to other options. To make sure all your knight options are viable, were adding a few more stats all round to keep them a viable option.

Xu'Kul of the Eighth Reaping - Lord of Skulls
-7 Cost

Although already targeted by a reduction in cost, the Lord of Skulls still struggles and is quite clearly outshone by some of the other Chaos options for Lords of War, so we’ve dropped another hefty amount of points off, because space is more of a premium when it comes to these big cards rather than stats.

Honoured Gor'zrak - Black Legion Possessed
-2 Cost

Changed last season with a number of lower Berserk cards, the stats up/cost up approach may have been a bit much on the cost, and so we’re taking Gor’zrak’s new cost down by a little while still keeping the intention of him playing as a more valuable piece.

Kraarouth - Black Legion Chaos Space Marine
+2 Cost, +8(20)W, +10R

There’s definitely been some more play ranged Chaos decks this season, and Kraarouth as a clear mid line filler card that should be a staple for these kinds of decks is noticeably below the curve, so a strong stat buff with a bit of extra cost may help here.

Gibberfleth - Accursed Cultist Torment
-30W, +20M

Another issue struggling Bersek card, Gibberfleth has the highest hp of any card in his cost bracket, but still doesn’t get enough benefit from that pair with Berserk to find much play. By shaving a reasonable amount off its Wounds, we can give it a massive increase in Melee cutting the reliance on Berserk to ramp damage, and allowing for a more immediate impact on the board.


Gamma-Lance 088 - Armiger Warglaive of the Adeptus Mechanicus
+15M, +15R

As the oldest Knight representation in the game, Gamma-Lance is long overdue for a significant buff. It’s identity throughout the game has been as a balanced heavy hitter, and we aim to preserve that by increasing both attacks equally, meaning it's a serious contender for a reliable damage dealer, and one that a lot of players should have at a high level!

Carnivore - House Terryn Armiger Helverin
+10M, +20R

Similarly Carnivore is on the older side, being released at the same time that the Chaos Knights were first added to the game. And well, you can always do with more damage, especially on these larger cards, and with a lot of SoE competition for the hard hitting Barrage cards, buffing Carnivore seemed fair. Also with a solid Melee attack, Carnivore is perhaps the best all rounder Barrage card in the roster compared to a lot of mono-attack monsters that the Imperium’s artillery can bring to bear.

Blue Devil - Marauder Bomber
-2 Cost, +10R

Another newer Lord of War, like Decima for Chaos, that is perhaps a bit out of whack with other similar Lord of War options, and so the Bomber is getting a slight buff to bring it into line.

Amalia Novena - Adepta Sororitas Sister Superior
-3 Cost

An absolutely classic card that has gone from a staple card with a wide number of decks to the second from bottom win rate card in faction. Shields are always going to be useful so no need for a trait rework, and the key area for competition is going to be with cheaper utility cards. Taking the price point down to a comparable position in that pool makes here a much more viable pick.

Skoni Walker-ψ9107 - Adeptus Mechanicus Sydonian Dragoon
-4 Cost

Skoni-Walker has been on the cusp of the lowest bracket for a long time, and while it has good stats, as a Rare card bringing only Scout as a trait means that the limited utility is at quite a premium. Bringing this cost should help, and we’ll see if this lower cost, and comparably strong stats is enough to help it see more play.

Logan Stone - Inquisitorial Pistoleer
+10W, +5R

Another newer card, but one that's been in circulation long enough for it to be competitively playable, and its been struggling compared to the other Inquistorial agents in the same set. A such Stone is getting a small all round buff.


Shas'vre Dassan - T'au Sept XV104 Riptide Battlesuit
-6 Cost

As mentioned in the introduction, we were also looking at big cards in other factions. The Riptide was one of the “Lord of War” class cards before the LoWs were widely introduced, and since that time, the Riptide’s costing has put it in that bracket without actually being one. As such we’re slashing its cost to place it out of the LoW bracket and hopefully give this card a place in more competitive lists.

Tireless Resistance - Sautekh Dynasty Tesseract Vault
+30W, +10R

Dynastic Decimator - Necron-Pylon
+30W

The Necron Lords of War could definitely do with a bit of a tune up and we’ve opted to hone in on the more resilient theme of the faction for both with each receiving a boost in wounds that should make a difference!




