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33.2.2 Patch Notes
August 19, 2025By Blizzard Entertainmentpatch

33.2.2 Patch Notes

The patch reintroduces P-0UL-TR0N to bolster Stomping Stegodon builds, alongside significant minion and hero armor adjustments to balance the Battlegrounds meta.

Decreased Armor

Ini Stormcoil

High Rank: 12, Low Rank: 10, Duos: 6

Millificent Manastorm

High Rank: 16, Low Rank: 13, Duos: 5

Fungalmancer Flurgl

High Rank: 14, Low Rank: 12, Duos: 15

Ozumat

High Rank: 15, Low Rank: 13, Duos: 7

Ragnaros the Firelord

High Rank: 16, Low Rank: 14, Duos: 13

Sneed

High Rank: 18, Duos: 15

Onyxia

High Rank: 16, Duos: 14

Increased Armor

Master Nguyen

High Rank: 12, Duos: 10

Scabbs Cutterbutter

High Rank: 16, Duos: 14

Sire Denathrius

High Rank: 13, Duos: 11

Elise Starseeker

High Rank: 15, Duos: 13

Lich Baz'hial

High Rank: 20, Duos: 18

Heistbaron Togwaggle

High Rank: 14, Duos: 12

Rock Master Voone

High Rank: 14, Low Rank: 12, Duos: 15

Inge, the Iron Hymn

High Rank: 15, Low Rank: 13, Duos: 10

Thorim, Stormlord

High Rank: 15, Duos: 13

Snake Eyes

High Rank: 9, Duos: 7

Marin the Manager

High Rank: 12, Duos: 10

Zerek, Master Cloner

High Rank: 17, Duos: 15

Farseer Nobundo

High Rank: 13, Duos: 11

High Rank: 18, Duos: 16

Card Changes

Nalaa the Redeemer

  • Old: 5/7. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +2/+1.
  • New: 5/8. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +2/+2.
  • Diff: Health increased from 7 to 8; buff increased from +2/+1 to +2/+2.
Nalaa the Redeemer Nalaa the Redeemer

Stomping Stegodon

  • Old: 3/3. Rally: Give your other Beasts +1/+1 and this Rally.
  • New: 4/4. Rally: Give your other Beasts +2 Attack and this Rally.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 3/3 to 4/4; Rally effect changed from +1/+1 to +2 Attack.
Stomping Stegodon Stomping Stegodon

Raptor Elder

  • Old: 2/7. Your Beasts have +1/+1. (Improved by each Beast you've summoned this combat!)
  • New: 2/8. Your Beasts have +2/+2. (Improved by each Beast you've summoned this combat!)
  • Diff: Health increased from 7 to 8; buff increased from +1/+1 to +2/+2.
Raptor Elder Raptor Elder

Mama Bear

  • Old: 4/4. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +4/+4.
  • New: 5/5. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +5/+5.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 4/4 to 5/5; buff increased from +4/+4 to +5/+5.
Mama Bear Mama Bear

Goldrinn, the Great Wolf

  • Old: 4/4. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +4/+4.
  • New: 5/5. Deathrattle: For the rest of this combat, your Beasts have +5/+5.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 4/4 to 5/5; Deathrattle buff increased from +4/+4 to +5/+5.
Goldrinn, the Great Wolf Goldrinn, the Great Wolf

Stray Satyr

  • Old: 1/6
  • New: 2/6
  • Diff: Attack increased from 1 to 2.
Stray Satyr Stray Satyr

Insatiable Ur'zul

  • Old: 4/6. Taunt. After you play a Demon, consume a minion in the Tavern to gain its stats.
  • New: 4/7. Taunt. After you play a Demon, consume 2 minions in the Tavern to gain their stats.
  • Diff: Health increased from 6 to 7; now consumes 2 minions instead of 1.
Insatiable Ur'zul Insatiable Ur'zul

Silent Enforcer

  • Old: 7/2. Taunt. Deathrattle: Deal 4 damage to all non-Demon minions.
  • New: 8/2. Taunt. Deathrattle: Deal 4 damage to all minions (except friendly Demons).
  • Diff: Attack increased from 7 to 8; Deathrattle now affects all minions except friendly Demons.
Silent Enforcer Silent Enforcer

Nimble Hatchling

  • Old: [Tier 4]
  • New: [Tier 5]
  • Diff: Tier increased from 4 to 5.
Nimble Hatchling Nimble Hatchling

Twilight Watcher

  • Old: 3/7. Whenever a friendly Dragon attacks, give your Dragons +1/+3.
  • New: 3/8. Whenever a friendly Dragon attacks, give your Dragons +1/+2.
  • Diff: Health increased from 7 to 8; buff changed from +1/+3 to +1/+2.
Twilight Watcher Twilight Watcher

Blue Whelp

  • Old: 2/6
  • New: 1/5
  • Diff: Stat changed from 2/6 to 1/5.
Blue Whelp Blue Whelp

