Two weeks after the Hearthstone development team introduced Battlegrounds Buddies into the auto chess game mode, a sweeping balance change was announced.

In a post shared by the development team on Tuesday afternoon, 31 of the 75 hero-specific Buddies received buffs, nerfs, and reworks to help create a more level playing field.

The following changes are subject to go live with Patch 22.2.2 later in the day:

Nerfs

Elementium Squirrel Bomb (Millificent Manastorm's Buddy):

- Now deals 3 damage to a random enemy minion for each of your Mechs that died this combat. (Down from 4 damage)

Eclipsion Illidari (Illidan Stormrage's Buddy):
- Your first minion that attacks has "Immune while Attacking" for one turn only. (Now Tavern Tier 3, instead of 2, and impacts only one minion)

Crabby ( Tavish Stormpike's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 4 minion (up from 3) and has a 2/3 statline (down from 5/3).

Karl the Lost (George the Fallen's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 4 minion (up from 3) and has a 3/4 statline (down from 7/4).

Baby Elekk (Xyrella's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 3 minion. (Up from Tavern Tier 2)

Mishmash (The Curator's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier minion (up from 2) and has a 2/2 statline (down from 3/3).

Valithria Dreamwalker (Ysera's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 4 minion (up from 2) and has a 6/4 statline (up from 3/3).

Master Gadrin (Vol'jin's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 4 minion. (Up from Tavern Tier 3)

Arfus (The Lich King's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 3 minion. (Up from Tavern Tier 2)

Tuskarr Raider (Patches the Pirate's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 4 minion. (Up from Tavern Tier 3)

Bilgewater Mogul (Trade Prince Gallywix's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 4 minion. (Up from Tavern Tier 3)

Sparkfin Soothsayer (Fungalmancer Flurgl's Buddy):
- Now has a 5/4 statline. (Down from 7/5)

Asher the Haberdasher (Dancin' Deryl's Buddy):
- Now has a 2/2 statline. (Down from 3/3)

Mangus Manastorm (Millhouse Manastorm's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 3 minion. (Up from Tavern Tier 2)

Unearthed Underling (Lich Baz'hial's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 4 minion. (Up from Tavern Tier 3)

Buffs

Snack Vendor (A.F. Kay's Buddy):
- Now gives your Tavern Tier 3 minions +1/+2. (Up from +1/+1)

Captain Fairmount (Cariel Roame's Buddy):
- Now grants +1/+1 to five random friendly minions. (Up from three random minions)

Ticket Collector (Tickatus' Buddy):
- Now Discovers a Darkmoon Prize from the next Prize turn. (Up from most recent Prize turn)

Hunter of Old (Tess Greymane's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 3 minion. (Down from Tavern Tier 4)

Warden Thelwater (Scabbs Cutterbutter's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 3 minion. (Down from Tavern Tier 4)

Flight Trainer (Galewing's Buddy):
- Now has a 5/4 statline. (Up from 4/3)

Baby Kodo (Guff Runetotem's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 3 minion. (Down from Tavern Tier 4)

Lady Sinestra (Deathwing's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 2 minion (down from 3) and has a 1/6 statline (down from 3/8).

Lil' K.T. (Mr. Bigglesworth's Buddy):
- Now has a 5/4 statline. (Up from 5/2)

Jr. Navigator (Elise Starseeker's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 2 minion (down from 2) and has a 4/4 statline (down from 4/5).

Sklibb, Demon Hunter (Aranna Starseeker's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 2 minion (down from 3) and has a 4/4 statline (down from 5/4).

Piloted Whirl-O-Tron (Sneed's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 2 minion. (Down from Tavern Tier 3)

Apostle of Galakrond (Galakrond's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 2 minion (down from 3) and has a 3/5 statline (down from 5/7).

Sr. Tomb Diver (Reno Jackson's Buddy):
- Now a Tavern Tier 2 minion (down from 3) and has a 4/1 statline (down from 7/3).

Evergreen Botani (Forest Warden Omu's Buddy):
- Now has a 9/7 statline. (Up from 7/6)

Rework

Muckslinger (Shudderwock's Buddy):
- Now buffs the minion added to Bob's Tavern upon playing a minion. Grants +2/+2 for the original version and +4/+4 for the Golden one.