Today the team at Blizzard went live with update 25.2.2 for their popular trading card game Hearthstone along with the accompanying patch notes. The 25.2.2 update to Hearthstone is going to make changes to standard cards, Duels, Battlegrounds, 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 25.2.2 update.

Hearthstone 25.2.2 Update Patch Notes

Hearthstone Updates

This is the first patch after the new March of the Lich King expansion where we have enough data to make significant and informed buffs to the new cards. Now that we have seen where the set’s archetypes landed on a power basis, we know where we can safely inject a bit of power.

The following cards are being adjusted to be less powerful:

Wildpaw Gnoll

  • Old: Rush. Costs (1) less for each card you’ve added to your hand from another class.
  • New: Rush. Costs (1) less for each non-Rogue class card you’ve added to your hand.

Sinstone Graveyard

  • Old: Summon a 1/1 Stealthed Ghost. (Has +1/+1 for each other card you played this turn!)
  • New: Summon a 1/1 Ghost. (Has +1/+1 for each other card you played this turn!)

Final Showdown (the first phase of the Demon Hunter Questline)

  • Old: Draw 4 cards in one turn.
  • New: Draw 6 cards in one turn.

Sinful Brand

  • Old: [1 Mana]
  • New: [2 Mana]

Shockspitter

  • Old: [3 Mana] 2 Attack, 2 Health
  • New: [4 Mana] 3 Attack, 3 Health

Glacial Advance

  • Old: Deal 4 damage. Your next spell this turn costs (2) less.
  • New: Deal 4 damage. Your next spell this turn costs (1) less.

Astalor Bloodsworn (changes to all three phases)

Astalor Bloodsworn (phase 1)

  • Old: Battlecry: Add Astalor, the Protector to your hand. Manathirst (4): Deal 2 damage.
  • New: Battlecry: Add Astalor, the Protector to your hand. Manathirst (5): Deal 2 damage.

Astalor, the Protector (phase 2)

  • Old: Battlecry: Add Astalor, the Flamebringer to your hand. Manathirst (7): Gain 5 Armor.
  • New: Battlecry: Add Astalor, the Flamebringer to your hand. Manathirst (8): Gain 5 Armor.

Astalor, the Flamebringer (phase 3)

  • Old: Battlecry: Deal 8 damage randomly split between all enemies. Manathirst (10): Deal 16 instead.
  • New: Battlecry: Deal 7 damage randomly split between all enemies. Manathirst (10): Deal 14 instead.

The above craftable cards will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks following Patch 25.2.2.

The following cards are being adjusted to be more powerful:

Battlefield Necromancer

  • Old: At the end of your turn, raise a Corpse as a 1/2 Risen Footman with Taunt.
  • New: At the end of your turn, raise a Corpse as a 1/3 Risen Footman with Taunt.

Boneguard Commander

  • Old: Taunt. Battlecry: Raise up to 6 Corpses as 1/2 Risen Footmen with Taunt.
  • New: Taunt. Battlecry: Raise up to 6 Corpses as 1/3 Risen Footmen with Taunt.

Unholy Frenzy

  • Old: [3 Mana]
  • New: [2 Mana]

Wither

  • Old: [2 Mana]
  • New: [1 Mana]

Bonecaller

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

Haunting Nightmare

  • Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health. Deathrattle: Haunt a card in your hand. When you play it, summon a 3/3 Soldier.
  • New: 4 Attack, 3 Health. Deathrattle: Haunt a card in your hand. When you play it, summon a 4/3 Soldier.

High Cultist Basaleph

  • Old: [5 Mana]
  • New: [4 Mana]

Dar’Khan Drathir

  • Old: [8 Mana]
  • New: [7 Mana]

Infantry Reanimator

  • Old: [6 Mana]
  • New: [5 Mana]

Vengeful Walloper

  • Old: [7 Mana]
  • New: [6 Mana]

Energy Shaper

  • Old: [4 Mana] 3 Attack, 5 Health
  • New: [3 Mana] 3 Attack, 4 Health

Vast Wisdom

Timewarden

Asvedon, the Grandshield

  • Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health. Battlecry: Cast a copy of the last spell your opponent played.
  • New: 3 Attack, 4 Health. Taunt. Battlecry: Cast a copy of the last spell your opponent played.

Disruptive Spellbreaker

  • Old: 4 Attack, 5 Health
  • New: 4 Attack, 6 Health

Last Stand

  • Old: [4 Mana] Draw a Taunt minion. Double its stats.
  • New: [1 Mana] Draw a Taunt minion. Manathirst (7): Double its stats.

Nellie’s Pirate Ship (the Colossal appendage to Nellie, the Great Thresher)

  • Old: Taunt. Deathrattle: Add Nellie’s Pirate crew to your hand. They cost (1) less.
  • New: Taunt. Deathrattle: Add Nellie’s Pirate crew to your hand. They cost (2) less.

Remornia, Living Blade

  • Old: 4 Attack, 10 Health
  • New: 5 Attack, 10 Health

Battlegrounds Updates

Hero Armor Changes

The following heroes have less armor:

  • Onyxia and Sneed are now Armor Tier 2 (2-5 Armor).

The following heroes have more armor:

  • Pyramad was moved to Armor Tier 3 (3-6 Armor).
  • Sylvanas Windrunner was moved to Armor Tier 4 (4-7 Armor).

Card Changes

Thorncaptain

  • Old: 4 Attack, 1 Health
  • New: 4 Attack, 2 Health

Eternal Knight

  • Old: 4 Attack, 1 Health
  • New: 3 Attack, 1 Health

Ghoul of the Feast

  • Old: Avenge (1): Give a friendly minion of each minion type +3 Attack.
  • New: Avenge (1): Give a friendly minion of each minion type +2 Attack.

Pufferquil

  • Old: 2 Attack, 4 Health
  • New: 2 Attack, 6 Health

Ripsnarl Captain

  • Old: When another friendly Pirate attacks, give it +2/+2.
  • New: When another friendly Pirate attacks, give it +3/+3.

Master of Realities

  • Old: [Tavern Tier 5] 6 Attack, 6 Health
  • New: [Tavern Tier 4] 4 Attack, 4 Health

Anub’arak, Nerubian King

  • Old: [Tavern Tier 5] 5 Attack, 3 Health. Deathrattle: Your Undead have +2 Attack for the rest of the game (wherever they are).
  • New: [Tavern Tier 4] 4 Attack, 3 Health. Deathrattle: Your Undead have +1 Attack for the rest of the game (wherever they are).

Magmaloc

  • Old: [Tavern Tier 4] 1 Attack, 1 Health
  • New: [Tavern Tier 5] 3 Attack, 3 Health

Soulsplitter

  • Old: [Tavern Tier 4] 4 Attack, 2 Health
  • New: [Tavern Tier 5] 5 Attack, 2 Health

Vanessa VanCleef

  • Old: Whenever this attacks, give your Pirates +2/+1 permanently.
  • New: Whenever this attacks, give your Pirates +2/+2 permanently.

Cyborg Drake

  • Old: 2 Attack, 8 Health. Divine Shield. Your Divine Shield minions have +10 Attack.
  • New: 2 Attack, 10 Health. Divine Shield. Your Divine Shield minions have +8 Attack.

Sinrunner Blanchy

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

Toxfin

  • Old: Tavern Tier 6
  • New: Tavern Tier 5

Grease Bot

  • Old: After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +2/+2 permanently.
  • New: After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +3/+2 permanently.

Felstomper

  • Old: 3 Attack, 7 Health. After you summon a minion in combat, give your minions +3 Attack.
  • New: 3 Attack, 8 Health. After you summon a minion in combat, give your minions +2 Attack.

