Patch Notes: Version 3.0 (03/12/2022)

Welcome to the patch notes for version 3.0 of *War of Champions*. This update released on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

## Patch Notes

### Core Changes

* **To win the game, first place your Overthrow button in the middle of the enemy's Throne Room. It'll summon your enemy's king. Kill the king, acquire the Throne Key, place it on your enemy's throne, and press it to win the game!**
* Start the game with 24 nuggets, increased from 12.
* Changed reward for killing enemy characters from 20 nuggets to 12 gold nuggets and 12 iron nuggets.
* Boss is now located in Center Lane. Mob changed to a Ravager. Does not drop any nuggets, only drops Enchanted Book of Efficiency 5.
* New Jungle Keeper boss located in Neutral Zone. Does not drop any nuggets, only drops Enchanted Book of Smite V.
* Ultimate traits have been renamed to Ascension traits.
* Food granted to players in game and in the lobby changed from cooked beef to golden carrots.
* Royal Neon Hyperdrive Irilla is now permanently on sale for 96 Emeralds!

### New Character

#### Sinikill, the Parasitical Nightmare

Difficulty: Medium

Specialty/Subclass: Assassin/Skirmisher

* **Weight of Demons** - Passive Trait
	+ Sinikill stalks his demons with a keen eye. He permanently has Slowness II. When he kills an enemy character, he cleanses the slow, gaining Swiftness IV for 2 seconds.
* **Banisher's Talonscythe** - Primary Weapon
	+ Hoe with 0.3 attack speed and 20 attack damage.
* **Khandocide** - Primary Trait
	+ Decay the earth in a 2x2 field which inflicts Slowness X and Blindness I for 2 seconds. The field lasts for 1 second.
	+ *Cooldown Cost: 6 nuggets*
* **Light of Darkness** - Ascension Trait
	+ Potion that grants Haste X for 5 seconds.
	+ *Cooldown Cost: 25 nuggets*

### Reworked Character

#### Xol, the Light of Retribution

Difficulty: Hard

Specialty/Subclass: Marksman/Ranger

* **Refocus** - Passive Trait
	+ Xol has access to Refocus from the start of the game. When held in main hand, Xol’s eyes shine a new color, granting him a new primary weapon and primary trait. Refocusing occurs in a distinct order: First Red, then Yellow, then Blue.
* **Eye Beam** - Primary Weapon
	+ Eye Beam’s weapon changes depending on how Xol is focused. If Xol has refocused to red, Eye Beam is a Shovel with 1.1 attack speed and 2 attack damage, enchanted with Bane of Arthropods 2 and Knockback 2. If Xol has refocused to yellow, Eye Beam is a Bow enchanted with Punch 1. If Xol has refocused to blue, Eye Beam is a Crossbow enchanted with Piercing 1.
* **Undulate** - Primary Trait
	+ Potion that grants different effects based on how Xol is focused. If Xol has refocused to red, Undulate grants Haste II and Regeneration II for 5 seconds. If Xol has refocused to yellow, Undulate grants Resistance II for 5 seconds. If Xol has refocused to blue, Undulate grants Swiftness II for 5 seconds. Instead of a cooldown cost, Xol gains one potion every time he refocuses.
* **Backspark** - Ascension Trait
	+ Bow with 3 durability, enchanted with Punch 5.
	+ *Cooldown Cost: 15 nuggets*

### Merchant Base Changes: Revamped Item System

Some big changes are coming to the Merchant Base this patch! A new component item system is being introduced, and the overall layout of the shops has changed ever so slightly! Additionally, Master Tokens are no longer available to any characters. Throw out all you know about the old Merchant Base and enjoy these changes!

#### Component Compound

##### Primary Components

* **Brick Armor** (Leggings)
	+ +2 Armor
	+ *24 nuggets*
* **Pulsar Shroud** (Chestplate)
	+ +2 Max Health
	+ *18 nuggets*
* **Nornne Scrap** (Chestplate)
	+ +4 Armor Toughness
	+ *21 nuggets*
* **Flameskids** (Boots)
	+ +0.2 Attack Speed
	+ *24 nuggets*
* **Witchwood Shurikens** (Helmet)
	+ +0.5 Attack Damage
	+ *32 nuggets*

