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33.0.3 Patch Notes
July 17, 2025By Blizzard Entertainmentpatch

33.0.3 Patch Notes

Patch 33.0.3 introduces significant minion balance changes in Hearthstone Battlegrounds, with adjustments to standout cards like Shoalfin Mystic and Captain Sanders, alongside boosts to underperformers such as Fauna Whisperer and Champion of Sargeras.

Anomaly Updates

Greater Pouches

  • Old: On Turns 6 and 9, buy a Greater Trinket. There are no Lesser Trinkets in this game.
  • New: On Turns 8 and 9, buy a Greater Trinket. There are no Lesser Trinkets in this game.
  • Diff: The timing for buying a Greater Trinket has been delayed to Turns 8 and 9.
Greater Pouches

Trinket Updates

Marvelous Mushroom

  • Old: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1 Health. At the start of each turn, increase this by 1.
  • New: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1. At the start of each turn, improve this.
  • Diff: Stat bonus changed from +1 Health to +1/+1
Marvelous Mushroom

Minion Updates

Sinrunner Blanchy

  • Old: Tier 5. Reborn. This is Reborn with full Health and enchantments.
  • New: Tier 4. Reborn. This is Reborn with full Health and enchantments in combat.
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 5 to 4; Reborn effect now only applies in combat.
Sinrunner Blanchy Sinrunner Blanchy

Shoalfin Mystic

  • Old: 5/5. Battlecry: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1 this game.
  • New: 4/4. When you sell this, your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +2/+1 this game.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 5/5 to 4/4; effect now triggers on selling and grants +2/+1.
Shoalfin Mystic Shoalfin Mystic

Fauna Whisperer

  • Old: 3/8. At the end of your turn, cast Natural Blessing on the minion to the left of this.
  • New: 4/9. At the end of your turn, cast Natural Blessing on adjacent minions.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 3/8 to 4/9; effect now targets adjacent minions.
Fauna Whisperer Fauna Whisperer

Eternal Knight

  • Old: 5/1. Has +2/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
  • New: 3/1. Has +3/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
  • Diff: Stat changed from 5/1 to 3/1; bonus changed from +2/+1 to +3/+1 per death.
Eternal Knight Eternal Knight

Moroes, Steward of Death

  • Old: 5/3. Reborn. Deathrattle: Give your Undead +3/+5.
  • New: 6/4. Reborn. Deathrattle: Give your Undead +4/+6.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 5/3 to 6/4; Deathrattle changed from giving +3/+5 to +4/+6.
Moroes, Steward of Death Moroes, Steward of Death

Holo Rover

  • Old: Whenever this attacks, get a random Magnetic Mech.
  • New: Divine Shield. Whenever this attacks, get a random Magnetic Mech.
  • Diff: Now has Divine Shield in addition to its existing effect.
Holo Rover Holo Rover

Shadowdancer

  • Old: Tier 4. 4/2.
  • New: Tier 5. 5/2.
  • Diff: Tier increased from 4 to 5; stat changed from 4/2 to 5/2.
Shadowdancer Shadowdancer

Tardy Traveler

  • Old: Tier 5.
  • New: Tier 4.
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 5 to 4.
Tardy Traveler Tardy Traveler

Captain Sanders

  • Old: 7/7. Battlecry: Make a friendly minion Golden.
  • New: 10/10. Battlecry: Make a friendly Pirate Golden.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 7/7 to 10/10; effect now targets only Pirates.
Captain Sanders Captain Sanders

Bellowing Tyrant

  • Old: 3/2. Taunt. Has +3/+2 for each Beast you've summoned this game (wherever this is).
  • New: 4/3. Taunt. Has +4/+3 for each Beast you've summoned this game (wherever this is).
  • Diff: Stat changed from 3/2 to 4/3; bonus changed from +3/+2 to +4/+3 per Beast summoned.
Bellowing Tyrant Bellowing Tyrant

The Boommobile

  • Old: 20/20.
  • New: 30/30.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 20/20 to 30/30.
The Boommobile The Boommobile

Champion of Sargeras

  • Old: 10/10. Minions in the Tavern have +10/+10.
  • New: 12/12. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Minions in the Tavern have +5/+5 this game.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 10/10 to 12/12; effect now applies as Battlecry and Deathrattle with +5/+5.
Champion of Sargeras Champion of Sargeras

Spell Updates

Channel the Devourer

  • has been returned to the spell pool.
Channel the Devourer

Blade of Ambition

  • Old: Cost 6. Choose a minion. Set its Attack and Health to match the highest in your warband.
  • New: Cost 7. Choose a friendly minion. Set its Attack and Health to match the highest in your warband.
  • Diff: Cost increased from 6 to 7; effect now specifies a friendly minion.
Blade of Ambition

Duos Updates

Guiding Candle is now banned in Duos.

Selfless Sightseer

  • Old: Tier 4. 5/2.
  • New: Tier 5. 6/2.
  • Diff: Tier increased from 4 to 5; stat changed from 5/2 to 6/2.
Selfless Sightseer Selfless Sightseer

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Dragons adjacent to Persistent Poet sometimes did not keep enchantments from combat.
    persistentpoet
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Moroes, Steward of Death’s Deathrattle gave other minions the wrong attack number.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Golden Sinrunner Blanchy was not Reborn with full Health and enchantments in combat.
Last updated: July 17, 2025 at 04:01 PM