Witchwood

Witchwood is a Hearthstone patch released on April 10, 2018. It was versioned 11.0.0 with the build number 23966. It was released during the expansion The Witchwood

Card Changes

• Molten Giant - Cost reverted to 20 (from 25).

New Collectible Cards

New cards have been added to the game.

New Druid Cards

• Splintergraft - We're going to need some bigger tweezers.
• Duskfallen Aviana - Someone called her "Tweety". She didn't take it well.
• Gloom Stag - Majestic. Ethereal. Still pretty down in the dumps, though.
• Wispering Woods - We didn't actually fire the guy who named Dark Wispers.
• Bewitched Guardian - Amwitched. Beingwitched. Beenwitched.
• Forest Guide - "Just sign this waiver, and we'll be on our way."
• Witching Hour - The gates to the Gilnean pet cemetary MUST remain locked at all times.
• Druid of the Scythe - She's a scythe for sore eyes.
• Ferocious Howl - Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
• Witchwood Apple - An apple a day keeps the worgen at bay.

New Hunter Cards

• Emeriss - Taste your world's corruption! It tastes like chicken.
• Houndmaster Shaw - They’re good dogs, Tess.
• Toxmonger - Not all spiders are born poisonous. That's where he comes in.
• Rat Trap - MISSING: One giant rat. Please return to King Togwaggle.
• Carrion Drake - Fits easily into overhead luggage bins.
• Wing Blast - Emeriss uses Wing Blast. It's super effective!
• Duskhaven Hunter - After a short paws, she's back to herself again.
• Vilebrood Skitterer - It aspires to be a Vilebrood Dancer, but it has eight left feet.
• Dire Frenzy - It's always Huffer. And Huffer. And Huffer. And Huffer.
• Hunting Mastiff - "Shh! You're going to start a howl!"

New Mage Cards

• Toki, Time-Tinker - Just a twist to the left, one quarter turn to the right and … oops! Well, we didn’t need that timeline anyway.
• Archmage Arugal - His worgen children call him Archmage AROO-OO-OO-OO-gal.
• Arcane Keysmith - She sells all manner of keys: from A flat to G sharp.
• Book of Specters - Known throughout the land as the Spooky-nomicon.
• Bonfire Elemental - Next step: Marshmallow elementals.
• Curio Collector - Experts worry that curios are a gateway to face-collecting.
• Cinderstorm - Forecast: "Cloudy with a chance of fireballs."
• Vex Crow - As birds of ill omen, these crows often summon Doomsayers.
• Black Cat - She's so odd, you can't even.
• Snap Freeze - Lick the ice block. I triple-double-dog-dare-you.

New Paladin Cards

• Prince Liam - "I have a very particular set of skills. Skills that make me a nightmare for witches like you."
• The Glass Knight - She seems scary, but she's got a glass jaw.
• Cathedral Gargoyle - Fly like an eagle, drop like a rock.
• Hidden Wisdom - Find your own wisdom. Perhaps behind the couch.
• Silver Sword - Silver’s malleability limits its utility as an edged weapon. On the other hand... SHINY!
• Bellringer Sentry - "Who are you? Eh, none of my business."
• Paragon of Light - She’s all fun and games until someone rings that stupid bell.
• Ghostly Charger - Maybe we should have called him Ghostly Rusher.
• Rebuke - When one buke just isn’t enough.
• Sound the Bells! - Weirdly, the bells stop ringing after 5.

New Priest Cards

• Lady in White - She was a lady in polka dots until the gnomish laundromat incident.
• Chameleos - He's everyone you want to be.
• Glitter Moth - Some moths are attracted to flame. This one's attracted to disco.
• Vivid Nightmare - "I… I dreamed I accidentally crafted a golden Millhouse! It was so REAL!"
• Nightscale Matriarch - Everywhelp, get in here!
• Coffin Crasher - Also does weddings.
• Holy Water - For a healthier option, try Holy Water: Zero.
• Quartz Elemental - These elementals, along with feldspar and mica, are often taken for granite.
• Squashling - Everyone hail to the squashling song!
• Divine Hymn - Taken up an octave, it's highly effective against stained glass golems.

