#1 - April 1, 2026, 7 a.m.
Blizzard Post

This completely normal and very real patch includes updates to Hearthstone, Arena, and more! Wink.

Hearthstone Updates

General Updates

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  • We apologize for this, but, regrettably, for today only, we’ve restored the Sorry emote.
  • Based on player feedback, Herald is now Harold.
  • Added additional Cataclysms to Deathwing, Worldbreaker, including "overflowing toilet" and "forgot to cancel the free trial.”
  • All Dark Gifts now come with a receipt, in case you want to return them.
  • In compliance with the FDA, we will be disclosing the nutritional value of King Maluk’s Infinite Banana.
  • Minions now deal super effective damage to minions they have an elemental advantage against.

Card Updates

Boulderfist Orge is now a Colossal minion.

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Mister Clocksworth

  • Old: Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Battlecry: Summon 2 random Legendary minions.
  • New: Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Rewind. Battlecry: Summon 2 random Legendary minions.

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Timethief Rafaam

  • Dev Comment: We're giving the people what they want. Timethief Rafaam and his tokens have been redesigned as Baaaafam. This is a visual change only.

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Arena Updates

New Arena Mode: Under-Underground Arena

Think you’ve mastered Underground Arena? Great. Now dig deeper. Under‑Underground Arena is a hidden mode with intense new rules for players who enjoy suffering a challenge.

Unlock Requirements

  • Retire a run at 11 wins.
  • Once unlocked, enter the new mode by clicking on a 10x10-pixel sized button that appears somewhere on the Arena menu screen.

New Gameplay Features

  • Every card you play shortens your turn timer by 5 seconds.
  • One random card in your deck is upside down.

How to Win

  • Achieve a 24‑game win streak.
  • One loss will end your run, revoke your access, reset the unlock requirements, and hide the button again.

Rewards

New Ways Ulfar Hero Skin

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Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

  • Chromatus has been disabled after the Green Head filed for separation. Please respect Chromatus’s privacy at this time.
  • Fixed a bug where Misplaced Pyromancer didn’t work with the card Shatter.
    • Dev Comment: Seriously, try it out.
  • Fixed a bug where Rewind would occasionally give you a result you actually wanted.
  • Sent Remnant of Rage to anger management.
  • Performed a memory wipe on all Mech cards that were exhibiting early signs of starting a robot uprising again.

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