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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Crabby (Tavish Stormpike’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 5 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 4] 2 Attack, 3 Health

Karl the Lost (George the Fallen’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 7 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 4] 3 Attack, 4 Health

Baby Elekk (Xyrella’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 2] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

Mishmash (The Curator’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 2] 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 3] 2 Attack, 2 Health

Valithria Dreamwalker (Ysera’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 4] 6 Attack, 4 Health

Master Gadrin (Vol’jin’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 4]

Arfus (The Lich King’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 2] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

Tuskarr Raider (Patches the Pirate’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 4]

Bilgewater Mogul (Trade Prince Gallywix’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 4]

Sparkfin Soothsayer (Fungalmancer Flurgl’s Buddy)

• Old: 7 Attack, 5 Health → New: 5 Attack, 4 Health

Asher the Haberdasher (Dancin’ Deryl’s Buddy)

• Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: 2 Attack, 2 Health

Magnus Manastorm (Millhouse Manastorm’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 2] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

Unearthed Underling (Lich Baz’hial’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 4]

Hunter of Old (Tess Greymane’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 4] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

Warden Thelwater (Scabbs Cutterbutter’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 4] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

Flight Trainer (Galewing’s Buddy)

• Old: 4 Attack, 3 Health → New: 5 Attack, 4 Health

Baby Kodo (Guff Runtetotem’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 4] → New: [Tavern Tier 3]

Lady Sinestra (Deathwing’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 3 Attack, 8 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 1 Attack, 6 Health

Lil’ K.T. (Mr. Bigglesworth’s Buddy)

• Old: 5 Attack, 2 Health → New: 5 Attack, 4 Health

Jr. Navigator (Elise Starseeker’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 4 Attack, 5 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 4 Attack, 4 Health

Sklibb, Demon Hunter (Aranna Starseeker’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 5 Attack, 4 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 4 Attack, 4 Health

Piloted Whirl-O-Tron (Sneed’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] → New: [Tavern Tier 2]

Apostle of Galakrond (Galakrond’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 5 Attack, 7 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 3 Attack, 5 Health

Sr. Tomb Diver (Reno Jackson’s Buddy)

• Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 7 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Tavern Tier 2] 4 Attack, 1 Health

Evergreen Botani (Forest Warden Omu’s Buddy)

• Old: 7 Attack, 6 Health → New: 9 Attack, 7 Health

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).

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.