November 2024 – Creature Rebalancing

Hello DPG Members,

With the start of November’s Seasonal Championship, we’re making some adjustments to three Apexes: Draco Lux, Sah Pantera and Glyptosavis.

Since its release in early 2024, Draco Lux has consistently been a top contender to high-level arena matches. While we appreciate having strong dinosaurs in the game, we believe that Draco Lux’s one-sided playstyle can be frustrating and limits strategy and diversity. With its powerful swap-in ability overshadowing newer dinosaurs, we’ve tweaked this ability slightly in order to let other creatures take up space in battle.

Although this change will alter how Draco Lux is played, we’ll continue to monitor its performance and may make further adjustments to keep its unique playstyle intact.

CHANGES

• Swap In Double Strike : Removed Nullify effect – Added Break Shields
• Reduce Attack from 1700 to 1600

Similarly, Sah Panthera has been a fan-favorite since day one, offering a variety of strategic options, including a unique Affliction move. While we like what it brings, its presence can be overwhelming in lower Arenas; strategically, victory in battle should not boil down to whether players have Sah Pantera on the team.

In order to address this and while keeping in mind the Omega Raid and Sah Panthera’s inclusion in many players’ strategy, we’ve scaled back its versatility and steered it toward a more focused Revenge-r playstyle.

CHANGES

• Reduce Damage from 1700 to 1600
• Reduce Lockdown Resistance from 100% to 67%
• Vengeful Double Strike will now have 1 Delay when not in Revenge state

Finally, Glyptosavis’ kit is getting a needed boost! Following the rebalancing in October, Glyptosavis appeared weaker when in comparison to more established creatures.

CHANGES

• Increase Armor from 25% to 35%
• Increase Rend Resistances from 25% to 50%
• Cunning Speed Up Strike now targets all enemies and is now Precise
• Vengeful Ferocious Charge – When Revenge – damage buff increase from 25% to 50%
• Alert Vestigial Devour Rampage will now Break Shield in both Secure and Threatened states
  • Threatened state has now 0 Delay and apply Affliction for 50%