Blizzard just announced some exciting events for Hearthstone Battlegrounds. Here's everything to know about Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 3!
Blizzard has announced Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 3! It features Professor Putricide, new minions, a Battlegrounds Track refresh, and a special preview event. Read on for details.
Professor Putricide in Hearthstone Battlegrounds 2023
The third season of Hearthstone Battlegrounds will kick off on Jan. 17. It will arrive with Professor Putricide as a new character. His Hero Power is Build-An-Undead, which lets the player craft up to three custom Undead minions in a game.
Undead and duel-type minions galore
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 3 will also arrive with 32 new minions, and 11 of them will be new dual-type ones. A couple of examples include Blazing Skyfin and Sinrunner Blanchy.
Meanwhile, 16 new Undead minions will also be a part of the new season. Two of them include Hungering Abomination and Colossus of the Sun.
More cards alongside information about this game mode’s newest hero will be revealed as well. Here’s the Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 3 reveal schedule:
- Jan. 10 – 11 a.m. PT: Undead minions card reveals
- Jan. 10 – 12 p.m. PT: New hero deep dive
- Jan. 11 – 10 a.m. PT: Dual-type minions card reveals
- Jan. 11 – 11 a.m. PT: Other minion card reveals
- Jan. 11 – 12 a.m. PT: Balance changes and developer interview
- Jan. 14 – 10 a.m. PT: Developer interview
Battlegrounds playtest event
According to Blizzard, there will be a special preview event featuring Professor Putricide as well. This will happen on Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. PT to 3 p.m. PT.
The Build a Team event will showcase players duking it out in three teams. Once each round ends, each team will trade one player with someone from another team. Each player on the winning team will get 15 Battlegrounds Season Passes, which they can then give out to their supporters.
Here are the starting teams:
- Team Eternal (NA): Kripp, Nicholena, Bofur, DogDog, SunBacon, EducatedCollins, CeeCee_Lia, and MissBowers.
- Team Nerubian (LATAM): CerealforMe, Tesdey, victorHS, Adnokinha, Japagou, Eduquesa, Ko3h, and Pikachuu.
- Team Abomination (EMEA): RDU, CarryPotter, SuperJJ, Ixxdeee, ShadyBunny, Oliech, Sunglitters, and Tylerootd.
These players will stream the event on their respective channels. Competitors will also have Battlegrounds Season Pass codes giveaways.
“APAC will be hosting its own separate preview on January 13, from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. PT (January 12, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. KST),” Blizzard noted.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 3 Rewards Track
There will also be a Hearthstone Battlegrounds Track refresh that features different themes. These include the Scorge and the fiery Silvermoon themes as nods to the current March of the Lich King expansion.
Players who get the Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season Pass can unlock more hero options at the start of a game and earn up to 15 more hero skins.
Here is the overview of the Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 3 Rewards Track:
| Level | XP to Level | Cumulative XP | Free Reward | Season Pass Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 Hero Slots | |
| 2 | 20 | 20 | The Ramparts (Rare Board) | |
| 3 | 20 | 40 | Scourge Sindragosa (Rare Emote) | |
| 4 | 20 | 60 | Rending Winter (Rare Strike) | |
| 5 | 30 | 90 | Phoenix-flight Kragg (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 6 | 30 | 120 | Cariel, the Chosen (Rare Emote) | |
| 7 | 30 | 150 | Silverguard Faelin (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 8 | 30 | 180 | Sindragosa of the Scourge (Legendary Hero Skin) | |
| 9 | 40 | 220 | Sunfed Rakanishu (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 10 | 40 | 260 | Silvermoon Dawngrasp (Rare Emote) | |
| 11 | 40 | 300 | Icelord Jaraxxus (Epic Hero Skin) | |
| 12 | 50 | 350 | Savior Kael’thas (Legendary Hero Skin) | |
| 13 | 50 | 400 | Scourgestorm Millhouse (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 14 | 50 | 450 | Silvermoon Nguyen (Rare Emote) | |
| 15 | 50 | 500 | Rising Phoenix (Rare Strike) | |
| 16 | 60 | 560 | Sunwell Nguyen (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 17 | 60 | 620 | Silvermoon Tavish (Rare Emote) | |
| 18 | 60 | 680 | Commander Vanndar (Epic Hero Skin) | |
| 19 | 60 | 740 | Scourge Millhouse (Rare Emote) | |
| 20 | 60 | 800 | Lady Deathwhisper (Rare Bartender) | |
| 21 | 60 | 860 | Scourgewind Chenvaala (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 22 | 60 | 920 | Silvermoon Phoenix (Rare Emote) | |
| 23 | 60 | 980 | Scoutmaster Tavish (Epic Hero Skin) | |
| 24 | 60 | 1,040 | Rising Phoenix (Epic Strike) | |
| 25 | 60 | 1,100 | Prince Kael’thas (Rare Emote) | |
| 26 | 60 | 1,160 | Scourgewolf Drek’thar (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 27 | 60 | 1,220 | Plague Rat (Rare Emote) | |
| 28 | 60 | 1,280 | Rune Raised Galakrond (Legendary Hero Skin) | |
| 29 | 60 | 1,340 | Bonethresher Sneed (Epic Hero Skin) | |
| 30 | 60 | 1,400 | Scourge Arthas (Rare Emote) | |
| 31 | 60 | 1,460 | Rending Winter (Epic Strike) | |
| 32 | 60 | 1,520 | Off-Duty A. F. Kay (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 33 | 60 | 1,580 | Deathwing, Risen (Epic Hero Skin) | |
| 34 | 60 | 1,640 | Shady Deathwhisper (Rare Emote) | |
| 35 | 60 | 1,700 | Skellywock (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 36 | 60 | 1,760 | Cariel, the Chosen (Legendary Hero Skin) | |
| 37 | 60 | 1,820 | Scourge Zombie (Rare Emote) | |
| 38 | 60 | 1,880 | Ozumat, Glacial Horror (Rare Hero Skin) | |
| 39 | 60 | 1,940 | Icebinder Baz’hial (Legendary Hero Skin) | |
| 40 | 60 | 2,000 | Rending Winter (Legendary Strike) |
Since this new season will begin and Season 2 will end on Jan. 17, any earned Season 2 rewards will automatically be claimed by players.
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