06/23/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/23/2026 11:06
The plan is set, and Azeroth's most infamous inmates are ready to break free in Escape from Violet Hold. Join us for community celebrations, the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl, and more as Vanessa VanCleef and her crew make their daring escape.
If you think you know Theorycrafting... think again! This time our Theorycrafters have an added mission: catch the runaways! In addition to regular play, Theorycrafting participants in NA, LATAM, and EMEA will work together to capture all 11 Rulebreakers (played by our Dev Team) by defeating them in battle! If all Rulebreakers are defeated, participants will earn extra codes for their communities to be redeemed during Community Days.
Join your favorite content creators as they take their first steps into Escape from Violet Hold and theorycraft the new expansion. Featured players will be streaming their participation on their own personal streams, so make sure you're following your favorite creators when they go live!
All participants need to include at least 10 Escape from Violet Hold cards in their decks (that can be 10 individual cards, 5 duplicates, or anything in between). Don't worry, our Rulebreakers will play with these guidelines too!
Twitch Drops will be enabled category-wide from June 25, 9:00 a.m. to June 26, 8:00 a.m. (PDT), so you can watch any Hearthstone stream you'd like to earn up to 2 Escape from Violet Hold packs (make sure you link your Twitch and Battle.net accounts so that your viewing time counts towards the drops). On top of that, participating streams will have Pre-Purchase Mega Bundle codes to give away to their audiences during the event!
Ready for the breakout? Your favorite casters will be returning for their Theorycasting stream on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel. Nothing slips past this crew; every play, every misstep, every close call. They'll be there to call it live as the chaos unfolds beyond the walls of Violet Hold.
Tune in, earn your drops, and be right at the heart of the action as the escape plan unfolds.
Jump into Escape from Violet Hold early with our Pre-Release Tavern Brawl, now with a new format!
* Access to the Escape from Violet Hold trial cards is temporary and limited to the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl, which starts June 30 at 10:00 a.m. PDT when Patch 36.0 goes live and ends on July 7 at 10:00 a.m. PDT when the expansion launches, after which they are removed.
All players will get one entry into the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl for free. After that, each entry will cost 2 Tavern Tickets, 300 Gold, or 400 Runestones. On each run, lock in a deck and play until you get either 6 wins or 3 losses and earn more new cards based on how well you do!
Tune into any Hearthstone stream on Twitch during Community Days to earn up to 8 packs (4 from The Lost City of Un'Goro and 4 from Into the Emerald Dream expansion) and turn your favorite Trial decks into the real thing!
From June 30, 10:00 a.m. (PDT) to July 4, 10:00 a.m. (PDT), you can get up to 8 packs just for watching any Hearthstone stream (2 hours per drop)!
Tune in to your favorite streamers or host your own party in this category-wide celebration!
Get your gear before the escape begins: don't miss your chance to get a Pre-Purchase bundle, only available until expansion unlock on July 7. The Pre-Purchase Mega Bundle now includes an added bonus: the Signature Legendary Vanessa the Ringerleader card! Plus 80 packs and 10 Golden packs, Legendary and Golden Legendary cards, and 6 Tavern Tickets that you can use to access the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl.