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Totally Radical Dude: If you missed it earlier today, we've got a summary post up of all the HearthPwn Old Gods Community Card Voting.

Update 9:39 AM EDT: Morning ;) If you didn't acquire Captain's Parrot or Old Murk-Eye prior to expac launch there is still a short period of time to do so. Blizzard support will credit your account with the appropriate amount of dust required to craft the card(s) missing.
Update 11:40 PM EDT: Innkeeper has been updated! Old Gods ready and you no longer need to manually verify decks! Full changelog here.
Update 9:46 PM EDT: Most of the golden card images should be live. May be some site cache still updating. Check them out in our database!
Update 9:33 PM EDT: More new brawl info, this time on "Super Friends" and "Class Random"
Update 8:44PM EDT: Added new brawl chalkboard images! Find them here. 

Hearthstone Patch 12574 - Whispers of the Old Gods

Patch 5.0.0 has hit the live realms! This patch contains the card nerfs, all the new cards (not yet active), new brawl info, new card backs, and more!

Old Gods Set IDs

Interestingly, two new card sets were added internally to Hearthstone for The Old Gods expansion. Each expansion has traditionally only had one set id.

• Set ID 21 - OG
• Set ID 22 - OG_RESERVE

No cards are currently flagged under set id 22. Hopefully we'll know more about that in future patches.

New Brawl - Shadow Towers

Update: We've found a couple of cards that relate to this brawl and others.

A few strings for a new brawl internally referred to as "Shadow Towers" has been datamined.

• TB_SHADOWTOWERS_SHADOWSPAWNED - If a side has no tower, then one is summoned.
• TB_SHADOWTOWERS_SHADOWSPAWNEDNEXT - Missing towers are replaced at the start of their owner's turn.
• TB_SHADOWTOWERS_ADJACENTMINIONS - Minions next to a tower are Stealthed and Can't Attack.
• TB_GP_01e_copy1 - Shadow Tower Give My minions Stealth - Can't Attack, Stealth
• TB_GP_01e_v2 - Shadow Tower Stealth - Stealth

Golden Cards

Golden cards have arrived! Check out a few of our favourites below and head on over to our card database to see the rest!

Remember: Chrome gets to see golden cards in the best quality possible! Also, you need to mouseover golden cards on our database to view their animations. This is to help prevent browsers from crashing.

New Brawl - Class Random

There is another brawl which we've got some card images for.

New Brawl - Super Friends

Looks neat.

• Offensive Play - The next Legendary minion you play and all your other copies cost (3) less.

New Card Backs

• Shadowmoon Valley
  • After Outland became what it is, Shadowmoon Valley has always been full of demonic energy. Gul'dan's favorite spa destination!
  • Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, May 2016.
• Zul'Drak
  • Home of the Drakkari ice trolls, Zul'Drak consistently produces the best figure skaters of all the troll tribes.
  • Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, June 2016.
• Halfhill
  
  • Surrounded by fertile farmland that grows delectable giant produce, Halfhill is the culinary heart of Pandaria. "Come to Halfhill! Double your weight!"
  • Acquired from achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, July 2016.

Tavern Brawl Chalkboards

New chalkboards have been added!

