Hearthstone's 34.4 Mini-set Patch Arrives Tomorrow, Notes Detail Arena Changes, An Event, & More

Hearthstone's next mini-set, Echoes of the Infinite, releases tomorrow January 13, and we've got patch notes to talk about all the new additions and changes, including a returning card set being added to arena. Here's what you need to know about Patch 34.4:

• Echoes of the Infinite contains 38 new unique cards
  • Can be purchased outright or collected in Across the Timeways packs
• Arena's "Taverns of Time" card set is making a return, ending all ongoing Arena runs.
• A new event starts Jan 13 and runs through Feb 3, rewarding us with card packs, a card back, and a new coin.
• Another event, Crisis in the Timeways, arrives Feb 3 and for one week allows you to earn packs, a random card back from previous years, and the Lunar Lunara Hero Skin.
• Darkmoon Treasures is back and features Ysera as a new pet. This starts January 27.
• Pet XP is being doubled to help you unlock pet variants faster.

The patch and mini-set drops tomorrow, January 13. Here are the full patch notes:

Quote From Blizzard

Echoes of the Infinite Mini-Set

Details on the Mini-Set:

• 38 unique cards: 4 Legendary, 1 Epic, 17 Rare, 16 Common
• Available in Across the Timeways packs or as a complete 72-card set
• Mini-Set purchase options:
  • Normal: $14.99 or 2000 Gold
  • All-Golden: $69.99 or 10,000 Gold (includes a bonus Diamond Endtime Murozond!)

Arena Updates

Get ready for a blast from the past! The new Arena season brings back the Taverns of Time card set. This Arena-exclusive collection is returning with fresh updates and new time-bending surprises! With Patch 34.4, all ongoing Arena runs will end, and the new Arena season will begin.

The updated draft pool now consists of these cards:

• Across the Timeways (including Echoes of the Infinite)
• The Lost City of Un’Goro
• Into the Emerald Dream
• Caverns of Time
• Taverns of Time
• TITANS
• Voyage to the Sunken City
• Event set

Please note that Imbue has been removed from Priest drafts.

Events

Echoes of the Infinite

Chromie’s corrupted counterpart Morchie is at it again! She’s taken over and it’s up to you to stop her and Murozond from sending all timelines to oblivion. From January 13 – February 3, aide in the battle by completing event quests and earn these rewards:

• x4 Across the Timeways Card Packs
• x2 Random Epic Cards from Across the Timeways
• x1 Golden Across the Timeways Card Pack
• End Time Card Back
• Infinite Coin

Crisis in the Timeways

The chrono crisis has reached the point where the timelines have become scrambled, converging and collapsing into what appears to be one singular conclusion. That can’t be good! From Februrary 3 – 10, do your part to save all of existence by completing event missions and claim these rewards:

• x2 Across the Timeways Packs
• 1 Random Unowned Card Back from Year of the Gryphon, Hydra, or Wolf
• Lunar Lunara Hero Skin

Ysera Lands in Darkmoon Faire Treasures

The Darkmoon Faire Treasures booth is back with a fresh batch of prizes featuring our newest Pet, Ysera, along with nine other fantastical cosmetics.

This miniature Ysera may be small, but she still dreams big! A gentle yet protective green dragon, the Ysera Pet joins you on the board and reacts to your gameplay in real time, mimicking your emotes, following your cursor as you aim a spell, and fluttering her wings with glee when you make a stellar move. You can give Ysera scratchies, play tug-of-war with her Xavius toy, and treat her to her favorite Moonberry snack. Just don’t leave her unattended for too long, because this guardian of the dream loves a good nap. When the match ends, Ysera takes you to her own original victory or defeat screen for a magical finish.

Ysera will be featured in Darkmoon Faire Treasures during these dates:

• Mainland China: January 20 – February 9
• All other regions: January 27 – February 17

Darkmoon Faire Treasures is our random pull system that rewards Pets, Mythic Skins, Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more. The first pull is free, and subsequent pulls require Runestones to purchase. Every pull guarantees a prize. As the prize collections in the Treasures booth rotate, prices adjust to match the value of the current items. Read more about the current value of Darkmoon Faire Treasures, as well as pull rates and odds.

Unlock Pet Skins Faster with Double XP!

We’ve heard from Hearthstone Pet owners that you love unlocking skins, and we’re making it easier than ever to get them. Each Pet has three unique skins to unlock by leveling up, and now all Pet XP is DOUBLED to help you get there faster. For Ysera, those skins are Ardenweald Ysera, Ysera of the Bronze, and Corrupted Ysera.

Pets earn XP when they see you doing things they like during a game, and every Pet has its own quirks and favorite activities that match its personality. Want to make Ysera happy and help her level up? Here’s what to do:

• Cast a Nature spell
• Restore Health to your hero
• Play a Dragon that costs 5 or more mana
• Play 3 Spells in a turn
• Triple a Dragon in Battlegrounds
• Pass a card to your Duos partner in Battlegrounds
• Play any of the Ysera minions in non-Battlegrounds matches
• Feed Ysera a Treat
• Reach 10 mana crystals
• Reach 10 gold in Battlegrounds
• Reach Tavern Tier 6 in Battlegrounds
• Win the first round of Battlegrounds combat of the match
• Start a Battlegrounds game as Ysera

Bug Fixes

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a text issue so Green Rafaam’s description now correctly reflects its Battlecry: Give other Rafaams in your hand and on the battlefield +2/+2.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Bonelord Frostwhisper’s mana discount ended after Husk, Eternal Reaper’s Deathrattle triggered.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Zilliax Deluxe 3000 did not restore Health from Lifesteal when it included Avatar Form.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where VFX did not appear for Runi, Temporal Guardian’s effect.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Faceless Manipulator lost action bubbles when copying a Titan.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Golden Welcome Home! did not generate a Golden 3-Cost minion on its Deathrattle.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Amber Warden’s Deathrattle could summon Colossal minions.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where if Cease to Exist first targeted an Elusive minion and then something else, the Elusive keyword and effect visually disappeared after Rewind.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed an audio bug where Corridor Sleeper was missing its Dormant Awaken voice line.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed an audio bug where the Empress Alexstrasza Mythic Skin played the wrong voice line.
• [Mercenaries] Fixed a bug where Chromatic Drake could not attack.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug where the “Gone but Not Forgotten” achievement did not grant two copies of the Golden Dispossessed Soul card.