Hearthstone Battlegrounds joins in the Patch 25.2.2 fun with a bunch of balance changes that target updates to hero armor and a load of minions. Read on for all the details!

Patch 25.2.2

Quote From Blizzard

Hero Armor Changes

The following heroes have less armor:

  • Onyxia and Sneed are now Armor Tier 2 (2-5 Armor).

The following heroes have more armor:

  • Pyramad was moved to Armor Tier 3 (3-6 Armor).
  • Sylvanas Windrunner was moved to Armor Tier 4 (4-7 Armor).

Card Changes

Thorncaptain

  • Old: 4 Attack, 1 Health
  • New: 4 Attack, 2 Health

Eternal Knight

  • Old: 4 Attack, 1 Health
  • New: 3 Attack, 1 Health

Ghoul of the Feast

  • Old: Avenge (1): Give a friendly minion of each minion type +3 Attack.
  • New: Avenge (1): Give a friendly minion of each minion type +2 Attack.

Pufferquil

  • Old: 2 Attack, 4 Health
  • New: 2 Attack, 6 Health

Ripsnarl Captain

  • Old: When another friendly Pirate attacks, give it +2/+2.
  • New: When another friendly Pirate attacks, give it +3/+3.

Master of Realities

  • Old: [Tavern Tier 5] 6 Attack, 6 Health
  • New: [Tavern Tier 4] 4 Attack, 4 Health

Anub’arak, Nerubian King

  • Old: [Tavern Tier 5] 5 Attack, 3 Health. Deathrattle: Your Undead have +2 Attack for the rest of the game (wherever they are).
  • New: [Tavern Tier 4] 4 Attack, 3 Health. Deathrattle: Your Undead have +1 Attack for the rest of the game (wherever they are).

Magmaloc

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

Soulsplitter

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

Vanessa VanCleef

  • Old: Whenever this attacks, give your Pirates +2/+1 permanently.
  • New: Whenever this attacks, give your Pirates +2/+2 permanently.

Cyborg Drake

  • Old: 2 Attack, 8 Health. Divine Shield. Your Divine Shield minions have +10 Attack.
  • New: 2 Attack, 10 Health. Divine Shield. Your Divine Shield minions have +8 Attack.

Sinrunner Blanchy

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

Toxfin

  • Old: Tavern Tier 6
  • New: Tavern Tier 5

Grease Bot

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

Felstomper

  • Old: 3 Attack, 7 Health. After you summon a minion in combat, give your minions +3 Attack.
  • New: 3 Attack, 8 Health. After you summon a minion in combat, give your minions +2 Attack.

Sister Deathwhisper

  • Old: 4 Attack, 11 Health. Whenever a friendly minion is Reborn, give your Undead +1/+3 permanently.
  • New: 4 Attack, 9 Health. Whenever a friendly minion is Reborn, give your Undead +1/+2 permanently.

Eternal Summoner

  • Old: 8 Attack, 1 Health. Deathrattle: Summon 2 Eternal Knights.
  • New: 6 Attack, 1 Health. Reborn. Deathrattle: Summon 1 Eternal Knight.

Dev Comment: If Eternal Summoner is picked as the first pick from Professor Putricide’s hero power, you can no longer be offered a Reborn or Poisonous minion as the second option.