Mega Crit's April 10, 2026 beta patch rebalances Ironclad and Silent, rewrites two Act 2 encounters, and drops HP on two bosses. Ironclad gets a new rare heal card (Not Yet); Grapple is retired. Silent loses Acrobatics from the common pool.
Patch v0.102.0 landed on the Beta branch on April 10, 2026 — the fourth balance patch tracked on this site since the March 5 launch. This release focuses on two things: tuning Ironclad's rare pool with a new heal card and cutting Silent's strongest common card from the common pool.
On the encounter side, Mega Crit rewrote the double-beetle Act 2 fight, nerfed Living Fog's bomb-minion scaling, and lowered HP on Donis's Byrd and Doormaker. These fights were the three most-complained-about elites in post-launch feedback, and the nerfs bring them closer in line with the rest of Act 2 and Act 3.
This article annotates every change and flags the downstream implications — which builds get stronger, which decks got worse, and which cards are now obsolete picks.
Verification note
Cross-referenced against Gamersky's Chinese patch summary published April 10, 2026. Values from the in-game patch notes.
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The biggest Ironclad change is the new rare card Not Yet. It heals 10 HP on use (13 upgraded) and Exhausts after play. This is Ironclad's first true rare healing card — previously you had Bloodletting (1E, −3 HP for +2 Energy, opposite direction) and nothing else.
Not Yet slots cleanly into long-run Exhaust decks where Feel No Pain and Dark Embrace already reward Exhausting cards. It turns a dead draw in a lean deck into a 10-13 HP heal, which is significant on Ascension 15+ runs where HP leaks accumulate across all three acts.
Acrobatics was a 1-cost Silent common that draws 3 cards and discards 1. In the launch build, every Silent deck took 2-3 copies because it powered Poison and Sly engines equally well.
Mega Crit's stated reason is that Acrobatics had the highest win rate of any Silent card in the launch data. Reclassifying it as a rare means you'll see it roughly 1 in 5 Silent drafts instead of every draft. Deck-building shifts accordingly — expect Silent decks to lean harder on Survivor, Prepared, and Backflip for cycling.
Two Act 2 fights were rewritten: the double-beetle encounter and the Living Fog elite. Both were the highest run-killers in post-launch data.
The double-beetle fight pitted two Beetles against you simultaneously in Act 2. It's been removed from the rotation entirely. Act 2's multi-enemy pool now draws from the other existing encounters, which reduces variance on Ascension 18+ runs where the double-beetle opener often cost 15-20 HP.
Two bosses received HP cuts: Donis's Byrd (Act 2 alternate boss) and Doormaker (Act 3 boss). Exact new numbers were shown in the patch screenshot but not repeated in the Gamersky summary — expect a 10-15% reduction based on community data-mining.
Donis's Byrd was tuned down because its signature Byrd-summoning pattern combined with high base HP made the fight drag past the 10-turn mark, after which most Act 2 decks run out of consumable resources. Doormaker's nerf targets the opposite problem — Doormaker hit hard early (door-slam openers around turn 2-3) and the HP reduction shortens the danger window.
Necrobinder received a quieter nerf in this patch — not called out as a headline change but mentioned in the queue notes. The target is No Escape scaling, which had been stacking exponentially past turn 4 in optimized Doom decks.
Smaller changes roll into this patch too: an Affliction trigger timing fix, an Ancient blessing clarification, and the usual batch of text-only improvements. None of these shift archetype viability, but they clean up corner cases that caused confusion at launch.
If you're on the Beta branch: install the patch, restart your run, and re-evaluate your Silent drafts. Any pending save with Acrobatics still counts as a rare pick going forward.
If you're on the Stable branch: v0.102.0 will likely promote in 1-2 weeks pending hotfixes. Use the interim to finish any Silent run that leans on Acrobatics — the card's availability tanks once you update.
FAQ
The Silent change. Acrobatics moving from Common to Rare is a structural shift — every Silent deck in the launch build relied on Acrobatics for cycling, and losing 2-3 copies per draft forces the character back onto Survivor, Prepared, and Backflip for hand management. The Ironclad Not Yet addition is a quality-of-life buff; the Silent change is a functional nerf.
10 HP base, 13 HP upgraded. Take it if you're running an Exhaust deck (Feel No Pain, Dark Embrace, Second Wind) or if you're on Ascension 15+ where HP leaks matter more than damage ceiling. Skip it in burst decks where you never stop attacking — the Exhaust turn is a damage loss.
Yes, but the draft priorities changed. Poison decks still work through Catalyst, Bouncing Flask, and Noxious Fumes. Sly decks still work through Prepared, Dagger Throw, and Backflip. The difference is that you now need to find cycling cards actively instead of coasting on Acrobatics. Expect Silent's win rate to drop 5-10% at high Ascension until players adapt.
Removed from the encounter pool. Previously, entering a multi-enemy Act 2 room could spawn two Beetles simultaneously — a fight that routinely cost 15-20 HP on Ascension 18+ because of the combined claw-and-charge pattern. Mega Crit removed the encounter entirely rather than tuning the enemy counts.
No. The patch is strictly defensive — two bosses (Donis's Byrd, Doormaker) lost HP, zero gained HP. Queen, Test Subject #C10, Torch Head, and Ceremonial Beast retain their launch values. This is consistent with Mega Crit's stated post-launch goal of bringing Act 2 and Act 3 difficulty closer together.
No official date. Mega Crit's typical cadence moves a Beta patch to Stable after 1-2 weeks of hotfixes. Based on the April 10 Beta drop, expect Stable promotion roughly April 21-28, 2026, pending no regressions. Check the in-game launcher or Mega Crit's announcements for the exact date.
Sources
Mega Crit early access launch post
OfficialOfficial launch article for the current early access build.
Mega Crit official FAQ
OfficialMega Crit's official FAQ covering early access scope, platform plans, co-op details, and mod support.
Gamersky — v0.102.0 Beta Patch Notes Coverage
CommunityChinese coverage of the April 10, 2026 beta patch: Not Yet card added, Grapple removed, Acrobatics reclassified, Act 2 encounter and boss HP adjustments.