Specimen: LV-426-HT-Φ - Scythed Hierodule
-6 Cost

Specimen: LV-117-AL-Ξ - Barbed Hierodule
-6 Cost

Both Hierodules fall into the same category of being in the LoW price bracket without actually being one themselves. As such both are getting a good price drop to take them below the 80pt mark, and hopefully make them both a lot more viable, and look less out of place trying to compete with the LoWs.

And as ever we have the list of cards being added to the general pool! We’ve got a bumper crop for the Servants of the Emperor this season with a number of the Agents kill teams getting into rotation.


Justune and Yrlla - Craftworld Saim-Hann Vyper

'Shifty' - Navis Gheistskull
Nitsch - Voidmaster
Larsen Van Der Grauss - Lectro-Maester
Knosso Prond - Death Cult Executioner
Elucia Vhane - Rogue Trader
Sister Aveline - Daemonbreaker
Mirrad Strolke - Adeptus Arbites Gunner
Denah Karta - Adeptus Arbites Chirurgant
Chengaz Gonderssen - Adeptus Arbites Subductor
Maximillian - R-VR Cyber-Mastiff
Josef Drestein - Adeptus Arbites Proctor-Exactant
Kyrus 'Smasher' - Navis Axejack
Ougum Khou - Navis Endurant
Kaalsan Lannaq - Navis Gunner
Nathadian Maxin - Adeptus Custodes Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought

Gabriel Seth - Chapter Master of the Flesh Tearers
Demetrian Titus - Ultramarines Lieutenant

Greetings, citizens,

With the end of Warp Spider Season, we find the Aeldari are followed by their most insidious foe, the followers of Slaanesh. Most prominent among them are the Emperor’s Children. With a brand new army (at least as rulesets are concerned) it is great to be able to get Fulgrim’s sons more heavily into the game as they arrive on the tabletop.

This Season’s adjustments are therefore focused on the followers of Chaos, as well as a follow-up on the adjustments to lower-cost Berserk cards, and a buff to the Silent King.

So let’s get stuck in!


Sibliss - Daemonette of Slaanesh
+2 Cost, +25 Wounds, +15 Melee

While a Daemonette is by no means a powerful model, nor among the greatest servants of She Who Thirsts, it is nonetheless a daemon, and therefore a significant threat to your average mortal. With this in mind, Sibliss was a bit at odds as one of the cheapest available Chaos cards. With a 2pt increase, they get a significant bump to both Wounds and Melee, while still fulfilling the role as one of the cheapest available Taunt cards for the faction.

Mistress Azaela - Infernal Enrapturess of Slaanesh
+14 Ranged, +6 Melee

The Enrapturess has sat at a spot that has left it easily overlooked, which is less than ideal, especially given its status as an older Epic. While the Enrapturess has no issues on survivability with high Wounds and a secondary trait of Fear, the damage output was somewhat lacking. We’ve now fixed this with significant buffs to both attacks. Additionally, as a Ranged primary card, there are less good options for powerful Chaos ranged builds, but the influx of new Emperor’s Children cards should help expand this roster, and Azaela now sits as a tempting, and thematic, support card for a cacophonist host!

Lucius the Eternal - Emperor's Children Champion
+9 Melee

Lucius is a standout champion for Slaanesh, and the Emperor’s Children, and while already a viable option, a little extra buff couldn’t hurt! The peerless swordsmen narrows even further the list of opponents that can go toe to toe with him!

The Masque - Infamous Herald of Slaanesh
+11 Melee

While we await the inevitable re-emergence of Fulgrim from the Warp, we need a figurehead to lead the new wave of Slaaneshi warriors, and who better than the Masque. With lots of new toys to play with the Masque gets a strong Melee buff to make them a fair bit stronger in the event they take to the field.

Honoured Gor'zrak - Black Legion Possessed
+8 Cost, +40 Wounds
Level up increases scaled up

As mentioned, we’re picking up on lower-cost Berserk cards and giving them a bit of love. In fact, this season, all Berserk cards at 10 or less points are getting a glow-up. For Gor’zrak, we’ve upped his Cost, and Wounds to make the most of his Berserk rather than rework his identity. With his points increase, we’ve also upscaled his stats levels up by +2 per level, meaning he’ll end up at max level with an additional 54 Wounds and 15 Melee, which will make him much more threatening, as an elite Possessed Marine should be.

Corprax the Wall-breaker - Iron Warriors Havoc
+1 Cost, +10 Wounds, +10 Ranged

Quite apart from the flamboyant Emperor’s Children, Corprax the dour Iron Warrior is also getting a glow-up. As mentioned, the new cards should bring some life into Chaos Ranged builds, and as an older card Corprax is one expected to see more use. As it stands, he is woefully underperforming, so an all round buff at the expense of a minor Cost increase should do him some good.

