Artifact Foundry

Artifact Foundry Patch - 6/12/2020

Version
Patch - 6/12/2020
Version Date
June 12, 2020
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Patch Notes

Patch - 6/12/2020

General
  • Tightened matchmaking parameters to prevent severely imbalanced matches. This is a stop-gap measure until player rank levels are more fully integrated.
  • Made 1.5 cards per turn the default in hero draft.
  • Players now unlock one early complexity tier 2 hero in their third pack, and an early complexity tier 3 hero in their tenth pack.
  • Combat stats are now locked in before combat resolves; Drow dying early doesn’t change the result of later lanes, and Bloodseeker’s passive doesn’t change his stats mid-combat.
  • Press to Win button now takes lane resolution order into account.
  • Cards that deploy heroes now do Deploy effects.

UI
  • Added constructed matchmaking chat channel which allows you to challenge users in the channel without being friends with them. The main menu now contains a button to join the channel.
  • Chat now respects Steam community bans.
  • Removed in-game chat. Bubble chat boxes on towers/units are still allowed.
  • Rainbow Magic will now show a tick on the campaign map when completed.
  • Fixed deck builder not indicating if you’ve built a deck that isn’t legal for constructed.
  • Dragon Knight no longer puts a tower enchantment into play when damaging a tower in Dragon Form; instead you will see fumes on the tower to indicate the Decay is still active.

Bugs
  • Color-shifted cards make cards of the new color. For instance, the card created by a blue Culling Blade will also be blue.
  • Attempting to bounce rooted units no longer breaks the game.
  • Retaliate border shows up again under normal arrow conditions.
  • Timber Chain no longer damages multiple enemies en route to another lane when Timbersaw is rooted.
  • Each Homefield Advantage disarms a different unit when stacked in the same lane.
  • Eartshaker's Rocks no longer trigger death effects.
  • Mjolnir only triggers when the hero can attack.
  • Fixed a bug where equipping items could trigger Aghanim’s Sanctum or The Tyler Estate in another lane.
  • Pressing to win no longer gives out Blink Scrolls.
  • Fixed a bug where Sheep Stick could target friendly units.

Card Text
  • Added Root to the glossary.
  • Clarified Quickstrike in the glossary; only works in the combat phase.
  • Clarified Summon in the glossary.
  • Effects that replace melee creep now state that they are summoned rather than deployed.
  • Vendetta now specifies that it works cross lane.
  • Play Effect glossary entry updated to include non-creep cards.
  • Arctic Burn now specifies that it works cross lane.

Balance
  • Increased Body Modifications unlock tier: 1 -> 3.
  • Decreased Bracers of Sacrifice damage 5 -> 4.
  • Changed Essence Font from a Unit Enchantment to a Caster Enchantment and restricted its refund effect to spells and abilities cast in its lane.