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Hearthstone Changelog

What's new in Hearthstone 12.2.0.27358

Oct 22, 2018
  • A small patch, implementing card changes
  • Giggling Inventor – Now costs 7 mana, up from 5:
  • Giggling Inventor is one of the most powerful and popular cards we’ve ever created. There’s virtually no downside to including it in a deck, and because it’s neutral, it’s played in almost every deck. We think it’s important to take risks when making powerful cards, especially when it comes to neutral taunts, given the role they can play in encouraging minion interactions and making games more interesting. However, Giggling Inventor has stepped beyond its intended role, and we don’t feel that it should be as effective as it currently is.
  • We initially tested this card at (6) mana in both the current Standard format as well as with cards that will be released in the future. Ultimately, we felt that its power level was still higher than is appropriate for a Neutral card with no build-around requirements. At (7) mana, we expect Giggling Inventor will find its way into fewer decks in general—and be much less effective in Quest Rogue—while it might remain situationally playable within specific deck archetypes, such as Evolve Shaman.
  • Mana Wyrm – Now costs 2 mana, up from 1:
  • Over time, we’ve been moving away from powerful, early-game 1-drops like Mana Wyrm. It can often feel like the outcome of a game is decided by whether Mana Wyrm was played on turn one, and if it could be removed quickly by an opponent. Mana Wyrm has also steered us away from making powerful low-cost Mage spells. We’d like Mana Wyrm to remain an option for decks it synergizes with, while preventing it from being a huge turn one threat.
  • At (2) mana, it will be easier to deal with Mana Wyrm the turn it’s played, and it will be harder to buff it with cheap spells early in the match. We still expect it to remain an option in decks that have a heavy focus on cheap spells, but it should be a less appealing option in decks that aren’t built with that focus in mind.
  • Aviana – Now costs 10 mana, up from 9:
  • Changing Aviana to (10) mana means it will no longer be possible to play Aviana and Kun the Forgotten King on the same turn without some additional help from cards like Innervate or The Coin. It also means Juicy Psychmelon will no longer draw both Aviana and Kun. This should make the combos Aviana and Kun produce less consistent, while still allowing decks that use the combos to exist for the players that enjoy playing them.

New in Hearthstone 12.2.0.26996 (Oct 4, 2018)

  • The Headless Horseman returns with a Hallow’s End celebration that’s trickier and treatier than ever:
  • Hallow’s End begins October 17 and lasts through October 31.
  • Get a free golden Witch’s Cauldron card just for logging in during the event!
  • There’ll be decorations and special Hallow’s End emotes.
  • Special Dual Class Arena
  • The Headless Horseman returns to Tavern Brawl, and friendly foes from the Monster Hunt join us for a new Tavern Brawl!
  • Hallow’s End marks the arrival of a friendly new Paladin Hero who will be available for purchase as a part of a special deal!
  • New Player Ranks:
  • For newcomers to the Hearthstone Tavern, we added New Player Ranks to ease you into the fray.
  • New Ranks from Rank 50 to 26 for new players only.
  • New players can earn a total of 22 free packs just by ranking up in New Player Ranks, so it’s a great time to introduce a friend to Hearthstone!
  • Earn 3 free Classic card packs by reaching milestones at Rank 45, 40, 35, and 30. Upon graduating up to Rank 25, earn 2 Classic card packs, and 2 packs each of the most recent four Hearthstone expansions.
  • There’s no loss of stars for losing a match while in New Player Ranks.
  • New Player Ranks earn end of season rewards (the same rewards as reaching Rank 25).
  • Players can skip the New Player Ranks (but they’ll miss out on milestone card pack rewards!)
  • Players in the New Player Experience are unable to craft the Whizbang the Wonderful card until they reach Rank 25 or manually exit the New Player Experience.
  • New players can unlock Wild Format and Casual mode by reaching Rank 25. As before, Tavern Brawls unlock after achieving Level 20 with any Class.
  • Welcome Bundle Refresh:
  • This roaring deal includes 10 Classic card packs, and one of six Legendary dragons from the Classic set (instead of a random Class legendary).
  • Even if you purchased a Welcome Bundle in the past, you can still purchase this one!
  • New Daily Quests:
  • "Spells are Fun!" Cast 40 spells. Reward: 60 gold.
  • "Draw!" Draw 20 cards. Reward: 50 gold.
  • "Full Northshire" Draw 30 cards. Reward: 60 gold.
  • "Are We There Yeti?" Take 20 turns. Reward: 50 gold.
  • "Time Warp Again" Take 30 turns. Reward: 60 gold.
  • New Keyword: Casts When Drawn:
  • This new keyword has been added to the following cards: Nerubian Ambush!, Burrowing Mine, Bomb, Ancient Curse, Spider Ambush!, Scroll of Wonder, Darkness Candle
  • Fireside Gatherings:
  • Innkeepers will now be able to select one additional Fireside Brawl from a curated library of brawls to offer their patrons during their Fireside Gathering events!
  • Card backs:
  • Moonwell
  • Blizzard Events 2018
  • Game Improvements and Bug Fixes:
  • The animation when drawing multiple cards will now speed up after the first three cards are drawn.
  • Resolved a disconnect that could occur when attempting to play cards while Myra’s Unstable Element is drawing a player’s deck.
  • Fixed an issue where Countess Ashmore would sometimes draw fewer than the maximum number of cards possible.
  • Earthshock will no longer sometimes deal damage to the target minion’s buffed Health total.
  • Celestial Emissary’s effect will now be consumed by cards cast by minions in addition to cards played from hand.
  • Sideshow Spelleater will no longer sometimes cause a player’s Hero Power to remain inactive.
  • Certain minions are no longer revealed in the history when they are affected by cards that target minions in hand.
  • A skull will no longer appear over a player’s Hero portrait when dealing damage with a weapon that makes the Hero Immune.
  • Minion summoning Deathrattles triggered by non-death effects will now more consistently place those minions to their immediate right.
  • A spell attempting to target Lynessa Sunsorrow will now correctly return to hand when she is affected by a previously cast Shadowstep.
  • Flobbidinous Floop’s tooltip text now correctly details his ability.
  • Using the Rogue Hero Power now correctly triggers Orgrimmar Aspirant’s Inspire ability.
  • Fixed several issues where stats or keywords were incorrectly applied by Magnetic minions.
  • Mountain Giant’s mana cost will now correctly increase when its owner plays a spell and it is counterspelled.
  • Hero experience is now displayed correctly after playing a game with a deck created by Whizbang the Wonderful.
  • Certain “While Damaged” abilities will now correctly activate from damage caused by Explosive Trap.
  • Unexpected Results now displays the correct information when affected by Prophet Velen.
  • The Darkness now gains Echo from Glinda Crowskin!
  • The Darkness no longer advances Jungle Giants when summoned.
  • Choose One minions that transform will now properly receive Echo from Glinda Crowskin
  • Lifesteal provided by Zilliax now correctly applies to damage dealt by Deathrattle effects.
  • Puzzle Lab: Fixed an issue that could cause the Restart button to become stuck.
  • Puzzle Lab: Fixed an issue that could cause a crash.
  • Karazhan: The Magic Mirror no longer uses the Heroic Mode version of its Hero Power in the Normal and Class Challenge versions.
  • Naxxramas: Instructor Razuvious’ Massive Runeblade weapon now correctly deals double damage to Heroes.
  • Fixed several UI, animation, and effects visual issues.

New in Hearthstone 12.0.0.25770 (Aug 3, 2018)

  • This Hearthstone Update charges the nether coils as we get ready to pull the big, shiny lever that unleashes Hearthstone’s newest Expansion: The Boomsday Project, on August 7! This is also your chance to participate in cutting-edge research: drop by a special Fireside Gathering for a Pre-release Event where you can open The Boomsday Project packs and play with your new cards before the official release! This update also brings Arena updates, game mechanics updates, and a few card changes, as well as some bug fixes and feature improvements.
  • Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements:
  • Added new “Return to Fireside” tooltip for Fireside Gatherings.
  • The Mac Client now uses Metal for graphics, where available.
  • New Daily Quest has been added for playing Mechs.
  • “Created By…” tags are no longer generated by the card’s last state before it died.
  • Deathaxe Punisher’s animation no longer plays without a valid target in hand.
  • Resolved effects and animation issues with Valeera the Hollow, Tess Greymane, and Shudderwock.
  • Zombeast cards have rarity gems, and no longer appear to be collectible cards.
  • Cards no longer display their yellow activation aura when their target can't be interacted with.
  • Card backs now properly show their cardback outline effect when played by opposing players.
  • Cards in hand no longer incorrectly overlap each other.
  • Chameleos will now transform and clear buffs when the opponent has only one card.
  • Chameleos will now copy stat buffs or cost reduction.
  • When Shifter Zerus transforms into a Worgen card, the next card it transforms into will no longer keep those stats.
  • Faceless Manipulator will now correctly advanced The Caverns Below quest.
  • Gnomish Experimenter no longer sometimes plays his transform animation twice.
  • Summoning Portal now properly updates cards that have had their mana cost set after it has been played.
  • More details about this release are available at:
  • https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/21964710

New in Hearthstone 11.4.0.25252 (Jul 16, 2018)

  • Introduces two different bundles to prepare you for Hearthstone’s next expansion, a spicy-new Fire Festival event, and more improvements to card consistency. YOU ALSO FACE MECHA-JARAXXUS, EREDAR LORD AND NEW WARLOCK HERO.
  • Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements:
  • Resolved an issue where Echoed spells converted by Lilian Voss would remain “ghostly” and were discarded at the end of turn.
  • Resolved an issue where Choose One choices would persist on the board if a player used King Togwaggle to swap decks with the opponent.
  • Resolved an issue where Genn Greymane would not trigger in an even deck if Clockwork Giant was in the opening hand.
  • Resolved an issue where freezing a Rush minion the turn it was played would cause it to skip two attacks.
  • Resolved an issue where the UI would become unresponsive in certain cases when the Windows Game Bar was enabled.
  • Resolved an issue where games that ended in a Draw while Rewind is active would create strange behavior.
  • Resolved an issue where Skelemancers killed by an end of turn effect would crash iOS devices.
  • Resolved an issue with the display of Primordial Glyph and cards that are Discovered.
  • [Monster Hunt] Resolved an issue where Vampiric Fangs would heal Heroes based on the printed health of minions instead of remaining health.
  • Resolved an issue with Lorewalker Cho’s interaction with Unstable Evolution and cards with Echo.
  • Resolved an issue where Weasel Tunneller would cause a deck display issue while in Fatigue.
  • More details about this release are available at:
  • https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/21943493

New in Hearthstone 11.1.1.24589 (Jun 22, 2018)

  • A medium patch, containing various balance changes.

New in Hearthstone 11.1.0.24377 (May 10, 2018)

  • Doubled the speed of Shudderwock’s Battlecry animation.
  • Shudderwock now reproduces a maximum of 20 Battlecries.
  • Doubled the speed of Lifedrinker’s Battlecry animation.
  • Arena:
  • Updated the appearance rate of cards to improve class balance by win percentage. For example, Paladin had a higher than average win rate, and should now be closer to average.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Corrected the art on the Soul Assimilation Monster Hunt card.
  • [Android] Updating Hearthstone via the client no longer triggers a warning about installing an app from an unknown source.

