Hello, Guardians.

We have prepared a hero makeover that will bring significant changes to Derby mode and adjusted the in-game balance based on your feedback.

We have buffed heroes that showed relatively low win and pick rates due to their monotonous and simple skill sets. As a result, we expect the faction leagues to become more diverse and engaging.

Additionally, we have added some features for your convenience in Duo mode and a feature to invite your friends to play, which many of our players have been requesting. You will now be able to play with friends who share your interests.

For more details, please refer to the patch notes below.

Update #10

June Season: A Powerful Blow

In June, the new season introduces Martial Tiger, a beast unit, and Hammer Sprite, a spirit unit.

Premium Pass: Dark Sharpshooter Windy

The premium pass for A Powerful Blow season contains the Dark Sharpshooter Windy skin.

Purchase the premium pass to get Dark Sharpshooter Windy.

Divine Exchange: New Golden Skins

6 golden unit skins will be added to the Skins Exchange in the Divine Exchange.

Balancing: Hero Makeovers and Unit Adjustments

We'll be conducting makeovers for three heroes with low win and pick rates due to their monotonous passive and active skill sets.

Leon's active skill will be modified to better utilize the HP gained from his passive skill.

Scarlet's passive skill will be adjusted to remain impactful throughout longer Derbies, enabling her to handle a wider variety of situations.

Rake's active skill will be revised to ensure fairness by applying the same effect to all players who receive damage.

An additional feature will be added to Blacksmith's special ability, creating synergy with human physical heroes.

Hero Makeovers

Leon

Adjustment in Attack Power (Based on lv. 100, Mythic+)

11,959 → 10,814 (-9.57%)

Change in Active Skill (Based on lv. 100, Mythic+)

Before    

Bulwark

Summons a shield to defend from damage equivalent to 25% of max castle HP for 1 wave. (Wave count: 3)

After    

Bulwark

Smashes monsters in the lanes to stun them.

The duration of the stun increases up to 3.6 sec, in proportion to the amount of castle HP lost. (Wave count: 2)

Scarlet

Increase in Attack Power (Based on lv. 100, Mythic+)

5,345 → 6,993 (+30.83%)

Increase in Active Skill Damage (Based on lv. 100, Mythic+)

Total Splash Damage: 90,806 → 118,812 (+30.84%)

Change in Passive Skill (Based on lv. 100, Mythic+)

Before    

Aimed Shot

Attack number 3 always crits.

Also, Scarlet's critical damage increases by 116%.

After    

Loot

Acquires 1 additional Chip upon first clear.

Rake

Change in Active Skill (Based on lv. 100, Mythic+)

Before    Restrict 2 of your opponents' units at random in combat. Restricted units cannot attack or be deployed for 9.4 sec. (Wave count: 4)

After    Restrict the highest-ranked unit of each opponent in combat. Restricted units cannot attack or be deployed for 9.4 sec. (Wave count: 3)

Unit

Blacksmith

Adjustment in Attack Power (Based on lv. 100, Mythic+, 1-Star)

7,832 → 5175 (-33.92%)

Change in Special Ability (Based on lv. 100, Mythic+, 1-Star)

Before    Increases the attack power of your hero by 35.4% and attack speed of your hero by 11.8%.

After    Increases the attack power of your hero by 35.4% and attack speed of your hero by 11.8%.

If the castle HP is same or lower than 40% at the beginning of the battle, Blacksmith grants a shield that defends your castle from damage equivalent to 15% of castle HP.

This ability can only be activated once, but resets if Blacksmith is merged.

Note

Due to changes in the replay version, replays from before the update will no longer be viewable.

Duo

Convenience Improvements

For convenience, the following improvements will be made to Duo mode:

The pop-up that appears when attempting to merge will no longer be displayed.

Dragging a card from the Shop to the castle will automatically complete the purchase.

New Boss in Duo Mode

A new boss, Lord Weakener, will appear in Duo mode.

When Lord Weakener casts a skill, a barrier surrounds him, and he casts a spell to curse the units deployed. 

Initially, two units are targeted by the curse, and as Lord Weakener grows stronger, the number of targets increases.

Cursed units are unable to move, attack, be sold, merged, or changed.

Once Lord Weakener finishes casting, the rank of cursed units will be reduced by one.

If a unit's rank cannot be reduced further, they are removed from the deck.

If the barrier around Lord Weakener is destroyed before he finishes casting, the spell is canceled, and your units are safe from his curse.

Lord Weakener appears in Duo mode on waves 5, 15, and 25.

Changes in Duo Wave Composition

With the start of the new season in June, A Powerful Blow, the wave composition of Duo mode will be updated.

Monster Types

Only 4 types of regular monsters will appear: Hyenas, Goblins, Orcs, and Battle Boars.

Only 3 types of bosses will appear, including the new boss: Summoner, Ping & Pong, and Lord Weakener.

Monster Movement Path

To encourage more cooperation, the monster movement paths will also be changed.

Play with Friend

You can now invite a friend to enjoy Duo mode together.

※ When playing with a friend, each player will consume one entry, just like in regular matchmaking.

You can invite friends to your Duo match in various ways:

Copy Match Code

Copy the match code to your clipboard.

Share Link

Share a link that allows entry to the match. Your friend can join the match through this link.

Share to Guild

Share the match in your guild chat to allow guild members to join.

Guilds

For convenience, the following improvements will be made to the guild system: 

A new role called Outstanding Guild Member will be added. 

