We've got a round of Battlegrounds changes coming to Hearthstone in the near-future and we've datamined them!
Keep in mind that any datamined information is subject to change and may not be accurate.
Battlegrounds Nerfs
- Shudderwock
- Snicker-snack Hero Power
- Now costs 2 mana (Up from 0).
- Snicker-snack Hero Power
- Leapfrogger
- Base: Now gives a +1/+1 Buff (Down from +2/+2).
- Triple: Now gives a +2/+2 Buff (Down from +4/+4).
- Kathra'natir
- Tier has been changed to 3 (Down from 4).
- Base: Now gives +2 Attack to your other Demons (Down from +3).
- Base: Stats are now 5/4 (Down from 7/5)
- Triple: Now gives +4 Attack to your other Demons (Down from +6).
- Triple: Stats are now 10/8 (Down from 14/10)
- Impatient Doomsayer
- Tier has been changed to 4 (Up from 3).
- Avenge keyword now requires 4 minions (Up from 3).
- Galewing
- Eastern Plaguelands Hero Power
- Now reduces the cost of your next Tavern Tier upgrade by 5.
- New: "Passive. In 5 turns, your next Tavern Tier upgrade costs (5) less. (x left!)"
- Old: "Passive. In 5 turns, upgrade your Tavern Tier. (x left!)"
- Eastern Plaguelands Hero Power
Battlegrounds Buffs
- Goldgrubber
- Base: Stats are now 4/4 (Up from 2/2).
- Triple: Stats are now 8/8 (Up from 4/4).
- Salty Looter
- Base: Health is now 5 (Up from 4).
- Triple: Health is now 10 (Up from 8).
- Prophet of the Boar
- Base: Attack is now 3 (Up from 2).
- Triple: Attack is now 6 (Up from 4).
- Roadboar
- Base: Attack is now 2 (Up from 1).
- Triple: Attack is now 4 (Up from 2).
- Bristleback Brute
- Base: Stats are now 4/4 (Up from 3/3).
- Triple: Stats are now 8/8 (Up from 6/6).
- Dynamic Duo
- Base: Stats are now 4/5 (Up from 3/4).
- Triple: Stats are now 8/10 (Up from 6/8).
- Peggy Brittlebone
- Base: Stats are now 6/5 (Up from 5/3).
- Triple: Stats are now 12/10 (Up from 10/6).
- Text now states the buff is given to another friendly Pirate (Was random Pirate).
- Charlga
- Now plays a Blood Gem on all friendly minions, including itself. (Didn't include itself before)
- The triple version is the same, but with 2 Blood Gems.
- Master of Realities
- Tier has been changed to 5 (Down from 6).
Battlegrounds Changes
- Southsea Captain has been added to the minion pool.
- Defiant Shipwright has been removed from the minion pool.
- Attack is now 6 (Up from 4).
- Monstrous Macaw's text has been modified:
- New: After this attacks, trigger another friendly minion's Deathrattle.
- Old: After this attacks, trigger a random friendly minion's Deathrattle.
- Triple: Has the word twice at the end. Same change.
- Reanimating Rattler
- Tier has been changed to 5 (Up from 4).
- Base: Stats are now 7/3 (Up from 6/2).
- Triple: Stats are now 14/6 (Up from 12/4).
- Whelp Smuggler
- Base: Now has 5 Health (Up from 4).
- Triple: Now has 10 Health (Up from 8).
- Base: Now gives +1 Health (Down from 2).
- Triple: Now gives +2 Health (Down from 4).
Comments
Leapfrogger buff would stack. So a golden Macaw left as the only unit on board could have say 10 stacks (made up number). Once it attacks it has 30 stacks. Attacks again it has 90 stacks. Then 270. Giving +2/2 or, more likely +4/4 each stack and it snowballs to high numbers really fast.