What is Hearthstone 26.6 Patch Notes?
Hearthstone patch notes are important updates that provide players with information about the changes and improvements made to the game. In Patch 26.6, players will be introduced to the Beta seasons of Hearthstone’s new mode called Twist. This mode will replace the Classic mode and follows the constructed format, where players build their decks and participate in ranked ladder matches.
However, Twist brings a unique twist to the game compared to Standard and Wild modes. Each Twist season features special variations in eligible card pools or rules, offering players a fresh and exciting experience. This means that while playing in Twist, you can still use your favorite old cards, but they will be affected by these new rules, adding a new layer of strategy and fun to the game.
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Hearthstone 26.6 Patch Notes
Battlegrounds Updates
With Patch 26.6, Battlegrounds is getting the following updates to heroes and minions.
Hero Power Updates
Cariel (Conviction)
- [1 Gold] Give 2 friendly minions +1/+1. (After you upgrade the Tavern, choose an improvement!)
- United Stance: For the rest of the game, ‘Conviction’ gives stats to an additional friendly minion.
- Offensive Stance: For the rest of the game, ‘Conviction’ gives an additional +2 Attack.
- Defensive Stance: For the rest of the game, ‘Conviction’ gives an additional +2 Health.
Captain Fairmount
- Choose One – For the rest of the game, ‘Conviction’ gives an additional +2 Attack; or +2 Health.
- Dev Comment: This is a text-only change with no functionality update.
Dancin’ Deryl (Hat Trick)
- Passive. When you buy a minion, give it a +1/+1 Hat that passes to a friendly minion when sold.
Deathwing (ALL Will Burn!)
- Passive. Start of Combat: Give ALL minions +2 Attack permanently.
Death Speaker Blackthorn (Bloodbound)
- [1 Gold] Get 2 Blood Gems. (Twice per turn.)
Drek’Thar (Lead the Frostwolves)
- Passive. Avenge (2): Give your minions +1 Attack permanently.
Edwin VanCleef (Sharpen Blades)
- [1 Gold] Give a minion +1/+1. Upgrades after you buy 4 minions.
Illidan Stormrage (Wingmen)
- Passive. Start of Combat: Your left and right-most minions gain +2/+1 and attack immediately.
Ini Stormcoil (MechGyver)
- Passive. After 10 friendly minions die, get a random Mech.
King Mukla (Bananarama)
- Passive. At the start of your turn, get 2 Bananas and give everyone else one.
Kurtrus Ashfallen (Glaive Ricochet)
- Passive. Once per turn, after you buy 4 minions, Discover a plain copy of one of them.
Onyxia (Broodmother)
- Passive: Avenge (3): Summon a 3/1 Whelp. It attacks immediately.
Overlord Saurfang (For the Horde!)
- [1 Gold] Give a minion in the Tavern +2/+1. (Doubles every 3 turns!)
Queen Azshara (Azshara’s Ambition)
- Passive. When your warband reaches 25 total Attack, begin your Naga Conquest.
Queen Wagtoggle (Wax Warband)
- Passive. Start of Combat: Give a friendly minion of each type stats equal to their Tavern Tiers.
Rakanishu (Tavern Lighting)
- [1 Gold] Give a minion stats equal to your Tavern Tier.
Tamsin Roame (Fragrant Phylactery)
- [0 Gold] Start of Combat: Destroy your lowest Health minion. Give its stats to your other minions.
Tavish Stormpike (Deadeye)
- [0 Gold] Take aim! Start of Combat: Deal 2 damage to your target (Doubles every 3 turns!)
The Great Akazamzarak (Prestidigitation and Street Magician)
- Snake Trap and Avenge have been removed from the Secret Pool.
- Reckoning and Magic Black Soulstone have been added to the Secret Pool.
Reckoning: After an enemy minion deals 3 or more damage, destroy it.
Magic Black Soulstone: After your last minion dies, summon 2 random Demons.
Armor Updates
The following heroes have been adjusted to have less Armor*:
- Ini Stormcoil now has 5 Armor at lower levels of play, but still has 10 Armor at higher levels of play.
- Deathwing now has 8 Armor.
- Onyxia and Queen Wagtoggle now have 10 Armor at higher levels of play and 7 Armor at lower levels of play.
- Cariel Roame now has 10 Armor at higher levels of play and 8 Armor at lower levels of play.
- Death Speaker Blackthorn, Drek’Thar, Kurtrus Ashfallen, and Tamsin Roame now have 10 Armor.
- Edwin VanCleef and The Great Akazamzarak now have 11 Armor.
- Dancin’ Deryl, Queen Azshara, and Tavish Stormpike now have 12 Armor.
- Overlord Saurfang now has 13 Armor.
- King Mukla now has 14 Armor.
- Rakanishu now has 15 Armor.
New Minions
Hungry Snapjaw [Tier 2, Beast]
- 4 Attack, 2 Health. After you summon a Beast, gain +1 Health permanently.
Cogwork Copter [Tier 2, Mech]
- 2 Attack, 1 Health. Divine Shield. After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give a minion in your hand +1/+1.
Annoy-o-Troupe [Tier 5, Mech]
- 3 Attack, 6 Health. Taunt. Divine Shield. Deathrattle: Summon three 1/2 Mechs with Taunt and Divine Shield.
