18.6 Patch Notes - Battlegrounds Updates - New Game Mode: Duels! - Pre-purchase
Here are the nitty gritty details for the Patch 18.6, including a new Battlegrounds Hero: Zephrys, the Great. Read all about him and everything else below!
Quote from BlizzardThe 18.6 Patch brings the introduction of a new game mode: Hearthstone Duels, pre-purchase for Hearthstone’s newest expansion Madness at the Darkmoon Faire, Battlegrounds updates, game improvements, and more!
Duels Early Access, Live Today
We’re pleased to announce Hearthstone Duels, a new collection-based game mode that mixes Dungeon Run fun with the excitement of head-to-head competition! Pre-purchase either Madness at the Darkmoon Faire bundle to instantly get early access to Duels along with a special Legendary Quest chain that rewards 6 Scholomance Academy Packs! Pre-purchase for Madness at the Darkmoon Faire will go live with the 18.6 patch at ~10:00 a.m. PT on 10/22. Read the Duels announcement blog to learn more.
The Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Mega Bundle includes Duels: Early Access*, 80 Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs, 5 Golden Madness at the Darkmoon Faire packs, one random Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Golden Legendary card, the N’Zoth Warlock Hero, the N’Zoth card back, and Battlegrounds perks**!
The Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Bundle includes Duels: Early Access*, 45 Madness as the Darkmoon Faire card packs, one random Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Legendary card, and the N’Zoth card back!
*Early access obtained through pre-purchase is available between October 22, 2020 and November 11, 2020. Duels game mode is accessible after reaching level 10 with all Hero classes in-game. **Battlegrounds Perks are available upon purchase and expire at the end of the Madness at the Darkmoon Faire expansion cycle.
Battlegrounds Updates
NEW HERO
Zephrys, The Great
- Three Wishes [Cost 4]
- If you have two copies of a minion, find the third. (3 wishes left)
Players with Battlegrounds Perks will have early access to Zephrys, The Great before the Hero is formally released on November 5.
Battlegrounds Parties Adjustments
We’re making small adjustments to Battlegrounds Parties during matchmaking and in post-game rating updates to address the potential advantages that come with queueing as a group.
- Post-game rating updates will no longer include results between players within the same group. When you queue Battlegrounds with a group now, your rating gains are only based on your results against players outside of your group.
- You'll now be matched based on the highest player rating in your group, rather than the group's rating average. End of game rating updates will take this rating disparity into account.
- We’ve disabled 2-4 player Battlegrounds Parties for players above 10,000 rating.
Standard Balance Updates
Evocation
- Old: [Cost 1] → New: [Cost 2]
Astromancer Solarian
- Old: Solarian Prime [Cost 7] → New: Solarian Prime [Cost 9]
Evocation and Astromancer Solarian will be eligible for a full dust refund for 2 weeks after the 18.6 patch goes live.
Log in for Silas Darkmoon for Free
Meet Silas Darkmoon, the Darkmoon Faire’s founder and lead showman. Log into Hearthstone after the 18.6 patch goes live to receive the Silas Darkmoon Legendary minion for free, available to play immediately! Round and round they go, where they’ll stop, nobody knows! Limit one per account.
Game Improvements & Miscellaneous Updates
- Hovering over the opponent's deck slot in Battlegrounds will now display what minion types are missing from the pool.
- Packs earned from climbing in Ranked Standard and Wild during November will be from the Madness at the Darkmoon Faire expansion.
- The Transfer Student login reward will now be granted if you own a pack from Scholomance Academy and go to the Open Packs menu.
Arena Rotation Coming
When Madness at the Darkmoon Faire launches on November 17, the Arena will include cards from the following sets:
Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Card List & Expansion Guide
Learn more and see all the cards in our dedicated Card List.
my God! are you so stupid or are you just pretending? in wild you can play with any card. in duels only with selected ones. In addition, you start with 15 cards and increase your deck step by step. if you compare this mode with wild, you have a very limited horizon or just want to troll. immelmann.
Is it possible to connect the game with an Immelmann?
Everyone is out and quite HS until the new expansion comes. Then everyone freaks out about the new cards and start playing again. These crying babies just do it for attention.
I personally like the new expansion, except that you need to pre-purchase to have early access to the new game mode. That is f up to me.
Evocation update was stupid. It was so easily removed by skulkin geist...
yea keep hiding critizism on your forums and stay happy while hearthstone sells you 3 year old game modes as new. it's unbelievable how blind this community is.
More nonsense modes... my prediction hearthstone will die out by the middle or end of next year.
The pre purchase is almost 1/6 of our minimal wage in Turkey. I was thinking of starting again to the game but they instantly reminded me that i need to pay :/
You mean 1/3 ? Cause minimal wage is 2324 TL. Early access is 80 euro.
It’s 40 euros.
New? It's just wild
What will happen with the current stacked gold?
Gold are not disapearing, just the missions that gives you gold, instead there will be missions with exp to collect the rewards.
its past 10 AM PT. where is the patch?
i dont like Duels at all.
its just a rng clown fiesta.
Card game and RNG? How is it even possibile???
I am happy they do new stuff.
Do I get Tavern pass for pre-purchasing either of the bundles, or do I have to spend 1250g on it on top of pre-purchasing the expansion?
Tavern pass is not included in the preorder, only the Battlegrounds pass.
The price for the tavern pass has not been made public, but I know they've said it will be paid, not obtainable through gold, so you will need some extra money besides your preorder fee.
There is a Tavern pass available in the shop at 1250gold or 9,99€. It includes battleground perks and 4 tavern tickets (for arena and heroic duels afaik). Is this not the battle pass they are talking about?
edit. and if it's not the same, what a retarded thing to do to name them both Tavern pass
The current Tavern pass is only for Battlegrounds. It costs 20 € at the beginning of expansion, and then half the price when you reach the new expansion. The new tavern pass will be different.
Why is N'Zoth a Warlock hero? Sargeras and his demon legions were against Old Gods and Void. This doesn't make any sense...