The Witchwood Launches Today! Hearthstone Expansion Survival Guide
Hearthstone's newest expansion launches today (Thursday) and we've got everything you need to know in one easy to find place.
WITCHWOOD IS NOW LIVE!
- 135 cards have been added to the game.
- Free: 3 Witchwood packs for logging in!
- Free: 1 random Witchwood legendary for logging in!
- Free: The Druid Hero Lunara is yours if you win 10 games in Standard.
- Monster Hunt will be available in two weeks, the exact date is not known.
Launch Day Goals
- Login to get your free packs and random Legendary.
- Craft any golden Legendaries you really want. This is important due to the no duplicate legendaries rule.
- Open up your packs! You get a guaranteed Legendary within your first 10 packs.
- Share your awesome decks with everyone on HearthPwn via or Deckbuilder. Don't forget to write a guide!
New Keyword: Rush
Minions with the Rush keyword can attack other minions immediately after they hit the board, either by being played or summoned. They cannot attack heroes until the turn after they enter play, however.
Here are some example cards with Rush. Want to see more? Check out Rush cards in our database.
New Keyword: Echo
Echo cards can be played multiple times on the turn you play them. Each time, it’ll add a ghostly copy of the card back to your hand that disappears at the end of your turn.
Here are some example cards with Echo. Want to see more? Check out Echo cards in our database.
Wild Set Rotations - Year of the Raven
Say goodbye to some of your favourite cards of the past! The following Hearthstone sets are now WILD ONLY.
- Whispers of the Old Gods
- One Night in Karazhan
- Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
This is the only set rotation which is happening this year, the next rotation of sets will happen in April 2019 when that expansion launches. Here are some key cards we're losing with this rotation so get in games with them while you still can in Standard!
Share Your Own New Decks
Have you created a deck using cards from the new expansion that you're finding success with? Head on over to our deckbuilder and share it with us! Click the banner below to go to the deckbuilder. Don't forget to write a short description to let people know how it works!
Share Your Pack Openings
We'd love to see what you crack open whether that is out of those pre-order packs or from all that gold you've been saving up for months. Check out our two dedicated threads for sharing your openings, one that is for opening videos and the other for screenshots.
Learn More About The Witchwood
Looking to learn more about Hearthstone's eighth expansion? Visit our expansion guide for The Witchwood!
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Very Lucky. I opened 77 packs, 3 legendaries, none golden, one golden epic, maybe 8 regular epics.
Jeez that must be like the luckiest 77 packs ever
I agree. Maybe it happened because I didn't get legendaries from other packs for a long time.
75 packs opened, 4 legendaries plus the free one. Wasn't excited about the even / odd thing but I got a golden Baku so I guess I'll give it a shot.
Also I must have been mistaken but I thought epics were supposed to have duplicate protection as well? Got a few duplicate epics mixed in there, including a total of 4 Mossy Horror
WHEN FOR Eu?
already live, I just have opened my 77 packs
rip monster hunt
Even though the set is launching today, Monster hunt is still a week or two out.
Where is my arena refund ....
That pack opening animation is sick, great work Blizz!
Whoohoo! It ain't a proper Blizz expansion without the servers fucking up!
From under a minute waiting time, to two minutes, to three, to a connection time out, to then five! That's the way!
same :(
I'm on 2 mins
OMEGA hype
I hope EU can play Witchwood alongside with NA instead of waiting 8 hours +
do I have to log out?
3 minutes left. Hype traaaaain!
The train lies to you. You won't be opening anything up for at least an hour lol.
...but their server infrastructure is not.