This round of Hearthstone Battlegrounds patch notes brings us Murloc nerfs, meta-based tweaks, and a whole lot of numbers.
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What do we have this time around in Hearthstone Battlegrounds 28.2.3 patch notes? Well, the gods of Hearthstone must have heard my anguish because we've got Murloc buffs. Yes, give to Daddy.
Editor's note: You will now all refer to Will as the 'Murloc Daddy'.
Editor's note: No.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Patch Notes: 28.2.3
Hero Updates
Tae’thelan Bloodwatcher
- Old: Passive. Every third Tavern spell you buy costs (0).
- New: Passive. Every third Tavern spell you buy costs (1) less.
Lich Baz’hial
- Old: [1 Gold]
- New: [2 Gold]
Fish of N’Zoth (from N’Zoth’s Hero Power)
- Old: After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies, gain its Deathrattle.
- New: After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies in combat, gain its Deathrattle.
The following heroes now have less Armor:
- Murloc Holmes and Heistbaron Togwaggle have 8 Armor.
- Xyrella has 8 Armor at higher ratings and 10 Armor at lower ratings.
- Skycap’n Kragg has 12 Armor.
The following heroes now have more Armor:
- Tae’thelan Bloodwatcher has 12 Armor.
- Lich Baz’hial has 15 Armor.
- Professor Putricide has 18 Armor.
Small changes all around for Hero updates. But the Fish of N'Zoth change is probably for the best, as much as Deathrattle shenanigans are hilarious. We'll see how the fish wish dishes his swish-swish as Hearthstone Battlegrounds 28.2.3 progresses.
Minion/Spell updates - Hearthstone Battlegrounds 28.2.3 Patch notes
Whelp Smuggler
- Old: 2/5
- New: 2/3
Bronze Sandspewer
- Old: 2/2
- New: 1/1
Nether Drake
- Old: 2/5. At the end of your turn, give your Dragons +1 Attack.
- New: 2/4. At the end of your turn, give your other Dragons +1 Attack.
Ignition Specialist
- Old: [Tier 5] 2/2
- New: [Tier 6] 8/8
Mystic Sporebat
Sprightly Scarab
- Old: [Tier 4] 5/2. Choose One – Give a Beast +1/+1 and Reborn; or +4/+4 and Taunt.
- New: [Tier 3] 2/1. Choose One – Give a Beast +1/+1 and Reborn; or +3/+3 and Taunt.
Spellbound Seafarer
- Old: 4/5. After you buy 3 cards, get a random Tavern spell.
- New: 4/6. After you buy 4 cards, get a random Tavern spell.
Trembling Trolley
- Old: 0/9. Avenge (3): Get a random Tavern spell.
- New: 0/10. Avenge (4): Get a random Tavern spell.
Lighter Fighter
- Old: 5/1. Deathrattle: Deal 5 damage to the lowest Health enemy minion twice.
- New: 4/1. Deathrattle: Deal 4 damage to the lowest Health enemy minion twice.
Humming Bird
- Old: 0/5
- New: 2/4
Niuzao
- Old: 6/5
- New: 7/6
Bazaar Dealer
- Old: 3/6
- New: 2/4
Imposing Percussionist
- Old: [Tier 4] 4/4
- New: [Tier 5] 6/6
Utility Drone
- Old: 6/7. At the end of your turn, give your minions +1/+1 for each Magnetization they have.
- New: 4/5. At the end of your turn, give your minions +2/+1 for each Magnetization they have.
A long time coming for early-game adjustments for Beasts, with Humming Bird finally becoming useful. Apparently, bird is now the word. Spread it around.
Murloc buffs, ahoy
Swampstriker
- Old: 1/4
- New: 1/5
Heedless Hoarder
- Old: [Tier 4] 5/6
- New: [Tier 3] 4/5
King Bagurgle
- Old: 6/4. Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2/+3.
- New: 6/3. Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +3/+3.
YES, THANK YOU. The initial change to King Bagurgle felt bad, so this at least feels like an adjustment in the right direction. While small, getting Heedless Hoarder one tier earlier is a huge boon to Murloc power ramp. Murloc Daddy like.
Moon-Bacon Jazzer
- Old: [Tier 3] 2/5
- New: [Tier 2] 1/3
Paint Smudger
- Old: [Tier 4] 5/3
- New: [Tier 3] 3/2
Geomagus Roogug
- Old: [Tier 5]]
- New: [Tier 4]
Snarling Conductor
- Old: 5/5. At the start of your turn, discard a spell to gain 3 Gold.
- New: 4/5. At the start of your turn, discard a spell to gain 4 Gold.
Bristlebach
- Old: 2/10. Avenge (1): Play a Blood Gem on all your Quilboar.
- New: 3/10. Avenge (2): Play 2 Blood Gems on all your Quilboar.
Reef Riffer
- Old: 1/2
- New: 1/1
Nerubian Deathswarmer
- Old: 1/3
- New: 1/4
Mummifier
- Old: 3/2
- New: 5/2
Moroes, Steward of Death
- Old: 6/2. Reborn. Deathrattle: Give your Undead +6 Health.
