Patch 1.6 Notes

Highlights

After another long wait, we are ready to release massive changes to the CryptoKnights economy, and game play!

These changes allow for additional opportunities, to continue scaling your Knight, discovering new prizes, and unlocking new achievements.

Boundless scaling

• Max ENERGY from 120 to 110 + Knight level
• Max equipment slots from 300 to 400
• Max card levels from:
  • CM 16 to 17
  • RR 12 to 13
  • EP 8 to 9
  • LG 5 to 6
• Max equipment limit breaks from 5 to 6
• Max Achievement levels from 3 to 6
• New Champion quests

Combat pacing

In an attempt to speed up fights, many support and light attack cards have decreased cost.

• Base round time from 60 to 40 seconds
• Curse duration from 10 to 8 seconds

As a side effect, this will provide an inherit bonus to perks with Overtime effects.

Legendary cards

Legendary cards have been too difficult to discover, and thus difficult to balance. To emphasize the importance of Champion quests, Legendary cards now have increased discovery for Tier 12 (Zion II) loot boxes.

Normalization

• Daily Quest rewards
• Artifcat card discovery
• Artifcat equipment discovery
• Support card effect durations

Shop card costs

Card availability and cost was inconsistent and needlessly random.

Re-scaling of PvP Tiers

Balance

Summary

• Block type defensive cards are weaker, and parry type defensive cards are stronger.
• Support cards are easier to use, but are sometimes less impactful.
• Break and Kick attacks are easier and more strategic in use, but do less damage. It may now be difficult to finish off an opponent using only Common cards.
• Legendary cards are harder to use, but are often more powerful.

Card scaling

In general, Epic and Rare cards will now start off weaker, but scale more dramatically.

An Epic card stat change that matches it's previous power by level 4-5, will be considered a neutral adjustment. A change that matches the power faster, will be considered a buff. Anything slower will be considered a nerf.

A Rare card stat change that matches it's previous power by level 6-7, will be considered a neutral adjustment. A change that matches the power faster, will be considered a buff. Anything slower will be considered a nerf.

Note, that this means there are some changes that are marked as nerfs, but will actually be buffs at high levels.

Buffs

LS/GW/SS Dodge

• Stamina regenerated from 50%/60%/70%… to 100%/105%/110%…

GW Dual Strike

• Damage from 80%/85%/90%… to 78%/84%/90%…

GW Jab

• Damage from 100%/105%/110%… to 96%/104%/112%…

GW Parry

• Activation window from .35/.36/.37… to .4/.41/.42…

GW Resolve

• Stamina cost from 3 to 1
• Duration from 15/16/17… to 12/12.8/13.6…

GW Stab

• Damage from 130%/135%/140%… to 140%/145%/150%…

GW Stagger

• Damage from 150%/155%/160%… to 144%/152%/160%…

GW Whirlwind

• Damage from 90%/108%/126%… to 96%/114%/132%…

LS Break

• Damage from 65%/70%/75%… to 60%/66%/72%…
• Interrupt attacks from 30%/31.3%/32.6%… to 60%/62%/64%…

LS Counter

• Activation window from .25/.26/.27… to .36/.38/.4…
• Damage from 80%/88%/96%… to 90%/99%/108%…

LS Leap Strike

• Damage from 135%/140%/145%… to 128%/136%/144%…

LS Parry

• Activation window from .35/.36/.37… to .4/.41/.42…

LS Stagger

• Damage from 140%/145%/150%… to 144%/152%/160%…

SS Charge

• Damage from 80%/85%/90%… to 81%/90%/99%…
• Break block from 60%/62%/64%… to 64%/66%/68%…

SS Defensive Strike

• Damage from 100%/105%/110%… to 96%/104%/112%…

SS Heavy Strike

• Damage from 130%/135%/140%… to 140%/145%/150%…

SS Parry

• Activation window from .35/.36/.37… to .4/.41/.42…

SS Redirect

• Stamina cost from 4 to 3
• Activation window from .33/.34/.35… to .36/.38/.4…
• Damage from 80%/88%/96%… to 54%/63%/72%…

SS Stagger

• Damage from 120%/125%/130%… to 140%/145%/150%…

SS Strong Parry

• Activation window from .33/.34/.35… to .4/.42/.44…
• Damage from 80%/88%/96%… to 72%/81%/90%…

Adjustments

GW/LS/SS Potion

• Stamina cost from 2 to 1
• Healing from 10%/11%/12%… to 10%/10.5%/11%…

GW Break

• Damage from 80%/85%/90%… to 72%/76%/80%…
• Interrupt attacks from 30%/31.3%/32.6%… to 60%/61%/62%…

GW Desperation

• Stamina cost from 5 to 4
• Increased Damage received from 250%/240%/230%… to 360%/340%/320%…
• Duration from 12/12.5/13… to 12/12.6/13.2…

