Patch 32.2.4, releasing later today (05/22/2025), includes several balance adjustments and bug fixes for Standard, Wild, and Battlegrounds. The changes focus on reducing one-turn blowouts from the recent Embers of the World Tree mini-set and rebalancing a few dominant cards and archetypes. Wild also receives targeted bans and modifications for problematic cards.
Hearthstone Updates
Dev note: These changes target power and play‑experience outliers from the mini‑set and prior cards, with aims of slowing down single‑turn blowouts and buffing some archetypes we want to see more of. In Wild we’ll step in less often, but we will act on egregious problems; Standard cards banned in Wild may be unbanned and adjusted when they rotate out of Standard.
Flickering Lightbot (Nerfed)
Old: [3 Mana]
New: [5 Mana]
Harbinger of the Blighted (Nerfed)
Old: [2 Mana]
New: [3 Mana]
Tending Dragonkin (Adjusted)
Old: [3 Mana] 3 Attack / 2 Health.
New: [5 Mana] 5 Attack / 4 Health.
King Plush (Nerfed)
Old: Charge. Battlecry: Return all minions with less Attack than this to their owner’s decks.
New: Battlecry: If your opponent has 15 or less health, return all other minions to their owner’s decks and gain Charge.
Cliff Dive (Nerfed)
Old: [6 Mana]
New: [7 Mana]
Symbiosis (Nerfed)
Old: Discover a Choose One card from another class. It costs (1) less.
New: Discover a Choose One card from another class.
Cursed Campaign (Nerfed)
Old: [3 Mana]
New: [4 Mana]
Sing-Along Buddy (Nerfed)
Old: [2 Mana] 1 Attack / 4 Health.
New: [3 Mana] 2 Attack / 4 Health.
Naralex, Herald of the Flights (Nerfed)
Old: Your Dragons cost (1).
New: Your first Dragon each turn costs (1).
Shaladrassil (Nerfed)
Old: [7 Mana]
New: [8 Mana]
Order in the Court (Nerfed)
Old: [2 Mana]
New: [4 Mana]
Scabbs Cutterbutter (Nerfed)
Old: Combo: The next two cards you play this turn cost (3) less.
New: Combo: The next two cards you play this turn cost (2) less.
Voidtouched Attendant (Nerfed)
Old: [1 Mana]
New: [2 Mana]
Saronite Chain Gang (Adjusted)
Old: Taunt. Battlecry: Summon a copy of this minion.
New: Taunt. Battlecry: Summon a Saronite Chain Gang.
Everburning Phoenix (Nerfed)
Banned in Wild.
Grove Shaper (Nerfed)
Banned in Wild.
The disenchantable cards above will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 32.2.4.
Blessing of the Moon (Priest Imbue Hero Power) (Nerfed)
Old: Choose a Priest minion or Priest spell to add to your hand. It costs 1 less, but is Temporary.
New: Choose a playable Priest minion or spell to add to your hand. It costs 1 less, but is Temporary.
Blessing of the Dragon (Paladin Imbue Hero Power) (Buffed)
Old: [2 Mana]
New: [1 Mana]
Shadowflame Suffusion (Adjusted)
Old: [3 Mana] Deal 3 damage. Discover a Warrior minion with a Dark Gift.
New: [2 Mana] Deal 2 damage. Discover a Warrior minion with a Dark Gift.
Living Flame (Buffed)
Old: 2 Attack / 2 Health.
New: 3 Attack / 2 Health.
Darkrider (Buffed)
Old: 1 Attack / 1 Health.
New: 2 Attack / 1 Health.
Spirit of Kaldorei (Buffed)
Old: Taunt, Lifesteal. Battlecry: If you used your Hero Power this turn, gain +2 Attack / +2 Health.
New: Taunt, Lifesteal. Battlecry: If you used your Hero Power this turn, gain +3 Attack / +3 Health.
Overgrown Horror (Adjusted)
Old: [5 Mana] 4 Attack / 6 Health.
New: [4 Mana] 3 Attack / 5 Health.
Battleground Updates
Dev note: Trinkets and the previous balance pass have performed well overall. This patch takes a lighter, more targeted approach—adjusting a few Murloc, Elemental, and Quilboar minions and tuning specific standouts like Land Lubber and Fire‑forged Evoker. Trinket changes emphasize cost adjustments and which options can be offered as pivots.
Minion Updates
Noisul of the Many Faces (Adjusted)
Old: Whenever you summon an Undead, give all friendly Undead +2 Attack / +1 Health permanently.
New: Whenever you summon an Undead, give all your Undead +2 Attack / +1 Health permanently.
Dev comment: This is a text‑only language consistency change and is not meant to alter functionality.
Apprentice of Sefin (Golden only) (Buffed)
Old: At the end of your turn, gain +4 Attack / +4 Health and two random Bonus Keywords.
New: At the end of your turn, gain +8 Attack / +8 Health and two random Bonus Keywords.
Land Lubber (Nerfed)
Old: [Tier 2]
New: [Tier 3]
Fire‑forged Evoker (Adjusted)
Old: 7 Attack / 5 Health. Start of Combat: Give your Dragons +2 Attack / +1 Health. After you cast a Tavern spell, improve this.
New: 8 Attack / 5 Health. Start of Combat: Give your other Dragons +2 Attack / +1 Health. After you cast a Tavern spell, improve this.
Three Lil’ Quilboar (Buffed)
Old: [Tier 6]
New: [Tier 5]
Needling Crone (Nerfed)
Old: [Tier 5]
New: [Tier 6]
Shoalfin Mystic (Adjusted)
Old: 3 Attack / 3 Health. Battlecry: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1 Attack / +1 Health this game.
