Hearthstone

Patch 34.2 launches tomorrow with updates for Battlegrounds, Arena, bug fixes, gameplay improvements, events, and features. This is a large patch, so to better spotlight all the new content, we’re splitting the patch notes into two blogs. This post covers upcoming events and new features.

For details on Battlegrounds, Arena, bug fixes, and gameplay improvements, check out our second Patch 34.2 blog.

Events

Welcome to the Neighborhood!

From December 3 - 10, join us for this special event celebrating the arrival of Housing in World of Warcraft. Complete event quests to earn cozy rewards: 2 Welcome Home! cards (normal and Golden), 2 Across the Timeways packs, 2 Tavern Tickets, 2 Battlegrounds Tokens, and 1 Catch-Up Pack. In addition, you can unlock the Hearth and Home card back after earning the "Welcome Home" achievement in Midnight by building your first house. Pre-order World of Warcraft: Midnight to access Housing Early Access, claim your plot, and start building your dream home in Azeroth!

The Rafaams of Winter Veil

From December 10 - 31, experience the Rafaams of Winter Veil! Rafaam faces a twist of fate as three versions of himself from past, present, and future timelines come calling. Will he discover the true spirit of Winter Veil? Complete event quests to unwrap these rewards: Runi, Temporal Guardian (normal and Golden), Timethief Rafaam Hero Skin, 2 Across the Timeways Epic Cards, and 4 Across the Timeways packs.

Happy New Year! (2026)

From December 31 - January 13, ring in the new year by counting down the clock and piling up free rewards! Complete these Co-Op event quests to claim 3 Across the Timeways packs, 1 random Across the Timeways Epic card, 1 random unowned Lite Hero Skin from Year of the Pegasus*, and 1 random unowned full Hero Skin from Year of the Pegasus. Plus, each Daily Quest has a 50% chance to award 10 Gold upon completion, while every Weekly Quest guarantees 25 Gold (for a total of 50 Gold).

* Multi-class StarCraft skins are excluded from the Lite and Full Hero skin pool.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

Quick-Equip Cosmetics

Instantly show off your new cosmetics! When you claim new items, now you can equip them right away. No need to trek back to the Collection Manager.

New Signature Tool-Tip Toggle

You can now customize how text appears on your Signature cards. Head to Settings → Options and select your preference:

• Never Show Text
• Favor Art
• Favor Text (default)
• Always Show Text

Tavern Brawl

Dual-Class Brawliseum

From December 3 - 10, jump into the new Dual-Class Brawlisem! You'll get to build a deck with cards from ANY two classes from ANY standard expansion. Pay an entry fee and compete in games until reaching either 6 wins or 3 losses, with prizing based on how well you do (the exact same as Pre-Release Tavern Brawl).

Ranked Standard card sets only. The following cards will be banned:

• All Tourists
• Hamuul Runetotem
• Grove Shaper
• Concierge

New Tavern Brawl - The Naughty List

From December 17 - 24, try the new Tavern Brawl where your opponents are on the Naughty List, and it’s your job to give them a deck that’s worse than a lump of coal! Both players craft the worst decks they can from a curated pool of Standard and Wild cards. At the start of the game both players swap decks, start with 10 mana, and draw 2 cards each turn. Good luck!

Darkmoon Faire Treasures

The Darkmoon Faire Treasures booth is rolling out three new prize collections in the coming weeks, containing fantastical cosmetics inspired by Turalyon, Rafaam, Yogg‑Saron, and plenty more.

Darkmoon Faire Treasures is our random pull system that rewards Pets, Mythic Skins, Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more. The first pull is free, and subsequent pulls require Runestones to purchase. As the prize collections in the Treasures booth rotate, prices adjust to match the value of the current items. Read more about the current value of Darkmoon Faire Treasures, as well as pull rates and odds.

Turalyon Mythic Skin

From December 2 - 22, the Faire features the Turalyon Mythic Skin for Paladin and Priest. Wield holy might and deliver divine justice with this Knight of the Silver Hand! This skin includes an animated 3D portrait, a custom hero frame, and radiant Holy effects. When Turalyon attacks, he leaps onto the board to strike with a burst of holy energy. Win a match, and he hurls his supercharged sword across the board in a blazing explosion that leaves a smoldering crater where your foe once was.

Full list of rewards:

• Turalyon Mythic Skin
• 1x Eternus Diamond Legendary Card
• 1x The Fins Beyond Time Signature Legendary Card
• Allari the Souleater Hero Set
• 2x Divine Augur Epic Signature Card
• Tavern Rastakhan Hero Skin
• 2x Solitude Rare Signature Card
• 1x Golden Across the Timeways Pack
• 2x Disciple of the Dove Common Signature Card
• 2x Random Golden Rare Cards from Across the Timeways

Treasures of Rafaam Signature Card Set

From December 22 - January 6, Timethief Rafaam steals the spotlight with his own Legendary Fabled Signature card, accompanied by nine Signature Token Cards, one for each of his counterparts from alternate timelines. This run of the Darkmoon Faire Treasures features both a reduced runtime and price, so check it out while Rafaam is still sneaking around!

Full list of rewards:

• Timethief Rafaam Signature Legendary Fabled Card with 9 Signature Token Cards
• Wilfred Fizzlebang Hero Set
• End Time Garrosh Hero Skin
• 2x Random Golden Epic Cards from Across the Timeways
• 2x RAFAAM LADDER!! Rare Signature Card
• 2x Random Golden Rare Cards from Across the Timeways
• 1x Golden Across the Timeways Pack
• 1x Golden Standard Pack
• 2x Yesterloc Common Signature Card
• 2x Random Golden Common Cards from Across the Timeways

Yogg-Saron Mythic Skin*

From January 6 - 27, the Yogg-Saron Mythic Skin for Mage and Warlock descends upon the Faire, ready to drive your opponents mad. This skin includes a fully animated 3D portrait, a custom hero frame, and visual effects like chomping teeth and writhing tentacles that strike during targeted attacks. Lose a match and watch as Yogg-Saron is banished back to his prison with magical chains. This Mythic Skin takes this Old God to a whole new level.

Full list of rewards:

• Yogg-Saron Mythic Skin
• 1x High Cultist Herenn Diamond Legendary Card
• 1x Torga Signature Legendary Card
• 1x Random Golden The Lost City of Un'Goro Legendary
• Dirdra Hero Set and Card Back
• 2x Hideous Husk Epic Signature Card
• Monster Slayer Vivian Hero Skin
• 2x Sanguine Infestation Rare Signature Card
• 1x Golden The Lost City of Un'Goro Pack
• 2x Infested Breath Common Signature Card

* Please note this Darkmoon Faire Treasures run of the Yogg-Saron Mythic Skin is not available in mainland China.

Obtain Ranked Hero Skins You May Have Missed!

Looking to complete your Ranked Hero Skin collection? The shop’s Just For You tab will now feature select skins each week. For the next four weeks, you’ll find two unowned Ranked Hero Skins (a Lite Hero Skin and a Full Hero Skin) chosen from a curated pool of 11 skins, one for each class.

Pool of Ranked Hero Skins and Hero Sets:

• Sea Reaver Inge Hero Skin (Death Knight)
• Aranna the Runeseeker Hero Skin (Demon Hunter)
• Hamuul Runeblade Hero Skin (Druid)
• Snowflipper Rexxar Hero Skin (Hunter)
• Frost Fairy Jaina Hero Skin (Mage)
• Greench Uther Hero Skin (Paladin)
• Elise the Leader Hero Set (Priest)
• Edwin VanCleef Hero Set (Rogue)
• Thorim Hero Set (Shaman)
• Lord Godfrey Hero Set (Warlock)
• Greatfather Winter Magni Hero Set (Warrior)

Be sure to check out the other half of the 34.2 Patch Notes covering Battlegrounds, Arena, bug fixes, and Gameplay Updates.

Patch 34.2 launches tomorrow with updates for Battlegrounds, Arena, bug fixes, gameplay improvements, events, and features. This is a large patch, so to better spotlight all the new content, we’re splitting the patch notes into two blogs. This post covers Battlegrounds, Arena, bug fixes, and gameplay improvements.

For details on upcoming events and new features, check out our second Patch 34.2 blog.

Hearthstone Updates

Rewind Performance Optimizations

Rewind is now faster and smoother than ever! When you play a card with the Rewind keyword, you can turn back the clock and replay a card. This feature was initially a bit slow at launch, but we’ve significantly sped it up. Now you can dedicate your time where it matters most: beating your opponent!

Arena Updates

All Fabled cards (except Rafaam) from Across the Timeways are now in the Arena card pool as Legendary Buckets. Drafting a Fabled card will add it to your deck with its associated cards. You are able to redraft the associated cards, should you choose to do so.

Battlegrounds Updates

Harness the sands of time in Battlegrounds Season 12: Tavern at the Edge of Time! Explore the Timewarped Tavern, master new alternate timeline cards, and make every moment count. The new season begins on December 2.

When Season 12 starts, Anomalies and Buddies will be removed from the Tavern.

New System: Timewarped Tavern

With Murozond locked in a time-bending battle against the Bronze Dragonflight, the Tavern is feeling the effects of this chronal conflict. To help in the fight to save time, Nozdormu is opening a special Timewarped Tavern to arm players with cards infused with temporal magic. This unique shop features alternate timeline versions of familiar cards, and you may even encounter a few from timelines that have never been seen before.

The Timewarped Tavern appears twice per game, offering a fresh selection of five special cards each time. A Minor Timewarp occurs on Turn 6, and a Major Timewarp occurs on Turn 9. The cards in this shop are ones you don't normally find in the tavern:

• Unique minions
• Unique spells
• Alternate versions of existing cards
• Second hero powers (Minor Timewarp only)

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When you enter the Timewarped Tavern, you receive two Chronum, a new currency used to buy cards instead of Gold. Cards in the shop cost one or two Chronum, and any unspent Chronum disappear at the end of the turn, so spend wisely!

The Timewarped Tavern operates under its own set of rules:

• You cannot Freeze or Refresh the Timewarped Tavern.
• Your hand, board, and hero power do not function here.
• If buying cards causes you to exceed your hand limit, your hand limit will be temporarily increased to accommodate those cards.
• Timewarped cards cannot Triple with their regular versions. (e.g., Timewarped Busker can only Triple with two more Timewarped Buskers, not with Southsea Busker.)

Keep an eye out for Nozdormu, the big bronze dragon running the show, and help save the timelines!

Tune-In for Battlegrounds Developer Streams

Battlegrounds Season 12 Card Reveal Stream

Join Battlegrounds Lead Designer Mitchell Loewen and our special guest Shadybunny as they guide you through the biggest Battlegrounds patch of all time!

• When: December 1 at 10:00 a.m. PST
• Where: Hearthstone’s Twitch and YouTube streams
• Drops: Get 1 Year of the Raptor Pack and 4 Battlegrounds Tokens by watching on Twitch or YouTube (not both)

The Tavern at the Edge of Time Dev Co-Streams

Dogdog and BoarControl

Watch Battlegrounds Designer George Webb (BoarControl) as he joins DogDog on his stream for a one-hour Q&A and play session. Will DogDog take BoarControl's play advice? Let's find out.

• When: December 2 at 2:00 p.m. PST
• Where: DogDog’s Twitch stream
• Drops: 2 Battlegrounds Tokens

HapaBear and Mitchell Loewen

Check out Battlegrounds Lead Designer Mitchell Loewen joining HapaBear on her stream for a one-hour Q&A and play session. Let's see if Mitchell can still talk through the cards with Hapa's APM!

• When: December 2 at 3:00 p.m. PST
• Where: HapaBear’s Twitch stream
• Drops: 2 Battlegrounds Tokens

Battlegrounds Track Refresh

On December 2, Battlegrounds Season 11 will end and Season 12 will begin! With that, Battlegrounds Ratings will reset, and the Battlegrounds Track will update. Any rewards that were already earned from the Season 11 Rewards Track, but not yet claimed, will be automatically claimed for you.

The Season 12 Battlegrounds Track includes Across the Timeways-themed cosmetics. Pick up the Season Pass to instantly unlock +2 Hero options at the start of each game. Then, progress through the Season Pass track to earn the new Edge of Time Legendary Strike, 13 additional Hero Skins, a new Bartender, and more! Or upgrade to the Season Pass + to get all the rewards from the Season Pass plus one included Hero re-roll per game.

*These rewards will become available after the 34.6 patch update.

Hero Updates

New Heroes

Murozond and Chromie are taking their fight to the Tavern! These new heroes will appear in every game for the first two weeks of Season 12.

Murozond, Unbounded (15 Armor)

This Murozond is Unbounded by the rules and sneaks you into the Timewarped Tavern for an extra visit on Turn 8.

Time Twister Chromie (15 Armor)

Use Time Twister Chromie’s chronomancy to replace your Tavern with a fresh selection of Tavern Spells.

Minion and Spell Updates

For images of these cards please visit the official Card Library.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Battlegrounds] We’ve adjusted how Taunt and Reborn are applied and removed from minions to resolve issues where these keywords could persist after effects like Sin’dorei Straight Shot or Tricky Trousers.
• [Battlegrounds] Increased the cost of upgrading the Tavern from Tier 4 to 5 and from 5 to 6 by 1 Gold in both Solos and Duos.
• [Battlegrounds] Reverted Hero mulligan timer to 70 seconds now that Buddies and Anomalies are gone.
• [Battlegrounds] Added ability to see how many free Refreshes you can have hovering over the Refresh button.
• [Battlegrounds] Start of Turn Refresh checks are now based on the size of cards in the Tavern rather than how many minions.
  • For example: Previously, if you froze a shop with 4 spells on Tier 1, the Tavern would refill with 3 minions at the start of your turn. Now, it will only refill up to 4 cards. The card pool size for each Tier is as follows…
    • Tier 1: 4
    • Tier 2: 5
    • Tier 3: 5
    • Tier 4: 6
    • Tier 5: 6
    • Tier 6: 7
• [Battlegrounds] In Duos, Maximum Combat Speedup and turn timers have been increased.
• [Standard] Fixed a bug where Sparking Phial did not give a reduction when targeting minions with Divine Shield.
• [Standard] Fixed an audio bug where sometimes Broxigar's initial voice line was missing.
• [Quests] Fixed a bug where weekly and daily quests specific to The Lost City of Un’Goro were still being granted.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug where Mouths to Feed didn't progress beyond nine.
• [Wild] Fixed a visual bug where Spreading Madness missiles appeared to move too slowly.
• [Pets] Fixed several visual bugs related to Arfus.

