What's new in Spellweaver 23.12.2018
Dec 24, 2018
- Our December release from the Ancients Rising season has just gone online!
- The set features the new Invoke mechanic and some sub-themes including Dragons, multiaspect cards, colorless Ancient spells, life loss, and a “10 life or less” mechanic.
- Our players say the new cards are interesting and thought-provoking, and we’d be really happy if we managed to accomplish that!
- Watch our card reveal stream here!
- Invocations and Invoke:
- An Invocation spell enters the field as a non-creature spell when it is initially played. You can turn it into a creature later by “invoking” it, with each Invocation having a different condition for that.
- When you invoke multiple Invocations at the same time, you choose one of them and it becomes a creature. In the case of Woodland Revenant this also means putting it onto the field if it is invoked from your graveyard.
- Colorless Ancient Spells:
- These powerful colorless spells can be played in any deck, but what is more, all of them feature the Ancient mechanic. Ancient means “you can play this card as a shrine for +1 Card, +1 Mana”, so basically if you don’t need the spell effect of any of those cards you can simply use it to get a new mana crystal and a new card.
- In the case with Arcane Summoning, this is even more useful. You can play the spell for its effect, and with the Play Boost for 2 mana also use it as your shrine for the turn!
- Angels, Demons, Walls, and Oh My…:
- The December set is wrapped up by these cards we would call nothing less than exciting!
- Wall in the North lets you effectively stymie all the attack efforts of your opponent – this Wall is so huge that the enemy creatures have no other choice but attack it!
- Fallen Angel is a welcome addition to an Angels deck with Angelic Emanation, and can be a Swift 3/3 with 3 speed on turn 3,
- Grim Abomination lets you get rid of unwanted cards from the top of your opponent’s deck – or your own, and it certainly packs a punch too. Excellent for decay and control decks!
- We will let you speculate about the use of Archibald and Dragon Assault yourself :)
- We are releasing cards from Ancients Rising in batches of 10-15 cards every couple of months. A full package including a playset of each card is available for purchase. The next two releases are expected in March and May 2019.
- December’s card package costs 2,400 Crystals or 600,000 Gold. Currently we have a promotion which will give you the May package free if you purchase any other card package, including the December package.
New in Spellweaver 17.04.2018 (Apr 25, 2018)
- The world of Asperia was inhabited by the magical spirits of the lands, the skies, and the seas, long before the sentient races as we currently know them came to live. Alongside those magical spirits strode the Guardians, ancient protectors of Asperia. These majestic beings were powered by the energy of Asperia’s magical field, which penetrated the entire realm in its early ages of glory.
- But with time, Asperia’s magical field waned, until it shrank to a point now known as the Astral Flux. The Guardians retreated through the Flux to the outer realms where magic was still plentiful, and with no one left to protect Asperia, it was only a matter of time before something sinister tried to sneak and take it over.
- The one we know as Aamon is a trans-realm creature with an insatiable appetite for power, and while a fearless hero named Amalric managed to banish it from the lands for the time being, Aamon will one day come back. The Ancients are returning to Aspecia, aware that they only have limited time to rally the entire realm before Aamon returns – undoubtedly a lot better prepared – for his revenge.
- Release Schedule
- Each month, we are going to release 6-15 new cards from the new Ancients Rising season, with two pauses in July and January to account for summer and winter team vacations.
- The cards from each card release will be nicely packaged and easily obtainable in the form of a one-time purchase, available for both Gold and Crystals. The exact price tag will be announced on the release date and will depend on the number and rarity of cards. Please check the FAQ below for more ways to get ahold of the new cards.
- The next release is scheduled for the week starting on May 7th, and will include 7 new cards, including a brand new hero. We bet that you can guess what that hero might represent!
- Cards and Seasons, Oh My!
- Soon enough we will have cards from two separate seasons in the game. What does this mean about packs? What kind of cards should we expect in there?
- We put a lot of thought about the best thing we can do about packs and rewards, plus the impact this would have on rewards and the entire gameplay experience. So, if you have questions about the information below, please have a look at the FAQ section at the end of the article.
- Small, Normal, Good and Evil packs will only contain cards from the “Core Set”, which is currently the old Valiant Dawn season.
- Premium and Foil packs will contain both cards from Valiant Dawn and Ancients Rising.
- We are introducing Novelty Packs, which will contain 4 cards from Ancients Rising only, and will be available for both Gold and Crystals.
- Drafts will add one Novelty Pack instead of one Small Pack to each Normal Pack used. Thus, in draft you will pick from 14 cards, 10 of which will be from Valiant Dawn, and 4 from Ancients Rising.
- FAQ
- Will purchasing the card release package provide me with the full number of cards I need?
- Yes, each card release package will include a full playset of every card from that card release.
