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Update 9.4

Gems of War - Puzzle RPG · Community Announcements · September 30, 2026

• We have updated the PvP matchmaking to better take player level and team score into account when generating the opponent list
  
• The MVP menu now includes a button to switch between the MVP information and a full Victory Point breakdown for the battle.
  
  
  
  • The top right corner of the result screen now shows your opponent’s name, level, and Guild; the top left corner shows your own name, level, and Guild.
    
  • The game now remembers whether you last viewed the MVP information or the Victory
    
  • Point breakdown, and returns you to that view the next time you open this menu.
    
  
  

• We have added a new Test Defenses button to the PvP options menu on the left hand side, letting you test your team in a Pre-Battle style setup similar to Explore.
  
  
  
  • You can change your own team from the left-hand side, and change the defending team on the right, to test different matchups before entering live PvP.
    
  • The defending team list now also includes your Guild Wars defense team options.
    
  
  

Guilds now share Room discovery in Tower of Doom!

When a Guild member defeats a Room, the Room’s reward information is reflected for the whole Guild, so members can see which Rooms their Guildmates have already completed



Players will see a footprint icon and the reward on any Room that has been explored by a guildmate.
Note: We also have a QOL to look at displaying the max floor level which has been explored.



We have added an in-game description for World Events, so players no longer need to check the event blog for the details.
A new Details button appears in the score section of the World Event Overview map. Tapping Details opens a popup with 4 sections:

• Details: How the event plays and its different phases.
  
• Scoring: All collectibles for the event, and how many points they’re worth.
  
• Battles: The available battles, along with the collectibles they drop and any modifiers on those collectibles.
  
• Notes: Any modifiers affecting battles, and what they mean.
  
  
  
  • Modifiers affecting a battle are now shown with an icon in the Battles section.
    
  • The Notes section is hidden if the World Event does not have a collectible modifier (such as scaling or random rewards).
    
  
  

As we add new Constellations to Astral Spire, we wanted it to be easier for players to review their current progress and jump directly to a Constellation.

The Astral Spire overview menu has been updated to include a list of all available Constellations, along with the current progress on nodes and the Capstone. By default, the boards are listed by progress and then alphabetically

Once a Constellation has been completed, it will move to the bottom of the list and the bar will turn gold (making it easy to tell completed and in-progress Constellations apart).



You can use a Constellation’s arrow button to jump directly to it; the existing gold arrow (left/right) navigation is unchanged elsewhere.





We have added a new Astral Spire Constellation Board, The Volcano, which will buff Broken Spire Troops
Capstone:
Steam Vent: reduces Enemy mana gained from Gems destroyed in explosions

Gold nodes:

• Wildfire: +15% chance to Burn the Enemy Team when battle starts.
  
• Intense Heat: Burning deals 5 damage per turn (instead of 3).
  

We have made some improvements across the Opening Tutorial, Dragon’s Pursuit, and early Kingdoms.
Starting Team

• We have made some changes to Eleanor and Prisoner Luther’s Spells
  
  
  
  • Eleanor
    
    
    
    • Mana Cost reduced from 9 to 8
      
    • Her spell will now also grant Barrier to the first Ally.
      
    
    
  • Prisoner Luther
    
    
    
    • Mana Cost reduced from 11 to 9
      
    • His spell will now deal damage to the first Enemy.
      
    
    
  
  
• We have added a new common troop to the game – Cinder Hatchling Dragon, that is given to the player during Dragon’s Pursuit replacing the Priestess given previously.
  
  
  
  • This new troop will be available from Chests after 9.4 releases..
    
  
  

Early Weapons

• We increased the base damage of the starting weapons by 2:
  
  
  
  • Axe of Fire – Base damage increased from 3 to 5
    
  • Sword of Ice – Base damage increased from 2 to 4
    
  • Hammer of Nature – Base damage increased from 1 to 3
    
  
  
• Common rarity Weapons now unlock at Hero Level 7, instead of as part of Gem Mastery. These weapons are largely inferior to the current starter weapons, and we have noticed some confusion amongst new players, who were switching to them.
  
