Hearthstone

Patch 25.0.3 is a data-only patch going live today with updates to two Standard cards.

Card Updates

Dev Comment: We set up this balance window to address any changes we wanted to make immediately after the expansion launched. Shockspitter is exactly that type of card, ending games sooner, more easily, and more consistently than we intended. Sire Denathrius is a card we have had our eyes on for some time, but we wanted to see how he performed in the new expansion first. With a couple days of data, we can see that it is still a very popular and polarizing card, warping early meta development in a way we want to address before the World Championship (December 16-18).

This balance update was reserved for only the most standout cards immediately after expansion unlock. We’ll continue to keep our eye on how the metagame develops and make any further adjustments needed in our next balance window, reserved for a few weeks from now.

Sire Denathrius

• Old: Lifesteal. Battlecry: Deal 5 damage amongst enemies. Endlessly Infuse (1): Deal 1 more.
• New: Lifesteal. Battlecry: Deal 5 damage amongst enemies. Endlessly Infuse (2): Deal 1 more.

Shockspitter

• Old: [Costs 2]
• New: [Costs 3]

The above craftable cards will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks following Patch 25.0.3. As a reminder, regular Sire Denathrius was a free card and can’t be crafted or disenchanted.

Other Hearthstone Updates

• Players who did not receive the uncraftable Legendary Sire Denathrius last expansion cycle will now be granted it upon opening their first Murder at Castle Nathria pack (along with Prince Renathal, which is already obtained in that way). It will be removed from the “Long Live the King” Achievement in a future patch to complete this swap over. As this is a grant of an uncraftable Legendary, there is no gameplay impact for any players who unlock him two different ways during that time period.

Patch 25.0, launching tomorrow, rallies the troops for Hearthstone’s newest expansion, March of the Lich King, launching December 6! This patch also includes updates to Battlegrounds, Mercenaries, Duels, and Arena, as well as bug fixes and more.

March of the Lich King Launches on December 6!

Hearthstone’s next expansion, March of the Lich King, sets off on December 6! The new expansion includes 145 all-new cards, featuring the new Death Knight class, dual-type and Undead minions, the new Manathirst keyword, and more! See all the new cards in the official card library today, and don’t forget to get your pre-purchase bundle—this time, available until up to one week after expansion unlock!

The Mega Pre-Purchase Bundle is entirely focused on the Hearthstone mode this time, granting more cards than ever before, including Signature cards, Signature Packs, and the entire 49-card Path of Arthas set!*

* Path of Arthas includes 26 distinct Death Knight cards (2 copies of each, except for 1 copy of each of the 3 Legendary cards) that are not part of March of the Lich King and can’t be opened in packs. In addition to being included in the Pre-Purchase Mega Bundle, Path of Arthas cards can be crafted or purchased as a complete set after the expansion goes live.

With the launch of March of the Lich King comes a new Rewards Track with tons of cosmetics, XP boosts, packs, and a huge infusion of Gold! Check out our Rewards Track Refresh blog tomorrow for details.

Undead Invade the Tavern

A new minion type has been added with March of the Lich King, Undead! Hundreds of minions from past card sets have been given the new Undead type, along with an army of minions in this expansion. With the addition of Undead, we’ve also added Dual-Type Minions so that we can best capture the essence of these minions. Some past and new minions will now feature two minion types, such as Undead Dragons and Demon Pirates.

The Reborn keyword is making its return in March of the Lich King, and it will become a keyword we regularly use going forward. Minions with Reborn return to life with 1 Health the first time they die. Reborn is commonly featured on Undead minions, but you might occasionally see it on other cards as well.

Card Updates

Theotar, the Mad Duke

• Old: [5 Mana] 3 Attack, 3 Health
• New: [6 Mana] 4 Attack, 4 Health

Dev Comment: The release of a new class is an incredibly exciting moment for Hearthstone players everywhere, and a moment that we want to be as enjoyable and accessible as possible. Knowing the importance of this new class release, our plan with Theotar was to test out a smaller change to the card (from 4 to 5 mana in Patch 24.4.3) before potentially moving for a larger change if necessary. Theotar’s play rate did not drop as far as we would have liked it to with the smaller change, and is still higher than we would like it to be leading into March of the Lich King. Our aim with this second change is to lower the card’s play rate to ensure that the release of Death Knight is as fun as possible for players with a wide variety of interests and experience levels.

Ice Revenant

• Old: Whenever you cast a Frost spell, gain +2/+2.
• New: Whenever you cast a Frost spell, gain +1/+1.

Dev Comment: The nerf to Ice Revenant might appear out of place, but it feels like a necessary one in a world where Death Knight has access to multiple cheap Frost spells (like Horn of Winter). In testing, we were frequently seeing Ice Revenants at game-ending sizes as early as turn 4, and the card was simply overshadowing many of the new and exciting things in the set.

Signature Cards are Here!

Signature is a new cosmetic quality (like Golden or Diamond) that cards can have, starting with Patch 25.0, featuring full-art images! Signature cards can’t be crafted or disenchanted; they can only be opened in packs or obtained through special means. Two are included in the Pre-Purchase Mega Bundle, along with regular and Signature March of the Lich King packs that will give you chances to open more! Learn more about Signature cards and Signature packs in our Expansion Announcement blog and explainer post.

Death Knight Prologue Available December 6

Play through the iconic story of the haughty prince Arthas Menethil as he forsakes the Light and becomes The Lich King, Hearthstone’s first Death Knight! The prologue will show you the strength of the Death Knight as you explore its new Hero Power and three Runes: Blood, Frost, and Unholy. Complete the Death Knight Prologue to unlock the Death Knight class and immediately receive 32 free Death Knight cards, added to the Core Set.

Death Knight Launch Event Starting December 6

To celebrate the launch of the March of the Lich King, a special expansion launch event will be taking place using the new Events system. From December 6 to December 20, complete daily Event Quests to earn Event XP on a special Event reward track! Complete the Event rewards track to get 6 Signature cards (2 copies each of three non-Legendary cards), a March of the Lich King pack, and a special Card Back.

A Winterveil Event will be coming later this patch. Stay tuned for more details on that event in the coming weeks.

Tavern Brawl: A Lich King Recipe – December 7

The deck recipe brawl is back for March of the Lich King! Choose one of Hearthstone’s now 11 classes and play with a battle-ready Standard deck. But this time, there’s a twist! When you choose Death Knight, you will randomly play with one of three decks, each highlighting a different rune.

Battlegrounds Updates

The following updates will go live with Patch 25.0, on November 29.

New Hero

Enhance-o-Mechano (Armor Tier 1)

• Enhancification
  • Passive. After each Refresh, give a minion in Bob’s Tavern Taunt, Reborn, Windfury, or Divine Shield.
  • Dev Comments: The odds for each enhancification are equal (25%), except that a minion won’t be given a keyword it already has. So if ALL minions in a shop offering already have one of the keywords, it will roll something else.

This new hero will be available in all lobbies for two weeks after patch launch.

New Quest Reward

Enhance-a-matic: At the start of your turn, get an Enhanced Part that gives +5/+5 and a random bonus.

Enhanced Parts:

• Mega Horn: Give a minion +5/+5 and Taunt.

• Blazing Blades: Give a minion +5/+5 and Windfury.

• Bunker Plating: Give a minion +5/+5 and Divine Shield.

• Death Rewinder: Give a minion +5/+5 and Reborn.

Dev Comment: The odds for each of the Enhanced Parts are equal (25%).

Mercenaries Updates

• Rattlegore can now be earned through all normal means.
• Chromie can be obtained on the 25.0 Rewards Track.

New Mercenary

Chromie (Epic Protector)

• Gnome—4/84 Maxed Stats
• Abilities
  • Rewind 5: (Arcane-Speed 8) Deal 17 damage to a character. Deathblow: Its neighbors go last next turn.
  • Reading Chromie 5: (Arcane-Speed 6, Cooldown 1) Deal 22 damage. Gains +5 damage each time you cast an ability with higher speed than this.
  • Change the Timeline 5: (Arcane-Speed 5, Cooldown 2) Gain +20 Health. For two turns, abilities with higher speed act first. (Starts off Cooldown.)
• Equipment
  • Stroke of Midnight 4: Battlecry: Activate Change the Timeline for one turn. It goes on Cooldown for 2 turns.
  • Chaos Theory 4: The first time this Merc dies, rewind to the start of the turn and give your characters +8 Health.
  • Body Euphoria 4: Start of Game: Give your Gnomes +10/+20.

Chromie and her Portraits will not initially be available through packs or crafting. They will be available through all normal means in a patch after the end of the 25.0 Rewards Track.

Duels Updates

General Updates

• On November 29, there will be a major change to how Duels card buckets function (discussed below).
• On November 29, March of the Lich King, Path of Arthas, and Knights of the Frozen Throne will be added to the Duels card buckets (subject to the new buckets logic). At the same time, Knights of the Frozen Throne will also be added to deckbuilding.
• On December 6, the current Duels season will end, ratings will be reset, and ongoing runs will be concluded.
• On December 6, March of the Lich King and Path of Arthas will be added to deckbuilding and the two new Death Knight heroes will be added to the hero pool.
• Death Knight deckbuilding rules will apply to the initial Duels deckbuilding phase, just like the Hearthstone mode.
• You are not required to complete the Death Knight Prologue to unlock the Death Knight heroes in Duels. However, you won’t have the Death Knight Core Set available to you in deckbuilding if you haven’t unlocked the class. If you don’t have any Death Knight cards, you will only be able to use Neutral cards in your deckbuilding.

Card Bucket Revamp

With Patch 25.0, the Duels card bucket system will be getting a major update. The “Group Learning” bucket will be removed entirely. All other buckets will be adjusted to give cards by expansion, instead of by grouped type of effect. Cards for buckets will be generated based on cards from your deck, then a bucket will be generated based on the associated bucket pool.

New Heroes

Shai Shadestorm (Death Knight)

• Hero Powers
  • Ghoul Blitz: [2 Mana] Summon a 1/1 Ghoul with Charge and Reborn. It dies at end of turn.
  • Gathering Storm: [2 Mana] Gain a Corpse. Draw a card.
  • Lichborne Might: [1 Mana] Give a friendly minion +3/+3. It dies at the end of your turn.

• Signature Treasures
  • Gluth: [4 Mana Minion—Undead Beast]
    • 4/2. Battlecry: Give your other Undead +2/+1 and Reborn.
  • Glaciaxe: [4 Mana Weapon]
    • 5/2. Deathrattle: Equip a 2/5 Wings of Glaciaxe.
      • Wings of Glaciaxe: [4 Mana Weapon] 2/5. Windfury, Deathrattle: Summon four 1/1 Zombies with Reborn.
  • Remembrance of Ice: [6 Mana Spell—Frost]
    • Resurrect the minions your Frost spells have killed this game.
  • Unholy Embrace: [4 Mana Spell]
    • Spend up to 10 Corpses and add an Unholy Rune card to your hand for each.
  • Gluth-sicle: [7 Mana Minion—Undead Beast]
    • 6/4. Battlecry: Summon two Undead from your deck and Freeze them.
  • Inexorable Ghoul: [5 Mana Minion—Undead]
    • 5/5. Rush Revive: (2)

Scarlet Leafdancer (Death Knight)

• Hero Powers
  • Blood Parasite: [2 Mana] Summon a 2/1 Bloodworm with Lifesteal.
  • Hematology: [1 Mana] Spend up to 3 Corpses. For each, reduce the cost of a card in your hand by (1).
  • Scourging: [2 Mana] Discover an Undead.

• Signature Treasures
  • Runed Soulblade: [4 Mana Weapon]
    • 3/4. After your hero takes damage, deal 1 damage to all enemies and lose 1 Durability.
  • Scourge Strike: [3 Mana Spell]
    • Gain 1 Corpse, destroy 1 enemy minion, and draw 1 card. (Improves during run)
  • Crimson: [1 Mana Minion—Undead Beast]
    • 1/1. Whenever your hero is healed, this minion gains that much Attack and Health.
  • Ironweave Bloodletter: [3 Mana Weapon]
    • 3/2. Battlecry: For the rest of the game, whenever you consume one or more Corpses, restore 2 Health to your hero.
  • Greatsword of the Ebon Blade: [3 Mana Weapon]
    • 1/5. Whenever you play a minion, give it Reborn and this loses 1 Durability.
  • Contagion Concoction: [2 Mana Spell]
    • Infect a minion with “Deathrattle: Deal 3 damage to your hero, then infect a neighbor.”

