35.4.2 Patch Notes

2026-05-19 Hearthstone, Patch 35.4.2, Battlegrounds, Balance Update, Class Sets, Trinkets
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35.4.2 Patch Notes

Published: 05/19/2026

Patch 35.4.2 is live today with balance updates for both Hearthstone and Battlegrounds.

Reminder: Blizzard’s Dev Update video is scheduled for May 21 on YouTube, covering these balance changes, Class Sets, Arena, and upcoming content.

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Hearthstone Updates

Blizzard noted that the first Class Sets have generated strong interest, but some of them have underperformed. This patch gives selected Class Set cards more support, especially Mage’s Leyline package and Hunter’s Animal Companion direction.

Dragon Soul, Shattered also receives buffs to two Essences. On the nerf side, Demon Hunter, Druid, and Warrior each lose some power from one card while the overall meta remains broadly diverse.

Hounds of Fury (Nerfed)

  • Old: Summon two 3 Attack / 3 Health Demons.
  • New: Summon two 3 Attack / 2 Health Demons.

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Forest's Gift (Nerfed)

  • Old: 2 mana.
  • New: 3 mana.

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Darkrider (Nerfed)

  • Old: 2 Attack / 1 Health.
  • New: 1 Attack / 1 Health.

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The Arcanomicon (Buffed)

  • Old: 7 mana.
  • New: 6 mana.

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Crystallized Leyline (Adjusted)

  • Old: 6 mana. Summon a random 6-Cost minion.
  • New: 5 mana. Summon a random 5-Cost minion.

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Surge Needle (Buffed)

  • Old: 3 Attack / 3 Health.
  • New: 3 Attack / 5 Health.

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Migrating Elekk (Adjusted)

  • Old: 3 mana, 3 Attack / 4 Health.
  • New: 2 mana, 2 Attack / 3 Health.

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Dragon Soul, Shattered: Storm Aspect Essence (Buffed)

  • Old: Deal 3 damage to all enemy minions.
  • New: Deal 4 damage to all enemy minions.

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Dragon Soul, Shattered: Bronze Aspect Essence (Buffed)

  • Old: Refresh 7 Mana Crystals.
  • New: Refresh 8 Mana Crystals.

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Battlegrounds Updates

Blizzard’s Battlegrounds changes focus more on buffs than nerfs, with particular attention on Pirates and Mechs, plus additional help for Murlocs, Undead, and Quilboar.

Demons are being controlled through the Twisted Wrathguard and Famished Felbat swap. P-0UL-TR-0N returns, while Stomping Stegodon and related strategies are also adjusted.

Dragon balance was mostly addressed through Trinkets after Blizzard identified Egg of the Endtimes Portrait and Chromatic Tear as major contributors. Several weaker Trinkets were improved, while some low-pick options were removed from offerings.

Minion and Spell Pool Changes

Returning Minions

  • Holo Rover
  • P-0UL-TR-0N
  • Dreaming Thornweaver

P-0UL-TR-0N (Adjusted)

  • Old: 8 Attack / 8 Health. Avenge (4): Gain Divine Shield and attack immediately.
  • New: 10 Attack / 10 Health. Avenge (5): Gain Divine Shield and attack immediately.

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Stomping Stegodon (Adjusted)

  • Old: 3 Attack / 3 Health. Rally: Give your other Beasts +4 Attack and this Rally.
  • New: 4 Attack / 4 Health. Rally: Give your other Beasts +3 Attack and this Rally.

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Twisted Wrathguard (Adjusted)

  • Old: Tier 5, 4 Attack / 4 Health.
  • New: Tier 6, 8 Attack / 8 Health.

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Famished Felbat (Adjusted)

  • Old: Tier 6, 9 Attack / 5 Health.
  • New: Tier 5, 6 Attack / 3 Health.

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Alert Alarmist (Buffed)

  • Old: 1 Attack / 1 Health.
  • New: 2 Attack / 2 Health.

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Metallic Hunter (Buffed)

  • Old: 2 Attack / 1 Health.
  • New: 4 Attack / 2 Health.

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Marquee Ticker (Buffed)

  • Old: 1 Attack / 5 Health.
  • New: 3 Attack / 7 Health.

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Holo Rover (Adjusted)

  • Old: Tier 6, 4 Attack / 12 Health. Divine Shield. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
  • New: Tier 4, 4 Attack / 4 Health. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.

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Charging Czarina (Adjusted)

  • Old: 6 Attack / 2 Health. Divine Shield. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions with Divine Shield +3 Attack.
  • New: 4 Attack / 1 Health. Divine Shield. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions with Divine Shield +4 Attack.

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Moonsteel Juggernaut (Buffed)

  • Old: 6 Attack / 6 Health. At the end of your turn, get two 4 Attack / 4 Health Magnetic Satellites and improve this.
  • New: 8 Attack / 8 Health. At the end of your turn, get two 6 Attack / 6 Health Magnetic Satellites and improve this.

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Bream Counter (Buffed)

  • Old: 4 Attack / 4 Health. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +4 Attack / +4 Health.
  • New: 5 Attack / 5 Health. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +5 Attack / +5 Health.

