We’ve got everything you need to know about the latest Hearthstone patch right here. This patch introduces the TITANS expansion to the game on August 1st, and also comes with updates to Battlegrounds, Duels, Arena and more.
So, let’s get into everything that comes with this Hearthstone Battlegrounds patch.
- Here’s more info about the TITANS expansion for Hearthstone.
Hearthstone Patch 27.0: TITANS & more updates
As mentioned in the full patch notes on the game’s website for Hearthstone patch 27.0, TITANS are coming on August 1st. This expansion introduces a total of 145 new cards, with new keywords including Titan and Forge.
Magnetic is also returning, and you can check out the full Card Library on the Hearthstone website.
A new Rewards Track is arriving with TITANS as well with new cosmetics, XP boosts, cards, card packs, and Gold for players to unlock.
There’s also a new special in-game event called Ulduar Grand Championship. This event will have event quests for players to complete from August 3rd, and you can grab special rewards including 6 packs and a Death Knight Hero Skin.
Additionally, two new Aura cards have been added to the Core Set. Crusader Aura and Resistance Aura will be added to the Core Set for free with this patch.
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Hearthstone Patch 27.0: Battlegrounds updates
Here are all the Hearthstone Battlegrounds patch notes for the 27.0 update:
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.
- The following Quest Rewards are now more difficult to earn:
- Endless Blood Moon; Sturdy Shard; Volatile Venom; Doppelganger’s Locket; Hidden Treasure Vault
Quest reward updates
- 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
- Cariel Roame now has 6 Armor
- Chenvaala now has 15 Armor at higher ratings, still has 12 Armor at lower ratings
- 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
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.
Wording updates
“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 should affect gameplay.
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Hearthstone Patch 27.9: Duels, Arenas updates & bug fixes
The current Duels season ends on July 25th. Ashes of Outland will then be added to Duels, and TITANS will become available for all card pools. You’ll be able to use it for deckbuilding on August 1st when Hearthstone patch 27.0 is released.
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
The following sets will make up the Arena card pool after rotation on July 25th.
- Core
- Saviors of Uldum
- Ashes of Outland
- Madness at the Darkmoon Faire
- March of the Lich King
- Path of Arthas
- Festival of Legends
- TITANS
Twist beta ending soon
The Twist Beta is coming to a close on July 31st. Twist will be unavailable temporarily as the team prepares for the full launch. It’s currently aiming for a September 1st launch, with a new format and a “fun surprise”.
Bug Fixes
- [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 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.
And there you have it, all the patch notes from Hearthstone patch 27.0 and the new TITANS expansion.
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