Shadow Mage is a Tier 2 (
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Unit of the Shadow faction. This rare card was released with the Twilight Edition and has no affinity variants, nor a promo version.
This card has been changed already, compared to its original appearance in BattleForge.
Lore
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Card Info
Soulburn
Autocast: Every 4 seconds, unit fires a bolt of dark energy that deals 230 / 245 / 270 / 295 damage to enemies in a 10m radius around its target, up to 345 / 360 / 400 / 440 in total. Every shot drains the unit's own life points by 130. Unit will no longer attack once its life points have been reduced below 130. Knocks back small and medium units.Sacrifice
Power Cost: 0
Active: Activate to sacrifice an own unit in order to transfer the victim's life points into own life points. Has a long range of 40m. Reusable every 15 seconds.Foul Play
Power Cost: 0
Availability: Upgrade 1-3
Active: Turns an own unit into a living bomb that explodes after 12 seconds dealing 300 / 400 / 400% of its current life points as damage to hostile and friendly entities within a 25m radius, up to 33% per target and 10000 in total. Deals half damage against structures. Knocks back small and medium units. Has a long range of 40m. Reusable every 20 seconds.Card Upgrades & Drop Locations
Displayed below are the card's upgrades and where to obtain them.
 Shadow Mage
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Upgrade I | Upgrade II | Upgrade III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade Card |    Shadow Mage Soulburn +15 damage per target, 15 in total Foul Play + Foul Play |   Shadow Mage Soulburn +25 damage per target, 40 in total Foul Play +100% more damage |   Shadow Mage Soulburn +25 damage per target, 40 in total |
| Drop Location |  Defending Hope |
Defending Hope |
Defending Hope
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| Scenario Difficulty | Standard | Advanced | Expert |
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Patch History
- Active ability
Sacrifice:
- Increased the cast range from 30m to 40m.
- Active ability Foul Play:
- Increased the cast range from 30m to 40m.
- Increased the damage percentage of the target's current life points from 200 / 300 / 300% to 300 / 400 / 400%.
- Decreased the delay until the explosion from 20 seconds to 12 seconds.
- Decreased the maximum damage percentage against structures from 33% per target to 17% per target.
- Adjusted the card's upgrade drop locations:
Card Name Former Scenario Drop Locations New Scenario Drop Locations Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2 Upgrade 3 Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2 Upgrade 3 Shadow MageNightmare's End Nightmare's End Nightmare's End Defending Hope Defending Hope Defending Hope
- Active ability Sacrifice:
- Added a preview of the ability radius that is displayed on hover over the ability activation button.
- Active ability Foul Play:
- Removed bonus damage against L-sized units.
- Improved ability tooltip and status bar description to be more consistent in non-English languages.
- Added a preview of the ability radius that is displayed on hover over the ability activation button.
- Active ability Foul Play:
- Added to the description the total damage cap of 10000 and that it can damage structues.
- Corrected the description in the status bar on an affected unit for upgrade II and III.
- Increased the card's energy cost from 50 to 55 power.
See also
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