Patch 34.2 launches tomorrow with updates for Battlegrounds, Arena, bug fixes, gameplay improvements, events, and features. This is a large patch, so to better spotlight all the new content, we’re splitting the patch notes into two blogs. This post covers upcoming events and new features.

For details on Battlegrounds, Arena, bug fixes, and gameplay improvements, check out our second Patch 34.2 blog.

Events

Welcome to the Neighborhood!

From December 3 - 10, join us for this special event celebrating the arrival of Housing in World of Warcraft. Complete event quests to earn cozy rewards: 2 Welcome Home! cards (normal and Golden), 2 Across the Timeways packs, 2 Tavern Tickets, 2 Battlegrounds Tokens, and 1 Catch-Up Pack. In addition, you can unlock the Hearth and Home card back after earning the "Welcome Home" achievement in Midnight by building your first house. Pre-order World of Warcraft: Midnight to access Housing Early Access, claim your plot, and start building your dream home in Azeroth!

The Rafaams of Winter Veil

From December 10 - 31, experience the Rafaams of Winter Veil! Rafaam faces a twist of fate as three versions of himself from past, present, and future timelines come calling. Will he discover the true spirit of Winter Veil? Complete event quests to unwrap these rewards: Runi, Temporal Guardian (normal and Golden), Timethief Rafaam Hero Skin, 2 Across the Timeways Epic Cards, and 4 Across the Timeways packs.

Happy New Year! (2026)

From December 31 - January 13, ring in the new year by counting down the clock and piling up free rewards! Complete these Co-Op event quests to claim 3 Across the Timeways packs, 1 random Across the Timeways Epic card, 1 random unowned Lite Hero Skin from Year of the Pegasus*, and 1 random unowned full Hero Skin from Year of the Pegasus. Plus, each Daily Quest has a 50% chance to award 10 Gold upon completion, while every Weekly Quest guarantees 25 Gold (for a total of 50 Gold).

* Multi-class StarCraft skins are excluded from the Lite and Full Hero skin pool.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

Quick-Equip Cosmetics

Instantly show off your new cosmetics! When you claim new items, now you can equip them right away. No need to trek back to the Collection Manager.

New Signature Tool-Tip Toggle

You can now customize how text appears on your Signature cards. Head to Settings → Options and select your preference:

• Never Show Text
• Favor Art
• Favor Text (default)
• Always Show Text

Tavern Brawl

Dual-Class Brawliseum

From December 3 - 10, jump into the new Dual-Class Brawlisem! You'll get to build a deck with cards from ANY two classes from ANY standard expansion. Pay an entry fee and compete in games until reaching either 6 wins or 3 losses, with prizing based on how well you do (the exact same as Pre-Release Tavern Brawl).

Ranked Standard card sets only. The following cards will be banned:

• All Tourists
• Hamuul Runetotem
• Grove Shaper
• Concierge

New Tavern Brawl - The Naughty List

From December 17 - 24, try the new Tavern Brawl where your opponents are on the Naughty List, and it’s your job to give them a deck that’s worse than a lump of coal! Both players craft the worst decks they can from a curated pool of Standard and Wild cards. At the start of the game both players swap decks, start with 10 mana, and draw 2 cards each turn. Good luck!

Darkmoon Faire Treasures

The Darkmoon Faire Treasures booth is rolling out three new prize collections in the coming weeks, containing fantastical cosmetics inspired by Turalyon, Rafaam, Yogg‑Saron, and plenty more.

Darkmoon Faire Treasures is our random pull system that rewards Pets, Mythic Skins, Signature cards, Hero Skins, and more. The first pull is free, and subsequent pulls require Runestones to purchase. As the prize collections in the Treasures booth rotate, prices adjust to match the value of the current items. Read more about the current value of Darkmoon Faire Treasures, as well as pull rates and odds.

