33.2 Patch Notes

The Echoes of Un’Goro Are Calling in Battlegrounds Season 11!

New Keyword: Rally

Rally triggers an effect whenever a Rally minion attacks, featured primarily in Quilboar and Dragons.
Several existing minions, like Monstrous Macaw and Yrel, have been updated to include the Rally keyword.

New Hero

Loh, the Living Legend

Will appear in every Battlegrounds game for the first two weeks of the new season.
Heroic Inspiration: Passive. After friendly minions attack 15 times, get your Hero's Welcome. (15 left!)
Hero's Welcome [1 Gold]: Discover a Rally minion.

Hero Updates

Sire Denathrius will appear in every game for the first two weeks of the new season.
Sneed has been unbanned from Undead lobbies.
The Hero Powers Hydralisk (Kerrigan, Queen of Blades), Advanced Ballistics (Jim Raynor), and Colossus (Artanis) have been updated to have Rally effects.

Mutanus

Devour [0 Gold]
Old: Remove a friendly minion. Spit its stats onto another. Gain 1 Gold.
New: Sell a friendly minion. Spit its stats onto another.
Diff: Now triggers "When you sell this minion" effects.

Returning Mechanic: Quests

Battlegrounds Quests return in Season 11! On Turn 4 (the 6-Gold turn), choose one of three Quests. Complete it to unlock a powerful Reward that lasts the rest of the game.

Returning Quests

Assemble a Lineup: Summon 16 minions.
Crack the Case: Have friendly minions attack 15 times.
Cry for Help: Play 3 Battlecry minions.
Dust for Prints: Add 22 cards to your hand.
Fill the Cauldron: Cast 12 spells.
Find the Murder Weapon: Increase a friendly minion’s stats 17 times.
Follow the Money: Spend 30 Gold.
Invite the Guests: Buy 6 minions.
Pressure the Authorities: Get your warband to 35 total Attack.
Reenact the Murder: Have 18 friendly minions die.
Round Up the Suspects: Destroy 18 enemy minions.
Unlikely Duo: Play 5 random minion type or random minion type.

Removed Quests

Hire an Investigator: End your turn with unspent Gold 3 times.

New Quest Rewards

Righteous Charge: Start of Combat: Your left-most minion gains Divine Shield and attacks immediately.
Grim Freshener: Avenge (3): Gain a free Refresh.
Smelting Chamber: At the start of each turn, make a friendly Tier 1 minion Golden and upgrade this.
Untold Riches: Get a 7-Gold Coin Pouch. Increase your maximum Gold by 7.
Golden Forge: At the start of each turn, make the highest-Tier minion in the Tavern Golden.
Quaint Boutique: At the start of your next turn, gain 8 Gold and choose a Lesser Trinket to buy.
Jumbo Warehouse: At the start of your next turn, gain 8 Gold and choose a Greater Trinket to buy.
Norgannon's Reward: Unlock Tier 7 this game. At the start of your next turn only, upgrade the Tavern.
Perpetual Incantation: Your Tavern spells that give stats grant an extra +1/+1. (+1/+1 can be earned endlessly!)
Cosmic Reward: Discover a second Hero Power.
Rallying Cry: Get a copy of a particular Rally minion. Your Rallies trigger an extra time.
Rushing Winds: Spellcraft: Give a minion Windfury and Divine Shield.
Magicfin Relic: At the start of each turn, get a 1/1 Murloc. Discover a Tavern spell to teach it.

Returning Quest Rewards

Anima Bribe: After you sell a minion, give its stats to a minion in the Tavern.
Beyond the Mirage: Tavern spells cost (1) less.
Bloodsoaked Tome: Minions in the Tavern cost 2 Gold.
Cooked Book: After you buy a minion, give it +1/+1 and upgrade this.
Cycle of Energy: Avenge (4): Get a random Tavern spell.
Doppelganger’s Locket: After each combat, Discover a non-Golden minion from your last opponent’s warband. It keeps enchantments.
Double-Headed Reward: The first time you buy a card each turn, get a copy of it.
Enhance-a-matic: At the start of your turn, get an Enhanced Part that gives +5/+5 and a random bonus.
Ethereal Evidence: At the start of every turn, choose from 2 new Rewards.
Evil Twin: Start of Combat: Summon a copy of your highest-Health minion.
Ghastly Mask: Get a copy of ''. Your end of turn effects trigger an extra time.
Gift of the Golden Kobold: After you Refresh 5 times, make the highest Tier minion in the Tavern Golden. (5 left!)
Gilnean War Horn: Get a copy of ''. Your Battlecries trigger an extra time.
Hidden Treasure Vault: At the start of your turn, gain 1 Gold. (Upgrades each turn!)
Kidnap Sack: Spellcraft: Choose a non-Golden card. Move it to your hand.
Open Auditions: At the start of your turn, Discover a Buddy.
Pilfered Lamps: You only need 2 copies of a minion to make it Golden.
Scepter of Guidance: The Tavern always offers 2 when Refreshed.
Secret Culprit: Get from Tier 7.
Secret Sinstone: After you Discover a card, get an extra copy of it.
Snicker Snacks: At the end of your turn, 2 friendly minions trigger their Battlecries.
Splitting Scroll: Whenever you buy a Tavern spell that costs (3) or less, get an extra copy of it.
Stash of the Scribe: At the start of each turn, get 3 random Tavern spells.
Stolen Gold: Start of Combat: Make your left and right-most minions Golden.
Temporal Tampering: You cast your Tavern spells an extra time.
The Friends Along the Way: At the start of your turn, get 2 random .
The Golden Hammer: Spellcraft: Make a friendly minion Golden until next turn.
Timeline Acceleration: At the start of your turn, get two Accelerators that transform a random minion into one of a Tier higher.
Tumbling Disaster: Whenever you summon a minion in combat, give it +1/+1. Avenge (4): Upgrade this permanently.
Turbulent Tombs: Get a copy of ''. Your Deathrattles trigger an extra time.
Untamed Sorcery: At the start of your turn, you cast 5 random Tavern spells.
Victim’s Specter: After each combat, get a plain copy of the last friendly minion that died.
Wondrous Wisdomball: Occasionally gives helpful Refreshes.
Yogg-tastic Tasties: At the start of your turn, spin the Wheel of Yogg-Saron.
Partner in Crime: Get your Golden Buddy.

Removed Quest Rewards

Boom Squad: Avenge (3): Deal 10 damage to the highest-Health enemy minion.
Devils in the Details: At the end of your turn, your left and right-most minions consume a minion in the Tavern to gain its stats.
Mirror Shield: After each Refresh, give a minion in the Tavern +6/+6 and Divine Shield.
Ritual Dagger: After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies, give it +5/+5 permanently.
Sinfall Medallion: After you play a minion, give 2 other friendly minions of its Tier +4/+4.
Stable Amalgamation: Avenge (7): When you have space, summon a 50/50 Amalgam.
Theotar’s Parasol: At the end of your turn, give your left-most minion Stealth until next turn and +8 Health.

New Keyword for Pirates: Bounty

Bounties are Tier 3 Tavern spells exclusive to Pirate lobbies, with a combined appearance rate equal to two regular Tavern spells.
Several new Pirates can generate Bounties, and Proud Privateer cashes them in for big rewards.

A Major Minion Refresh

This season features over 100 new and returning minions and Tavern spells.
66 New Minions
37 Returning Minions
104 Removed Minions
11 New Tavern Spells
2 Returning Tavern Spells
8 Removed Tavern Spells

You can see all the card reveals and changes now in the official Card Library.

Quality of Life Improvement: Guide

Introducing the Battlegrounds Guide! During a match, open the Guide from the lower-right corner to see all available minions and Tavern spells in your lobby, organized by Tier and type.
Use it to explore new cards or plan your next power move!

Battlegrounds Combat Update

Combat Matchmaking

While all players are alive, you will now face each opponent in the lobby once before facing any repeat opponents.
After a player dies or concedes, matchmaking will revert back to the current system except that you cannot face a repeat living opponent for 3 rounds when possible (previously 2 rounds).

Combat Speed Adjustment

The maximum combat speed cap has been lowered.

Trinket Changes

The following Trinkets have been removed from their respective pools.

Removed Lesser Trinkets

Automaton Portrait
Bazaar Sticker
Beetle Band
Belcher Portrait
Electromagnetic Device
Felemental Portrait
Finley's Helmet
Fountain Pen
Gritty Portrait
Pilgrimp Sticker
Reusable Batteries
Rewinder Portrait
Shadowy Elixir
Smuggler Portrait
Vash'jir Anemone
Vibrant Bubble
Wax Imprinter
Weary Portrait
Yu'lon Sticker

Removed Greater Trinkets

Beetle Band
Belcher Portrait
Boom's Monster Portrait
Bristlebach Portrait
Butcher's Sickle
Drakkari Portrait
Electromagnetic Device
Fountain Pen
Hackerfin Portrait
Hogwash Basin
Kel'Thuzad Portrait
Maw Caster Portrait
Mug of the Sire
Nether Pendant
Thaumaturgist Portrait
The Eye of Sargeras
Tichondrius Portrait

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Champion of Sargeras buffed both teammates and opponents' Minions.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Fire-Forged Evoker's start-of-combat effect did not trigger when summoned in combat via Karazhan Chess Set.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Sandy failed to transform into teammate's Highest health minion in Duos.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Noisul of the Many Faces stopped buffing itself if hit by Upper Hand.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Scepter of Guidance did not work with Guiding Candle.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Dream Portal, Snow Elemental, Innkeeper’s Stein, Lift Off, and Battlecruiser Portrait did not offer Tier 6 cards while Guiding Candle effect was active.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a visual bug where playing a minion on turn 1 caused Mr. Bigglesworth’s Hero Power VFX to trigger.
[Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Imperial Defender did not retain the buff permanently when Thaumaturgy Spellcraft Spell was cast on another minion while the Thaumaturgist Portrait was active.