Revised Cards

Summoner Wars 2nd Edition, in both the physical and online editions, is getting a small update. We are revising two cards, both originally printed in the Summoner Wars 2nd Edition Master Set.

The changes not quite final, but are being tentatively deployed to Summoner Wars Online today. We are taking the opportunity to test the changes publicly for a few days before finalizing them. Final versions of the cards and decisions on how players' physical copies of the game can be updated will be finalized in the next couple weeks, and we'll announce final plans at that time. In the meantime, here are the changes we're deploying today:

Sera Eldwyn, summoner of the Vanguards, is going from 2 strength to 3 strength. Sera has fallen far behind in the game and it has been proven that this strength increase helps her a lot.

Ice Ram, epic event of the Polar Dwarves, is changing to only work after forcing friendly structures (not all structures), and will not damage or force summoners. This change is to help structure-heavy opponents in current and future decks and eliminate one-turn-kill potential on summoners in the highest levels of play.

Even though neither card in its original form breaks the game, we feel both of the changes will have huge benefits for the long term health of the game and the community, and that is why we are doing the update.

New printings of the Master Set will include the new cards. In addition, all copies of the upcoming High Elves faction deck will include both the new Sera Eldwyn card and 2 copies of the new Ice Ram card. The new High Elf faction deck will tentatively arrive alongside the new Swamp Orc deck in May 2023. The cards will not be available individually in any capacity.

Note, these updated cards are a permanent part of the High Elves Faction Deck product, so they'll be in localized editions, future printings, etc.

This method of updating cards will be the norm going forward - changes to very few cards, once in a while, included in new faction decks along with new printings of the original decks. Even though neither card in its original form breaks the game, we feel both of the changes will have huge benefits for the long term health of the game and the community, and that is why we are doing the update.

We are dedicated to maintaining the health and integrity of Summoner Wars Second Edition, and appreciate the community whose data has helped us make these improvements.