#1 - Feb. 16, 2024, 5:54 p.m.
Blizzard Post

Patch 28.6.1 is a server-side hotfix rolling out now with the following updates and bug fixes.

Battlegrounds Updates

Armor Changes

The following heroes have more Armor:

  • Millhouse Manastorm now has 7 Armor at higher levels, still has 10 at lower levels
  • E.T.C., Band Manager now has 8 Armor at higher levels, still has 10 at lower levels
  • Inge, the Iron Hymn now has 11 Armor at higher levels, still has 6 at lower levels
  • Rock Master Voone now has 12 Armor at higher levels, still has 15 at lower levels
  • Mutanus the Devourer now has 13 Armor
  • Cariel Roame now has 14 Armor at higher levels, still has 10 at lower levels
  • Heistbaron Togwaggle now has 14 Armor
  • Elise Starseeker now has 15 Armor
  • Pyramad, Tae’thelan Bloodwatcher, and Y’Shaarj now have 16 Armor

The following heroes have less Armor:

  • Death Speaker Blackthorn now has 10 Armor

  • Fungalmancer Flurgl now has 13 Armor at higher levels, still has 12 at lower levels

  • Alexstrasza and Greybough now have 13 Armor

  • Ambassador Faelin now has 14 Armor

  • Jandice Barov now has 15 Armor

  • Ragnaros the Firelord now has 16 Armor

  • Lich Baz’hial now has 18 Armor

Quest Adjustments

The following Quests are now harder to complete:

  • Fill the Cauldron

  • Find the Murder Weapon

  • Hire an Investigator

  • Pressure the Authorities

The following Quests are now easier to complete:

  • Cry for Help

  • Exhume the Bones

  • Assemble a Lineup

  • Reenact the Murder

  • Crack the Case

Quest Reward Adjustments

Quest Reward Pool Changes:

  • Stable Amalgamation and Tumbling Disaster will no longer be offered to Onyxia or Bru’kan.

  • Beyond the Mirage will no longer be offered in games with Quilboar or Elementals.

  • Ice Sickle, Map of the Unknown, and Alter Ego have been removed from the Quest Reward Pool.

The following Quest Rewards are now harder to earn:

  • Double-Headed Reward

  • Open Auditions

  • Stable Amalgamation

  • Snicker Snacks

  • Endless Blood Moon

  • Turbulent Tombs

  • Gilnean War Horn

The following Quest Rewards are now easier to earn:

  • Splitting Scroll

  • Gift of the Golden Kobold

  • Temporal Tampering

  • Ritual Dagger

  • Anima Bribe

  • Devils in the Details

  • Cooked Book

  • Mirror Shield

  • Red Hand

  • Wondrous Wisdomball

  • Sinfall Medallion

  • Enhance-a-matic

  • Sturdy Shard

  • Timeline Acceleration

  • Invigorating Conch

  • Divine Armor

  • Bloodsoaked Tome

  • Scepter of Guidance

Minion Pool Changes

  • Transmuted Bramblewitch has been returned to the Minion Pool.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

  • [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Harth’s iconic hand for Mage was not offered and the iconic hand for Shaman appeared twice as often as intended (classic Shudderwock).

  • [Battlegrounds] Removed Secret Culprit from the Ethereal Evidence pool.

  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug with Recurring Nightmare causing crashes.

  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Open Auditions could cause lag or crashes.

  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where earning a Quest Reward as Sire Denathrius could cause combat to freeze.

  • [Battlegrounds] Toxic Tumbleweed now won’t get used up if you don’t have space to summon it at the start of combat.

  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Golden Mad Matador would only trigger once per combat.

  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Banana Slamma didn’t work with Tumbling Disaster.

  • [Battlegrounds] Fixed a visual bug where Staff of Enrichment didn’t function from the opponent’s perspective.