It's that time of the year again when Hearthstone announces an April Fools update, and one of the listed changes actually turns out to be real... or in this case actually two of them.
Quote From Blizzard Entertainment This completely normal and very real patch includes updates to Hearthstone, Arena, and more! Wink.
Hearthstone Updates
General Updates
We apologize for this, but, regrettably, for today only, we’ve restored the Sorry emote.
Based on player feedback, Herald is now Harold.
Added additional Cataclysms to Deathwing, Worldbreaker, including "overflowing toilet" and "forgot to cancel the free trial.”
All Dark Gifts now come with a receipt, in case you want to return them.
In compliance with the FDA, we will be disclosing the nutritional value of King Maluk’s Infinite Banana.
Minions now deal super effective damage to minions they have an elemental advantage against.
Card Updates
Boulderfist Orge is now a Colossal minion.
Mister Clocksworth
Old: Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Battlecry: Summon 2 random Legendary minions.
New: Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Battlecry: Summon 2 random Legendary minions.
Timethief Rafaam
Dev Comment: We're giving the people what they want. Timethief Rafaam and his tokens have been redesigned as Baaaafam. This is a visual change only.
Arena Updates
New Arena Mode: Under-Underground Arena
Think you’ve mastered Underground Arena? Great. Now dig deeper. Under‑Underground Arena is a hidden mode with intense new rules for players who enjoy
sufferinga challenge.Unlock Requirements
Retire a run at 11 wins.
Once unlocked, enter the new mode by clicking on a 10x10-pixel sized button that appears somewhere on the Arena menu screen.
New Gameplay Features
Every card you play shortens your turn timer by 5 seconds.
One random card in your deck is upside down.
How to Win
Achieve a 24‑game win streak.
One loss will end your run, revoke your access, reset the unlock requirements, and hide the button again.
Rewards
New Ways Ulfar Hero Skin
Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
Chromatus has been disabled after the Green Head filed for separation. Please respect Chromatus’s privacy at this time.
Fixed a bug where Misplaced Pyromancer didn’t work with the card Shatter.
Dev Comment: Seriously, try it out.
Fixed a bug where Rewind would occasionally give you a result you actually wanted.
Sent Remnant of Rage to anger management.
Performed a memory wipe on all Mech cards that were exhibiting early signs of starting a robot uprising again.
Amidst all of the jokes, the Sorry emote update is actually real! Presumably just for today, the Sorry emote that was removed 10 years ago, is now accessible again. Despite being made well after the emote was removed, Illidan and Arthas still have voicelines recorded for using them.
The Shatter change is supposedly also real, playing Shatter (the card) with Misplaced Pyromancer. I have yet to actually test, so I don't know if it triggers via drawing it or playing it, but if you want to give it a whirl, it's all yours.
What did you think of the April Fools patch this year? Let us know in the comments below.
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