Origins TCGMetaShifting
MetaShifting: every balance change
Every change in the official patches, newest first: stats, abilities and alignments, tagged as buff, nerf or rework. Each card links to its page with its full balance history.
The latest Origins TCG patch came out on November 4, 2026: 11 card changes.
From the official patch notes on Steam and, when it is more complete, the official Discord.
Before and after
- DorothyBefore
Cost 4Power 1Health 1AfterCost 4Power 3Health 3 - GenieBefore
Cost 6Power 4Health 4AfterCost 5Power 4Health 4 - Searing LightBefore
Cost 4AfterCost 3 - Baby BearBefore
Cost 2Power 1Health 1AfterCost 3Power 1Health 1 - Mama BearBefore
Cost 6Power 6Health 6AfterCost 7Power 6Health 6 - ObliterateBefore
Cost 9AfterCost 10 - Papa BearBefore
Cost 4Power 4Health 4AfterCost 5Power 4Health 4 - Trash for TreasureBefore
Cost 1AfterCost 2 - BansheeBefore
Cost 2Power 1Health 1AfterCost 2Power 2Health 1 - EsmeraldaBefore
Cost 2Power 2Health 2AfterCost 2Power 2Health 3 - Guy of GisborneBefore
Cost 6Power 4Health 4AfterCost 6Power 3Health 4
| Cards | Saga | Stats | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy (Legendary) | Land of Oz | 4 · 1/1→4 · 3/3 | Buff+2 Power, +2 Health. |
| Genie | Arabian Nights | 6 · 4/4→5 · 4/4 | BuffCosts 1 less. |
| Searing Light | Other | 4→3 | BuffCosts 1 less. |
| Baby Bear | Fairy tales | 2 · 1/1→3 · 1/1 | NerfCosts 1 more. |
| Mama Bear | Fairy tales | 6 · 6/6→7 · 6/6 | NerfCosts 1 more. |
| Obliterate | Other | 9→10 | NerfCosts 1 more. |
| Papa Bear | Fairy tales | 4 · 4/4→5 · 4/4 | NerfCosts 1 more. |
| Trash for Treasure | Other | 1→2 | NerfCosts 1 more. Not in the patch notes: read in the game on 7 November. |
| Banshee | Myth & folklore | 2 · 1/1→2 · 2/1 | Buff+1 Power. |
| Esmeralda | Classic literature | 2 · 2/2→2 · 2/3 | Buff+1 Health. |
| Guy of Gisborne | Sherwood | 6 · 4/4→6 · 3/4 | Nerf-1 Power. |
Before and after
- BagheeraBefore
Cost 1Power 1Health 1AfterCost 2Power 1Health 1 - Mind PalaceBefore
Cost 2AfterCost 3 - SpellbookBefore
Cost 3AfterCost 4
| Cards | Saga | Stats | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagheera | The Jungle Book | 1 · 1/1→2 · 1/1 | NerfCosts 1 more. |
| Mind Palace | Baker Street | 2→3 | NerfCosts 1 more. |
| Spellbook | Other | 3→4 | NerfCosts 1 more; the random spells it adds can no longer be Spellbook. |
| Heroic Charge | Other | ability | BuffBug fix: if a character it buffed loses its abilities, the +2 Power now stays; Trample is still removed. |
| Humpty | Nursery rhymes | ability | ReworkThe random card it adds to your hand can no longer be Humpty. |
| Twister Toss | Land of Oz | ability | ReworkNow moves an ally to any space; if another card is already there, the two swap places. It can also target occupied spaces. |
Before and after
- DorothyBeforeCost 5Power 1Health 1AfterCost 4Power 1Health 1
- Wicked StepmotherBefore
