Hearthstone Patch 31.0.3 Teaser – Standard, Wild & Battlegrounds Balance Update

Blizzard just posted a teaser of the upcoming balance update for both Constructed and Battlegrounds! It’s the first balance patch after the release of The Great Dark Beyond. The main aim of the patch seems to be reducing the power level of some older cards while buffing the underperforming cards from the latest expansion.

It’s a really big patch with the main focus on Standard. We’re getting 14 buffs and 14 nerfs in that format. Additionally, the patch contains a few Battlegrounds changes and two Wild ones (dealing with the early Holy Wrath Paladin issue).

Until the full patch notes are released, we only know what cards are affected and not how! The patch will drop tomorrow (November 21), most likely around 10 AM PT. Patch notes are usually released an hour before the update itself. It’s not an official timing, but it should be correct based on the previous balance updates.

For now, learn more about the patch below:

Standard

Here’s a full list of Standard cards that are getting changed in the patch:

Buffs

• Dirdra, Rebel Captain
• Voronei Recruiter
• Sha'tari Cloakfield
• Askara
• Yrel, Beacon of Hope
• Interstellar Starslicer
• The Gravitational Displacer
• Starship Schematic
• Scrounging Shipwright
• Felfire Thrusters
• The Exodar
• Ace Wayfinder
• Dimensional Core
• Astral Vigilant

Nerfs

• Reska, the Pit Boss
• Threads of Despair
• Sleep Under the Stars
• Funnel Cake
• Mystery Egg
• Seabreeze Chalice
• Everything Must Go!
• Quasar
• Conniving Conman
• Sea Shill
• Wave of Nostalgia
• Malted Magma
• Reno, Lone Ranger
• Lamplighter

Wild

Nerfs

• Order in the Court

Unban

• The Ceaseless Expanse

Battlegrounds

And here’s a full list of Battlegrounds changes:

Buffs

• Karmic Chameleon
• Iridescent Skyblazer
• Famished Felbat
• Living Azerite
• Critter Wrangler
• Soft-hearted Siren

Nerfs

• Phyresz
• Moon-Bacon Jazzer
• Land Lubber