May 19, 2026By Blizzard Entertainmentpatch
35.4.2 Patch Notes
The mid-season update introduces significant balance changes, including the return of P-0UL-TR-0N with adjusted stats and mechanics, alongside numerous buffs to underperforming minion types like Pirates, Mechs, Murlocs, Undead, and Quilboar.
Minion and Spell Pool Changes
Returning Minions
- Holo Rover
- P-0UL-TR-0N
- Dreaming Thornweaver
Minion and Spell Updates
P-0UL-TR-0N
- Old: 8/8. Avenge (4): Gain Divine Shield and attack immediately.
- New: 10/10. Avenge (5): Gain Divine Shield and attack immediately.
- Diff: Stat changed from 8/8 to 10/10; Avenge requirement increased from 4 to 5.
Stomping Stegodon
- Old: 3/3. Rally: Give your other Beasts +4 Attack and this Rally.
- New: 4/4. Rally: Give your other Beasts +3 Attack and this Rally.
- Diff: Stat changed from 3/3 to 4/4; Rally effect reduced from +4 Attack to +3 Attack.
Twisted Wrathguard
- Old: [5 mana] 4/4.
- New: [6 mana] 8/8.
- Diff: Mana cost increased from 5 to 6; stat changed from 4/4 to 8/8.
Famished Felbat
- Old: [6 mana] 9/5.
- New: [5 mana] 6/3.
- Diff: Mana cost decreased from 6 to 5; stat changed from 9/5 to 6/3.
Alert Alarmist
- Old: 1/1.
- New: 2/2.
- Diff: Stat changed from 1/1 to 2/2.
Metallic Hunter
- Old: 2/1.
- New: 4/2.
- Diff: Stat changed from 2/1 to 4/2.
Marquee Ticker
- Old: 1/5.
- New: 3/7.
- Diff: Stat changed from 1/5 to 3/7.
Holo Rover
- Old: [6 mana] 4/12. Divine Shield. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
- New: [4 mana] 4/4. Rally: Get a random Magnetic Mech.
- Diff: Mana cost decreased from 6 to 4; stat changed from 4/12 to 4/4; Divine Shield removed.
Charging Czarina
- Old: 6/2. Divine Shield. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions with Divine Shield +3 Attack.
- New: 4/1. Divine Shield. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions with Divine Shield +4 Attack.
- Diff: Stat changed from 6/2 to 4/1; effect increased from +3 Attack to +4 Attack.
Moonsteel Juggernaut
- Old: 6/6. At the end of your turn, get two 4/4 Magnetic Satellites and improve this.
- New: 8/8. At the end of your turn, get two 6/6 Magnetic Satellites and improve this.
- Diff: Stat changed from 6/6 to 8/8; Satellite stat changed from 4/4 to 6/6.
Bream Counter
- Old: 4/4. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +4/+4.
- New: 5/5. While this is in your hand, after you play a Murloc, gain +5/+5.
- Diff: Stat changed from 4/4 to 5/5; effect increased from +4/+4 to +5/+5.
Mrglin' Burglar
- Old: 10/8. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +5/+4.
- New: 10/10. After you play a Murloc, give a friendly minion and a minion in your hand +5/+5.
- Diff: Stat changed from 10/8 to 10/10; effect increased from +5/+4 to +5/+5.
King Bagurgle
- Old: [3 mana] 2/3. Battlecry: Give all other Murlocs in your hand and board +2/+3.
- New: [4 mana] 4/4. Battlecry: Give all other Murlocs in your hand and board +4/+4.
- Diff: Mana cost increased from 3 to 4; stat changed from 2/3 to 4/4; effect increased from +2/+3 to +4/+4.
Brazen Buccaneer
- Old: 4/4. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +2/+2. Repeat for each other card you've played this turn. (0)
- New: 6/6. At the end of your turn, give your left-most Pirate +3/+3. Repeat for each other card you've played this turn. (0)
- Diff: Stat changed from 4/4 to 6/6; effect increased from +2/+2 to +3/+3.
Sky Admiral Rogers
- Old: 4/6. After you spend 10 Gold, get a random Bounty. (10 Gold left!)
- New: 4/5. After you spend 9 Gold, get a random Bounty. (9 Gold left!)
- Diff: Stat changed from 4/6 to 4/5; Gold requirement decreased from 10 to 9.
Dastardly Drust
- Old: 5/3. Whenever you get a Pirate, give your minions +2/+1. Give Golden ones +4/+2 instead.
- New: 5/4. Whenever you get a Pirate, give your minions +2/+2. Give Golden ones +6/+6 instead.
- Diff: Stat changed from 5/3 to 5/4; effect increased from +2/+1 to +2/+2; Golden effect increased from +4/+2 to +6/+6.
Dreaming Thornweaver
- Old: Avenge (4): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Health this game. (Swaps to Attack next turn!)
- New: Avenge (3): Your Blood Gems give an extra +1 Health this game.
- Diff: Avenge requirement decreased from 4 to 3.
Drustfallen Butcher
- Old: 2/9. Avenge (4): Get a Butchering.
- New: 2/7. Avenge (3): Get a Butchering.
- Diff: Stat changed from 2/9 to 2/7; Avenge requirement decreased from 4 to 3.
Nalaa the Redeemer
- Old: 5/7. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +3/+2.
- New: 5/6. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give a friendly minion of each type +4/+3.
- Diff: Stat changed from 5/7 to 5/6; effect increased from +3/+2 to +4/+3.
Spell Changes
Healthy Bounty
- Old: Give three friendly minions +4 Health.
- New: Give four friendly minions +4 Health.
- Diff: Number of minions affected increased from three to four.
Hostile Bounty
- Old: Give three friendly minions +4 Attack.
- New: Give four friendly minions +4 Attack.
- Diff: Number of minions affected increased from three to four.
Queen's Command
- Old: Give your minions +2/+3. Give all your Naga another +2/+3.
- New: Give your minions +2/+2. Give all your Naga another +2/+2.
- Diff: Effect decreased from +2/+3 to +2/+2 for both minions and Naga.
Trinket Changes
Trinket Pool Changes
Removed Lesser Trinkets
- Alliance Keychain