Flavor Text

Quote from HearthPwn

• A Light in the Darkness (New) Wait, how can you have a light in the dark? If you turn on a light while it’s dark, doesn’t that mean it’s no longer dark?
• Aberrant Berserker (New) I berserk, therefore I am.
• Addled Grizzly (New) Druids who spend too long in bear form are more susceptible to the whispers of the Old Gods. Right now they are whispering the lyrics to "La Bamba".
• Am'gam Rager (New) peerc rewop
• Ancient Harbinger (New) "honey, can u run down to the store and pick up some 10 cost minions? thx"
• Ancient Shieldbearer (New) Back in her day, each shield weighed two tons and she had to carry four of them on each arm!
• Anomalus (New) That's short for "Anomnomnomnomalus".
• Beckoner of Evil (New) Here, Evil! C'mon boy!
• Bilefin Tidehunter (New) Bile actually makes for surprisingly sturdy fins.
• Blackwater Pirate (New) "Look, they fell off the back of a ship, do you want them or not? I have a meeting with Y'Shaarj in like ten minutes."
• Blade of C'Thun (New) C'Thun demands a sacrifice! Preferably a Deathwing.
• Bladed Cultist (New) He has a poor understanding of the law of diminishing returns.
• Blood of The Ancient One (New) Add two cups of Blood of the Ancient One to one cup of lemon juice. Add just a dash of sugar and stir. Delicious!
• Blood To Ichor (New) For his next trick, he turns the ichor back to blood and stuffs it back in you.
• Blood Warriors (New) They have an uneasy rivalry with the Blood Paladins.
• Bloodhoof Brave (New) He thought the set was called "Flippers of the Old Cods" and hungrily volunteered to be in it. He is definitely going to get his hearing checked.
• Bloodsail Cultist (New) They're really just in it for the Blood Parrot.
• Bog Creeper (New) He's tried other things, but bog sidling, bog ambling, and bog trundling just aren't as effective as bog creeping.
• Cabalist's Tome (New) What's in there? I bet it's cookie recipes!
• Call of the Wild (New) "Hello. Misha, Leokk and Huffer aren't here right now, but if you leave a message we'll get back to you right away." BEEP.
• Carrion Grub (New) Carrion, my wayward grub.
• Cho'gall (New) Even after all this time, Gul'dan still makes Cho'gall go get donuts and coffee.
• Corrupted Healbot (New) Not so much "corrupted" as "has terrible aim".
• Corrupted Seer (New) For seers, it's very handy to have your crystal ball hanging right in front of your face.
• Crazed Worshipper (New) Every month they share a pancake breakfast with the Perfectly Rational Worshippers.
• C'Thun (New) C'Thun's least favorite Hearthstone card: Eye for an Eye.
• C'Thun's Chosen (New) He gave her a promise ring and everything.
• Cult Apothecary (New) Cults need pharmacists too.
• Cult Sorcerer (New) No matter how many times we tell her not to, she keeps feeding C'Thun scraps under the table.
• Cyclopian Horror (New) What are the qualifications for being a 'Horror?' Just how horrible do you have to be?
• Dark Arakkoa (New) There's a whole gradient of Arakkoa! This one is on the darker side.
• Darkshire Alchemist (New) The secret ingredient: liquified funnel cake.
• Darkshire Councilman (New) Democracy in action!
• Darkshire Librarian (New) Do NOT be late with your overdue fines.
• Darkspeaker (New) People often think that Darkspeaker is the arch nemesis of Lightspeaker, but that title actually belongs to Heavyspeaker.
• Deathwing, Dragonlord (New) To his credit, Deathwing really took to heart the feedback he was receiving that he needed to be "more of a team player".
• Demented Frostcaller (New) He prefers that you refer to him by his nickname: 'Frostwaker.'
• Disciple of C'Thun (New) C’Thun’s recruiting pitch involves cookies, which is why it’s the most popular Old God.
• Divine Strength (New) Every year a few paladins get disqualified from the Westfall weight lifting championship for using Divine Strength.
• DOOM! (New) We ran out of space for "DOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!"
• Doomcaller (New) "Hello, is Doom there? No? Can I leave a message?"
• Duskboar (New) Often excluded from dinner parties. To be fair, he is very boaring.
• Eater of Secrets (New) You don't want to be around after it has eaten an explosive trap. You thought Sludge Belcher was bad...
• Eldritch Horror (New) Often wonders what path his life might have taken if he wasn't named, you know, "Eldritch Horror".
• Embrace the Shadow (New) For when your Auchenai Soulpriests call in sick.
• Eternal Sentinel (New) Just try to avoid eye contact.
• Evolve (New) So you say you want an evolution. Well, you know. We all want to change the board.
• Evolved Kobold (New) You no take tentacle!
• Faceless Behemoth (New) Rejected names: Forty-Foot Faceless, Big ol' No-face, Huge Creature Sans Face, Teddy.
• Faceless Shambler (New) "What is that thing?!" "I'm not sure, but it seems to be sort of Y'sera shaped."
• Faceless Summoner (New) They never get the recognition they deserve.
• Fandral Staghelm (New) Always manages to mention "Back when I was creating the World Tree…" in EVERY conversation. Sheesh! Enough already.
• Feral Rage (New) Let's be honest. One option is a lot ragier than the other.
• Fiery Bat (New) He'll always be our first.
• Flamewreathed Faceless (New) He's on fire! Boomshakalaka!
• Forbidden Ancient (New) This Ancient was banned from the local tavern after tucking a 'Dr. Boom' up its sleeve.
• Forbidden Flame (New) WARNING: This flame is not to be used unless you are a licensed acolyte of the Old Gods.
• Forbidden Healing (New) No one's quite sure why it's forbidden. And yes, that should make you nervous.
• Forbidden Ritual (New) Actually, C'Thun gives his full support for this ritual.
• Forbidden Shaping (New) But the minion arrives covered in goo.
• Forlorn Stalker (New) He's going to leave the dying up to you, if that's cool.
• Giant Sand Worm (New) Banned from every all-you-can-eat buffet on Azeroth.
• Grotesque Dragonhawk (New) They say that "grotesque is in the eye of the beholder," but that's just because they've never seen a Grotesque Dragonhawk. Yikes!
• Hallazeal the Ascended (New) Hallazeals all your dallazamage.
• Hammer of Twilight (New) Stop! It's Twlight Hammer time.
• Herald Volazj (New) His whole job is yelling "Yogg-Saron comin'!"
• Hogger, Doom of Elwynn (New) When C'thun went to sleep, he checked under his bed for Hogger.
• Hooded Acolyte (New) Wait, what kind of acolyte doesn't wear a hood?
