June 2, 2026By Blizzard Entertainmentpatch
35.6 Patch Notes
Anomalies return to Battlegrounds with seven new additions and updates to minions, tavern spells, and trinkets, marking a significant mid-season shake-up.
New Minions
Dead Sea Ravager
- [Tier 6 Pirate/Undead] 5/5. Rally: Give 3 other friendly minions this minion's Attack.
Ingenious Inventor
- [Tier 5 Mech] 9/4. Deathrattle: Your Mechs have +2 Attack this combat. (Improved by each time you've Magnetized this game!)
Tidecaller Prophet
- [Tier 5 Murloc] 5/6. Your Tavern spells give an extra +1/+1 this turn. After you play 2 Murlocs, improve this. (2 left!)
Changed Minions
Malchezaar, Prince of Dance
- [Tier 3 Demon] 2/1. Two Refreshes each turn cost Health instead of Gold. (2 left!)
Minions Returning with Changes
Dancing Barnstormer
- [Tier 5 Elemental] 4/4. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Give Elementals in the Tavern +8/+8 this game.
Nomi, Kitchen Nightmare
- [Tier 5 Neutral] 6/6. After you play an Elemental, give Elementals in the Tavern +4/+4 this game.
Unleashed Mana Surge
- [Tier 6 Elemental] 6/5. After you play an Elemental, give your Elementals +4/+4.
Volcanic Visitor
- [Tier 4 Naga] 4/4. Spellcraft: Choose One - Give your minions +4 Attack; or +4 Health.
Briarback Drummer
- [Tier 3 Quilboar] 5/3. Battlecry: Get a Blood Gem Barrage.
Razorfen Flapper
- [Tier 4 Quilboar] 6/2. Deathrattle: Get a Blood Gem Barrage.
Returning Minions
- Archlich Kel'Thuzad


