Minion Masters 2.28 Patch Notes (30th April 2026)
Minion Masters update 2.28 is live today, bringing a wave of balance changes and a new one-copy restriction on six cards.
Six cards just got harder to stack. Minion Masters update 2.28 is live today, and the headline change is a new one-copy deck limit on Sniper Squad, Frostfang Familiar, Sewer Scrat, Crakgul Doomcleaver, Resonating Blast Crystal, and Slitherbound. If any of those were pulling double duty in your favourite build, it's time to rethink.
Beyond the deck restrictions, Rendrath the Deathless gets a meaningful nerf, resurrected minions now come back with 35% reduced health and damage, which should take the edge off one of the more oppressive comeback mechanics in the game. Caber Tosser drops a mana cheaper at 6, but its Caber damage falls from 200 to 150, so it's a lateral shift rather than a straight buff. Red Golem gets bumped up on both health and damage, and Leiliel's Vortex becomes significantly more accessible at 2 cost while freezing an extra mana.
I wouldn't call this a massive shakeup, but the one-copy restrictions alone will force real deckbuilding decisions, and Rendrath's nerf has been a long time coming for anyone who's watched that card snowball out of control. Full patch notes below.
Full Patch Notes
Balance Changes
Jolo the Hero Scrat
- Dodge chance reduction reduced to 12%
Protocol 45.54.55-1N
- Arc Slash damage increased from 100 to 150
- Arc Slash cooldown increased from 4 to 6 seconds
Jadespark Watchers
- The Shi-Hou now have Bulwark
Caber Tosser
- Cost reduced from 7 to 6
- Caber damage reduced from 200 to 150
Red Golem
- Health increases from 850 to 875
- Damage increased from 200 to 225
Impetus Blast
- Damage reduced from 15 to 10
Rendrath the Deathless
- Resurrected minions now have 35% reduced health and damage
Gor'Rakk Gate
- Summoned minions have Rush
Rabid Prowler
- Sacrifice cost increased from 1 to 2
Scrap Yard
- Can now summon 6 cost minions
Leiliel's Vortex
- Cost reduced from 3 to 2
- Mana Freeze increased from 1 to 2
Chain Gang
- Timer for summoning Darters increased from 5 to 6
Coax the Diplomancer
- Hypnotize duration increased from 5 to 7 seconds
Highland Huntress
- Summoned with Vicious Strike active.
The following cards are now limited to 1 copy in decks
- Sniper Squad
- Frostfang Familiar
- Sewer Scrat
- Crakgul Doomcleaver
- Resonating Blast Crystal
- Slitherbound
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