33.0 Patch Notes — 06/30/2025
Patch 33.0 goes live tomorrow, preparing the game for The Lost City of Un’Goro expansion, adding interactive Pets, new event content, Arena changes, Battlegrounds tweaks, and other improvements.
Release & Expansion Launch
Explore The Lost City of Un’Goro (Launch: July 8)
The Lost City of Un’Goro expansion releases on July 8 and contains 145 cards. It brings back Quests and introduces the new Kindred keyword among other features. A new Rewards Track will accompany the expansion with XP boosts, cards, Gold, packs, and more.
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl & Community Days
The Lost City of Un’Goro Pre-Release Tavern Brawl begins with Patch 33.0 and runs until the expansion launch on July 8. Players receive one free entry; additional entries cost 2 Tavern Tickets, 300 Gold, or 400 Runestones. In each run you lock a deck and play until you reach 6 wins or 3 losses to claim prizes.
The Pre-Release card pool includes the Core Set, Event Set, Into the Emerald Dream, Embers of the World Tree mini-set, and The Lost City of Un’Goro. Creature of Madness and Hamuul Runetotem are banned for this event. To support new Quests, the pool also temporarily includes some cards from other sets:
- Hunter: Painted Cavasaur, Toyrannosaurus
- Priest: Nightshade Tea, Orbital Halo, Silvermoon Brochure
- Rogue: Agency Espionage, Adaptive Amalgam
- Warlock: Sweetened Snowflurry, Sketch Artist
There’s an extended 5-day Community Days event to earn more packs for the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl.
Pets
King Krush — the first interactive Pet
Pets arrive in Hearthstone. King Krush is the initial interactive cosmetic companion that appears on the board and reacts to gameplay, emotes, and player interactions. You can pet, feed, or play with King Krush and earn XP to unlock alternate skins such as Crystal Krush and King Plush.
King Krush is part of the Darkmoon Faire Treasures random-pull system running July 8–29. The first pull is free; later pulls require Runestones. Each pull guarantees a new reward—no duplicates. The Darkmoon Faire offers Signature cards, Hero Skins, Pets, and more. (Darkmoon Faire Treasures is restricted to players 18+ and requires a Battle.net account.)
In-Game Event: The Lost City of Un’Goro
The in-game event runs July 8–29. Choose one of three explorers and complete their Event Quests to earn Event XP on that explorer’s rewards track. Quest objectives use Traditional Modes for completion (Standard, Wild, Casual, Arena, and Tavern Brawl).
Completing the rewards track grants:
- 6 The Lost City of Un'Goro Packs
- 3 Into the Emerald Dream Packs
- 3 Year of the Pegasus Packs
- 2 The Great Dark Beyond Packs
- 1 Perils in Paradise Pack
- 1 Hero Skin for the explorer you selected at the start of the event:
- Dino Wrangler Brann Skin
- Adventure Finley Skin
- Relic Hunter Reno Skin
The two Hero Skins you didn’t select will be available in the shop after the event ends.
Card Updates
Raptor Herald (Buffed)
Old: Battlecry: Discover a Beast with a Dark Gift.
New: Battlecry: Discover a Beast with a Dark Gift. Kindred: It costs (1) less.
Kindred reducing cost makes this card stronger in Kindred-focused decks.
Arena Updates
A new Arena season begins July 1 with Patch 33.0; all ongoing runs conclude and the season resets. This season features a curated card pool per class pulling from across sets. Lost City of Un’Goro cards will be added to the Arena pool one week before the expansion release (so they’ll appear in the Arena on July 1). New Quest cards from Un’Goro and some returning Quests will be draftable and include five support cards in their Legendary bucket.
Developer note: Underground Arena rewards were adjusted to make deep runs more rewarding and easier to recoup entry costs. The reward structure and Crowd’s Favor allocation were streamlined to improve gold and ticket payouts—this aims to restore more of the classic Arena “infinite run” feel. The team will monitor results and iterate if needed.
Arena Rewards by Wins (summary)
Note: Card pack types listed below rotate with each expansion release (for example, when The Lost City of Un’Goro launches, entries listing Into the Emerald Dream Packs will become The Lost City of Un’Goro Packs, and so on).
