Recommended turn order based on play times:

It's not allowed to replace a player in the 2vs2 tournament so we have to found/create a new team, Longinus. What about LL, DoubleL or LoLo? Feel free to contact me!

Fortunately both of us are already in the ITT-Team! :-)

if you are looking for a partner let me know as I dont have a partner currently

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
Please start thinking about your class/race for round 3, especially for the 4 teams who already know their opponents.
Round 3 will use v1.27 and the main branch of the balance mod.

== 2019 PBEM Duel Tournament ==
A new Duel Tournament will be organized and should start around June. Discussions on the settings and rules are open here: https://forum.paradoxplaza.co... Please share your thoughts now, it will be too late in June!
Registrations should open in May.

== Balance ==
The article about v1.27 has been published, check it out to know what you'll be playing with on round 3 of the tournament.
The main branch was updated to v1.27 yesterday.

These changes are confirmed for v1.28:
GC50c
Enemy heroes cannot be targetted by True Resurrect.

Ro20
Incite Revolt gives -250 Undead Population / turn to Ghoul cities (was one-off -600 when the spell is cast)

GC11d
Warbreeds get Greedy (+25% upkeep). Gladiator Pit gives Tamed (-25% upkeep) to Warbreed.

Dr24a
Spy Drones have Night Vision.

GC36a
Planetary Alignment gives +100 % RP income for 4 turns (was complete the current research instantly)

GC72
Cure Disease costs no action point and has a 1 turn cooldown (so can be used only once per turn) (was takes all remaining AP)

The following changes will be confirmed for v1.28 if no further feedback:
GC70
Warbreeds are replaced by Ogres on Destruction Mana Node. Trolls are replaced by Ogres on Ancient Ruins.

Dr22
Dreadnought heroes can choose Force Field Generator Gear for 7 points at level 13: Units led by this hero get Force Field Generator: self-buff ability that can be used Once per battle for no action point and gives 40% fire, 40% frost and 40% shock protection for 5 turns.

Dr25
Great Blacksmith increases sales at your forges: Magma Forge generates +5 gold/turn (in addition to existing -10% gold for Armored)

Dr27
Engineers have Tunneling and can Build Road for 4 gold/hex and Bridges for 48 gold (was 5 gold/hex and 60 gold).

GC41j
Shadow Step costs 4 UP for Rogue (was 5) and Necromancer (was 2)


The following changes are considered for v1.28:
Cr02b
Domain of Life gives +5 HP  to allied units in the enchanted city’s domain (was Fast Healing (stackable) and +20% Spirit protection).

Fi04a
Tropical Empire gives Inflict Scorched Heat to allied units in your domain (was Inflict Immolation)

GC68
The list of the spells that can be pre-researched automatically when the game starts is:
Global
* Arch druid: One with the elements, Fertile domain.
* Dreadnought: Mana fuel cells.
* Rogue: Iron grip, Treasure raiding.
* Sorcerer: Glyph of warding, Dread omen.
* Necromancer: Animate ruins, Undead plague.
* Theocrat: Beacon of faith, Paid absolution.
* Warlord: Authority of the sword, Death march.
o Tactical
* Arch druid: Root spears
* Dreadnought: Flash bang
* Rogue: Poison blades
* Sorcerer: Magic fist
* Necromancer: Death ray
* Theocrat: Smite
* Warlord: Last stand, Lion's courage
* Air: Suffocate
* Creation: Bless
* Destruction: Killer instinct
* Earth: Stoning
* Fire: Fireball
* Water: Vengeful frost
* Wild magic: Warp equipment

Ar04
Obelisk of Undeath do not affect allied units with Curse (was: allied units are also Curse if valid targets)

GC26c
Forbidden Sanctum’s extra reward multiplier is 0.07 (was 0.25) so that you can get maximum 200-300 mana in addition to CP and free skill

GC73
Liberated from Raiders (+400 happiness for cities liberated from roamers) last 10 turns (was 15 turns)

GC74
Oyster Reef is affected by Sanctified Sites, Animistic Knowledge and Magical Structures

Dr31
Summon Spy Drone costs 60 RP (was 80 RP)

GC75
Harbours give Maintenance (+5 HP/strategic turn) to friendly Boats in the city’s domain

Wi03
Summon Lesser Elemental is tier 3 skill (was tier 4)

GC19a
Bards get Mind Control Immunity

Nazo joined !!

