Patch 1.21
A coin toss at match start, a new end-of-match screen, a stronger Freeze Tox, balance changes to 13 cards, and ranked thresholds aligned with the game.
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Changes in patch 1.21, published by SPAM on 9 October 2026.
NewCoin toss at the start of a match
A coin toss decides which player goes first, before the opening turn.
NewHome screen: Classic Orb panel
Purchase an orb with Crystals directly from the home screen and the Play page.
NewEnd-of-match screen
Rewards now appear one at a time, with a highlight when the orb opens.
NewTraining tab
New background.
NewBelgium and Brazil: Mistress of Tints Pack without orbs
The pack is offered without its orbs, with the price reduced accordingly.
NewOptions during tutorials
The Options button now also works during tutorials.
NewPrecise matchmaking enabled by default
Change announced in the official patch notes.
BalanceFreeze Tox (Epic)
Damage when the ice shatters: 40 → 60 Shop price: 150 → 140 gold
BalanceReset Tox (Epic)
Shop price: 130 → 160 gold
BalancePyrokinetic Sorceress
Enchanted Flame: critical hit chance 1% → 20%
BalanceThe Inventor
Materia: "Bonus [-8 to +10] in every element" → "Bonus [-5 to +8] in every element"
BalanceBirth of Aldrin
Tox added: Graveyard (Rare) Tox removed: Reset (Epic)
BalanceSky Dragon
New ability: Call of the Forest (Deal 30 Nature damage to all enemy cards / Nature bonus (+4)) Removed ability: Tornado Breath
BalanceApprentice of Death
Nocturnal Burn: damage component 1: 15 → 25; damage component 2: 15 → 25
BalanceMurmurs of Black Coral
HP: 500 → 400 Spamtons: 7 → 2 Whisper: "Base healing increases by 5" → "Base healing increases by 3"
BalanceWeaver of Words
Spamtons: 3 → 2
BalanceFeathered Rabbit
HP: 1,000 → 850
BalanceFloral Zombie
HP: 1,000 → 850
BalanceCloudy Rodent
HP: 750 → 650 New ability: Lightning (Deal 30 Light damage + 50% of the caster's missing HP) Removed ability: Cloud Gnawer
BalanceHorned Dune Wyrm
Scorching Bite: "Critical hit chance of all the caster's cards (+5%)" → "Critical hit chance of all the caster's cards (+7%)"
BalanceKing of the Blazing Flames
Scorching Bite: "Critical hit chance of all the caster's cards (+5%)" → "Critical hit chance of all the caster's cards (+7%)"
BalanceAshtarae Lycaria
HP: 1,000 → 700 Spamtons: 8 → 4 Resurrection: now costs 5 Shadow
FixRanked: rank thresholds aligned with the game
Bronze 1-15, Silver 16-30, Gold 31-45, Crystal 46-60, Celeste 61-75, Legend 76 and above. A defeat no longer demotes players from Silver to Bronze, and the weekly reset keeps Legend players in Legend.
FixProfile, home screen and leaderboard: ranked statistics
Win rate, wins, losses and match count now include ranked matches only.
FixPremium Draw
Without a Pass, clicking opens the Pass overview. Buying a skin you do not own now grants the correct style.
FixFirst encounters
Hover interactions and the first click after each bot move are no longer ignored.
FixFixed the simplified card death effect
Change announced in the official patch notes.
FixFloral Zombie, Aquatic Curse
The description now specifies the targets: all enemy cards.
FixHeart Resistance Tox
The description now clarifies that the bonus applies at the start of each of your turns.
FixPunching Bag Tox
The description now clarifies that only enemy attacks count.
FixTalent and ability text consistency
Spacing before percentage signs, French accents (Echo, Shadow Heart, Erosion) and translation fixes across all 7 languages.