BattlegroundsFebruary 9, 2026
Patch Notes
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Heroes
New Hero
Morchie - Warped Conflux
On Turn 5, visit the Minor Timewarp. (4 turns left!)
Hero Changes
Loh, the Living Legend has been redesigned with a new Hero Power and Buddy.
Loh, the Living Legend
Hero Power: Heroic Inspiration - After 15 friendly minions attack, get a Triple Reward. (15 left!)
Buddy: Stoneshell Guardian - [Tier 5] 5/5. The first Triple Reward you play each turn Discovers from Golden minions. (1 left!)
Minion and Spell Updates
New Minions
Felhorn [Tier 3, Demon/Beast]
2/4. Battlecry: Give your other Demons and Beasts +1/+2 and deal 1 damage to them, twice.
Shore Marauder [Tier 6, Elemental/Pirate]
4/5. Your Pirates and Elementals give an extra +1/+1.
Burgeoning Whelp [Tier 5, Dragon]
5/5. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Your Whelps have +3/+3 this game.
Relentless Deflector [Tier 3, Mech]
5/4. Has Taunt while this has Divine Shield. Avenge (4): Gain Divine Shield.
Photobomber [Tier 5, Mech]
6/6. Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to the highest-Health enemy minion. (Improved by Tavern spells you've cast this game!)
Azsharan Veteran [Tier 5, Naga]
4/4. Spellcraft: Give your minions +2/+1. Repeat for each Bonus Keyword in your warband.
Stellar Freebooter [Tier 4, Pirate]
8/4. Taunt. Deathrattle: Give a friendly minion Health equal to this minion's Attack.
Eternal Tycoon [Tier 5, Undead]
2/7. Avenge (5): Summon an Eternal Knight. It attacks immediately.
Changed Minions
Lava Lurker [Tier 2, Naga]
2/5. The first Spellcraft spell played from hand on this each turn is permanent. (1 left!)
Defiant Shipwright [Tier 2, Pirate]
2/5. Whenever this gains Attack from other sources, gain +1 Health.
Dev Note: The Golden versions of all Pirates that give stats have been changed to trigger the regular effect twice, rather than doubling the buff. This is to support their interaction with Shore Marauder.
Gunpowder Courier [Tier 4, Pirate]
2/6. Whenever you spend 6 Gold, give your Pirates +2 Attack. (6 Gold left!)
Cannon Corsair [Tier 6, Pirate]
3/8. After you gain Gold, give your Pirates +1/+2.
Fleet Admiral Tethys [Tier 6, Pirate]
5/6. After you spend 10 Gold, get a random Pirate. (10 left!)
The following Pirates have had their Golden version updated to trigger twice:
Underhanded Dealer [Tier 3, Pirate] 6/6. After you gain Gold, gain +1/+2 twice.
Peggy Sturdybone [Tier 3, Pirate] 6/4. Whenever a card is added to your hand, give another friendly Pirate +1/+1, twice.
Timecap'n Hooktail [Tier 3, Pirate] 2/8. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions +1 Attack twice.
Plankwalker [Tier 4, Pirate] 12/8. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give three random friendly minions +2/+1, twice.
Lovesick Balladist [Tier 4, Pirate] 6/4. Battlecry: Give a Pirate +1 Health twice. (Improved by each Gold you've spent this turn!)
Yorik Smite [Tier 5, Pirate] 12/12. At the end of your turn, give your minions +2/+2 twice. Golden ones gain +6/+6 instead.
Cannon Corsair [Tier 6, Pirate] 6/16. After you gain Gold, give your Pirates +1/+2 twice.
Ship Master Eudora [Tier 6, Pirate] 20/10. Deathrattle: Give your minions +8/+8 twice. Golden ones keep it permanently.
The Last One Standing [Tier 7] 24/24. Rally: Give a friendly minion of each type +12/+12 permanently, twice.
Timewarped Hooktail [Tier 5, Pirate] 12/24. Whenever you cast a Tavern spell, give your minions +2/+1 twice.
Timewarped Peggy [Tier 5, Pirate] 18/10. Whenever a card is added to your hand, give your Pirates +1/+1 twice.
Returning Minions
Buzzing Vermin
Forest Rover
Turquoise Skitterer
Silky Shimmermoth
Bubble Gunner
Shoalfin Mystic
Gormling Gourmet
Hackerfin
Weary Mage
Groundbreaker
Eternal Knight
Eternal Summoner
Needling Crone
Three Lil' Quilboar
Minions Returning With Changes
Unleashed Mana Surge [Tier 5, Elemental]
5/3. After you play an Elemental, give your Elementals +1/+1.
Apprentice of Sefin [Tier 4, Murloc]
4/4. At the end of your turn, gain +2/+2 and a random Bonus Keyword.
Showy Cyclist [Tier 5, Naga]
4/3. Deathrattle: Give your Naga +2/+2. (Improved by every 4 spells you've cast this game!)
Removed Minions
Manasaber
Ship Master Eudora
Reef Explorer
Sewer Rat
Sly Raptor
Goldrinn, the Great Wolf
Indomitable Mount
Tardy Traveler
Ultraviolet Ascendant
Deflect-o-Bot
Metal Dispenser
River Skipper
Primitive Painter
Hot Springer
King Bagurgle
Canopy Swinger
Corrupted Myrmidon
Greedy Snaketongue
Rimescale Priestess
Sunken Advocate
Slitherspear, Lord of Gains
Dastardly Drust
Elite Navigator
Bloodsnout Warlord
Ghostly Ymirjar
Ghoul of the Feast
New Tavern Spells
Time Snap [Tier 6]
[2 Gold] Discover a 1-Cost minion from the Major Timewarp.
Menagerie Tableware [Tier 7]
[4 Cost] Give your minions +3/+3. Repeat for each different friendly minion type.
Returning Tavern Spells
Boon of Beetles
Removed Tavern Spells
Blade of Ambition
Raptor's Revenge
Timewarped Tavern Updates
New Minor Timewarp (Turn 6) Cards
New Minions
Timewarped Zerus [Tier 3]
[2 Chronum] 6/6. Once per turn, choose from 2 Minor Timewarped minions to transform into. Keep this minion's stats.
Timewarped Traveler [Tier 3]
[2 Chronum] 4/5. Avenge (5): Get a random 1-Cost minion from the Minor Timewarp.
Timewarped Chimera [Tier 3]
[2 Chronum] 1/8. Whenever this takes damage, give a friendly minion of each type +1/+1 permanently.
Removed Minions
Timewarped Stoneshell
New Timewarp Spells
Timewarped Scroll [Tier 3]
[1 Chronum] Each turn this is in your hand, transform into a random 2-Cost card from the Minor Timewarp.
Timewarped Apples [Tier 3]
[1 Chronum] After the Tavern is Refreshed this game, cast Them Apples.
New Major Timewarp (Turn 9) Cards
New Minions
Timewarped Nest Swarmer [Tier 5]
[2 Chronum] 7/7. Battlecry, Deathrattle, and Rally: Your Beetles have +2/+2 this game. Summon a 2/2 Beetle.
Timewarped Icky Imp [Tier 5]
[2 Chronum] 12/12. Deathrattle: Summon 2 Imps with this minion's maximum stats.
Timewarped Stone Drake [Tier 5]
[2 Chronum] 6/6. Start of Combat: Gain the stats of all the minions you sold this turn. (0/0)
Timewarped Trumpeter [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] 7/8. After you sell 4 Elementals, get a random Elemental. (4 left!)
Timewarped Swirler [Tier 5]
[2 Chronum] 9/9. Your Elementals give an extra +3/+3 this game.
Timewarped Wargear [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] 5/5. Magnetic. After you Magnetize this, double the target's stats.
Timewarped Astrogill [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] 5/5. While this is in your hand, after a different friendly Murloc gains stats, gain +1/+1.
