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:new: [Esports Info] March 13-15 Playoffs & Card Changes

Vyraneer
Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago (Source)
The upcoming Winter Playoffs are taking place on March 13-15th. This falls after the 35.0 Balance Patch (10th March), but before CATACLYSM goes live and the Year of the Scarab begins (March 17th).

Therefore, the following cards that are receiving buffs will still be Standard legal during the Winter Playoffs, before they rotate to Wild on March 17th. These changes will go live on March 10th, alongside nerfs to several cards outlined in a recent blog post here.

All of these changes will also be outlined in the 35.0 Patch notes on Monday 9th March, however, these changes will be already visible during today’s Theorycrafting event, starting at 9AM PT (March 5).
Cards that are being reverted to their original versions upon their release
- Tigress Plushy
- Jungle Gym
- Concierge
- Party Fiend
- Everything Must Go!
- Malted Magma
- Wave of Nostalgia
- Ethereal Oracle
- Dreadhound Handler
- Alien Encounters
- Painter’s Virtue
- Domino Effect
- Kerrigan, Queen of Blades
- Jim Raynor
- Gorgonzormu
- Spawning Pool
- Lift Off
- Chrono Boost
- Artanis
- Seaside Giant
- King PLush
- Cliff Dive
- Cursed Campaign
- Ball Hog
- Brittlebone Buccaneer
- Guiding Figure
- Reserved Spot
- Corpsicle
- Ultralisk Cavern
- R.C. Rampage
- Possessed Lackey
- Giggling Inventor
- Blade Dance
Cards that are being adjusted
- Chia Drake :
  
  Old: 2/4
  
  New: 3/5
- Lamplighter :
  
  Old: 4/4 Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, deal 4 damage.
  
  New: 4/3 Battlecry: Deal 1 damage (Improved by each turn in a row you’ve played an Elemental).
- Wondrous Wand
  
  Old: Draw 3 cards. Reduce their Costs by (3).
  
  New: Draw 3 cards. Reduce their Cost to (1).
- Threads of Despair
  
  Old: [3 mana]
  
  New: [2 mana]
- Arkonite Defense Crystal
  
  Old: [5 mana] 4/5
  
  New: [4 mana] 3/4. Taunt.
- Murmur
- Old: [7 mana] Your first Battlecry minion each turn costs (1), but immediately dies after being played.
- New: [9 mana] Your Battlecry minions cost (1), but immediately die after being played.
- Food Fight
  
  Old: [4 mana]
  
  New: [3 mana]
- Braingill
  
  Old: [3 mana] 3/2
  
  New: [2 mana] 2/1
- Deputization Aura
  
  Old: Your left-most minion has +1 Attack and Lifesteal
  
  New: Your left-most minion has +2 Attack and Lifesteal
- Hydration Station
  
  Old: [10 mana]
  
  New: [8 mana]
- Ceaseless Expanse
  
  Old: [125 mana]
  
  New: [100 mana]
- Boogie Down
  
  Old: [4 mana]
  
  New: [3 mana]
Invites for Playoffs will be going out later today or tomorrow morning, so if you think you have qualified, please keep and eye on your emails.

Please follow Hearthstone Esports Discord for more esports info.