New in Hearthstone 11.0.0.23966 (Apr 27, 2018)

  • Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements:
  • The Enrage keyword has been retired. These minions still work the same way, but have re-phrased card text.
  • The Rampage Daily Quest to play 10 Enrage minions has been removed.
  • Deathstalker Rexxar’s Hero Power has been updated to include Beasts from Kobolds & Catacombs and The Witchwood.
  • Minions now only break Stealth when attacking. Damage dealt by card abilities, such as Knife Juggler’s knife throw, no longer breaks Stealth.
  • Cards that were burned, such as by drawing cards when your hand is full, will now appear in match history.
  • The animated glows signifying that a card’s ability has been activated in your hand have been adjusted to make them easier to distinguish without relying on color.
  • The red “X” on daily quests in the Quest Log has been replaced with a new blue “reroll” icon.
  • Added additional Search functionality in the Collection Manager to support even- and odd-cost cards. Use Mana:Even and Mana:Odd.
  • New Daily Quest—Catch a Big One: "Defeat 3 Monster Hunt Bosses."
  • Fixed a bug where certain cost-reduction effects, such as Ethereal Peddler or Shadowstep, were not removed when transformed by cards such as Lilian Voss or Golden Kobold.
  • Fixed various issues associated with spells cast by Scroll of Wonder.
  • Doomerang’s effect no longer incorrectly counts as destroying the equipped weapon for the purposes of interacting with minion or card abilities.
  • Playing Grand Archivist while Nozdormu is in play will no longer sometimes skip an opponent’s turn.
  • Duplicates created by Doppelgangster will now correctly trigger their Val’anyr Deathrattles while Spiritsinger Umbra is in play.
  • Lesser Pearl Spellstone now upgrades correctly when a Hero receives healing from two different sources at the same time.
  • V-07-TR-0N will now properly destroy the other friendly mechs in play when formed from Mimiron's Head while Warsong Commander is in play.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a disconnect when returning Lord Jaraxxus to a player’s hand before its Battlecry resolves.
  • Genzo the Shark will no longer activate twice if his attack is redirected.
  • Crypt Lord no longer buffs itself after it is destroyed by an effect that summons a friendly minion.
  • Madam Goya will no longer destroy the targeted minion if your deck is full.
  • Serrated Shield now correctly displays bonuses from Spell Damage.
  • Stand Against the Darkness can no longer be cast when your board is full.
  • [Android] Fixed an issue that could cause instability when browsing card backs in the Collection Manager.
  • Fixed various minor UI and Animation issues.
  • Improved the phrasing of some cards.
  • Dungeon Run:
  • Your spells will no longer gain the Stealth keyword if you chose the Cloak of Invisibility.
  • Using Scroll of Confusion will no longer prevent a minion that you control from attacking.
  • More details about this release are available at:
  • https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/21694420/update-11-0-april-10-enter-the-witchwood

New in Hearthstone 10.2.0.23180 (Mar 9, 2018)

  • BUG FIXES AND UPDATES:
  • Gameplay:
  • The turn timer for the first two turns of a match are now shorter, though they should still be significantly longer than most players take on those turns.
  • Switching from Valeera the Hollow to Deathstalker Rexxar will now correctly allow Rexxar’s Battlecry to destroy minions buffed to 2 health by Stormwind Champion or similar effects.
  • Nemsy Necrofizzle’s Hero frame is now golden if you have unlocked the golden Warlock Hero.
  • Removed rarity gems from several summoned minions.
  • Playing multiple copies of Temporus in a row will now queue up sequences of two turns for your opponent and two turns for you.
  • Fixed a bug where the Divine Shield provided by Elixir of Purity could not be silenced.
  • Spectators now see green highlights on playable cards for both players.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Hearthstone to freeze when a spectated player disconnects and their opponent concedes.
  • Tooltips for Hero Cards now appear correctly when spectating.
  • Resolved a crash that could occur when drawing a Darkness Candle spell after The Darkness is no longer dormant.
  • Grand Archivist can now correctly cast the Darkness Candle spell if it is present in a player’s deck.
  • Resolved a crash that could occur when certain cost reducing cards were played.
  • Resolved an unintended interaction that could occur with Anomalus, Taunt minions, and Commanding Shout.
  • Added missing Collection Manager tooltips to several cards.
  • Resolved an issue that could cause a player to become stuck when reconnecting before the first turn.
  • Resolved an issue that would prevent the progress notification for more than one Daily Quest from being shown after a match is complete.
  • Ice Breaker now correctly destroys Rotface without activating his effect if he is Frozen.
  • Resolved interface issues that could arise when retiring an Arena game.
  • Resolved an issue that would allow the Friends menu to remain active while a Friendly Challenge is active.
  • Fixed various minor visual and text issues.
  • Dungeon Run & Adventures:
  • The cards that appear in several loot categories have been adjusted slightly.
  • Cards stolen by Gloves of Mugging now appear in history tile when played by an opponent.
  • Resolved a visual issue with Candlebeard’s charge enchantment banner.
  • [Adventures] Atramedes now correctly uses his Hero Power whenever he should.
  • Mobile:
  • Resolved an issue with the Collection Manager that could allow the set filter to be interacted with behind the “Done” button.
  • Scrolling through an Arena deck on a mobile device will no longer generate unnecessary prompts.
  • The “Back” button will now function correctly after an Arena run is complete.
  • History tiles that were queueing up while viewing a history event now populate correctly.
  • Resolved an issue that could cause crafted cards to remain visible over the Collection Manager.
  • Corrected a visual issue with the search bar in the Collection Manager.
  • [Android] Resolved an issue with the download progress indicator.
  • [iOS] Compatibility now requires iOS 8.0 or later.
  • [iOS] The client will no longer sometimes freeze when a spectated player wins a match.
  • There’s a Ranked Play update, a Wild party, card changes, and a chance to save on packs with a new Mammoth Card Bundle! We managed to squeeze in some card backs and bug fixes too.
  • More details at:
  • https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/hearthstone/21507224/hearthstone-update-10-2-february-6-ranked-play-update

New in Hearthstone 10.0.0.22611 (Dec 10, 2017)

  • Don’t miss out! The Kobolds & Catacombs pre-purchase bundle will remain available until 11:59 p.m. PST December 6. This bundle includes 50 card packs at a special price and the For the Hoard! card back.
  • Hearthstone’s newest Expansion, Kobolds & Catacombs, releases beginning December 7! Log in after release to receive 3 Kobolds & Catacombs card packs and a random Legendary weapon card, FREE!
  • Added three progressive Dungeon Run quests that each reward a Kobolds & Catacombs card pack*.
  • Defeat Dungeon Run with all nine classes to acquire the Candle King card back!
  • New daily quest – Spelunker: Defeat 5 Dungeon Run encounters. Reward: 1 Classic card pack.
  • The Hearth and Home cinematic has replaced the previous Hearthstone cinematic.
  • Added the following card backs:
  • Azeroth is Burning – Acquired from a special promotion.
  • Catacomber – Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, December 2017
  • Frostfire – Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, January 2018
  • Kobolds & Catacombs introduces:
  • Dungeon Run: FREE repeatable single-player experience where everything you need is provided!
  • Legendary weapon collectible cards for ALL nine classes
  • A new keyword: Recruit
  • Two new card types: Spellstones and Unidentified Items
  • In total, 135 new cards to add to your collection!
  • Improved reconnection and UI for Friendly Challenges.
  • A new Match Paused pop-up will display a countdown while waiting for opponent to reconnect.
  • When a player reconnects, the turn timer will restart.
  • The Game Menu will now display ‘End Game’ instead of ‘Concede’ and clicking it will tie the match.
  • ARENA:
  • Arena draft appearance rates have been adjusted. Note: Non-Basic Neutral Classic minions represent the baseline for draft appearance rates.
  • As part of our ongoing efforts to improve Class balance in the Arena, we are making small, periodic appearance rate adjustments to specific Arena cards.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to spectate without closing the Arena welcome message.
  • Canceling Malfurion the Pestilent will no longer cause Armor to become invisible.
  • Attacks with Lifesteal will no longer create excessive animations while Auchenai Soulpriest and Bolf Ramshield are on the board.
  • Multi-target effects with Lifesteal now apply their healing as a single large heal, rather than individually.
  • All Lifesteal effects now use the same, standardized, visual and sound effects.
  • Combo effects can no longer target non-interactable minions such as Sherazin, Seed.
  • Brann Bronzebeard will no longer grant double Lifesteal to Corpsetaker.
  • Blingtron’s Battlecry will now trigger weapon Deathrattles when it occurs twice due to Brann Bronzebeard.
  • Minions destroyed by Frostmourne will now be displayed on its enchantment banner.
  • Losing durability from Sword of Justice will no longer sometimes cause Lifesteal to trigger.
  • Deathstalker Rexxar’s Battlecry no longer benefits from effects on an equipped weapon, such as Poisonous or Lifesteal.
  • Unwilling Sacrifice’s random targeting will no longer select an enemy Spellbender that has intercepted an Unwilling Sacrifice.
  • Granting a Deathrattle to Scavenging Hyena, then playing Terrorscale Stalker on it will no longer give it +2/+1.
  • Resolved a crash that could occur when playing a Quest spell that triggers Counterspell.
  • Cards transformed by Golden Kobold will no longer sometimes be revealed to your opponent.
  • The animation for Frost Nova will no longer play multiples times while Moorabi is on the board.
  • Hovering over a Quest in progress as your turn starts will no longer cause cards that provide progress toward completing it to lose class specific border colors.
  • Replacing a Cursed Blade with a Cursed Blade will no longer remove the ‘cursed’ animation on the Hero portrait.
  • Application of the Bolster buff will no longer be slightly delayed on an eligible minion that was played last onto a full board.
  • Joust and other card reveal effects will now function correctly if your deck contains 60 cards.
  • Tavern Brawl:
  • Shiftcon: Minions with a Yellow glow will no longer retain it when they shift into a new minion.
  • Tag Team: Resolved an issue that could cause the match to end prematurely when swapping Heroes.
  • Decks Assemble: Resolved a crash that could occur when the turn ends while your opponent controls Jeeves.
  • Mobile:
  • [Mobile] Fixed a bug where card tooltips would sometime appear at the edge of the screen and get cut off on mobile devices
  • [Android] Region selection on Android tablets will no longer sometimes be blank.

New in Hearthstone 9.4.0.22115 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • The Kobolds & Catacombs pre-purchase bundle is now available from the in-game Shop. This bundle includes 50 card packs at a special price and the For the Hoard card back.
  • Grab your gear and get ready for adventure: Kobolds & Catacombs releases December 2017!
  • The Legendary card Marin the Fox and the For the Hoard! card back are now available for use in-game.
  • Added the following card back: For the Hoard! – Acquired from the Kobolds & Catacombs pre-purchase bundle
  • Nemsy Necrofizzle now has a unique Hero tray.
  • Nemsy Necrofizzle's Hero Power button is now animated.
  • Bug fixes:
  • PC in-game Shop items will now use a three-character currency code instead of a currency symbol.
  • The rope animation will now correctly appear even if a player was disconnected when it began.
  • Mana-cost reductions to Crush now correctly apply after all other mana cost changes, such as the effects from cards like Naga Sea Witch.
  • Fixed a crash issue that could occur when viewing the Friend List.
  • Fixed a crash issue that could occur while holding a card during an Arena draft.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Arena draft to occasionally show no choices.
  • Certain golden Hero Powers are now easier to interact with.
  • Adjusted the volume of several Hallow’s End emotes to be more consistent with other emotes.
  • Adjusted the positioning of several pop-ups so they are not blocked by the chat window.
  • Adjusted the size and positioning of the chat window when the Friend List menu is open.
  • Mana Geode, Mirage Caller, Binding Heal, and Ravasaur Runt are now centered correctly in deck lists.
  • Fixed an issue where certain enchantment banner icons, such as Prince Keleseth’s Blessing, had incorrect art.
  • Death Coil’s art is now correctly centered in its History tile.
  • The “Open Packs” text is no longer cut off in some languages.
  • Restored Quest text that was missing in some languages.
  • Getaway Kodo will no longer sometimes cause The Skeleton Knight to return to its owner’s hand in an invisible state.
  • [Mobile] Maiev’s hero portrait will no longer be misaligned on certain mobile devices.
  • [Mobile] The Lich King’s dialogue is now more readable.