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
After discussions among judges, it was decided that in the end all games will get +4 weeks, which will technically prevent an update of the Strong Defenders Normal Rewards in the middle of round 2.
The new deadline for the end of round is thus 31 March 9:31 PM GMT+1.

== Balance ==
We have the first changes confirmed for v1.28:
GC45a
Inflict Despair is available at level 5 (was 1)

Ha21a
Halfling economic RG1: Store House costs 45 less to build (was Store House costs 35 less to build)

AD18a
Archdruid heroes can choose Call Ancestral Spirits at level 7 (was 5).


The following changes will be confirmed for v1.28 if no further feedback:
GC50c
Enemy heroes cannot be targetted by True Resurrect.

Ro20
Incite Revolt gives -250 Undead Population / turn to Ghoul cities (was one-off -600 when the spell is cast)

GC11d
Warbreeds get Greedy (+25% upkeep). Gladiator Pit gives Tamed (-25% upkeep) to Warbreed.

GC70
Warbreeds are replaced by Ogres on Destruction Mana Node. Trolls are replaced by Ogres on Ancient Ruins.

Dr24a
Spy Drones have Night Vision.

GC36a
Planetary Alignment gives +100 % RP income for 4 turns (was complete the current research instantly)

GC72
Cure Disease costs no action point and has a 1 turn cooldown (so can be used only once per turn) (was takes all remaining AP)

The following changes are considered for v1.28:
Dr22
Dreadnought heroes can choose Force Field Generator Gear for 7 points at level 13: Units led by this hero get Force Field Generator: self-buff ability that can be used Once per battle for no action point and gives 40% fire, 40% frost and 40% shock protection for 5 turns.

Dr25
Great Blacksmith increases sales at your forges: Magma Forge generates +5 gold/turn (in addition to existing -10% gold for Armored)

Dr27
Engineers have Tunneling and can Build Road for 4 gold/hex and Bridges for 48 gold (was 5 gold/hex and 60 gold).

Cr02b
Domain of Life gives +5 HP  to allied units in the enchanted city’s domain (was Fast Healing (stackable) and +20% Spirit protection).

GC41j
Shadow Step costs 4 UP for Rogue (was 5) and Necromancer (was 2)

Fi04a
Tropical Empire gives Inflict Scorched Heat to allied units in your domain (was Inflict Immolation)

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
About two weeks left before the end of round 2.

Judges decided to give extra times to games which started late due to round 1 late end, or due to judging time:
Match #9: Mab's Sons vs Dread & Mac +1 week
Match #10: Reckless mortals vs Crusher of Clans +2 weeks
Match #11: Deaf Ogres NWO vs xlnt & Henry +4 weeks
Match #14: SleepingDog & personian vs Bastards of the North +2 weeks

It is possible that additional extra time will be given, as the discussion is still ongoing among judges.


Regarding teams where 1 player wants to leave, as already announced before, it is not possible to make replacements. A team is composed of two players, if one leaves, the team is disqualified from the tournament, and needs to be replaced by a new team. In round 3 and later rounds, only teams who got a similar number of victories/losses can replace disqualified teams.

== Balance ==
The following changes will be confirmed for v1.28 if no further feedback:
GC45a
Inflict Despair is available at level 5 (was 1)

Ha21a
Halfling economic RG1: Store House costs 45 less to build (was Store House costs 35 less to build)

AD18a
Archdruid heroes can choose Call Ancestral Spirits at level 7 (was 5).

The following changes are considered for v1.28:
Dr22
Dreadnought heroes can choose Force Field Generator Gear for 7 points at level 13: Units led by this hero get Force Field Generator: self-buff ability that can be used Once per battle for no action point and gives 40% fire, 40% frost and 40% shock protection for 5 turns.

Dr25
Great Blacksmith increases sales at your forges: Magma Forge generates +5 gold/turn (in addition to existing -10% gold for Armored)

Dr27
Engineers have Tunneling and can Build Road for 4 gold/hex and Bridges for 48 gold (was 5 gold/hex and 60 gold).

Cr02b
Domain of Life gives +5 HP  to allied units in the enchanted city’s domain (was Fast Healing (stackable) and +20% Spirit protection).

Dr20
Bomb Squad gives Self Destruct (was Explosive Death) to Draconian, Dwarf, Frostling, Halfling, High Elf, Human, Goblin, Orc, and Tigran units in the stack led by this hero: units with Self Destruct can sacrifice themselves to cause 10 physical damage and 10 fire damage to units adjacent to them. Bomb Squad costs 8 points (was 5).
The AI cannot use this ability.

GC50c
Enemy heroes cannot be targetted by True Resurrect.

Ro20
Incite Revolt gives -250 Undead Population / turn to Ghoul cities (was one-off -600 when the spell is cast)

GC11d
Warbreeds get Greedy (+25% upkeep). Gladiator Pit gives Tamed (-25% upkeep) to Warbreed.

GC70
Warbreeds are replaced by Ogres on Destruction Mana Node. Trolls are replaced by Ogres on Ancient Ruins.

Dr24a
Spy Drones have Night Vision.

GC36a
Planetary Alignment gives +100 % RP income for 4 turns (was complete the current research instantly)

GC72
Cure Disease costs no action point and has a 1 turn cooldown (so can be used only once per turn) (was takes all remaining AP)

Seems like I need a new partner for the 2vs2 tournament. Earl won't play another match.

== 2017 PBEM Duel Tournament ==
gab received his physical prize: a nice mug to show off!



Based on the How should we use the 31€ remaining after prizes and overheads have been paid? poll, the 31€ extra money from this tournament will be moved to the prize pool for the 2018 2vs2 Tournament.

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
29+ days before end of round 2.

Round 3 will be played with v1.27, which introduces changes with relatively high impacts regarding Floating UG and site rewards. Please check the changelog to get ready!

== Balance ==
The following changes are considered for v1.28:
GC45a
Inflict Despair is available at level 5 (was 1)

Dr22
Dreadnought heroes can choose Force Field Generator Gear for 7 points at level 13: Units led by this hero get Force Field Generator: self-buff ability that can be used Once per battle for no action point and gives 40% fire, 40% frost and 40% shock protection for 5 turns.

Dr25
Great Blacksmith increases sales at your forges: Magma Forge generates +5 gold/turn (in addition to existing -10% gold for Armored)

Dr27
Engineers have Tunneling and can Build Road for 4 gold/hex and Bridges for 48 gold (was 5 gold/hex and 60 gold).

Ha21a
Halfling economic RG1: Store House costs 45 less to build (was Store House costs 35 less to build)

Cr02b
Domain of Life gives +5 HP  to allied units in the enchanted city’s domain (was Fast Healing (stackable) and +20% Spirit protection).

Dr20
Bomb Squad gives Self Destruct (was Explosive Death) to Draconian, Dwarf, Frostling, Halfling, High Elf, Human, Goblin, Orc, and Tigran units in the stack led by this hero: units with Self Destruct can sacrifice themselves to cause 10 physical damage and 10 fire damage to units adjacent to them. Bomb Squad costs 8 points (was 5).
The AI cannot use this ability.

AD18a
Archdruid heroes can choose Call Ancestral Spirits at level 7 (was 5).

Cat and Cat and Pat joined !!

A message to be transparent about how the money donated by players here is used.

== 2017 PBEM Duel Tournament ==
After some delay, the physical prize has been sent to gabthegab! I hope he'll send us a photo after he receives it! It's an item to remind him of his great AoW3 deeds.

31€ are left after all the prizes and overheads have been paid for, see details on the prize page for the tournament.
A quick poll has been launched to decide what to do with these extra money. Could the 11 players who made donations for the 2017 Duel Tournament and the 12 players who did for the 2018 Team Tournament please vote (some are the same players)?

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
Depending on the result of the poll, we might have 31€ on top of the current prize pool of 86€. On top of that, we have a late donor, so we might end up with about 127€ in total. As explained in the prize page of the 2vs2 Tournament, that would cover 60€ for the prizes and 67€ for the Shadow Demon models for the Shadow Realm Expansion (see Wikia about it, and the main mod and RMG mod).

