The Dark Wanderer is This Week's Tavern Brawl, and There's a Card Back Reward
A hooded stranger sits to play, holding a grim deck in his hands. Can you unravel the secrets surrounding this dark wanderer?
Trivia
- This is the first time we've seen this brawl - and possibly the last!
- The brawl is a tribute to Blizzard's Diablo franchise and their 20th anniversary.
- The brawl is a reference to the Secret Cow Level.
- This is the second brawl which rewards a card back, the first being Winterveil of 2015.
- No enemy players in this brawl, the opponent is a computer.
How it Works
This Brawl has up to two phases, with the second phase not being more of a bonus level than anything. You can win the Brawl without entering the second phase.
- You'll first need to build your own deck using cards from the Wild format. Check out community-built decks here.
- The end of game has a scoreboard which keeps track of minions killed and secrets revealed.
Phase 1 - The Dark Wanderer
- Your opponent is Dark Wanderer. His Hero Power, Diabolical Powers, summons random Imps
- He is classified as a Warlock and as such, many Warlock cards and demon synergies.
- The fight begins with three random wanderer secrets in play (see below).
- When these secrets are all revealed, Twisting Nether? is played which places Enigmatic Portal and takes you into Phase 2
- When his minions die, they have a chance of spawning Weapon Rack, Discarded Armor, or Chest of Gold.
- The effects of Weapon Rack and Discarded Armor are clear.
- Chest of Gold, when defeated on your turn, gain 2 The Coin.
Phase 2 - The Cow King
- There is no cow level.
- The Cow King is now your opponent. His Hero Power, So Many..., is all about card draw.
- He has his very own deck which features cows upon cows upon cows.
- The same random spawns from minion deaths from Phase 1 apply here.
- Neato: You can become The Cow King if you steal Enigmatic Portal.
Dark Wanderer Secrets
The Dark Wanderer has many secrets. You are not allowed to use Flare, Kezan Mystic, and Eater of Secrets, but other secret interaction cards are available. Destroy his three secrets to enter The Cow Level.
- Visions of the Amazon - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Battlecry, Summon a Mirror Image for both players.
- Visions of the Assassin - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Stealth, All minions equip a dagger.
- Visions of the Barbarian - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Charge, THUNDER FURY!
- Visions of the Crusader - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Taunt, change all minions' attacks to 1.
- Visions of the Necromancer - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Deathrattle, destroy it.
- Visions of the Sorcerer - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Spell Damage, Summon 2 Guardians.
- Visions of Fate - Secret: When your opponent takes lethal damage... save him.
- Visions of Hate - Secret: When both heroes have 15 or less Health, BRAWL!
- Visions of Valor - Secret: When your opponent summons a Legendary minion, give all minions Windfury.
- Visions of Knowledge - Secret: When your opponent's hand has 9 or more cards, reduce the cost of all cards in both hands to (1).
Dark Wanderer Cards
- Lightning - Deal 3 damage.
- Many regular Warlock cards.
The Cow King Cards
- Summon Guardians - Summon two 2/4 Guardians.
- Summons: Guardian - At end of your turn, deal 2 damage to the enemies opposite this minion.
- Moo... - Summon 3 Hell Bovines. Give all Hell Bovines Taunt.
- Summons: Hell Bovine
- Stampede - Summon 2 Hell Bovines. Give all Hell Bovines Charge.
- Summons: Hell Bovine
Become the Cow King
Amaz managed to steal the Enigmatic Portal and become The Cow King!
Discuss This Week's Brawl
Head on over to our discussion thread to talk about this week's brawl and to rate it.
I thought I was going to have a super long game with thousands of cow kills. But suddenly the game just killed both me and the cow king and ended the game. Cow kings power got replaced by the mace that changes the power to deal 2 dmg. Through Nzoth and burgle I had 3 bovines that stopped my fatigue. Damn you cow level!
