March 2023 Balance

March 2023 Balance is a Hearthstone patch released on March 2, 2023. It was versioned 25.4.3 with the build number 168129. It was released during the expansion March of the Lich King

Card Changes

Construct Quarter - Cost increased to 4 (from 3).
Grey Sage Parrot - Cost requirement of the spell increased to 6 (from 5).
Cataclysm - Cost increased to 5 (from 4). Now only discards two cards (was entire hand).
Goldshire Gnoll - Cost increased to 11 (from 10).
Spectral Pillager - Cost decreased to 5 (from 6). Battlecry can now only target minions. Dealt damage increased to 2 for each other card (was 1).

Quote From Blizzard

Patch 25.4.3 is a data-only patch launching March 2 with the following updates.

Hearthstone Card Updates

Dev Comment: Overall, this is a little bit of a lighter patch for Standard. We just had a big infusion of cards with the mini-set, so this patch is just looking to address two major outliers after that card infusion. We’re excited to see where the mini-set lands after these adjustments.

For Wild, we’ve been discussing potential updates to the mode. In this patch, we’re making changes to help curb some of the mode’s negative play experiences. We don’t view these changes as exhaustive, but we are working on some more long-term updates that we’re excited to share once they are more solidified.

Construct Quarter

Old: [3 Mana]

New: [4 Mana]

Dev Comment: Frost Death Knight is the best deck in Standard after the mini-set and Construct Quarter is the stand-out card in that deck and in other Death Knight decks. This change is both an acknowledgment of the strongest deck in the format and the strongest card in that deck.

Goldshire Gnoll

Old: [10 Mana]

New: [11 Mana]

Dev Comment: Before the rise of Frost Death Knight, Evolve Shaman was the biggest outlier in the format. This change is to keep Evolve Shaman in line after the adjustment to Construct Quarter. Goldshire Gnoll is an important enabler for the deck’s bad play patterns, and this makes those play patterns slower and less powerful, while still allowing Evolve Shaman to play with the exciting new cards they got in the mini-set.

Grey Sage Parrot

Old: Battlecry: Repeat the last spell you’ve cast that costs (5) or more.

New: Battlecry: Repeat the last spell you’ve cast that costs (6) or more.

Spectral Pillager

Old: [6 Mana] Combo: Deal damage equal to the number of other cards you’ve played this turn.

New: [5 Mana] Combo: Deal 2 damage to a minion for each other card you’ve played this turn.

Cataclysm

Old: [4 Mana] Destroy all minions. Discard your hand.

New: [5 Mana] Destroy all minions. Discard 2 cards.

The above cards will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks following Patch 25.4.3.

Battlegrounds Updates

Minion Pool Changes

Sin’dorei Straight Shot will now only appear in games with Undead.

Archdruid Hamuul has been temporarily returned to the minion pool (just until Patch 25.6).

Minion Changes

Ghoul of the Feast

Old: 2 Attack, 4 Health. Avenge (1): Give a friendly minion of each minion type +2 Attack.

New: 2 Attack, 5 Health. Avenge (2): Give a friendly minion of each minion type +3 Attack.

Legion Overseer

Old: 4 Attack, 4 Health.

New: 4 Attack, 2 Health.

Chronormu

Old: [Tavern Tier 4] 4 Attack, 4 Health.

New: [Tavern Tier 5] 6 Attack, 6 Health.

Magmaloc

Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health.

New: 1 Attack, 1 Health.

Vanessa VanCleef

Old: 3 Attack, 7 Health.

New: 3 Attack, 4 Health.

Jelly Belly

Old: 3 Attack, 5 Health.

New: 3 Attack, 6 Health.

Groundshaker

Old: 2 Attack, 6 Health.

New: 3 Attack, 8 Health.

Felstomper

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

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

Grease Bot

Old: [Tavern Tier 6] 4 Attack, 7 Health. After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +3/+2 permanently.

New: [Tavern Tier 4] 3 Attack, 6 Health. After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +2/+1 permanently.

Duels Updates

Hero Power Updates

Ghoul Blitz

Old: Summon a 1/1 Ghoul with Charge and Reborn. It dies at end of turn.

New: Summon a 2/1 Ghoul with Charge. It dies at end of turn.

Arcane Craftiness

Old: [2 Mana]

New: [3 Mana]

Scourging

Old: [1 Mana]

New: [2 Mana]

Call of Madness

Old: [1 Mana] Summon a 0/1 Voidfiend.

New: [2 Mana] Summon a 0/2 Voidfiend.

Shadow Mend

Old: Restore 3 Health to a character. If it is still damaged, draw a card.

New: Restore 2 Health to a character. If it is still damaged, draw a card.

Bruising

Old: [1 Mana]

New: [0 Mana]

No Guts, No Glory

Old: [2 Mana]

New: [1 Mana]

Warmaster’s Frenzy

Old: [2 Mana]

New: [1 Mana]

Signature Treasure Updates

Gluth

Old: [4 Mana]

New: [5 Mana]

Deathstrider

Old: [4 Mana]

New: [3 Mana]

Bonecrusher

Old: [8 Mana]

New: [6 Mana]

Carrot on a Stick

Old: [3 Mana] 2 Attack, 3 Durability

New: [2 Mana] 1 Attack, 3 Durability

Stalking Pride

Old: [5 Mana]

New: [4 Mana]

Wand of Dueling

Old: 3 Durability

New: 5 Durability

Fractured Spirits

Old: [4 Mana] Silence a minion. Then summon 2 copies of it.

New: [6 Mana] Summon 2 copies of a minion, then Silence it.

Shadow Word: Void

Old: [5 Mana] Destroy a minion and summon 0/1 Voidfiends equal to its Health.

New: [4 Mana] Destroy a minion and summon 0/2 Voidfiends equal to half its Health, rounded up.

Demonology 101

Old: [7 Mana]

New: [6 Mana]

Gift of the Heart

Old: [6 Mana]

New: [5 Mana]

Treasure Pool Updates

“Be Our Guest” has been removed from Treasure Pool 1.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

[Hearthstone] Updated Hawkstrider Rancher’s text to say “Whenever” instead of “After.” This is a text-only change to make the text match how the card currently functions.

[Hearthstone] Added the “Mech” tag to The Purator.

[Duels] Fixed a bug where Ironweave Bloodletter would heal whenever either player spent Corpses.

[Collection] Removed reference to Diamond Zephrys from Achievements. He will return—and be able to be earned—once he’s ready.