About 43 days left before round 3. The games which got delayed due to delays in round 2 should get an extension.

== Misc ==
So far, we have the current results for the poll on Ultimate Spells:
The Wild Hunt (Arch Druid) (Slightly UP)
The Great Mobilization (Dreadnought) (Well balanced)
Age of Death (Necromancer) (Slightly OP)
Age of Deception (Rogue) (Well balanced)
Age of Magic (Sorcerer) (Well balanced)
Armageddon (Theocrat) (Slightly OP)
Global Assault (Warlord)(Slightly OP)

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
Round 3 starts in 56 days. It should use v1.27.

The last game of round 1 which had benefited from a time extension ended today (report still to be updated).


== Balance ==
If you haven't yet, please check the article on v1.26 and the preliminary changelog of v1.27.
v1.26 has been updated today through updates to the beta branch and the SDNR mods have been updated today, see the changelog for details.


== Misc ==
A poll has been launched both for fun and also to help with future balancing work: How balanced are the Class Ultimate Spells according to you? Please vote!


And if you haven't read it yet, check out the Stronghelm Globe #4 with:
- interview of AbedNego, a legend of AoW3 Live MP
- lore on Yaka (Wizard of AoW2)
- article on a custom campaign under work by Refineus
- the story of a 1vs1 game between Fluksen and BBB

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== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
Match #4 ended with a score victory for Crusher of Clans.
The roster is not yet properly updated but information on the game blogs is correct so Crusher of Clans face Reckless mortals while Bastards of the North face SleepingDog & personian. Missing the class/race of Crusher and Bastards. Also, @Reckless and Sleepingdog & personian: please host ASAP and post screenshots of the settings.

Match #5 ends in about 3 weeks.
xnlt, Henry, please get ready!

Fluksen launched an interesting discussion on the interest of the Strong Defenders settings we currently use and how it potentially impact more players with less time or who don't abuse the AI. Opinions sought here: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/strong-defenders-good-settings-for-competitive-games.1142816/

== Balance ==
An article describing v1.26 has been published (a bit late, sorry), check it out.

The preliminary changelog of v1.27 is ready, please check it on the development thread of the balance mod on the official forum.

These two changes were confirmed for v1.27:
GC11c
Independent Trolls, Naga Slither and Naga Guardian units with Regrowth get "Greedy": The unit costs +25% upkeep.

Wt03
Rot gives Weakened to Machine and Undead it affects (was Deteriorated in the balance mod and Weakened in vanilla).

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
Match #4 is playing its last turn, so matches #10 (with Retromancer and mahimka) and #14 (with SleepingDog and personian) will be able to start soon.

== Balance ==
There is no consensus on two proposals, one about increase upkeep for mind-controlled Regrowth units, and another about Flying/Floating/Swimming units. So it would be good to have more discussions and opinions on the forum about these two topics. Please join the discussion:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/trolls-regrowth-mind-control.1133455/
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/balancing-flying-and-floating-units.1122078/

The changelog of v1.27 should be ready by next week, with potentially the 3 changes listed below on top of those already confirmed.

The following changes will be confirmed for v1.27 if no further feedback:
GC11c
Independent Trolls, Naga Slither and Naga Guardian units with Regrowth get "Greedy": The unit costs +25% upkeep.

GC11b
Mind-controlled units cost more in upkeep:+50% gold / turn (was +25%)

Wt03
Rot gives Weakened to Machine and Undead it affects (was Deteriorated in the balance mod and Weakened in vanilla).

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
Match #4 ends this week, so two new matches will be able to start next week.

Judges are still waiting for Lck's class/race for his round 2 match...

== Balance ==
Reminder: some balance discussions occur on the chat of the BF, please have a look at the chat from time to time and give your opinion: https://www.the-battlefield.com/aow3/index.php?page=community (my advice is to make this your "main page" to access the BF)

The following change is confirmed for v1.27:
GC59
Pillar of the Stylite gives an additional +1 spirit damage against Flying units. Solar Spire gives +1 fire melee damage against Flying units.

The following changes will be confirmed for v1.27 if no further feedback:
GC11c
Independent Trolls, Naga Slither and Naga Guardian units with Regrowth get "Greedy": The unit costs +25% upkeep.


