33.6 Patch Notes — Hearthstone — Blizzard News

Patch 33.6, launching today, starts the countdown to Hearthstone’s next expansion, Across the Timeways, and brings a huge update to Battlegrounds!

Pre-Purchase Across the Timeways

Get ready to travel Across the Timeways on November 4! Time itself is under threat from Murozond, Lord of the Infinite. It’s up to Chromie to stop his master plan to derail all timelines and send them to oblivion. Join her as she travels across the timeways to recruit Fabled Warcraft heroes from the past, present, and alternate timelines and form the ultimate team. Rewind time to take fate into your own hands and fight alongside Nozdormu and the Bronze Dragonflight to protect time. The clock is ticking; it’s almost time to start your adventure Across the Timeways!

Across the Timeways has 145 new collectible cards. You can learn more about the all-new, Legendary Fabled minions, the Rewind keyword, and more in the Across the Timeways Announcement Blog. Clock in early with pre-purchase bundles, available now!

Pre-purchase

Log-in and Get Mister Clocksworth for Free!

Log in to Hearthstone now to get the Mister Clocksworth Legendary card for free!* With triple Rewind power, he’ll let you rewrite history again and again (and again).

* Limit one per account. After Patch 34.6, Mister Clocksworth will be granted upon opening your first Across the Timeways pack, instead of upon login.

Claim Portal Vanguard from the Shop

Head to the in-game Shop and claim your first time-bending gift: 2 copies of the Rare card, Portal Vanguard, for free!*

* After Patch 34.2, Portal Vanguard can be claimed by owning or obtaining one normal Across the Timeways pack, instead of going to the Shop. Both normal and Golden versions of Portal Vanguard are non-craftable and non-disenchantable and will not drop in Across the Timeways packs.

In-Game Event: Chromie’s Chrono Catastrophe!

As if Chromie didn’t have enough on her hands, time is warping and… Hallow’s End is here a month early?! Help her restore the normal flow of time by completing in-game quests. Fix the timeline to receive two more free cards (Semi-Stable Portal and Storm the Gates) and more rewards:

• 4x Across the Timeways Packs
• 2x Normal and Golden versions of Semi-Stable Portal
• 2x Normal and Golden versions of Storm the Gates
• 2x Tavern Tickets
• 2x Golden Portal Vanguard
• Nozdormu the Timeless Paladin Hero Skin

Storm the Gates is a Sidequest that lets you craft your own undead monstrosity upon completion. Unlike Legendary Quests, Sidequests are regular spells drawn from your deck with easier goals and faster payoffs.

Battlegrounds Updates

Dev Comment: This midseason update is a huge one! With so much packed into this patch, we wanted to take a moment to walk through the changes and share some insight into our design goals.

First, Hero changes! This patch includes over 25 updates to existing Heroes. Our goal is to make more Heroes feel engaging to play, so Hero selection becomes a more interesting decision. These changes were guided primarily by player feedback. Thank you to everyone who shared thoughts on which Heroes could use a boost.

Next, the return of Buddies! One common critique of Buddies was that many designs felt stale after being unchanged for so long. In addition to introducing 10 brand-new Buddies, we’ve redesigned or adjusted nearly 40 existing ones. Combined with the Hero changes, these updates should open up fresh strategies and give players new reasons to revisit old favorites.

Finally, anomalies are coming back soon! We’ve made a few adjustments based on what we learned last season when they appeared alongside Trinkets. To start, they’ll come back shortly after launch to give players time to get familiar with the new Heroes and Buddies. The pool of returning Anomalies has been refreshed to include more fan favorites, adding a bit more chaos to the mode. We’re also introducing six new Anomalies that directly affect how the Buddy system works.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on how all of these changes play out and will make additional adjustments as needed. We hope you all enjoy the new update and we’ll see you in the Tavern!

Buddies Return

Buddies are back in Battlegrounds! Buddies are powerful minions that come paired with each Hero. Anomalies are also set to make their return in an upcoming update, so stay tuned for more details on that. As of Patch 33.6, Quests are leaving the Tavern.

New Buddies

Marin the Manager – Fantastic Bellhop [Tier 4, Pirate]

• 6/6. At the end of your turn, get a helpful card.
• Dev Comment: A helpful card can be a minion or a spell. It considers your current board state similar to how Trinkets do so.

Buttons – Zippers [Tier 5, Undead]

• 5/5. Deathrattle: Get a helpful card.

Zerek, Master Cloner – Mini-Zerek [Tier 3]

• 1/1. Battlecry: Choose a minion in the Tavern. Transform into a copy of it.