New Rogue Cards

• Tess Greymane - Those who cannot remember their card history are doomed to repeat it.
• Face Collector - “I’ll trade you a Malfurion for an Anduin.”
• WANTED! - Wanted: Dead or Undead.
• Spectral Cutlass - So sharp it can cut through a spectral tomato!
• Cursed Castaway - She was an ordinary castaway... until she found that cursed volleyball.
• Mistwraith - One little Mistwraith sitting in a tree. M-I-S-T-I-N-G.
• Pick Pocket - He'll pick anyone's pocket, except a gnome's. He'd never stoop so low.
• Cutthroat Buccaneer - In life he worked as a sword swallower.
• Blink Fox - It's like, SUPER bad at staring contests.
• Cheap Shot - 50% off. Every shot must go!

New Shaman Cards

• Shudderwock - Beware the Shudderwock, my son. We're fresh out of vorpal daggers.
• Bogshaper - The tricky part is getting them to HOLD their shape.
• Totem Cruncher - When regular totem hours won't cut it.
• Earthen Might - Or it might not.
• Murkspark Eel - Makes shockingly good unagi.
• Blazing Invocation - A lot of shaman have started vaping their invocations.
• Ghost Light Angler - BoOooOogrglgrlgrlooOoOoo!
• Witch's Apprentice - Is she a frog that became a witch, or a witch that became a frog?
• Zap! - The material components for this spell are wool socks and a rug.

New Warlock Cards

• Lord Godfrey - Betrayed the Alliance. Betrayed the Horde. All for 200 achievement points and a sweet, sweet hat.
• Glinda Crowskin - Summon an unlimited* number of minions!** *Six **Wisps
• Deathweb Spider - The itsy bitsy spiders climbed up the village wall. Then came the witch and the spiders ate them all.
• Ratcatcher - He's on the hunt for Togwaggle's missing rat.
• Blood Witch - Like a sloppy joe for vampires.
• Curse of Weakness - Warlocks refer to this as a "balance change."
• Dark Possession - Wanted on three counts of gnomish possession.
• Fiendish Circle - Like a knitting circle, but less evil.
• Duskbat - Happily married with two kids. It was love at first bite.
• Witchwood Imp - <i>This</i> wood imp. Stop asking!

New Warrior Cards

• Blackhowl Gunspire - The upper windows used to be for aiming. Then we thought: "Hey! MORE cannons!"
• Darius Crowley - You either die a villain, or live long enough to see yourself become the hero.
• Deadly Arsenal - Oh look. A Gorehowl.
• Town Crier - When he was younger, he was the town crybaby.
• Festeroot Hulk - Tree puns arboring.
• Militia Commander - She only needs two commands: "Heel" and "Sic 'em!"
• Redband Wasp - Also comes in other colors, but red's in fashion this season.
• Rabid Worgen - "I'm sorry, son. We had to send Old Howler off…to a farm…to play…"
• Woodcutter's Axe - It's a lumberjack's axe and that's ok.
• Warpath - "Left, right, left, right, there's none of the enemy left… Right?"