Theskril the Flenser - Kabalite Crimson Duellist
Trait Change: Berserk -> Deathblow
Level Tree Changes: Level 4 and Level 12; Wounds -> Melee

The next of the sub 10pt Berserkers, “the Flenser” is getting swapped to Deathblow as well as changing two level upgrades from Wounds to Melee, making him much better suited to his new trait identity.

Szarekh - The Silent King
-10 Cost
The Will of the Silent King: Ready value; 100% -> 125%

The Silent King is a very potent card, but with more Supreme Commanders available, and their more regular appearance in Ranked, his cost is prohibitive in a 200pt format. With this in mind we’ve brought his cost down to 100, to match the Primarchs, and also increased the value of his end of turn ready to help as well. While this may make him much more threatening in Apocalypse matches, there’s no reason this is a bad thing.

Sevora Devout - Death Cult Assassin
Trait Change: Berserk -> Poison

The final of our cheap Berserkers, Sevora is getting a simple trait swap from Berserk to Poison. We haven’t adjusted stats at this time, as the bulkier health pool is a big positive with Poison allowing for more chance to spread the trait around more widely. As a faction Servants of the Emperor do not have much access to Poison, so let's see how this does for them.

Trooper 594-230 - Death Korps of Krieg Comms Specialist
Trait Change: Scout -> Outflank

A lot of the Kreig models have the Scout trait, and while that fits a lot of them, we’re swapping one here over to Outflank. This helps diversify the Krieg’s sub faction roster, and better represents their attritional nature.

Captain Darnath Lysander - Imperial Fists Captain
+20 Wounds
Trait Change: Shield -> Inspiring Presence, Inspiring Presence -> Shield

Finally, a simple change for Lysander. Inspiring Presence as a secondary Epic trait always falls a bit flat, since it does hit the maximum buff available, meaning any other Inspiring card is normally better. With this in mind, we've switched over the Shield and Inspiring in his profile. To compensate for the loss of several Shields we’ve bumping Lysanders health a little bit which should help offset this.

Dynastic Decimator - Necron-Pylon

Ulrik the Slayer - Wolf High Priest
Veteran Brother Romulus - Ultramarines Bladeguard Veteran
Otavio Ullitor - Ultramarines Primaris Captain
Brother Abraxus - Ultramarines Tactical Marine
Captain Cato Sicarius - Master of the Watch
Balthasar - Dark Angels Fifth Company Chapter Master
Turmiel - Dark Angels Librarian
Brother Tybael - Blood Angels Death Company with Thunder Hammer
Captain Karlaen - Blood Angel Captain in Terminator Armour
Brother Aghulo - White Scars Biker
Seglei Ghol - White Scars Scout Bike
Brother Mologhai - White Scars Khan on Bike

Slobber - Beast of Nurgle
Steelspine - Iron Warrior Maulerfiend
Sevastus Kranon the Relentless - Crimson Slaughter Chaos Lord
Gnaxos Foultouch - Death Guard Malignant Plaguecaster
Clattercyst Squirmlung - Death Guard Noxious Blightbringer

Droknog da Shiv - Goff Clan Ork Boy

Specimen: LV-123-HV-Ψ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Carnifex

Greetings, citizens,

Version 38.14 is now live, bringing the following updates:

• New Modifier: A new modifier has been introduced, expanding the deck editor and allowing players to take up to 4 extra bodyguards. This change aims to provide more flexibility when creating decks and opens up the room for further improvements.
  
• New Banner for Card Packs: We've added a new banner feature to card packs. When previewing the contents of a pack, a banner will now highlight which cards are new to you. This makes it easier to identify newly available cards that you haven't collected yet.
  
• Visually Scale Rewards: We’ve put in some automatic scaling in the rewards screen, so you can see your rewards at the maximum size possible - no more tiny card when there’s just one reward!

Greetings, citizens,

This season, I’m struggling for a quick witty connection between the Kreig and Warp Spiders. So give me a minute while I grab a shovel and dig my way out of this hole, before this analogy becomes too much of a tangled web…
With that out of the way we can flickerjump into this Season's changes! We’ve got a number of changes to the Aeldari, particularly focusing on all the aspect warriors, and for the most part increasing their points and stats to make them feel a bit more like the elite of the Aeldari line like they should be.

