34.0 Patch Notes

Patch 34.0, launching tomorrow, starts the countdown to the Across the Timeways expansion, kicks off a new Arena season, and more.

Travel Across the Timeways on November 4

Across the Timeways, Hearthstone's next expansion, launches on November 4! The new 145-card expansion includes the time travel Rewind keyword, Fabled Legendary minions from alternate timelines, and more! See all the new cards in the Card Library today. Don't forget to grab your Pre-Purchase bundles before time passes you by!

With the launch of Across the Timeways comes a new Rewards Track, filled with timeless treasures like XP boosts, cards, Gold, card packs, and more! Check out the Rewards Track Refresh blog for details.

Pre-Release Tavern Brawl and Community Days

The Across the Timeways Pre-Release Tavern Brawl begins tomorrow, with Patch 34.0, and runs until expansion launch on November 4. Crack open your packs early, build a deck, and compete in a mini competition to win more Across the Timeways prizes!

Everyone will get one free entry into the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl. Ater that, entries will cost 2 Tavern Tickets, 300 Gold, or 400 Runestones. In each run, you will lock in a deck and then play until you get 6 wins or 3 losses, and then get prizes based on how well you do.

The eligible card pool for the brawl will be:

• Across the Timeways
• The Lost City of Un'Goro
• Day of Rebirth Mini-Set
• Core Set
• Event Set
• Note: Dive the Golakka Depths will be banned.

See what futuristic decks your favorite creators are making and earn more packs to use in the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl during an extended 5-day Community Days event! See the dedicated Community Events blog for more information about the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl and Community Days.

A new Achievement has been added for you to pursue during this Pre-Release Tavern Brawl.

• Timeways Pre-Release Champion
  • Finish a Pre-Release Tavern Brawl run with 6 wins for the Across the Timeways expansion.
  • Rewards: 2x Tavern Tickets and 1x Across the Timeways Pack

Hearthstone Updates

Dev Comment: Well met! It's been great to see all the ways you're playing the new cards from Across the Timeways ahead of the November 4 launch. Based on your feedback, we've made some updates in this patch to help the Rewind effect feel a little snappier. Mister Clocksworth has been a standout in this regard, so we're removing one of his Rewinds to improve the overall experience of playing with or against him. While this slightly tones him down, we think the change will make games more enjoyable for everyone. We're also continuing to explore further improvements to Rewind for a future update. Thanks for your input and we hope you have a good time with the new set!

Mister Clocksworth

• Old: Rewind x3.
• New: Rewind x2.

Battlegrounds Updates

The following Buddies have been moved to a higher Tier:

• Kerrigan - Broken Horn: Tier 4 to 6
• Skycap'n Kragg - Sharkbait: Tier 4 to 5
• A. F. Kay - Snack Vendor: Tier 5 to 6
• Shudderwock - Muckslinger: Tier 3 to 4
• Chenvaala - Snow Elemental: Tier 2 to 3
• Rock Master Voone - Akali, Rock Rhino: Tier 2 to 3

The following Buddies have been moved to a lower Tier:

• Jim Raynor - Tychus Findlay: Tier 4 to 2
• Pyramad - Titanic Guardian: Tier 5 to 3
• Death Speaker Blackthorn - Death's Head Sage: Tier 5 to 3
• Deathwing - Sinestra: Tier 4 to 2
• Marin the Manager - Fantastic Bellhop: Tier 6 to 5
• Scabbs Cutterbutter - Warden Thelwater: Tier 4 to 3
• Sneed - Piloted Whirl-O-Tron: Tier 6 to 5
• Buttons - Zippers: Tier 5 to 4
• Captain Eudora - Dagwik Stickytoe: Tier 3 to 2
• Loh, Living Legend - Stoneshell Guardian: Tier 5 to 4
• Ysera - Valithria Dreamwalker: Tier 2 to 1
• Patches the Pirate - Tuskarr Raider: Tier 6 to 5
• Lord Jaraxxus - Kil'rek: Tier 3 to 2

Arena Updates

On October 28, with Patch 34.0, all ongoing Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. The eligible sets that will make up this Arena card pool are:

• Across the Timeways*
• The Lost City
• Into the Emerald Dream
• The Great Dark Beyond
• Perils in Paradise
• Whizbang's Workshop

* Please note that Fabled cards are not currently included in Arena, but they will be added in a future update.

With the new season comes a fresh reward for achieving 12 wins in Underground: the Old Ways Ulfar Hero Skin. This replaces the previous reward Hero Skin. After unlocking it, any subsequent 12-win runs will earn you an alternate prize of 2 Golden Across the Timeways Packs. When Across the Timeways releases on November 4, all Arena and Underground pack rewards will update from The Lost City of Un'Goro Packs to Across the Timeways Packs.

New Achievements

Five new Arena achievements have been added for Across the Timeways. For each achievement, Part 1 must first be completed to do Part 2.