Be sure to check out the other half of the 34.2 Patch Notes covering upcoming events and new features.

Patch 34.0.2 launches today with balance updates for Hearthstone, Wild, and Battlegrounds.

Hearthstone Updates

Dev Comment: Well met! We’ve been loving the fresh decks and creative strategies you’ve been brewing with the new cards from Across the Timeways, like Lo-Gosh Warrior and Aura Paladin. Our goal with this balance update is to keep that spirit of experimentation alive by toning down a variety of cards that have long dominated the meta.

Strong decks from the last expansion and influential cards like Fyrakk have shaped the playing field in big ways. By adjusting these, we are opening the door for new ideas and strategies to succeed across all levels of play.

We can’t wait to see what you come up with next.

The power level of these cards has been lowered:

Fyrakk the Blazing

• Old: [9 mana] Battlecry: Cast 20 Mana worth of Fire spells at random enemies.
• New: [10 mana] Battlecry: Cast 15 Mana worth of Fire spells at random enemies.
• Dev Comment: Fyrakk has served as a go-to Neutral finisher for a while, so we’re cooling him off a bit to encourage exploration of more class-specific win conditions.

Ancient of Yore

• Old: Dormant for 2 turns. While Dormant, gain 5 Armor and draw a card at the end of your turn.
• New: Dormant for 2 turns. While Dormant, gain 3 Armor and draw a card at the end of your turn.

Arkonite Defense Crystal

• Old: Taunt
• New: No longer has Taunt

Escape the Underfel

• Old: Play 5 Temporary cards. Quest reward Underfel Rift costs 3 mana.
• New: Play 6 Temporary cards. Quest reward Underfel Rift costs 5 mana.

Dive the Golakka Depths

• Old: Play 5 Murlocs.
• New: Play 6 Murlocs.
• Dev Comment: This Quest has been especially prevalent in lower rank brackets, so we’re scaling it back to shake things up.

Sparkling Phial

• Old: [3 mana]
• New: [4 mana]

Corpsicle

• Old: [2 mana]
• New: [3 mana]

Sanguine Infestation

• Old: [4 mana]
• New: [5 mana]

Sandbox Scoundrel

• Old: Your next card this turn costs (3) less.
• New: Your next card this turn costs (2) less.

Resuscitate

• Old: [5 mana]
• New: [6 mana]

Testing Dummy

• Old: Deathrattle: Deal 8 damage randomly split among all enemies.
• New: Deathrattle: Deal 8 damage split among enemy minions.

Chemical Spill

• Old: [5 mana]
• New: [6 mana]

Ultralisk Cavern

• Old: [3 mana]
• New: [4 mana]

Metal Detector

• Old: After your hero attacks and kills a minion, get a Coin.
• New: Deathrattle: Get a Coin.

R.C. Rampage

• Old: [4 mana]
• New: [5 mana]

Battlefiend

• Old: 1/3.
• New: 1/2.

Wild Updates

Dev Comment: We’re making a few targeted adjustments to outliers in Wild. Holy Wrath has been part of Hearthstone since the very beginning, but its current level of consistency and burst damage goes beyond what we want for the format. As for Discard Warlock, it’s a core strategy for the class and will continue to receive support, but we’ll be keeping a close eye on it to ensure the cumulative impact of its cards doesn’t push things too far.

The power level of these cards has been lowered:

Holy Wrath

• Old: [5 mana] Draw a card and deal damage equal to its cost.
• New: [3 mana] Draw a card and deal damage equal to its cost to a minion.

Malchezaar's Imp

• Old: [1 mana]
• New: [2 mana]

Battlegrounds Updates

Dev Comment: This patch will likely be our final major balance update for the season. With the new season expected to shake up the meta in a big way, we’ve kept these changes focused on three key types: Demons, Murlocs, and Undead.

• Demons: We’re removing Cultist S’thara and reducing Lord of Ruins to +2/+1. This should lower the ceiling of the damage archetype without removing it entirely. We considered nerfing or removing Hawkstrider Herald instead, but decided against it since that card supports other strategies like Beasts. This also has the side benefit of removing Transmuted Bramblewitch, which should cut down on overall “scam” potential.

• Murlocs: We’ve adjusted Young Murk-Eye and Azerite Empowerment to reduce the power ceiling of the Magicfin Mycologist strategy. We discussed removing Magicfin itself, but kept it in because it creates interesting decisions and strategies. We’ll be monitoring these changes closely.

• Undead: This type has been struggling across the board, so we’ve applied broad buffs to several cards to help it compete. Other minion changes (such as Coldlight Diver, Lost City Looter, All-Seeing Elder, and Fire-Forged Evoker) are targeted at individual outliers rather than entire archetypes.

We also made minor adjustments to various heroes and buddies to keep them more in line. We kept these light since hero power will shift significantly once Buddies rotate out, and we’ll revisit hero balance next season.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this season of Battlegrounds. Big changes are coming to the Tavern soon, and we can’t wait to share more with you. Until then, happy battling, and we’ll see you next time!

Buddy Updates

Tier Changes

The following Buddies have had their Tier increased by 1:

• Tychus Findlay (Jim Raynor) - Tier 2 → 3
• Kil'rek (Lord Jaraxxus) - Tier 2 → 3
• Hunter of Old (Tess Greymane) - Tier 3 → 4

The following Buddies have had their Tier decreased by 1:

• Crabby (Tavish Stormpike) - Tier 4 → 3
• Nexus Lord (Malygos) - Tier 4 → 3
• Karl the Lost (George the Fallen) - Tier 3 → 2
• Piloted Whirl-O-Tron (Sneed) - Tier 5 → 4
• Sub Scrubber (Ini Stormcoil) - Tier 4 → 3
• Baby Y'Shaarj (Y'Shaarj) - Tier 4 → 3
• Spirit Raptor (Bru'kan) - Tier 2 → 1
• SI:7 Scout (Edwin VanCleef) - Tier 2 → 1
• Snow Elemental (Chenvaala) - Tier 3 → 2
• Unearthed Underling (Lich Baz'hial) - Tier 2 → 1
• Festergut (Professor Putricide) - Tier 5 → 4
• Wandering Treant (Greybough) - Tier 5 → 4
• Akali, Rock Rhino (Rock Master Voone) - Tier 3 → 2
• Baby Elekk (Xyrella) - Tier 4 → 3

Buddy Changes

Elementium Squirrel Bomb (Millificent Manastorm)

• Old: Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to a random enemy minion for each of your Mechs that died this combat.
• New: Deathrattle: Deal 4 damage to a random enemy minion for each of your Mechs that died this combat.

Icesnarl the Mighty (Rokara)

• Old: After a friendly minion kills an enemy, gain +2 Health permanently.
• New: After a friendly minion kills an enemy, gain +3 Health permanently.

Anomaly Changes

• Sylvanas Windrunner has been banned from Audience’s Choice
• Jim Raynor has been banned from Continuing Education
• Rock Master Voone has been banned from Path of the Treasure Seeker
• Treasure Hoard, Scout's Honor, and The Yogg-iseum have had their appearance rates lowered at high ranks

Minion and Spell Pool Changes

The following Minions have been removed from the Minion Pool:

• Cultist S'Thara
• Transmuted Bramblewitch
• All-Seeing Elder

Minion and Spell Updates

Minion Changes

Young Murk-Eye

• Old: 10/5. At the end of your turn, trigger the Battlecries of adjacent Murlocs.
• New: 9/6. At the end of your turn, trigger the Battlecry of an adjacent minion.

Coldlight Diver

• Old: 3/1. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Get a random Tier 1 Tavern spell.
• New: 1/1. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Get a random Tier 1 Tavern spell.

Lost City Looter

• Old: [Tier 3] 2/2. Taunt. At the end of your turn, get a random Bounty.
• New: [Tier 4] 5/5. Taunt. At the end of your turn, get a random Bounty.

Peggy Sturdybone

• Old: [Tier 4] 4/2. Whenever a card is added to your hand, give another friendly Pirate +1/+1.
• New: [Tier 3] 3/2. Whenever a card is added to your hand, give another friendly Pirate +1/+1.

Eternal Knight

• Old: 4/1. Has +2/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
• New: 3/1. Has +3/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).

Oranomonos, the Wilted

• Old: [Tier 6] 3/8. After a friendly minion is Reborn, your Undead have +3 Attack this game (wherever they are).
• New: [Tier 5] 2/8. After a friendly minion is Reborn, your Undead have +2 Attack this game (wherever they are).

Noisul of the Many Faces

• Old: [Tier 5] 2/8. Whenever you summon an Undead, give all your Undead +2/+1 permanently.
• New: [Tier 6] 3/9. Whenever you summon an Undead, give all your Undead +3/+2 permanently.

Carapace Raiser

• Old: [Tier 5]
• New: [Tier 4]

Catacomb Crasher

• Old: 5/10. Whenever you would summon a minion that doesn't fit in your warband, give your minions +1/+1 permanently.
• New: 6/10. Whenever you would summon a minion that doesn't fit in your warband, give your minions +2/+1 permanently.

Fire-forged Evoker

• Old: 8/5. Start of Combat: Give your other Dragons +1/+1. After you cast a Tavern spell, improve this.
• New: 9/6. Start of Combat: Give your Dragons +1/+1. After you cast a Tavern spell, improve this.

Fauna Whisperer

• Old: 3/8. At the end of your turn, cast Natural Blessing on the minion to the left of this.
• New: 4/9. At the end of your turn, cast Natural Blessing on adjacent minions.

Goldrinn, the Great Wolf

• Old: 5/5. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +5/+5.
• New: 6/6. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +6/+6.

Lord of Ruins

• Old: After a friendly Demon deals damage, give friendly minions other than it +2/+2.
• New: After a friendly Demon deals damage, give friendly minions other than it +2/+1.

Spell Changes

Azerite Empowerment

• Old: Give your minions +3/+3 twice.
• New: Give your minions +2/+2 twice.

Hero Updates

Thorim, Stormlord

Choose Your Champion

• Old: Passive. At the start of the game, Discover a Tier 7 minion to get after you spend 60 Gold.
• New: Passive. At the start of the game, Discover a Tier 7 minion to get after you spend 55 Gold.

Kerrigan

• Old: Spawning Pool [6 Gold]
• New: Spawning Pool [7 Gold]
• Old: Evolution Chamber [8 Gold]
• New: Evolution Chamber [9 Gold]

Mutalisk

• Old: After a friendly minion kills an enemy, gain +1 Attack permanently. (Morphs each turn!)
• New: After a friendly minion kills an enemy, gain +3 Attack permanently. (Morphs each turn!)

Artanis

Carrier

• Old: Avenge (4): Summon a 3/3 Interceptor. Then improve this permanently.
• New: Avenge (4): Summon a 5/5 Interceptor. Then improve this permanently.

Colossus

• Old: Rally: Deal 1 damage to the target's neighbors. (Upgrades when you spend Gold!)
• New: Rally: Deal 2 damage to the target's neighbors. (Upgrades when you spend Gold!)

Hero Armor Changes

The following Heroes have had their Armor reduced:

• E.T.C., Band Manager has 12 Armor and 10 in Duos
• Jim Raynor has 14 Armor and 12 in Duos
• Reno Jackson has 14 Armor and 12 in Duos
• Yogg-Saron, Hope's End has 12 Armor and 10 in Duos

The following Heroes have had their Armor increased:

• Ambassador Faelin has 14 Armor and 12 in Duos
• Dinotamer Brann has 18 Armor and 15 in Duos
• Forest Lord Cenarius has 17 Armor and 15 in Duos
• Fungalmancer Flurgl has 15 Armor and 12 in Duos
• Overlord Saurfang has 18 Armor and 15 in Duos
• Patches the Pirate has 17 Armor and 15 in Duos
• Queen Azshara has 14 Armor and 12 in Duos
• Queen Wagtoggle has 14 Armor and 12 in Duos
• Sindragosa has 10 Armor and 8 in Duos
• The Rat King has 15 Armor and 13 in Duos
• Vanndar Stormpike has 17 Armor and 15 in Duos

Keep up with all of the latest Hearthstone news and content on the Hearthstone website and social media.

Patch 34.0, launching tomorrow, starts the countdown to the Across the Timeways expansion, kicks off a new Arena season, and more.

Travel Across the Timeways on November 4

Across the Timeways, Hearthstone’s next expansion, launches on November 4! The new 145-card expansion includes the time travel Rewind keyword, Fabled Legendary minions from alternate timelines, and more! See all the new cards in the Card Library today. Don’t forget to grab your Pre-Purchase bundles before time passes you by!

With the launch of Across the Timeways comes a new Rewards Track, filled with timeless treasures like XP boosts, cards, Gold, card packs, and more!

Pre-Release Tavern Brawl and Community Days

The Across the Timeways Pre-Release Tavern Brawl begins tomorrow, with Patch 34.0, and runs until expansion launch on November 4. Crack open your packs early, build a deck, and compete in a mini competition to win more Across the Timeways prizes!

Everyone will get one free entry into the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl. Ater that, entries will cost 2 Tavern Tickets, 300 Gold, or 400 Runestones. In each run, you will lock in a deck and then play until you get 6 wins or 3 losses, and then get prizes based on how well you do.

The eligible card pool for the brawl will be:

• Across the Timeways
• The Lost City of Un’Goro
• Day of Rebirth Mini-Set
• Core Set
• Event Set
• Note: Dive the Golakka Depths will be banned.

See what futuristic decks your favorite creators are making and earn more packs to use in the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl during an extended 5-day Community Days event! See the dedicated Community Events blog for more information about the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl and Community Days.

A new Achievement has been added for you to pursue during this Pre-Release Tavern Brawl.

