In the Depths of the Deadmines, players will be hired by Matthias Shaw of Stormwind's SI:7 to investigate and dismantle the headquarters of the Defias. When the Defias aided in rebuilding Stormwind, the disguised dragon Onyxia manipulated the nobles into denying the Defias pay. In return Edwin VanCleef and his followers struck out to right their wrongs, and in doing so, have fallen far from grace. It is up to you to enter the Deadmines and put a stop to their plans, whatever they may be, before they may come to fruition. After all, that which creates can also destroy...

When players select Depths of the Deadmines, they are immediately greeted by none other than Matthias Shaw.

 

Wing One: The Outer Mines

Boss One: Rhahk'Zor

An ogre as his Foreman? Well, nobody's going to argue with him...

With this nasty hero power, you're either going to need silences or a lot of spells before your board is filled with useless minions. Combined with Rhahk'Zor's other abilities, such as a tremendous amount of the Defias Digger and Taskmaster cards you get from this wing, and his Warrior spells such as Bash and Mortal Strike, you're going to get hit hard the moment you step inside the Deadmines. Also, he has his own unique card:

Dialogue

Begin: VanCleef pay big for your head!

First time he uses his Hero Power: Me smash!

First time he plays a Defias Cutthroat: Get them!

Emote Response: Pay REALLY big for your head!

Defeated: Me not understand.

Reward

Work work!

For defeating Rhahk'Zor, players earn 2 Defias Digger cards.

Heroic Rhahk'Zor Changes

With his upgraded hero power that costs zero, Rhahk'Zor's going to be hitting very hard. And if you try to play Alexstrasza at any point within Heroic Deadmines, well... she just doesn't show up, saying:

Also, don't think about Sideshow Spelleater either. It doesn't work in either Heroic or Normal.

To make matters worse, Rhahk'Zor doesn't start off alone. He begins the game with two of his special card already active:

 

Boss Two: Sneed

Who could it be?

So if he uses this on, a 3/2, it will then do 3 damage to a random enemy. If this 3 damage hits a 1/1, then the remaining 2 damage bounces, and so on. Unsurprisingly, Sneed has a lot of Piloted Shredders and Piloted Sky Golems, as well as Bouncing Blade. Plus his own card:

Think of it as Arcane Missiles that deal 3 damage a hit, but each time it kills it sends out another missile.

But it's trickier than just that. Once you destroy Sneed's Shredder, out pops:

Finish off Sneed quickly to claim victory!

Dialogue

Begin: Revenge on Stormwind? HAVE I GOT A DEAL FOR YOU!

First time he uses Chop Chop!: Beware of my machine!

Emote Response: Hello there! HA!

Sneed's Shredder defeated: Eject! EJECT! 

Defeated: Where's the... eject soul... button?

 

Reward

Back to work! Back to work! Back to work! - Conversation between Defias Taskmaster and Cruel Taskmaster.

For defeating Sneed and his Shredder, players earn 2 Defias Taskmaster cards.

Heroic Sneed Changes

Predictably, Sneed's Shredder is tougher, and his Hero Power is, in most cases, always going to bounce quite a few times. It can bounce to your hero too, so if you aren't careful you can easily take 7-8 damage to the face on turn 2, and afterwards.

Sneed's stronger too, and not only does his Hero Power deal more damage if you have no weapon, but it's FREE.

 

Boss Three: Gilnid

Gilnid is Edwin VanCleef's master of weaponry and armor.

Yes, that is ANY collectible weapon. He won't spam it, but if he runs out of weapon, or decides you have a better one he'll try again, while sending out Harvest Golems, Defias Diggers, and all sorts of fire spells to try and burst you down. Such as his own special one:

Dialogue

Begin: There can be no interruptions!

First time he uses his Hero Power: Try this on for size!

First time he uses Molten Metal: You look a bit stiff. Let me help!

Emote Response: I don't get paid enough for this!

Defeated: Guards! Guards...

 

Reward

Fireballs are SO last season.

