Draft Patch Notes 8.0

The arrival of Way of the Witcher means new cards, and more new exciting possibilities for all Game Modes, including Draft Mode! With the recent update we added brand new packages: Mechanical - Adrenaline, Tribal - Witchers, Value - Self poison and Offensive - Control. Of course the entirety of Draft Mode will be upgraded with the cards from the new expansion, enhancing the previously existing packages. As a finishing touch, there are some general balance changes and shuffles between package content which you can read all about in the changelog below.


Increased the odds of being offered Tactical Advantage


Urn of shadows stratagem now will only be offered if you choose: 

 - Frightener

 - Koshchey 

 - Haunt

 - Dol Dhu Lokke


Added in Tribal - Witchers package as a default available package. Increased odds of seeing it after picking it or Thinning - Witcher Trio or Wombo Combo - Witcher Trio


Added in a Value - Self Poison package


Added in Offensive - Control package


Mechanical - Traps has been moved to Offensive - Traps as well as the following cards added:

 - Iorveth


Increased odds of getting Spell focused special package after choosing Alzur as a core card


Replaced Albrich core card with Ivar Evil-Eye which boosts the following packages:

 - Tribal - Witchers

 - Offensive - Control

 - Tribal - Beasts (only Vypper Variant)


Added new Nilfgaard Core Card Gorthur Gvaed:

 - Tribal - Witchers

 - Value - Deck Shuffle

 - Tribal - Beasts (only Vypper Variant)


Replace Blueboy Lugos core card with Arnaghad which boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Bloodthirst

 - Tribal - Witchers

 - Offensive - Control


Added new Skellige Core Card Haern Caduch which boosts the following packages:

 - Tribal - Witchers

 - Value - Self Wound

 - Special - Raid


Harald An Craite core card now also boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Bloodthirst


Core Card Malena now properly increases odds of seeing Mechanical - Move package.


Replace Iorveth core card with Gezras which boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Move

 - Tribal - Witchers

 - Offensive - Traps


Added new Scoia'tael core card with Stygga Castle which boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Move

 - Tribal - Witchers

 - Defense - Armor


Replace Immortals core card with Erland of Larvik which boosts the following packages:

 - Defense - Boost

 - Tribal - Witchers

 - Value - Deck Shuffle


Added new Northern Realms core card with Kaer Seren which boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Charge

 - Tribal - Witchers

 - Value - Prebuff


Replace Madame Luiza core card with Fallen Rayla which boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Tribute

 - Offensive - Poison


Added new Syndicate core card with Salamandra Hideout which boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Tribute

 - Value - Self Poison


Added in custom versions of swarm packages available to Mourntart Core Card in an attempt to make decks with her more viable.


Replace Weavess: Incantation core card with Koshchey which boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Deathwish

 - Tribal - Insectoids


Added new Monsters core card with Dol Dhu Lokke which boosts the following packages:

 - Mechanical - Deathwish

 - Tribal - Insectoids

 - Special - Organic


The following cards were added to Coin package:

 - Salamandra lackey

With the following removed:

 - Oxenfurt Naturalist

"The following cards were added to Mechanic - Tribute: 

 - Salamander

 - Salamandra Mage

 - Madame Luiza


General reshuffle of Mechanical - Deathwish packages

Added:

 - Weavess: Incantation

 - Succubus

 - Viy

 - Hybrid


The following cards were added to Mechanical - Bloodthirst: 

 - Gerd

 - Bear Witcher

 - Bear Witcher Mentor

 - Armor Up


The following cards were added to Mechanical - Move:

 - Saber-Tooth Tiger

 - Brehen

 - Gaetan

 - Cat Witcher

 - Cat Witcher Mentor

 - Cat Witcher Saboteur

 - Cat Witcher Adept

 - Making a bomb


The following cards were added to Mechanical - Order:

 - Coen


The following cards were added to Tribal - Mages:

 - Cosimo Malaspina


The following cards were added to Tribal - Insectoids:

 - Idr


Overhaul of Tribal - Beasts package (many changes) and no longer a default package.


The following Core Cards and Leader Abilities will now enable Tribal - Beasts: 

 - Mourntart

 - Svalblod Totem

 - Ursine Ritual


The following cards were added to Defense - Shields:

 - Cosimo Malaspina


The following cards were added to Value - Deck Shuffle:

 - Griffin Witcher Adept


The following cards were added to Value - Self Wound:

 - Blueboy Lugos

 - Bear Witcher Mentor

 - Bear Witcher Quartermaster

 - Bear Witcher Adept


The following cards were added to Value - Board Swarming:

 - Idarran of Ulivo

 - Wererat

 - Siegfried

 - Chimera

 - Hybrid

 - Siren

 - Cockatrice

 - Morvudd

 - Plague Maiden


The following cards were added to Special - Neutral:

 - Triangle within a Triangle


The following cards were added to Special - Tactics:

 - Coated Weapons


The following cards were added to Special - Raid:

 - Armor Up


The following cards were added to Special - Move:

 - Making a bomb


The following cards were added to Special - Warfare:

 - Target Practice


The following cards were added to Special - Crimes:

 - Stolen Mutagens


The following cards were added to Special - Organic:

 - Spontaneous Evolution