Tavern Brawl

The Tavern Brawl interface

Tavern Brawl is one of Hearthstone's lighter game modes. A weekly event, a new Tavern Brawl begins each Wednesday (Thursday in Asian regions). See the schedule for this week's times.

Each Tavern Brawl presents a limited time opportunity to face other players in special matches with unique rules. These might be requiring players to use special pre-made decks, adding random cards or minions, or changing the very rules of ability activation or mana use. Some Tavern Brawls allow the player to construct special decks especially for the challenge from within the game mode itself, while others provide powerful premade decks, or entirely random decks, and some Brawls even see players take control of special heroes with their own Hero Powers. Some Brawls feature Tavern Brawl cards, special cards not playable normally, as well as boss cards from adventures such as One Night in Karazhan. Each week sees a fresh Tavern Brawl, with its own unique rules.

As well as being matched against other random opponents, players are able to challenge players on their friends list to a Tavern Brawl, as a special type of Friendly Challenge.

An intentionally "fun" game mode, Tavern Brawls offer unique limited time experiences, with far less of a competitive focus than other game modes. This makes them good for quick matches, friendly games and cumulative wins. With many Brawls incorporating random card generation or minion summoning, winning a Tavern Brawl often involves a fair amount of luck, as well as the ability to adapt to and deal with the situation at hand. Tavern Brawls help to break up the focused rigours of Hearthstone's other game modes by providing a fresh twist on the game's rules each week.

Tavern Brawls are intended to be highly accessible, even for players without extensive card collections. However, Tavern Brawls are not unlocked until the player unlocks all classes.

For a compact list of unique Tavern Brawls, see Brawls list.

Schedule

Each week, the Tavern Brawl is open for nearly the entire week, with only one hour of downtime, according to the following schedule by region:

Region	Open	Close
Americas	Wed 9:00 AM PT	Wed 8:00 AM PT
Europe	Wed 8:00 PM CET	Wed 7:00 PM CET
China	Thu 5:00 AM CST	Thu 4:00 AM CST
Asia	Thu 6:00 AM KST	Thu 5:00 AM KST

Converted to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) the schedule is as follows:

Region	Open	Close
Americas	Wed 4:00 PM UTC (3 PM UTC during daylight savings)	Wed 3:00 PM UTC (2 PM during daylight savings)
Europe	Wed 7:00 PM UTC	Wed 6:00 PM UTC
China	Wed 9:00 PM UTC	Wed 8:00 PM UTC
Asia	Wed 9:00 PM UTC	Wed 8:00 PM UTC

• Daylight Savings Time in the U.S. starts on the 2nd Sunday of March and ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year.
• Daylight Savings Time in Europe (CEST) generally starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October each year.

History

#	Open	Close	Tavern Brawl	Type
431	September 13, 2023	September 20, 2023	Reprise: Shiftcon West	Randomized
430	September 6, 2023	September 13, 2023	Reprise: Heroic Brawliseum	Brawliseum
429	August 30, 2023	September 6, 2023	Reprise: The Void Singularity	Constructed
428	August 23, 2023	August 30, 2023	Reprise: Just a Hallucination	Randomized
427	August 16, 2023	August 23, 2023	Reprise: 'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	Randomized
426	August 9, 2023	August 16, 2023	Reprise: Blessing of the Raven	Randomized
425	August 2, 2023	August 9, 2023	TITANS Recipe!	Premade
424	July 26, 2023	August 2, 2023	Reprise: The Fury of Kael'thas	Constructed
423	July 19, 2023	July 26, 2023	Reprise: UnidentifiaBrawl	Randomized
422	July 12, 2023	July 19, 2023	Mimirons' Faceoff	Premade
421	July 5, 2023	July 12, 2023	Reprise: Visions of Sayge	Premade
420	June 28, 2023	July 5, 2023	Reprise: Battle of the Bands	Single-player
419	June 21, 2023	June 28, 2023	Battle of the Bands	Single-player
418	June 14, 2023	June 21, 2023	Reprise: The Dark Wanderer	Single-player
417	June 7, 2023	June 14, 2023	Reprise: The Dark Wanderer	Single-player
416	May 31, 2023	June 7, 2023	Reprise: Return of Mechazod!	Cooperative
415	May 24, 2023	May 31, 2023	Reprise: Heroic Brawliseum	Brawliseum
414	May 17, 2023	May 23, 2023	Nozdormu at the End of Time	Constructed
413	May 10, 2023	May 17, 2023	Reprise: Three Wishes	Randomized
412	May 3, 2023	May 10, 2023	Reprise: Yellow-Brick Brawl	Constructed
411	April 26, 2023	May 3, 2023	Aviana's Night	Constructed
410	April 19, 2023	April 26, 2023	Reprise: All-Star Squad	Constructed
409	April 12, 2023	April 19, 2023	A Festival of Legends Recipe!	Premade
408	April 5, 2023	April 12, 2023	Reprise: Shake, Deathrattle and Roll!	Randomized
407	March 29, 2023	April 5, 2023	Reprise: Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
406	March 22, 2023	March 29, 2023	Reprise: Party Portals!	Randomized
405	March 15, 2023	March 21, 2023	Reprise: A Temporus Shift	Constructed
404	March 8, 2023	March 15, 2023	Reprise: The Great Amalgamation	Constructed
403	March 1, 2023	March 8, 2023	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
402	February 22, 2023	March 1, 2023	Reprise: Blood Magic	Constructed
401	February 15, 2023	February 22, 2023	Reprise: When Clones Attack!	Randomized
400	February 8, 2023	February 15, 2023	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
399	February 1, 2023	February 8, 2023	Reprise: Heroic Brawliseum	Brawliseum
398	January 25, 2023	February 1, 2023	Reprise: Lunar Blessings!	Randomized
397	January 18, 2023	January 25, 2023	Reprise: Half & Half	Constructed
396	January 11, 2023	January 18, 2023	Reprise: Top 2	Constructed
395	January 4, 2023	January 11, 2023	Reprise: Miniature Warfare	Constructed
394	December 28, 2022	January 4, 2022	Reprise: Gift Exchange	Constructed
393	December 21, 2022	December 28, 2022	Reprise: Wacky Waxy Winter's Veil	Constructed
392	December 14, 2022	December 21, 2022	Reprise: Battle of the Bans	Constructed
391	December 7, 2022	December 14, 2022	A Lich King Recipe!	Premade
390	November 30, 2022	December 7, 2022	Reprise: Just a Hallucination	Randomized
389	November 23, 2022	November 30, 2022	Reprise: Just Macaws	Randomized
388	November 16, 2022	November 23, 2022	Reprise: Blood Magic	Constructed
387	November 9, 2022	November 16, 2022	Reprise: Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
386	November 2, 2022	November 9, 2022	Reprise: Rise of the Zombeasts	Randomized
385	October 26, 2022	November 2, 2022	Reprise: The Haunted Carousel	Randomized
384	October 19, 2022	October 26, 2022	Reprise: Shake, Deathrattle and Roll!	Randomized
383	October 12, 2022	October 19, 2022	Reprise: The Fury of Kael'thas	Constructed
382	October 5, 2022	October 12, 2022	Reprise: A Temporus Shift	Constructed
381	September 28, 2022	October 5, 2022	Reprise: Clockwork Card Dealer	Constructed
380	September 21, 2022	September 28, 2022	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
379	September 14, 2022	September 21, 2022	Reprise: Heroic Brawliseum	Brawliseum
378	September 7, 2022	September 14, 2022	The Power of Magic	Premade

