Hearthstone Patch 35.6.2 Rolls Out Today, Constructed Changes, Arena Additions, Battlgrounds Changes

Published 8 hours ago by Demonxz95

Blizzard has now given us our card changed teased from yesterday, as noted in their most recent patch notes blog with the changes rolling today.

On June 15 will also be another Dev Update video akin to the one we got 3 weeks ago.

Buffs

Crystallized Leyline will now summon a 6-Cost minion (up from a 5-Cost one).

Nerfs

Confront the Tol'vir now cost 4 mana (up from 3).
The Eternal Hold now makes your next Demon cost 1 mana (up from 0).
Hatchery Helper now gives minions +1/+1 (down from +1/+2).
Twilight Egg now summons a Whelp with 1 Health at baseline (down from 2).

The following cards have also been added to the Arena pool:

Bursting Leyline
Mystic Runesaber
Leywalker
Crystallized Leyline
Surge Needle
Leyline Nexus
Baleful Blazer
Destructive Phoenix
Primordial Lord
Tunneling Geomancer

And a lot of Battlegrounds changes.

Full post down below.

Patch 35.6.2 launches today with balance updates for Hearthstone, Arena, and Battlegrounds, plus some bug fixes.
Reminder: Join us on June 15 for our next Dev Update on YouTube! The Hearthstone Design Team will cover Escape from Violet Hold, the new Pre-Release Tavern Brawl format, and more.
Hearthstone Updates
Dev Comment: Well met! With a new expansion on the horizon, we’re taking this opportunity to tone down some dominant cards from the current meta. We’ve had our eye on these cards for a while but held off since the meta was in a mostly balanced spot. Now, with a major shakeup on the way, it feels like the right time to bring these powerhouses down a notch.
Confront the Tol'vir
Old: [3 Mana]
New: [4 Mana]
Dev Comment: Dev Comment: Confront the Tol’vir has been weakened to rein in the strength of No Hand Hunter and Companion Hunter builds. Hunter has been showing up a bit too often, and this adjustment should help bring things back into a healthier range. Interestingly, Hunter has been appearing more often than its power level alone would suggest, pointing to a particularly compelling play pattern. Given that popularity, we’re opting for a simple mana nerf for now to make it a bit weaker instead of less interesting. We’ll continue to closely monitor Hunter (and Tol’vir) going forward.
The Eternal Hold
Old: If your deck has no minions, your next one costs (0).
New: If your deck has no minions, your next one costs (1).
Dev Comment: Despite costing 6 mana, Eternal Hold has been one of the strongest cards to keep in your opening hand. This shows that a lot of power was concentrated into this single card in No Minion Demon Hunter, and this change should help bring the card's performance more in line with the rest of the field.
Hatchery Helper
Old: Battlecry: Give your other minions with 2 or less Attack +1/+2 and Taunt.
New: Battlecry: Give your other minions with 2 or less Attack +1/+1 and Taunt.
Dev Comment: Hatchery Helper has been adjusted as part of our continued effort to tune Token Druid. This archetype has been resilient through multiple changes, so we’re taking another incremental step here to keep it in check.
Twilight Egg
Old: Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Whelp.
New: Deathrattle: Summon a 2/1 Whelp.
Dev Comment: Twilight Egg is a particularly efficient neutral option which has centralized early game strategies for a variety of midrange and board-based aggro decks. We’re dialing it back to help rein in these decks. This one sparked a bit of internal debate as we kicked around which number to tweak! In the end, we landed on Health, since the real frustration is how much effort it takes to clear the Whelp. This is a relatively light-touch adjustment, and it’s a card we’ll continue to keep an eye on.
The above cards will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 35.6.2.
Crystallized Leyline
Old: Summon a 5-Cost minion.
New: Summon a 6-Cost minion.
Dev Comment: On the flip side, Crystallized Leyline is receiving a buff. Our previous adjustment didn’t quite land where we wanted it to, so we’re rolling back the previous reduction we gave it alongside our earlier buff to give it a better chance to make an impact.
Arena Updates
The following cards have been added to the Arena draft pool:
Bursting Leyline
Mystic Runesaber
Leywalker
Crystallized Leyline
Surge Needle
Leyline Nexus
Baleful Blazer
Destructive Phoenix
Primordial Lord
Tunneling Geomancer
Battlegrounds Updates
Dev Comment: We’re overall quite happy with the meta after the midseason update, but there were a few adjustments we wanted to make. First, we buffed several minions to support Beasts, Murlocs, Quilboar, and Undead, and brought back Felhorn, Costume Enthusiast, and Trench Fighter for some extra help.
For nerfs, we focused mostly on Dragons. One notable card we chose not to nerf directly is Ring Bearer. While its power level is fairly reasonable, its play rate is very high. We wanted to keep the strategy viable, but make it significantly less prevalent. To do that, we removed Egg of the Endtimes (and its related Trinkets) to reduce how easily and consistently the comp can be assembled. We also nerfed Twilight Hatchling to lower the number of attacks you can reasonably have in a single combat. We’ll be watching to see if these changes are enough to bring the strategy in line, and will make further adjustments in a future patch if needed.
For Trinkets, our changes are fairly straightforward, focused on smoothing out the power of the highest- and lowest-performing options. We also banned several Trinkets from specific Anomalies that were causing unfun or unintended interactions.
We’ll continue to monitor how things develop and make additional balance changes as needed, likely a bit after Violet Hold launches. Have fun, and we’ll see you in the Tavern!
Minion and Spell Pool Changes
Returning Minions
Felhorn
Costume Enthusiast
Trench Fighter
Cut Minions
Egg of the Endtimes
Bristleback Bully
Skulking Bristlemane
Ship Jumper
Hero Changes
Double Time (Mister Clocksworth)
Old: You only need 2 copies of a minion to make it Golden. Golden minions give Tavern Coins instead of Triple Rewards.
New: You only need 2 copies to make minions Golden. They give Tavern Coins instead of Triple Rewards.
Dev Comment: Wording change only for brevity.
Minion Changes
Tidecaller Prophet
Old: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1/+1 this turn. After you play 2 Murlocs, improve this. (2 left!)
New: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1/+1. After you play 2 Murlocs, improve for this turn only. (2 left!)
Dev Comment: Wording change only for increased clarity.
Bronze Chromadrake
Old: Battlecry: Give your other Dragons +4/+2.
New: Battlecry: Give your other Dragons +3/+1.
Green Chromadrake
Old: Battlecry: Give your other Dragons +2/+4.
New: Battlecry: Give your other Dragons +1/+3.
Twilight Broodmother
Old: [Tier 4] 5/3.
New: [Tier 5] 7/4.
Holo Rover
Old: [Tier 4] 4/4. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
New: [Tier 5] 4/6. Divine Shield. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
Primitive Painter
Old: 3/8. After you play a card from Tier 3 or below, give your Murlocs +1/+2.
New: 2/7. After you play a card from Tier 3 or below, give your Murlocs +2/+2.
Bream Counter
Old: 5/5. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +5/+5.
New: 6/6. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +6/+6.
Moon-Bacon Jazzer
Old: [Tier 3] 2/5.
New: [Tier 2] 2/3.
Hot-Air Surveyor
Old: [Tier 5] 4/8.
New: [Tier 4] 3/7.
Skeletal Strafer
Old: 6/6. At the end of your turn, give your minions +1/+1. Avenge (2): Improve this permanently.
New: 5/5. At the end of your turn, give your minions +1/+1. Avenge (1): Improve this permanently.
Dustbone Devastator
Old: 2/6. Rally: Your Undead have +1 Attack this game (wherever they are).
New: 1/6. Rally: Your Undead have +2 Attack this game (wherever they are).
Dead Sea Ravager
Old: 5/5. Rally: Give 3 other friendly minions this minion's Attack.
