Stonekeep's Articles
Patch 18.4 is Now Out – Masquerade Ball Event Starts, Constructed Balance Update, Elementals & Rating Reset in Battlegrounds, Dual Class Arena, Legendary Quests
Patch 18.4 just launched, marking the beginning of 2020’s Hallow’s End event called “Masquerade Ball”. Keep in mind that it might take a few more hours if you’re playing on mobile. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s released today and what will happen over the course of the event: Masquerade Ball Event […]
Developer Insights: Hearthstone Battlegrounds Rating System Update
A new Developer Insight post was released. Tian Ding, Lead Data Scientist on Hearthstone, shares more information about the upcoming MMR reset. Long story short, players will now have a separate external & internal rating. Up until now, the rating you’ve seen was also your MMR – you played against people with […]
Horseman Uther Bundle – 25 Packs + Paladin Hero Skin For $24.99 / €24.99 (September 29 – October 13)
Team 5 is dropping new Hero skins left and right lately, usually bundling them up with packs. This time is no different – during the Masquerade Ball event, a new Paladin cosmetic Hero will be available for players to get. The bundle will contain: 25x Scholomance Academy […]
Balance Update in Patch 18.4 – Nerfs to Guardian Animals & Tortollan Pilgrim + Bug Fixes & Improvements
On top of the Masquerade Ball event, Elementals in Battlegrounds and all of the other goodies, we’re also getting some Constructed changes. Tomorrow (September 29), two cards will get nerfed: Guardian Animals – Will now cost 8 mana (up from 7). Tortollan Pilgrim – Will […]
Elementals Are Coming to Battlegrounds in Patch 18.4 – 16 New Minions and 4 New Heroes + MMR Reset
Probably the biggest feature of Patch 18.4 and the Masquerade Ball event is a huge Battlegrounds update. It’s been four months since we’ve seen anything that big (coincidentally, it was in Patch 17.4 when Pirates were added) – and Battlegrounds players know that introducing a new minion type is a massive meta shake-up. We’ve also […]
