Patch 31.4.0.214839

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Patch 31.4.0.214839 is a Hearthstone patch released on January 21, 2025. It's a major patch, containing the newest mini-set, Heroes of StarCraft, a card change, a new Event Track: Heroes of StarCraft, an Arena rotation, a New Arena-only card:  Wayward Probe, and Loaner deck updates.

A hotfix for this patch, 31.4.1, was released on January 24, 2025.

Patch Notes[edit | edit source]

Patch 31.4, launching on January 21, pushes Hearthstone further than it's ever gone with the Heroes of StarCraft Mini-Set, the new Mythic Kerrigan Hero Skin, a new Arena-only card, and more!

It's About Time — Heroes of StarCraft is Here![edit | edit source]

Explore the StarCraft universe with new cards across Zerg, Protoss, and Terran multi-class factions. Experience aggressive Zerg swarms, huge Protoss swing turns, the Terran Starship armada, and more!

Heroes of StarCraft is our biggest Mini-Set ever, with 49 all-new cards. Get them in The Great Dark Beyond packs or as a complete 94-card mini-set.* Get the normal version for $19.99 or 2500 Gold, or get the all-Golden version for $79.99 or 12,000 Gold. The all-Golden version also comes with a bonus Diamond copy of the Grunty Legendary minion! Individual factions from the Mini-Set are also available for $9.99 or 1200 Gold. You can see all the cards from the Heroes of StarCraft Mini-Set in the official Card Library.

  • 4 Legendary cards, 1 Epic card (x2), 20 Rare card (x2), and 24 Common cards (x2).

Become the Queen of Blades[edit | edit source]

The Zerg swarm has infested Hearthstone! Now you can become their leader, Sarah Kerrigan, with Hearthstone's next Mythic Hero skin. This quad-class skin can be used by all the Zerg classes—Death Knights, Demon Hunters, Hunters, and Warlocks—and includes new emotes, special animations for attacks, victory, and defeat, special board visuals, and more. Spread the infestation!

Hearthstone Card Update[edit | edit source]

 Ethereal Oracle

  • Old: [3 Mana]
  • New: [4 Mana]

Dev Comment: Ethereal Oracle has been one of the strongest and most ubiquitous cards in the meta since the launch of The Great Dark Beyond. In hindsight, this is a card we probably should have addressed in the last balance patch. Unfortunately, the timing of that patch wasn't ideal because we try to avoid high-impact changes heading into an extended winter break where we wouldn't be able to react to unforeseen problems that might arise. Instead, we're adding the change into this major patch because we're already expecting a meta shakeup with the mini-set, and we have our usual built-in balance window a few weeks from now for any necessary follow-up adjustments.

Disenchantable versions of Ethereal Oracle will be eligible for full dust refunds for two weeks after this change goes live with Patch 31.4.

In-Game Event: Heroes of StarCraft[edit | edit source]

Choose your faction and fight for glory! From January 21-February 11, pick one of three Event Tracks to complete for 13 packs (5 Perils in Paradise packs and 8 The Great Dark Beyond packs) and a faction-specific Hero Skin. Which campaign will you join?

Event Hero skins not earned through the event will be available in the in-game Shop after the event ends.

Arena Updates[edit | edit source]

When Patch 31.4 launches, all current Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. The Arena pool will be adjusted so that the following sets make up the card pool this season:

Additionally, a new Arena-only card will be added to the card pool to help you probe the depths of the meta:

Wayward Probe

Loaner Deck Updates[edit | edit source]

Loaner decks for new and returning players* are getting updated with the launch of Patch 31.4. These new decks are tuned to let you immediately jump onto the ladder and include cards as new as The Great Dark Beyond main set!

  • Returning players who have been away for 90 or more days are eligible for a free deck just for logging in. Returning players can claim these returning decks each time they are eligible. New players are eligible for their free deck after completing the tutorial and Apprentice Track.

February Twist Update: Return to Un'Goro[edit | edit source]

On February 4, the Wonders XL format will end and the Wonderful Un'Goro format will begin. Wonderful Un'Goro is back to a 30-card format using the Wonders format, but with Journey to Un'Goro added. The following sets will make up the format:

The Wonderful Un'Goro format will end with the February season and then Twist will be on hiatus. We will have more information about future Twist seasons in a future update.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements[edit | edit source]

