Patch 29.6, launching today, begins planning for Hearthstone’s next expansion, Perils in Paradise, brings Baku and Genn back to the free core set for a limited time, brings Buddies back to Battlegrounds (including Battlegrounds Duos), sets the stage for the next Twist season. , and more!
Risks of pre-purchase in paradise
Prepare for an island vacation in Hearthstone’s next expansion, Perils in Paradise, arriving on July 23! The old fox Marin has put his years of quests behind him and is embarking on a new adventure: station management. Nestled in the Spiral Isles, its new resort has everything you need for an unforgettable adventure: different class tourists, tasty drinks, places you’ll want to visit again and again and a touch of danger. Book your tickets now, it’s almost time for Perils in Paradise!
Perils in Paradise features 145 all-new cards to collect. You can find out more about the contents of the trip itinerary on the Perils au Paradis announcement blog. Two pre-purchase options are available now, so pack your bags!
Pre-purchase
Log in and get Marin the Manager for free!
What better way to prepare for your trip than a chat with the resort manager? Log into Hearthstone now to start planning with the free Sailor the Manager legendary card!* Play it and it promises you’ll cherish your journey.
*Limited to one per account. After update 30.6, Sailor the Manager will be granted upon opening your first Perils in Paradise pack, rather than upon logging in.
Genn and Baku return to the core
With patch 29.6, until Perils in Paradise launches on July 23, Genn and Baku will be added to the free base set! This means they will be playable in Standard and Wild for everyone during this time. Years ago, these two iconic cards were so powerful that they were shipped early in Wild! Now they’re back to celebrate Hearthstone history and get a little revenge. What strange creations will you even imagine?
The friends are back on the battlefield!
Friends return to the battlefields and come in Duos for the first time, in mid-season update 29.6! Each hero has a special buddy that is unique to them and synergizes with their hero power. Press your Buddy Button during the shopping phase to get yours! The cost for pressing the Buddy button decreases throughout the game and resets when you press it: press it again for three total copies of your Buddy.
There are 12 all-new buddies, 23 updated buddies, new and old minions, minion pool changes, and much more in this patch! Check out our dedicated Battlegrounds previews blog for all the details.
In-Game Event: Midsummer Fire Festival
The summer season is underway, with a new Fire Festival in-game event before heading to Perils in Paradise! From June 25 to July 16, complete event quests to earn Event XP on the Special Event Reward Track. Complete the Reward Track to earn 6 Whizbang Workshop Packs and the Rogue Hero Reaver V-07-TR-0N skin.
July Twist Season: Even More Heroes
Whizbang’s Heroes returns this July with 9 more new heroes to try! Each Hero is unlocked when you have the card of the same name as the Hero in your Collection. You can see all the heroes’ details, including their decklists and a direct link to their unlock card, from the Twist Hero selection screen once the July season begins.
Marine the manager
- Passive: seize the opportunity! – When you play your rightmost card, draw a card.
- Hero Power: Investment – (1 Mana) Shuffle 3 coins into your deck.
Lady Liadrin
- Passive: Champion of Liadrin – After casting a spell on a friendly minion, draw a card. It costs (2) less. Once per turn.
- Hero Power: Patience – (0 Mana) Refresh your mana crystals. Lock this Hero Power for that many turns.
Sargeras, the Destroyer
- Passive: The end is near! – At the start of your turn, shuffle a 10-cost spell that deals 30 damage into your deck.
- Hero Power: Twisting Nether – (3 Mana) Destroy all minions. Usable only once.
Tauren Elite Champion
- Passive: KEEP SWINGING! – At the end of your turn, give +2/+2 to a random Taunt minion in your hand.
- Hero Power: Riffraff – (1 Mana) Get a 2/1 Rocker with Taunt. Finale: Summon him.
Halveria Darkraven
- Passive: Anthem of the Outcasts – The left and rightmost cards in your hand cost (1) less.
- Hero Power: Song of Angst – (1 Mana) Choose a minion, they take extra damage from all sources this turn.
Hédanis the heartbreaker
- Passive: Starstruck – When a minion enters your hand, give it -2 attack and reduce its cost by (1).
- Hero Power: Captive Audience – (2 Mana) Gives a minion +2/+2. If he is silenced, draw a card.
Thorim Lord of Storms
- Passive: Titanic Surge – Your totems have +2 attack (wherever they are).
- Hero Power: Harness the Storm – (1 mana) Summon a Basic Totem. Summon two if you are overloaded.
