Might and Magic: Fates Broken Oaths update: Absolution and disenchantment

Ubisoft’s Broken Oaths update for Might and Magic: Fates went live on March 24, 2026, the first major named content drop after the game’s February 4, 2026 global launch. The patch ships the Absolution card set, a ranked balance pass, and economy tools that let you turn unwanted cards into gold and pull fewer dead duplicates from packs.

Background

Fates is Ubisoft’s hero-led tactical TCG in the Sea of Fates. The client is free to play: you build faction decks and climb ranked without buying blockchain assets. Optional card NFTs and wallet custody sit on Immutable zkEVM when you opt in. Official FAQ copy also notes mobile on Android and iOS, PC on Steam, and cloud progression through Immutable Passport so the same account can move across devices (Fates FAQ⁠ (opens in new tab); Immutable partnership post⁠ (opens in new tab)).

Broken Oaths is the first post-launch expansion-style beat in that live cadence. It is not a chain migration and not a Founder Key drop. Later 2026 Fates windows on Web3Raider cover Forge and Sylvan Key separately; this piece stays on the March 24 ship.

What happened

Broken Oaths goes live

On March 24, 2026, the Fates team posted Major Update: Broken Oaths is LIVE! to the game’s Steam community news feed⁠ (opens in new tab). A March 17 pre-announce had already locked the Tuesday ship date and the same feature list.

Headline systems in the live post:

• Absolution set: new cards meant to open fresh deck lines
• Disenchantment: break unwanted cards into gold
• Duplicate protection: fewer repeat pulls from packs
• Battle log and player profile: review matches and track progression in-client
• Daily bonus plus quests framed as daily, weekly, and starter tracks
• Balance changes plus visual and stability polish

EGamers.io⁠ (opens in new tab) (March 18, pre-ship) and Crypto Games 3D⁠ (opens in new tab) put Absolution at 10 cards and also listed a Hero Pack with Diamonds and an animated hero. Steam’s live announcement does not state that card count or name the pack, so treat those press bullets as corroboration until in-client store and set browsers match them.

Ranked balance names in the live notes

The Steam live post lists concrete tweaks rather than a vague “fairness” line. Named changes include cost bumps on Lightning Burst and Implosion, activation-only timing on Training Ground, health and destroy cleanup on Arcane Orb, charge retunes on Necromancer Helm and Angelic Alliance, gold-production bumps on Lizardman and Chain Lightning, a cost cut on Gauntlet of the Brawler, and multi-hit cleanup on Chain Lightning and Chain Heal. Re-check the live client if hotfixes land after March 24.

Who it affects

Ranked and F2P players

Absolution plus the named nerfs and buffs will move early post-patch shells. Budget time to rebuild lists before grinding ladder. Disenchantment and duplicate protection matter most if your collection is clogged with dead copies: you can recycle inventory into gold and expect pack value to waste less on repeats. Battle log and player profile help if you review losses instead of queueing blind.

None of those systems require NFT ownership. If you play wallet-free, still read the in-client notes on mightandmagicfates.com⁠ (opens in new tab) and official Discord before assuming tradability changed.

Optional collectors

Fates Cards remain the optional on-chain card line on Immutable. New Absolution copies may appear in-game first; do not assume same-day mint or listing rules from social screenshots. Match contract and chain before you buy, and keep Founder Key utility out of this patch story unless Ubisoft ties it in later notes.

At a glance

On Web3Raider

• Games hub and the Might and Magic: Fates game page for networks, docs, and social links
• NFT hub and Fates Cards before any secondary buy during Absolution hype
• Blockchain hub and Immutable zkEVM when wallet custody is in play
• Closest ecosystem framing: Immutable zkEVM gaming roundup
• Later Fates beats (cite only): Forge opens, Sylvan Key presale

What to watch next

• In-client set browser: Absolution card list and whether the Hero Pack appears in the live shop
• Ranked meta: early Absolution shells versus the named balance targets in the Steam notes
• Optional NFT timing: when Absolution variants list on Fates Cards under live Ubisoft rules (X @MightMagicFates⁠ (opens in new tab))
• Next seasonal cadence: Ubisoft’s later Forge / Sylvan Key windows are separate stories on Web3Raider

Bottom line: Rebuild ranked lists against Absolution and the named balance lines before you grind, and use disenchantment to clear dead duplicates into gold. Treat press-only card counts and Hero Pack claims as tentative until the live client shows them.