Lantern Lava

  • Old: [Tier 4] 4/4
  • New: [Tier 5] 5/5
  • Diff: Tier increased from 4 to 5; stat changed from 4/4 to 5/5.
Lantern Lava Lantern Lava

Gleaming Trader

  • Old: 3/6. Divine Shield After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, your minions have +2 Attack for the rest of this combat.
  • New: 3/8. Divine Shield After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, your minions have +3 Attack for the rest of this combat.
  • Diff: Health increased from 6 to 8; buff increased from +2 Attack to +3 Attack.
Gleaming Trader Gleaming Trader

Flotsam Flinger

  • Old: 3/6. At the end of your turn, trigger the Battlecries of your minions from Tier 3 or below.
  • New: 3/7. At the start of your turn, trigger the Battlecries of your minions from Tier 3 or below.
  • Diff: Health increased from 6 to 7; effect timing changed from end of turn to start of turn.
Flotsam Flinger Flotsam Flinger

Magicfin Mycologist

  • Old: [Tier 5] 2/8
  • New: [Tier 6] 4/8
  • Diff: Tier increased from 5 to 6; Attack increased from 2 to 4.
Magicfin Mycologist Magicfin Mycologist

Bassgill

  • Old: [Tier 4] 6/2
  • New: [Tier 3] 5/2
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 4 to 3; Attack decreased from 6 to 5.
Bassgill Bassgill

Coldlight Diver

  • Old: 4/1
  • New: 3/1
  • Diff: Attack decreased from 4 to 3.
Coldlight Diver Coldlight Diver

Greedy Snaketongue

  • Old: 3/6
  • New: 2/4
  • Diff: Stat changed from 3/6 to 2/4.
Greedy Snaketongue Greedy Snaketongue

Sundered Matriarch

  • Old: [Tier 5] 6/3. Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +1 Health.
  • New: [Tier 6] 7/4. Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +2 Health.
  • Diff: Tier increased from 5 to 6; stat changed from 6/3 to 7/4; buff increased from +1 Health to +2 Health.
Sundered Matriarch Sundered Matriarch

Deep Blue Crooner

  • Old: 2/2. Spellcraft: Give a minion +2/+2 until next turn. Improve your future Deep Blues.
  • Old: Deep Blues: Give a minion +2/+2 until next turn. Improve your future Deep Blues.
  • New: 2/3. Spellcraft: Give a minion +2/+3 until next turn. Improve your future Deep Blues.
  • New: Deep Blues: Give a minion +2/+3 until next turn. Improve your future Deep Blues.
  • Diff: Health increased from 2 to 3; buff increased from +2/+2 to +2/+3.
Deep Blue Crooner Deep Blue Crooner Deep Blues Deep Blues

Bigwig Bandit

  • Old: [Tier 3] 3/4
  • New: [Tier 4] 4/6
  • Diff: Tier increased from 3 to 4; stat changed from 3/4 to 4/6.
Bigwig Bandit Bigwig Bandit

Lost City Looter

  • Old: [Tier 4] 5/5
  • New: [Tier 3] 2/2
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 4 to 3; stat changed from 5/5 to 2/2.
Lost City Looter Lost City Looter

Captain Sanders

  • Old: Battlecry: Make a friendly Pirate Golden.
  • New: Battlecry: Make a friendly minion from Tier 6 or below Golden.
  • Diff: Now affects any minion from Tier 6 or below, not just Pirates.
Captain Sanders Captain Sanders

Hot-Air Surveyor

  • Old: [Tier 5] 5/8
  • New: [Tier 4] 3/7
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 5 to 4; stat changed from 5/8 to 3/7.
Hot-Air Surveyor Hot-Air Surveyor

Gem Smuggler

  • Old: [Tier 4] 3/4. Battlecry: Play a Blood Gems on all your other minions.
  • New: [Tier 5] 4/5. Battlecry: Play 2 Blood Gems on all your other minions.
  • Diff: Tier increased from 4 to 5; stat changed from 3/4 to 4/5; Battlecry now plays 2 Blood Gems instead of 1.
Gem Smuggler Gem Smuggler

Friendly Geist

  • Old: [Tier 5] 7/3. Deathrattle: Your Tavern spells that gives stats grant an extra +2 Attack this game.
  • New: [Tier 4] 6/3. Deathrattle: Your Tavern spells that gives stats grant an extra +1 Attack this game.
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 5 to 4; Attack decreased from 7 to 6; Deathrattle buff decreased from +2 Attack to +1 Attack.
Friendly Geist Friendly Geist

Anub'arak, Nerubian King

  • Old: [Tier 4] 4/3
  • New: [Tier 3] 3/2
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 4 to 3; stat changed from 4/3 to 3/2.
Anub'arak, Nerubian King Anub'arak, Nerubian King

Ride-or-Die

  • Old: 2/2
  • New: 3/2
  • Diff: Attack increased from 2 to 3.
Ride-or-Die Ride-or-Die