New Neutral Cards

• Baku the Mooneater - In her defense, it did look like a cookie.
• Azalina Soulthief - The cards are always golden on the other side.
• Countess Ashmore - "1 minion… ah, ah, ah! 2 minions… ah, ah, ah! 3 minions… ah, ah, ah!"
• Genn Greymane - Ever since Sylvanas killed his son, he's dreamed of getting… even.
• Dollmaster Dorian - The children were puzzled by the scratches covering the insides of their toy-boxes.
• Splitting Festeroot - No use crying over split Festeroot,
• Worgen Abomination - Does anyone want to play dead!?
• Mossy Horror - The hills have eyes. And teeth. Pretty bad breath, too.
• Muck Hunter - You think your job mucks.
• Sandbinder - The secret is glue.
• Witch's Cauldron - Eye of murloc, ear of bat, foot of Fordring, fur of cat…
• Voodoo Doll - "Aww, I love it! It even kinda looks like me."
• Nightmare Amalgam - Be all that you can be.
• Baleful Banker - He's gotten big into crypt-o-currency.
• Gilnean Royal Guard - Admittedly, they kind of dropped the ball with Prince Liam.
• Chief Inspector - Empty your pockets, I know you’ve got a Wandering Monster in there!
• Witchwood Grizzly - You know what they say about people with big hands? Small bears.
• Lifedrinker - In a pinch, he'll also settle for Holy Water: Zero.
• Scaleworm - A popular local alternative to bananas.
• Night Prowler - Listen to the mew-sic of the night.
• Witchwood Piper - She rids villages of annoying pests, like rats and children.
• Mad Hatter - He's entirely bonkers. All the best goblins are.
• Phantom Militia - Recruited from the Gilnean opera house.
• Deranged Doctor - Unfortunately, his doctorate is in Murloc Literature.
• Cauldron Elemental - Decorating tip: Unused cauldrons can make a lovely elemental display.
• Wyrmguard - They think they're trusted guardians. Dragons think they're convenient snacks.
• Furious Ettin - One head is a morning person. The other head hates morning people.
• Darkmire Moonkin - Birds of a feather Moonfire together.
• Clockwork Automaton - Most mechs are pretty chill, but this one is all wound up.
• Rotten Applebaum - Key ingredient in Gilnean applesauce.
• Felsoul Inquisitor - Everyone expects an inquisition reference.
• Swift Messenger - Same turn delivery - guaranteed!
• Unpowered Steambot - Overpowered Steambot got nerfed.
• Ravencaller - That Friends and Familiars Plan is really paying off!
• Walnut Sprite - How do you make a walnut laugh? Crack it up!
• Marsh Drake - She would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for that meddling Drakeslayer.
• Hench-Clan Thug - Hard time making ends meet? Hate the League of Explorers? Get a job henching!
• Tanglefur Mystic - Doom! Only doom for you! But pay good tip, maybe less doom.
• Pumpkin Peasant - Time to squash your opponent.
• Blackwald Pixie - "Oh hi bark."
• Vicious Scalehide - They make wonderful pets if you're not allergic to blood loss.
• Lost Spirit - She simply refuses to ask for directions.
• Spellshifter - He also goes by "worg-lock."
• Swamp Dragon Egg - Would you eat them in a ditch? Would you eat them with a witch?
• Swamp Leech - A face only a druid could love.

Official Patch Notes

Quote From Blizzard

We’re on the cusp of the new Hearthstone Year! This Hearthstone update puts the final touches in place for the Year of the Raven and the launch of Hearthstone’s latest expansion, The Witchwood! We’re also adding Lunara, the new Druid Hero, Daily Quest improvements, Friendly Challenge deck sharing, Arena updates, and new card backs. We’re also fixing some bugs.

Read on to learn more!

Brave The Witchwood on April 12!

Join the best monster hunters of Gilneas as they seek out the source of a dreadful curse in a haunted forest! The evil in the woods will soon learn that it’s bitten off more than it can chew, because the people of Gilneas bite back!

The Witchwood features:

• 135 hair-raising new cards

• New keywords: Rush and Echo

• Even and Odd decks – Build a deck with Genn Greymane or Baku the Mooneater to boost your Hero Power, but you’ll only be able to use even- or odd-cost cards!

• For a limited time after The Witchwood arrives, log in to claim three card packs and a random class Legendary card—both from new expansion—for free!
• The Witchwood’s challenging, free single-player mode, Monster Hunt, opens in two weeks!

Time is short!  The Witchwood pre-purchase bundle will only remain available until 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 11. This bundle includes 50 card packs at a special price, as well as 20 more bonus card packs and the In a Dark Wood card back!

Year of the Raven

• The Year of the Raven begins when The Witchwood launches!

• When the new year arrives, Standard decks can be created with the following sets:
  • Basic
  • Classic
  • Journey to Un’Goro
  • Knights of the Frozen Throne
  • Kobolds & Catacombs
  • The Witchwood
• The following sets will become exclusive to Wild:
  • Whispers of the Old Gods
  • One Night in Karazhan
  • Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
• The following cards will go to Hall of Fame and will become exclusive to Wild:

• Molten Giant is being reduced to its original mana cost of 20.  The change happens when the patch goes live, even though the card will move to the Hall of Fame with the release of The Witchwood.
• Once the Year of the Raven begins, you will receive the full Arcane Dust value of these cards without needing to disenchant them (up the maximum number that can be used in a deck).

New Druid Hero: Lunara

• Earn Lunara by winning 10 Standard Ranked or Casual games after the new Year of the Raven arrives!

Daily Quest Updates

• All quests that previously awarded 40 gold will now award 50 gold.
• Most Daily Quests are now easier to complete.
  • Note: Quests acquired prior to this patch will keep old requirements and rewards.

Friendly Challenge Deck Sharing

• Now you can share your decks with friends during a Friendly Challenge!
  • This feature isn’t available for Tavern Brawl or Fireside Brawl.

Noblegarden is Coming

• We’ve begun preparing the Tavern for an egg-cellent event coming in Spring.

Added the following card backs:

Raise the Roof
Monster Hunt
Lunara's Garden

Arena Updates

• Moderately reduced the appearance rates of below average cards.
• Humongous Razorleaf and Ancient Watcher will no longer appear in Arena drafts.

Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements

• The Enrage keyword has been retired. These minions still work the same way, but have re-phrased card text.
• The Rampage Daily Quest to play 10 Enrage minions has been removed.
• Deathstalker Rexxar’s Hero Power has been updated to include Beasts from Kobolds & Catacombs and The Witchwood.
• Minions now only break Stealth when attacking. Damage dealt by card abilities, such as Knife Juggler’s knife throw, no longer breaks Stealth.
• Cards that were burned, such as by drawing cards when your hand is full, will now appear in match history.
• The animated glows signifying that a card’s ability has been activated in your hand have been adjusted to make them easier to distinguish without relying on color.
• The red “X” on daily quests in the Quest Log has been replaced with a new blue “reroll” icon.
• Added additional Search functionality in the Collection Manager to support even- and odd-cost cards. Use Mana:Even and Mana:Odd.
• New Daily Quest—Catch a Big One: "Defeat 3 Monster Hunt Bosses."
• Fixed a bug where certain cost-reduction effects, such as Ethereal Peddler or Shadowstep, were not removed when transformed by cards such as Lilian Voss or Golden Kobold.
• Fixed various issues associated with spells cast by Scroll of Wonder.
• Doomerang’s effect no longer incorrectly counts as destroying the equipped weapon for the purposes of interacting with minion or card abilities.
• Playing Grand Archivist while Nozdormu is in play will no longer sometimes skip an opponent’s turn.
• Duplicates created by Doppelgangster will now correctly trigger their [Hearthstone Card (Val’anyr) Not Found] Deathrattles while Spiritsinger Umbra is in play.
• Lesser Pearl Spellstone now upgrades correctly when a Hero receives healing from two different sources at the same time.
• V-07-TR-0N will now properly destroy the other friendly mechs in play when formed from Mimiron's Head while Warsong Commander is in play.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a disconnect when returning Lord Jaraxxus to a player’s hand before its Battlecry resolves.
• [Hearthstone Card (Genzo the Shark) Not Found] will no longer activate twice if his attack is redirected.
• Crypt Lord no longer buffs itself after it is destroyed by an effect that summons a friendly minion.
• Madam Goya will no longer destroy the targeted minion if your deck is full.
• Serrated Shield now correctly displays bonuses from Spell Damage.
• [Hearthstone Card (Stand Against the Darkness) Not Found] can no longer be cast when your board is full.
• [Android] Fixed an issue that could cause instability when browsing card backs in the Collection Manager.
• Fixed various minor UI and Animation issues.
• Improved the phrasing of some cards.
   

Dungeon Run

• Your spells will no longer gain the Stealth keyword if you chose the Cloak of Invisibility.
• Using Scroll of Confusion will no longer prevent a minion that you control from attacking.