GW Enrage

• Stamina cost from 3 to 2
• Healing from 20%/23%/26%… to 12%/14%/16%…
• Duration from 10/10.4/10.8… to 12/12.6/13.2…

GW Giant Swing

• Damage from 220%/225%/230%… to 204%/216%/228%…

GW Ground Slam

• Damage from 200%/205%/210%… to 180%/192%/204%…

GW Homerun Swing

• Stamina cost from 3 to 4
• Damage from 140%/175%/210%… to 160%/192%/224%…
• In-flight Damage from 200%/250%/300%… to 240%/288%/336%…

GW Kick

• Stamina cost from 3 to 2
• Damage from 80%/85%/90%… to 60%/63%/66%…
• Interrupt attacks from 30%/31.3%/32.6%… to 40%/41%/42%…
• Break block from 75%/76%/77%… to 72%/73%/74%…

GW Knockback

• Damage from 150%/155%/160%… to 136%/144%/152%…

GW Leap Strike

• Damage from 90%/95%/100%… to 81%/90%/99%…

GW Step Back

• Damage reduced from 50%/52.5%/55%… to 40%/41%/42%…
• Stamina regenerated from 40%/42%/44%… to 60%/62%/64%…

GW Sweep

• Damage from 40%/45%/50%… to 24%/32%/40%…

GW Toe Stab

• Damage from 100%/105%/110%… to 102%/108%/114%…
• Break block from 80%/81%/82%… to 64%/66%/68%…

GW Vertical Slice

• Damage from 180%/185%/190%… to 178%/184%/190%…
• Break block from 80%/81%/82%… to 64%/66%/68%…

GW Wild Swing

• Damage from 110%/115%/120%… to 99%/108%/117%…

LS Blight

• Damage from 100%/105%/110%… to 84%/96%/108%…
• Curse Damage from 25%… to 18%/21%/24%…
• Curse duration from 10 to 8

LS Bloody Flourish

• Stamina cost from 6 to 7
• Damage from 72%/90%/108%… to 88%/108%/128%…
• Curse Damage from 25%… to 32%/40%/48%…
• Curse duration from 10 to 8

LS Crush

• Stamina cost from 4 to 3
• Damage from 120%/125%/130%… to 84%/96%/108%…
• Knocked-down Damage from 160%/165%/170%… to 112%/128%/144%…

LS Dragon Assault

• Stamina cost from 5 to 6
• Damage from 72%/90%/108%… to 88%/108%/128%…

LS Dual Strike

• Damage from 100%/105%/110%… to 90%/99%/108%…

LS Kick

• Stamina cost from 2 to 1
• Damage from 50%/55%/60%… to 30%/33%/36%…
• Interrupt attacks from 30%/31.3%/32.6%… to 40%/41%/42%…
• Break block from 75%/76%/77%… to 72%/73%/74%…

LS Knockback

• Damage from 150%/155%/160%… to 136%/144%/152%…

LS Lightning Strike

• Damage from 140%/145%/150%… to 120%/132%/144%…

LS Pommel Strike

• Damage from 120%/125%/130%… to 105%/112.5%/120%…
• Stun chance from 40%/41%/42%… to 30%/33%/36%…
• Stun duration from 2.5/2.6/2.7… to 2.4/2.6/2.8…

LS Reciprocate

• Damage from 50%/55%/60%… to 36%/45%/54%…

LS Sharpen

• Stamina cost from 4 to 3
• Curse Damage from 25%… to 12%/14%/16%…
• Duration from 12/12.5/13… to 12/12.4/12.8…

LS Step Back

• Damage reduced from 50%/52.5%/55%… to 40%/42%/44%…
• Stamina regenerated from 50%/54.5%/59%… to 60%/64%/68%…

LS Strengthen

• Stamina cost from 3 to 1
• Defense increase from 50%/55%/60%… to 36%/39%/42%…
• Duration from 15/16/17… to 12/12.4/12.8…

LS Sweep

• Damage from 40%/45%/50%… to 24%/32%/40%…

LS Thrust

• Damage from 130%/135%/140%… to 108%/117%/126%…
• Low-Stamina threshold from 2.6/2.65/2.7… to 2.4/2.5/2.6…
• Low-Stamina Damage from 260%/265%/270%… to 216%/234%/252%…

SS Break

• Damage from 65%/70%/75%… to 60%/64%/68%…
• Interrupt attacks from 30%/31.3%/32.6%… to 60%/61%/62%…

SS Debilitate

• Damage from 120%/125%/130%… to 96%/108%/120%…
• Curse Damage from 25%… to 21%/24%/27%…
• Curse duration from 10 to 8

SS Dual Strike

• Damage from 90%/95%/100%… to 84%/90%/96%…

SS Hemorragia

• Stamina cost from 6 to 7
• Damage from 80%/100%/120%… to 96%/120%/144%…
• Already Cursed Damage from 120%/150%/180%… to 144%/180%/216%…
• Curse Damage from 25%… to 32%/40%/48%…
• Curse duration from 10 to 8