Older Tavern Brawls

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#	Open	Close	Tavern Brawl	Type
377	August 31, 2022	September 7, 2022	A Mysterious Recipe!	Premade
376	August 24, 2022	August 31, 2022	Reprise: Three Wishes	Randomized
375	August 17, 2022	August 24, 2022	Reprise: A Less Friendly Game of Chess	Constructed
374	August 10, 2022	August 17, 2022	Reprise: Cloneball!	Randomized
373	August 3, 2022	August 10, 2022	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
372	July 27, 2022	August 3, 2022	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
371	July 20, 2022	July 27, 2022	Reprise: A Temporus Shift	Constructed
370	July 13, 2022	July 20, 2022	Reprise: Brawl Block: Tinyfin Mode!	Constructed
369	July 6, 2022	July 13, 2022	Reprise: All-Star Squad	Constructed
368	June 29, 2022	July 6, 2022	Reprise: Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
367	June 22, 2022	June 29, 2022	Reprise: Shake, Deathrattle and Roll!	Randomized
366	June 15, 2022	June 22, 2022	Reprise: Half & Half	Constructed
365	June 8, 2022	June 15, 2022	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
364	June 1, 2022	June 8, 2022	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
363	May 25, 2022	June 1, 2022	Reprise: Heroic Brawliseum	Brawliseum
362	May 18, 2022	May 25, 2022	Reprise: The Fury of Kael'thas	Constructed
361	May 11, 2022	May 18, 2022	Reprise: Everybunny Get in Here!	Randomized
360	May 4, 2022	May 11, 2022	Reprise: Cloneball!	Randomized
359	April 27, 2022	May 4, 2022	Reprise: Just a Hallucination	Randomized
358	April 20, 2022	April 27, 2022	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
357	April 13, 2022	April 20, 2022	A Sunken Recipe!	Premade
356	April 6, 2022	April 13, 2022	Reprise: Blood Magic	Constructed
355	March 30, 2022	April 6, 2022	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
354	March 23, 2022	March 30, 2022	Reprise: Three Wishes	Randomized
353	March 16, 2022	March 23, 2022	Reprise: Party Portals!	Randomized
352	March 9, 2022	March 16, 2022	Reprise: Clockwork Card Dealer	Constructed
351	March 2, 2022	March 9, 2022	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
350	February 23, 2022	March 2, 2022	Reprise: All-Star Squad	Constructed
349	February 16, 2022	February 23, 2022	Reprise: A Less Friendly Game of Chess	Constructed
348	February 9, 2022	February 16, 2022	Reprise: The Fury of Kael'thas	Constructed
347	February 2, 2022	February 9, 2022	Reprise: Lunar Blessings!	Randomized
346	January 26, 2022	February 2, 2022	Tavish vs. Rokara	Randomized
345	January 19, 2022	January 26, 2022	Reprise: A Temporus Shift	Constructed
344	January 12, 2022	January 19, 2022	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
343	January 5, 2022	January 12, 2022	Reprise: A New Year Bash	Cooperative
342	December 29, 2021	January 5, 2022	Reprise: Wacky Waxy Winter's Veil	Constructed
341	December 22, 2021	December 29, 2021	Reprise: Gift Exchange	Constructed
340	December 15, 2021	December 22, 2021	Reprise:: Cloneball!	Randomized
339	December 8, 2021	December 15, 2021	Reprise: Brawl Block: Tinyfin Mode!	Constructed
338	December 1, 2021	December 8, 2021	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
337	November 24, 2021	December 1, 2021	Reprise: Top 2	Constructed
336	November 17, 2021	November 24, 2021	Reprise: Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
335	November 10, 2021	November 17, 2021	Reprise: Just a Hallucination	Randomized
334	November 3, 2021	November 10, 2021	Fairytale Brawl	Premade
333	October 27, 2021	November 3, 2021	Reprise: The Haunted Carousel	Randomized
332	October 20, 2021	October 27, 2021	Reprise: Rise of the Zombeasts	Randomized
331	October 13, 2021	October 20, 2021	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
330	October 6, 2021	October 13, 2021	Reprise: Battle of the Bans	Constructed
329	September 29, 2021	October 6, 2021	Reprise: Half & Half	Constructed
328	September 22, 2021	September 29, 2021	Reprise: Three Wishes	Randomized
327	September 15, 2021	September 22, 2021	Reprise: Party Portals!	Randomized
326	September 8, 2021	September 15, 2021	Reprise: All-Star Squad	Constructed
325	September 1, 2021	September 8, 2021	A Recipe United!	Premade
324	August 25, 2021	September 1, 2021	Reprise: Cloneball!	Randomized
323	August 18, 2021	August 25, 2021	Reprise: Brawl Block: Gods, Gadgetzan, Gurubashi	Constructed
322	August 11, 2021	August 18, 2021	Reprise: Shake, Deathrattle and Roll!	Randomized
321	August 4, 2021	August 11, 2021	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
320	July 28, 2021	August 4, 2021	Reprise: When Clones Attack!	Randomized
319	July 21, 2021	July 28, 2021	Reprise: Clockwork Card Dealer	Constructed
318	July 14, 2021	July 21, 2021	The Duelist Burndown!	Premade
317	July 7, 2021	July 14, 2021	Reprise: Ragnaros' Fire Festival	Constructed
316	June 30, 2021	July 7, 2021	Reprise: BY THE POWER OF RAGNAROS	Constructed
315	June 23, 2021	June 30, 2021	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
314	June 16, 2021	June 23, 2021	Reprise: Battle of the Bans	Constructed
313	June 9, 2021	June 16, 2021	Reprise: Blood Magic	Constructed
312	June 2, 2021	June 9, 2021	Reprise: Just Macaws	Randomized
311	May 26, 2021	June 2, 2021	Reprise: Showdown at Blackrock Mountain	Premade
310	May 19, 2021	May 26, 2021	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
309	May 12, 2021	May 19, 2021	Reprise: UnidentifiaBrawl	Randomized
308	May 5, 2021	May 12, 2021	Reprise: A Chance Encounter	Randomized
307	April 28, 2021	May 5, 2021	Reprise: Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
306	April 21, 2021	April 28, 2021	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomzied
305	April 14, 2021	April 21, 2021	Reprise: Top 3	Constructed
304	April 7, 2021	April 14, 2021	A Recipe of Tenacity!	Premade
303	March 31, 2021	April 7, 2021	Reprise: Everybunny Get in Here!	Randomized
302	March 24, 2021	March 31, 2021	Reprise: Three Wishes	Randomized
301	March 17, 2021	March 24, 2021	Reprise: A Temporus Shift	Constructed
300	March 10, 2021	March 17, 2021	Reprise: Just a Hallucination	Randomized
299	March 3, 2021	March 10, 2021	Reprise: Brawl Block: Tinyfin Mode!	Constructed
298	February 24, 2021	March 3, 2021	Reprise: Cart Crash at the Crossroads	Randomized
297	February 17, 2021	February 24, 2021	Reprise:: The Great Amalgamation	Constructed
296	February 10, 2021	February 17, 2021	Reprise: Lunar Blessings!	Randomized
295	February 3, 2021	February 10, 2021	Reprise: All-Star Squad	Constructed
294	January 27, 2021	February 3, 2021	Reprise: Cloneball!	Randomized
293	January 20, 2021	January 27, 2021	Reprise: When Clones Attack!	Randomized
292	January 13, 2021	January 20, 2021	Reprise: A Less Friendly Game of Chess	Constructed
291	January 6, 2021	January 13, 2021	Visions of Sayge	Premade
290	December 30, 2020	January 6, 2021	Reprise: A New Year Bash	Cooperative
289	December 23, 2020	December 30, 2020	Reprise: Wacky Waxy Winter's Veil	Constructed
288	December 16, 2020	December 23, 2020	Reprise: Gift Exchange	Constructed
287	December 9, 2020	December 16, 2020	Reprise: Battle of the Bans	Constructed
