Overview
Blizzard’s June 2, 2026 guide covers the reveal calendar, viewer drops, pre-release activities, and reward rollout for Hearthstone’s next expansion, Escape from Violet Hold.
- Expansion: Escape from Violet Hold
- Reward rollout: begins with Patch 35.6, with more rewards scheduled through June and early July.
- Key windows: card reveals run from June 8 through June 23, Theorycrafting runs across June 25-29, Community Days run June 30-July 4, and the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl runs June 30-July 7.
Blizzard’s original post also references the cinematic trailer and a design-team overview video. This HSLeaderboard summary focuses on the dates, drops, event rules, and rewards players should track.
Card Reveal Schedule and Viewer Drops
The main class reveal streams are hosted by Rarran, with two creator guests and one Hearthstone developer on each stream. Neutral card reveals are handled separately through r/Hearthstone and the r/Hearthstone Discord.
Reveal Stream Drops
Drops are enabled on the official Hearthstone Twitch and YouTube channels for the reveal streams.
- Twitch: 1x Escape From Violet Hold pack for 15 minutes watch time.
- YouTube: maximum of 1x Escape From Violet Hold Pack for 15 minutes watch time.
Special Neutral Reveals
- Hearthstone on Reddit: first group of Neutral cards.
- When: June 8 at 10:30 a.m. PDT
- Where: r/Hearthstone
- Hearthstone Discord: remaining Neutral cards.
- When: June 10 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
- Where: r/Hearthstone Discord
Class Reveal Streams
- Shaman, Rogue, and Demon Hunter: Tuesday, June 9 at 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Host: Rarran
- Guests: Firebat and Regis Killbin
- Guest Hearthstone Developer: Ben Paulsen
- Priest, Warrior, and Warlock: Thursday, June 11 at 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Host: Rarran
- Guests: Talso and Brian Kibler
- Guest Hearthstone Developer: Alex Smith
- Mage and Druid: Tuesday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Host: Rarran
- Guests: Sunglitters and TrumpSC
- Guest Hearthstone Developer: Nicholas “Decktech” Weiss
- Hunter, Paladin, and Death Knight: Tuesday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Host: Rarran
- Guests: Zeddy and Blisterguy
- Guest Hearthstone Developer: Nate Kaplan
Final Card Reveal Stream
Regis Killbin and Hearthstone Designer Edward Goodwin will reveal the remaining cards and play games with the new set.
- When: Tuesday, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Where: PlayHearthstone Twitch and YouTube
- Drops enabled:
- Twitch: 1x Escape from Violet Hold pack for 15 minutes of watch time
- YouTube: 1x Escape from Violet Hold pack for 15 minutes of watch time
Theorycrafting, Community Days, and Pre-Release Events
Theorycrafting
Theorycrafting participants will stream new decks on their own channels. Decks must include a minimum of 10 Escape from Violet Hold cards.
- NA/LATAM/EMEA players: June 25, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. PDT
- APAC players: June 26, 2:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. PDT
- CN players: June 28, 4:00 p.m. - June 29, 7:00 a.m. PDT
TheoryCasting Drops
Raven, Sottle, Edelweiss, and Lorinda will highlight matches from Theorycrafting participants.
- Drops: 2x Escape from Violet Hold packs from watching any stream in the Hearthstone category.
- First pack: 60 minutes of watch time
- Second pack: 150 minutes of total watch time
Community Days
Community Days add category-wide Twitch drops on any Hearthstone stream, with packs from The Lost City of Un'Goro and Into the Emerald Dream.
- When: June 30, 10:00 a.m. - July 4, 10:00 a.m PDT
- Category-Wide Drops: 8 packs total: 4x Emerald Dream, 4x The Lost City of Un'Goro packs.
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl
In the Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Tavern Brawl, only Escape from Violet Hold cards can be used. Players get free trial copies of all Common Escape from Violet Hold cards for this event and can also use cards opened from Escape from Violet Hold packs.
- When: June 30, 10:00 a.m. PDT - July 7, 10:00 a.m. PDT
- Deckbuilding rule: pick a class, then build with cards from any class and no Rune restrictions.
