We also include a comparison of the old and new Weekly Quests.
The latest Hearthstone patch notes feature updates to Weekly Quests. Hearthstone patch 29.4.2 also goes into balance changes to Standard and Battlegrounds. Read on for details.
Hearthstone Weekly Quests update
Hearthstone patch 29.4.2 highlights reduced requirements for the game's Weekly Quests feature. This update keeps the increased XP where it is as well. According to Blizzard, the update to Weekly Quests back in patch 29.2 weren't communicated adequately beforehand. However, the Hearthstone team will improve on their communication moving forward. Below is a comparison of the old and new requirements.
Hearthstone Weekly Quest | Old Requirement | New Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Win Games of ranked | Win 10 games of ranked Hearthstone. | Play 10 games of ranked Hearthstone. |
| Win games of Arena, Tavern Brawl, or Battlegrounds | Win 10 games of Arena, Tavern Brawl, or Battlegrounds. | Play 5 games of Arena, Tavern Brawl, or Battlegrounds. |
| Play Miniaturize or Mini cards | Play 32 Miniaturize or Mini cards. | Play 10 Miniaturize or Mini cards. |
| Spend mana | Spend 750 mana. | Spend 650 mana. |
"Over the last few weeks, we’ve been listening to your experiences and looking at our data, and it’s clear that the new Weekly Quests didn’t do their job of rewarding you for your time playing the game," Hearthstone game director Tyler Bielman stated in the post. "Going forward, we want to strike a much better balance between your time spent in Hearthstone and the rewards given by Weekly Quests."
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Hearthstone patch 29.4.2 notes
In terms of the latest Hearthstone patch note for Standard, they feature nerfs to Showdown, Thirsty Drifter, and Molten Giant. According to Blizzard, these adjustments target three outlier decks that are overpowered in terms of flooding the board in the early game.
Card | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| Showdown | 2 mana | 3 mana |
| Thirsty Drifter | 6 mana | 7 mana |
| Molten Giant | 20 mana | 22 mana |
Showdown is now less efficient for Paladin's Zilliax, Sea Giant, and Prismatic Beam synergy. Meanwhile, highlights the strong flooding capabilities at higher ranks. As for Molten Giant, it's nerf slows Warlock players down a bit so that there's more room for counters.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds patch notes 29.4.2
As for the Hearthstone Battlegrounds updates, they include the removal of Kindly Grandmother, Sly Raptor, and Gentle Djinni from the minion pool plus the addition of Manasaber, Rat Pack, and an updated Lil’ Rag. Instead of being a Tier 5 6/6 minion, Lil’ Rag is a Tier 4 4/4 minion in patch 29.4.2.
The slew of Battlegrounds card updates are shown in the table below, as provided by Blizzard:
Card | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| Rylak Metalhead | Taunt. Deathrattle: Trigger the Battlecry of the minion to the left of this. | Taunt. Deathrattle: Trigger the Battlecry of an adjacent minion. |
| Pokey Thornmantle | 4/5. At the end of your turn, your Blood Gems give an extra +1/+1 this game. | 6/7. At the start of your turn, your Blood Gems give an extra +1/+1 this game. |
| Party Elemental | 4/2. After you play an Elemental, give a friendly Elemental other than it +1/+1. | 3/2. After you play an Elemental, give a friendly Elemental other than it +2/+1. |
| Deadstomper | 2/6 | 4/11 |
| Whirling Lass-o-Matic | 9/5 | 7/4 |
| Scrap Scraper | 5/5. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Get a random Magnetic Mech. | 6/5. Deathrattle: Get a random Magnetic Mech. |
| Winged Chimera | 1/5. When this takes damage, give a friendly minion of each type +1/+1. (3 times per combat). | 1/6. When this takes damage, give a friendly minion of each type +1/+1. (Twice per combat). |
| Deep Blue Crooner | 4/4 | 2/2 |
| Spellbound Seafarer | 4/6. After you buy 4 cards, get a random Tavern spell. | 3/5. After you buy 3 cards, get a random Tavern spell. |
| Gunpowder Courier | 2/6. After you spend 5 Gold, give your Pirates +1 Attack. | 1/6. After you spend 4 Gold, give your Pirates +1 Attack. |
| Sister Deathwhisper | 4/10. After a friendly minion is Reborn, give your Undead +1/+3 permanently. | 5/9. After a friendly minion is Reborn, give your minions +1/+3 permanently. |
| Trigore the Lasher | 8/3. Whenever another friendly Beast takes damage, gain +1 Health permanently. | 5/3. Whenever another friendly Beast takes damage, gain +1/+1 permanently. |
| Iridescent Skyblazer | 3/8. Whenever a friendly Beast takes damage, give a friendly Beast other than it +1/+1 permanently. | 3/7. Whenever a friendly Beast takes damage, give a friendly Beast other than it +1/+2 permanently. |
| Murky | 6/4. Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc +10/+10. | 4/4. Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc +4/+4 for each one you control. |
| Hungering Abomination | 6/7. Avenge (1): Gain +1/+1 permanently. | 4/5. Avenge (1): Gain +1/+2 permanently. |
| Molten Rock | 3/2 | 3/3 |
| Flourishing Frostling | [Tier 4] 1/1. Has +1/+1 for each Elemental you played this game (wherever this is). | [Tier 5] 2/1. Has +2/+1 for each Elemental you played this game (wherever this is). |
| Lil’ Rag | [Tier 5] 6/6 | [Tier 4] 4/4 |
| Roaring Rallier | 3/4. Whenever a friendly Dragon attacks, give it +2/+2. | 3/5. Whenever a friendly Dragon attacks, give it +2/+1. |
| Amber Guardian | [Tier 3] 3/2. Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +2/+2 and Divine Shield. | [Tier 5] 7/7. Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +7/+7 and Divine Shield. |
| Timecap’n Hooktail | 2/5 | 1/4 |
| Impulsive Trickster | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Oozeling Gladiator | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Wrath Weaver | 1/3 | 1/4 |
| Backstage Security | At the start of your turn, deal 1 damage to your hero. | Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to your hero. |
| Fire Dancer | 5/2 | 6/3 |
| Defiant Shipwright | Whenever this gains Attack, gain +1 Health. | Whenever this gains Attack, gain +1 Health permanently. |
| Fiery Felblood | 3/2 | 2/1 |
| Underhanded Dealer | 4/4 | 6/6 |
| Bream Counter | 5/5. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +3/+2. | 4/4. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +3/+3. |
| King Bagurgle | [Tier 5] 6/3. Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +3/+3. | [Tier 4] 5/3. Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2/+2. |
| Cloning Conch | [Tier 5] | [Tier 4] |
| Dreamer’s Embrace | [Tier 4] | [Tier 5] |
| Scavenge for Parts | [2 Gold] | [3 Gold] |
| Plunder Seeker | Steal a random card from the Tavern. Repeat for each friendly Pirate. | Steal a random card from the Tavern for each Pirate you control. |
| Orc-estra Conductor (Duos Only) | 4/2. Battlecry: Give a minion +2/+1. (Upgraded for each Orc-estra your team has played this game). | 4/4. Battlecry: Give a minion +2/+2. (Upgraded for each Orc-estra your team has played this game). |
| Man’ari Messenger (Duos Only) | [Tier 4] 8/5 | [Tier 5] 9/6 |
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