GamePatchNote Digest
Cards & Tankards Patch Notes — February 6, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
ADDED
- Full Art Update: Redesigned artwork and animations of all cards to be a Full Art Theme.
- Barbed Bladeflinger, a new 4-mana Plundering Guild creature from the Crusade of Sun and Stone set.
- Battle Phases: Added clearer audio cues and visuals for distinct phases.
- Summon Effects: Added 3 new variations (Default, Gold, and Diamond) based on the card animation rarity.
- Holstering: Added collision, haptics, and SFX for holstering Collection Books, Guide Books, and Props.
- Haven Previews: Added Haven Art to the Taverns UI to better preview themes. Added button colors and dividers to improve UI legibility.
UPDATED
- Legendary Focusing: Reduced Luck cost for Legendaries from 1800 to 1600.
- Starter Decks: Deck boxes now display featured cards related to their faction.
BALANCE CHANGES
- Poison Darts: You can now choose the target.
- Kularan War Paint: Now changes marked creatures to Nomads.
- Soul Extraction: Re-added "draw a card if any targets die."
- Lawbound Acolyte: Stats changed to 4 Mana 3/4 (previously 5 Mana 3/5).
- Mana Miser: Stats changed to 3/6 and has the ability to stack. Ability changed to "Aftermath: Convert 2 unspent Mana into a Mana Fragment."
- Rebellion Spark: Enrage buff increased to +2/+0.
- Shifty Inquisitor: Attack increased to 4 (previously 3).
- Perpetual Watchman: Swapped Multiblocker for Armored. Blocking ability and discard buff changed to +1/+0 and ability buff affects only Innates instead of just Loophole.
- Skill Siphoner: Now a 4/3 and gains +1/+1 for each attribute removed.
FIXED
- Draft Battles not counting towards quest progression.
- Fall of Piata-Oras sometimes skipping over banes in the opponent's deck.
- PCVR loading screen flickering.
- Luck placement on Season Pass boosters appearing lower than on other packs.
- Forceful Acquisition: Text updated to "and it becomes an Underling."