• Timeways Pre-Release Champion
  • Finish a Pre‑Release Tavern Brawl run with 6 wins for the Across the Timeways expansion.
  • Rewards: 2x Tavern Tickets and 1x Across the Timeways Pack

Hearthstone Updates

Dev Comment: Well met! It’s been great to see all the ways you're playing the new cards from Across the Timeways ahead of the November 4 launch. Based on your feedback, we’ve made some updates in this patch to help the Rewind effect feel a little snappier. Mister Clocksworth has been a standout in this regard, so we’re removing one of his Rewinds to improve the overall experience of playing with or against him. While this slightly tones him down, we think the change will make games more enjoyable for everyone. We’re also continuing to explore further improvements to Rewind for a future update. Thanks for your input and we hope you have a good time with the new set!

Mister Clocksworth

• Old: Rewind x3.
• New: Rewind x2.

Battlegrounds Updates

The following Buddies have been moved to a higher Tier:

• Kerrigan – Broken Horn: Tier 4 to 6
• Skycap'n Kragg – Sharkbait: Tier 4 to 5
• A. F. Kay – Snack Vendor: Tier 5 to 6
• Shudderwock – Muckslinger: Tier 3 to 4
• Chenvaala – Snow Elemental: Tier 2 to 3
• Rock Master Voone – Akali, Rock Rhino: Tier 2 to 3

The following Buddies have been moved to a lower Tier:

• Jim Raynor – Tychus Findlay: Tier 4 to 2
• Pyramad – Titanic Guardian: Tier 5 to 3
• Death Speaker Blackthorn – Death's Head Sage: Tier 5 to 3
• Deathwing – Sinestra: Tier 4 to 2
• Marin the Manager – Fantastic Bellhop: Tier 6 to 5
• Scabbs Cutterbutter – Warden Thelwater: Tier 4 to 3
• Sneed – Piloted Whirl-O-Tron: Tier 6 to 5
• Buttons – Zippers: Tier 5 to 4
• Captain Eudora – Dagwik Stickytoe: Tier 3 to 2
• Loh, Living Legend – Stoneshell Guardian: Tier 5 to 4
• Ysera – Valithria Dreamwalker: Tier 2 to 1
• Patches the Pirate – Tuskarr Raider: Tier 6 to 5
• Lord Jaraxxus – Kil'rek: Tier 3 to 2

Arena Updates

On October 28, with Patch 34.0, all ongoing Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. The eligible sets that will make up this Arena card pool are:

• Across the Timeways*
• The Lost City
• Into the Emerald Dream
• The Great Dark Beyond
• Perils in Paradise
• Whizbang's Workshop

* Please note that Fabled cards are not currently included in Arena, but they will be added in a future update.

With the new season comes a fresh reward for achieving 12 wins in Underground: the Old Ways Ulfar Hero Skin. This replaces the previous reward Hero Skin. After unlocking it, any subsequent 12-win runs will earn you an alternate prize of 2 Golden Across the Timeways Packs. When Across the Timeways releases on November 4, all Arena and Underground pack rewards will update from The Lost City of Un’Goro Packs to Across the Timeways Packs.

New Achievements

Five new Arena achievements have been added for Across the Timeways. For each achievement, Part 1 must first be completed to do Part 2.

• Timeways Combatant
  • Part 1 - Open 5 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
• Timeways Challenger
  • Part 1 - Open 10 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
• Timeways Rival
  • Part 1 - Open 20 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
• Timeways Duelist
  • Part 1 - Open 35 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
• Timeways Gladiator
  • Part 1 - Open 50 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets

In-Game Events

Across the Timeways

Chromie needs your help to recruit heroes from the past, meta-present, and future! From November 4 - 25, choose one of three heroes—Kirin Tor Kel'thuzad; Medivh, Master of Doves; or Stormbringer Magni—to earn their Hero Skin along with 6 Across the Timeways Packs, 3 Lost City of Un'Goro Packs, 2 Into the Emerald Dream Packs, 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack, and 3 Year of the Pegasus Packs. The other two Hero Skins will be available for purchase after the event ends.

Vendor's Bargain Blowout!

Vendor's Bargain Blowout is coming your way from November 25 to December 3, and it’s bringing the bling from Hearthstone’s past! Complete event quests to unlock a random unowned Card Back, Coin, and two Hero Skins* from the Years of the Gryphon, Hydra, and Wolf. It’s your chance to snag those elusive cosmetics you missed and finally patch up those pesky gaps in your collection.

* For each item category where you already own everything, you'll receive a certain number of Golden Across the Timeways Packs as a reward instead.

World Championship Questline and Tavern Brawl

In the lead-up to the 2025 Hearthstone World Championships, happening December 18 - 21, we’ll have some fun ways for you to get ready for the big contest. From November 26 - December 3, complete the Legendary Questline “To Be a Champion!” to earn the exclusive Champion’s Crest 2025 Card Back and 2 Across the Timeways Packs.

Also during that period, jump into a special Tavern Brawl where you’ll play a deck piloted by a past Hearthstone World Champion. The choices span a decade of Hearthstone World Championship history:

• Firebat – Face Hunter (2014)
• Ostkaka – Patron Warrior (2015)
• Pavel – Tempo Mage (2016)
• Tom60229 – Jade Druid (2017)
• Hunterace – Control Shaman (2019)
• Liooon – Inner Fire Priest (2019)
• Glory – Soul Demon Hunter (2020)
• Posesi – Garrote Rogue (2021)
• BunnyHoppor – Control Priest (2022)
• PocketTrain – Pure Paladin (2023)
• mlYanming – Starship Warlock (2024)

Please note that any cards altered since the original deck was created have been restored to ensure it plays as originally intended.

Arfus Bounds Into Darkmoon Faire Treasures

The dog days are back... from the dead! Arfus has arrived in Hearthstone as a new interactive Pet, and he’s just dying to play with you. This ghostly good boy will be your loyal companion during matches, reacting to your gameplay with baleful barks and ghoulish growls. Throw him a bone to snack on or play fetch with Frostmourne (just don’t tell Arthas).

Level up Arfus to unlock three extra skins: Hound of Menethil, Putrid Pupper, and Helmed Hound. Pets earn XP when they see you do things they like, with each action granting 5 XP. Here’s what gets Arfus’ tail wagging:

• Feed Arfus a bone treat
• Play fetch with Arfus using Frostmourne
• Spend a corpse
• Play a Lich King card
• Play a frost spell
• Play a minion with two types
• Play an undead minion with 5+ Attack
• A friendly minion dies during your turn or shop phase
• Fill up your entire hand with cards
• Summon a Deathrattle minion
• Summon an Avenge minion
• Win a round of combat in Battlegrounds
• Triple an undead minion in Battlegrounds
• Play as the Lich King in Battlegrounds

Available from November 4 - 25, Arfus is one of 10 prizes in the returning Darkmoon Faire Treasures*, a random pull system where the other prizes include Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more. Each pull unlocks a new treasure. Read more details on Darkmoon Faire Treasures pricing and odds.

* Darkmoon Faire Treasures is not available to players under the age of 18. Battle.net Account required to access.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Beast Speaker Taka did not trigger its Deathrattle effect after being resummoned.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Hallucination was playable on a full board.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Dissolving Ooze gave max stats instead of current stats.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Opu the Unseen failed to resolve minion deaths between the Battlecry and Combo triggers.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed various visual and audio bugs related to Rewind.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed an audio bug where music was missing when Beast Speaker Taka was played.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where the King Rastakhan Hero Skin lacked a Hero Power icon animation.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Hot-Air Surveyor playing extra Blood Gems only triggered cards like Defiant Shipwright once.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the token in Putricide's Creation did not display correctly when stitched with Jelly Belly.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Friendly Bouncer did not summon minion if hand was full.
• [Pets] Fixed various visual bugs related to Rabbit’ath.
• [Adventure] Fixed a bug where the game sometimes crashed while playing Dalaran Heist.

Keep up with all of the latest Hearthstone news and content on the Hearthstone website and social media. Good luck, have fun, and we'll see you in the Tavern!

Patch 33.6.2 launches today with a variety of updates for Battlegrounds, including the return of Anomalies and balance changes to Heroes, Buddies, and more.

Battlegrounds Updates

Dev Comment: Well met!

We’re overall quite pleased with the initial reception to the midseason shakeup. This patch’s minion adjustments primarily focus on nerfing Quilboar while buffing Beasts, Undead, and Elementals. We also made several changes to various Buddies and Heroes based on early performance data to bring them more in line with each other.

This patch also brings Anomalies back to the game! There are six brand-new Anomalies that interact with the Buddy system in different ways. In addition to these, we’ve curated 20 returning Anomalies to rejoin the pool. One Anomaly not returning this time is Secrets of Norgannon (also known as “The Tier 7 Anomaly”). We’ve chosen to hold it back until we’ve had a chance to adjust the Tier 7 minion pool.

This patch introduces a significant rule change to Anomaly appearance rates: after you play with an Anomaly, it won’t appear again for at least three games. This should help you experience a wider variety of Anomalies and keep each game feeling fresh.

We don’t expect to make further gameplay adjustments until sometime after Across the Timeways launches, but we’ll be keeping an eye on the meta in the meantime. We hope you enjoy these updates and we’ll see you in the Tavern!

Anomalies Return

Anomalies are back in Battlegrounds! Anomalies are tavern-transforming effects that apply to all players from the start of each game.

New Anomalies

• Summoning Pact: After you upgrade the Tavern, reduce the cost of your next Buddy by (2).
• Spirit of Friendship: After you press your Buddy Button, also Discover a Buddy.
• Third Nature: You can press your Buddy Button a 3rd time for a Golden Buddy. It costs half.
• Colorful Camaraderie: Buddies have all minion types.
• Partner in Crime: You have no Buddy Button. On turn 4, choose a Quest to get your Golden Buddy.
• Amicable Amendment: The Cost of your Buddy Button is 50% higher, but reduces by (1) after you buy a card.

Returning Anomalies

• A Faire Reward: Instead of a minion, Triple Rewards Discover a Tier 1 Darkmoon Prize. (Improves in 4 turns!)
• Audience's Choice: At the start of each turn, one player chooses a card for ALL players to get at end of turn.
• Bring Home the Bacon: Start with two upgrading 'Piggy Banks'. Break them open to gain Gold!
• Bring in the Buddies: Buddies are in the Tavern.
• Continuing Education: At the start of each turn, get an Evolving Scroll. Each turn, it transforms into a Tavern spell from a Tier higher.
• Double Header: The first time you buy a card each turn, get an extra copy of it.
• Eleventh Hour: The first time your hero takes fatal damage in combat, prevent it and gain 11 Gold next turn instead.
• Golden Arrow: Every 3 turns, get a Golden Arrow. (3 turns left!)
• Golganneth's Tempest: Minions cost 2 Gold. You cannot Refresh the Tavern. It Refreshes itself after you buy a card.
• Grapnel of the Titans: The first minion you buy each turn is free.
• Mimiron's Clockwork Stadium: You cannot upgrade the Tavern with Gold. It upgrades itself every 2 turns. (2 turns left!)
• Money Match: Start at 10 Gold.
• Overseer's Orb: After you upgrade the Tavern, Refresh it with minions of your most common type.
• Path of the Treasure-Seeker: After you Refresh 5 times, find the Golden Monkey! (5 left!)
• Perfected Alchemy: Start with a Goldenizer.
• Planar Alignment: At the start of each turn, get a random minion of your most common type. (Unlocks on Turn 2.)
• Scout's Honor: Start with a Golden Patient Scout in play.
• The Yogg-iseum: At the start of each turn, spin the SAME Wheel of Yogg-Saron.
• Treasure Hoard: On Turn [5/6/7/8/9], Discover a Golden Tier [3/4/5/6/7] minion. ([4/5/6/7/8] turns left!)
• Up-Prizing: After you upgrade the Tavern, Discover a Tier 1 Darkmoon Prize. (Improves in 3 turns!)

Minion Pool Changes

Returning Minions

• Hawkstrider Herald
• Silithid Burrower
• Whelp Smuggler

Removed Minions

• Karmic Chameleon

Minion and Spell Updates

Minion Changes

Greymane's Champion

• Old: 6/6. After you play an even-Tier card, give your even-Tier minions +1/+1.
• New: 4/4. After you play an even-Tier card, give your even-Tier minions +2/+2.

Kalecgos, Arcane Aspect

• Old: After you trigger a Battlecry, give your Dragons +1/+1.
• New: After you trigger a Battlecry, give your Dragons +2/+2.

Hot-Air Surveyor

• Old: [Tier 4] 3/7.
• New: [Tier 5] 4/8.

Primeval Monstrosity

• Old: 5/5. Stealth. Whenever a friendly Rally minion attacks, give a friendly minion of each type +3/+3 permanently.
• New: 5/6. Stealth. Whenever a friendly Rally minion attacks, give a friendly minion of each type +3/+2 permanently.

Goldrinn, the Great Wolf

• Old: 6/6. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +6/+6.
• New: 5/5. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +5/+5.

Charlga

• Old: 4/4. At the end of your turn, play a Blood Gem on all your other minions.
• New: 3/3. At the end of your turn, play 2 Blood Gems on all your other minions.

Fearless Foodie

• Old: [Tier 5] 3/5.
• New: [Tier 4] 2/4.

Oranomonos, the Wilted

• Old: After a friendly minion is Reborn, your Undead have +2 Attack this game (wherever they are).
• New: After a friendly minion is Reborn, your Undead have +3 Attack this game (wherever they are).

Ultraviolet Ascendant

• Old: 6/3. Start of Combat: Give your other Elementals +2/+1. (Upgrades after you play an Elemental!)
• New: 5/2. Start of Combat: Give your other Elementals +2/+2. (Upgrades after you play an Elemental!)

Sky Admiral Rogers

• Old: 4/5. After you spend 9 Gold, get a random Bounty.
• New: 4/6. After you spend 10 Gold, get a random Bounty.

Master of Realities

• Old: 6/6. Taunt. After a friendly Elemental gains stats, gain +1/+1.
• New: 5/5. Taunt. After a friendly Elemental gains stats, gain +2/+2.

