Patch 34.6.2 goes live today with balance adjustments across Standard, Wild, and Battlegrounds.
Hearthstone Updates
Developer note: The team is monitoring reactions to CATACLYSM and recent Spotlight events. Warmaster Blackhorn arrived with strong impact, so we’ve reduced his reach to allow more interactive games. In Wild we targeted a few dominant archetypes—Discard Warlock, Egg Warlock, and Ysiel Druid—aiming to keep their identities while lowering burstiness and consistency. A larger balance pass is planned for Patch 35.0 alongside rotation and Core updates.
Standard
Warmaster Blackhorn (Nerfed)
Old: Battlecry: Destroy all cards that cost (2) or less in both player's hands and decks.
New: Battlecry: Destroy all cards that cost (2) or less in both players’ decks.
Wild
Soul Barrage (Buffed)
Old: [5 mana] When you play or discard this, deal 6 damage randomly split among all enemies.
New: [4 mana] When you play or discard this, deal 5 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Spiritsinger Umbra (Nerfed)
Old: [4 mana]
New: [5 mana]
Ysiel Windsinger (Nerfed)
Old: Your spells cost (1).
New: Battlecry: Your spells cost (1) this turn.
Battlegrounds Updates
Developer note: This patch focuses on individual Battlegrounds cards that were performing too strongly or too weakly. Silky Shimmermoth returns with a redesign to reduce its previous power spike. We also adjusted several Volumizers and reintroduced Metal Dispenser with a stronger design. Finally, Eleventh Hour has been removed from the Anomaly pool.
Minion & Spell Pool Changes
- Returning minions: Thieving Rascal, Metal Dispenser, Silky Shimmermoth
- Removed minions: Groundbreaker, Prehistoric Tinkerer, Quilled Cabbie
Minion Updates
Moon-Bacon Jazzer (Nerfed)
Old: 2 Attack / 3 Health.
New: 1 Attack / 3 Health.
Turquoise Skitterer (Adjusted)
Old: 2 Attack / 4 Health. Deathrattle: Your Beetles have +5/+5 this game.
New: 4 Attack / 4 Health. Deathrattle: Your Beetles have +4/+4 this game.
Forest Rover (Nerfed)
Old: 3 Attack / 2 Health.
New: 1 Attack / 1 Health.
Unleashed Mana Surge (Buffed)
Old: 5 Attack / 3 Health. After you play an Elemental, give your Elementals +1/+1.
New: 5 Attack / 4 Health. After you play an Elemental, give your Elementals +2/+2.
Mrglin' Burglar (Buffed)
Old: After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +4/+3.
New: After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +4/+4.
Iridescent Skyblazer (Buffed)
Old: 3 Attack / 7 Health. Whenever a friendly Beast takes damage, give a friendly Beast other than it +2/+1 permanently.
New: 3 Attack / 8 Health. Whenever a friendly Beast takes damage, give a friendly Beast other than it +3/+1 permanently.
Eternal Knight (Buffed)
Old: 3 Attack / 1 Health. Has +3/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
New: 4 Attack / 1 Health. Has +4/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
Eternal Tycoon (Buffed)
Old: 2 Attack / 7 Health.
New: 2 Attack / 9 Health.
Red Volumizer (Adjusted)
Old: 4 Attack / 1 Health. Magnetic. The first time this is played or Magnetized, your Volumizers have +2 Attack this game (wherever they are).
New: 3 Attack / 1 Health. Magnetic. The first time this is played or Magnetized, your Volumizers have +3 Attack this game (wherever they are).
Blue Volumizer (Adjusted)
Old: 1 Attack / 4 Health. Magnetic. The first time this is played or Magnetized, your Volumizers have +2 Health this game (wherever they are).
New: 1 Attack / 3 Health. Magnetic. The first time this is played or Magnetized, your Volumizers have +3 Health this game (wherever they are).
Green Volumizer (Buffed)
Old: 2 Attack / 2 Health.
New: 3 Attack / 3 Health.
Metal Dispenser (Buffed)
Old: 2 Attack / 7 Health. Divine Shield. Avenge (3): Get a random Magnetic Volumizer.
New: 2 Attack / 8 Health. Divine Shield. Avenge (3): Magnetize a random Volumizer to this. Get a copy of it.
Relentless Deflector (Buffed)
Old: Has Taunt while this has Divine Shield. Avenge (4): Gain Divine Shield.
New: Has Taunt while this has Divine Shield. Avenge (3): Gain Divine Shield.
Sundered Matriarch (Buffed)
Old: Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +2 Health.
New: Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +3 Health.
Shore Marauder (Buffed)
Old: 4 Attack / 5 Health.
New: 8 Attack / 10 Health.
Cannon Corsair (Adjusted)
Old: [Tier 6] 3 Attack / 8 Health. After you gain Gold, give your Pirates +1/+2.
New: [Tier 5] 3 Attack / 7 Health. After you gain Gold, give your Pirates +1/+1.
Azsharan Veteran (Adjusted)
Old: 4 Attack / 4 Health. Spellcraft: Give your minions +2/+1. Repeat for each Bonus Keyword in your warband.
New: 4 Attack / 5 Health. Spellcraft: Give your minions +2/+1 for each different Bonus Keyword in your warband.
