35.6.2 Patch Notes

Patch 35.6.2 06/11/2026 with balance changes for Hearthstone, Arena, and Battlegrounds, plus Battlegrounds bug fixes.

Reminder: Blizzard also noted a June 15 Dev Update on YouTube covering Escape from Violet Hold, the new Pre-Release Tavern Brawl format, and more.

Hearthstone Balance Updates

The Constructed changes mainly reduce the power of several current meta standouts, with one Mage card receiving a buff. The nerfed cards below are eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks after Patch 35.6.2.

Confront the Tol'vir (Nerfed)

• Old: [3 Mana]
• New: [4 Mana]

The Eternal Hold (Nerfed)

• Old: If your deck has no minions, your next one costs (0).
• New: If your deck has no minions, your next one costs (1).

Hatchery Helper (Nerfed)

• Old: Battlecry: Give your other minions with 2 or less Attack +1 Attack / +2 Health and Taunt.
• New: Battlecry: Give your other minions with 2 or less Attack +1 Attack / +1 Health and Taunt.

Twilight Egg (Nerfed)

• Old: Deathrattle: Summon a 2 Attack / 2 Health Whelp.
• New: Deathrattle: Summon a 2 Attack / 1 Health Whelp.

Crystallized Leyline (Buffed)

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

Arena Update

These cards have been added to the Arena draft pool:

• Bursting Leyline
• Mystic Runesaber
• Leywalker
• Crystallized Leyline
• Surge Needle
• Leyline Nexus
• Baleful Blazer
• Destructive Phoenix
• Primordial Lord
• Tunneling Geomancer

Battlegrounds Updates

Battlegrounds gets pool changes, Dragon-focused nerfs, support for several other types, Trinket tuning, Anomaly changes, and targeted bans. On HSLeaderboard, expect these changes to matter most for Dragon consistency, Undead scaling, and several Trinket-based lines.

Minion Pool Changes

Returning minions:

• Felhorn
• Costume Enthusiast
• Trench Fighter

Removed minions:

• Egg of the Endtimes
• Bristleback Bully
• Skulking Bristlemane
• Ship Jumper

Double Time — Mister Clocksworth (Adjusted)

This is a wording-only update.

• Old: You only need 2 copies of a minion to make it Golden. Golden minions give Tavern Coins instead of Triple Rewards.
• New: You only need 2 copies to make minions Golden. They give Tavern Coins instead of Triple Rewards.

Tidecaller Prophet (Adjusted)

This is a clarity-only wording update.

• Old: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1 Attack / +1 Health this turn. After you play 2 Murlocs, improve this. (2 left!)
• New: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1 Attack / +1 Health. After you play 2 Murlocs, improve for this turn only. (2 left!)

Bronze Chromadrake (Nerfed)

• Old: Battlecry: Give your other Dragons +4 Attack / +2 Health.
• New: Battlecry: Give your other Dragons +3 Attack / +1 Health.

Green Chromadrake (Nerfed)

• Old: Battlecry: Give your other Dragons +2 Attack / +4 Health.
• New: Battlecry: Give your other Dragons +1 Attack / +3 Health.

Twilight Broodmother (Adjusted)

• Old: [Tier 4] 5 Attack / 3 Health.
• New: [Tier 5] 7 Attack / 4 Health.

Holo Rover (Adjusted)

• Old: [Tier 4] 4 Attack / 4 Health. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
• New: [Tier 5] 4 Attack / 6 Health. Divine Shield. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.

Primitive Painter (Adjusted)

• Old: 3 Attack / 8 Health. After you play a card from Tier 3 or below, give your Murlocs +1 Attack / +2 Health.
• New: 2 Attack / 7 Health. After you play a card from Tier 3 or below, give your Murlocs +2 Attack / +2 Health.

Bream Counter (Buffed)

• Old: 5 Attack / 5 Health. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +5 Attack / +5 Health.
• New: 6 Attack / 6 Health. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +6 Attack / +6 Health.

