Molten And Mountain Giant Among Latest Hearthstone Card Changes

Hearthstone is the card game based on World of Warcraft but over time, some cards have released which the community have had minor gripes with as they don’t fit the lore of the immensely popular MMO. Sometimes Blizzard has acknowledged these and sometimes they haven’t, but the latest changes address some of these inconsistencies.

Mountain & Molten Giant

These two impressive creatures are both from the Classic set and while the Molten Giant has since been inducted into the Hall of Fame, they’ve both been minions without ties to any tribe/type. In the next major update that will change however, as they’ve both been assigned the recently introduced ‘Elemental’ type. Blizzard say these “lumbering towers of magma and stone are the epitome of Elementals.”

Witchwood Piper

Witchwood Piper was introduced in the recent Witchwood expansion and while it typically doesn’t see much constructed play, it can be a decent pick in arena. It’s the first ever Satyr to be represented in Hearthstone and as such, Blizzard want to set a precedent for future cards of the same species, meaning it now bears the Demon tag. According to a note on the official blog post however, when Hearthstone was in its alpha stages and therefore still in development, there was a card called Jadefire Satyr. Before the full release it was changed and is now known as Stranglethorn Tiger, everyone’s favorite jungle cat.

North Sea Kraken

One that we personally aren’t surprised by is North Sea Kraken. It’s an enormous sea monster that spits a torrent of water at you when it enters play, but it’s not a Beast? Thankfully, that’s all been fixed now. As Blizzard say though, “just don’t call it calamari.”

Jungle Moonkin

Another glaring issue arose with Jungle Moonkin. It’s clearly the same species as Darkmire Moonkin, but while Darkmire didn't sport the Beast tribe, Jungle did. They're considered intelligent humanoids, so the Beast tag has been removed from the existing Moonkin and presumably any released in the future.

Witchwood Grizzly & Arfas

Witchwood Grizzly is visually very spectral-like, as is Arfas. They represent animals though, so while there’s an argument for removing the Beast tag, Blizzard has kept the tag for both minions. Witchwood Grizzly’s art has been updated though, in an attempt to make it seem more like a bear and less like a ghost.

Unfortunately, these changes don’t have a huge effect on the power level of the cards, so dust refunds won’t be offered. Make sure you check out the full blog post from Blizzard here. You can also check out who won the HCT Summer Championship here.

(Header image courtesy of Roman Udalov on ArtStation.)