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Ancient Guardians: The Dragon — patch notes and updates

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patch 1.35.22025-07-29NEW + Minimap: Shows your location and the locations of enemies. CHANGES + The Advanced Spell "Elemental Shield" now deals bonus damage equal to 22% of your armor (level 3) and works with Troll's Smash; + The Advanced Spell "Elemental Nova" now also destroys Flying Machine bombs; + The Advanced Spell "Dancing Elemental Stones" now increases rotation speed based on your attack speed; + The Taurus Ability now destroys the Ice Boss's shield.
Better Ultimate Spells and Welcome Gift!2025-07-25NEW+ Welcome gift for new players (old players will also receive);+ Dragon abilities are now displayed in the pause menu;+ A gray circle is shown on the ground while you fly, indicating your current position and making it easier to dodge skills.CHANGES+ Pisces' ability 'Dive' now increases damage and area based on the stamina spent instead of time spent while underwater;+ Tha advanced spell 'Nova' has been buffed: now also destroy projectiles and ice Boss shield;+ The 'Vampiric Power' card has been changed: now, instead of stealing life equal to a percentage of your damage dealt, you restore a fixed amount of life based on the number of stack
Lightning Zone2025-07-21NEW+ Lightning Zone;+ Lightning Boss.FIXES+ (Fixed) Anger Fairy shoot not dealing dmg to targets sometimes;+ (Fixed) Wind Intrisic and Aries Ability making bosses come with extremely high HP; + (Fixed) Boss skill still deal dmg even when the effect desapears;+ (Fixed) Cards bug when getting all spells at max level.CHANGES+ Walking move speed increased;+ Lightning intrinsic: now needs 10 stacks to stun, but deals more dmg;+ Intrisic skills now have a different icon color and shape;+ Passive spells now have a limit of 3.
patch 1.34.92025-07-19FIXES + Controller bug fixed. BALANCING + Skeletal Dragon's ability has been buffed: now, it starts each wave with 50% HP. Above 50% HP, reduces healing received from 100% to 0% at 100% HP. Below 50% HP, increases healing received to from 100% to 200% at 0% HP.
patch 1.34.82025-07-19CHANGES + Sorrow fairy now shows shield stacks. FIXES + Sorrow fairy shield bug fixed; + Wizard's magic explosion fixed. BALANCING + Sorrow fairy shield now blocks 2 attack instead of 3.
Suporte para Controle!2025-07-18NEW+ Now playable with joysticks! Just plug in and enjoy. Keyboard or joystick controls are displayed in the "Settings" menu.FIXES+ The Sorrow Fairy's shield has been fixed;+ Wizards' magic explosion has been nerfed.
Weekly Leaderboard and New Dragons2025-07-17NEW+ Weekly Leaderboard+ New Dragon: Capricorn+ New Dragon: Aquarius+ New Dragon: Pisces+ New Dragon: EvansCHANGES+ The camera now zooms out along the waves (max zoom reached at wave 36);+ The card 'Anger Fairy' is now an uncommon card and its damage increases with 'Strategy' and 'Apocalypse';+ Taurus Dragon's ability now increases damage with 'Strategy' instead of 'Focus'.BALANCE+ Taurus Dragon's ability now deals extra damage equivalent to 4% of target's max HP;+ Duck's ability now has a chance to double uncommon and rare cards.
Save Your Run!2025-07-14NEW+ New Dragon: Sagittarius Dragon.+ Save Run System: You can now save your run by clicking "quit" in the pause menu to continue later.+ Card Information: You can now view information about your card stacks in the pause menu by hovering over them.CHANGES+ The "TAURUS" dragon has had its ability reworked: now, pressing 'J' allows you to dash toward the target, attacking it with a horn attack and gaining a temporary shield that blocks melee and projectile attacks. It can no longer obtain 'SWIFTNESS' cards, but its dash now extends much further and receives a 90% damage reduction while dashing.+ The epic card "COLOSSUS" now also instantly grant
Basic Attacks Upgrade2025-07-11Changes+ New difficulty progression system: Enemies now start easier, not just weaker, and as waves progress, enemies become harder, not just stronger. This difficulty is reflected in aspects like casting speed, movement speed, accuracy, etc;+ The basic attack upgrade system has been improved: now, each level of the basic attack makes a much bigger difference:Ball: Significantly increases damage with each levelBeam: Increases size with each levelMissile: Launches 1 extra missile with each levelBlast: +10% range and +25% chance to launch an extra burst with each levelRock: +100% explosion area with each level+ The epic card "Ravenous Blows" ha
patch 1.34.22025-07-10+ Ultimate Spell "Elemental Stones Lifting" has been improved: 10% armor dmg -> 10% dmg + 50% armor dmg; + Leaderboard bug fixed.
patch 1.34.12025-07-10LEADERBOARD IMPROVED: + High scores are now saved in the cloud, not locally; + The leaderboard now shows which dragon the player used to achieve that score; + The leaderboard can now be accessed at any time from the game's main menu; + The leaderboard has been reset. BALANCING + The uncommon card "Long Blow" now has a maximum stack limit of 4; + When you get an ultimate by upgrading a basic attack to level 3, the ultimate already comes at maximum level, instead of coming at level 1.
New Systems2025-07-09Changes+ Leaderboard reseted;+ New spell system: now only 3 spells can be obtained (excluding the initial basic attack). The other two slots are reserved for ultimate spells;+ New basic attack system: now basic attacks ROTATE, casting one at a time, not all at once;+ New ultimate spell system: now ultimate spells can no longer be obtained from cards. To obtain them, you must raise a basic attack to level 3:Elemental Ball Lv 3 -> Elemental MeteorsElemental Bolt Lv 3 -> Bring ElementElemental Missile Lv 3 -> Corrupting ElementElemental Chain Lv 3 -> Elemental DischargeElemental Blast Lv 3 -> Elemental TornadoFragmented Elemental Stone Lv 3 -> R
patch 1.33.92025-07-08+ Archers have been drastically nerfed: they no longer receive attack speed bonuses and no longer launch 3 arrows simultaneously in distant waves, reducing the "Bullet Hell" feel; + Troll Riders have been buffed: they are now immune to crowd control and deal much more damage; + Improved death system: now, when you die, information about what killed you is displayed.
New Enemy!2025-07-08Troll RiderThese humans are getting bolder and bolder... Be very careful with this new threat!
patch 1.33.72025-07-06CHANGES + Bosses start at wave 5; + The next two waves after the bosses are non-elemental (normal forest), allowing the player to breathe and prepare for the next elemental environment; + Visual and sound effects of spells have been smoothed out, reducing visual and sound pollution when casting multiple spells at once; + The 'Flying Machine' enemy has been adjusted (it can no longer be pushed by the player and throws bombs in the player's direction).
New Enemy!2025-07-06Flying MachineNew EnemyA new invader has been added to the game, this time they can fly! The skies are no longer so safe. But the ground may also have a new threat...
patch 1.33.52025-07-04+ New epic card by stacking 4 'CLOSE COMBAT'; + Now player and enemies blink when taking damage, improving the damage feeling; + Damage texts above characters last for less time, reducing visual clutter; + Advanced Spell 'ELEMENTAL FORM' has been improved: now the base speed during the form has increased significantly, and in addition, the speed increases even more if the spell is used with the same element as the current environment.
patch 1.33.42025-07-03CHANGES + ICE INTRINSIC PASSIVE: Now the shards are also launched at random enemies, dealing 2% dmg, each. Deals double dmg if the target is frozen. This change allows the player to make an ice build focused on damage now. + ANGER FAIRY: Now she attacks random enemies. EXTRA EFFECTS FOR SOME DRAGONS ABILITIES + LIBRA DRAGON: now also gives 1 extra POWER card or 1 extra HARDER SCALES card every time you get one of these; + TAURUS DRAGON: now also gives 1 armor every time you take damage (+400) (resets every wave); + CANCER DRAGON: now also heals full stamina and 50% of your HP when your health drops below 15%, once per wave; + GEMINI DRAGON: n
patch 1.33.32025-07-03+ The death system has been improved: now, when dying, the player remains on the game screen, reducing the feeling of "dying out of nowhere" and allowing the player to see all the stacks of cards, spells and the wave reached, before proceeding to the leaderboard; + A bug that made the HP bar of enemies invisible in the first wave has been fixed.
patch 1.33.252025-07-03+ Fixed: issue with advanced and ultimate spells not working when pressing buttons; + First wave now starts with 10 enemies instead of 4.