286	December 2, 2020	December 9, 2020	Reprise: Shake, Deathrattle and Roll!	Randomized
285	November 25, 2020	December 2, 2020	Half & Half	Constructed
284	November 18, 2020	November 25, 2020	Reprise: 'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	Randomized
283	November 11, 2020	November 18, 2020	Reprise: Gone Fishin'	Constructed
282	November 4, 2020	November 11, 2020	Reprise: Brawl of Gaudiness	Randomized
281	October 28, 2020	November 4, 2020	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
280	October 21, 2020	October 28, 2020	Reprise: The Haunted Carousel	Randomized
279	October 14, 2020	October 21, 2020	Boss Battle Royale 3	Premade
278	October 7, 2020	October 14, 2020	Hallow's End Masquerade Ball	Constructed
277	September 30, 2020	October 7, 2020	Reprise: Rise of the Zombeasts	Randomized
276	September 23, 2020	September 30, 2020	Heroic Brawliseum	Brawliseum
275	September 16, 2020	September 23, 2020	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
274	September 9, 2020	September 16	Reprise: Blood Magic	Constructed
273	September 2, 2020	September 9, 2020	Reprise: UnidentifiaBrawl	Randomized
272	August 26, 2020	September 2, 2020	Reprise: Top 3	Constructed
271	August 19, 2020	August 26, 2020	Reprise: Party Portals!	Randomized
270	August 12, 2020	August 19, 2020	Reprise: Who's the Boss Now?	Constructed
269	August 5, 2020	August 12, 2020	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
268	July 29, 2020	August 5, 2020	Reprise: Just Macaws	Randomized
267	July 22, 2020	July 29, 2020	Reprise: Just a Hallucination	Randomized
266	July 15, 2020	July 22, 2020	Reprise: A Peek to the Past	Constructed
265	July 7, 2020	July 15, 2020	Reprise: Decks Assemble!	Randomized
264	July 1, 2020	July 8, 2020	Rumbledome!	Premade
263	June 24, 2020	July 1, 2020	The Outlandish Burndown	Premade
262	June 17, 2020	June 24, 2020	An Outlandish Recipe	Premade
261	June 10, 2020	June 17, 2020	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
260	June 3, 2020	June 10, 2020	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomzied
259	May 27, 2020	June 3, 2020	Reprise: A Cavalcade of Brawls!	Randomized
258	May 20, 2020	May 27, 2020	Reprise: Cloneball!	Randomized
257	May 13, 2020	May 20, 2020	Reprise: Battle of the Bans	Constructed
256	May 6, 2020	May 13, 2020	Reprise: A Chance Encounter	Randomized
255	April 29, 2020	May 6, 2020	Brawl Block: Feeling Adventurous?	Constructed
254	April 22, 2020	April 29, 2020	Reprise: Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
253	April 15, 2020	April 22, 2020	Reprise: Dr. Boom's Ignoblegarden!	Randomized
252	April 8, 2020	April 15, 2020	The Fury of Kael'thas	Constructed
251	April 1, 2020	April 8, 2020	Reprise: Brawl of Champions Grand Finals	Premade
250	March 25, 2020	April 1, 2020	Reprise: Return of Mechazod!	Cooperative
249	March 18, 2020	March 25, 2020	Reprise: Three Wishes	Randomized
248	March 11, 2020	March 18, 2020	Reprise: Hall of Champions	Premade
247	March 4, 2020	March 11, 2020	The Burndown - Rekindled	Premade
246	February 26, 2020	March 4, 2020	Reprise: Shiftcon West	Randomized
245	February 19, 2020	February 26, 2020	Reprise: When Clones Attack!	Randomized
244	February 12, 2020	February 19, 2020	Brawl of Gaudiness	Randomized
243	February 5, 2020	February 12, 2020	Reprise: All-Star Squad	Constructed
242	January 29, 2020	February 5, 2020	Lunar Blessings!	Randomized
241	January 22, 2020	January 29, 2020	Road to Northrend	Single-player
240	January 15, 2020	January 22, 2020	Reprise: Pick a Hand, Any Hand	Constructed
239	January 8, 2020	January 15, 2020	Just Macaws	Randomized
238	January 1, 2020	January 8, 2020	Reprise: 'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	Randomized
237	December 25, 2019	January 1, 2020	Reprise: A New Year Bash	Cooperative
236	December 18, 2019	December 25, 2019	Reprise: Gift Exchange	Constructed
235	December 11, 2019	December 18, 2019	Decorating Dalaran!	Single-player
234	December 4, 2019	December 11, 2019	Reprise: Heart of the Sunwell	Constructed
233	November 27, 2019	December 4, 2019	Reprise: Encounter at the Crossroads	Randomized
232	November 20, 2019	November 27, 2019	Shake, Deathrattle and Roll!	Randomized
231	November 13, 2019	November 20, 2019	Reprise: Top 3	Constructed
230	November 6, 2019	November 13, 2019	Reprise: Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
229	October 30, 2019	November 6, 2019	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
228	October 23, 2019	October 30, 2019	The Haunted Carousel	Randomized
227	October 16, 2019	October 23, 2019	Doom in the Tomb (week 2)	Single-player
226	October 9, 2019	October 16, 2019	Doom in the Tomb	Single-player
225	October 2, 2019	October 9, 2019	Reprise: Six-Shooter	Constructed
224	September 25, 2019	October 2, 2019	Reprise: Rise of the Zombeasts	Randomized
223	September 18, 2019	September 25, 2019	Brawl Block: Tinyfin Mode!	Constructed
222	September 11, 2019	September 18, 2019	Three Wishes	Randomized
221	September 4, 2019	September 11, 2019	The League of Explorers: Revived!	Single-player
220	August 28, 2019	September 4, 2019	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
219	August 21, 2019	August 28, 2019	The Great Amalgamation	Constructed
218	August 14, 2019	August 21, 2019	Reprise: Cart Crash at the Crossroads	Randomized
217	August 7, 2019	August 14, 2019	Reprise: Your Standard Brawliseum	Brawliseum
216	July 31, 2019	August 7, 2019	Reprise: A Less Friendly Game of Chess	Constructed
215	July 24, 2019	July 31, 2019	The Burndown!	Premade
214	July 17, 2019	July 24, 2019	Blackrock Crash (week 2)	Single-player
213	July 10, 2019	July 17, 2019	Blackrock Crash	Single-player
212	July 3, 2019	July 10, 2019	Reprise: Decks Assemble!	Randomized
211	June 26, 2019	July 1, 2019	Reprise: A Temporus Shift	Constructed
210	June 19, 2019	June 24, 2019	Brawl Block: Gods, Gadgetzan, Gurubashi	Constructed
209	June 12, 2019	June 17, 2019	Rise of the Mech	Premade
208	June 5, 2019	June 10, 2019	Reprise: Nefarian Rises!	Cooperative
207	May 29, 2019	June 3, 2019	The 207th Brawl Spectacular!	Randomized
206	May 22, 2019	May 27, 2019	Reprise: Clockwork Card Dealer	Constructed
205	May 15, 2019	May 20, 2019	Reprise: Cloneball!	Randomized
204	May 8, 2019	May 13, 2019	Henchmania!	Premade
203	May 1, 2019	May 6, 2019	Reprise: Showdown at Blackrock Mountain	Premade
202	April 24, 2019	April 29, 2019	Reprise: Hall of Champions	Premade
201	April 17, 2019	April 22, 2019	Dr. Boom's Ignoblegarden!	Randomized
200	April 10, 2019	April 15, 2019	Reprise: Your Standard Brawliseum	Brawliseum
199	April 3, 2019	April 8, 2019	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
198	March 27, 2019	April 1, 2019	Brawl Block: Year of the Mammoth	Constructed
197	March 20, 2019	March 25, 2019	Battle of the Bans	Constructed
196	March 13, 2019	March 18, 2019	Reprise: BY THE POWER OF RAGNAROS	Constructed
195	March 6, 2019	March 11, 2019	Brawliseum - Miniature Warfare	Brawliseum
194	February 27, 2019	March 4, 2019	Brawl of Champions Grand Finals	Premade
193	February 20, 2019	February 25, 2019	Brawl of Champions Round Two	Premade
