(Live Now) Hearthstone 30.6.2 Patch Notes – Standard, Wild and Battlegrounds Balance Changes, Bug Fixes

Update: The patch is now live. Since it’s a data-only update, it should be out on both PC and mobile at the same time.

Blizzard just posted patch notes for Patch 30.6.2 update launching later today (probably around an hour from this post). The patch was already teased yesterday, but we now have a full list of changes.

Here’s a quick summary of Standard and Wild balance changes.

Standard – Nerfs

• Yogg-Saron, Unleashed now costs 10 mana (previously 9 mana).
• Wondrous Wand now reduces the cost of drawn cards by (3) mana (previously reduced cost to (0) mana).
• Puppetmaster Dorian now costs 5 mana (previously 4 mana).
• Treasure Distributor no longer buffs itself when summoning Pirates (buff revert).
• Party Fiend is now a 2 mana 2/1 (previously 1 mana 1/1).
• Crescendo now costs 3 mana (previously 2 mana).
• Tsunami now costs 8 mana and summons 3 Water Elementals (previously 10 mana and 4 Elementals, buff revert).
• Razzle-Dazzler now costs 7 mana (previously 6 mana, buff revert).
• Injured Hauler now deals 1 damage on Overheal (previously 2 damage).

Standard – Buffs

• Golden Kobold now reduces the Cost of Legendaries it gives by (1).

Wild – Nerfs

• Radiant Elemental can no longer reduce the cost of spells below (1) mana.

Wild – Unban

• Crimson Clergy is now unbanned.

Find out more (including all of the Battlegrounds changes and bug fixes) in the patch notes below:

Patch 30.6.2 is rolling out today with the following updates:

Hearthstone Changes

Dev Comment: This round of changes is focusing on preparing for our next expansion: The Great Dark Beyond, launching on November 5 (when Prince Renathal rotates back out of Standard). As we plan for the post-launch meta, our focus is primarily on adjusting harsh play patterns like fast board floods, powerful board wipes, huge life swings, and cards that get end-game cards out too quickly.

Some of these are reversions to prior changes—our balance philosophy remains that we’ll try to make the best changes for the game in each specific patch window and not be afraid to revert changes when they don’t work out or the circumstances are no longer right for them.

Finally, in Wild, we’re changing Radiant Elemental to be consistent with Sorcerer’s Apprentice. This effect is generally very powerful, even by Wild’s standards, and this change is being made with upcoming cards in mind. With this change, we’re also unbanning Crimson Clergy to give him another shot to not get himself re-banned.

The following cards have been adjusted to be weaker:

Yogg-Saron, Unleashed

• Old: [9 Mana]
• New: [10 Mana]

Wondrous Wand (generated by Marin the Manager)

• Old: Draw 3 cards. Reduce their costs to (0).
• New: Draw 3 cards. Reduce their costs by (3).

Puppetmaster Dorian

• Old: [4 Mana]
• New: [5 Mana]

Treasure Distributor

• Old: After you summon a Pirate, give it and this minion +1 Attack.
• New: After you summon a Pirate, give it +1 Attack.

Party Fiend

• Old: [1 Mana] 1/1
• New: [2 Mana] 2/1

Crescendo

• Old: [2 Mana]
• New: [3 Mana]

Tsunami

• Old: [10 Mana] Summon four 3/6 Water Elementals that Freeze. They attack random enemies.
• New: [8 Mana] Summon three 3/6 Water Elementals that Freeze. They attack random enemies.

Razzle-Dazzler

• Old: [6 Mana]
• New: [7 Mana]

Injured Hauler

• Old: Overheal: Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions.
• New: Overheal: Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions.

Radiant Elemental

• Old: Your spells cost (1) less.
• New: Your spells cost (1) less (but not less than 1).

The above disenchantable cards, plus Heistbaron Togwaggle, will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks following Patch 30.6.2.

The following card has been adjusted to be stronger:

Golden Kobold (generated by Marin the Manager)

• Old: Taunt. Battlecry: Replace your hand with Legendary minions.
• New: Taunt. Battlecry: Replace your hand with Legendary minions. They cost (1) less.
• Dev Comment: We’ve seen players primarily pick Wondrous Wand off Marin the Manager. As we weaken Wand, we’re giving some help to one of the treasures that isn’t picked very frequently, so that all the choices are more interesting.

Crimson Clergy is no longer banned in Wild.

Battlegrounds Changes

Dev Comment: We hope you’re enjoying the new trinkets in both Solos and Duos! Since the meta is still new, we focused our changes primarily on more notable power outliers. We’ll be monitoring the game and make further adjustments as needed after The Great Dark Beyond launches.

Lesser Trinket Changes

Goose Portrait

• Old: [4 Gold] Get a ‘Silver Goose’. After you summon 5 Silver Fledglings, get a Goldenizer.
• New: [3 Gold] Get a ‘Silver Goose’. After you summon 3 Silver Fledglings, get a Lucky Egg.