Cost 4Power 3Health 6AfterCost 4Power 4Health 6 - Guy of GisborneBeforeCost 6Power 3Health 3AfterCost 6Power 4Health 4
- BeautyBefore
Cost 4Power 1Health 1AfterCost 4Power 2Health 1 - Magic CarpetBefore
Cost 4Power 3Health 4AfterCost 4Power 4Health 4 - RooBefore
Cost 2Power 2Health 3AfterCost 2Power 2Health 4 - Christopher RobinBefore
Cost 4Power 4Health 5AfterCost 4Power 5Health 4 - QuasimodoBefore
Cost 3Power 2Health 5AfterCost 3Power 3Health 4
| Cards | Saga | Stats | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy (Legendary) | Land of Oz | 5 · 1/1→4 · 1/1 | BuffCosts 1 less. |
| Wicked Stepmother (Legendary) | Fairy tales | 4 · 3/6→4 · 4/6 | Buff+1 Power. |
| Guy of Gisborne | Sherwood | 6 · 3/3→6 · 4/4 | Buff+1 Power, +1 Health. |
| Beauty | Fairy tales | 4 · 1/1→4 · 2/1 | Buff+1 Power. |
| Magic Carpet | Arabian Nights | 4 · 3/4→4 · 4/4 | Buff+1 Power. Buffs it already had are no longer cleared when it is played; if it returns to hand, it can choose again. |
| Roo | Hundred Acre Wood | 2 · 2/3→2 · 2/4 | Buff+1 Health. |
| Christopher Robin | Hundred Acre Wood | 4 · 4/5→4 · 5/4 | ReworkBack to 5/4, as before patch 0.6.3. Listed in the patch notes on the official Discord, not in the Steam post. |
| Quasimodo | Classic literature | 3 · 2/5→3 · 3/4 | Rework+1 Power, -1 Health. |
| Frog Prince | Fairy tales | ability | BuffBuffs it already had are no longer cleared when it is played; if it returns to hand, it can choose again. |
| Heroic Charge | Other | ability | BuffIts +2 Power buff now applies again when the spell is repeated. |
| Silver Bullet | Gothic horror | ability | BuffCan now target barriers as well as characters. |
| Wooden Stake | Gothic horror | ability | BuffCan target characters at full Health; it still fails if the target is not damaged by the time it reveals. |
| Don Quixote | Classic literature | ability | ReworkGained Defender. |
| Itsy Bitsy Spider | Nursery rhymes | Neutral→Evil | ReworkNow Evil instead of Neutral. |
Before and after
- King ArthurBefore
Cost 7Power 5Health 5AfterCost 7Power 7Health 7 - MerlinBefore
Cost 5Power 3Health 5AfterCost 5Power 5Health 5 - Old MacDonaldBefore
Cost 5Power 3Health 3AfterCost 4Power 4Health 4 - LancelotBefore
Cost 4Power 3Health 3AfterCost 4Power 4Health 4 - RumpleBefore
Cost 2Power 1Health 1AfterCost 2Power 2Health 2 - BandersnatchBefore
Cost 8Power 8Health 8AfterCost 8Power 7Health 7 - Blow the House DownBefore
Cost 5AfterCost 4 - Merlin's ProphecyBefore
Cost 1AfterCost 2 - Bridge TrollBefore
Cost 5Power 4Health 6AfterCost 5Power 5Health 6 - ThumbelinaBefore
Cost 1Power 2Health 1AfterCost 1Power 2Health 2 - White QueenBefore
Cost 4Power 2Health 3AfterCost 4Power 3Health 3 - BigfootBefore
Cost 5Power 6Health 4AfterCost 5Power 6Health 3 - ScarecrowBefore
Cost 2Power 1Health 2AfterCost 2Power 1Health 1 - BagheeraBeforeCost 1Power 1Health 2AfterCost 1Power 1Health 1
- Christopher RobinBeforeCost 4Power 5Health 4AfterCost 4Power 4Health 5
- SandmanBefore