Tavern Spell Changes

Sanctify

• Old: Give your minions with Divine Shield +7 Attack.
• New: Give your minions with Divine Shield +6 Attack.

Buddy Changes

A. F. Kay - Snack Vendor

• Old: [Tier 3] 4/4. At the end of your turn, give this minion's stats to a different Tier 3 minion.
• New: [Tier 5] 6/6. At the end of your turn, give this minion's stats to a Tier 3 minion.

Jim Raynor - Tychus Findlay

• Old: [Tier 5] 5/6. After you cast a Tavern spell, get a random Battlecruiser Upgrade.
• New: [Tier 4] 4/6. After you cast 2 Tavern spells, get a random Battlecruiser Upgrade. (2 left!)

Xyrella - Baby Elekk

• Old: [Tier 3] Whenever you play a minion with less Attack than this, give it +2/+2 and improve this.
• New: [Tier 4] Whenever you play a minion with less Attack than this, give it +1/+1 and improve this.

Dancin' Deryl - Asher the Haberdasher

• Old: After you sell a minion, gain a +1/+1 hat that passes to a friendly minion when sold.
• New: After you sell a minion, gain two +1/+1 hats that pass to a friendly minion when sold.

Kerrigan - Broken Horn

• Old: [Tier 5] Battlecry: Discover a Zerg minion and set its stats to 6/6. It doesn't morph.
• New: [Tier 4] When you sell this, Discover a Zerg minion and set its stats to 6/6. It doesn't morph.

Greybough - Wandering Treant

• Old: 2/7. Whenever a friendly Taunt minion is attacked, give your minions +1 Attack permanently.
• New: 3/9. Whenever a friendly Taunt minion is attacked, give your minions +1/+1 permanently.

Loh, the Living Legend - Stoneshell Guardian

• Old: 3/7. Start of Combat: Copy your two left-most Rallies (except Stoneshell Guardian).
• New: 4/7. Start of Combat: Copy all friendly Rallies (except Stoneshell Guardian).

Rokara - Icesnarl the Mighty

• Old: 5/2. After a friendly minion kills an enemy, gain +1 Health permanently.
• New: 6/2. After a friendly minion kills an enemy, gain +2 Health permanently.

Silas Darkmoon - Burth

• Old: 5/6. After you Discover a minion, give it +4/+4 and upgrade this by +1/+1.
• New: 6/7. After you Discover a minion, give it +2/+2 and improve this.

Skycap'n Kragg - Sharkbait

• Old: [Tier 5] 4/2. Battlecry: Refresh your Hero Power.
• New: [Tier 4] 4/3. When you sell this, Refresh your Hero Power.

Y'Shaarj - Baby Y'Shaarj

• Old: [Tier 3] After you play a minion of your Tier, give your minions +1/+1.
• New: [Tier 4] After you summon a minion of your Tier, give your minions +1/+1.

Enhance-o Mechano - Enhance-o Medico

• Old: [Tier 2] 2/2. After you buy a minion, gain +2/+2 for each Bonus Keyword it has.
• New: [Tier 1] 3/3. After you buy a minion, gain +3/+3 for each Bonus Keyword it has.

Ini Stormcoil - Sub Scrubber

• Old: [Tier 5] After you play a Mech, gain +2/+2.
• New: [Tier 4] After you play a Mech, gain +3/+3.

Edwin VanCleef - SI:7 Scout

• Old: [Tier 1] After you buy a card, gain +1/+1.
• New: [Tier 2] After you buy a card, gain +2/+2.

Kurtrus Ashfallen - Living Nightmare

• Old: [Tier 3] 6/4. After you buy a card, minions in the Tavern have +2/+1 this turn.
• New: [Tier 2] 4/4. After you buy a card, minions in the Tavern have +2/+2 this turn.

The following Buddies have Tier and stats changes only:

• Cariel Roame - Captain Fairmount: [Tier 4] → [Tier 2]
• Ysera - Valithria Dreamwalker: [Tier 4] → [Tier 2]
• Teron Gorefiend - Shadowy Construct: [Tier 4] → [Tier 2]
• Rock Master Voone - Akali, Rock Rhino: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Shudderwock - Muckslinger: [Tier 5] → [Tier 3]
• Al'Akir - Spirit of Air: [Tier 3] → [Tier 1]
• The Great Akazamzarak - Street Magician: [Tier 4] → [Tier 2]
• Alexstrasza - Vaelastrasz: [Tier 5] → [Tier 4]
• Mutanus the Devourer - Nightmare Ectoplasm: [Tier 2] → [Tier 1]
• Lich Baz'hial - Unearthed Underling: [Tier 4] → [Tier 2]
• Varden Dawngrasp - Varden's Aquarrior: [Tier 3] → [Tier 1]
• Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher - Reliquary Attendant: [Tier 5] → [Tier 3]
• The Lich King - Arfus: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Dinotamer Brann - Brann's Epic Egg: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Snake Eyes - Box Cars: [Tier 6] → [Tier 4]
• Inge, the Iron Hymn - Solemn Serenader: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Chenvaala - Snow Elemental: [Tier 4] → [Tier 2]
• Guff Runetotem - Baby Kodo: [Tier 5] → [Tier 4]
• Kael'thas Sunstrider - Crimson Hand Centurion: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Forest Warden Omu - Evergreen Botani: [Tier 5] → [Tier 4]
• Fungalmancer Flurgl - Sparkfin Soothsayer: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Mr. Bigglesworth - Lil' K.T.: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Cap'n Hoggarr - Shining Sailor: [Tier 4] → [Tier 3]
• Reno Jackson - Sr. Tomb Diver: [Tier 2] → [Tier 1]
• Zerek, Master Cloner - Mini-Zerek: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Cookie the Cook - Sous Chef: [Tier 2] → [Tier 1]
• Tickatus - Ticket Collector: [Tier 5] → [Tier 4]
• Rakanishu - Lantern Tender: [Tier 5] → [Tier 4]
• Arch-Villain Rafaam - Loyal Henchman: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Forest Lord Cenarius - Malorne: [Tier 4] → [Tier 3]
• King Mukla - Crazy Monkey: [Tier 2] → [Tier 1]
• The Curator - Mishmash: [Tier 4] → [Tier 3]
• Tess Greymane - Hunter of Old: [Tier 4] → [Tier 3]
• Drek'Thar - Frostwolf Lieutenant: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Master Nguyen - Lei Flamepaw: [Tier 5] → [Tier 4]
• Maiev Shadowsong - Shadow Warden: [Tier 3] → [Tier 2]
• Exarch Othaar - The Celestial Archive: [Tier 2] → [Tier 1]
• Trade Prince Gallywix - Bilgewater Mogul: [Tier 3] → [Tier 4]
• Captain Eudora - Dagwik Stickytoe: [Tier 2] → [Tier 3]
• Scabbs Cutterbutter - Warden Thelwater: [Tier 3] → [Tier 4]
• Jandice Barov - Jandice's Apprentice: [Tier 4] → [Tier 5]
• Vanndar Stormpike - Stormpike Lieutenant: [Tier 3] → [Tier 4]
• Patches the Pirate - Tuskarr Raider: [Tier 5] → [Tier 6]
• Sire Denathrius - Shady Aristocrat: [Tier 3] → [Tier 4]
• Onyxia - Many Whelps: [Tier 2] → [Tier 3]
• George the Fallen - Karl the Lost: [Tier 2] → [Tier 3]
• Marin the Manager - Fantastic Bellhop: [Tier 5] → [Tier 6]
• Ragnaros the Firelord - Lucifron: [Tier 4] → [Tier 5]
• Millhouse Manastorm - Magnus Manastorm: [Tier 3] → [Tier 4]
• The Jailer - Mawsworn Soulkeeper: [Tier 3] → [Tier 4]
• Captain Hooktusk - Raging Contender: [Tier 5] → [Tier 6]
• Sindragosa - Thawed Champion: [Tier 5] → [Tier 6]

Gameplay Updates

• Helpful Refreshes, from cards like Wondrous Wisdomball and Chromie, can no longer offer the 'Tier 7' roll before turn 7.
• Dev Comment: T​he following changes were made to prevent unintended interactions that can cause infinite stat gain loops.
  • Sinestra is no longer triggered by Wrathscale Rogue.
  • Whelp Smuggler is no longer triggered by Wrathscale Rogue.
  • Titanic Guardian is no longer triggered by Master of Realities.

Hero Updates

Armor Changes

• A. F. Kay now has 15 Armor and 13 in Duos
• Al'Akir now has 13 Armor and 10 in Duos
• Cariel Roame has 16 Armor and 13 in Duos
• Dinotamer Brann has 15 Armor and 12 in Duos
• Kerrigan, Queen of Blades has 16 Armor and 14 in Duos
• Queen Wagtoggle has 10 Armor and 8 Armor
• Rokara has 18 Armor and 16 in Duos
• Sneed has 17 Armor and 13 in Duos
• Yogg-Saron, Hope's End has 8 Armor and 5 in Duos
• Ysera has 17 Armor and 15 in Duos

Hero Changes

Yogg-Saron, Hope's End

• Old: Puzzle Box [Passive]: At the start of your turn, you cast a random Tavern spell.
• New: Puzzle Box [Passive]: At the start of your turn, you cast a random Tavern spell. (Unlocks on Turn 3.)

Lord Jaraxxus

• Old: Bloodfury [Passive]: After friendly minions deal 100 damage, open a portal to the Twisting Nether. (100 left!)
• New: Bloodfury [Passive]: After friendly minions deal 150 damage, open a portal to the Twisting Nether. (150 left!)

Cariel Roame

• Old: Conviction [2 Gold]
• New: Conviction [1 Gold]

Sneed

• Old: Pilot the Shredder [Passive]: Start the game with a 2/1 Shredder that summons the highest-Health minion from your hand.
• New: Pilot the Shredder [Passive]: Start the game with a 2/1 Shredder that summons a minion from your hand and gives it Divine Shield.

• Old: Sneed's New Shredder: Deathrattle: Summon the highest-Health minion from your hand for this combat only.
• New: Sneed's New Shredder: Deathrattle: Summon the highest-Health minion from your hand and give it Divine Shield for this combat.
• Old: Sneed's New Shredder: Deathrattle: Summon the 2 highest-Health minions from your hand for this combat only.
• New: Sneed's New Shredder: Deathrattle: Summon the 2 highest-Health minions from your hand and give them Divine Shield for this combat.

Tamsin Roame

• Old: Fragrant Phylactery: Start of Combat: Give your lowest-Attack minion "Deathrattle: Give your other minions this minion's Attack."
• New: Fragrant Phylactery [Passive]: Start of Combat: Give your lowest-Attack minion "Deathrattle: Give your other minions this minion's stats."

Thorim, Stormlord

• Old: Choose Your Champion [Passive]: At the start of the game, Discover a Tier 7 minion to get after you spend 65 Gold.
• New: Choose Your Champion [Passive]: At the start of the game, Discover a Tier 7 minion to get after you spend 60 Gold.

Overlord Saurfang

• Old: For the Horde! [Passive]: Minions in the Tavern have +1/+1. Improves after you buy 5 minions. (5 left!)
• New: For the Horde! [Passive]: Minions in the Tavern have +1/+1. Improves after you buy 4 minions. (4 left!)

Tune In for Battlegrounds Behind the Scenes

Join Battlegrounds designer Mitchell Loewen for a special episode of the Blizzlet podcast as he dives into the return of Anomalies and the future of Buddies in Hearthstone Battlegrounds. Tune in October 10 at 7:30 p.m. PDT!

Patch 33.6, launching today, starts the countdown to Hearthstone’s next expansion, Across the Timeways, and brings a huge update to Battlegrounds!

Pre-Purchase Across the Timeways

Get ready to travel Across the Timeways on November 4! Time itself is under threat from Murozond, Lord of the Infinite. It's up to Chromie to stop his master plan to derail all timelines and send them to oblivion. Join her as she travels across the timeways to recruit Fabled Warcraft heroes from the past, present, and alternate timelines and form the ultimate team. Rewind time to take fate into your own hands and fight alongside Nozdormu and the Bronze Dragonflight to protect time. The clock is ticking; it’s almost time to start your adventure Across the Timeways!

Across the Timeways has 145 new collectible cards. You can learn more about the all-new, Legendary Fabled minions, the Rewind keyword, and more in the Across the Timeways Announcement Blog. Clock in early with pre-purchase bundles, available now!

Pre-purchase

Log-in and Get Mister Clocksworth for Free!

Log in to Hearthstone now to get the Mister Clocksworth Legendary card for free!* With triple Rewind power, he’ll let you rewrite history again and again (and again).

* Limit one per account. After Patch 34.6, Mister Clocksworth will be granted upon opening your first Across the Timeways pack, instead of upon login.

Claim Portal Vanguard from the Shop

Head to the in-game Shop and claim your first time-bending gift: 2 copies of the Rare card, Portal Vanguard, for free!*

* After Patch 34.2, Portal Vanguard can be claimed by owning or obtaining one normal Across the Timeways pack, instead of going to the Shop. Both normal and Golden versions of Portal Vanguard are non-craftable and non-disenchantable and will not drop in Across the Timeways packs.

In-Game Event: Chromie’s Chrono Catastrophe!

As if Chromie didn’t have enough on her hands, time is warping and... Hallow’s End is here a month early?! Help her restore the normal flow of time by completing in-game quests. Fix the timeline to receive two more free cards (Semi-Stable Portal and Storm the Gates) and more rewards:

• 4x Across the Timeways Packs
• 2x Normal and Golden versions of Semi-Stable Portal
• 2x Normal and Golden versions of Storm the Gates
• 2x Tavern Tickets
• 2x Golden Portal Vanguard
• Nozdormu the Timeless Paladin Hero Skin

Storm the Gates is a Sidequest that lets you craft your own undead monstrosity upon completion. Unlike Legendary Quests, Sidequests are regular spells drawn from your deck with easier goals and faster payoffs.

Battlegrounds Updates

Dev Comment: This midseason update is a huge one! With so much packed into this patch, we wanted to take a moment to walk through the changes and share some insight into our design goals.