New in Hearthstone 9.2.0.21517 (Oct 18, 2017)

  • GENERAL:
  • HA! HA! HAPPY HALLOW’S END! It’s the Headless Horseman’s favorite time of year, and he’s brought lots of tricks and treats to the tavern! From October 24 through November 6 enjoy a treat for logging in each week, a tricky new Tavern Brawl, and dual class Arenas*! Visit playhearthstone.com for details.
  • Gone Fishing – Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, November 2017
  • Added the following card backs: Unholy – Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, October 2017
  • FIRESIDE GATHERINGS:
  • New Warlock Hero: Nemsy Necrofizzle – Acquired from attending a Fireside Gathering Tavern and playing a Fireside Brawl. Find a Fireside Gathering Tavern near you at firesidegatherings.com.
  • Fireside Gatherings now have their own game menu!
  • GAMEPLAY & UPDATES:
  • Hearthstone Mechanics Update – We've changed some underlying rules to prevent Wild Pyromancer from triggering off of Mindgames, and Djinni of Zephyrs from triggering off Entomb. Please check out the Upcoming Mechanics Update blog for details!
  • Several Friends List options have been bundled into a sub-menu.
  • Spells that are canceled by Counterspell will now trigger any “Whenever you cast a spell” and “After you cast a spell” effects.
  • Lord Jaraxxus no longer triggers Repentance, Sacred Trial, and Snipe.
  • Unlicensed Apothecary now reads: “After you summon a minion, deal 5 damage to your hero.” It will no longer activate from any Evolve effects.
  • It is no longer possible to cancel Choose One cards before the choices appear, this should resolve issues where the Choose One effect could be canceled too easily.
  • Hearthstone’s engine has been updated to Unity version 5.6.
  • Animations for Mimic Pod, Chromaggus, Shifting Shade, Ghastly Conjurer, and Cutpurse should no longer have a long pause.
  • Mana-cost reductions on cards such as Dragon’s Breath, Solemn Vigil, Everyfin is Awesome, and Obsidian Shard will now apply after all other mana cost changes, such as the effects from cards like Naga Sea Witch.
  • ARENA:
  • Vicious Fledgling can no longer be drafted in the Arena.
  • The first two picks in an Arena draft are no longer more likely to include synergy-based cards.
  • As part of our ongoing efforts to improve Class balance in the Arena, small appearance rate adjustments have been made to a number of Arena cards.
  • Stay up to date on Arena rules on the official forums.
  • ADDITIONAL BUG FIXES:
  • [PC] Resolved an issue that could cause Hearthstone to display an unresponsive white screen upon login.
  • Prince Taldaram’s ability now correctly copies Enrage effects.
  • Taldaram should now correctly be a 5/5 after Crystal Core has been played.
  • The Cursed Blade effect will no longer incorrectly be re-applied and become permanent when changing Heroes.
  • Kel’Thuzad will no longer trigger a second time if his first activation revives Drakkari Enchanter.
  • Changed Thrall, Deathseer’s history tile to be clearer. Evolve and Devolve have been updated to match.
  • Dirty Rat’s history tile now shows which minion was pulled, if any.
  • Ice Breaker now shows a history tile when it destroys a frozen minion.
  • Minions that transform as they enter play, such as Druid of the Claw, will now correctly trigger secrets such as Hidden Cache.
  • Cards created by Shifter Zerus and Molten Blade now have better indicators.
  • Shadowform will no longer incorrectly grant an upgraded Hero Power if played while Voidform is active.
  • Cards created by Valeera the Hollow’s Hero Power are now marked as such.
  • Using certain Hero Powers, such as Totemic Slam and Plague Lord, will no longer activate Combo cards.
  • Fixed a bug where clicking the lower portion of your weapon or Hero Power would result in your action being immediately canceled.
  • Corrected an issue when playing a golden Sir Finley Mrrgglton that could make Hero Powers difficult to interact with.
  • Adjusted the timing on Death Grip’s animation and reveal; the card is now revealed to the opponent for two seconds.
  • Effects that can cause a minion or Hero to attack the wrong target, such as those found on Ogres and Mayor Noggenfogger, will not trigger multiple times per attack when interrupted by Secrets. These effects should now only trigger once per attack.
  • Added a new error message when trying to attack while there are no valid targets available.
  • Fixed an issue where Build-a-Beast could become unresponsive when activated multiple times in a single turn.
  • Anomalus’ Deathrattle now correctly gains Lifesteal after Frost Lich Jaina has been played.
  • Bolvar, Fireblood now correctly gains attack when minions with Divine Shield die to Despicable Dreadlord’s end of turn effect.
  • Expending Sword of Justice’s durability as it is played will no longer grant +1 attack for the rest of the game.
  • Open the Waygate will now correctly progress with spells that have been replaced by Lilian Voss.
  • Druid of the Swarm now correctly receives buffs from Hobgoblin.
  • Resolved a visual issue that could occur upon earning 500 Ranked Play wins while using a Death Knight Hero.
  • We’ve improved card back search functionality, especially with regard to favorite card backs.
  • Resolved an issue that could cause Hearthstone to start with a very small window size.
  • The Battlecry from Furnacefire Colossus will no longer cause weapons to be discarded if the Colossus is destroyed before the Battlecry occurs.
  • Resolved an issue that could occur when targeting minions with spells as they are being polymorphed.
  • Fixed a bug where Heroic Lady Naz’jar would increase the cost of your minions instead of just her own.
  • Fixed a visual issue with Heigan’s Hero Power when interacting with dormant minions, like Sherazin, Seed.
  • Improved text formatting on some cards.
  • Defile will no longer sometimes stop animating when triggering multiple times.
  • Fixed a bug where incorrect information could temporarily display on your Hero when a Death Knight Hero card is played.
  • Fixed a visual issue that could occur during certain animations, causing them to flicker or scatter.
  • Fixed some visual bugs that could occur when discarding a card that is currently being moused over.
  • Fixed a visual issue with Galvadon’s Liquid Membrane adaptation
  • Fixed a visual issue with Durability that could occur when drafting weapons in the Arena.
  • Fixed a visual issue where keyword tooltips for boss Hero Powers were not aligned with the Hero Power banner.
  • Fixed a visual issue that could occur when using Mass Disenchant with the filter set to Knights of the Frozen Throne.
  • Fixed a visual error that could appear when scrolling down and up on a populated friends list.
  • Mac and Mobile
  • [Mobile] Resolved an issue with displaying destroyed or countered secrets on phones.
  • [Mac] Fresh installations of Hearthstone on Macs no longer suffer initial performance degradation.
  • [iOS] Corrected the aspect ratio on iPod Touch devices.
  • [Android] Personal Music can now be played in the Hearthstone client on Android devices!
  • NOTE: If you have an Arena run in progress when Hallow’s End begins on October 24, then it will be retired and you’ll receive the normal rewards for the number of wins you achieved and a free Arena ticket. In the hours just before the beginning and conclusion of Hallow’s End on October 24 and November 6, it will temporarily be impossible to purchase a new Arena ticket.

New in Hearthstone 9.1.0.20970 (Sep 19, 2017)

  • Card Changes:
  • Innervate - Now reads: Gain 1 Mana Crystal this turn only. (Down from 2)
  • Fiery War Axe - Now costs 3 mana. (Up from 2)
  • Hex - Now costs 4 mana. (Up from 3)
  • Murloc Warleader Now reads: Your other Murlocs have +2 Attack. (Down from +2 Attack, +1 Health)
  • Spreading Plague Now costs 6 mana. (Up from 5)

New in Hearthstone 9.0.0.20457 (Aug 9, 2017)

  • KNIGHTS OF THE FROZEN THRONE ARRIVES ON AUGUST 10:
  • Witness as Hearthstone’s heroes embrace the Lich King’s power to become Death Knights in Hearthstone’s latest expansion: Knights of the Frozen Throne. Knights of the Frozen Throne introduces 135 all-new cards -- including a crypt-full of undead monstrosities, a new health-draining keyword in Lifesteal, and an all-new card type: Hero cards!
  • Death Knight Hero cards – Each of Hearthstone’s nine Heroes can wield the chilling power of a Death Knight. Hero cards are an all-new card type, neither spell nor minion, that allow you to transform your existing hero into a new one, complete with a powerful Battlecry, armor, and a potent new hero power!
  • New Paladin Hero: Prince Arthas
  • Arena Rewards: Reduced variance of rewards in Arena. In particular, reward bags will no longer contain single, non-Golden Common cards.
  • Arena Draft Change – The first two sets of cards in a draft are now more likely to include synergy-based cards.
  • Added the following card backs:
  • Blood Knight – Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, August 2017.
  • Frost Knight – Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, September 2017.
  • Call of the Light – Acquired from a special promotion.
  • Call of the Void – Acquired from a special promotion.
  • Mistress of Pain and Wickerflame Burnbristle now use the Lifesteal keyword.
  • Fandral Staghelm’s text has been updated to reflect that he will interact with powers as well: Your Choose One cards and powers have both effects combined.
  • Changing your Hero will no longer 'refresh' your weapon swing.
  • Auchenai Soulpriest and similar effects will only trigger once when combined with Lifesteal.
  • Card Change: Dreadsteed:
  • Dreadsteed’s text now reads: Deathrattle: At the end of the turn, summon a Dreadsteed.
  • Knights of the Frozen Throne introduces free single-player Missions:
  • A new section of Missions unlocks each week until all the Missions are unlocked.
  • The Prologue and The Lower Citadel are available with the launch of Knights of the Frozen Throne.
  • Earn a free random Death Knight hero card just for facing the Lich King in the Prologue. Earn a Knights of the Frozen Throne card pack after completing each Mission section, for a total of 3.
  • Defeat the final Mission with all nine classes to earn a new Paladin hero!
  • BUG FIXES:
  • The deck recipe "replace missing cards" UI no longer closes after every card is selected.
  • Devices with no Wifi capability will now correctly receive a no wifi error message during Fireside Gatherings.
  • Adventure bosses now correctly respond to the 'Wow' emote.
  • Several cards that interact with cards of a specific type now glow when those cards are on the board.
  • Anub'ar Ambusher no longer shows a Poisonous Keyword on mouse-over.