New Passive Treasures

Cadaver Collector [Pool 1]: After the first time you gain a Corpse in a turn, gain 1 additional Corpse.

Blood Shields [Pool 1]: After the first time you spend a Corpse in a turn, gain 1 Health.

Ghouls Rush In [Pool 2]: After the first time your spend a Corpse in a turn, summon a 2/2 Risen Ghoul with Rush.

Cold Feet Pact [Pool 2]: At the end of your turn, summon a Risen Groom with stats equal to half your Corpse total.

New Active Treasure

Tiny Thimble [Pool 1]: 3 Mana, 3/3 Minion—Undead. Rush, Deathrattle: Add a Regular-Size Thimble to your hand.

• Regular-Size Thimble: 4 Mana, 5/5 Minion—Undead. Rush. After this attacks and kills a minion, gain +2/+2.

Arena Updates

On December 6, when March of the Lich King launches, all current Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. The eligible card sets will rotate so that the following sets will make up the Arena card pool:

• Core
• Curse of Naxxramus
• Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
• Knights of the Frozen Throne*
• The Witchwood
• United in Stormwind
• March of the Lich King
• Path of Arthas

Additionally, Death Knight will be added as a playable class in Arena. When playing as a Death Knight, Arena deckbuilding will dynamically update as you pick cards so that the Death Knight Rune system is followed.

* As a reminder, Knights of the Frozen Throne will be rotated back out of the Core Set with the launch of March of the Lich King.

New Feature: Improved Duplicate Card Handling

We often include specific non-disenchantable cards as part of Reward Tracks, Events, Achievements, and Shop purchases. Starting with 25.0, if you claim one of these, but already own a lower quality copy that’s disenchantable, you’ll get a popup that offers to re-roll the lower quality copy to a different card of the same rarity from that card set.

For example, Diamond Grand Magister Rommath is on the March of the Lich King Tavern Pass. If you already own a Golden Rommath when you claim the Diamond, you’ll immediately get a popup offering to reroll Golden Rommath into a different March of the Lich King Golden Legendary (which, of course, respects duplicate protection). This feature also applies when you find a Signature card in a pack!

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Countered Secrets would not be revealed when Countered.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Immolate would not destroy cards that were Infused after being Immolated.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Afterlife Attendant would not progress a Huntsman Altimor’s Infuse form if the Infuse counter went to 0 while Altimor was in the deck.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Soul Seeker could result in an invisible card being summoned in certain circumstances.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Disarming Elemental’s Battlecry would not trigger if the person playing Disarming Elemental had an empty deck.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Silas Darkmoon’s rotation effect would kill Doomsayer.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Akama Prime was not stealthy enough and would lose Stealth when attacking.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Lotus Assassin was too stealthy and wouldn’t lose Stealth after Flare was played.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where certain visuals would remain on the board if the card causing them was Countered.
• [Battlegrounds] Elder Taggawag (Queen Wagtoggle’s Buddy) will now no longer have its effect blocked just because you control an “All” typed minion.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where The Golden Hammer Quest Reward could be used on an already-Golden minion, and then would result in that minion losing its Goldenization the following turn.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Leeroy Jenkins’s effect doesn’t work if he is mortally wounded and saved, and then later killed.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Ethereal Evidence didn’t respect minion type bans when offering Quest Rewards.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug causing disconnects and crashes under certain circumstances.
• [Mercenaries] Fixed a bug that could lock players into a Bounty if they had an active Bounty with a mystery node when the Mysterious Stranger was removed from mystery nodes.
• [Mercenaries] Fixed a bug where completing a Heroic Bounty would not count for Tasks requiring a Normal Bounty completion.
• [Mercenaries] Fixed a bug where Neeru Fireblade’s Imp-losion only dealt damage once.
• [Mercenaries] Fixed a bug where PVE enemies would go first in Speed ties.
• [Collection] Fixed a bug where the “Complete My Deck” feature did not work with Prince Renathal decks.
• [Progression] Fixed a bug where the level 100 Rewards Track Hero Skin could not be selected.
• [Progression] Fixed a bug where players who reached the level 400 Rewards Track cap would no longer receive quests.
• [Shop] Fixed a bug where the “Back” button’s selection space was too small and placed where players could sometimes accidentally click into a product when they meant to go back.
• Misc. other improvements and bug fixes.

Patch 24.6.2 is a data-only patch (no app-store update required) launching today with the following updates:

Battlegrounds Updates

Quest and Reward Updates

• Golden Hammer and Kidnap Sack have been returned to the Quest Reward Pool.
• Hire an Investigator (Quest)
  • Old Baseline: End your turn with unspent Gold 3 times.
  • New Baseline: End your turn with unspent Gold 2 times.
• Volatile Venom (Quest Reward)
  • Old: Your minions have +8/+8. After they attack, they die. Horribly.
  • New: Your minions have +7/+7. After they attack, they die. Horribly.
• Tiny Henchmen, The Golden Hammer, and Volatile Venom have been made easier to earn.
• Stolen Gold has been made harder to earn.
• Interrogator Whitemane and Vigilant Stoneborn have been added to the pool of Neutral minions available in one of Wonderous Wisdomball’s lucky rolls.

Armor Tier Updates

• C’Thun has less Armor (moved to Armor Tier 4).
• The Jailer has more Armor (moved to Armor Tier 4).

Arena Updates

• Fixed a bug where the Basic set was missing from the draft pool.
• Increased the appearance rate of class cards globally.
  • Dev Comment: We will be carefully monitoring class balance as class cards become a more defining aspect of Arena draft and will make adjustments in the future if needed.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug with deck codes and decks not saving correctly.

Patch 24.6.2 is a data-only patch (no app-store update required) launching today with the following updates:

Battlegrounds Updates

Quest and Reward Updates

• Golden Hammer and Kidnap Sack have been returned to the Quest Reward Pool.
• Hire an Investigator (Quest)
  • Old Baseline: End your turn with unspent Gold 3 times.
  • New Baseline: End your turn with unspent Gold 2 times.
• Volatile Venom (Quest Reward)
  • Old: Your minions have +8/+8. After they attack, they die. Horribly.
  • New: Your minions have +7/+7. After they attack, they die. Horribly.
• Tiny Henchmen, The Golden Hammer, and Volatile Venom have been made easier to earn.
• Stolen Gold has been made harder to earn.
• Interrogator Whitemane and Vigilant Stoneborn have been added to the pool of Neutral minions available in one of Wonderous Wisdomball’s lucky rolls.

Armor Tier Updates

• C’Thun has less Armor (moved to Armor Tier 4).
• The Jailer has more Armor (moved to Armor Tier 4).

Arena Updates

• Fixed a bug where the Basic set was missing from the draft pool.
• Increased the appearance rate of class cards globally.
  • Dev Comment: We will be carefully monitoring class balance as class cards become a more defining aspect of Arena draft and will make adjustments in the future if needed.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug with deck codes and decks not saving correctly.

Patch 24.6, launching today, is a massive patch that kicks off Hearthstone’s next event, immediately adds Knights of the Frozen Throne to the free Core Set for a limited time, reworks Mercenaries systems, refreshes Battlegrounds, and paves the way for Hearthstone’s new Death Knight class and next expansion: March of the Lich King!

Table of Contents

• Hearthstone Updates
• Battlegrounds Updates
• Mercenaries Updates
• Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

Pre-Purchase March of the Lich King

Hearthstone’s next expansion, March of the Lich King, is coming on December 6! The Lich King is back, and he’s leading his Undead army in an assault on the Blood Elf city of Silvermoon. In this expansion, you can become a Death Knight, the all-new playable class, and use Corpses left on the battlefield to fuel your evil power. Or you can channel magic from the Sunwell with the new Manathirst keyword that makes your cards more powerful as the battle rages on. The armies are gathering. It is up to you to decide whether you will join, or stand against, the March of the Lich King!

March of the Lich King includes 145 new collectible cards. The March of the Lich King Mega Bundle is entirely focused on the Hearthstone mode, granting more cards than ever before, including new Signature cards, Signature Golden Packs, and the entire Path of Arthas set. You can learn more about Signature cards and Signature Golden Packs in the Expansion Announcement, and you can learn more about the Death Knight class and the Path of Arthas set in the Death Knight Deep Dive.

This time, for the first time ever, both March of the Lich King pre-purchase bundles will also be available for one week following the launch of the expansion! Get them now to start rocking your new card back right away, or get them after the expansion goes live—whatever works best for you.

Pre-purchase

Log In and Channel the Power of the Sunwell for Free!

Log in to Hearthstone now for your first steps in the March of the Lich King with the free The Sunwell Legendary Neutral spell!* The Sunwell’s magic is limited only by your hand size! Add it to your collection and see what blessings The Sunwell holds.

* Limited one per account. After Patch 25.6, Sunwell will be granted upon opening your first March of the Lich King pack, instead of upon logging in.

New Cosmetic: Legendary Hero Skins!

Like our Full Hero Skins, new Legendary Hero Skins feature impressive new come into play and hero power animations, a unique hero tray, and new voicelines. They then go even further by replacing your hero frame and portrait with a completely 3D character model! They also have custom character animations for a variety of actions, like attacking, summoning minions, casting spells, emotes, and more!

To celebrate the upcoming Death Knight class, our first Legendary Skin will be Arthas Menethil, for the upcoming Death Knight Class! It will be available for prepurchase as part of the Arthas Menethil Bundle, starting on November 8.

This bundle will be available for purchase in Patch 24.6 and 25.0 after the expansion launches, but the contents of it will not be usable until the Death Knight class unlocks with The March of the Lich King on December 6.

New Event System, Knights of Hallow’s End Event, and Knights of the Frozen Throne’s Return to Standard!

We’re introducing a new Events System and interface with Patch 24.6! Now, instead of just Legendary Quests, players can complete thematic Event Quests to earn XP on an Event-specific reward track. Additionally, in-game events will have their own special place in the Journal. When an event is live, there will be a seasonal wax seal over the Journal. Open the wax seal and you will be directed to a special Journal tab for that event, which will show Event Quests, rewards, and duration all in one thematic spot!

The first event with this new Events System will be the Knights of Hallow’s End Event, which starts with Patch 24.6. To kick off that event, the entire Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion will be temporarily Standard legal and FREE for all players! Now you can relive the first time The Lich King came to Hearthstone as you prepare for his return in December.

Use the Knights of the Frozen Throne cards to complete special Event Quests and Daily Quests, to earn Event XP.* Complete the entire Event reward track during the Event period and you’ll get two Battlegrounds Emotes, a Standard Card Pack, a Murder at Castle Nathria Pack, two March of the Lich King Packs, and a Banshee Tyrande Hearthstone Hero Skin!

The Knights of Hallow’s End Event will last for two weeks after the launch of Patch 24.6. Knights of the Frozen Throne will be part of the Core Set from the launch of Patch 24.6 until March of the Lich King launches on December 6!

* Event XP can also be earned by just playing regularly, but completing Event Quests is the fastest way to complete the entire Event reward track.

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Battlegrounds Updates

General Text Updates

• Changed all instances of “gain 1 Gold this turn only” to “gain 1 Gold.” This is not a functional change.
• Changed all instances of “gain a Blood Gem” to “get a Blood Gem.” This is not a functional change.

New Hero

The Jailer (Armor Tier 3)

• Runic Empowerment
  • [1 Gold] Give a minion +1/+1. Upgrades after 9 friendly minions die.

This new hero will be available in all lobbies for two weeks after patch launch.

Hero Updates

The following Heroes have hero power updates:

C’Thun (Saturday C’Thuns)

• Old: [2 Gold] At the end of turn, give a friendly minion +1/+1. Repeat 0 times. (Upgrades after each use!)
• New: [2 Gold] At the end of turn, give a friendly minion +1/+1. Repeat 0 times. (Upgrades each turn!)

Infinite Toki (Temporal Tavern)

• Old: [1 Gold] Refresh Bob’s Tavern. Include a minion from a higher Tavern Tier.
• New: [1 Gold] Refresh Bob’s Tavern. Include two minions from a higher Tavern Tier.

