Battlegrounds Hero Pool Updates
NEW HEROTess Greymane
- Bob’s Burgles [Cost 1]
- Refresh Bob’s Tavern with minions from your last opponent’s warband.

Players with Battlegrounds Perks will have early access to Tess Greymane before the hero is formally released on July 28. RETURNING HEROES King Mukla
- Bananarama [Cost 1]
- Get 2 Bananas. At the end of your turn, give everyone else one.

Dinotamer Brann
- Battle Brand [Cost 1]
- Refresh Bob’s Tavern with Battlecry minions.

UPDATED HEROES Aranna Starseeker
- Demon Hunter Training [Passive]
- Old: After you Refresh 7 times, Bob always has 7 minions. → New: After you Refresh 5 times, Bob always has 7 minions.



Captain Hooktusk
- Trash for Treasure [Cost 0]
- Old: Remove a friendly minion. Discover one from a Tavern Tier lower. → New: Remove a friendly minion. Get a random one from a Tavern Tier lower.



Battlegrounds Minion Pool Updates
- Pirates are no longer guaranteed to appear in every Battlegrounds game.
Amalgadon
- [Tier 6, All] 6 Attack, 6 Health
- Battlecry: For each different minion type you have, Adapt randomly.


- Goldrinn, the Great Wolf
- Old: [Tier 5] → New: [Tier 6]



Balance Updates
Craftable cards listed below will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks after the 17.6 patch goes live.Dragonqueen Alexstrasza
- Old: Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, add 2 other random Dragons to your hand. They cost (0). → New: Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, add 2 other random Dragons to your hand. They cost (1).



Corsair Cache
- Old: Draw a weapon. Give it +1/+1. → New: Draw a weapon. Give it +1 Durability.



Metamorphosis
- Old: Swap your Hero Power to "Deal 5 damage." After 2 uses, swap it back. → New: Swap your Hero Power to "Deal 4 damage." After 2 uses, swap it back.



Kayn Sunfury
- Old: 3 Attack, 5 Health → New: 3 Attack, 4 Health.



Warglaives of Azzinoth
- Old: [Cost 5] → New: [Cost 6].



Dragoncaster
- Old: [Cost 6] → New: [Cost 7].



Fungal Fortunes
- Old: [Cost 2] → New: [Cost 3].



Galakrond, the Nightmare
- Old: Battlecry: Draw 1 card. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 1 card. It costs (1).
Galakrond, the Apocalypse (Rogue)
- Old: Battlecry: Draw 2 cards. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 2 cards. They cost (1).
Galakrond, Azeroth’s End (Rogue)
- Old: Battlecry: Draw 4 cards. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 4 cards. They cost (1).



Game Improvements & Bug Fixes
- When random card back is selected, you will now see a randomized card back every time you open a pack and every time you open the Crafting menu.
- The UI has been updated with an icon on the top right that will indicate when you’re offline.
Pre-Purchase Scholomance Academy
Pre-purchase one or both Scholomance Academy bundles, available in-game and on the Battle.net web shop!
Scholomance Academy Mega Bundle

Scholomance Academy Bundle

Log in and Get Transfer Student for Free

With today’s 17.6 patch all players can log in to receive two copies of the Epic Neutral minion, Transfer Student, for free!* Transfer Student has different effects based on which game board it’s played on, with 25 different effects in total, and can be slotted into your decks immediately! *Limit two per account. Must log in by October 20 to claim.
Scholomance Academy Coming to Arena

When Scholomance Academy launches, the Arena will include cards from the following sets:
- Scholomance Academy
- Demon Hunter Initiate
- Ashes of Outland
- Galakrond's Awakening
- Descent of Dragons
- Saviors of Uldum
- Rise of Shadows
- Classic
- Basic
Weapon Frames Update – Coming July 30
With the introduction of Dual-Class cards, we went back and applied a class specific frame to every weapon in Hearthstone. Class specific weapon frames will appear in-game starting July 30.




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