36.2 Patch Notes

New Battlegrounds Season

Battlegrounds Season 14: Dark Gifts of Dalaran introduces powerful Dark Gifts, the new Activate keyword, an expanded Trinket pool, new Heroes, and the debut of the Lockbox and Fishbait mechanics.

Dark Gifts

Spend Gold to Discover minions paired with powerful Dark Gifts.
Starting on Turn 3, spend 3 Gold to Discover 1 of 3 minions, each paired with a unique Dark Gift.
Use the Dark Gift button once per turn, up to 3 times per game.
Offerings improve each turn, so waiting can lead to stronger options.
43 unique Dark Gifts

Activate Keyword

Spend Gold during the Recruit Phase to trigger special minion abilities.
Click an Activate minion in your warband to use its ability.
Each Activate ability can be used once per turn.

Lockbox (Pirate Synergy)

Pirates can uncover Lockboxes containing Golden minions that unlock on later turns, unless you break them out early.

Fishbait (Beast Synergy)

Beasts can now attack during the Recruit Phase, with a big reward for the minion that takes the bait.

Seasonal Minion Refresh

96 minions removed
62 new minions
31 returning minions
5 Tavern spells removed
5 new Tavern spells
4 returning Tavern spells

Refreshed Trinket Pool

Trinkets are sticking around for another season and will be available alongside Dark Gifts!
23 new Lesser Trinkets
24 new Greater Trinkets

New Heroes

Nightmare Lord Xavius – Feel Devastation
Tras'tath, Soul Parasite – Void Power

For in-depth details on all this and more, check out our Battlegrounds Season 14 reveal blog. See our official forum posts for lists of all upcoming Tavern spells, Trinkets, and minions.

General Battlegrounds Updates

Venomous Change

Old: Destroy the first minion this deals damage to.
New: Destroy the first minion this deals damage to each combat.
Diff: Venomous now destroys the first minion it damages each combat, ensuring effectiveness once combat begins.

Chromadrake Change

Old: One of five Tier 3 Dragons with various Battlecries.
New: One of five Dragons with various Battlecries.
Diff: Chromadrakes have been removed from the Tavern pool but can still be generated by certain minions and Trinkets.

Easy-to-Read Stats

Numbers with more than four digits will now be condensed for a cleaner, easier-to-read display.

New Battlegrounds Rewards Track

On August 4, Battlegrounds Season 13 will end, and Season 14 will begin! With that, Battlegrounds Ratings will reset, and the Battlegrounds Track will update. Any rewards that were already earned from the Season 13 Rewards Track, but not yet claimed, will be automatically claimed for you.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

Unity

Hearthstone has been upgraded to a newer version of Unity. The game's minimum system requirements have changed as a result. For the latest requirements, visit the Hearthstone System Requirements support page and select your operating system for more information.

Hearthstone

Fixed a visual bug where Krul the Unshackled's Battlecry caused the game board to remain dimmed for the rest of the match.
Fixed a bug where Shadow of Demise could be played after a non-spell card was played, despite having no valid effect.
Fixed a bug where the Essence generated by Dragon Soul, Shattered could be cast twice by Sinestra.
Fixed a bug where only one Mana Burn effect applied when two Mana Burns were played in the same turn.
Fixed a bug where Prepare incorrectly triggered Agamaggan's effect.
Fixed a bug that could prevent a game from starting when a Priest deck contained both Azalina Soulsever and Medivh the Hallowed.
Fixed a bug where a second Conjuration Specialist could target itself while Mayor Noggenfogger was on the board.
Fixed a visual bug where Stormfury displayed 2 damage instead of the correct amount when the player had Spell Damage.
Fixed a bug where Ascendance allowed a damaged Time-Twisted Seer to grant permanent Spell Damage for the rest of the game.
Fixed a bug that prevented Tombs of Terror from being started.
Fixed a bug where Secrets cast by The Origin Stone could be seen by opponents through the history bar.
Fixed a bug where Jailbird could no longer have its Cost reduced after interacting with Wizened Truthseeker.
Fixed a bug where Memoriam Manifest summoned Onyxia's Wing before Arisen Onyxia appeared.
Fixed a bug where Violet Punisher failed to steal Taunt from certain minions.
Fixed a bug where The Hero's Welcome did not trigger Rangari Scout's effect.
Fixed a bug where Siphoning Growth granted 16 Armor instead of 8 while Niri of the Crater was in play.
Fixed a bug where Mountain Map only offered two minion choices instead of three.
Fixed a bug where Jailhouse Manastorm could summon minions that cost more than 10 Mana.
Fixed a bug that prevented Prince Renathal and Timethief Rafaam from being included in the same deck.
Fixed a bug where Dire Fate effects that grant Windfury, Taunt, or Charge did not apply to summoned minions.
Fixed a bug where Conflux Crasher could still deal damage to an enemy minion after it had already died.
Fixed a bug where Zilliax Deluxe 3000 was guaranteed to be drawn after being shuffled into the deck by its own Deathrattle.
Fixed a bug where Helpless Hatchling's Deathrattle could reduce the Cost of Beasts that already cost 0.
Fixed a bug where Headmaster Kel'Thuzad did not add Mr. Bigglesworth to hand under certain board conditions.
Fixed a visual bug where Rampaging Hound displayed the Beast type instead of Elemental Beast.
Fixed a visual bug where Winterspring Whelp's Frost effect could trigger twice while The Origin Stone was in play.

Arena

Fixed a visual bug where dragging cards during Arena Redraft on Loss could leave behind a duplicate image.
Fixed a bug where Golden Hero Powers appeared as their non-Golden versions during Arena deck drafting.
Fixed a crash that could occur on iPad when conceding an Arena match.

Battlegrounds

Fixed a bug where Catacomb Crasher could gain Down in the Catacombs while still in the Tavern.
Fixed a group of bugs where Hand Protection was missing or did not function correctly for: Feline Fortune Timewarped Secrecy interacting with Secret Sinstone Yogg-Tastic Pastry's Hand of Fate outcome
Fixed a bug where Moroes, Steward of Death granted an incorrect amount of stats when created by Build-An-Undead.
Fixed a bug where Timewarped Wargear lost its base stats after being Magnetized onto another minion.
Fixed a bug where The Eye of Dalaran was not granted after its conditions were met.
Fixed a bug where Timewarped Interpreter granted +3/+2 instead of +3/+3.
Fixed a bug where the Maxwell Sticker Greater Trinket granted the wrong Buddy while the Greater Pouches Anomaly was active.
Fixed a bug where Tripled Sand Swirler and Glowing Cinder displayed incorrect card text when combined with Elemental of Surprise.

Collection

Fixed a visual bug where the Violet Hold Card Back displayed the name "Kirin Tor" in the Collection.