Balance explainer
What the current balance changes actually mean
A plain-language guide to Aeonglass, Defect, high Ascension, and co-op concerns without mixing main-branch and Beta values.
v0.107.1 main · v0.108.0 beta tracked · 2026-07-13
â Decision Guides
1
Aeonglass is a deck-efficiency check
- The main-branch fight punishes low-impact card volume, but the answer is not simply ânever play cards.â Compress setup and damage into fewer useful plays.
- Artifact 3 makes opening debuff plans slower; high Ascension also raises the two attack turns and adds another Wither on Increasing Intensity.
- Cleanup is insurance, not the win condition. Repeated Wither upgrades eventually overwhelm decks that cannot finish.
2
Defect: separate engine strength from setup risk
- Focus and passive Orb output remain excellent once online, but a deck still needs a safe first cycle and enough immediate damage for aggressive rooms.
- Zero-cost density is not automatically consistency. Every cheap card must improve damage, defense, draw quality, or recursion.
- The v0.108.0 changes to end-of-turn Orb order, Compact Fuel, Momentum Strike, Scrape, and Shatter are Beta-only until merged.
3
High Ascension changes the minimum floor
- Higher enemy HP and damage make slow âeventually strongâ decks less reliable. Evaluate turn-one block, first-cycle damage, and bad-draw recovery separately.
- Do not use one tier rating as a promise. A strong card can still be wrong if it delays the deckâs only stable damage or defense line.
- For bosses, prepare to the high-Ascension numbers shown in the guide rather than the base value.
4
Co-op is a party system, not parallel solo runs
- Draft support cards only when the recipient, timing, and party payoff are clear. Personal survivability still matters.
- The Beta adds 15 multiplayer cards and lowers two-player enemy Block scaling, so branch version materially changes advice.
- Modded parties should match branch and gameplay-affecting mods before comparing balance or reporting a desync.