Patch 30.4.1 is a server-side patch rolling out now with the following updates.

Battlegrounds Updates

Lesser Trinket Changes

Lava Lamp

• Old: 5

• New: 6

Belcher Portrait

• Old: 4

• New: 5

Artisanal Urn

• Old: 2

• New: 0

Quilligraphy Set

• Old: 2

• New: 0

Glowing Gauntlet

• Old: 2

• New: 1

Alliance Keychain

• Old: 2

• New: 1

Goldenizer Supply

• Now appears 50% as often.

Greater Trinket Changes

Ironforge Anvil

• Old: 4

• New: 6

Boom Controller

• Old: 6

• New: 7

Spitescale Sushi Roll

• Old: 4

• New: 7

Twin Sky Lanterns

• Old: 5

• New: 6

Karazhan Chess Set

• Old: 8

• New: 9

Darnassus Pie

• Old: 7

• New: 8

Conductor Portrait

• Old: 3

• New: 0

Shaman Prayer Beads

• Old: 1

• New: 0

Devourer Sticker

• Old: 1

• New: 0

Artisanal Urn

• Old: 2

• New: 0

Bronze Timepiece

• Old: 2

• New: 0

Elementium Chest

• Old: 3

• New: 1

Bug Fixes & Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Carnivorous Cubicle didn’t summon minions at the right time when copied by the...

Patch 30.4 is now live for all devices, bringing with it The Traveling Travel Agency mini-set! Zephrys and Dungar are running Azeroth’s premier travel agency, booking vacations all around the world. Unfortunately, all these exotic trips have introduced the following bugs that we’re tracking:

• [Updated] [Hearthstone] Zephrys has a small chance to only offer one card on the Extravagant Tour.

• [Updated] [Hearthstone] Using Carnivorous Cubicle has an issue where it copies base versions of cards (such as Zilliax without its modules and Dark Alley Pack without its size).

• [Resolved] [Battlegrounds] The Patch 30.2.3 server updates were not carried over to Patch 30.4 as intended. The team is working on getting these hooked up again correctly.

• [Resolved] [Progression] Some players in the Apprentice Track may have their progression blocked. This is also expected to be resolved when the Patch 30.2.3 server updates are re-applied.

• [Resolved] [Shop] Kael’thas Sunstrider and Mal’Ganis Hero Sk...

Patch 30.2.3 is a server-side patch launching today with the following updates:

Battlegrounds Updates

Hero Pool Changes

• Jandice Barov is no longer banned in Naga lobbies (but she’s still banned in Elemental lobbies).

• Mr. Bigglesworth is now banned in Duos.

Armor Changes

The following heroes have had their Armor reduced to these new totals:

• N’Zoth - High Rank: 10, Lower Rank: 10, Duos: 7

• The Great Akazamzarak - High Rank: 7, Lower Rank: 7, Duos: 5

The following heroes have had their Armor increased to these new totals:

• Guff Runetotem - High Rank: 18, Lower Rank: 18, Duos: 15

Trinket Pool Changes

Some specific typed Trinkets will no longer be offered as pivot options when you’re not in that type. Additionally, the following Trinkets have been removed from the Trinket Pool:

• Lesser Feral Talisman

• Lesser and Greater Kodo Leather Pouch

• Lesser and Greater Ceremonial Sword

• Lesser and Greater Valorous Medallion

• Greater Dalaran Cheese Wheel

• Demonblood Gourd

• Horde Keyc...

