Blizzard just released notes for Patch 30.2.1. It’s a server-side hotfix rolling out today.
The patch contains a lot of Battlegrounds balance changes – mostly to Trinket Gold costs, but also some minion pool updates.
Additionally, it has a lot of bug fixes, again mostly for Battlegrounds, but also some Constructed ones.
Check out the full patch notes below:
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
Butcher’s Sickle
- Old: 3, New: 5
Quilligraphy Set
- Old: 3, New: 5
Comfy Coffin
- Old: 4, New: 5
Emerald Dreamcatcher
- Old: 4, New: 5
Nerglish Phrasebook
- Old: 1, New: 2
The following Greater Trinkets now cost less:
Elementium Chest
- Old: 3, New: 0
Shaman Prayer Beads
- Old: 3, New: 1
Balladist Portrait
- Old: 4, New: 1
Azerite Portrait
- Old: 5, New: 2
Kodo Leather Pouch
- Old: 2, New: 0
Feral Talisman
- Old: 3, New: 1
Glowing Gauntlet
- Old: 4, New: 2
Mug of the Sire
- Old: 3, New: 1
Nomi Sticker
- Old: 5, New: 2
Designer Eyepatch
- Old: 5, New: 4
Dev Comment: Because this is only a server-side change, these cost changes won’t show up when you hover over the Trinkets, but they WILL reflect in the gameplay and show up when you’re choosing your Trinkets. Don’t worry, we’ll clean that up in our next client patch.
Minion Pool Changes
- Shellemental has been removed from the minion pool.
- Sin’dorei Straight Shot has been returned to the minion pool.
Temporary Pool Updates
- Silas Darkmoon, Catacomb Crasher, The Glad-iator, Glowscale Portrait, Demonblood Gourd, Twin Sky Lanterns, and Souvenir Stand, all of which were temporarily removed from their respective card pools since Patch 30.2, have now been returned to their pools.
- Tickatus, Rivendare Portrait, and Spitescale Sushiroll are still temporarily removed from the Trinket pool.
Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Forging a Mirage card would mean you’d lose your Mirage.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Hydration Station would treat two functionally identical Zilliax combinations as distinct combinations if they had different cosmetic modules. Also fixed a bug where Hydration Station would treat different-set copies of the same card as distinct cards.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Silas Darkmoon’s Darkmoon Prizes didn’t work with Cathedral Trinket.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Catacombs Crasher’s effect did not work as expected.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where The Glad-iator gained stats if you moved Tavern spells in the tavern.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Demonblood Gourd could target your player hero.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Sleeping Sea Glass would not get correctly buffed if it was buffed in the tavern prior to its Choose One effect.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed bugs with several Trinkets that did not work, or work well, when you had two of them out at once: Dalaran Cheese Wheel, Peacebloom Candle, Mechagon Adapter, Nether Pendant, Darnassus Pie, and Glowing Gauntlet.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Glowscale Portrait didn’t make your first Spellcraft effect each turn permanent.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Colorful Compass could offer a minion type that is not in the game if it’s your most common type.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Twin Sky Lantern didn’t work on the first turn you had it.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Slamma Sticker didn’t work with Mama Bear buffs.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Alliance Keychain worked in the recruit phase.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where using Elemental of Surprise to triple an All type minion would result in it becoming just an Elemental. Surprise!
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed bugged interactions between certain Quest Rewards and Trinkets.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a visual bug with Souvenir Stand.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Rylak Metalhead would trigger Southsea Busker for yourself and your teammate.