• Infest (New) The best part is the look on their face when you jump out of the cake! Err… corpse.
• Infested Tauren (New) The Overmind and the Old Gods are surprisingly similar.
• Infested Wolf (New) A little flea powder will fix that right up.
• Journey Below (New) Don't stop believing there's something below.
• Klaxxi Amber-Weaver (New) Amberweaving is a specialty course at the local trade school.
• Malkorok (New) Garrosh's best buddy. It's true. Look it up.
• Mark of Y'Shaarj (New) Y'shaarj had three sons: Mark, Theodore, and Chris.
• Master of Evolution (New) Will be really useful in the new "Hearthémon" game.
• Midnight Drake (New) Still fearsome in the daytime.
• Mire Keeper (New) "Hey.... Is that Mire for sale?" "No. I'm keeping it."
• Mukla, Tyrant of the Vale (New) Pro tip: DO NOT BOGART THE BANANAS.
• Nat, the Darkfisher (New) You can take away his humanity, but you will never take away his fishing pole.
• Nerubian Prophet (New) It’s a self-reducing prophecy.
• N'Zoth, the Corruptor (New) Has not been able to get "Under the Sea" out of his head for like FIVE THOUSAND YEARS.
• N'Zoth's First Mate (New) Hates when N'Zoth yells "Ahoy Matey!!", but there's not really much he can do about it.
• On the Hunt (New) The mastiff giggles if you don't hit any ducks.
• Polluted Hoarder (New) Roll ‘greed’ OR THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU.
• Possessed Villager (New) It's like a pinata! A lame disgusting horrific pinata.
• Power Word: Tentacles (New) Because you're wrapped in a protective layer of… tentacles?
• Primal Fusion (New) Golce and Dabbana have a new line of Earth Totems available at vendors everywhere this holiday season.
• Princess Huhuran (New) She flitters around Ahn'Qiraj dreaming of the day she will meet a sweet prince, whom she can lay thousands of eggs with.
• Psych-o-Tron (New) "Annoyinger-o-Tron" was just too unwieldy. And accurate.
• Ragnaros, Lightlord (New) What happens when you try and corrupt a corrupted firelord? DOUBLE NEGATIVE, INSECT!
• Rallying Blade (New) As far as blades go, this one is pretty great in the motivation department.
• Ravaging Ghoul (New) But goes by "Ravishing Ghoul" when he hits the club.
• Renounce Darkness (New) SEE YA DARKNESS!
• Scaled Nightmare (New) I like it because it scales.
• Selfless Hero (New) "Don't worry about me… I'll just be here... under these tentacles."
• Servant of Yogg-Saron (New) Yogg-Saron always likes to complain about how he has too many servants and there are too many mouths to feed.
• Shadow Strike (New) It's like a backstab, only from the front. And with two more stabs.
• Shadow Word: Horror (New) It's more succinct than "Shadow Word: Suck Into Vortex."
• Shadowcaster (New) I mean, it's not creepy if you ASK before you steal their shadow to make a small replica of them to keep on your shelf.
• Shatter (New) What's cooler than being cool?
• Shifter Zerus (New) It's like being able to play with THREE angry chickens!
• Shifting Shade (New) Yeah, it's cooler in the shade, but you're also more likely to get JACKED.
• Silithid Swarmer (New) If your hero doesn't attack, it's just "Silithid Loner".
• Skeram Cultist (New) Just before he comes into play, there is an AWESOME training montage with C'thun.
• Soggoth the Slitherer (New) Don't tell Soggoth, but in the future he gets totally owned by the Master's Glaive and his skull becomes a tourist attraction.
• Southsea Squidface (New) Quick! Before I drown! Let me sharpen your sword for you.
• Spawn of N'Zoth (New) Who's a cute widdle N'Zoth? You are! Yes you are! Yes you're the cutest widdle N'Zoth in the whole world!!!
• Spreading Madness (New) Most citizens of Darkshire wear those surgical masks to prevent spreading Madness to tourists.
• Squirming Tentacle (New) Yeah, I think we can agree that killing the squirming tentacle first is a good idea.
• Stand Against Darkness (New) Or if you're too tired, you can just kind of lean against the darkness.
• Steward of Darkshire (New) Turns out divine shields are way cheaper if you buy in bulk.
• Stormcrack (New) WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THE PURPLE BALL OF LIGHTNING
• Tentacle of N'Zoth (New) Because EVERYDAY is the Day of the Tentacle of N'zoth.
• Tentacles for Arms (New) That's right. Garrosh just slapped you to death with a tentacle.
• The Boogeymonster (New) Has 20 years of training in classical ballet, but ALLLLLL he ever gets asked to do is boogie.
• Thing from Below (New) Just can't resist the opportunity to hang around with a bunch of totems.
• Thistle Tea (New) Aren't Thistles prickly? Why would you drink them? I don't get Rogues.
• Twilight Darkmender (New) First she separates them from the lights, washes them in cold water, and hang-dries.
• Twilight Elder (New) Just doesn't understand those Twilight Youngsters any more - with their comic books and their rock music.
• Twilight Flamecaller (New) Make sure you summon a Twilight Marshmallowcaller too! Mmmm Mmm Mmm!!
• Twilight Geomancer (New) "Ok C'Thun, repeat after me: 'Your mother was a hamster.'"
• Twilight Summoner (New) If you strike him down, he shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
• Twin Emperor Vek'lor (New) Do they make decisions based on age? "I'm two minutes older therefore we burn this village."
• Twisted Worgen (New) Sometimes the Old Gods' corruptions gives you power untold, sometimes you get +1 Attack. We can’t all be winners in the Eldritch lottery.
• Undercity Huckster (New) Psst! Wanna buy a random class card (from your opponent's class)?
• Usher of Souls (New) Nothing unburdens your soul like a good ushing!
• Validated Doomsayer (New) Really feels good about himself and is in a much better place now. But… he sure does miss piloting those shredders.
• Vilefin Inquisitor (New) Nobody expects the Vilefin Inquisition!
• Wisps of the Old Gods (New) They're just normal wisps, actually. The "Of the Old Gods" bit is just marketing.
• Xaril, Poisoned Mind (New) It's basically your own fault if you go around drinking weird green potions handed out by creepy mantid dudes.
• Yogg-Saron, Hope's End (New) I spell your doom... Y-O-U-R D-O-O-M!
• Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound (New) When he's working out, he binds all that rage back into a ponytail.
• Zealous Initiate (New) Ok, Initiate. You need to settle down and do your job. In this case, that means die so someone else can get a minor buff.