For defeating Gilnid, players earn 2 Defias Envoker cards.

Heroic Gilnid Changes

The weapon he gives to you would be:

Furthermore, Gilnid's special spell now REALLY cripples minions:

 

Wing Reward

Mine!

For clearing the Outer Mines, players earn one Gilnid.

Class Challenges

There are two Class Challenges in the Outer Mines. First, Warriors go against Rhahk'Zor for two of the card:

Hot potato hot potato!

After that, Warlocks challenge Gilnid for 2 copies of Incinerate.

This just in, fire still hot and can burn things.

 

Well, hope you've all enjoyed the first wing of my Deadmines adventure. As always, please do leave a reply on the bosses, dialogue, and cards. See you all next time for the second wing of the Deadmines.

*sings quietly to self* Welcome to the Deadmines, mysteries in the Deadmines...

Can Gilned be used if you have no weapons?

@agithore Yes, in which case your opponent ends up with no weapon at all.

Oooh,this is cool.Nice to see the origin of Sneed's Old Shredder(I didn't actually know where it was from).

I like the Alexstrasza dialogue,very funny xD

I also quite like all the cards,especially Defias Envoker hihihi(It's....the effect!It's so unbeliavably amazing i can't divert my eyes from the card!...ok,i'll stop now...)

Edit:The more i look at my joke,the dumber it looks,why the flying fruity duck would i make a joke like that? o.O

Pretty entertaining.  Keep working on those class challenges.

Wing Two: The Defias Gunship

Boss One: Mr. Smite

When landlubbers get tough, who you gonna call?

So no Acidic Swamp Ooze, no Blingtron 3000, nothing.

Mr. Smite starts the encounter with his pals. Two of: 

In addition, Mr. Smite comes equipped with the weapon:

Mr. Smite relies on weapon synergy. Dread Corsair, Bloodsail Raider, and Southsea Deckhand. If Mr. Smite reaches 20 Health before this weapon runs out of durability, he'll destroy it himself. Either way, when the Thief's Blade is destroyed he replaces it with:

If he reaches 10 Health before this expires, he destroys it. When this weapon expires, he equips his final weapon:

Dialogue

Begin: Looks like I'm doing this myself!

Emote Response: Pah!

Mr. Smite loses his first weapon: You landlubbers are tougher than I thought! I'll have to improvise!

Mr Smite loses his second weapon: Dah! Now you're making me angry!

Defeated: Rr... rr... ah...

Reward

You know the saying 'what's mine is yours'? Reverse that.

For defeating Mr. Smite, players earn 2 Defias Thug cards.

 

Heroic Mr. Smite Changes

Mr. Smite comes with extra Health.

The 2 minions he starts with are no longer 2/2 Stealth.

And of course, his weapon got a LOT meaner. Say hello to Mr. Smite's Ashbringer. which is forcefully switched at 30 Health.

His reavers hit harder, but luckily they run out quicker too.

And then, forcefully at 15 Health, comes his Hammer.

Boss Two: Captain Greenskin

It's not easy being green.

That's it. Just straight up destroy a minion. Every turn for 2 mana.

Oh and like Mr. Smite, Captain Greenskin comes with a weapon.

And unlike Mr. Smite, he has more copies of his weapon in his deck. Like Mr. Smite, he has pirates that synergize well with weapons, but unlike Mr. Smite he also runs Upgrade! as well as his own version of it:

Dialogue

Begin: Ya not be takin' my ship without a fight!

Emote Response: Ya made a big mistake, scurvy dog!

First time he plays Enhance or Upgrade!: Sharper than ever!

Defeated: Boss! Boss, there's an...

Reward

Time is money! If you're wasting time, YOU'RE WASTING MONEY!

For defeating Captain Greenskin, players earn 2 Goblin Overseer cards.

Heroic Captain Greenskin Changes

If 2 mana destroy a minion wasn't broken enough, how about 0 mana destroy a minion?