Artanis – Probius [Tier 4, Mech]

• 8/4. Magnetic. After you Magnetize this to a Mech, make it Golden.

Farseer Nobundo – Outland Sunbeam [Tier 4, Elemental]

• 5/5. Battlecry: Discover a Tavern spell that costs (3) or more from any Tier.

Kerrigan, Queen of Blades – Broken Horn [Tier 5]

• 4/4. Battlecry: Discover a Zerg minion and set its stats to 6/6. It doesn’t morph.

Forest Lord Cenarius – Malorne [Tier 4, Beast]

• 1/1. Has +1/+1 for every 3 Gold you’ve spent this game.

Raynor – Tychus Findlay [Tier 5]

• 5/6. After you cast a Tavern spell, get a random Battlecruiser Upgrade.

Othaar – The Celestial Archive [Tier 2, Mech]

• 4/4. Whenever you buy a Tavern spell that costs (0), get a copy of it.

Loh, the Living Legend – Stoneshell Guardian [Tier 5]

• 3/7. Start of Combat: Copy your two left-most Rallies (except Stoneshell Guardian).

Changed Buddies

Sylvanas Windrunner – Nathanos Blightcaller [Tier 4, Undead]

• 6/7. Battlecry: Sell a friendly minion. Split its stats evenly amongst its neighbors.

Sneed – Piloted Whirl-O-Tron [Tier 6, Mech]

• 6/4. Start of Combat: Copy your two left-most Deathrattles (except Piloted Whirl-O-Tron).
• Dev Comment: This is a wording change only.

Flobbidinous Floop – Glorious Gloopling [Tier 4]

• 7/7. At the start of every 2 turns, get a plain copy of your teammate’s highest-Tier minion. (2 turns left!)

Goya – Mister Chu [Tier 3]

• 5/5. At the end of your turn, Pass the highest-Tier minion in the Tavern.

Queen Azshara – Imperial Defender [Tier 3, Naga]

• 3/4. After you cast a spell on a different friendly minion, you also cast it on this. (Once per turn.)

Vol’jin – Master Gadrin [Tier 4]

• 7/6. Start of Combat: Give the minion to the left of this Health equal to its Attack.

Teron Gorefiend – Shadowy Construct [Tier 4, Undead]

• 4/4. After a friendly minion dies, gain its maximum stats. (Once per combat.)

Hoggarr – Shining Sailor [Tier 4, Pirate]

• 4/5. Divine Shield. The Tavern offers an extra Pirate whenever it is Refreshed.

Millhouse Manastorm – Magnus Manastorm [Tier 3]

• 4/4. 2 Refreshes each turn cost (0). (2 left!)

A. F. Kay – Snack Vendor [Tier 3]

• 4/4. At the end of your turn, give this minion’s stats to a different Tier 3 minion.

Alexstrasza – Vaelastrasz [Tier 5, Dragon]

• 7/7. Rally: Get a random Dragon.

Aranna Starseeker – Sklibb, Demon Hunter [Tier 3]

• 4/4. The Tavern offers an extra minion of a higher Tier whenever it is Refreshed.

Cariel Roame – Captain Fairmount [Tier 4]

• 7/5. At the end of your turn, randomly improve ‘Conviction’.

Enhance-o Mechano – Enhance-o Medico [Tier 2, Mech]

• 2/2. After you buy a minion, gain +2/+2 for each Bonus Keyword it has.

Jandice Barov – Jandice’s Apprentice [Tier 4]

• 5/4. After you play a minion you’ve already played this turn, give your minions stats equal to your Tier.

Kael’thas Sunstrider – Crimson Hand Centurion [Tier 3]

• 3/3. Divine Shield. After ‘Verdant Spheres’ triggers, gain the stats of the last minion you bought.

King Mukla – Crazy Monkey [Tier 2, Beast]

• 1/4. When you sell this, feed 1 Banana to your minions. After you cast 2 spells, improve this. (2 left!)

Master Nguyen – Lei Flamepaw [Tier 5]

• 4/7. At the start of your turn, get the Buddy of your Hero Power.

Nozdormu – Chromie [Tier 4]

• 6/6. 1 Refresh each turn is helpful! (1 left!)

Ozumat – Tamuzo [Tier 5, Beast]

• 4/4. After you summon a minion in combat, double its stats.

Patches the Pirate – Tuskarr Raider [Tier 5, Pirate]

• 4/4. Battlecry, Deathrattle, and Rally: Get a random Bounty.

Patchwerk – Weebomination [Tier 4, Undead]

• 6/6. At the end of your turn, give the minion to the left +1 Health. (Improved by each Health your hero is missing!)

