All you need to know about Hearthstone Battlegrounds Quests, returning July 11!
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Quests are almost back! July 11 is the date on every Bartender and Taverngoer’s lips and it is fast approaching. Much has changed ever since their Season 2 debut.
Before we dive into the specifics, let us remember how Quests work.
Battlegrounds Quests are offered on the 6 Gold turn, the fourth turn of the game. Every player must choose one of three personalized options. On the bottom of this Choose One interface lie the Quest requirements, beneath exclamation marks and enclosed within a green outline.
The cards up top represent the Quest rewards. Players will gain these perks once they complete the corresponding requirement. The rewards will last for the whole rest of the game.
Battlegrounds Quests: Risk versus reward
Choose wisely by weighing up the difficulty of its completion versus the strength of its reward. Be wary that this choice will influence your whole game plan. Quests might ask you to spend a certain amount of Gold or play a certain amount of minions or a certain combination of minion types. In return, you might get certain stat buffs, shop enhancements or Avenge effects. If you haven’t played Sire Denathrius much, think of Hero Powers such as that of Ragnaros the Firelord, Brann Bronzebeard, Ini Stormcoil or the updated Aranna Starseeker.
Requirements may vary
The requirements are randomly paired with rewards, therefore their difficulty is meant to vary according to the Quest reward’s intended strength. Heroes with more Armor will find their Quests slightly easier to complete. Call it plot armor? So don’t worry if your Hero selection suffers due to the lack of a Tavern Pass, subpar choices might be a blessing in disguise!
Furthermore, some Quests might appear less due to the minion tribes available in your lobbies or due to specific Heroes. Devs are wary not to break the game and are avoiding certain interactions.
There is also a hidden rarity factor. Not all Quests were created equal!
Sire Denathrius: Give me another Quest!
Before we jump into listing everything, a word from today’s sponsor, Sire Denathrius. Newer players might have only experienced Quests by playing him. The Sire will get to choose two Quests, one during the first round, at 3 Gold, just like before, and one on the general Quest turn, which is the fourth round, at 6 Gold.
Full list of requirements for Hearthstone Battlegrounds Quests
Enough chit-chat, behold the newly introduced Quests. Once again, numbers may vary.
- Burn the Evidence: Sell 9 minions.
- Pressure the Authorities: Get your warband to 30 total Attack.
- Round up the Suspects: Destroy 18 enemy minions.
The following Quests are returning, and here what their baselines look like
- Unlikely Duo: Play 5 minions from [either of two randomly selected types].
- Invite the Quests: Buy 7 minions.
- Dust for Prints: Add 18 cards to your hand.
- Cry for Help: Play 4 Battlecry minions.
- Exhume the Bones: Trigger 7 friendly Deathrattles.
- Track the Footprints: Have Bob’s Tavern Refreshed 9 times.
- Assemble a Lineup: Summon 17 minions.
- Find the Murder Weapon: Increase a friendly minion’s stats 14 times.
- Reenact the Murder: Have 21 friendly minions die.
- Sort It All Out: Order your minions from lowest to highest Attack for 4 combats.
- Follow the Money: Spend 33 Gold.
- Hire an Investigator: End your turn with unspent Gold 3 times.
- Crack the Case: Have friendly minions attack 11 times.
Quest rewards
Enough with the boring requirements, that is not what you came here for. This section outlines the powerful rewards that will make you alter your game plan in unique ways.
First and foremost, let us take a look at what the new rewards have in store. Devs will be upping their appearance rates for more never seen before twists!
When Quests initially return, these new Rewards will be offered at twice their regular appearance rate! They will then be adjusted down to their normal appearance rate in a later patch, a few weeks after launch.
New rewards for Hearthstone Battlegrounds Quests
- Ice Sickle: Avenge (1): Give a minion in your hand +3 Attack.
Dev Comment: This is only offered in games with Undead and/or Beasts in the lobby. - Soul Pact: After you play a minion, give other minions of the same type +1/+1.
Dev Comment: This affects your Warband and the shop. - Sturdy Shard: At the end of your turn, give your minions without Taunt +1/+2 for each Taunt minion you control.
- Doppelganger’s Locket: After each combat, Discover a non-Golden minion from your last opponent’s warband. It keeps enchantments.
- Timeline Acceleration: At the start of your turn, get two Accelerators that transform a minion into one from a Tavern Tier higher.
- Invigorating Conch: When you buy a minion, give its stats to a random friendly minion.
- Boom Squad: Avenge (3): Deal 10 damage to the highest Health enemy minion.
Dev Comment: This is only offered in games with Undead and/or Beasts in the lobby. - Divine Armor: At the end of your turn, give the left-most minion in your hand +6/+6 and Divine Shield.
- Map of the Unknown: After you play a minion of a type you don’t control, give a friendly minion of each type +2/+1.
