Patch 27.0.0.181554

Patch 27.0.0.181554 is a Hearthstone patch released on July 25, 2023. It's a major patch, containing the card data for TITANS, Duels and Arena rotations, a new Event Track: Ulduar Grand Championship, two new Core cards: Resistance Aura and Crusader Aura, and Battlegrounds card changes

A hotfix for this patch, 27.0.1, was releaed on July 28, 2023. A second hotfix, 27.0.2, was released on August 4, 2023.

Patch Notes

Patch 27.0, launching tomorrow, prepares the way for TITANS to come to Hearthstone on August 1! The patch also includes updates to Battlegrounds, Duels, Arena, and more.

TITANS Are Making Their Way to Hearthstone!

Hearthstone's next expansion, TITANS, is awakening in Hearthstone on August 1. The new 145-card expansion includes the new Titan and Forge keywords, Legendary Keepers, the returning Magnetic keyword, and more! See all the new cards in the official Card Library today. This is your last chance to get your Pre-Purchase bundle, only available until the expansion goes live next week!

With the launch of TITANS comes a new Rewards Track, with out-of-this-world cosmetics, XP boosts, cards, card packs, and a huge infusion of Gold! Check out our Rewards Track Refresh blog for details.

In-Game Event: Ulduar Grand Championship

Starting on August 3, vie for the favor of the Titans in a special in-game event, celebrating the launch of TITANS! From August 3 to August 22, complete Event Quests to earn Event XP on the special event rewards track. Complete the rewards track to earn 6 total packs (2 Standard Packs, 1 Golden Standard Pack, 1 Festival of Legends Pack, and 2 TITANS Packs) and a Death Knight Hero Skin!

New to Core: Paladin Auras

As part of our continued efforts to be more flexible with the Core Set throughout the year, two new cards are being added to Paladin's Core Set with Patch 27.0.

The Auras have an effect that lasts for a few turns after you play the card. These two cards will be automatically added to the free Core Set with Patch 27.0. There is also one more Aura card in the TITANS set that can be obtained through all normal means once the expansion is live. We plan to continue exploring this design space for Paladin in future expansions as well.

Battlegrounds Updates

New Quest Rewards

• Turbulent Tombs: Add [a specified “Deathrattle” minion] to your hand. Your Deathrattles trigger an extra time.

• Gilnean War Horn: Add [a specified “Battlecry” minion] to your hand. Your Battlecries trigger an extra time.

Quest Reward Updates

• The following Quest Rewards are now more difficult to earn:
  • Endless Blood Moon; Sturdy Shard; Volatile Venom; Doppelganger's Locket; Hidden Treasure Vault
• The following Quest Rewards are now easier to earn:
  • Boom Squad; Map of the Unknown; Ice Sickle; Bloodsoaked Tome; Snicker Snacks; Scepter of Guidance; Timeline Acceleration; Ritual Dagger; Anima Bribe; Mirror Shield

Hero Armor Updates

The following heroes now have less Armor:

• Cariel Roame now has 6 Armor
• Chenvaala now has 15 Armor at higher ratings, still has 12 Armor at lower ratings

The following heroes now have more Armor:

• Trade Prince Gallywix now has 8 Armor at higher ratings; still has 10 Armor at lower ratings
• Queen Wagtoggle now has 13 Armor at higher ratings; still has 7 Armor at lower ratings

Minion Update

Bristleback Knight

• Old (regular): Windfury, Divine Shield. Frenzy: Gain Divine Shield.
• New (regular): Windfury. Divine Shield. The first time this survives damage, gain Divine Shield.
• New (golden): Windfury. Divine Shield. The first two times this survives damage, gain Divine Shield.
• Dev Comment: This is a word change update for clarity, since this was the only card in Battlegrounds using the Frenzy keyword. There is no functional change to the normal version, but the Golden version is now stronger.

