36.4.2 Patch Notes

Patch 36.4.2 releases today with balance changes for Hearthstone, Arena, and Battlegrounds. The update is relatively focused, targeting several problematic play patterns while improving weaker Battlegrounds minion types and Arena archetypes.

Hearthstone Balance Changes

The Food Chain changes alter Shokk's Discover pool. Agamaggan will no longer qualify, while Dread Leviathan and Seismopod will become available. The intended overall result is a nerf to The Food Chain's most explosive outcomes.

Agamaggan (Buffed)

• Old: 8 Attack / 9 Health.
• New: 9 Attack / 9 Health.

Dread Leviathan (Adjusted)

• Old: 9 Attack / 6 Health.
• New: 8 Attack / 8 Health.

Seismopod (Adjusted)

• Old: 9 mana, 9 Attack / 9 Health.
• New: 8 mana, 8 Attack / 8 Health.

Spiderling (Nerfed)

• Old: 1 Attack / 3 Health.
• New: 1 Attack / 2 Health.

The Forbidden Sequence (Nerfed)

• Old: Quest Requirement: Discover 7 cards.
• New: Quest Requirement: Discover 8 cards.

Dust Refunds

The Food Chain, Spiderling, and The Forbidden Sequence are eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 36.4.2. The Food Chain refund is a limited exception and does not change the standard refund policy.

Arena Updates

A bug that prevented cards from the Escape from Violet Hold set from appearing in drafts has been fixed. Appearance rates are also being adjusted to support underperforming classes and reduce the performance gap involving Warrior and Death Knight.

Removed from Random Generation Pools

• Chow Down
• Captain Crowley

Decreased Draft Appearance Rates

• Shadowflame Suffusion
• Hook n' Heave
• Windpeak Wyrm
• Captain Crowley
• Torch
• Bygone Echoes
• Shadows of Yesterday

Increased Draft Appearance Rates

• Hunter: Ankylodon; Raptor-Nest Nurse; Ebonscale Scout; Stonetalon Striker; Carrier Whelp; Shadowed Informant; Whelp of the Infinite.
• Druid: Panther Mask; Seismopod; Lifebloom; Highborn Mentor.
• Warlock: Possessed Animancer; Asphyxiodon; Shrine of Twilight; Spire of Solitude.
• Mage: Sheep Mask; Tricksy Improviser; Breakout Architect; Wisprider; Spirit Gatherer.
• Paladin: Tyrannogill; Bitterbloom Knight; Flutterwing Guardian; Dragonscale Armaments.
• Shaman: Skywall Sentinel; Thunderquake; Stormfury; Tortotem.
• Priest: Ritual of Life; Soothsayer.
• Rogue: Costume Merchant; Deadly Bribe.

Battlegrounds Hero Armor

This patch lowers Armor for several stronger heroes and raises it for a larger group of underperformers. Both solo and Duos values are affected.

Armor Decreases

• Reno Jackson (Nerfed): Armor 16 → 12; Duos Armor 14 → 10.
• Inge, the Iron Hymn (Nerfed): Armor 17 → 10; Duos Armor 15 → 8.
• Cariel Roame (Nerfed): Armor 14 → 10; Duos Armor 14 → 8.
• Alexstrasza (Nerfed): Armor 10 → 8; Duos Armor 8 → 6.
• Zerek, Master Cloner (Nerfed): Armor 18 → 12; Duos Armor 16 → 10.
• Vanndar Stormpike (Nerfed): Armor 12 → 10; Duos Armor 10 → 8.
• Forest Lord Cenarius (Nerfed): Armor 16 → 13; Duos Armor 14 → 11.
• Sneed (Nerfed): Armor 20 → 15; Duos Armor 18 → 13.

Armor Increases

• Time Twister Chromie (Buffed): Armor 12 → 14; Duos Armor 10 → 12.
• Dancin' Deryl (Buffed): Armor 16 → 18; Duos Armor 14 → 16.
• Heistbaron Togwaggle (Buffed): Armor 14 → 16; Duos Armor 12 → 14.
• The Rat King (Buffed): Armor 12 → 14; Duos Armor 10 → 12.
• Patches the Pirate (Buffed): Armor 18 → 19; Duos Armor 16 → 17.
• Silas Darkmoon (Buffed): Armor 14 → 16; Duos Armor 12 → 14.
• E.T.C., Band Manager (Buffed): Armor 14 → 16; Duos Armor 12 → 14.
• Loh, the Living Legend (Buffed): Armor 17 → 19; Duos Armor 15 → 17.
• Tras'tath, Soul Parasite (Buffed): Armor 10 → 15; Duos Armor 10 → 13.
• Cap'n Hoggarr (Buffed): Armor 12 → 14; Duos Armor 10 → 12.
• Scabbs Cutterbutter (Buffed): Armor 15 → 18; Duos Armor 13 → 16.
• Xyrella (Buffed): Armor 12 → 14; Duos Armor 10 → 12.
• Snake Eyes (Buffed): Armor 5 → 8; Duos Armor 2 → 6.
• Y'Shaarj (Buffed): Armor 18 → 20; Duos Armor 16 → 18.
• Kurtrus Ashfallen (Buffed): Armor 14 → 16; Duos Armor 12 → 14.
• Infinite Toki (Buffed): Armor 10 → 15; Duos Armor 8 → 13.
• Kael'thas Sunstrider (Buffed): Armor 16 → 18; Duos Armor 14 → 16.
• Sindragosa (Buffed): Armor 7 → 10; Duos Armor 5 → 8.
• Maiev Shadowsong (Buffed): Armor 17 → 18; Duos Armor 15 → 17.