The Rat King (A Tale of Kings)

• Old: Passive. Whenever you buy a minion of a specific type, give it +2/+2. Swaps type each turn.
• New: [2 Gold] Discover a minion of a specific type. Swaps type each turn.

The following Heroes have less Armor:

• Bru’kan, Pyramad, and The Rat King are now Armor Tier 1 (0 Armor).
• Lich Baz’hial is now Armor Tier 2 (2-5 Armor).
• Deathwing, Infinite Toki, Kurtrus Ashfallen, and Tavish Stormpike are now Armor Tier 3 (3-6 Armor).
• Onyxia is now Armor Tier 4 (4-7 Armor).

The following Heroes have more Armor:

• Patchwerk is now Armor Tier 2 (2-5 Armor).
• Alexstrasza and Ambassador Faelin are now Armor Tier 4 (4-7 Armor)
• Chenvaala, Mr. Bigglesworth, and Zephrys the Great are now Armor Tier 5 (5-8 Armor)

New Battlegrounds Quests

Hire an Investigator: End your turn with unspent Gold 3 times.

Crack the Case: Have friendly minions attack 11 times.

Remember, these are just the baseline Quest completion requirements. Actual requirements in-game vary based on the Reward these Quests are paired with and several other factors.

New Battlegrounds Quest Rewards

Blood Goblet: At the end of your turn, give your right-most minion Attack equal to your missing Health.

Essence of Zerus: At the end of your turn, add a “Shifter Zerus” to your hand which transforms into random minions.

Hidden Treasure Vault: At the start of your turn, gain 1 Gold. (Upgrades each turn!)

Ethereal Evidence: At the start of every turn, choose from 2 new Rewards.

Volatile Venom: Your minions have +8/+8. After they attack, they die. Horribly.

The Golden Hammer: Spellcraft: Make a friendly minion Golden until next turn.

Sinfall Medallion: After you play a minion, give 2 other friendly minions of its Tavern Tier +2/+2.

Kidnap Sack: Spellcraft: Choose a non-Golden minion. Add it to your hand.

Battlegrounds Quest and Quest Reward Updates

• Quest: Find the Murder Weapon has had its baseline completion requirement reduced from 17 to 14.
• Reward: Anima Bribe has been removed from the Reward pool.
• Reward: Theotar’s Parasol has been returned to the Reward pool.
• Reward: Stolen Gold has had its appearance rate reduced by 50%.

New Minions

Dozy Whelp (Tavern Tier 1, Dragon)

• 0 Attack, 3 Health. Taunt. Whenever this minion is attacked, gain +1 Attack permanently.

Patient Scout (Tavern Tier 2)

• 1 Attack, 1 Health. When you sell this, Discover a Tavern Tier 1 minion. (Upgrades each turn!)

Bristlemane Scrapsmith (Tavern Tier 3, Quilboar)

• 4 Attack, 4 Health. After a friendly Taunt minion dies, get a Blood Gem.

Faceless Disciple (Tavern Tier 3)

• 6 Attack, 4 Health. Battlecry: Transform a minion into one of a Tier higher.

Vigilant Stoneborn (Tavern Tier 4)

• 2 Attack, 6 Health. Battlecry: Give a minion +6 Health and Taunt.

Ball of Minions (Tavern Tier 4, All)

• 5 Attack, 5 Health. When you sell this, give its stats to a random friendly minion.

Interrogator Whitemane (Tavern Tier 5)

• 8 Attack, 5 Health. Start of Combat: Give the enemies opposite this Taunt. They take double damage.

Vanessa VanCleef (Tavern Tier 5, Pirate)

• 3 Attack, 7 Health. Whenever this attacks, give your Pirates +2/+1 permanently.

The Walking Fort (Tavern Tier 6)

• 4 Attack, 6 Health. At the end of your turn, give 4 friendly Taunt minions +4/+4.

Minion Updates

Prophet of the Boar

• Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health. Once per Turn: After you play a Quilboar, gain a Blood Gem.
• New: 2 Attack, 3 Health. Taunt. After you play a Quilboar, get a Blood Gem.

Tarecgosa

• Old: This permanently keeps enchantments from combat.
• New: This permanently keeps your enchantments from combat.

Dev comment: Tarecgosa will function the same way as it does now. This change is to prevent Tarecgosa from keeping negative enchantments, like Interrogator Whitemane’s added this patch.

Minion Pool Changes

• Spawn of N’Zoth, Gemsplitter, Reef Explorer, Nightmare Amalgam, Nosy Looter, and Yrel have been removed from the minion pool.
• Menagerie Mug has been returned to the minion pool.

New Battle Bash: Hallow’s End Collection

Battle Bash is a new way for you to earn a limited-time* curated collection of Battlegrounds cosmetics, including at least one Legendary item! Purchasing access to the Battle Bash means you earn one “Hammer” with each Top 4 finish during the Battle Bash period. Each Hammer can then be used to Bash for a random prize from that Battle Bash collection.

The first Battle Bash will be the Hallow’s End collection of ten items (purchasable for money or 1000 Runestones), including two Legendary items: a Legendary Board, a Legendary Strike, a Rare Bartender, 5 Epic Skins, and 2 sets of three Rare Emotes!

Purchasing this first Battle Bash will immediately unlock 2 Hammers. On top of that, Bob will give all players one free Bash to try it out. That means you have a random chance to get your favorite prize for free! It also means that if you purchase this Battle Bash, you only need seven Top 4 finishes during the Battle Bash period to unlock all the prizes. This first Battle Bash period will last for three weeks from the initial Battle Bash offering.

* Each Battle Bash collection will only be available as a whole collection for a limited time. However, individual items within a Battle Bash may become available at a later time. Items within each Battle Bash have different pull weightings. For more details, see the full disclosures site.

Battlegrounds Lobby Legends Returns

You can watch the best of the best battle it out in the fresh Battlegrounds meta when Lobby Legends returns on November 12! Keep an eye out for more event details closer to the event’s start.

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Mercenaries Updates

New Renown System

You’ve dominated the Bounty Board and your best Mercenaries are beyond Maxed. Your reputation precedes you, and you’ve achieved great Renown in your Village. With Patch 24.6, you’ll be able to convert your excess coins into Renown. Daily Tasks are being reworked (discussed below) and, in their place at the Campfire, you’ll receive a selection of offers to exchange Renown for Coins for a Mercenary you own, but haven’t yet Maxed.

The conversion rates from excess coins to Renown are as follows:

• 10 Rare Coins = 1 Renown
• 5 Epic Coins = 1 Renown
• 2 Legendary Coins = 1 Renown

The conversion rates to then exchange Renown for Coins from Mercs you haven’t Maxed are as follows:

• 100 Renown = 50 Rare Coins
• 150 Renown = 50 Epic Coins
• 250 Renown = 50 Legendary Coins

In the future, this system will be updated to incorporate Renown into the upcoming end-game system. More information will be shared about that update at a later time.

Task System Rework

All Task chains are now available whenever you want! Active Task chains are those for the Mercs that are in your Party at that time, so you can work on up to six Task chains at a time, and you can switch those Task chains up just by switching up your Party. This means players can easily select exactly which Task chains they want to work on, and efficiently clear their Tasks in a way that makes sense for them!

In addition to all the Tasks for all Mercs, there will also be extra miscellaneous Tasks mixed in with the daily Renown exchange offerings, so you will still get opportunities to grow even after completing all the main Task chains. Finally, as the Mysterious Stranger’s job is now done, they will no longer appear in mystery nodes—they will be replaced by the Cursed Treasure node.

New Limited-Time Event: Rattlegore

RATTLEGORE! Rattlegore has escaped and is making its way to terrorize your Village, starting on November 1. The event will consist of 10 special Tasks, centered around Rattlegore. Two new event tasks will be unlocked on each of the first five days of the event, but you have until November 29 to complete all 10 Tasks. Completing all 10 Tasks will get you the Rattlegore Mercenary, two random Golden Rattlegore Portraits, and 700 Mercenaries Coins! Orcs, Beast, and Demons will be helpful in completing this special event.

New Mercenary

Rattlegore (Epic Protector)

• Undead—12/30 Maxed Stats
• Abilities
  • Rusted Blades 5: (Speed 2) Gain +5 Attack and Attack an enemy. Make this ability (2) speed slower.
  • BONEFLAME!!! 5: (Fire – Speed 4) Deal 16 damage. Deathblow: Gain +3 Fire Damage.
  • Confusing Bruising 5: (Shadow – Speed 1, Cooldown 2) Gain +15/+15 and Attack an enemy. Die at the end of turn.
• Equipment
  • Spooky Scary 4: Deathrattle: Fill your Board with 9/9 Skeletons.
  • A Solid Education 4: Deathrattle: Resummon this as a 10/70 without this Deathrattle.
  • Rattling Bones 4: Deathrattle: Resummon this with -2/-5.

Rattlegore and its Portraits will not initially be available through packs or crafting. They will be available through all normal means in a patch after the Rattlegore event ends.

Arena Updates

When Patch 24.6 goes live, all current Arena runs will end, and Hallow’s End will come to Arena! Dual-class Arena is back, and this time we’re kicking it old school. The eligible sets will be all sets from Classic through League of Explorers, and that’s it! No modern cards. But there’s a catch—Demon Hunter is still in the game. If you pick Demon Hunter, you could end up with the Demon Claws hero power, but no Demon Hunter class cards will appear.

Dual Class Arena will last until March of the Lich King launches on December 6. The eligible card sets during this period will be:

• Basic
• Classic
• Curse of Naxxramus
• Goblins vs Gnomes
• Blackrock Mountain
• The Grand Tournament
• League of Explorers

Note that this throwback event uses the Basic and Classic sets, not the more modern Core Set.

Improved New and Returning Player Deck System

New and returning players* will now be able to borrow a selection of competitive decks for one week following their return, before choosing one to claim at the end of that Loaner Deck period. In Patch 24.6, there will be 6 Loaner Decks they can try during that period.

* Includes players who didn’t play the Murder at Castle Nathria expansion. See the official post for decklists and eligibility details.

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Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Quests] Some Daily and Weekly Quests will now include an arrow at the bottom. Press this arrow to be taken directly to the part of the client where that Quest can be completed.
• [Hearthstone] The Hearthstone tutorial can now be skipped by pressing “Leave Tutorial” in the in-game menu.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Blademaster Okani’s ability could be wasted if a spell was also Countered at the same time by Ice Trap.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual mobile bug with destroying a Location with Demolition Renovator.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Reno the Relicologist could cause disconnects under certain conditions.
• [Battlegrounds] The Battlegrounds Track will now open to the page of the most recently earned item.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where some Alternate Bartenders were not saying their voicelines as frequently as expected.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bugged interaction between the Time Thief Darkmoon Prize and the Secret Sinstone Quest Reward.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where minions summoned off the Evil Twin Quest Reward were not copied by Khadgar. There remains a visual bug where the now copied Evil Twins will not have their mustaches; we will award them the appropriate facial hair in a later patch.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Leeroy Jenkins killed the last minion that damaged him, not the one that dealt him lethal damage.
• [Mercenaries] Fixed a bug where Ysera’s Nightmare Ability was being treated as a Nature Ability instead of a Shadow Ability.
• [Mercenaries] Fixed a bug where Genn’s Smooth Transformation Equipment would trigger while he was on the bench.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug with the “One of the Classic Blunders” Achievement.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug with the “Shut Up, Dad” Achievement.
• [Collection] You can now search “tag:imp” or “tag:whelp” to return all cards in your collection that have those tags. You can type just “imp” if you want all text matches as well as all cards with the Imp tag.
• [Misc.] Fixed a bug causing computer opponents to make unexpected plays.

Patch 24.4.3 is a data-only client patch, scheduled for October 13, that includes the following updates and bug fixes:

Hearthstone Updates

Dev Comment: The meta is relatively stable right now, with just a few outliers. Our goal with this patch is to reduce frustration and give weaker decks a bit more breathing room by reducing the overall power level of Hunter.

The one notable outlier that is not getting changed, but which we are keeping a close eye on, is Prince Renathal. He is powerful and popular, but we don’t want this patch to completely shake up the meta, because we have something fun coming in Patch 24.6 and we want to see how Renathal performs in the next expansion before making changes to him.