  
  
  • However, we have also made some balance changes across the original Common, Rare, and Ultra-Rare Weapons that unlock via Gem Mastery, to make them more viable alternatives for new players should they wish to try them out.
    
    
    
    • Knight’s Sword (Common)
      
      
      
      • Mana Cost reduce from 5 to 3
        
      • Base damage reduced from 5 to 3
        
      • Spell now targets the strongest Enemy.
        
      
      
    • Hunter’s Spell (Common)
      
      
      
      • Base damage increased from 5 to 6
        
      
      
    • Wizard’s Wand
      
      
      
      • Base damage increased from 5 to 6
        
      
      
    • Crude Club
      
      
      
      • Spell changed to explode a random Gem.
        
      • Mana cost reduced from 4 to 3
        
      • Crude Club and Warrior’s Axe were competing for the same space. This change allows both weapons to have placements if the Hero is looking for a low cost red mana weapon.
        
      
      
    • Sword of Heroes
      
      
      
      • Mana cost increased from 4 to 5
        
      • Base damage increased from 3 to 5
        
      
      
    • Icy Glaive
      
      
      
      • Spell changed to deal damage to the first 2 Enemies.
        
      • Spell no longer removes Red Gems.
        
      • Spell no longer boosts from Red Gems removed.
        
      
      
    • Dust Tome
      
      
      
      • Spell will now also give 1 Magic to all Allies
        
      
      
    • Dagger of the Void
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 9 to 8
        
      
      
    • Flachion of Kings
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 9 to 8
        
      
      
    • Glaive of Storms
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 10 to 9
        
      • Spell changed to deal damage to the first 2 Enemies.
        
      • Base damage decreased from 6 to 5
        
      • Spell no longer removes Red Gems.
        
      • Spell no longer boosts from Red Gems removed.
        
      
      
    • Khopresh of Misery
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 9 to 8
        
      
      
    • Blade of Justice
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 9 to 8
        
      
      
    • Crossbow of Exile
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 11 to 10
        
      
      
    • Javelin of War
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 11 to 10
        
      
      
    • Tome of Wizardry
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 7 to 6
        
      • Spell will now also give 2 Magic to all Allies
        
      
      
    • Bow of Betrayal
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 10 to 9
        
      
      
    • Halberd of Might
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 10 to 9
        
      
      
    • Mace of Malice
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 10 to 9
        
      
      
    • Axe of Chaos
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 9 to 8
        
      
      
    • Scythe of Corruption
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 13 to 12
        
      
      
    • Lance of the Divine
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 9 to 8
        
      
      
    • Staff of the Magus
      
      
      
      • Mana cost decreased from 9 to 8
        
      
      
    
    
  
  
• We have adjusted some Gem Mastery unlock requirements for Weapons so they will not unlock until after Common Weapons become available, preventing them from interrupting the Dragon’s Pursuit story flow.
  

• We have changed it so that when a new Quest node unlocks, the game will now automatically select that node and open the Quest detail pop-out once the opening conversation finishes playing.
  
• We have reduced the length of the battle yell screen animation.
  
• We have sped up the display of victory rewards, as well as the XP and Shrine progress bars filling.
  
• After pressing the Complete button at the end of a Quest, the game now shows your rewards and then automatically continues to the end conversation..
  
• The Troop performing the Pre-Quest Battle Yell animation is now used as the featured Troop on the battle load screen.
  

• We have made improvements so the Guild Recommendation list no longer includes Guilds that haven’t had any activity in the past two Days.
  
• We have added a new “New Player Friendly” toggle to the Guild Management menu.
  
  
  
  • Guilds with this option enabled are now prioritized in the Guild Recommendation list for new players or players under level 100.
    
  
  
• We have updated the visual style of the Guild Recruit menu to match last year’s changes to the Manage tab
  

• We have added the ability for players to select an unowned Troop, and see how that troop can be unlocked. This is similar to the existing info popup for unowned Weapons.
  

• In Guild Wars battles, we have added a countdown time at the start of the enemy turn, which will countdown until the opponent’s Guild Keep Guardian triggers. This will display every turn.
  

