Here’s everything you need to know about Hearthstone Battlegrounds Anomalies plus what else to expect in the new Battlegrounds season!
The patch 27.2 notes are here alongside information about Hearthstone Battlegrounds Anomalies! Read on for the full list of different Anomalies, what to expect, and more.
"Anomalies are determined at the start of the game, before the hero select. The same Anomaly applies to all players in that lobby. The chosen Anomaly is public while hero selections are being made. Certain minions, minion types, and heroes are banned with certain Anomalies, to avoid unwanted interactions."
What are Anomalies in Hearthstone?
Anomalies refer to a new gameplay system in Hearthstone Battlegrounds. They are custom game rules that apply to every player in a lobby and are decided at the beginning of a game. This means players can see which Anomaly is in place during hero selection. There are 20 Anomalies at the launch of Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 5.
"After the initial launch, more anomalies will be added each week (with increased appearance rates for that week) until there are over 50," Blizzard stated in an announcement.
The announcement also featured three Anomalies, including Money Match, Denathrius’ Anima Reserves, and Secrets of Norgannon.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Anomalies list
Here are the 20 Anomalies in Hearthstone Battlegrounds:
- Prudence of Amitus: Unspent Gold carries over to your next turn. If you saved at least 5, gain 1 extra.
- Anti-Gravity Stadium: Minions in the Tavern have their Attack and Health swapped.
- Might of Khaz-goroth: At the end of your turn, set your left and right-most minions' Attack to the higher of the two.
- Fortitude of Khaz-goroth: At the end of your turn, set your left and right-most minions' Health to the higher of the two.
- Money Match: Start at 10 Gold.
- Denathrius’ Anima Reserves: All heroes are Sire Denathrius.
- Uncompensated Upset: Start at 1 Gold. Minions cost (1) but sell for (0). Upgrading the Tavern costs (2) less.
- Secrets of Norgannon: Tavern Tier 7 exists. Start with 10 extra Armor.
- Transient Treasures: At the start of your turn, choose from 2 new Quest Rewards.
- Nguyen's Shifting Disks: All heroes are Master Nguyen.
- Bring in the Buddies: Buddies are in the Tavern.
- Oops, All _!: This Anomaly has a version for Beasts, Pirates, Dragons, Elementals, Mechs, Murlocs, Naga, Quilboar, Undead, and Demons. What it means is that only that minion Type and Neutrals are in the Tavern for that game. When this Anomaly is active, the number of each minion in the pool is increased to fill out the Tavern: 5x the number of each minion of the selected Type and 2x the number of each Neutral minion. Oops, All Pirates! also has one extra adjustment: Cap’n Hoggarr is added to the minion pool. Yaharrr!
- A Faire Reward: Instead of a minion, Triple Rewards Discover a Tier 1 Darkmoon Prize. (Upgrades in 3 turns).
- Finicky Hourglass: Start at Tavern Tier 2.
- Packed Stands: The Tavern always has 7 minions.
- Double Header: The first time you buy a minion each turn, get an extra copy of it.
- Echoes of Argus: Your Battlecries and Deathrattles trigger an extra time.
- False Idols: You only need 2 copies of a minion to make it Golden. Instead of a Triple Reward, get a Gold Coin.
- Grapnel of the Titans: The first minion you buy each turn is free.
- The Golden Arena: All minions are Golden, but you do not get Triple Rewards. This includes cards that are Discovered or generated by other cards.
What are the additional Anomalies?
Throughout Hearthstone Battlegrounds patch 27.2, more Anomalies will enter the fray. Newly-added Anomalies will appear more often, according to Blizzard.
These upcoming gameplay systems include the following:
- Big League: Only Tavern Tiers 3, 4, 5, and 6 exist.
- Little League: Only Tavern Tiers 1, 2, 3, and 4 exist.
- Everything’s On Fire!: At the start of the game, take 30 damage. Whenever another hero dies, regain 5 Health.
- Wisdom of Ulduar: At the end of every 3 turns, set your right-most minion’s stats to 15/15.
- Overseer’s Orb: After you upgrade the Tavern, Refresh it with minions of your most common type.
- Perfected Alchemy: Start with a “Goldenizer” that makes a friendly minion Golden.
- Blood of Sargeras: At the start of your turn, set your hero’s Health to 12.
- Mimiron’s Clockwork Stadium: You cannot upgrade the Tavern with Gold. It upgrades itself every 2 turns.
- Path of the Treasure-Seeker: After you Refresh 5 times, find the Gold Monkey!
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