- Battlecruiser Portrait


- Auric Offering

- Blingtron's Sunglasses

- Tarecgosa Sticker


- Skipper Portrait

Removed Greater Trinkets
- Cloud Serpent Horn

- Felburned Ledger

- Glowscale Portrait


- Radio Star Portrait


- Peacebloom Candle

- Dragonwing Glider
- Turbocharged Drill

Lesser Trinket Cost-Only Changes
Cost decreased from 4 to 3 Gold
Cost decreased from 2 to 1 Gold
Cost decreased from 5 to 4 Gold
Cost decreased from 2 to 1 Gold
Cost decreased from 3 to 2 Gold
Cost decreased from 2 to 1 Gold
Cost decreased from 2 to 1 Gold
Cost decreased from 1 to 0 Gold
Lesser Trinket Changes
Egg of the Endtimes Portrait
- Old: [5 cost] Get 2 Eggs of the Endtimes.
- New: [2 cost] Get an Egg of the Endtimes. At the start of every 2 turns, repeat this.
- Diff: Cost decreased from 5 to 2; effect changed to get an Egg every 2 turns.
Chromatic Tear
- Old: [4 cost] Get all 5 Chromadrakes.
- New: [5 cost] Get 2 random Chromadrakes. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
- Diff: Cost increased from 4 to 5; effect changed to get 2 random Chromadrakes each turn.
Copper Coil
- Old: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +1/+1 and improve this.
- New: Whenever you Magnetize a minion, give it +2/+1 and improve this.
- Diff: Effect increased from +1/+1 to +2/+1.
Nomi Sticker
- Old: After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +2/+1 this game.
- New: After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +2/+2 this game.
- Diff: Effect increased from +2/+1 to +2/+2.
Dragonwing Glider
- Old: Whenever you play a card, give a friendly Dragon +3/+2.
- New: Whenever you play a card, give a friendly Dragon +4/+4.
- Diff: Effect increased from +3/+2 to +4/+4.
Tiger Carving
- Old: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +2 Attack permanently.
- New: Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +3 Attack permanently.
- Diff: Effect increased from +2 Attack to +3 Attack.
Gold Pendant
- Old: Make a random friendly minion from Tier 3 or below Golden. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
- New: Make a random friendly minion from Tier 4 or below Golden. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
- Diff: Tier increased from 3 to 4.
Great Boar Sticker
- Old: [0 cost] Your Blood Gems give an extra +4 Attack.
- New: [2 cost] Get 3 Blood Gems. Your Blood Gems give an extra +2/+1.
- Diff: Cost increased from 0 to 2; effect changed to give 3 Blood Gems and +2/+1.
Bluegill Flippers
- Old: After you cast a Tavern spell, give the left-most minion in your hand +4/+4.
- New: After you cast a Tavern spell, give the left-most minion in your hand and warband +3/+3.
- Diff: Effect changed to affect both hand and warband minions with +3/+3.
Lorewalker Scroll
- Old: Whenever you cast a spell on a minion, give it +2/+2.
- New: Whenever you cast a spell on a minion, give it +4/+4.
- Diff: Effect increased from +2/+2 to +4/+4.
Pocket Cyclone
- Old: [5 cost] Cast Easterly Winds twice. At the start of each turn, cast it again.
- New: [3 cost] Cast Easterly Winds. At the start of each turn, cast it again.
- Diff: Cost decreased from 5 to 3; initial cast reduced to once.
Jewelry Box
- Old: [5 cost] Get 2 Blood Gems that give a Quilboar Taunt, Divine Shield, or Reborn. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
- New: [2 cost] Get a Blood Gem that gives a Quilboar Taunt, Divine Shield, or Reborn. At the start of each turn, repeat this.
- Diff: Cost decreased from 5 to 2; number of Blood Gems reduced from 2 to 1.
Lucky Tabby
- Old: After 6 friendly minions die, get a random Beast. (6 left!)