Check out my deck!
http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/715361-easy-secret-level-play-as-the-cow-king
fat green cows
No no one seems to say this but when I watched disguised toast about the wording about the cards we played I can't help but one minion said death rattle gives gold, exuse me I thought we could get free gold from this brawl I mean you make us pay a lot of mula at this point...
it be nice to have another way of earning gold through cards death rattle anyone?
Blizzard: Alright guys the diablo 20th anniversary is coming up what have you guys got
Hearthstone: We got a tavern brawl with over 20 new cards and 2 new heroes and made a card back
Diablo 3: We made a 16 level dungeon retro loot and a filter that allows for a pixelated classic diablo look
Overwatch: Uhh we made some sprays....
Blizzard: Overwatch youre fired
I loved this Brawl.... Brawls like this need to occur more often.
Can someone help me by pointing me in the right direction for the data mined audio files and ID for this patch? I've searched for it, but no luck so far.
66 bovine kills with the Shaman Mage
I find it really annoying that you need a pretty specific and diversive deck and might have to dig through your entire deck to be able to counter all 10 secrets. CBA.
Blizzard&West stole my `F R E E ` pack, and the other peoples too but THAT (they) don`t care, and this is justice.
Democracy.
Let`s talk about how this CELEBRATION brawl is good&lost for me. Because me are the king.
This is celebrity THING, THAT, celebration week > I`m the king. Because they stole from ME! HURRA!! Whatta/KING!
Dafuq did i just read.
Seriously how many comments are you going to post? See the amount of downvotes all your comments are getting? It means the community got your message, and disgrees. Now, sorry for being rude (I really am, honestly, I apologise), but, shut up.
`THAT` fight for ~that`s right!s` for mask not for gold. And when THAT mast go for ~mask~`n`gold, THAT says> mask is enough store gold to who get gold enough (BLIZZ&West. and more...
And THAT (they) are happy. Whit it. You stole and my gold, and I am happy. Because I AM AN IDIOT
and i am happy when i go for nothing, (who cares about mask. except babies, crybabies and girls, little girls) and you MUST go for all. That`s so democracy. That`s so important...
If you stole for me, but and for other people too, you are mage. You are shaman, priest of the world. Because, just in that situation they wont to win me. And i am happy. HS&BLIZZArd think on me, not for him. Because i got money, not that poor people, go (in) DUST forr him...
the max i make in fatigue.
Won with standard aggro/pirate/jade Shaman
You know how to enjoy the game m8
Fun brawl. A little too easy with the right deck, but if all brawls were new and special themed that would be awesome. :)
It is nice card back, Its true, but why not pack for us who participate in this ceremony, celebration, and a card back. Why...
Why West in any any time has not heart. Why him always always hurt to GIVE others anything. Even if he has celebration!!
This is pure misery. West is pure patetic.
And they know this. And they don`t care. Because he/WEST is the big thing on the world. Because he is everything for many por/eple. Because they have money, and this `ceremony` will keep money to this.
POOR, HILARIOUS, CHEAP AND EVEN PATETIC CELEBRATION. ... And they don`t care.... Congratulations! You are A winner. Again...
And dawnvotes just say what i means. `People` don`t like to touch this idols. `People` don`t like everyone else touch this world, even this world is full of evil. Right!!!
They like to live in bubble, virtual bubble no cristal like says Dostoyevski *they do know and dont care who is Dostoyevsky!
and what that stupid thing says &to him / in all times&
They don`t understand and they don`t care. Because THAT no they!! are Smart! Because that have position, money, and everyone who touch this or this things are enemy, stupid, and so go on. Like Trump/
Jast see how he&THAT is in hate to democracy elected president of that!! tOTALITARISM!!, BECAUSE T?H?A?T don`r like him!!
Because whar. Why? Realy? Democracy_ Really?? Arguments? Democracy? Anything? THAT don`t care...
Bwcause THAT is a KING. And Jabg and Jing. Because THAT hate it. Because That do not love this.
This is a only answer, fact, to everyTHING. If you are West. Or with him &better says> her. And THATs is E V E R Y T H I N G...
gooogbyyyyee...