36.0 — Preparing the Violet Hold release
The June 30 client patch gets the game ready for Escape from Violet Hold on July 7. It also changes deck recipes and rewards.
Released June 30, 2026
The patch and expansion have different dates. Patch 36.0 arrives June 30. Escape from Violet Hold enters Standard on July 7.
Expansion features
The set has 135 cards. It adds one Legendary Rulebreaker for each class, Prepare, Disguised minions, and Bribe cards.
Class deck recipes are changed to use Core, CATACLYSM, and the new set.
Signature and ranked rewards
Signature Vanessa the Ringleader joins the prerelease Mega Bundle. Cards she makes use Signature art when that version exists. Otherwise, they use Golden quality.
This records the offer at release. It does not mean the bundle is still sold.
The Myth of the Scarab achievement adds the Eternal Scarab card back. It requires reaching Legend in six different months during the Year of the Scarab.
Use July 7, the expansion launch, when checking when most new cards entered Standard.