- New: 6/1. Reborn. Deathrattle: Give your Undead +2/+6.
Grave Gobbler
- Old: 3/4. At the start of your turn, destroy the Undead to the left of this to gain +4/+4.
- New: 4/3. At the start of your turn, destroy the Undead to the left of this to gain +5/+5.
Archlich Kel’Thuzad
- Old: 7/4
- New: 10/8
Motley Phalanx
- Old: 5/5. Taunt. Deathrattle: Give a friendly minion of each type +5/+5.
- New: 4/4. Taunt. Deathrattle: Give a friendly minion of each type +4/+4.
Lantern Light
- Old: [2 Gold]
- New: [1 Gold]
Staff of Enrichment
- Old: Minions in the Tavern have +2/+2 this game.
- New: Minions in the Tavern have +1/+2 this game.
Fleeting Vigor
- Old: [Tier 3] Give a minion +5/+5 until next turn.
- New: [Tier 4] Give a minion +6/+6 until next turn.
Echoing Roar
- Old: [2 Gold]
- New: [3 Gold]
Armor Stash
- Old: [2 Gold]
- New: [3 Gold]
Buddy Up
- Old: [3 Gold]
- New: [4 Gold]
Sacred Gift
- Old: [5 Gold]
- New: [6 Gold]
Minion Pool Updates
- Felfin Navigator has been removed from the minion pool.
- Coldlight Seer, Sore Loser, and General Drakkisath have been returned to the minion pool. Coldlight Seer is returning as a Tier 2 minion, instead of a Tier 3 minion.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds 28.0.3 Patch Notes
Anomaly Updates
- Forest Warden Omu and Kurtrus Ashfallen are now banned from games with the Money Match Anomaly
- Forest Warden Omu is now banned from games with the Valuation Inflation Anomaly.
- The Yogg-iseum Anomaly is now returned to the Anomaly Pool.
Groot sad. Also, keep Money Match away from my games.
Minion Updates
Goldrinn, the Great Wolf
- Old: 3/3. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +3/+3.
- New: 3/2. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +3/+2.
Banana Slamma
- Old: [Tier 4] 2/5.
- New: [Tier 5] 3/6.
Mama Bear
- Old: [Tier 5] 4/4. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +4/+4.
- New: [Tier 4] 3/3. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +3/+3.
Gunpowder Courier
- Old: 2/4.
- New: 2/6.
Dancing Barnstormer
- Old: [Tier 4] 3/2. Deathrattle: Elementals in the Tavern have +3/+2 for the rest of the game.
- New: [Tier 2] 2/1. Deathrattle: Elementals in the Tavern have +1/+1 for the rest of the game.
Flourishing Frostling
- Old: [Tier 2] 0/6. Has +1 Attack for each Elemental you played this game (wherever this is).
- New: [Tier 4] 1/1. Has +1/+1 for each Elemental you played this game (wherever this is).
Tavern Tempest
- Old: [Tier 5] 4/4.
- New: [Tier 4] 2/2.
Carbonic Copy
- Old: [Tier 4] 3/3.
- New: [Tier 5] 6/7.
Rock Rock
- Old: 4/4. After you play an Elemental, give your other minions +2 Attack. (Swaps to Health next turn!)
- New: 5/5. After you play an Elemental, give your minions +2 Attack. (Swaps to Health next turn!)
Down with Murlocs
Diremuck Forager
- Old: 4/3. Start of Combat: Give a Murloc in your hand +2/+2, then summon it for this combat only.
- New: 3/4. Start of Combat: Give a minion in your hand +2/+2, then summon it for this combat only.
Bassgill
- Old: [Tier 5] 8/3. Deathrattle: Summon the highest Health minion from your hand for this combat only.
- New: [Tier 4] 7/2. Deathrattle: Summon the highest Health Murloc from your hand for this combat only.
Murky
- Old: 6/5. Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc +1/+1. (Improved by each Battlecry minion you played this game!)
- New: 6/4. Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc +10/+10.
A bad time to want to play Murlocs. While the changes aren't overwhelmingly negative, the change of Murky to just a flat pump feels like a significant nerf. It's also one that makes our favorite Heroes of the Storm character a lot less appealing in that Six Tavern spot.
Patch notes, continued
Captain Flat Tusk
- Old: 9/6. After you spend 4 Gold, get a Blood Gem.
- New: 9/5. After you spend 3 Gold, get a Blood Gem.
Aggem Thorncurse
- Old: 3/6. After a Blood Gem is played on this, give a friendly minion of each type +1/+1.
- New: 3/5. After a Blood Gem is played on this, give a friendly minion of each type +2/+1.
Motley Phalanx
- Old: 7/7. Taunt. Deathrattle: Give a friendly minion of each type +7/+7.
- New: 5/5. Taunt. Deathrattle: Give a friendly minion of each type +5/+5.
As you can see from this round of Hearthstone Battlegrounds patch notes, a lot of the changes are power-based nitpicking. Besides the Murloc changes, this all feels like the typical adjusting one expects to see in Battlegrounds patch notes from time to time. However, Blizzard is teasing something new for the Tavern coming up. Whatever could it be?
Maybe more Murlocs. Mrgle.
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