Moon-Bacon Jazzer (Adjusted)

• Old: [Tier 3] 2 Attack / 5 Health.
• New: [Tier 2] 2 Attack / 3 Health.

Hot-Air Surveyor (Adjusted)

• Old: [Tier 5] 4 Attack / 8 Health.
• New: [Tier 4] 3 Attack / 7 Health.

Skeletal Strafer (Adjusted)

• Old: 6 Attack / 6 Health. At the end of your turn, give your minions +1 Attack / +1 Health. Avenge (2): Improve this permanently.
• New: 5 Attack / 5 Health. At the end of your turn, give your minions +1 Attack / +1 Health. Avenge (1): Improve this permanently.

Dustbone Devastator (Adjusted)

• Old: 2 Attack / 6 Health. Rally: Your Undead have +1 Attack this game (wherever they are).
• New: 1 Attack / 6 Health. Rally: Your Undead have +2 Attack this game (wherever they are).

Dead Sea Ravager (Adjusted)

• Old: 5 Attack / 5 Health. Rally: Give 3 other friendly minions this minion's Attack.
• New: 4 Attack / 5 Health. Rally: Give 4 other friendly minions this minion's Attack.

Brazen Buccaneer (Nerfed)

• Old: 6 Attack / 6 Health. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +3 Attack / +3 Health. Repeat for each card you played this turn. (0)
• New: 5 Attack / 6 Health. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +2 Attack / +3 Health. Repeat for each card you played this turn. (0)

Butchering (Buffed)

• Old: Destroy a friendly Undead. Your Undead have +3 Attack this game (wherever they are).
• New: Destroy a friendly Undead. Your Undead have +5 Attack this game (wherever they are).

Battlegrounds Trinket Updates

Trinket Pool Bans and Pool Changes

• Double Stitch Needle has been banned in Murloc games.
• Chillmere Mosaic has been banned from Millhouse and Sindragosa.
• Egg of the Endtimes Portrait has been removed from the Lesser Trinket Pool.
• Chromatic Tear has been returned to the Lesser Trinket Pool.
• Egg of the Endtimes Portrait has been removed from the Greater Trinket Pool.

Lesser Trinket Cost Increases

• Rylak Portrait (Nerfed): 2 → 4
• Archaic Scroll (Nerfed): 2 → 3
• Spell-Powered Wrench (Nerfed): 1 → 2
• Sunken Anchor (Nerfed): 5 → 6
• Sellemental Portrait (Nerfed): 4 → 5
• Bluegill Flippers (Nerfed): 1 → 2
• Lens Case (Nerfed): 2 → 3
• Splinter of Aurum (Nerfed): 3 → 4

Lesser Trinket Cost Decreases

• Eternal Portrait (Buffed): 6 → 5
• Putricide Sticker (Buffed): 4 → 2
• Explorer's Binoculars (Buffed): 2 → 1
• Glowing Gauntlet (Buffed): 3 → 2
• Rockin' Music Box (Buffed): 2 → 1
• Deathly Phylactery (Buffed): 1 → 0
• Defiler Portrait (Buffed): 1 → 0
• Staff of the Scourge (Buffed): 5 → 3
• Cowrie Necklace (Buffed): 1 → 0
• Bazaar Sticker (Buffed): 1 → 0
• Lucky Tabby (Buffed): 4 → 3
• Nomi Sticker (Buffed): 3 → 2
• Pocket Cyclone (Buffed): 3 → 2
• Jewelry Box (Buffed): 2 → 1
• Blessing Portrait (Buffed): 3 → 0
• Pilgrimp Sticker (Buffed): 4 → 2
• Rewinder Portrait (Buffed): 3 → 2
• Demonic Tapestry (Buffed): 3 → 1