Battlegrounds Minion Changes

Beasts, self-damage Demons, Quilboars, and Dragons receive several improvements. Elementals and Naga are the main nerf targets, while some other minions receive mixed redesigns.

Tasty Lobster (Buffed)

• Old: 1 Attack / 1 Health. Deathrattle: Give a random friendly Beast +1 Attack / +1 Health. Improve your future Tasty Lobsters.
• New: 2 Attack / 1 Health. Deathrattle: Give a random friendly Beast +2 Attack / +1 Health. Improve your future Tasty Lobsters.

Hoarding Hyena (Buffed)

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

Goldrinn, the Great Wolf (Adjusted)

• Old: Tavern Tier 6, 8 Attack / 8 Health. Deathrattle: Your Beasts have +8 Attack / +8 Health until next turn.
• New: Tavern Tier 5, 7 Attack / 7 Health. Deathrattle: Your Beasts have +7 Attack / +7 Health until next turn.

Lurking Leviathan (Buffed)

• Old: 3 Attack / 8 Health. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +2 Attack and improve this permanently.
• New: 3 Attack / 9 Health. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +3 Attack and improve this permanently.

Eredar Escapist (Adjusted)

• Old: 6 Attack / 6 Health. After your hero takes 3 damage, cast Shiny Ring. (3 left!)
• New: 6 Attack / 8 Health. After your hero takes 4 damage, get a copy of Corrupted Cupcakes. (4 left!)

Soul Rewinder (Buffed)

• Old: 4 Attack / 1 Health. After your hero takes damage, rewind it and give this +1 Health.
• New: 4 Attack / 2 Health. After your hero takes damage, rewind it and give this +2 Health.

Ashen Corruptor (Buffed)

• Old: 5 Attack / 6 Health. After your hero takes damage, rewind it and give minions in the Tavern +1 Attack / +1 Health this turn.
• New: 6 Attack / 6 Health. After your hero takes damage, rewind it and give minions in the Tavern +2 Attack / +2 Health this turn.

Tichondrius (Buffed)

• Old: 3 Attack / 3 Health. After your hero takes damage, give your Demons +3 Attack / +3 Health.
• New: 4 Attack / 4 Health. After your hero takes damage, give your Demons +4 Attack / +4 Health.

Malchezaar, Prince of Dance (Buffed)

• Old: 2 Attack / 1 Health.
• New: 4 Attack / 3 Health.

Devout Hellcaller (Buffed)

• Old: 2 Attack / 2 Health. After another friendly Demon deals damage, gain +1 Attack / +2 Health permanently.
• New: 4 Attack / 4 Health. After another friendly Demon deals damage, gain +2 Attack / +2 Health permanently.

Bronze Timewalker (Adjusted)

• Old: 2 Attack / 9 Health.
• New: 4 Attack / 5 Health.

Fire-forged Evoker (Buffed)

• Old: 8 Attack / 5 Health. Start of Combat: Give your Dragons +2 Attack / +1 Health. Improves permanently after you cast a Tavern spell.
• New: 8 Attack / 6 Health. Start of Combat: Give your Dragons +2 Attack / +2 Health. Improves permanently after you cast a Tavern spell.

Unleashed Mana Surge (Nerfed)

• Old: 6 Attack / 5 Health. After you play an Elemental, give your Elementals +4 Attack / +4 Health.
• New: 6 Attack / 9 Health. After you play an Elemental, give your Elementals +2 Attack / +3 Health.

Utility Drone (Adjusted)

• Old: 4 Attack / 6 Health. At the end of your turn, give your minions +4 Attack / +4 Health for each Magnetization they have.
• New: 4 Attack / 5 Health. At the end of your turn, give your minions +4 Attack / +5 Health for each Magnetization they have.

Sanguine Champion (Buffed)

• Old: 9 Attack / 3 Health. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Attack / +1 Health this game.
• New: 9 Attack / 4 Health. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Your Blood Gems give an extra +2 Attack / +1 Health this game.

