(Live Now) Hearthstone 30.4 Patch Notes – Mini-Set, Battlegrounds & Arena Updates, New Loaner Decks & Achievements, Wild Boards, Mythic Skin, And More!

Update: The patch is now live on PC! As always for the major patches, the mobile release should follow within the next couple of hours. I’ll update this post when it’s out!

Blizzard just posted patch notes for the upcoming 30.4 update! The patch drops tomorrow (most likely around 10 AM PT / 19:00 CET), and while the main new addition is the mini-set, we have some other cool stuff too. Here’s a summary of what’s coming in the update:

• The Traveling Travel Agency Mini-Set – Mini-set for the Perils in Paradise is released together with the patch. It will add a total of 38 new cards (including 4 Legendaries) and, just like always, should have some impact on the meta (although I’ll be honest, outside of a few standout cards and two new Tourists, the mini-set looks pretty weak). You can buy the regular version for $15 or 2000 Gold. Full golden version is also available for $70 or 10k Gold.
• Ragnaros Mythic Skin – Blizzard is releasing a new type of cosmetic, the “ultimate” tier of Hero skins. The first one is Ragnaros, and it’s also the first Dual-Class skin. You can use it in both Shaman and Warrior. The skin is priced at… $60. You can find more details about it in the previous blog post.
• Battlegrounds Updates – Some small updates to how effects that cast Tavern Spells work and a change to Nether Pendant Greater Trinket.
• Arena Updates – A new Arena season launches with Patch 30.4. If you have an active run, it will get automatically retired and you will get a Tavern Ticket as compensation (on top of the regular rewards). The next season will include cards from the following sets: Core, Scholomance Academy, Alterac Valley, Sunken City, Whizbang’s Workshop, and Perils in Paradise.
• New In-Game Event – A new in-game event called “Travelmaster’s Guide to Adventure” launches on September 24 and it’s packed with cosmetic rewards. Players can earn a new Card Back, a Cosmetic Coin, and two Hero skins (Orgrimmar Faelin Druid and Overcharged King Shaman) for completing it.
• Loaner Decks Update – Normally loaner decks only update once per expansion and don’t include cards from a given set (for example, Loaner decks for Perils in Paradise didn’t include any PiP cards, only cards up to Whizbang’s Workshop). But because of the imminent return of Hearthstone to China, Blizzard decided to do a mid-expansion update, this time including PiP cards. Of course, the updated decks will be available in all regions, not only in China. Only new players and players who haven’t been active for at least 90 days are eligible for loaner decks. We don’t have a list of new decks yet, but I’ll post them once they’re known.
• New Achievements – Gameplay achievements have been added to five older expansions that never had them before – Rise of Shadows, Saviors of Uldum, Descent of Dragons, Ashes of Outland and Scholomance Academy. Each of those sets has one achievement per class + a Neutral achievement. That’s over 50 new achievements in total. Although it wasn’t directly stated in the post, I assume that they will all reward XP upon completion.
• Wild Game Boards – After the recent “no new game board” debacle from Blizzard, they have promised to add Wild boards to the Standard board rotation. The newest expansion board will have a higher appearance rate, but all of the other boards from Hearthstone history will now appear equally.
• Bug Fixes & Game Improvements – Just like every major update, 30.4 comes with a sleuth of bug fixes and smaller QoL stuff.

Check out the full patch notes below:

Patch 30.4, launching tomorrow, includes a special vacation package: The Traveling Travel Agency Mini-Set, our first-ever Mythic hero skin, and more!

Extend Your Vacation with the Traveling Travel Agency Mini-Set

The Marin’s launch has kicked off a Tourism boom in Hearthstone. Dungar and Zephrys are teaming up to make vacation dreams come true—and they run a tight ship. Get the most out of your trip with more Tourist options, informational Brochure cards, and more!

The Traveling Travel Agency Mini-Set has 38 all-new cards. Get them in Perils in Paradise packs or as a complete 72-card* Mini-Set. Get the normal version for $14.99 or 2000 Gold, or get the all-Golden version for $69.99 or 10,000 Gold. The all-Golden version comes with a bonus Diamond copy of the Travelmaster Dungar Legendary minion! You can see all the cards from The Traveling Travel Agency Mini-Set in the official Card Library.

* 4 Legendary cards, 1 Epic card (x2), 17 Rare cards (x2), and 16 Common cards (x2).

Heat Things Up with Mythic Ragnaros, the Firelord

Hearthstone’s first-ever Mythic hero skin is coming with Patch 30.4: Ragnaros, the Firelord! This dual-class skin can be used by Shamans and Warriors, and includes new emotes, special animations for attacks, victory, and defeat, special board visuals, and more. By fire be fancy!

