Sunken City Standard Buffs

Sunken City Standard Buffs is a Hearthstone patch released on May 19, 2022. It was versioned 23.2.2 with the build number 139522. It was released during the expansion Voyage to the Sunken City

Card Changes

Drek'Thar - Now summons only one minion (down from two).
Multi-Strike - Cost increased to 2 (from 1).
Dragonbane Shot - Cost increased to 3 (from 2).
Harpoon Gun - Cost reduction increased to 3 (was 2).
Xhilag's Stalk - Now starts from dealing 2 damage (up from 1).
Pet Collector - Stats increased to 4/4 (was 3/3).
Azsharan Saber - Attack increased to 4 (from 3).
Sunken Saber - Attack increased to 4 (from 3).
Blackwater Behemoth - Now costs 7 (down from 8).
Whirlpool - Now costs 8 (down from 9).
Shadowcloth Needle - Now costs 1 (down from 2).
Tooth of Nefarian - Now costs 2 (down from 3).
Serpent Wig - Buff increased to +1/+2 (was +1/+1).
SI:7 Smuggler - Base version now summons a 1-Cost minion (was 0-Cost).
Wildpaw Gnoll - Nerf reverted: now costs 5 (down from 6), Attack increased to 4 (from 3).
Tess Greymane - Now costs 7 (down from 8).
Hench-Clan Burglar - Now has 4 Health (up from 3).
Sira'kess Cultist - Stats changed to 3/4 (was 2/3).
Dragged Below - Now costs 3 (down from 4).
Azsharan Scavenger - Is now a 2-Cost 2/3 (was 3-Cost 3/4).
Sunken Scavenger - Is now a 2-Cost 2/3 (was 3-Cost 3/4).
Bloodscent Vilefin - Now costs 3 (down from 4). Attack decreased to 3 (from 4).

Quote From Blizzard

Patch 23.2.2, launching May 19, includes bug fixes and balance changes to Battlegrounds and Standard!

Card Updates

The following cards have had their power adjusted down:

Drek’Thar

Old: Battlecry: If this costs more than every minion in your deck, summon 2 of them. → New: Battlecry: If this costs more than every minion in your deck, summon one of those minions.

Multi-Strike

Old: [Costs 1] → New: [Costs 2]

Dragonbane Shot

Old: [Costs 2] → New: [Costs 3]

The above craftable cards will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 23.2.2 (the only version of Drek’Thar that is craftable is the normal, non-golden version). Any players who own Diamond Drek’Thar at the time that the patch goes live will automatically receive 3,000 Gold when they log in as a refund.

The following cards have been buffed:

Xhilag’s Stalk (part of Xhilag the Abyss)

Old: At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to an enemy. → New: At the end of your turn, deal 2 damage to an enemy.

Harpoon Gun

Old: After your hero attacks, Dredge. If it’s a Beast, reduce its Cost by (2). → New: After your hero attacks, Dredge. If it’s a Beast, reduce its Cost by (3).

Pet Collector

Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: 4 Attack, 4 Health

Azsharan Saber

Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: 4 Attack, 3 Health

Sunken Saber (generated by Azsharan Saber)

Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: 4 Attack, 3 Health

Blackwater Behemoth

Old: [Costs 8] → New: [Costs 7]

Whirlpool

Old: [Costs 9] → New: [Costs 8]

Shadowcloth Needle

Old: [Costs 2] → New: [Costs 1]

Serpent Wig

Old: Give a minion +1/+1. If you played a Naga while holding this, add a Serpent Wig into your hand. → New: Give a minion +1/+2. If you played a Naga while holding this, add a Serpent Wig into your hand.

Tooth of Nefarian

Old: [Costs 3] → New: [Costs 2]

SI:7 Smuggler

Old: Battlecry: Summon a random 0-Cost minion. (Improved for each other SI:7 card you have played this game). → New: Battlecry: Summon a random 1-Cost minion. (Improved for each other SI:7 card you have played this game).

