Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| 4th Seek the Way Tournament | 2026-04-28 | Hello everyone, 4th Seek the Way Tournament is coming next month!You can participate in the "Dream Cup" event in the game from May 1 to May 3 and complete the Dream Cup finals to register for the 4th Seek the Way tournament.In the Dream Cup final, the champion earns 6 points each time, the runner-up earns 4 points, third place earns 3 points, and fourth place earns 2 points. Those ranked 5th to 8th earn 1 point. Participants with higher total points are given priority for qualification. If points are tied, the contestant who registered earlier will qualify.From May 6 to May 7, we will notify qualified players in batches via in-game mail. Play |
| New events and balance adjustments will go live tomorrow | 2026-04-22 | Greetings! New events and balance adjustments will go live tomorrow after the 14:00 update (UTC+8) ! The "Path to the Clouds" event will help boost your ranking points, while the "Dark Valley Night Market" will open for a limited time, featuring new decorative appearances that refresh weekly.Additionally, the "Dream Cup" tournament is scheduled for May 1st to May 3rd. Participate for a chance to earn Divine Jades. Wish everyone a great time and abundant rewards!Update notes:1. Path to the Clouds Event BeginsDuring the event, sign in daily and complete tasks to earn rewards such as Spirit Stones, Colorful Scrolls, Dark Valley Marks, and Painti |
| Update on April 16 | 2026-04-16 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian will be update at 14:00 today(UTC+8). Please pay attention to the update time.Balancements·Dream - Falling Thunder（Virtuoso - Incarnation Phase）：10 ATK → 8 ATK·Dream - Exercise Fist（Meditation- Virtuoso Phase）：\ cost 2 HP; 6/8/10 ATK; Physique +2；After playing the next card, add 2 Physique; this card is regarded as "Crash Fist"·Dream - Exercise Fist（Virtuoso - Incarnation Phase）: \ cost 2 HP; 5 ATK×2 / 8 ATK×2; Adds 40% Injury value to Physique (this effect also triggers on the next card with ATK) ; this card is regarded as "Crash Fist"Bug Fix·Fixed a bug where additional damage from other effects (e.g., Crash Fist - Shoc |
| Update on April 9 | 2026-04-09 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian will be update at 14:00 today(UTC+8). Please pay attention to the update time.BalancementsDream - Earth Evil Sword (Immortality) ：For every 1 HP Injured, apply 1 Internal Injury (max 5→6)Dream - Unrestrained Sword Zero (Immortality - Incarnation) ：\：the first time you play a Lv1 Unrestrained Sword during battle, cost 8 HP to Upgrade itDream - Falling Thunder (All phases) ：remove the effect “if there are 2 or more Thunder cards in your deck...” Change it to “add 1/1/1/1/2 ATK for each Thunder card or Hexagram card in your deck”Dream - Star Trail Divination (Immortality - Incarnation) ：Hexagram +1/2→0/1Dream - Yin Yang Form |
| Update on April 2 | 2026-04-02 | Hello everyone.Yi Xian will be update at 14:00 today(UTC+8).Patch notes:Balance adjustmentDream-Unrestrained Sword Two（Immortality~Incarceration）：Continuous effect changed to:At the end of each turn, if at least 3 HP was restored during the turn, consume 3 HP to count as having used Unrestrained Sword once.Dream-Unrestrained Sword Zero（Immortality~Incarceration）：Effect changed: Passive:The first times you play an Unrestrained Sword during battle, cost 8 HP to upgrade itDream-Thunder Hexagram Rhythm（Immortality）：9~18ATK; Regain all Hexagram lost this battle；ConsumptionDream-Thunder Hexagram Rhythm（Incarceration）：No longer gains +1 Hexagram.Dre |
| Update on March 30 | 2026-03-30 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian will be update at 14:00 today(UTC+8).Patch Notes:1. Balance adjustmentsDream - Unrestrained Sword Two（Meditation - Virtuoso Phase）：Add HP and Max HP→Add HPDream - Unrestrained Sword Two（Immortality Phase）：4 ATK →2 ATK Dream - Unrestrained Sword Two（Incarnation Phase）：4 ATK →7 ATK ；remove “ HP and Max HP+4”Dream - World Smash（Immortality Phase）：\Qi +1；8 ATK ；For each type of Five Elements in your deck, make an additional 2 ATK (up to 4 times)Dream - World Smash（Incarnation Phase）：3 ATK →1 ATK Dream - Divine Brush（Immortality Phase）：DEF +5 → 2Dream - Divine Brush（Incarnation Phase）：DEF +6 → 10；Incarnation Phase or above → I |
