Hearthstone is getting a couple of major changes with the upcoming 24.2 patch.
The update is coming on August 30.
Season 2 will introduce a Battlegrounds-specific season pass and rewards track, missions, XP, and Legendary cosmetics.
Starting with Season 2, Battlegrounds will offer its own rewards track with XP earned from completing Battlegrounds missions.
You’ll get three Battlegrounds missions every week, no longer tied to the regular mission queue.
Those will gain you emotes, cosmetics, and strikes in Battlegrounds.
Season Pass holders will also get to select from two additional heroes during the selection phase.
The update will also introduce 11 new minions and two new heroes: Murloc Holmes and Sire Denathrius.
Battlegrounds has also had its own premium cosmetics for sale in the shop.
Microsoft is in the process ofacquiring Activision Blizzard, which would include the Hearthstone team.
Federal regulators have been looking into the deal, and the FTC may approve it any day.
The deal was announced amid a depressed stock price caused in part byreports of misconduct at Activision Blizzard.
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