##### Secondary Components

* **Gold Plate** (Chestplate)
	+ +4 Max Health
	+ +6 Armor Toughness
	+ *Pulsar Shroud + Nornne Scrap*
* **Nornne Plate** (Chestplate)
	+ +0.2 Knockback Resistance
	+ +8 Armor Toughness
	+ *Nornne Scrap + Nornne Scrap*
* **Frostburnt Shield** (Chestplate)
	+ +8 Max Health
	+ *Pulsar Shroud + Pulsar Shroud*
* **Dusk Totem** (Leggings)
	+ +6 Armor
	+ *Brick Armor + Brick Armor*
* **Torch Tonic** (Boots)
	+ +0.01 Movement Speed
	+ +0.5 Attack Speed
	+ *Flameskids + Flameskids*

#### Item Vault

##### Defense

* **Dale Recruitment Armor** (Chestplate)
	+ +12 Max Health
	+ +4 Armor Toughness
	+ *Gold Plate + 9 nuggets*
* **Blackstone Barrier** (Chestplate)
	+ +0.5 Knockback Resistance
	+ +16 Armor Toughness
	+ *Nornne Plate + 10 nuggets*
* **Wasteland Ice Bomb** (Helmet)
	+ +8 Armor Toughness
	+ +0.25 Knockback Resistance
	+ +10 Armor
	+ *Nornne Plate + 15 nuggets*
* **Reborn Frost Tomb** (Chestplate)
	+ +20 Max Health
	+ *Frostburnt Shield + 28 nuggets*
* **Defense Equinox** (Leggings)
	+ +0.75 Knockback Resistance
	+ +10 Armor
	+ *Dusk Totem + 16 nuggets*

##### Attack

* **Shroom Toxinpiece** (Leggings)
	+ +1 Attack Damage
	+ +4 Armor
	+ *Brick Armor + Witchwood Shurikens*
* **Flame Embroidered Cloak** (Helmet)
	+ +1.5 Attack Damage
	+ +0.02 Movement Speed
	+ +0.5 Attack Speed
	+ *Witchwood Shurikens + Flameskids*
* **Ethereal Lens** (Chestplate)
	+ +3 Attack Damage
	+ *Witchwood Shurikens + Witchwood Shurikens*
* **Megaswing Thumper** (Boots)
	+ +1 Attack Damage
	+ +6 Armor Toughness
	+ +0.5 Attack Speed
	+ *Witchwood Shurikens + Flameskids*
* **Quickstep Boots** (Boots)
	+ +0.01 Movement Speed
	+ +1 Attack Speed
	+ +0.25 Knockback Resistance
	+ *Torch Tonic + 6 nuggets*

##### Range and Swords

* **Bow Mastery**
	+ Power 3 Enchanted Book
	+ *128 nuggets*
* **Wooden Sword**
	+ 1.6 Attack Speed
	+ 4 Attack Damage
	+ *24 nuggets*
* **Iron Sword**
	+ 1.6 Attack Speed
	+ 6 Attack Damage
	+ *64 nuggets*

#### Critical Shops

##### The Collector

* **Bottle O’ Enchanting** (10)
	+ *8 Rotten Flesh*
* **Bottle O’ Enchanting** (10)
	+ *6 String*
* **Bottle O’ Enchanting** (10)
	+ *6 Bones*
* **Bottle O’ Enchanting** (10)
	+ *6 Gunpowder*

##### Critical Dealer

* **Jungle Gate Destroyer** (Iron Pickaxe)
	+ Can break Jungle Gate walls
	+ *64 nuggets*
* **Obsidian Wall Destroyer** (Diamond Pickaxe)
	+ Can break Center Lane walls
	+ *64 nuggets + 64 enemy nuggets*
* **Reinforced Obsidian Wall Destroyer** (Wooden Pickaxe)
	+ Can break Reinforced Obsidian walls
	+ *64 nuggets + 64 enemy nuggets*
* **Overthrow Button**
	+ Place and select to summon the enemy’s king!
	+ *64 nuggets + 64 enemy nuggets*

##### Black Market

* **Reinforced Obsidian Wall**
	+ Rebuild Center Lane walls!
	+ Can be placed on Red Wool
	+ *8 nuggets*

