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35.4.2 Patch Notes
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
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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.
P-0UL-TR-0N P-0UL-TR-0N

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.
Stomping Stegodon Stomping Stegodon

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.
Twisted Wrathguard Twisted Wrathguard

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.
Famished Felbat Famished Felbat

Alert Alarmist

  • Old: 1/1.
  • New: 2/2.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 1/1 to 2/2.
Alert Alarmist Alert Alarmist

Metallic Hunter

  • Old: 2/1.
  • New: 4/2.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 2/1 to 4/2.
Metallic Hunter Metallic Hunter

Marquee Ticker

  • Old: 1/5.
  • New: 3/7.
  • Diff: Stat changed from 1/5 to 3/7.
Marquee Ticker Marquee Ticker

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.
Holo Rover Holo Rover

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.
Charging Czarina Charging Czarina

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.
Moonsteel Juggernaut Moonsteel Juggernaut

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.
Bream Counter Bream Counter

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.
Mrglin' Burglar Mrglin' Burglar

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.
King Bagurgle King Bagurgle

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.
Brazen Buccaneer Brazen Buccaneer

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.
Sky Admiral Rogers Sky Admiral Rogers

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.
Dastardly Drust Dastardly Drust

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.
Dreaming Thornweaver Dreaming Thornweaver

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.
Drustfallen Butcher Drustfallen Butcher

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.
Nalaa the Redeemer Nalaa the Redeemer

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.
Healthy Bounty

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.
Hostile Bounty

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.
Queen's Command

Trinket Changes

Trinket Pool Changes

Removed Lesser Trinkets

  • Alliance Keychain
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  • Battlecruiser Portrait
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  • Auric Offering
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  • Blingtron's Sunglasses
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  • Tarecgosa Sticker
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  • Skipper Portrait
    skipperportrait

Removed Greater Trinkets

  • Cloud Serpent Horn
    cloudserpenthorn
  • Felburned Ledger
    felburnedledger
  • Glowscale Portrait
    glowscaleportraitglowscale
  • Radio Star Portrait
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  • Peacebloom Candle
    peacebloomcandle
  • Dragonwing Glider
  • Turbocharged Drill
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Lesser Trinket Cost-Only Changes

Demonic Tapestry

Cost decreased from 4 to 3 Gold

Holy Mallet

Cost decreased from 2 to 1 Gold

Cost decreased from 5 to 4 Gold

Spell-powered Wrench

Cost decreased from 2 to 1 Gold

Putricide Sticker

Cost decreased from 3 to 2 Gold

Deathly Phylactery

Cost decreased from 2 to 1 Gold

Bazaar Sticker

Cost decreased from 2 to 1 Gold

Stormcoil Sticker

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.
Egg of the Endtimes Portraiteggoftheendtimes

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.
Chromatic Tear

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.
Copper Coil

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.
Nomi Sticker

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.
Dragonwing Glider

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.
Tiger Carving

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.
Gold Pendant

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.
Great Boar Sticker

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.
Bluegill Flippers

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.
Lorewalker Scroll

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.
Pocket Cycloneeasterlywinds

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.
Jewelry Box

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.
Lucky Tabby

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.
Ornate Clock

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.
Upstart Embers

Greater Trinket Cost-Only Changes

Booty Bay Brew

Cost decreased from 1 to 0 Gold

Faerie Dragon Scale

Cost decreased from 6 to 4 Gold

Behemoth Portrait

Cost decreased from 1 to 0 Gold

Lava Lamp

Cost decreased from 3 to 1 Gold

Pagle's Fishing Rod

Cost decreased from 5 to 4 Gold

Accord-o-Tron Portrait

Cost increased from 3 to 4 Gold

Egg of the Endtimes Portrait

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.
Powder Kegskypirate

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.
Aggem Sticker

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.
Charming Panpipes

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.
Blood Golem Sticker

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.
Tiger Carving

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.
Great Boar Sticker

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.
Young Murk-Eye Sticker

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.
Nomi Sticker

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.
Avalanche Stickermountingavalancheavalanche

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.”
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Last updated: May 19, 2026 at 03:59 PM