Hearthpwn

- Candies were one of my first ideas for the set. They are all simple ideas that can add useful tools to every class, since every class can get them through some of the candy generating cards. Giving classes extra forms of healing, or card draw, or removal can shift how those classes play. And of course, they work very well with any deck that wants lots of tokens to fuel combos.

- After not having a keyword for my Chronomancer class, I knew I wanted one in Hallow's End. I also wanted something that affected combat, unlike recent keywords like Discover, Inspire, and the Gadgetzhan effects.
- Fear went through many iterations, but I love the simplicity of its current effect. Using Fear can slow face decks significantly. It can also help you make better trades against big minions.
- There is also a lot of strategy with Fear. Using it against a Poisonous minion means it can't kill your guys. Combo it with Priest removal to remove big threats and get around the 4-Attack issue. Or protect your Hero when you use weapons.

- For Druids, I wanted to buff Beast synergies and avoid making Jade Druids even stronger. Grim Eclipse handles the Beast portion, giving a strong buff that won't impact many of the tokens currently used by Zoo Druid. It's also a great buff for the legendary, Alpha Prime!
- The last Druid card I made, Blood Moon, is probably my favorite of the entire expansion. I wanted to help out many of the Quests with this expansion, and Blood Moon is a sure fit. With some of their new defensive cards from Frozen Throne, Quest Druids could be a real thing!

- Hunters already have great early game, but they are a one trick class. I wanted to give them powerful midrange and control tools that wouldn't make their rush decks too strong. Gilnean Mastiff, Black Arrow, and Grim Crossbow give Secret synergy to help with card draw and more defensive tools.
- Murder of Crows and Nathanos Blightcaller support Quest Hunter while still providing excellent value.

- Mage took awhile to figure out. I didn't want to promote their Quest too much (since Candies already do that) and wanted to give them more value and minion based tools.
- Flamestoker is great for a burn deck, to help you end the game quickly.
- Xenophobia is a ridiculous pun. It means 'fear of the unknown' (as in, fear of what Secrets you have) but is often used to mean 'fear of others' (as in, fear of Worgen).

- Bubble Gum is my favorite Candy of the set.
- Fearless Champion is a strong taunt minion, but was created so that Stonehill Defender stopped giving so many Legendaries to Paladin players!
- Devout Templar supports both Quest and Secret Paladins! 
- In lore, Sir Thomas Thomson is corrupted into becoming the Headless Horseman. 

- From the beginning, I knew I wanted Priest to have strong Forsaken themes. This lead to all the Deathrattle Quest synergy.
- Wailing Banshee is amazing when combined with Silence Priest. She also works well with Sylvanas, Hallowed Queen. Bring her back with Sylvanas, then Hero Power a 1/1 to bring it back to full stats.
- Sinister Mask is very powerful when combined with Fear effects.

- Masquerade is one of my other favorite cards of the set. Its a good Combo activator and works very well against enemy Deathknights! Against Valeera the Hallow, it would give you a Shadow Reflection that disappears at the end of your turn.
- Lord Godfrey's tokens are 'discovered' one at a time. 6 Secrets mean your opponent won't know exactly what you get if you play 5.

- Earth Shield is a huge boon for Crusher decks, giving the Shaman more big walls that also heal them.
- King Mrgl-Mrgl is the only Legendary of the expansion not tied to Hallows End or the Worgen and Forsaken. He's a guy in a Murloc suit, but other Murlocs serve him as their leader. So he's not actually a Murloc, but is for gameplay purposes. Hence the "Murloc".

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- Matron Nightingale represents an orphan matron trying to keep children from hurting each other by giving them fake Foam Swords. She's a good card for weapon decks that also works for anti-weapon tech.