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36.0.3 Patch Notes
July 21, 2026By Blizzard Entertainmentpatch

36.0.3 Patch Notes

The most impactful Battlegrounds change in Patch 36.0.3 is the adjustment of minion tiers and stats, notably moving Ingenious Inventor from Tier 5 to Tier 6, which significantly alters the strategy for Mech compositions.

Minion and Spell Pool Changes

Returning Minions

  • Sanguine Refiner
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Removed Minions

  • Dreaming Thornweaver
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Minion Changes

Ingenious Inventor

  • Old: [Tier 5]
  • New: [Tier 6]
  • Diff: Tier increased from 5 to 6.
Ingenious Inventor Ingenious Inventor

Silky Shimmermoth

  • Old: Whenever this takes damage, your Beetles have +2/+1 this game. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
  • New: Whenever this takes damage, your Beetles have +2/+2 this game. Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
  • Diff: Beetles' buff increased from +2/+1 to +2/+2.
Silky Shimmermoth Silky Shimmermoth

Fearless Foodie

  • Old: [Tier 4]
  • New: [Tier 3]
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 4 to 3.
Fearless Foodie Fearless Foodie

Vinespeaker

  • Old: [Tier 6] 7/8. After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies, your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Attack this game.
  • New: [Tier 5] 5/6. After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies, your Blood Gems give an extra +2 Attack this game.
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 6 to 5; stats changed from 7/8 to 5/6; Blood Gems' buff increased from +1 to +2 Attack.
Vinespeaker Vinespeaker

Prophet of the Boar

  • Old: 2/3.
  • New: 3/4.
  • Diff: Stats changed from 2/3 to 3/4.
Prophet of the Boar Prophet of the Boar

Sanguine Refiner

  • Old: 3/10. Rally: Your Blood Gems give an extra +1/+1 this game.
  • New: 3/11. Rally: Your Blood Gems give an extra +1/+2 this game.
  • Diff: Health increased from 10 to 11; Blood Gems' buff increased from +1/+1 to +1/+2.
Sanguine Refiner Sanguine Refiner

Glowing Cinder

  • Old: [Tier 3] 3/1. Deathrattle: Your Elementals give an extra +1 Health this game.
  • New: [Tier 4] 4/1. Deathrattle: Your Elementals give an extra +2 Health this game.
  • Diff: Tier increased from 3 to 4; Attack increased from 3 to 4; Elementals' buff increased from +1 to +2 Health.
Glowing Cinder Glowing Cinder

Sand Swirler

  • Old: [Tier 4] 5/3.
  • New: [Tier 3] 4/3.
  • Diff: Tier decreased from 4 to 3; Attack decreased from 5 to 4.
Sand Swirler Sand Swirler

Wrath Weaver

  • Old: 1/4. After you play a Demon, deal 1 damage to your hero and gain +2/+1.
  • New: 1/3. After you play a Demon, deal 1 damage to your hero and gain +2/+2.
  • Diff: Health decreased from 4 to 3; buff increased from +2/+1 to +2/+2.
Wrath Weaver Wrath Weaver

Trinket Changes

Lesser Trinket Pool Changes

Removed

  • Tiger Carving
    tigercarving
  • Alliance Keychain
    alliancekeychain

Greater Trinket Pool Changes

Removed

  • Tiger Carving
    tigercarving
  • Vinespeaker Portrait
    vinespeakerportrait

Lesser Trinket Cost Only Changes

Cost Increases

  • Eternal Portrait: 5 → 6
    eternalportrait
  • Cursed Crystal: 1 → 2
    cursedcrystal
  • Sous Chef Sticker: 1 → 2
    souschefsticker
  • Transcribing Typewriter: 1 → 2
    transcribingtypewriter

Cost Decreases

  • Minion Bait: 2 → 1
    minionbait
  • Glowing Gauntlet: 2 → 1
    glowinggauntlet
  • Rendle Sticker: 1 → 0
    rendlesticker
  • Rusty Trident: 2 → 1
    rustytrident
  • Jewelry Box: 1 → 0
    jewelrybox
  • Automaton Portrait: 2 → 1
    automatonportrait
  • Beetle Band: 1 → 0
    beetleband
  • Nomi Sticker: 2 → 1
    nomisticker
  • Mama Bear Sticker: 1 → 0
    mamabearsticker
  • Lucky Tabby: 3 → 1
    luckytabby
  • Pocket Cyclone: 2 → 0
    pocketcyclone
  • Water Wheel: 2 → 1
    waterwheel
  • Scrapsmith Portrait: 1 → 0
    scrapsmithportrait
  • Great Boar Sticker: 2 → 1
    greatboarsticker
  • Rewinder Portrait: 2 → 1
    rewinderportrait
  • Comfy Coffin: 5 → 3
    comfycoffin
  • Enigmatic Headstone: 3 → 1
    enigmaticheadstone
  • Maxwell Sticker: Tier 3/4/5 cost 0/2/4 Gold
    maxwellsticker