New: 4/5. Rally: Give 4 other friendly minions this minion's Attack.
Brazen Buccaneer
Old: 6/6. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +3/+3. Repeat for each card you played this turn. (0)
New: 5/6. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +2/+3. Repeat for each card you played this turn. (0)
Spell Changes
Butchering
Old: Destroy a friendly Undead. Your Undead have +3 Attack this game (wherever they are).
New: Destroy a friendly Undead. Your Undead have +5 Attack this game (wherever they are).
Trinket Changes
Trinket Pool Bans
Double Stitch Needle has been banned in Murloc games.
Chillmere Mosaic has been banned from Millhouse and Sindragosa.
Lesser Trinket Pool Changes
Egg of the Endtimes Portrait has been removed from the Lesser Trinket Pool.
Chromatic Tear has been returned to the Lesser Trinket Pool.
Greater Trinket Pool Changes
Egg of the Endtimes Portrait has been removed from the Greater Trinket Pool.
Lesser Trinket Cost-Only Changes
Cost Increases
Rylak Portrait: 2 → 4
Archaic Scroll: 2 → 3
Spell-Powered Wrench: 1 → 2
Sunken Anchor: 5 → 6
Sellemental Portrait: 4 → 5
Bluegill Flippers: 1 → 2
Lens Case: 2 → 3
Splinter of Aurum: 3 → 4
Cost Decreases
Eternal Portrait: 6 → 5
Putricide Sticker: 4 → 2
Explorer's Binoculars: 2 → 1
Glowing Gauntlet: 3 → 2
Rockin' Music Box: 2 → 1
Deathly Phylactery: 1 → 0
Defiler Portrait: 1 → 0
Staff of the Scourge: 5 → 3
Cowrie Necklace: 1 → 0
Bazaar Sticker: 1 → 0
Lucky Tabby: 4 → 3
Nomi Sticker: 3 → 2
Pocket Cyclone: 3 → 2
Jewelry Box: 2 → 1
Blessing Portrait: 3 → 0
Pilgrimp Sticker: 4 → 2
Rewinder Portrait: 3 → 2
Demonic Tapestry: 3 → 1
Lesser Trinket Changes
Chromatic Tear
Old: [5 Cost] Get 2 random Chromadrakes. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
New: [2 Cost] Get a random Chromadrake. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
Stuffed Coin Purse
Old: When you reach Tier 6, gain 15 Gold.
New: When you reach Tier 6, gain 12 Gold.
Copper Coil
Old: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +2/+1 and improve this.
New: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +1/+1 and improve this.
Mysterious Orb
Old: Gain 10 Gold. Your next Trinket is a Lesser Trinket.
New: Gain 8 Gold. Your next Trinket is a Lesser Trinket.
Stormcoil Sticker
Old: After 7 friendly minions die, get a random Mech. (7 left!)
New: After 8 friendly minions die, get a random Mech. (8 left!)
Nerglish Phrasebook
Old: After you play a minion, give the left-most minion in your hand +3/+2.
New: After you play a minion, give the left-most minion in your hand +3/+3.
Bleeding Heart
Old: [0 Cost] After 9 friendly minions die, get a random Undead. (9 left!)
New: [1 Cost] After 8 friendly minions die, get a random Undead. (8 left!)
Booty Bay Brew
Old: Whenever you spend Gold, give a friendly Pirate +4/+2.
New: Whenever you spend Gold, give a friendly Pirate +4/+3.
Tiger Carving
Old: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +3 Attack permanently.
New: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give another friendly minion +3/+1 permanently.
Mama Bear Sticker
Old: Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +4/+4.
New: Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +5/+5.
Cursed Crystal
Old: [3 Cost] After the Tavern is Refreshed, give its minions +2/+2 this turn.
New: [1 Cost] After the Tavern is Refreshed, give its minions +3/+3 this turn.
Greater Trinket Cost-Only Changes
Cost Increases
Spitescale Sushi Roll: 4 → 5
Fridge Magnet: 3 → 4
Accord-o-Tron Portrait: 4 → 5
Powder Keg: 1 → 2
Shaker Portrait: 4 → 5
Protective Ring: 1 → 2
Electrode Attractor: 2 → 5
Flaming Portrait: 5 → 6
Fancy Spellbook: 2 → 3
Nazjatar Postcard: 4 → 5
Boom's Monster Portrait: 0 → 2
Behemoth Portrait: 0 → 2
Cost Decreases
Timeworn Candelabra: 2 → 0
Bloodbound Ring: 1 → 0
Dalaran Cheese Wheel: 2 → 1
Comfy Coffin: 6 → 4
Book of Medivh: 4 → 2
Quilligraphy Set: 6 → 4
Guiding Candle: 3 → 1
Pocket Cyclone: 4 → 2
Blood Amulet: 5 → 3
All-Purpose Kibble: 5 → 2
Thornspike Pauldron: 5 → 2
