# Surprise!
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939
**Category:** Official News
**Created:** [April 19, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939 "2020-04-19T23:00:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/1 "2020-04-19T23:00:33Z")
Originally published at: [Surprise! – Gems of War](https://gemsofwar.com/surprise/)
New Ultra-Rare Troop: Lasher The Lasher will be available this week for 300 Glory in the shop as well as in Event Chests, and will appear in Glory, Gem, and Guild chests in 3-4 weeks’ time. New Doomed Weapon: Doomed Sledge This week it will be available in both the Tower of Doom shop, and…
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### Author:  [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/2 "2020-04-19T23:00:34Z")
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### Author:  [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/3 "2020-04-19T23:15:39Z")
> [@Saltypatra](#):
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> _Spinnerette_ \* Mana cost reduced from 11 to 11
Well, I guess if the buff turns out to be too overpowered the mana cost can be increased again from 11 to 11. 😏
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### Author:  [@Smash](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smash)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/4 "2020-04-19T23:19:01Z")
So you dont look that insane when its ninja changed lol
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### Author:  [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/5 "2020-04-19T23:19:32Z")
I’m investigating this for you now.
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### Author:  [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/6 "2020-04-19T23:22:02Z")
> [@Saltypatra](#):
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> _Spinnerette_ \* Mana cost reduced from 11 to 10
All fixed!
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### Author:  [@RiverSong](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/RiverSong)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/7 "2020-04-19T23:35:41Z")
“But these go to eleven.” - _Nigel Tufnil_
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### Author:  [@noob](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/noob)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/8 "2020-04-19T23:59:20Z")
All 6 doomed weapons from this set are from broken spire?
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### Author:  [@junette](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/junette)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/9 "2020-04-20T00:15:31Z")
How does Lasher target 6 troops? Lil confused on this. Did I miss something?
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### Author:  [@noob](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/noob)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/10 "2020-04-20T00:16:39Z")
6 random troops. It can hit the same target multiple times
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### Author:  [@junette](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/junette)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/11 "2020-04-20T00:17:26Z")
Ooohhhh ok . 😄
Get it now . Thank u
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### Author:  [@Noctis](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Noctis)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/12 "2020-04-20T00:21:06Z")
Glad to hear lots of new players are picking up the game. It’s a good sign for the game’s continued longevity.
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### Author:  [@bobbydvt247](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/bobbydvt247)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/13 "2020-04-20T00:31:56Z")
Dozen Lashes should be renamed to half dozen Lashes.
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### Author:  [@Fleg](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fleg)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/14 "2020-04-20T00:41:47Z")
Maybe he uses 2 tentacles?
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### Author:  [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/15 "2020-04-20T00:49:45Z")
Awww, I sort of expected an actual surprise 😕
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### Author:  [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/16 "2020-04-20T00:52:43Z")
Thanks for the troop buffs! I hope we will see more of those in the near future.
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### Author:  [@Smash](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smash)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/17 "2020-04-20T01:07:10Z")
I seen the name of the thread and was like 😮 4.9 is dropping now?!
But no ☹
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### Author:  [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/18 "2020-04-20T01:27:38Z")
> [@Saltypatra](#):
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> Base Armor increased from 6 to 9 _Spinnerette_ \* Mana cost reduced from 11 to 10 \* Base spell damage from 5 to 7 \* Changed Beast Bond Trait to Regeneration
While every buff helps, Spinnerette’s damage should be changed from magic/2 +7 to magic + 7 (or even reverted to magic + 5).
The +2 base damage does help when you first get the troop, but wouldn’t it feel depressing when you’re a low level with very limited souls and you finally level up Spinnerette to where it gains another magic point or two and its damage doesn’t go up? It leaves a better lasting impression when a troop’s power actually visually grows.
If you’re worried about power balance of magic vs magic/2, Atlanta, Venbarak, Terraxis (some examples) all have regular magic + x damage and are easily obtainable quickly by playing the game (quest line/ kingdom upgrades). Spinnerette becomes a disappointing purchase very quickly at that point and might become the first thing they remember about Gems of War.
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### Author:  [@RiverSong](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/RiverSong)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/19 "2020-04-20T01:40:48Z")
Maybe False Lashes?
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### Author:  [@Sossitch](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sossitch)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/surprise/62939/20 "2020-04-20T02:02:36Z")
Making all the magic/2 troops straight +magic wouldn’t unbalance the game and would make some useless troops somewhat viable again. Flame cannon is only ultra-rare and is full +magic.
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