Lesser Trinket Changes

Defiler Portrait

  • Old: [0 Gold] Get a Woodland Defiler. Fodders in the Tavern have +2/+2.
  • New: [1 Gold] Get a Woodland Defiler. Fodders in the Tavern have +4/+4.
  • Diff: Cost increased from 0 to 1 Gold; Fodders' buff increased from +2/+2 to +4/+4.
Defiler Portraitwoodlanddefiler

Quilligraphy Set

  • Old: Avenge (4): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Health this game.
  • New: Avenge (3): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Health this game.
  • Diff: Avenge requirement decreased from 4 to 3.
Quilligraphy Setavenge

Bubble Crown

  • Old: Once you cast 10 spells, your Tavern spells give an extra +4/+4. (10 left!)
  • New: Once you cast 12 spells, your Tavern spells give an extra +4/+4. (12 left!)
  • Diff: Spell requirement increased from 10 to 12.
Bubble Crown

Archaic Scroll

  • Old: After you cast 6 spells, get a random Naga. (6 left!)
  • New: After you cast 7 spells, get a random Naga. (7 left!)
  • Diff: Spell requirement increased from 6 to 7.
Archaic Scroll

Greater Trinket Cost Only Changes

Cost Increases

  • Nazjatar Postcard: 5 → 6
    nazjatarpostcard
  • Protective Ring: 2 → 3
    protectivering
  • Deathtouch Apple: 3 → 4
  • Powder Keg: 2 → 4
    powderkeg
  • Beatboxer Portrait: 4 → 5
    beatboxerportrait
  • Wicked Tome: 4 → 5
    wickedtome
  • Lava Lamp: 1 → 3

Cost Decreases

  • Soul Fermenter: 4 → 3
    soulfermenter
  • Rivendare Portrait: 3 → 2
    rivendareportrait
  • Lorewalker Scroll: 1 → 0
    lorewalkerscroll
  • Pocket Cyclone: 2 → 1
    pocketcyclone
  • Quilligraphy Set: 4 → 1
  • Thornspike Pauldron: 2 → 1
    thornspikepauldron
  • Gilnean Thorned Rose: 2 → 1
    gilneanthornedrose
  • Fang Anklet: 6 → 5
    fanganklet
  • Murky Sticker: 3 → 2
    murkymurkysticker
  • Czarina Portrait: 5 → 3
    czarinaportrait
  • Wildfeather Duster: 3 → 1
    wildfeatherduster
  • Faerie Dragon Scale: 4 → 3
    faeriedragonscale
  • Redeemer Portrait: 2 → 1
    redeemerportrait
  • All-Purpose Kibble: 2 → 0
    allpurposekibble
  • Maxwell Sticker: Tier 3/4/5 cost 0/2/4 Gold
    maxwellsticker

Greater Trinket Changes

Bettle Band

  • Old: Avenge (6): Summon two 2/2 Beetles. Give them Taunt.
  • New: Avenge (7): Summon two 2/2 Beetles. Give them Taunt.
  • Diff: Avenge requirement increased from 6 to 7.

Baller Portrait

  • Old: Get a Temperature Shift. After you play 9 Elementals, repeat this. (9 left!)
  • New: Get a Temperature Shift. After you play 10 Elementals, repeat this. (10 left!)
  • Diff: Elemental requirement increased from 9 to 10.
Baller Portraittemperatureshiftfelemental

Booty Bay Brew

  • Old: Whenever you spend Gold, give a friendly Pirate +5/+6.
  • New: Whenever you spend Gold, give a friendly Pirate +6/+7.
  • Diff: Buff increased from +5/+6 to +6/+7.
Booty Bay Brew

Defiler Portrait

  • Old: Get a Woodland Defiler. Fodders in the Tavern have +10/+10.
  • New: Get a Woodland Defiler. Fodders in the Tavern have +15/+15.
  • Diff: Fodders' buff increased from +10/+10 to +15/+15.
Defiler Portrait

Innkeeper's Hearth

  • Old: Discover two Tier 6 minions. Set their stats to 20/20.
  • New: Discover two Tier 6 minions. Set their stats to 30/30.
  • Diff: Stats increased from 20/20 to 30/30.
Innkeeper's Hearth

Deathtouch Apple

  • Old: [3 Cost] After a friendly Undead is Reborn, give it Reborn. (3 times per combat.)
  • New: [4 Cost] After a friendly Undead is Reborn, give it Reborn. (3 times per turn.)
  • Diff: Cost increased from 3 to 4; effect changed from per combat to per turn.
Deathtouch Apple
Last updated: July 21, 2026 at 03:58 PM