### New Skins

#### Celestials 2022

* **Celestial Sinikill**
* + New **Banisher’s Talonscythe** skin!
	+ New **Khandocide** skin!
	+ New **Khandocide** effects!
	+ New **Light of Darkness** color!
	+ *Legendary, 80 Emeralds*
* **Royal Celestial Elios**
* + Royal trait shop appearance!
	+ New **Sentient Blades** skin!
	+ New **Hypnosis** skin!
	+ *Ranked Reward for Players with 10 wins or more*
		- Available until Patch 3.3
	+ Starting Patch 3.3: *Royal, 96 Emeralds*
* **Eclipse Master Vohru**
* + Unique lobby selection message!
	+ Unique eclipse-themed trait shop!
	+ Skins, colors, and effects change depending on if you are on the Gold (Sun) or Purple (Moon) team!
	+ Added particle trail!
	+ New **Suffering Sword** skins!
	+ New **Encase** colors!
	+ New **Rite of the Ethereal** skins!
	+ New **Rite of the Ethereal** effects!
	+ *Ultimate, 128 Emeralds*

### Balance Changes

* **Alidar**
	+ **Other Worldly** upgrade cost increased from 15 to 32 nuggets.
* **Asmera**
	+ **A Goddess Above All** regeneration level increased from 1 to 2.
	+ **Holy Smite** no longer enchanted with power 1.
	+ **Exalted** effects duration decreased from 15 to 5 seconds.
	+ **Exalted** cooldown cost increased from 15 to 25 nuggets.
* **Bizzarazz**
	+ **Storm Breath** attack damage decreased from 6 to 4.
* **Blint Ashvale**
	+ **Consume the Riches** enchanted book enchantment levels decreased from 3 to 1.
	+ **The Cunning Blade** attack damage decreased from 8 to 5.
* **Cassiplatt**
	+ **The Hunt is On** upgrade cost increased from 15 to 32 nuggets.
	+ **Feast of Souls** smite enchantment level decreased from 5 to 2.
* **Chimeran**
	+ **Dragon Blade** attack damage decreased from 4 to 3.
	+ **Breath of the Core** starting arrows increased from 16 to 32.
* **Claire**
	+ **Wand of Incandescence** attack damage decreased from 6 to 4.
* **Dendriae**
	+ **Waterborn** effects duration decreased from 12 to 8 seconds.
* **Elios**
	+ **Sentient Blades** attack damage decreased from 6 to 4.
	+ **Apparatus** cool down cost increased from 8 to 10 nuggets.
* **Iglaard**
	+ **Frostbolt** no longer enchanted with Power 1.
* **Irilla**
	+ **Champion's Garbs** - Passive Trait
		- Irilla can purchase a chest plate in her trait shop that grants +8 armor and Projectile Protection 3 when worn.
		- *Upgrade Cost: 48 nuggets*
	+ **The Holy Blade** attack damage decreased from 7 to 6.
	+ **Judgement** attack damage decreased from 7 to 6.
* **Jordan**
	+ **Hidden Artifacts** - Passive Trait
		- Jordan can upgrade swords from the Merchant Base in her trait shop for nuggets. Upgrades differ based on the type of sword, with each higher tier having the bonuses of the lower ones: Wooden Sword gains Smite 5 and Iron Sword gains Fire Aspect 1 and Sweeping Edge 2.
		- *Upgrade Cost: 15 nuggets each*
* **Kavalisse**
	+ **Mindrender** Stardust cool down cost increased from 8 to 16 nuggets.
	+ **Cosmic Stardust** renamed to Cosmic Blend.
* **Kronus**
	+ **Agility Wand** attack damage decreased from 7 to 5.
* **Laneera**
	+ **Coilfang** power enchantment level decreased from 2 to 1.
	+ **Drain Life** - Primary Trait
		- Potion that grants Wither II for 2 seconds and Regeneration III for 5 seconds.
* **Lyfos**
	+ **Wolf Crystals** radius increased from 1 to 2 blocks.
	+ **Crystal Claw** attack damage decreased from 9 to 7.
* **Magnolia**
	+ **Holy Light** no longer enchanted with Power 1.
* **Meirosa**
	+ **Ferromancy** form swap to Human form no longer grants **Chain Entanglement**.
	+ **Brutal Longsword** attack damage decreased from 8 to 6.
	+ **Chain Entanglement** radius increased from 5 to 8 blocks.
	+ **Shockbreath** no longer enchanted with Power 2.
	+ **Shockbreath** Shockbreath Arrows cool down cost increased from 3 to 6 nuggets.
* **Numana**
	+ **Soul Scythe** attack speed decreased from 2.5 to 2.
	+ **Soul Scythe** attack damage decreased from 6 to 5.
* **Pteryl**
	+ **Wild Beak** attack damage decreased from 6 to 5.
* **Scindor**
	+ **Iron Cutlass** attack damage decreased from 5 to 4.
	+ **Torched Rapier** attack damage decreased from 6 to 4.
	+ **Wrought Iron Claw** attack damage decreased from 7 to 5.
	+ **Emblematic Fireclaw** attack damage decreased from 8 to 6.
	+ **Draconian Whip** no longer enchanted with power 2.
	+ **Fearsome Fireclaw** attack damage decreased from 10 to 7.
	+ **Ironspike Breath** attack speed increased from 0.1 to 1.6.
	+ **Ironspike Breath** attack damage decreased from 10 to 1.
	+ **Ironspike Breath** no longer enchanted with Impaling 4.
* **Siritas**
	+ **Archangel Staff** cooldown cost increased from 10 to 15 nuggets.
	+ **Archangel Staff** power enchantment level decreased from 5 to 3.
	+ **Boomerang Blade** attack damage decreased from 5 to 4.
	+ **The Master Illusionist** - Ascension Trait
		- Summon a 15x15 field of disorienting energy that applies Slowness III and Slow Falling X for 3 seconds continuously to those who enter the field. The field lasts 15 seconds.
* **Skethei**
	+ **Flame Engulfed** attack damage decreased from 6 to 5.
* **Tera**
	+ **Rocket Punch** attack damage decreased from 5 to 3.
* **Venido**
	+ **Tangleweed Barbs** cooldown cost increased from 3 to 6 nuggets.
* **Vinvuri**
	+ **Crystallizer** power enchantment level decreased from 3 to 1.
* **Xerce**
	+ **Malice Shot** power enchantment level decreased from 3 to 2.
* **Zambivona**
	+ No longer spawns in with extra nuggets.