Bleeding Heart

• Old: Avenge (6): Summon and get a random Undead.
• New: Avenge (7): Summon and get a random Undead.

Fishy Sticker

• Old: [0 Gold] Start of Combat: Summon a Fish of N’Zoth that copies Deathrattles.
• New: [3 Gold] Get a Fish of N’Zoth that copies Deathrattles.

Bartend-o-Tron’s Oilcan

• Old: [0 Gold] At the start of your turn, reduce the Cost of upgrading the Tavern by (3).
• New: [2 Gold] Reduce the Cost of upgrading the Tavern by (3). At the start of your turn, repeat this.

Fungalmancer Sticker

• Old: [0 Gold]
• New: [3 Gold]

Yogg-Tastic Pastry

• Adjusted the average number of targets for Rod of Roasting so that it’s more consistent.

Mystery Cube

• Marine Signet has been removed from this pool.

Orc-estra Portrait (Duos)

• Old: [3 Gold]
• New: [5 Gold]

Charm of Generosity (Duos)

• Old: [4 Gold]
• New: [5 Gold]

Bottle Sticker (Duos)

• Old: [3 Gold]
• New: [4 Gold]

Investment Contract (Duos)

• Old: [4 Gold]
• New: [0 Gold]

Greater Trinket Changes

Fishy Sticker

• Removed from the Greater Trinket pool.

Shaman Prayer Beads

• Old: [Greater Trinket, 0 Gold]
• New: [Lesser Trinket, 3 Gold]

Promo Portrait

• Old: [4 Gold]
• New: [3 Gold]

Gilnean Thorned Rose

• Old: Avenge (3): Give your minions +3/+3 permanently and deal 1 damage to them.
• New: Avenge (4): Give your minions +3/+3 permanently and deal 1 damage to them.

Flagbearer Portrait

• Old: Get a ‘Sky Pirate Flagbearer’. Your Sky Pirates have +8 Attack.
• New: Get a ‘Sky Pirate Flagbearer’. Your Sky Pirates have +6 Attack.

Quilligraphy Set

• Old: [5 Gold] Avenge (4): Your Blood Gems give an extra +2/+1 this game.
• New: [2 Gold] Avenge (4): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1/+1 this game.

Primalfin Portrait

• Old: [3 Gold]
• New: [4 Gold]

Redeemer Portrait

• Old: [6 Gold]
• New: [7 Gold]

Surprise Portrait

• Reduced the odds of each outcome by a surprising amount.

Minion Changes

Papa Bear

• Old: 12/12. Deathrattle: Summon 3 Mama Bears.
• New: 8/8. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +8/+8.

Tea Master Theotar

• Old: 6/6. After you play a minion with no type, give 3 friendly minions of different types +2/+2.
• New: 8/8. After you play a minion with no type, give 3 friendly minions of different types +4/+4.

Humming Bird

• Old: 0/4. Start of Combat: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +2 Attack.
• New: 1/4. Start of Combat: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +1 Attack.

Goldrinn, the Great Wolf

• Old: 4/4. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +4/+4.
• New: 3/3. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +3/+3.

Archimonde

• Old: [Tier 4] 4/5
• New: [Tier 5] 6/7

Amber Guardian

• Old: 5/5. Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +5/+5 and Divine Shield.
• New: 3/3. Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +3/+3 and Divine Shield.

Depraved Felfin

• Old: [Tier 5]
• New: [Tier 4]

Loc Prince

• Old: 3/2. Whenever this gains stats, add +3/+2 to that amount (wherever this is).
• New: 2/2. Divine Shield. Whenever this gains stats, add +2/+2 to that amount (wherever this is).

Slippery Slider

• Old: 4/5. Spellcraft: Refresh the Tavern with two extra Tavern spells that cost (1) less.
• New: 5/5. Spellcraft: Refresh the Tavern with an extra Tavern spell that costs (1) less.

Salty Looter

• Old: 1/1
• New: 5/5

Putrid Pupil

• Old: 1/7. After you summon 7 minions in combat, get a random Tavern spell.
• New: 2/7. After you summon 5 minions in combat, get a random Tavern spell.

Colossus of the Sun

• Old: 8/8
• New: 9/9

Mechanized Gift Horse

• Old: [Tier 4]
• New: [Tier 5]

Karmic Chameleon

• Old: [Tier 5] 5/8
• New: [Tier 4] 4/6

Other Changes

• Top Shelf (Darkmoon Prize) now Discovers a minion from a Tier higher instead of always a Tier 6 minion (but it won’t get Tier 7 minions on Tier 6 unless they are generally in the game, just like Infinite Toki’s Hero Power).
• Galakrond’s Greed (Hero Power) and Token of the Old Gods (Trinket) have had updates to no longer say “Discover.”

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