Your Attendance is Requested at the Masquerade Ball!
A brand new event is starting "The Masquerade Ball" watch or read all about it below!
Quote from BlizzardThe administration of Scholomance Academy cordially invites you to a reception for the ages. We’re throwing a Masquerade Ball, right here on campus! What better way to celebrate a frightful holiday than embracing the supernatural spirit with a definitely-not-haunted costume ball?
The Tavern will undergo a makeover for the Masquerade Ball limited-time event and will feature brand new content unlocking weekly including Tavern Brawls, the return of Dual-Class Arena, a new Hearthstone Book of Heroes solo experience, and more!
September 29 - Exercise the Elements in Battlegrounds
On September 29, you’ll be able to recruit and wield the awesome power of Elementals in Battlegrounds! The addition of this new minion type comes in the form of 16 new minions and 4 new Heroes—the iconic Chenvaala, Rakanishu, Al’Akir the Windlord, and Ragnaros the Firelord!
What’s more, Battlegrounds ratings will be reset for all players and a new progression system will be introduced. The new system is similar to the progression system players are familiar with from our constructed Ranked mode. Read the 18.4 patch notes for more on the Elementals update and check out our Dev Insights blog for more on the rating changes!
Meld Magic in Dual-Class Arena
We’re giving all players one free Arena ticket to celebrate the return of Dual-Class Arena! When you start an Arena run during the Masquerade Ball event, you’ll choose a Hero before choosing a Hero Power from a different class. Card offerings will feature cards from BOTH classes, in addition to neutral cards. Mix and match to your heart’s content and discover powerful synergies!
Rise of the Zombeasts Returns
Let the hunt begin! Returning to the Tavern is the Rise of the Zombeasts Tavern Brawl, where both players create an undead army by assuming the role of Deathstalker Rexxar with a discounted Build-A-Beast Hero Power!
October 7 – Masquerade Ball Tavern Brawl
At the Scholomance Academy Masquerade Ball, everyone must don a costume! When you play a minion in this Tavern Brawl, it transforms into a minion that costs (2) more. When that minion dies, the original minion is revealed and re-joins the fight!
October 13 – Hearthstone Book of Heroes: Rexxar
Born into a peaceful half-ogre, half-orc tribe, Rexxar joined the Horde as a soldier to save his people. The wars to follow weighed heavily on him, and he was only able to find solace in nature and the company of beasts. Eventually, honor compelled him to contact the Horde again, leading to a friendship with its new leader, Thrall. Facing enormous challenges, Rexxar triumphed against his enemies and became known as the Champion of the Horde!
Play through Rexxar’s story in Hearthstone Book of Heroes, a new solo experience! Defeating all 8 bosses in this linear adventure will reward 1 Hunter Pack, containing only Hunter cards from Standard!
October 14 – Boss Battle Royale 3 Tavern Brawl
Dress up as big bad bosses from past battles and crash the party! The Boss Battle Royale 3 Tavern Brawl features 10 playable bosses, each sporting a unique Hero Power.
Playable bosses:
- Dr. Boom
- Mother Sharaz
- White King
- Cenarius
- Baduu Prime
- Kriziki the Winged
- Lich Baz’hial
- Rotwing
- Hagatha the Vengeful
- Illidan Stormrage
Complete Legendary Quests
Starting September 29, players can complete a chain of Legendary Quests to earn a total of 9 card packs! Quests will be initially available on the following dates:
- September 29, 10:00 AM PT: Play Dual-Class Arena to earn 1 Scholomance Academy pack, 1 Ashes of Outland pack, and 1 Year of the Dragon pack.
- October 6, 10:00 AM PT: Play 50 cards in any mode to earn 1 Scholomance Academy pack, 1 Decent of Dragons pack, and 1 Year of the Dragon pack.
- October 13, 10:00 AM PT: Defeat Leoroxx in Hearthstone Book of Heroes: Rexxar to earn 1 Scholomance Academy pack, 1 Saviors of Uldum pack, and 1 Year of the Dragon pack.
Complete a Secret Quest
After a thorough examination of garments in our lost and found cupboard, Transfer Student has embarked on a laborious journey to find the perfect costume for the Masquerade Ball! We’ve identified an itinerary in the dormitory that outlines an intention to visit Dalaran, Uldum, Dragonblight, and the Black Temple. Scribbled on the back is mention of playing Rexxar’s tale in Hearthstone Book of Heroes, and at least one match in both Battlegrounds and Arena.
Retrace their steps and you’ll be rewarded with two golden copies of Transfer Student! Good luck!
So is this actually live now because I’m seeing nothing new yet?
Has people forgotten that we were promised a new game mode? Was it cancelled, are there any news about it?
No one forgot. It's still coming.
The new mode is probably for november
yes
Well if new, dual class arena starts, does it mean that if I have a recent run I'll get the rewards and another free entry?
Well would you look at that! An event that actually gives us some free rewards and payment isn't needed to get a lot of the content. Thanks Blizzard! I think many of us want more of this than what the Forbidden Library gave us.
Welcome Rexxar!
Finally!!!!!
I know that elemental would come to october. Obviously the plan is every mid expansion to have new minion type + new heroes. I am happy to see that they are making every month some event even if it is not that big. But otherwise I am pretty happy to see new heroes and new type on BG!
Now THIS sounds like a good event, unlike the "event" last month.
... and where is the info about reset of BG (and possibly new features and J nerf)?
that's part of the patchnotes
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External Battlegrounds ratings will be reset for all players and a new progression system will be introduced. The new system is similar to the progression system players are familiar with from our constructed Ranked mode.
Players will see their rating reset to 0, and all new players will start with 0 rating. With every Top 4 placement, players will gain rating—up to 300 per win. A player's rating will never go below 0, and they cannot lose rating until they’ve climbed above 2000.
Here are the nuts and bolts of how the new system works:
Matchmaking will now be done based on the player's invisible internal rating, which we’ve been tracking since Battlegrounds launched. Internal ratings for players will not be reset and will not be affected by the above modifications to external ratings. When your external rating is lower than your internal rating, you will gain rating faster. Read more about the ratings update in our Dev Insights blog!
Please note that your rating will not visibly reset until you've played at least one Battlegrounds game!"
That's in the patch notes post: https://www.hearthpwn.com/news/7657-18-4-patch-nerfs-guardian-animals-tortollan