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Patch 27.0.1 is a server-side hotfix rolling out now with the following updates and bug fixes:

Battlegrounds Updates
General Quest and Quest Reward Updates

• New Quests no longer appear more frequently than normal.
• Victim’s Specter, Burn the Evidence, and Pressure the Authorities have been returned to the Quest/Quest Reward Pools.

Quest Updates
The following Quest has been made easier to complete:

• Burn the Evidence

Quest Reward Updates
The following Quest Rewards have been more difficult to complete (this means that requirements of the Quests paired with these Rewards will be harder to fulfill):

• Endless Blood Moon
• Sturdy Shard
• Doppelganger’s Locket (this Quest Reward is also now rarer)

The following Quest Rewards have been easier to complete (the requirements will be easier to fulfill):

The decks awarded to new and returning players have been updated with Patch 27.0! New players are eligible for their free deck after completing the tutorial, the Starter Quest chain, graduating from the New Player Ranks (Ranks 40-1), and then returning to the main menu. 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.

Players borrow all these decks for one week following their eligibility, so they can try them out before making their choice. It’s possible players may not see their chosen deck in their deck lists if they do not have an open deck slot when they choose their free deck. The cards in the deck (aside from the Core Set cards) will still be added to their Collections. They can clear a deck slot and use the deck codes below to construct the decks.

Each deck includes the cards listed, except for the Core Set cards in them. Core...

Patch 26.6.3 is a server-side patch, launching today, that brings Quests back to Battlegrounds along with a few bug fixes.

Battleground Quests
Quests are back in Battlegrounds! Just like last time, three Quest-Reward pairs are offered on turn 4 (the 6 Gold turn) for you to choose from. The Quests require you to take certain specified game actions to earn progress towards your game-changing Reward! You can learn more about how Quests work and all the new and returning Quests and Quest Rewards in our dedicated Battlegrounds Quests blog.

Bug Fixes

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Choose One spells c...

Patch 26.6.1 is a server-side hotfix rolling out now with the following game updates and bug fixes:

Battlegrounds Armor Updates

The following heroes now have more Armor:

• Heistbaron Togwaggle has 13 Armor.
• Captain Hooktusk has 13 Armor at higher ranks, still has 15 at lower ranks.
• Edwin VanCleef and Tavish Stormpike have 15 Armor.
• Illidan Stormrage has 17 Armor.
• Kurtrus Ashfallen and Tess Greymane have 18 Armor.

The following heroes now have less Armor:

• Cariel Roame, E.T.C. Band Manager, and King Mukla have 5 Armor.
• Inge, the Iron Hymn has 6 Armor.
• Death Speaker Blackthorn and Ini Stormcoil have 7 Armor.
• Dancin’ Deryl and Drek’Thar have 8 Armor.
• Cap’n Hoggarr, The Great Akazamzarak, Queen Azshara, and Varden Dawngrasp have 10 Armor.
• Millificent Manastorm has 10 Armor at higher levels and 5 Armor at lower levels.
• Rakanishu has...

Patch 26.4.2 is a server-side hotfix patch rolling out now with the following game updates and bug fixes:

Battlegrounds Updates
The following heroes now have less armor:

• Cookie the Cook now has 6 Armor
• Inge, the Iron Hymn now has 6 Armor, and 8 Armor at higher levels
• Murloc Holmes now has 8 Armor
• Rock Master Voone now has 10 Armor, and 8 Armor at higher levels
• Tamsin Roame now has 12 Armor

The following heroes now have more armor:

• Cap’n Hoggar now has 15 Armor
• Galakrond now has 16 Armor
• Alexstrasza now has 17 Armor
• Zephrys, the Great now has 18 Armor
• Illidan Stormrage now has 20 Armor

Duels Updates

• Daring Fire-Eater, Amplified Snowflurry, Popular Pixie, Felfire Deadeye, Waterboy, Idol’s Adoration, Sneaky Scout, and Fanottem Lord of the Opera are now banned from deckbuilding and all card pools.

26.4.1 is a small server-side hotfix releasing today with back-end updates and the following player-facing updates and bug fixes:

• [Hearthstone] We’re temporarily disabling the “New Cards” button in the Collection, due to bugs it caused. We’re investigating a permanent solution to bring the button back in a later patch.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where decks that did not have an assigned card back were treated as having been assigned the “Classic” card back.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Magatha, Bane of Music revealed all the cards she drew.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where using Upbeat Duo on Putricide’s Creation would only grant the base Undead, not a copy of the creation.
• [Progression] Fixed a bug where the “Sun and Moon to Me” Achievement did not count the Core Set versions of the cards.

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 Ar...

Patch 26.2.1 is a server-side hotfix patch rolling out today with the following updates and bug fixes across game modes.

Battlegrounds Updates

• The following Heroes now have less Armor:
  o N’Zoth now has 10 Armor
  o Galakrond now has 13 Armor
  o C’Thun now has 13 Armor at higher ranks; it still has 10 Armor at lower ranks
• The following Heroes now have more Armor:
  o Rock Master Voone now has 15 Armor
  o Tess Greymane now has 17 Armor
  o Dinotamer Brann now has 18 Armor
  o Chenvaala now has 19 Armor at higher ranks; it still has 12 Armor at lower ranks
  o Aranna Starseeker now has 20 Armor at all ranks
  o E.T.C., Band Manager now has 20 Armor
• E.T.C., Band Manager has been returned to the hero pool.
• Sinrunner Blanchy has been returned to the minion pool.

Duels Updates

• Zul’jin and Dead Man’s Hand have been banned from all card pools.

Patch 26.0.3 is a server-side hotfix patch that we’re in the process of rolling out now, with the following bug fixes and Battlegrounds adjustments:

Battlegrounds Updates

The following heroes now have less Armor:

• Trade Prince Gallywix: 5
• Ysera: 5 at lower ranks, 8 at higher ranks
• Shudderwock: 7
• Tavish Stormpike: 8 at lower ranks, 10 at higher ranks
• Alexstrasza: 9
• Chenvaala: 10
• Ini Stormcoil: 10 at higher ranks, but still 7 at lower ranks
• Lord Barov: 10 higher ranks, but increased to 15 at lower ranks
• Professor Putricide: 10
• Lord Jaraxxus: 13 at higher ranks, but still 7 at lower ranks

The following heroes now have more Armor:

• E.T.C., Band Manager: 15
• Kurtrus Ashfallen: 15
• Lord Barov: 15 at lower ranks, but reduced to 10 at higher ranks
• N’Zoth: 17
• Sneed: 17
• Edwin VanCleef: 19

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The decks awarded to new and returning players have been updated with the Festival of Legends! 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, the Starter Quest chain, graduating from the New Player Ranks (Ranks 40-1), and then returning to the main menu.

Players borrow all these decks for one week following their eligibility, so they can try them out before making their choice. There was a bug with the new/returning player decks period with Patch 26.0 where the decks were not available between the Patch date and the expansion launch date—players who would have been eligible for the loaner deck period during that time will instead start their one week loaner deck period with expansion launch. We apologize for the confusion and any inconvenience.