Battlegrounds Updates

• Effects that cast Tavern Spells have been updated so that now you cast those spells (Temporal Tampering, Untamed Sorcery, Mindflayer Goggles, and Replica Cathedral). This change means that they now trigger effects based on when you cast a spell.
• Nether Pendant now only applies to damage taken on your turn, not in combat.

Arena Season Update

When Patch 30.4 launches, all current Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. Arena will remain Dual-class for this season. The Arena pool will be adjusted so that the following sets make up the Arena card pool this season:

• Core
• Scholomance Academy
• Alterac Valley
• Sunken City
• Whizbang’s Workshop
• Perils in Paradise

In-Game Event: Travelmaster’s Guide to Adventure!

Bring good fortune to your travels with a new in-game event! From September 24 to October 15, complete event quests to earn XP on the special event rewards track. Complete the rewards track to earn the Mudan card back, the Mudan cosmetic coin, the Orgrimmar Faelin Druid Hero Skin, and the Overcharged King Shaman Hero Skin!

Loaner Deck Updates

To celebrate Hearthstone’s eminent return to China, we’re updating the new and returning player* loaner decks for all regions. These new decks will include cards from all current Standard sets, including Perils in Paradise! All decks are available after Patch 30.4 launches.

We’re also adding the ability for players to claim their selected loaner deck early if they want, before the loaner period ends, so they can start making tweaks to their new deck. There’s never been a better time to start (or re-start) playing Hearthstone!

* Returning players who have been away for 90 or more days are eligible for a free deck just for logging in. Returning players can claim these returning decks each time they are eligible. New players are eligible for their free deck after completing the tutorial and Apprentice Track.

Progression Updates

New Gameplay Achievements have been added to five expansions that didn’t have Achievements before! Rise of Shadows, Saviors of Uldum, Descent of Dragons, Ashes of Outland, and Scholomance Academy now each have an Achievement for each class in that set, plus a neutral Achievement.

Wild Boards Return to Standard

All Hearthstone game boards will now be able to appear in Hearthstone matches, including boards from sets that have rotated to Wild. The newest game board will still appear more frequently, but all other game boards will have an equal appearance rate. Hop into a game and check out some old favorites!

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Adaptive Amalgam and Immortal Prelate will now return with functional Divine Shield or Stealth if it was granted to them and then consumed before they were destroyed.
• [Hearthstone] Updated Zephrys the Great (the original one) to account for Locations.
• [Hearthstone] Bayfin Bodybuilder’s cap on sequential activations has been raised and now activates as minions are summoned when an effect summons several minions, instead of having the effect summon all the minions first and then having Bodybuilder’s effect trigger on all of them at once.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where a Lifesteal minion with the Cursed Souvenir effect on it wouldn’t gain life back when it dealt you damage at the start of your turns.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Tsunami could still be played on a full board.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Conniving Conman could replay Reno, Lone Ranger.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where forced attacks (like Gnome Muncher and Illidari Inquisitor) wouldn’t work after the minion was put to sleep by Sleepy Resident.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Bottomless Toy Chest sometimes lacked its yellow glow, despite having its extra effect active.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where “While Dormant” effects wouldn’t work on minions summoned by Matching Outfits.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Lifesaving Aura would sometimes not give its last Sunscreen.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Narain Soothfancy’s Fortunes could change form in the middle of a Battlecry that would play them.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Sanc’Azel wouldn’t keep Caricature Artist’s funny mustache while in location form.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed various bugs with several Quests and Quest Rewards (currently available through Sire Denathrius’s Hero Power).
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where playing Eyes of the Earth Mother on a minion that was targeted by Xyrella’s Hero Power resulted in the wrong stats.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Burth’s effect didn’t trigger when Clunker Junker’s Battlecry was triggered again by another effect.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Thorncaptain’s effect triggered twice off Doppelganger’s Locket (one of those buffs was the other’s doppelganger).
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the ping function didn’t work on cards in hand.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where granting a minion temporary Stealth and then passing it through the portal could result in it getting permanent Stealth.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the “has been sold” effect on Jumping Jack didn’t reset when it got Goldenized.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where your teammate couldn’t pass back the first buddy sent over with Portal in a Bottle.
• [Progression] Fixed a bug where the Fortune Favors the Gold Achievement sometimes didn’t track progress correctly.
• [Cosmetic] Fixed a bug where a Minion Sandwich generated by a Golden The Ryecleaver wouldn’t be Golden. Now it looks more appetizing.
• [Settings] Fixed a bug where the Language dropdown in the Options menu was unresponsive on some devices.
• Misc. other bug fixes and game improvements.

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