SS Kick

• Stamina cost from 2 to 1
• Damage from 50%/55%/60%… to 30%/33%/36%…
• Interrupt attacks from 30%/31.3%/32.6%… to 40%/41%/42%…
• Break block from 75%/76%/77%… to 72%/73%/74%…

SS Knockback

• Damage from 125%/130%/135%… to 112%/120%/128%…

SS Leap Strike

• Damage from 125%/130%/135%… to 112%/120%/128%…

SS Perfect Parry

• Stamina cost from 2 to 3
• Activation window from .4/.41/.42… to .48/.5/.52…

SS Retreat

• Stamina cost from 4 to 2
• Stun chance from 40% to 40%/44%/48%…
• Stun duration from 5/5.05/5.1… to 3/3.2/3.4…

SS Shield Bash

• Stamina cost from 4 to 3
• Damage from 90%/95%/100%… to 75%/80%/85%…
• Stun chance from 50%/51%/52%… to 40%/42%/44%…

SS Shield Megabash

• Damage reduced from 40%/45%/50%… to 40%/44%/48%…
• Duration from 12/12.5/13… to 12/12.6/13.2…

SS Stab

• Damage from 135%/140%/145%… to 120%/132%/144%…

SS Step Back

• Damage reduced from 50%/52.5%/55%… to 40%/41%/42%…
• Stamina regenerated from 40%/42%/44%… to 60%/62%/64%…

SS Sweep

Sword & Shield has too many options that can lead to opponents being permanently disabled. With this change, SS users may be encouraged to focus on staggers and stuns, rather than mixing in a Sweep.

• Stamina cost from 3 to 4
• Damage from 40%/45%/50%… to 48%/56%/64%…

Nerfs

GW/LS/SS Shout

• Duration from 12/12.5/13… to 12/12.3/12.6…

GW/LS/SS Taunt

• Duration from 15 to 12/12.3/12.6…

GW Block

• Damage reduced from 70%/71%/72%… to 60%/61%/62%…
• Duration from 3/3.1/3.2… to 2.4/2.5/2.6…

GW Defensive Stance

• Damage reduced from 80%/83%/86%… to 60%/63%/66%…
• Duration from 6/6.3/6.6… to 3.6/3.9/4.2…

LS Block

• Damage reduced from 70%/71%/72%… to 60%/61%/62%…
• Duration from 3/3.1/3.2… to 2.4/2.5/2.6…

LS Dragon Stab

• Damage from 80%/100%/120%… to 72%/96%/120%…

SS Block

• Damage reduced from 70%/71%/72%… to 60%/62%/64%…
• Duration from 3/3.1/3.2… to 2.4/2.6/2.8…

SS Brandish

• Damage from 100%/125%/150%… to 96%/120%/144%…

SS Flash Block

• Damage reduced from 40%/43%/46%… to 30%/33%/36%…
• Duration from 1/1.15/1.3… to .9/.96/1.02…

Perk discovery

These powerful perks are now almost impossible to find.

• AA Face Smasher
• BA Iron Body
• BA Stone Heart
• FA Effortless Madness
• LS Bloody Betrayal
• WA Dazed and Confused

New Perks

All Legendary cards now have a corresponding perk.

GW Grand Slam

Increase Homerun Swing level:

• LG: 1-2
• EP: 1

GW Launch

Increase Vertical Slice level:

• LG: 3-4
• EP: 2-3
• RP: 1-2

GW Springvault

Increase GW Leap Strike level:

• LG: 3-4
• EP: 2-3
• RP: 1-2

HA Anticipation

Helmets were lacking functional and effective perk options. The buffs to parry type defensive cards are a perfect fit.

Increase all parry card levels:

• LG: 2-3
• EP: 1-2

HA Foresight

Reduce all parry card cost:

• LG: 2-3
• EP: 1-2

LS Dragondance

Increase Dragon Stab level:

• LG: 1-2
• EP: 1

LS Claymore

Increase Stagger level:

• LG: 3-4
• EP: 2-3
• RP: 1-2

LS Dyad

Increase Dual Strike level:

• LG: 3-4
• EP: 2-3
• RP: 1-2

LS Plume

Increase Bloody Flourish level:

• LG: 1-2
• EP: 1

LS Tarragon

Increase Dragon Assault level:

• LG: 1-2
• EP: 1

SS Dissent

Increase Knockback level:

• LG: 3-4
• EP: 2-3
• RP: 1-2

SS Scourge

Increase Hemorragia level:

• LG: 1-2
• EP: 1

SS Surge

Increase SS Leap Strike level:

• LG: 3-4
• EP: 2-3
• RP: 1-2

WA Buttress

90% chance to reduce incoming damage:

• LG: 5-10%
• EP: 1-5%

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