Io is everywhere, and in all things. Denounced by enemies as the great unmaker, worshiped by scholars as the twinkling of a divine eye, this strange Wisp of life-force occupies all planes at once, the merest fraction of its being crossing into physical existence at any one moment. Its motives inscrutable, its strength unimaginable, Io moves through the physical plane, the perfect expression of the mysteries of the universe.
Chess Pieces
REWORK
IO - Tether
Reworked. <Battlecry Ability: Activates before the battle starts> IO tethers with allies around, granting percentage damage reduction. Health percentage will be distributed equally among all tethered allies at set intervals. P.S. Tether will break when IO dies or is too far from its ally. P.S. Health from redistribution of tether will not be counted as Heal. The benevolent touch of Io brings strength from between the planes.
Cancelled the extra one when combined into Rank 3.
BUFF
Meepo - Poof
Damage increased from 100/150/250 to 100/200/400
BUFF
Legion Commander
Armor increased from 5 to 7
NERF
Morphling - Waveform
Damage decreased from 200/300/400 to 150/250/350
Synergies
REWORK
Kobold - Divided We Stand
(2) Reworked. (1) Kobold: If every friendly Kobold piece on board can be paired with another identical same-rank Kobold, summons a replica for each pair when battle starts. (2) Kobolds: Every unpaired Kobold piece will reshape itself into a non-Kobold ally of the same Rank before battle starts. P.S. Paired Kobolds will keep themselves. P.S. Unpaired Kobolds will reshape into highest level allies of the same rank.
CHANGE
Harpy - Windfury
Simplified. (2) Harpies: All allies gain the effect - Targeted spells +1 additional targets. (4) Harpies: All allies gain the effect - Targeted spells +1 additional targets.
NERF
Shaman - Hex
Channeling duration decreased from 2s to 1s
Items
REWORK
Tango
Reworked into a no target item. Click to knock down the nearest tree to heal.
The personal ranking panel on the left can be closed now
Season Awards
CHANGE
S36 Thunder Trace(May, 1st - June 30th) Awards will be granted as follows
♕Queen Top 20: Badge for S37 ♕Queen: 320 Candies and Crown(Valid in S38) +Lei Rong♦Red (Legendary) ♔King: 320 Candies + Lei Rong♦Pink (Mythical) ♖Rook: 160 Candies + Lei Rong♦Blue (Rare) ♗Bishop: 80 Candies + Lei Rong♦Green (Common) ♘Knight: 40 Candies ♙Pawn: 20 Candies
CHANGE
Badges will be settled by the final ranking of the Season. All other awards will be settled by the highest rank in Season
CHANGE
The last day of the season will be a casual day to settle the awards. You can play casual games without rankings. New Season S36 Mieee Officer will be kicked off on July 1st
Bug Fixes
FIX
General
Various bug fixes.
Rebalance
NERF
Tauren - Totem of the Clan
(4) Taurens: Silence duration of Woodpecker Totem decreased from 5s to 3s. Disarm duration of Horn Totem decreased from 3s to 2s
NERF
Skywrath Mage - Arcane Bolt
Inner CD increased from 1s to 2s
BUFF
Muerta
Attack interval decreased from 1.3s to 1.1s
NERF
Kez - Kazurai Katana
Percentage Damage decreased from 20%/30%/40% to 15%/20%/30%, base damage decreased from 400/600/800 to 300/400/600
BUFF
Shadow Fiend - Requiem of souls
Wave width increased from 150~200 to 150~250
NERF
Elter Titan - Earth Splitter
Stunning duration decreased from 1.5/2.0/2.5s to 1.0/1.5/2.0s