Blizzard has just posted patch notes for 26.2.3, a mid-sized update, mostly focused on Battlegrounds balance changes. The patch is supposed to roll out today.
We have nearly thirty Armor changes to Heroes – some of them were nerfed, but more of them got buffed. Armor changes are always minor and don’t impact the Hero’s win rate THAT much, but they’re still a nice tool for some finishing balance touches.
On top of those, we have some bug fixes for multiple game modes.
It’s a server-side hotfix, so you don’t have to download anything.
Check out full patch notes below:
Patch 26.2.3 is a server-side hotfix patch with the following updates, rolling out today.
Battlegrounds Updates
Armor Changes
The following heroes now have less armor:
- Millhouse Manastorm now has 5 Armor at higher levels, still has 10 Armor at lower levels.
- Shudderwock and E.T.C., Band Manager now have 6 Armor at higher levels, but have 10 Armor at lower levels.
- Lich Baz’hial now has 7 Armor.
- Silas Darkmoon now has 10 Armor.
- Mutanus the Devourer now has 10 Armor at higher levels, still has 10 Armor at lower levels.
- Rock Master Voone now has 10 Armor at higher levels, but have 15 Armor at lower levels.
- Tess Greymane now has 14 Armor.
The following heroes now have more armor:
- Ysera now has 10 Armor at higher levels, still has 5 Armor at lower levels.
- Shudderwock and E.T.C. Band Manager now have 10 Armor at lower levels, but have 6 Armor at higher levels.
- Elise Starseeker now has 13 Armor.
- Varden Dawngrasp, Malygos, and Alexstrasza now have 14 Armor.
- Maiev Shadowsong now has 14 Armor at higher levels, still has 18 Armor at lower levels.
- Fungalmancer Flurgl and Professor Purtricide now have 15 Armor.
- Rock Master Voone now has 15 Armor at lower levels, but has 10 Armor at higher levels.
- Jandice Barov and Queen Azshara now have 16 Armor.
- Y’Shaarj now has 17 Armor.
- Pyramad, Rakanishu, Captain Eudora, Dancin’ Deryl, and Skycap’n Kragg now have 18 Armor.
- Ragnaros the Firelord now has 18 Armor at higher levels and 13 Armor at lower levels.
- Lord Jaraxxus now has 19 Armor at higher levels, still has 10 Armor at lower levels.
- King Mukla and The Curator now have 20 Armor.
Note that Shudderwock, E.T.C. Band Manager, and Rock Master Voone all now have less Armor at higher levels, but more Armor at lower levels.
Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Buddies that Refresh the board could be triggered in combat by Rylak Metalhead.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed an interaction that would allow for infinite Sinrunner Blanchy Reborns.
- [Duels] Fixed a bug where the Ring of Black Ice Treasure reduced the cost of cards for only one turn.
- [Duels] Fixed a bug where Death Knight buckets could contain cards from illegal Runes.
- [Duels] Fixed a bug where Moonbeast would not reduce Core Set Solar and Lunar Eclipse cards.
- [Progression] Fixed a bug where the “What’s All the Buzz About?” achievement would not track.