New in Hearthstone 8.4.0.20022 (Jul 11, 2017)

  • Pre-purchase for Knights of the Frozen Throne, Hearthstone’s latest expansion, is now available from both the in-game Shop and online! You can pre-purchase 50 card packs and get the Frostmourne card back for $49.99 USD.
  • Pre-purchased card packs and the Frostmourne card back will now appear in-game. Knights of the Frozen Throne card packs can be opened when the expansion is released in August.
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  • HearthS’mores – Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, July 2017.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Hearthstone to freeze when closing.
  • Fixed some visual issues associated with Deck Importing.
  • BALANCE UPDATE:
  • The Caverns Below now reads: Quest: Play five minions with the same name. Reward: Crystal Core.
  • The Caverns Below is uniquely powerful versus several slower, control-oriented decks and is played often enough to push those decks out of play. While deck diversity in Ranked Play is good, a change to The Caverns Below was still warranted to help keep that trend going into the future.
  • The Caverns Below can now be disenchanted for full Arcane Dust value until July 24 PDT.
  • ARENA:
  • Note: Neutral cards form the basis for draft appearance rates.
  • On average, Arena runs consist of 60% Common, 28% Rare, 10% Epic, and about 2% Legendary cards.
  • Class minions are +100% more common than neutral cards.
  • Class Spells and Weapons are +175% more common than neutral cards.
  • Journey to Un'Goro cards receive an additional +50% increase in their appearance rate.
  • Flamestrike, Abyssal Enforcer, and Vicious Fledgling will appear in drafts 50% less often.
  • Popular cards had small drop rate changes to address class balance concerns. (Note - These changes range from 1-5%. They are small enough that they are unlikely to be noticed during an individual draft, but should have enough cumulative impact to help improve class balance.)
  • We’re working to improve the Arena experience, and your feedback is always appreciated!
  • The following minions are now Elementals:
  • Jade Spirit, Djinni of Zephyrs, Flame of Azzinoth, Mana Geode, and Hallazeal, the Ascended.
  • Added the following card backs:
  • Frostmourne – Acquired from the Knights of the Frozen Throne pre-purchase bundle.
  • The following cards are unavailable in arena:
  • Jungle Giants, The Marsh Queen, Open the Waygate, The Last Kaleidosaur, Awaken the Makers, The Caverns Below, Unite the Murlocs, Lakkari Sacrifice, Fire Plume’s Heart, Klaxxi Amber Weaver, Dark Arakkoa, Cult Sorcerer, Hooded Acolyte, Twilight Darkmender, Blade of C’Thun, Usher of Souls, Ancient Shieldbearer, Twilight Geomancer, Disciple of C’Thun, Twilight Elder, C’Thun’s Chosen, Crazed Worshipper, Skeram Cultist, Twin Emperor Vek’lor, Doomcaller, C’Thun, Dust Devil, Totemic Might, Ancestral Healing, Windspeaker, Sacrificial Pact, Sense Demons, Void Crusher, Succubus, Savagery, Soul of the Forest, Mark of Nature, Warsong Commander, Rampage, Starving Buzzard, Timber Wolf, Snipe, Mind Blast, Lightwell, Purify and Inner Fire.

New in Hearthstone 8.2.2.19632 (Jun 17, 2017)

  • Fixed issues that could prevent Deck Importing from functioning on mobile devices.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a player to get stuck in their Collection Manager after copying a deck.
  • Fixed an issue that could result in a crash for an opponent.
  • Prince Malchezaar once again announces his arrival.

New in Hearthstone 8.2.0.19506 (Jun 6, 2017)

  • Quest with friends – Most quests can now be completed during Friendly Challenges with players on your Friends list.
  • We’ve added the following card back: The Magic of Dalaran – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play in June.
  • When viewing “Pick a Replacement” from a deck recipe or imported decklist, the ghosted card on the left now takes you directly to Crafting mode.
  • It is now possible to refine searches in the Collection Manager with the ‘Type:’ and ‘Rarity:’ search tags.
  • Error messages received when searching the Collection Manager are now more helpful.
  • Golden cards and non-golden cards will now share the same slot in a decklist.
  • Ranked wins for each hero will now tally beyond 500.
  • Alternate Heroes, such as Maiev, will now have golden borders once 500 wins have been achieved for a Class.
  • You can now drag a golden card out of your Arena deck to "de-goldenize" it.
  • Deathwing and Bloodmage Thalnos have finally learned how to make an entrance.
  • Some game boards will become exclusive to Wild, and recently released boards will become more common in Wild matches.
  • [Mobile] It is now clearer and easier to cancel casting a spell in mobile user interfaces. No more Fireballs to the face!
  • Deck Importing – It’s now possible to copy and import Hearthstone decklists! It’s fast and easy to share your decklist with friends, or try the latest decklist from your favorite streamer, pro, or fansite:
  • Copy a deck by selecting the hero portrait at the top in your collection and pressing the copy button.
  • Hearthstone knows when a valid decklist is copied, and you’ll be asked if you want to use it when you create a new deck.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Alarm-o-bots drawn by Far Sight no longer maintain their cost reduction when returned to your hand.
  • Sherazin Corpse Flower no longer counts transform minions, such as Shellshifter, twice when dormant.
  • Pyros now interacts correctly with effects like Spirit Echo and Getaway Kodo.
  • Fixed an issue where Sergeant Sally would only deal 1 damage to enemies when interacting with Crystal Core and Spiritsinger Umbra is in play.
  • Resolved several visual issues that could occur during play.
  • Resolved an issue where players could become stuck spectating.

New in Hearthstone 8.0.0.18336 (Apr 5, 2017)

  • The Journey to Un’Goro takes brave explorers on an expedition to a primordial land packed with wonders. . . and danger! It introduces 135 all-new cards—including crackling elementals, gigantic dinosaurs, and a new card type: Quests!
  • This update completes preparations for the Year of the Mammoth. The new Hearthstone year begins once Journey to Un’Goro goes live!
  • Maiev Shadowsong, a new Rogue Hero, has emerged from the shadows! Win 10 Standard Ranked or Casual mode games after Journey to Un’Goro launches to add her to your collection.
  • A new tooltip displays the number of cards in your hand.
  • Improved consistency of some card text.
  • [Android] You can now download Hearthstone data directly to an SD card during initial installation.
  • This update adds functionality to support the upcoming Fireside Gatherings Tavern closed beta test:
  • Participation in the closed beta test will be limited to select Fireside Gatherings initially, but we’ll be expanding Taverns to everyone once this phase of testing is complete!
  • Taverns UI elements may be present, but non-functional, for some players while this test is under way.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Jade Spirit will now correctly appear in searches using the term “Jade Golem”.
  • When Herald Volazj copies a silenced minion, the copies it creates will now correctly also be silenced.
  • Resolved an issue that would make it impossible to cast a spell that costs Health to kill your Hero, even while immune.
  • Resolved an issue that would cause casting a 0 mana cost Jade Blossom to still sometimes consume mana.
  • Nozdormu’s sandstorm visual will no longer persist if he is returned to a player’s hand.
  • Resolved several minor UI and graphics issues.

New in Hearthstone 7.1.0 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • RANKED PLAY
  • Upon achieving certain milestones in Ranked Play, it will no longer be possible to lose ranks beyond those milestones for that season. The milestones are Rank 20, 15, 10, 5, and Legend.
  • ARENA:
  • Creating decks for the Arena will now feature Standard cards only. Arena runs that were started prior to the patch will still include Wild cards.
  • Rares, Epics, and Legendaries will be offered more frequently during Arena deckbuilding.
  • Spells will now show up with a higher frequency.
  • Neutral Basic / Classic cards will appear less often.
  • If you own a Golden version of a card, the first copy you draft will be Golden. If you own multiple Golden copies of a card, all copies you draft will be Golden.
  • BALANCE UPDATES:
  • Small-time Buccaneer’s health reduced from 2 to 1.
  • The mana cost of Spirit Claws increased from 1 to 2.
  • GENERAL:
  • New keyword: Poisonous - Minions with Poisonous will destroy any minion they inflict damage to. Pit Snake, Patient Assassin, Emperor Cobra, and Maexxna have been updated with the new keyword.
  • Added some memory optimizations.
  • Improved matchmaking for new players.
  • We are testing an update to the account creation process for mobile players. This will minimize the overhead associated with creating a new Battle.net account, and will be available in limited release.
  • Maximum in-game music volume has been capped in order to retain the best audio quality.
  • [Android] We made some optimizations to Android distribution, allowing for a smaller install size and smoother patching in the future.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Resolved inconsistencies in the way that Small Time Buccaneer’s Attack interacts with effects such as those generated by Humility, Keeper of Uldaman, and Crazed Alchemist.
  • Resolved an issue where a Kazakus potion spell cards could appear blank when copied by a minion or spell effect.
  • Knuckles will now correctly use its effect when under the effects of Misdirection.
  • Addressed an issue with the interaction of Wrath’s card draw timing in conjunction with Daring Reporter.
  • Snipe will now correctly trigger after Potion of Polymorph.
  • Djinni of Zephyrs will now correctly copy spells buffed by spell damage.
  • Bouncing Blade will now correctly continue bouncing after clearing a Divine Shield.
  • Resolved an issue where seasonal reward cards could take a while to show up in the Collection Manager.
  • Searching the Collection Manager with a class name will now correctly display Tri-Class cards.
  • Resolved issues that could slow or stop payment authentication when using the in-game Shop.
  • Fixed many minor visual issues and some card text inconsistencies.

New in Hearthstone 7.0.0.15590 (Nov 30, 2016)

  • The Tavern’s never been more rough and tumble! This Hearthstone update paves the way for the arrival of The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, Hearthstone’s latest expansion. Join three crime families as they vie for power in the back alleys of Gadgetzan with all-new Tri-Class cards, and a gritty game board featuring each of the city’s districts. This update also adds several swanky new card backs and fixes some bugs.
  • The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan:
  • Grab your shiniest brass knuckles and get ready to rumble on The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. Hearthstone’s latest expansion will be available beginning December 1st and includes:
  • All-new Tri-Class cards; special neutral minions that break the rules to be included in the decks of all three classes associated with each family:
  • The Grimy Goons: Warrior, Paladin, and Hunter
  • The Kabal: Mage, Priest, and Warlock
  • The Jade Lotus: Rogue, Druid, and Shaman
  • A new game board featuring each district of Gadgetzan that’ll have you calling your friends to come out to play.
  • The following card backs have been added.
  • Jade Lotus – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, December 2016.
  • Grimy Goons – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, January 2017.
  • Kabal – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, February 2017.
  • And perhaps one more card back to come, should the stars align. . .
  • A search for missing in the Collection Manager will now automatically switch you to Crafting Mode and find any cards that you are missing or don’t already own two or more copies of.
  • Several cards now properly generate a history tile when played.
  • We’ve implemented numerous AI improvements and bug fixes.
  • We fixed a client issue that could occur when playing multiple spells while Archmage Antonidas is in play.
  • We fixed a Spectator Mode issue that could occur when Raven Idol is played.
  • Various UI & text issues have been resolved.

New in Hearthstone 6.2.0.15300 (Nov 9, 2016)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with Battle.net.

New in Hearthstone 6.2.0.15181 (Oct 21, 2016)

  • Ethereal Peddler now reads “Battlecry: If you’re holding any non-Rogue class cards, reduce their Cost by (2).” This was done to make it more clear, especially with upcoming releases.
  • One Night in Karazhan cards will now show up with the same frequency as other card sets in the Arena
  • Many new daily quests have been added.
  • The following bugs have been squashed:
  • Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End now properly applies the Overload effect when it casts a spell with Overload.
  • Sir Finley Mrrgglton no longer offers Lesser Heal as an option of Hero Powers to Discover when played by Tyrande.
  • Casting Entomb on a transformed minion will no longer reveal the minion’s identity if it gets drawn again.
  • Gladiator’s Longbow now properly prevents damage caused by Explosive Trap.
  • The following card back has been added:
  • Welcome Inn – Acquired by attending BlizzCon 2016 or purchasing a Virtual Ticket for BlizzCon 2016.
  • The following Murlocs that affected ALL Murlocs now only affect friendly ones, to improve the Murloc mirror-match. These cards are not eligible for a full dust refund:
  • Grimscale Oracle now reads “Your other Murlocs have +1 Attack.”
  • Coldlight Seer now reads “Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Health.”
  • Murloc Tidecaller now reads “Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack.”
  • Murloc Warleader now reads “Your other Murlocs have +2/+1.”