In addition to that, we’ve got a few scatter changes to other factions, primarily looking at some trait swaps to give the best possible impact.


Irillith - Howling Banshee Aspect Warrior
+3 Cost, +20W, +20M

As mentioned, we are looking at increasing points on a number of aspect warriors to make them feel a bit more elite. The Howling Banshee is a great example as one of the cheapest bodyguards available to the faction. At a 3-point increase, she’s still very affordable, but now, with +20 wounds, her fear goes a bit further, and +20 Melee means she's delivering a much more powerful punch. She should be able to do a lot more than just be fodder for Rakarth or Avatar decks, while still being able to fill that role too.

Ealion Toir - Dark Reaper Exarch
+5 Cost, +30W, +15R

Ealion definitely doesn’t feel like an Exarch, and with some new aspect warriors on the horizon, it's about time he felt like a unit leader! With a big bump in cost, he gets a substantial amount of wounds and a heft increase in range, allowing him to maximise his barrage, and make him a potent mid-cost damage dealer.

Thielle - Dire Avenger Aspect Warrior
+2 Cost, +10W, +10R

Keeping with the trend, Thielle was only marginally better than a regular Guardian. With these increases, he definitely stands out as a more premium ranged infantry choice, while still being very affordable.

Sylandri Veilwalker - Harlequin Shadowseer
+5 Wounds, +5 Range, +5 Psychic, +5 Melee

Veilwalker had been nerfed in the past as one of the few Aeldari cards with Shield; she was often spammed in Lelith decks to recycle the shield. While this is still possible, with the option of more Shielded cards since then, and with Lelith not being playable in PvP, this nerf is being somewhat reversed. By making her more balanced in Lelith decks, she was fairly unplayable with other Warlords, and the all-round increase, and therefore versatility, should mean she can be much more widely used!

Trialeorn the Silent - Craftworld Saim-Hann Farseer
-4 Cost

One of the biggest issues for Eldar psychic decks is space, and while Trialeorn’s raw damage output has always made it a very appealing choice for these decks, given how fragile he is, his investment is pretty high, given how long he can stay on the board. Rather than dilute his identity as a major glass cannon piece, reducing his cost helps psychic decks in general, and gives room for more potential support to compensate for his fragility.

Karandras - Phoenix Lord of the Striking Scorpions
-2 Cost, +20W

Karandras has always stood out as one of the weakest options for the Phoenix lords, so his cost has been brought down to align with the others. Added to that, we’ve increased his wounds, to make him a bit more durable and differentiate him more from other Phoenix lord options like Baharroth and Jain Zar.

Raunek Pha - Hierotek Circle Apprentek
Trait Change: Scout -> Target Acquired

Raunek Pha has been fairly consistent in their poor performance since release, and with plenty of access to Readies (or benefits from Readying), Scout wasn’t doing enough for him. Add to that Melee is the less popular of the two Necron attack types, we’ve switched Pha up a bit. Necrons have no Melee-focused Target Acquired, but have plenty of Ranged TA options. While Pha’s stats are balanced, he is now the best Melee TA option, but is still viable in other deck builds.

Dohra'to Tohrrok - Kroot Farstalker
Trait Change: Furious Charge -> Target Acquired

Similar to Raunek Pha, where there are plenty of good Ranged TA options available to T’au, there’s none for Melee. Again not a common choice, but Kroot decks are definitely popular! By giving TA to the Farstalker we’re unlocking another support piece for T’au Melee, and a trait that is core to the T’au identity as a whole.

Name Unknown - Kroot Hound
+2 Cost, +10W, +10M

Similar to the Aspect Warriors, the Kroot Hound just wasn’t able to achieve a lot at its price point. Added to the competition at that cost with a host of powerful support drones, it’s no surprise the hound is struggling, so by increasing the cost, the hound steps out of that drone associated price point, and can do a lot more on the field with the added wounds, and importantly damage.

Anghkor Prok - Kroot Carnivore Long Quill
-20W, +10M

Talking of Kroot damage, for the most part, they underperform against the raw damage output of their T’au allies. While Anghkor Prok has a serious amount of Wounds available, really that comes at the cost of any meaningful damage output. So trimming off a few wounds for a good chunk more damage should make a difference.

Damien 1427 - Adeptus Ministorum Arco-flagellant
-30W, +15M
Trait Change: Berserk -> Deathblow

Low-cost Berserk just doesn’t work all that well, particularly in a faction geared towards sacrificing cheap cards. As such were swapping the Arco-Flagellant over to Deathblow to perfectly fit that role, and to match the trait change were swapping a decent amount of Wounds over to Melee.

