Epic Seven features amazing cinematics and anime-stylized graphics, never seen before in a 2D turn-based RPG title. Developed by Smilegate, the game has captivated more than 5 million players and boasts an active player base of over 10 million players. The latest update introduces some much-needed balance adjustments to increase the usefulness of some heroes that have fallen out of touch with the current meta. 

Ancient Inheritance Season 9

The 9th season of much popular GvE (Guild V/S Environment) game mode Ancient Inheritance can be seen live in-game as it started on 13th May 2024! Players who are level 40 and above, and part of a Guild consisting of 16 members or more can take part in the new season. The game mode contains 2 distinct level systems – Exploration Level, and Battle Level. Both contain 10 levels each, and can be levelled according to their progression method. 

When a player’s character travels from tile to tile or interacts with objects in Ancient Dragon’s Tomb, they can earn experience points. You can raise the quantity of deployable Heroes for excursions as your Exploration Level rises. You must utilize these benefits if you want to enhance your exploration. Similarly, when you fight monsters, you can get experience points for the element that outmatches the monster’s element. This, in turn, increases your Battle Level. With that out of the way, let’s check out some new changes added to Ancient Inheritance with Season 9:

• Spirit’s Sanctum (New Object): Zones 2 and 3 of Ancient Inheritance include this item. It is possible to obtain Element Experience Points by using Exploration Provisions if the Fire, Ice, and Earth Element Levels are low.The number of uses is unlimited, but as it burns up Exploration Provisions, strategic use is required.
• Relic Usage Improvement – The Guild Log UI will allow players that own the Relic, Food Supply, to use it immediately.

Balance Patch May 2024 

This balance patch for the month of May 2024 has already been implemented on 9th May 2024. As per usual, the list of heroes and artifacts that are going to be undergoing buffs and bug fixes is massive. Here is a summary of the heroes that are included in this balance patch: 

• Blood Moon Haste (5-Star Moonlight Hero)
• Sage Baal & Sezan (5-Star Moonlight Hero)
• Ravi (5-Star Covenant Hero)
• Kane (5-Star Covenant Hero)
• Bellona (5-Star Covenant Hero)
• Celine (5-Star Covenant Hero)
• Last Piece Karin (4-Star Moonlight Hero)
• Alexa’s Basket (5-Star Artifact)
• Abyssal Crown (5-Star Artifact)

Blood Moon Haste

Blood Moon Haste will see the following Balance changes in his skills:

Blood Scythe (Awakened) – Attacks by swinging a scythe, dispelling one buff. Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health. When successfully dispelling the target’s buff, activates Bloody Retribution as an extra attack. The damage dealt by this skill is reduced.

Bloody Retribution: Attacks the enemy with a scythe, and recovers Health of all allies. Amount recovered and damage dealt increase proportional to the caster’s max Health.

Grudge – When attacking, penetrates the target’s Defense, and cannot trigger a critical hit. When an ally dies, grants a barrier and immunity to all allies for 2 turns, and grants blood aura to the caster for 2 turns. Can only be activated once every 4 turns. The barrier amount is decreased.

Blood Aura: Increases Effectiveness and Speed ​​by 30%.

Skill Enhancement:

+1: +5% barrier strength

+2: +5% barrier strength

+3: +5% barrier strength 

+4: +5% barrier strength

+5: +5% barrier strength 

+6: +10% barrier strength

Moon Slash – Dispels all buffs from the enemy before attacking with a scythe. When the enemy is defeated, revives all dead allies before granting immortality for 1 turn. When the caster is granted blood aura, increases damage dealt by 100%. Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health. Cooldown is changed to 4 turns, and the damage dealt by the skill is reduced.

Sage Baal & Sezan

Sage Baal & Sezan will see the following Balance changes in his skills:

Cloud of Ruin – Attacks all enemies by summoning storm clouds, and has a 100% chance to dispel one buff before putting them to sleep for 1 turn.

When this skill is available according to cooldown count, increases the caster’s Combat Readiness by 20% at the end of the enemy’s turn.

Ravi

Ravi will see the following Balance changes in her skills:

Slaughter – Attacks the enemy with a double-edged axe, and absorbs some of the damage dealt as Health. A successful attack always results in a critical hit. The amount of health recovered is decreased.

Demon’s Blood (Awakened) – Starts the first battle with 60 Fighting Spirit and increases Attack proportional to the caster’s max Health. The rate of the increase Attack effect does not change after it is activated. After being attacked, increases Combat Readiness by 15% and after suffering a critical hit, dispels one debuff from the caster. Dispelling debuff effect can only be activated once per turn.

