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New Update is out! Read all about it!

ICE WORLD IS HERE ❄️

It's a party on Ice! Play Ice World Maps and Battle Mods, and bust Ice Spirits to earn new Ice World Characters!

And for all the players who reached Desert World**, you’ll be able to play in Ice World for a week and start unlocking the new Characters!**

As soon as the Event starts, you’ll find a visiting Ice Spirit in your Plaza. Start busting Ice Spirits in Battles to earn many Reward Chests, including Ice Chests that guarantee Ice World Characters.

Ice World Characters ☃️

JESSIE

Builds Turrets on opened Chests and packs a powerful orb launcher!

ICE WIZARD

Gives a Super Freeze Spell and chills enemies with frosty ice bolts.

Dr. T

Dr. T is ready to unleash his infamous Mega Crab, but only after you collect enough Coins! The Mega Crab will Evolve as Dr. T Evolves, increasing its health, damage, and attack speed.

Ice World Battle Mods 🧊

• Super Ice Spirits: Giant Ice Spirits are jumping around the map

• Golem Meteors: Sends lots of Gem-covered Golems falling from the sky

• 1-Coin Chests: All Chests only cost 1 Coin

• Gem Hot Pot: Pots of Gems, which spill huge amounts of Gems, for the first Squad to grab them

NEW CHARACTER: BANDIT!

Starting in July, you'll be able to unlock THE BANDIT through a special Event!

Watch for the Bandit showing up in your Plaza for a chance to unlock her! The Event will be available for players who reached Desert World.

Bandit’s Abilities are all about Gems, giving you a bunch of them when coming out of a Chest.

SKINS ARE HERE 👕

You can now change your Characters’ appearance by equipping a SKIN. A bunch of new Skins will be coming to the Shop in the next few weeks:

• Tour Guide Mavis

• Origami Barbarian King

• Street Magic Wizard

• Kimono Witch

• Ninja Goblin

FREE Black Belt Chicken Skin!

Stay tuned for more information coming in July about the Community Event to unlock it!

JULY AND AUGUST GEM PASS 🎟️

IN JULY:

• Two new MEGAs: Resort Royale King and Sunburn Barbarian

• One Skin: Pool Party Hog Rider

IN AUGUST:

• Two new MEGAs: Fast Food Tank Girl and Street Trader

• One Skin: Retro Future Colt

NEW EVENTS COMING UP 🗓️

• Unlock Bandit

Bandit is showing up in the Plaza with a challenge to collect lots of Gems. Impress her with your Gem collecting skills to unlock her for your Squad!

• Bounty Hunt

Colt is showing up in the Plaza with bounties. Bust Colt’s most wanted Monsters and earn big Coin Rewards!

GAMEPLAY & BALANCE CHANGES 📝

After a massive launch, Squads find their groove and show their skills. A new round of balancing changes aims to keep action up, improve some underperformers, and make Battles more dynamic and rewarding!

Battle Mods ⚔️

• Piñata Party: Find Giant Piñatas full of Piñata Sticks when a Piñata Festival Event is active

• Loot Surge: Find surges of Piñata Sticks when a Piñata Festival event is active

• Spell Overload: Big Monsters and Bosses have increased chance to drop Spells

• Gem Overload: Furnace Spell’s Fire Spirits no longer drop extra Gems, to not reward their targets

• Doppelgangers: Drops from Characters are now limited to 3 Characters worth per transformation

  • This change aims curb gameplay extremes and keep Battles running smoothly

• Ring Grab: Gem Rings are worth much more Gems, and only drop 1 at a time

Gameplay 🕹️

• Targeting outlines now help you predict your Squad’s intentions

  • A yellow outline now shows the Squad’s current target, even while moving

  • Targeting rules are unchanged: the Squad prefers targets closest to the center of the Squad circle

• Maps now spawn many more Monsters as the Battle progresses, including extra Bosses

• Rare and Epic Chests in Battle have reduced chances to offer Common Characters, to make it easier to make Rare and Epic Fusions later in the Battle

• Using a Fusion Key now puts the Battle Bag on cooldown for the rest of the Battle

  • This change aims to make stronger trade-offs and more strategic use of the Battle Bag

  • Now, waiting to use a Fusion Key will give the opportunity to use other Keys earlier

• Comeback chances to get a MEGA from a Chest now improve when more Squads have been busted in a Battle

  • Before, chances would lower the more Squads had been busted, making comeback harder

Characters and Monsters 👾

• Barbarian has more Health, to help him better show off his swordplay

• Dynamike has improved damage to keep up with healthier opponents

• Bea Bees now last longer, and Super Bea Bees stay with her the entire Battle

• Penny finds much more loot from hidden treasure, ensuring her riches are worthwhile

• Chest Menace has less Health, making its stash of loot easier to bust open

• Furnace Spells and Shrink Spells are now more likely to be found in Battle

• Freeze Spells now have more effective slowdown, even when Turboing

• Super Bosses from certain Battle Mods now drop more Hammers

Other improvements and fixes 🔎

• You can now earn Portal Energy just from playing from Battles

• Single Chest Tickets now cost less Coins, and can be bought in larger stacks

• Reward Chests now convert maxed out Characters into Portal Energy or XP, instead of being skipped

• Chests no longer stop respawning in Battle if a Squad is busted while opening that Chest

• Tombstones no longer block Tanks, Hives, and other Map items from spawning

• Fixed swapping Spells with Classic Wizard would sometimes accidentally throw a Spell instead

• Various improvements and fixes for spectating Battles