Pre-Release Notes 4.6

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(*Important note: Anything listed below is subject to change before release. We will try to update any changes in a timely manner, but please keep in mind the info below is not guaranteed.)

New Content

  • New Feature - Quest Journal/Daily Quest

  • Holiday Card 2020 - Exclusive Holiday Card

New Planeswalker

Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears

“Able to manipulate the thin veil between dreams and reality, Ashiok is a dangerous and mysterious being. The nightmare mage sculpts to life the darkest subconscious thoughts ever dreamed.”
Max Level Stats

Lesser Night Terror

(Blue/Black) Support Card - Enchantment Emblem (2) Token
"When a creature card enters into your opponent’s graveyard from their library: Your opponent loses 2 life."

Night Terror
(Blue/Black) Support Card - Enchantment Emblem (3) Token
"When a creature card enters into any player’s graveyard from their library: Your opponent loses 2 life."

Changes

Card Changes

  • ORIGINS card Riverglide Pathway had its base cost reduced from 13 to 9.

  • ORIGINS card Eyeblight Assassin had its base cost reduced from 10 to 8.

  • ORIGINS card Dark Dabbling had its cost base reduced from 11 to 7.

  • ORIGINS card Patron of the Valiant had its cost base reduced from 14 to 12.

  • ORIGINS card Iroas's Champion had its cost base reduced from 19 to 18.

  • ORIGINS card Gilt-Leaf Winnower had its cost base reduced from 16 to 12.

  • ORIGINS card Consecrated by Blood had its cost base reduced from 15 to 13.

  • ORIGINS card Blood-Cursed Knight had its cost base reduced from 17 to 14.

  • ORIGINS card Angel's Tomb had its cost base reduced from 12 to 10.

  • ORIGINS card Pia and Kiran Nalaar had its cost base reduced from 17 to 16.

  • ORIGINS card Embermaw Hellion had its cost base reduced from 16 to 15.

  • ORIGINS card Pyromancer's Goggles had its cost base reduced from 25 to 21.

  • ORIGINS card Yeva's Forcemage had its cost base reduced from 10 to 8.

  • ORIGINS card Mage-Ring Network had its cost base reduced from 14 to 12.

  • ORIGINS card Citadel Castellan had its cost base reduced from 16 to 13.

  • ORIGINS card War Horn had its cost base reduced from 14 to 9.

  • ORIGINS card Pharika's Disciple had its cost base reduced from 12 to 11.

  • ORIGINS card Helm of the Gods had its conditioned trigger changed. From:

"If you control 3 or more Support, target creature gains +3/+3 and First Strike"

TO

"If you control 2 or more Support, target creature gains +3/+3 and First Strike"

  • ORIGINS card Vastwood Gorger’s new status is: Mana cost 12, P/T 4/4, and Defender plus Trample.

  • ORIGINS card Hitchclaw Recluse’s new status is: Mana cost 9 and Reach.

  • ORIGINS card Valeron Wardens had its toughness raised from 1/1 to 1/2.

  • ORIGINS card Llanowar Empath will now have Defender.

Other Changes

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1: Adjusted and decreased AI Difficulty in Encounters 1, 4 and 8.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 8 (opponent): Liliana, Heretical Healer’s mana bonus, and first ability cost were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 1 (opponent): Some cards from Heavy Infantry’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 2 (opponent): Some cards from Anointer of Champions’ deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 3 (opponent): Some cards from Kytheon’s Irregulars’ deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 4 (opponent): Some cards from Kytheon, Hero of Akros’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 5 (opponent): Some cards from Returned Centaur’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 6 (opponent): Some cards from Revenant’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 7 (opponent): Some cards from Kothophed, Soul Hoarder’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 8 (opponent): Some cards from Liliana, Heretical Healer’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 9 (opponent): Some cards from Boggart Brute’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 10 (opponent): Some cards from Enthralling Victor’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 11 (opponent): Some cards from Abbot of Keral Keep’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 12 (opponent): Some cards from Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 13 (opponent): Some cards from Separatist Voidmage’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 14 (opponent): Some cards from Jhessian Thief’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 15 (opponent): Some cards from Mizzium Meddler’s deck were changed.