| Yi Xian × Blades of the Guardians Collab launch now | 2026-03-26 | Hi everyone,Yi Xian × Blades of the Guardians Collab launch now!Launch Trailer:click hereHope you enjoy this collab. |
| Yi Xian × Blades of the Guardians Collab! | 2026-03-25 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian × Blades of the Guardians Collab launches tomorrow!1. Yi Xian × Blades of the Guardians CollabEvent Period:After the update on March 26 – May 26, 23:59 (UTC+8)Diary of the Guardians:Complete tasks during the event to redeem rewards such as Card Back, Honorary Title, and Liushu Armilla.Outfit of the Guardians:Dao Ma (Wu Xingzhi) and Zhishilang (Ji Fangsheng), each priced at 680 Divine Jades.Journey of the Guardians:Dao Ma, Xiao Qi, and their companions were traveling through the desert, intending to escort the mysterious man Zhishilang to Chang’an, the western capital of the Sui Dynasty.At this moment, Yao Ling, who had co |
| New Dreamcards are coming to Yi Xian | 2026-03-23 | New Dreamcards are coming to Yi Xian on March 26!With the new update, every sect will get 2 new sect dreamcards, and 22 general dreamcards will be added.General dreamcards: In rounds 10, 13, and 16, you can choose 1 from a random selection of multiple General Dreamcards (all players have the same options), or you can choose \ to obtain 1 Dream Coral.Note: In round 10, the selection range is 4 random General Dreamcards + 1 Dream - At Own Pace; in rounds 13 and 16, it is 5+1. |
| Yi Xian × Blades of the Guardians, Collab Launches Soon! | 2026-03-19 | Hello everyone,The Yi Xian × Blades of the Guardians Collab will launch on March 26th after the update — Dao Ma and Zhi Shilang are coming to the Three Continents!PV: click here |
| Update on March 12 | 2026-03-12 | Hello everyone! Yi Xian will undergo a balance adjustment without server downtime on March 12th at 14:00 (UTC+8). Please take note of the update time to avoid any impact on your matches. 1. Balance AdjustmentsCloud Spirit Sword Sect· Dream - Cloud Sword - Spirit Coercion (Immortality Phase - Incarnation Phase):3/4 → 4/5 ATK; Effect adjusted to: For every 3 Qi, make an additional attack; Cloud Hit: changed to make an additional attack for every 2 Qi; Opening: Cloud Sea +2· Dream - CentiBird Spirit Sword Rhythm (Immortality Phase): Qi +2 → 3; For every 2 → 3 Qi added during this battle, add 1 Sword Qi Heptastar Pavilion· Only Traces (Tan Shuyan |
| Update on February 27 | 2026-02-27 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian is scheduled for an update today at 14:00 (UTC+8). Please be aware of the update time to avoid any impact on your gameplay.1. Card AdjustmentsDream - Cloud Sword - Riddle (Virtuoso Phase) : 6 ATK → 8 ATK Dream - Cloud Sword - Riddle (Immortality Phase) : 10 ATK → 4 ATK ；Cloud Hit：For each consecutive Cloud Sword played, gain 1 → 2 Sword IntentDream - Cloud Sword - Riddle (Incarnation Phase) : 4 ATK → 8 ATK； Cloud Hit：For each consecutive Cloud Sword played, gain 2 Sword Intent → For each Cloud Sword played, gain 2 Sword Intent ( no require to Cloud Hit and consecutive Cloud Sword played) Dream - Cloud Sword - Touch Earth |
| Chinese New Year Event | 2026-02-13 | Greetings, fellow cultivators! The Spring Festival event "Happy New Year", the rule event "Soar Freely Like a Skyhorse", as well as the new outfits for Xiao Bu and Lin Xiaoyue, will be available after the update on February 14 at 14:00!Patch Notes:1.Chinese New Year time-limited eventParticipate in the event to earn rewards such as the Firecracker Dao Seal, Spirit Stones, Colorful Scroll, Painting Realm Secret Box, New Year of the Horse series card backs, avatars, Avatar Frame, New Year homepage background, and more.2.Soar Freely Like a Sky Horse time-limited eventUse plenty of cards with random effects and celebrate the New Year joyfully wit |
