Essence is GONE! This is huge as essence really screwed up playing as different champions. This is very exciting news.
https://www.paladins.com/cardsunbound/
- Essence is gone. Yay!
- Paladins is even more free to play. All Cards (Basic and Legendary) are now free and immediately unlocked, and can be leveled up by collecting duplicates.
- In the new over-the-top QuickPlay mode (replacing Casual queue), you can play exactly how you want to play. Just build a loadout of your five favorite Cards — no point limit restrictions.
- Ranked Mode is now more balanced and competitive than ever before, with all Cards unlocked and set to Level 3.
Why We’re Changing Things
- We’ve been listening to our players. And we’ve learned that different players want different things from Paladins.
- Some players just want to have fun and do cool things. They want an epic experience that’s even more over-the-top than Paladins is today, unconstrained by the more cumbersome aspects of deckbuilding and point limits.
- Competitive players want the most balanced, hardcore game possible. And they dislike having to unlock cards before they can play a new Champ in a competitive mode and create their own loadout.
- We want to make Paladins into a better game for both of these groups.
- Embrace the Cards. (Because They’re All Yours.)
Essence was confusing for new players… and we really didn’t need four currencies. So we’re removing Essence from the game. (We will refund unspent Essence with Gold on a 1:1 basis.)
- All Basic and all Legendary Cards are now free and immediately unlocked, so you can build the deck of your dreams.
- Got deckbuilding anxiety? Don’t worry: Each Champion now has three pre-built loadouts so you can easily and immediately experience diverse playstyles.
- You’ll have even more game-changing decisions to make. One new Legendary Card is being added for every Champion, free.
Opening Card Chests: It’s Actually Fun Now!
- Level up your Basic and Legendary Cards permanently, all the way to the new Level 5, just by playing and opening the many free card chests we’ll be throwing your way.
- Collect duplicates and watch your Cards level up.
- Already have a big collection of Cards? Don’t worry, you’ll be able to start leveling those Cards up from Level 3.