Greetings, friends!
Patch 34.2.2 is here! As a reminder, this will be our Highlights and Known Issues thread for the whole Across the Timeways cycle.
Please find below some of the issues we’re tracking, with updates to follow as we learn more.
Thanks for your help raising any potential issues as you come across them!
[Ladder Ready decks] - Dec 11 Update: We’re targeting the end of this week for a final heal-up.[Update Dec 12] Heal-up moved to the next week.
[Bans] These will be added to the drop-down menu below (the list is also mirrored here). If your Arena deck contains a banned card, you will need to retire it manually (your ticket should be refunded).
Hearthstone Standard/Wild Bans
- No current bans
Battlegrounds Bans
- Minions: Minions: Stone age Slab
- Heroes: Tavish
- Spells/Powers: Power of Tavish
Arena Bans
Note: If your deck contains a banned card (you will see it with a reddish hue), you will need to retire. You will receive the rewards obtained until that point, and the cost of the run (2 Tickets) will be refunded to you. The Tickets will be added directly to your account.
Tavern Brawl Bans
Note: If your deck contains a banned card (you will see it with a reddish hue), you will need to retire. You will receive the rewards obtained until that point, and the cost of the run (2 Tickets) will be refunded to you. The Tickets will be added directly to your account.
- No current bans
Crashing in Battlegrounds? Please read here.
[Battlegrounds] Golden Profound Thinker puts two different Spellcrafts in your hand but casts one of them twice.
[Battlegrounds] Timewarped Shivara doesn’t work with Timewarped Devourer
[Battlegrounds] Timewarped Ichoron does not override Divine Shield buff from Ichoron the Protector- [Shop] Unowned Full Ranked Hero Skins in the for You page have the same description as Lite skins.
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- [Update] We’re updating the descriptions; non-English locales might take a little longer to update.
- [Battlegrounds] “Replace Me” voice over can be heard at the start/end of turn when using Winter Queen bartender.

- [Battlegrounds] Minions that does not have taunt cannot get taunt again if it was removed previously with Tricky Trousers.
- [Hearthstone] Zilliax Deluxe 3000 doesn’t restore any Health from Lifesteal when it contains Avatar Form.
- [Menu] Sometimes, there is no music in the main menu.
- [Battlegrounds] Removed Akali, Rock Rhino from E.T.C, Band Manager discover pool.
34.0 Resolved Issues
- [Deck Builder] Fabled minions’ companion cards are not added to the deck.
- [Ladder Ready Decks - New Decks] & [Ladder Ready Decks - Core cards only] We’ve established that both of these issues are caused by the same bug. This is now the main thread for updates; and this one is now merged into it.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Timelooper Toki could give you cards that normally aren’t allowed to be randomly generated.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Feisty Freshwater’s Deathrattle did not trigger for your teammate in Duos.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Storm Splitter could copy Timewarped Spells.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Plunder Pal did not grant an extra Gold. [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the Golden version of Apexis Guardian’s Deathrattle could pick two separate sets of targets.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Stalwart Kodo’s enchantment could be overwritten by Timewarped Tamuzo.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Sunken Advocate and Bluesy Siren could cause desync issues.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the first instance of Blood Gem Barrage did not update based on your current Blood Gem value.
- [Collection] Some players did not receive the Reroll option when they obtained the Diamond Chromie or Diamond Farseer Wo. We’re aware and a fix was added with Patch 34.2). We’re now working on a heal-up to push the Reroll option to all players that obtained the cards before the fix was implemented and were eligible for a Reroll at the time.
Update December 10: Rerolls have been granted to affected players, thank you for your patience while we addressed this!
- [Missing Ladder Ready Decks - before Nov 13th] This issue should be resolved now, and players should have received their decks. Main thread.
- [Hearthstone] We are (once again) investigating reports that some players are unable to make progress on Quests/Achievements/Tavern Pass.
- [Shop] A few players have reported they’re being offered the Rogue Signature Bundle despite owning it already. We’re investigating those reports.
- [Battlegrounds] Timewarped Shivarra does not gain stats from Corrupted Cupcakes or Timewarped Devourer.