Patch 30.2.1 is a server-side patch rolling out now with the following updates:

Battlegrounds Updates

Trinket Changes

The following Lesser Trinkets now cost more:

Automaton Portrait

• Old: 5, New: 7

Shaker Portrait

• Old: 6, New: 7

Quilligraphy Set:

• Old: 4, New: 6

Enforcer Portrait:

• Old: 6, New: 7

Rewinder Portrait:

• Old: 4, New: 6

Yogg-Tastic Pastry

• Old: 5, New: 6

Lucky Tabby

• Old: 2, New: 3

Eternal Portrait

• Old: 4, New: 6

The following Lesser Trinkets now cost less:

Bob-blehead

• Old: 2, New: 1

Ship in a Bottle

• Old: 4, New: 1

Souvenir Stand

• Old: 4, New: 3

Rockin’ Music Box

• Old: 4, New: 1

Primordial Terrarium

• Old: 4, New: 2

Ceremonial Sword

• Old: 3, New: 2

Nomi Sticker

• Old: 4, New: 3

Azeroth Model Globe

• Old: 4, New: 3

Innkeeper’s Stein

• Old: 2, New: 1

Book of Medivh

• Old: 5, New: 4

Glowing Gauntlet

• Old: 4, New: 2

The following Greater Trinkets now cost more:

Karazhan Chess Set

• Old: 5, New: 7

Boom Controller

• Old: 4, New: 5

Felbat Portrait

• Old: 5, New: 7
...

30.2 is now live, with Battlegrounds Season 8: Trinkets & Travels! We hope you find
the perfect knick-knacks to remember your stay here.

Here are some bugs we’re tracking with this patch:

• [Resolved] [Progression] All players who were unable to claim their free Golden Pack from the shop should now received their pack.

• [Resolved] [Arena] Arena has been temporarily shut down as we work on resolving a bug with card generation pools. Arena is now open again (you may need to logout and log back in to get access).

• [Resolved] [Battlegrounds] The team is working on a bug fix to an issue where all players can sometimes have a turn skipped and their Trinket for the turn auto-selected.

• [Battlegrounds] When tripling an “All” type minion with Elemental of Surprise, the Golden version loses its “All” type and becomes just an elemental.

• [Battlegrounds] Colorful compass can offer a version for a minion type not in the game if it’s your most common type (because of “All” minions).

• [Resolved...

The following is being posted on behalf of Mitchell Loewen, Lead Designer on the Battlegrounds team.

Greetings everyone!

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s Battlegrounds preview event, and that you’ll check out Trinkets when they launch tomorrow!

One of the core concepts of Battlegrounds design is to keep the game accessible to everyone, but full of depth for our super-engaged players. To that end, Season 8’s Trinkets were designed so that they “just work” without extra homework. If you want to learn the basics, check out our Battlegrounds Season 8 Announcement blog, or just hop into a game!

But… we knew that some of you regulars in Bob’s Tavern would want to know more. This post is to share those types of nitty-gritty details you can use to make the most of Trinkets and push your way up the leaderboards.

Four choices of Trinkets are offered on Turn 6, and then again on turn 9, and bought with Gold. The four choices are always distinct (you won’t get offered two of the same Trinket at the s...

Hey all,

Since our last update, we’ve actioned over 90,000 additional accounts for botting. As we previously shared, we introduced system changes in Patch 29.6 to combat bots and other exploitive gameplay patterns on a scheduled, proactive basis. We’re happy to report that since that update we’ve seen a trend of fewer and fewer unauthorized bots in Hearthstone.

With these developments , we’ll be stepping back from monthly bot-ban update posts. We’ll still be watching the botting problem and maintaining our systems to combat it, and we’ll post here when we have any updates we want to share.

Thank you for your patience while we addressed this issue and continue to fight back. As always, please use the in-game reporting feature if you think you’re facing a bot—your reports help us in this ongoing battle. We’ll see you in the Tavern!

Patch 30.0.2 is a server-side hotfix patch, rolling out now with the following bug fixes and updates:

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Twist] Fixed a bug where random generation would sometimes fail. As a result of this fix, Forest Warden Omu, Halveria Darkraven, and Kael’Thas Sunstrider will once again be available for play through the remainder of this Twist season.
• [Hearthstone] Changed the behavior of Adaptive Amalgam and Immortal Prelate in rare circumstances that resulted in infinite loops. If either of these minions would loop more than 30 times in a row without player action, they are instead permanently destroyed after the 30th loop.
• [Hearthstone] Changed the animation for Horizon’s Edge to be faster.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Cliff Dive would not always return minions to the deck.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Package Dealer had slightly lower than 50% odds to draw an extra card. Unlucky.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Fairy Tale Slime would not summon anything to t...