Also remember how on Heroic Mr. Smite starts with an Ashbringer? Guess who he learned that from! Greenskin starts with:

In addition, his Enhance card improves from +1/+1 to:

 

Boss Three: Edwin VanCleef

                    + 10 Armor

Always tip your service. Otherwise VanCleef happens.

That's right, Edwin VanCleef's hero power is what his card battlecry is.

VanCleef plays a form of Tempo Rogue. He puts the pedal to the metal and doesn't let up, drowning you with Defias and refilling with Sprint if he needs to. Oh, also:

This can deal up to 16 damage, for 4 mana. Careful with that Onyxia.

Once you break Edwin's armor, at the start of his turn a random 'Defias' card - collectible or not collectible - leaps onto his board.

Dialogue

Begin: None may challenge the Brotherhood!

Emote Response: You think I'm afraid of you?!

First time he plays Lapdogs, All of You: Lapdogs, all of you!

First time Edwin kills a minion: And stay down!

Edwin's armor breaks: The Brotherhood shall prevail!

Defeated: The... Brotherhood...

Reward

Murder. Theft. What's piracy added to the charges?

For defeating Edwin VanCleef, players earn 2 Defias Pirate cards.

Heroic Edwin VanCleef Changes

                    + 30 Armor

Edwin gains a bit more Attack per card, and to make matters worse, he starts with an extra The Coin in his hand.

Just as on Normal, once Edwin's armor is broken Defias begin to rush in to defend him. As for Lapdogs, All of You, it got... replaced.

Which gives:

Dialogue

First time he plays Lapdogs, For All of You!: Lapdogs, for all of you!

Wing Reward

Okay technically the Defias aren't pirates but let's face it, they were well on their way.

For clearing the Defias Gunship, players earn one... Defias Gunship.

Class Challenges

Paladins challenge Mr. Smite himself for two copies of the card:

I AM THE LAAAW!

Hunters go against Captain Greenskin to secure 2:

Go for the eyes!

 

Well, hope you've all enjoyed the second wing of my Deadmines adventure. This concludes the Deadmines as it was from Vanilla to WoTLK. As always, please do leave a reply on the bosses, dialogue, and cards. See you all next time for the third wing of the Deadmines.

I was expecting more pirates...still pretty cool!

LAPTOPS,ALL OF YOU!

Also,Lapdogs,For All Of You is the best Hearthstone card i've seen in my life 42/10 IGN,Card Of The Year.

@StormKeyBlader LAPTOPS, FOR ALL OF YOU!

@trivorowo Probably. Mr. Smite I wanted to be a big beefy guy, worthy of the name. His health on Heroic is equal to Heroic Nefarian, but still less than Heroic Baron Geddon's 100 or Heroic Ragnaros's combined total of 105. On normal though yeah, 60 is probably a bit much. But again, he's Mr. Smite.

Quote from Thelkuzad jump

@StormKeyBlader LAPTOPS, FOR ALL OF YOU!

@trivorowo Probably. Mr. Smite I wanted to be a big beefy guy, worthy of the name. His health on Heroic is equal to Heroic Nefarian, but still less than Heroic Baron Geddon's 100 or Heroic Ragnaros's combined total of 105. On normal though yeah, 60 is probably a bit much. But again, he's Mr. Smite.

yeah Mr.smite did have way too much health.

his normal health amount is nearly that of loatheb's,and loatheb didn't have SUPER OP WEAPONS WITH A HERO POWER THAT MADE IT SO THAT YOU CANT DESTROY IT.and on heroic mode.

OH GOD HEROIC MODE.

 

Nice b00bs on the Defias Envoker. Good lord!

Her card should read: "Inspire: Enemy minions do nothing and stare next turn."

@Teknician I have. Problem is there's not much Defias artwork that I can find. I go along a strict principle of 'Can I find artwork for this? Yes, good. No? Screenshots then.' Rhahk'Zor and Gilnid for instance, have NOTHING.

@ijones72 My reasoning was that he'd constantly be trading into your stuff, hurting himself as he did. Still, his health is probably still a bit high.