New in Hearthstone 6.1.3.14830 (Oct 4, 2016)

  • The following cards have been changed:
  • Call of the Wild now costs 9 mana, up from 8 mana.
  • Execute now costs 2 mana, up from 1 mana.
  • Rockbiter Weapon now costs 2 mana, up from 1 mana.
  • Tuskarr Totemic now reads “Battlecry: Summon a random basic Totem.”
  • Abusive Sergeant now has 1 Attack, down from 2.
  • Charge now costs 1 mana, down from 3, and reads “Give a friendly minion Charge. It can’t attack heroes this turn.”
  • Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End now stops casting spells when it leaves the battlefield or is silenced.
  • Note: Cards with dust value that are changed as a result of this update are eligible to be disenchanted for their full Arcane Dust value until October 17th PDT. If you would like to disenchant these cards for their full Arcane Dust value, please do so before October 17th PDT. The list of cards eligible to be disenchanted for their full Arcane Dust value is: Call of the Wild, Tuskarr Totemic, Abusive Sergeant, Yogg'Saron, Hope's End.
  • You will no longer be able to disenchant extra copies of cards that are not part of your collection.
  • Decks that are converted from one format (Wild or Standard) to the other will now automatically be added to the bottom of their respective list.

New in Hearthstone 6.1.1.14406 (Oct 3, 2016)

  • The Welcome Bundle has arrived! Purchase this one-time only bundle to receive 10 Classic card packs and a random Classic Class Legendary!
  • Added the new Priest Hero: Tyrande Whisperwind. You will be able to add the new Hero and a new card back to your collection by participating in an upcoming special promotion.
  • A few deck recipes have been updated.
  • Certain cards will no longer be selectable in the Arena.
  • If you accept a Friendly Challenge while editing a deck, your deck-building progress will now be saved.
  • Resolved an issue that could cause gameplay to slow down after using the new Adventure restart feature.
  • Golden C’Thun and Mounted Raptor can now be crafted or disenchanted.
  • Medivh’s Valet can now be properly crafted or disenchanted.
  • [Tablet] Resolved an issue that could prevent the on-screen keyboard from opening.
  • Fixed some audio, graphical, and UI issues.
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Tyrande – Acquired via a special promotion
  • Legion – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play for September 2016
  • Pie – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play for October 2016

New in Hearthstone 6.0.0.13921 (Aug 10, 2016)

  • ONE NIGHT IN KARAZHAN: A HEARTHSTONE ADVENTURE:
  • Let’s celebrate! Grab a drink, get your boogie on, and get ready for One Night in Karazhan! This all-new adventure will be available on August 11 and includes:
  • A free Prologue mission for you to explore which unlocks two brand new cards.
  • Journey up four unforgettable wings of the Karazhan tower fighting twelve funky bosses and completing nine new class challenges.
  • Completing One Night in Karazhan will unlock 45 all-new Hearthstone cards for your collection.
  • The grooviest new game board you’ve seen arrives to let you strut your card-playing stuff.
  • Will you survive the challenging Heroic mode for each wing?
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Medivh’s Invitation – Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play for August 2016.
  • Karazhan Nights – Acquired by purchasing all wings of One Night in Karazhan within one week of launch.
  • The Blue Portal – Acquired from completing One Night in Karazhan in Heroic mode.
  • Faceless Manipulator now properly transforms into a golden copy of a golden minion.
  • Fjola Lightbane no longer leaves a Divine Shield behind when transformed.
  • Fixed a crash that would occur when you drew and played a minion very quickly at the start of your turn.
  • [Phone] Your gold amount now properly shows when you access the Shop from the Open Packs screen.
  • Fixed various audio, graphical, gameplay, AI and UI issues.

New in Hearthstone 5.2.2.13807 (Jul 30, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue that prevented some players from starting a game
  • Morgl’s hero power is now correctly animated
  • Your quests should now display correctly
  • [Mobile] Performance has been improved for mobile devices and tablets
  • [Mobile] Those pesky vines that could show up during the mulligan phase have been pruned from Standard icons
  • [iOS] iPhone SE should now display the correct UI
  • [Apple] Addressed a crash on iPhone 6 Plus and Mac devices

New in Hearthstone 5.0.1.13030 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • Addressed an issue that could cause the game to freeze if you back out of deck creation after playing a Tavern Brawl.
  • Addressed an issue with Shifter Zerus transforming into a card that has a “Choose One” option.
  • Addressed a graphical issue with playing Evolve on a minion with Taunt or Divine Shield.
  • Chat bubbles have returned when typing to others on your friends list.
  • Redemption will no longer bring C’Thun back at it’s full, buffed health value.
  • Scaled Nightmare’s attack now properly doubles at the start of your turn after it gets reduced.
  • (itIT) Adjusted the volume for Anomalus.

New in Hearthstone 5.0.0.12574 (Apr 25, 2016)

  • Do you hear them? Whispers of the Old Gods expansion will arrive on April 26! You can purchase Whispers of the Old Gods card packs from the in-game shop and play them beginning April 26.
  • As of April 26, the Year of the Kraken will begin, bringing with it Standard and Wild formats. Check out the A New Way to Play blog for more info.
  • Friendly Challenge menu has been updated. Starting April 26, you challenge friends to Standard, Wild, or Tavern Brawl games.
  • Collection Manager’s Set Filter has been updated.
  • Some Deck Recipes have been updated for Whispers of the Old Gods. See what we’ve cooked up!
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Shadowmoon Valley – Obtained by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of May
  • Zul’Drak - Obtained by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of June
  • Halfhill - Obtained by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of July
  • The guaranteed pack from Arena Runs will now always be from the most recently released expansion. Additionally, you are slightly more likely to receive a second card pack from a different Standard set.
  • The “Sorry” emote has been replaced with a new “Wow” emote. Wow!
  • The following cards have changed. For full details regarding these changes, please read the Keeping Hearthstone Fresh blog:
  • Ancient of Lore – Now draws 1 card instead of 2
  • Force of Nature – Mana cost decreased from 6 to 5, Treants no longer have Charge and no longer die at the end of the turn
  • Keeper of the Grove – Health reduced from 4 to 2
  • Ironbeak Owl – Mana cost increased from 2 to 3
  • Big Game Hunter – Mana cost increased from 3 to 5
  • Hunter’s Mark – Mana cost increased from 0 to 1
  • Blade Flurry – Mana cost increased from 2 to 4 and only affects Minions
  • Knife Juggler – Attack reduced from 3 to 2
  • Leper Gnome – Attack reduced from 2 to 1
  • Arcane Golem – Health increased from 2 to 4, no longer has Charge
  • Molten Giant – Mana cost increased from 20 to 25
  • Master of Disguise – Stealth granted by this card now only lasts until the start of the next turn
  • Non-Basic Cards that have been changed will be disenchantable for their full dust value for a limited time.
  • Resolved various issues with AI behavior and gameplay such as:
  • Stampeding Kodo’s ability will no longer target the same minion twice if triggered by Brann Bronzebeard.
  • Gladiator’s Longbow will prevent damage caused by Explosive Trap.
  • Quests to obtain Old Murk-Eye and Captain’s Parrot have been disabled, as those cards are only available in Wild mode. These cards can be crafted as normal with the release of Whispers of the Old Gods.
  • Added improved visual effects to certain Classic cards.
  • The reconnect feature has been improved.
  • Fixed various audio, graphical, and UI issues.

New in Hearthstone 4.3.0.12266 (Apr 15, 2016)

  • The following Hero portrait has been added:
  • Khadgar – Available as a special promotion in April 2016.
  • The following card back has been added:
  • Clutch of Yogg-Saron – Acquired at the end of the month by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of April 2016.
  • Paladin Deck Recipe updated.
  • Alleria will no longer use Lady Liadrin’s entrance animation when starting a game.
  • Fixed various audio, graphical, and UI issues.

New in Hearthstone 4.2.0.12051 (Mar 15, 2016)

  • We have begun preparing for the arrival of Standard and Wild formats with new UI elements.
  • Hearthstone has been localized into Thai. Players around the globe can now enjoy Hearthstone in 14 different languages!
  • Bonuses provided by Enrage effects now work correctly after a minion’s Attack and Health values have been swapped.
  • Resolved various issues with AI behavior and gameplay.
  • Fixed various audio, graphical, and UI issues.
  • Pre-purchase Whispers of the Old Gods:
  • Pre-purchase a “Whispers of the Old Gods” 50 card pack bundle from the in-game shop and unlock a special card back. Whispers of the Old Gods packs cannot be opened until the expansion launches, which will be before May 31, 2016, however, the card back is available immediately.
  • Unlock up to 18 deck slots:
  • Gain access to 9 additional deck slots by unlocking all nine Hearthstone Heroes, bringing your total number of deck slots to 18.
  • If you’ve already unlocked all nine Heroes, your new deck slots are waiting for you in the Collection Manager: just delete or edit the Basic decks you’ll find in your deck list.
  • Many improvements have been made to the Collection Manager:
  • Deck Recipes are now available in the Collection Manager. Use Deck Recipes to quickly experiment with some new deck ideas.
  • Right-clicking on card backs in the Collection Manager reveals an improved display. So fancy!
  • When building decks, the “Suggest a Card” feature is now smarter about its recommendations.
  • It is now possible to search for cards with new search terms, including Attack, Health, Cost, Golden, etc.
  • A more complete listing of all the new functions will be revealed in an upcoming blog.
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Hogger – Acquired at the end of the month by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of March 2016.
Eyes of C’Thun – Acquired by pre-purchasing Whispers of the Old Gods.
Overwatch – Acquired by purchasing the Overwatch: Origins Edition.
  • 
The following Hero portrait has been added:
  • Liadrin – The new Paladin hero is obtained through an upcoming World of Warcraft promotion.

New in Hearthstone 4.1.0.10956 (Jan 6, 2016)

  • GENERAL:
  • Special Winter Veil effects have been added to celebrate the holidays starting December 9th!
  • Savage Roar is now much less savage to the ears.
  • League of Explorers game boards have been added to the rotation in Arena and Play modes.
  • Resolved an issue where playing Unearthed Raptor caused the client to freeze.
  • Resolved various issues with AI behavior and gameplay.
  • Various audio, graphical, and UI issues have been resolved.
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Winter Veil Wreath – Acquired by celebrating Winter Veil in Hearthstone.
  • Shaman Thrall – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of December 2015.
  • Love is in the Air – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of January 2016.
  • Tauren Thunderbluff – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of February 2016.

New in Hearthstone 4.0.0.10833 (Nov 11, 2015)

  • General:
  • Adventure awaits! Grab your hat and join the League of Explorers to reclaim an ancient artifact of immense power! This all-new adventure will be available on November 12th or 13th depending on your region and includes:
  • An expedition through four exotic wings, with 45 all-new Hearthstone cards for your collection.
  • Two brand new game boards to explore with a treasure trove of click-ables to discover.
  • The new Discover keyword. Choose from one of three cards to place in your hand when you play a card with the Discover keyword on it.
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Explorer’s Map – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of November.
  • Staff of Origination – Acquired by defeating every wing of The League of Explorers in Heroic mode.
  • Blizzard 2015 – Acquired by attending BlizzCon 2015 or purchasing the BlizzCon 2015 Virtual Ticket.
  • Legacy of the Void – Acquired by purchasing the Digital Deluxe or Collector’s Edition of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.
  • Resolved an issue where various traps could trigger when your board or hand are full.
  • Resolved various issues with AI behavior and gameplay.
  • Various audio, graphical, and UI issues have been resolved.