Sanguine Refiner (Buffed)

• Old: 2 Attack / 8 Health. Rally: Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Attack / +1 Health this game.
• New: 3 Attack / 8 Health. Rally: Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Attack / +2 Health this game.

Prodigious Tusker (Buffed)

• Old: 1 Attack / 3 Health.
• New: 2 Attack / 5 Health.

Fearless Foodie (Buffed)

• Old: Tavern Tier 4.
• New: Tavern Tier 3.

Jailbird Juggernaut (Adjusted)

• Old: Rally: Summon a Golem with stats equal to this minion's Blood Gems to attack the target first. (0 Attack / 0 Health)
• New: Rally: Summon a Golem with this minion's stats to attack the target first.

Private Investigator (Adjusted)

• Old: 2 Attack / 4 Health. Activate (1): Gain 3 Gold next turn.
• New: 5 Attack / 6 Health. Activate (1): Gain 2 Gold next turn.

Cagey Conjurer (Nerfed)

• Old: Tavern Tier 3.
• New: Tavern Tier 4.

Forsaken Weaver (Adjusted)

• Old: 3 Attack / 10 Health. After you cast a Tavern spell, your Undead have +2 Attack this game (wherever they are).
• New: 3 Attack / 8 Health. After you cast a Tavern spell, your Undead have +3 Attack this game (wherever they are).

Drustfallen Butcher (Adjusted)

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

Tyrael (Buffed)

• Old: Activate (2): Set another minion's stats to 50 Attack / 50 Health.
• New: Activate (1): Set another minion's stats to 50 Attack / 50 Health.

Battlegrounds Tavern Spells

Pool Change

• Sanctify has been removed from the Tavern Spell Pool.

Mighty Dragonbreath (Buffed)

• Old: Give your minions +2 Attack / +1 Health. Repeat for your Dragons. Repeat for your minions with Divine Shield.
• New: Give your minions +3 Attack / +2 Health. Repeat for your Dragons. Repeat for your minions with Divine Shield.

Natural Blessing (Adjusted)

• Old: Cost 4. Choose a minion. Give all minions that share a type with it +3 Attack / +3 Health.
• New: Cost 2. Choose a minion. Give all minions that share a type with it +2 Attack / +1 Health.

Battlegrounds Trinket Pool and Cost Changes

Removed from the Trinket Pools

• Lesser Trinkets: Blessing Portrait; Copper Coil; Cowrie Necklace; Deathwhisper Sticker.
• Greater Trinket: Coral Spear.

Lesser Trinket Cost Increases

• Warcry Totem (Nerfed): 2 → 3.
• Splinter of Aurum (Nerfed): 2 → 3.
• Demonic Bloodletter (Nerfed): 2 → 3.
• Ominous Stone (Nerfed): 0 → 2.
• Herding Horn (Nerfed): 1 → 2.
• Wand of Divination (Nerfed): 0 → 1.
• Floating Candle Set (Nerfed): 3 → 4.
• Sellemental Portrait (Nerfed): 5 → 6.
• War Drum (Nerfed): 2 → 3.
• Chromatic Tear (Nerfed): 2 → 3.

Lesser Trinket Cost Decreases

• Bleeding Heart (Buffed): 3 → 2.
• Kaleidoscope (Buffed): 1 → 0.
• Jailer Sticker (Buffed): 4 → 3.
• Glowing Gauntlet (Buffed): 1 → 0.
• Ophidian Staff (Buffed): 5 → 3.
• Spell-powered Wrench (Buffed): 2 → 0.
• Minion Bait (Buffed): 1 → 0.
• Pilgrimp Sticker (Buffed): 2 → 1.
• Scraper Sticker (Buffed): 4 → 2.
• Lucky Tabby (Buffed): 1 → 0.
• Putricide Sticker (Buffed): 2 → 1.
• Fish Portrait (Buffed): 2 → 1.
• Emergency Gearblade (Buffed): 2 → 0.
• Comfy Coffin (Buffed): 3 → 1.
• Holy Mallet (Buffed): 1 → 0.
• Dragon Skull (Buffed): 3 → 2.
• Automaton Portrait (Buffed): 1 → 0.

Greater Trinket Cost Increases

• Dramaloc Sticker (Nerfed): 5 → 6.
• Myrmidon Sticker (Nerfed): 1 → 3.
• Groundbreaker Portrait (Nerfed): 5 → 6.
• Multilayered Shield (Nerfed): 2 → 4.
• Honeycomb Ring (Nerfed): 1 → 4.
• Bassgill Portrait (Nerfed): 1 → 2.
• Ghastly Sticker (Nerfed): 3 → 4.
• Recycling Sticker (Nerfed): 3 → 5.
• Escapee Portrait (Nerfed): 6 → 7.