Corrupted Stormwind Gameboard

Click click click! Lot's of fun interactions on the Corrupted Stormwind gameboard.

Full Audio File Dump

Lady Liadrin Description Changed

• Since the restoration of the Sunwell, the Blood Knight Matriarch's mood seems, well, sunnier!\n(Obtained by reaching level 20 on a new character in World of Warcraft.)

Gearmaster Mechazod Strings

Some strings have also been added regarding Gearmaster Mechazod.

• VO_HRW_TEST_00 I will cleanse you both of the Curse of Flesh! test
• VO_HRW_TEST_01 Well done! You've defeated the boss together.\n\nBoth players win! test
• VO_HRW_TEST_02 Defeat Gearmaster Mechazod together to win! test
• VO_HRW_TEST_ABILITY_00 Damaging a hero. test
• VO_HRW_TEST_ABILITY_01 Destroying highest attack minion. test
• VO_HRW_TEST_ABILITY_02 Throwing 3 bombs. test
• VO_HRW_TEST_ABILITY_03 Damaging both players test
• VO_HRW_TEST_ABILITY_04 Emergency! Release Coolant! test
• VO_HRW_TEST_ABILITY_05 Increase clock speed! test
• VO_HRW_TEST_ABILITY_06 Print is dead, Lorewalker Cho! test
• VO_HRW_TEST_ABILITY_98 Target board full. Clearing target board. test

New Deck Recipes

The Old Gods patch has added more deck recipes! We've added them to our deckbuilder, find links below.

• Druid - The Ancient Gods
• Hunter - Whispers of Death
• Mage - Madness and Magic
• Paladin - Shields Up!
• Priest - C'Thun's Clutch
• Rogue - Echoes of Death
• Shaman - Minion Evolution
• Warlock - Ancient Hordes
• Warrior - Serve the Old Gods

The New Wow Emote

• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_EX1_323h_WOW_04 - UNBELIEVABLE!
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_01_WOW - Astonishing! 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_01A_WOW - By my beard! 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_02_WOW- That's incredible! 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_03_WOW - Incredible. 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_04_WOW- By the Holy Light! 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_04A_WOW - That is incredible! 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_05_WOW - Astounding! 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_05A_WOW - Incredible! 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_06_WOW - Spectacular! 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_07_WOW - Extraordinary. 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_08_WOW - Amazing. 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_08A_WOW- That's incredible. 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_08B_WOW - Marvelous. 
• GAMEPLAY_EMOTE_HERO_09_WOW - Wow.... 

Official Patch Notes

Quote from Hearthstone

Hearthstone Patch 5.0.0.12574 Patch Notes

This Hearthstone patch prepares the Tavern for the arrival of Whispers of the Old Gods! This patch also paves the way for a new way to play Hearthstone and introduces adjustments to key Basic and Classic cards. Along with bug fixes, we've also added new card backs and Tavern Brawls.

Read on for details!

• Do you hear them? Whispers of the Old Gods expansion will arrive on April 26! You can purchase Whispers of the Old Gods card packs from the in-game shop and play them beginning April 26.
• As of April 26, the Year of the Kraken will begin, bringing with it Standard and Wild formats. Check out the A New Way to Play blog at www.playhearthstone.com for more info.
• Friendly Challenge menu has been updated. Starting April 26, you can challenge friends to Standard, Wild, or Tavern Brawl games.
• Collection Manager’s Set Filter has been updated.
• Some Deck Recipes have been updated for Whispers of the Old Gods. See what we’ve cooked up!
• The following card backs have been added:
  • Shadowmoon Valley – Obtained by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of May
  • Zul’Drak - Obtained by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of June
  • Halfhill - Obtained by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of July
• The guaranteed pack from Arena Runs will now always be from the most recently released expansion. Additionally, you are slightly more likely to receive a second card pack from a different Standard set.
• The “Sorry” emote has been replaced with a new “Wow” emote. Wow!
• The following cards have changed. For full details regarding these changes, please read the Keeping Hearthstone Fresh blog at www.playhearthstone.com:
  • Ancient of Lore – Now draws 1 card instead of 2
  • Force of Nature – Mana cost decreased from 6 to 5, Treants no longer have Charge and no longer die at the end of the turn
  • Keeper of the Grove – Health reduced from 4 to 2
  • Ironbeak Owl – Mana cost increased from 2 to 3
  • Big Game Hunter – Mana cost increased from 3 to 5
  • Hunter’s Mark – Mana cost increased from 0 to 1
  • Blade Flurry – Mana cost increased from 2 to 4 and only affects Minions
  • Knife Juggler – Attack reduced from 3 to 2
  • Leper Gnome – Attack reduced from 2 to 1
  • Arcane Golem – Health increased from 2 to 4, no longer has Charge
  • Molten Giant – Mana cost increased from 20 to 25
  • Master of Disguise – Stealth granted by this card now only lasts until the start of the next turn
• Resolved various issues with AI behavior and gameplay such as:
  • Stampeding Kodo’s ability will no longer target the same minion twice if triggered by Brann Bronzebeard.
  • Gladiator’s Longbow will prevent damage caused by Explosive Trap.
• Quests to obtain Old Murk-Eye and Captain’s Parrot have been disabled, as those cards are only available in Wild mode. These cards can be crafted as normal.
• Added improved visual effects to certain Classic cards.
• The reconnect feature has been improved.
• Fixed various audio, graphical, and UI issues.

More information can be found in our blog at www.playhearthstone.com

Captain's Parrot & Old Murk-Eye

These cards are no longer available to get via quests, but Blizzard thinks the cut-off time wasn't clear. You can ticket support after crafting the requirements for each card to request the reward you were supposed to obtain.

Doing so will have support credit your account with Dust. So it seems you can actually take advantage of this and use it for some Old Gods legendaries ;)

Quote from Zeriyah

Well met,

The methods in which to acquire Captain’s Parrot and Old Murk-Eye were disabled with the 5.0 patch – before the official launch of Whispers of the Old Gods. After discussing this with the team, we agree that the cutoff time for acquiring Captain’s Parrot and Old Murk-Eye was not made entirely clear. Sorry about that; we would like to help!

If you meet the requirements to acquire Old Murk-Eye and Captain’s Parrot before the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion goes live in your region and did not receive them, please open a support ticket with our customer service team. The support button can be found at the top of each page on playhearthstone.com. They will be happy to assist with this issue.

After the official release of Whispers of the Old Gods, Captain’s Parrot and Old Murk-Eye will only be available through crafting.

Whispers of the Old Gods will release on the following days for each region:

Americas: April 26
Europe: April 27
Asia: April 27