HEX Update – Cycles

Greetings HEXers! This week, let’s talk about a few more wrinkles in the Armies of Myth set. You saw the three new keywords that build on the digital TCG space that HEX continues to define. Now, let’s take a look at some of the cycles you’ll see coming in the next set.

Tri-Cycle! Tri-Cycle!

We have a little bit of the new, a little bit of the familiar here. Remember Allegiance from last week? Play in a very similar space.

These actions don’t ask that you have a specific race or type, so these cards work with any deck you build. It checks the targeted troop for all of its traits. Did you know Vampire King is an Undead, Vampire, and King? Well, yeah, you probably knew that but still, that’s three types! Now, if a troop shares more than one trait with the targeted troop, the action only counts that troop once. For example, if you play Mind Rake and have both Reese the Crustcrawler and Cavern Commando on the board, your opponent discards two cards. If you add a Brood Creeper and Gearsmith to your board, still targeting Reese, your opponent will discard four cards.

Each shard has one of these actions. Some shards, like Wild with its Shin’hare, will find easy company to get maximum effect out of it. All shards, however, will surprise you with how they can use this cycle of actions with a bit of cleverness and ingenuity.

Those Coyotles sure do like to dance. You had Dream Dance and Spirit Dance. Now, you have Ozawa’s Dance!

Armies of Myth is the first time you’ll see sockets on action cards. With Ozawa’s dance, you can take your favorite gems and buff up all the troops in your deck. Put “when this deals damage to an opposing champion, draw a card” onto your entire remaining force. How could you lose?

In the upcoming set, four new races get the spotlight, but your favorites from Shards of Fate and Shattered Destiny get new allies as well.

Humans are all about helping each other and coming together. With Cerulean High Counselor, this sapphire mage fits into that plan perfectly while also playing some crazy mind games with the opponent. Since you can use this quick ability on your opponent’s turn, you’ll be able to surprise him or her with ready blockers lightning fast. Plus, if you’re playing Humans, your troop will likely play nice with Inspire effects—both receiving them and giving them later on.

Test Tournament Saturday, May 16th

As we announced yesterday morning, we’re going to run another free Large Scale tournament on our Player Test Server on Saturday, May 16th at 11:00 AM Pacific (19:00 CEST/18:00 GMT) [Worldclock] and you are all invited. Of course, there will be prizes!

The primary goal here is testing tournaments with no player cap. Our engineers have now made many changes to the tournament systems and client with the goal of opening tournaments with no cap on player participation numbers. Therefore, we need to run another large stress test!

In order to participate, you will need to do the following:

An account registered before the 13th of May.

Downloaded/updated the player test server client. Updates will be available 48 hours before the event.



The Test server and tournament registration will be open 4 hours before the tournament. Please join the server at least 1 hour before the tournament starts.

Til It’s Gone

The six alternate art commons in HEX have been a big hit with players, but they’re moving on to make room for bigger things. We want to let you know that they’ll be removed from the game store soon, so you’ll want to pick up your set of 4 each as soon as possible. We’ll give you at least a week’s notice before they’re gone, so start making that gold and grab these collectible alternate art commons!

Five Shards Presented By Colin

The first season of this community-run tournament circuit is going to crown a champion this weekend. With prizes ranging from cash to booster packs, everyone’s bringing their best decks. You can follow along at Twitch.TV/FiveShards and you can see all the information for the event on the FiveShards website.

Clan Blackblade Pauper Event

Building on a budget? This community-organized Pauper event is perfect for you and you can win amazing prizes, including Primal Packs! Decks must consist of all common cards. Leave your uncommons and rares at home as you tackle this new format. This runs for four weeks and you can play at your leisure. It couldn’t be easier to play and win! For more information, check out the Clan BlackBlade forum post.

Rock League

Another budget-friendly format, the Rock League has been around since the beginning of HEX. Like the CBB event, Rock League is organized by the community and runs for 4 weeks. This time, though, you can add 4 uncommons to your builds. At the end of the season, you can win booster packs and other prizes. To check it out and sign up, head to the Rock League website.

They Love Us!

HEX was in the news this week as four different sites gave their reviews of our current HEX beta build.

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