Release 2.3

Release Date: Jan 22, 2019

Official Release Notes

Forum Announcement

Developer Notes on initial player level placement

Notable Changes:

• Upon first logon in 2.3, all players' existing card mastery were converted to experience points, granting an initial player "Level".
• Introduction of Player Profile
• Introduction of Card Visual Aid
• Introduction of new Planeswalker, Sarkhan Unbroken
• Introduction of New Event: Tour de Ravnica
• Expert and Master Decks added for:
  • Ajani Vengeant
  • Arlinn Kord
  • Chandra, Roaring Flame
  • Garruk Wildspeaker
  • Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
  • Gideon, Battle-Forged
  • Jace, Telepath Unbound
  • Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
  • Kiora, Master of the Depths
  • Koth of the Hammer
  • Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
  • Liliana, The Last Hope
  • Nahiri, the Harbinger
  • Nissa, Sage Animist
  • Ob Nixilis, Reignited
  • Sarkhan, the Mad
  • Sorin, Grim Nemesis
  • Tezzeret, the Seeker

Bug Fixes:

• The specific button to rearrange the cards in the player’s hand is no longer missing.
• An infinite loop no longer occurs when casting a Support that buffs a Creature after summoning at least two Creatures with Vigilance, while the opponent controls a Support that Disables the first Creature the player controls.
• The player’s Planeswalker now retains ‘Prevent Damage’ when one Lich’s Mastery Support gem is destroyed while there are multiple Lich’s Mastery Support gems on the board.
• Kraul Harpooner’s ability no longer remains inactive when casting Kraul Harpooner while there are zero Creatures in the player’s graveyard.
• Part of the card destruction animation no longer displays in the middle of the screen when summoning a non-Angel token while Divine Visitation is on the board.
• A near-infinite loop no longer occurs when casting Blue Sun’s Zenith with both Stitch in Time and Expansion//Explosion in the deck while Blue Sun’s Zenith is the first card in the player’s Graveyard.
• Players now draw a card, instead of fetching the top card of their deck, when one of the player’s Djinn’s Wish Support token is destroyed.
• The player’s first Creature is now given to the opponent, instead of being destroyed, when casting Switcheroo while the opponent controls three Creatures on the battlefield.
• Gems are no longer converted to the opponent’s Planeswalker’s colors when beginning the turn while Primal Wellspring was on the board.
• Vigilant Angel tokens now receive Trostani Discordant’s buff when Trostani Discordant enters the battlefield while there are no Vigilant Angel tokens on the battlefield with Divine Visitation on the board.
• An extra non-Angel Creature Token is no longer created when creating one or more non-Angel Creature Tokens while Divine Visitation and Anointed Procession are on the board.
• An infinite loop no longer occurs when summoning a Zombie Token while Divine Visitation and Open the Graves are on the Board and Graveyard Marshal is on the Battlefield.
• The Creature in the player’s first position is now given to the opponent, instead of reinforcing, when casting Switcheroo while both players have the same Creature in the first position.
• An opponent’s Creature with five or less Toughness will no longer remain on the battlefield when casting Warping Wail while there are six or more Void gems on the board.
• Opponents are no longer able to cast Spell cards until the beginning of the player’s next turn when the opponent draws a Spell card after Azor, the Lawbringer enters the player’s battlefield on the previous turn.
• Soul-Scar Mage’s ability no longer remains inactive when casting a Spell while the opponent controls no Creatures.
• Squee, the Immortal is now considered summoned when Squee, the Immortal returns to the battlefield after being destroyed.
• Grunn, the Lonely King’s ability now activates when attacking while the player controls no other Creatures and Grunn, the Lonely King has one or more reinforcements.
• Mirror Image is no longer an invalid target to copy when Mirror Image enters the battlefield.
• The Haste Evergreen is no longer missing when a Colorless Token Creature is created by a Creature’s effect while Forerunner of Slaughter is on the battlefield.
• If the player doesn’t have any creatures on the battlefield when the AI uses Beacon Bolt, it will now target the player’s Planeswalker, instead of itself.
• The additional buff is no longer missing when reinforcing Venerated Loxodon.
• District Guide now activates when it is summoned from outside the player’s hand.
• Naru Meha, Master Wizard’s effect now activates when Naru Meha, Master Wizard enters the battlefield from anywhere other than the player’s hand.
• If the player’s hand is full, then Radical Idea will no longer be able to be cast from the player’s graveyard if it had full mana.
• Resplendent Angel is now destroyed, instead of being reinforced, when Resplendent Angel’s toughness is reduced to zero after blocking an opponent’s Creature while Resplendent Angel has Lifelink.
• Forest Tokens will now appear when casting a creature with Leader, while it was affected by Nissa, Worldwaker’s Worldwake ability, and while there is at least one token of the creature’s Leader type on the battlefield.
• Creatures with the Prevent Damage Evergreen are now destroyed when casting Tragic Arrogance.
• The Pacifist objective now only tracks when the player destroys an opponent’s Creatures.
• Players no longer only receive Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran, instead of the Guild-specific exclusive card, when earning the 60 point reward in Rising Tensions Events.
• Ixalan cards are valid when viewing the available sets in any Standard event.
• Fixed some Text Issues.