Timewarped Lava Lurker [Tier 5]
[2 Chronum] 8/9. After you cast a Spellcraft spell from hand on a minion, also cast a permanent copy on this. (Twice per turn.)
Timewarped Collector [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] 12/12. Also damages adjacent minions. Rally: If you control 4 Golden minions, gain Divine Shield.
Timewarped Shadequill [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] 7/11. At the end of your turn, gain the stats of 3 highest‑Health minions in the Tavern.
Timewarped Hag [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] 6/8. Start of Combat: Give the Undead to the right Reborn and “This is Reborn with full Health and enchantments.”
Timewarped Magnanimoose [Tier 5]
[2 Chronum] 8/2. Deathrattle: Summon and get a minion from a random opponent's warband.
Timewarped Lucky Egg [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] 2/2. In two turns, Discover a Golden Tier 7 minion to transform into. (2 turns left!)
Timewarped Mythrax [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] 8/8. Start of Combat: Gain the stats of 3 friendly minions of different types.
Timewarped Amalgam [Tier 5]
[2 Chronum] 7/9. After you play a minion, give minions of its type in the Tavern +3/+3 this game.
Removed Minions
Timewarped Bristler
New Timewarp Spells
Timewarped Revelation [Tier 5]
[1 Chronum] Discover a 1‑Cost and 2‑Cost minion from the Minor Timewarp.
Timewarped Secrecy [Tier 5]
[3 Chronum] Discover a Golden Tier 7 minion.
Anomaly Updates
Anomalies are back in Battlegrounds! They are tavern-transforming effects that apply to all players from the start of each game.
New Anomalies
Major Goldthorn Potion
The Major Timewarp offers 5 Golden minions this game. They do not give Triple Rewards.
Minor Goldthorn Potion
The Minor Timewarp offers 5 Golden minions this game. They do not give Triple Rewards.
Boon of Chronum
You get an extra Chronum at each Timewarp.
Major Waygate
On Turns 8 and 9, visit the Major Timewarp. There is no Minor Timewarp in this game.
Twisting Hourglass
All 4 Chronum this game can be spent at the Minor Timewarp. Any unspent carries over to the Major Timewarp.
Oathstone's Summoning
Minor Timewarped minions enter the Tavern pool on Turn 7, and Major ones on Turn 10.
Unforeseen Portal
Visit an extra Timewarp on a random turn this game.
Darkmoon Faire Prizes
Every 4 turns, Discover a Darkmoon Faire Prize. (3 turns left!)
Returning Anomalies
Cosmic Duality
Secrets of Norgannon
Audience's Choice
Grapnel of the Titans
Double Header
False Idols
Bring in the Buddies
Eleventh Hour
Golden Arrow
Perfected Alchemy
Scout's Honor
The Yogg-iseum
Treasure Hoard
Treasure Hoard
Treasure Hoard
Up-Prizing
All Bottled Up
Darkmoon Faire Prizes
Darkmoon Faire Prizes return with their very own Anomaly. We've updated some of the older Darkmoon Fair Prizes as well as created new ones!
Tier 1
Gacha Gift: Discover a Tier 1 minion.
The Good Stuff: Give minions in the Tavern +1/+1 this game.
Rocking and Rolling: For the rest of the game, gain 1 free Refresh at the start of each turn.
New Recruit: The Tavern offers an extra minion with +2/+2 this game.
Banana Bunch: Get 2 Tavern Dish Bananas.
Unfurled Codex: Get a random Tavern spell that costs (2) or more.
Crystallization: Your Tavern spells give an extra +1/+1 this game.
Removed from Tier 1
Pocket Change
Might of Stormwind
Tier 2
Evolving Tavern: Replace all cards in the Tavern with ones of a Tier higher.
Gruul Rules: Give a friendly minion "At the end of your turn, gain +4/+4."
Time Thief: Discover a minion from your last opponent's warband.
On the House: Discover a minion of your Tier.
The Unlimited Coin: Gain 1 Gold. Return this to your hand at end of turn.
I'm Still Just a Rat in a Cage: Give a friendly minion +2 Attack, then double its Attack.
