Every new minion (and what's leaving) in Hearthstone Battlegrounds' 21.2 update

Published , by Ozzie Mejia

On Monday morning, Blizzard's Team 5 revealed the future of Hearthstone Battlegrounds. It's coming in the form of the game's modes biggest update yet, where it's being touted as a total revamp. Hearthstone's 21.2 update will introduce two new heroes, a new keyword, and over three dozen new minions.

On top of over three dozen minions coming in, a lot of existing minions are coming out. Battlegrounds will look like a very different place and Shacknews is here to help readers keep track of which minions are entering and exiting this game mode. Let's go ahead and dive in.


Before we dive into the guide, we wish to once again acknowledge the continuing situation at Activision Blizzard. More than a month has passed without the demands of employees being addressed by executive management.

As a show of respect to the employees across the Activision Blizzard umbrella, we would like to take a moment to repost their demands that they made public prior to their walkout. Furthermore, we would like to encourage our readers to donate to the following charities: Black Girls CODE, FUTURES, Girls Who Code, RAINN, Women in Animation, and Women in Games International.


New Minions

The following minions are being introduced to Hearthstone Battlegrounds with the 21.2 update:

Minions leaving Battlegrounds

The following minions are being removed from Hearthstone Battlegrounds with the 21.2 update:


Those are all of the minions that are coming and going from Hearthstone Battlegrounds with the Tuesday 21.2 update. We'll be watching to see how this massive update affects Battlegrounds going forward, so keep it here on Shacknews for the latest news and guides.