Today we’re rolling out a server-side hotfix patch, with the following updates:

Battlegrounds Updates

• Vol’Jin has been temporarily removed from Battlegrounds.
• Sylvanas Windrunner cannot appear in Undead lobbies.
• Aranna Starseeker cannot appear in Elemental lobbies.

Armor Updates

The following heroes now have less Armor:

• Maiev Shadowsong has 5 armor, and 2 armor in Duos.
• Doctor Holli'dae has 5 armor, and 2 armor in Duos.
• Millhouse Manastorm has 7 armor, and 5 armor in Duos.
• Trade Prince Gallywix has 7 armor, and 4 armor in Duos.
• Sir Finley Mrrgglton  has 8 armor, and 5 armor in Duos.
• Captain Hooktusk has 10 armor, and 7 armor in Duos.
• Dinotamer Brann has 10 armor, and 7 armor in Duos.
• Death Speaker Blackthorn has 10 armor, and 7 armor in Duos.
• Galakrond has 12 armor, and 9 armor in Duos.
• Teron Gorefiend has 12 armor, and 9 armor in Duos.

The following heroes have a mix of Armor adjustments:

• Murloc Holmes has decreased to 7 armor in higher ranked lobbies, increased to 12 armor in lo...

Patch 30.0 is here, ahead of the launch of Perils in Paradise!

Here are some of the known issues we’re tracking this patch:

• [General] The team is investigating reports that playing on fullscreen mode with a Mac Desktop client, and then switching windows, causes freeze. Based on reports so far, it appears this issue is avoided if you play on windowed mode.
• [General] The team is investigating reports of some players being prompted to repeatedly download an update each time they open the client. In the meantime, it appears that a full reinstall should resolve the issue.
• [Resolved] [Shop] The team is investigating shop closures for players on the Europe server.
• [Resolved] [Shop] Restored access to in-game gold purchases for users in some regions.
• [Resolved] [Hearthstone] Trinket Artist is incorrectly not drawing Aura cards.
• [Resolved] [Twist] Perils in Paradise cards can unintentionally be generated and discovered in Twist.
• [Resolved] [Twist] Omu, Halveria, and Kael’Thas have been tempora...

Today we will be rolling out a small server-side hotfix patch with a couple bans and a couple bug fixes:

• [Hearthstone] Splish-Splash Whelp is banned in Standard.
  o Dev Comment: Since our last balance patch, Druid has emerged as a warping force in the meta, and both a power and play experience outlier. We’re banning Splish-Splash Whelp as one of the class’s strongest cards for accelerating them to their early power plays. This is a temporary emergency action that we’re taking until we’re able to re-evaluate and adjust in our next planned balance pass (after the launch of Perils in Paradise). Any cards that are weakened at that time will get our usual dust refund treatment.
• [Twist] Thorim, Stormlord has been temporarily removed due to a bug. He is expected to be returned to the Hero Pool with Patch 30.0.
• [Twist] Fixed a bug where some Heroes sometimes had the wrong Health.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause crashes.

Since last month’s update, we’ve actioned over 261k additional accounts for botting. In Patch 29.6, we also introduced system changes to combat bots and other exploitive gameplay patterns on a more regular, proactive basis.

Patch 29.6.1 is a server-side hotfix rolling out today with the following updates and bug fixes.

Battlegrounds Updates

Armor Updates

The following Heroes have been adjusted to have less Armor:

• Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Maiev Shadowsong now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Cap’n Hoggarr now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Doctor Holli’dae now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Ini Stormcoil now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Alexstrasza now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Rakanishu now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Queen Azshara now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Chenvaala now has 5 Armor, and 2 Armor in Duos.

• Lich Baz’hial now has 7 Armor, and 4 Armor in Duos.

