With season 5, the auto battler of Hearthstone got a new mechanic, Anomalies. Between balancing and rotation, patch 27.2.2 of Battlegrounds highlights Sir Denathrius who tended to be shunned. Abnormalities will also vary, with different frequency of occurrence. And to top it off, a few minions take the opportunity to receive a little balancing.
New for renewal
With this update, the rotation of anomalies changes slightly so that some are a little more present. Might of Khaz’goroth, Fortitude of Khaz’goroth, Oops, there are only ____! And capricious hourglass appear less often. In parallel, Prudence of Amitus, Nguyen Nebula, Companions in strength And Fair lot will be offered more frequently.
- Denathrius Anima Reserve (Anomaly) –
- This part offers quests and rewards. All heroes are Sir Denathrius. (Previously, only heroes became Denathrius)
- Group rate (Darkmoon Prize) –
- For the rest of the game, minions in the tavern cost 2 coins. (Previously cost 1 coin less)
Balancing minions and roster
As with anomalies, the list of minions changes somewhat. Razorgut, Baby Krush, Dynamic Duo And Invento-matic are deleted, replaced by General Drakkisath, Tavern Storm, Slugger And Gro’Boom. In addition to some changed or adjusted effects, minions have had their stats changed.
- Land-sea
- Witchcraft: bestows on a servant ” Deathrattle: summon a 3/2″ Crab until next turn (Previously a 2/2 crab)
- Niuzao
- Tavern Level: 5 (Previously 6)
- 6 ATK / 5 HP (Previously 7/6)
- hell of a pianist
- 4 ATK / 1 HP (Previously 2 VP)
- War cry : if you have taken damage since the previous turn, give your other Demons +2/+2 (Previously +1/+2)
- Hungry Felfly
- 8 ATK / 5 HP (Previously 9 ATK)
- At the end of your turn, your Demons gobble up a minion in Bob’s Tavern to gain his stats (Previously your other demons only)
- Chronophile
- 2 ATK / 3 HP (Previously 3/5)
- If you have unspent gold at the end of your turn, this minion earns 3 extra gold for sale (Previously 2 gold)
- Electric synth
- 3 ATK / 5 HP (Previously 6 VP)
- War cry : gives +3/+1 to your other Dragons (Previously +3 ATK only)
- carbon copy
- Tavern Level: 4 (Previously 5)
- 3 ATK / 3 HP (Previously 5/6)
- Omega Breaker
- Deathrattle: summon six 1/1 Microbots. For each microbot with no space on the board, give your Mechs +1/+1 (Previously 5 microbots)
- Sore loser
- 2 ATK / 4 HP (Previously 1 ATK)
- Your other Undead gain an amount of ATK equal to your level (Previously all undead, including him)
- Primate Champion
- 2 ATK / 9 HP (Previously 1/8)
- Revenge (3): your Undead have +1 ATK for the rest of the game (wherever they are) (Previously Revenge 2)
- enchanted chorister
- 2 ATK / 3 HP (Previously 4 VP)
- War cry : if you lost your last fight, give your other minions +2/+2 (Previously +2/+1)
What impacts on the meta for patch 27.2.2
Once again, it’s impossible to really know how the meta will really evolve with this update. If he allows the Denathrius Anomaly gains interest with patch 27.2.2 of Battlegrounds, will that be enough not to rule it out? However, the undead seem to have gained quite a bit of power, which should make them more attractive. Minions seem to lean more towards brute force, which should speed up games slightly.