Good news for those who love the Battlegrounds of Hearthstone. Some of the heroes received good buffs in Patch 23.4.3. There are also updates for the Armor Tier for minions.
The hero power updates are:
- Onyxia Broodmother – Broodmother
- Old: Avenge (4): Summon a 2/1 Whelp. It attacks immediately.
- New: Avenge (4): Summon a 3/1 Whelp. It attacks immediately.
- Pyramad — Brick by Brick
- Old: [Costs 1] Give a random friendly minion +4 Health.
- New: [Costs 0] Give a minion +2 Health. (Gains +1 Health each turn you don’t use this.)
- Tamsin Roame — Fragrant Phylactery
- Old: Start of Combat: Destroy your lowest Health minion. Give its stats to four friendly minions.
- New: Start of Combat: Destroy your lowest Health minion. Give its stats to five friendly minions.
Armor Tier Updates
The new patch makes adjustments to some heroes to have more armor. As a result, these heroes are now in these Armor Tiers:
- Armor Tier 2
- Al’Akir
- Ambassador Faelin
- Galakrond
- Malygos
- Vol’jin
- Armor Tier 3
- C’Thun
- Armor Tier 5
- Bru’kan
- Edwin VanCleef
- Fungalmancer Flurgl
- Queen Azshara
- Armor Tier 6
- Deathwing
- Elise Starseeker
- Illidan Stormrage
- Lord Jaraxxus
- Tess Greymane
- Armor Tier 7
- Aranna Starseeker
- Cariel Roame
- King Mukla
- Overlord Saurfang
- Rakanishu
- The Curator
- The Rat King
Meanwhile, these heroes were adjusted to have less armor and are now in these Armor Tiers:
- Armor Tier 1
- Alexstrasza
- Death Speaker Blackthorn
- Ini Stormcoil
- Maiev Shadowsong
- Patches the Pirate
- Shudderwock
- The Lich King
- Trade Prince Gallywix
- Xyrella
- Armor Tier 2
- Reno Jackson
- Armor Tier 3
- Dinotamer Brann
Minion Updates
Here are the updates for minions:
- Bubblette
- Old: 2 Attack, 5 Health
- New: 5 Attack, 4 Health
- Tarecgosa
- Old: Tavern Tier 4
- New: Tavern Tier 3
- Coldlight Seer
- Old: Tavern Tier 4
- New: Tavern Tier 3
- Shoal Commander
- Old: 1 Attack, 2 Health
- New: 2 Attack, 2 Health
- Waverider
- Old: Spellcraft: Give a minion +1/+1 and Windfury until next turn.
- New: Spellcraft: Give a minion +2/+2 and Windfury until next turn.
- Critter Wrangler
- Old: 5 Attack, 6 Health. After you cast a Spellcraft spell on a minion, give it +2/+1.
- New: 5 Attack, 7 Health. After you cast a Spellcraft spell on a minion, give it +2/+2.
- Corrupted Myrmidon
- Old: 2 Attack, 2 Health
- New: 3 Attack, 3 Health
- Tidemistress Athissa
- Old: 7 Attack, 3 Health
- New: 7 Attack, 8 Health
While Battlegrounds got the good stuff, Standard received nerfs which you can read more about here. You can also learn more about Patch 23.4.3 here.
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