The following changes are considered for v1.27:
GC11b
Mind-controlled units cost more in upkeep:+50% gold / turn (was +25%)

GC61
Swimming now uses 4 MP/hex on the strategic map. Sea Creatures get Natural Swimming and still uses 3 MP/hex. Flying and Floating units get a "Flying over water" penalty of -1 defense, -1 resistance when flying over water. Mariner cancels that malus.
Sea Creatures do not take attack of opportunity when moving near non-Sea Creature units (like Flyers near walking units).

Wt03
Rot gives Weakened to Machine and Undead it affects (was Deteriorated in the balance mod and Weakened in vanilla).

== Misc ==
Reminder: you can leave the pool and stop receiving emails by selecting "Leave the Pool" in the "I would like to" menu: https://www.the-battlefield.c...

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== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
Round 2 has started!

Matches #4 and #5 got dummy reports so that round 2 can technically start.
@players in matches #10, #11, #14, #15: please note that the roster for your match is currently incorrect and will be updated only when matches #4 and #5 actually end (in 2 and 6 weeks maximum respectively).

@all other players: PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE TO USE THE TOURNAMENT BRANCH of the balance mod exceptionnally for this round: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1585391987
For next round 3, we should hopefully be able to use the main branch as usual.

For the games that can start, we're still missing the class/race of:
phir&ookie
MM&BC
Brews Bros

Judges (Marcuspers, Jonny Thunder and me) are also discussing how to deal (during round 2) with teams where 1 player leaves.

== Balance ==
The following changes are confirmed for v1.27:
GC25a
Summon Earth Elemental cannot be obtained as a reward in Sunken Cities any more

GC57
Shrine to the Skull Lord and Well of Souls are no longer "Treasure site" for the sake of Sanctified Sites, Animistic Knowledge and Magical Structures strategic spells (were Visit Structures but giving bonuses through these spells)

GC58
Floating does not give Cave Crawling any more (need 4 MP to move on Subterranean climate).

Dr28
Engineers have 5 melee damage and Fire Blunderbuss for 7/8 physical/fire damage and cost 65 gold and 10 mana (was 6 melee damage, 8/8 ranged damage and 70 gold and 10 mana)

Dr29
The extra cost due to extra abilities for Engineers is now 5 gold for Projectile Resistance for Dwarves (was 11), 5 gold for Sprint for Tigrans (was 10), 5 gold for Inflict Immolation for Draconians (was 10).


The following changes will be confirmed for v1.27 if no further feedback:
GC11c
Independent Trolls, Naga Slither and Naga Guardian units with Regrowth get "Greedy": The unit costs +25% upkeep.

GC59
Pillar of the Stylite gives an additional +1 spirit damage against Flying units. Solar Spire gives +1 fire melee damage against Flying units.

Dr30
Produce Engineer is Tier II and costs 140 RP, Produce Musketeer is Tier I and costs 60 RP (was the opposite).
Engineers are T2, have 45 HP, 11 defense, 9 resistance, costs 80 gold, 10 mana (was T1, 40 HP, 10 def, 8 res, 70 gold and 10 mana).
Musketeers are T1, have 36 HP, 10 defense, 8 resistance, costs 65 gold and 5 mana (was T2, 45 HP, 11 defense, 9 resistance, costs 80 gold and 10 mana).


The following change is considered for v1.27:
GC11b
Mind-controlled units cost more in upkeep:+50% gold / turn (was +25%)

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== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
7 days before end of round, except for the 2 matches which got time extension.

Could the following teams please send their class/race to judges (see the roster for details)? The judges are: Hiliadan, Marcuspers, Jonny Thunder (this has been updated in the rules of the tournament).

#Match 9: Mab's Sons vs Dread & Mac (send class/race to Jonny Thunder)
#Match 12: Pandapocalypse vs LobEarLo
#Match 13: phir&ookie vs MM&BC
#Match 16: HoboTeam vs Brews Bros

Reminder: round 2 will use v1.26. A NEW BRANCH OF THE BALANCE MOD will be used so that we can:
1/ keep the beta branch free to release v1.27 when it's ready, and then have sufficient time to test it
2/ maintain v1.25 on the main branch to let the remaining two matches finish with the same version as they started.

