Expected patch release: Monday, May 12

• Check out Lisk's Game Dev AMA and Jules' Gameplay & Balance AMA from this past month
  
• Next Nova Cup is May 17-18! Join the Tournament Discord[discord.gg] to participate and receive tournament notifications. View all past Nova Cups here: Legion TD 2 Esports Portal[beta.legiontd2.com].

• Upgrades from Atom (Upgrade Cost: 175g)
  
• Role: DPS
  
• Ranged / Pure / Immaterial

Ionic Force
Increases attack speed by 30% for each 10% current mana.

Atomic Acceleration
Upon reaching full mana, every Proton and Atom on your board gains 50% multiplicative attack speed.

Singularity Core
You can only have 1 Nucleus on your board.

Make one of your fighters an Executioner. Executes enemies below 10% health (5% for ranged fighters) and gains 1-4 gold (based on wave number) on execute. Only works on the primary autoattack of the fighter.


Starting after this patch is released, anyone who Boosts the Legion TD 2 Discord[discord.gg] will now receive 500 Premium Essence each month the Boost is active.

Here's how it works:

• When you Boost the Legion TD 2 Discord, you'll get a DM from Safety Mole with a code
  
• The code can be redeemed by typing "/redeem code" in the in-game Global Chat
  
• Players who keep their Boost active will receive a new code every month
  
• Codes expire when the Booster receives a new code or if the old one wasn't used

Thank you to everyone for contributing to the community!


Read more about our design philosophy on game balance, and use Drachbot[stats.drachbot.site] to see mastermind, unit, and spell win rates and pick rates!


Castle Income after wave 10: 45 → 46

Compensation buff for Castle being indirectly nerfed by the changes to mercenaries this patch.

Double Lock-In

• Income: 2 → 1
  
• No longer in the pool for Megamind

Double Lock-In is strong in low MMR, where access to familiar combos trumps a bit of extra income. It’s also a point of frustration in high MMR because it reduces variety, is considered a low roll in Megamind, and is primarily used to abuse the flavor-of-the-month strongest combo.

Stash Stash growth decreased by 3-4% on waves 9-21

Stash was received positively by the community, and its popularity even tops Chaos in low MMR and Megamind in high MMR. We’re happy with the design, but it’s a bit overtuned.


All Out Assault Mythium: 115 → 110

High win rate.

Black Market Income: 58 --> 56

High pick rate and slightly high win rate.

Hero Damage and damage reduction: 3.8% → 3.5%

High pick rate and slightly high win rate.

Pawn Shop Gold: 70 --> 75

Slightly low pick rate and win rate.

Robo Squad Mythium: 45 → 40

High win rate.

Sacrifice Gold: 85 --> 90

Slightly low pick rate and win rate.

King Upgrades

• Upgrade Attack: 12% → 14%
  
• Upgrade Spell: 6% → 7%

With the buffs to power mercs this patch, the king needs some compensation buffs.


Gargoyle

• Health decreased by 3.2%
  
• Attack speed decreased by 2.6%

Slightly high pick rate and win rate.

Slime Larva Health and damage decreased by 3.2%

Slightly high pick rate and win rate.

Ranger / Daphne Bonus damage against bosses increased by 16.7%

Slightly low pick rate and win rate.

Disciple Mana Burst: Damage decreased by 6%

Slightly high pick rate and win rate.

Pulsebot / Skybot

• Damage increased by 3%
  
• AOE range: 250 → 200
  
• Fixed a bug where Leviathan’s Aerial Command was double-buffing Sky Bot

Less likely to hit ranged waves when a tank mercenary is sent, and fixed a bug with Leviathan. Compensation buff applied.

Priestess of the Abyss / Azeria Attack speed increased by 2.2%

Slightly low pick rate and win rate.

Millennium / Doomsday Machine Attack speed increased by 1.8%

Slightly low pick rate and win rate.


This patch nerfs income mercenaries and buffs power mercenaries to encourage aggression.

We like that that early leaks are not super punishing economically, which encourages risk-taking. We also like that early leaks are threatening to the king, creating tension and asymmetric game states where one team is lower income and the other team is low king health, sometimes even resulting in decisive games before wave 10.

Snail DPS decreased by 5.3%

No change to Giant Snail.