Escape from Violet Hold Rewards Guide
Beginning with Patch 35.6, Blizzard is rolling out free packs, cards, cosmetics, Tavern Tickets, and collection achievement rewards. Use the list below as a reward checklist.
Free Login Legendary
- Reward: Vanessa the Ringleader Legendary Card
- How to obtain: Log in. Limit one per account. After Patch 36.6, Vanessa the Ringleader will be granted upon opening your first Escape from Violet Hold pack instead of upon login.
- Availability: Starting June 2
Prison Break In-Game Event Rewards
- Rewards:
- 2x Tunneling Geomancer, Golden and regular versions
- Random Unowned Lite Hero Skin from Year of the Pegasus
- 1x Escape from Violet Hold Pack
- 1x Golden CATACLYSM Pack
- 1x CATACLYSM Pack
- 2x Tavern Tickets
- How to obtain: complete event quests for “Prison Break”
- Availability: June 2 - 16
Legendary Quest Chain Rewards
- Rewards:
- 1x Golden Escape from Violet Hold Pack
- 1x Escape from Violet Hold Pack
- 1x Golden CATACLYSM Pack
- 1x CATACLYSM Pack
- How to obtain: complete the Legendary Quest chain
- Availability: June 9 - July 7
Twitch Drops Reward Pool
- Rewards: up to 15 packs from Escape from Violet Hold, CATACLYSM, The Lost City of Un'Goro & Into the Emerald Dream
- How to obtain: watch Hearthstone reveal streams or creators, as listed in the viewer schedule above
- Availability: June 9 - July 4
Lockdown! In-Game Event Rewards
- Rewards:
- Dalaran Warden Maiev Rogue Hero Skin
- 2x Commissary Crook, Golden and regular versions
- 2x Deadly Bribe, Golden and regular versions
- 3x Escape from Violet Hold Packs
- 1x CATACLYSM Pack
- 2x Tavern Tickets
- How to obtain: complete event quests for “Lockdown!”
- Availability: June 16 - July 7
Signature Card Collector Achievements
- Rewards:
- 2x Signature Breakout Architect Rare Card
- 2x Signature Judgment Epic Card
- How to obtain: complete the corresponding “Violet Hold Legendary Collector” achievements.
- Breakout Architect: collect 15 different Escape from Violet Hold Legendary cards
- Judgment: collect 27 different Escape from Violet Hold Legendary cards
- Availability: Starting June 30
Dalaran Coin Collector Achievement
- Reward: Dalaran Coin
- How to obtain: complete the “I’m Putting Together a Team” achievement by collecting 135 different Escape from Violet Hold cards
- Availability: Starting June 30
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl Trial Common Cards
- Reward: free trial copies of all Common cards from Escape from Violet Hold for the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl
- How to obtain: play in the Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Tavern Brawl
- Important note: these trial Common Cards are only available during this event and are not permanently added to your collection. To permanently obtain them, open Escape from Violet Hold packs.
- Availability: June 30 - July 7
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl Winner Achievement
- Rewards:
- 2x Tavern Tickets
- 1x Escape from Violet Hold Pack
- How to obtain: complete the achievement “Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Champion” by finishing an Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Tavern Brawl run with 6 wins
- Availability: June 30 - July 7
Pre-Release Tavern Brawl Undefeated Achievement
- Reward: Jailbreak Brawler Card Back
- How to obtain: complete the achievement “Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Pro” by going undefeated, 6-0, in the Escape from Violet Hold Pre-Release Tavern Brawl
- Availability: June 30 - July 7
Legend Rank Reward
- Reward: Myth of the Scarab Card Back
- How to obtain: complete the achievement “Myth of the Scarab” by reaching Legend rank six separate times during the Year of the Scarab across Standard and Wild.
- Extra note: “Myth of the Scarab” is a pre-existing achievement with a new reward. Players who already completed it will receive the card back.
- Availability: Starting June 30
Blizzard says more free rewards are planned after Escape from Violet Hold launches.
Source: Blizzard Entertainment official Hearthstone news.