Updated
Apr 7, 2025
Arena Gauntlet - Balance Patch Notes 1.8.0e
Patch Notes — 1.8.0e
Greetings, Rangers!
This patch brings balance changes, bug fixes, and adjustments to several Illuvials, Augments, and Synergies. We aim to refine gameplay clarity, promote more diverse team compositions, and address a few outliers in performance—both underperforming and overperforming.
Let’s break it all down:
Illuvials
Lesser/Greater/Exalted Monkier
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Damage | 105/145/190 | 95/135/175 |
Omega Scaling | 20/40/70 | 20/35/60 |
Atlas/Axon/Axodon
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Damage | 80/120/170 | 95/135/175 |
Health | 1200/1700/2200 | 1150/1650/2150 |
Scarabok/Goliant/Titanor
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Damage | 100/115/145 | 105/120/165 |
Health | 1300/1800/2400 | 1200/1700/2200 |
Flare/Singe/Sear
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Damage | 105/155/225 | 125/165/235 |
Health | 1650/2250/3000 | 1600/2200/2900 |
Headi/Krunk/Blotto
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Damage | 110/135/180 | 115/140/185 |
Health | 1950/2550/3250 | 1900/2500/3200 |
Cling/Twine/Gnarll
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Damage | 90/130/190 | 100/140/200 |
Health | 1650/2300/3100 | 1600/2250/3050 |
Carabuli/Caradulo/Caradulox
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Damage | 80/105/130 | 85/110/135 |
Health | 1250/1800/2400 | 1200/1750/2250 |
Slappin/Stabbin/Slashin
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Omega Damage | 50/90/130 | 60/100/140 |
Omega Attack Speed | 25/35/45% | 30/40/50% |
Stoic Lynxes (Bulwark)
Attack Damage reduced by 10
Health increased by 100
Grokkos
Attack Damage reduced by 5
Health increased by 50
Synergy Adjustments
Bulwark
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Resistances | 4/12/16 | 5/15/20 |
Frost
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Duration | 3 seconds | 5 seconds |
Shield | 500/1000/1500 | 1000/1700/2500 |
Threshold 4: Attack Speed and Movement Speed | 25% | 30% |
Vanguard
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Empowered Attack | 5/9/18% | 7/12/18% |
Crit Conversion | 35/60/95% | 40/70/100% |
Augment Changes
Ion Shroud
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Health | 250 | 200 |
Empyrean Core
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Allies affected | 3 | 2 |
Starting Energy | 20 | 10 |
Echo Jammer
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Activation Cooldown | 5 Seconds | 6 Seconds |
Vengeful Mantle
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Cooldown | 1.5 Seconds | 2 Seconds |
Radius | 20 Hexes | 15 Hexes |
Spellweaver’s Aegis
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Shield | 25% | 15% |
Omega Power after Shield | 25 | 10 |
Shield Bane
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Damage Amplification duration | 4 Seconds | 3 Seconds |
SITDOWN
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Health | 200 | 100 |
Legendary Augments
Evasive Veiling
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Speed | 50% | 75% |
Spatial Disruptor
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Attack Speed (now also affects Movement Speed) | 25% | 20% |
Inhibitor
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
Radius | 30 | 25 |
Eclipse Catalyst
New | Old | |
|---|---|---|
All Values | 30% | 25% |
Bug Fixes & Misc.
Fixed an issue causing Rejuvenating Pulse and Fortress Protocol to have incorrect values on Stage 1 and 2.
Fixed an issue causing the Defiant Retribution Legendary Augment to trigger with delay.
Fixed a bug that caused several units to display incorrect Attack Damage values.
Fixed a bug causing the leaderboard position to show the wrong placement in the UI.
General improvements to how ghost matches are handled behind the scenes.
Increased the final end screen timer from 30 seconds to 2 minutes before the server shuts down the match.
📦 Closing Notes
We’re continuing to monitor gameplay data and community feedback to keep the experience both competitive and fun. Your insights are invaluable—keep them coming! Good luck in the arena, and we’ll see you on the battlefield.
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