Dragon Turtle DPS decreased by 4.6%

Fiend Health increased by 1.3%
DPS decreased by 5%

Dino Health increased by 1%
DPS decreased by 4.7%

Lizard / Cannoneer / Drake Health decreased by 4%
DPS decreased by 1%

Robo Attack speed increased by 2.6%

Brute Health increased by 2.3%

Hermit Health increased by 33%

Health is now consistent with other ranged mercenaries.

Safety Mole Health increased by 2.6%

Pack Leader Health increased by 2.5%

Mimic

• Health increased by 3%
  
• Damage increased by 1.7%

Honey Bear Pot O’ Honey: Base heal: 850 → 900

We're happy with Honey Bear's design after the changes in February's Update, but it's slightly underperforming.

Ogre

• Health increased by 3.1%
  
• Attack speed increased by 1.2%

Witch

• Attack speed increased by 2.5%
  
• Froggo: Attack speed increased by 2.5%

Ghost Knight Health increased by 2.6%

Four Eyes Attack speed increased by 2.7%
Now more likely to be targeted by Shaman’s Blood Rush

Centaur Health increased by 2.7%

Siege Ram Health increased by 2.8%

Shaman Blood Rush: 20% attack speed and 50 damage → 50% attack speed

Solidifying Shaman’s identity as a boss and big merc buffer. Attack speed is also thematically what Blood Rush was intended for.

Needler

• Attack speed increased by 2.3%
  
• Now more likely to be targeted by Shaman’s Blood Rush

Needler go brr~

Kraken Health increased by 2.9%

The dev team is constantly monitoring game balance, between looking at data and listening to community feedback. If anything is being more closely monitored than usual, it will be listed in this Balance Watchlist section. For this patch, the following are on the watchlist:

• Crab Warlock in low MMR games

• Stash now shows which wave it was used in when hovering bottom left
  
• Fixed some unexpected pathing for tank mercenaries
  
• Added cards for Pulsebot and Skybot
  
• EMP description now clarifies that it deals ability damage
  
• Takeover bots now use Stash when a player had been disconnected for 5 minutes
  
• Increased rec values slightly to account for buffs to power mercenaries
  
• Hovering average leak % in post-game stats now shows the breakdown by wave

Legion TD 2's translations continue to be improved, thanks to major contributions from community members! If you'd like to contribute to improving the game's texts further, visit the following link:

{LINK REMOVIDO} Help Translate Legion TD 2
HUGE thank you to everyone who has helped up to this point!

• This month’s ultra-secret code is “leaksarethekingsjob” to unlock some free Essence in-game!
  
• Each month, a new code will be revealed right here in the patch notes. Codes are only valid during the month they are announced.

Here’s how to enter a code in-game:

This patch introduces Nucleus, a unique unit which we're excited for players to experiment with, as well as a brand new legion spell: Executioner!

As always, with any major patch, we'll keep a close eye on things and rapidly hotfix as long as needed.

Thank you again for playing Legion TD 2! We hope you continue to enjoy the game. If you've enjoyed the game, but haven't left a review yet, please consider posting a short (hopefully positive ) review for the game! If the game reaches 90% positive, Steam will give it more visibility = more players = more freelo better matchmaking!
If you enjoy these updates, please give it a Thumbs Up, too!

If you have constructive criticism, let's chat about it. Discord[discord.gg] and /r/LegionTD2 on reddit are our main channels of communication, and aside from the development team, there are community helpers who can ensure your feedback is heard, as well as answer pretty much anything you've ever wanted to know about the game. If you want a guaranteed answer from the devs, the monthly AMAs on /r/LegionTD2 are your best bet.

Sincerely,
The Legion TD 2 Team

Congratulations to the winners of last month's Nova Cup!
- D1: abrasiert (Kingdanzz & Widderson)
- D2: BadaBleachLickin (mrSLICKINS & BadaBleachSippin)
- D3: Not Father and Son (S3CY & Danwolf)
- D4: Puff DIDDLER_leuvter (leuvter & Puff DIDDLER)
- D5: WarNoobs (BestNoob & chaostrain)

Missed the action? Check the brackets, team lists, & VODs for all divisions on the Legion TD 2 eSports portal[beta.legiontd2.com]!