The following cards have been adjusted down in power:

Theotar, the Mad Duke

• Old: Costs 4
• New: Costs 5

Dev Comment: Theotar is a defining card in the current meta. He plays an important role in giving players agency against powerful late-game plays, but he can also be very frustrating to lose to. We don’t want him to be one of the most popular cards in the next expansion, and our goal with this change is to lower his playrate across all ranks. If his playrate doesn’t drop significantly with this change, we’ll evaluate further changes at the next opportunity.

Stag Spirit Wildseed

• Old: 5 Attack, 4 Health
• New: 4 Attack, 3 Health

Bear Spirit Wildseed

• Old: 2 Attack, 5 Health
• New: 2 Attack, 4 Health

Harpoon Gun

• Old: After your hero attacks, Dredge. If it’s a Beast, reduce its cost by (3).
• New: After your hero attacks, Dredge. It it’s a Beast, reduce its cost by (2).

Dev Comment: Hunter has been the most popular and arguably the most powerful class in the game for some time, especially in lower ranks. These changes are meant to address some of the sharper play patterns this class is capable of, while simultaneously lowering the overall class power level.

The above craftable cards, as well as Spirit Poacher, Stag Charge, Wild Spirits, and Ara’lon will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 24.4.3.

Battlegrounds Updates

Dev Comment: This is a smaller update, as we’ve spread our recent changes across the last few hotfix patches. Battlegrounds players should expect a bigger Battlegrounds update with the next major patch, Patch 24.6.

Hero Update

Fungalmancer Flurgl – Gone Fishing

• Old: Passive: After you sell 4 minions, get a random Murloc.
• New: Passive: After you sell 5 minions, get a random Murloc.
• Fungalmancer Flurgl has been moved from Armor Tier 1 (0 Armor) to Armor Tier 4 (4-7 Armor)

Quest Reward Update

The Smoking Gun

• Old: Your minions have +5 Attack.
• New: Your minions have +4 Attack.
• The Smoking Gun is now easier to earn.

Minion Updates

Nether Drake

• Old: [Tavern Tier 2] 0 Attack, 4 Health
• New: [Tavern Tier 3] 1 Attack, 5 Health

Twilight Emissary

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 4 Attack, 4 Health
• New: [Tavern Tier 2] 3 Attack, 3 Health

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Dark Force Malygos was not able to be claimed or equipped.

Patch 24.4, launching on September 27, includes the new Murder at Castle Nathria Mini-Set, a returning Battlegrounds Hero, several Mercenaries updates, and more!

Maw and Disorder Mini-Set Commences on September 27

Sylvanas has been accused and must stand trial before the Jailer! Get all the Accusations, new synergies, and courtroom characters in this Mini-Set of 35 all-new cards to add to your collection. Get them in Murder at Castle Nathria packs, or as a complete 66-card* Mini-Set. Get the Normal version in-game for 1500 Runestones or 2000 Gold, or get the all-Golden version for $69.99 or 7000 Runestones.

* 4 Legendary cards (x1), 1 Epic card (x2), 14 Rare cards (x2), and 16 Common cards (x2)

Battlegrounds Updates

General Updates

• Another Hidden Body has been returned to the Quest Reward pool. Its animation has also been sped up.
• Another Hidden Body has been made more difficult to earn.
• When creating a private lobby, players can now invite friends of their invited friends.

Returning Hero

Sylvanas Windrunner (Armor Tier 1)

• Reclaimed Souls
  • [1 Gold] Give +2/+1 to your minions that died last combat.

This new hero will be available in all lobbies for two weeks after patch launch.

New Cosmetic: Legendary Battlegrounds Boards

Introducing Legendary Battlegrounds Boards! Legendary Boards have six different visuals one for during the recruit phase and one for the combat phase, as well as special modifiers for when you are in the Top 4, when you are on a winstreak, when you are at low Health, and when you land a big hit! Experience the whole range of Legendary animations with the new Murloc Hideaway Legendary Battlegrounds Board, available starting October 11.

Mercenaries Updates

General Updates

• C’Thun can now be earned through all normal methods.
• New Keyword: Charge! Characters with Charge immediately Attack a chosen target when summoned. This is like Rush except that Rush characters Attack a random enemy character when summoned while Charge lets you choose.

New Mercenaries

Murloc Holmes (Legendary Protector)

• Murloc – 13/87 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Hot on the Case 5: (Fire - Speed 9) Gain +5 Attack and Attack an enemy. It takes Critical Damage after it acts next turn.
  • Elementary! 5: (Nature - Speed 3, Cooldown 1) Give a friendly character Divine Shield. If they lose it this turn, they gain +5/+10 and Attack the enemies opposite them.
  • And the Killer Is! 5: (Speed 4, Cooldown 1) Deal 16 damage to an enemy. Make a prediction for a bonus.
    • First to Arrive 5: Deal 16 damage to an enemy. If it acted first this turn, deal 16 more and they act last next turn.
    • Last on the Scene 5: Deal 16 damage to an enemy. If it acts last in combat, deal 10 damage to all enemies.
    • Obviously the Murderer 5: Deal 16 damage to an enemy. After it destroys two Mercs, it takes 80 damage.
• Equipment:
  • Trusty Sidekick 4: Battlecry: Summon a 12/30 Watfin (Beast) who Attacks enemies who damage your Murloc Holmes.
  • Paid Up Front 4: Battlecry: Gain +4/+4 and this Merc’s Abilities Refresh (1).
  • Suspect Everyone 4: Passive: After an enemy casts a 4, 5, or 6 Speed Ability, deal 8 damage to them.

Ysera (Legendary Fighter)

• Dragon – 8/84 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Verdant Breath 5: (Nature - Speed 5) Deal 12 damage to an enemy. Restore that much Health to another friendly Dragon.
  • Emerald Dream 5: (Nature - Speed 5, Cooldown 1) Choose a Dream card to cast.
    • Emerald Drake 5: (Dragon) 25/20. Rush.
    • Ysera Awakens 5: (Nature) Deal 20 damage to all enemies and 5 damage to all other friendly characters.
    • Nightmare 5: (Shadow) Give a character +30 Attack, at the end of each turn they take 20 damage.
  • Emerald Oracle 5: (Speed 4, Cooldown 1) Choose One:
    • Restore 20 Health to a character. Your Mercs’ abilities are (5) Speed faster this turn.
    • Restore 20 Health to a friendly Merc and return it to the bench.
• Equipment:
  • Ysera’s Vengeance 4: Verdant Breath deals 5 more damage.
  • Dream Infusion 4: Passive: After one of your characters dies, restore 7 Health to your Dragons.
  • Emerald Majesty 4: Ysera Awakens also restores 15 Health to this Merc.

Bwonsamdi (Epic Fighter)

• Troll – 3/89 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Soul Subjugation 5: (Shadow - Speed 9) Deal 28 damage. Deals 3 less damage for each time this was damaged this turn.
  • Irrefusable Offer 5: (Shadow - Speed 1) Choose one of Bwonsamdi’s Deals. Increase the Cooldown of this ability by 1.
    • Deal of Time: All abilities with initial Speeds of (5) or faster are (5) Speed slower next turn. All others are (5) Speed faster.
    • Deal of Vanity: Gain +5 Health. All enemy abilities this turn target this (if possible).
    • Deal of Fear: This takes no damage this turn. Return all Mercs to the Bench at the end of the turn.
  • Binding Contract 5: (Shadow - Speed 2, Cooldown 2) Deal 12 damage to an enemy. If this Merc dies this turn, deal 90 more.
• Equipment:
  • Arena Contender 4: Battlecry: This Merc’s abilities Refresh (2). Deathrattle: Your abilities Refresh (2).
  • New Client 4: Resurrect one of your Mercs that died this game, with 24 Health remaining.
  • Spirit of the Dead 4: Passive: After one of your characters dies, restore 7 Health to your Trolls.

Korrak the Bloodrager (Legendary Caster)

• Troll – 11/60 Maxed Stats
• Deathrattle: Destroy a random Minion. This Merc returns to life with their Health.
• Abilities:
  • Mounting Anger 5: (Speed 5) Gain +5 Attack this turn and Attack an enemy. (Increases by +3 after use).
  • Eat the Dead 5: (Speed 4) Gain +8 Health. Health gain increases by +8 each time a character dies. Resets after use.
  • Blood Rage 5: (Speed 6, Cooldown 2) Distribute 20 damage to random enemies. (Increased by this Merc’s missing Health).
• Equipment:
  • Winterax Strong 4: Mounting Anger increases by an additional +4 Attack after use.
  • Honor Bound 4: Eat the Dead only increases when a friendly character dies, but increases by an extra +12.
  • The Everliving 4: Blood Rage gains: “Deathblow: Restore 20 Health.”

Archimonde (Epic Caster)

• Demon – 10/86 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Finger of Death 5: (Fel - Speed 4) Deal 12 damage. Gain +3 Fel Damage.
  • Rain of Chaos 5: (Fel - Speed 6, Cooldown 1) Deal 18 to all enemies. Your Fel abilities are (3) Speed faster next turn.
  • Doomfire 5: (Fel - Speed 3, Cooldown 1) Give all enemies +5 Fel Weakness this turn. Deal 10 damage to them after they act.
• Equipment:
  • Edict of Argus 4: Doomfire’s Fel Weakness is permanent.
  • Archimonde’s Gold Coin 4: After a Demon dies, restore 10 Health to all friendly Demons.
  • The Infernal Codex 4: Finger of Death gains “Deathblow: Gain +4 Fel Damage.”

Prince Malchezaar (Rare Protector)

• Demon – 12/79 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Party Crasher 5: (Speed 3) Attack an enemy. If it is a Protector, it takes 10 more damage this turn.
  • Check Your Weapons 5: (Fel - Speed 5) Deal 18 damage to the highest Attack enemy. If it is a Fighter, its Attack is permanently halved, rounded up.
  • All Realities 5: (Shadow - Speed 3, Cooldown 2) Deal 25 damage to the next enemy who acts this turn. If it’s a Caster, set its remaining Health to 5, instead.
• Equipment:
  • Flying Axes 4: Passive: +15 Health. Battlecry: Change a random enemy Merc’s Role to Protector.
  • Parrying Blade 4: Battlecry: Permanently reduce enemy Protectors’ and Casters’ Attack by 10.
  • Three Moves Ahead 4: Passive: Enemy Casters’ Abilities are (2) Speed slower.

Neeru Fireblade (Rare Caster)

• Orc – 9/84 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Command Demon 5: (Fel - Speed 5) Summon a Wild Imp 5. Deal 10 damage to an enemy. Your Imps will target it this turn, if able.
    • Wild Imp 5: (Demon) 5/15. At the end of the turn, deal 12 Fel damage to a random enemy.
  • Burning Blade Portal 5: (Fel - Speed 5, Cooldown 2) At the end of your turn, fill your board with Wild Imps 5.
  • Imp-losion 5: (Fel - Speed 6, Cooldown 2) Destroy a friendly Imp. Deal 10 damage plus its Attack and Health to a random enemy 3 times.
• Equipment:
  • Jumbo Imps 4: Wild Imp has +15 Health.
  • Combustible Imps 4: Wild Imp has “Deathrattle: Deal 12 Fel damage to a random enemy.”
  • Demon Armor 4: Passive: Your Demons have “Immune while Attacking.”

Nemsy Necrofizzle (Rare Caster)

• Gnome – 9/70 Maxed Stats
• Battlecry: Summon a 10/25 Boggy Elemental with Taunt.
• Abilities:
  • Boggy Blast 5: (Nature - Speed 7) Deal 15 damage. Summon a 10/25 Boggy with Taunt. If you already have Boggy, give it +15 Health instead.
  • Erupting Fungus 5: (Nature - Speed 4) Choose a friendly character. After it survives damage this turn, it deals 18 damage to a random enemy.
  • Bogonomics 5: (Nature - Speed 3) Give a friendly character +5/+10 and Taunt. If you have Boggy, give it +5/+5.
• Equipment:
  • Bog Moss 4: Boggy gains “Adjacent characters take 7 less damage.”
  • Fishing Lure 4: Boggy gains +10 Health and “After this is attacked, Attack a random enemy.”
  • “Fresh” Peaches 4: Boggy gains “At the end of the turn, give your Taunt characters +12 Health.”