Wording Updates

Text-only updates have been made in several instances across Battlegrounds for consistency and better templating: “Tavern Tier” has been shortened to “Tier”; “Bob's Tavern” has been changed to “the Tavern”; “add to your hand” has been shortened to “get”; and “minion type” has been shortened to “type” when “minion” has already been previously mentioned in the text. None of these changes are gameplay-impacting changes.

Duels Updates

Season Update

On July 25, the current Duels season will end, ratings will be reset, and current runs will be concluded. At that time, Ashes of Outland will be added to deckbuilding and card pool offerings. TITANS will also become available for all card pools at that time, but will not be available for initial deckbuilding until the launch of the expansion on August 1.

Hero Pool Update

Diablo is no longer in the eligible hero pool.

Card Pool Update

• Rattlegore is no longer banned from all card pools.
• Mo'arg Artificer and Kael'thas Sunstrider are now banned from all card pools.
• The following cards do not appear in card buckets and can't be Discovered or randomly generated: Akama, Bulwark of Azzinoth, Incanter's Flow, and all 11 “Titan” minions.

Arena Updates

On July 25, with Patch 27.0, all current Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. The eligible sets will rotate so that the following sets will make up the Arena card pool:

• Core
• Saviors of Uldum
• Ashes of Outland
• Madness at the Darkmoon Faire
• March of the Lich King
• Path of Arthas
• Festival of Legends
• TITANS

Enter the Arena to play the new TITANS cards before the expansion launches!

Twist Beta Ending Soon

The current Twist Beta is coming to an end at the end of this season, at the end of the day on July 31. After the Beta ends, Twist will be temporarily unavailable while we prepare for the formal launch. Thank you all for trying out this new Mode and giving your feedback!

Twist is scheduled to formally launch on September 1, with a new format and a fun surprise. Stay tuned for more details closer to launch.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where triggering a reduced-cost Secret caused a crash on mobile devices.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where combining Solar Eclipse and Funnel Cake would refresh the wrong amount of mana crystals.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Sir Finley, Sea Guide swapped the cards in your hand into your deck in the order they entered your hand instead of in the order they were held in your hand.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where a spell with its cost reduced by Infinitize the Maxitude would keep the cost reduction when discovered again by Rewind.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Cannibalize triggered the Overheal of the minion it destroyed. You don't want to see that happening to you.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Remixed Musician could not be Silenced. Someone has now cut his mic.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where playing a Magnetic minion next to a Dormant minion could allow you to have 8 minions on the board.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Jerry Rig Carpenter's effect could sometimes cause crashes.
• [Hearthstone] Updated Zarog's Crown to match other Discover effects (it now adds a copy of the card to your hand as part of its effect).
• [Battlegrounds] Magnetic minions now return to the minion pool immediately after being Magnetized.
• [Battlegrounds] Bob's Burgles (Tess Greymane's hero power) can no longer be activated if your last opponent had no minions.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where if you have both Secret Sinstone and Another Hidden Body Quest Rewards, Secret Sinstone would not trigger off of Another Hidden Body's effect.
• [Solo Adventures] Fixed a bug where players were unable to purchase Dalaran Heist chapters 2-5 with Gold.
• [Solo Adventures] Fixed a bug where clicking on the rewards preview in the One Night in Karazhan Adventure could cause a crash.
• [Cosmetics] Fixed a bug where Inge, the Iron Hymn was missing her hero tray.
• [Cosmetics] Fixed a visual bug with Battlegrounds Boards causing clipping on phones. Visuals in the upper left corner of Battlegrounds boards will now appear simplified on phones.
• Misc. other bug fixes and game improvements.

27.0.1 Patch Notes

Patch 27.0.1 is a server-side hotfix rolling out now with the following updates and bug fixes:

Battlegrounds Updates

General Quest and Quest Reward Updates

• New Quests no longer appear more frequently than normal.
• Victim's Specter, Burn the Evidence, and Pressure the Authorities have been returned to the Quest/Quest Reward Pools.

