Today, Blizzard announced that they would soon go live with the Hearthstone 24.2.3 update along with accompanying patch notes. The patch will look to make changes to the battlegrounds and Arena as well as make a few bug fixes. So, without any more introduction, here is the full patch notes list for the Hearthstone 24.2.3 update.
Hearthstone Update 24.2.3 Patch Notes
General Updates
- Returned Bru’kan, Tavish, Sir Finley, and Master Nguyen to the hero pool.
Armor Tier Updates
- Silas Darkmoon, Tamsin Roame, and The Great Akazamzarak are now Armor Tier 1 (0 Armor).
- Al’Akir, Dancin’ Deryl, Lady Vashj, Lord Barov, and Jandice Barov are now Armor Tier 2 (2-5 Armor).
- Alexstrasza, Dinotamer Brann, and Skycap’n Kragg are now Armor Tier 3 (3-6 Armor).
- Cariel Roame, Kael’thas Sunstrider, Kurtrus Ashfallen, Mr. Bigglesworth, Onyxia, and Zephrys, the Great are now Armor Tier 4 (4-7 Armor).
- Guff Runetotem and Queen Azshara are now Armor Tier 5 (5-8 Armor).
- Galakrond, Infinite Toki, King Mukla, Rat King, and Sindragosa are now Armor Tier 6 (6-9 Armor).
- Captain Eudora and Lord Jaraxxus are now Armor Tier 7 (7-10 Armor).
Quest and Quest Reward Updates
Quest Baseline Adjustments
As a reminder, these are baseline numbers that are affected by several factors in-game.
Unmask the Culprit
- Old: Lose or tie 3 combats.
- New: Lose or tie 2 combats.
Sort It All Out
- Old: Order your minions from lowest to highest Attack for 4 combats.
- New: Order your minions from lowest to highest Attack for 3 combats.
Find the Murder Weapon
- Old: Increase a friendly minion’s stats 15 times.
- New: Increase a friendly minion’s stats 17 times.
Dust for Prints
- Old: Add 17 cards to your hand.
- New: Add 18 cards to your hand.
Reenact the Murder
- Old: Have 19 friendly minions die.
- New: Have 20 friendly minions die.
Reward Difficulty Adjustments
- The Smoking Gun, Staff of Origination, Tiny Henchmen, Stolen Gold, Alter Ego, and Secret Sinstone were made more difficult to earn.
- Ghastly Mask, The Friends Along the Way, Snicker Snacks, Anima Bribe, and Teal Tiger Sapphire were made easier to earn.
Arena Update
- Several micro-adjustments were made to the draft appearance frequency to several cards to make high-performing classes weaker and lower-performing classes more powerful.
Bug Fixes and Game Improvements
Hearthstone
- Fixed a bug where Remornia, Living Blade could cause disconnects under certain circumstances.
Battlegrounds
- Baby King Krush will now lose Stealth even if its Devilsaur attacks and kills its target.
Battlegrounds
- Fixed a bug where the Training Session Darkmoon Prize did not work properly with Sire Denathrius.
Duels
- Fixed a bug that prevented the Potion of Sparking Passive Treasure effect from triggering.
Solo Content
- Fixed a bug that prevented a Book of Mercenaries puzzle from being completed after the most recent Magister Dawngrasp balance change.
After reading through the patch notes for the Hearthstone 24.2.3 update, you can find the game available free to play on PC, Android, and iPhone. Lastly, outside of the Hearthstone 24.2.3 update patch notes, if you’re interested in the developers at Blizzard and any of their other projects, you can learn more on their official website.