- 0 wins — Guaranteed: 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack*, 1 Perils in Paradise Pack. Random Reward Pool: - . Replacement Reward (If Hero Skin Owned): - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: -
- 1 win — Guaranteed: 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 50 Gold; 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: -
- 2 wins — Guaranteed: 50–75 Gold, 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack; 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: -
- 3 wins — Guaranteed: 75–100 Gold, 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack; 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: -
- 4 wins — Guaranteed: 120–140 Gold, 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack; 1 The Great Dark Beyond Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: -
- 5 wins — Guaranteed: 1 Tavern Ticket, 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 50–75 Gold; 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: -
- 6 wins — Guaranteed: 1 Tavern Ticket, 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 225–250 Gold; 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (5%)
- 7 wins — Guaranteed: 2 Tavern Tickets, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 100–125 Gold; 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (6%)
- 8 wins — Guaranteed: 2 Tavern Tickets, 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 125–150 Gold; 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (7%)
- 9 wins — Guaranteed: 2 Tavern Tickets, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 250–275 Gold; 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (8%)
- 10 wins — Guaranteed: 3 Tavern Tickets, 1 Into the Emerald Dream Pack, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 150–175 Gold; 2 Into the Emerald Dream Packs. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (9%)
- 11 wins — Guaranteed: 3 Tavern Tickets, 1 Random Reward. Random Reward Pool examples: 375–425 Gold; 3 Into the Emerald Dream Packs. Replacement Reward: - . Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (10%)
- 12-2 — Guaranteed: 4 Tavern Tickets, 1 Random Reward, 1 Arena Exclusive Hero Skin. Random Reward Pool examples: 250–300 Gold; 3 Into the Emerald Dream Packs. Replacement Reward (If Hero Skin Owned): 2 Golden Into the Emerald Dream Packs. Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (11%)
- 12-1 — Guaranteed: 4 Tavern Tickets, 1 Random Reward, 1 Arena Exclusive Hero Skin. Random Reward Pool examples: 300–325 Gold; 3 Into the Emerald Dream Packs. Replacement Reward (If Hero Skin Owned): 2 Golden Into the Emerald Dream Packs. Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (12%)
- 12-0 — Guaranteed: 4 Tavern Tickets, 1 Random Reward, 1 Arena Exclusive Hero Skin. Random Reward Pool examples: 325–350 Gold; 3 Into the Emerald Dream Packs. Replacement Reward (If Hero Skin Owned): 2 Golden Into the Emerald Dream Packs. Crowd’s Favor Bonus: 1000 Gold (13%)
Battlegrounds Updates
- Dozy Whelp has been unbanned.
- The following Anomalies have had their appearance rates significantly reduced: Lesser Pouches; Impressive Foresight.
Deck Recipe Updates
When The Lost City of Un’Goro launches on July 8, the in-game deck recipes will be updated with decks from creators who participated in Rarran’s Rumble:
- Rarran & CGB — Here’s the Stinger Demon Hunter
- Rarran & CGB — Temporary Escape Warlock
- Rarran & CGB — Quest City Warrior
- Amy & Voxy — Delicious Dinos Hunter
- Amy & Voxy — Equilibrium of the Sol Priest
- Amy & Voxy — ‘Loc N Load Paladin
- Day9 & Roffle — Bloom and Doom Druid
- Day9 & Roffle — Spirit of Cooperation Shaman
- Day9 & Roffle — Tortollan Power Rogue
- Cimoooooooo & Nyhmnim — Discover Artifacts Mage
- Cimoooooooo & Nyhmnim — Exterminate and Reanimate Death Knight
Bug Fixes & Game Improvements
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Fortune didn’t transform into new cards immediately after your deck was transformed.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where overdrawing a card with Ancient of Yore did not show the destroyed card in the history tile.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Archdruid of Thorns’ Battlecry did not function properly if it was played when it had 0 Health.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Horn of Plenty failed to Discover any cards when played by a class that has no Nature spells.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Mi'da, Pure Light showed Mana on minion token during come-into-play animation.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Catrina Muerte showed Mana on minion token during come-into-play animation.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where health asset clipped through the summoning animation of Theldurin the Lost.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Hamm, the Hungry's come-into-play animation came from the player's side when played by the opponent.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Death Knight's upgraded hero power had no VFX.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where Dissolving Ooze's ooze effect started over its head.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where animation of Magma Hound's effect was slow with Goldrinn in play.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a visual bug where the Dark Gift banner did not show full enchantment title text for Signature and Diamond cards.
- [Arena] Added a sound effect for dropping a card into a valid spot during Re-draft on Loss.
- [Arena] Added missing sound cues on Edit Your Deck screen.
- [Arena] Added sounds to Underground Unlock message.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where players could not toggle Maldraxxus Vashj and Y'Shaarj the Corrupt as Favorite.
Good luck and have fun in the Tavern!