New: 4 Attack / 4 Health. Battlecry: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1 Attack this game.
Hackerfin (Buffed)
Old: Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +1 Attack / +1 Health. (Improved by each different Bonus Keyword in your warband!)
New: Battlecry: Give your other minions +1 Attack / +1 Health. (Improved by each different Bonus Keyword in your warband!)
Bream Counter (Buffed)
Old: 4 Attack / 4 Health. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +3 Attack / +3 Health.
New: 4 Attack / 3 Health. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +4 Attack / +3 Health.
King Bagurgle (Adjusted)
Old: 4 Attack / 3 Health. Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Attack / +2 Health.
New: 3 Attack / 4 Health. Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Attack / +3 Health.
Murky (Buffed)
Old: 4 Attack / 4 Health. Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc +4 Attack / +4 Health for each one you control.
New: 6 Attack / 6 Health. Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc +6 Attack / +6 Health for each one you control.
Tranquil Meditative (Adjusted)
Old: Spellcraft: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1 Attack this game.
New: Spellcraft: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1 Health this game.
Mechagnome Interpreter (Adjusted)
Old: 2 Attack / 3 Health. Whenever a friendly Magnetic minion is played or Magnetized, give it +2 Attack / +3 Health.
New: 2 Attack / 4 Health. Whenever a friendly Magnetic minion is played or Magnetized, give it +2 Attack / +2 Health.
Lokholar, Frostforger (Buffed)
Old: At the end of your turn, give your other Elementals +3 Attack / +2 Health.
New: At the end of your turn, give your other minions +3 Attack / +2 Health.
Glowing Cinder (Buffed)
Old: [Tier 4] 4 Attack / 2 Health.
New: [Tier 3] 3 Attack / 1 Health.
Eternal Knight (Buffed)
Old: Has +1 Attack / +1 Health for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
New: Has +2 Attack / +1 Health for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
Lesser Trinket Updates
Bleeding Heart (Adjusted)
Old: [6 Gold] After 8 friendly minions die, get a random Undead.
New: [3 Gold] After 9 friendly minions die, get a random Undead.
Divine Signet (Buffed)
Old: [Lesser, 4 Gold] After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, get a random Tavern spell. (3 times per combat.)
New: [Greater, 3 Gold] After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, get a random Tavern spell. (4 times per combat.)
Nerglish Phrasebook (Buffed)
Old: After you play a minion, give the left‑most minion in your hand +3 Attack / +2 Health.
New: After you play a minion, give the left‑most minion in your hand +3 Attack / +3 Health.
Eye of Dalaran (Buffed)
Old: [8 Gold]
New: [6 Gold]
Blingtron’s Sunglasses (Buffed)
Old: [6 Gold]
New: [5 Gold]
Comfy Coffin (Buffed)
Old: [6 Gold]
New: [5 Gold]
Baleful Incense (Buffed)
Old: [6 Gold]
New: [5 Gold]
Automaton Portrait (Buffed)
Old: [8 Gold]
New: [6 Gold]
Rockin' Music Box (Buffed)
Old: [3 Gold]
New: [2 Gold]
Lubber Sticker (Buffed)
Old: [2 Gold]
New: [1 Gold]
Additionally, Gem Donation, Windfall Portrait, Feral Talisman, Dalaran Cheese Wheel, and Impulsive Portrait have been removed from the Lesser Trinket Pool.
Greater Trinket Updates
Nerglish Phrasebook (Buffed)
Old: After you play a minion, give the left‑most minion in your hand +5 Attack / +5 Health.
New: After you play a minion, give the left‑most minion in your hand +6 Attack / +6 Health.
Theotar Sticker (Adjusted)
Old: [0 Gold] After you play a minion with no type, give a friendly minion of each type +6 Attack / +6 Health.
New: [1 Gold] After you play a minion with no type, give a friendly minion of each type +7 Attack / +7 Health.
Curator Sticker (Adjusted)
Old: [0 Gold] Get a Mishmash and a 2 Attack / 2 Health Amalgam with Venomous.
New: [1 Gold] Get a Mishmash and a 10 Attack / 10 Health Amalgam with Venomous.
Ironforge Anvil (Buffed)
Old: [8 Gold]
New: [6 Gold]
The Eye of Sargeras (Buffed)
Old: [5 Gold]
New: [3 Gold]
Butcher’s Sickle (Buffed)
Old: [8 Gold]
New: [7 Gold]
Comfy Coffin (Buffed)
Old: [7 Gold]
New: [6 Gold]
Shaker Portrait (Buffed)
Old: [7 Gold]
New: [6 Gold]
Recycling Sticker (Buffed)
Old: [1 Gold]
New: [0 Gold]
Drakkari Portrait (Buffed)
Old: [3 Gold]
New: [1 Gold]
Jar of Gems (Buffed)
Old: [1 Gold]
New: [0 Gold]
Windfall Portrait (Buffed)
Old: [1 Gold]
New: [0 Gold]
Behemoth Portrait (Buffed)
Old: [3 Gold]
New: [2 Gold]
Valdrakken Wind Chimes (Nerfed)
Old: [2 Gold]
New: [5 Gold]
Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where certain Trinkets could combine with Blood Gem activators to cause very long turns.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Macaw Portrait caused Golden Monstrous Macaw to trigger an incorrect number of times.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Golden Silithid Burrower gave the wrong effect on its first Deathrattle after tripling.
On HSLeaderboard, these changes are likely to shake up the top ladder decks and shift a few Battleground compositions—especially where Murlocs, Elementals, and Trinket offerings are involved.