Turalyon Mythic Skin

From December 2 - 22, the Faire features the Turalyon Mythic Skin for Paladin and Priest. Wield holy might and deliver divine justice with this Knight of the Silver Hand! This skin includes an animated 3D portrait, a custom hero frame, and radiant Holy effects. When Turalyon attacks, he leaps onto the board to strike with a burst of holy energy. Win a match, and he hurls his supercharged sword across the board in a blazing explosion that leaves a smoldering crater where your foe once was.

Full list of rewards:

• Turalyon Mythic Skin
• 1x Eternus Diamond Legendary Card
• 1x The Fins Beyond Time Signature Legendary Card
• Allari the Souleater Hero Set
• 2x Divine Augur Epic Signature Card
• Tavern Rastakhan Hero Skin
• 2x Solitude Rare Signature Card
• 1x Golden Across the Timeways Pack
• 2x Disciple of the Dove Common Signature Card
• 2x Random Golden Rare Cards from Across the Timeways

Treasures of Rafaam Signature Card Set

From December 22 - January 6, Timethief Rafaam steals the spotlight with his own Legendary Fabled Signature card, accompanied by nine Signature Token Cards, one for each of his counterparts from alternate timelines. This run of the Darkmoon Faire Treasures features both a reduced runtime and price, so check it out while Rafaam is still sneaking around!

Full list of rewards:

• Timethief Rafaam Signature Legendary Fabled Card with 9 Signature Token Cards
• Wilfred Fizzlebang Hero Set
• End Time Garrosh Hero Skin
• 2x Random Golden Epic Cards from Across the Timeways
• 2x RAFAAM LADDER!! Rare Signature Card
• 2x Random Golden Rare Cards from Across the Timeways
• 1x Golden Across the Timeways Pack
• 1x Golden Standard Pack
• 2x Yesterloc Common Signature Card
• 2x Random Golden Common Cards from Across the Timeways

Yogg-Saron Mythic Skin*

From January 6 - 27, the Yogg-Saron Mythic Skin for Mage and Warlock descends upon the Faire, ready to drive your opponents mad. This skin includes a fully animated 3D portrait, a custom hero frame, and visual effects like chomping teeth and writhing tentacles that strike during targeted attacks. Lose a match and watch as Yogg-Saron is banished back to his prison with magical chains. This Mythic Skin takes this Old God to a whole new level.

Full list of rewards:

• Yogg-Saron Mythic Skin
• 1x High Cultist Herenn Diamond Legendary Card
• 1x Torga Signature Legendary Card
• 1x Random Golden The Lost City of Un'Goro Legendary
• Dirdra Hero Set and Card Back
• 2x Hideous Husk Epic Signature Card
• Monster Slayer Vivian Hero Skin
• 2x Sanguine Infestation Rare Signature Card
• 1x Golden The Lost City of Un'Goro Pack
• 2x Infested Breath Common Signature Card

* Please note this Darkmoon Faire Treasures run of the Yogg-Saron Mythic Skin is not available in mainland China.

Obtain Ranked Hero Skins You May Have Missed!

Looking to complete your Ranked Hero Skin collection? The shop’s Just For You tab will now feature select skins each week. For the next four weeks, you’ll find two unowned Ranked Hero Skins (a Lite Hero Skin and a Full Hero Skin) chosen from a curated pool of 11 skins, one for each class.

Pool of Ranked Hero Skins and Hero Sets:

• Sea Reaver Inge Hero Skin (Death Knight)
• Aranna the Runeseeker Hero Skin (Demon Hunter)
• Hamuul Runeblade Hero Skin (Druid)
• Snowflipper Rexxar Hero Skin (Hunter)
• Frost Fairy Jaina Hero Skin (Mage)
• Greench Uther Hero Skin (Paladin)
• Elise the Leader Hero Set (Priest)
• Edwin VanCleef Hero Set (Rogue)
• Thorim Hero Set (Shaman)
• Lord Godfrey Hero Set (Warlock)
• Greatfather Winter Magni Hero Set (Warrior)

Be sure to check out the other half of the 34.2 Patch Notes covering Battlegrounds, Arena, bug fixes, and Gameplay Updates.