balance · August 15, 2026
Swordcery Patch v0.5.67 and v0.5.68 Nerf Overpowered Passive Relics
Swordcery updates v0.5.67 and v0.5.68 rein in overly dominant passive relics, rebalance weapon classes and evolution paths, and fix leveling bar errors.
Swordcery rolls out its first major balance pass across versions v0.5.67 and v0.5.68, targeting extreme damage scaling from passive relics and adjusting weapon output to raise late-game challenge.
Passive Relic Nerfs
A wide selection of passive relics have their damage scaling reduced to curb builds that trivialized encounters like the third boss. Affected items include Alchemist's Whetstone, Ankle Weights, Belt of Lifting, Blood Bag, Conquerer's Canteen, Coveted Scalpel Collection, First Edition Holographic Sword Lizard, Four Leaf Cleaver, Giant Slayers Greaves, Giant Spellbook, Grocery Bags of Tribulation, Holy Sheet, Jittery Joe, Kritical Kindling, Mimic Maiden, Next-Gen Graphics Card, Pumpkin Spiced Latte, Rainbow Stamp Collection, Scroll of Chiseling, Supreme Pizza, Sword of a Kind, Sword S-150, Tattered Passport, Twenty Percent Phone Battery, Valiant Vane, Vlads Staple Remover, Volt the Invigorator, Weighty Whey, Wizard's Nightcap, Woolfred the Sacrificial Lamb, and Zombie Arm.
Relic Buffs and Adjustments
Magic Meringue grants more swordcery when health sits at 50 percent or higher. Sword Yacht now buffs a different damage tag instead of its previous focus. The Bag provides 200 ruggles instead of an immediate 300 ruggles.
Weapon and Class Balancing
Dual Swords heavy attack damage takes a slight nerf. Apex Shredator, Brimstone, and Gluttonous Glaives cost more swordcery to use, with reduced swordcery damage output for Apex Shredator and Brimstone. Evolution paths grow harder for The Preschooler's Folly, The Teacher's Pride, and The Practitioner's Glory, with scissor attack damage slightly lowered for the latter two. The Songblades and Chivalry receive minor swordcery damage increases.
Hotfix v0.5.68
A brief hotfix resolves an issue introduced in v0.5.67 that broke the scissors leveling progress bar.
Why this patch matters
These updates bring Swordcery's damage formulas into balance, ensuring that baseline progression and boss encounters demand deliberate tactical choices.