@ptdgames :-P

Some Idea's I had (No pictures) for future cards (Assuming you will make wings 3 and 4 based on the return to the Deadmines during the cataclysm.

Murloc Deckswabby - Rogue Common

3 Mana minion) 2/4 Murloc: 'Whenever you play a Pirate, summon a Murloc.'

 

Mine Bunny - Neutral Common

2 mana minion) 3/2: 'All enemies have a 50% chance to attack the wrong enemy.'

mr smite heroic is defininatly op if you compare it to patchwerk mr smite has a little bit less then two times the amount of patchie

and gets great weapons and a synigestic deck, nerf hp to 60 or less, no ammount of freeze or taunt could kill that, now that i think of it, since it clears the board how could you beat it? 

Nerfed Mr. Smite's Health on Heroic and Normal.

Wing Three: The Deadmines Reclaimed

Boss One: Glubtok

Vanessa heard of Glubtok's powers, and hired him on the spot.

Which changes his hero power to:

This, of course, changes his hero power back to Fists of Flame.

Clarification: He can't oscillate between them. If he uses Flame, and switches to Frost, he can't use Frost until his next turn.

 

Glubtok's deck is weird. He runs frost and fire spells, as well as, well, ogres. He also has secrets of his own:

When he reaches 15 Health though, a flashy animation and long dialogue changes his hero power permanently to:

                        AUTOCAST

Arcane Power releases bolts of either tiny fire or tiny frost at all enemies. The fires deal 1 damage, and the frost freezes. He'll keep using it until you kill him.

Dialogue

Begin: Glubtok show you da power of de arcane!

First time he uses Fists of Flame: Fists of Flame!

First time he uses Fists of Frost: Fists of Frost!

Emote Response: *laughter*

Changing to Arcane Power: Glubtok ready? Let's do it! AAARCAAANE POOOWEEER!

Defeated: TOO MUCH POWER!

Reward

You no get through me, scrub!

For defeating Glubtok, players earn 2 Ogre Bodyguard cards.

Heroic Glubtok Changes

In addition to more Health, Glubtok's hero powers got easier for him to use:

His Firewall secret goes unchanged, but when he hits 25 Health...

This time, in addition to sending out bolts of damage and freezing, each one that impacts summons its respective minion for Glubtok.

Boss Two: Helix Gearbreaker

Like any goblin worth his salt, Helix joined the Defias when he saw their enormous paycheck.

Helix starts out riding his oaf, throwing Sticky Bombs, which form:

He's got a surprising amount of GvG cards. Explosive Sheep, Force Tank MAX, Hobgoblin, Goblin Sapper, etc. And he also his his own boys:

Which summons:

Once you kill the Oaf, Helix jumps off.

With his new hero power:

Once Helix has arrived, smack him down fast.

Dialogue

Begin: The mistress will pay me handsomely for your head!

First time he casts Sticky Bomb: Bombs away!

Emote Response: Here, stand under these light beams!

Lumbering Oaf defeated: Lumbering Oaf: Me... not feel so good.

Helix: I didn't need him! Not when I've got YOU oafs!

Defeated: The scales... have tipped.

Reward

The definition of unskilled labor.

For defeating Helix Gearbreaker, players earn 2 Mining Monkey cards.

Heroic Helix Gearbreaker Changes

Sticky Bombs are still the same 1/1 taunts that explode, but now they come 2 at a time.

Nothing else is different until Helix himself comes into action:

Boss Three: Foe Reaper 5000

Foe Reaper 4000's badass grandpa.

Yes, his hero power is the Foe Reaper 4000's effect.

On normal, Foe Reaper doesn't have many tricks beyond that. He plays many mechs, almost in a mockery of mech mage, and has:

Dialogue

Begin: Foe Reaper 5000 online. All systems nominal.

First time he uses his Hero Power: Acquiring target...

First time he uses Overdrive: Overdrive engine activated.

Emote Response: Safety restrictions offline.

Defeated: Overheat threshold exceeded. System failure. Wheat clog in port two. Shutting down.

Reward

First rule of gun safety...

