February 24, 2026By Blizzard Entertainmentpatch
34.6.2 Patch Notes
Silky Shimmermoth returns to Battlegrounds with a redesign, alongside buffs to Volumizers and the reintroduction of Metal Dispenser to enhance the Mech archetype.
Minion and Spell Pool Changes
Returning Minions
- Thieving Rascal
- Metal Dispenser
- Silky Shimmermoth
Removed Minions
- Groundbreaker
- Prehistoric Tinkerer
- Quilled Cabbie
Minion Updates
Moon-Bacon Jazzer
- Old: 2/3.
- New: 1/3.
- Diff: Stat changed from 2/3 to 1/3.
Turquoise Skitterer
- Old: 2/4. Deathrattle: Your Beetles have +5/+5 this game.
- New: 4/4. Deathrattle: Your Beetles have +4/+4 this game.
- Diff: Stat changed from 2/4 to 4/4; Deathrattle buff reduced from +5/+5 to +4/+4.
Forest Rover
- Old: 3/2.
- New: 1/1.
- Diff: Stat changed from 3/2 to 1/1.
Unleashed Mana Surge
- Old: 5/3. After you play an Elemental, give your Elementals +1/+1.
- New: 5/4. After you play an Elemental, give your Elementals +2/+2.
- Diff: Stat changed from 5/3 to 5/4; Elemental buff increased from +1/+1 to +2/+2.
Mrglin' Burglar
- Old: After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +4/+3.
- New: After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +4/+4.
- Diff: Buff changed from +4/+3 to +4/+4.
Iridescent Skyblazer
- Old: 3/7. Whenever a friendly Beast takes damage, give a friendly Beast other than it +2/+1 permanently.
- New: 3/8. Whenever a friendly Beast takes damage, give a friendly Beast other than it +3/+1 permanently.
- Diff: Stat changed from 3/7 to 3/8; Beast buff increased from +2/+1 to +3/+1.
Eternal Knight
- Old: 3/1. Has +3/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
- New: 4/1. Has +4/+1 for each friendly Eternal Knight that died this game (wherever this is).
- Diff: Stat changed from 3/1 to 4/1; buff increased from +3/+1 to +4/+1.
Eternal Tycoon
- Old: 2/7.
- New: 2/9.
- Diff: Stat changed from 2/7 to 2/9.
Red Volumizer
- Old: 4/1. Magnetic. The first time this is played or Magnetized, your Volumizers have +2 Attack this game (wherever they are).
- New: 3/1. Magnetic. The first time this is played or Magnetized, your Volumizers have +3 Attack this game (wherever they are).
- Diff: Stat changed from 4/1 to 3/1; Attack buff increased from +2 to +3.
Blue Volumizer
- Old: 1/4. Magnetic. The first time this is played or Magnetized, your Volumizers have +2 Health this game (wherever they are).
- New: 1/3. Magnetic. The first time this is played or Magnetized, your Volumizers have +3 Health this game (wherever they are).
- Diff: Stat changed from 1/4 to 1/3; Health buff increased from +2 to +3.
Green Volumizer
- Old: 2/2.
- New: 3/3.
- Diff: Stat changed from 2/2 to 3/3.
Metal Dispenser
- Old: 2/7. Divine Shield. Avenge (3): Get a random Magnetic Volumizer.
- New: 2/8. Divine Shield. Avenge (3): Magnetize a random Volumizer to this. Get a copy of it.
- Diff: Stat changed from 2/7 to 2/8; effect changed to Magnetize a random Volumizer and get a copy.
Relentless Deflector
- Old: Has Taunt while this has Divine Shield. Avenge (4): Gain Divine Shield.
- New: Has Taunt while this has Divine Shield. Avenge (3): Gain Divine Shield.
- Diff: Avenge requirement reduced from 4 to 3.
Sundered Matriarch
- Old: Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +2 Health.
- New: Whenever you cast a spell, give your minions +3 Health.
- Diff: Health buff increased from +2 to +3.
Shore Marauder
- Old: 4/5.
- New: 8/10.
- Diff: Stat changed from 4/5 to 8/10.
Cannon Corsair
- Old: [Tier 6] 3/8. After you gain Gold, give your Pirates +1/+2.
- New: [Tier 5] 3/7. After you gain Gold, give your Pirates +1/+1.
- Diff: Tier changed from 6 to 5; stat changed from 3/8 to 3/7; buff changed from +1/+2 to +1/+1.
Azsharan Veteran
- Old: 4/4. Spellcraft: Give your minions +2/+1. Repeat for each Bonus Keyword in your warband.
- New: 4/5. Spellcraft: Give your minions +2/+1 for each different Bonus Keyword in your warband.
- Diff: Stat changed from 4/4 to 4/5; effect now scales with different Bonus Keywords.
Silky Shimmermoth
- Old: [Tier 6] 8/3. After this gains Attack, your Beetles have +3/+2 this game. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
- New: [Tier 6] 3/8. Whenever this takes damage, your Beetles have +2/+2 this game. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
- Diff: Stat changed from 8/3 to 3/8; effect now triggers on taking damage instead of gaining Attack.
Timewarped Radio Star
- Old: Deathrattle: Get a copy of the enemy minion that killed this with full Health and enchantments.
- New: Deathrattle: Get a copy of the minion that killed this with full Health and enchantments.
- Diff: Text updated for clarity, no functional change.
Hero Updates
Professor Putricide - Build-An-Undead
- Minions Removed from Undead Pool for Build-An-Undead
- Skeletal Sidekick
- Archerus Veteran
- Ticking Abomination
- Incorporeal Corporal
- Festeroot Hulk
- Creation Tier Changes for Build-An-Undead
- Fallen Sun Cleric: Tier 2 → 1
- Sunborne Val'kyr: Tier 4 → 3
- Arms Dealer: Tier 2 → 1
- Lost Spirit: Tier 2 → 1
Artanis - Warp Gate
- The following Warp Gate Protoss minions have been changed:
- Mothership
- Old: Avenge (5): Get a random Protoss minion.
- New: Avenge (4): Get a random Protoss minion.
- Diff: Avenge requirement reduced from 5 to 4.
- Carrier
- Old: Avenge (4): Summon a 5/5 Interceptor. Then improve this permanently.
- New: Avenge (4): Summon a 7/7 Interceptor. Then improve this permanently.
- Diff: Interceptor stat changed from 5/5 to 7/7.
Anomaly Changes
Darkmoon Faire Prizes: Reserve Prices
- Old: Tavern spells cost (2) less this turn.
- New: Tavern spells cost (1) less this turn.
- Diff: Cost reduction decreased from (2) to (1).
Removed Anomalies
Bug Fixes
- Photobomber's visual effect has been sped up.
- Fixed a bug where Burgeoning Whelp’s effect could apply its buff twice to Whelps summoned by Broodmother’s Hero Power.
- Fixed a bug where Eternal Tycoon would not summon if your hand was full.
- Fixed a bug where Timewarped Radio Star could give copies of friendly minions.
- Fixed a bug where Putricide’s creation displayed a debug number in its description.
- Fixed a bug where Timewarped Chef’s Choice did not grant another Visionary Shipman.
Last updated: February 24, 2026 at 04:58 PM