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Hearthstone Patch 17.0.2 notes: Kael'Thas nerfed among ten cards

Hearthstone Patch 17.0.2 notes: Kael'Thas nerfed among ten cards
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Blizzard heard from the community — and cards, notably from the Demon Hunter, were nerfed! Among ten other cards, Kael'Thas Sunstrider as well the Bad Luck Albatross were struck by the nerf hammer!

Hearthstone Patch 17.0.2 notes: Kael'Thas nerfed among ten cards

The developers of Hearthstone quickly struck the balancing hammer again! While they announced the upcoming nerfs in the Q&A they held on Reddit,  we didn't know exactly which cards were impacted but we got all the information shortly after about patch 17.0.2 which is now available in-game!

These mainly concern the Standard game mode, but Battlegrounds, as well as the Wild mode, also received balance changes!

17.0.2, balance changes for the Arena

A balancing patch has been rolled out with minor adjustments related to the card obtaining rates in the Arena. These changes should ensure better class balance to return to a 50% win rate. Specifically, it is the percentage of Demon Hunter and Priest victories that should be reduced by this patch, allowing all other classes to go up close to 50%.

No downloads will be required since these changes will be made on the server-side.

Hearthstone Balance Updates

Neutral

  • Kael’Thas Sunstrider

Old: Cost 6 mana → New: Cost 7 mana.

  • Bad Luck Albatross

Old: Cost 3 mana → New: Cost 4 mana.

  • Frenzied Felwing

Old: 3 Attack / 3 Health → New: 3 Attack / 2 Health.

Demon Hunter

  • Altruis the Outcast

Old: Cost 3 mana, 3 Attack / 2 Health → New: Cost 4 mana. 4 Attack / 2 Health.

  • Battlefiend

Old: 2 Attack / 2 Health → New: 1 Attack / 2 Health.

  • Glaivebound Adept

Old: 7 Attack / 4 Health → New: 6 Attack / 4 Health.

Warlock

  • Sacrificial Pact

Old: Destroy a Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero. → New: Destroy a friendly Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero.

  • Bloodbloom

Old: Cost 2 mana → New: Cost 4 mana.

Paladin

  • Libram of Justice

Old: Cost 6 mana → New: Cost 5 mana.

Mage

  • Open the Waygate

Old: Cast 6 spells that didn’t start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp. → New: Cast 8 spells that didn’t start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp.

Additional changes

The following cards will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks after the 17.0.2 patch has been released:

  • Golden Altruis the Outcast
  • Golden Battlefiend
  • Golden/Normal Bad Luck Albatross
  • Golden/Normal Frenzied Felwing
  • Golden/Normal Open the Waygate
  • Golden/Normal Bloodbloom

Battlegrounds

Milhouse Manestorm

From now on, upgrading Tavern's level will cost (1) more for this hero. Minions always cost (2), as does a refreshment at the tavern.

Hearthstone

Bug fixes

  • The Lurker Below is now properly tagged as a Beast.
  • Fixed a tracking issue that prevented 500 wins with Demon Hunter from being achieved.
    Fixed a bug where Zephrys the Great would not offer a lethal option if your hero had a large amount of Attack.
  • Zephrys the Great has been updated to accommodate the Sacrificial Pact and Glaivebound Adept changes.
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