The patch notes that were teased yesterday have been announced and rolled out with changes to Constructed and Battlegrounds.
On May 21, the developers are also going to be streaming on YouTube about the changes where you will be able to discuss in real time with them about the changes.
In the mean time, though here are the card changes:
Buffs
The Arcanomicon is now 6 mana (up from 7).
Crystallized Leyline now costs 5 mana (down from 6), but summons a 5-Cost minion (down from 6-Cost).
Surge Needle now has 5 Health (up from 3).
Migrating Elekk is now a 2 mana 2/3 (down from 3 mana 3/4).
Storm Aspect Essence (from Dragon Soul, Shattered) now deals 4 damage (up from 3).
Bronze Aspect Essence (from Dragon Soul, Shattered) now refreshes 8 Mana Crystals (up from 7).
Nerfs
Tokens from Hounds of Fury now have 2 Health (down from 3).
Forest's Gift now costs 3 mana (up from 2).
Darkrider now has 1 Attack (down from 2).
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Quote From Blizzard Entertainment Patch 35.4.2 rolls out today with balance changes for Hearthstone and Battlegrounds.
Reminder: Join us on May 21 for our Dev Update video on YouTube! The Hearthstone team will discuss these balance changes, Class Sets, Arena, and what’s coming next.
Hearthstone Updates
Dev Comment: Well met! Our first-ever Class Sets are here, and we’re happy to see how excited people are to try out the new cards and archetypes. That said, we agree with your feedback that they’ve landed a bit soft, so we’re giving a couple of them a boost in this update.
Mage saw a lot of early experimentation, but the Leyline package fell short, so we’re buffing three cards to help it compete and encourage more exploration. For Hunter, the Animal Companion archetype has been popular and pretty strong, but it’s been missing a strong two-drop. We updated Migrating Elekk to help fill that role.
We’re also showing some love to the new event card, Dragon Soul, Shattered. Two of its Essences are being strengthened to better reward the effort of combining them.
The meta continues to look diverse with no major outliers, so this is a lighter balance pass aimed at keeping things stable. Demon Hunter, Druid, and Warrior are leading the pack right now, so we’re dialing back one card from each to keep them in check.
We’ll be watching how these changes play out and continue to tune things as needed. Keep the creative decks coming!
Card Changes
Hounds of Fury
Old: Summon two 3/3 Demons.
New: Summon two 3/2 Demons.
Forest's Gift
Old: [2 mana]
New: [3 mana]
Darkrider
Old: 2/1.
New: 1/1.
The Arcanomicon
Old: [7 mana]
New: [6 mana]
Crystallized Leyline
Old: [6 mana] Summon a random 6-Cost minion.
New: [5 mana] Summon a random 5-Cost minion.
Surge Needle
Old: 3/3.
New: 3/5.
Migrating Elekk
Old: [3 mana] 3/4.
New: [2 mana] 2/3.
Dragon Soul, Shattered: Storm Aspect Essence
Old: Deal 3 damage to all enemy minions.
New: Deal 4 damage to all enemy minions.
Dragon Soul, Shattered: Bronze Aspect Essence
Old: Refresh 7 Mana Crystals.
New: Refresh 8 Mana Crystals.
Battlegrounds Updates
Dev Comment: There are a lot of balance changes in this patch, so we wanted to highlight our overall goals. For minion changes, we focused more on buffs than nerfs to lift up underperforming types. Most of these changes target Pirates and Mechs, with some buffs for Murlocs, Undead, and Quilboar as well.
On the nerf side, we swapped Famished Felbat with Twisted Wrathguard to keep Demons in check while lowering the power of Fodders. We also brought back P-0UL-TR-0N, with nerfs to it and Stomping Stegodon, to keep that strategy balanced.
We originally planned to nerf Dragons, but after reviewing the data, most of their overperformance came from Egg of the Endtimes Portrait and Chromatic Tear. As a result, we kept our balance adjustments focused on their Trinkets.
Speaking of Trinkets, our main goal was to smooth out the power between the highest and lowest performers. We also removed some of the least-picked options to keep your offerings compelling. We’ll keep an eye on these changes and make further adjustments as needed.
Our mid-season update is just around the corner, and we’re looking forward to sharing more very soon. We’ll see you in the Tavern!
Minion and Spell Pool Changes
Returning Minions
Holo Rover
P-0UL-TR-0N
Dreaming Thornweaver
Minion and Spell Updates
P-0UL-TR-0N
Old: 8/8. Avenge (4): Gain Divine Shield and attack immediately.
New: 10/10. Avenge (5): Gain Divine Shield and attack immediately.
Stomping Stegodon
Old: 3/3. Rally: Give your other Beasts +4 Attack and this Rally.
New: 4/4. Rally: Give your other Beasts +3 Attack and this Rally.
Twisted Wrathguard
Old: [Tier 5] 4/4.
New: [Tier 6] 8/8.
Famished Felbat
Old: [Tier 6] 9/5.
New: [Tier 5] 6/3.
Alert Alarmist
Old: 1/1.
New: 2/2.
Metallic Hunter
Old: 2/1.
New: 4/2.
Marquee Ticker
Old: 1/5.
New: 3/7.
Holo Rover
Old: [Tier 6] 4/12. Divine Shield. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
New: [Tier 4] 4/4. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
Charging Czarina
Old: 6/2. Divine Shield. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions with Divine Shield +3 Attack.
New: 4/1. Divine Shield. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions with Divine Shield +4 Attack.
Moonsteel Juggernaut
Old: 6/6. At the end of your turn, get two 4/4 Magnetic Satellites and improve this.
New: 8/8. At the end of your turn, get two 6/6 Magnetic Satellites and improve this.
Bream Counter
Old: 4/4. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +4/+4.
New: 5/5. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +5/+5.
Mrglin' Burglar
Old: 10/8. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +5/+4.
New: 10/10. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +5/+5.
King Bagurgle
Old: [Tier 3] 2/3. Battlecry: Give all other Murlocs in your hand and board +2/+3.
New: [Tier 4] 4/4. Battlecry: Give all other Murlocs in your hand and board +4/+4.
Brazen Buccaneer
Old: 4/4. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +2/+2. Repeat for each other card you've played this turn. (0)
New: 6/6. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +3/+3. Repeat for each other card you've played this turn. (0)
Sky Admiral Rogers
Old: 4/6. After you spend 10 Gold, get a random Bounty. (10 Gold left!)
New: 4/5. After you spend 9 Gold, get a random Bounty. (9 Gold left!)
Dastardly Drust
Old: 5/3. Whenever you get a Pirate, give your minions +2/+1. Give Golden ones +4/+2 instead.
New: 5/4. Whenever you get a Pirate, give your minions +2/+2. Give Golden ones +6/+6 instead.
Dreaming Thornweaver
Old: Avenge (4): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Health this game. (Swaps to Attack next turn!)
New: Avenge (3): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Health this game.
Drustfallen Butcher
Old: 2/9. Avenge (4): Get a Butchering.
New: 2/7. Avenge (3): Get a Butchering.
Nalaa the Redeemer
Old: 5/7. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +3/+2.
New: 5/6. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +4/+3.
Spell Changes
Healthy Bounty
Old: Give three friendly minions +4 Health.
New: Give four friendly minions +4 Health.
Hostile Bounty
Old: Give three friendly minions +4 Attack.
New: Give four friendly minions +4 Attack.
Queen's Command
Old: Give your minions +2/+3. Give all your Naga another +2/+3.
New: Give your minions +2/+2. Give all your Naga another +2/+2.
Trinket Changes
Trinket Pool Changes
Removed Lesser Trinkets
Alliance Keychain
Battlecruiser Portrait
Auric Offering
Blingtron's Sunglasses
Tarecgosa Sticker
Skipper Portrait
Removed Greater Trinkets
Cloud Serpent Horn
Felburned Ledger
Glowscale Portrait
Radio Star Portrait
Peacebloom Candle
Dragonwing Glider
Turbocharged Drill
Lesser Trinket Cost-Only Changes
Demonic Tapestry: 4 → 3
Holy Mallet: 2 → 1
Sellemental Portrai: 5 → 4
Spell-powered Wrench: 2 → 1
Putricide Sticker: 3 → 2
Deathly Phylactery: 2 → 1
Bazaar Sticker: 2 → 1
Stormcoil Sticker: 1 → 0
Lesser Trinket Changes
Egg of the Endtimes Portrait
Old: [5 cost] Get 2 Eggs of the Endtimes.
New: [2 cost] Get an Egg of the Endtimes. At the start of every 2 turns, repeat this.
Chromatic Tear
Old: [4 cost] Get all 5 Chromadrakes.
New: [5 cost] Get 2 random Chromadrakes. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
Copper Coil
Old: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +1/+1 and improve this.
New: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +2/+1 and improve this.
Nomi Sticker
Old: After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +2/+1 this game.
New: After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +2/+2 this game.