Minion Pool Updates
The following minions have been removed from the minion pool:
- Icky Imp
- Pupbot
- Metaltooth Leaper
- Budding Greenthumb
- Patient Scout
- Leapfrogger
- Gem Smuggler
- Faceless Disciple
- Treasure-Seeker Elise
- Dr. Boombox
- Sinrunner Blanchy
- Omega Buster
- Kangor’s Apprentice
The following minions have been returned to the minion pool:
- Imprisoner
- Annoy-o-Tron
- Yrel
- Spawn of N’Zoth
- Gemsplitter
- Briny Bootlegger
- Qiraji Harbinger
- Witchwing Nestmatron
- Champion of Y’Shaarj
- Baby Krush
- Cyborg Drake
- Grease Bot
Minion Updates
Annoy-o-Tron [Tier 1, Mech]
- 1 Attack, 2 Health. Taunt, Divine Shield.
Champion of Y’Shaarj [Tier 4]
- 3 Attack, 3 Health. Whenever a friendly Taunt minion is attacked, gain +1/+2 permanently.
Murozond [Tier 5, Dragon]
- [Regular version] 5 Attack, 5 Health. Battlecry: Get a plain copy of a minion from your last opponent’s warband.
- [Golden version] 10 Attack, 10 Health. Battlecry: Get a plain copy of a minion from your last opponent’s warband twice.
- Dev Comment: The regular version is a text-only update with no functional change, but the Golden version is both a text change and a functional change (it now gives two minions instead of one Golden minion).
Grease Bot [Tier 6, Mech]
- Divine Shield. After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, give it +2/+2 permanently.
Quests are Returning to Battlegrounds!
That’s not all the updates for Battlegrounds. On July 11, Battlegrounds Quests are returning to Battlegrounds! Just as before, Quest-Reward options will appear on turn 4 (the 6 Gold turn) for you to choose how you want to play out the rest of your match! We have a few updates to Quests and Rewards this time around, so watch for more details coming soon.
New Product: Epic Bartenders
We’re continuing to expand our Battlegrounds offerings this patch with new Epic Bartenders. Epic Bartenders include alternate portraits and new voice lines, like Rare Bartenders, but also have a Golden frame and Golden-style animation on their portraits! Get the first ever Epic Bartender, Lillian Singh, available in the shop now.
Special Community Day Event!
This weekend, July 1-July 2, we’ll be hosting a special Community Day to celebrate the new Twist Beta and the upcoming launch of TITANS! By participating in Community Day, you can earn 11 free packs within 24 hours! From July 1, 12:00 p.m. (PDT) to July 2, 11:59 a.m. (PDT), earn six drops, each for watching 1 hour of any Hearthstone stream.
- First hour: 1 Ashes of Outland Pack + 1 Scholomance Academy Pack
- Second hour: 1 Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Pack + 1 Forged in the Barrens Pack
- Third hour: 1 United in Stormwind Pack + 1 Fractured in Alterac Valley Pack
- Fourth hour: 1 Voyage to the Sunken City Pack + 1 Murder at Castle Nathria Pack
- Fifth hour: 1 March of the Lich King Pack + 1 Festival of Legends Pack
- Sixth hour: 1 TITANS Pack
Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
- [General] We’ve moved Tavern Brawl to the main menu and moved Mercenaries to the Modes button. Tavern Brawl, Mercenaries, and all other Modes are now unlocked by unlocking all Hearthstone classes.
- [General] Improved new player flow.
- [General] Fixed a bug where players could not adjust screen resolution.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where stealing Fizzle’s Snapshot from your opponent’s deck did not give any cards when played.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where triple-Rune cards were sometimes offered in Discover effects.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug on mobile where the deck selection screen would remain blurry after a match.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where cards destroyed from your opponent’s deck would show as coming and being destroyed from yours.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where JIVE, INSECT! would sometimes not transform the art of the card it targeted.
- [Battlegrounds] Bassgill can no longer summon Ambassador Faelin’s locked minions.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Ambassador Faelin’s locked minions could be made playable when becoming Goldenized by Upbeat Impressionist.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Golden Octasari, Wrap God’s Deathrattle would not trigger correctly with Titus Rivendare.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Vaelastrasz (Alexstrasza’s Buddy) did not always give you a Dragon of your Tavern Tier.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where “All”-type minions added to Cookie, the Cook’s pot could result in no-type minions being offered in the Discover options. Cookie’s now gotten better training on following dietary restrictions.
- [Solo Content] Fixed a bug where defeating The Lich King in the Icecrown Solo Adventure would cause the game to lock on some devices.
- [Features] Fixed a bug where the iOS keyboard would appear and block the ability to share a deck code with a friend on mobile.
- [Progression] Fixed a bug where total win counts would not update unless the client was restarted.
- [Cosmetics] Fixed Frostmonger Sai and Crimson Knight Sai text emotes and voicelines.
- [Shop] Added a confirmation window for shop purchases made with Gold (to avoid accidental just-a-buys).
- Misc. other performance updates, game improvements, and bug fixes.
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What is Hearthstone Game?
Hearthstone is an online digital collectible card game that offers an immersive and strategic gameplay experience. Developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment, it is available to play for free, although optional in-game purchases are offered to enhance the card collection. The game takes place within the rich lore of the Warcraft series, utilizing familiar characters, elements, and relics from the franchise.
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