A small update for Artifact Beta 2.0 went live recently which made a few gameplay changes. The recent update also updated Card text for two cards. Artifact's UI was also slightly tweaked and two bugs were fixed.
The Dragon Knight Card stats are changed to 3/5. Claszureme Hourglass is changed to 15g with two cooldowns, and the active ability of the card has been completely removed. The Artifact AI will make quicker actions in the campaign matches and you will need to damage a unit to target it by Necrophos’ Reaper's Scythe.
The Card Text for ‘Grazing Shot’ and ‘Plans Within Plans’ are now more clarified and some crash issues related to Fractured Timeline and Round Start effects are resolved.
The complete patch notes of the update are mentioned below and on the official site.
Artifact Beta 2.0 August 7 Patch Notes
Gameplay
- Dragon Knight stats changed to 3/5. Dragon Form changed to “Transform into a Dragon for two rounds. While in Dragon form, Dragon Knight has +2 Attack, +2 Cleave, deals +2 damage to towers, and the first time it deals battle damage to each tower or unit, gives them +2 Decay for two rounds. This effect cannot be purged.”
- Necrophos’ Reaper's Scythe requires that the unit actually be damaged to target it.
- Claszureme Hourglass changed to 15g, 2 cooldown, and the active ability has been removed.
- AI now chooses actions quicker during campaign matches.
Card Text
- Grazing Shot text clarified.
- Plans Within Plans text clarified.
UI
- An initial round of localization has been added for many languages. To change the language settings for Artifact, go to your Steam library, right-click on Artifact, select Properties, switch to the Language tab, and choose a language from the dropdown. For new installations of Artifact Beta 2.0, the default language should be the same as your Steam language settings.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where Astral Imprisonment would sometimes end between Round Start effects.
- Fixed a crash related to Fractured Timeline and Round Start effects.
So what do you think? Have you been playing Artifact Beta 2.0 recently? Did you like the Dragon Knight changes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