  • [General] Updated Unity version.
  • [Hearthstone] Like Galakrond and C'Thun, you will not be able to randomly Discover or generate StarCraft faction cards unless you started the game with at least one card in your deck from that faction or you are actively the Hero for that faction.
  • [Hearthstone] Some older cards have had their names updated (Banshee is now  Wailing Banshee, Mothership is now  Stormcoil Mothership, and Hallucination is now  Spore Hallucination).
  • [Hearthstone] Cards that draw an unfixed amount of cards will now check for player deaths between draws (meaning that if you draw a Plague from a card like  Malygos the Spellweaver and your life goes to 0, you will now immediately lose, instead of continuing to draw and possibly gaining the life back). However, cards that draw a set amount (like  Arcane Intellect) will finish their full effect before checking for deaths.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  Spore Empress Moldara could be added to E.T.C.'s Band.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug with copying or repeating the Deathrattle of  Velen, Leader of the Exiled with  Xyrella, the Devout.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug were  Screaming Banshee didn't work with  Airlock Breach.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Magnetic effects didn't work properly with static board-wide stat increases (like  Zilliax Deluxe 3000 or  Stormwind Champion).
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where launching a Starship could count as summoning twice for "when summoned" effects.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  Lucky Comet could trigger  Bounty Wrangler's Quickdraw effect twice.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  Exarch Maladaar's effect could use Corpses to pay for Forge or Tradeable costs.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  Dreamboat's buff effect counted minions summoned by his heal effect (like if you had a  Mana Geode in play).
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  The Galaxy's Lens targeting an Elusive minion would switch the target to the enemy Hero.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  Tess Greymane wouldn't replay  Spontaneous Combustion.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where you could launch your Starship with  Bloodbloom.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  Orbital Halo would get reduced to 0 when your opponent played cards.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where, for some reason,  Bloodbound Imp didn't get buffed by  Kil'jaeden's Portal.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where all the minions in Diamond Kil'jaeden's Portal would come out Golden, even if they had a higher quality (Diamond or Signature) available.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed an issue where certain Legacy cards were not included in the eligible Twist Wonders card pools.
  • [Battlegrounds]  Reverber Drake and  Echoing Roar will be temporarily banned at patch launch due to a bug that is scheduled to be fixed in an upcoming hotfix.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where  Knockoff Wisdomball would sometimes Refresh into an empty Tavern (not very helpful).
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where  Efficient Engineer couldn't trigger an  Echoing Roar on an Upbeat minion during its off turns (not very efficient).
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed various bugs with  Karmic Chameleon sometimes not correctly copying (not very... Karmic?).
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where  Rylak Metalhead,  Reverber Drake, and  Persistent Poet didn't work together.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where  Thundering Abomination's buff overrode  Butchering's buff on Reborn minions, instead of them stacking.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where  Private Chef wasn't animated.
  • [Collection] Players who missed getting  Bob the Bartender from the event can now get the normal version by going to the pack opening screen with a regular The Great Dark Beyond pack and get the golden version with a Golden The Great Dark Beyond pack.
  • Misc. other bug fixes and game improvements.

31.4.1 Patch Notes[edit | edit source]

Patch 31.4.1 is a server-side hotfix, rolling out now with the following bug fixes and game updates:

  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  Inventor Boom could fail to resurrect a  Battlecruiser if Battlecruisers that cost 5 or more mana and Battlecruisers that cost less than 5 mana have died. (Note: if you've had multiple Battlecruisers that cost 5 or more mana die, you will only resurrect up to one of them.)
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where  Artanis's  Twin Blades Hero Power wasn't buffed by  Groovy Cat. (Note: This is a functional update, but the dynamic Hero Power text will be updated in our next text-update patch.)
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Starships relaunched by  Jim Raynor did not show their per-piece enchantments on hover.
  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where, in Wild, Mage Protoss decks could Discover spells from other classes.
  • [Battlegrounds] Turn timers are being reduced back to their normal times.
  • [Battlegrounds] {{bl|Trade Prince Gallywix has been returned to the Hero Pool, but is now banned from Elementals lobbies.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where  Bazaar Dealer's effect could get consumed by buying a minion.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where  Reverber Drake/ Echoing Roar,  Hunter of Gatherers, and  Efficient Engineer would result in too many effect triggers. (Note: There are still a few edge-case issues with this interaction that we're targeting to fix in the next major patch, 31.6.)
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where  King Bagurgle gave +3/+3 instead of his updated +3/+4.
  • [Battlegrounds] After these bug fixes,  Reverber Drake,  Echoing Roar, and  Bazaar Dealer have returned to the minion pool.
  • [Progression] Fixed a bug where players did not get the correct January 2025 ranked rewards if they didn't play any Twist for the season, but their highest rank was their carry-over Twist rating. Some affected players have already been granted replacement rewards when this issue was first identified, we will be doing another pass for any further replacement rewards needed after this patch goes live.