Patch 36.0 Overview
Hearthstone Patch 36.0 goes live on June 30, setting up the July 7 launch of Escape from Violet Hold. The patch includes the pre-release Tavern Brawl, a new Arena season, event rewards, new cosmetics, free mystery gifts, and a batch of bug fixes.
Escape from Violet Hold Launch Timing and Pre-Purchase Bonus
Escape from Violet Hold launches on July 7. The expansion contains 135 cards and introduces Legendary Rulebreaker minions for each class, the Prepare keyword, Disguised minions, Bribe cards, and more.
Signature Vanessa the Ringleader Mega Bundle Bonus
Signature Vanessa the Ringleader has been added to the Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Purchase Mega Bundle as an extra bonus.
- Signature Vanessa the Ringleader is included with the existing Pre-Purchase Mega Bundle at no extra cost.
- Cards generated by Vanessa match her quality: Signature when available, otherwise Golden.
- Players who already bought the Escape from Violet Hold Mega Bundle can claim the card by logging in.
- Players who purchased the Mega Bundle and logged in at least once between June 2 at 10:00 a.m. PT, when Patch 35.6.0 went live, and June 18, when Patch 35.6.3 releases, will receive Signature Vanessa the Ringleader automatically within 24 hours.
- Players who bought the Mega Bundle but have not logged in since purchasing it must log in before Patch 36.0 on June 30 to receive the card.
Rewards Track and Deck Recipes
- A new Escape from Violet Hold Rewards Track begins with the expansion launch.
- Rewards include card packs, Gold, an XP boost, and more.
- Each class gets a new Deck Recipe featuring cards from Escape from Violet Hold.
- The other two recipes for each class are a ready-to-play Core card deck and a CATACLYSM-focused deck.
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl and Community Days
The Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Tavern Brawl lets players open expansion packs early, build a deck, and play for rewards before the expansion officially launches.
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl Rules
- Decks can use only cards from Escape from Violet Hold.
- There are no class or rune restrictions.
- Card Generation Pool: Escape from Violet Hold, Standard.
- All players receive temporary free trial copies of all Escape from Violet Hold Common cards.
- The trial cards are available only in the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl.
- The brawl starts June 30 at 10:00 a.m. PDT when Patch 36.0 goes live.
- The brawl ends July 7 at 10:00 a.m. PDT when Escape from Violet Hold launches, and the trial cards are removed.
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl Achievements
- Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Champion: Finish a Pre-Release Tavern Brawl run with 6 wins for the Escape from Violet Hold expansion.
- Rewards: 2x Tavern Tickets, 1x Escape from Violet Hold Pack
- Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Pro: Finish a Pre-Release Tavern Brawl run without losing a game for the Escape from Violet Hold expansion.
- Rewards: Jailbreak Brawler Card Back, 2x Tavern Tickets
Entry Cost and Run Structure
- Every player gets one free entry.
- Additional entries cost 2 Tavern Tickets, 300 Gold, or 400 Runestones.
- Each run uses one locked-in deck.
- A run ends at either 6 wins or 3 losses.
- Rewards scale based on run performance.
Community Days will also let players watch creators and earn more packs for use in the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl.
New Legend Reward: Eternal Scarab Card Back
The existing “Myth of the Scarab” achievement now awards the Eternal Scarab card back. To complete it, reach Legend rank six unique times in total during Year of the Scarab. Players who already completed the achievement can claim the reward from the achievement page.
Arena Updates
When Patch 36.0 arrives on June 30, all active Arena runs will be retired and a new Arena season begins. Escape from Violet Hold cards enter the Arena card pool on June 30, one week before the expansion launches on July 7.
New Arena Set Pool
- Escape from Violet Hold
- Across the Timeways
- Whizbang's Workshop
- Festival of Legends
- Murder at Castle Nathria
- Core Set
- Event Set
Underground 12-Win Reward
The new 12-win Underground reward is the Nefarious Nemsy Hero Skin, replacing the previous reward Hero Skin on June 30.
