Patch 35.0.3 is rolling out with updates for Hearthstone, Battlegrounds, and extra!
Hearthstone Updates
Standard Card Changes
Dev Comment: Well met! With CATACLYSM now dwell and Standard freshly rotated, we’ve been carefully watching the brand new Standard setting take form as you experiment with a variety of decks and methods. With the meta nonetheless evolving, this patch focuses on reining in just a few clear outliers and giving a small increase to some budding archetypes. As all the time, we might be retaining a detailed eye on how these modifications land and stay up for seeing how the enjoying area continues to develop.
Hamuul Runetotem
- Old: Start of Game: If every spell in your deck is Nature, Imbue your Hero Power. Repeat this each 2 spells you solid.
- New: Start of Game: If every spell in your deck is Nature, Imbue your Hero Power. Repeat this each 3 spells you solid.
Crystalspine Cub
Wildwood Circle
- Old: [3 mana]
- New: [4 mana]
Dev Comment: In Standard, Druid has stood out in each reputation and energy and has been warping the meta. To handle that, we’re taking a extra complete strategy by adjusting a number of key playing cards. These modifications are aimed toward firming down Druid’s capability to dominate each the early and late sport.
Skywall Sentinel
Flight of the Firehawk
- Old: Draw two minions of various minion varieties. Give them +2/+2.
- New: Draw two minions of various minion varieties. Give them +1/+1.
Dev Comment: Shaman has additionally confirmed to be a powerful presence, although to not the identical diploma as Druid. Here, we’re taking a lighter contact by shaving some energy off a few playing cards to maintain the category in line because the meta continues to evolve.
Gladiatorial Combat
- Old: [5 mana]
- New: [6 mana]
Dev Comment: For Gladiatorial Combat, this adjustment is much less about uncooked energy and extra about play sample. While it has not been a significant outlier but, we need to proactively curb a mode of gameplay that may grow to be irritating when it ramps into massive threats too shortly.
Maniacal Follower
Obsessive Technician
Moonwell
- Old: [7 mana]
- New: [6 mana]
The Black Blood
Black Blood’s Body
- Old: [3 mana] 1/2.
- New: [2 mana] 2/2.
Dev Comment: On the buff facet, we’ve seen some pleasure round constructing decks with these playing cards, so we’re giving them a small increase to assist understand their potential.
Wild Card Changes
Lightspeed
- Old: Give a minion +1/+2 and Rush. Repeatable this flip.
- New: Echo. Give a minion +1/+2 and Rush.
- Dev Comment: We are updating Lightspeed to make use of Echo to forestall zero‑price interactions and abusive play patterns.
Astral Communion
- Old: [4 mana]
- New: [5 mana]
- Dev Comment: Astral Communion is receiving a light-weight adjustment to decelerate a ramp technique that has grown extra constant over time, whereas nonetheless preserving its identification as a enjoyable and iconic Druid deck.
Grand Magister Rommath
- Old: Battlecry: Recast every spell you’ve got solid this sport that did not begin in your deck.
- New: Battlecry: Recast every spell you’ve got solid this sport that did not begin in your deck. (Once per sport)
- Dev Comment: Grand Magister Rommath is being restricted to as soon as per sport to handle a extremely repetitive and irritating play sample that we don’t need to be a defining a part of the format.
Battlegrounds Updates
Dev Comment: This marks our remaining main stability patch of the season. We’re proud of the place the meta and the Timewarped Tavern have landed total, so we took a lighter strategy this time round.
- We’ve toned down Metal Dispenser and Silky Shimmermoth, which have been overperforming, whereas providing modest buffs to Dragons, Pirates, Murlocs, and Elementals to assist preserve issues recent.
- For Timewarped playing cards, our focus was on enhancing or eradicating underperformers so your store choices keep enjoyable and fascinating.
- We introduced again the Money Match and Golganneth’s Tempest Anomalies after listening to how a lot these fan favorites had been missed.
With the subsequent season simply across the nook, we’re excited to share extra particulars with you quickly. We’ll see you within the Tavern!
Minion and Spell Updates
Minion and Spell Pool Changes
Metal Dispenser
- Old: 2/8. Avenge (3): Divine Shield. Magnetize a random Volumizer to this. Get a replica of it.
- New: 4/9. Avenge (4): Divine Shield. Magnetize a random Volumizer to this. Get a replica of it.
Mechagnome Interpreter
- Old: 2/3. Whenever you play or Magnetize a Mech, give it +2/+1.
- New: 3/1. Whenever you play or Magnetize a Mech, give it +3/+1.
Silky Shimmermoth
- Old: 3/8. Whenever this takes injury, your Beetles have +2/+2 this sport. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
- New: 3/12. Whenever this takes injury, your Beetles have +2/+1 this sport. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
Runed Progenitor
- Old: 2/8. Avenge (3): Your Beetles have +2/+2 this sport. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
- New: 2/7. Avenge (3): Your Beetles have +3/+2 this sport. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
Turquoise Skitterer
- Old: 4/4. Deathrattle: Your Beetles have +4/+4 this sport. Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
- New: 5/5. Deathrattle: Your Beetles have +5/+5 this sport. Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
Tarecgosa
Twilight Watcher
- Old: [Tier 5] 3/7. Whenever a pleasant Dragon assaults, give your Dragons +1/+3.
- New: [Tier 4] 3/5. Whenever a pleasant Dragon assaults, give your Dragons +1/+2.
Wannabe Gargoyle
- Old: [Tier 4] 9/1.
- New: [Tier 3] 7/1.
Nomi, Kitchen Nightmare
- Old: 4/4. After you play an Elemental, give Elementals within the Tavern +2/+2 this sport.