  • Story Mode, Origins Chapter 1 - Encounter 16 (opponent): Some cards from Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy’s deck were changed.

  • Nissa, Sage Animist's custom deck will be changed. From:

Elvish Visionary

Hitchclaw Recluse

Leaf Gilder

Llanowar Empath

Orchard Spirit

Pharika’s Disciple

Caustic Caterpillar

Wild Instincts

Nissa’s Pilgrimage

Veteran’s Sidearm

TO

Elvish Visionary

Hitchclaw Recluse

Leaf Gilder

Llanowar Empath

Timberpack Wolf

Pharika’s Disciple

Somberwald Alpha

Titanic Growth

Nissa’s Pilgrimage

War Horn

  • Nissa, Sage Animist's beginner deck will be changed. From:

Citadel Castellan

Dwynen’s Elite

Elvish Visionary

Guardian Automaton

Hitchclaw Recluse

Valeron Wardens

Vastwood Gorger

Reclaim

Mage-Ring Network

Nissa’s Pilgrimage

TO

Citadel Castellan

Conclave Naturalists

Elvish Visionary

Yeva's Forcemage

Hitchclaw Recluse

Valeron Wardens

Vastwood Gorger

Reclaim

Meteorite

Nissa’s Pilgrimage


Event Changes

  • Daxos vs Kalemne: The deck restriction now includes M21 and excludes M20. From: 

ORI, M20, THB, DVK

TO

ORI, THB, DVK, M21

  • Welcome Deck - Daxos/Kalemne: We changed some cards and you can check the final result below:

    • Daxos the Returned:

Altar of the Pantheon

Deadbridge Shaman

Evolving Wilds

Fleshbag Marauder

Fruit of Tizerus

Grasp of Darkness

Murder Investigation

Nantuko Husk

Rise Again

Silent Dart

    • Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas:

Alchemist's Vial

Bronze Sword

Evolving Wilds

Feat of Resistance

Hero of the Winds

Heroes of the Revel

Murder Investigation

Patron of the Valiant

Radiant Fountain

Stalwart Aven

  • Daxos vs Kalemne: Both PVE AI’s deck changed to match the new deck restriction:

    • Daxos the Returned:

Extinguish All Hope

Ghostblade Eidolon

Inevitable End

Staggering Insight

Celestial Ancient (DVK)

Underworld Coinsmith (DVK)

Celestial Archon (DVK)

Silence the Believers (DVK)

Pharika’s Libation (THB)

Shadowspear (THB)

    • Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas:

Shatter the Sky

Stinkdrinker Daredevil

The Birth of Meletis

Kalemne’s Captain

Hamletback Goliath

Transmogrify (M21)

Furious Rise (THB)

Hundred-Handed One (DVK)

Volcanic Salvo (M21)

Mazemind Tome (M21)


Bug Fixes

(More to be added until the release.)
  • Fixed an issue where Goblin Goliath would give permanent Double Strike to creatures.

  • Fixed an issue where Temple of Triumph would only convert to White gems.

  • Fixed an issue where the game would crash with the interaction between Murder Investigation and a Human Soldier with a gained Evergreen on the battlefield.

  • Fixed a loop caused by Kaervek, the Spiteful on the opponent's turn.

  • Fixed an issue where the Identity objective was not correctly counting matched gems in A Timeless Voyage event.

  • Fixed an issue with the Magician objective - RotGP, node 2.1 - where it was counting supports with cost 9 or less towards it.

  • Fixed an issue where a soft-lock would happen when fetching a Transform card using Ashiok, Nightmare Muse's Nightmare Harvest ability.

  • Fixed the Assault objective in the Zendikar Expeditions - Trails of Shatterskull event.

  • Fixed an issue with the 3rd ability (Master of Time) of Planeswalker Teferi, Master of Time. Now only the first match on your turn is considered for gaining an extra swap.

  • Fixed an issue with Nissa of Shadowed Boughs Vanguard, where it would only allow the player to use its Activated ability if the Passive ability was triggered.