Today the team at Blizzard went live with update 24.2.2 for their popular trading card game Hearthstone along with the accompanying patch notes. The 24.2.2 update to Hearthstone is going to make changes to standard cards, battlegrounds, heroes, and more. With a lengthy list of patch notes, the community can expect a good amount of changes to cards they are familiar with. So, without any more introduction, read the full patch notes for the Hearthstone 24.2.2 update.

Hearthstone 24.2.2 Update Patch Notes

Standard Card Updates

The following cards have been adjusted down in power:

Wildheart Guff

  • Old: Battlecry and Hero Power granted full mana crystals.
  • New: Battlecry and Hero Power grant empty mana crystals.

Edwin, Defias Kingpin

  • Old: [Costs 3] 3 Attack, 3 Health
  • New: [Costs 4] 4 Attack, 4 Health

Arcane Burst (Magister Dawngrasp’s Hero Power)

  • Old: Deal 2 damage. Honorable Kill: Gain +2 damage.
  • New: Deal 2 damage. Honorable Kill: Gain +1 damage.

Nightcloak Sanctum

  • Old: 3 Durability
  • New: 2 Durability

Defend the Dwarven District (the first stage of the Hunter Questline)

  • Old: Deal damage with 2 spells.
  • New: Deal damage with 3 spells.

Kael’thas Sinstrider

  • Old: [Costs 6]
  • New: [Costs 8]

Smothering Starfish

  • Old: [Costs 3]
  • New: [Costs 4]

The above cards will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks following Patch 24.2.2.

The following cards have been adjusted up in power:

School Teacher

  • Old: 4 Attack, 3 Health
  • New: 4 Attack, 4 Health

Alliance Bannerman

  • Old: 2 Attack, 1 Health
  • New: 2 Attack, 2 Health

Battlegrounds Updates

Armor Tier Changes

  • Al’Akir, Alexstrasza, Murloc Holmes, and Patchwerk are now Armor Tier 1.
  • Death Speaker Blackthorn, George the Fallen, Ini Stormcoil, Silas Darkmoon, Tamsin Roame, Vol’jin, and Xyrella are now Armor Tier 2.
  • Ambassador Faelin, Cariel Roame, Deathwing, Elise Starseeker, Heistbaron Togwaggle, Lord Barov, Jandice Barov, Maiev Shadowsong, Malygos, Nozdormu, Patches the Pirate, Reno Jackson, Shudderwock, Sir Finley Mrrgglton, Sneed, and Zephrys the Great are now Armor Tier 3.
  • Dancin’ Deryl, Dinotamer Brann, Queen Azshara, Ragnaros the Firelord, and Y’Shaarj are now Armor Tier 4.
  • A.F. Kay, Chenvaala, Galakrond, Greybough, Illidan Stormraige, Infinite Toki, Mr. Bigglesworth, Rakanishu, Skycap’n Kragg, Tess Greymane, and The Curator are now Armor Tier 5.
  • Captain Eudora is now Armor Tier 6.
  • C’Thun and Tavish Stormpike are now Armor Tier 7.

Hero Changes

Toggwaggle – Perfect Crime

  • Old: 9 Gold
  • New: 10 Gold

Minion Changes

Nether Drake

  • Old: 5 Health
  • New: 4 Health

Legion Overseer

  • Old: Minions in Bob’s Tavern have +2/+2.
  • New: Minions in Bob’s Tavern have +2/+1.

Amber Guardian

  • Old: Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +3/+3 and Divine Shield.
  • New: Start of Combat: Give another friendly Dragon +2/+2 and Divine Shield.

Lava Lurker

  • Old: 2 Attack, 4 Health
  • New: 2 Attack, 5 Health

Party Elemental

  • Old: 3 Attack, 2 Health
  • New: 4 Attack, 2 Health

Yo-Ho-Ogre

  • Old: 3 Attack, 5 Health
  • New: 3 Attack, 6 Health

Quest and Quest Reward Changes

As a reminder, Quests and Quest Rewards in Battlegrounds are not static. Quests have baseline values that are adjusted game-by-game, based on several factors, including the value of the Reward they are paired with.

Quest baseline adjustments:

Track the Footprints

  • Old: Have Bob’s Tavern Refreshed 10 times.
  • New: Have Bob’s Tavern Refreshed 9 times.

Follow the Money

  • Old: Spend 30 Gold.
  • New: Spend 33 Gold.

Reenact the Murder

  • Old: Have 18 friendly minions die.
  • New: Have 19 friendly minions die.

