Battlegrounds Patch 34.6 — Feb 2026
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New Mechanic
Anomalies Return
Anomalies are back in Battlegrounds — tavern-transforming effects that apply to all players from the start of each game. 8 new Anomalies this season (including Timewarp-specific ones), 15 classic Anomalies returning. New prize type: Darkmoon Faire Prizes — every 4 turns, Discover a prize from one of 4 power tiers.
New Timewarp cards: 5 added to the Minor pool (1 removed), 17 added to the Major pool (1 removed).
Mechanic Updates
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, Up-Prizing, All Bottled Up
Darkmoon Faire Prizes
Tier 1
- Gacha Gift: Discover a Tier 1 minion.
- The Good Stuff: Give minions in the Tavern +1/+1 this game.
- Rocking and Rolling: Gain 1 free Refresh at the start of each turn for the rest of the game.
- New Recruit: The Tavern offers an extra minion with +2/+2 this game.
- 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.
- 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)
New Timewarp Cards — Minor Timewarp
- 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."
- 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."
- (Removed: Timewarped Stoneshell)
New Timewarp Cards — Major Timewarp
- 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."
- Timewarped Trumpeter [Tier 5, 1 Chronum] 7/8: "After you sell 4 Elementals, get a random Elemental."
- 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 full Health/enchantments on Reborn."
- 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."
- 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."
- Timewarped Revelation [Tier 5, 1 Chronum]: "Discover a 1-Cost and 2-Cost minion from the Minor Timewarp."
- (Removed: Timewarped Bristler)
Minions and Spells Changes
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."
- 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 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."
Returned 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
Returned 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 cast this game!)"
Stat / Text Changes
- Lava Lurker [Tier 2, Naga] 2/5: The first Spellcraft spell played from hand each turn is permanent. (Golden Pirates adjusted to trigger regular effect twice.)
- Defiant Shipwright [Tier 2, Pirate] 2/5: Whenever this gains Attack from other sources, gain +1 Health.
- Golden versions updated to trigger regular effect twice: Underhanded Dealer, Peggy Sturdybone, Timecap'n Hooktail, Plankwalker, Lovesick Balladist, Yorik Smite, Ship Master Eudora, The Last One Standing, Timewarped Hooktail, Timewarped Peggy.
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
Tavern Spell Changes
New Spells
- Menagerie Tableware [Tier 7, 4 Gold]: "Give your minions +3/+3. Repeat for each different friendly minion type."
Returning
Removed
Hero Changes
New Hero
- Morchie — Warped Conflux: On Turn 5, visit the Minor Timewarp.
Hero Updates
- Loh, the Living Legend — Redesigned Hero Power "Heroic Inspiration": "After 15 friendly minions attack, get a Triple Reward."
New Buddy: Stoneshell Guardian [Tier 5] 5/5: "The first Triple Reward you play each turn Discovers from Golden minions."
QoL Changes
- Three free Battlegrounds emotes available in the in-game shop (Chinese Lunar New Year themed).
Bug Fixes
- The Buff tooltip now supports all minion types.
- Hand Protection added to Treasure Hoard Anomaly.
- Saloon's Finest cannot refresh into another Saloon's Finest.
- Golden Timewarped Tavern rules fixed when Major/Minor Goldthorn Potion is active.
- Blood Gem from Timewarped Bloodbinder can now gain the Tavern Spell buff.
- The first Spellcraft spell on Lava Lurker in the Tavern is now permanent.
- The first repeat effect of Timewarped Big Winner! now activates when cast multiple times.
- Tavern refresh no longer grants minions stats during an opponent's Blood Gem Barrage.
- Timewarped Master Thief now costs the correct amount (3 Chronum).
- Golden minions' Health is now correctly doubled after Pyramad steals/triples.
- Whelp Watcher effect now triggers correctly.
- Timewarped Ichoron no longer permanently overwrites Divine Shield from Ichoron the Protector.
- Audience's Choice Anomaly no longer offers duplicate options.