Queen Azshara
- Passive: Changing Tides – After playing a spell, refresh a mana crystal and switch to Naga. Also exchanges your hero power.
- Hero Power: Naga Command – (1 Mana) Obtain a Naga that costs (3) or less. Shifting Tides trades this.
- Command Magic – (1 Mana) Get a spell that costs (3) or less. Shifting Tides trades this.
Tamsin Roame
- Passive: Phylactère Perfume – You have two lives. After you die, your Hero Power deals damage instead of summoning a demon.
- Hero Power: Blood Pact – (2 mana) Take 1 damage. Summon a 1/1 demon. Increases with each turn.
- Soulbound – (2 Mana) Take 1 damage. Deal 1 damage. Increases with each turn.
Diamond Disenchantment Update
As of patch 29.6, most Diamond cards can be disenchanted for the same value as if they were Gold cards. As with other card qualities, Diamond cards that cannot be disenchanted are those that are specially granted, such as those on the rewards track or included in the golden mini-set. Like Signature cards, Diamond cards will still not be craftable, to keep them exciting and special.
Matchmaking Update
Previously, ranked matchmaking was based on your internal rating (commonly known as “MMR”) when you had bonus stars and ranking after running out of bonus stars. From now on, matchmaking will continue to be based on your internal rating even after you have exhausted your bonus stars. This change should reduce the complexity of matchmaking and result in more consistent and fair matches throughout the ladder.
Adjusted passive XP grants
As part of our ongoing efforts to combat bots and abusive gaming patterns, extended periods of inactivity will now reward less XP. This change will not affect players performing normal gameplay actions during their turn, such as playing cards, performing attacks, or even just pressing the end-of-turn button, so most players will not see a change in their earned XP – just fewer bots wasting their time. .
Bug fixes and game improvements
- (General) Minimum specifications updated to require 64-bit support.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where the “Complete your deck” button was missing.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where persistent effects like Seals and Auras would not stack if replayed by cards like Tess Greymane or Jotun, the Eternal.
- (Hearthstone) Khadgar’s Ball of Magical Wisdom is now more useful in cases where not all enemy characters can be targeted.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where playing Boom Screw would cause the client to freeze momentarily.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug that allowed the return policy to uncover cards with Deathrattle, which was not in compliance with the policy. Also fixed a visual bug where the main character from Golden Return Policy was missing: he has now been returned.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where the effect of TNTs copied by Jotun the Eternal would hit the enemy side, instead of Jotun’s side.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where Treants and Piranha Swarmers with different artwork were treated as different minions.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where Cast When Drawn cards shuffled into the deck with Rune Ornament could target functionally dead minions.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where Proving Grounds could cause illegal attacks if one of the minions was transformed or changed zones while attacking.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where Arcanite Ripper’s effect would only trigger once when dealing damage and healing at the same time.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where a banana could not have a funny mustache; and a related bug where Living Blade’s weapon form Remornia couldn’t have a funny mustache.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug that prevented Poisoned Blade from working with Sing-Along Buddy.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a bug where cards like Spirit of the Dragonhawk and Wickerclaw did not work with Sing-Along Buddy.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed various minor visual bugs with Whizbang’s Heroes Twist UI.
- (Hearthstone) Fixed a visual bug where a card would transform into Malygos with Wave of Nostalgia cosplayed as other random minions.
- (Battlegrounds) Fixed bugs with Aranna Starseeker and Queen Azshara’s transformation, and returned them to the hero pool.
- (Battlegrounds) Minions that had Poisonous and/or Stealth, but lost them in battle before dying, will have them again when they are resummoned by Cultist S’Thara.
- (Battlegrounds) “We’re going to be rich!” » from Reno can no longer target Putricide creations.
- (Battlegrounds) Fixed a bug where the Polarizing Beatboxer would not receive a taunt if you fortified a magnetic minion and then magnetized it.
- (Battlegrounds) Fixed a bug where the turn timer and rope were out of sync during the tavern phase.
- (Battlegrounds) Fixed a visual bug where Greybough’s Hero Power caused undead summoned in combat to not display their undead buffs.
- (Battlegrounds) Fixed a bug where Putricide creations looked different from your teammate’s perspective.
- (Battlegrounds) Fixed a bug causing desyncs.
- (Single Player Content) Fixed various Abouboum puzzles that could not be solved due to map updates.
- (Localization) Fixed various localization issues in all languages.
- Miscellaneous. other bug fixes and game improvements.