Dragonwing Glider
Old: Whenever you play a card, give a friendly Dragon +3/+2.
New: Whenever you play a card, give a friendly Dragon +4/+4.
Tiger Carving
Old: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +2 Attack permanently.
New: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +3 Attack permanently.
Gold Pendant
Old: Make a random friendly minion from Tier 3 or below Golden. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
New: Make a random friendly minion from Tier 4 or below Golden. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
Great Boar Sticker
Old: [0 cost] Your Blood Gems give an extra +4 Attack.
New: [2 cost] Get 3 Blood Gems. Your Blood Gems give an extra +2/+1.
Bluegill Flippers
Old: After you cast a Tavern spell, give the left-most minion in your hand +4/+4.
New: After you cast a Tavern spell, give the left-most minion in your hand and warband +3/+3.
Lorewalker Scroll
Old: Whenever you cast a spell on a minion, give it +2/+2.
New: Whenever you cast a spell on a minion, give it +4/+4.
Pocket Cyclone
Old: [5 cost] Cast Easterly Winds twice. At the start of each turn, cast it again.
New: [3 cost] Cast Easterly Winds. At the start of each turn, cast it again.
Jewelry Box
Old: [5 cost] Get 2 Blood Gems that give a Quilboar Taunt, Divine Shield, or Reborn. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
New: [2 cost] Get a Blood Gem that gives a Quilboar Taunt, Divine Shield, or Reborn. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
Lucky Tabby
Old: After 6 friendly minions die, get a random Beast. (6 left!)
New: After 7 friendly minions die, get a random Beast. (7 left!)
Ornate Clock
Old: Gain 3 Gold. Buy your Greater Trinket next turn instead of Turn 9.
New: Gain 2 Gold. Buy your Greater Trinket next turn instead of Turn 9.
Upstart Embers
Old: After the Tavern is Refreshed, double the stats of its highest-Health minion.
New: After you Refresh, double the stats of the highest-Health minion in the Tavern.
Greater Trinket Cost-Only Changes
Booty Bay Brew: 1 → 0
Faerie Dragon Scale: 6 → 4
Behemoth Portrait: 1 → 0
Lava Lamp: 3 → 1
Pagle's Fishing Rod: 5 → 4
Accord-o-Tron Portrait: 3 → 4
Egg of the Endtimes Portrait: 0 → 2
Greater Trinket Changes
Powder Keg
Old: Start of Combat: Give 2 friendly Pirates "Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Sky Pirate and give it this minion's Attack. It attacks immediately."
New: Start of Combat: Give 3 friendly Pirates "Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Sky Pirate and give it this minion's Attack. It attacks immediately."
Aggem Sticker
Old: At the end of your turn, this plays 5 Blood Gems on a friendly minion of each type.
New: At the end of your turn, this plays 7 Blood Gems on a friendly minion of each type.
Charming Panpipes
Old: At the end of each turn, give your left-most minion +2/+2. After you cast a spell, improve this.
New: At the end of each turn, give your left-most minion +3/+3. After you cast a spell, improve this.
Blood Golem Sticker
Old: [3 Cost] Whenever a friendly Quilboar dies, summon a Golem with stats equal to its Blood Gems. (3 times per combat.)
New: [5 Cost] Whenever a friendly Quilboar dies, summon a Golem with stats equal to its Blood Gems.
Tiger Carving
Old: [1 Cost] Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +4 Attack permanently.
New: [2 Cost] Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +5 Attack permanently.
Great Boar Sticker
Old: [1 Cost] Your Blood Gems give an extra +2/+2.
New: [2 Cost] Get 5 Blood Gems. Your Blood Gems give an extra +3/+3.
Young Murk-Eye Sticker
Old: [6 Cost] At the end of each turn, trigger all friendly Battlecries.
New: [4 Cost] At the end of your turn, trigger your your left and right-most minions' Battlecries.
Nomi Sticker
Old: [3 Cost] After you play an Elemental, Elementals in the Tavern have +4/+4 this game.
New: [4 Cost] After you play an Elemental, Elementals in the Tavern have +5/+5 this game.
Avalanche Sticker
Old: Get a Mounting Avalanche. After you sell 5 minions, repeat this. (5 left!)
New: Get a Mounting Avalanche. After you sell 4 minions, repeat this. (4 left!)
Bug Fixes
Battlegrounds
Fixed a text bug on Darkgaze Elder where it incorrectly read “Blood Gem” instead of “Blood Gems.”
Fixed a text bug on Butchering to remove “Attack,” so it now correctly reads “+x/+y.”
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