- After unlocking Nefarious Nemsy, future 12-win Underground runs reward 2 Golden Escape from Violet Hold packs instead.
- On July 7, Arena and Underground pack rewards update from CATACLYSM packs to Escape from Violet Hold packs.
New Arena Achievements
Five Escape from Violet Hold Arena achievements have been added. For each achievement, Part 1 must be completed before Part 2.
- Jailbreak Combatant
- Part 1: Open 5 Escape from Violet Hold packs.
- Part 2: Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
- Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
- Jailbreak Challenger
- Part 1: Open 10 Escape from Violet Hold packs.
- Part 2: Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
- Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
- Jailbreak Rival
- Part 1: Open 20 Escape from Violet Hold packs.
- Part 2: Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
- Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
- Jailbreak Duelist
- Part 1: Open 35 Escape from Violet Hold packs.
- Part 2: Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
- Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
- Jailbreak Gladiator
- Part 1: Open 50 Escape from Violet Hold packs.
- Part 2: Finish an Underground run with 6+ wins.
- Reward: 2x Tavern Tickets
Sideboards in Arena
Cards with sideboards can now appear in Arena drafts. Sideboard contents are fixed for the run and cannot be edited. Blizzard specifically mentions the Escape from Violet Hold Legendaries King of the Underbelly and Commander Beatrix as examples.
In-Game Event Rewards
Violet Hold Event: July 7 – 28
The Violet Hold event runs from July 7 – 28. Players choose one of three characters to follow: Beatrix, Godfrey, or Azalina.
- 6x Escape from Violet Hold Card Packs
- 2x CATACLYSM Card Packs
- 3x Across the Timeways Card Packs
- 1x The Lost City of Un'Goro Card pack
- 1x Catch-Up Pack
- 1x Standard Card Pack
- 1x Hero Skin of the character chosen:
- Runebound Beatrix
- Gaolbreaker Godfrey
- Unfettered Azalina
The unchosen Hero Skins will be sold in the shop after the event ends on July 28.
San'layn Medicine Event: July 28 – August 4
The San'layn Medicine event runs from July 28 to August 4. Complete quests to earn:
- 2x Random Common Cards from Escape from Violet Hold
- 2x Random Rare Cards from Escape from Violet Hold
- 2x Random Epic Cards from Escape from Violet Hold
- Prison Doctor Thal'ena Hero Skin
Dream City Trial Cards and Catch-Up Packs
Dream City Trial Cards expire when the next Hearthstone expansion launches on July 7. Two free Catch-Up Packs are available to help players rebuild their collections. Catch-Up Packs can grant up to 50 cards, depending on collection size.
- Catch-Up Pack #1: Log in any time after Escape from Violet Hold launches on July 7. Available until Patch 36.4.
- Catch-Up Pack #2: Earned through the Violet Hold in-game event from July 7 – 28 by completing event missions and checking event progress.
Free Battle.net Shop Mystery Gifts
From June 30 - August 4, players can claim a new Escape from Violet Hold mystery gift from the Battle.net Shop. Blizzard notes that new rewards will appear weekly.
Darkmoon Faire Treasures: Maiev, Q'onzu, and Signature Villains
Maiev, Hand of Vengeance: July 14 – August 8
Maiev, Hand of Vengeance is a Mythic Hero Skin available from July 14 – August 8. The skin has two class-based versions: Priest and Rogue, each with its own appearance and visual effects.
Priest version:
Rogue version:
Q'onzu, Loa of Change: July 28 – August 18
Q'onzu, Loa of Change is a flying cosmetic Pet available from July 28 – August 18. Q'onzu includes animations, gameplay-reactive moods, an interactive fruit treat, and a mouse play toy.
Q'onzu can gain XP to unlock skins, including Fire Q'onzu, Emerald Dream Q'onzu, and Warden Q'onzu.
