FragPunk July 2026 patch 1.4 notes: Shard Card rework
FragPunk's 1.4 patch is a Shard Card system rework. 20 cards rebalanced, 5 new cards, and a veto system that lets teams block 1 card per round.
Highlights
- **5 new Shard Cards** — including 2 new "extreme" cards
- **3 new hero skins** — battle pass rewards
Bug fixes
- Fixed 12 crashes related to Shard Card effects
- Fixed MMR reset bug at the start of Season 1
- Fixed aim-down-sights sensitivity scaling
- Fixed ranked reward distribution (2-week delay)
- Fixed 4 server stability issues
Balance
- **20 Shard Cards rebalanced** — the most-impactful change
Other
- in the patch
- **Card veto system** — teams can now block 1 card per round
- **Ranked season ends** August 27
- Here are the 8 most-impactful changes:
- **Glass Cannon** (nerfed): headshot one-shot range reduced
- from 30m to 20m
- **Heavy Rounds** (nerfed): headshot damage bonus reduced
- from +50% to +30%
- **Tank Up** (buffed): all health x2 → x2.5
- **Bigger Bombs** (buffed): utility damage x2 → x3
- **Rogue** (reworked): now a 10-second free-for-all
- **Float Like a Butterfly** (reworked): gravity -50% AND
- jump height +100%
- **Power Trip** (nerfed): ult charge 3x → 2x
- **Speed Demon** (buffed): move speed +50% → +75%
- The "Glass Cannon + Heavy Rounds" combo that dominated
- Season 1 is significantly weaker. The "Tank Up" and
- "Bigger Bombs" combos are the new meta.
- **Mirror Match**: both teams play the same hero
- **High Noon**: 6v6 mode for one round
- **Glass Floor**: fall damage one-shots
- **Hot Potato**: random player has a bomb that ticks down
- **Teleporters**: random teleport pads spawn across the map
- The new cards are all in the "extreme" tier (more
- chaotic, less competitive). They're banned in ranked
- by default.
- Teams can now vote to **veto 1 card** per round.
- The team with majority vote wins the veto. The vetoed
- card is replaced with a random alternative. This
- gives teams a way to block the most-broken cards
- instead of being forced to play with them.
- Server tickrate improved from 60Hz to 128Hz
- Client-side memory usage reduced by 15%
- GPU utilization improved on AMD cards
- Axon: headshot damage reduced by 8%
- Kismet: self-heal cooldown reduced from 12s to 10s
- Miko: shield health increased by 15%
- Seren: heal-per-second increased by 10%
- Vex: trap cooldown reduced from 18s to 15s
- The 1.4 patch is the last major balance change
- before Season 2 on August 28. The next patch
- (1.5, mid-Season 2) will be focused on bug
- fixes and the new hero balance (Ronin, Bulwark,
- Echo).
Highlights
- 20 Shard Cards rebalanced — the most-impactful change
in the patch
- 5 new Shard Cards — including 2 new "extreme" cards
- Card veto system — teams can now block 1 card per round
- 3 new hero skins — battle pass rewards
- Ranked season ends August 27
The 20 rebalanced cards
Here are the 8 most-impactful changes:
- Glass Cannon (nerfed): headshot one-shot range reduced
from 30m to 20m
- Heavy Rounds (nerfed): headshot damage bonus reduced
from +50% to +30%
- Tank Up (buffed): all health x2 → x2.5
- Bigger Bombs (buffed): utility damage x2 → x3
- Rogue (reworked): now a 10-second free-for-all
- Float Like a Butterfly (reworked): gravity -50% AND
jump height +100%
- Power Trip (nerfed): ult charge 3x → 2x
- Speed Demon (buffed): move speed +50% → +75%
The "Glass Cannon + Heavy Rounds" combo that dominated Season 1 is significantly weaker. The "Tank Up" and "Bigger Bombs" combos are the new meta.
The 5 new cards
- Mirror Match: both teams play the same hero
- High Noon: 6v6 mode for one round
- Glass Floor: fall damage one-shots
- Hot Potato: random player has a bomb that ticks down
- Teleporters: random teleport pads spawn across the map
The new cards are all in the "extreme" tier (more chaotic, less competitive). They're banned in ranked by default.
Card veto system
Teams can now vote to veto 1 card per round. The team with majority vote wins the veto. The vetoed card is replaced with a random alternative. This gives teams a way to block the most-broken cards instead of being forced to play with them.
Bug fixes
- Fixed 12 crashes related to Shard Card effects
- Fixed MMR reset bug at the start of Season 1
- Fixed aim-down-sights sensitivity scaling
- Fixed ranked reward distribution (2-week delay)
- Fixed 4 server stability issues
Performance
- Server tickrate improved from 60Hz to 128Hz
- Client-side memory usage reduced by 15%
- GPU utilization improved on AMD cards
Balance
- Axon: headshot damage reduced by 8%
- Kismet: self-heal cooldown reduced from 12s to 10s
- Miko: shield health increased by 15%
- Seren: heal-per-second increased by 10%
- Vex: trap cooldown reduced from 18s to 15s
What's next
The 1.4 patch is the last major balance change before Season 2 on August 28. The next patch (1.5, mid-Season 2) will be focused on bug fixes and the new hero balance (Ronin, Bulwark, Echo).
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