Lesser Trinket Text Changes

• Chromatic Tear (Adjusted)
  Old: [5 Cost] Get 2 random Chromadrakes. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
  New: [2 Cost] Get a random Chromadrake. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
• Stuffed Coin Purse (Nerfed)
  Old: When you reach Tier 6, gain 15 Gold.
  New: When you reach Tier 6, gain 12 Gold.
• Copper Coil (Nerfed)
  Old: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +2 Attack / +1 Health and improve this.
  New: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +1 Attack / +1 Health and improve this.
• Mysterious Orb (Nerfed)
  Old: Gain 10 Gold. Your next Trinket is a Lesser Trinket.
  New: Gain 8 Gold. Your next Trinket is a Lesser Trinket.
• Stormcoil Sticker (Nerfed)
  Old: After 7 friendly minions die, get a random Mech. (7 left!)
  New: After 8 friendly minions die, get a random Mech. (8 left!)
• 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.
• Bleeding Heart (Adjusted)
  Old: [0 Cost] After 9 friendly minions die, get a random Undead. (9 left!)
  New: [1 Cost] After 8 friendly minions die, get a random Undead. (8 left!)
• Booty Bay Brew (Buffed)
  Old: Whenever you spend Gold, give a friendly Pirate +4 Attack / +2 Health.
  New: Whenever you spend Gold, give a friendly Pirate +4 Attack / +3 Health.
• Tiger Carving (Buffed)
  Old: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +3 Attack permanently.
  New: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give another friendly minion +3 Attack / +1 Health permanently.
• Mama Bear Sticker (Buffed)
  Old: Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +4 Attack / +4 Health.
  New: Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +5 Attack / +5 Health.
• Cursed Crystal (Buffed)
  Old: [3 Cost] After the Tavern is Refreshed, give its minions +2 Attack / +2 Health this turn.
  New: [1 Cost] After the Tavern is Refreshed, give its minions +3 Attack / +3 Health this turn.

Greater Trinket Cost Increases

• Spitescale Sushi Roll (Nerfed): 4 → 5
• Fridge Magnet (Nerfed): 3 → 4
• Accord-o-Tron Portrait (Nerfed): 4 → 5
• Powder Keg (Nerfed): 1 → 2
• Shaker Portrait (Nerfed): 4 → 5
• Protective Ring (Nerfed): 1 → 2
• Electrode Attractor (Nerfed): 2 → 5
• Flaming Portrait (Nerfed): 5 → 6
• Fancy Spellbook (Nerfed): 2 → 3
• Nazjatar Postcard (Nerfed): 4 → 5
• Boom's Monster Portrait (Nerfed): 0 → 2
• Behemoth Portrait (Nerfed): 0 → 2

Greater Trinket Cost Decreases

• Timeworn Candelabra (Buffed): 2 → 0
• Bloodbound Ring (Buffed): 1 → 0
• Dalaran Cheese Wheel (Buffed): 2 → 1
• Comfy Coffin (Buffed): 6 → 4
• Book of Medivh (Buffed): 4 → 2
• Quilligraphy Set (Buffed): 6 → 4
• Guiding Candle (Buffed): 3 → 1
• Pocket Cyclone (Buffed): 4 → 2
• Blood Amulet (Buffed): 5 → 3
• All-Purpose Kibble (Buffed): 5 → 2
• Thornspike Pauldron (Buffed): 5 → 2