Q'onzu XP is earned through the following actions:
- Feed Q'onzu a treat
- Cast a nature spell
- Restore health to your hero
- Discover a card
- Play a legendary minion
- Play a Q'onzu minion
- Reach 10 mana crystals
- Play Beast that costs 4 or more
- In Battlegrounds, reach Tier 6
- In Battlegrounds, win a combat
- In Battlegrounds, triple a Beast
- In Battlegrounds Duos, pass a card
Signature Violet Hold Villains: July 7 – 28
From July 7 – 28, the Signature Violet Hold Villains lineup features only Signature cards from Escape from Violet Hold. The top prize is a three-in-one reward with Signature Legendaries for Azalina Soulsever, Mug'Zee, and Godfrey, the Betrayer.
Darkmoon Faire Treasures is a random pull system with Pets, Mythic Skins, Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more. The first pull is free, later pulls cost Runestones, and every pull gives a prize. Prices change when prize lineups rotate.
Bug Fixes
Hearthstone
- Fixed a visual bug where Shandris’ bow was missing its string.
- Fixed a bug where Classic Collection achievements were incorrectly marked as retired.
- Fixed a bug where Eggbasher did not upgrade spells from Blackwing Experiment.
- Fixed a bug where Confront the Tol’vir could incorrectly target friendly minions when replaying 1-Cost Choose One cards.
- Fixed a bug where the target of Confront the Tol’vir could die before the spell resolved.
- Fixed a bug where minions could still be healed after exceeding base Health while Repulsive Gargantuan was on the board.
- Fixed a bug where Petal Peddler did not grant +1 Attack / +1 Health to another Dragon when it was the last end-of-turn effect minion played.
- Fixed a bug where Bashana Runetotem revealed spells to the opponent.
- Fixed a bug where Brilliant Macaw could gain Deathrattle effects from Timeway Warden when repeating the last Battlecry.
- Fixed a bug where cards could still be Discovered after transforming a Cultist Map result into a Coin with Agent of the Old Ones.
- Fixed a bug where Felwood Treant could still trigger after the opponent played Mana Burn.
- Fixed a bug where The T.N.T. could destroy the same cards in hand or on board multiple times.
- Fixed a bug where Howling Blast could be cast on friendly minions in unintended ways.
- Fixed a bug where Remornia, Living Blade did not retain Mega-Windfury from Air Support.
- Fixed a text bug where Spearheart Sentry and Shimmering Sunfish incorrectly capitalized “Spell” in their text.
- Fixed a bug where Nurturing Nature could be played without a valid target.
- Fixed a bug where Red Aspect Essence could deal damage to minions that were already dead.
- Fixed a bug where Twilight Egg token Accelerated Whelp appeared as a base 2 Attack / 2 Health in Collection.
- Fixed a bug where Prepared cards copied by Zai the Incredible could be Prepared multiple times.
Battlegrounds
- Fixed a visual bug where Skeletal Strafer’s Avenge animation was cut off during combat.
- Fixed a bug where the Full Stats tab did not display the correct Quest when playing as Sire Denathrius.
- Fixed a visual bug where buy cost icons and numbers could appear misaligned in the Tavern.
- Fixed a bug where Bottom Feeder only generated Tavern Spells and not minions.
- You can no longer be offered Designer Eyepatch when you pick Souvenir Stand as your Lesser Trinket.
- Fixed a bug where Timewarped Shivarra could trigger its effect while still in the Tavern.
- Fixed a bug where Rod of Roasting did not apply Pyrobuff when triggered through Yogg-tastic Pastry.
General
- Fixed a bug where the “Tavern Regular” achievement could not be claimed if all Hero Skins were already owned.
- Fixed a bug where Arena and Underground Arena public ratings did not update until re-entering the mode.
- Fixed a bug where the first Rewards Track reward could not be claimed on certain Android devices.
- Fixed a bug where the main menu could play without default music.
- Fixed a visual bug where Mythic Dragonqueen Alexstrasza’s Hero Tray clipped into Deathling’s pet area.
Source: Blizzard Entertainment official Hearthstone news.