- Why are you releasing the new set/season in small pieces rather than a monolithic expansion?
- This is the best way we have to keep the game new and exciting. If we had to release a big expansion, that would mean a long time without new content. Nobody wants to wait 4+ months without anything new in the game, provided that we haven’t had a lot of new content lately already.
- Small card releases allows us to have regular new content and also keep that content easier to obtain.
- Can we expect a large expansion later on?
- For now, the plans are to complete the Ancients Rising season with monthly card releases only. Depending on how well these releases are accepted, and our own experience with them, we might change plans, in which case you will be promptly notified.
- Why aren’t the new cards included in all packs?
- There are a currently 342 different cards you can get from a Normal Pack, including over 100 different Rare cards. If we add the new cards to the already large number of cards we have in Valiant Dawn, the odds of getting a newly released card from a Normal Pack would be quite small. Also it would become increasingly difficult to get a specific card you need from an opened pack. We certainly don’t want that.
- Keeping the cards from Ancients Rising separate helps us keep everything simple, and the number of different cards you can get from a pack under control. It prevents us from having too many different kinds of packs in the Marketplace, and also lets us keep the same packs as the means to obtain cards from the current “Core Set” after we start doing card rotations.
- How can I obtain the new cards without spending money?
- To get all new cards at once, you can purchase the corresponding card release package with Gold you get from games and quests. Of course there are also other ways to obtain the new cards. Quests will occasionally give you new cards and Novelty Packs as rewards. Novelty Packs contain only cards from Ancients Rising and you will be able to purchase Novelty Packs with Gold too.
- The crafting system will also allow you to craft any card you want using Shrines.
New in Spellweaver 03.04.2017 (Apr 4, 2017)
- Spellweaver Chronicles #1: The Holy Child:
- Since day one our team wanted to provide the players with a solid single player experience with unique AI battles, entertaining rules and a greater journey trough the interesting lore of Spellweaver. We’ve been working hard over this fresh content and the time to let you in has come! Hop in!
- The campaign* brings you the following:
- 15 new cards and 1 new hero
- 10 main missions and 10 side mission with unique gameplay
- Thought-provoking Hardcore Mode and tricky Challenges for added replayability
- Narrative Events that alter the player’s experience depending on his choices
- Intriguing story uncovering more of the Spellweaver lore
- Thematic cosmetic rewards for the completionists
- We know you are very eager to dive into the action, but there are lot of questions that come in your mind. So, here is a short FAQ for you:
- What is the Hardcore Mode and the Challenges? How can I get the unique cosmetic rewards?
- Hardcore Mode applies to the Main Missions and adds a serious difficulty to the battles bringing reinforcements to the opponent every few turns. Completing a mission in Hardcore Mode will give you one Golden Star. The Challenges are linked to the Side Missions where you will have to perform a certain feat in order to win Silver Stars. By collecting all Golden and Silver Stars you will be rewarded a unique card back and a foil hero!
- What are the Narrative Events:
- Narrative Events are interactive pieces of the story where the player is given the choice of how the narrative will continue. Depending on your choices you will receive different number of new and powerful cards and additional modifiers will be added to the game-play for your next battle.
- How can I get the new cards released with the Spellweaver Chronicles #1: The Holy Child? Are these cards part of the Season #1: Valiant Dawn set?
- All cards introduced with Spellweaver Chronicles #1: The Holy Child are part of the Valiant Dawn set. All new cards are included in all of the different types of Packs and are available for crafting.
- The new hero Amalric, Holy Knight can be acquired by purchasing the campaign or by crafting.
New in Spellweaver 22.09.2016 Patch (Sep 22, 2016)
- New AI Opponents:
- More variety in the AI opponents was something requested very often from the community, and we are finally able to provide. We added SIX new PvE Challenges opponents. All of them are Rare and give nice rewards. We also added FOUR new Hard AI opponents that will test the skills even of the best players and are a fair opposition to the strongest decks.
- More Generous Tournament Prizes:
- This is another improvement we made after we listened to the call of the community. The old tournament prizes were a bit underwhelming, and the tournaments schedule really needed more variety. To answer that, we:
- Added more tournament types
- Increased the prize pools of all tournaments
- Added two new bonus prizes: the Completion Bonus and the Top Bonus
New in Spellweaver 12.04.2016 Patch (Apr 12, 2016)
- You can now win great bonuses for inviting your buddies to play Spellweaver. Share your unique Referral Code or Link with your friends and earn the following resources as they progress in the game
- 10 000 Gold for every 5 Fame levels reached
- 10% of their purchases converted into Crystals
- When your friends sign up they get 75 000 Gold for free!
- You can finally play Spellweaver in these languages: German, French, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Czech, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Simplified Chinese.