192	February 13, 2019	February 18, 2019	Brawl of Champions Round One	Premade
191	February 6, 2019	February 11, 2019	Reprise: 'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	Randomized
190	January 30, 2019	February 4, 2019	Reprise: The Void Singularity	Constructed
189	January 23, 2019	January 28, 2019	Shiftcon West	Randomized
188	January 16, 2019	January 21, 2019	Reprise: A Chance Encounter	Randomized
187	January 9, 2019	January 14, 2019	Brawl Block: Old and New	Constructed
186	January 2, 2019	January 7, 2019	Reprise: Just a Hallucination	Randomized
185	December 26, 2018	December 31, 2018	Reprise: Gift Exchange	Constructed
184	December 19, 2018	December 24, 2018	Returns & Exchanges	Constructed
183	December 12, 2018	December 17, 2018	A Royal Recipe	Premade
182	December 5, 2018	December 10, 2018	Reprise: Your Standard Brawliseum	Brawliseum
181	November 28, 2018	December 3, 2018	Reprise: Return of Mechazod!	Cooperative
180	November 21, 2018	November 26, 2018	When Clones Attack!	Randomized
179	November 14, 2018	November 19, 2018	A Temporus Shift	Constructed
178	November 7, 2018	November 12, 2018	Send In The Murlocs!	Randomized
177	October 31, 2018	November 5, 2018	Reprise: Decks Assemble!	Randomized
176	October 24, 2018	October 29, 2018	Reprise: The Headless Horseman Rides!	Single-player
175	October 17, 2018	October 22, 2018	Monster Smash	Premade
174	October 10, 2018	October 15, 2018	Reprise: Boss Battle Royale 2	Premade
173	October 3, 2018	October 8, 2018	Reprise: Spiders, Spiders, EVERYWHERE!	Randomized
172	September 26, 2018	October 1, 2018	Six-Shooter	Constructed
171	September 19, 2018	September 24, 2018	Duel of the Death Knights	Randomized
170	September 12, 2018	September 17, 2018	Reprise: Pick a Hand, Any Hand	Constructed
169	September 5, 2018	September 10, 2018	Reprise: Too Many Portals!	Constructed
168	August 29, 2018	September 3, 2018	Reprise: Double Deathrattler Battler	Constructed
167	August 22, 2018	August 27, 2018	A Scientific Recipe	Premade
166	August 15, 2018	August 20, 2018	Reprise: Your Standard Brawliseum	Brawliseum
165	August 8, 2018	August 13, 2018	Reprise: A New Year Bash	Cooperative
164	August 1, 2018	August 6, 2018	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
163	July 25, 2018	July 30, 2018	A Brawl of Fire and Ice	Single-player
162	July 18, 2018	July 23, 2018	Reprise: Ragnaros' Fire Festival	Constructed
161	July 11, 2018	July 16, 2018	Reprise: ShiftCon	Randomized
160	July 4, 2018	July 9, 2018	Reprise: Blood Magic - Standard	Constructed
159	June 27, 2018	July 2, 2018	A Less Friendly Game of Chess	Constructed
158	June 20, 2018	June 24, 2018	Reprise: Shadow Reflection	Constructed
157	June 13, 2018	June 17, 2018	Rise of the Zombeasts	Randomized
156	June 6, 2018	June 10, 2018	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
155	May 30, 2018	June 4, 2018	Gone Fishin'	Constructed
154	May 22, 2018	May 28, 2018	Reprise: Cloneball!	Randomized
153	May 16, 2018	May 21, 2018	Top 2 - Standard	Constructed
152	May 9, 2018	May 14, 2018	Everybunny Get in Here!	Randomized
151	May 2, 2018	May 6, 2018	Your Standard Brawliseum	Brawliseum
150	April 25, 2018	April 29, 2018	A Witchy Recipe	Premade
149	April 18, 2018	April 22, 2018	Reprise: Idols of Azeroth	Premade
148	April 11, 2018	April 15, 2018	A Chance Encounter	Randomized
147	April 4, 2018	April 9, 2018	Blessing of the Raven	Randomized
146	March 28, 2018	April 2, 2018	Reprise: Miniature Warfare - Standard	Constructed
145	March 21, 2018	March 26, 2018	Portals to Another Dimension	Randomized
144	March 14, 2018	March 19, 2018	Reprise: Cart Crash at the Crossroads	Randomized
143	March 7, 2018	March 12, 2018	Reprise: Showdown at Blackrock Mountain	Premade
142	February 28, 2018	March 5, 2018	The Wild Brawliseum	Brawliseum
141	February 21, 2018	February 25, 2018	Venture into the Wild	Premade
140	February 15, 2018	February 19, 2018	Boss Battle Royale 2	Premade
139	February 7, 2018	February 12, 2018	Reprise: Just a Hallucination	Randomized
138	January 31, 2018	February 5, 2018	UnidentifiaBrawl	Randomized
137	January 24, 2018	January 29, 2018	Reprise: Nefarian Rises!	Cooperative
136	January 17, 2018	January 21, 2018	Hall of Champions	Premade
135	January 10, 2018	January 15, 2018	Shadow Reflection	Constructed
134	January 3, 2018	January 8, 2018	Reprise: 'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	Randomized
133	December 27, 2017	January 1, 2018	Reprise: Idols of Azeroth	Premade
132	December 20, 2017	December 25, 2017	Wacky Waxy Winter's Veil	Constructed
131	December 13, 2017	December 18, 2017	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
130	December 6, 2017	December 11, 2017	Reprise: Yellow-Brick Brawl	Constructed
129	November 29, 2017	December 4, 2017	The Void Singularity	Constructed
128	November 22, 2017	November 27, 2017	Reprise: Decks Assemble!	Randomized
127	November 15, 2017	November 20, 2017	Treasure in the Catacombs!	Randomized
126	November 8, 2017	November 13, 2017	Reprise: The Great Summoner Competition	Constructed
125	November 1, 2017	November 6, 2017	Reprise: Miniature Warfare	Constructed
124	October 25, 2017	October 30, 2017	The Headless Horseman Rides!	Single-player
123	October 18, 2017	October 23, 2017	Reprise: ShiftCon	Randomized
122	October 11, 2017	October 16, 2017	Reprise: Spellbook Duel	Constructed
121	October 4, 2017	October 9, 2017	Reprise: A Peek to the Past	Constructed
120	September 27, 2017	October 1, 2017	Reprise: Encounter at the Crossroads	Randomized
119	September 20, 2017	September 25, 2017	Reprise: The Great Stone of Challenge	Constructed
118	September 13, 2017	September 18, 2017	A Frozen Recipe	Premade
117	September 6, 2017	September 11, 2017	Reprise: An Evil Exchange	Premade
116	August 30, 2017	September 4, 2017	Reprise: Blood Magic - Standard	Constructed
115	August 23, 2017	August 28, 2017	BY THE POWER OF RAGNAROS	Constructed
114	August 16, 2017	August 21, 2017	Encounter at the Crossbones	Randomized
113	August 9, 2017	August 14, 2017	Reprise: ShiftCon	Randomized
112	August 2, 2017	August 7, 2017	Battle for the Crater	Randomized
111	July 26, 2017	July 31, 2017	Reprise: Showdown at Blackrock Mountain	Premade
110	July 19, 2017	July 24, 2017	Ahune's Superior Brawl	Premade
109	July 12, 2017	July 17, 2017	Reprise: Clash of the Minions	Constructed
108	July 5, 2017	July 10, 2017	Ragnaros' Fire Festival	Constructed
107	June 28, 2017	July 3, 2017	Reprise: All-Star Squad	Constructed
106	June 21, 2017	June 26, 2017	Reprise: Spiders, Spiders, EVERYWHERE!	Randomized
105	June 14, 2017	June 18, 2017	Reprise: Cart Crash at the Crossroads	Randomized
104	June 6, 2017	June 12, 2017	Just a Hallucination	Randomized
103	May 31, 2017	June 5, 2017	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
102	May 24, 2017	May 29, 2017	A Peek to the Past	Constructed
101	May 17, 2017	May 22, 2017	Reprise: An Evil Exchange	Premade
100	May 10, 2017	May 15, 2017	A Cavalcade of Brawls!	Randomized
99	May 3, 2017	May 8, 2017	Heroic Tavern Brawl - Wild format	Brawliseum
98	April 26, 2017	May 1, 2017	Reprise: 'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	Randomized
