Battle ground blitz unlock artifact appearance?

[Bwrecker-nerzhul]

Does anyone know if the artifact appearance from legion that requires 10 Rated battle ground wins count from the new Battle ground blitz?

[Grolmash-shadowmoon]

it might be obtainable when the new season starts

[Mondheul-thrall]

Rated Battleground Blitz Does Not Count Towards Challenging Artifact Appearance

For those of you that defeated the Mage Tower during Legion, you obtained your Challenging Appearances for your respective specializations. And with that, the ability to unlock the other color variations once you had met appropriate criteria. But the final task has proven to be one that so few of us Legion Tower masters have been able to finish - Win 10 Rated Battlegrounds. And unfortunately, I can confirm that after winning 10 Rated Battleground Blitz matches, the remaining Challenging Appear…

Hopes denied.