
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.

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

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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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.


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.


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


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.


Spell Updates
Channel the Devourer
- has been returned to the spell pool.

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.

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.


Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Dragons adjacent to Persistent Poet sometimes did not keep enchantments from combat.
- [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