First, Hero changes! This patch includes over 25 updates to existing Heroes. Our goal is to make more Heroes feel engaging to play, so Hero selection becomes a more interesting decision. These changes were guided primarily by player feedback. Thank you to everyone who shared thoughts on which Heroes could use a boost.

Next, the return of Buddies! One common critique of Buddies was that many designs felt stale after being unchanged for so long. In addition to introducing 10 brand-new Buddies, we’ve redesigned or adjusted nearly 40 existing ones. Combined with the Hero changes, these updates should open up fresh strategies and give players new reasons to revisit old favorites.

Finally, anomalies are coming back soon! We’ve made a few adjustments based on what we learned last season when they appeared alongside Trinkets. To start, they’ll come back shortly after launch to give players time to get familiar with the new Heroes and Buddies. The pool of returning Anomalies has been refreshed to include more fan favorites, adding a bit more chaos to the mode. We’re also introducing six new Anomalies that directly affect how the Buddy system works.

We'll be keeping a close eye on how all of these changes play out and will make additional adjustments as needed. We hope you all enjoy the new update and we'll see you in the Tavern!

Buddies Return

Buddies are back in Battlegrounds! Buddies are powerful minions that come paired with each Hero. Anomalies are also set to make their return in an upcoming update, so stay tuned for more details on that. As of Patch 33.6, Quests are leaving the Tavern.

New Buddies

Marin the Manager - Fantastic Bellhop [Tier 4, Pirate]

• 6/6. At the end of your turn, get a helpful card.
• Dev Comment: A helpful card can be a minion or a spell. It considers your current board state similar to how Trinkets do so.

Buttons - Zippers [Tier 5, Undead]

• 5/5. Deathrattle: Get a helpful card.

Zerek, Master Cloner - Mini-Zerek [Tier 3]

• 1/1. Battlecry: Choose a minion in the Tavern. Transform into a copy of it.

Artanis - Probius [Tier 4, Mech]

• 8/4. Magnetic. After you Magnetize this to a Mech, make it Golden.

Farseer Nobundo - Outland Sunbeam [Tier 4, Elemental]

• 5/5. Battlecry: Discover a Tavern spell that costs (3) or more from any Tier.

Kerrigan, Queen of Blades - Broken Horn [Tier 5]

• 4/4. Battlecry: Discover a Zerg minion and set its stats to 6/6. It doesn't morph.

Forest Lord Cenarius - Malorne [Tier 4, Beast]

• 1/1. Has +1/+1 for every 3 Gold you've spent this game.

Raynor - Tychus Findlay [Tier 5]

• 5/6. After you cast a Tavern spell, get a random Battlecruiser Upgrade.

Othaar - The Celestial Archive [Tier 2, Mech]

• 4/4. Whenever you buy a Tavern spell that costs (0), get a copy of it.

Loh, the Living Legend - Stoneshell Guardian [Tier 5]

• 3/7. Start of Combat: Copy your two left-most Rallies (except Stoneshell Guardian).

Changed Buddies

Sylvanas Windrunner - Nathanos Blightcaller [Tier 4, Undead]

• 6/7. Battlecry: Sell a friendly minion. Split its stats evenly amongst its neighbors.

Sneed - Piloted Whirl-O-Tron [Tier 6, Mech]

• 6/4. Start of Combat: Copy your two left-most Deathrattles (except Piloted Whirl-O-Tron).
• Dev Comment: This is a wording change only.

Flobbidinous Floop - Glorious Gloopling [Tier 4]

• 7/7. At the start of every 2 turns, get a plain copy of your teammate's highest-Tier minion. (2 turns left!)

Goya - Mister Chu [Tier 3]

• 5/5. At the end of your turn, Pass the highest-Tier minion in the Tavern.

Queen Azshara - Imperial Defender [Tier 3, Naga]

• 3/4. After you cast a spell on a different friendly minion, you also cast it on this. (Once per turn.)

Vol'jin - Master Gadrin [Tier 4]

• 7/6. Start of Combat: Give the minion to the left of this Health equal to its Attack.

Teron Gorefiend - Shadowy Construct [Tier 4, Undead]

• 4/4. After a friendly minion dies, gain its maximum stats. (Once per combat.)

Hoggarr - Shining Sailor [Tier 4, Pirate]

• 4/5. Divine Shield. The Tavern offers an extra Pirate whenever it is Refreshed.

Millhouse Manastorm - Magnus Manastorm [Tier 3]

• 4/4. 2 Refreshes each turn cost (0). (2 left!)

A. F. Kay - Snack Vendor [Tier 3]

• 4/4. At the end of your turn, give this minion's stats to a different Tier 3 minion.

Alexstrasza - Vaelastrasz [Tier 5, Dragon]

• 7/7. Rally: Get a random Dragon.

Aranna Starseeker - Sklibb, Demon Hunter [Tier 3]

• 4/4. The Tavern offers an extra minion of a higher Tier whenever it is Refreshed.

Cariel Roame - Captain Fairmount [Tier 4]

• 7/5. At the end of your turn, randomly improve 'Conviction'.

Enhance-o Mechano - Enhance-o Medico [Tier 2, Mech]

• 2/2. After you buy a minion, gain +2/+2 for each Bonus Keyword it has.

Jandice Barov - Jandice's Apprentice [Tier 4]

• 5/4. After you play a minion you've already played this turn, give your minions stats equal to your Tier.

Kael'thas Sunstrider - Crimson Hand Centurion [Tier 3]

• 3/3. Divine Shield. After 'Verdant Spheres' triggers, gain the stats of the last minion you bought.

King Mukla - Crazy Monkey [Tier 2, Beast]

• 1/4. When you sell this, feed 1 Banana to your minions. After you cast 2 spells, improve this. (2 left!)

Master Nguyen - Lei Flamepaw [Tier 5]

• 4/7. At the start of your turn, get the Buddy of your Hero Power.

Nozdormu - Chromie [Tier 4]

• 6/6. 1 Refresh each turn is helpful! (1 left!)

Ozumat - Tamuzo [Tier 5, Beast]

• 4/4. After you summon a minion in combat, double its stats.

Patches the Pirate - Tuskarr Raider [Tier 5, Pirate]

• 4/4. Battlecry, Deathrattle, and Rally: Get a random Bounty.

Patchwerk - Weebomination [Tier 4, Undead]

• 6/6. At the end of your turn, give the minion to the left +1 Health. (Improved by each Health your hero is missing!)

Professor Putricide - Festergut [Tier 5, Undead]

• 6/2. Deathrattle: Summon and get a random Undead Creation.

Rakanishu - Lantern Tender [Tier 5]

• 6/4. At the end of your turn, get 2 random Tavern spells that give stats.

Tamsin Roame - Monstrosity [Tier 4, Undead]

• 5/10. After a friendly minion dies, gain its Attack.

Tavish Stormpike - Crabby [Tier 4, Beast]

• 2/3. After you remove a minion with 'Lock and Load,' get a plain copy of it.

The Great Akazamzarak - Street Magician [Tier 4]

• 3/5. 'Prestidigitation' chooses from Better Secrets.
• List of Better Secrets
  • Better Venomstrike Trap Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, summon a 2/3 Poisonous Cobra and give it Reborn.
  • Better Autodefense Matrix Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, give it a Divine Shield. It takes 2 hits to break this combat.
  • Better Redemption Secret: When a friendly minion dies, return it to life with full Health and enchantments.
  • Better Pack Tactics Secret: When a friendly minion is attacked, summon a copy of it.

The Jailer - Mawsworn Soulkeeper [Tier 3, Undead]

• 2/2. Deathrattle: Summon 2 random Undead.

Trade Prince Gallywix - Bilgewater Mogul [Tier 3]

• 6/5. At the end of your turn, increase your maximum Gold by 1.

Xyrella - Baby Elekk [Tier 3, Beast]

• 4/4. Whenever you play a minion with less Attack than this, give it +2/+2 and improve this.

Y'Shaarj - Baby Y'Shaarj [Tier 3]

• 6/6. After you play a minion of your Tier, give your minions +1/+1.

Overlord Saurfang - Dranosh Saurfang [Tier 4]

• 6/6. After you buy a minion, gain half its stats.

Pyramad - Titanic Guardian [Tier 5, Elemental]

• 5/2. Whenever a different minion in your hand or board gains Health, this also gains it.

Death Speaker Blackthorn - Death's Head Sage [Tier 5, Quilboar/Undead]

• 3/7. After you get a Blood Gem, get an extra one.

Sindragosa - Thawed Champion [Tier 5]

• 4/5. At the end of your turn, make a random Frozen minion in the Tavern Golden.

Drek'Thar - Frostwolf Lieutenant [Tier 3]

• 7/4. At the end of your turn, give your left-most minion +10 Attack.

Vanndar Stormpike - Stormpike Lieutenant [Tier 3]

• 4/7. At the end of your turn, give your right-most minion +10 Health.

Millificent - Elementium Squirrel Bomb [Tier 4, Mech/Beast]

• 4/4. Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to a random enemy minion for each of your Mechs that died this combat.

Hero Updates

Hero Pool Changes

• Edwin VanCleef now only appears in lobbies with Pirates, Elementals, or Murlocs.
• Forest Lord Cenarius, Ozumat, and N’Zoth now only appears in lobbies with Beasts.
• Zephrys, the Great will no longer appear in lobbies with Elementals.

Hero Changes

A. F. Kay - Procrastinate

• [Passive] Skip your first two turns, then Discover a minion from Tier 3 and Tier 4.

Cariel Roame - Conviction

• [2 Gold] Give 1 random friendly minion +1/+1. Passive. After each combat, choose an improvement.

Drek'Thar - Frostwolf Fervor

• [Passive] When you have space in combat, summon a copy of your highest-Attack minion. (Unlocks on Turn 7.)

Vanndar Stormpike - Stormpike Strength

• [Passive] When you have space in combat, summon a copy of your highest-Health minion. (Unlocks on Turn 7.)

Lord Jaraxxus - Bloodfury

• [Passive] After friendly minions deal 100 damage, open a portal to the Twisting Nether! (100 left!)
• Nether Portal
  • [Passive] At the start of each turn, get 2 random Demons.

Millificent Manastorm - Tinker

• [1 Gold] Discover a Magnetic Mech. (Unlocks at Tier 4.)

Onyxia - Broodmother

• Avenge (4) Summon a 1/1 Whelp that attacks immediately. Improve this by +1/+1.

Overlord Saurfang - For the Horde!

• [Passive] Minions in the Tavern have +1/+1. Improves after you buy 5 minions. (5 left!)

Pyramad - Brick by Brick

• [2 Gold] Steal a random minion from the Tavern. Double its Health.

Queen Wagtoggle - Wax Warband

• [Passive] Start of Combat: Give a friendly minion of each type +1/+1. (Upgrades after you spend 10 Gold!)

Ragnaros the Firelord

• BUY, INSECT!
  • [Passive] After you buy 16 cards, get Sulfuras. (16 left!)
• Sulfuras
  • [Passive] At the end of your turn, give your left- and right-most minions +8/+8.

Rakanishu - Tavern Lighting

• [Passive] Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1.

Sindragosa - Stay Frosty

• [Passive] Minions cost (2). The Tavern offers one fewer minion and Freezes at the end of each turn.

Sneed - Pilot the Shredder

• [Passive] Start the game with a 2/1 Shredder with that summons the highest-Health minion from your hand.

Sylvanas Windrunner - Reclaimed Souls

• [2 Gold] Discover a plain copy of a minion that died last combat. (Unlocks on Turn 3.)

Tavish Stormpike - Lock and Load

• [0 Gold] Remove a minion in the Tavern. When you have space next combat, fire it at a random enemy minion.

The Jailer - Rune of Damnation

• [1 Gold] Destroy a friendly Undead to get a random Undead.

Yogg-Saron, Hope's End - Puzzle Box

• [Passive] At the start of your turn, you cast a random Tavern spell.

Bru'kan - Embrace the Elements

• [0 Gold] Choose an Element. Start of Combat: Call upon that Element.
• Water Invocation
  • Start of Combat: Give your right-most minion Divine Shield and Taunt.
• Dev Comment: All other Elements remain the same.

Ambassador Faelin - Expedition Plans

• [Passive] Skip your first turn. Discover a Tier 6, 4, and 2 minion to get at those Tiers.
• Dev Comment: The Discover order has been reversed.

Galewing - Dungar's Gryphon

• Choose a new flightpath. Complete it to get a bonus!
• Westfall
  • [Passive] In 1 turn, get a random 1-Cost Tavern spell. (1 turn left!)
• Dev Comment: All other flight paths remain the same.

C'Thun - Saturday C'Thuns!

• [1 Gold] At end of turn, give a friendly minion +1/+1. Repeat 0 times. (Upgrades each turn!)

George the Fallen - Boon of Light

• [1 Gold] Give a minion Divine Shield.

Kael'thas Sunstrider - Verdant Spheres

• [Passive] After you buy 3 minions, get a Gold Coin.

Lady Vashj - Relics of the Deep

• [Passive] At the start of each turn, get a random Spellcraft spell.

Enhance-o Mechano - Enhancification

• [Passive] After each Refresh, give a minion in the Tavern a random Bonus Keyword.
• Dev Comment: Now it can give Stealth or Venomous!

Skycap'n Kragg - Piggy Bank

• [0 Gold] Gain 2 Gold. Increases by 1 each turn. (Once per game.)

Tamsin Roame - Fragrant Phylactery

• [Start of Combat] Give your lowest-Attack minion "[Deathrattle] Give your other minions this minion's Attack."

Hero Armor Changes

With the removal of Quests and the addition of Buddies we've changed the armor of most Heroes. Here’s a complete list of updated Hero Armor values:

Minion and Spell Updates

The following changes have been made to the minion and spell pools.

