FULL RELEASE · v1.0.4 · verified 2026-09-13

Collateral: effect, prices and patch history

First rank reduced from 70,000 to 12,000 gold. Later ranks cost two-thirds less. Do not confuse its unpublished tooltip with the separately documented v1.0.4 base critical splash changes.

Published prices and location

Rank 1: 12,000 gold Vendor location is not asserted without a current source.

Planning decision — editorial interpretation

Compare the listed purchase against your current gold and the role causing your run to stall. A lower price does not prove this should always be bought first. The planner includes only the ranks listed here; check the in-game tooltip before spending.

Evidence boundary

The recorded change comes from v1.0.3; verified through v1.0.4 on September 13. This is a patch-scoped record, not a complete upgrade tooltip. Before/after unit stats below, if present, are unit-level changes and not an isolated calculation of this upgrade's effect.

Recorded patch changes

v1.0.3 · 2026-09-10

Cheaper rerolls and unit upgrades, Deployment Ritual, Chinese translations, and sacrifice fixes.

Historical patch; later changes may supersede these values

Fixes

Sacrificed Chieftains no longer return after loading. Chieftain rerolls offer the correct card type; sacrifice reward minimum rarity includes Totems and respects the lowest sacrificed rarity.
Sacrifice rerolls no longer raise the next draw price. Reloading a draw no longer charges twice. Cards can have the intended maximum of three enchantments.
Clockwork Tree and Twilight Tree work again. A graphics-card startup error and zero-damage critical hits on units with upgrade-granted critical chance are fixed. The notes also acknowledge an earlier Demon defeat/victory fix.

Gameplay

Rerolls cost 25% of a normal draw instead of 50%; Wayback Elixir reduces this to 10%.
Wayback Elixir and Deployment Ritual join the Blight Tree. Deployment Ritual sends newly trained units and Totems to the Portal Plateau, joining the warband when capacity permits.

Balance

Fully upgraded Concentrated Essence plus Frigid Core provides 8 seconds of slow flask duration, previously 3.36. Frigid Core total duration bonuses are 50%, 100%, 150%, previously 1%, 3%, 5%.

Prices

Frigid Core ranks cost 20,000 / 80,000 / 240,000 gold; Frostspire Extract costs 40,000 / 180,000.
First Blood and Collateral first ranks cost 12,000 gold; Maligned Mantle costs 20,000. Later ranks cost two-thirds less, but absolute later prices are not published here.
First ranks: Wyvernscale Saddles 20,000; Metallurgical Research 15,000; Longshot 12,000 gold. Advanced Hooking costs 50,000. Later ranks of the three ranked upgrades cost two-thirds less.

Localization

Missing Simplified and Traditional Chinese translations are restored.

Questions and evidence boundary

Which build does this page cover?

Checked against official release and patch sources through v1.0.4 on 2026-09-13. Older before/after values remain labeled by patch; this is not a live data feed.

Does Collateral include unverified formulas?

No. Published facts and transparent arithmetic are separated from editorial interpretation. Missing prices, full unlock lists and hidden combat formulas are not invented.

Official sources

Developer patch notes on Steam — v1.0.1 through v1.0.4 Orc Incremental on Steam — official store, not sponsored

Source review: September 13, 2026. Patch facts are attributed to the developer; interpretations above are wiki editorial guidance.

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