- [Golden Return to Wild Bundle] We’re investigating reports of Thorim not being included in this bundle.
- [Hearthstone] Rabbit’ath Pet being equipped causes crashes in Ranked, Battlegrounds and Arena game modes. Pet is currently disabled.
- [Arena] Gelbin of Tomorrow can be drafted in Arena.
- [Hearthstone] Playing Deadline does not progress Warlock Quest - Escape the Underfel
- [Hearthstone] Ice Trap prevents Broxigar from being summoned.
- [Wild] Demon Hunters can’t gain Broxigar if they play Glide to shuffle Third Portal of Argus into their deck.
- [Hearthstone] Stick up does not work in Wild mode.
- [Collection] We’re investigating an issue where ranked rewards are containing packs from The Lost City of Un’Goro instead of Across the Timeways. Update: Packs have been delivered to affected players. Enjoy!
We’re currently working to grant the correct packs to affected players.More info here. - [Incorrect Ranked Rewards & Mr. Clocksworth Signature] Please read the update here. [Update Nov 18th] - Updated ranked rewards granted.
- [Hearthstone] Silencing Muradin, High King does not remove the High King’s Hammer buff from him
- [Mount] Sarge’s Tale is not being awarded.
- [Tech] We’re aware of reports of screen flickering and performance issues on Google Pixel 6 devices and are investigating.
- [Hearthstone] Golden hero powers and portraits from 500 wins are not currently available.
- [Collection] Signature Murozond, Unbounded incorrectly states that it can be obtained from card packs.
- [Battlegrounds & Anomaly appearance rates] We’ve temporarily disabled the Anomaly appearance rule introduced in Patch 33.6.2 (the one preventing an Anomaly from appearing again for at least 3 games) while we work on addressing an issue. This means players can see repeat Anomalies in their games. We expect this rule to be activated again in an upcoming update.
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- [Update Nov 5th] The rule has been re-enabled on November 5th.
- [Battlegrounds - DUOS] We have temporarily disabled the Duos mode to allow us to work on an issue causing game crashes. Thank you for your patience!
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- [Update - Nov 5]
We’re re-activating the mode in each region. Please note that this is still in progress and we’re closely monitoring the service to minimize any issues. We will update when the process is completed in all regions. Please note that games might still not be possible at this time.** [Update Nov 5th] The mode is now online.**
- [Update - Nov 5]
- [ Collection] Some players were able to obtain the Signature version of Mister Clocksworth from packs - this wasn’t intended, and we’ve corrected the issue that caused this incident. In coming days, we’ll be removing this card from players that obtained it due to this bug and replacing it with a random Signature Legendary card from Across the Timeways set.
- [Hearthstone] Alternate Reality only provides the discount, but does not replace your hand. Update: This card has now been banned. See list above for all current bans
- [Brawl] Players can still face Dive the Golakka Depths in Brawl.
- [Arena] Hidden Objects cannot be used in Arena. The card is now banned there.
- [Packs] Catch Up packs cannot be open.
- [Collection] Signature Mister Clocksworth: The card can’t be disenchanted.
- [Hearthstone] Players are not receiving their 2nd Golden Stormbrewer from The Lost City of Un’Goro Free Track (lvl 75) and their 2nd Golden Ravenous Devilsaur from The Lost City of Un’Goro Tavern Pass (lvl 25) - we’re investigating.
- [Battlegrounds] Friendly Bouncer does not summon a minion if hand is full.
- [Hearthstone] When Rewind is played simultaneously across multiple clients, players after the first to cast Rewind may experience delays.
- [Hearthstone] During the Rewind effect, there are some unintended sound/video effects and board interactions possible.
- [Solo] Book of Heroes - Faelin’s Challenge cannot be progressed past puzzle 3 (Challenge 15)
- There is no “disconnected” pop up when disconnecting from the internet.
- [Hearthstone] Mirage granted from Spirit of the Badlands can permanently turn into a minion card if not played.
32.2.2 Balance Patch Notes
34.2.1 Hotfix Patch
34.2 Patch Notes: Events and Features
34.2 Patch Notes: Battlegrounds, Arena and Gameplay Updates