• Timeways Combatant
  • Part 1 - Open 5 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
• Timeways Challenger
  • Part 1 - Open 10 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
• Timeways Rival
  • Part 1 - Open 20 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
• Timeways Duelist
  • Part 1 - Open 35 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
• Timeways Gladiator
  • Part 1 - Open 50 Across the Timeways packs.
  • Part 2 - Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
  • Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets

In-Game Events

Across the Timeways

Chromie needs your help to recruit heroes from the past, meta-present, and future! From November 4 - 25, choose one of three heroes-Kirin Tor Kel'thuzad; Medivh, Master of Doves; or Stormbringer Magni-to earn their Hero Skin along with 6 Across the Timeways Packs, 3 Lost City of Un'Goro Packs, 2 Into the Emerald Dream Packs, 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack, and 3 Year of the Pegasus Packs. The other two Hero Skins will be available for purchase after the event ends.

Vendor's Bargain Blowout!

Vendor's Bargain Blowout is coming your way from November 25 to December 3, and it's bringing the bling from Hearthstone's past! Complete event quests to unlock a random unowned Card Back, Coin, and two Hero Skins* from the Years of the Gryphon, Hydra, and Wolf. It's your chance to snag those elusive cosmetics you missed and finally patch up those pesky gaps in your collection.

* For each item category where you already own everything, you'll receive a certain number of Golden Across the Timeways Packs as a reward instead.

World Championship Questline and Tavern Brawl

In the lead-up to the 2025 Hearthstone World Championships, happening December 18 - 21, we'll have some fun ways for you to get ready for the big contest. From November 26 - December 3, complete the Legendary Questline "To Be a Champion!" to earn the exclusive Champion's Crest 2025 Card Back and 2 Across the Timeways Packs.

Also during that period, jump into a special Tavern Brawl where you'll play a deck piloted by a past Hearthstone World Champion. The choices span a decade of Hearthstone World Championship history:

• Firebat - Face Hunter (2014)
• Ostkaka - Patron Warrior (2015)
• Pavel - Tempo Mage (2016)
• Tom60229 - Jade Druid (2017)
• Hunterace - Control Shaman (2019)
• Liooon - Inner Fire Priest (2019)
• Glory - Soul Demon Hunter (2020)
• Posesi - Garrote Rogue (2021)
• BunnyHoppor - Control Priest (2022)
• PocketTrain - Pure Paladin (2023)
• mlYanming - Starship Warlock (2024)

Please note that any cards altered since the original deck was created have been restored to ensure it plays as originally intended.

Arfus Bounds Into Darkmoon Faire Treasures

The dog days are back... from the dead! Arfus has arrived in Hearthstone as a new interactive Pet, and he's just dying to play with you. This ghostly good boy will be your loyal companion during matches, reacting to your gameplay with baleful barks and ghoulish growls. Throw him a bone to snack on or play fetch with Frostmourne (just don't tell Arthas).

Level up Arfus to unlock three extra skins: Hound of Menethil, Putrid Pupper, and Helmed Hound. Pets earn XP when they see you do things they like, with each action granting 5 XP. Here's what gets Arfus' tail wagging:

• Feed Arfus a bone treat
• Play fetch with Arfus using Frostmourne
• Spend a corpse
• Play a Lich King card
• Play a frost spell
• Play a minion with two types
• Play an undead minion with 5+ Attack
• A friendly minion dies during your turn or shop phase
• Fill up your entire hand with cards
• Summon a Deathrattle minion
• Summon an Avenge minion
• Win a round of combat in Battlegrounds
• Triple an undead minion in Battlegrounds
• Play as the Lich King in Battlegrounds

Available from November 4 - 25, Arfus is one of 10 prizes in the returning Darkmoon Faire Treasures*, a random pull system where the other prizes include Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more. Each pull unlocks a new treasure. Read more details on Darkmoon Faire Treasures pricing and odds.

* Darkmoon Faire Treasures is not available to players under the age of 18. Battle.net Account required to access.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Beast Speaker Taka did not trigger its Deathrattle effect after being resummoned.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Hallucination was playable on a full board.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Dissolving Ooze gave max stats instead of current stats.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Opu the Unseen failed to resolve minion deaths between the Battlecry and Combo triggers.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed various visual and audio bugs related to Rewind.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed an audio bug where music was missing when Beast Speaker Taka was played.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where the King Rastakhan Hero Skin lacked a Hero Power icon animation.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Hot-Air Surveyor playing extra Blood Gems only triggered cards like Defiant Shipwright once.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the token in Putricide's Creation did not display correctly when stitched with Jelly Belly.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Friendly Bouncer did not summon minion if hand was full.
• [Pets] Fixed various visual bugs related to Rabbit'ath.
• [Adventure] Fixed a bug where the game sometimes crashed while playing Dalaran Heist.

Keep up with all of the latest Hearthstone news and content on the Hearthstone website and social media. Good luck, have fun, and we'll see you in the Tavern!