- Bloodsoaked Tome: Minions in Bob’s Tavern cost 2 Gold.
Dev Comment: This will be one of our rarer Rewards. - Scepter of Guidance: Bob’s Tavern always offers 2 [randomly selected type] when Refreshed.
- Transm-ogre-fication: At the end of your turn, set your lowest Health minion’s stats equal to your highest Health minion’s stats.
- Endless Blood Moon: Your Blood Gems give an extra +2/+2. At the start of your turn, add a two to your hand.
Dev Comment: This is only offered in games with Quilboar in the lobby.
Returning rewards Hearthstone Battlegrounds Quests
- Snicker Snacks: At the end of your turn, 2 friendly minions trigger their Battlecries.
- Stolen Gold: Start of Combat: Make your left and right-most minions Golden.
- Evil Twin: Start of Combat: Summon a copy of your highest-Health minion.
- Ritual Dagger: After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies, give it +4/+4 permanently.
- Anima Bribe: After you sell a minion, give its stats to a minion in Bob’s Tavern.
- Devils in the Details: At the end of your turn, your left and right-most minions consume a minion in Bob’s Tavern.
- The Smoking Gun: Your minions have +4 Attack.
- Cooked Book: After you buy a minion, give it +1/+1 and upgrade this.
- Mirror Shield: After each Refresh, give a minion in Bob’s Tavern +4/+4 and Divine Shield.
- Secret Sinstone: After you Discover a card, get an extra copy of it.
- Ghastly Mask: Add [a specified “end of turn" minion] to your hand. Your end of turn effects trigger an extra time.
Dev Comment: This Reward now includes some new minions and has been updated to say “an extra time” instead of “twice.” - Theotar’s Parasol: At the end of your turn, give your right-most minion Stealth and +8 Health.
- Red Hand: At the start of your turn, give a minion in your hand +12/+12.
Even more old school rewards for Hearthstone Battlegrounds Quests
- Victim’s Specter: After each combat, get a plain copy of the last friendly minion that died.
- Another Hidden Body: Discover a minion from your Tavern Tier. (Can be earned endlessly!)
- Tiny Henchmen: At the end of your turn, give +3/+3 to 3 friendly minions of Tier 3 or lower.
- Alter Ego: Even Tier minions in Bob’s Tavern have +7/+7. (Swaps to Odd next turn!)
- The Friends Along the Way: At the start of your turn, get 2 random [specified minion type].
- Menagerie Mayhem: At the end of your turn, give your minions +1 Attack for each friendly minion type.
- Pilfered Lamps: You only need 2 copies of a minion to make it Golden.
- Yogg-tastic Tasties: At the start of your turn, spin the Wheel of Yogg-Saron.
- Wondrous Wisdomball: Occasionally gives helpful Refreshes.
- Essence of Zerus: At the end of your turn, get a ‘Shifter Zerus’ which transforms into random minions.
- Hidden Treasure Vault: At the start of your turn, gain +1 Gold. (Upgrades each turn!)
- Ethereal Evidence: At the start of every turn, choose from 2 new Rewards.
- Volatile Venom: Your minions have +7/+7. After they attack, they die. Horribly.
- The Golden Hammer: Spellcraft: Make a friendly minion Golden until next turn.
- Sinfall Medallion: After you play a minion, give 2 other friendly minions of its Tavern Tier +2/+2.
- Kidnap Sack: Spellcraft: Choose a non-golden minion. Add it to your hand.
- Enhance-a-matic: At the start of your turn, get an Enhanced Part that gives +5/+5 and a random bonus.
Dev Comment: The Enhanced Part is a spell. Random bonuses can be Taunt, Windfury, Divine Shield, or Reborn. - Partner in Crime: Get your Golden Buddy.
Goodbye, my lover! Goodbye, my Quest!
If you’re afraid veteran players have an edge, don’t worry! Some infamous Hearthstone Battlegrounds Quests are not returning.
- Teal Tiger Sapphire: Minions in Bob’s Tavern have +1/+1 for each time it was Refreshed this turn.
- Staff of Origination: Start of Combat: Give your minions +12/+12.
- Blood Goblet: At the end of your turn, give your right-most minion Attack equal to your missing Health.
- Unmask the Culprit: Lose or tie 3 combats (requirement)
Tarecgosa enjoyers say goodbye to Staff of Origination’s Combat buff. The latest patch buffed Recycling Wraith to Tavern Tier 3, which proves too dangerous to allow Teal Tiger Sapphire.
As with any big Hearthstone Battlegrounds addition, prepare for balance changes! The Dev team will readjust the outliers once a meta establishes. And then new outliers will take their place. How long can this go on?
Stay tuned to our Hearthstone news and guides section to be the first to know. Make sure to visit esports.gg for all the latest esports news as well. See you next time in Bob’s Tavern!