A small patch was downloaded today for Hearthstone, which nerfed the Warsong Commander card. There were a few other odds and ends as well, including the Japanese localization of the game.

Nerfing Warsong Commander is Blizzards response to the stifling Patron Warrior deck that has been dominating the competitive scene for months. While many are predicting that the deck can still function without this card (like Starving Buzzard for hunters, this card was literally nerfed to uselessness), it prevents the deck from getting its huge 30+ damage-from-hand victories, giving Patron Warrior much more counter play. This nerf was also timed to be one week before the World Championship, meaning there is almost no telling what kinds of decks we will see there!

Here’s the full patch notes:

Originally posted by Daxxarri (original post here)

In this patch we’ve added Japanese localization for Hearthstone, introduced a new card back, fixed various bugs, and made a balance change to the Warsong Commander card.

Read on for details!

General

Hearthstone has been localized in Japanese.
The following card back has been added:
- Highmaul – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of October.