Professor Putricide – Festergut [Tier 5, Undead]

• 6/2. Deathrattle: Summon and get a random Undead Creation.

Rakanishu – Lantern Tender [Tier 5]

• 6/4. At the end of your turn, get 2 random Tavern spells that give stats.

Tamsin Roame – Monstrosity [Tier 4, Undead]

• 5/10. After a friendly minion dies, gain its Attack.

Tavish Stormpike – Crabby [Tier 4, Beast]

• 2/3. After you remove a minion with ‘Lock and Load,’ get a plain copy of it.

The Great Akazamzarak – Street Magician [Tier 4]

• 3/5. ‘Prestidigitation’ chooses from Better Secrets.
• List of Better Secrets

  • Better Venomstrike Trap Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, summon a 2/3 Poisonous Cobra and give it Reborn.
  • Better Autodefense Matrix Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, give it a Divine Shield. It takes 2 hits to break this combat.
  • Better Redemption Secret: When a friendly minion dies, return it to life with full Health and enchantments.
  • Better Pack Tactics Secret: When a friendly minion is attacked, summon a copy of it.

The Jailer – Mawsworn Soulkeeper [Tier 3, Undead]

• 2/2. Deathrattle: Summon 2 random Undead.

Trade Prince Gallywix – Bilgewater Mogul [Tier 3]

• 6/5. At the end of your turn, increase your maximum Gold by 1.

Xyrella – Baby Elekk [Tier 3, Beast]

• 4/4. Whenever you play a minion with less Attack than this, give it +2/+2 and improve this.

Y’Shaarj – Baby Y’Shaarj [Tier 3]

• 6/6. After you play a minion of your Tier, give your minions +1/+1.

Overlord Saurfang – Dranosh Saurfang [Tier 4]

• 6/6. After you buy a minion, gain half its stats.

Pyramad – Titanic Guardian [Tier 5, Elemental]

• 5/2. Whenever a different minion in your hand or board gains Health, this also gains it.

Death Speaker Blackthorn – Death’s Head Sage [Tier 5, Quilboar/Undead]

• 3/7. After you get a Blood Gem, get an extra one.

Sindragosa – Thawed Champion [Tier 5]

• 4/5. At the end of your turn, make a random Frozen minion in the Tavern Golden.

Drek’Thar – Frostwolf Lieutenant [Tier 3]

• 7/4. At the end of your turn, give your left-most minion +10 Attack.

Vanndar Stormpike – Stormpike Lieutenant [Tier 3]

• 4/7. At the end of your turn, give your right-most minion +10 Health.

Millificent – Elementium Squirrel Bomb [Tier 4, Mech/Beast]

• 4/4. Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to a random enemy minion for each of your Mechs that died this combat.

Hero Updates

Hero Pool Changes

• Edwin VanCleef now only appears in lobbies with Pirates, Elementals, or Murlocs.
• Forest Lord Cenarius, Ozumat, and N’Zoth now only appears in lobbies with Beasts.
• Zephrys, the Great will no longer appear in lobbies with Elementals.

Hero Changes

A. F. Kay – Procrastinate

• [Passive] Skip your first two turns, then Discover a minion from Tier 3 and Tier 4.

Cariel Roame – Conviction

• [2 Gold] Give 1 random friendly minion +1/+1. Passive. After each combat, choose an improvement.

Drek’Thar – Frostwolf Fervor

• [Passive] When you have space in combat, summon a copy of your highest-Attack minion. (Unlocks on Turn 7.)

Vanndar Stormpike – Stormpike Strength

• [Passive] When you have space in combat, summon a copy of your highest-Health minion. (Unlocks on Turn 7.)

Lord Jaraxxus – Bloodfury

• [Passive] After friendly minions deal 100 damage, open a portal to the Twisting Nether! (100 left!)
• Nether Portal

  • [Passive] At the start of each turn, get 2 random Demons.

Millificent Manastorm – Tinker

• [1 Gold] Discover a Magnetic Mech. (Unlocks at Tier 4.)

Onyxia – Broodmother

• Avenge (4) Summon a 1/1 Whelp that attacks immediately. Improve this by +1/+1.

Overlord Saurfang – For the Horde!

• [Passive] Minions in the Tavern have +1/+1. Improves after you buy 5 minions. (5 left!)

Pyramad – Brick by Brick

• [2 Gold] Steal a random minion from the Tavern. Double its Health.

Queen Wagtoggle – Wax Warband

• [Passive] Start of Combat: Give a friendly minion of each type +1/+1. (Upgrades after you spend 10 Gold!)