For defeating Foe Reaper 5000, players earn 2 Defias Cannon cards.

Heroic Foe Reaper 5000 Rewards

Why hello there marathon boss. The good news is, his Hero Power didn't change. Overdrive on the other hand:

But there's another problem. Players start with a minion called the:

As you may suspect, Molten Slags will spawn. They come from the Deadmines Forge in the lower left of the battlefield, one at the start of the Foe Reaper's turn.

Notice, can only be harmed so no Polymorph or silences. At first, they only come one at a time.

Once you get Foe Reaper 5000 to 67 Health, they begin spawning 2 at a time.

And then, once he's at 33 Health, 4 at a time.

Wing Reward

Foe Reaper 4000's grandson!

For clearing the Deadmines Reclaimed, players earn one Prototype Reaper.

Class Challenges

First, mages pit themselves against Glubtok for 2 of the card:

Surprisingly enough, she doesn't like going to the beach. Not since the accident.

After which, Shamans go against the Foe Reaper 5000 for two:

Best buds with Fire Elemental. Not so much with Earth Elemental.

 

Well, hope you've all enjoyed the third wing of my Deadmines adventure. As always, please do leave a reply on the bosses, dialogue, and cards. See you all next time for the fourth wing of the Deadmines.

Here's a card that should be in this expansion:

Ninety-nine bottles of bombs on the wall

Hmm, I'll think about it. I have ideas for the rest of the minions, so I'm not sure I can fit her in.

Wing Four: The Gunship Completed

Boss One: Admiral Ripsnarl

It smells like wet dog in here.

Ripsnarl's hero power is nasty, it can be thought of similar to the Druid hero power. As a Defias-employed worgen he has a lot of Defias cards, worgen cards, and wolf cards. Odds are, if it exists, he's got it. But he also has two of his own special spell:

Which summons:

Which grows into:

Which grows into:

Which finally grows into:

Dialogue

Begin: Ah, fresh meat!

First time he uses his hero power: I will rip your heart from your chest!

First time he plays The Fog: Do you feel that chill running up your spine? The fog is rolling in...

Emote Response: I can smell your fear...

Start of player's turn 3: 

Start of player's turn 4: 

Ripsnarl kills the player: *howl*

Defeated: You will... NOT find her...

Reward

Add me to your deck or you're under arrest!

For defeating Admiral Ripsnarl, players earn 2 Defias Enforcer cards.

Heroic Admiral Ripsnarl Changes

Ripsnarl's hero power is now a nasty piece of work. It's free, and it gives him one more Attack.

Mostly he goes unchanged, and his vapor minions aren't any stronger. The spell that summons them is cheaper though:

Boss Two: Captain Cookie

AARGMEERGGLGLGL!

                         AUTOCAST

Captain Cookie is a simple boss. Like Patchwerk, he has no cards at all. Instead he throws food. There are 2 types of food, each with a 50% chance of being summoned.

And then there's:

Dialogue

Begin: AMRGRLGLGL!

Emote Response: MRRARK!

Defeated: GRAAGRL!

Reward

You're on the highway to hell! And he's driving.

For defeating Captain Cookie, players earn 2 Defias Highwayman cards.

Heroic Captain Cookie Changes

                         AUTOCAST

Cookie's hero power doesn't visibly change, however the Delicious Food now only has a 20% chance to be summoned, and the Rotten Food 80%. And the Rotten Food...

Wing Reward

For lunch, fishsticks. It's always fishsticks.

For clearing the Gunship Completed, players earn one Captain Cookie.

Class Challenges

The first of the class challenges pits Druids against Admiral Ripsnarl to secure two:

Frenzies hug with their mouths. They love everyone.

Afterwards, Priests go toe to webbed-foot with Captain Cookie for 2:

Help thy friends, smite thy enemies.

 

And that concludes the penultimate wing of my Deadmines adventure. As always, please do leave a reply concerning the cards, the dialogue, and the bosses. Hope to see you all next time for the final wing, where you show-down with Vanessa.