Easter Eggs Abound! Gaming References Hidden in Hearthstone
All across Hearthstone, from gameboards to flavor text, sharp-eyed players will notice a plethora of pop culture references. Hidden among the cards, you can find nods to Star Wars, Spongebob, Harry Potter, and more. For us gamers, the ones that stand out the most are, of course, gaming references. Read on to see which hidden gaming treasures we found, and be sure to let us know what your favorite easter eggs are in the comments below!
#1: Mirror Entity
This card references the Portal series in a few ways. Of course there are the signature orange and blue portals, but if you look closely you can see a symbol on his sleeve that looks an awful lot like the Aperature Science logo. While you’re at it, check out his companion cube necklace. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I was promised some cake.
#2: Cobalt Guardian
When the Cobalt Guardian meets its demise it can be heard saying “Error 37” which is a reference to Diablo III’s infamous error which plagued users at its launch. The error message itself told players the "servers are busy at this time" and became the go-to response on forums when players encountered a problem with the game.
#3: Orsis Guard
While this isn’t actually a playable card (it’s a boss minion from The League of Explorers), you may have heard this card say “Someday, I’d love to be in Heroes of the Storm” when it was attacking you during your adventures.
#4: Gadgetzan Game Board
When the expansion Means Streets of Gadgetzan dropped it came with a game board loaded with references to none other than Blizzard’s own Overwatch. In the lower right corner of the board, the building for the Jade Lotus has a few references to the Shimada brothers, Genji and Hanzo. If you click on the katana stuck in the side of the building you’ll see it surrounded by the green dragon that signifies Genji’s ultimate ability, Dragonblade. On the other side of the building, you’ll find the projectile of choice for each brother: an arrow (for Hanzo) and a Shuriken (for Genji). Across in the other corner, if you’re lucky you might even fish up a Pachimari .Maybe the decorator for this board went shopping in Hanamura?
#5: Argent Horserider
Back to back references to Overwatch! Tracer fans will instantly recognize this card’s voice line when he’s summoned, “Don’t worry loves, the cavalry’s here!”
#6. Rattling Rascal
Referencing a very different kind of game, the flavor text on this card is a nod to the Dark Souls franchise. It reads: Don’t give up, skeleton! and refers to the messages players would leave for each other in Dark Souls.
#7. Infested Tauren
You know what we haven’t seen so far? A Starcraft reference! Let’s fix that with this card, which is a reference to the Infested Terran unit from that series.
#8. Evolving Spores
You wouldn’t know it just by looking at it, but this card actually references the Super Mario Bros. series. It’s flavor text reads: The most powerful mushrooms are commonly found in boxes marked with “?”
#9. On the Hunt
Some players might not be old enough to get the reference with this card, but us NES kids know that the flavor text, The mastiff giggles if you don’t hit any ducks, is a reference to the beloved classic Duck Hunt. Seriously though, that dog was rude.
#10. Blizzard
As a nod to itself, Blizzard wrote this for the flavor text for this card: This spell can be very Entertaining.
Bonus Section!
These cards feature pop culture references to famous franchises in their flavor text or voice lines:
- Harry Potter
- Jurassic Park
- Game of Thrones
And these are just a few! There are a ton more out there, can you find them? Show us what you’ve got in the comments below.
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One Night in Karazhan always reminded me of The Great Gatsby for some reason.
I loved the trailer especially so I remember this well, the scene at the end where he holds out his martini (I think it was) glass is almost identical to the movie poster
First time I got eastereggs for christmas! Thank you!
Lord of the Rings is everything. Best thing ever created by Mankind.
Good! Every year i rewatch and have a Lotr marathon now between Christmas and New Years Eve. I highly recommend doing it!
For training purposes, so next time you can prevent losing it?
a pack of Easter eggs on unpacking Easter eggs...
Dire Mole is a reference to Classic WoWs Dungeon Dire Maul
i do not know if that counts because hearthstone is based around WoW so I do not think adding a character from WoW to hearthstone counts as referencing it.
It's not a character, it's just referencing Dire Maul because it sounds like Dire Mole
Corpsetaker says „winter is here“ -> game of thrones
This 5/5 tuskar turtle rider (paladin card) says when it attacks: turtle power! -> teenage mutant ninja turtles
And the mage one, I don't exactly remember the name of but it's a minion that lets you draw a card if an enemy is frozen, when it enters the battlefield it says "Winter is coming, and it's cold!"
The Warrior 2/6 taunt that summons 3 raptors for your opponent is another reference to Jurassic Park
That's the one I was going to say! Specifically jurassic world where Chris Pratt's character is surrounded by 3 raptors.
Also I think ice walkers are a reference back to when Protoss archon had legs. Many complained.
Skeleton Knight's flavor text is a reference to Game of Thrones and not Monty Python?
They're talking about his opening quote, "In the Grand Tournament, you win or you die," which is based on the Game of Thrones quote.
His flavor text does reference Monty Python, which The Black Knight as a card also references (or at least the original dungeon boss from Wrath of the Lich King did).
Cthun battlecry Is a reference to lord pf the rings Sauron. “I see youuuu”