June 2024 Balance Update
Note: This balance change will go live on 2024-06-17, 11:00 UTC.
This month, we're rolling out the largest set of buffs in recent Empires & Puzzles history! A whopping 31 Families are receiving a long-awaited boost to their Costume Bonus, various Heroes across 7 Families are receiving positive tweaks, and 6 June Heroes of the Month (plus 2 Costumes) hailing from previous years are getting some love.
At the other end of the table, Pepperflame's power is being slightly toned down, and there will also be a general change to how status ailments' secondary effects work — such effects will no longer trigger (unless specifically stated otherwise) when a status ailment is replaced with itself.
Full details of the changes are as follows:
Buffs
Costume Bonus buffs for Legendary Heroes
Kalevala Family
OLD: +10% attack/+10% defense/+15% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +14% attack/+14% defense/+17% health/+5% mana generation
Legends 2017, 2018 and 2019 Families
OLD: +21% attack/+21% defense/+38% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +28% attack/+26% defense/+45% health/+5% mana generation
Atlantis, Lagoon, and Sakura Families
OLD: +10% attack/+10% defense/+15% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +22% attack/+20% defense/+25% health/+5% mana generation
All Valhalla Realms
OLD: +16% attack/+16% defense/+28% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +23% attack/+21% defense/+35% health/+5% mana generation
Underwild Family
OLD: +17% attack/+17% defense/+26% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +24% attack/+22% defense/+30% health/+5% mana generation
Sun and Moon Families
OLD: +16% attack/+16% defense/+25% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +17% attack/+17% defense/+26% health/+5% mana generation
Defenders of Atlantis Family
OLD: +10% attack/+10% defense/+15% health/+1% mana generation
NEW: +13% attack/+13% defense/+18% health/+1% mana generation
Sand Empire and Springvale Families
OLD: +15% attack/+15% defense/+20% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +22% attack/+20% defense/+25% health/+5% mana generation
Morlovia and Winter Families
OLD: +5% attack/+5% defense/+10% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +22% attack/+20% defense/+25% health/+5% mana generation
Guardian, Pirate, Avalon, Grimforest, and Wonderland Families
OLD: +20% attack/+20% defense/+35% health/+5% mana generation
NEW: +27% attack/+25% defense/+40% health/+5% mana generation
Hero Family and/or individual Hero buffs
Garrison Guard Family
Passive Skill added: Resist Mana Reduction
Vanya
Stats increased:
Attack: 1089 → 1116
Defense: 1069 → 1095
Health: 1639 → 1722
Shield Guard Mega Minion:
Inherited HP increased: 60% → 65%
Inherited attack increased: 160% → 180%
Caelen
Attack: 1128 → 1145
Defense: 1067 → 1085
Health: 1617 → 1672
Shield Guard Mega Minion:
Inherited HP increased: 60% → 65%
Inherited attack increased: 160% → 180%
Goblin Family
Grimsteel
Stats increased:
Attack: 997 → 1054
Defense: 1050 → 1110
Health: 1695 → 1851
Growth increased: 400 → 450 attack and defense
Scrollbeast
Stats increased:
Attack: 1015 → 1044
Defense: 1058 → 1087
Health: 1829 → 1917
Direct damage increased: 335% → 365%
Wither increased: -350 → -400 attack
Fizzcoil
Wither increased: -160 → -200 attack and defense
Investigator Family
Abigail
Stats increased:
Attack: 1060 → 1073
Defense: 1085 → 1097
Health: 1792 → 1829
Direct damage increased: 230% → 260%
Xulu Minion:
Inherited HP increased: 10% → 15%
Bleed damage increased: 192 → 324 over 4 turns
Atwood
Stats increased:
Attack: 1050 → 1081
Defense: 1040 → 1071
Health: 1771 → 1862
Hunter
Stats increased:
Attack: 1050 → 1118
Defense: 1040 → 1060
Health: 1771 → 1790
Direct damage increased: 500% → 530%
Journey Family
Erlang Shen
Direct damage increased: 475% → 500%
Xiong Shanjun
Increased range of all effects
Max health reduction over time: Reduces target nearby enemies' → all enemies' max health by 800 over 4 turns
Health boost over time: Boosts the caster and nearby → all allies' health by 800 over 4 turns
Mana generation debuff: Reduces the target and nearby → all enemies' mana generation by -24% for 4 turns
Mana generation buff: The caster and nearby → all allies get +24% mana generation for 4 turns
Nine-Headed Beast
Direct damage increased: 150% → 160%
Defenders of Atlantis Family
Galapago
Direct damage increased
1st cast: 250% → 280%
2nd cast onwards: 340% → 370%
Lasalle
Sea Cavalry Fiend
Inherited HP increased: 15% → 20%
Thalassa
Health boost increased
1st cast: 500 → 550 HP
2nd cast onwards: 600 → 650 HP
Ceto
Direct damage increased
1st cast: 320% → 350%
2nd cast onwards: 435% → 470%
Gelert
Direct damage increased
1st cast:
Base damage: 430% → 460%
Max damage: 570% → 600%
2nd cast onwards:
Base damage: 500% → 530%
Max damage: 670% → 700%
Nightmares of Atlantis Family
Ultrox
Direct damage increased:
1st cast: 27% → 30% per each Dark shield on the board (max: 270% → 300%)
2nd cast onwards: 33% → 35% per each Dark shield on the board (max: 330% → 350%)
Counterattack increased:
1st cast: 80% → 90%
2nd cast onwards: 120% → 130%
Persa
Spreading Corrosive Poison damage increased
1st cast: 236 → 290 Poison damage each turn
2nd cast onwards: 275 → 328 Poison damage each turn
Domiventus
Corrosive Burn damage increased
1st cast: 152 → 201 Burn damage each turn
2nd cast onwards: 182 → 231 damage each turn
Atlanteia
Corrosive Frost damage increased
1st cast: 158 → 211 Frost damage each turn
2nd cast onwards: 222 → 275 Frost damage each turn
Bard Family
Passive Skill: Mana Increase Reduction
Further reduces enemy mana increases: -50% → -80%
Affected Heroes:
Rhys
Narcisa
Ogima
Belladonna
Passive Skill: Revival Chance Reduction
Further reduces enemy revive chance: -50% → -80%
Affected Heroes:
Phenexa
Zhabog
Passive Skill: Defense Ailment Reduction
Further reduces the effect of defense ailments: -50% → -80%
Affected Heroes:
Winifred
Zarel
Passive Skill: Attack Ailment Reduction
Further reduces the effect of attack ailments: -50% → -80%
Affected Heroes:
Celimene
Garyas
June Heroes of the Month
Hel
Direct damage increased: 315% → 345%
Hel (Costume)
Direct damage increased: 300% → 320%
Gravemaker
Direct damage increased: 135% → 170%
Gravemaker (Costume)
Direct damage increased: 115% → 145%
Burn damage increased: 322 → 432 damage
Raffaele
Heal over time increased: 812 → 952 HP over 4 turns
Elradir
Direct damage increased: 285% → 315%
Reflected status effect damage increased: 100% → 125%
Arfanias
Base direct damage increased: 360% → 410%
Skargremar
Direct damage increased 285% → 315%
Adjustment
Unless specifically stated otherwise, replacing a status ailment with itself will no longer trigger its secondary effects. This change affects the following Heroes:
Legendary
Pepperflame
Pophit
Starwalker
Erlang Shen
Grimsteel
Fizzcoil
Rare
Boots
Nerf
Pepperflame
Direct damage reduced: 485% → 450%
Growth reduced: 330 → 250 attack
Defense reduction lowered: -35% → -30%