New in Hearthstone 3.2.0.10604 (Oct 20, 2015)

  • Hearthstone has been localized in Japanese.
  • The following card back has been added: Highmaul – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of October.
  • The following card has been changed: Warsong Commander now reads “Your Charge minions have +1 Attack.”
  • Various audio, graphical, and UI issues have been resolved.

New in Hearthstone 3.1.0.10357 (Sep 30, 2015)

  • General:
  • The following new card back has been added:
  • Exodar – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of September
  • Power Core – Acquired by attending select Hearthstone eSport events.
  • Power Core Card Back:
  • The last player dueled will once again show up in the Friends List.
  • Typing “TGT” or “The Grand Tournament” in the Collection Manager now correctly filters cards from that expansion.
  • Cards that produce other cards now properly create golden versions when used on a target that is a golden card.
  • New animations have been added to the following cards: Refreshment Vendor, Sparring Partner, Wilfred Fizzlebang, Fist of Jaraxxus, Icehowl, Crowd Favorite, Aviana, and Rhonin.
  • Various audio, visual, and UI issues have been resolved.

New in Hearthstone 3.0.0.9786 (Aug 18, 2015)

  • The following card back has been added: Tournament Grounds – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of August.
  • New quests added, including one to win games in Tavern Brawl mode!
  • Tavern Brawl victories now count towards earning the Heroes of the Storm mount award.
  • A bonus chest will be granted at the end of each season based on the highest ranked reached in Ranked Play mode.
  • Various audio, graphical, and UI issues have been resolved.

New in Hearthstone 2.8.0.9554 (Jul 30, 2015)

  • General:
  • Pre-purchase The Grand Tournament: Starting now you can pre-purchase “The Grand Tournament” 50 card pack bundle from the in-game shop and unlock a special card back. The Grand Tournament packs can be opened in August when the expansion releases but the card back is available immediately!
  • The following card backs have been added: Darkspear – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of July
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improvements have been made to Spectator Mode which include resolving the issue that could cause a card with a “Choose One” option to become stuck on screen
  • Fixed an issue with Rexxar’s golden hero portrait animation
  • Various audio, graphical, and UI issues have been resolved

New in Hearthstone 2.7.0.9166 (Jun 16, 2015)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Introducing Tavern Brawl! Each week, a different Tavern Brawl will pit you head to head versus another player using exciting and unique rules. One week might feature preset decks, while another week could have you crafting a brand new Tavern Brawl deck following specific guidelines, while others might offer buffs to specific minion types. The possibilities are endless! Tavern Brawl unlocks for players who have at least one Hero at level 20.
  • New Challengers Appear! Make room at the table for new heroes! New heroes put a fresh face on the existing classes you know and love. There is a new hero for the Warrior, Hunter, and Mage classes and each one features an animated portrait, a unique animated version of that classes’ existing hero power, a special ‘hero tray’, all new emotes, cool match start animations, and a themed card back.
  • Warrior Hero Magni Bronzebeard is now available for purchase.
  • Hunter Hero Alleria Windrunner is now available for purchase.
  • Mage Hero Medivh is now available for purchase.
  • You can now assign a card back to each of your decks.
  • You can now view your hard-earned card backs as well as card backs you have not yet acquired in the collection manager.
  • GENERAL:
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Galaxy Gifts.
  • Darnassus – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of June. Card backs are awarded at the end of the Ranked Play season.
  • Some changes have been made to the collection manager, including mana filtering and the position of some buttons.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • [Mobile] You no longer have to log-in again when prompted to accept a new Terms of Use
  • [Android] Fixed a bug that prevented the Hearthstone app from running after it had been moved to external storage.
  • Core Rager now properly shows its attack and health buff in the History Tiles.
  • Fel Reaver now properly generates History Tiles when it destroys cards.
  • Non-golden Chromaggus now properly creates golden cards when the card drawn is golden.
  • Nozdormu no longer continues to produce a sandstorm effect after being Transformed.
  • Gang Up no longer displays more than 3 cards after being used on cards with Choose One.
  • Fixed an animation issue when golden cards with Taunt are destroyed.
  • Fixed an issue where Steamwheedle Sniper’s targeting effect was not appearing over the Golden Hunter’s Hero Power.
  • Fixed various graphical, sound, and UI issues.

New in Hearthstone 2.6.0.8834 (May 15, 2015)

  • GENERAL:
  • [iOS] Added support for 64-bit devices.
  • [iOS] In order to address an issue when searching for cards that utilize diacritics, we have temporarily disabled searching for cards that use diacritics without their proper marks.
  • [Android] Resolved an issue causing some phones to display the tablet UI.
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Ninja – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of May. Card backs are awarded at the end of the Ranked Play season.
  • Heroes of the Storm – Acquired during the Heroes of the Storm cross promotion event.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Resolved an issue with Invite Spectator and Kick Spectator buttons in the Nearby Players list.
  • [Tablet] Tablet versions of the game should now be able to purchase multiple packs at a time with gold.
  • Fixed various graphical, sound, and UI issues.

New in Hearthstone 2.4.0.8311 (Apr 1, 2015)

  • BLACKROCK MOUNTAIN: A HEARTHSTONE ADVENTURE:
  • Blackrock Mountain has been added and will be accessible starting April 2.
  • Blackrock Mountain offers a new single-player campaign to play Hearthstone against challenging NPC adversaries. Blackrock Mountain can be unlocked with gold or real money and can be accessed by players who have unlocked all 9 heroes.
  • Defeat 17 fearsome foes to unlock a total of 31 new Hearthstone cards for your collection, including 5 Legendary cards! Blackrock Mountain cards can easily be searched for within My Collection using the search function.
  • An all-new interactive Blackrock-themed game board awaits you within the Adventure! Discover the surprises that stew in shimmering magma pools, hammer down the fine art of blacksmithing, and more!
  • Overcome 9 nefarious Class Challenges that test your skills with each of the unique classes of Hearthstone!
  • Defeating all of the bosses within a wing unlocks the extremely challenging Heroic Mode of that wing. Defeating all of the bosses of Blackrock Mountain on Heroic mode unlocks a new card back for your collection.
  • Five unique wings await those brave enough to delve into Blackrock Mountain. Each of the five wings are immediately available to purchase with real money or gold, with a new wing unlocking for players to enter each week over the course of April:
  • Blackrock Depths—This sprawling underground city is the stronghold of the Dark Iron Dwarves, thriving deep beneath the surface.
  • Molten Core—Face fiery elemental minions in searing magma tunnels at the heart of Blackrock Mountain.
  • Blackrock Spire—Climb to the heights of Blackrock Mountain to invade Nefarian’s domain and square off against ogres, orcs, and dragonkin!
  • Blackwing Lair—Foil the lord of Blackrock by disrupting his attempts to create the perfect draconic minions.
  • The Hidden Laboratory—The final showdown, where you’ll contend with fiendish technology, horrifying experimental monstrosities, and the mastermind behind them all.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Friends that are Away on the Battle.net App will no longer be displayed in your online friend count.
  • We’ve nailed the game board to the table: Spells that create screen shaking effects should no longer get your screen stuck in a bad position.
  • Warsong Commander will now give charge to minions summoned by other minions—charge forward!
  • Bane of Doom can now summon any collectible demons. Doom . . . DOOM!
  • Sylvanas will no longer steal a minion that is about to die, which is weird because that’s generally her thing.
  • Vol'jin will no longer kill itself if the only other minion in play is stealthed.
  • Minions that are spawned from a Deathrattle are now targetable sooner. This will affect the Slime from Sludge Belcher, as well as the spawns from Harvest Golem and the Shredders.
  • General bug fixes and UI improvements.

New in Hearthstone 2.3.0.8108 (Mar 20, 2015)

  • GENERAL:
  • Pre-purchase Blackrock Mountain: A Hearthstone Adventure
  • Starting March 19th, you will be able to pre-purchase “Blackrock Mountain: A Hearthstone Adventure” from the in-game store. The new adventure opens April 2015.
  • The following card backs have been added:
  • Ragnaros – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of March.
  • Molten Core – Acquired by pre-purchasing Blackrock Mountain: A Hearthstone Adventure from the in-game store.

New in Hearthstone 2.2.0.7835 (Feb 26, 2015)

  • GENERAL:
  • The following card back has been added to Hearthstone: Lunar Card Back (acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of February)
  • When a match you are spectating ends, your client will be put into a waiting state until your friend joins another match. You’ll automatically connect to their next match without having to re-enable Spectator Mode. How convenient!
  • Mimiron’s Head has an AWESOME new play animation. Go ahead, push the big red button!
  • [iPad/Android] You should no longer see the “You have been disconnected” message when you start up the game.
  • [iPad/Android] The in-game friend’s list should now open much faster.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Players will now continue to spectate a match even after 30 minutes of inactivity.
  • Cogmaster has taken a break from constructing mechanical menaces and has given himself a tune-up! His attack will now properly increase when a Mech is in play, even after his Attack and Health stats have been swapped.

New in Hearthstone 2.1.0.7628 (Jan 30, 2015)

  • General:
  • The following card backs have been added to Hearthstone: Maraad Card Back: Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of January.
  • (zhCN/koKR/zhTW) Celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hearthstone! Heroes will say “Happy New Year” instead of “Hello” when emotes are used.
  • Card packs in the in-game Shop no longer default to Classic card packs. Players must now manually choose which card packs they would like to buy before making a purchase the first time the Shop is used or with each release of new card sets in the Shop. Once a card pack is purchased, the Shop will default to the last purchased card pack until the next time a new card set is released in the Shop.
  • Card Changes:
  • Undertaker now reads: Whenever you summon a minion with Deathrattle, gain +1 Attack. Undertaker was frustrating to play against. It often gained both attack and health stats significantly above those of other inexpensive minions very early in the game. With this change, we expect Undertaker will still be better than other 1-mana minions when played in a deck with a Deathrattle theme, but more likely to die from combat with other minions.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Secrets no longer have a delay between their trigger and animation. Poor Noble Sacrifice – it just wants to get down!
  • Addressed an issue that sometimes resulted in player names showing up as Unknown in-game. You’re a player, not a Secret!
  • (esMX) Updated Malorne’s text to now be correct.
  • (ptBR) Updated Scarlet Purifier’s text to now be correct.

