GamePatchNote Digest
Cards & Tankards Patch Notes — January 2, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
ADDED
- Lawbound Acolyte, a new 5-mana Augur Order creature from the Crusade of Sun and Stone set.
- New Cosmetics: Added the remaining animated outfit variants.
- Private Haven Kick: The creator of a private haven can now kick players, preventing them from rejoining that specific Private Haven.
- Deck Sharing: Added "Combo" as an archetype for shared decks.
UPDATED
- Luck System: Removed RNG from the Focus Card system. You now guarantee your Focused card on the very next pack open once the Luck Meter is 100% full.
- Luck System: The Luck Meter now only resets when the meter is full, rather than when a Focused card is pulled via random chance.
- Luck System: Adjusted the Luck values gained from opening packs and transmuting cards.
- Patron Haven Access: Non-Patrons can now join Patron-exclusive havens (like the Grove) as long as a Patron is present. The player limit scales based on the number of Patrons in the Haven.
- Reputation System: Reputation no longer changes automatically. It now passively improves while maintaining good standing and only decreases through moderation actions.
- Cordial Havens were combined with Neutral and now simply referred to as Public Havens.
- Improved the accuracy of the Luck Meter visual fill amount.
- Self-reputation labels are now hidden for non-Exalted reputation.
- 18+ players will now default to "Exalted" reputation and join Exalted havens by default. Exalted havens now have strict social conduct expectations.
BALANCE CHANGES
- Defensive Acumen: Condition changed to "3 or more friendly creatures have more health than attack." Friendly creatures are treated as having Acumen.
- Covert Contractor: Text updated to use the new Acumen keyword.
FIXED
- Patron title colors not persisting in havens.
- Vengeful Empath incorrectly trying to summon cards even when the board is full.
- Duplicity Specialist displaying incorrect stat buffs (+2/+0 instead of +3/+0).