Garona Halforcen (Rare Fighter)

• Half-Orc – 10/84 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Smoke and Knives 5: (Shadow - Speed 8) Attack an enemy and deal 20 damage to an adjacent one. If this isn’t already a Fighter, become one and deal 26 instead.
  • Shimmering Toxin 5: (Nature – Speed 1) Gain +10 Attack. Take 12 less damage this turn. Become a Protector. (Starts off Cooldown)
  • One and the Same 5: (Cooldown 1) Discover a Lineage Ability. Combo: Become a Caster first.
    • Dev comment: When Abilities Discover an Ability, that includes the Discovered Ability’s Speed. A “Lineage Ability” is a selection from several classic Orc Abilities.
• Equipment:
  • Shadowstep 4: End of Turn: If you control another Merc, gain +4/+5 and return to the bench.
  • Halforcen Legacy 4: Battlecry: If you control another Orc, gain +3/+10. Repeat for Dranei and Human.
  • Knife of Indecision 4: Battlecry: Gain +15 Health and become Neutral.

Khadgar (Epic Caster)

• Human – 10/82 Maxed Stats
• At the end of the turn, if all three of your basic Abilities are upgraded, transform into Archmage Khadgar.
• Abilities:
  • Arcane Surge 5: (Arcane - Speed 6) Deal 16 damage. Upgrade Blizzard to Root all enemies.
  • Blizzard 5: (Frost - Speed 5, Cooldown 1) Deal 14 damage. Upgrade Hearthfire to grant +5 Attack.
  • Hearthfire 5: (Fire - Speed 2) Give your characters +12 Health. Upgrade Arcane Surge to be (2) Speed.
• Equipment:
  • Bakin’ Bacon 4: Start of Game: Upgrade Hearthfire. Khadgar gains +8 Health.
  • Bitter Chill 4: Start of Game: Upgrade Blizzard and it Refreshes (1).
  • Boon of Atiesh 4: Archmage Khadgar has an extra +3 Fire, Frost, and Arcane Damage.

Archmage Khadgar (Transformed Form)

• Human – 10/82 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Prismatic Bolt 5: (Speed 2) Deal 16 damage. Gain +1 Fire, Frost, and Arcane Damage.
  • Archmage Nova 5: (Speed 5, Cooldown 1) Cast all of Khadgar’s upgraded abilities.
  • Triune Supremacy 5: Discover one of Khadgar’s upgraded abilities.

Medivh (Legendary Protector)

• Human – 11/86 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Arcane Rift 5: (Arcane - Speed 5) Deal 12 damage. Your next Arcane ability this turn deals Critical Damage.
  • Mage Guard 5: (Arcane - Speed 3) Give a friendly character +15 Health and Taunt this turn. After it is Attacked this turn, it gains +3 Arcane Damage.
  • Summon Raven Familiar 5: (Speed 6, Cooldown 1) Summon a Raven Familiar with “Spell Resistance +10” and the “Birds of a Feather 5” Ability.
    • Raven Familiar: (Beast) 10/20. Spell Resistance +10.
      • Birds of a Feather 5: (Arcane - Speed 6) Deal 8 damage. (Increases by 5 when you use another Arcane ability.)
• Equipment:
  • Unstable Rune 4: Battlecry: Summon a 0/10 Arcane Ward with “Counter the first Ability used each turn.”
  • Medivh’s Locket 4: After you summon a minion, give it +4 Arcane Damage.
  • Staff of Atiesh 4: Start of Game: Give friendly Casters +5/+10.

Tess Greymane (Rare Protector)

• Human – 16/92 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Yoink! 5: (Shadow - Speed 4) Deal 15 damage. Transform into a one-time copy of the ability the target cast this turn. (if possible)
  • Moonlight Resolve! 5: (Arcane - Speed 3) Restore 25 Health. Transform into a one-time copy of the last enemy ability cast this turn. (if possible)
  • Princess Power! 5: (Cooldown 1) Discover an enemy ability. Cast 12 unique abilities this game to transform into What I’m Capable Of!
    • What I’m Capable Of!: Cast 5 random abilities you’ve cast this game at an enemy. (if possible)
• Equipment:
  • Cloak of Shadows 4: Yoink! And Moonlight Resolve! Transform permanently. Their initial effects are improved by 6.
  • Steadfast Convictions 4: Passive: +4/+8. After this deals damage to a Merc, gain Role advantage.
  • Tools of the Trade 4: Start of Game: Transform Yoink! and Moonlight Resolve! Into random single use enemy abilities. Gain +15 Health.

Genn Greymane (Epic Protector)

• Human – 12/89 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Blistering Bullet 5: (Fire - Speed 2) Deal 12 damage. Transform into a Worgen.
  • Spacemaker 5: (Fire - Speed 6) Deal 18 damage. Gain +3 Attack.
  • Beastly Beauty 5: (Speed 4, Cooldown 1) 15/20 Human. Taunt. Battlecry: Give your other Humans and Worgen +4/+6.
• Equipment:
  • Blood Moon 4: Battlecry: Gain +7 Attack. Transform into Genn’s Other Form.
  • Smooth Transformation 4: End of Turn: Transform into Genn’s Other Form and gain +8 Health.
  • Gilnean Strength 4: After one of your characters casts an even-Speed ability, restore 10 Health to them.

Genn Greymane (Worgen Form) (Fighter)

• Worgen – 12/89 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Moonlight Strike 5: Deal damage equal to this Merc’s attack. Transform into a Human.
  • Ankle Breaker 5: Attack an enemy. It’s (5) Speed slower while this is a Human.
  • Beautiful Beast 5: (Speed 4, Cooldown 1) 20/15 Worgen. Charge. Battlecry: Give your other Humans and Worgen +6/+4.

Aranna Starseeker (Rare Caster)

• Night Elf – 9/81 Maxed Stats
• Abilities:
  • Edge Cancel 5: (Speed 6) Gain +7 Attack this turn and Attack an enemy. If it has less Attack, return this to the bench.
  • Felodic Intonement 5: (Fel - Speed 9) Deal 22 damage to an enemy. Set its Attack to 0 until next turn.
  • Aggrobatics 5: (Fel - Speed 2, Cooldown 1) Deal 10 damage to an enemy and swap with an ally across from it. Enemy abilities targeting the Mercs swap targets (if possible).
• Equipment:
  • Unbreakable Backpack 4: Battlecry: Gain +2 Fel, Arcane, and Nature Damage. Gain +1 more for each of your other Night Elves and Demons.
  • Iambic Pentameter 4: Passive: Enemies across from this have -8 Attack.
  • Glaive Land 4: Battlecry: Gain +5 Health and Role advantage against this Merc’s current Role.

Merc Updates

Some existing mercs have been updated to incorporate the new Charge mechanic.

N’Zoth

• Spawn of N’Zoth 5
  • Old: Rush. Immune while Attacking.
  • New: Charge. Immune while Attacking.

Zar’jira, the Sea Witch

• Wavethrasher 5
  • Old: Rush. Passive: Has +10 Attack for each Frozen character.
  • New: Charge. Passive: Has +10 Attack for each Frozen character.

C’Thun

• Tentacle of C’Thun 5
  • Old: Rush. Whenever this attacks, give your C’Thun +5 Attack and Old Gods’ abilities Refresh (1).
  • New: Charge. Whenever this attacks, give your C’Thun +5 Attack and Old Gods’ abilities Refresh (1).
• Heart of C’Thun 4
  • Old: Summon a 5/15 Tentacle of C’Thun. It gains Taunt but loses Rush.
  • New: Summon a 5/15 Tentacle of C’Thun. It gains Taunt but loses Charge.

Warmaster Voone

• Evasive Wurm 5
  • Old: Divine Shield, Rush.
  • New: Divine Shield, Charge.

King Krush

• Devilsaur 5
  • Old: Rush.
  • New: Charge.

Old Murk-Eye

• Gigantfin
  • Old: Rush.
  • New: Charge.

New Zone and Bounties

We are welcoming the Darkmoon Troupe to Mercenaries in a brand-new Zone, spanning 11 new Bounties. We are also adding five new Bounties to the Felwood Zone, and 3 more new Bounties to the Blackrock Mountain Zone.

Duels Updates

• Maw and Disorder Mini-Set cards can now be used in building a starting deck.
• Card buckets were added and adjusted to incorporate Maw and Disorder Mini-Set cards.
• Sire Denathrius has been removed from all card buckets.

Arena Updates

On September 27, when Maw and Disorder launches, all current Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. The eligible card sets will rotate so that the following sets will make up the Arena card pool:

• Core
• Blackrock Mountain
• Kobolds & Catacombs
• Ashes of Outland
• Journey to Un'goro
• Rise of Shadows
• Murder at Castle Nathria (including Maw and Disorder Mini-Set)

Early Progression and Milestone Offer Updates

Apprentice (new player ranks) and low internal-rating players (colloquially called “MMR”) may now face up against AI opponents when playing on the ranked Standard ladder. This will help said players have a more fun experience while learning the game. Experienced players will not face these AI opponents, and they will have no impact on MMR, leaderboards, or legend ranks. Most players advance beyond the affected MMR range upon leaving Silver or Gold ranks.

Additionally, milestone shop offers are returning to celebrate Standard ladder progression in October. This time, some players will be offered Battle-Ready Decks as part of those offers. Upon reaching Bronze, those players will be offered a Battle-Ready Deck for their most-played class. Upon reaching Platinum, they will be offered a second Battle-Ready Deck for their second most-played class.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Necrolord Draka’s Maldraxxus Dagger now caps out at 10 mana.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where players could not play minions onto a full board, even if space was being cleared, until after animations and effects resolved.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where playing Gone Fishin’ with an empty deck did not draw a fatigue card.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where The Leviathan would sometimes summon a blank space instead of its appendage.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Deathborne did not summon a Volatile Skeleton if the minion went Dormant when killed.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Bibliomite revealed the card returned to its owner’s deck.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where if a card selected by a “Suspicious” card was transformed, opponents would be offered the new transformed card instead of the original card chosen.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug that resulted in a Flightmaster Dungar copied from an opponent getting extra effect activations.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where if the last minion to die was a Golden Summoned minion, Victim’s Specter would give a copy of that minion that granted a triple reward.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Reborn Rites persisted for an extra turn if the target was tripled by Victim’s Specter.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug that in certain edge cases could prevent minions from properly tripling.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a visual bug where Battlegrounds Rating did not appear correctly on mobile.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Training Session did not function properly with Sire Denathrius.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the notification would not show when new Battlegrounds rewards were able to be claimed on the Battlegrounds Track.
• [Mercenaries] Fixed a bug where players were sometimes unable to edit their Party on mobile.
• [Solo Content] Fixed a bug that prevented players from entering certain solo content if they owned some portion of the solo content, but not all of it.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug in tracking the Flower Power achievement.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug causing the Journal notification to persist even if there were no notifications to clear.
• Misc. other bug fixes and game improvements.

Patch 24.2.2, a hotfix patch scheduled for September 9, includes the following updates and bug fixes.

Standard Card Updates

Dev Comment: Our top priority this patch was to make the meta feel more stable and more diverse. For that reason, we focused primarily on making a moderate number of high-confidence changes this patch. We expect there will still be room for adjustment after this patch settles in, but we’d like to take the opportunity to see where these changes land before making further changes.

The following cards have been adjusted down in power:

Wildheart Guff

• Old: Battlecry and Hero Power granted full mana crystals.
• New: Battlecry and Hero Power grant empty mana crystals.

• Dev Comment: Ramp Druid is one of the most powerful and influential decks in the game this patch. Guff was the clear power outlier for the deck, so a change to Guff was the highest confidence change we could make. We still expect Guff to be a playable card, with an important role in these strategies, but we hope that this change will make it feel like there is more of a cost to ramping than there was previously.

Edwin, Defias Kingpin

• Old: [Costs 3] 3 Attack, 3 Health
• New: [Costs 4] 4 Attack, 4 Health

• Dev Comment: There’s been a lot of attention on Edwin ever since he was buffed in the last patch—and rightfully so! Since his buff, he has been one of the most highly played and winningest cards in the game, which made him an obvious candidate for a high confidence adjustment to Rogue. When we made the initial buff, Rogue looked like it needed some help, but now that these lists have been more refined, we think Rogue will remain a player in the meta even with Edwin back at 4.

Arcane Burst (Magister Dawngrasp’s Hero Power)

• Old: Deal 2 damage. Honorable Kill: Gain +2 damage.
• New: Deal 2 damage. Honorable Kill: Gain +1 damage.

