Hearthstone Dev Tracker

Patch 24.2.2, a hotfix patch scheduled for September 9, includes the following updates and bug fixes.

Standard Card Updates

Dev Comment: Our top priority this patch was to make the meta feel more stable and more diverse. For that reason, we focused primarily on making a moderate number of high-confidence changes this patch. We expect there will still be room for adjustment after this patch settles in, but we’d like to take the opportunity to see where these changes land before making further changes.

 

The following cards have been adjusted down in power:

Wildheart Guff

• Old: Battlecry and Hero Power granted full mana crystals.
• New: Battlecry and Hero Power grant empty mana crystals.

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This weekend's Battlegrounds: Lobby Legends embraces the brand new Battlegrounds season, the Magic of Azeroth! Watch 16 of the top players from around the world compete for their share of the $50,000 (USD) prize pool all weekend long. Read on for all you need to know to enjoy the excitement of this weekend’s live broadcast!

What You Need to Know

• Dates & Broadcast Start Times
  • PDT: Saturday, September 3 – Sunday, September 4 at 12 am
  • CEST: Saturday, September 3 – Sunday, September 4 at 9 am
  • KST: Saturday, September 3 – Sunday, September 4 at 4 pm
• Day 1: 16 players across two lobbies, 3 matches per lobby
• Day 2: Top 8, Check format
• Prize Pool: $50,000 (USD)
• Casters: ...

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Patch 24.2, launching on August 30, starts Battlegrounds Season 2! It also brings with it Mercenaries updates, bug fixes, and more.

Battlegrounds Season 2 is Here!

New Battlegrounds Track, Season Pass, and Battlegrounds Missions

On August 30, Battlegrounds Ratings will reset, and the new season of Battlegrounds will begin. With the new season, Battlegrounds will now have its own Battlegrounds Track, featuring Battlegrounds-specific Rewards you can earn as you play! This Season, the Rewards feature the anime-inspired “Magic of Azeroth” theme.

The Battlegrounds Track features tons of free Battlegrounds rewards, but you can purchase the Season Pass to immediately unlock +2 Hero Choices and the ability to earn even more rewards ...

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Join your favorite content creators as they embark on a quest to discover the magic coming in Battlegrounds Season 2. Join 40 players from around the world as they preview the new Battlegrounds content, including the new Quests mechanic and the new Magic of Azeroth themed cosmetics!

You can watch from your favorite creator’s perspective at the following times and places to watch:

NA (August 25, 10am-3pm PT) 

Slysssa • ...

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Since November 2019, Battlegrounds has grown into one of our most popular and beloved game modes. For many players, Battlegrounds has become their main way to play Hearthstone, and we’re excited to further support and grow the mode for all Battlegrounds players. With that in mind, Patch 24.2, launching on August 30, will bring some of the most significant changes to Battlegrounds we’ve ever seen!

We’re sharing a lot in this blog, so feel free to use this table of contents to guide your reading:

• New Battlegrounds Track and Season Pass
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Patch 24.2, launching on August 30, will kick off Battlegrounds Season 2! Season 2 will bring with it massive updates throughout Battlegrounds, including a new Battlegrounds Track, Battlegrounds Season Pass, Battlegrounds Missions, Battlegrounds XP, Legendary cosmetics, hero and minion updates, and more! You can learn more about those updates in the Battlegrounds Seaso...

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Patch 24.0.3, launching today, includes adjustments to Standard, Wild, Battlegrounds, and Duels, as well as a couple bug fixes!

Card Updates:

Dev Comment: The current power level of the top decks after the launch of Murder at Castle Nathria is pretty close to the level that we’d like it to be. We’re happy with decks like Imp Warlock and Control Shaman being powerful, but we’re less happy with the power level of the weakest classes. So while we did a few touches to the top decks with the goal of reducing play-against frustration, the primary goal of this patch was to elevate the classes that are struggling in the current meta.

The following cards have been adjusted down in their power:

Celestial Alignment

• Old: Set each player to 0 Mana Crystals. Set the cost of all cards in hands and decks to (1). → New:  Set your Mana Crystals to 0. Set the co...

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The fifth Hearthstone Masters Tour of the year is this weekend, with players competing on the brand-new expansion, Murder at Castle Nathria! More than 400 players from over 40 countries will battle to earn a share of the $250,000 (USD) prize pool. Players will also be fighting to gain as many points as they can toward the Masters Fall Championship on October 28-30, which will see 16 players compete in an online-only tournament for the final invite to the 2022 World Championship. Read on for everything you need to know to enjoy the action, only on YouTube.

What You Need to Know

• Dates &...

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The game is afoot! You can now start your investigation into the Murder at Castle Nathria, now live worldwide with 135 new collectible cards, the new Location card type, the new Infuse keyword, and more!

What’s Included: New Card Type—Locations

Locations are an all-new card type that will be permanently added to Hearthstone with the Murder at Castle Nathria expansion. Locations are played onto the board for an initial cost, like minions, but can’t be damaged or destroyed except by cards that are specifically able to target them. Locations have activatable effects that you can use on your turns. But you have to be strategic with your choice! ...

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Gather ‘round and listen in, it’s time for Tavern Talks, the series that highlights some of the amazing members of our fine tavern!

BabyBear is a competitive player known for her competitive play and her personal style. Here, she talks about competition and developing her own Hearthstone community. So, pull up a chair, it’s time for Tavern Talks!

The following interview has been edited for readability.

Q: How did you get into Hearthstone?

A: Hearthstone is the first online game I’ve played. I first learned about it in 2016 when an ex-boyfriend was playing it. At first, I wasn’t interested, but then later that year...