Removed Minions

• Arm of the Empire
• Carbonic Copy
• Charging Czarina
• Corrupted Bristler
• Drakkari Embalmer
• Exceptional Caretaker
• Ignition Specialist
• Meteorite Crasher
• Motley Phalanx
• Murky
• Rat Pack
• Replicating Menace
• Roaring Recruiter
• Thousandth Paper Drake
• Vengeful Protector
• Volcanic Visitor
• Yrel

Returning Minions

• Poetic Pen Pal
• Greymane's Champion
• Mooneater's Champion
• Blazing Skyfin
• Prosthetic Hand
• Karmic Chameleon
• Cultist S'Thara
• Whelp Smuggler
• General Drakkisath
• Kalecgos, Arcane Aspect
• Master of Realities
• Weary Mage
• Showy Cyclist
• Gemsplitter
• Geomagus Roogug
• Cadaver Caretaker

Returning Minions with Changes

Sandstone Drake - [Tier 3, Elemental/Dragon]

• 0/5. At the end of your turn, gain +1 Attack. Repeat for each card you played this turn.

Transmuted Bramblewitch - [Tier 5, Elemental/Quilboar]

• 4/4. Rally: Set the target's stats to 3/3. (Once per combat.)

Sly Raptor - [Tier 3, Beast]

• 1/3. Deathrattle: Summon a random Beast. Set its stats to 6/6.

Catacomb Crasher - [Tier 5, Undead]

• 5/10. Whenever you would summon a minion that doesn't fit in your warband, give your minions +1/+1 permanently.

New Minions

Golem Archivist [Tier 3]

• 4/4. Battlecry: The next Tavern spell you buy costs (2) less.

Expert Technician [Tier 4]

• 5/1. Taunt. Deathrattle: Your left-most minion immediately attacks the enemy minion that killed this.

Friendly Bouncer [Tier 4]

• 6/4. Rally: Get and summon a random Rally minion.

Divine Sparkbot [Tier 5, Mech]

• 4/2. Divine Shield, Taunt. Deathrattle: Get a Sanctify.

Super Constructor [Tier 5, Mech]

• 4/7. Rally: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1 this game.

Azsharan Cutlassier [Tier 3, Pirate]

• 6/4. Battlecry: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1 Attack this game.

Murky, Splash Fisher [Tier 4, Murloc]

• 4/3. Battlecry: Get a copy of Murky's Fish.

New Tavern Spells

Murky's Fish [Tier 4]

• [2 Gold] Give a Murloc +1/+1. Repeat for each Murloc you control.

Claim Your Free Ladder Ready Deck!

Claim a free Ladder Ready Deck* to jump straight into ranked play! Explore the lineup, find your favorite, and get ready to climb the ladder!

Ladder Ready Decks are built to be competitive right out of the box, featuring cards as recent as the The Lost City of Un’Goro main set. There are six decks to choose from, one for each of the following classes: Death Knight, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, and Warlock.

After claiming your free deck, you’ll also have the option to purchase any of the remaining choices. You will be eligible for this opportunity regardless of when you started playing, and it will be available until the next major Ladder Ready Deck update during the Patch 34 cycle.

* Offer is not available in CN region. For CN players, the Ladder Ready Deck program remains exclusive to new and returning players. Returning players who have been away for 90 or more days are eligible for a free deck just for logging in. Returning players can claim these returning decks each time they are eligible. New players are eligible for their free deck after completing the tutorial and Apprentice Track.

Empress Alexstraza Heats Up Darkmoon Faire Treasures

Darkmoon Faire Treasures returns with a new curated collection of 10 dazzling prizes. One of the highlights is the Mythic Hero Skin featuring Empress Alexstrasza, a regal reimagining of the iconic Aspect of the Red Dragonflight.

This special version embodies her commanding qualities as a ruler, reflected in her majestic outfit and formidable presence. The skin features a fully animated 3D portrait, a custom hero frame, and a suite of fierce visual effects that bring Empress Alexstrasza’s power to life. When Alexstrasza attacks with a weapon, she enters the battlefield to strike the target directly. Upon winning a match, she unleashes an inferno that burns the opponent and all their minions to ashes, leaving behind a smoldering portrait.

Available from September 29 to October 21, the returning Darkmoon Faire Treasures is our random pull system that also rewards Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more.

We're updating the rewards for Darkmoon Faire Treasures along with the pricing structure to reflect the addition of new and more valuable prizes. Please note that the price may go up or down in the future depending on what cosmetics are included in the prize collection. Read more about the current value of Darkmoon Faire Treasures, as well as pull rates and odds.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where casting Trust Fall with The Origin Stone in play summoned the second pair of minions twice.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where non-minion Battlecry cards could consume the effect of Murmur.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where The Replicator-inator failed to summon a copy of a Dormant minion if its Attack matched The Replicator-inator’s after being buffed.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where The War Within Themed Strike sometimes froze the game after the final opponent was defeated.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a visual bug where Aviator Marin’s portrait did not gray out after being defeated.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where playing Lost Staff of Hamuul while the Tavern was on Tier 5 with Guiding Candle Trinket equipped refreshed an empty Tavern.
• [Battlegrounds] In Duos, fixed a bug where Quest rewards that offered trinkets showed teammate's trinket in upper right corner.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Insatiable Ur'zul failed to gain stats if it was buffed by I'm Still just a Rat in a Cage and had previously gained stats from its own effect
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a big where Dragons previously buffed by Blood Gems while in combat would not retain future Blood Gem buffs with Persistent Poet.
• [Battlegrounds] In Duos, fixed a bug where Untold Riches, when awarded during combat, also applied the increased max gold to the teammate.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where using Kidnap Sack on a frozen minion for a triple would cause the Golden to be frozen.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where stats gained from Staff of Enrichment were overridden by Perfect Vision.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug where the Achievement rewards animation got stuck when claimed in bulk.
• [Pets] Fixed a bug where Pets could appear to be targetable by in-game actions.
• [Pets] Fixed a bug where unlocked Pet Skins appeared incorrectly when viewing the Pet Details of a different, lower level Pet.
• [Pets] Fixed a bug where newly created decks did not have Pets - "Favorites Only" toggled on by default.

Patch 33.4.2 launches today with updates for Hearthstone and Battlegrounds, as well as a few bug fixes.

Hearthstone Updates

Dev Comment: We’d like to share an update on the current state of Hearthstone and what to expect from this patch.

The data shows a relatively balanced meta, with no dominant power outliers or play patterns demanding nerfs. At the same time, the Day of Rebirth Mini-Set didn’t land as we hoped. This patch focuses on targeted buffs to help a few of those cards better realize their potential. Some of these changes support Quest decks, while also opening up new options across other archetypes (more details below).

We understand that many of you were hoping for bigger changes. We've seen a lot of feedback about the strong neutral package of Fyrakk, Elise, Naralex, and Ysera, and we'll be keeping a close eye on them moving forward. We've also continued to hear suggestions to buff nearly every new Quest so they become competitive archetypes. However, as we've shared before, too many competitive Quests in the long term can lead to a metagame that isn't fun or healthy.

More broadly, we believe future expansions are a better place to bring community feedback to life than trying to overhaul the current set through balance patches. We fell short of our goal of introducing enough new competitive options this expansion. As we look ahead to the next expansion and beyond, we're keeping your response to this set in mind and are using it to help shape the future of Hearthstone.

Card Changes

Khelos (From Egg of Khelos)

• New: Khelos now has Taunt.
• Dev Comment: We’ve seen a lot of experimentation with Khelos, often in combination with Dissolving Ooze. We want to preserve that synergy while also giving Khelos a stronger standalone presence by adding Taunt.

Mirrex, the Crystalline

• Old: While in your hand, this is a 3/3 copy of the last minion your opponent played.
• New: While in your hand, this is a 3/4 copy of the last minion your opponent played.

Posessed Animancer

• Old: [6 mana]
• New: [5 mana]
• Dev Comment: We’ve seen players tapping into the potential of Possessed Animancer, and we’re making it more efficient to use. Alongside that, we’re also improving one of its favorite partners, Asphyxiodon. We wouldn't be giga sore if you tried using it with another Beast, either.

Asphyxiodon

• Old: 6/10
• New: 6/12

Ritual of Life

• Old: Discover a 3-Cost minion. Summon a 2/2 copy of it.
• New: Discover a 3-Cost minion. Summon a 2/3 copy of it.

Ankylodon

• Old: [8 mana] 7/7
• New: [6 mana] 7/5
• Dev Comment: Upgrading Ankylodon gives Hunter a powerful Discover option through effects like Detailed Notes, while also making it a solid Beast for Quest Hunter and other Hunter decks.

Longneck Egg

• Old: Deathrattle: Summon a 1/2 Beast. Give your minions +1/+1.
• New: Deathrattle: Summon a 3/3 Beast. Give your minions +1/+1.

Costume Merchant

• Old: 1/3
• New: 2/4

Tortotem

• Old: [2 mana] 0/4
• New: [1 mana] 0/3
• Dev Comment: We’ve found that players already complete the Shaman Quest fairly quickly, but we still wanted to give Tortotem a small boost. Lowering its cost helps it contribute to Quest completion while also enabling earlier minion generation to fuel the payoff once the Quest is complete.

Battlegrounds Updates

Dev Comment: We’re heading into the midseason update with one last round of balance changes, and we’re feeling good about how things are shaping up. Since its introduction at the start of Season 11, Rally has performed well and earned its place as an evergreen keyword. That said, future updates will likely dial back its overall prevalence in the game. We’ve also received great feedback on Quests as a system and are actively discussing potential adjustments if and when they return.

This update focuses on refining the meta to keep gameplay engaging and fun. Quilboar and Elementals have been scaled back to better align with the rest of the field, while Undead, Beasts, Dragons, Mechs, and Murlocs have received a boost to help them stand out more competitively.

We also fine-tuned Quest difficulty to make the experience more consistent and reduce the impact of “high roll” and “low roll” outcomes. To support that goal, Unlikely Duo now triggers on “buy” instead of “play,” and Cry for Help has been removed from the Quest pool. These changes, along with other targeted adjustments to individual Quests and Rewards, are intended to reduce variance and discourage holding cards going into Turn 4. Holding cards could give some players too much acceleration on the Quest turn, so this update should help ensure Quest difficulty feels consistently fair across the lobby.

We’ll continue monitoring the meta and making updates as needed. There are exciting things on the horizon for the midseason update, and we’re looking forward to sharing more soon. See you in the Tavern!

Minion and Spell Pool Changes

The following cards have been removed from the minion pool:

• Stray Satyr
• Carbonic Copy
• Scourge Harvester
• Canopy Swinger
• Sharp-Eyed Sabretooth
• Merciless Mammoth

The following cards have been returned to the minion pool (all with adjustments, see below):

• Saltscale Honcho
• Gentle Djinni
• Young Murk-Eye

Minion Changes

Razorfen Vineweaver

• Old: [Tier 4] 4/4. Rally: Play 3 permanent Blood Gems on this.
• New: [Tier 5] 5/5. Rally: Play 3 permanent Blood Gems on this.

Roadboar

• Old: 3/2. Rally: Get 3 Blood Gems.
• New: 3/4. Rally: Get 2 Blood Gems.

Champion of Sargeras

• Old: 12/12. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Minions in the Tavern have +5/+5 this game.
• New: 10/10. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Minions in the Tavern have +4/+4 this game.

Raptor Elder

• Old: 2/8. Your Beasts have +2/+2. (Improved by each Beast you've summoned this combat!)
• New: 2/7. Stealth. Your Beasts have +3/+2. (Improved by each Beast you've summoned this combat!)

Stomping Stegodon

• Old: 4/4. Rally: Give your other Beasts +2 Attack and this Rally.
• New: 3/3. Rally: Give your other Beasts +3 Attack and this Rally.

Mama Bear

• Old: 5/5. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +5/+5.
• New: 6/6. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +6/+6.

Goldrinn, the Great Wolf

• Old: 5/5. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +5/+5.
• New: 6/6. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +6/+6.

River Skipper

• Old: 2/1. When you sell this, get a random Tier 1 minion.
• New: 1/1. When you sell this, get a random Tier 1 minion.

Saltscale Honcho

• Old: [Tier 1] 3/3. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly Murloc other than it +1 Health.
• New: [Tier 2] 5/2. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly Murloc other than it +2 Health.

Mrglin' Burglar

• Old: 6/6. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +3/+3.
• New: 8/6. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +4/+3.

Young Murk-Eye

• Old: 9/6. At the end of your turn, trigger the Battlecry of an adjacent minion.
• New: 10/5. At the end of your turn, trigger the Battlecries of adjacent Murlocs.

Grease Bot

• Old: 2/5. Divine Shield. After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +2/+1 permanently.
• New: 2/4. Divine Shield. After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +2/+2 permanently.

Utility Drone

• Old: 4/5. At the end of your turn, give your minions +1/+1 for each Magnetization they have.
• New: 3/5. At the end of your turn, give your minions +2/+1 for each Magnetization they have.

Charging Czarina

• Old: 6/3. Divine Shield. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions with Divine Shield +2 Attack.
• New: 5/3. Divine Shield. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions with Divine Shield +3 Attack.

Mechagnome Interpreter

• Old: 2/4. Whenever a friendly Magnetic minion is played or Magnetized, give it +2/+2.
• New: 2/3. Whenever you play or Magnetize a Mech, give it +2/+1.

Prized Promo-Drake

• Old: 2/2. Start of Combat: Give your Dragons +3/+3.
• New: 1/1. Start of Combat: Give your Dragons +4/+4.

Roaring Recruiter

• Old: 2/6.
• New: 2/8.

Tarecgosa

• Old: [Tier 3] 4/4.
• New: [Tier 2] 3/3.

Twilight Watcher

• Old: 3/8. Whenever a friendly Dragon attacks, give your Dragons +1/+2.
• New: 3/7. Whenever a friendly Dragon attacks, give your Dragons +1/+3.

Noisul of the Many Faces

• Old: [Tier 6] 3/9.
• New: [Tier 5] 2/8.

Oranomonos, the Wilted

• Old: [Tier 5] 3/8. After a friendly minion is Reborn, your Undead have +1 Attack this game (wherever they are).
• New: [Tier 6] 4/9. After a friendly minion is Reborn, your Undead have +2 Attack this game (wherever they are).

Campfire Shadow

• Old: [Tier 5] 6/4.
• New: [Tier 4] 4/2.

Gentle Djinni

• Old: [Tier 6] Taunt Battlecry and Deathrattle: Get a random Elemental.
• New: [Tier 5] Taunt Deathrattle: Get a random Elemental.