Wildpaw Gnoll

Old: [Costs 6] 3 Attack, 5 Health → New: [Costs 5] 4 Attack, 5 Health

Tess Greymane

Old: [Costs 8] → New: [Costs 7]

Hench-Clan Burglar

Old: 4 Attack, 3 Health → New: 4 Attack, 4 Health

Sira’kess Cultist

Old: 2 Attack, 3 Health → New: 3 Attack, 4 Health

Dragged Below

Old: [Costs 4] → New: [Costs 3]

Azsharan Scavenger

Old: [Costs 3] 3 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Costs 2] 2 Attack, 3 Health

Sunken Scavenger (generated by Azsharan Scavenger)

Old: [Costs 3] 3 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Costs 2] 2 Attack, 3 Health

Bloodscent Vilefin

Old: [Costs 4] 4 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Costs 3] 3 Attack, 4 Health

Battlegrounds Updates

Hero change:

Fungalmancer Flurgl (Gone Fishing hero power)

Old: Passive: After you sell a minion, add a random Murloc to Bob’s Tavern. → New: Passive: After you sell 2 minions, add a random Murloc to Bob’s Tavern.

Hero Armor changes:

Al’Akir, Galakrond, George the Fallen, and Malygos have been moved to Armor Tier 1.

Death Speaker Blackthorn, Fungalmancer Flurgl, Ini Stormcoil, Lord Barov, Maiev Shadowsong, Queen Azshara, Rokara, and Tickatus have been moved to Armor Tier 2.

Endwin VanCleef has been moved to Armor Tier 4.

Deathwing, Elise Starseeker, and Kurtrus Ashfallen have been moved to Armor Tier 5.

Aranna Starseeker and Skycap’n Kragg have been moved to Armor Tier 6.

Onyxia and Queen Wagtoggle have been moved to Armor Tier 7.

Minion changes:

Snail Cavalry

Old: 5 Attack, 2 Health → New: 4 Attack, 2 Health

Lava Lurker

Old: 2 Attack, 5 Health → New: 2 Attack, 4 Health

Shoal Commander

Old: 2 Attack, 2 Health → New: 1 Attack, 2 Health

Stormscale Siren

Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 5 Attack, 4 Health. At the end of your turn, your Spellcraft minions cast their spells on themselves. → New: [Tavern Tier 5] 6 Attack, 5 Health. At the end of your turn, you cast your Spellcraft minions’ spells on them.

Dev Comment: The effect text update is not a functional change, but just a rephrasing to make the card text better match how the effect currently functions.

Critter Wrangler

Old: 5 Attack, 7 Health. After you cast a Spellcraft spell on a minion, give it +2/+2. → New: 5 Attack, 6 Health. After you cast a Spellcraft spell on a minion, give it +2/+1.

Tidemistress Athissa

Old: 7 Attack, 8 Health. After you cast a spell, give four friendly Naga +1/+1. → New: 7 Attack, 3 Health. After you cast a spell, give three friendly Naga +1/+1.

Orgozoa, the Tender

Old: 5 Attack, 9 Health → New: 3 Attack, 7 Health

Darkgaze Elder

Old: After you spend 4 Gold, play a Blood Gem on four friendly Quilboar. → New: After you spend 5 Gold, play a Blood Gem on four friendly Quilboar.

Young Murk-Eye

Old (normal): At the end of your turn, adjacent Murlocs trigger their Battlecries. → New: At the end of your turn, the Murloc to the left of this triggers its Battlecry.

Old (golden): At the end of your turn, adjacent Murlocs trigger their Battlecries twice. → New: At the end of your turn, adjacent Murlocs trigger their Battlecries.

Duels Updates

Removed the Dragon Affinity Passive Treasure.

Dev Comment: Good night, sweet prince. Til we meet again.

Tuned the synergy rules for Emerald Goggles and Fire spell school Passive Treasures.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

Improved connectivity surrounding Discover effects.

Fixed a bug where a temporary Divine Shield from Glowscale could remove a minion’s permanent Divine Shield.

Fixed a bug where applying a Spellcraft to a magnetic minion in Bob’s tavern then makes that buff permanent.

Fixed a bug causing Mercenaries Portraits (mostly Rexxar Portraits) to disappear. Players who earned an additional copy of a Portrait while it was temporarily missing will receive a random Portrait from that Merc, instead (or Coins for that Merc if all Portraits are already owned).

Updated the text in the Upgrade to Golden feature U.I. to better match functionality.

Fixed an error that caused people who selected the “random” card back to have that function unchecked when they first logged in after Patch 23.2.