19.4 Patch Notes - Battlegrounds, The Darkmoon Races Mini-Set, Duels Updates, Book of Heroes
Blizzard just announced what will be new in the 19.4 patch that will be released on January 21.
Quote from BlizzardThe 19.4 patch, releasing on January 21, includes the new Darkmoon Races Mini-Set, new Heroes and Minions for Battlegrounds, a Mid-Season Update for Duels, an Arena rotation, bug fixes, and more!
Battlegrounds Updates
NEW BATTLEGROUNDS HEROES
Tickatus
- Prize Wall [Passive]
- Every 4 turns, Discover a Darkmoon Prize.
Greybough
- Sprout It Out! [Passive]
- Give +1/+2 and Taunt to minions you summon during combat.
Players with Battlegrounds Perks will have early access to these new Heroes before they’re formally released on February 4.
NEW BATTLEGROUNDS MINIONS
Soul Devourer
- [Tier 3, Demon] 3 Attack, 3 Health
- Battlecry: Choose a friendly Demon. Remove it to gain its stats and 3 Gold.
Ring Matron
- [Tier 4, Demon] 6 Attack, 4 Health
- Taunt. Deathrattle: Summon two 3/2 Imps.
MINION POOL UPDATE
- Floating Watcher has been removed from the Battlegrounds Minion pool.
The Darkmoon Races Mini-Set
Hearthstone’s first ever Mini-Set, The Darkmoon Races, features 35 unique cards—4 Legendary, 1 Epic (x2), 14 Rare (x2), and 16 Common (x2) for a total of 66 new cards that draw on familiar card mechanics from throughout the Year of the Phoenix! Collectible Darkmoon Races Mini-Set cards can be found in Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs, and the entire set is available for purchase from the in-game or web shop for $14.99 or 2000 Gold. Read more about the Darkmoon Races Mini-Set here!
Duels Updates
The Duels Mid-Season Update will add 10 new Hero Powers, 25 new Signature Treasures (5 of which are Dual-Class), 4 new Passive Treasures, and 2 new Active Treasures on January 21! Heroic and Casual ratings will reset with the 19.4 patch, and new Achievements will become available for you to complete. Read more about the Duels Mid-Season Update here!
Dev Comment: There is a known issue where the countdown timer at the bottom of the Duels start screen is incorrect. Duels ratings will reset with the 19.4 patch on January 21.
Arena Rotation
When the 19.4 patch is released on January 21, the Arena will include cards from the following sets:
- Darkmoon Races Mini-Set
- Madness at the Darkmoon Faire
- Scholomance Academy
- Ashes of Outland
- Demon Hunter Initiate
- The Boomsday Project
- Journey to Un'goro
- One Night in Karazhan
- Basic
- Classic
Bug Fixes & Game Improvements
- Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Argent Braggart would not retain stat buffs when tripled.
- Fixed a bug where Malevolent Strike would not discount itself when created by Deck of Lunacy.
- Fixed a bug where losing control of a minion immediately when it comes into play (such as playing Silas Darkmoon on an empty board) would not correctly Corrupt cards in hand.
- Fixed a bug where the ‘created by’ tag on generated cards was showing up as ‘UNKNOWN ENTITY’ when played.
- Fixed a bug where Glinda Crowskin would not grant Echo to cards modified by Deck of Chaos.
- Fixed a visual bug where transforming a Dormant minion could make it appear to retain buffs while Dormant.
- Fixed a visual bug where Corrupted minions appeared to respawn on the board after being destroyed.
- Fixed a visual bug where viewing progress for quests such as Open the Waygate would no longer highlight cards in hand that did not start in your deck.
- Fixed a visual bug where Zombeasts in play only displayed card text for the first beast selection when using the Build-A-Beast Hero Power.
- Passive Treasures offered between matches in Duels should now present more options that are better suited for the class you're playing.
Coming February 2 - Book of Heroes Anduin
Raised with the expectation he would follow in his father’s footsteps, Prince Anduin has instead forged his own way through the grace of the Light. He learned to wield holy magic as well as a sword, making him a unique figure among the royalty of Azeroth. Thus armed, Anduin has embarked on numerous adventures as far away as the storied realm of Pandaria and as close as the decaying ruins of Lordaeron.
Follow Anduin’s journey in the next installment of Hearthstone Book of Heroes, releasing on February 2! Defeating all 8 bosses in this linear adventure will reward 1 Priest Pack, containing only Priest cards from Standard!
I hope one day no more loot gambling boxes and with gold we can buy cards
Can you get goldens from the mini-set?
Yes you can.
There isn't a golden card, I just checked.
You get 66 non-golden cards.
WHERE TF IS THE MOBILE UPDATE? Usually it's 2 or so hours but this is ridiculous.
UM......IOS UPDATE WHEN??????
This will forever be known as the day they almost made Demons viable in BGs. Farewell Floating Watcher.
That has been what I have been seeing people post about. I would be hesitant on opening your packs my friend until something is confirmed ☺️
Is there a known glitch with the no duplicate rule after the patch? I bought the bundle with the 66 new cards and then I opened a third Hysteria even though I don’t own and I haven’t disenchanted all other darkmoon epics.
Still not live, nor is any update available for mobile. UGH
WARNING: DUPLICATE PROTECTION IS NOT ENABLED FOR THE MINISET CARDS.
After purchasing the miniset for 2000 gold, I began opening my remaining Darkmoon packs and immediately began getting epic cards from the miniset, even though I already had two of them. I do NOT own all Darkmoon epics. Duplicate protection is busted. Don't open anything!
Ruh-roh!
That was one thing I was wondering about, since duplicate protection has been a little on edge since it was released. Hope they can fix that fast.
So much for this being a "good value."
So, what about 5x common cards in one pack?
https://imgur.com/a/dokaRsV
Same here
When a mobile update will be available?
Usually two to 3 hours after the pc patch. So within the hour id say. At least for android
One of the coolest new features, that wasn't even included in the patchnotes, is that you will now be able to see the exact amount of experience you gained after every single game you play!
And when is this going live in EU? I kept the evening free and now nothing is happening
It is live already, i am playing a game with the new cards as of now (i am EU)