Hearthstone

22.2.2 Patch Notes

Blizzard Entertainment

Patch 22.2.2, launching today, includes balance changes for Battlegrounds and Duels, along with a handful of bug fixes.

Battlegrounds Updates

MINION POOL CHANGE

  • Archdruid Hamuul has been removed from the minion pool.

BUDDY CHANGES

Elementium Squirrel Bomb (Millificent Manastorm’s Buddy)
  • Old: Deathrattle: Deal 4 damage to a random enemy minion. Repeat for each of your Mechs that died this combat. → New: Deathrattle: Deal 3 damage to a random enemy minion for each of your Mechs that died this combat.

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Eclipsion Illidari (Illidan Stormrage’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 2] “Wingmen” also gives “Immune while Attacking” for one attack only. → New: [Tavern Tier 3] Your first minion that attacks has “Immune while Attacking” for one attack only.

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Snack Vendor (A.F. Kay’s Buddy)
  • Old: At the end of your turn, give your Tavern Tier 3 minions +1/+1. → New: At the end of your turn, give your Tavern Tier 3 minions +1/+2.

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Captain Fairmount (Cariel Roame’s Buddy)
  • Old: At the end of your turn, give three random friendly minions +1/+1. → New: At the end of your turn, give five random friendly minions +1/+1.

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Ticket Collector (Tickatus’s Buddy)
  • Old: Battlecry: Discover a Darkmoon Prize from the most recent Prize turn. → New: Battlecry: Discover a Darkmoon Prize from the next Prize turn.

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Muckslinger (Shudderwock’s Buddy)
  • Old: After you play a minion, add a Battlecry minion to Bob’s Tavern. → New: After you play a minion, add a Battlecry minion to Bob’s Tavern. Give it +2/+2.
  • [Golden version] Old: After you play a minion, add two Battlecry minions to Bob’s Tavern. → New: After you play a minion, add a Battlecry minion to Bob’s Tavern. Give it +4/+4.

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Crabby (Tavish Stormpike’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 5 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 4] 2 Attack, 3 Health

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Karl the Lost (George the Fallen’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 7 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 4] 3 Attack, 4 Health

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Baby Elekk (Xyrella’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 2] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

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Mishmash (The Curator’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 2] 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 3] 2 Attack, 2 Health

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Valithria Dreamwalker (Ysera’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 4] 6 Attack, 4 Health

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Master Gadrin (Vol’jin’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 4]

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Arfus (The Lich King’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 2] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

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Tuskarr Raider (Patches the Pirate’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 4]

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Bilgewater Mogul (Trade Prince Gallywix’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 4]

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Sparkfin Soothsayer (Fungalmancer Flurgl’s Buddy)
  • Old: 7 Attack, 5 Health → New: 5 Attack, 4 Health

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Asher the Haberdasher (Dancin’ Deryl’s Buddy)
  • Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: 2 Attack, 2 Health

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Magnus Manastorm (Millhouse Manastorm’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 2] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

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Unearthed Underling (Lich Baz’hial’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 4]

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Hunter of Old (Tess Greymane’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 4] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

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Warden Thelwater (Scabbs Cutterbutter’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 4] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

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Flight Trainer (Galewing’s Buddy)
  • Old: 4 Attack, 3 Health → New: 5 Attack, 4 Health

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Baby Kodo (Guff Runtetotem’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 4] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

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Lady Sinestra (Deathwing’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 3 Attack, 8 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 1 Attack, 6 Health

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Lil’ K.T. (Mr. Bigglesworth’s Buddy)
  • Old: 5 Attack, 2 Health → New: 5 Attack, 4 Health

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Jr. Navigator (Elise Starseeker’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 4 Attack, 5 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 4 Attack, 4 Health

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Sklibb, Demon Hunter (Aranna Starseeker’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 5 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 4 Attack, 4 Health

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Piloted Whirl-O-Tron (Sneed’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 2]

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Apostle of Galakrond (Galakrond’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 5 Attack, 7 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 3 Attack, 5 Health

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Sr. Tomb Diver (Reno Jackson’s Buddy)
  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 7 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 4 Attack, 1 Health

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Evergreen Botani (Forest Warden Omu’s Buddy)
  • Old: 7 Attack, 6 Health → New: 9 Attack, 7 Health

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Duels Updates

  • Battle Totem, Disks of Legend, and Totem of the Dead were are all moved from Treasure Pool 2 to Treasure Pool 2 Ultra Rare (for real this time).
Battle Tactics (Vanndar Stormpike’s Hero Power)
  • Old: Reduce the cost of Neutral minions in your hand that cost (4) or more by (2). → New: Reduce the cost of two Neutral minions in your hand that cost (4) or more by (2).

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Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

  • Lowered the difficulty of the Snowclaw, High Justice Grimstone, Captain Galvangar, Lokholar the Ice Lord, and Drek’Thar Heroic Bounties, and both Normal and Heroic versions of the Louis Philips Bounty.
  • Increased the maximum number of Bladestorm activations from 30 to 50.
  • Fixed a bug where Golden Kil’rek would always give two copies of the same Demon when its Deathrattle was triggered.
  • Fixed a bug where Spirit of Air’s Deathrattle would sometimes apply to enemy minions.

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