Nightcloak Sanctum

• Old: 3 Durability
• New: 2 Durability

• Dev Comment: Along with Druid and Rogue, Mage has been one of the most dominant classes since the last patch. Nightcloak Sanctum has been a clear outlier in the mid-stages of the game, and the scaling threat of Magister Dawngrasp’s hero power has been the dominant in the end game. These two standout cards were the most obvious targets for tuning down the deck’s power level, and should also make the class less frustrating to play against in the mid- and late game.

Defend the Dwarven District (the first stage of the Hunter Questline)

• Old: Deal damage with 2 spells.
• New: Deal damage with 3 spells.

• Dev Comment: Quest Hunter is a frustrating deck to play against and was poised to be a powerful meta contender after the changes to the other classes. This change is both to address the deck’s current state and anticipated relative power level after this patch.

Kael’thas Sinstrider

• Old: [Costs 6]
• New: [Costs 8]

• Dev Comment: Kael’thas, Brann, and Denathrius have appeared together as a package in a variety of decks. To address the specific interaction between these three cards, we felt the best solution was to add 2 more cost to the Brann-Kael’thas combo so that they can’t be played with 10 mana. We preferred to change Kael’thas over Brann because Kael’thas is being used primarily for things like this combo while Brann has other interesting use cases, too.

Smothering Starfish

• Old: [Costs 3]
• New: [Costs 4]

• Dev Comment: Smothering Starfish was living up to its name a bit too much. The goal for this card was for it to be a strong tech card, but the cost to include it in your deck was low enough that it was acting more like a staple than a tech card. While responding to specific meta forces, Starfish was also unintentionally snuffing out a variety of underrepresented decks. We think this adjustment will still allow Starfish to be used as a powerful tech option, but will make it less generically ubiquitous.

The above cards will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks following Patch 24.2.2.

The following cards have been adjusted up in power:

School Teacher

• Old: 4 Attack, 3 Health
• New: 4 Attack, 4 Health

• Dev Comment: When we initially changed School Teacher, it was the most played card in the game. We’re partially reverting the balance change in order to make the card feel a bit better to include in decks, while still acknowledging that its power level at launch was a bit higher than we would have liked it to be.

Alliance Bannerman

• Old: 2 Attack, 1 Health
• New: 2 Attack, 2 Health

• Dev Comment: When we buff cards in underperforming classes, we rarely do it with the goal of immediately shooting the class to a 50% plus winrate. Our goal is to make the game more fun, something we can accomplish by bringing the class up to a level where players feel like there is something worth exploring. With the focus on high confidence changes in this patch, the change we were most confident we could give Paladin was something we’ve seen before—a reversion to a previous balance change.

Battlegrounds Updates

Armor Tier Changes

• Al’Akir, Alexstrasza, Murloc Holmes, and Patchwerk are now Armor Tier 1.
• Death Speaker Blackthorn, George the Fallen, Ini Stormcoil, Silas Darkmoon, Tamsin Roame, Vol’jin, and Xyrella are now Armor Tier 2.
• Ambassador Faelin, Cariel Roame, Deathwing, Elise Starseeker, Heistbaron Togwaggle, Lord Barov, Jandice Barov, Maiev Shadowsong, Malygos, Nozdormu, Patches the Pirate, Reno Jackson, Shudderwock, Sir Finley Mrrgglton, Sneed, and Zephrys the Great are now Armor Tier 3.
• Dancin’ Deryl, Dinotamer Brann, Queen Azshara, Ragnaros the Firelord, and Y’Shaarj are now Armor Tier 4.
• A.F. Kay, Chenvaala, Galakrond, Greybough, Illidan Stormraige, Infinite Toki, Mr. Bigglesworth, Rakanishu, Skycap’n Kragg, Tess Greymane, and The Curator are now Armor Tier 5.
• Captain Eudora is now Armor Tier 6.
• C’Thun and Tavish Stormpike are now Armor Tier 7.

Hero Changes

Toggwaggle – Perfect Crime

• Old: 9 Gold
• New: 10 Gold

Minion Changes

Nether Drake

• Old: 5 Health
• New: 4 Health

Legion Overseer

• Old: Minions in Bob’s Tavern have +2/+2.
• New: Minions in Bob’s Tavern have +2/+1.

Amber Guardian

• Old: Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +3/+3 and Divine Shield.
• New: Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +2/+2 and Divine Shield.

Lava Lurker

• Old: 2 Attack, 4 Health
• New: 2 Attack, 5 Health

Party Elemental

• Old: 3 Attack, 2 Health
• New: 4 Attack, 2 Health

Yo-Ho-Ogre

• Old: 3 Attack, 5 Health
• New: 3 Attack, 6 Health

Quest and Quest Reward Changes

As a reminder, Quests and Quest Rewards in Battlegrounds are not static. Quests have baseline values that are adjusted game-by-game, based on several factors, including the value of the Reward they are paired with.

Quest baseline adjustments:

Track the Footprints

• Old: Have Bob’s Tavern Refreshed 10 times.
• New: Have Bob’s Tavern Refreshed 9 times.

Follow the Money

• Old: Spend 30 Gold.
• New: Spend 33 Gold.

Reenact the Murder

• Old: Have 18 friendly minions die.
• New: Have 19 friendly minions die.

Reward text adjustments:

Tiny Henchman

• Old: At the end of your turn, give +2/+2 to 3 friendly minions of Tier 3 or lower.
• New: At the end of your turn, give +3/+3 to 3 friendly minions of Tier 3 or lower.

Alter Ego

• Old: Even Tier minions in Bob’s Tavern have +6/+6. (Swaps to Odd next turn!)
• New: Even Tier minions in Bob’s Tavern have +7/+7. (Swaps to Odd next turn!)

Staff of Origination

• Old: Start of Combat: Give your minions +15/+15.
• New: Start of Combat: Give your minions +12/+12.

Reward difficulty adjustments:

• Teal Tiger Sapphire, Snicker Snacks, and Red Hand were made generally easier to earn.
• The Smoking Gun, Mirror Shield, and Stolen Gold were made generally harder to earn.

Duels Updates

Hero Power Updates

No Guts, No Glory

• Old: 1 Mana
• New: 2 Mana

War Commands

• Old: 2 Mana
• New: 3 Mana

Dino Tracking

• Old: Passive Hero Power. At the start of your turn, Discover which card you draw.
• New: [2 Mana] Discover a card from your deck.

Frost Shards

• Old: 1 Mana
• New: 2 Mana

Signature Treasure Changes

Gift of the Heart

• Old: [5 Mana] Gain 4 empty mana crystals. Allied: Druid.
• New: [6 Mana] Gain 3 empty mana crystals. Allied: Druid.

Traktamer Aelessa

• Old: 2 Mana
• New: 3 Mana

Magister Unchained

• Old: 2 Mana
• New: 3 Mana

Sr. Excavator

• Old: Draw 3 cards. Any minions you draw cost (4) less.
• New: Draw 2 cards. Any minions you draw cost (2) less.

Shadow Word: Void

• Old: 4 Mana
• New: 5 Mana

Elemental Chaos

• Old: 6 Mana
• New: 8 Mana

Green Tortollan Shell

• Old: 1 Mana
• New: 2 Mana

Safe Harbor

• Old: 2 Mana
• New: 5 Mana

Scales of Justice

• Old: 6 Mana
• New: 8 Mana

Warden’s Insight

• Old: 3 Mana
• New: 4 Mana

Marvelous Mycelium

• Old: Discover a Choose One card. It has both effects combined. Shuffle this card into your deck.
• New: Discover a Choose One card, then shuffle it into your deck. It has both effects combined. Repeat 3 times.

Passive Treasure Changes

Arctic Armor

• Old: Whenever you Freeze an enemy, gain 1 Armor.
• New: After the first time you Freeze an enemy each turn, gain 1 Armor.

Forgotten Depths

• Old: At the start of game, put 3 Colossal minions on the bottom of your deck. They cost (3) less.
• New: At the start of the game, put 2 Colossal minions on the bottom of your deck. They cost (3) less.

Wither the Weak

• Old: After you cast a Fel spell, deal 2 damage to the lowest-Health enemy.
• New: After you cast a Fel spell, deal 1 damage to the lowest-Health enemy.

Potion of Sparking

• Old: After a friendly Rush minion attacks an enemy minion, deal 1 damage to adjacent enemy minions.
• New: After a friendly Rush minion attacks an enemy minion, deal 1 damage to a random adjacent enemy minion.

Freeze Solid

• Old: Whenever damage is dealt to a Frozen enemy, double it.
• New: Whenever damage is dealt to a Frozen enemy, deal 1 more.

Glacial Downpour

• Old: At the end of your turn, summon a 3/6 Water Elemental if you’ve cast a Frost spell this turn.
• New: At the end of your turn, summon a 2/1 Ice Shard if you’ve cast a Frost spell this turn.

Special Delivery

• Old: After you play a Rush minion, summon a copy with 1 Health.
• New: After you play your first Rush minion in a turn, summon a copy with 1 Health.

Cookie’s Ladle

• Moved from Pool 1 to Pool 2.

Oops, All Spells!

• Removed from all Passive treasure pools.

Party Replacement

• Removed from all Passive treasure pools.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Battlegrounds] Added a cap to the Sort It All Out and Unmask the Culprits Quests, limiting the top-end requirements needed in order to complete the Quest.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Lich Baz’hial’s Hero Power could not be used if your hand was full.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Kael’thas’s Verdant Spheres would not give a buff if the minion was Magnetized.

Patch 24.2, launching on August 30, starts Battlegrounds Season 2! It also brings with it Mercenaries updates, bug fixes, and more.

Battlegrounds Season 2 is Here!

New Battlegrounds Track, Season Pass, and Battlegrounds Missions

On August 30, Battlegrounds Ratings will reset, and the new season of Battlegrounds will begin. With the new season, Battlegrounds will now have its own Battlegrounds Track, featuring Battlegrounds-specific Rewards you can earn as you play! This Season, the Rewards feature the anime-inspired “Magic of Azeroth” theme.

The Battlegrounds Track features tons of free Battlegrounds rewards, but you can purchase the Season Pass to immediately unlock +2 Hero Choices and the ability to earn even more rewards throughout the season. The Season Pass can be purchased in-game with Runestones, Hearthstone’s new virtual currency. Runestones can be purchased through both the in-game shop and the Battlenet web shop, once Patch 24.2 goes live. During the transition period for this first season, the Season Pass can also be purchased with money directly, either in-game or through the Battlenet web shop.

Earn your Rewards even faster by completing new Battlegrounds Missions. Battlegrounds Missions are like Battlegrounds-specific Weekly Quests that grant a lot more Battlegrounds XP. These will be offered in addition to the normal Hearthstone Daily and Weekly Quests that all players will continue to get. You get three Battlegrounds Missions per week. They can be re-rolled and they are automatically banked until the end of the Season if you don’t complete them right away.

You can learn more about the Battlegrounds Track, the Season Pass, Runestones, and Battlegrounds Missions, including everything that’s including in the Battlegrounds Track and Season Pass, in the Season 2 Announcement Blog.

New Gameplay Mechanic: Quests

Season 2 will also introduce a new game mechanic to Battlegrounds: Quests! Like the traditional Hearthstone Quests and Questlines, Battlegrounds Quests require you to meet a particular condition in order to earn a reward that will empower you for the rest of the game.

In Battlegrounds, Quests have their own unique twist. Instead of starting the game with your Quest, your Quest options will appear on turn 4 (the 6 Gold turn). And instead of getting the same Quest and Quest Reward every game, you pick them from three options at that time. You are choosing both your Quest and the Reward for completing it as a pair, so choose carefully! Once you complete your quest, you automatically receive your Reward.

There are about 13 different Quest options and 24 different Reward options that are available in any given game (certain Quests and Rewards are blocked from particular lobbies or Heroes to prevent unwanted synergies).

