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Hearthstone's Battlegrounds mode gets new minions and dragon heroes

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Hearthstone's Battlegrounds mode gets new minions and dragon heroes

Hearthstone's Battlegrounds mode is receiving a fresh update with some new minions to add to your collection. And guess what? You'll also have a chance to snatch up some dragons to really bolster things with their fiery abilities. 

In total, there will be a whopping seven different dragon heroes for you to get in this bumper update. If that wasn't enough for you, there are also 18 minions that are out there for the taking. 

Oh, and by the way, 12 of those are dragons as well. So Hearthstone's Battlegrounds is becoming a prominent land of the dragons. 

Galakrond and Deathwing are among the highlights of the new dragon crew. Ysera, Nozdormu, Malygos, Alexstrasza, and Reno Jackson round out the rest of the squad to complete a fully-loaded group.

Leading the pack of 18 minions is the Hangry Dragon, and he has a cool benefit that can help you in battle. If you win your previous combat, he will get a +2/+2 to get yourself a chance at winning another battle.

Aside from the new additions, there's also a nice bag of goodies that Blizzard will be giving away. A Descent of Dragons pack could be all yours for watching three hours of official Hearthstone streams on Twitch. 

On top of that, you'll get another pack if you watch six hours of streams. This is a perfect opportunity if you are already watching the streams anyway. Your Battle.net and Twitch accounts need to be linked, but that shouldn't be an issue. 

These giveaways are only running until February 29th, so do try and take advantage while you can. Don't worry, though, if you do happen to miss out, then there are plenty of cool things that you'll be able to grab from March 4th. 

To start, there will be a new legendary questline. Then you have new Tavern Brawls to add to the fun, and lastly, you'll be able to get some cool log-in rewards. 

Two Rise of Shadows packs, two Descent of Dragons packs, two Saviors of Uldlum packs, and the Year of the Dragon card will be yours just for logging in. You need to make sure to do so between March 4th-17th to collect these powerful packs.

If you haven't jumped into the Hearthstone craze yet, then you can download the game for free on the App Store and Google Play

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