Greater Trinket Cost Decreases

• Pocket Cyclone (Buffed): 1 → 0.
• Pagle's Fishing Rod (Buffed): 4 → 3.
• Privateer Portrait (Buffed): 5 → 4.
• Fancy Spellbook (Buffed): 3 → 0.
• Dalaran Cheese Wheel (Buffed): 1 → 0.
• Fridge Magnet (Buffed): 4 → 1.
• Lightfeather Sticker (Buffed): 1 → 0.
• Insurrectionist's Blade (Buffed): 3 → 2.
• Booty Bay Brew (Buffed): 2 → 0.
• Wolfhead Flail (Buffed): 5 → 4.
• Jailer Sticker (Buffed): 4 → 3.
• Herald Sticker (Buffed): 3 → 2.
• Ironforge Anvil (Buffed): 4 → 1.
• Quilligraphy Set (Buffed): 2 → 1.
• Reinforced Shield (Buffed): 3 → 1.

Battlegrounds Lesser Trinket Text Changes

Archaic Scroll (Nerfed)

• Old: After you cast 7 spells, get a random Naga. (7 left!)
• New: After you cast 8 spells, get a random Naga. (8 left!)

Bubble Crown (Nerfed)

• Old: Once you cast 12 spells, your Tavern spells give an extra +4 Attack / +4 Health. (12 left!)
• New: Once you cast 14 spells, your Tavern spells give an extra +4 Attack / +4 Health. (14 left!)

Gold Mallet (Nerfed)

• Old: At the end of your turn, give your minions +2 Attack / +1 Health. (Improved by Golden minions you've played this game!)
• New: At the end of your turn, give your minions +1 Attack / +1 Health. (Improved by Golden minions you've played this game!)

Rune of Transmutation (Nerfed)

• Old: After you cast 15 spells, replace this with a random Greater Naga Trinket. (15 left!)
• New: After you cast 18 spells, replace this with a random Greater Naga Trinket. (18 left!)

Stormcoil Sticker (Adjusted)

• Old: Cost 0. After 8 friendly minions die, get a random Mech. (8 left!)
• New: Cost 1. After 6 friendly minions die, get a random Mech. (6 left!)

Lionfish Portrait (Buffed)

• Old: Get a Lurking Lionfish. Whenever a friendly Beast attacks, give it +2 Attack / +2 Health.
• New: Get a Lurking Lionfish. Whenever a friendly Beast attacks, give it +4 Attack / +2 Health.

Nomi Sticker (Buffed)

• Old: After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +2 Attack / +2 Health this game.
• New: After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +3 Attack / +2 Health this game.

Battlegrounds Greater Trinket Text Changes

Lava Lamp (Nerfed)

• Old: After you sell 6 minions, get a random Elemental. (6 left!)
• New: After you sell 7 minions, get a random Elemental. (7 left!)

Nazjatar Postcard (Adjusted)

• Old: Cost 7. After you play a Naga, get a random Spellcraft spell.
• New: Cost 2. After you play 2 Naga, get a random Spellcraft spell. (2 left!)

Baller Portrait (Adjusted)

• Old: Cost 6. Get a Temperature Shift. After you play 10 Elementals, repeat this. (10 left!)
• New: Cost 5. Get a Temperature Shift. After you play 11 Elementals, repeat this. (11 left!)

All-Purpose Kibble (Adjusted)

• Old: Cost 0. Whenever a friendly Beast attacks, give it +2 Attack and permanently improve this.
• New: Cost 2. Whenever a friendly Beast attacks, give it +3 Attack and permanently improve this.

Inductive Gyroblade (Buffed)

• Old: At the end of your turn, get an 8 Attack / 8 Health Magnetic Satellite. (Improved by each Tavern spell you've cast this turn!)
• New: At the end of your turn, get a 12 Attack / 12 Health Magnetic Satellite. (Improved by each Tavern spell you've cast this turn!)

Miniature Ship (Buffed)

• Old: After you cast a Tavern spell, give your Pirates +2 Attack / +2 Health.
• New: After you cast a Tavern spell, give your Pirates +3 Attack / +3 Health.

Trusty Crowbar (Buffed)

• Old: Whenever you get a Pirate, give your left-most minion +12 Attack / +12 Health.
• New: Whenever you get a Pirate, give your left-most minion +16 Attack / +16 Health.

Thaumaturgist Portrait (Buffed)

• Old: Get a Thaumaturgists. Your Thaumaturgists' Spellcrafts are permanent.
• New: Get 2 Thaumaturgists. Your Thaumaturgists' Spellcrafts are permanent.

Blizzard does not expect another major Battlegrounds balance update before the mid-season update.