Patch 0.23 — Arena & Expedition Foundations

Blood & Nectar Patch Notes

Patch 0.23Arena & Expedition Foundations

April 25–26, 2026

The arena gets a real deck picker and DM-based challenge flow, expeditions collapse to three clean daily quests, and channel setup becomes fully automatic. 46 commits laying the plumbing.

Pushes

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248 pushes · 129 h

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SYSTEMS

Arena Menu

A deck picker before the challenge post, DM-based opponent deck selection, and a full arena menu with stats and mode dropdowns.

Expeditions Simplified

Down to three daily quests with a rotating theme, DM-only flow.

Auto Channel Setup

Idempotent channel provisioning: the play category and its channels create and re-order themselves on startup.

Monitoring & Access

A full monitoring system (backups, performance, analytics, auto-throttle), a drop queue with stress-testing, and Discord-first access control.

Full Patch Notes

Built the arena deck picker and DM challenge flow.
Simplified expeditions to three rotating daily quests.
Automated channel provisioning and added a full monitoring/backup layer.
Granted new users a starter pack of chests and hooks.