Patch 1.1.21 - Season 5 is Live!
Nordhold Patch Notes — May 17, 2026
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Patch 1.1.21
Thanks to everyone who has been sharing feedback, it has been incredible to read! For this patch we are keeping things focused: less about big sweeping changes, more about polish and tweaks so the experience feels consistently better across every mode. The goal right now is to steadily bring Nordhold into its fully polished form.
✨ NEW / Changes
New Season:Season 5 has officially kicked off! Good luck on the leaderboards! 🏆
5 New Relics!
⚖️ Adjustments
Undead Magician
The Undead Magician's healing aura has been a long-standing pain point. Bringing down both the barrier and the regen.
Magic Barrier Health: 50,000 → 35,000
Barrier & Life Regeneration Aura Range: 13 → 12
Elite Life Regeneration Bonus: 100% → 75%
Orc Witcher
The Witcher's healing was stacking too aggressively in groups. Toning down both the heal per second and the aura size.
Life Regeneration per Second: 75 → 60
Life Regeneration Aura Range: 6 → 5
Wave Curve
Smoothed out HP spikes from Wave 38 through Wave 49 so the progression feels more consistent with the waves around them. Waves 38 and 39 also had their Barrier HP brought down.
Tower Buffs
A small damage bump for some of the core towers that were lagging behind.
Arrow Tower: Damage 100 → 110
Frost Tower: Damage 85 → 95
Tornado Tower: Damage 50 → 55
Relic Adjustments
Crossbow Precision (Rare): 25 → 30
Trophy Phial (Rare): 50 → 75
Aurum Trove (Legendary): 120 → 150
Greedgem (Rare): 200% → 300%
Fusion Banner Buffs
Scorching (Fusion Banner): 30 → 35 | New Upgrade Values: Common +10, Rare +13, Legendary +23
Fire Arrows (Fusion Banner): 75 → 85 | New Upgrade Values: Common +25, Rare +33, Legendary +58
Building Upgrades
Gold Manager (Guild Hall Upgrade): 10 → 25 Gold Rate
🔧 Improvements & Fixes
Bug Fixes
Fixed old saves (pre-Chaos Reaper) not being able to end properly
Fixed Meta Mode's Raven Tower bonus damage being added incorrectly
Fixed Rune Forge unlock being lost if unlocked during the last wave before death
Fixed the Path of Innovation Oracle option failing to properly complete the current research
Fixed Chaos Reaper not double and triple shooting when its fire rate was high
Fixed workers vanishing after a mission ends
Fixed Runestone and Raven Tower continuing to shoot while locked
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