Spell Changes

Sanctify

• Old: Give your minions with Divine Shield +5 Attack.
• New: Give your minions with Divine Shield +7 Attack.

Azerite Empowerment

• Old: Give your minions +4/+4.
• New: Give your minions +3/+3 twice.

Quest Changes

The following Quests are now easier to complete:

• Reenact The Murder
• Round Up the Suspects
• Crack the Case

The following Quest is now harder to complete:

• Dust For Prints

Quest Card Changes

Unlikely Duo

• Old: Quest: Play 5 (minion type) or (minion type).
• New: Quest: Buy 4 (minion type) or (minion type).

Quest Reward Changes

The following Quest Rewards are now easier to obtain:

• Smelting Chamber
• Bloodsoaked Tome
• Beyond the Mirage
• Magicfin Relic
• Yogg-tastic Tasties
• Timeline Acceleration

Quest Reward Card Changes

Untold Riches

• Old: Get a 7-Gold Coin Pouch. Increase your maximum Gold by 7.
• New: Get a 5-Gold Coin Pouch. Increase your maximum Gold by 5.

Perpetual Incantation

• Old: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1/+1. (+1/+1 can be earned endlessly!)
• New: Your Tavern spells give an extra +2/+1. (+2/+1 can be earned endlessly!)

Hero Updates

Armor Changes

The following Heroes have had their armor values increased.

• Galewing has 10 Armor and 8 Armor in Duos
• Vol'jin has 17 Armor, 14 Armor in Duos, and 15 Armor in low ranks
• Maiev Shadowsong has 15 Armor, 13 Armor in Duos, and 18 Armor in low ranks
• Kurtrus Ashfallen has 15 Armor and 12 Armor in Duos
• Sir Finley Mrrgglton has 14 Armor and 12 Armor in Duos
• Galakrond has 17 Armor and 15 Armor in Duos
• Guff Runetotem has 12 Armor and 10 Armor in Duos
• Tess Greymane has 18 Armor and 16 Armor in Duos
• Shudderwock has 12 Armor and 10 Armor in Duos
• Dinotamer Brann has 18 Armor and 16 Armor in Duos
• Skycap'n Kragg has 17 Armor and 15 Armor in Duos
• Y'Shaarj has 17 Armor and 15 Armor in Duos
• Rakanishu has 18 Armor and 16 Armor in Duos
• Kerrigan, Queen of Blades has 14 Armor and 12 Armor in Duos

Bug Fixes

• [Arena] Fixed a bug where Anachronos, Frostmourne, and Barak Kodobane didn't have Legendary buckets. They have been returned to the card pool.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where the pop-up Reward Scroll said "Sharp-Eyed Lookout" when receiving Staff of the Endbringer.

Day of Rebirth Hatches on September 2!

The Day of Rebirth is a vibrant Tortollan festival in Un’Goro Crater that marks the start of dinosaur-hatching season and celebrates the cycle of life. At its heart is the ancient Egg of Khelos, a mighty turtle-like beast incubating for generations and finally ready to hatch. The jungle comes alive with bonfires, parades, fireworks, and storytelling, ushering in the Day of Rebirth Mini-Set, launching September 2!

The Day of Rebirth Mini-Set includes 38 new cards. Get them in The Lost City of Un’Goro packs or as a complete 72-card* Mini-Set. Pick up the normal version for $14.99 or 2000 Gold, or go all-in with the all-Golden version for $69.99 or 10,000 Gold, which includes a bonus Diamond copy of the Beast Speaker Taka Legendary minion! You can see all of the new cards in the official Card Library.

* Includes 1 copy of each Legendary card and 2 copies of each Common, Rare, and Epic card in the Mini-Set.

Arena Updates

With Patch 33.4, all ongoing Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin.

The updated draft pool now consists of these sets:

• The Lost City of Un'Goro + Day of Rebirth Mini-Set
• Perils in Paradise
• Festival of Legends
• March of the Lich King
• Murder at Castle Nathria
• Core

Escape the Underfel has been removed from the draft pool.

For this season, the guaranteed Legendary pick during the second Redraft on Loss in Underground Arena has been replaced with a normal draft pick.

We've made a small improvement to Underground rewards at 9 and 11 wins:

• 9 Wins: Now includes a guaranteed Pack*.
• 11 Wins: Instead of granting a random reward of either Gold or 3 Packs, players now receive 1 guaranteed Pack plus a random reward of either Gold or 2 additional Packs.

Please visit our Arena information page for more details on rewards.

* Card Packs for 9 and 11 wins will be from the latest Hearthstone expansion.

Battlegrounds Updates

The following minions have been changed.

Fearless Foodie

• Old: Tier 4
• New: Tier 5

Carapace Raiser

• Old: Tier 4
• New: Tier 5

Day of Rebirth Event

Join City Chief Esho for the in-game Day of Rebirth celebration event! Complete event quests to earn 4 The Lost City of Un'Goro Packs, a Golden The Lost City of Un'Goro Pack, the Rebirth Celebration Card Back, and the Rebirth Coin. This event runs from September 2 to 23.

Hallow's End Special Event

Hallow’s End returns to Hearthstone with a chilling celebration of tricks and treats! Complete the event quests (if you’re not too afraid) to earn 2 The Lost City of Un'Goro Packs, 2 Random The Lost City of Un'Goro Common cards, 2 Random The Lost City of Un'Goro Rare cards, 2 Random The Lost City of Un'Goro Epic cards, a Random The Lost City of Un'Goro Legendary card, and the Nightmare Zail Hearthstone Hero Skin. This event runs from September 23 to October 14.

Ladder Ready Deck Updates

“Ladder Ready Decks” is the new name for “Loaner Decks.” Ladder Ready Decks for new and returning players* are getting updated with the launch of Patch 33.4. These new decks are tuned to let you immediately jump onto the ladder and include cards as new as The Lost City of Un’Goro main set!

* Returning players who have been away for 90 or more days are eligible for a free deck just for logging in. Returning players can claim these returning decks each time they are eligible. New players are eligible for their free deck after completing the tutorial and Apprentice Track.

New Arrivals: Void-Touched Cosmetics Now in the Shop

From September 2 to 30, the shop will feature new items inspired by The War Within and Midnight. These include the Alleria Epic Bartender Skin and Xal’atath Epic Bartender Skin, each bringing a touch of the Void to Battlegrounds. The War Within Legendary Strike delivers a Void-infused finishing blow, while the Xal’atath Diamond Skin offers a dark and shimmering aesthetic. Additionally, the Darkmoon Faire Treasures will include the new Pet Rabbit’ath from September 2 to 23, adding a shadowy companion to your collection (more on her below).

Rabbit’ath Hops Into Darkmoon Faire Treasures

Hearthstone’s newest interactive Pet, Rabbit’ath, is a mischievous, Void-touched bunny that reacts to your gameplay, emotes, and more with sassy animations and sounds. Pet her, feed her Void-berries, or play with her Xal’atath dagger toy to see her burrow under the gameboard! Available from September 2 to 23, Rabbit’ath is one of 10 prizes in the returning Darkmoon Faire Treasures, a random pull system that also rewards Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more. Read more details on Darkmoon Faire Treasures pulls and odds.

Check out our full breakdown of Pet features and how to obtain prizes from Darkmoon Faire Treasures.

Darkmoon Faire Treasures is not available to players under the age of 18. Battle.net Account required to access.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Improved Spirit of the Mountain’s display of played minion types.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Volcanic Thrasher’s VFX didn’t appear correctly from the opponent’s view.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where upgrading Ritual of the New Moon was visible to the opponent.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where minions summoned by Cycle of Hatred showed mana cost on board.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Axe of the Forefathers VFX and SFX played on the enemy Hero.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Twilight Mender's card creation had a delayed VFX while Baron Rivendare was on the board.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Everbloom’s come-into-play VFX didn’t display.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where playing a Hero Card while using the Arachnid Kerrigan Hero Skin caused the Hero Power asset to appear darker.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Rapid Reanimation summoned minions in the wrong place.
• [Pets] Fixed several bugs related to Pets: added in the missing XP bar shadow; made it so disconnections don’t revert XP progress if Pet leveled up during the game; and corrected issue where Pet clipped into the Battlegrounds Murloc Hideaway Board.

Hearthstone balance changes, Battlegrounds updates, and some bug fixes go live today!

Hearthstone Updates

Dev Comment: Well met! We want to share a quick update covering two things: a small set of balance changes and the current status of Quests. The meta features a wide variety of decks across classes and strategies, balanced well against each other, so we’ve avoided major changes that could disrupt things ahead of the mini-set launch. Instead, we focused on a couple of play patterns that needed adjustment.

Amirdrassil has been the strongest card in Druid since its release, especially in Owlonius Druid where it fuels the OTK gameplan. This change slows it down and makes it riskier to keep in the mulligan.

Reserve Spot has been enabling explosive early turns in Handbuff Hunter, so we’ve made it a bit slower and more measured to reduce those blowouts.

We’ve been following community discussions around the power level of Quests and appreciate everyone who’s taken the time to share their thoughts. Our goal this expansion was to bring Quests closer to the level they reached in their first two appearances, rather than the overperformance seen with Questlines in United in Stormwind. For that reason, we’re not making further Quest buffs in this patch, but we’ll continue monitoring their power level following the mini-set.

Amirdrassil

• Old: 4 mana.
• New: 5 mana.

Reserved Spot

• Old: 3 mana.
• New: 4 mana.

The above disenchantable cards will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 33.2.2.

Battlegrounds Updates

Dev Comment: This patch primarily targets the overperformance of cycling Elementals, Flotsam Flinger Murlocs, and spell-buffing Undead, while also rebalancing Stomping Stegodon Beasts. We're also buffing underperformers such as Goldrinn Beasts, Demons, and Quilboar that synergize with Blood Gems played from hand.

The adjustment to Stomping Stegodon (granting +2 Attack but no Health) is intended to reduce the comp’s snowballing potential when minions survive too long in combat, which can lead to frustrating play patterns (especially in Duos). To compensate for the now more fragile Stegodon builds, we’re bringing back P-0UL-TR0N to give the strategy more late-game potential.

We will continue to monitor the meta as it develops and make additional adjustments as needed. Thank you for all you feedback so far on the new season and we’ll see you in the Tavern!

Hero Updates

Armor Changes

The following Heroes now have less Armor:

• Ini Stormcoil has 12 Armor, 6 Armor in Duos, and 10 Armor in low ranks
• Millificent Manastorm has 16 Armor, 5 Armor in Duos, and 13 Armor in low ranks
• Fungalmancer Flurgl has 14 Armor, 15 Armor in Duos, and 12 Armor in low ranks
• Ozumat has 15 Armor, 7 Armor in Duos, and 13 Armor in low ranks
• Ragnaros the Firelord has 16 Armor, 13 Armor in Duos, and 14 Armor in low ranks
• Sneed has 18 Armor, and 15 Armor in Duos
• Onyxia has 16 Armor, and 14 Armor in Duos

The following Heroes now have more Armor:

• Master Nguyen has 12 Armor, and 10 Armor in Duos
• Scabbs Cutterbutter has 16 Armor, and 14 Armor in Duos
• Sire Denathrius has 13 Armor, and 11 Armor in Duos
• Elise Starseeker has 15 Armor, and 13 Armor in Duos
• Lich Baz'hial has 20 Armor, and 18 Armor in Duos
• Heistbaron Togwaggle has 14 Armor, and 12 Armor in Duos
• Rock Master Voone has 14 Armor, 15 Armor in Duos, and 12 Armor in low ranks
• Inge, the Iron Hymn has 15 Armor, 10 Armor in Duos, and 13 Armor in low ranks
• Thorim, Stormlord has 15 Armor, and 13 Armor in Duos
• Snake Eyes has 9 Armor, and 7 Armor in Duos
• Marin the Manager has 12 Armor, and 10 Armor in Duos
• Zerek, Master Cloner has 17 Armor, and 15 Armor in Duos
• Farseer Nobundo has 13 Armor, and 11 Armor in Duos
• Loh, the Living Legend has 18 Armor, and 16 Armor in Duos

Minion and Spell Updates

Minion Changes

Nalaa the Redeemer

• Old: 5/7. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +2/+1.
• New: 5/8. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +2/+2.

Stomping Stegodon

• Old: 3/3. Rally: Give your other Beasts +1/+1 and this Rally.
• New: 4/4. Rally: Give your other Beasts +2 Attack and this Rally.

Raptor Elder

• Old: 2/7. Your Beasts have +1/+1. (Improved by each Beast you've summoned this combat!)
• New: 2/8. Your Beasts have +2/+2. (Improved by each Beast you've summoned this combat!)

Mama Bear

• Old: 4/4. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +4/+4.
• New: 5/5. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +5/+5.

Goldrinn, the Great Wolf

• Old: 4/4. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +4/+4.
• New: 5/5. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +5/+5.

Stray Satyr

• Old: 1/6
• New: 2/6

Insatiable Ur'zul

• Old: 4/6. Taunt. After you play a Demon, consume a minion in the Tavern to gain its stats.
• New: 4/7. Taunt. After you play a Demon, consume 2 minions in the Tavern to gain their stats.

Silent Enforcer

• Old: 7/2. Taunt. Deathrattle: Deal 4 damage to all non-Demon minions.
• New: 8/2. Taunt. Deathrattle: Deal 4 damage to all minions (except friendly Demons).

Nimble Hatchling

• Old: [Tier 4]
• New: [Tier 5]

Twilight Watcher

• Old: 3/7. Whenever a friendly Dragon attacks, give your Dragons +1/+3.
• New: 3/8. Whenever a friendly Dragon attacks, give your Dragons +1/+2.

Blue Whelp

• Old: 2/6
• New: 1/5

Lantern Lava

• Old: [Tier 4] 4/4
• New: [Tier 5] 5/5

Gleaming Trader

• Old: 3/6. Divine Shield After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, your minions have +2 Attack for the rest of this combat.
• New: 3/8. Divine Shield After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, your minions have +3 Attack for the rest of this combat.

