Today we have a small monthly patch with some improvements, some bug fixes, and some minor balance tweaks. A larger balance patch will be coming in February. As always, you can make your voice heard on the Pox Nora community discord.

Enjoy, and welcome to 2026!

Game Rewards

* Maximum gold reward for winning either unranked or ranked games has been increased by 100 gold.
* Maximum gold reward for losing ranked games has been increased by 50 gold.
* Maximum gold reward for losing unranked games has been increased by 25 gold.
* Maximum gold reward for winning skirmish matches vs AI has been increased by 50 gold.

Faction Bonuses

* Shattered Peaks faction bonus now gives 8%/4% nora refund on deploy and 4%/2% nora refund on death.

Maps

* Removed Lost City from ranked rotation.
* Changed the map rarity of Tundra Lake from EXOTIC to LIMITED.

Abilities

* Assault changed to: This unit makes an attack at no AP cost against any unit that attempts to disengage from it. Spells and abilities that relocate other units do not trigger this ability.
* Forest Exploit changed to: When this champion makes a successful basic attack against a target with Charmed, Illuminated or Pacified it gains 1 AP and has +2 DMG for the attack. This champion does not trigger removal of Illuminated with its basic attacks.
* Fury champion nora cost changed from 3 to 4
* Pounce changed to: This champion is relocated to an empty space adjacent to target enemy unit within 5 spaces and deals Physical damage at +2 DMG against the target.
* Fixed an issue in which the condition Illuminated would prevent a unit from having a negative DEF value.

Spells

* Living Vines changed to: Area Effect 2: For 2 turns, affected spaces becomes Living Vines (Whenever an opposing champion enters this space, it becomes Ensnared 1 and equipped with Barbed Vine Leash). Equipment generated by this spell costs 0 nora.
* Razor Ice changed to: Area Effect 3: Friendly champions with a Frost basic attack Attack: Physical, Rend 1 and Savage Exploit for 6 turns. If they already have Savage Exploit, they gain Heart Strike instead.

Equipment

* Fixed an issue that allowed the equipment Forbidden Fruit to be equipped on enemy champions.