Give +1/+2 and Taunt to minions you summon during combat.
Players with Battlegrounds Perks will have early access to these new Heroes before they’re formally released on February 4.
NEW BATTLEGROUNDS MINIONS
Soul Devourer
[Tier 3, Demon] 3 Attack, 3 Health
Battlecry: Choose a friendly Demon. Remove it to gain its stats and 3 Gold.
Ring Matron
[Tier 4, Demon] 6 Attack, 4 Health
Taunt. Deathrattle: Summon two 3/2 Imps.
MINION POOL UPDATE
Floating Watcher has been removed from the Battlegrounds Minion pool.
The Darkmoon Races Mini-Set
Hearthstone’s first ever Mini-Set, The Darkmoon Races, features 35 unique cards—4 Legendary, 1 Epic (x2), 14 Rare (x2), and 16 Common (x2) for a total of 66 new cards that draw on familiar card mechanics from throughout the Year of the Phoenix! Collectible Darkmoon Races Mini-Set cards can be found in Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs, and the entire set is available for purchase from the in-game or web shop for $14.99 or 2000 Gold. Read more about the Darkmoon Races Mini-Set here!
Duels Updates
The Duels Mid-Season Update will add 10 new Hero Powers, 25 new Signature Treasures (5 of which are Dual-Class), 4 new Passive Treasures, and 2 new Active Treasures on January 21! Heroic and Casual ratings will reset with the 19.4 patch, and new Achievements will become available for you to complete. Read more about the Duels Mid-Season Update here!
Dev Comment: There is a known issue where the countdown timer at the bottom of the Duels start screen is incorrect. Duels ratings will reset with the 19.4 patch on January 21.
Arena Rotation
When the 19.4 patch is released on January 21, the Arena will include cards from the following sets:
Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Argent Braggart would not retain stat buffs when tripled.
Fixed a bug where Malevolent Strike would not discount itself when created by Deck of Lunacy.
Fixed a bug where losing control of a minion immediately when it comes into play (such as playing Silas Darkmoon on an empty board) would not correctly Corrupt cards in hand.
Fixed a bug where the ‘created by’ tag on generated cards was showing up as ‘UNKNOWN ENTITY’ when played.
Fixed a bug where Glinda Crowskin would not grant Echo to cards modified by Deck of Chaos.
Fixed a visual bug where transforming a Dormant minion could make it appear to retain buffs while Dormant.
Fixed a visual bug where Corrupted minions appeared to respawn on the board after being destroyed.
Fixed a visual bug where viewing progress for quests such as Open the Waygate would no longer highlight cards in hand that did not start in your deck.
Fixed a visual bug where Zombeasts in play only displayed card text for the first beast selection when using the Build-A-Beast Hero Power.
Passive Treasures offered between matches in Duels should now present more options that are better suited for the class you're playing.
Coming February 2 - Book of Heroes Anduin
Raised with the expectation he would follow in his father’s footsteps, Prince Anduin has instead forged his own way through the grace of the Light. He learned to wield holy magic as well as a sword, making him a unique figure among the royalty of Azeroth. Thus armed, Anduin has embarked on numerous adventures as far away as the storied realm of Pandaria and as close as the decaying ruins of Lordaeron.
Follow Anduin’s journey in the next installment of Hearthstone Book of Heroes, releasing on February 2! Defeating all 8 bosses in this linear adventure will reward 1 Priest Pack, containing only Priest cards from Standard!
This was the most unfun reveal for me by far. When the reveals started I wasn´t aware of it, went to sleep. Upon awakening there already was the whole mini-expansion revealed. It killed all the hype for me, not even excited to check all of the cards now :(
I do not understand that, why went you to sleep during card reveal
While I'm here, do we have any information if they'll fix the book of heroes achievements? I've played through all of them, but mage and hunter are unsolved in my achievements log.
I did not played the Paladin yet specifically to not have an unsolved achievement once they will introduce i
Hope this is all true - and I can finally open the DMF packs I've been hoarding. I will be saying goodbye to 2000g if some of the legendaries and epics are playable.
Also, with the reward track update we should get the 2000 gold as bonus compared to previous rewards
Well, for Pirates is even better this back (I do not own, unfortunately)
Same for me
The old skins which do not had new voicelines have them updated
There are new achievments to grind in each class, so I will try to get them. A little XP is coming with them.
His run most likely continues
Just restart Hearthstone, it will get fixed (as many achievment bugs)
Source: https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/news/23591149/19-4-patch-notes?blzcmp=app
Battlegrounds Updates
NEW BATTLEGROUNDS HEROES
Tickatus
Greybough
Players with Battlegrounds Perks will have early access to these new Heroes before they’re formally released on February 4.
NEW BATTLEGROUNDS MINIONS
Soul Devourer
Ring Matron
MINION POOL UPDATE
The Darkmoon Races Mini-Set
Duels Updates
Dev Comment: There is a known issue where the countdown timer at the bottom of the Duels start screen is incorrect. Duels ratings will reset with the 19.4 patch on January 21.
Arena Rotation
Bug Fixes & Game Improvements
Coming February 2 - Book of Heroes Anduin
Raised with the expectation he would follow in his father’s footsteps, Prince Anduin has instead forged his own way through the grace of the Light. He learned to wield holy magic as well as a sword, making him a unique figure among the royalty of Azeroth. Thus armed, Anduin has embarked on numerous adventures as far away as the storied realm of Pandaria and as close as the decaying ruins of Lordaeron.
Follow Anduin’s journey in the next installment of Hearthstone Book of Heroes, releasing on February 2! Defeating all 8 bosses in this linear adventure will reward 1 Priest Pack, containing only Priest cards from Standard!
I do not understand that, why went you to sleep during card reveal
This is the REAL Goblin Snowman
I did not played the Paladin yet specifically to not have an unsolved achievement once they will introduce i
Fun fact: Galakronds Awakening was teased 2 weeks before launch with some card info: https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/news/23227142
So now is Blizzard quite late
How could you get 8000 gold in old system in 2 months?
Ok, I missed that. They maybe thought of Cardburst.
You are not aware of strong spellburst cards? Are you playing the game?
Pen Flinger, Intrepid Initiate, Gibberling, Diligent Notetaker, Speaker Gidra, [Hearthstone Card (Firesbrand) Not Found]... nearly every spellburst card is heavily played
Also, with the reward track update we should get the 2000 gold as bonus compared to previous rewards
Official info here: https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2473-hearthstones-darkmoon-faire-mini-set-releases-35-new-cards-on-january-21-new-cards-available-in-packs-or-for-15
Will be new rewards added to shop or we can spend the currency?
This is my educated guess. Blizzard confirmed major changes in week January 25-29 (source: https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2404-hearthstone-duels-ratings-reset-in-3-weeks-new-hero-powers-and-treasures-arriving-soon) with Duels reset, which is, I think, the moment when the miniexpac will be released.
The timeframe (mid-expansion) given before fits perfectly.
Yes, hold them, it is one, max. two more weeks until we get the miniexpac
I think we will not get any dust, but instead some/all cards will rotate and we will get a set of uncraftable cards, like basic set Mk.2