Sister Deathwhisper

  • Old: 4 Attack, 11 Health. Whenever a friendly minion is Reborn, give your Undead +1/+3 permanently.
  • New: 4 Attack, 9 Health. Whenever a friendly minion is Reborn, give your Undead +1/+2 permanently.

Eternal Summoner

  • Old: 8 Attack, 1 Health. Deathrattle: Summon 2 Eternal Knights.
  • New: 6 Attack, 1 Health. Reborn. Deathrattle: Summon 1 Eternal Knight.

Duels Updates

Card Pool Update

  • To the Front! has been banned from deck building and card buckets.

Hero Power Updates

Scourging (Death Knight):

Illidari Strike (Demon Hunter)

Harvest Time! (Druid)

  • Old: [2 Mana]
  • New: [3 Mana]

Frost Shards (Mage)

Call of Madness (Priest)

Passive Treasure Update

Bitter Cold

  • Old: +2 Frost Damage
  • New: +1 Frost Damage

Signature Treasure Updates

Glaciaxe

  • Old: [4 Mana] 5 Attack, 2 Durability
  • New: [4 Mana] 3 Attack, 2 Durability

Wings of Glaciaxe (generated by Glaciaxe)

  • Old: [4 Mana] 2 Attack, 5 Durability. Windfury, Deathrattle: Summon four 1/1 Zombies with Reborn.
  • New: [4 Mana] 2 Attack, 3 Durability. Windfury, Deathrattle: Summon three 1/1 Zombies with Reborn.

Crimson

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

Blade of Quickening

Academic Research

Herding Horn

  • Old: [4 Mana]
  • New: [3 Mana]

Ol’ Faithful

Flo Slatebrand

Slate’s Syringe

Reno’s Torch

  • Old: Deal 4 damage. Combo: Shuffle a copy of this card into your deck that deals 2 more damage.
  • New: Deal 4 damage. Combo: Shuffle a copy of this card into your deck that deals 1 more damage.

Britz Blazebucket

Karl the Lost

  • Old: [8 Mana]
  • New: [10 Mana]

Forge in Light

  • Old: [6 Mana]
  • New: [7 Mana]

Devout Blessings

  • Old: [4 Mana]
  • New: [5 Mana]

Herald of the Scaled Ones

  • Old: [5 Mana] 4 Attack, 6 Health
  • New: [4 Mana] 4 Attack, 5 Health

Droplet of Insanity

Scion of the Deep

  • Old: [2 Mana] 2 Attack, 4 Health
  • New: [1 Mana] 1 Attack, 3 Health

Sr. Navigator

  • Old: [5 Mana] 2 Attack, 10 Health
  • New: [4 Mana] 2 Attack, 6 Health

Staff of Renewal

  • Old: 10 Mana
  • New: 8 Mana

Green Shell

  • Old: [2 Mana] 1 Attack, 2 Durability
  • New: [3 Mana] 1 Attack, 3 Durability

Spymaster’s Gambit

  • Old: [7 Mana]
  • New: [8 Mana]

Invoke the Void

Grizzled Reinforcement

Collector’s Ire

Brewster, the Brutal

  • Old: [7 Mana] 8 Attack, 6 Health
  • New: [6 Mana] 7 Attack, 5 Health

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug resulting in unintended changes to Magister’s Apprentice.
  • [Hearthstone] Text fixes to Magister Dawngrasp and Wildheart Guff.
  • [Duels] Fixed a bug where Hematology could be used while you have 0 Corpses, resulting in the mana being spent and no effect happening.

 

After reading through the patch notes for the Hearthstone 25.2.2 update, you can find the game available free to play on PC, Android, and iPhone. Additionally, the Hearthstone 25.2.2 official patch notes, along with any more information you’re looking for on the official website. Lastly, outside of the Hearthstone 25.2.2 update patch notes, you can learn more on their official website if you’re interested in the developers at Blizzard and any of their other projects.