February 2026 Balance Update — Details & Release Notes

Note: This balance change is planned to go live by February 3, 2026 11:30 AM UTC

Full details of the changes are as follows:

Valiant Vegetable Family

• Seedling and Sprout Fiends

  • Evolving Fiends now have their evolution delayed by 1 turn each time they are healed

  • HP increased

    • Seedling Fiend: 15% -> 20%

    • Sprout Fiend: 25% -> 30%

Astral Demon family

• Resonance status ailment redesigned

  • Instead of dealing damage to random enemies, the effect now deals damage to nearby enemies. Total damage has been increased, especially in cases where the number of targets has been reduced.

    • OLD: Each turn, Resonance deals damage to the afflicted enemy, and additional damage that reverberates to random enemies.

    • NEW: Each turn, Resonance deals damage to the afflicted enemy, and additional damage to nearby enemies.

  • Affected Heroes:

    • Legendary

      • Xshahr

      • Anatemah

      • Ibelis

    • Epic

      • Mael

The Institute and Forsaken families

• Prof. Morryster

  • Defense reduction against Special Skills changed to overall defense reduction

    • OLD: The target and nearby enemies get -44% defense against Special Skills for 4 turns.

    • NEW: The target and nearby enemies get -44% defense for 4 turns.

  • Insanity inflicted to self reduced: 50 -> 45

• Khatrox

  • Insanity inflicted to self reduced: 50 -> 45

• Demhalar

  • Water damage now boosts all allies' health

    • NEW: All allies absorb 50% of dealt Water damage as boosted health.

  • Insanity inflicted to self reduced: 45 -> 40

• Emilie

  • Insanity inflicted to self reduced: 50 -> 45

• Kadath:

  • Insanity inflicted to self reduced: 45 -> 40

• Ellery

  • The Hero now also gives Defense Growth in addition to Attack

    • OLD: Growth; The caster and nearby allies get 400 attack.

    • NEW: Growth; The caster and nearby allies get 400 attack and 400 defense.

  • Insanity inflicted to self reduced: 50 -> 45

• Wilcox

  • The Special Skill now bypasses defensive buffs

  • Insanity inflicted to self reduced: 45 -> 40

• Inanis

  • Insanity inflicted to self reduced: 40 -> 35

Nidavellir Realm Costumes

• Costume bonus buffed for both Legendary Costumes

  • OLD: +7% attack/+7% defense/+9% HP/+5% mana generation

  • NEW: +10% attack/+10% defense/+11% HP/+5% mana generation