### Other Changes

* Added a Reset Max Health button in the Map Reset room.
* Instead of specifying which team member moves to Center Lane, instead a general chat message is used (i.e. “Purple Team has entered/left Center Lane!”)
* A chat message is displayed once Boss or the Jungle Keeper is spawned.
* Added a respawn countdown.
* Food is now accessible in the lobby.
* Character kits no longer specify the material of their weapon(s).
* Characters with dependent traits now have in-game dialogue when they are used.
* Added some new decoration to the map, most of which simply increases the visible wall height.

### Bug Fixes

* Fixed a bug that caused the losing team to receive the winning rewards and in-game message upon defeat.
* Fixed an oversight issue that caused players with flying traits to be able to fly out of the Game Lobby.
* Fixed an oversight issue that caused the health attribute to not be reset upon completing a game (includes characters such as Claire and Dendriae).
* Fixed a bug that caused players to not gain nuggets upon scoring a kill on an enemy.
* Fixed a bug that caused Xerce to not gain the reward from Blood Ripper upon scoring a kill on an enemy.
* Fixed a bug that caused Lunar Titan Xerce’s trait shop on the gold team to not be updated with his rework.
* Fixed a bug that caused players to spawn into the world outside of the spawning platform.
* Fixed a bug that caused Vinvuri to become heavily slowed when walking near a turret.
* Fixed a bug that caused Reinforced Obsidian Walls to be unbreakable by the Reinforced Obsidian Wall Destroyer.
* Fixed a bug where Nevera’s Phase would be removed from inventory on respawn.
* Fixed a bug where certain player kill scoreboards were not being hard reset after ending a game.
* Fixed a bug where Skethei’s Respected Might trait could not be used.
* Fixed a bug where Jordan’s Hidden Artifacts trait could not be purchased.

### Website Changes

* Full splash arts available for Sinikill, Celestial Sinikill, Royal Celestial Elios, and Eclipse Master Vohru
* New short story for Sinikill (“The Blur Between Night and Day”)

Currently in the process of giving all characters new splash arts, bios, and short stories to better enhance the story of *War of Champions* and *Fahrlend* as a whole. This process will occur over a long period of time with multiple phases, so please be patient!

* Some characters have received new short stories:
	+ Bizzarazz, Elios, Xol
* Some characters have received new splash arts:
	+ Alidar, Bizzarazz, Dendriae, Elios, Tera, Xol
* Some skins have received new splash arts - more to be updated in the future:
	+ Infernal Alidar

AlidarBizzarazzDendriaeEliosTeraInfernal Alidar