The new "Tournament branch" will be released by next week. Sorry about the inconvenience of having one more branch but it's hard to deal with the constraints of freezing one branch for each ongoing round of tournaments.

== Balance ==
Some fixes were added to v1.26 on the beta branch. See the changelog for the final details of v1.26.
In particular "Units acquiring Floating through items, medals or upgrades are no longer affected by Twisting Roots" is reverted as it was not working properly. So be careful when using with AD or Sorcerer who got Floating through upgrades, etc.

== 2018 PBEM 2vs2 Tournament ==
14 days left until end of round. Please start thinking about your class/race for next round! Remember you can't choose the class/race of round 1 (and won't be able to pick the one from round 2 until round 8).
Match #4 and #5 got 2 weeks and 6 weeks of extension respectively due to team replacements. That won't delay the start of round 2 but it means some matches of round 2 will be delayed, sorry for those affected!

== Balance ==
First changes confirmed for v1.27!

The following changes are confirmed for v1.27:
GC62
Items can now be found in sites corresponding to their rarity level or the level just above:
- Mythical sites: Mythical + Legendary
- Legendary sites: Legendary + Epic
- Epic sites: Epic + Strong
- Strong sites (see I1): Strong + Common
- Common sites (see I1): Common


GC63
Replenishing Bucket of Monkey Filth (use item, throw filth) is Strong (was Epic)


GC64
Silver Aegis Ring(jewel, 40% physical protection) is Mythical (was Legendary)

GC65
Dire Bear (mount +5 HP, devastating charge, bloodthirsty, inflict bleeding wounds) is Epic (was Legendary)

GC66
Accursed Helm of the Tower :    legendary -> mythical | head dragon slayer, giant slayer, 20% blight weakness, +2 def, +1 res, +1 vision range
Arm Cuff of the Spirit Slayer :    strong -> common | jewel +1 physical melee str, elemental slayer
Betrayer's Gift :    mythical -> legendary | weapon backstab(2x), +1 physical melee str
Blessed Totem of Health :    epic -> strong | usable +5hp, +12 hp recovery
Bone Wyvern :    legendary -> mythical | mount flying, inflict brain rot
Boots of the Shocking Snake Slayer :    epic -> legendary | leg 40% shock protection, +2 def
Buckler of the King's Guard :    strong -> epic | shield shield, +1 def, +1 res
Choker of the Great Matriarch :    legendary -> mythical | jewel 40% fire protection, 40% blight protection, +1 res, vision range upgrade
Cult of Storms Insignia :    epic -> legendary | jewel 80% shock protection, cave concealment, +1 res
Darkbringer Gemstone :    strong -> common | jewel urban concealment
Dragor's Swordcatcher :    legendary -> epic | shield shield, +2 def
Eternal Fire Cape :    mythical -> legendary | torso fire aura, +1 def
Fire Wyvern :    legendary -> mythical | mount 40% fire protection, flying
Flametongue Sword :    mythical -> legendary | weapon overwhelm, +3 fire melee str
Friendly Beggar's Shoes :    strong -> epic | leg bringer of goodwill
Frost Wyvern :    legendary -> mythical | mount 40% frost protection, flying
Grar's Plate Greaves :    legendary -> mythical | leg +4 def
Halfling Trick Bauble :    legendary -> epic | jewel invisibility
Horned Helmet of the Verbose Dragonslayer :    epic -> strong | head dragon slayer, +2 def
Jack's Gift :    common -> strong | jewel +10 hp
Jewel of Forgotten Revival :    strong -> common | jewel +12 hp recovery
Lizard on a Stick :    epic -> strong | usable poison spit
Locket of Lost Love :    common -> strong | jewel strong will
Mana Powered Heavy Drill :    epic -> strong | usable tunneling
Mesmerizing Necklace :    common -> strong | jewel inflict dazzled
Mundane Traveler's Cloak of Divine Joy :    strong -> legendary | torso 40% fire 40 frost 40 shock protection
Old Orcish Tower Shield :    epic -> strong | shield projectile resist, shield
Pendant of the Lightworker :    epic -> legendary | jewel true sight, +1 res, vision range upgrade
Pyromancer's Tinderbox :    epic -> strong | usable immolating touch
Rod of Lightning Charge :    legendary -> common | usable shocking bolts
Rusty Disk of Defense :    epic -> strong | shield shield, +1 def
Serious Shield of Austerity :    legendary -> epic | shield +1 def, +1 res
Shimmering Orb of Aldor :    legendary -> epic | jewel +2 res
Smooth Shield of the Wayward Clans :    legendary -> epic | shield shield, +2 def
Spear of the Jungle Dweller :    strong -> epic | weapon inflict severely poisoned, +1 physical melee strength, +1 blight melee strength
Trinket of the Moongate :    legendary -> epic | jewel phase
Wand of the Naga Mage :    legendary -> epic | usable naga fire
Armor of Divine Regeneration :    epic -> mythical | torso regrowth
Box of Blades :    strong -> common | usable throw blades
Cape of Rot :    mythical -> legendary | torso free movement, path of decay
Deathbringer's Medallion :    legendary -> epic | jewel shadow step
Fallen Gurock's Warpants :    strong -> common | leg +2 def, 20% blight weakness
Forged Frostling Shield :    common -> strong | shield +1 def, 20% frost protection
Frost Witch Staff :    legendary -> mythical | weapon castigate, grant frozen flame, 60% fire protection, 60% frost protection
Helmet of Primal Instinct :    epic -> common | head predator
Ice Scaper Gloves :    common -> strong | usable throw ice ball
Reaper's Hood :    legendary -> epic | head gas breath
Ritual Knife of the Unholy Gutter :    epic -> strong | weapon devour corpse
Shield of the Frosted Ark Raider :    epic -> legendary | shield +2 def, 80% frost protection
Shield of the Unfazed Mercenary :    strong -> common | shield shield
Sickle :    strong -> common | weapon bloodthirsty
Slacks of Sorcery :    legendary -> strong | leg +1 resistance, 20% shock protection
Spear of Justice :    strong -> epic | weapon +1 physical melee str, first strike, polearm
Sun Spear :    common -> strong | usable throw sun spear
Tigran Sandals of Speed :    common -> legendary | leg +4 MP