Eternal Knight

  • Old: 5/1. Has +1/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
  • New: 4/1. Has +2/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
  • Diff: Attack decreased from 5 to 4; buff changed from +1/+1 to +2/+1.
Eternal Knight Eternal Knight

Jelly Belly

  • Old: 3/4. After a friendly minion is Reborn, gain +1/+2 permanently.
  • New: 2/3. After a friendly minion is Reborn, gain +2/+3 permanently.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 3/4 to 2/3; buff increased from +1/+2 to +2/+3.
Jelly Belly Jelly Belly

Noisul of the Many Faces

  • Old: 3/9. Whenever you summon an Undead, give all your Undead +1/+1 permanently.
  • New: 4/10. Whenever you summon an Undead, give all your Undead +2/+1 permanently.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 3/9 to 4/10; buff increased from +1/+1 to +2/+1.
Noisul of the Many Faces Noisul of the Many Faces

Sky Admiral Rogers

  • Old: Whenever you spend 9 Gold, get a random Bounty. (9 left!)
  • New: After you spend 9 Gold, get a random Bounty. (9 left!)
  • Diff: Text updated for clarity, no functional change.
Sky Admiral Rogers Sky Admiral Rogers

Vine Climber

  • Old: After you play an Elemental, give it +2/+2. (Improved by each minion you've played this turn!)
  • New: Whenever you play an Elemental, give it +2/+2. (Improved by each minion you've played this turn!)
  • Diff: Text updated for clarity, no functional change.
Vine Climber Vine Climber

Holo Rover

  • Old: Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
  • New: Divine Shield. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
  • Diff: Now has Divine Shield.
Holo Rover Holo Rover

Selfish Bounty

  • Old: Give a minion +6/+6.
  • New: Give your left-most minion +6/+6.
  • Diff: Now targets the left-most minion.
Selfish Bounty

Sanctify

  • Old: 2 cost.
  • New: 1 cost.
  • Diff: Cost decreased from 2 to 1.
Sanctify

Nimble Wingbeat

  • Old: Give a Dragon +10 Health and Windfury.
  • New: Give a Dragon +8 Health and Windfury.
  • Diff: Health buff decreased from +10 to +8.
Nimble Wingbeat

Mounting Avalanche

  • Old: Sell a friendly minion. Then choose an Elemental to give its stats to.
  • New: Sell a friendly minion. Give its stats to your left-most Elemental.
  • Diff: Now gives stats to the left-most Elemental.
Mounting Avalanche

Grim Freshener

  • Old: Avenge (3): Gain a free Refresh.
  • New: Avenge (2): Gain a free Refresh.
  • Diff: Avenge requirement decreased from 3 to 2.
Grim Freshener

Cycle of Energy

  • Old: Avenge (4): Get a random Tavern spell.
  • New: Avenge (3): Get a random Tavern spell.
  • Diff: Avenge requirement decreased from 4 to 3.
Cycle of Energy

Cooked Book

  • Old: After you buy a minion, give it +1/+1 and upgrade this.
  • New: After you buy a minion, give it +2/+2 and upgrade this.
  • Diff: Buff increased from +1/+1 to +2/+2.
Cooked Book

Jumbo Warehouse

  • Old: At the start of your next turn, gain 8 Gold and choose a Greater Trinket to buy.
  • New: At the start of your next turn, gain 4 Gold and choose a Greater Trinket to buy.
  • Diff: Gold gained decreased from 8 to 4.
Jumbo Warehouse

Quaint Boutique

  • Old: At the start of your next turn, gain 8 Gold and choose a Lesser Trinket to buy.
  • New: At the start of your next turn, gain 4 Gold and choose a Lesser Trinket to buy.
  • Diff: Gold gained decreased from 8 to 4.
Quaint Boutique

Minion Pool Changes

  • Windfall Tornado, Mooncatcher, Young Murk-Eye, Exceptional Caretaker, and Bannerboar have been removed from the minion pool.
  • Tardy Traveler, P-0UL-TR0N, Crater Miner, Mrglin' Burglar, and Accord-o-Tron are returning to the minion pool.
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Quest Reward Pool Changes

  • Anima Bribe has been removed from the Quest pool.
  • Wondrous Wisdomball has been added back into the Quest pool.
  • The following Quest Rewards are easier to complete: Rallying Cry, Tumbling Disaster, The Golden Hammer, Snicker Snacks, Perpetual Incantation.
  • The following Quest Rewards are more difficult to complete: Magicfin Relic, Temporal Tampering.
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Trinket Changes

  • Behemoth Portrait has been removed from the trinket pool.
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Gameplay Updates

  • The turn timer has been increased by 10 seconds starting round 9 and after.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Motley Phalanx did not give permanent stats and returned it to the minion pool.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Dune Dweller affected opponent's Taverns as well when triggered in combat.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a mismatch between the text and functionality of Golden Goldrinn, the Great Wolf so its stat increase now correctly reflects the intended value.
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Last updated: August 19, 2025 at 04:09 PM