Quest Updates

The following Quest has been made easier to complete:

• Burn the Evidence

Quest Reward Updates

The following Quest Rewards have been more difficult to complete (this means that requirements of the Quests paired with these Rewards will be harder to fulfill):

• Endless Blood Moon
• Sturdy Shard
• Doppelganger's Locket (this Quest Reward is also now rarer)

The following Quest Rewards have been easier to complete (the requirements will be easier to fulfill):

• Map of the Unknown
• Anima Bribe
• Mirror Shield
• Divine Armor
• Invigorating Conch
• Partner in Crime

Armor Updates

The following heroes now have less Armor:

• Onyxia now has 7 Armor.
• Captain Hooktusk now has 11 Armor at higher levels, still has 15 Armor at lower levels.
• Aranna Starseeker, Fungalmancer Flurgl, Ozumat, and Rokara now have 12 Armor.
• The Curator now has 13 Armor.
• Illidan Stormrage, Kurtrus Ashfallen, Pyramad, Sneed, and Y'Shaarj now have 14 Armor.
• Mr. Bigglesworth, Skycap'n Kragg, Tess Greymane, and Zephrys, the Great now has 15 Armor.
• Ragnaros the Firelord now has 16 Armor at higher levels, still has 13 Armor at lower levels.

The following heroes now have more Armor:

• Cookie the Cook now has 9 Armor.
• Death Speaker Blackthorn and Murloc Holmes now have 10 Armor.
• Inge, the Iron Hymn now has 10 Armor at higher levels, still has 6 Armor at lower levels.
• Ini Stormcoil now has 11 Armor at higher levels and 8 Armor at lower levels.
• Cap'n Hoggarr, Forest Warden Omu, Guff Runetotem, N'Zoth now have 12 Armor.
• Ysera now has 12 Armor at higher levels, still has 5 Armor at lower levels.
• Rock Master Voone now has 12 Armor at higher levels and 15 Armor at lower levels.
• Infinite Toki, Lady Vashj, Queen Azshara, and Varden Dawngrasp now have 13 Armor.
• Millificent Manastorm now has 13 Armor at higher levels and 8 Armor at lower levels.
• Yogg-Saron, Hope's End now has 14 Armor.
• Ambassador Faelin, George the Fallen, and Rakanishu now have 15 Armor.
• Edwin VanCleef and The Jailer now have 17 Armor.

Misc. Other Battlegrounds Updates

• Patchwerk now has a harder time completing Quests. (Edit: He will be set to the equivalent of a 15-Armor Hero)
• The Golden Hammer Quest Reward will no longer be offered in games with Naga.
• E.T.C., Band Manager will no longer be offered the Snicker Snacks Quest Reward.
• Edwin VanCleef and Cariel Roame's Hero Powers have been removed from the Master Nguyen Hero Power pool.

Bug Fixes

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Blessing of Might would return to its casters hand after the minion it was on died.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where School Teacher's Nagalings couldn't stick anything that went into the Secret zone (Secrets, Love Everlasting, etc.).
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Moat Lurker sometimes re-summoned the targeted minion on the wrong side of the board.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where excess damage (such as that from Always a Bigger Jormungar) wasn't calculated properly if the attacking minion had “cleave” (such as Hollow Hound).
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Helya was tagged as a Shadow spell.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Disciple of Eonar was tagged as a Nature spell.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Blood Treant reduced the cost of Imprisoned Horror. (Reminder: due to a recent rules change, paying life does not count as taking damage).
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Forest Seedlings and Frost Lotus Seedling triggered on turn 1 if kept in the mulligan.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Bassgill could permanently lock cards in your hand under some circumstances.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the Pressure the Authorities Quest could sometimes be completed with less Attack than required.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the Follow the Money Quest could not be progressed.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the Boom Squad Quest Reward's appearance rate was set to a 1% multiplier, instead of the normal 100% multiplier.

27.0.2 Patch Notes

Patch 27.0.2 is a server-side hotfix patch, rolling out now, with the following updates and bug fixes.