The Bouncer: Give a friendly minion Taunt, then double its Health.
Big Brann Play: Your Battlecries trigger an extra time this turn.
Mageroyal Blossom: Discover a Tavern spell of your Tier.
Removed from Tier 2
Great Deal
Tier 3
Training Session: Discover a new Hero Power.
Buy the Holy Light: Give a friendly minion +10 Attack and Divine Shield.
B.A.N.A.N.A.S.: Fill your hand with Tavern Dish Bananas.
Top Shelf: Discover a minion from a Tier higher (up to Tier 7).
Repeat Customer: Return a friendly minion to your hand.
All That Glitters: Make a random minion in the Tavern Golden.
Mindflayer Goggles: Steal all cards from the Tavern, then Refresh it.
Reserve Prices: Tavern spells cost (2) less this turn.
Tier 4
Raise the Stakes: Make a friendly minion Golden and return it to your hand.
Friends and Family Discount: Minions in the Tavern cost (2) this game.
Fresh Tab: Gain 12 Gold.
Open Bar: Gain 5 free Refreshes. At the start of each turn, gain 5 more.
Give a Dog a Bone: Give a friendly minion Divine Shield, Windfury, and +15/+15.
Big Winner!: Discover a Darkmoon Prize from each of the previous Prize Tiers.
Gorgeous Goblet: Fill your hand with random Tavern spells.
All-Seeing Elder. 1/1. Start of Combat: Gain the Attack of your left-most minion and the Health of your right-most minion twice.
Removed from Tier 4
Argent Braggart
Claim Free Battlegrounds Emotes in the Shop!
Visit the in-game shop to claim three free Battlegrounds emotes inspired by Chinese Lunar New Year.
Hogger and Varian Arrive in Darkmoon Faire Treasures
The Darkmoon Faire Treasures booth is rolling back into town with a fresh spin on its latest selection of prizes. This time, there are two grand prizes up for grabs: the Hogger Pet and the Lion’s Landing Varian Mythic Skin, alongside a trove of rewards inspired by Chinese Lunar New Year.
Hogger and Varian Darkmoon Faire Treasures Run Dates
Mainland China: February 9 at 10:00 a.m. PST - March 10 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
All other regions: February 17 at 10:00 a.m. PST - March 10  at 10:00 a.m. PDT
Darkmoon Faire Treasures is our random pull system that rewards Pets, Mythic Skins, Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more. The first pull is free, and subsequent pulls require Runestones to purchase. As the prize collections in the Treasures booth rotate, prices adjust to match the value of the current items. Read more about the current value of Darkmoon Faire Treasures, as well as pull rates and odds.
Starting in Patch 34.6, players will find drop rate details for Darkmoon Faire Treasures prizes directly in-game. Click the ‘i’ button located at the bottom of the Darkmoon Fair Treasures event page to view the most up-to-date drop rate information.
Varian
Lead the charge with the Lion’s Landing Varian Mythic Skin for Warrior and Hunter, forged in gold and blue to showcase the High King’s unbreakable resolve. Channel Varian’s wolf‑like instincts with animations that strike fast, shrug off heavy blows, and keep you poised to counter at a moment’s notice. Truth, honor, and duty power every swing as Varian takes the fight to your opponent.
Hogger
Wild, unpredictable, and ready for action, Hogger is ready to welcome you to his pack. As your new furry Gnoll companion, Hogger will cheer you on with feverish bloodlust and relish every act of violence you unleash. He’s as fierece as he is loyal... just don’t try to pet him for too long.
Level up Hogger to unlock three new skins: Pirate Hogger, Corrupted Hogger, and God of Wealth Hogger. Earn XP by completing these actions with Hogger at your side:
Feed Hogger a Treat
Play a minion with no type
Play a spell with no type
Summon a Taunt minion
Fill your board
Play four cards in one turn
Play a Legendary minion
Play a Pirate
Triple a Pirate in Battlegrounds
Win a round of combat in Battlegrounds
