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Winter Veil Brings Old Gods to Battlegrounds

Winter Veil Brings Old Gods to Battlegrounds

Though many attempt to safeguard their sanity within Battlegrounds, nowhere is free from the corruption of the Old Gods! N’Zoth, C’Thun, and Y’Shaarj are headed to the Battlegrounds as playable Heroes alongside 10 new minions! Read the 19.2 patch notes to learn more.

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Darkmoon Prizes

We’re introducing a new limited-time mechanic—Darkmoon Prizes! Every four turns you’ll Discover a Darkmoon Prize and add it to your hand. As the game progresses, you’ll be offered increasingly powerful Darkmoon Prizes to play with. From immediately impactful buffs to game-lasting effects, Darkmoon Prizes add a new twist to every Battlegrounds match!

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All Darkmoon Prizes cost 0 mana. The you’ll Discover from on Prize Turn 1 are •	Big Banana – Give a minion +2/+2. •	Pocket Change - Add 2 Gold Coins to your hand. •	Gacha Gift - Discover a minion from Tavern Tier 1. •	The Good Stuff - Give minions in Bob's Shop +1 Health for the rest of the game. •	Rocking and Rolling - Your next 3 Refreshes cost (0). •	New Recruit - Add a minion to Bob's Tavern for the rest of the game. •	Might of Stormwind - Give your minions +1/+1. Prizes you’ll Discover from on Prize Turn 2 are •	On the House - Discover a minion from your current Tavern Tier. •	Gruul Rules - Give a minion "At the end of your turn, gain +2/+2." •	Evolving Tavern	- Replace all minions in Bob's Tavern with ones of a higher Tavern Tier. •	Great Deal - For the rest of the game, reduce the cost of upgrading Bob's Tavern by (2) at the end of your turn. •	Time Thief - Discover a minion from your last opponent's warband. •	Brann's Blessing	 - Your Battlecries trigger twice this turn. •	The Unlimited Coin - Gain 1 Gold this turn only. Return this to your hand at end of turn. •	The Bouncer - Give a minion +5/+5 and Taunt. Prizes you’ll Discover from on Prize Turn 3 are •	Buy the Holy Light - Give a minion Divine Shield.  •	Ice Block - Secret: When your hero takes fatal damage, prevent it and become Immune this turn.  •	I'm Still Just a Rat in a Cage - Double a minion's Attack. •	B.A.N.A.N.A.S. - Fill your hand with Bananas! (Mix of Bananas and Big Bananas, 1 in 3 chance right now) •	Training Session	 - Discover a new Hero Power. •	Repeat Customer - Return a friendly non-golden minion to your hand. Give it +2/+2. •	All That Glitters 	- Make a random minion in Bob's Tavern Golden. •	Top Shelf - Discover a minion from Tavern Tier 6. Prizes you’ll Discover from on Prize Turn 4 are •	Friends and Family Discount - For the rest of the game, minions in Bob's Tavern costs (1) less. •	Open Bar - Your first 5 Refreshes each turn cost (0). •	Raise the Stakes - Make a friendly minion Golden and return it to your hand. •	Fresh Tab - Refresh your Gold. •	Argent Braggart - Battlecry: Gain Attack and Health to match the highest in the battlefield. •	Big Winner - Discover a Darkmoon Prize from each of the previous turns. •	Give A Dog A Bone - Give a friendly minion +10/+10, Divine Shield, and Windfury.

Winter Veil Quests

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Winter Veil is underway! Get into the holiday spirit by completing a Legendary Quest chain that rewards a total of 4 Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs! These two quests will appear one at a time on your Quests Log and will not override any of your other quests.

Gift Exchange Tavern Brawl

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The Great Father is dropping crates on the battlefield! Get a gift each time you smash your opponent’s crate or your own! Completing the Gift Exchange Tavern Brawl will reward the Winter Veil Treat card back! If you’ve already collected the card back, you’ll earn 1 Classic card pack instead.

Wacky Waxy Winter Veil Tavern Brawl

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Greatfather Kobold got a little carried away with the presents. He’s wrapped up the strongest creatures and Heroes in Azeroth! Free them! Completing the Wacky Waxy Winter Veil Tavern Brawl will reward 1 Classic card pack.

Winter Veil Wreath Card Back Returns

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The Winter Veil Wreath card back is returning to the in-game shop! You can purchase this festive card back for 500 Gold of $2.99 at any point between December 15-29.

Book of Heroes Garrosh

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Follow Garrosh’s journey to becoming the Warlord of the Warsong clan in the next installment of Hearthstone Book of Heroes, releasing on December 16! Defeating all 8 bosses in this linear adventure will reward 1 Warrior Pack, containing only Warrior cards from Standard!

Login Rewards

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Finally, we’re giving all players 500 Gold and 5 Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs just for logging in after the 19.2 patch goes live!* There are a ton of balance updates and game improvements included in this patch as well—check out the full patch notes for details. Happy Feast of Winter Veil!
*All rewards will only be granted once per account. Must log in before January 18, 2021.

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