The announcement is here and the new game mode is coming in Hearthstone Patch 2.7 and is TAVERN BRAWL!
Tavern Brawl TLDR
- This is a weekly Event and will not be available 24/7 – there will be a couple of day gap between Brawls
- You can play against friends or people online
- The rules will be different each week (preset decks, craft decks based on specific guidelines, some might buff specific minion types)
- You have to have at LEAST one level 20 Hero to play
- Free Admission when the new mode becomes available
- You get a free card pack for winning your first game of each week for the first several brawls
- First playable Tavern Brawl is MID-JUNE
Whirthun and Zeriyah Clarifications
- This is not an expansion, it’s a content patch [Source]
- No balance changes are planned for Patch 2.7 [Source]
- You can’t customize the rules, but you can customize your deck [Source]
- Tavern Brawl displays your wins but doesn’t have scaled awards like Arena [Source]
- Which kind of pack will be awarded from Tavern Brawl? Classic Pack! [Source]
- You get a Classic Card Pack for the first Tavern Brawl win of the week. [Source]
- Tavern Brawl wins will count towards daily quests. [Source]
- No limit to how often a Tavern Brawl can be played during the event period. [Source]
- Tavern Brawl has unique rules, but doesn’t give access to all cards or cards you don’t have [Source]
- “Tavern Brawl is Free.” [Source]
- Ben Brode on more deck slots: “something we’re working towards.” [Source]
- Patch 2.7 will be addressing a lot of bugs [Source]
- Hearthstone will have no presence at E3 [Source]
Read the official Blizzard statement:
Introducing Tavern Brawl!
Tavern Brawl is a new way to play Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft!
Each week, a different Tavern Brawl will pit you head to head versus another player using exciting and unique rules. One week might feature preset decks, while another week could have you crafting a brand new Tavern Brawl deck following specific guidelines, while others might offer buffs to specific minion types—who knows!
Tavern Brawl can be found below the Play, Solo Adventures, and the Arena buttons on the main Hearthstone screen. You may have to toughen up before entering the fray—Tavern Brawl is unlocked once a player has a level 20 Hero.
The possibilities for fun inside Tavern Brawl are endless— the only thing you should expect is the unexpected!
Brawl with Buddies
While it’s fun to get into Tavern Brawls with strangers, it’s also a blast to brawl with your buddies! To start a Tavern Brawl with a friend, enter the Tavern Brawl menu, open your Friends List, and push the ‘Challenge’ button next to your friend’s name. After they accept, press the Brawl Friend button and let the battle begin!
GET IN HERE
The first playable Tavern Brawl arrives in Mid-June, so get ready to pile on and knock some heads together. Brawls get plenty rowdy, so the Innkeeper will definitely need a couple of days after each one ends to get the inn all tidied up before the next brawl begins. That means Tavern Brawls are temporarily closed while the Innkeeper cleans up before a new, different brawl starts—so be sure to get a match or two in while you can! Stay up to date on when the next Tavern Brawl begins by keeping an eye on the official Hearthstone Twitter and Facebook.Tavern Brawls will have free admission when the new mode becomes available. As part of the launch celebration, you’ll earn a free card pack when you win your first game of the week in the first several brawls!