Nauseous Rotbone - Plague Surgeon of the Death Guard
-2 Cost

Chaos definitely has a bit of a premium on Medicae, and the Plague Surgeon, despite being one of the cheapest options, is one of the least popular. Reducing his cost should make him more appealing (or as appealing as a Nurgle surgeon can be) and give support to Chaos Melee with him now being the cheapest option for Medicae. This should also balance against him being the only Medicae in the faction with only one attack type.

Grizguttage - Spoilpox Scrivener of Nurgle
-2 Cost

Cheap Inspiring Presence options for Chaos are also quite limited, and the Scrivener also falls into the category of an older, perhaps outdated, Nurgle card. A price decrease fulfils the same purpose as the Plague Surgeon change, and loosens up access to better, cheap support options for the faction.

Fireheart - Nightwing

Ionica Ulara - Canoness with Jump Pack
Gerantius - The Forgotten Knight
Mausoleum - Adepta Sororitas Castigator
Elyza Vengor - Adepta Sororitas Seraphim
Blue Devil - Marauder Bomber

Redemption - Land Raider Banisher
Brother Corbulo - Sanguinary High Priest

Munchacruncha - Snakebite Clan Gargantuan Squiggoth
Yvester the Star-wrought - Genestealer Cult Goliath Truck
Mordecai Drevender - Genestealer Cult Benefictus

Greetings, citizens,

We’ve heard your feedback, and we know this change has been highly requested for quite some time. Many of you pointed out that the rewards for receiving maxed-out cards didn’t feel quite right, and we agree—getting coins for maxed cards doesn’t feel like a fair trade for your hard-earned cards.
That’s why we’re excited to announce a major change: from now on, when you receive a maxed-out card, you’ll earn Plasma instead of coins. This change will create more opportunities for you to strengthen your decks and make meaningful progress in-game.

• Common – 3 Plasma
  
• Rare – 10 Plasma
  
• Epic – 20 Plasma
  
• Legendary – 100 Plasma

We believe this change will make earning maxed-out cards more rewarding. Your feedback has been essential, so please keep sharing your thoughts as we work to improve the game. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to hearing from you!

Greetings, Citizens,

After a Season of scrutiny from the Inquisition, it has been deemed necessary to dispatch the Angels of Death, and none of the Astartes embody this title more than the Blood Angels.

This Season we’ll be looking at some overdue buffs for the oldest in the Blood Angels range, and you can also expect a big expansion in their roster over the coming season!

Following on from last Season, the cards being added to the general pool are also listed here and will be going forward!

Let's get stuck in!

Brother-Sergeant Avernus - Blood Angels Assault Terminator+10 Wounds, +6 Melee

One of the first cards every player unlocks, Avernus quickly gets dropped as a player progresses. Hopefully, a buff to both Wounds and damage output should make him more attractive further into the game!

Brother Ebellius - Blood Angels Terminator+5 Range

The second of the two classic Blood Angels Terminators, Ebellius is another one that's easy to overlook in the large Space Marine roster in the 10-20pts range. As a low-cost Barrage Infantry, every extra point of Ranged output can make a huge difference, so a decent Ranged buff should make him more viable

Brother Gorjan - Blood Angels Hellblaster-1 Cost

Talking of Blood Angels Ranged options, it doesn’t get more classic than Gorjan. A small reduction in cost is always welcome and helps with fitting him into Tolmeron decks where he wants to be to maximise your deck size!

Furio - Blood Angels Baal Predator-4 Cost

And that's a great lead into another good Tolmeron option, also getting a points drop. While a newer card, on reflection the Baal Predator may be a bit on the pricey side, and as mentioned we want to make sure to maximise your deck size when building a Tolmeron deck! Even outside of Tolemron, more for less is always great!

Cassor the Damned - Blood Angels Death Company Dreadnought-4 Cost

Finally we can’t talk about classic Blood Angels cards without talking about Cassor! One of the original Space Marine melee powerhouses, he’s fallen behind over time, but hopefully now a significant price drop can get him back in the spotlight and fit in with other great options without too much deck sacrifice!

Moving on to the wider card pool, we’ve got a more diverse selection of cards being buffed across most factions, and a long overdue Warlord change.


Quiz Ignyss - Kabalite Heavy Gunner+10 Wounds

A newer Aeldari card seeing a big uptick in use, but struggling to get the job done. A lot of this may be down to how fragile it is, so a bit more Wounds will definitely help it establish itself.

