Hearthstone 32.4.1 Patch Notes - Arena & Battlegrounds Adjustments, Bug Fixes

Blizzard just posted notes for Patch 32.4.1. It's a server-side hotfix launching today. As usual, it should be rolling out in waves. It means that you don't need to download anything, but it might take up to a few hours to get distributed to all the players.

The patch is mainly focused on bug fixes, as well as the Arena and Battlegrounds balance changes. Arena pools got adjusted to reduce the win rates of the best-performing classes/strategies. In Battle

Additionally, while not part of the patch notes, Blizzard gave a compensation for the Day 1 Arena connection issues. If you started a new run after Patch 32.4 dropped, but before the Arena was temporarily closed, you should now have 2 extra Tickets on your account.

Check out the full patch notes below:

Patch 32.4.1 is a server-side hotfix patch, rolling out today. Please select the relevant topic below for further details.Bug Fixes and Game Improvements - ARENA

• Resolved an issue causing the Arena UI to become unresponsive.
• Underground Arena now correctly awards the XP on players’ Rewards Track.
• Death Knight players shouldn’t be offered incompatible cards anymore.
• Arena card pool was adjusted to improve user experience -
• • Adjusted Legendary Groups of:
    Nightmare Lord Xavius - Removed Treacherous Tormentor added Bloodthistle Illusionist
    Fyrakk the Blazing - Removed Tormented Dreadwing added Netherspite Historian
    Lady Deathwhisper - Removed Frost Strike and added Defrost.
    Magtheridon, Unreleased - Removed Window Shopper added Spirit Peddler
• • The following cards won’t be generated mid-match:
    Fyrakk the Blazing
    Amirdrassil
    Tortolla
• • The following cards are now removed:
    Dreamplanner Zephrys
    Aviana, Elune’s Chosen
    Midnight Wolf
    Wyvern’s Slumber
    Window Shopper
    Treacherous Tormentor
    Timewinder Zarimi
    Lunarwing Messsenger
    Kaldorei Priestess
    Bitterbloom Knight (from Priest only)
    Flutterwing Guardian (from Priest only)
    Puppet Theatre
    Fleeing Treant
• • The following cards now appear less:
    Blind Box
    Cremate
    Ferocious Felbat
    Harbinger of Winter
    Clay Matriarch
    Prince Malchezaar
    Living Garden
    Ultraviolet Breaker
    Corpsicle
• • The following cards were added to the pool:
    Bladed Lady
    Glaivebound Adept
    Parched Desperado
    Insight

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements - BATTLEGROUNDS

• Resolved an issue causing disconnects and prolonged unsuccessful attempts to reconnect.
• Resolved an issue causing excessively long turn timers when playing warbands relying on a high amount of Blood Gems.
• Lesser and Greater Dalaran Cheese Wheel Trinkets are not considered Elemental.
• Electric Shrine is removed from Mystery Cube pool
• BANNED: Lord Barov and Murloc Holmes

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements - HEARTHSTONE

• Resolved an issue with Endbringer Umbra’s Battlecry not showing all cards that were triggered.

Additionally, we’ve reviewed Trinkets’ costs and did a few hero armor adjustments.Battlegrounds Trinkets' Cost Changes
Note: All Trinkets can be found in our official Card Library here.
INCREASED COST

REDUCED COST

Hero Armor Adjustments
Note: All Heroes can be found in our official Card Library here.
REDUCED ARMOR

Note: nc = no changes

INCREASED ARMOR

Reminder: 32.4 Known Issues thread is located here.
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