Update: The patch is now live on both PC and mobile. Enjoy!
Blizzard just published 33.0 patch notes! The update launches tomorrow (July 1). It’s a pre-patch for The Lost City of Un’Goro expansion launching next week, but it also contains some other stuff, including a major update to Arena rewards. You can find a summary below:
The Lost City of Un’Goro – This patch contains data for the new Hearthstone expansion launching on July 8. All of the cards from the set have already been revealed. Learn more about it with our Expansion Guide.
Pre-Release Brawl – Another edition of Pre-Release Brawl launches with the patch. Players will be able to open their Un’Goro card packs early and compete with others in a special Brawl. Only Core Set, Event Set, Into the Emerald Dream (with the mini-set) and The Lost City of Un’Goro cards will be available in the Brawl. Play up to 6 wins or 3 loses for extra rewards. The first entry is free – further entires cost 300 Gold, 400 Runestones or 2 Tavern Tickets. We’ll have a more in-depth coverage of the Brawl with some best early performing decks soon.
Introducing Pets – A new type of cosmetic is releasing together with the expansion – pets. The first one is King Krush, and honestly, it looks pretty impressive. You can play with it, pet it, it levels up and unlocks new skins, even adds a new victory/defeat screen. However, the problematic part is how its acquired – you need to use a “gacha” mechanic with first pull being free and next ones becoming more and more expensive. While your chances to get the pet increase with each pull, they are still very slim until the last pull – and all of them cost $158 in total. Yikes. You can read more in-depth coverage of the pets here.
Arena Updates – A new Arena rotation will start when the patch releases, retiring all of the previous runs (and thus compensating players with Tavern Tickets). The new drafting pool will once again be custom (hand picked cards from all the expansions, including The Lost City of Un’Goro cards available early). What is more important, though, are the changes to economy. After new Arena has launched in 32.4, the biggest player complaint was that it became a massive Gold drain. Players who previously could go infinite now had a big Gold deficit. To address this, Blizzard has moved a big portion of the “Crowd’s Favor” jackpot into regular Gold rewards, and also added more Tavern Tickets for 10+ wins runs (previously you would still only get your 2 Tickets back even if you went 12-0). I didn’t have enough time to analyze the rewards in-depth, but they definitely look like a step in the right direction.
Constructed & Battlegrounds Updates – We have small updates for Constructed and BG. In Constructed, Raptor Herald has evolves and now has an extra Kindred effect. In BG, two Anomalies got their appearance rate significantly reduced.
New In-Game Event – Patch notes showcased the upcoming in-game event – “The Lost City of Un’Goro”. It’s another “choose one” type of event – while all of the regular rewards (15 card packs!) are the same between them, depending on which one you pick you get a different Hero skin (Brann, Finley or Reno).
Bug Fixes & Game Improvements – Just like every major patch, 32.0 also launches with TONS of bug fixes and smaller QoL changes. I assume that since it’s a massive patch, it will also introduce a bunch of new issues, but we’ll have a separate post for those after the patch’s release. Some interesting changes include capping Evolve effects at 10 mana (so if you evolve anything at or above 9 mana, it will transform into a random 10-drop) and Locations that summon minions disappearing first before doing the summoning (so now they will work if you use their last charge on a full board).
Check out the full patch notes below:
Patch 33.0 launches tomorrow, opening the path to the Lost City of Un’Goro, introducing the first-ever Hearthstone Pet, and more!
Explore the Lost City of Un’Goro on July 8
The Lost City of Un’Goro, Hearthstone’s next expansion, launches on July 8! The new 145-card expansion includes the return of Quests, the powerful new Kindred keyword, and more! See all the new cards in the Card Library today. Don’t forget to grab your Pre-Purchase bundles before setting out on your big adventure!
With the launch of the Lost City of Un’Goro comes a new Rewards Track, filled with rare relics like XP boosts, cards, Gold, card packs, and more! Check out the Rewards Track Refresh blog for details.