Baharroth+10 Wounds, +5 Range, +5 Melee

Of the large roster of strong Aeldari cards in the 30s range, Baharroth often gets outshined despite his Legendary status. A generous all round buff should make him a much more competitive choice and feel like a Phoenix Lord should!

Tireless Resistance - Sautekh Dynasty Tesseract Vault-5 Cost, +15 Range

Of the Necron Lords of War, the Tesseract stands out as being noticeably behind its peers. Costing the same as the Obelisk, it has 30 less Wounds, 21 less Range, and arguably slightly better traits. So to fix that obvious difference, the Tesseract Vault is getting a noticeable drop in points and a significant bump to its range, which should place it on a much more even footing with the other Lord of War options.

Belisarius Cawl:-5 Cost
Canticles of the Omnissiah: Minimum damage dealt 75 -> 60%; start of turn heal 10 -> 5%.

Cawl has been the hot topic since his release, and we’re making a long overdue decisive change to his special rule. We’ve been aiming to do a proper mechanical fix, addressing how it interacts with AoE traits, but it’s been challenging both to implement, and make time for. Rather than waiting for the right opportunity to make this change (which at this time is unknown), we’re going for an all-round nerf to the rules values. By reducing his damage output by ⅕ and defensive faction by ½ he should be much less of a menace. Given how significant this nerf is, we’re partially rolling back his initial nerf, increasing his cost by 10 to just 5. We’ll be keeping an eye on these changes and continue from there.

Zah’mat T’kor - Thousand Sons Tzaangor+5 Melee

As a non-psyker Tzeentch card, the Tzaangor has that familiar spot as a psychic support card with its psychic buff ready on psychic but realistically doesn’t offer much more than that. Given that is how he will often be used, maximising his damage output, and therefore Furious Charge damage makes it much more useful either as a support card or, hopefully now, moving him into general melee deck rosters too.

Xu’Kul of the Eight Reaping - Lord of Skulls-10 Cost

Just like the Brass Scorpion from last season, the Lord of Skulls stands out as a slightly older Lord of War, that is much pricier than a lot of other similar options. A significant cost decrease should make it much more viable, which is great given how fantastic the model is, we want to be seeing this card front and centre in more 400pt battles!

Specimen: LV-714-GS-Φ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Hive Tyrant-3 Cost

Of the two Hive Tyrants, this triple attack version is noticeably more expensive, and as such struggles in the Tyranid roster which is packed with choices for big bad beasties. Hopefully a decent price reduction gives this versatile card more chance to stand out.

That rounds out the balance changes, and now here’s the full list of the 10 cards being added to the general pool.

Aeldari:Yrule the Deathly Eloquent - Harlequin Troupe Master

Space Marines:Asmodai - Master of Repentance
Identity Unknown - Inner Circle Companion
Master Zacharial - Dark Angels Captain in Gravis Armour
Brother Larathiel - Dark Angels Bladeguard Veteran
Brother Baraqiel - Dark Angels Intercessor
Murderfang - Space Wolves Wulfen Dreadnought

Chaos:Seeker of Sensation - Seeker Chariot of Slaanesh

Orks:
Ufthak Blackhawk -Gargantsmasha

Tyranids:
Kreen Madrach - Genestealer Cults Atalan Wolfquad

Greetings, Citizens,

New season will begin on Monday, September 2nd.

Last Season’s divergence from the usual schedule to celebrate the Anniversary has drawn the attention of the Inquisition, and they have brought the full roster of the new Imperial Agents with them.

Much like with the new codex, this Season will focus on both elements from the Servants of the Emperor and Space Marine factions, getting a nice 2 for 1! While talking about the Imperial Agents, there will not be any changes to which faction any of the bodyguards or Warlords belong to, but all cards that are a member of the Imperial Agents will be getting a new keyword to tie them together cross-faction.

For the wider changes, we’ve still got a good overall balance, but doing a little more focused spot balance for T’au and Chaos, who were a bit behind last season.

Finally, we’re doing a huge catch-up on releasing cards to the general pool (70 in total!), and going forward, we’ll be looking to do much more regular and structured releases. These will coincide with the balance changes as a neat and unified point at the Season switchover.

With all that, let's dive in!