• Death Speaker Blackthorn now has 7 Armor, and 4 Armor in Duos.

• Vol’jin now has 8 Armor, and 5 Armor in Duos.

• Skycap’n Kragg now has 8 Armor, and 5 Armor in Duos.

• Elise Starseeker now has 8 Armor, and 5 Armor in Duos.

• The Curator now has 8 Armor, and 5 ...

Patch 29.6 is here, including the returns of Genn and Baku in Standard, and Buddies in Battlegrounds, plus your first taste of Hearthstone’s next expansion: Perils in Paradise!

Here are some of the known issues we’re tracking this patch:

• [Resolved] [Hearthstone] Harth Stonebrew has gotten his iconic hands confused—the team is looking into it.
• [Battlegrounds] The Buddy Button can’t be pinged. The team is targeting fixing this in the next major patch.
• [Resolved] [Battlegrounds] Fairy Gillmother can generate herself. She’s supposed to let you wish for more fishes, not more wishes.
• [Battlegrounds] Planar Telescope gives nothing if your most common type is not one of the minion types in the game and you’re not at Tier 6 (where there is an “All” type minion).
• [Resolved] [Arena] Players can be offered the same card multiple times in the same draft pick. This is scheduled to be fixed in an upcoming hotfix soon.
• [Resolved] [Hearthstone] The Boulderfist Ogre Warrior Hero Skin doesn’t work with ...

Since last month’s update, we’ve actioned nearly 642,000 additional accounts for botting. That is in addition to the bans we levied against players using cheating software to play illegal cards in Twist mode early in this season. We’ll continue regularly punishing these bad actors to make our Tavern a better place for all our real players.

This is on the known issues list, but we don’t have a timetable on its fix, sorry.

July 16 Updates

Thorim, Stormlord is no longer banned as of the launch of patch 30.0. The following Heroes have had their health adjusted:

Brann Bronzebeard 35->30
Dr. Boom 40->35
Halveria Darkraven 32->25
Guff Runetotem 25->22
Lady Liadrin 25->22
Leeroy the Reckless 40->35
The Lich King 50->47
Marin the Manager 25->22
Queen Azshara 35->30
Thorim, Stormlord 25->20

July 9 Updates (Corrected)

Yesterday, Thorim was temporarily banned until Patch 30.0. Today, the following Health updates are going out:

Halveria Darkraven: 32 → 25
Guff Runetotem: 30 → 25
Lady Liadrin: 30 → 25
Marin the Manager: 30 → 25
Queen Azshara: 38 → 35
King Krush: 30 → 28
N’zoth, the Corruptor: 28 → 25
Sargeras, the Destroyer: 40 → 50
Arch-Villain Rafaam: 45 → 50
Forest Warden Omu: 45 → 50
Patches the Pirate: 40 → 45
Sir Finley Mrrrgglton: 40 → 45
The Lich King: 45 → 50
Nozdormu: 40 → 45
Illidan Stormraige: 40 → 35

July 2 Updates

We’ve got a pretty big shakeup following the recent content update for Whizbang’s Heroe...

Patch 29.4.3 is a server-side hotfix patch rolling out now with the following updates and bug fixes.

Arena Updates

The draft card pool has been adjusted, with a handful of card swaps in and out of the card pool for each class and Neutral. Additionally, appearance rates of particular higher-impact cards have been decreased in Shaman, Demon Hunter, and Death Knight and increased in Paladin, Priest, and Warrior.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [General] Fixed a bug in the new player experience where some players were unable to skip the Apprentice Track if they hadn’t yet finished the Tavern Guide (players will need to restart their client after skipping for this fix to take effect).

• [Hearthstone] If Splendiferous Whizbang is Golden, it will now give Golden Hero Portraits and Hero Powers. (Non-Golden Whizbang will still give Golden Hero Portraits and Hero Powers if you have that hero Golden.)

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug with how effects that set stats (like Alarmed Securitybot and Hodi...

You’d just make a post in the bug report forums, but thanks, we’ve got this on our radar.

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