New in Hearthstone 2.0.0.7234 (Dec 5, 2014)

  • GOBLINS VS GNOMES:
  • Don’t let Goblins and Gnomes have all the fun building things: All Goblins vs Gnomes cards have been added to the Arena and can be chosen even if you do not have them in your Hearthstone collection.
  • All Goblins vs Gnomes cards can be found easily in My Collection using the search function, and all Goblins vs Gnomes cards have a “gear” watermark in the card text box.
  • Expert card packs have been renamed to “Classic” card packs. Classic card packs are still available to acquire in the in-game Shop as well as through Crafting Mode.
  • New minion type “Mech” has been added. Use Mechs along with other Mechs for surprising (often devastating) results!
  • An all-new interactive Goblins vs Gnomes-themed game board has been added. Turn the gears, wind the springs, and try not to blow anything up in the process. We warned you.
  • General:
  • Spectator Mode has been added. Watch your friends play through their games of Hearthstone and observe their epic victories all with the click of a button! Spectator Mode is accessed through the Friends list by clicking on the “Spectate Match” button next to your friend’s name.
  • CARD CHANGES:
  • Flare now costs 2 mana, up from 1.
  • Gadgetzan Auctioneer now costs 6 mana, up from 5.
  • Soulfire now costs 1 mana, up from 0.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • The left-most enemy minion can once again be targeted on a full board if Counterspell counters a Secret.
  • Nozdormu, self proclaimed “Master of Time”, once again gives players 15 seconds a round instead of 30.
  • Blood Imps will no longer target Imp Masters with no life left. It’s dead, Jim.
  • Baron Rivendare in the Naxxramas Adventure has fixed his heater and will no longer cast Frostbolt on himself.
  • Faceless Manipulators will now copy the Echoing Ooze as well as its effect.
  • Faceless Manipulators will now copy the Echoing Ooze as well as its effect.
  • Faceless Manipulator now functions properly when targeting minions with Enrage that refuse to follow the rules. 
  • Druid of the Claw is embracing his wild side and now becomes a Beast minion type upon switching Cat Form or Bear Form.
  • Multiple mechanical minions have been upgraded to Mechs, unlocking additional synergy with other Goblins vs Gnome cards: Harvest Golem, Damaged Golem, Alarm-o-Bot, Demolisher, Mechanical Dragonling, and all of Gelbin Mekkatorque’s AWESOME inventions.
  • Kel’thuzad’s mastery of undeath has been tempered and it will no longer resurrect itself after perishing at the hands of Ragnaros the Firelord.
  • Gnomes have been hard at work fixing Goblin “upgrades”, forcing our engineers to step in and fix the fixes that the gnomes “fixed”.  Ultimately, a number of display issues and other bugs have been resolved.

New in Hearthstone 1.3.0.6698 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • GENERAL:
  • The following card backs have been added to Hearthstone:
  • Hallow’s End Card Back – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of October.
  • Blizzard 2014 Card Back – Acquired by attending BlizzCon 2014 or by purchasing a BlizzCon 2014 Virtual Ticket.
  • Warlords Card Back – Acquired by purchasing the collector’s edition or digital deluxe edition of World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor.
  • Goblins Card Back – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of November.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • [iPad] The search field is now properly shown at the top of the screen when the keyboard is present in the Collection Manager.
  • [iPad] (China only) Login sessions are now preserved when switching between wi-fi points.

New in Hearthstone 1.2.0.6485 (Sep 23, 2014)

  • Addressing some bugs as well as making balance changes to Leeroy Jenkins and Starving Buzzard:
  • Leeroy Jenkins now costs 5 (up from 4)
  • Starving Buzzard now costs 5 (up from 2) and now has 3 Attack and 2 Health (up from 2 Attack and 1 Health)

New in Hearthstone 1.1.0.5997 (Jul 23, 2014)

  • Curse of Naxxramas: A Hearthstone Adventure:
  • Curse of Naxxramas offers a new single player campaign to play Hearthstone against challenging NPC adversaries. Curse of Naxxramas can be unlocked with gold or real money and can be accessed by players that have unlocked all 9 heroes.Defeat 15 fearsome bosses to unlock a total of 30 new Hearthstone cards for your collection, including Legendary cards! Naxxramas cards can easily be searched for within My Collection using the search function.
  • An all-new interactive Naxxramas-themed game board awaits you within the Adventure! Discover the surprises that lurk inside the slime pools, the quivering masses of spider eggs (spoilers: It’s spiders), and more!
  • Surmount 9 diabolical Class Challenges that test your skills with each of the unique classes of Hearthstone!
  • Defeating all of the bosses within a wing unlocks the extremely challenging Heroic Mode of that wing. Defeating all of the bosses of Naxxramas on Heroic mode unlocks a new card back for your collection.
  • Five unique wings await those brave enough to venture into Naxxramas. The first wing, The Arachnid Quarter, will immediately be available to play for free for a limited time. The remaining four wings are immediately available for players to unlock with real money or gold, and will become accessible over a period of time once unlocked.
  • The Arachnid Quarter – A web choked maze filled with many-legged minions.
  • The Plague Quarter – Necromancers brew deadly plagues while a fungal monstrosity lies in wait.
  • The Military Quarter – Tireless undead knights perfect their deadly arts within these chambers.
  • The Construct Quarter –Abominations stitched together from the Scourge’s victims stomp through these slime soaked halls.
  • Frostwyrm Lair – Chilly abode of Sapphiron and the arch-lich Kel’thuzad himself.
  • General:
  • Marking yourself as “Busy” within the Battle.net desktop app will suppress incoming chat messages and toasts for friend requests.
  • The Shop interface has been updated to include Curse of Naxxramas.
  • Cards available within each wing of Naxxramas will become available in the Arena when that wing becomes available to play.
  • The order in which Deathrattle abilities resolve has been updated to be more consistent.
  • Additional music tracks have been added.
  • Players that appear in “Players Near Me” now appear more prominently within the Friends List.
  • Overall organization of the Friends List has been improved.
  • Sounds and graphics that occur when Mass Disenchanting now take less time to complete.
  • Cards can now be searched for using the artist of the card art in the Collection Manager.
  • [iPad] Improvements were made to increase stability, especially for iPad 2 and iPad mini.
  • [iPad] Tooltips that appear when selecting an object by touch are now positioned in a more intuitive place.
  • Card Changes:
  • Eaglehorn Bow now reads “Whenever a friendly Secret is revealed, gain +1 Durability”.
  • Practice Mode:
  • Practice Mode is now entered through the Solo Adventures button on the main menu.
  • The AI in Practice Mode is now better at Hearthstone.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved various tooltips.
  • Resolved various issues regarding audio, text, animation, and display.
  • Resolved various issues that could cause cards to get stuck on the battlefield.
  • Actions should now be accurately represented in the play history.
  • The red targeting cursor will now properly track where you mouse cursor is pointing for your opponent in Play and Arena Modes.
  • The turn timer in a Friendly Challenge now calculates time correctly.
  • All Soulbound Common cards can now be properly found when searching for “Common” in the Collection Manager.
  • Disenchanting will now properly update the amount of Arcane Dust you have.
  • The side of the board is no longer visible on the Arena screen in specific resolutions while in windowed mode.
  • The XP bar for max level heroes no longer appears empty.
  • You are now able to properly select a friend by clicking on their Play Mode medal.
  • An incorrect version of the Hero Power icon will no longer appear when switching between golden and non-golden heroes while the Choose Opponent menu is displayed.
  • The Friendly Challenge button will now properly appear next to friends who have recently logged in or have been added to your friends list.
  • The Shop window no longer incorrectly closes when clicking within the Shop UI.
  • The scroll bar will no longer jump to the top of the Friends list when moving the cursor over the Last Played area of the Friends list.
  • Clicking the End Turn button at the very start of your turn no longer prevents the End Turn button from flipping back.
  • Resolved an issue where conceding can cause the client to crash.
  • The resolution time of certain spells has been shortened.
  • Resolved an issue with Brawl where the last minion to enter the fray was always the victor of the ensuing battle.
  • Resolved various issues with the Sword of Justice.
  • Resolved an issue with Shield Slam where it was being unaffected by Spell Damage if the Hero had 0 Armor and now has Spell Damage sparklies.
  • A weapon that is equipped on your turn will no longer have the attack value appear on the sheathed weapon on some resolutions.
  • [iPad] Improved notifications to properly indicate when your account has been logged into from another device.
  • [iPad] It is now more obvious when a daily quest is successfully replaced.
  • [iPad] The Social button no longer stops working after locking the device.

New in Hearthstone 1.0.0.5314 (May 9, 2014)

  • GENERAL:
  • Improved friends list sorting based on player status.
  • Breaking News will now properly be shown when Hearthstone is undergoing maintenance.
  • Reconnect functionality has been enabled for Practice Mode.
  • Games in Friendly Play now have a turn timer.
  • [iPad] Deck Rename and Deck Delete is now easier to find.
  • CARD CHANGES:
  • Unleash the Hounds (Hunter) now costs 3 (up from 2). After much consideration, we have decided to increase the mana cost of Unleash the Hounds to 3. Unleash the Hounds has been dominating all levels of play for quite some time. This change should make the card more fun to play against while still allowing for some big plays when combined with other Hunter cards.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Winning a game as Lord Jaraxxus will now properly grant credit towards unlocking the Warlock golden hero. You win... BUT YOUR WORLD IS STILL DOOMED!
  • Returning an opponent’s minion to their hand will no longer occasionally leave behind a facedown card on the game board.
  • Resolved issues that prevented the Fireside Friends card back from being properly unlocked under certain conditions.
  • [iPad] Resolved an issue that was causing a client crash when choosing between two options of certain Druid cards.
  • [iPad] Resolved an issue where new chat notification bubbles would appear behind the keyboard when in the chat window interface.
  • [iPad] Adjusted the location of where enlarged versions of cards appear so that they are easier to see when selected.
  • [iPad] Resolved an issue where the client may sometimes use the incorrect default language.
  • Other bug fixes and UI improvements.

New in Hearthstone 1.0.0.4944 (Mar 12, 2014)

