Today's Hearthstone patch will bring some Battlegrounds balance changes with it, as promised. No prizes for guessing which tribe is being targeted the most. In short, the changes are:

  • 9 minions, 7 of which are part of the Naga package, are seeing changes in their stats or effects.
    • Most Naga nerfs are just stat changes.
    • Stormscale Siren is being moved to Tier 5.
  • Fungalmancer Flurgl is getting a nerf.
    • Hero power now requires selling two minions before giving you a Murloc in shop.
  • Hero armor changes and bug fixes.

Quote From Blizzard

Battlegrounds Updates

Hero change:

Fungalmancer Flurgl (Gone Fishing hero power)

  • Old: Passive: After you sell a minion, add a random Murloc to Bob’s Tavern. → New: Passive: After you sell 2 minions, add a random Murloc to Bob’s Tavern.

Hero Armor changes:

  • Al’Akir, Galakrond, George the Fallen, and Malygos have been moved to Armor Tier 1.
  • Death Speaker Blackthorn, Fungalmancer Flurgl, Ini Stormcoil, Lord Barov, Maiev Shadowsong, Queen Azshara, Rokara, and Tickatus have been moved to Armor Tier 2.
  • Endwin VanCleef has been moved to Armor Tier 4.
  • Deathwing, Elise Starseeker, and Kurtrus Ashfallen have been moved to Armor Tier 5.
  • Aranna Starseeker and Skycap’n Kragg have been moved to Armor Tier 6.
  • Onyxia and Queen Wagtoggle have been moved to Armor Tier 7.

Minion changes:

Snail Cavalry

  • Old: 5 Attack, 2 Health → New: 4 Attack, 2 Health

Lava Lurker

  • Old: 2 Attack, 5 Health → New: 2 Attack, 4 Health

Shoal Commander

  • Old: 2 Attack, 2 Health → New: 1 Attack, 2 Health

Stormscale Siren

  • Old: [Tavern Tier 3] 5 Attack, 4 Health. At the end of your turn, your Spellcraft minions cast their spells on themselves. → New: [Tavern Tier 5] 6 Attack, 5 Health. At the end of your turn, you cast your Spellcraft minions’ spells on them.

  • Dev Comment: The effect text update is not a functional change, but just a rephrasing to make the card text better match how the effect currently functions. 

Critter Wrangler

  • Old: 5 Attack, 7 Health. After you cast a Spellcraft spell on a minion, give it +2/+2. → New: 5 Attack, 6 Health. After you cast a Spellcraft spell on a minion, give it +2/+1.

Tidemistress Athissa

  • Old: 7 Attack, 8 Health. After you cast a spell, give four friendly Naga +1/+1. → New: 7 Attack, 3 Health. After you cast a spell, give three friendly Naga +1/+1.

Orgozoa, the Tender

  • Old: 5 Attack, 9 Health → New: 3 Attack, 7 Health

Darkgaze Elder

  • Old: After you spend 4 Gold, play a Blood Gem on four friendly Quilboar. → New: After you spend 5 Gold, play a Blood Gem on four friendly Quilboar.

Young Murk-Eye

  • Old (normal): At the end of your turn, adjacent Murlocs trigger their Battlecries. → New: At the end of your turn, the Murloc to the left of this triggers its Battlecry.

  • Old (golden): At the end of your turn, adjacent Murlocs trigger their Battlecries twice. → New: At the end of your turn, adjacent Murlocs trigger their Battlecries.