Journey has been an amazing experience, and was playtested for many years leading up to its official release at Galaxycon 2025. However, as thousands of players have sought greatness in competition, the players have pushed the limits of Momentum and Protection beyond what we had expected.

In terms of gameplay, Journey is an entirely new and unique system of combat in the TCG space, and with this unique system we have been listening intently to feedback from multiple communities to make sure the game remains fun.

As we are in our 6th month of an official release and organized play becomes more common at the store level, we have gotten overwhelming feedback regarding the cards Momentum and Protection.

After evaluating the situation, we have discussed it at length with many of the community members, judges, playtesters, as well as players who played in tournaments then did not return, all citing these cards as primary pain points for competitive play being extremely unfun to play against, and noted these cards pulled away from the heart and pace of the game: An equal trade of cards and actions.

Momentum and Protection turned out to be cards ahead of their time. As much as we worked towards making a perfect game in perfect balance for set 1, the scales tip a bit too extreme in these cards' favor.

That being said, starting August 1st, 2026 Momentum and Protection are restricted from use in standard competitive play until a time we review and re-evaluate their strengths compared to the competitive landscape.

Thanks again for all the feedback from every community that has brought this issue to our attention, and as always, we are actively listening and reacting to the players to make the game better every day. 

But for now, the Nightking has laid eyes on a significant threat in the Abilities Momentum and Protection, and has sealed their power until a time where Adventurers find a way to release it.