Espern Locarno - Imperial Navigator
+10 Wounds, +5 Psychic

Espern and all Servants Psionic Blast cards have had heavy nerfs and have been treated with a lot of caution. This was due to the “Greyfax Psyker” meta of some time past, but since Greyfax’s readjustment, it hasn’t been quite so oppressive. Greyfax is still a Top 10 Warlord, so it's nothing too significant, but it should be enough to bring the Navigator in line with similar cards.

Iota - Culexus Assassin
+30 Wounds

For the same reasons as mentioned above, Iota has also faced nerfs in the past. As an Epic, they’re much more potent than Espern and have better synergy with Cawl, who is still under review. With that in mind, Iota’s Psychic is not being increased, but a bump in Wound should make them a better disruption/control piece rather than an out-and-out damage dealer.

Meh’Lindi - Callidus Assassin
+2 Range, +3 Melee
Trait Change: Anti-Infantry/Outflank -> Poison/Furious Charge

Meh’Lindi is sitting as the least popular of the assassins, and she’s had her traits mixed up a few times before. Looking at some missing gaps in the SoE roster, switching Meh’lindi to a card that can get an immediate Poison off on the drop is going to be very valuable and means she can fill a number of roles. Furious Charge to clear a lane, and then Poison from the flanks; get an immediate Poison off on a big target and take the hit to protect other cards and anything in between. Hopefully, she has a good spot in some decks!

Paragon Taremar Aurellian - Grey Knights Paladin Paragon
+6 Psychic, +6 Melee

The Grey Knights's triple attack profile is part of their appeal, but it often leaves them short on power. A good increase to Psychic and Melee should make a big difference, and leaving Range as a more “bonus” attack lets the other two shine.

Apothecary Aralan - Grey Knights Paladin Apothecary
+1 Cost, +10 Psychic, +5 Melee

Similarly, the Aralan, while useful as a psychic Medicae, was a bit flat on damage, so by adding just 1 point in cost, we’ve maximised the amount of damage we can add, making him much more formidable in combat.

Brother Varon - Grey Knights Battle Brother
-2 Range, +4 Psychic, +4 Melee

Sticking to the same logic as with Aurellian, using Range as a bonus attack only means we can take a little off that side and increase the other two more significantly.


Dohra'ohk Kyrek - Kroot Farstalker with Londaxi Tribalest
+10 Wounds

While still a relatively new card, the Farstalker has got an above-average pick-rate, but a notably below-average win rate. Given the strong attack and BGH boost, it's most likely he’s struggling to stay on the board! So, a buff in Wounds should help him out.

Shas’la Ho’sen - Vior’la Tidewall Gunrig
-2 Cost

Perhaps a bit too expensive for what it delivers, the Gunrig is getting a cost reduction, leaving more room for extra goodies!

Name Unknown - Kroot Hound
Ready Change: Melee Debuff -> Melee Buff

The Kroot Hound is another popular but less successful card that had a number of iterations. The Furious Charge spot works well for it, but there are still very few cards that actively support Melee for T’au, with very few cards that have a Melee Buff ready. Changing the Hound’s ready gives it a bit more distinction and more support value.


Gorecrawler - Greater Brass Scorpion of Khorne-4 Cost

One of the biggest and earliest of the Chaos Lords of War, the newer knights, at the cheaper price point, seem to have the edge. While they still can’t match Gorecrawler for out-and-out offensive power, a bit of a price cut should allow more opportunities to claim skulls for Khorne!

Cypher - Fallen AngelTrait Change: Outflank/Target Acquired -> Scout/Target Acquired

Cypher is a well-rounded card but struggles as a ranged support card in the Chaos lineup. While he still has that role, by switching to Scout rather than Outflank, his burst damage with Target Acquired is going to increase, and so he should have more scope as a decisive 1 Turn sniper.

Iron Malice - Black Legion Land Raider-5 Cost, -30 Wounds
Trait Change: Big Game Hunter/Taunt -> Taunt/Big Game Hunter

Iron Malice is an interesting card that didn’t quite hit the mark. Being the only Taunt card over 40pts (excluding Lord of War), and with Taunt being the secondary trait, it often defeated its own purpose with a weaker damage reduction and a vulnerability to Big Game Hunter. It is now out of Big Game Hunter range at 39pts and has had a chunk of heath removed to compensate. Additionally, having Taunt as a secondary trait drastically changes the role of the card mid-way through its progression, which always felt a bit off. Now, it should feel much more like a serious protection unit that can deal with some potent retaliation damage at higher levels.

That rounds out the balance changes, and now here’s the full list of cards being added to the general pool. We’ve split them out by factions, and hopefully, you can all snag some new cards you may have missed this Season!

