Merge Tactics October 2025 Update – New Cards, Seasonal Reset & Fresh Rulers

🔄 Seasonal Reset: A New Era Begins

The October 2025 update introduces the seasonal system to Merge Tactics! Every month your Starsteel (Merge Tactics Trophies) and road progress will reset, bringing fresh rewards and exciting new content.

The next season starts on September 29th, so get ready!

🏆 League Badges

You'll receive a Merge Tactics badge showcasing the highest league you've reached, proving your dedication to the merge madness!

👑 New Rulers & Skins

🧌 Goblin Queen (October)

Greener Grin: Defeating an enemy troop grants you a 40% chance of spawning a Goblin

Goblin Queen is back! She enjoyed her trip so much last year that she crossed the Emerald Sea to join the other Rulers in the Merge Tactics Arena!

🐲 Elixir Loong (November)

Endless Spring: Gain +1 Elixir per turn and +1 team size

All hail the master of Golden Elixir! Elixir Loong has finally emerged from his eternal slumber to battle it out in the Arena!

✨ New Skins

Astral Empress and Malevolent Queen with custom confetti
Aqua Loong will arrive with Elixir Loong's release in November

🆕 New Troops (7 Total)

2-Elixir Troops

🐲 skeleton_dragons

Traits: Undead & Ranger
Ability: Splits to create a new Skeleton Dragon after every few attacks

🧙‍♂️ Wizard

Traits: Fire & Mage
Ability: Throws a fireball at enemies in the area

3-Elixir Troops

⚡ Electro Giant

Traits: Electric & Avenger
Ability: Summons an electric field around himself, dealing damage and stunning nearby enemies every second

🔫 Musketeer

Traits: Noble & Blaster
Ability: A tanky gunner who pushes 3 enemies back every few hits

4-Elixir Troops

🐉 Baby Dragon

Traits: Fire & Blaster
Ability: Burps big fireballs that deal damage in a wide area

⚡ Electro Wizard

Traits: Electric & Mage
Ability: Shoots lightning with his hands, stunning multiple enemies every few seconds

🧙‍♀️ witch_mt

Traits: Undead & Avenger
Ability: Every few seconds, she summons Skeletons with 50% of her max HP and attack damage

🎯 New Traits (3 Total)

⚡ Electric

After 10s, lightning strikes all enemies once and stunned troops 3x

2 troops: Each strike deals 15% max HP damage

🔥 Fire

Gain stackable bonus damage upon enemies' defeat

2 troops: 40%

🧙‍♂️ Mage

Combat Start: Strongest enemy troop is turned into a harmless rabbit for some time

2 troops: 8s

🎯 Blaster (Thrower Rework)

Blasters gain +1 Range and extra damage based on distance

2 troops: +10% damage per hex
4 troops: +20% damage per hex

📊 Ability Bars

The following troops will have ability bars below their health bar:

Bandit, goblin_machine, Mega Knight
Royal Ghost, Musketeer, Electro Giant
Electro Wizard, skeleton_dragons, witch_mt

🔧 Major Changes

👋 Farewell Bomber

Bomber has a few personal matters to tend to for now, but you never know, he might be back some day!

🔄 Trait Reassignments

Executioner: Thrower → Blaster
Spear Goblin: Thrower → Blaster
Bandit: Avenger → Assassin
Valkyrie: Avenger → Juggernaut
P.E.K.K.A: Juggernaut → Avenger

🎮 New October Modifiers

Bronze II

Big Bucks: All Rulers start with +5 Elixir
Legacy: Gain +5 Elixir when a Ruler is knocked out

Bronze III

🆕 Elixir Festival: +2 Elixir per round
Champion Star: Start with a random 5-Elixir Troop

Silver I

🆕 Endurance Training: All troops gain +40% HP
You're Mine: You will gain a 1-Star copy of the first enemy Troop you defeat

Gold I

🆕 Chaos Chaos: When troops merge, they become a random troop of +1 Elixir (Once per round)
🆕 Master Arena: Troops gain +100% HP and +50% damage if they stay on the same tile from round to round

Diamond

🆕 Coaching: Benched troops gain +100% damage and +50% HP next round
🆕 Monster Drink: Combat Start: Lowest HP troop gets bigger and gains +200% HP and +100% damage

🔮 November Modifiers (Preview)

Swift Tile: A special tile appears on the board giving its troop +100% bonus hit speed
One Punch: Every troops' first attack in each round deals +300% damage
Mystery Shop: Shop's right-most troop will always cost 3 Elixir, but be a mystery until bought
Devil Snap: Troop in the right-most bench slot will be auto-sold for x2 Elixir and removed from the game

💡 Meta Insights

🔥 What to Expect

Electro Giant will become a formidable tank with his electric field
skeleton_dragons brings new strategies for Undead decks
witch_mt will be perfect for multi-spawn strategies
Fire and Electric will change combat dynamics

🎯 New Strategies

Blaster decks with increased range and distance damage
Electric combos for battlefield control
Fire builds for devastating stacking damage
Mage synergies for enemy control

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

When does the new season start?

The October season begins on September 29th, 2025. All Starsteel will be reset!

Which new cards are the strongest?

Electro Giant and witch_mt promise to be very impactful in the meta thanks to their unique abilities.

How does the seasonal reset work?

Every month your Starsteel and progress are reset, but you keep all unlocked Rulers and skins.

Are the new traits balanced?

Fire and Electric introduce completely new mechanics that will require time to master.

When is Elixir Loong coming?

Elixir Loong will be available in November 2025 along with his Aqua Loong skin.

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