97	April 19, 2017	April 24, 2017	An Ancient Recipe	Premade
96	April 12, 2017	April 17, 2017	Reprise: Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
95	April 5, 2017	April 10, 2017	Reprise: The Masked Ball	Constructed
94	March 29, 2017	April 3, 2017	A Mammoth of a New Year	Cooperative
93	March 22, 2017	March 27, 2017	Decorating Stormwind	Single-player
92	March 15, 2017	March 20, 2017	Reprise: Cart Crash at the Crossroads	Randomized
91	March 8, 2017	March 13, 2017	Reprise: Heroic Tavern Brawl	Brawliseum
90	March 1, 2017	March 6, 2017	Gadgetzan Throw-Down	Premade
89	February 22, 2017	February 27, 2017	Reprise: Cloneball!	Randomized
88	February 15, 2017	February 20, 2017	Blood Magic	Constructed
87	February 8, 2017	February 13, 2017	Reprise: Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
86	February 1, 2017	February 6, 2017	Reprise: Gift Exchange	Constructed
85	January 25, 2017	January 30, 2017	Boss Battle Royale	Premade
84	January 18, 2017	January 23, 2017	Spellbook Duel	Constructed
83	January 11, 2017	January 16, 2017	Reprise: Cart Crash at the Crossroads	Randomized
82	January 4, 2017	January 9, 2017	The Dark Wanderer	Single-player
81	December 28, 2016	January 2, 2017	Reprise: Party Portals!	Randomized
80	December 21, 2016	December 26, 2016	Reprise: Clockwork Card Dealer - Standard	Constructed
79	December 14, 2016	December 19, 2016	The Battle for Gadgetzan	Premade
78	December 7, 2016	December 12, 2016	Reprise: Double Deathrattler Battler	Constructed
77	November 30, 2016	December 5, 2016	Reprise: 'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	Randomized
76	November 23, 2016	November 28, 2016	Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	Randomized
75	November 16, 2016	November 21, 2016	Heroic Tavern Brawl	Brawliseum
74	November 9, 2016	November 14, 2016	Reprise: Miniature Warfare	Constructed
73	November 2, 2016	November 7, 2016	Yellow-Brick Brawl	Constructed
72	October 26, 2016	October 31, 2016	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
71	October 19, 2016	October 24, 2016	Reprise: ShiftCon	Randomized
70	October 12, 2016	October 17, 2016	All-Star Squad	Constructed
69	October 5, 2016	October 10, 2016	A Friendly Game of Chess	Premade
68	September 28, 2016	October 3, 2016	Reprise: Boom Bot vs. Annoy-o-Tron!	Premade
67	September 21, 2016	September 26, 2016	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
66	September 14, 2016	September 19, 2016	Top 3	Constructed
65	September 7, 2016	September 12, 2016	Reprise: Cart Crash at the Crossroads	Randomized
64	August 31, 2016	September 5, 2016	Party Portals!	Randomized
63	August 24, 2016	August 29, 2016	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
62	August 17, 2016	August 22, 2016	Nefarian Rises!	Cooperative
61	August 10, 2016	August 15, 2016	A Dark Recipe	Premade
60	August 3, 2016	August 8, 2016	Storming Stormwind	Single-player
59	July 27, 2016	August 1, 2016	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
58	July 20, 2016	July 25, 2016	Reprise: Idols of Azeroth	Premade
57	July 13, 2016	July 18, 2016	'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	Randomized
56	July 6, 2016	July 11, 2016	Reprise: Clockwork Card Dealer	Constructed
55	June 29, 2016	July 4, 2016	ShiftCon	Randomized
54	June 22, 2016	June 27, 2016	Pick a Hand, Any Hand	Constructed
53	June 15, 2016	June 20, 2016	Reprise: Heart of the Sunwell	Constructed
52	June 8, 2016	June 13, 2016	Cloneball!	Randomized
51	June 1, 2016	June 6, 2016	Cart Crash at the Crossroads	Randomized
50	May 25, 2016	May 30, 2016	Shadow Towers	Constructed
49	May 18, 2016	May 23, 2016	Reprise: Unite Against Mechazod!	Cooperative
48	May 11, 2016	May 16, 2016	Top 2	Constructed
47	May 4, 2016	May 9, 2016	Reprise: Spiders, Spiders, EVERYWHERE!	Randomized
46	April 27, 2016	May 2, 2016	Reprise: Encounter at the Crossroads	Randomized
45	April 20, 2016	April 25, 2016	Idols of Azeroth	Premade
44	April 13, 2016	April 18, 2016	The Great Stone of Challenge	Constructed
43	April 6, 2016	April 11, 2016	Reprise: Too Many Portals!	Randomized
42	March 30, 2016	April 4, 2016	You Must be This Tall to Brawl	Constructed
41	March 23, 2016	March 28, 2016	An Evil Exchange	Premade
40	March 16, 2016	March 21, 2016	Reprise: Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
39	March 9, 2016	March 14, 2016	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
38	March 2, 2016	March 7, 2016	Deal Your Fate	Constructed
37	February 24, 2016	February 29, 2016	Clash of the Minions	Constructed
36	February 17, 2016	February 22, 2016	Lead from the Front	Constructed
35	February 10, 2016	February 15, 2016	Reprise: Decks Assemble!	Randomized
34	February 3, 2016	February 8, 2016	Blingtron's Beauteous Brawl	Constructed
33	January 27, 2016	February 1, 2016	Miniature Warfare	Constructed
32	January 20, 2016	January 25, 2016	Reprise: Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
31	January 13, 2016	January 18, 2016	Return of Mechazod!	Cooperative
30	January 6, 2016	January 11, 2016	Battle of the Builds	Constructed
29	December 30, 2015	January 4, 2016	Reprise: Who's the Boss Now?	Constructed
28	December 23, 2015	December 28, 2015	Reprise: Randomonium	Randomized
27	December 16, 2015	December 21, 2015	Gift Exchange	Constructed
26	December 9, 2015	December 14, 2015	Reprise: Encounter at the Crossroads	Randomized
25	December 2, 2015	December 7, 2015	Decks Assemble!	Randomized
24	November 25, 2015	November 30, 2015	Battle of Tol Barad	Constructed
23	November 18, 2015	November 23, 2015	Captain Blackheart's Treasure	Randomized
22	November 11, 2015	November 16, 2015	Reprise: Showdown at Blackrock Mountain	Premade
21	November 4, 2015	November 9, 2015	Unite Against Mechazod!	Cooperative
20	October 28, 2015	November 2, 2015	Reprise: Spiders, Spiders, EVERYWHERE!	Randomized
19	October 21, 2015	October 26, 2015	Who's the Boss Now?	Constructed
18	October 14, 2015	October 19, 2015	Randomonium	Randomized
17	October 7, 2015	October 12, 2015	Clockwork Card Dealer	Constructed
16	September 30, 2015	October 5, 2015	Boom Bot vs. Annoy-o-Tron!	Premade
15	September 23, 2015	September 28, 2015	Underdog Rules	Constructed
14	September 16, 2015	September 21, 2015	Reprise: Too Many Portals!	Randomized
13	September 9, 2015	September 14, 2015	Double Deathrattler Battler	Constructed
12	September 2, 2015	September 7, 2015	It's Raining Mana!	Constructed
11	August 26, 2015	August 31, 2015	Reprise: Encounter at the Crossroads	Randomized
10	August 19, 2015	August 24, 2015	Grand Tournament Match	Premade
9	August 12, 2015	August 17, 2015	Reprise: The Great Summoner Competition	Constructed
8	August 5, 2015	August 10, 2015	The Masked Ball	Constructed
7	July 29, 2015	August 3, 2015	Too Many Portals!	Randomized
6	July 22, 2015	July 27, 2015	Heart of the Sunwell	Constructed
5	July 15, 2015	July 20, 2015	Encounter at the Crossroads	Randomized
4	July 8, 2015	July 13, 2015	The Great Summoner Competition	Constructed
3	July 1, 2015	July 6, 2015	Spiders, Spiders, EVERYWHERE!	Randomized
2	June 24, 2015	June 29, 2015	Banana Brawl!	Constructed
1	June 17, 2015	June 22, 2015	Showdown at Blackrock Mountain	Premade

