25.2.1 Patch Notes: Balance Updates to Battlegrounds, Duels & more
Patch 25.2.1, a server-side hotfix patch with the following updates and bug fixes is currently getting rolled out:
Battlegrounds Updates
Scabbs Cutterbutter, Tess Greymane, Illidan Stormrage, and Tamsin Roame have been returned to the Hero Pool.
Murozond has been returned to the Minion Pool.
Wasteland Assassin and Devourer of Souls have been removed from the Professor Putricide Hero Power pools. Possessive Banshee, Handless Forsaken, and a new minion, Cursed Shadow, are being added to the Hero Power pools.
Cursed Shadow is a Tier 5, 7/5 Undead with Stealth.
Dev Comment: Cursed Shadow is only being added to the Professor Putricide Hero Power pool, not the general Minion Pool.
The following heroes have less armor:
Galakrond and Infinite Toki have been moved to Armor Tier 1 (0 Armor).
Drek’Thar, Greybough, and Heistbaron Togwaggle have been moved to Armor Tier 2 (2-5 Armor).
The following hero has more armor:
Pyramad has been moved to Armor Tier 2 (2-5 Armor).
Arena Updates
Malignant Horror can no longer be drafted.
Warrior and Hunter have had the draft appearance rates of some high performing cards increased.
Duels Updates
Tome Tampering and Shockspitter have been banned from both deck building and card buckets.
The Cold Feet Pact passive treasure has been moved from Pool 2 to Pool 2 Ultra Rare.
Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
[Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where the new Omen Demon Hunter Hero Skin’s Hero Power could not be upgraded through effects like Baku the Mooneater.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Sunfury Clergy unintentionally gained Rush.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Discover effects could sometimes Discover non-Battlegrounds cards.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Sinrunner Blanchy could gain infinite Reborn under certain circumstances.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Putricide’s Creation could be tripled under certain circumstances. The triples were failed experiments that lost some of their combined powers; it’s better these Creations remain unable to be tripled.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where a Corpse Refiner made golden by Greta Gold-Gun would not sell for the right amount of Gold.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where a minion that received Reborn from Baltharak (one of the tokens generated by Mecha-Jaraxxus) would lose Reborn if tripled.
[Duels] Fixed a bug where the Hematology Hero Power always assumed the player had 3 unspent Corpses if the player had any.
[Duels] Fixed a bug where the Hematology Hero Power could hit 0-Cost cards in your hand.
[Solo Content] Fixed a bug where a card adjustment to Forsaken Lieutenant made one of the Book of Mercenaries encounters impossible to complete.