The Quest options represent the baseline requirements you will need to complete in order to receive your Reward (subject to some adjustments, discussed below):

• Invite the Guests: Buy 7 minions.
• Dust for Prints: Add 15 cards to your hand.
• Cry for Help: Play 6 Battlecry minions.
• Witness Protection: Have a friendly Taunt minion be attacked 8 times.
• Exhume the Bones: Trigger 6 friendly Deathrattles.
• Track the Footprints: Have Bob’s Tavern Refresh 10 times.
• Assemble a Lineup: Summon 14 minions.
• Unmask the Culprit: Lose or tie 3 combats.
• Find the Murder Weapon: Increase a minion’s stats 15 times.
• Reenact the Murder: Have 18 friendly minions die.
• Sort It All Out: Order your minions from lowest to highest Attack for 4 combats.
• Follow the Money: Spend 25 Gold.
• Unlikely Duo: Play 5 minions from a minion type or another minion type.*
  * In-game, this will choose two minion types that are legal for that game and list them. For example, “Play 5 Beasts or Demons.”

These are the types of Rewards you can earn for completing your Quests:

• Snicker Snacks: At the end of your turn, 2 friendly minions trigger their Battlecries.
• Stolen Gold: Start of Combat: Make your left and right-most minions Golden.
• Evil Twin: Start of Combat: Summon a copy of your highest-Health minion.
• Ritual Dagger: After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies, give it +4/+4 permanently.
• Anima Bribe: After you sell a minion, give its stats to a minion in Bob’s Tavern.
• Devils in the Details: End of Turn: Your left and right-most minions consume a minion in Bob’s Tavern.
• The Smoking Gun: Your minions have +5 Attack.
• Cooked Book: After you buy a minion, give it +1/+1 and upgrade this.
• Mirror Shield: After each Refresh, give a minion in Bob’s Tavern +4/+4 and Divine Shield.
• Secret Sinstone: After you Discover a card, get an extra copy of it.
• Ghastly Mask: Add ‘[a random “end of turn minion”]’ to your hand. Your end of turn effects trigger twice.
• Theotar’s Parasol: At the end of your turn, give your right-most minion Stealth until next turn and +8 Health.
• Teal Tiger Sapphire: Minions in Bob’s Tavern have +1/+1 for each time it was Refreshed this turn.
• Red Hand: At the start of your turn, give a minion in your hand +12/+12.
• Victim’s Specter: After each combat, get a plain copy of the last friendly minion that died.
• Hidden Body: Discover a minion of your Tavern Tier. (Can be earned endlessly!)
• Tiny Henchman: At the end of your turn, give +2/+2 to 3 friendly minions of Tier 3 or below.
• Yogg-tastic Tasties: At the start of your turn, spin the Wheel of Yogg-Saron.
• Wondrous Wisdomball: Occasionally gives helpful Refreshes.
• Staff of Origination: Start of Combat: Give your minions +15/+15.
• Alter Ego: Even Tier minions in Bob’s Tavern have +6/+6 (Swaps to Odd next turn!)
• The Friends Along the Way: At the start of your turn, get 2 random [random minion type].
• Pilfered Lamps: You only need 2 copies of a minion to make it Golden.
• Menagerie Mayham: At the end of your turn, give your minions +1 Attack for each friendly minion type.

The Quests and Rewards are randomly paired together. The numbers in these Quests vary based on which Reward they are paired with, based on how juicy the Reward is. The less powerful Rewards will make your Quest easier to complete and the more powerful Rewards will make the Quest harder to complete. There are also small adjustments based on your hero’s Armor Tier (slightly harder for heroes with less Armor, slightly easier for heroes with more Armor).

Battlegrounds Quests will last until the end of Season 2. You can learn more about Battlegrounds Quests and Quest Rewards in the Battlegrounds Quests Mechanic blog.

General Updates

• Turn 4 (the 6 Gold turn) will have its turn time slightly extended to account for the new Quest mechanic.
• Players can now exceed 10 Gold when selling minions or otherwise gaining Gold during the shop phase. The start-of-turn maximum is still 10 Gold.
• Battlegrounds-exclusive Weekly Quests (like “Finish Top 4 in Battlegrounds”) have been removed from the general Weekly Quests rotation and converted into Battlegrounds Missions. Other Daily and Weekly Quests that can be completed across Modes can still be completed in Battlegrounds or other Modes.
• Celebrate Season 2 with a chain of three Legendary Quests that award new Battlegrounds cosmetics.

New Heroes

Murloc Holmes (Armor Tier 2)

• Detective For Hire
  • [0 Gold] Look at 2 minions. Guess which one your next opponent had last combat for a Coin.

Sire Denathrius (Armor Tier 1)

• Whodunnit
  • Passive. At the start of the game, choose one of two Quests.
  • Dev Comment: This is in addition to the Quest that all players automatically get. Sire Denathrius can have two Quests at once.

These two new heroes will be offered in every lobby for the first two weeks following the patch.

Hero Updates

Rakinishu (Tavern Lightning)

• Old: [2 Gold] Give a friendly minion stats equal to your Tavern Tier. → New: [1 Gold] Give a minion stats equal to its Tavern Tier.
• Moved to Armor Tier 3.

Patchwerk (All Patched Up)

• Old: Passive. Start with 55 Health instead of 40. → New: Passive. Start with 60 Health instead of 40.
• Moved to Armor Tier 2.

Vanndarr Stormpike (Lead the Stormpikes)

• Redesigned: Passive. Avenge (2): Give your minions +1 Health permanently.
• Moved to Armor Tier 1.

Drek’Thar (Lead the Frostwolves)

• Redesigned: Passive. Avenge (3): Give your minions +1 Attack permanently.
• Moved to Armor Tier 2.

Aranna Starseeker (Spectral Sight)

• Bob’s Tavern will now always replenish to 7 minions, such as after buying a minion.

Fungalmancer Flurgl (Gone Fishing)

• Redesigned: Passive. After you sell 4 minions, get a random Murloc.
• Moved to Armor Tier 2.

Skycap’n Kragg (Piggy Bank)

• No text change, but the piggy bank can now store over 10 Gold.

Galewing

• (Westfall) Old: Passive. In 1 turn, give your left-most minion +2 Attack. → New: Passive. In 1 turn, give your left-most minion +2/+1.
• (Eastern Plaguelands) Old: Passive. In 5 turns, your next Tavern Tier upgrade costs (5) less. → New: Passive. In 5 turns, your next Tavern Tier upgrade costs (6) less.

New Minions

Picky Eater [Tavern Tier 1, Demon]

• 1 Attack, 1 Health. Battlecry: Consume a random minion in Bob’s Tavern to gain its stats.

Mind Muck [Tavern Tier 2, Demon]

• 3 Attack, 2 Health. Battlecry: Choose a friendly Demon. It consumes a minion in Bob’s Tavern to gain its stats.
• Dev Comment: The consumed minion is randomly chosen.

Piggyback Imp [Tavern Tier 2, Demon]

• 4 Attack, 1 Health. Deathrattle: Summon a 4/1 Imp.

Nether Drake [Tavern Tier 2, Dragon]

• 0 Attack, 5 Health. At the end of your turn, give your Dragons +1 Attack.

Amber Guardian [Tavern Tier 3, Dragon]

• 3 Attack, 2 Health. Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +3/+3 and Divine Shield.

Legion Overseer [Tavern Tier 3, Demon]

• 4 Attack, 4 Health. Minions in Bob’s Tavern have +2/+2.

First Mate Pip [Tavern Tier 3, Pirate]

• 5 Attack, 4 Health. You only need 2 of these to make a Golden copy.

Treasure-Seeker Elise [Tier 4]

• 5 Attack, 5 Health. After you Refresh 5 times, find the Golden Monkey.
  • Golden Monkey [Tavern Tier 1] 6 Attack, 6 Health. Taunt.
  • Dev Comment: When the Golden Monkey is “found,” it appears in Bob’s Tavern. The Golden Monkey is always Golden and gives you a Triple reward when played.

Rendle the Mistermind [Tavern Tier 4]

• 4 Attack, 5 Health. At the end of your turn, steal the highest Tier minion from Bob’s Tavern.

Tortollan Blue Shell [Tavern Tier 5]

• 4 Attack, 7 Health. If you lost your last combat, this minion sells for 5 Gold.

Tea Master Theotar [Tavern Tier 6]

• 6 Attack, 6 Health. After you play a minion with no minion type, give 3 friendly minions of different types +2/+2.

Minion Updates

• Toxfin is returned to the minion pool.
• Kooky Chemist, Steward of Time, Bublette, Silverback Patriarch, Icky Imp, Nathrezim Overseer, Soul Devourer, Briny Bootlegger, Shifter Zerus, Cobalt Scalebane, Witchwing Nestmatron, Mythrax the Unraveler, and SI:Sefin have all been removed from the minion pool.
• Impulsive Trickster
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 1] 2 Attack, 2 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 2 Attack, 3 Health
• Imprisoner
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 2] 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 1] 2 Attack, 2 Health
• Drakonid Enforcer
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 2 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 4] 3 Attack, 7 Health

Mercenaries Updates

General Updates

• Murky and its portraits can now be obtained through all normal methods.

Merc Updates

King Krush

• Apex Predator 5
  • Old: Attack the lowest Health enemy minion. Deathblow: Repeat this. → New: Attack the lowest Health enemy minion. Deathblow: Gain +5 Health and repeat this.
  • In addition to this effect change, the Ability will now be Speed 5 at all levels.

Cariel Roame

• Crusader’s Blow is now Holy.

Deathwing

• Claws of Terror 5
  • Old: Attack an enemy. If it was damaged this turn, deal 8 damage to them. → New: Attack an enemy. If it was damaged this turn, deal 8 damage to it and its neighbors.
• Heart of Unliving 4
  • Old: Claws of Terror deals 5 more damage and affects adjacent enemies. → New: Claws of Terror deals 5 more damage.

Yrel

• Maxed Health
  • Old: 76 → New: 88
• Radiant Light
  • Old: Speed 4 → New: Speed 2

Blink Fox

• Maxed Stats
  • Old: 11/84 → New: 14/92
• Arcane Fling 5
  • Old: Deal 13 damage to an enemy. If it has not acted yet, deal 18 instead. → New: Deal 17 damage to an enemy. If it has not acted yet, deal 22 instead.

Rexxar

• Animal Companion (All Ranks)
  • Old: Cooldown 1 → New: Cooldown 0
• Explosive Shot 5
  • Old: Deal 16 Damage to an enemy and 8 to adjacent ones. → New: Deal 20 Damage to an enemy and 12 to adjacent ones.
• Huntsman’s Rifle 4
  • Old: Explosive Shot deals 4 more damage. → New: Passive: At the start of each turn, deal 10 damage to all enemies if you’ve summoned all 3 Animal Companions this game.

Fathom-Lord Karathress

• Cataclysmic Bolt 5
  • Old: Deal 20 damage to the lowest health enemy. → New: Deal 22 damage to the lowest health enemy.

Cornelius Roame

• Martial Mastery is now Holy

Wild Heroic Brawliseum Returning on September 14

Heroic Brawliseum is returning on September 14, and this time it is taking a walk on the Wild side! Get your best Wild deck together, because for one week you can face stiff competition to earn top prizes! It won’t be easy, but the victors will be greatly rewarded.

Introducing Runestones

Runestones are Hearthstone’s new virtual currency. You can purchase Runestones with money and then use them just like you would use money for almost all Hearthstone products, across all modes. The costs of products aren’t changing, their prices are just being converted to Runestones. One benefit of this changes is that it allows us to offer smaller-scale items in the shop, like individual Skins or Battlegrounds Emotes, that would previously have had to have been bundled together with other items.

Updated Leaderboards

Hearthstone leaderboards are getting an update! The leaderboards for Standard, Wild, Classic, Battlegrounds, and Mercenaries will now have live updates (currently, they refresh in intervals of 5-10 minutes). All leaderboards will also now select from Season number (like Battlegrounds currently does), instead of a month and year. Finally, there’s no longer a limit to how many people can be shown on those leaderboards. For Standard, Wild, and Classic, this means that all Legend-rank players will be listed. You’re all leaderboard finishers in our book!

Feature Update: In-Game Reporting

In-game player reporting is now live for all players. You can now report friends, current opponents, and past opponents from the friends list menu. Grounds for reporting include inappropriate names, inappropriate chats, and inappropriate gameplay. Now we can all work together to make sure the tavern is a safe and inviting place for everybody to play!