Repeated Tavern Brawls

While some weeks see a brand new Tavern Brawl, about two-thirds are reprises of previous Brawls. Since each Brawl is only available for 7 days (originally 5), this allows players to enjoy old favourites again, and avoids Brawls becoming overly similar due to a desire to explore past mechanics. Most reprises are simple repeat outings, identical to the original Brawl, but some involve changes, such as fixing bugs or balance issues, or even adding in extra elements.

The following table lists Tavern Brawls that have appeared more than once, including brief notes of any known changes.

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Tavern Brawl	Number of appearances	Known changes
Randomonium	12	The 8th appearance awarded a Rise of Shadows card pack.
Captain Blackheart's Treasure	10	The 5th appearance restricted cards to the standard format.
Cloneball!	10
Send In The Murlocs!	10
Valeera's Bag of Burgled Spells	10
Battle of Tol Barad	9
Just a Hallucination	9	The 3rd appearance awarded a Rastakhan's Rumble card pack.
Heroic Brawliseum (Heroic Tavern Brawl)	9	The 3rd, 6th and 9th appearance used wild format decks. The 4th appearance renamed the Brawl.
All-Star Squad	8	3rd appearance used standard format decks
Blood Magic	8	2nd, 3rd, and 4th appearances used standard format decks.
Encounter at the Crossroads	8	The 5th appearance featured Party Crasher (boss)s, and awarded a Journey to Un'Goro card pack. The 6th appearance was renamed to "Encounter at the Crossbones".
'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts	8
Cart Crash at the Crossroads	7
Clockwork Card Dealer	7
Gift Exchange	7
Three Wishes	7
A Temporus Shift	7	From the 2nd appearance of the Brawl, the first player no longer has an extra turn on turn 1.
Battle of the Bans	6
Decks Assemble!	6	The 3rd appearance awarded a Kobolds & Catacombs card pack.
Party Portals!	6	In the second appearance, changes were made to Romulo, Party Elemental, Party Elemental and Mime
Shake, Deathrattle and Roll!	6
Showdown at Blackrock Mountain	6	Starting Mana Crystals for Nefarian reduced in the 2nd appearance.
Unite Against Mechazod! / Return of Mechazod!	6	Assassinate replaced by Prioritize in Mechazod's deck.
A New Year Bash (A Mammoth of a New Year)	5	The 2nd appearance renamed the Brawl. The 4th appearance changed the decks for each player.
A Less Friendly Game of Chess	5
Miniature Warfare	5
The Fury of Kael'thas	5
ShiftCon	5
Spiders, Spiders, EVERYWHERE!	5
Rise of the Zombeasts	5	2nd appearance lowered the starting health to 20.
When Clones Attack!	5
Your Standard Brawliseum	5
A Chance Encounter	4
Brawl Block: Tinyfin Mode!	4
Idols of Azeroth	4
Just Macaws	4
Half & Half	4
The Haunted Carousel	4
Lunar Blessings!	4
Top 2 / Top 2 - Standard	4
Top 3	4
UnidentifiaBrawl	4
Wacky Waxy Winter's Veil	4
A Peek to the Past	3
An Evil Exchange	3	The 2nd appearance changed Kel'Thuzad's Hero Power from "Resurrect a friendly minion that died this game" to "Add a random Naxxramas minion to your hand", Rafaam's Hero Power at one and two pieces were changed, Noth the Plaguebringer's cost was increased, and three of Kel'Thuzad's cards in his deck were changed. The 3rd appearance buffed Kel'Thuzad's Hero Power to decrease the generated card's cost by 3.
BY THE POWER OF RAGNAROS	3
Double Deathrattler Battler	3	3rd appearance used standard format decks.
Everybunny Get in Here!	3
Hall of Champions	3
Heart of the Sunwell	3
Nefarian Rises!	3
Pick a Hand, Any Hand	3
Ragnaros' Fire Festival	3
Shiftcon West	3
The Dark Wanderer	3	This brawl was run twice in a row, from June 7 to June 21, 2023.
The Great Amalgamation	3
The Great Summoner Competition	3	The 3rd appearance used standard format decks
Too Many Portals!	3
Yellow-Brick Brawl	3	2nd appearance used standard format decks
The Void Singularity	3
Who's the Boss Now?	3
Battle of the Bands	2	This brawl was run twice in a row in the original appearance.
Blessing of the Raven	2	This brawl make reaperateance five years after debut
A Cavalcade of Brawls!	2	The 2nd appearance changed the first line of the description to "The cavalcade returns!"
Boom Bot vs. Annoy-o-Tron!	2
Boss Battle Royale 2	2	The 2nd appearance changed the druid hero and the warlock hero received changes.
Brawl Block: Gods, Gadgetzan, Gurubashi	2
Brawl of Champions Grand Finals	2
Clash of the Minions	2
Brawl of Gaudiness	2
Dr. Boom's Ignoblegarden!	2
Gone Fishin'	2
Shadow Reflection	2
Six-Shooter	2
Spellbook Duel	2
The Burndown!	2	2nd appearance renamed the brawl The Burndown - Rekindled and used a different selection of cards
The Great Stone of Challenge	2
The Headless Horseman Rides!	2
The Masked Ball	2
Visions of Sayge	2

