Scholomance Pre-Purchase

Scholomance Pre-Purchase is a Hearthstone patch released on July 14, 2020. It was versioned 17.6.0 with the build number 53261. It was released during the expansion Ashes of Outland

Card Changes

Dragonqueen Alexstrasza - The Dragons created by the Battlecry effect cost (1) (up from 0).
Corsair Cache - No longer gives a +1 Attack buff to the weapon drawn.
Metamorphosis - The Hero Power deals 4 damage (down from 5).
Kayn Sunfury - Now has 4 Health. (Down from 5)
Warglaives of Azzinoth - Cost increased to 6 (from 5).
Dragoncaster - Cost increased to 7 (from 6).
Fungal Fortunes - Cost increased to 3 (from 2).
Galakrond, the Nightmare - The cards drawn by the Battlecry effect cost (1) (up from 0).
Galakrond, Azeroth's End - The cards drawn by the Battlecry effect cost (1) (up from 0).
Galakrond, the Apocalypse - The cards drawn by the Battlecry effect cost (1) (up from 0).

New Collectible Cards

New cards have been added to the game.

New Neutral Cards

Transfer Student - Oh, the places you'll go! There is so much to fight! There are boards to be explored. There are dreams to take flight.

Quote From Blizzard

Today’s 17.6 patch brings pre-purchase for Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Scholomance Academy! With it comes a handful of Battlegrounds updates, balance changes, and game improvements.

Battlegrounds Hero Pool Updates

NEW HERO
Tess 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.

NEW MINION
Amalgadon

[Tier 6, All] 6 Attack, 6 Health

Battlecry: For each different minion type you have, Adapt randomly.

UPDATED MINION

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

The Mega Bundle includes 85 Scholomance Academy card packs and, for the first time ever, 5 of those will be Golden Scholomance Academy packs—each filled with Golden cards! The Mega Bundle also includes one random Scholomance Academy Golden Legendary card, the Kel’Thuzad Mage Hero, the Kel'Thuzad card back, and a Tavern Pass, which includes 4 Arena tickets.
Scholomance Academy Bundle

The Scholomance Academy Bundle includes 55 Scholomance Academy card packs, the Kel’thuzad card back, and a random Scholomance Academy Golden Legendary card.

Pre-purchase Now!

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.