Patch Notes Digest: 36.0.3 (246003 to 247416)

Patch Overview

This update is intentionally conservative ahead of the next Battlegrounds season: fewer high-volatility reworks, more targeted tuning on outliers.

Developer commentary

"With the next Battlegrounds season just around the corner, we wanted to avoid making large-scale balance changes that could have unintended effects on the upcoming meta. Instead, we're taking a lighter approach and focusing on low-risk adjustments, along with a few significant power outliers.

Overall, the minion types are in a pretty healthy spot right now, so this patch is mainly focused on toning down Mechs and giving Elementals and Quillboar a boost.

There are also a few popular strategies we chose not to address this time, such as Rylak Metalhead and Back to Back, as we already have changes planned for them next season.

We'll have more to share very soon. Until then, we'll see you in the Tavern!"

• Battlegrounds development team

At a glance

By bucket:

Minion and spell pool changes

Returning minions

• Sanguine Refiner

Removed minions

• Dreaming Thornweaver

Minion changes

• Ingenious Inventor: Tier 5 -> Tier 6
• Silky Shimmermoth: Beetle scaling on damage trigger +2/+1 -> +2/+2
• Fearless Foodie: Tier 4 -> Tier 3
• Vinespeaker: Tier 6 7/8 -> Tier 5 5/6, Blood Gem attack scaling +1 -> +2
• Prophet of the Boar: 2/3 -> 3/4
• Sanguine Refiner: 3/10 -> 3/11, Rally scaling +1/+1 -> +1/+2
• Glowing Cinder: Tier 3 3/1 -> Tier 4 4/1, Elemental bonus health scaling +1 -> +2
• Sand Swirler: Tier 4 5/3 -> Tier 3 4/3
• Wrath Weaver: 1/4 -> 1/3, Demon trigger buff +2/+1 -> +2/+2

Trinket pool and cost highlights

Removed from pool

• Lesser: Tiger Carving, Alliance Keychain
• Greater: Tiger Carving, Vinespeaker Portrait

Lesser trinket cost increases

• Eternal Portrait: 5 -> 6
• Cursed Crystal: 1 -> 2
• Sous Chef Sticker: 1 -> 2
• Transcribing Typewriter: 1 -> 2

Lesser trinket cost decreases

• Minion Bait: 2 -> 1
• Glowing Gauntlet: 2 -> 1
• Rendle Sticker: 1 -> 0
• Rusty Trident: 2 -> 1
• Jewelry Box: 1 -> 0
• Automaton Portrait: 2 -> 1
• Beetle Band: 1 -> 0
• Nomi Sticker: 2 -> 1
• Mama Bear Sticker: 1 -> 0
• Lucky Tabby: 3 -> 1
• Pocket Cyclone: 2 -> 0
• Water Wheel: 2 -> 1
• Scrapsmith Portrait: 1 -> 0
• Great Boar Sticker: 2 -> 1
• Rewinder Portrait: 2 -> 1
• Comfy Coffin: 5 -> 3
• Enigmatic Headstone: 3 -> 1
• Maxwell Sticker: Tier 3/4/5 cost 1/3/5 -> 0/2/4

Greater trinket cost increases

• Nazjatar Postcard: 5 -> 6
• Protective Ring: 2 -> 3
• Deathtouch Apple: 3 -> 4
• Powder Keg: 2 -> 4
• Beatboxer Portrait: 4 -> 5
• Wicked Tome: 4 -> 5
• Lava Lamp: 1 -> 3

Greater trinket cost decreases

• Soul Fermenter: 4 -> 3
• Rivendare Portrait: 3 -> 2
• Lorewalker Scroll: 1 -> 0
• Pocket Cyclone: 2 -> 1
• Quilligraphy Set: 4 -> 1
• Thornspike Pauldron: 2 -> 1
• Gilnean Thorned Rose: 2 -> 1
• Fang Anklet: 6 -> 5
• Murky Sticker: 3 -> 2
• Czarina Portrait: 5 -> 3
• Wildfeather Duster: 3 -> 1
• Faerie Dragon Scale: 4 -> 3
• Redeemer Portrait: 2 -> 1
• All-Purpose Kibble: 2 -> 0
• Maxwell Sticker: Tier 3/4/5 cost 1/3/5 -> 0/2/4

Trinket text changes

Lesser trinkets

• Defiler Portrait: [0 Gold] Fodders in Tavern +2/+2 -> [1 Gold] Fodders in Tavern +4/+4
• Quilligraphy Set: Avenge (4) -> Avenge (3)
• Bubble Crown: spell count threshold 10 -> 12
• Archaic Scroll: spell count threshold 6 -> 7

Greater trinkets

• Bettle Band: Avenge (6) -> Avenge (7)
• Baller Portrait: Elemental repeat threshold 9 -> 10
• Booty Bay Brew: buff per Gold spent +5/+6 -> +6/+7
• Defiler Portrait: Fodders in Tavern +10/+10 -> +15/+15
• Innkeeper's Hearth: discovered Tier-6 stats 20/20 -> 30/30
• Deathtouch Apple: [3 Cost] 3 times per combat -> [4 Cost] 3 times per turn