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl and Community Days
The Lost City of Un’Goro Pre-Release Tavern Brawl begins tomorrow, with Patch 33.0, and runs until expansion launch on July 8. Crack open your packs early, build a deck, and compete in a mini competition to win more Lost City of Un’Goro prizes!
Everyone will get one free entry into the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl. After that, entries will cost 2 Tavern Tickets, 300 Gold, or 400 Runestones. In each run, you will lock in a deck and then play until you get 6 wins or 3 losses, and then get prizes based on how well you do.
In this Pre-Release Tavern Brawl, the eligible card pool will include the Core Set, the Event Set, Into the Emerald Dream, Embers of the World Tree Mini-set, and The Lost City of Un’Goro. Note that Creature of Madness and Hamuul Runetotem will be banned. The card pool will also include a selection of cards from other sets to help support some of the new Quests and cards from the Lost City of Un’Goro expansion:
Hunter: Painted Cavasaur, Toyrannosaurus
Priest: Nightshade Tea, Orbital Halo, Silvermoon Brochure
Rogue: Agency Espionage, Adaptive Amalgam
Warlock: Sweetened Snowflurry, Sketch Artist
See what your favorite creators are unearthing and earn more packs to use in the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl during an extended 5-day Community Days event! See the dedicated Community Activations blog for more information about the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl and Community Days.
Introducing Pets: King Krush Is Ready to Roar by Your Side
The cat’s out of the bag: Pets are coming to Hearthstone! King Krush, a mini version of the iconic green devilsaur, is our first interactive cosmetic companion. He’ll join you on the board, reacting to gameplay, emotes, and more with unique animations and sounds. Pet him, feed him, or play tug-of-war with his favorite toy. Earn XP to unlock new skins like Crystal Krush and King Plush.
King Krush is part of the debut collection for our new random pull system, Darkmoon Faire Treasures, running from July 8 to 29. Your first pull is free! Subsequent pulls require Runestones to continue playing. Every pull guarantees a new reward, which means no duds and no dupes! Read more details on Darkmoon Faire Treasures pulls and odds. Explore the Faire’s magical rewards, including Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more.
Darkmoon Faire Treasures is not available to players under the age of 18. Battle.net Account required to access.
In-Game Event: The Lost City of Un’Goro
Set out to find the Lost City of Un’Goro by sky, by lake, or by cavern! From July 8 to July 29, choose to adventure with one of three iconic explorers and complete their Event Quests to earn Event XP on their respective event rewards track. Quest objectives will now refer to Traditional Modes for completion—Standard, Wild, Casual, Arena, and Tavern Brawl.
Complete the rewards track to earn:
6 The Lost City of Un’Goro Packs
3 Into the Emerald Dream Packs
3 Year of the Pegasus Packs
2 The Great Dark Beyond Packs
1 Perils in Paradise Pack
1 Hero Skin of the explorer you chose at the start of the event*:
Dino Wrangler Brann Skin
Adventure Finley Skin
Relic Hunter Reno Skin
*The remaining two Hero Skins will be available for purchase in the shop after the event concludes!
Card Updates
Raptor Herald
Old: Battlecry: Discover a Beast with a Dark Gift.
New: Battlecry: Discover a Beast with a Dark Gift. Kindred: It costs (1) less.
Arena Updates
On July 1, with Patch 33.0, all ongoing Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. This season will feature a curated card pool for each class with cards coming from across all sets. Play with new cards early! Cards from the Lost City of Un’Goro will be incorporated into the card pool a week before the new expansion releases on July 8. All of the new Quest cards from the Lost City of Un’Goro, as well as some returning Quests, will be draftable and come with five support cards in their Legendary Bucket.
Dev Comment: After listening to player feedback, we’ve updated the rewards for Underground Arena, with a focus on making it easier to earn back your entry costs through deep runs. By further streamlining the reward structure and reallocating some of the Crowd’s Favor, we were able to provide better gold and ticket payouts, bringing back more of that “infinite run” feeling that’s been a hallmark of the classic Arena experience. We’ll be monitoring how things play out and will continue to adjust as needed.