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It’s almost time to sink your teeth into a new Rewards Track! When the Rewards Track refreshes with the Murder at Castle Nathria launch, all players will automatically be granted any unclaimed rewards on both the free Rewards Track and the Tavern Pass track (if purchased), and a completely new Murder at Castle Nathria Rewards Track of unlockable treasure will take its place.

Reminder, Voyage to the Sunken City Achievements will stop awarding XP with the launch of Patch 24.0 on July 26, whereas the Rewards Track will swap over with the launch of Murder at Castle Nathria on August 2.

Murder at Castle Nathria Rewards Track

The free Rewards Track for Murder at Castle Nathria will include packs from Murder at Castle Nathria, Standard packs, Tavern Tickets, a random E...

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Patch 24.0, launching tomorrow, sets the stage for Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Murder at Castle Nathria, launching August 2! This patch also includes updates to Battlegrounds, Mercenaries, Duels, and Arena, as well as bug fixes and more.

Murder at Castle Nathria Launches on August 2!

Hearthstone’s next expansion, Murder at Castle Nathria, goes live on August 2! The new expansion includes 135 all-new cards, featuring 10 Legendary suspect minions, the new Infuse keyword, the all-new Location card type, and more! See all the new cards in the official card library today and don’t forget to get your ...

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Below are the Arena leaderboards for May 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022. Arena rankings reflect players’ best 30 consecutive runs throughout a season. The players featured below have exhibited top-notch deckbuilding skills, in-the-moment decision making, and unyielding dedication to achieve a most noteworthy feat!

For an Arena run to be included in this season, its end time must have been between May 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. and July 1, 2022 at 9:59:59 a.m.

Dynamic ladder rankings are now also available for Standard and other game modes.

Americas

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Join us, starting on July 21, for the first investigations of the gameplay for Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, Murder at Castle Nathria! In these theorycraft livestreams, your favorite Standard and Wild content creators are coming together to search for clues as to what the new expansion has to offer.

Rules

• Standard format: There must be at least 10 Murder at Castle Nathria cards included in each deck (can be 10 unique cards or 2x copies of 5 unique cards).
• Wild format: There must be at least 1 Legendary and 5 additional Murder at Castle Nathria cards included in each deck (for a total of 6+ new cards per deck).

How to Watch

Invited players will be streaming their participation on their own personal str...

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Grandmasters: Last Call will feature 16 players, the top four of each Season 1 region and the top four players by match wins from the first three 2022 Masters Tours. This global region will compete in a four-week season for their share of the $150,000 (USD) prize pool! To test the mettle of these 16 world-class players, we’ll be switching formats each week, with the best and most well-rounded player proving worthy of earning an invite to the 2022 World Championship. Read on for all the details for this season, and be sure to catch the action each Friday-Sunday, only on YouTube.

Who/What/When/Where

• Dates:
  • Week 1 – July 22 - 24
  • Week 2 – July 29 - 31
  • Bye Week – Enjoy the release of ...

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MURDER AT CASTLE NATHRIA

By Christie Golden and Brandon Easton

The Murder at Castle Nathria is a chilling tale of death and deception, and a detective most cunning. An instant classic in murloc-based literature, perfect for dramatic reenactments. Now you can follow along as Murloc Holmes and Dr. Watfin explore the many Castle Nathria Locations looking for clues and interviewing the 10 prime suspects in this Murder at Castle Nathria script! Grab some friends and your deerstalker hat, as the drama unfolds over the coming days. Do you have what it takes to solve the Murder at Castle Nathria?

PART 1

Sounds of CRACKLING CAMPFIRE, DISTANT HOWLS, and SCREECHING of DANGEROUS FOREST CREATURES. Our spooky narrator begins:

NARRATOR

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With the fourth Battlegrounds: Lobby Legends, we are taking you out to the Fire Festival! Be sure to experience all seven new Legendary Quests as you watch the top 16 Battlegrounds players from around the world compete for their share of the $50,000 (USD) prize pool. Handling desk duties throughout the broadcast will be Lobby Legends newcomers NinaIsNoob and Raven, along with community co-streamers from around the world. Don’t miss a moment of the action, only on YouTu...

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Patch 23.6, launching today, sets the stage for Murder at Castle Nathria, Hearthstone’s next expansion! The patch also includes updates to Battlegrounds, Mercenaries, Arena, and more.

Pre-Purchase Murder at Castle Nathria

Hearthstone’s next expansion, Murder at Castle Nathria, is coming on August 2! This anima-Infused mystery takes place in the Shadowlands, where murder is most foul. It’s up to you, and the great detective Murloc Holmes, to scour new Location cards for clues as to which of the 10 suspects killed the great Sire Denathrius!

Murder at Castle Nathria includes 135 new cards surrounding the murder mystery and the 10 guests at the center of it. You can learn more in the ...

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Announcing Murder at Castle Nathria Hearthstone’s Newest Expansion

The Shadowlands is normally where souls go after they die, so when someone dies in the Shadowlands, that’s a special kind of mystery. Sire Denathri...

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The fourth Hearthstone Masters Tour of the year is this weekend! More than 400 players from over 40 countries will battle to earn a share of the $250,000 (USD) prize pool. As the first Masters Tour of the new season, players will also be competing to earn points toward earning an invite to the Masters Fall Championship, coming later this year. Read on for everything you need to know to enjoy the action, only on YouTube.

What You Need to Know

• Dates & Broadcast Start Times:
  • PDT: Thursday, June 30 – Saturday, July 2 at 4 pm
  • CEST: Friday,...

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