Notes

Tavern Brawl, promo art

Access

• Tavern Brawls have free admission. Very rarely, a Brawl such as Heroic Tavern Brawl may charge an admission fee.
• Tavern Brawls are only available to players who have unlocked all classes.
  • Previously, they were unlocked when a player had one class at level 20.
• Players can play each Tavern Brawl as many times as they like while it is active.
• Only the current Tavern Brawl is accessible to players. Players are not able to access past Brawls, or challenge other players to take part in them.
• While each Brawl has a limited run, some Tavern Brawls are repeated later on. Reprise selection appears to be largely based on popularity.

Decks

• Tavern Brawls use unique decks, which do not take up any of the player's regular deck slots. Players create Tavern Brawls within the Tavern Brawl interface, and the deck is lost when the Brawl is retired.
• The composition of Tavern Brawl decks depends on the Brawl. Many are constructed partially or wholly from the player's own collection, with some seeing random cards added to the deck made. Other Brawls feature premade decks, either with specific (and often unique) cards, or entirely randomised.
  • Brawl decks will not require or allow the player to use more than 2 copies of a card from their own collection, or more than 1 in the case of legendaries.
• Most Brawls require the player to choose a class, either during deck construction or in place of deck construction, but some instead randomly assign players to take control of special heroes, with their own decks.
• Tavern Brawl cards are similar to Boss cards, special cards specific to Tavern Brawls are not available in other types of play. See below for more information.

Matchmaking

• Unless specifically challenging a friend, players will be randomly matched against other participating players "of similar skill level".
• Initial player seeding is apparently based on rankings in other types of play. This is most likely based on Casual or Ranked mode play, or a combination of the two.
• After the initial placement, player matchmaking is controlled by the player's success in Tavern Brawls, using a hidden MMR. Tavern Brawl MMR is ongoing, and carries over from week to week.
• Cooperative Tavern Brawls are an exception, and do not use any MMR.

Rewards and quests

• Players earn a free Standard card pack for their first Tavern Brawl win each week except some Tavern Brawls before new expansion launch - those Tavern Brawls rewards a pack of the upcoming expansion.
  • No additional rewards are offered after the initial win. This is intended to prevent players from feeling they have to play, and may also be in order to allow design space for unusual and potentially uneven arrangements, which could otherwise prove frustrating for those seeking to earn repeated rewards through wins.
  • Very rarely a Brawl will offer other rewards, such as a unique card back, in place of the usual card pack.
  • The card pack reward was originally announced to end when the "launch event" ended. However, having begun in June 2015, it seems likely the reward is now intended to be ongoing.
• Tavern Brawls are eligible to count toward daily quests. Wins also count toward the "10 gold per 3 wins" reward.
• There is one Brawl-specific quest, "Everybody! Get in here!", which awards 60 gold for playing 3 Tavern Brawls.
• Challenging a friend to a Tavern Brawl will not be eligible for most quests, as these matches are considered Friendly Challenges for these purposes.
• Players can earn experience in Tavern Brawl.

General

• Tavern Brawls are released in the Americas region first, followed by the Europe, Taiwan/Korea and China regions, simultaneously, around 4 hours later. As a result, the Americas region sometimes experiences technical issues following the release of a new Brawl, serving as a testbed for the latest modifications. Despite not directly modifying other game modes, the release of a Tavern Brawl nevertheless involves changes which can cause disconnections and extended downtime for the entire game, making this testing period necessary to limit disruption to a single region. The four hour delay following the Americas release is intended to allow time for the developers to attend to any stability issues or severe bugs, before launching the Brawl in other regions.
  • As of December 2015, additional testing measures are planned, to reduce related stability issues. However, the changes will "take some time to implement".

Tavern Brawl cards

Tavern Brawl cards are special cards, heroes and Hero Powers only available to players when participating in a specific Tavern Brawl. These are usually provided through pre-made decks, although they may be granted to players directly during matches. Tavern Brawl cards usually match the theme of the Brawl, and often feature fun or outlandish powers not seen in regular cards.

For a full list of known cards, see Tavern Brawl card. Featured Tavern Brawl cards for each Brawl can be found on individual Brawl pages, or in the Previous Brawls section.

Fireside Brawls

Main article: Fireside Brawl

Fireside Brawls are special Tavern Brawls that can only be played at Fireside Gatherings.

Each month there will be a different Fireside Brawl to try—check the Fireside Gatherings website to find out about the brawl that’s running this month. These special brawls run the whole month with no breaks, and they co-exist with the weekly Tavern Brawls.

The first Fireside Brawl that got a large amount of attention was Tavern vs. Lich King.

Design

"I'm not exaggerating when I say that each week, people tell me that we've created the greatest brawl ever, at the same time that others are saying it's by far the worst." - Ben Brode

As of October 2016, Tavern Brawls are primarily designed by Pat Nagle (the namesake of Nat Pagle) and Dan Emmons. The two designers "sit in a room and brainstorm", with additional inspiration from the internet and other team members. The ideas are then playtested and iterated upon with the rest of Team 5. Tim Erskine serves as producer for Tavern Brawl content.

According to designers Emmons and Nagle, the most important goal of Tavern Brawls is to provide variety and freshness, "mixing up" the standard game experience of ladder or Arena play, and providing players a reason and reward for logging in regularly. The "Surprise" of the new Brawl each week is also "really big" for the developers.

