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Hearthstone removed the Priest class, but then added it back in as a bug fix!
Hearthstone joined the April Fool’s Day shenanigans by removing the Priest class, banning several cards, introducing the new “Taunt Taunt” keyword, and more!
As a prank for April 1, Blizzard Entertainment unveiled fake Hearthstone patch notes. The April Fool’s Day notes first showcased the removal of the Priest class from the game, as well as a bunch of banned cards: Forbidden Ancient, Forbidden Flame, Forbidden Healing, Forbidden Shaping, Forbidden Words, and Forbidden Ritual.
Gul’dan Becomes More Powerful and One (1) Free Gold
The notesalso featured cards that mention to a certain Warlock hailing from theWorld of Warcraftuniverse. If a player has the “Skull of Gul’dan, two Hands of Gul’dan, and two of the rarely seen Legs of Gul’dan” in their hand, then their opponent will be immediately obliterated.
All players have been granted one (1) gold.
The pranks did not end there, as the notes emphasized granting one free gold to every player, discontinuing the main Card Sets, and reducing the number of deck slots to nine.
“Alongside this new expansion cadence, we’ll be introducing “Mega-Sets!” the patch notes stated. “These card sets are comprised of 135 cards that will be released in-between Mini-Sets.”
New “Taunt Taunt” Keyword and Rexxar Chooses Favorites in Hearthstone April’s Fools Day Patch Notes
ForHearthstone playerswho like Taunt minions, the new “Taunt Taunt” keyword will protect those summons. According to the April Fool’s Day notes, this means players must destroy all Taunt Taunt minions before they can attack the ones with just Taunt.
Minions withTaunt Tauntprotect Taunt minions. You must destroy allTaunt Tauntminions before you’re able to attack Taunt minions.
Several cards also received fake updates as part of the shenanigans. The Animal Companion spell, for example, summons Leokk only as opposed to the possibility of Huffer or Misha.
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Core Rager, Toxic Reinforcements, Blightborn Tamsin, Tickatus, and a bunch of other cards received supposed changes as well.
Battlesgrounds Updates, Charging Murlocs, and Pocket Lint
Hearthstone Battlegroundswas also subject to the April Fool’s Day chaos. For example, all Murlocs received Charge, A. F. Kay can no longer Freeze, emote, send messages to friends, change settings, concede, or quit in her first couple of turns, and “Explosive Trap has been added to The Great Akazamzarak’s Secret Pool.”
The Bug fixes and game improvements section were hilarious as well, featuring the return of the Priest class despite its earlier stated removal, Golden cards getting +1 Attack, and even getting rid of the pocket lint and loose change that Luna’s Pocket Galaxy supposedly gave players.
That’s all for the Hearthstone April Fool’s Day shenanigans! Stay tuned onEsports.ggfor more Hearthstonenews and updates.