Ragnaros the Firelord

• BUY, INSECT!

  • [Passive] After you buy 16 cards, get Sulfuras. (16 left!)

• Sulfuras

  • [Passive] At the end of your turn, give your left- and right-most minions +8/+8.

Rakanishu – Tavern Lighting

• [Passive] Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1.

Sindragosa – Stay Frosty

• [Passive] Minions cost (2). The Tavern offers one fewer minion and Freezes at the end of each turn.

Sneed – Pilot the Shredder

• [Passive] Start the game with a 2/1 Shredder with that summons the highest-Health minion from your hand.

Sylvanas Windrunner – Reclaimed Souls

• [2 Gold] Discover a plain copy of a minion that died last combat. (Unlocks on Turn 3.)

Tavish Stormpike – Lock and Load

• [0 Gold] Remove a minion in the Tavern. When you have space next combat, fire it at a random enemy minion.

The Jailer – Rune of Damnation

• [1 Gold] Destroy a friendly Undead to get a random Undead.

Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End – Puzzle Box

• [Passive] At the start of your turn, you cast a random Tavern spell.

Bru’kan – Embrace the Elements

• [0 Gold] Choose an Element. Start of Combat: Call upon that Element.
• Water Invocation

  • Start of Combat: Give your right-most minion Divine Shield and Taunt.

• Dev Comment: All other Elements remain the same.

Ambassador Faelin – Expedition Plans

• [Passive] Skip your first turn. Discover a Tier 6, 4, and 2 minion to get at those Tiers.
• Dev Comment: The Discover order has been reversed.

Galewing – Dungar’s Gryphon

• Choose a new flightpath. Complete it to get a bonus!
• Westfall

  • [Passive] In 1 turn, get a random 1-Cost Tavern spell. (1 turn left!)

• Dev Comment: All other flight paths remain the same.

C’Thun – Saturday C’Thuns!

• [1 Gold] At end of turn, give a friendly minion +1/+1. Repeat 0 times. (Upgrades each turn!)

George the Fallen – Boon of Light

• [1 Gold] Give a minion Divine Shield.

Kael’thas Sunstrider – Verdant Spheres

• [Passive] After you buy 3 minions, get a Gold Coin.

Lady Vashj – Relics of the Deep

• [Passive] At the start of each turn, get a random Spellcraft spell.

Enhance-o Mechano – Enhancification

• [Passive] After each Refresh, give a minion in the Tavern a random Bonus Keyword.
• Dev Comment: Now it can give Stealth or Venomous!

Skycap’n Kragg – Piggy Bank

• [0 Gold] Gain 2 Gold. Increases by 1 each turn. (Once per game.)

Tamsin Roame – Fragrant Phylactery

• [Start of Combat] Give your lowest-Attack minion “[Deathrattle] Give your other minions this minion’s Attack.”

Hero Armor Changes

With the removal of Quests and the addition of Buddies we’ve changed the armor of most Heroes. Here’s a complete list of updated Hero Armor values:

Minion and Spell Updates

The following changes have been made to the minion and spell pools.

Removed Minions

• Arm of the Empire
• Carbonic Copy
• Charging Czarina
• Corrupted Bristler
• Drakkari Embalmer
• Exceptional Caretaker
• Ignition Specialist
• Meteorite Crasher
• Motley Phalanx
• Murky
• Rat Pack
• Replicating Menace
• Roaring Recruiter
• Thousandth Paper Drake
• Vengeful Protector
• Volcanic Visitor
• Yrel

Returning Minions

• Poetic Pen Pal
• Greymane’s Champion
• Mooneater’s Champion
• Blazing Skyfin
• Prosthetic Hand
• Karmic Chameleon
• Cultist S’Thara
• Whelp Smuggler
• General Drakkisath
• Kalecgos, Arcane Aspect
• Master of Realities
• Weary Mage
• Showy Cyclist
• Gemsplitter
• Geomagus Roogug
• Cadaver Caretaker

Returning Minions with Changes

Sandstone Drake – [Tier 3, Elemental/Dragon]

• 0/5. At the end of your turn, gain +1 Attack. Repeat for each card you played this turn.

Transmuted Bramblewitch – [Tier 5, Elemental/Quilboar]

• 4/4. Rally: Set the target’s stats to 3/3. (Once per combat.)

Sly Raptor – [Tier 3, Beast]

• 1/3. Deathrattle: Summon a random Beast. Set its stats to 6/6.

Catacomb Crasher – [Tier 5, Undead]

• 5/10. Whenever you would summon a minion that doesn’t fit in your warband, give your minions +1/+1 permanently.