Wins
Guaranteed Rewards
Random Reward Pool
Replacement Reward (If Hero Skin Owned)/th>
Crowd’s Favor Bonus
0
1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack* 1 Perils in Paradise Pack
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1
1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 Random Reward
50 Gold 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack
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2
50-75 Gold 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 Random Reward
1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack
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3
75-100 Gold 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 Random Reward
1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack
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4
120-140 Gold 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 Random Reward
1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack
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5
1 Tavern Ticket 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 Random Reward
50-75 Gold 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack
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6
1 Tavern Ticket 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 Random Reward
225-250 Gold 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack
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1000 Gold (5%)
7
2 Tavern Ticket 1 Random Reward
100-125 Gold 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack
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1000 Gold (6%)
8
2 Tavern Ticket 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 Random Reward
125-150 Gold 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack
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1000 Gold (7%)
9
2 Tavern Ticket 1 Random Reward
250-275 Gold 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack
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1000 Gold (8%)
10
3 Tavern Ticket 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack 1 Random Reward
* Card Packs will update with every new expansion release, adding in the latest set and rotating previous sets. For example, when the new expansion releases on July 8, rewards that currently list Into the Emerald Dream Packs will become The Lost City of Un’Goro Packs, current The Great Dark Beyond Packs will become Into the Emerald Dream Packs, and so on.
Battlegrounds Updates
Dozy Whelp has been unbanned.
The following Anomalies have had their appearance rates significantly reduced:
Lesser Pouches
Impressive Foresight
Deck Recipe Updates
When the Lost City of Un’Goro launches on July 8, the in-game deck recipes will update to include decks from Hearthstone stars who teamed up for Rarran’s Rumble:
Rarran and CGB’s Here’s the Stinger Demon Hunter
Rarran and CGB’s Temporary Escape Warlock
Rarran and CGB’s Quest City Warrior
Amy and Voxy’s Delicious Dinos Hunter
Amy and Voxy’s Equilibrium of the Sol Priest
Amy and Voxy’s ‘Loc N Load Paladin
Day9 and Roffle’s Bloom and Doom Druid
Day9 and Roffle’s Spirit of Cooperation Shaman
Day9 and Roffle’s Tortollan Power Rogue
Cimoooooooo and Nyhmnim’s Discover Artifacts Mage
Cimoooooooo and Nyhmnim’s Exterminate and Reanimate Death Knight
Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
[Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Fortune didn’t transform into new cards immediately after your deck was transformed.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a big where overdrawing a card with Ancient of Yore did not show the destroyed card in the history tile.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Archdruid of Thorns’ Battlecry did not function properly if it was played when it had 0 Health.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Horn of Plenty failed to Discover any cards when played by a class that has no Nature spells.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Mi’da, Pure Light showed Mana on minion token during come-into-play animation.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Catrina Muerte showed Mana on minion token during come-into-play animation.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where health asset clipped through the summoning animation of Theldurin the Lost.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Hamm, the Hungry’s come-into-play animation came from the player’s side when played by the opponent.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Death Knight’s upgraded hero power had no VFX.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Dissolving Ooze’s ooze effect started over its head.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where animation of Magma Hound’s effect was slow with Goldrinn in play.
[Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where the Dark Gift banner did not show full enchantment title text for Signature and Diamond cards.
[Arena] Added a sound effect for dropping a card into a valid spot during Re-draft on Loss.
[Arena] Added missing sound cues on Edit Your Deck screen.
[Arena] Added sounds to Underground Unlock message.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where players could not toggle Maldraxxus Vashj and Y‘Shaarj the Corrupt as Favorite.
Keep up with all of the latest Hearthstone news and content on the Hearthstone website and social media. Good luck, have fun, and we’ll see you in the Tavern!
A Hearthstone player and writer from Poland, Stonekeep has been in a love-hate relationship with Hearthstone since Closed Beta. Over that time, he has achieved many high Legend climbs and infinite Arena runs. He's the current admin of Hearthstone Top Decks.