New Cards and Changes2025-07-02NEW+ New Common, Uncommon and Rare Card: "FOCUS";+ New Epic Card by stacking 10 "STRATEGY";+ New Epic Card by stacking 4 "IMPOSING WINGS";CHANGES+ The game has been optimized, reducing the amount of enemy particles;+ Changes to the in-game interface, with a more optimized and organized space;+ Spells icons with different colors to distinguish basic, advanced and ultimate spells;+ Card stacks are now shown at the top of the screen during gameplay;+ Passive spells are now shown at the bottom of the screen;+ Other stacks are now shown in the right corner of the screen.+ Now you descend much faster when pressing SHIFT.+ The advanced spell "Wave"
New Dragon: Scorpio!2025-06-30SCORPIOThe eighth dragon in the zodiac line, "Scorpio", has arrived.ABILITYLethal Sting: Basic attacks have a 5% chance to instantly kill regular enemies and a 0.5% chance for bosses. Executing enemies with Lethal Sting gives you +3 damage.CHANGESIn the Dragons menu, you can now see better details of dragons, with a closer frontal view;The double dash issue has been fixed.
Join the Community on Discord!2025-06-30Hey, Guardians!We now have an official Discord server for Ancient Guardians: The Dragon! This space was created for everyone following the game — to share suggestions, ask questions, or just hang out and talk about dragons and magic.The game is still in development, and this is the perfect moment for those who want to share ideas, suggest improvements, and help shape what works (or doesn’t!). We’re listening to everything: spells, balancing, difficulty, visuals, mechanics...If you're enjoying the game or just curious about what's coming, join us on this journey! We're just getting started — and every voice matters.🎮 Feedback, bugs, ideas, me
New Dragon: Libra!2025-06-29LIBRAThe seventh dragon of the zodiac line, "Libra", arrives.ABILITYBalance: Every 5 stacks of "Power" you gain +20% critical damage, and every 5 stacks of "Harder Scales" you gain +500 max HP.CHANGESThe card 'CLOSE COMBAT' now also increases armor the closer you get to the target;Stamina recovers even fastar while you are on the ground.
patch 1.32.92025-06-29CHANGES + Collision with trees removed; + Issue with abrupt stop at the end of the dash fixed; + Stamina cost for flying has been reduced; + Stamina recovery while on the ground has been increased; + You can now land on rocks.
patch 1.32.82025-06-29+ Bosses have less HP now; + Bosses bug fixed.
New Language: Portuguese!2025-06-27NEW CARDS3 new epic cards have been added. Epic cards are now secret, showing only how to obtain them, and are only unlocked when the player obtains them for the first time.NEW LANGUAGEIt is now possible to change the language to PORTUGUESE in the game settings.
New Dragon: Virgo!2025-06-23VIRGOThe fourth dragon of the zodiac line, "Virgo", has arrived.ABILITY:Perfectionism: Gains 200 damage and 600 max HP for each epic card obtained.CARDS+New cards:(uncommon) LUCK:EFFECT: Increases the chance of obtaining rarer cards.3 new epic cards.
Up and Down!2025-06-18CARDS"EPIC" cards are now called "UNIQUE", to emphasize that they can only be obtained once."LEGENDARY" cards are now called "EPIC".The epic card "HEART EATER" is now obtained by stacking 6 "VAMPIRIC POWER" instead of 8 "STRONG HEART".Two new cards have been ADDED to the game:(Uncommon) IMPOSING WINGSEFFECT: Increases your ascent and descent speed.(Epic) COLOSSUSCONDITION: Stack 8 "STRONG HEARTS".EFFECT: Upon landing, deals AOE damage based on your max HP and the max height reached during flight.CHANGESThe falling system when running out of stamina has been changed:New animations for the character falling and landing;The character now falls m
New Cards2025-06-18NEW CARDSWe bring 4 new legendary cards:THICK LEATHERCONDITION: Stack 12 "Harder Scales" (Armor);EFFECT: 20% chance to block attacks.LETHAL IMPACTCONDITION: Stack 15 "Empowered Attack" (Critical Chance);EFFECT: +100% Critical Damage.FATAL HEMORRHAGECONDITION: Stack 4 "Chronic Wounds" (Bleeding);EFFECT: Enemies die instantly when health drops below 15%.HEART EATERCONDITION: Stack 8 "Strong Heart" (HP);EFFECT: Gain +1 max HP for each enemy you eliminate.CHANGESThe "Strong Heart" card now gives double health. The uncommon card gives +400 and the rare card gives +800;Elemental dragons have been buffed and now start with the element's intrinsic pa