Cost 2Power 2Health 2AfterCost 2Power 1Health 3
| Cards | Saga | Stats | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Arthur (Legendary) | Arthurian legend | 7 · 5/5→7 · 7/7 | Buff+2/+2, the biggest single buff of the playtest. |
| Merlin (Legendary) | Arthurian legend | 5 · 3/5→5 · 5/5 | Buff+2 Power. |
| Old MacDonald | Nursery rhymes | 5 · 3/3→4 · 4/4 | BuffCosts 1 less and +1/+1. |
| Lancelot | Arthurian legend | 4 · 3/3→4 · 4/4 | Buff+1/+1. |
| Rumple | Fairy tales | 2 · 1/1→2 · 2/2 | Buff+1/+1. |
| Bandersnatch | Wonderland | 8 · 8/8→8 · 7/7 | Nerf-1/-1 again. |
| Blow the House Down | Fairy tales | 5→4 | BuffCosts 1 less. |
| Merlin's Prophecy | Arthurian legend | 1→2 | NerfCosts 1 more. |
| Bridge Troll | Fairy tales | 5 · 4/6→5 · 5/6 | Buff+1 Power. |
| Thumbelina | Fairy tales | 1 · 2/1→1 · 2/2 | Buff+1 Health. |
| White Queen | Wonderland | 4 · 2/3→4 · 3/3 | Buff+1 Power. |
| Bigfoot | American tales | 5 · 6/4→5 · 6/3 | Nerf-1 Health. |
| Scarecrow | Land of Oz | 2 · 1/2→2 · 1/1 | Nerf-1 Health. |
| Bagheera | The Jungle Book | 1 · 1/2→1 · 1/1 | ReworkLoses 1 Health; On Reveal bonus on a middle space rises from +1/+1 to +2/+2. |
| Christopher Robin | Hundred Acre Wood | 4 · 5/4→4 · 4/5 | ReworkStats swapped: sturdier, hits softer. |
| Sandman | Myth & folklore | 2 · 2/2→2 · 1/3 | Rework-1 Power, +1 Health. |
Before and after
- Three Not So Little PigsBefore
Cost 7Power 4Health 4AfterCost 7Power 3Health 3 - Queen of HeartsBefore
Cost 5Power 3Health 5AfterCost 4Power 3Health 3 - Ellen TrechendBefore
Cost 9Power 6Health 6AfterCost 8Power 3Health 3 - HuntsmanBefore
Cost 6Power 6Health 6AfterCost 4Power 4Health 4 - BandersnatchBeforeCost 8Power 9Health 9AfterCost 8Power 8Health 8
- Brides of DraculaBefore
Cost 3Power 2Health 2AfterCost 2Power 2Health 2 - Little LambBefore
Cost 2Power 1Health 1AfterCost 1Power 1Health 1 - PegasusBefore
Cost 4Power 2Health 4AfterCost 3Power 2Health 4 - Stroke of MidnightBefore
Cost 2AfterCost 1 - BasiliskBefore
Cost 4Power 2Health 4AfterCost 2Power 1Health 2 - Flying MonkeyBefore
Cost 4Power 2Health 3AfterCost 3Power 4Health 1 - Guy of GisborneBeforeCost 7Power 3Health 5AfterCost 6Power 3Health 3
- KangaBefore
Cost 4Power 3Health 4AfterCost 3Power 2Health 3 - Van Helsing's ToolsBefore
Cost 1AfterCost 0 - Card SoldierBefore
Cost 2Power 2Health 1AfterCost 2Power 3Health 1 - HumptyBefore
Cost 3Power 3Health 1AfterCost 3Power 4Health 1 - Wicked Witch of the WestBefore
Cost 3Power 1Health 4AfterCost 3Power 1Health 5 - ImhotepBefore
Cost 4Power 2Health 3AfterCost 4Power 2Health 2 - MarianBefore
Cost 4Power 3Health 4AfterCost 4Power 3Health 3
| Cards | Saga | Stats | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Not So Little Pigs (Legendary) | Fairy tales | 7 · 4/4→7 · 3/3 | Rework-1/-1; the pigs it summons are now 3/3 to match. |
| Queen of Hearts (Legendary) | Wonderland | 5 · 3/5→4 · 3/3 | ReworkCheaper and smaller; gains First Strike on top of repeating allies' On Death abilities. |