Greater Trinket Changes
Baller Portrait
Old: Get a Temperature Shift. After you play 8 Elementals, repeat this. (8 left!)
New: Get a Temperature Shift. After you play 9 Elementals, repeat this. (9 left!)
Beatboxer Portrait
Old: [6 Cost] Get a Polarizing Beatboxer and 1 random Magnetic Mech.
New: [4 Cost] Get a Polarizing Beatboxer.
Bewitched Ribbon
Old: [6 Cost] Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +1/+1 permanently. (+3/+2 while in combat!)
New: [4 Cost] Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +1/+1 permanently. (+2/+2 while in combat!)
Copper Coil
Old: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +3/+3 and improve this.
New: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +3/+2 and improve this.
Heart of the Forest
Old: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1/+1. After you cast 5 Tavern spells from hand, improve this. (5 left!)
New: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1/+1. After you cast 6 Tavern spells from hand, improve this. (6 left!)
Shark Cannon
Old: After you spend 9 Gold, give your Pirates +1/+1 and improve this. (9 left!)
New: After you spend 10 Gold, give your Pirates +1/+1 and improve this. (10 left!)
Sky Golem Portrait
Old: Get a Falling Sky Golem. Start of Combat: Give your minions "Deathrattle: Give your minions +3/+3 permanently."
New: Get a Falling Sky Golem. Start of Combat: Give your minions "Deathrattle: Give your minions +2/+2 permanently."
Orb of the Unknown
Old: Get a random Greater Trinket and 3 Gold.
New: Get a random Greater Trinket and 4 Gold.
Redeemer Portrait
Old: Get a Nalaa the Redeemer. Your Nalaa the Redeemers give an extra +3/+3.
New: Get a Nalaa the Redeemer. Your Nalaa the Redeemers give an extra +4/+4.
Defiler Portrait
Old: Get a Woodland Defiler. Fodders in the Tavern have +7/+7.
New: Get a Woodland Defiler. Fodders in the Tavern have +10/+10.
Tiger Carving
Old: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +5 Attack permanently.
New: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give another friendly minion +6/+2 permanently.
Gilnean Thorned Rose
Old: Avenge (3): Give your minions +3/+3 permanently and deal 1 damage to them.
New: Avenge (3): Give your minions +4/+5 permanently and deal 1 damage to them.
Artisanal Urn
Old: Your Undead have +12 Attack.
New: Your Undead have +15 Attack.
Surveyor Portrait
Old: Get a Hot-Air Surveyor. Blood Gems played from your hand give an extra +4/+4.
New: Get a Hot-Air Surveyor. Blood Gems played from your hand give an extra +6/+6.
Anomaly Changes
Fly the Flag
Fly the Flag Anomaly: Every 3 turns, get a spell that adds plain copies of a minion to YOUR minion pool. (2 turns left!)
Old: Fly the Flag Spell: Choose a minion. Add plain copies of it to YOUR minion pool.
New: Fly the Flag Spell: Choose a minion from Tier 6 or below. Add plain copies of it to YOUR minion pool.
Anomaly Gameplay Changes
Removed increased rarity for all new trinkets and Anomalous Expedition.
Added 10 seconds to Turn 1 for Anomalous Expedition.
Added 15 seconds to Turn 5 for Anomalous Conflux.
Added 15 seconds to Turn 8 for Anomalous Timeline.
Trinkets and Timewarped Card Bans
Warband Whistle and Gold-Plated Compass are now banned in False Idols.
Transcribing Typewriter is now banned on Mystery Cube.
Timewarped Mythrax is now banned from Oathstone's Summoning.
Lava Lamp is now banned from Souvenir Stand.
Banned Trip Vouchers, Souvenir Stand, and Stuff Coin Purse in Lesser Fortune.
Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements
Battlegrounds
Toned down the VFX for Shiny Ring.
Fixed a bug where Designer Eyepatch Trinket could be offered in the False Idols Anomaly.
Fixed a bug where the Wisdomball Supply Trinket could be offered while Golganneth's Tempest Anomaly was active.
Fixed a bug where Stone Age Slab did not benefit from Elemental buffs from cards like Sand Swirler and Glowing Cinder.
Fixed a bug where Double Stitch Needle doubled a minion's stats twice with Balinda Stonehearth in play.