• We have updated the Pet Level-Up menu text to reflect the number of extra copies that can be used to upgrade the Pet (to clarify how many spare copies you have on top of the one kept for ownership).
  

• We have adjusted the skill points for Gnomes at lower levels to make them easier for lower-level players to defeat. This change will not affect their skill points at end-game.
  
• We have adjusted the number of popups that can appear when going to the World Map. This should help reduce how often popups and offers interrupt gameplay.
  
  
  
  • This does not apply to contextual popups, such as the Mythic/Legendary Flash Offer that appears after a player earns a new Mythic or Legendary Troop.
    
  
  
• We added a new popup message when new players reach the pre-battle screen in the first Broken Spire quest battle to remind them that the new troop they just earned can be added to their team.
  
• We have added some new Heroic Gems for future campaigns.
  

There were some suggestions during the BETA phase that were out of scope, or we just didn’t have time to implement, but have been added to our ongoing QOL list to come back to in the future. Wanted to share them so everyone is aware that this feedback has been shared. Reminder: These have been added to the QOL list to be considered in future; there is no ETA unless stated.

• Displaying the max floor level that has been explored in Tower of Doom
  
• Show Troop finder text on owned troops as well
  
• Adding a coloured flare to the troops in the World Event information, displaying troop rarity
  
• Updating the Medal text in World Events to display the Medal information
  
• Adding a filter to the Astral Spire Navigation board
  
• Option to favorite specific Astral Spire boards so they are pinned to the top of the Navigation menu
  
• Having a menu in Astral Spire where you can view all abilities you have unlocked.
  
• Updating the Guild search screen to include a New Player Friendly specific search
  
  
  
  • Also, New Player Friendly on the Guilds that have that toggled, in the Guild search results
    
  
  
• Updating the Guild search to increase the minimum level required range
  
• Guilds with New Player Friendly will not be able to have a level 1,000 minimum level requirement
  
• Feedback around the amount of VP offered to high-level players has been shared, ongoing, since those changes were made.
  

We have made some changes to some of the offers aimed at new players.
Level Up Packs
We have retired the old Growth Packs, and replaced them with the new Level Up Packs. These will function the same as Growth Packs, giving updated rewards when reaching set Hero Levels

• Level Up Pack 1 ($14.99):
  
  
  
  • Grants 350 Gems on purchase.
    
  • Reaching each Level Stage gives:
    
    
    
    • 10,000 Souls (Lv 10)
      
    • 5 Orbs of Wisdom (Lv 20)
      
    • 5 Rainbow Crystals (Lv 30)
      
    • 5 Orbs of Ascension (Lv 40)
      
    • 350 Gems, with 1 Unowned Legendary Troop (Lv 50).
      
    
    
  
  
• Level Up Pack 2 ($29.99):
  
  
  
  • Grants 700 Gems on purchase.
    
  • Reaching each Level Stage gives:
    
    
    
    • 500 Star Stones (Lv 50)
      
    • 10 Rainbow Crystals (Lv 75)
      
    • 500 Star Stones (Lv 100)
      
    • 10 Rainbow Crystals (Lv 125)
      
    • 700 Gems , with 1 Unowned Mythic Troop (Lv 150).
      
    
    
  
  

Starter Packs
We have reworked the rewards in the New Adventurer’s Pack, Expert Adventurer’s Pack, and Master Adventurer’s Pack offers. Their prices remain unchanged.

• New Adventurer’s Pack:
  
  
  
  • Pack A ($4.99): 1 Spinnerette (Epic Troop rewarded at Level 18 with all 3 Traits unlocked), 100 Gems, and 2,000 Souls.
    
  • Pack B ($19.99): 1 Ser Cygnea (Epic Troop rewarded at Level 18 with all 3 Traits unlocked), 500 Gems, and 5,000 Souls.
    
  
  
• Expert Adventurer’s Pack (triggers on reaching Player Level 23, available for 3 Days):
  
  
  
  • Pack A ($14.99): 1 Arcanus (Epic Troop rewarded at Level 18 with all 3 Traits unlocked), 300 Gems, 1 Rainbow Crystal, and 50 War Coins.
    
