Dean Ayala, Hearthstone Senior Game Designer, announced which cards will see balance update next week, and now we can see the full list of changes that will come sometime next week, likely Tuesday.
Some things we guessed right, but some channels are slightly different than our predictions. All in all, we think that these are generally good changes, since none of them is outright killing a card, and it leaves the possibility for all of these cards still to be played.
Here's a full list of changes coming next week:
Neutral –
Kael'Thas Sunstrider
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Old: Cost 6 mana → New: Cost 7 mana.
Bad Luck Albatross
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Old: Cost 3 mana → New: Cost 4 mana.
Frenzied Felwing
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Old: 3 Attack / 3 Health → New: 3 Attack / 2 Health.
Demon Hunter –
Altruis the Outcast
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Old: Cost 3 mana, 3 Attack / 2 Health → New: Cost 4 mana. 4 Attack / 2 Health.
Battlefiend
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Old: 2 Attack / 2 Health → New: 1 Attack / 2 Health.
Glaivebound Adept
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Old: 7 Attack / 4 Health → New: 6 Attack / 4 Health.
Warlock –
Sacrificial Pact
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Old: Destroy a Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero. → New: Destroy a friendly Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero.
Bloodbloom
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Old: Cost 2 mana → New: Cost 4 mana.
Paladin –
Libram of Justice
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Old: Cost 6 mana → New: Cost 5 mana.
Mage –
Open the Waygate
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Old: Cast 6 spells that didn’t start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp. → New: Cast 8 spells that didn’t start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp.
The following cards will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks after the 17.0.2 patch has been released:
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Golden Altruis the Outcast
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Golden Battlefiend
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Golden/Normal Bad Luck Albatross
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Golden/Normal Frenzied Felwing
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Golden/Normal Open the Waygate
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Golden/Normal Bloodbloom
Battlegrounds
Millhouse Manastorm
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Old: Minions cost 2 Gold. Refresh costs 2 Gold. Start with 3 Gold. → New: Minions cost 2 Gold. Refresh costs 2 Gold. Tavern Tiers cost (1) more. Start with 3 Gold.
Bug Fixes
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The Lurker Below is now properly tagged as a Beast.
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Fixed a tracking issue that prevented 500 wins with Demon Hunter from being achieved.
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Fixed a bug where Zephrys the Great would not offer a lethal option if your hero had a large amount of Attack.
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Zephrys the Great has been updated to accommodate the Sacrificial Pact and Glaivebound Adept changes.