| 2月5日更新公告 | 2026-02-05 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian will be updated at 14:00 (UTC+8) today. Please plan your gameplay accordingly to avoid any interruption to your matches.【Yuangu Realm】·Replace the locked Side Jobs Chests on the map with advanced Side Jobs Chests (which can get Level 2 Side Job cards, random Level 3 Side Job cards, or upgrade one Side Job card).·Both Side Jobs Chests and advanced Side Jobs Chests will have a small chance of containing Fusion Side Job cards.【Balance】Heptastar Pavilion· Dream - Astral Move - Block (Incarnation Phase)：6 ATK ×2；DEF +6 → 4 ATK ×3；DEF +2·Dream - Falling Thunder (All phase): for each stack of 1 the opponent has +4/4/4/5/5 → 5/5/ |
| Update on February 2 | 2026-02-02 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian will be updated at 16:30(UTC+8) today.1. Balance adjustment·Dream - Wood Spirit Willow Leaf(Immortality Phase, Incarnation Phase): up to 3 Increase ATK·Dream - Wood Spirit Formation(Immortality Phase): Continuous: Whenever you gain Increase ATK, convert up to 1 stack to Wood Thorn → Continuous: steal 1 HP from the opponent on the next 5 attacks· Flame Soul Rebirth (Nangong Sheng): When Flame Soul Rebirth triggers, the current HP and Max HP are directly set to 15 (No additional HP-related effects are triggered).2. BUG Fix·Fixed an issue in the Yuangu Realm scenario's final boss battle where using "Seek Another Strategy" wo |
| Update on January 29 | 2026-01-28 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian will be updated at 14:00 (UTC+8) on January 29. Please plan your gameplay accordingly to avoid any interruption to your matches.Patch Notes:Cloud Spirit Sword SectDream - Giant Roc Spirit Sword (Immortality - Incarnation): 4/5 ATK → 2 ATKDream - CentiBird Spirit Sword Rhythm (Meditation - Virtuoso): Sword Qi +1/1/2 → 2/2/2； Qi +1/2/2 → 1/2/3Dream - Qi Perfusion (Virtuoso): gain 1 Increase ATK → Next 1 attack has 10 more ATKDream - Qi Perfusion (Incarnation): Qi +1 → Qi +2 Heptastar PavilionDream - Revitalized (Meditation - Immortality): 【Effect remake】if Dream - Revitalized has been used, the ATK of this card is doubled；5 |
| Update on January 22 | 2026-01-22 | Hi everyone, Yi Xian will be updated at 14:00 (UTC+8) today. Please plan your gameplay accordingly to avoid any interruption to your matches.1.Balance PatchCloud Spirit Sword Sect· Dream - Contemplate Spirits Rhythm (Immortality Phase): Sword Intent +1 → No Sword Intent · Dream - Contemplate Spirits Rhythm (Incarnation Phase): Sword Intent +2 → Sword Intent +1Heptastar Pavilion· Dream - Yin Yang Formation (Foundation Phase - Incarnation Phase): DEF +4 → no DEF · Dream - Flame Hexagram (Virtuoso Phase): Opponent loses 8→10 HP, Exhaust Hexagram, for each stack deal 4→3 more· Dream - Flame Hexagram (Immortality Phase): Opponent loses 8→10 HP, Ex |
| Season 9 Dreamwave Full Preview | 2026-01-19 | Hello everyone, the 9th Season 「Dreamweave」 will begin on January 20th at 11:00 (UTC+8), bring new seasonal mechanic "Dream" with 72 dream cards, new single roguelike mode, Yuangu Realm, legendoutfit "Long Yao - Reign over the Nine Heavens" and so on.Trailer (in Chinese)：click herePlease note: The game will undergo maintenance and updates from 6:00 to 11:00 on January 20. Upon the first login within one week after the update, players can claim 1000 spirit stones via in-game mail.Season contentMechanism: Dream Card storage: Click the button in the lower right corner of the scroll to open the Dream interface. Cards can be stored in the right-si |
| 第九赛季「临渊织梦」梦境卡全部公开！ | 2026-01-15 | Hi everyone,9th season "Dreamweave" will be available on January 20 after the update.In the previous announcement, we have introduced the new season's Mechanism.You can click here to have a watch.Today we will reavel the rest dreamcards. Take a look: |
| Introduce 9th Season "Dreamweave"! | 2026-01-08 | Introduce 9th Season "Dreamweave"!Mechanism: DreamCard storage: Click the button in the lower right corner of the scroll to open the Dream interface. Cards can be stored in the right-side slots. When a card is placed, gain 1 Cultivation. When the card is removed, lose 1 Cultivation.Dream Coral: Start with 2 Dream Coral. Gain 1 more at the beginning of each round. The storage cap is 3. Coral exceeding the cap can be temporarily held for 1 round; if not used by the end of the round, it disappears. Dream Coral can be used for Dream Card Exchange or Phase Fusion.Dream Card Exchange: Exchanging a card in the Dream interface consumes 1 Dream Coral |