Battlegrounds Updates

Quest Changes

The following Quests are more difficult to complete:

• Find the Murder Weapon
• Dust for Prints

The following Quests are easier to complete:

• Burn the Evidence
• Pressure the Authorities
• Track the Footprints
• Reenact the Murder

Quest Reward Changes

The following Quest Rewards are harder to earn (the requirements on the Quest they're paired with are harder):

• Turbulent Tombs
• Cooked Book

The following Quest Rewards are easier to earn (the requirements on the Quest they're paired with are easier):

• Bloodsoaked Tome
• Snicker Snacks
• The Golden Hammer
• Scepter of Guidance
• Timeline Acceleration
• Wondrous Wisdomball
• Soul Pact
• Ritual Dagger
• Map of the Unknown

Armor Changes

The following heroes now have more Armor:

• Shudderwock now has 7 Armor at higher ranks, still has 10 Armor at lower ranks
• Deathwing now has 10 Armor
• Mutanus and Sire Denathrius now have 11 Armor
• Vol'jin now has 11 Armor at higher ranks, still has 15 at lower ranks
• Sir Finley Mrrgglton now has 12 Armor
• Overlord Saurfang now has 14 Armor
• Kurtrus now has 15 Armor
• Maiev Shadowsong now has 15 Armor at higher ranks, still has 18 Armor at lower ranks
• Guff Runetotem, Mr. Bigglesworth, and Reno Jackson now have 16 Armor
• Galakrond, Tess Greymane, and Zephrys the Great now have 17 Armor
• Captain Eudora now has 19 Armor

The following heroes now have less Armor:

• Cookie the Cook, Dancin' Deryl, and Drek'Thar now have 7 Armor
• Ini Stormcoil now has 8 Armor at higher ranks and 6 Armor at lower ranks
• Cap'n Hoggarr now has 10 Armor
• Millificent Manastorm now has 10 Armor at higher ranks and 6 Armor at lower ranks
• Rock Master Voone now has 10 Armor at higher ranks, still has 15 Armor at lower ranks
• Tickatus now has 12 Armor
• Enhance-o Mechano and Nozdormu now have 13 Armor
• Sindragosa now has 16 Armor

ADDED 8/7: Arena Updates

Card appearance rates were adjusted. Mage class card appearance rates were adjusted down generally and certain high-power Mage cards were adjusted down even further. Hollow Hound's appearance rate was also adjusted down. The appearance rates for certain cards in Druid and Rogue were adjusted up. Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Overkilling a hero with a minion buffed by Always a Bigger Jormungar resulted in only the Overkill being dealt, not the total damage.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Aman'Thul's “Vision of Heroes” ability could summon Colossal minions.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Mimiron's Cloakfield (generated by Mimiron, the Mastermind) did not grant attack if used on a minion that already had Stealth.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where your opponent was also able to see cards revealed in Algalon's Vision.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Magatha, Bane of Music gave away Casts When Drawn spells (like the Death Knight Plagues).
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Signature cards from the TITANS Reward Track were able to be disenchanted. After this fix, there will remain some user interface that looks like you can disenchant these cards, but it won't be functional. This misleading interface will be cleaned up in a later patch.
• [Battlegrounds] Cariel Roame and Edwin VanCleef's Hero Powers have been removed from Master Nguyen's Hero Power pool.
• [Duels] The Outlander Hero Power will now check for Outcast cards that were played this turn when you didn't have the Hero Power (such as, if you cast Metamorphosis, played an Outcast card, and then used your last Metamorphosis charge to flip back to the Outlander Hero Power).
• [Duels] Beckoning Bicorn will now shuffle a Patches the Pirate into your deck, instead of putting it on top.
• [Duels] Fixed a bug where Pit Stop didn't trigger Staking A Claim.
• [Duels] Fixed a bug where Tempest's Fury could still activate if there were no enemy characters present (because the attack killed the enemy hero).
• [Duels] Fixed a bug where Herald of the Scaled Ones always gave Legendary Dragons.
• [Progression] Fixed a bug where the “Express Order Argunite” Achievement could not be progressed.