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Patch 35.0.3
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Battlegrounds Patch 34.2.2 — Dec 2025

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Minions and Spells Changes

Pool Changes

Returned to Pool

- Bile Spitter
- Carapace Raiser
- Malchezaar Prince of Dance
- Fauna Whisperer
- Dastardly Drust
- Haunted Carapace

Removed from Pool

- Impulsive Trickster
- Yorik Smite
- Spellbound Soul
- Operatic Belcher

Stat / Effect Changes

- Tardy Traveler: Old: [Tier 4] 3/6. New: [Tier 3] 3/4.
- Whelp Watcher: Old: 1/3. New: 1/4.
- Stuntdrake: Old: [Tier 6]. New: [Tier 5].
- Fire-forged Evoker: Old: 9/6; bonus +1/+1. New: 8/5; bonus +2/+1.
- En-Djinn Blazer: Old: 5/5; bonus +6/+6. New: 4/4; bonus +7/+7.
- Acid Rainfall: Old: 4/4; refresh requirement 3. New: 6/6; refresh requirement 4.
- Ultraviolet Ascendant: Old: 5/2; Elemental bonus +2/+2. New: 6/3; bonus +3/+2.
- Red Volumizer: Old: 3/1; Attack bonus +3. New: 4/1; Attack bonus +2.
- Blue Volumizer: Old: 1/3; Health bonus +3. New: 1/4; Health bonus +2.
- Prehistoric Tinkerer: Old: 3/2. New: 4/2; now grants +2/+2 and Divine Shield.
- Metal Dispenser: Old: 1/8. New: 2/7; added Divine Shield.
- Charging Czarina: Old: 5/3; Attack bonus +3. New: 4/2; Attack bonus +4.
- Junk Jouster: Old: 6/6; bonus +3/+1. New: 6/5; bonus +3/+2.
- Whirling Lass-o-Matic: Old: 7/4. New: 6/3; added Divine Shield.
- Utility Drone: Old: 6/8; Magnetization bonus +2/+2. New: 5/7; bonus +3/+3.
- Apexis Guardian: Old: 7/4; Deathrattle magnetizes to random Mech. New: 6/4; Deathrattle magnetizes a random Volumizer to a random Mech.
- Costume Enthusiast: Old: [Tier 4] 3/5; gains Attack and Health. New: [Tier 5] 4/5; gains only Attack.
- Dramaloc: Old: 9/2; grants Attack and Health to other Murlocs. New: 10/2; now grants only Attack.
- Underhanded Dealer: Old: 1/1. New: 4/4.
- Cannon Corsair: Old: [Tier 6] 3/8; bonus +1/+2. New: [Tier 5] 3/7; bonus +1/+1.
- Briarback Drummer: Old: [Tier 4]. New: [Tier 3].
- Razorfen Flapper: Old: [Tier 5]. New: [Tier 4].
- Embalming Expert: Old: 4/2; granted +2 Attack. New: 3/2; grants +2 Attack and Reborn.
- Soulsplitter: Old: 5/2; targeted all minions. New: 4/2; targets Undead only.
- Champion of the Primus: Old: 3/13; Avenge (3). New: 2/10; Avenge (2).
- Plankwalker: Old: 6/4; bonus +2/+1. New: 5/4; bonus +2/+2.
- Ghoul of the Feast: Old: 2/8; bonus +2/+1. New: 2/7; bonus +2/+2.
- Sepulchral Sergeant: Text clarified to exclude self.
- Forsaken Weaver: Old: 4/8; bonus +1 Attack. New: 3/8; bonus +2 Attack.
- Budding Greenthumb: Old: 1/4; bonus +2/+1. New: 1/5; bonus +2/+2.
- Nalaa the Redeemer: Old: 5/8; bonus +2/+2. New: 5/7; bonus +3/+2.

Tier 7 Changes

- The Last One Standing: Old: 7/7; permanent buff +7/+7. New: 9/9; permanent buff +9/+9.
- Highkeeper Ra: Old: 7/7; only Deathrattle/Rally. New: 6/6; added Battlecry.
- Stalwart Kodo: Old: 6/12. New: 8/16; now grants maximum stats.
- Stone Age Slab: Old: 5/9; grants +10/+10. New: 5/10; grants +10/+10 then doubles stats (once per turn).

Spell Changes

- "Perfect Vision" can no longer be randomly generated or cast by random effects.

Hero Changes

Hero Power Changes

- Tess Greymane — Bob's Burgles: Cost changed to 1 Gold.
- Scabbs Cutterbutter — I Spy: Cost changed to 2 Gold.
- Sylvanas Windrunner — Reclaimed Souls: Cost changed to 2 Gold.