Greater Trinket Text Changes

• Baller Portrait (Nerfed)
  Old: Get a Temperature Shift. After you play 8 Elementals, repeat this. (8 left!)
  New: Get a Temperature Shift. After you play 9 Elementals, repeat this. (9 left!)
• Beatboxer Portrait (Adjusted)
  Old: [6 Cost] Get a Polarizing Beatboxer and 1 random Magnetic Mech.
  New: [4 Cost] Get a Polarizing Beatboxer.
• Bewitched Ribbon (Adjusted)
  Old: [6 Cost] Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +1 Attack / +1 Health permanently. (+3 Attack / +2 Health while in combat!)
  New: [4 Cost] Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +1 Attack / +1 Health permanently. (+2 Attack / +2 Health while in combat!)
• Copper Coil (Nerfed)
  Old: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +3 Attack / +3 Health and improve this.
  New: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +3 Attack / +2 Health and improve this.
• Heart of the Forest (Nerfed)
  Old: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1 Attack / +1 Health. After you cast 5 Tavern spells from hand, improve this. (5 left!)
  New: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1 Attack / +1 Health. After you cast 6 Tavern spells from hand, improve this. (6 left!)
• Shark Cannon (Nerfed)
  Old: After you spend 9 Gold, give your Pirates +1 Attack / +1 Health and improve this. (9 left!)
  New: After you spend 10 Gold, give your Pirates +1 Attack / +1 Health and improve this. (10 left!)
• Sky Golem Portrait (Nerfed)
  Old: Get a Falling Sky Golem. Start of Combat: Give your minions "Deathrattle: Give your minions +3 Attack / +3 Health permanently."
  New: Get a Falling Sky Golem. Start of Combat: Give your minions "Deathrattle: Give your minions +2 Attack / +2 Health permanently."
• Orb of the Unknown (Buffed)
  Old: Get a random Greater Trinket and 3 Gold.
  New: Get a random Greater Trinket and 4 Gold.
• Redeemer Portrait (Buffed)
  Old: Get a Nalaa the Redeemer. Your Nalaa the Redeemers give an extra +3 Attack / +3 Health.
  New: Get a Nalaa the Redeemer. Your Nalaa the Redeemers give an extra +4 Attack / +4 Health.
• Defiler Portrait (Buffed)
  Old: Get a Woodland Defiler. Fodders in the Tavern have +7 Attack / +7 Health.
  New: Get a Woodland Defiler. Fodders in the Tavern have +10 Attack / +10 Health.
• Tiger Carving (Buffed)
  Old: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +5 Attack permanently.
  New: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give another friendly minion +6 Attack / +2 Health permanently.
• Gilnean Thorned Rose (Buffed)
  Old: Avenge (3): Give your minions +3 Attack / +3 Health permanently and deal 1 damage to them.
  New: Avenge (3): Give your minions +4 Attack / +5 Health permanently and deal 1 damage to them.
• Artisanal Urn (Buffed)
  Old: Your Undead have +12 Attack.
  New: Your Undead have +15 Attack.
• Surveyor Portrait (Buffed)
  Old: Get a Hot-Air Surveyor. Blood Gems played from your hand give an extra +4 Attack / +4 Health.
  New: Get a Hot-Air Surveyor. Blood Gems played from your hand give an extra +6 Attack / +6 Health.

Battlegrounds Anomaly Updates

Fly the Flag (Nerfed)

• Fly the Flag Anomaly: Every 3 turns, get a spell that adds plain copies of a minion to YOUR minion pool. (2 turns left!)
• Old: Fly the Flag Spell: Choose a minion. Add plain copies of it to YOUR minion pool.
• New: Fly the Flag Spell: Choose a minion from Tier 6 or below. Add plain copies of it to YOUR minion pool.

Anomaly Gameplay Changes

• Removed increased rarity for all new trinkets and Anomalous Expedition.
• Added 10 seconds to Turn 1 for Anomalous Expedition.
• Added 15 seconds to Turn 5 for Anomalous Conflux.
• Added 15 seconds to Turn 8 for Anomalous Timeline.

Trinket and Timewarped Card Bans

• Warband Whistle and Gold-Plated Compass are now banned in False Idols.
• Transcribing Typewriter is now banned on Mystery Cube.
• Timewarped Mythrax is now banned from Oathstone's Summoning.
• Lava Lamp is now banned from Souvenir Stand.
• Trip Vouchers, Souvenir Stand, and Stuff Coin Purse are banned in Lesser Fortune.

Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements

Battlegrounds

• Toned down the VFX for Shiny Ring.
• Fixed a bug where Designer Eyepatch Trinket could be offered in the False Idols Anomaly.
• Fixed a bug where the Wisdomball Supply Trinket could be offered while Golganneth's Tempest Anomaly was active.
• Fixed a bug where Stone Age Slab did not benefit from Elemental buffs from cards like Sand Swirler and Glowing Cinder.
• Fixed a bug where Double Stitch Needle doubled a minion's stats twice with Balinda Stonehearth in play.

Source: Blizzard Entertainment official Hearthstone news.