Here are all the changes and new features brought to Hearthstone with patch 15.0!
Saviors of Uldum data seems to have been downloaded into the client, but keep in mind that the 135 cards from the new expansion will only be made available on August 6!
Saviors of Uldum is almost here!
League of Explorers wouldn't miss the party
Have no fear - Reno the Relicologist, DinotamerBrann, SirFinleyoftheSands, and Elise the Enlightened are here! If your deck has no duplicate cards you’ll be rewarded with incredible effects when you play these new League of Explorers cards!
New Keyword: Reborn
Just when you think you’ve got one of the mummies of Uldum under wraps, they’re back in action and ready to fight! Minions with the Reborn Keyword will return to life the first time they’re destroyed, but with 1 remaining Health.
New Card Type: Plague
Plagues are spells of ancient power wielded by the 5 League of E.V.I.L. classes (Priest, Shaman, Warrior, Warlock, and Rogue.) Affecting both friend and foe alike, plagues have a devastating impact when played, so time them wisely!
New Quests Cards
Every adventurer worth their sand needs a Quest! In Saviors of Uldum, all 9 classes will have new Legendary Quests that grant game-changing Hero Powers once completed. As with existing Quest cards, these Legendary 1-Mana cards start in your hand and, once played, their progress will track above your Hero portrait.
Legendary Login Bonuses
Events
The dunes may be mostly devoid of life, but the taverns of Uldum are lively this time of year!
- Onward to Uldum! — Leading up to the launch of the Saviors of Uldum solo adventure, join Elise Starseeker as she reunites the League of Explorers in a set of action-packed of Tavern Brawls. You’ll also earn incredible rewards along the way!
- Tombs of Terror! — It’s time to put a stop to the League of E.V.I.L.’s pernicious plague-riddled plans. Hearthstone’s newest solo adventure is launching this September!
Card Changes
New Crystal Core Implementation
We have updated the functionality of the Rogue quest reward Crystal Core in order to address some inconsistencies. This new functionality also applies to Dark Pharaoh Tekahn’s Battlecry effect.
After Crystal Core is played, the base copies of your minions will now have 4/4 stats. The stat numbers will appear as white, instead of the green text indicating a buff. This means that if your opponent steals or silences your minion, it will remain as a 4/4.
- Additionally, minions currently in play will receive a onetime effect that sets their stats to 4/4, overriding current enchantments and clearing damage.
Some interactions will change under this new functionality. Cards that create a copy of a minion with specifically stated stats (Sonya Shadowdancer, Prince Taldaram, Barnes, etc) will now work as written on the card text. For example, the minion summoned by Barnes will be a 1/1, instead of a 4/4.
Arena Rotation
With the launch of Saviors of Uldum on August 6, the active Arena sets will be updated to the following:
- Basic
- Classic
- Saviors of Uldum
- Rastakhan's Rumble
- Journey to Un'Goro
- Kobolds & Catacombs
- League of Explorers
Card Backs
Game Improvement and Bug Fixes
- Streaming Improvements: In order to improve the experience for players who are playing Hearthstone while streaming additional data, spell sounds have been moved into the initial download.
- The border for Quest icons above your Hero portrait has been updated to better match the quest’s Legendary rarity.
- The appearance of low-resolution art has been improved. This should be most noticeable on mobile clients.
- Onyx Bishop will now summon Minions directly to the right of the card, instead of the far right of the board.
- Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause freezes and disconnects after Psychic Scream was played.
- Fixed an issue with weapon destruction animations when a card’s power creates a new weapon on top of an existing weapon.
- Fixed an issue where the animation for Plot Twist would show the front of a card if it was revealed, such as Aranasi Broodmother.
- Fixed an issue causing Aranasi Broodmother to reveal itself after it was transformed into another card.
- Fixed an issue causing Brann Bronzebeard to float off the board if Queen Carnassa was quickly played after Brann.
- Twinspell cards should now be more responsive when playing multiple cards from hand quickly. Also fixed a number of issues where Twinspell visual effects would remain on screen.
- Flobbidinous Floop's mana cost is now properly affected by Aviana's cost reduction effect.
- Unexpected Results should no longer display an incorrect bonus from Prophet Velen.
- Fixed a rare issue causing some desktop clients to crash when playing in the Chinese locale.
- Fixed an issue which could cause the client to freeze if you completed a friendly challenge, deleted your friend, re-added them, then challenged them again.
- Fixed a number of issues with the new Seamless Reconnect feature.
- Fixed a visual issue where the no results popup would show at the same time as Card Backs if you searched for missing on the Card Back screen.
- Fixed an issue preventing the Legendary Quests from the Knights of the Frozen Throne from being rerolled.
- Fixed some visual issues in the Fireside Gathering menu.
- Fixed some inconsistencies when selecting and moving missing cards from a decklist.
- Fixed bug where smoke and spark effects were slightly misaligned when deleting a deck list.
- Fixed issue where Zayle, Shadow Cloak, and Whizbang the Wonderful would not properly update the player's deck header when being added to a deck.
- [Mobile] Fixed issue that could cause the scrollbar to get stuck on some tablet devices.
- [Mobile] Fixed issue where setting a Card Back as your favorite would fail to display it as a favorite on mobile devices.
The Saviors of Uldum, the next Hearthstone expansion, will be released on August 6 and with it 135 new cards. Find all the cards already revealed in the article below!