New Minions

Golem Archivist [Tier 3]

• 4/4. Battlecry: The next Tavern spell you buy costs (2) less.

Expert Technician [Tier 4]

• 5/1. Taunt. Deathrattle: Your left-most minion immediately attacks the enemy minion that killed this.

Friendly Bouncer [Tier 4]

• 6/4. Rally: Get and summon a random Rally minion.

Divine Sparkbot [Tier 5, Mech]

• 4/2. Divine Shield, Taunt. Deathrattle: Get a Sanctify.

Super Constructor [Tier 5, Mech]

• 4/7. Rally: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1 this game.

Azsharan Cutlassier [Tier 3, Pirate]

• 6/4. Battlecry: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1 Attack this game.

Murky, Splash Fisher [Tier 4, Murloc]

• 4/3. Battlecry: Get a copy of Murky’s Fish.

New Tavern Spells

Murky’s Fish [Tier 4]

• [2 Gold] Give a Murloc +1/+1. Repeat for each Murloc you control.

Claim Your Free Ladder Ready Deck!

Claim a free Ladder Ready Deck* to jump straight into ranked play! Explore the lineup, find your favorite, and get ready to climb the ladder!

Ladder Ready Decks are built to be competitive right out of the box, featuring cards as recent as the The Lost City of Un’Goro main set. There are six decks to choose from, one for each of the following classes: Death Knight, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, and Warlock.

After claiming your free deck, you’ll also have the option to purchase any of the remaining choices. You will be eligible for this opportunity regardless of when you started playing, and it will be available until the next major Ladder Ready Deck update during the Patch 34 cycle.

* Offer is not available in CN region. For CN players, the Ladder Ready Deck program remains exclusive to new and returning players. 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 and Apprentice Track.

Empress Alexstraza Heats Up Darkmoon Faire Treasures

Darkmoon Faire Treasures returns with a new curated collection of 10 dazzling prizes. One of the highlights is the Mythic Hero Skin featuring Empress Alexstrasza, a regal reimagining of the iconic Aspect of the Red Dragonflight.

This special version embodies her commanding qualities as a ruler, reflected in her majestic outfit and formidable presence. The skin features a fully animated 3D portrait, a custom hero frame, and a suite of fierce visual effects that bring Empress Alexstrasza’s power to life. When Alexstrasza attacks with a weapon, she enters the battlefield to strike the target directly. Upon winning a match, she unleashes an inferno that burns the opponent and all their minions to ashes, leaving behind a smoldering portrait.

Available from September 29 to October 21, the returning Darkmoon Faire Treasures is our random pull system that also rewards Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more.

We’re updating the rewards for Darkmoon Faire Treasures along with the pricing structure to reflect the addition of new and more valuable prizes. Please note that the price may go up or down in the future depending on what cosmetics are included in the prize collection. Read more about the current value of Darkmoon Faire Treasures, as well as pull rates and odds.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where casting Trust Fall with The Origin Stone in play summoned the second pair of minions twice.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where non-minion Battlecry cards could consume the effect of Murmur.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where The Replicator-inator failed to summon a copy of a Dormant minion if its Attack matched The Replicator-inator’s after being buffed.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where The War Within Themed Strike sometimes froze the game after the final opponent was defeated.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a visual bug where Aviator Marin’s portrait did not gray out after being defeated.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where playing Lost Staff of Hamuul while the Tavern was on Tier 5 with Guiding Candle Trinket equipped refreshed an empty Tavern.
• [Battlegrounds] In Duos, fixed a bug where Quest rewards that offered trinkets showed teammate’s trinket in upper right corner.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Insatiable Ur’zul failed to gain stats if it was buffed by I’m Still just a Rat in a Cage and had previously gained stats from its own effect
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a big where Dragons previously buffed by Blood Gems while in combat would not retain future Blood Gem buffs with Persistent Poet.
• [Battlegrounds] In Duos, fixed a bug where Untold Riches, when awarded during combat, also applied the increased max gold to the teammate.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where using Kidnap Sack on a frozen minion for a triple would cause the Golden to be frozen.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where stats gained from Staff of Enrichment were overridden by Perfect Vision.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug where the Achievement rewards animation got stuck when claimed in bulk.
• [Pets] Fixed a bug where Pets could appear to be targetable by in-game actions.
• [Pets] Fixed a bug where unlocked Pet Skins appeared incorrectly when viewing the Pet Details of a different, lower level Pet.
• [Pets] Fixed a bug where newly created decks did not have Pets – “Favorites Only” toggled on by default.