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Hearthstone & Battlegrounds patch 16.0.8 notes: Buffs and nerfs are coming!

Hearthstone & Battlegrounds patch 16.0.8 notes: Buffs and nerfs are coming!
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Rogue, Shaman, Warrior, Warlock — these three classes are going to be hit by the nerf hammer! In Battlegrounds, some buffs should make former heroes come back on the front of the stage.

Hearthstone & Battlegrounds patch 16.0.8 notes: Buffs and nerfs are coming!

The following nerfs that are both affecting Hearthstone and Battlegrounds were teased a few days ago, but we had no clue what they were going to be. They were just posted on Reddit, and the least we can say is that they're going to reshape the current Descent of Dragons meta!

Hearthstone

Rogue

Necrium Apothecary: Mana cost increased from 4 to 5

Shaman

Dragon's Pack: Summon two 2/3 Spirit Wolves with Taunt. If you Invoked twice, give them +3/+3 → give them +2/+2

Invocation of Frost: Mana cost increased from 1 to 2

Warlock

Fiendish Rites: Mana cost increased from 3 to 4

Warrior

Scion of Ruin: Mana cost increased from 3 to 4

Ancharrr: Durability reduced from 3 to 2

Dragonqueen Alexstrasza

Her Battlecry won't be able to generate another Dragonqueen Alexstrasza.

Once the patch will be shipped to the live servers, all the previous cards will give the full amount of Dust should you decide to disenchant them.

Battlegrounds

Heroes

Infinite Toki

Temporal Tavern: Cost reduced from (2) to (1). Now reads, “Refresh Bob’s Tavern. Include a Minion from a higher Tavern Tier.”

Patches the Pirate

• Has returned to the Battlegrounds Hero Pool.
Fire the Cannons!: At the start of next combat, deal 4 damage to two random enemy minions. (increased from 3 damage)

Pyramad

• Has returned to the Battlegrounds Hero Pool.
Brick by Brick: Give a random friendly minion +3 Health. (increased from +2 Health)

Queen Wagtoggle

Wax Warband: Give a random friendly Mech, Demon, Murloc and Beast +2 Attack. (instead of +1 Health)

Shudderwock

• Burbling: Cost reduced from (2) to (1).

Cards

Hearthstone
  • Golden Soul Juggler: Whenever a friendly Demon dies, deal 6 damage to a random enemy minion → Whenever a friendly Demon dies, deal 3 damage to two random enemy minions.

Bugfixes

Battlegrounds

Hearthstone
Hearthstone
  • Selfless Hero's Deathrattle will now only affect minions that do not already have Divine Shield. That should make her way stronger while giving a huge power increase to Deathrattle builds relying on Baron Rivendare.

Arena

The appearance rate of cards in the draft has been updated to ensure class balance remains close to the ideal 50% win-rate. Specifically, the win-rate of Druid, Hunter, and Paladin should now be decreased. The win-rate of Priest, Rogue, Shaman and Warlock should now be increased. Card appearance rates for Mage and Warrior remain untouched.

Dean Ayala announces upcoming balance changes

The inn will soon welcome a new series of balance changes! Lead card designer Dean Ayala announced on Twitter new upcoming changes to Hearthstone, but also to Battlegrounds!

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