- New: After 7 friendly minions die, get a random Beast. (7 left!)
- Diff: Requirement increased from 6 to 7 minions.
Ornate Clock
- Old: Gain 3 Gold. Buy your Greater Trinket next turn instead of Turn 9.
- New: Gain 2 Gold. Buy your Greater Trinket next turn instead of Turn 9.
- Diff: Gold gained decreased from 3 to 2.
Upstart Embers
- Old: After the Tavern is Refreshed, double the stats of its highest-Health minion.
- New: After you Refresh, double the stats of the highest-Health minion in the Tavern.
- Diff: Effect now triggers after each Refresh.
Greater Trinket Cost-Only Changes
Cost decreased from 1 to 0 Gold
Cost decreased from 6 to 4 Gold
Cost decreased from 1 to 0 Gold
Cost decreased from 3 to 1 Gold
Cost decreased from 5 to 4 Gold
Cost increased from 3 to 4 Gold
Cost increased from 0 to 2 Gold
Greater Trinket Changes
Powder Keg
- Old: Start of Combat: Give 2 friendly Pirates "Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Sky Pirate and give it this minion's Attack. It attacks immediately."
- New: Start of Combat: Give 3 friendly Pirates "Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Sky Pirate and give it this minion's Attack. It attacks immediately."
- Diff: Number of affected Pirates increased from 2 to 3.
Aggem Sticker
- Old: At the end of your turn, this plays 5 Blood Gems on a friendly minion of each type.
- New: At the end of your turn, this plays 7 Blood Gems on a friendly minion of each type.
- Diff: Number of Blood Gems increased from 5 to 7.
Charming Panpipes
- Old: At the end of each turn, give your left-most minion +2/+2. After you cast a spell, improve this.
- New: At the end of each turn, give your left-most minion +3/+3. After you cast a spell, improve this.
- Diff: Effect increased from +2/+2 to +3/+3.
Blood Golem Sticker
- Old: [3 Cost] Whenever a friendly Quilboar dies, summon a Golem with stats equal to its Blood Gems. (3 times per combat.)
- New: [5 Cost] Whenever a friendly Quilboar dies, summon a Golem with stats equal to its Blood Gems.
- Diff: Cost increased from 3 to 5; removal of combat limit.
Tiger Carving
- Old: [1 Cost] Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +4 Attack permanently.
- New: [2 Cost] Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, give a random friendly minion +5 Attack permanently.
- Diff: Cost increased from 1 to 2; effect increased from +4 Attack to +5 Attack.
Great Boar Sticker
- Old: [1 Cost] Your Blood Gems give an extra +2/+2.
- New: [2 Cost] Get 5 Blood Gems. Your Blood Gems give an extra +3/+3.
- Diff: Cost increased from 1 to 2; effect changed to give 5 Blood Gems and +3/+3.
Young Murk-Eye Sticker
- Old: [6 Cost] At the end of each turn, trigger all friendly Battlecries.
- New: [4 Cost] At the end of your turn, trigger your left and right-most minions' Battlecries.
- Diff: Cost decreased from 6 to 4; effect limited to left and right-most minions.
Nomi Sticker
- Old: [3 Cost] After you play an Elemental, Elementals in the Tavern have +4/+4 this game.
- New: [4 Cost] After you play an Elemental, Elementals in the Tavern have +5/+5 this game.
- Diff: Cost increased from 3 to 4; effect increased from +4/+4 to +5/+5.
Avalanche Sticker
- Old: Get a Mounting Avalanche. After you sell 5 minions, repeat this. (5 left!)
- New: Get a Mounting Avalanche. After you sell 4 minions, repeat this. (4 left!)
- Diff: Requirement decreased from 5 to 4 minions.
Bug Fixes
Battlegrounds
- Fixed a text bug on Darkgaze Elder where it incorrectly read “Blood Gem” instead of “Blood Gems.”
- Fixed a text bug on Butchering to remove “Attack,” so it now correctly reads “+x/+y.”
Last updated: May 19, 2026 at 03:59 PM