The upcoming May Nova Cup takes place May 17 - 18.

$875 in prizes and sign-up is free - first come first served!
There are up to five skill divisions, so no matter what your rating is, you have a chance to win.
Participation prize: Every participant who plays all of their matches will receive a FREE random card. If you haven't played a tournament yet, this is a great time to join.
- Everyone that is level 3 or higher can join for free! First come, first served. So even if you recently joined the game, feel free to participate!


When you watch Nova Cups on the official channel, aside from enjoying shoutcasted top-tier Legion gameplay, you'll also receive in-game rewards based on how long you watch!

Watch the official Legion TD 2 Twitch[twitch.tv] stream during a Nova Cup to earn the following rewards:
- Watch for 60 minutes: 2,000 essence- Watch for an additional 90 minutes: 4,000 additional essence- Watch for an additional 120 minutes: Random cardIn other words, if you watch the Nova Cup both days, you'll earn 6,000 total essence and a random card!
IMPORTANT: You'll need to link your Twitch account to your Legion TD 2 account in order to earn the rewards.
Link Your Twitch Account[beta.legiontd2.com]

• Sign-ups are open from NOW until May 17 5pm CEST.
  
• To sign up, find a teammate and form a party. After you're both in the party, have one player type "/signup [team name]" (e.g. /signup Snail Kings) in chat. You should see a confirmation message that your sign-up went through. For those who participated in previous Nova Cups, you no longer need to do /join to signup.
  
• The first 16 teams to sign up in each division can participate. For division 1 and 2 the top 8 teams are drafted per division. Other teams are waitlisted. There are usually no-shows, so waitlisted teams are encouraged to be present in the Discord and ready to play. {LINK REMOVIDO}View the team list to see your sign-up position and division.
  
• If there are more than 32 teams checked in, there will be an additional best-of-1 qualifying round to allow more teams to participate. It is a best-of-1, rather than a best-of-3, to keep the event from running overly long.
  
• Both players must join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord[discord.gg]. Make sure to set your server nickname[support.discord.com] to match your in-game name.

• You may sign-up as a solo with a suggested team name using the "/signup [team name]" command. Solo teams will be added to the Public Teams list, then be formed into teams on the day of the tournament. Solo teams will be randomly assigned a team name from either of its members.
  
• If there is a waitlist, team sign-ups will always take priority over solo sign-ups
  
• If you sign up as a solo, but then you find a teammate, you can re-sign up as a team any time before check-ins start. Just use the /signup command again with the new teammate. The tournament organizer will void your old solo signup after they process your new team signup.
  
• After check-ins are over, all checked-in solo players will be randomly formed into teams by the tournament organizer. You cannot request a specific teammate at this point; if you want to play with a specific person, you should have signed up as a team instead.

It is still strongly recommended to sign-up as a team to guarantee your spot in the tournament and to give you time to practice with your teammate beforehand.


Saturday, May 17

• Check-in window: 5:45pm - 6:15pm CEST
  
• Games: 7pm - 10:30pm CEST
  
  • Round of 16 (Best of 3)
    
  • Quarter-finals (Best of 3)

Sunday, May 18

• Check-in window: 6pm - 6:30pm CEST
  
• Games: 7pm - 10:30pm CEST
  
  • Semi-finals (Best of 3)
    
  • Final (Best of 5)

Check-in

• Teams must check in via the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord[discord.gg]. Waitlisted teams should also check in.
  
• Any team that fails to check in will be disqualified. The next team on the waitlist that checked in will earn a spot.

The custom game room creator should enable Tournament Mode in the room. This will ensure the following settings:

• 2v2
  
• Mastermind only
  
• Hybrid disabled

Division 1 & 2 Only
- Conquest rules apply. (Once you win with a Mastermind playstyle, you and your ally can't use that playstyle again for that series)


For a full list of rules, prizes, and other details, visit the following link:
Nova Cup Rules & FAQ[beta.legiontd2.com]For questions & support, please join the Legion TD 2 Official Tournament Discord[discord.gg].

See you on May 17! The Nova Cup will be casted and streamed at https://twitch.tv/ltd2. Check the Tournament Discord on the event day for links to the other casts.

Sincerely,
Your Legion TD 2 Tournament Staff