Hero Unbans

- Xyrella (Mech games)
- Shudderwock (Beast games)
- Deathwing (Naga games)

Armor Increases (20 heroes)

Captain Hooktusk, Dinotamer Brann, Doctor Holli'dae, Elise Starseeker, Farseer Nobundo, Forest Lord Cenarius, Guff Runetotem, Heistbaron Togwaggle, King Mukla, Kurtrus Ashfallen, Loh the Living Legend, Maiev Shadowsong, Malygos, Murloc Holmes, Reno Jackson, Rock Master Voone, Skycap'n Kragg, Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher, Tickatus, Zerek Master Cloner

Armor Decreases (8 heroes)

Drek'Thar, Lord Jaraxxus, Marin the Manager, Onyxia, Scabbs Cutterbutter, The Jailer, Vanndar Stormpike, Yogg-Saron Hope's End

Mechanic Updates

Minor Timewarp Changes

Removed from Minor Timewarp: Timewarped Spirit of Air, Power of Rakanishu, Timewarped Arm
- Timewarped Copter: Added Divine Shield.
- Timewarped Elise: Refresh requirement: 5 to 4.
- Timewarped Guard: Added Divine Shield.
- Timewarped Lubber: Added "+1/+1 to Tavern spells."
- Timewarped Ragnaros: Old: 1 Chronum; fixed damage. New: 2 Chronum; damage now equals this minion's Attack, targets highest-Health enemy.
- Timewarped Relaxer: Now targets Quilboars and Blood Gems.
- Timewarped Saurolisk: Bonus: +3/+3 to +3/+2.
- Timewarped Sellemental: Now generates itself instead of a random Elemental.
- Timewarped Sensei: Old: 4/4; bonus +3/+2. New: 6/6; bonus +3/+3.
- Timewarped Sporebat: Deathrattle spells now cost 2+ mana.
- Timewarped Tender (moved to Minor): Old: [Major, Tier 5] 7/11. New: [Minor, Tier 3] 5/9.
- Timewarped Greenskeeper (moved to Minor): Old: [Major, Tier 5] 7/11. New: [Minor, Tier 3] 5/9.
- Timewarped Low-Flier: Old: 7/7. New: 10/10.
- Timewarped Pashmar: Old: 6/7. New: 9/10.
- Timewarped New Recruit: Tavern bonus: +1/+2 to +2/+2.
Cost reduced to 1 Chronum (was 2): Timewarped Acolyte, Timewarped Rewinder.

Major Timewarp Changes

Removed from Major Timewarp: Timewarped Viper, Timewarped Expeditioner
- Timewarped Caretaker: Old: 6/6; spawns 6 Skeletons. New: 4/4; spawns 4 Skeletons.
- Timewarped Centurion: Now generates 3 copies per turn (was 2); still triggers twice per turn.
- Timewarped Duskmaw: Dragon bonus: +3/+3 to +4/+3.
- Timewarped Geist: Spell bonus: +1/+1 to +2/+1.
- Timewarped Goldrinn: Old: 4/4; Beast bonus +2/+2. New: 6/4; Beast bonus +3/+2.
- Timewarped Hooktail: Minion bonus: +2/+1 to +2/+2.
- Timewarped Imp-filtrator: Gold requirement: 10 to 8.
- Timewarped Interpreter: Mech bonus: +3/+1 to +3/+2.
- Timewarped Electron: Satellite stats: 3/3 to 4/4.
- Timewarped Jungle King: Added Stealth; Beast bonus: +2/+1 to +3/+2.
- Timewarped Overfiend: Demon bonus: +2/+2 to +3/+3.
- Timewarped Painter: Adjacent bonus: +2/+2 to +2/+1; trigger condition redesigned.
- Timewarped Prismscale: Now generates Azerite Empowerment instead of a stat spell.
- Timewarped Promo-Drake: Gold requirement: 8 to 5.
- Timewarped Shivarra: Removed Divine Shield.
- Timewarped Siren: Naga bonus: +2/+4 to +3/+5.
- Timewarped Steamer: Now generates one of each Volumizer (was 2 random Volumizers).
- Timewarped Sylvar: Adjacent bonus: +4/+4 to +8/+8 per Golden minion.
- Timewarped Tide Razor: Pirates summoned: 3 to 4.
- Timewarped Twirler: Now triggers on each Blood Gem played (was every 2 gems).
- Timewarped Calligrapher: Old: 6/7. New: 12/14.
- Timewarped Evolution: Transform target now gets 30/30 stats.
- Timewarped B.A.N.A.N.A.S: Spell bonus: +2/+2 to +3/+3.
- Timewarped On the House: Discovers: 2 to 3 minions.
- Timewarped Ritual: Now discovers two Tier 7 minions (was one).
- Timewarped Strike Oil: Gold cap: +3 to +4; Gold gained per turn: 3 to 4.
Cost reduced to 1 Chronum (was 2): Timewarped Anub'arak, Timewarped Bandit, Timewarped Chef's Choice, Timewarped Lab Rat, Timewarped Nine Frogs, Timewarped Plunderer, Timewarped Summoner.

QoL Changes

- Turn timers extended by 10 seconds on later turns.
- Iridescent Skyblazer and Hardy Orca VFX disabled during Recruit phase.
- Air Revenant and Chef's Choice VFX optimized for speed.
- Timewarped Tony can no longer overfill hand with duplicate cards.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed Feisty Freshwater Deathrattle not triggering for Duos teammate.
- Fixed Storm Splitter incorrectly copying Timewarped Spells.
- Fixed Plunder Pal not granting extra Gold.
- Fixed Apexis Guardian Golden Deathrattle picking separate target sets.
- Fixed Stalwart Kodo enchantment being overwritten by Timewarped Tamuzo.
- Fixed Sunken Advocate and Bluesy Siren desync issues.
- Fixed Blood Gem Barrage first instance not updating based on current value.
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