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Mrglin' Burglar (Buffed)

  • Old: 10 Attack / 8 Health. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +5 Attack / +4 Health.
  • New: 10 Attack / 10 Health. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +5 Attack / +5 Health.

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King Bagurgle (Adjusted)

  • Old: Tier 3, 2 Attack / 3 Health. Battlecry: Give all other Murlocs in your hand and board +2 Attack / +3 Health.
  • New: Tier 4, 4 Attack / 4 Health. Battlecry: Give all other Murlocs in your hand and board +4 Attack / +4 Health.

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Brazen Buccaneer (Buffed)

  • Old: 4 Attack / 4 Health. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +2 Attack / +2 Health. Repeat for each other card you've played this turn. (0)
  • New: 6 Attack / 6 Health. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +3 Attack / +3 Health. Repeat for each other card you've played this turn. (0)

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Sky Admiral Rogers (Adjusted)

  • Old: 4 Attack / 6 Health. After you spend 10 Gold, get a random Bounty. (10 Gold left!)
  • New: 4 Attack / 5 Health. After you spend 9 Gold, get a random Bounty. (9 Gold left!)

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Dastardly Drust (Buffed)

  • Old: 5 Attack / 3 Health. Whenever you get a Pirate, give your minions +2 Attack / +1 Health. Give Golden ones +4 Attack / +2 Health instead.
  • New: 5 Attack / 4 Health. Whenever you get a Pirate, give your minions +2 Attack / +2 Health. Give Golden ones +6 Attack / +6 Health instead.

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Dreaming Thornweaver (Buffed)

  • Old: Avenge (4): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Health this game. (Swaps to Attack next turn!)
  • New: Avenge (3): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Health this game.

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Drustfallen Butcher (Adjusted)

  • Old: 2 Attack / 9 Health. Avenge (4): Get a Butchering.
  • New: 2 Attack / 7 Health. Avenge (3): Get a Butchering.

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Nalaa the Redeemer (Adjusted)

  • Old: 5 Attack / 7 Health. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +3 Attack / +2 Health.
  • New: 5 Attack / 6 Health. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +4 Attack / +3 Health.

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Spell Changes

Healthy Bounty (Buffed)

  • Old: Give three friendly minions +4 Health.
  • New: Give four friendly minions +4 Health.

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Hostile Bounty (Buffed)

  • Old: Give three friendly minions +4 Attack.
  • New: Give four friendly minions +4 Attack.

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Queen's Command (Nerfed)

  • Old: Give your minions +2 Attack / +3 Health. Give all your Naga another +2 Attack / +3 Health.
  • New: Give your minions +2 Attack / +2 Health. Give all your Naga another +2 Attack / +2 Health.

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Trinket Pool Changes

Removed Lesser Trinkets

  • Alliance Keychain
  • Battlecruiser Portrait
  • Auric Offering
  • Blingtron's Sunglasses
  • Tarecgosa Sticker
  • Skipper Portrait

Removed Greater Trinkets

  • Cloud Serpent Horn
  • Felburned Ledger
  • Glowscale Portrait
  • Radio Star Portrait
  • Peacebloom Candle
  • Dragonwing Glider
  • Turbocharged Drill

Lesser Trinket Cost-Only Changes

  • Demonic Tapestry (Buffed): 4 → 3
  • Holy Mallet (Buffed): 2 → 1
  • Sellemental Portrai (Buffed): 5 → 4
  • Spell-powered Wrench (Buffed): 2 → 1
  • Putricide Sticker (Buffed): 3 → 2
  • Deathly Phylactery (Buffed): 2 → 1
  • Bazaar Sticker (Buffed): 2 → 1
  • Stormcoil Sticker (Buffed): 1 → 0

Lesser Trinket Changes

Egg of the Endtimes Portrait (Adjusted)

  • Old: 5 cost. Get 2 Eggs of the Endtimes.
  • New: 2 cost. Get an Egg of the Endtimes. At the start of every 2 turns, repeat this.

Chromatic Tear (Adjusted)

  • Old: 4 cost. Get all 5 Chromadrakes.
  • New: 5 cost. Get 2 random Chromadrakes. At the start of each turn, repeat this.

Copper Coil (Buffed)

  • Old: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +1 Attack / +1 Health and improve this.
  • New: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +2 Attack / +1 Health and improve this.

Nomi Sticker (Buffed)

  • Old: After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +2 Attack / +1 Health this game.
  • New: After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +2 Attack / +2 Health this game.

Dragonwing Glider (Buffed)

  • Old: Whenever you play a card, give a friendly Dragon +3 Attack / +2 Health.
  • New: Whenever you play a card, give a friendly Dragon +4 Attack / +4 Health.

Tiger Carving (Buffed)

  • Old: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +2 Attack permanently.
  • New: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +3 Attack permanently.

Gold Pendant (Buffed)

  • Old: Make a random friendly minion from Tier 3 or below Golden. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
  • New: Make a random friendly minion from Tier 4 or below Golden. At the start of each turn, repeat this.