Dark Lightning - Drukhari Raider
Kalistri Silgar - Craftworld Saim-Hann Guardian Defender
Aileer Kyldroth - Striking Scorpion Exarch
Trithjain - Biel-Tan Night Spinner

Honoured Aun’Kais - Invocation of the Elements
Grark Krarh - The Hunter Strikes

Daedalosus - Technoarcheologist
Serene - Adepta Sororitas Rhino
Enginseer Verask - Adeptus Mechanicus Tech-Priest Enginseer
Pydanoris Bastoris - Adeptus Custodes Vexilius Praetor
Inquisitor Erasmus Cartavolnus - Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus
Delpha Mojaro - Skitarii Marshal
8-Veriliad - Kataphron Destroyer
Bheta-666/2 - Adeptus Mechanicus Ironstrider Ballistarius
Protos-Reductus-1/5 - Skorpius Disintegrator
Exitor-Dho /323Mk12 - Skorpius Dunerider
Tyba Ω5-Decarote - Sydonian Skatros

Brother Alasteir - Dark Angels Inceptor
Epistolary Thessellan - Ultramarines Librarian in Terminator Armour
Lucien Theldor - Ultramarines Apothecary Biologis
Lieutenant Optimar - Veteran Infiltrator Lieutenant
Veteran Brother Geminus - Ultramarines Sternguard Veteran
Veteran Sergeant Paxor - Ultramarines Sternguard Veteran Sergeant
Brother Sar'Tath - Salamanders Terminator
Brother Lytanus - Imperial Fists Terminator with Assault Cannon
Sergeant Gaius - Ultramarines Terminator Sergeant
Captain Darnath Lysander - Imperial Fists Captain
Brother Storn - Imperial Fists Heavy Intercessor
Sentinel of Terra - Imperial Fists Repulsor Executioner
Rodricus Grytt - Deatchwatch Veteran
Pedro Kantor - Crimson Fists Chapter Master
Imperial Space Marine - Crimson Fists Imperial Space Marine
Aethon Ordane - Raven Guard Librarian in Phobos Armour
Shadowstep - Raven Guard Land Speeder Storm
Vulkan He'stan - Salamanders Capatain
Fury of Nocturne - Salamanders Thunderfire Cannon
Brothers Chogan and Khunbesh - White Scars Attack Bike
The Huntsman - White Scars Land Speeder Tornado
Brother Decimus - Ultramarines Infernus Marine
Kasovar Klayde - Raven Guard Scout Hunter
Reszan Solaq - Raven Guard Scout with Heavy Bolter
Jensus Natorian - Deathwatch Codicier
Brother Castiel - Dark Angel Knight Master
Brother Boriel - Dark Angel Deathwing Terminator
Brother-Lieutenant Solarien - Raven Guard Phobos Lieutenant

Zah'mat T'Kor - Thousand Sons Tzaangor
Ghallaron the Pious - Dark Apostle
Flogoth Grelch - Death Guard Biologus Putrifier
Kh'har'ret the Butcher - Bloodmaster
Shalaxi Hellbane - Monarch of the Hunt

Warboss Gordrang - Goff Clan Warboss in Mega Armour
Blokrotz Flame Spitta - Bad Moons Clan Burna-Bommer
Da Red Gobbo’s Surprise - Da Night Before Squigmas
Grotmas Gitz - Squig-riding loons
Daggafist - Bad Moons Clan Trukk

Specimen: LV-594-FD-ζ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Winged Tyranid Prime
Specimen: LV-446-PD-Π - Hive Fleet Leviathan Neurotyrant
Specimen: LV-000-ST-Ξ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Neuroloid
Specimen: LV-204-VR-δ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Von Ryan’s Leapers
Specimen: LV-014-TI-ψ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Neurogaunt
Specimen: LV-021-SB-λ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Neurogaunt Nodebeast
Specimen: LV-167-RS-Σ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Barbgaunts
Specimen: LV-560-KP-Ω - Hive Fleet Leviathan Psychophage
Specimen: LV-282-SF-Θ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Pyrovore
Specimen: LV-914-FV-Θ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Neurolictor
Specimen: LV-999-HT-Φ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Norn Assimilator
Specimen: LV-087-RA-Ψ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Termagant
Specimen: LV-082-RA-Θ - Hive Fleet Leviathan Termagant
Specimen: LV-426-HT-Φ - Scythed Hierodule

Kâhl Yôht Grendok - Greater Thurain League Kâhl