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The upcoming Winter Playoffs are taking place on March 13-15th. This falls after the 35.0 Balance Patch (10th March), but before CATACLYSM goes live and the Year of the Scarab begins (March 17th).
Therefore, the following cards that are receiving buffs will still be Standard legal during the Winter Playoffs, before they rotate to Wild on March 17th. These changes will go live on March 10th, alongside nerfs to several cards outlined in a recent blog post <a href="https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/news/24246209/cataclysm-community-events-and-balance-patch-preview">here</a>.
All of these changes will also be outlined in the 35.0 Patch notes on Monday 9th March, however, these changes will be already visible during today’s <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone">Theorycrafting event</a>, starting at 9AM PT (March 5).
<details>
<summary> Cards that are being reverted to their original versions upon their release</summary>
<ul>
<li>Tigress Plushy</li>
<li>Jungle Gym</li>
<li>Concierge</li>
<li>Party Fiend</li>
<li>Everything Must Go!</li>
<li>Malted Magma</li>
<li>Wave of Nostalgia</li>
<li>Ethereal Oracle</li>
<li>Dreadhound Handler</li>
<li>Alien Encounters</li>
<li>Painter’s Virtue</li>
<li>Domino Effect</li>
<li>Kerrigan, Queen of Blades</li>
<li>Jim Raynor</li>
<li>Gorgonzormu</li>
<li>Spawning Pool</li>
<li>Lift Off</li>
<li>Chrono Boost</li>
<li>Artanis</li>
<li>Seaside Giant</li>
<li>King PLush</li>
<li>Cliff Dive</li>
<li>Cursed Campaign</li>
<li>Ball Hog</li>
<li>Brittlebone Buccaneer</li>
<li>Guiding Figure</li>
<li>Reserved Spot</li>
<li>Corpsicle</li>
<li>Ultralisk Cavern</li>
<li>R.C. Rampage</li>
<li>Possessed Lackey</li>
<li>Giggling Inventor</li>
<li>Blade Dance</li>
</ul>
</details>
<details>
<summary> Cards that are being adjusted</summary>
<ul>
<li>Chia Drake :
<ul>
<li>Old: 2/4</li>
<li>New: 3/5</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Lamplighter :
<ul>
<li>Old: 4/4 Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, deal 4 damage.</li>
<li>New: 4/3 Battlecry: Deal 1 damage (Improved by each turn in a row you’ve played an Elemental).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Wondrous Wand
<ul>
<li>Old: Draw 3 cards. Reduce their Costs by (3).</li>
<li>New: Draw 3 cards. Reduce their Cost to (1).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Threads of Despair
<ul>
<li>Old: [3 mana]</li>
<li>New: [2 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Arkonite Defense Crystal
<ul>
<li>Old: [5 mana] 4/5</li>
<li>New: [4 mana] 3/4. Taunt.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Murmur</li>
<li>Old: [7 mana] Your first Battlecry minion each turn costs (1), but immediately dies after being played.</li>
<li>New: [9 mana] Your Battlecry minions cost (1), but immediately die after being played.</li>
<li>Food Fight
<ul>
<li>Old: [4 mana]</li>
<li>New: [3 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Braingill
<ul>
<li>Old: [3 mana] 3/2</li>
<li>New: [2 mana] 2/1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Deputization Aura
<ul>
<li>Old: Your left-most minion has +1 Attack and Lifesteal</li>
<li>New: Your left-most minion has +2 Attack and Lifesteal</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Hydration Station
<ul>
<li>Old: [10 mana]</li>
<li>New: [8 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Ceaseless Expanse
<ul>
<li>Old: [125 mana]</li>
<li>New: [100 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Boogie Down
<ul>
<li>Old: [4 mana]</li>
<li>New: [3 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</details>
Invites for Playoffs will be going out later today or tomorrow morning, so if you think you have qualified, please keep and eye on your emails.
Please follow Hearthstone Esports Discord for more esports info. (<a href="https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone//t/esports-info-march-13-15-playoffs-card-changes/157933">Vyraneer</a>)
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The upcoming Winter Playoffs are taking place on March 13-15th. This falls after the 35.0 Balance Patch (10th March), but before CATACLYSM goes live and the Year of the Scarab begins (March 17th).
Therefore, the following cards that are receiving buffs will still be Standard legal during the Winter Playoffs, before they rotate to Wild on March 17th. These changes will go live on March 10th, alongside nerfs to several cards outlined in a recent blog post <a href="https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/news/24246209/cataclysm-community-events-and-balance-patch-preview">here</a>.
All of these changes will also be outlined in the 35.0 Patch notes on Monday 9th March, however, these changes will be already visible during today’s <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone">Theorycrafting event</a>, starting at 9AM PT (March 5).
<details>
<summary> Cards that are being reverted to their original versions upon their release</summary>
<ul>
<li>Tigress Plushy</li>
<li>Jungle Gym</li>
<li>Concierge</li>
<li>Party Fiend</li>
<li>Everything Must Go!</li>
<li>Malted Magma</li>
<li>Wave of Nostalgia</li>
<li>Ethereal Oracle</li>
<li>Dreadhound Handler</li>
<li>Alien Encounters</li>
<li>Painter’s Virtue</li>
<li>Domino Effect</li>
<li>Kerrigan, Queen of Blades</li>
<li>Jim Raynor</li>
<li>Gorgonzormu</li>
<li>Spawning Pool</li>
<li>Lift Off</li>
<li>Chrono Boost</li>
<li>Artanis</li>
<li>Seaside Giant</li>
<li>King PLush</li>
<li>Cliff Dive</li>
<li>Cursed Campaign</li>
<li>Ball Hog</li>
<li>Brittlebone Buccaneer</li>
<li>Guiding Figure</li>
<li>Reserved Spot</li>
<li>Corpsicle</li>
<li>Ultralisk Cavern</li>
<li>R.C. Rampage</li>
<li>Possessed Lackey</li>
<li>Giggling Inventor</li>
<li>Blade Dance</li>
</ul>
</details>
<details>
<summary> Cards that are being adjusted</summary>
<ul>
<li>Chia Drake :
<ul>
<li>Old: 2/4</li>
<li>New: 3/5</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Lamplighter :
<ul>
<li>Old: 4/4 Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, deal 4 damage.</li>
<li>New: 4/3 Battlecry: Deal 1 damage (Improved by each turn in a row you’ve played an Elemental).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Wondrous Wand
<ul>
<li>Old: Draw 3 cards. Reduce their Costs by (3).</li>
<li>New: Draw 3 cards. Reduce their Cost to (1).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Threads of Despair
<ul>
<li>Old: [3 mana]</li>
<li>New: [2 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Arkonite Defense Crystal
<ul>
<li>Old: [5 mana] 4/5</li>
<li>New: [4 mana] 3/4. Taunt.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Murmur</li>
<li>Old: [7 mana] Your first Battlecry minion each turn costs (1), but immediately dies after being played.</li>
<li>New: [9 mana] Your Battlecry minions cost (1), but immediately die after being played.</li>
<li>Food Fight
<ul>
<li>Old: [4 mana]</li>
<li>New: [3 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Braingill
<ul>
<li>Old: [3 mana] 3/2</li>
<li>New: [2 mana] 2/1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Deputization Aura
<ul>
<li>Old: Your left-most minion has +1 Attack and Lifesteal</li>
<li>New: Your left-most minion has +2 Attack and Lifesteal</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Hydration Station
<ul>
<li>Old: [10 mana]</li>
<li>New: [8 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Ceaseless Expanse
<ul>
<li>Old: [125 mana]</li>
<li>New: [100 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Boogie Down
<ul>
<li>Old: [4 mana]</li>
<li>New: [3 mana]</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</details>
Invites for Playoffs will be going out later today or tomorrow morning, so if you think you have qualified, please keep and eye on your emails.
Please follow Hearthstone Esports Discord for more esports info. (<a href="https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone//t/esports-info-march-13-15-playoffs-card-changes/157933">Source</a>)
 
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