Flotsam Flinger

• Old: 3/6. At the end of your turn, trigger the Battlecries of your minions from Tier 3 or below.
• New: 3/7. At the start of your turn, trigger the Battlecries of your minions from Tier 3 or below.

Magicfin Mycologist

• Old: [Tier 5] 2/8
• New: [Tier 6] 4/8

Bassgill

• Old: [Tier 4] 6/2
• New: [Tier 3] 5/2

Coldlight Diver

• Old: 4/1
• New: 3/1

Greedy Snaketongue

• Old: 3/6
• New: 2/4

Sundered Matriarch

• Old: [Tier 5] 6/3. Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +1 Health.
• New: [Tier 6] 7/4. Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +2 Health.

Deep Blue Crooner

• Old: 2/2. Spellcraft: Give a minion +2/+2 until next turn. Improve your future Deep Blues.
• Old: Deep Blues: Give a minion +2/+2 until next turn. Improve your future Deep Blues.
• New: 2/3. Spellcraft: Give a minion +2/+3 until next turn. Improve your future Deep Blues.
• New: Deep Blues: Give a minion +2/+3 until next turn. Improve your future Deep Blues.

Bigwig Bandit

• Old: [Tier 3] 3/4
• New: [Tier 4] 4/6

Lost City Looter

• Old: [Tier 4] 5/5
• New: [Tier 3] 2/2

Captain Sanders

• Old: Battlecry: Make a friendly Pirate Golden.
• New: Battlecry: Make a friendly minion from Tier 6 or below Golden.

Hot-Air Surveyor

• Old: [Tier 5] 5/8
• New: [Tier 4] 3/7

Gem Smuggler

• Old: [Tier 4] 3/4. Battlecry: Play a Blood Gems on all your other minions.
• New: [Tier 5] 4/5. Battlecry: Play 2 Blood Gems on all your other minions.

Friendly Geist

• Old: [Tier 5] 7/3. Deathrattle: Your Tavern spells that gives stats grant an extra +2 Attack this game.
• New: [Tier 4] 6/3. Deathrattle: Your Tavern spells that gives stats grant an extra +1 Attack this game.

Anub'arak, Nerubian King

• Old: [Tier 4] 4/3
• New: [Tier 3] 3/2

Ride-or-Die

• Old: 2/2
• New: 3/2

Eternal Knight

• Old: 5/1. Has +1/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
• New: 4/1. Has +2/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).

Jelly Belly

• Old: 3/4. After a friendly minion is Reborn, gain +1/+2 permanently.
• New: 2/3. After a friendly minion is Reborn, gain +2/+3 permanently.

Noisul of the Many Faces

• Old: 3/9. Whenever you summon an Undead, give all your Undead +1/+1 permanently.
• New: 4/10. Whenever you summon an Undead, give all your Undead +2/+1 permanently.

Dev Comment: The following minions received text updates to better reflect their intended functionality, with no gameplay changes made.

Sky Admiral Rogers

• Old: Whenever you spend 9 Gold, get a random Bounty. (9 left!)
• New: After you spend 9 Gold, get a random Bounty. (9 left!)

Vine Climber

• Old: After you play an Elemental, give it +2/+1. (Improved by each minion you've played this turn!)
• New: Whenever you play an Elemental, give it +2/+1. (Improved by each minion you've played this turn!)

Holo Rover

• Old: Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
• New: Divine Shield. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.

Spell Changes

Selfish Bounty

• Old: Give a minion +6/+6.
• New: Give your left-most minion +6/+6.

Sanctify

• Old: 2 cost.
• New: 1 cost.

Nimble Wingbeat

• Old: Give a Dragon +10 Health and Windfury.
• New: Give a Dragon +8 Health and Windfury.

Mounting Avalanche

• Old: Sell a friendly minion. Then choose an Elemental to give its stats to.
• New: Sell a friendly minion. Give its stats to your left-most Elemental.

Minion and Spell Pool Changes

Minion Changes

The following Minions have been removed from the minion pool:

• Windfall Tornado
• Mooncatcher
• Young Murk-Eye
• Exceptional Caretaker
• Bannerboar

The following Minions are returning to the minion pool:

• Tardy Traveler
• P-0UL-TR0N
• Crater Miner
• Mrglin' Burglar
• Accord-o-Tron

Quest Reward Pool Changes

Anima Bribe has been removed from the Quest pool. Wondrous Wisdomball has been added back into the Quest pool.

The following Quest Rewards are easier to complete:

• Rallying Cry
• Tumbling Disaster
• The Golden Hammer
• Snicker Snacks
• Perpetual Incantation

The following Quest Rewards are more difficult to complete:

• Magicfin Relic
• Temporal Tampering

Grim Freshener

• Old: Avenge (3): Gain a free Refresh.
• New: Avenge (2): Gain a free Refresh.

Cycle of Energy

• Old: Avenge (4): Get a random Tavern spell.
• New: Avenge (3): Get a random Tavern spell.

Cooked Book

• Old: After you buy a minion, give it +1/+1 and upgrade this.
• New: After you buy a minion, give it +2/+2 and upgrade this.

Jumbo Warehouse

• Old: At the start of your next turn, gain 8 Gold and choose a Greater Trinket to buy.
• New: At the start of your next turn, gain 4 Gold and choose a Greater Trinket to buy.

Quaint Boutique

• Old: At the start of your next turn, gain 8 Gold and choose a Lesser Trinket to buy.
• New: At the start of your next turn, gain 4 Gold and choose a Lesser Trinket to buy.

Trinket Changes

Behemoth Portrait has been removed from the trinket pool.

Gameplay Updates

In order to allow for enough time to strategize during the more complex turns later in the game, the turn timer has been increased by 10 seconds starting round 9 and after.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Motley Phalanx did not give permanent stats and returned it to the minion pool.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Dune Dweller affected opponent's Taverns as well when triggered in combat.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a mismatch between the text and functionality of Golden Goldrinn, the Great Wolf so its stat increase now correctly reflects the intended value.

Patch 33.0.3 is rolling out with updates for Hearthstone, Battlegrounds, and more!

Hearthstone Updates

Dev Comment: With the launch of The Lost City of Un’Goro last week, our primary goals for this patch are to infuse power into several of the new cards and to tone down some older decks and early outliers. We’re doing buffs earlier in this expansion cycle because we can see from the early data that many of the new cards are not meeting expectations—and that nerfs alone won’t result in the changes we want to see.

The power level of these cards has been lowered:

Loh the Living Legend

Old: [7 mana]
New: [9 mana]

Ball Hog

Old: Battlecry and Deathrattle: Deal 3 damage to the lowest health enemy.
New: Battlecry and Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to the lowest health enemy.

Sock Puppet Slitherspear

Old: 1/3
New: 1/2

Everburning Phoenix

Old: 2/2. Deathrattle: Return this to your hand.
New: 3/2. Deathrattle: Return this to hand at end of turn.

Dev Comment: This is also now unbanned in Wild.

Aegis of Light

Old: [1 mana] Summon a random 1-Cost minion and give it Taunt. Imbue your Hero Power.
New: [2 mana] Summon a random 2-Cost minion and give it Taunt. Imbue your Hero Power.

Hot Spring Glider

Old: Your next Murloc costs (2) less.
New: Your next Murloc costs (1) less.

Brittlebone Buccaneer

Old: 1/4
New: 1/3

Guiding Figure

Old: [2 mana]
New: [3 mana]

Murmur

Old: Your Battlecry minions cost (1), but immediately die after being played.
New: Your first Battlecry minion each turn costs (1), but immediately dies after being played.

Brain Masseuse

Old: 2/4
New: 2/3

Wilted Shadow

Old: 7/7.
New: 6/7.

Braingill

Old: [2 mana] 2/1. Give all friendly Murlocs "Deathrattle: Draw a card."
New: [3 mana] 3/2. Give your other Murlocs "Deathrattle: Draw a card."

Menagerie Jug

Old: Battlecry: Give 3 random friendly minions of different minion types +3/+3.
New: Battlecry: Give 3 random friendly minions of different minion types +2/+2.

The above disenchantable cards will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 33.0.3.

The power level of these cards has been raised:

Reach Equilibrium

Old: Quest: Cast 5 Holy spells Reward: Life's Breath. Quest: Cast 5 Shadow spells. Reward: Death’s Touch.
New: Quest: Cast 4 Holy spells Reward: Life's Breath. Quest: Cast 4 Shadow spells. Reward: Death’s Touch.

Reanimate the Terror

Old: Runes: Blood, Blood, Unholy. Quest: Spend 18 Corpses.
New: Runes: Blood, Unholy. Quest: Spend 15 Corpses.

Spirit of the Mountain

Old: Quest: Play 7 minions of unique types.
New: Quest: Play 6 minions of unique types.

Ashalon, Ridge Guardian (Shaman Quest Reward)

New: Now has Rush.

Shokk, Jungle Tyrant (Hunter Quest Reward)

Old: Get a random 8, 6, and 4-Attack Beast. Set their Costs to (2).
New: Discover any 8, 6, and 4-Attack Beast. Set their Costs to (2).

Titanographer Osk

Master Dusk

Old: [5 mana] 5 armor.
New: [3 mana] 8 armor.

Opu the Unseen

New: Now has Stealth.

Underbrush Tracker

Old: [7 mana]
New: [6 mana]

Escape the Underfel

Old: Quest: Play 6 Temporary cards.
New: Quest: Play 5 Temporary cards.

Underfel Rift (Warlock Quest Reward)

Old: 5 mana
New: 3 mana

Entomologist Toru

Old: [9 mana]
New: [8 mana]

Gorishi Wasp

Old: [6 mana] 2/8.
New: [5 mana] 2/7. Now has Rush.

Unleash the Colossus

Old: Deal exactly 2 damage to an enemy on your turn, 15 times.
New: Deal exactly 2 damage to an enemy on your turn, 12 times.

Cloud Serpent

Old: [4 mana] 4/3.
New: [3 mana] 3/3.

Questing Assistant

Old: Battlecry: If you played a Quest this game, deal 2 damage.
New: Battlecry: If you played a Quest this game, deal 3 damage to an enemy minion.

Battlegrounds Updates

Dev Comment: Well met! Patch 33.0.3 marks our final major balance update of the season. While we’ve made targeted adjustments to individual Trinkets and Anomalies, the core focus this patch is on minion tuning. We’ve addressed standout cards like Shoalfin Mystic and Captain Sanders, aiming to bring them into healthier positions within the meta. At the same time, we’ve given a boost to underperformers such as Fauna Whisperer and Champion of Sargeras to make them more rewarding to play. We hope you’ve enjoyed this season and look forward to sharing what’s coming next very soon.

Anomaly Updates

Greater Pouches

Old: On Turns 6 and 9, buy a Greater Trinket. There are no Lesser Trinkets in this game.
New: On Turns 8 and 9, buy a Greater Trinket. There are no Lesser Trinkets in this game.

The appearance rate of Greater Pouches Anomaly has been reduced.

Trinket Updates

Marvelous Mushroom

Old: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1 Health. At the start of each turn, increase this by 1.
New: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1. At the start of each turn, improve this.

Minion Updates

Sinrunner Blanchy

Old: Tier 5. Reborn. This is Reborn with full Health and enchantments.
New: Tier 4. Reborn. This is Reborn with full Health and enchantments in combat.

Shoalfin Mystic

Old: 5/5. Battlecry: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1 this game.
New: 4/4. When you sell this, your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +2/+1 this game.

Fauna Whisperer

Old: 3/8. At the end of your turn, cast Natural Blessing on the minion to the left of this.
New: 4/9. At the end of your turn, cast Natural Blessing on adjacent minions.

Eternal Knight

Old: 5/1. Has +2/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
New: 3/1. Has +3/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).

Moroes, Steward of Death

Old: 5/3. Reborn. Deathrattle: Give your Undead +3/+5.
New: 6/4. Reborn. Deathrattle: Give your Undead +4/+6.

Holo Rover

Old: Whenever this attacks, get a random Magnetic Mech.
New: Divine Shield. Whenever this attacks, get a random Magnetic Mech.

Shadowdancer

Old: Tier 4. 4/2.
New: Tier 5. 5/2.

Tardy Traveler

Old: Tier 5.
New: Tier 4.

Captain Sanders

Old: 7/7. Battlecry: Make a friendly minion Golden.
New: 10/10. Battlecry: Make a friendly Pirate Golden.

Bellowing Tyrant

Old: 3/2. Taunt. Has +3/+2 for each Beast you've summoned this game (wherever this is).
New: 4/3. Taunt. Has +4/+3 for each Beast you've summoned this game (wherever this is).

The Boommobile

Old: 20/20.
New: 30/30.

Champion of Sargeras

Old: 10/10. Minions in the Tavern have +10/+10.
New: 12/12. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Minions in the Tavern have +5/+5 this game.

Spell Updates

Channel the Devourer has been returned to the spell pool.

Blade of Ambition

Old: Cost 6. Choose a minion. Set its Attack and Health to match the highest in your warband.
New: Cost 7. Choose a friendly minion. Set its Attack and Health to match the highest in your warband.

Duos Updates

Guiding Candle is now banned in Duos.

Selfless Sightseer

Old: Tier 4. 5/2.
New: Tier 5. 6/2.

Arena Updates

Arena draft rates have been adjusted so that the following cards appear less frequently:

• Dozing Dragon
• Desert Nestratron
• Trogg Gemtosser
• Voronei Recruiter

These cards will appear more often:

• Brasswing
• Libram of Divinity
• Libram of Faith
• Camouflage Mount
• Patchwerk Pals
• Slagclaw

Rheastrasza and Dirdra, Rebel Captain have been removed from the draft pool. Razidir can no longer be randomly generated.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Dragons adjacent to Persistent Poet sometimes did not keep enchantments from combat
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Moroes, Steward of Death’s Deathrattle gave other minions the wrong attack number.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Golden Sinrunner Blanchy was not Reborn with full Health and enchantments in combat.
• [Hearthstone] Hamuul Runetotem's effect can no longer be stacked if in your deck multiple times.

Keep up with all of the latest Hearthstone news and content on the Hearthstone website and social media. Good luck, have fun, and we'll see you in the Tavern!