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• Improved in-game messaging capabilities.
• Fixed a bug where Relic of Dimensions did not draw from the top of your deck.
• Fixed a bug where Demolition Renovator did not function on mobile.
• Fixed a bug where Front Lines did not trigger if either player’s board was already full.
• Fixed a bug where Party Crasher would “use up” the attack of a Rush minion that survived the crash.
• Fixed a bug where Sinful Brand would not trigger if the minion died from the damage.
• Fixed a bug where Sunken Scavenger was incorrectly counted as an “Imp.”
• Fixed a bug where Imprisoned Scrap Imp was not counted as an “Imp.”
• Fixed a bug where Suspicious Usher would retain any damage done to minions copied.
• Fixed a bug where Dispose of the Evidence showed the shuffled card in the history tile. You can now dispose the evidence without exposing the evidence.
• Fixed a bug where Sinstone Graveyard summoned its minions to the far left side of your board, instead of directly to its right.
• Fixed a bug where the Infuse sound effect did not play when an Infuse counter was incremented.
• Fixed a bug where Locations did not play their entry sounds when played.
• Fixed a bug where Location activation visual effects were not seen by opponents.
• Updated the text on Cloak of Shadows to more accurately describe how it works.
• Spammy Arcanist’s effect will now count Bubbler dying from 1 damage in order to continue spamming.
• The Relics of the Deep Battlegrounds Hero Power can no longer be used when you already have a full hand.
• Updated Trigore’s Task 9 criteria.
• Fixed a bug preventing the Efficient Octo Sought achievement from being able to be completed.
• Fixed a bug where Herald of Shadow did not count for the Harold Who? achievement.
• Updated the wording on the One of the Classic Blunders achievement to match its function.
• Fixed visual bugs with the Reveler Kael’thas and Venthyr Liadrin Hero Skin animations.
• Misc. other bug fixes and game improvements.

Patch 24.0.3, launching today, includes adjustments to Standard, Wild, Battlegrounds, and Duels, as well as a couple bug fixes!

Card Updates:

Dev Comment: The current power level of the top decks after the launch of Murder at Castle Nathria is pretty close to the level that we’d like it to be. We’re happy with decks like Imp Warlock and Control Shaman being powerful, but we’re less happy with the power level of the weakest classes. So while we did a few touches to the top decks with the goal of reducing play-against frustration, the primary goal of this patch was to elevate the classes that are struggling in the current meta.

The following cards have been adjusted down in their power:

Celestial Alignment

• Old: Set each player to 0 Mana Crystals. Set the cost of all cards in hands and decks to (1). → New: Set your Mana Crystals to 0. Set the cost of all cards in your hand and deck to (1).

Dev Comment: We hear you. Alignment has been a frustrating card to play against for a while now and has remained that way after the release of Murder at Castle Nathria, even if it is not a balance outlier. This change is targeted at removing as much of that frustration as possible while still retaining the primary effect for players who enjoy the big turns it can allow.

Stag Spirit Wildseed

• Old: Dormant for 3 turns. When this awakens, equip a 4/2 Greatbow. → New: Dormant for 3 turns. When this awakens, equip a 3/2 Greatbow.

Dev Comment: The Wildseed package has been a fun addition to Hunter, but Stag Spirit Wildseed has been putting out more face damage than we intended. We hope Wildseeds will remain a key part of Hunter decks going forward, but will be a little less ubiquitous across all Hunter archetypes.

Snowfall Guardian

• Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health. Battlecry: Freeze all other minions. Gain +1/+1 for each Frozen minion. → New: 5 Attack, 5 Health. Battlecry: Freeze all other minions.

Dev Comment: Control Shaman has been one of the most dominant decks since the expansion launch. A big part of their power comes from their ability to repeatedly freeze enemy boards while also pressuring their life totals, thanks to Snowfall Guardian. We hope that by removing the pressure this card applies, it will be less difficult for players to navigate.

Vile Library

• Old: Give a friendly minion +1/+1. Repeat for each Imp you control. → New: Give a minion +1/+1 for each Imp you control.

Dev Comment: We’re happy to see that Imp Warlock has been one of the top performing decks in this expansion, but a little bit too much of its power is coming from the burst damage this single card allows. We’re lightly touching Vile Library because we don’t want it to go away, we just want to bring the deck more in line with the other decks in the meta.

Kobold Illusionist

• Old: [Costs 4] → New: [Costs 5]

Dev Comments: Big Rogue has developed into a powerhouse that too consistently summons powerful minions too early in the game for players to meaningfully interact with. We’re adding a mana cost to Kobold Illusionist to slow the deck down and break up some of its consistency.

The above craftable cards, as well as Spirit Poacher, Stag Charge, Wild Spirits, and Ara’lon will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 24.0.3.

The following cards have been adjusted up in their power:

Relic Vault

• Old: [Costs 3] → New: [Costs 2]

Relic of Extinction

• Old: [Costs 2] → New: [Costs 1]

Dev Comment: Relics are a fun and flavorful new archetype from Murder at Castle Nathria, but they haven’t had their chance to shine. We’re hoping that a couple buffs will make these cards easier to squeeze into turns and make the whole package feel better to try in a variety of decks.

Bibliomite

• Old: 4 Attack, 4 Health → New: 5 Attack, 4 Health

Magnifying Glaive

• Old: 2 Attack, 2 Durability → New: 3 Attack, 2 Durability

Dev Comment: We were a little too safe on the numbers for the new Aggro Demon Hunter cards. We hope these buffs will make the low-hand-size deck a little more appealing!

Abyssal Depths

• Old: [Costs 4] → New: [Costs 3]

Battleworn Vanguard

• Old: 2 Attack, 1 Health → New: 2 Attack, 2 Health

Irebound Brute

• Old: [Costs 8] → New: [Costs 7]

Dev Comment: Demon Hunter has been struggling in a big way this expansion. We felt that changes to new cards alone might not be enough to bring the power level of this class in line with the rest of this meta. So we’re buffing a few older cards to help bridge the gap. We’re hoping that Abyssal Depths can now function as a powerful tool for a variety of Demon Hunter decks, new and old alike. The reverts to Battleworn Vanguard and Irebound Brute should make them more attractive options for the class. Broot me dood!

Legendary Invitation (generated by The Countess)

• Old: [Costs 3] → New: [Costs 2]

Dev Comment: As the big reward for the Pure Paladin archetype, the Countess wasn’t, well, rewarding enough. This change should make her feel better in decks that are willing to pay the cost of cutting all Neutral cards.

Stand Against Darkness

• Old: [Costs 5] → New: [Costs 4]

Warhorse Trainer

• Old: Your Silver Hand Recruits Have +1 Attack. → New: Your Silver Hand Recruits have +2 Attack and Taunt.

Promotion

• Old: Give a Silver Hand Recruit +3/+3. → New: Give a Silver Hand Recruit +3/+3 and Taunt.

Dev Comment: The new Silver Hand archetype has come up much shorter than we hoped it would. Cards like Stand Against Darkness and Warhorse Trainer were simply not at the power level of modern Hearthstone, so we're buffing them up to see what they can do in this new age. To top it off, Promotion now comes with a raise!

Edwin, Defias Kingpin

• Old: [Costs 4] 4 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Costs 3] 3 Attack, 3 Health

Sprint

• Old: [Costs 6] → New: [Costs 5]

Silverleaf Poison

• Old: [Costs 2] → New: [Costs 1]

Halkias

• Old: Deathrattle: If you control a Secret, store Halkias' soul inside of it. It resummons Halkias when triggered. → New: Stealth. Deathrattle: Store Halkias's soul inside of a friendly Secret. It resummons Halkias when triggered.

Dev Comment: Card draw has traditionally been one of Rogue’s strengths, but it doesn’t feel like a strength in the current meta. The buffs to Edwin, Sprint, and Silverleaf Poison are all made with the intention of reinforcing card draw as a strength of the class. Miracle Rogue has not been overperforming in power, but we are aware it can win in frustrating ways, so we’ll be keeping an eye on how it develops following these buffs. We also wanted to show a little love to the new secret package. We’re starting with a buff to Halkias that makes him feel better to play, but we may revisit this package later if it needs additional support.

Sanguine Depths

• Old: Deal 1 damage to a minion and give it +1 Attack. → New: Deal 1 damage to a minion and give it +2 Attack.

Imbued Axe

• Old: After your hero attacks, give your damaged minions +1/+1. Infuse (3): +2/+2 instead. → New: After your hero attacks, give your damaged minions +1/+2. Infuse (2): +2/+2 instead.

Cruel Taskmaster

• Old: 2 Attack, 2 Health → New: 2 Attack, 3 Health

Dev Comment: Along with Demon Hunter, Warrior has been struggling this expansion. A big part of that is that their new Enrage Warrior archetype hasn’t been nearly as powerful as we’d hoped it to be. These three buffs are targeted at improving the Enrage Warrior archetype, which we hope to see become a player in the metagame.

Tidal Revenant

• Old: Battlecry: Deal 5 damage. Gain 5 Armor. → New: Battlecry: Deal 5 damage. Gain 8 Armor.

Shield Shatter:

• Old: Deal 4 damage to all minions. Costs (1) less for each Armor you have. → New: Deal 5 damage to all minions. Costs (1) less for each Armor you have.

Slam:

• Old: [Costs 2] → New: [Costs 1]

Bash:

• Old: [Costs 3] → New: [Costs 2]

Dev Comment: We may have been a little over zealous when we were addressing Control Warrior in the last balance patch. We’re correcting that here. We’re also giving them a couple new tools in Slam and Bash, which might even make their way into non-control Warrior lists.

Battlegrounds Updates

• Lich Baz’hial has been moved to Armor Tier 1
• Dancin’ Deryl, Deathwing, Elise Starseeker, Guff Runetotem, and Sneed have been moved to Armor Tier 2

Hero Changes

Lich Baz’hial

• Old: Take 2 damage and add a Gold coin to your hand. → New: Take 4 damage. Gain 2 Gold this turn only.

Guff Runetotem

• Old: Give a friendly minion of each Tavern Tier +3/+2. → New: Give a friendly minion of each Tavern Tier +2/+2.

Deathwing

• Old: Passive: Give ALL minions +2 Attack. → New: Passive: Give ALL minions +3 Attack.

Kael’thas Sunstrider

• Old: Every third minion you buy gets +2/+2. → New: Every third minion you play gets +2/+2.

Elise Starseeker

• Old: When you upgrade Bob’s Tavern get a ‘Recruitment Map’. → New: [Costs 1] Discover a minion from your Tavern Tier. Costs (1) more after each use.

Sneed

• Old: Give a minion: “Deathrattle: Summon a random minion from a lower Tavern Tier.” → New: Give a minion: “Deathrattle: Summon a random minion from a Tavern Tier lower.”

• Dev Comment: This is only a clarifying text change, not a functional change.

Minion Changes

• Lieutenant Garr and Grease Bot have been returned to the minion pool.

Grease Bot

• Old: Divine Shield. After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +3/+2 permanently. → New: After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +2/+2 permanently.

Lil’ Rag

• Old: [Tavern Tier 6] → New: [Tavern Tier 5]

Gentle Djinni

• Old: Taunt. Deathrattle: Summon another random Elemental and add a copy of it to your hand. → New: Taunt. Deathrattle: Add another random Elemental to your hand and summon a copy of it.

• Dev Comment: This means that you will now receive the copy of the Elemental in your hand, even if you can’t summon it.

Evolving Chromawing

• Old: 1 Attack, 1 Health. After you upgrade your Tavern Tier, gain +1/+1 for each friendly Dragon. → New: 1 Attack, 4 Health. After you upgrade your Tavern Tier, gain +1 Attack for each friendly Dragon.

Great Deal (Darkmoon Prize)

• Old: Reduce the cost of upgrading Bob’s Tavern by (6). → New: Reduce the cost of upgrading Bob’s Tavern by (5).

Duels Updates

• Brittle Bones now only triggers if an enemy minion is destroyed with a spell.
• Killmox, the Banished One is now counted as an Imp.
• Darius Crowley’s “Fire!” hero power reduced from 2 mana to 1 mana.
• Darius Crowley’s “Fire at Thee!” hero power reduced from 3 mana to 2 mana.
• Darius Crowley’s “Grizzled Reinforcement” signature treasure reduced from 6 mana to 5 mana.

Bug Fixes

• Corrected the text on two of Brightwing’s Mercenary Abilities.
• Removed Duels Achievements based on heroes not in the game.