Reward text adjustments:

Tiny Henchman

  • Old: At the end of your turn, give +2/+2 to 3 friendly minions of Tier 3 or lower.
  • New: At the end of your turn, give +3/+3 to 3 friendly minions of Tier 3 or lower.

Alter Ego

  • Old: Even Tier minions in Bob’s Tavern have +6/+6. (Swaps to Odd next turn!)
  • New: Even Tier minions in Bob’s Tavern have +7/+7. (Swaps to Odd next turn!)

Staff of Origination

  • Old: Start of Combat: Give your minions +15/+15.
  • New: Start of Combat: Give your minions +12/+12.

Reward difficulty adjustments:

  • Teal Tiger Sapphire, Snicker Snacks, and Red Hand were made generally easier to earn.
  • The Smoking Gun, Mirror Shield, and Stolen Gold were made generally harder to earn.
  • Duels Updates

Hero Power Updates

No Guts, No Glory

  • Old: 1 Mana
  • New: 2 Mana

War Commands

  • Old: 2 Mana
  • New: 3 Mana

Dino Tracking

  • Old: Passive Hero Power. At the start of your turn, Discover which card you draw.
  • New: [2 Mana] Discover a card from your deck.

Frost Shards

Signature Treasure Changes

Gift of the Heart

  • Old: [5 Mana] Gain 4 empty mana crystals. Allied: Druid.
  • New: [6 Mana] Gain 3 empty mana crystals. Allied: Druid.

Traktamer Aelessa

Magister Unchained

Sr. Excavator

  • Old: Draw 3 cards. Any minions you draw cost (4) less.
  • New: Draw 2 cards. Any minions you draw cost (2) less.

Shadow Word: Void

  • Old: 4 Mana
  • New: 5 Mana

Elemental Chaos

  • Old: 6 Mana
  • New: 8 Mana

Green Tortollan Shell

Safe Harbor

  • Old: 2 Mana
  • New: 5 Mana

Scales of Justice

Warden’s Insight

  • Old: 3 Mana
  • New: 4 Mana

Marvelous Mycelium

  • Old: Discover a Choose One card. It has both effects combined. Shuffle this card into your deck.
  • New: Discover a Choose One card, then shuffle it into your deck. It has both effects combined. Repeat 3 times.

Passive Treasure Changes

Arctic Armor

  • Old: Whenever you Freeze an enemy, gain 1 Armor.
  • New: After the first time you Freeze an enemy each turn, gain 1 Armor.

Forgotten Depths

  • Old: At the start of game, put 3 Colossal minions on the bottom of your deck. They cost (3) less.
  • New: At the start of the game, put 2 Colossal minions on the bottom of your deck.

Wither the Weak

  • Old: After you cast a Fel spell, deal 2 damage to the lowest-Health enemy.
  • New: After you cast a Fel spell, deal 1 damage to the lowest-Health enemy.

Potion of Sparking

  • Old: After a friendly Rush minion attacks an enemy minion, deal 1 damage to adjacent enemy minions.
  • New: After a friendly Rush minion attacks an enemy minion, deal 1 damage to a random adjacent enemy minion.

Freeze Solid

  • Old: Whenever damage is dealt to a Frozen enemy, double it.
  • New: Whenever damage is dealt to a Frozen enemy, deal 1 more.

Glacial Downpour

  • Old: At the end of your turn, summon a 3/6 Water Elemental if you’ve cast a Frost spell this turn.
  • New: At the end of your turn, summon a 2/1 Ice Shard if you’ve cast a Frost spell this turn.

Special Delivery

  • Old: After you play a Rush minion, summon a copy with 1 Health.
  • New: After you play your first Rush minion in a turn, summon a copy with 1 Health.

Cookie’s Ladle

  • Moved from Pool 1 to Pool 2.

Oops, All Spells!

  • Removed from all Passive treasure pools.

Party Replacement

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

  • [Battlegrounds] Added a cap to the Sort It All Out and Unmask the Culprits Quests, limiting the top-end requirements needed in order to complete the Quest.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Lich Baz’hial’s Hero Power could not be used if your hand was full.
  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Kael’thas’s Verdant Spheres would not give a buff if the minion was Magnetized.

After reading through the patch notes for the Hearthstone 24.2.2 update, you can find the game available free to play on PC, Android, and iPhone. Additionally, the Hearthstone 24.2.2 official patch notes along with any more information you’re looking for on the official website. Lastly, outside of the Hearthstone 24.2.2 update patch notes, if you’re interested in the developers at Blizzard and any of their other projects, you can learn more on their official website.