GC67
Stick of the Frost Witch (usable, frost bolts) is Strong (was Legendary)
Wand of Fiery Doom (usable, fire bolts) is Strong (was Legendary)

The following changes will be confirmed for v1.27 if no further feedback:
GC25a
Summon Earth Elemental cannot be obtained as a reward in Sunken Cities any more

GC57
Shrine to the Skull Lord and Well of Souls are no longer "Treasure site" for the sake of Sanctified Sites, Animistic Knowledge and Magical Structures strategic spells (were Visit Structures but giving bonuses through these spells)

GC58
Floating does not give Cave Crawling any more (need 4 MP to move on Subterranean climate).

Dr28
Engineers do 5 melee damage and 7/8 physical/fire Fire Blunderbuss damage and costs 65 gold and 10 mana (was 70 gold and 10 mana)

Dr29
The extra cost due to extra abilities for Engineers is now 5 gold for Projectile Resistance for Dwarves (was 11), 5 gold for Sprint for Tigrans (was 10), 5 gold for Inflict Immolation for Draconians (was 10).

The following changes are considered for v1.27:
GC11c
Independent Trolls, Naga Slither and Naga Guardian units with Regrowth get "Greedy": The unit costs +25% upkeep.

GC59
Pillar of the Stylite gives an additional +1 spirit damage against Flying units.Solar Spire gives +1 fire melee damage against Flying units.

AD18
Archdruid heroes can choose Call Ancestral Spirits at level 7 (was 5).
Call Ancestral Spirits costs 26 CP and mana (was 20).

Dr30
Produce Engineer is Tier II and costs 140 RP, Produce Musketeer is Tier I and costs 60 RP (was the opposite).
Engineers are T2, have 45 HP, 11 defense, 9 resistance, costs 80 gold, 10 mana (was T1, 40 HP, 10 def, 8 res, 70 gold and 10 mana).
Musketeers are T1, have 36 HP, 10 defense, 8 resistance, costs 65 gold and 5 mana (was T2, 45 HP, 11 defense, 9 resistance, costs 80 gold and 10 mana).

== Misc ==
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