Devil Drive (Awakened) – Brutally attacks all enemies, inflicting injuries before a 75% chance to stun for 1 turn. A successful attack always results in a critical hit. The severity of injuries increases proportional to damage dealt. Injuries decrease max Health of the target by up to 20% every time this skill is used. This skill consumes 90 fighting spirit. The damage dealt by this skill is increased.

Exclusive Equipment

Option 1 – Increases damage dealt by Slaughter by 10%.

Option 2 – Increases damage dealt by Devil Drive by 10%.

Kane

Kane will see the following Balance changes in his skills:

Hammer Time! (1st skill) – Attacks the enemy with a hammer, and increases Combat Readiness of the caster by 15%.  When the caster is enraged, activates Rock Smash as an extra attack. Rock Smash can only be activated once per turn, during the caster’s turn.

Rock Smash: Attacks all enemies by slamming the ground and inflicts bleeding for 2 turns. Ignores Effect Resistance.

Force Awakening – Upon receiving lethal damage, grants immortality and vampirism for 1 turn and resets cooldown of Feast of Predation. Can only be activated once every 6 turns.

After an ally attacks, if the target has a debuff, gains 10 Fighting Spirit and when Fighting Spirit is full, consumes all Fighting Spirit to make the caster enraged for 2 turns.

Bellona

Bellona will see the following Balance changes in her skills:

Windbreak Fan – Attacks the enemy with a fan, dealing damage proportional to the enemy’s max Health. When the caster’s stacked Focus is 5 or more, consumes all Focus and activates Razorwind Fan. 

Soulburn effect added: Grants an extra turn. (-20 Souls)

Butterfly Fan (Awakened) Attacks all enemies by waving a fan, before granting immunity to the caster for 1 turn. Damage dealt by this skill is increased.

Razorwind Fan (Awakened) Attacks all enemies by creating a powerful gust of wind, with a 100% chance  to decrease Defense for 2 turns. Increases damage dealt when Razorwind Fan is triggered by Windbreak Fan. Damage dealt by this skill is increased.

Exclusive Equipment

Option 1 – Decrease cooldown of Butterfly Fan by 1 turn.

Celine

Celine will see the following Balance changes in her skills:

Uppercut – Attacks the enemy with a sheath, and grants stealth to the caster for 1 turn. Damage dealt by this skill is increased.

Intuition– At the start of the first battle, grants stealth for 2 turns.

After an enemy uses a non-attack skill, dispels all debuffs from the caster and attacks a random enemy with Blink. Can only be activated once every 2 turns. Damage dealt by this skill is increased.

Blink (Acquire 10 Soul): Cuts the enemy in the blink of an eye, and increases Combat Readiness of the caster by 30%. Unaffected by elemental disadvantage. 

Exclusive Equipment 

Option 1 – Stuns the target for 1 turn when using Blink.

Last Piece Karin

Last Piece Karin will see the following Balance changes in her skills:

Phantom Strike – Attacks the enemy, decreasing Combat Readiness by 30%, before granting stealth and a barrier to the caster for 3 turns. Increases Hit Chance by 50% when using this skill. Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s Speed ​​and barrier strength increases proportional to the caster’s Attack. Damage dealt by this skill is increased.

Blade Art: Infinite Sword (2nd skill) – Becomes one with the sword, granting increased Attack and Phantom Sword to the caster for 3 turns. Grants an extra turn. Cooldown of this skill is now 4 turns. 

Phantom Sword: When attacking, if the target is a Hero, ignores damage reduction and damage sharing effects, and when defeating an enemy, Phantom Sword changes into Neo Phantom Sword.

Neo Phantom Sword: When attacking, if the target is a Hero, ignores damage reduction and damage sharing effects, and increases damage dealt proportional to the target’s max Health. Dispelled after attacking. Damage dealt by Neo Phantom Sword is increased.

Alexa’s Basket

Alexa’s Basket, the 5-Star artifact is getting changed in the following way:

Description: 35 – 70% chance to increase Attack for 1 turn and a 20 – 40% chance to grant increased Attack (Greater) for 1 turn each to the caster at the start of the turn.

Abyssal Crown

Abyssal Crown, the 5-Star artifact is getting changed in the following way:

Description: 15 – 30% chance to stun the enemy for 1 turn after attacking.

Players can take a look at the official balance patch notes to get an in-depth look at all the balance adjustments being made. We highly recommend playing Epic Seven on a PC with BlueStacks using a keyboard and mouse.