Great Boar Sticker (Adjusted)

  • Old: 0 cost. Your Blood Gems give an extra +4 Attack.
  • New: 2 cost. Get 3 Blood Gems. Your Blood Gems give an extra +2 Attack / +1 Health.

Bluegill Flippers (Adjusted)

  • Old: After you cast a Tavern spell, give the left-most minion in your hand +4 Attack / +4 Health.
  • New: After you cast a Tavern spell, give the left-most minion in your hand and warband +3 Attack / +3 Health.

Lorewalker Scroll (Buffed)

  • Old: Whenever you cast a spell on a minion, give it +2 Attack / +2 Health.
  • New: Whenever you cast a spell on a minion, give it +4 Attack / +4 Health.

Pocket Cyclone (Adjusted)

  • Old: 5 cost. Cast Easterly Winds twice. At the start of each turn, cast it again.
  • New: 3 cost. Cast Easterly Winds. At the start of each turn, cast it again.

Jewelry Box (Adjusted)

  • Old: 5 cost. Get 2 Blood Gems that give a Quilboar Taunt, Divine Shield, or Reborn. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
  • New: 2 cost. Get a Blood Gem that gives a Quilboar Taunt, Divine Shield, or Reborn. At the start of each turn, repeat this.

Lucky Tabby (Nerfed)

  • Old: After 6 friendly minions die, get a random Beast. (6 left!)
  • New: After 7 friendly minions die, get a random Beast. (7 left!)

Ornate Clock (Nerfed)

  • Old: Gain 3 Gold. Buy your Greater Trinket next turn instead of Turn 9.
  • New: Gain 2 Gold. Buy your Greater Trinket next turn instead of Turn 9.

Upstart Embers (Adjusted)

  • Old: After the Tavern is Refreshed, double the stats of its highest-Health minion.
  • New: After you Refresh, double the stats of the highest-Health minion in the Tavern.

Greater Trinket Cost-Only Changes

  • Booty Bay Brew (Buffed): 1 → 0
  • Faerie Dragon Scale (Buffed): 6 → 4
  • Behemoth Portrait (Buffed): 1 → 0
  • Lava Lamp (Buffed): 3 → 1
  • Pagle's Fishing Rod (Buffed): 5 → 4
  • Accord-o-Tron Portrait (Nerfed): 3 → 4
  • Egg of the Endtimes Portrait (Nerfed): 0 → 2

Greater Trinket Changes

Powder Keg (Buffed)

  • Old: Start of Combat: Give 2 friendly Pirates "Deathrattle: Summon a 1 Attack / 1 Health Sky Pirate and give it this minion's Attack. It attacks immediately."
  • New: Start of Combat: Give 3 friendly Pirates "Deathrattle: Summon a 1 Attack / 1 Health Sky Pirate and give it this minion's Attack. It attacks immediately."

Aggem Sticker (Buffed)

  • Old: At the end of your turn, this plays 5 Blood Gems on a friendly minion of each type.
  • New: At the end of your turn, this plays 7 Blood Gems on a friendly minion of each type.

Charming Panpipes (Buffed)

  • Old: At the end of each turn, give your left-most minion +2 Attack / +2 Health. After you cast a spell, improve this.
  • New: At the end of each turn, give your left-most minion +3 Attack / +3 Health. After you cast a spell, improve this.

Blood Golem Sticker (Adjusted)

  • Old: 3 Cost. Whenever a friendly Quilboar dies, summon a Golem with stats equal to its Blood Gems. (3 times per combat.)
  • New: 5 Cost. Whenever a friendly Quilboar dies, summon a Golem with stats equal to its Blood Gems.

Tiger Carving (Adjusted)

  • Old: 1 Cost. Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +4 Attack permanently.
  • New: 2 Cost. Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +5 Attack permanently.

Great Boar Sticker (Adjusted)

  • Old: 1 Cost. Your Blood Gems give an extra +2 Attack / +2 Health.
  • New: 2 Cost. Get 5 Blood Gems. Your Blood Gems give an extra +3 Attack / +3 Health.

Young Murk-Eye Sticker (Adjusted)

  • Old: 6 Cost. At the end of each turn, trigger all friendly Battlecries.
  • New: 4 Cost. At the end of your turn, trigger your your left and right-most minions' Battlecries.

Nomi Sticker (Adjusted)

  • Old: 3 Cost. After you play an Elemental, Elementals in the Tavern have +4 Attack / +4 Health this game.
  • New: 4 Cost. After you play an Elemental, Elementals in the Tavern have +5 Attack / +5 Health this game.

Avalanche Sticker (Buffed)

  • Old: Get a Mounting Avalanche. After you sell 5 minions, repeat this. (5 left!)
  • New: Get a Mounting Avalanche. After you sell 4 minions, repeat this. (4 left!)

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Bug Fixes

Battlegrounds

  • Fixed a text issue on Darkgaze Elder where the card incorrectly said “Blood Gem” instead of “Blood Gems.”
  • Fixed a text issue on Butchering by removing “Attack,” so the text now correctly reads “+x/+y.”

Source: Blizzard Entertainment