Guild Leader, Guild Deputies, and Outstanding Guild Members will have special icons displayed next to their names in the guild member list and chat window. 

If the Guild Leader has not signed in for 30 days or more, the role will be automatically delegated.

If there is an active Guild Deputy, the leadership will be delegated to a Guild Deputy.

If there are no active Guild Deputies, the leadership will be delegated to an active Outstanding Guild Member. 

If there are no active Outstanding Guild Members, the leadership will be delegated to an active Guild Member. 

If there are multiple members who meet the conditions, the leadership will be delegated to the member who signed in most recently. 

The criteria for the recommended guild list in the guild search have been updated. 

Guilds with active members that have chat activity will be prioritized in the recommended list. 

Shop of Glory

Please refer below for the upcoming product lineup that will be displayed in the Shop of Glory.

Schedule    Units

Start (00:00 UTC)    End (00:00 UTC)    Human    Beast    Spirit

2024-06-03    2024-06-10    Rifleman    Paladin    Mammoth Bomber    Owlmancer    Harpy    Golem

2024-06-10    2024-06-17    Cannon Master    Witch    Lupine Berserker    Wendigo    Moon Night    Venomvine Witch

2024-06-17    2024-06-24    Amazon    Celestial Prayer    Prince Frog III    Pygmy Yeti    Cold Bow    Florea

2024-06-24    2024-07-01    Cannon Master    Paladin    Windy    Wendigo    Dendroid Warrior    Salamander

2024-07-01    2024-07-08    Archer    Wizard    Rogue Mouse    Plaguemancer    Moon Night    The Ancient Djinn

2024-07-08    2024-07-15    Blacksmith    Floral Mage    Pirate Monkey    Electric Monk    Divine Warden    Venomvine Witch

2024-07-15    2024-07-22    Rifleman    Psychic    Minotaur    Meow Mage    Gargoyle Bomber    Mermaid

2024-07-22    2024-07-29    Butcher    Frost Mage    Mammoth Bomber    Cat Dancer    Little Satyr    Golem

2024-07-29    2024-08-05    Swordsman    Apprentice    Martial Tiger    Dragon    Harpy    Valkyrie

2024-08-05    2024-08-12    Amazon    Celestial Prayer    Prince Frog III    Pygmy Yeti    Cold Bow    Florea

2024-08-12    2024-08-19    Viking    Witch    Lupine Berserker    Owlmancer    Hammer Sprite    Fiery Imp

Events

Duo Play Event

Event Period    5/30/2024 - 6/27/2024 00:00 UTC

A Duo Play Event will be held, giving you the chance to conquer Duo mode completely. 

You can earn generous rewards such as Mirage of the Desert, Harun Palace Castle Skin (Limited Time), Gems, Duo Entries, and more. 

Acquirable Rewards

Reward Type    Amount

Mirage of the Desert, Harun Palace Castle Skin (3 Days)    1

Gems    2000

Duo Entries    5

Featured Summon Tickets    10

Gold    36h

Elixir    36h

New Unit Event

From the update until 06/12 24:00 UTC, an event will be held where you can upgrade Martial Tiger up to legendary.

Season Pass

New unit emotes will be added to the season pass.

The product lineup has been adjusted accordingly.

The amount of obtainable currency remains the same. 

Acquirable Rewards from Free Pass

Reward Type    Amount

Gems    200

Cubics    4500

Golden Grails    1200

Artifacts    60

Emotes    2

Acquirable Rewards from Premium Pass

Reward Type    Amount

Premium Unit Skin    1

Legendary Unit Selection    1

Rare Unit Selections    5

Gems    3600

Golden Grails    1740

Artifacts    78

Emotes    2

Returning Guardian Events

Various events will be added for returning guardians.

Returning Guardian Missions

By completing the Returning Guardian Missions, you can obtain Eternal Hearts, which can be used in the Returning Guardian Shop. 

Event Period: Available for 30 days after the event opens.

Returning Guardian Shop

The added items will be provided in line with the updates and events.

Level-Up Improvements

We have removed the delay that occurs each time you tap the Level Up button and improved it so that you can level up more by holding down the button, allowing for faster and more convenient leveling up.

The delay has been removed when leveling up heroes or units.

You can now quickly increase levels by long pressing the Level Up button.

Guardian's Journey

You will now be able to directly move to the corresponding content by tapping the content banners in Guardian's Journey.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

The purchase efficiency for the Human/Beast/Spirit Fast Track Packs which had been incorrectly listed as x7 has been corrected to x10.

When getting re-promoted to a league after being demoted, the messages "Reset daily Derby reward amounts" and "Max Derby Rewards Increased" will no longer appear.

In Battle Records, the Derby Points from the faction league played will be displayed instead of the total Derby Points.

In Derby Results, the faction league Derby Points icon will be displayed instead of the total Derby Points icon.

For the quest mission "Summon 1 time(s) from Summon tab in Shop", the shortcut will now correctly direct to the Summon tab instead of the Offers tab.

Additional hero-specific dialogues have been added at the end of Duo matches.

You can find info about all the changes we've prepared for this update above.

We understand that many of you have concerns about changes to the game system, such as delays in matching times.

Our development and operations teams are dedicated to making Defense Derby a game that satisfies our players.

We assure you that we are doing our utmost to incorporate each and every one of your opinions to the fullest extent possible.

We want to take this opportunity to thank all our players for the continued interest and love for the game.

Thank you.