- New: 6/6. After you play an Elemental, give Elementals within the Tavern +3/+3 this sport.
Underhanded Dealer
- Old: [Tier 3] 3/3. After you acquire Gold, acquire +1/+2.
- New: [Tier 4] 6/6. After you acquire Gold, acquire +2/+2.
Stellar Freebooter
- Old: [Tier 4] 8/4. Taunt. Deathrattle: Give a pleasant minion Health equal to this minion’s Attack.
- New: [Tier 3] 7/3. Taunt. Deathrattle: Give one other pleasant Pirate Health equal to this minion’s Attack.
Goldgrubber
- Old: 3/2. At the top of your flip, acquire +3/+2 for every pleasant Golden minion.
- New: 3/3. At the top of your flip, acquire +3/+3 for every pleasant Golden minion.
Scourfin
- Old: 3/3. Deathrattle: Give a random minion in your hand +5/+5.
- New: 4/3. Deathrattle: Give a random minion in your hand +7/+7.
Dramaloc
- Old: 10/2. Deathrattle: Give 2 different pleasant Murlocs the Attack of the highest-Attack minion in your hand.
- New: 8/3. Rally: Give 2 pleasant Murlocs the stats of the highest-Attack minion in your hand (besides Dramaloc).
Mrglin’ Burglar
- Old: 8/6. After you play a Murloc, give a pleasant minion and a minion in your hand +4/+4.
- New: 10/8. After you play a Murloc, give a pleasant minion and a minion in your hand +5/+4.
Eternal Tycoon
- Old: [Tier 5] 2/9. Avenge (5): Summon an Eternal Knight. It assaults instantly.
- New: [Tier 4] 2/6. Avenge (5): Summon an Eternal Knight. It assaults instantly.
Hero Changes
Professor Putricide – Build-An-Undead
- Old: (4 Gold)
- New: (3 Gold)
Hero Armor Updates
- Alexstrasza now has 10 armor, and 8 in Duos.
- Buttons now has 16 armor, and 14 in Duos.
- Cariel Roame now has 18 armor, and 16 in Duos.
- C’Thun now has 20 armor, and 18 in Duos.
- Death Speaker Blackthorn now has 18 armor, and 16 in Duos.
- Jim Raynor now has 16 armor, and 14 in Duos.
- Kerrigan, Queen of Blades now has 14 armor, and 12 in Duos.
- Millhouse Manastorm now has 16 armor, and 14 in Duos.
- Professor Putricide now has 12 armor, and 10 in Duos.
- Queen Azshara now has 12 armor, and 10 in Duos.
- Ragnaros the Firelord now has 18 armor, and 16 in Duos.
- Tess Greymane now has 17 armor, and 15 in Duos.
Timewarp Changes
Timewarp Pool Changes
Removed:
- Timewarped Relaxer
- Timewarped Guard
- Timewarped Grease Bot
- Timewarped Karathress
- Timewarped Goldrinn
Timewarp Text and Stat Changes
Timewarped Lucky Egg
- Old: In two turns, Discover a Golden Tier 7 minion to remodel into. (2 turns left!)
- New: In two turns, select from three Golden Tier 7 minions to remodel into. (2 turns left!)
- Dev Comment: This is a text-only change for readability.
Timewarped Raider
- Old: Golden model: After you play a card from Tier 4 or above, give your Pirates +6/+4.
- New: Golden model: After you play a card from Tier 4 or above, give your Pirates +3/+2 twice.
- Dev Comment: Changed to match different Golden Pirates.
Timewarped Caretaker
- Old: Deathrattle: Summon 4 1/1 Skeletons. Any that do not match give your Undead +1 Attack this sport (wherever they’re).
- New: Deathrattle: Summon 5 1/1 Skeletons. Any that do not match give your Undead +1 Attack this sport (wherever they’re).
Timewarped Murcules
Timewarped Squallfin
- Old: After you play a Murloc, give minions in your hand and board +2/+1.
- New: After you play a Murloc, give minions in your hand and board +2/+2.
Timewarped Duskmaw
- Old: Avenge (1): Give your Dragons +4/+3.
- New: Avenge (1): Give your Dragons +6/+4.
Timewarped Bandit
- Old: At the beginning of your flip, discard a spell to play 3 Blood Gems on all of your minions.
- New: At the beginning of your flip, discard a spell to play 4 Blood Gems on all of your minions.
Timewarped Astrogill
- Old: While that is in your hand, after a unique pleasant Murloc good points stats, acquire +2/+1.
- New: While that is in your hand, after a unique pleasant Murloc good points stats, acquire +3/+2.
Timewarped Trumpeter
- Old: After you promote 4 Elementals, get a random Elemental. (4 left!)
- New: After you promote 5 Elementals, get a random Elemental. (5 left!)
Timewarp Cost Changes
Minor Timewarp
- Timewarped Leapfrogger: Chronum price modified from 2 to 1.
- Timewarped Snow Elemental: Chronum price modified from 2 to 1.
Major Timewarp
- Timewarped Whirl-O-Tron: Chronum price modified from 1 to 2.
- Timewarped Twirler: Chronum price modified from 1 to 2.
- Timewarped Overfiend: Chronum price modified from 2 to 1.
Other Changes
Anomalies
These Anomalies have been returned to the Anomaly pool:
- Money Match
- Golganneth’s Tempest
Bug Fixes & Game Improvements
Hearthstone
- You will now be allowed to play Health-cost playing cards that price greater than your remaining well being in case you have Arisen Onyxia lively.
Battlegrounds
- Fixed a lacking comma in Timewarped Painter’s English textual content.
- Fixed a bug with Power of the Storm the place it might supply Rune of Damnation when you had been Tier 1.