The designers originally considered having a ranked ladder for Tavern Brawl mode, including a Legend rank. However, they decided not to in order to avoid players feeling pressure to play, instead adopting a strong focus on "fun". For example, the card pack reward for a single win provides a reward for trying each Brawl, without creating any sense of compulsion for players who didn't that week's Brawl.

The first 19 Tavern Brawls, by popularity. Green Brawls are premade; brown use constructed decks; blue are randomised.

The Tavern Brawl mode is also designed to help with the game's accessibility. This is partly achieved through Brawls that don't require players to own a lot of cards, and also in the 'free' card pack reward each week, helping players to build their collections.

Tavern Brawls allow for experimentation, and are sometime used to test or develop new mechanics, allowing the developers to observe player reactions. This time spent developing the required technology makes it relatively simple to then implement the mechanic elsewhere in the game. Examples of this process include Discover. However, the developers balance the ease of experimentation with a desire to keep new mechanics fresh for players to discover in new sets. Ben Brode explains:

"There are pros and cons. The pros are obviously that we would get more confidence on balance. One of the cons is that part of the fun of card games is exploration. If we are putting it out there and a lot of it gets solved or figured out, then when we release a set it isn’t as crazy and exciting as it could be."

The brevity of Brawls also frees the developers to experiment with a variety of designs, since "even if [the developers] make a really bad one" it will only last a few days. This allows the designers to create Brawls that target specific groups of players, and take risks with their designs.

The designers learned from early Brawls like Spiders, Spiders, EVERYWHERE! with decks composed solely of minions, incorporating a small number of random spells into later minion-focused Brawls such as ShiftCon.

History

Tavern Brawls were being discussed by the developers prior to the launch of Hearthstone. However, it was not until June 10, 2015, more than a year after the game's release, that the feature would be announced to players.

The Tavern Brawl system was added with Patch 2.7.0.9166 on June 15, but was not activated until June 17, when the first Tavern Brawl, Showdown at Blackrock Mountain, went live. In the interim period before the first Brawl, the as yet blank fourth button on the game box would begin to sparkle each time the player entered the main menu.

Captain Blackheart's Treasure was planned for release in October 2015, in order to debut the upcoming Discover mechanic. However, technical problems prevented this, and the keyword was instead announced at BlizzCon 2015 with its accompanying adventure, The League of Explorers.

On November 4, 2015, the first cooperative Tavern Brawl was released, Unite Against Mechazod!, marking the first cooperative two-player experience within the game. At the time of its creation, this was the most difficult Brawl to create yet.

In December 2015, with disconnections and downtime in the Europe region coinciding with the release of the latest Tavern Brawl becoming a regular occurrence, Blizzard announced that they would be adding additional testing measures to help prevent this in the future. Shortly afterwards it was announced that the release times for Tavern Brawls in each region would be changing: instead of debuting in the Europe region at 4pm UTC, followed by Americas at 6pm and other regions at 7pm, new Brawls would now debut in the Americas region at 5pm UTC, then in all other regions 9pm.

In October 2016 Heroic Tavern Brawl was announced, marking a new hybridisation of the Tavern Brawl and Arena game modes. This was also the first known Brawl to use Standard format, rather than the usual Wild format. The first explicitly Standard format Brawl followed in December 2016 with Clockwork Card Dealer - Standard, a simple variant of the original Clockwork Card Dealer.

On July 1, 2019, a new schedule was implemented for Tavern Brawls, reducing the weekly downtime from roughly 2.25 days to a short time span of 1 hour.

Trivia

• As of October 2016 Randomonium is "by far the most popular Brawl", both in terms of number of games played and hours in total spent playing. Designer Dean Ayala explains, "[Randomonium] continues to be one of the mostly highly played brawls by unique user in addition to one of the most highly played brawls by individual user. Basically this means a ton of people play it, and the ones that do play it play a ton of games."

• The developers considered placing the Tavern Brawl button in the third slot (currently occupied by the Arena button), which would have provided a more symmetrical appearance given the smaller amount of space available for lettering on the fourth button. However, they decided against it, possibly due to length issues in languages other than English.

• The unique chalkboard art for Tavern Brawls are created by Jomaro Kindred.

• On July 29, 2015, Showdown at Blackrock Mountain was mistakenly reprised as the seventh Tavern Brawl, sparking widespread complaint from players, who assumed this to be the intended Brawl. The correct Brawl, Too Many Portals!, replaced it around an hour later, but not until many players had already played and won games in the former Brawl, earning their weekly card pack. Zeriyah remarked, "Sometimes when you play with dimensional space, the wrong Tavern Brawl gets sucked through the portal. Whoops." A similar error has taken place with subsequent Brawls. On July 20, 2016, Battle of the Builds was reprised as the fifty-eighth Tavern Brawl, but bugs quickly became evident. Blizzard announced a few hours later that the Brawl "wasn't behaving" and replaced it with another reprise, Idols of Azeroth.

• Following the Gift Exchange Tavern Brawl, the 2015 winter break saw a repeat of Randomonium rather than another new Tavern Brawl. Ben Brode explained that this was partly due to there being "nobody in the office over the break to fix things if they go wrong, which new brawls are more likely to do."
• The 5th reprise of Encounter at the Crossroads was the first Brawl that didn't offer a Classic card pack, but instead a card pack from an upcoming expansion.
• The popularity of the Tavern Brawl game mode in Hearthstone has led to its adoption in other Blizzard games. Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm saw the introduction of the "Weekly Brawl" and "Heroes Brawl" game modes on March 22 and April 10, 2016, respectively, less than a year after the Hearthstone format's launch; while "PvP Brawls" were added to World of Warcraft on April 5, 2017. While the Tavern label is specific to Hearthstone, the term Brawl has thus become shorthand for an "alternative way to play", featuring special and regularly changing twists on the game's normal ruleset, with an emphasis on fun, "crazy" and "unique" matches.
• Before the patch update on July 1, 2019, Tavern Brawls originally would end the following Monday and be unavailable from Monday to Wednesday.

Gallery

There is a couple of days' downtime after each Brawl

Trying to queue into a Tavern Brawl just after it has closed

The basic Tavern Brawl interface

The collection manager has some minor colour and interface tweaks when used in Tavern Brawl mode, and uses the Standard format colouring despite viewing in Wild format

Patch changes

• Patch 26.6.0.179020 (2023-06-27): Now available by unlocking all classes, instead of having one class at level 20.
• Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25): Tavern Brawl now awards a pack from the previous Standard format year instead of a Classic pack.
• Patch 14.6.0.31761 (2019-07-01): The Tavern Brawl now lasts all week instead of five days and the gap between brawls is only one hour.
• Patch 7.0.0.15590 (2016-11-29): The Tavern Brawl button on the main menu now lights up whenever there is a Brawl available that the player has not yet played.
• Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24): Players can now challenge their friends to Tavern Brawls from any game screen. Previously the player had to be on the Brawl screen when issuing the challenge.
• Patch 2.7.0.9166 (2015-06-15): Added.

External links

• Designer Insights with Dan and Pat: Tavern Brawls (2016-10-17)
• Hearthpwn: Tavern Brawls and Open Q&A - BlizzCon 2015 Live Panel Recap (Fireside Chat) (2015-11-07)
• Brace Yourself for Tavern Brawl - announcement blog (2015-06-10)