Silky Shimmermoth (Nerfed)
Old: [Tier 6] 8 Attack / 3 Health. After this gains Attack, your Beetles have +3/+2 this game. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
New: [Tier 6] 3 Attack / 8 Health. Whenever this takes damage, your Beetles have +2/+2 this game. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
Timewarped Radio Star (Adjusted)
Old: Deathrattle: Get a copy of the enemy minion that killed this with full Health and enchantments.
New: Deathrattle: Get a copy of the minion that killed this with full Health and enchantments.
Note: This is a wording update to match how similar cards function.
Hero Updates
Professor Putricide — Build-An-Undead
Removed from the Undead creation pool:
- Skeletal Sidekick
- Archerus Veteran
- Ticking Abomination
- Incorporeal Corporal
- Festeroot Hulk
Creation Tier changes:
- Fallen Sun Cleric: Tier 2 → Tier 1
- Sunborne Val'kyr: Tier 4 → Tier 3
- Arms Dealer: Tier 2 → Tier 1
- Lost Spirit: Tier 2 → Tier 1
Artanis — Warp Gate
The following Protoss Warp Gate minions changed:
Mothership (Buffed)
Old: Avenge (5): Get a random Protoss minion.
New: Avenge (4): Get a random Protoss minion.
Carrier (Buffed)
Old: Avenge (4): Summon a 5/5 Interceptor. Then improve this permanently.
New: Avenge (4): Summon a 7/7 Interceptor. Then improve this permanently.
Timewarp Updates
Several Timewarp cards have been adjusted across Minor and Major pools. Some cards were removed from Timewarp pools.
Minor Timewarp pool changes
- Removed from Minor Timewarp: Timewarped Jelly Belly
Major Timewarp pool changes
- Removed from Major Timewarp: Timewarped Sylvar
Minor Timewarp — Card Changes
Timewarped Alleycat (Buffed)
Old: 5 Attack / 5 Health.
New: 7 Attack / 7 Health.
Timewarped Seer (Adjusted)
Old: One Tavern spell each turn costs (0). (1 left!)
New: Two Tavern spells each turn cost (2) less. (2 left!)
Timewarped Guard (Buffed)
Old: 3 Attack / 7 Health.
New: 5 Attack / 10 Health.
Timewarped Mothership (Buffed)
Old: Avenge (5): Get a random Protoss minion.
New: Avenge (4): Get a random Protoss minion.
Timewarped Tipper (Buffed)
Old: 3 Attack / 4 Health.
New: 6 Attack / 8 Health.
Timewarped Traveler (Buffed)
Old: 4 Attack / 5 Health. Avenge (5): Get a random 1‑Cost minion from the Minor Timewarp.
New: 4 Attack / 8 Health. Avenge (4): Get a random 1‑Cost minion from the Minor Timewarp.
Timewarped Chimera (Buffed)
Old: Whenever this takes damage, give a friendly minion of each type +1/+1 permanently.
New: Whenever this takes damage, give a friendly minion of each type +2/+1 permanently.
Major Timewarp — Card Changes
Timewarped Mythrax (Buffed)
Old: Minion Type: Neutral. 8 Attack / 8 Health. Start of Combat: Gain the stats of 3 friendly minions of different types.
New: Minion Type: All. 8 Attack / 9 Health. Start of Combat: Gain the stats of 3 friendly minions of different types (except Timewarped Mythrax).
Timewarped Astrogill (Buffed)
Old: While this is in your hand, after a different friendly Murloc gains stats, gain +1/+1.
New: While this is in your hand, after a different friendly Murloc gains stats, gain +2/+1.
Timewarped Goldrinn (Buffed)
Old: 6 Attack / 4 Health. Your Beasts have +3/+2 this game (wherever they are).
New: 6 Attack / 6 Health. Deathrattle: Your Beasts have +3/+3 this game (wherever they are).
Timewarped Jungle King (Buffed)
Old: Stealth. After you summon a Beast, give it +3/+2. Improves after you cast a spell.
New: Stealth. After you summon a Beast, give it +4/+3. Improves after you cast a spell.
Timewarped Substrate (Buffed)
Old: At the end of your turn, get a Temperature Shift.
New: Divine Shield. At the end of your turn, get a Temperature Shift.
Timewarp Cost Changes
- Minor Timewarp: Timewarped Bassgill: 2 Chronum → 1 Chronum
Anomaly Updates
Darkmoon Faire Prizes: Reserve Prices (Nerfed)
Old: Tavern spells cost (2) less this turn.
New: Tavern spells cost (1) less this turn.
False Idols (Nerfed)
Old: You only need 2 copies of a minion to make it Golden. Instead of a Triple Reward, get a Gold Coin.
New: You only need 2 copies of a minion to make it Golden. Instead of a Triple Reward, get a Tavern Coin.
Anomaly pool changes
- Eleventh Hour has been removed from the Anomaly Pool.
- Darkmoon Faire Prizes appearance rate has been lowered.
Bug Fixes
Battlegrounds
- Photobomber's visual effect has been sped up.
- Fixed a bug where Burgeoning Whelp’s effect could apply its buff twice to Whelps summoned by Broodmother’s Hero Power.
- Fixed a bug where Eternal Tycoon would not summon if your hand was full.
- Fixed a bug where Timewarped Radio Star could give copies of friendly minions.
- Fixed a bug where Putricide’s creation displayed a debug number in its description.
- Fixed a bug where Timewarped Chef’s Choice did not grant another Visionary Shipman.