| Mulan (Legendary) | Ballad of Mulan | 4 · 2/4→4 · 2/4 | BuffStats unchanged; gains Double Attack on top of repeating allies' On Reveal abilities. |
| Ellen Trechend | Myth & folklore | 9 · 6/6→8 · 3/3 | ReworkCheaper, much smaller, but scales harder: +3/+3 per enemy here, up from +2/+2. |
| Huntsman | Fairy tales | 6 · 6/6→4 · 4/4 | ReworkBack to 4 Mana 4/4. |
| Bandersnatch | Wonderland | 8 · 9/9→8 · 8/8 | Nerf-1/-1. |
| Brides of Dracula | Gothic horror | 3 · 2/2→2 · 2/2 | BuffCosts 1 less. |
| Little Lamb | Nursery rhymes | 2 · 1/1→1 · 1/1 | BuffCosts 1 less. |
| Pegasus | Myth & folklore | 4 · 2/4→3 · 2/4 | BuffCosts 1 less. |
| Stroke of Midnight | Fairy tales | 2→1 | BuffCosts 1 less. |
| Basilisk | Myth & folklore | 4 · 2/4→2 · 1/2 | ReworkHalved: 2 Mana 1/2. |
| Flying Monkey | Land of Oz | 4 · 2/3→3 · 4/1 | ReworkCheaper glass cannon. |
| Guy of Gisborne | Sherwood | 7 · 3/5→6 · 3/3 | ReworkCosts 1 less, -2 Health. |
| Kanga | Hundred Acre Wood | 4 · 3/4→3 · 2/3 | ReworkCheaper and smaller. |
| Van Helsing's Tools | Gothic horror | 1→0 | ReworkNow free; the Silver Bullet it creates deals 1 damage instead of 3. |
| Card Soldier | Wonderland | 2 · 2/1→2 · 3/1 | Buff+1 Power. |
| Humpty | Nursery rhymes | 3 · 3/1→3 · 4/1 | Buff+1 Power. |
| Wicked Witch of the West | Land of Oz | 3 · 1/4→3 · 1/5 | Buff+1 Health; her Flying Monkeys are now 4/1, up from 2/3. |
| Imhotep | Gothic horror | 4 · 2/3→4 · 2/2 | Nerf-1 Health. |
| Marian | Sherwood | 4 · 3/4→4 · 3/3 | Nerf-1 Health. |
| Banshee | Myth & folklore | ability | NerfOn Death now grants +1 Power only; it no longer grants Health. |
| Piglet | Hundred Acre Wood | ability | NerfOn Reveal now grants +1 Power only; it no longer grants Health. |
| Silver Bullet | Gothic horror | ability | NerfDamage reduced from 3 to 1. |
Before and after
- HuntsmanBeforeCost 4Power 4Health 4AfterCost 6Power 6Health 6
| Cards | Saga | Stats | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsman | Fairy tales | 4 · 4/4→6 · 6/6 | ReworkMoved up the curve to 6 Mana 6/6 while the team watches his performance. |
| Bandersnatch | Wonderland | Deck changeAdded to the Evil deck while Count Orlok is out. | |
| Count Orlok | Gothic horror | Deck changeTemporarily removed from the Evil deck and the game while an issue with his ability is fixed. | |
| First Aid | Other | Deck changeRemoved from the Swarm deck in favour of Mowgli. | |
| Genie | Arabian Nights | Deck changeRemoved from the Discard deck: he got in the way of discarding Koschei. | |
| Koschei | Myth & folklore | Deck changeThe Discard deck is built around discarding him reliably; Genie was swapped for Mind Palace to help. | |
| Mind Palace | Baker Street | Deck changeAdded to the Discard deck in place of Genie. | |
| Mowgli | The Jungle Book | Deck changeAdded to the Swarm deck in place of First Aid to strengthen the late game. |