  • General:
  • Golden Heroes have been added and now can be unlocked after winning 500 Ranked games with a Hero! Track your progress on the deck selection screen in Ranked Mode.
  • New card backs have been added. Collect these by doing awesome things such as participating in each Ranked Season!
  • The Hearthsteed mount reward has been added and can now be obtained for your World of Warcraft account! Win 3 games in Play or Arena mode to acquire one of your own!
  • You can now connect to other regions (Americas, Europe, Korea, Taiwan) of Hearthstone regardless of the region that is set on your Battle.net account. Account progress and card collections are saved separately per region. This feature will become available once the patch is live in all regions.
  • The “Players Near Me” feature is now enabled by default. You can disable this feature in the Options Menu.
  • The queue timer now only shows up after you’ve been waiting a while.
  • The total amount of gold that an account can hold at any given time has been set at 20,000 gold; gold cannot be earned on accounts with 20,000 or more gold until some gold has been spent. This cap is intended to combat certain methods of gold acquisition that violate our Terms of Service. The spirit of fair play is extremely important to us, and we will continue to monitor gold acquisition activity closely to ensure a fun and enjoyable game environment for everyone.
  • Certain Expert cards have been changed and the amount of dust that you get from disenchanting these cards have been temporarily increased such that it is equal to the amount of dust that it would have originally cost to craft those cards. Affected cards are:
  • Nat Pagle
  • Tinkmaster Overspark
  • Ranked Play:
  • During each Ranked Season change, players may now start the new season at a rank higher than the default Angry Chicken rank, depending on the rank that was obtained at the end of the previous season. You’ll receive one bonus star for every rank you achieved in the previous season.
  • The Angry Chicken rank now starts with 0 stars, instead of 1. Bawk!?
  • Arena:
  • Arena rewards at 10, 11, and 12 wins no longer reward common non-golden cards.
  • Visuals:
  • Many new card effects have been added. +3 Sparkles/+5 Shinies.
  • Minions who have Taunt and Stealth now have an effect that more clearly indicates that Taunt is temporarily disabled during Stealth.
  • Mass disenchanting now has new and improved graphics. Now you can mass disenchant in style!
  • The UI that pops up when challenging a friend to a duel has been improved. Wow, so challenge.
  • Minions that have been blessed by Blessing of Wisdom now show the trigger “lightning bolt”. Talk about a bright idea!
  • Gameplay:
  • If you disconnect from a game, you now have 60 seconds to try and reconnect and pick up from where you left off.
  • The Expert AI has been sent to Hearthstone training camp and should now be more challenging.
  • If a player’s deck contains all Golden cards, a Golden Coin will compliment your deck if you happen to go second.
  • Unlocking a hero now plays that Hero’s emote. Well met!
  • Secrets can now only activate on your opponent’s turn.
  • Activating your own secrets feels a little strange, but mostly, the ability to do this was preventing us from creating new and powerful secrets that trigger off of events you can easily control (like a minion dying). They end up functioning just like spells, instead of trying to bait your opponent into a bad play. This change keeps secrets working like traps you lay for your opponent, instead of spells that you cast and use on your own turn.
  • Card Changes:
  • Nat Pagle now reads: At the start of your turn, you have a 50% chance to draw an extra card.
  • Nat Pagle will now draw a card at the start of your turn rather than at the end. Nat had too much draw power for a card that is fairly hard to counter so early in the game, making it almost an auto-include for many decks. This change reduces the power of the card and gives players more time to counter the card before it starts.
  • Tinkmaster Overspark is now a 3/3 (up from 2/2) and now reads: Battlecry: Transform another random minion into a 5/5 Devilsaur or a 1/1 Squirrel.
  • Tinkmaster is a neutral card that silences and often shrinks big creatures. This reduces the amount of big, fun creatures in the environment. We think this change will increase the amount fun creatures in the environment, and bring him more in-line with his cost and overall power. Tinkmaster should still show up in certain types of decks, but will no longer be appearing in every high level deck.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Water Elemental (Mage) will now properly freeze armored heroes as intended.
  • Ancestral Healing (Shaman) will now always attempt to heal a minion for its full Health regardless of its current Health.
  • The issue where minions randomly swap battle positions with other minions is a result of many factors and issues. All known circumstances and issues that result in minions dancing randomly around have been resolved.
  • Cards now better respect personal space while in a player’s hand. Similar to the minion swapping issue, all known circumstances and issues that result in cards overlapping with other cards in a player’s hand have been resolved.
  • The New Deck button in the Collection Manager no longer stays highlighted if you quickly click the Done and No buttons after selecting a hero.
  • The Hearthstone client will no longer remain in the foreground when you click on another program.
  • You can now select a friend in the friends list by clicking on their medal in Play mode.
  • If you were playing a friendly game when daily quests were granted, you are now correctly notified after the game.
  • The Repair Bot's healing ability now generates an entry in the game history.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the buttons to stop working for a short moment when transitioning back to the main hub.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented some accounts from properly receiving friendly challenges.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented some accounts from joining Play, Practice or Friendly games if they have a custom deck in their collection.
  • Fixed an issue where entering a new Arena run while getting a new daily quest can cause the Arena purchase and the back buttons to be unresponsive.
  • Fixed an issue where you will receive a toast stating your friend has just come online if you log into Hearthstone and that friend was already online.
  • Fixed an issue where attempting to create a new deck would cause the game to time out after about a minute.
  • Fixed an issue where backing out of a deck list while its deck tile is animating to the top of the list will cause the deck list buttons to become unresponsive.
  • Fixed an issue where cards opened in packs or earned from defeating heroes may not appear in your collection after restarting the client.
  • Fixed an issue where clicking on the Last Played player area in friends list opens up the Add a Friend prompt without automatically filling in the player's BattleTag.
  • Fixed an issue where the credits can be played while in the Today's Quests screen.
  • Fixed an issue where the quest Level Up! is completed upon reaching a total level of 10 instead of level 10 on one Hero.
  • Improved many graphical effects and fixed various graphical and game behavior issues.
  • Fixed a number of audio and sound issues.
  • Mac:
  • Toggling full screen mode on some resolutions and monitors will no longer cause the window borders to be visible.
  • Fixed a graphical issue that could occur when changing resolutions.
  • Loading into a game will no longer cause graphical issues while on high graphics settings.
  • The system menu bar will no longer display over the client in full screen mode.
  • Using Alt + Tab to switch focus while in full screen mode will no longer cause the dock to appear over the client.

New in Hearthstone 1.0.0.4482 Beta 1 (Jan 22, 2014)

  • Hearthstone Open Beta Test is now live in North America.
  • GENERAL:
  • Resolved some issues that were introduced with the previous patch that exacerbated the frequency in which minions arbitrarily swapped places with other minions on the board. This issue is not yet fully resolved but should now be less prevalent than it was with patch 1.0.0.4458.
  • Certain Expert cards have been changed and the amount of dust that you get from disenchanting these cards have been temporarily increased such that it is equal to the amount of dust that it would have originally cost to craft those cards.
  • Affected cards are:
  • Abusive Sergeant
  • Blood Imp
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
  • Defender of Argus
  • Pyroblast
  • Sylvanas Windrunner
  • Unleash the Hounds
  • HUNTER:
  • Unleash the Hounds now costs 2 (down from 4):
  • Unleash the Hounds was intended to give Hunters their own form of AoE and to have synergy with other beast cards, but its old cost was too prohibitive.
  • MAGE:
  • Pyroblast now costs 10 (up from 8):
  • The 8-cost Pyroblast made for an un-interactive experience where the Mage only needed to do 10 damage during the course of a game and then double Pyroblast you for the win. We want Mages to be more interactive with the opponent to achieve victory, rather than delay the game until they can Pyroblast.
  • WARLOCK:
  • Blood Imp is now a 0/1 (down from 1/1) and now reads: Stealth. At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Health.
  • The Warlock has three very strong 1-cost minions and that made the Warlock rush deck slightly stronger than we were comfortable with.
  • WARRIOR:
  • Warsong Commander has been reworked and now reads: Whenever you play a minion with 3 or less Attack, give it Charge.
  • Charge (the spell, not the keyword) has been reworked and now costs 3 mana. The card’s new power reads: “Give a friendly minion +2 Attack and Charge”.
  • Both of these cards were key components in “One Turn Kill” or “OTK” decks that kill your opponent in one turn without requiring any cards on the board. We want the game to be about playing minions and fighting for board control rather than just waiting until you can play your big combo and win in one turn with no interaction from your opponent.
  • NEUTRAL:
  • Abusive Sergeant now reads Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack until end of turn:
  • Abusive Sergeant was changed to make his power the same as the new Dark Iron Dwarf and to give it additional versatility.
  • Dark Iron Dwarf now reads Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack until end of turn:
  • This change was made to reduce the Dark Iron Dwarf’s overall power slightly. We also wanted to make the Battlecry effect the same as Abusive Sergeant‘s as to not force you to permanently buff one of your opponent’s creatures.
  • Defender of Argus is now a 2/3 (down from 3/3):
  • Defender of Argus was a card that found itself automatically included in many decks due to its power and stats. We want players to have an option of what cards they put in their decks, so cards that feel like they must be in all decks (especially Neutral ones) are not ideal.
  • Novice Engineer is now a 1/1 (down from 1/2):
  • The Novice Engineer was played in most non-rush decks (and even some rush decks) due to its cost and power. Similar in reasoning to our Defender of Argus change, we want players to have an option of what cards they put in their decks.
  • Sylvanas Windrunner now costs 6 (up from 5):
  • Sylvanas had power and stats that made it a bit too powerful compared to other 5-cost cards, which made it automatically included in many decks. We want players to have an option of what cards they put in their decks, so cards that feel like they must be in all decks (especially Neutral ones) are not ideal.

New in Hearthstone 1.0.0.4458 Beta (Jan 17, 2014)

  • GENERAL:
  • Certain Expert cards have been changed and the amount of dust that you get from disenchanting these cards have been temporarily increased such that it is equal to the amount of dust that it would have originally cost to craft those cards. Affected cards are:
  • Abusive Sergeant
  • Blood Imp
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
  • Defender of Argus
  • Pyroblast
  • Sylvanas Windrunner
  • Unleash the Hounds
  • HUNTER:
  • Unleash the Hounds now costs 2 (down from 4):
  • Unleash the Hounds was intended to give Hunters their own form of AoE and to have synergy with other beast cards, but its old cost was too prohibitive.
  • MAGE:
  • Pyroblast now costs 10 (up from 8)
  • The 8-cost Pyroblast made for an un-interactive experience where the Mage only needed to do 10 damage during the course of a game and then double Pyroblast you for the win. We want Mages to be more interactive with the opponent to achieve victory, rather than delay the game until they can Pyroblast.
  • WARLOCK:
  • Blood Imp is now a 0/1 (down from 1/1) and now reads: Stealth. At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Health.:
  • The Warlock has three very strong 1-cost minions and that made the Warlock rush deck slightly stronger than we were comfortable with.
  • WARRIOR:
  • Warsong Commander has been reworked and now reads: Whenever you play a minion with 3 or less Attack, give it Charge.
  • Charge (the spell, not the keyword) has been reworked and now costs 3 mana. The card’s new power reads: “Give a friendly minion +2 Attack and Charge”:
  • Both of these cards were key components in “One Turn Kill” or “OTK” decks that kill your opponent in one turn without requiring any cards on the board. We want the game to be about playing minions and fighting for board control rather than just waiting until you can play your big combo and win in one turn with no interaction from your opponent.
  • NEUTRAL:
  • Abusive Sergeant now reads Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack until end of turn:
  • Abusive Sergeant was changed to make his power the same as the new Dark Iron Dwarf and to give it additional versatility.
  • Dark Iron Dwarf now reads Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack until end of turn:
  • This change was made to reduce the Dark Iron Dwarf’s overall power slightly. We also wanted to make the Battlecry effect the same as Abusive Sergeant‘s as to not force you to permanently buff one of your opponent’s creatures.
  • Defender of Argus is now a 2/3 (down from 3/3):
  • Defender of Argus was a card that found itself automatically included in many decks due to its power and stats. We want players to have an option of what cards they put in their decks, so cards that feel like they must be in all decks (especially Neutral ones) are not ideal.
  • Novice Engineer is now a 1/1 (down from 1/2):
  • The Novice Engineer was played in most non-rush decks (and even some rush decks) due to its cost and power. Similar in reasoning to our Defender of Argus change, we want players to have an option of what cards they put in their decks.
  • Sylvanas Windrunner now costs 6 (up from 5):
  • Sylvanas had power and stats that made it a bit too powerful compared to other 5-cost cards, which made it automatically included in many decks. We want players to have an option of what cards they put in their decks, so cards that feel like they must be in all decks (especially Neutral ones) are not ideal.

New in Hearthstone 1.0.0.4243 Beta (Dec 19, 2013)

  • General:
  • Certain Expert cards have been changed and the amount of dust that you get from disenchanting these cards have been temporarily increased such that it is equal to the amount of dust that it would have originally cost to craft those cards. Affected cards are Blizzard and Cone of Cold.
  • Mage:
  • We understand that the Freeze mechanic can be frustrating to play against, and we wanted to make changes that would allow the Mage’s opponent some additional time to be aggressive with their minions and well as slow the overall pacing of the control-based Mage play style.
  • Blizzard’s mana cost is now 6 (up from 5).
  • Cone of Cold’s mana cost is now 4 (up from 3).
  • Frost Nova’s mana cost is now 3 (up from 2).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Resolved an issue where certain account states could prevent new Arena runs from being started. Previously impacted accounts should now be able to properly start new Arena runs.