Warcraft Rumble Patch Notes – Season 3 Update 4 Hotfix

Warcraft Rumble Patch Notes – Season 3 Update 4 are here.

Get the latest patch information for Warcraft Rumble.

Warcraft Rumble Patch Notes
Warcraft Rumble Hotfix 1/2/24

PvP

Rocket Tower

• Rocket Tower's damage is now Siege damage.

Treasure Chests

• Inactive Chests should no longer be attackable with Spells during the beginning of a match, as intended.

Leaders

Emperor Thaurissan

• Thaurissan should now properly display the Tank trait, as intended.

Troops

Chimaera

• Health has been increased to 460, from 450.

S.A.F.E. Pilot

• Initial crash explosion damage has been reduced to 220, from 250.

Talents

Quilboar: Bristleback

• A 0.5 second delay has been added between procs on the same target.

S.A.F.E. Pilot: Cloaking Device

• Ambush has been removed. There will no longer be a damage multiplier when attacking from stealth.

S.A.F.E. Pilot: Comin' In Hot

• Now also reduces initial crash damage by 33%, from 220 to 145.

January 21, 2024

Note – changes to PvP will come in a patch later during Season 3

• New leader Emperor Thaurissan joins the roster
• Chimaera, will now appear in the G.R.I.D

War Chest Changes

• War Chest Crests will no longer be immediately granted based on players' new Honor after a Season reset, or re-earned for Honor below that value. Instead, all War Chest Crest rewards per 200 Honor gained (per family) have been greatly increased:

PvP Changes (coming later)

• Maps will now be selected at random when you match with an opponent. Embrace the Chaos and keep things fresh!
• The previously rotating “Map” modifier will be replaced with a new Modifier type, Enchants.
  • The PvP experience will now be defined by a Tower Type, Mod, and Enchant, occurring on the existing 6-week rotation, offset 2 weeks from each other.
  • Enchants evolve as the match progresses. The first Enchant this season is Collateral Damage, which causes players' Bases to take damage whenever a Tower they control is captured!
  • Some existing Mod types have been moved to the Enchant category, with new Mods arriving to take their place!
  • Keep an eye out for a new Mod “Bounty Hunt” later this Season! Bounty Hunt awards players a bonus gold for every 5 enemy Minis they kill.
  • • PvP wins will now award 2 reward pips in player's Daily Rewards!
    • PvP wins will now re-roll Green Quests!
    • Players will earn slightly more Honor if the Leader being played:
      • Is below the average honor of their top 3 Leaders
      • Has fallen below that Leader's peak honor for the current Season
      • Has won several matches in a row and is considered to be on a “win streak”
    • Treasure Chests will now spawn 15 seconds after a match begins, rather than immediately, giving players some time to contest!
    • Resolved a rare situation where players would be silently matched with a “ghost” game and lose honor if they left the PvP queue before matching with another player.
    • Resolved a visual issue where Minis would sometimes not appear to return to the tray if Players decided not to deploy them after dragging them out of the tray.

Guilds

• Players can now use their equipped Emotes in Guild Chat!

Arclight Surge

• The “Arclight Surge Started” popup will now only indicate the currently surging zone(s), as intended.

G.R.I.D

• Mini info and Talent info can now be viewed for relevant items in the G.R.I.D!
• Talents in the G.R.I.D. will now display the name of the Mini they belong to.

Relics

• Aegis of Battle should now cause critical striking Minis to deal 2x damage as intended, was 3x damage.
• Shadowblade's description has been updated to clarify how its bonus damage works.
• New Relics have been added into the pool! Play some Dungeons and try them out!
  • Bloodlust Epaulets – Your Minis gain Bloodlust below 50% health.
  • Vanishing Powder – Your Minis cast Smoke Bomb at 50% health, Stealthing nearby allies.
  • Escape Potion – At 50% health, your Minis Blink, teleporting backwards. Note: This Relic is temporarily disabled while we address a bug.
  • Absorption Drape – Spells leave behind a mana crystal, granting Resist to the first ally who touches it.
  • Heart of Fire – On death, your Minis leave behind a Heart of Fire, granting double damage on the next attack to the first ally that touches it.
  • Soul Seeds – On death, your Minis leave behind a flower, healing the first ally that touches it.

Leaders

Baron Rivendare

• Baron Rivendare's passive skeletons will no longer spawn from under-construction towers and meeting stones.

Cairne Bloodhoof

• Cairne should now retain Bloodlust after resurrecting via the Rebirth talent during Bloodsport Surges.

Emperor Thaurissan

• Emperor Thaurissan now has the Bombard trait.

Tirion Fordring

• Tirion's Divine Shield Talent should now properly ignore damage from an enemy Drakkisath.

Troops

Angry Chickens

• Angry Chickens using the Walking Crate Talent should no longer be immune to Polymorph
• Angry Chickens using the Walking Crate Talent should no longer be hit by ranged enemies below them while crossing a bridge.

Core Hounds

• Core Hound's Guard Dog Talent should now deal 50% extra damage, as intended, was 150% extra damage.

Gnoll Brute

• Gnoll Brute's Pillage Talent should now properly activate Sneed's “Sneed Before Greed” bonus.

Gryphon Rider

• Gryphon Rider's MIghty Throw Talent should no longer cause her to switch targets sporadically.

Huntress

• Huntress' Darnassian Steel Talent should no longer grant her an unintended +1 range.

S.A.F.E Pilot

• S.A.F.E. Pilot using the Gnomish Cloaking Device talent will now properly attack while Bloodlusted.

Spiderlings and Plague Farmer

• Spiderlings and Plague Farmer have been given the “Elemental” Trait as intended, due to their non-Physical damage type.

Spells

Blizzard

• Blizzard's Cold Snap Talent should now properly stop enemy movement, even when the enemy has a speed buff.

Cheat Death

• Cheat Death's Vampirism Talent should now properly trigger when affected Minis deal damage to a boss.