  • Pack B ($29.99): 1 Sol’Zara (Legendary Troop rewarded at Level 19 with all 3 Traits unlocked), 800 Gems, 3 Rainbow Crystals, and 130 War Coins.
    
  
  
• Master Adventurer’s Pack (triggers on reaching Player Level 42, available for 3 Days):
  
  
  
  • Pack A ($24.99): 1 Shadow-Hunter (Epic Troop rewarded at Level 18 with all 3 Traits unlocked), 500 Gems, 100 War Coins, and 2 Rainbow Crystals.
    
  • Pack B ($49.99): 1 Gorgotha (Legendary Troop rewarded at Level 19 with all 3 Traits unlocked), 1,250 Gems, 230 War Coins, 5 Rainbow Crystals, and 1 Orb of Power.
    
  
  

• Walk on the Wild Side: Match 100 Wildcard Gems.
  
• Bleeding Love: Match 100 Bleed Gems.
  
• Wish Upon a Star: Destroy 100 Wish Gems.
  
• We have also updated the Achievements
  
  
  
  • Power Up
    
  • I Have The Power
    
  • Dirty Deeds
    
  • With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
    
  • I Believe in a Higher Power
    
    
    
    • Now triggers from Kingdom Prestige
      
    
    
  
  

• PvP Global Leaderboard rewards not being mailed out at weekly reset
  
• Cannot Pause Game on Opponents Turn when using a controller
  
• Kingdom tasks were not recognising Immortals or existing progress
  
• Kingdom Quests battle displays different featured troop level on splash screen to in-battle
  
• Class Quest cut scene plays when player hasn’t unlocked any Classes
  
• Class trials blocked by tutorial
  
• If multiple Boosters (XP/Gold/Souls) are active, they can appear all over the UI
  
• Troops with Terror applied do not display the Terror pop up when viewing the Troop
  
• Campaign Goals giving players double rewards
  
• Max upgrade on a troop without enough Traitstones causes game crash
  
• Faction Hoard bonuses earned from Kingdom Prestige not applied
  
• Delve buttons overlapping Chat button
  
• Treasure Hunt inconsistently soft locking
  
• Soulforge text after crafting is incorrect
  
• Show Spell/Mana details missing from Settings menu
  
• Guild Wars notifications in-chat appearing as though a player posted them
  
• Explore rewarded multiple chests
  
• Explore and Faction maps disappear
  
• Astral Spire bonuses not applied in Epic Trials
  
• Astral Spire bonuses not displayed after first Delve battle
  
• Astral Spire – Death Ward blocked player sacrificed troops
  
• Astral Spire – Empowered Portal not applied to troops with existing bonuses
  

• Quests after completion give an error that the quest has already been completed and forces you to restart the game
  
  
  
  • After the game restarts the game proceeds as normal
    
  
  
• Souls earned from Troop Spells/traits are not rewarded in Testing Grounds
  
• Wand of Stars and Stellarix are not transformed in Testing Grounds, to match PvP and Guild Wars restrictions
  
• Kingdom Prestige achievements are still not triggering
  
• Kingdom Pass button appears greyed out and unavailable to purchase, even if you have yet to buy it
  
• [Visual] Kingdom Pass button is misaligned
  
• [Visual] Some UI in and out if a player continuously opens and closes the Resource panel while inside the world map screen of PVP / Single player mode
  
• [Visual] Lines appear in the dialogue screens of the introduction battles
  
• [Visual] Mail and profile screen temporarily shrink when pressing the back button '<'
  
• [Visual] When you don't have a class unlocked because you have yet to unlock that Kingdom, from the Collection > Class screen you are directed back to the World Map where the Kingdom would be instead of getting a pop-up with more information
  
• [Pending confirmation of fix][SONY] New Level Up bundles don't display their matching name in the confirmation screen
  
• [Pending confirmation of fix] Game gets stuck when the player selects the Back button after levelling up in the 4th level of “Dragon Pursuit” during the introduction battles
  
• [Pending confirmation of fix] During the tutorial battles, the Troop/Hero information softlocks and displays over battle
  

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