- Barrens Conjurer

- Buzzing Vermin

- Charmwing

- Clunker Junker

- Coldlight Diver

- Devout Hellcaller

- Felboar

- Forest Rover

- Glowing Cinder

- Greymane's Champion

- Lord of the Ruins

- Mooneater's Champion

- Sand Swirler

- Silent Enforcer

- Silky Shimmermoth

- Spacefarer

- Sundered Matriarch

- Turquoise Skitterer

- Upbeat Duo

- Unleashed Mana Surge
- Wrathscale Rogue

Removed Minions
- Batty Terrorguard

- Bazaar Dealer

- Blazing Skyfin

- Determined Defender

- Floating Watcher

- Gem Smuggler

- Hired Ritualist

- Ichoron the Protector

- Leeching Felhound

- Living Azerite

- Manasaber

- Nightbane, Ignited

- One-Amalgam Tour Group


- P-0UL-TR-0N
- Sewer Rat

- Ship Master Eudora

- Shoalfin Mystic

- Sinrunner Blanchy

- Stomping Stegodon

- Tichondrius

- Tidemistress Athissa

- Ultraviolet Ascendant

- Waverider

Returning Tavern Spells
- Blood Gem Barrage
Trinket Updates
New Lesser Trinkets
- Rylak Portrait: [2 Cost] Get a Rylak Metalhead. Start of Combat: Trigger your Rylak Metalheads' Deathrattles.
- Timeworn Candelabra: [2 Cost] Discover a 2-Cost minion from the Minor Timewarp.
- Maxwell Sticker: [1/3/5 Cost] Get the Buddy of your Hero Power.
- Stuffed Coin Purse: [0 Cost] When you reach Tier 6, gain 15 gold.
- Mysterious Orb: [0 Cost] Gain 10 Gold. Your next Trinket is a Lesser Trinket.
- Minion Bait: [2 Cost] The Tavern offers 2 extra <insert minion type> whenever it is Refreshed.
Returning Lesser Trinkets
- Beetle Band
New Greater Trinkets
- Chillmere Mosaic: [5 Cost] Spellcraft: Refresh the Tavern with Battlecry minions. They cost (1).
- Sky Golem Portrait: [3 Cost] Get a Falling Sky Golem. Start of Combat: Give your minions "Deathrattle: Give your minions +3/+3 permanently.”
- Bloodbound Ring: [1 Cost] After you play a Blood Gem from hand, this plays a Blood Gem on your minions with Divine Shield.
- Vinespeaker Portrait: [6 Cost] Get a Vinespeaker. Your Vinespeakers also improve the Health given by your Blood Gems.
- Deathtouch Apple: [3 Cost] After a friendly Undead is Reborn, give it Reborn. (3 times per combat.)
- Soul Fermenter: [4 Cost] Start of Combat: Destroy your 3 left-most minions. After your last minion dies, resummon them.
- Timeworn Candelabra: [2 Cost] Discover a 2-Cost minion from the Major Timewarp.
- Maxwell Sticker: [4 Cost] Get the Golden Buddy of your Hero Power.
- Orb of the Unknown: [0 Cost] Get a random Greater Trinket and 3 Gold.
- Double Stitch Needle: [1 Cost] Spellcraft: Choose a friendly minion. Double its stats and lock it in your hand for 1 turn.
- Sinstone Sticker: [3 Cost] The first 2 times you Discover a card each turn, get an extra copy of it. (2 left!)
Returning Greater Trinkets
- Beetle Band
Removed Trinkets
- Stegodon Portrait
- Azerite Portrait
Anomaly Updates
New Anomalies
- Fly the Flag: Every 3 turns, get a spell that adds plain copies of a minion to YOUR minion pool. (3 turns left!)
- Anomalous Cube: Start with 'Mystery Cube' as your second Hero Power. It unlocks on Turn 5. (4 turns left!)
- Anomalous Conflux: Start with 'Warped Conflux' as your second Hero Power.
- Anomalous Timeline: Start with 'Alternate Timeline' as your second Hero Power.
- Anomalous Expedition: At the start of the game, Discover minions from Tiers 6, 4, and 2 to get at those Tiers.
- Lesser Fortune: Start with 'Lesser Crystal Ball' as your second Hero Power. Lesser Crystal Ball: When you buy a Lesser Trinket, this transforms into a copy of it.
- Greater Fortune: Start with 'Greater Crystal Ball' as your second Hero Power. Greater Crystal Ball: When you buy a Greater Trinket, this transforms into a copy of it.
Anomalies Returning with Changes
- Lesser Pouches: Start with 'Fantastic Treasure' as your second Hero Power.
- Greater Pouches: Start with 'Growing Collection' as your second Hero Power.
- Marin's Treasure Box: All heroes are Marin the Manager. Make 'Growing Collection' your second Hero Power.
- Pooled Resources: You can send up to 2 Gold to your teammate each turn.
- Unforeseen Portal: Visit a Timewarp on a random turn this game.
Returning Anomalies
- Darkmoon Faire Prizes
- Cosmic Duality
- Secrets of Norgannon
- Audience's Choice
- Grapnel of the Titans
- Double Header
- False Idols
- Bring in the Buddies
- Golden Arrow
- Perfected Alchemy
- Scout's Honor
- The Yogg-iseum
- Treasure Hoard
- Up-Prizing
- All Bottled Up
- Golganneth's Tempest
- Oathstone's Summoning
Timewarp Changes
Timewarped Nest Swarmer
- has been returned to the Timewarp Pool.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where Gem Smuggler’s Blood Gems were not counted correctly.

- Fixed a bug where Timewarped Lava Lurker did not receive Spellcraft buffs correctly.


- Fixed a visual bug where Trinkets appeared lit during Mulligan.
- Fixed a bug where Reborn interactions could become permanent incorrectly.
- Fixed a bug where Tavern Guide preview did not reflect minion tier changes.
- Fixed a bug where Scarlet Survivor died before gaining Divine Shield.

- Fixed a visual bug where Brann Bronzebeard from the Bronzebeard Portrait displayed incorrect tribe typing.


- Fixed a bug where private lobbies did not use MMR for hero armor.
- Fixed a bug where hand protection did not work correctly during combat in Duos.
- Fixed a bug where Falling Sky Golem capped buffs incorrectly.
- Fixed a bug where Lord Barov’s Hero Power could soft lock the game.

- Fixed a bug where Lord Barov’s Hero Power offered incorrect choices.

- Fixed a text bug for Felemental where tribe order was listed inconsistently between minions and trinkets.

- Fixed a bug where Dragons could not be passed for 1 turn from Egg of the Endtimes in Duos.

- Fixed a bug where Nozdormu’s Clairvoyance granted 2 refreshes instead of 1.


- Fixed a visual bug where reward track banners overlapped when claimed.
- Fixed a bug where Discover choices could hang on screen if hand was full.
- Fixed a bug where Conflagration stat updates were delayed.

- Fixed a visual bug where reward track skin toasts overlapped text.
- Fixed a bug where leaderboard tiers displayed incorrectly with Lord Barov.

- Fixed a bug where Summoning Sphere summoned the wrong minion in Duos.
- Fixed a visual bug where cards duplicated by Transcribing Typewriter did not visually move to their destination when created.

- Fixed a bug where Boon of Beetles could trigger twice incorrectly.

- Fixed a bug where Warband Whistle could be overwritten by refresh effects.

- Fixed a bug where Shadowy Construct did not gain stats correctly.

- Fixed Earthsong Shaman text to read "this plays a Blood Gem" rather than "play a Blood Gem" to be consistent with other effects.

- Fixed a visual bug where Dustbone Devastator had an incorrect frame.

- Fixed a bug where Vol’jin’s Hero Power could be used infinitely.
- Fixed a bug where spells in combat did not trigger Archaic Scroll.

- Fixed a bug where Blue Chromadrake generated incorrect Tavern Spells.

- Fixed a bug where Old Soul did not goldenize properly.
- Fixed a bug where Fill the Cauldron did not progress correctly.

- Fixed a bug where Discover could burn cards in Duos with full hand.
- Fixed a bug where Banana Slamma overwrote Attack bonuses incorrectly.

- Fixed a bug where Scarlet Survivor did not gain Divine Shield from handbuffs.

- Fixed a visual bug where Jar o’ Gems FX appeared on the wrong side.
Last updated: June 2, 2026 at 04:58 PM