I have always loved cardback, and the art and design are incredible. I have collected in-game cardback since the beginning missing only the tournament one in-game.
So when I discovered that some of the 250+ cardback were replicated as a pin, I had to collect them. I went as far as to create a copy of the golden celebration because I couldn't find it. After 3 years, I acquired all of them, so I am proud to share my collection with a little explanation
of where these pins are coming from. Out of the 20 pins produced, nine were available on the blizzard store, four were given away at an event or fireside gatherings, 3 were prices for tournaments, two were exclusive for streamers and influencers, and 2 were made and sold on partner's websites.
List of the pins with production date and where you could find them:
2014 - Double Classic Cardback, giveaway at PAX East 2014 Hearthstone booths, made by Pinny Arcade (unknown quantity, probably 500)
2016 - Cupcake Cardback, giveaway during fireside events in 2016 and by completing tasks at BlizzCon 2017 (2500 pcs)
2016 Tyrande Cardback, Twitch prime giveaway at the twichcon 2016 (unknown quantity, probably 1000)
2017 - Power Core cardback, available on the blizzard gear shop with box and a giveaway in minor events, also blizzard china created 2 other versions of this cardback (3000 pcs + unknown quantity in china)
2017 Tespa cardback, one of the rare cardbacks only available for winning university events (unknown quantity, probably 500pcs)
2018 Thrill of victory cardback, a giveaway for participants to the hearthstone tour Amsterdam event (unknown quantity, probably 500)
2018 Rainbow Cardback, available on the blizzard gear shop with box (2500pcs)
2018 Hearthstone top decks year of the raven, made by Wowhead store (unknown quantity). This is not an official pin but a partner one
2019 Classic cardback, available on the blizzard gear shop with box (2500pcs), the logo glows in the dark
2019 Golden cardback, a giveaway for china vs the rest of the world players and china's only product (unknown quantity, probably 1000) made by blizzard china distributor. I made my own version of this pin and created 50 pcs of it, as the price for this pin is crazy
2019 - Heartstone card pack, the product from the china store (unknown quantity, probably 2000)
In 2020 Blizzard presented the collector edition box with four pins: Medivh's Invitation, Lemonade, Legion & Darkmoon Faire Cardback (2500 pcs)
2021 Blizzard 30th anniversary, available on the blizzard gear shop with A box in 2022 (2500pcs)
2022 Sideshow Glow Cardback, available on the blizzard gear shop with box (2500pcs)
2022 Murder at Castle Nathria Cardback, present for streamers and influencers for the new expansion (Limited to 50)
2022 March of the Lich King Cardback, present for streamers and influencers for the new expansion (Limited to 80)
I have always loved cardback, and the art and design are incredible. I have collected in-game cardback since the beginning missing only the tournament one in-game.
So when I discovered that some of the 250+ cardback were replicated as a pin, I had to collect them. I went as far as to create a copy of the golden celebration because I couldn't find it. After 3 years, I acquired all of them, so I am proud to share my collection with a little explanation
of where these pins are coming from. Out of the 20 pins produced, nine were available on the blizzard store, four were given away at an event or fireside gatherings, 3 were prices for tournaments, two were exclusive for streamers and influencers, and 2 were made and sold on partner's websites.
List of the pins with production date and where you could find them:
2014 - Double Classic Cardback, giveaway at PAX East 2014 Hearthstone booths, made by Pinny Arcade (unknown quantity, probably 500)
2015 - Fireside Gathering Cardback, giveaway on selected fireside gathering (2500 pcs)
2016 - Cupcake Cardback, giveaway during fireside events in 2016 and by completing tasks at BlizzCon 2017 (2500 pcs)
2016 Tyrande Cardback, Twitch prime giveaway at the twichcon 2016 (unknown quantity, probably 1000)
2017 - Power Core cardback, available on the blizzard gear shop with box and a giveaway in minor events, also blizzard china created 2 other versions of this cardback (3000 pcs + unknown quantity in china)
2017 Tespa cardback, one of the rare cardbacks only available for winning university events (unknown quantity, probably 500pcs)
2018 Thrill of victory cardback, a giveaway for participants to the hearthstone tour Amsterdam event (unknown quantity, probably 500)
2018 Rainbow Cardback, available on the blizzard gear shop with box (2500pcs)
2018 Hearthstone top decks year of the raven, made by Wowhead store (unknown quantity). This is not an official pin but a partner one
2019 Classic cardback, available on the blizzard gear shop with box (2500pcs), the logo glows in the dark
2019 Golden cardback, a giveaway for china vs the rest of the world players and china's only product (unknown quantity, probably 1000) made by blizzard china distributor. I made my own version of this pin and created 50 pcs of it, as the price for this pin is crazy
2019 - Heartstone card pack, the product from the china store (unknown quantity, probably 2000)
In 2020 Blizzard presented the collector edition box with four pins: Medivh's Invitation, Lemonade, Legion & Darkmoon Faire Cardback (2500 pcs)
2021 Blizzard 30th anniversary, available on the blizzard gear shop with A box in 2022 (2500pcs)
2022 Sideshow Glow Cardback, available on the blizzard gear shop with box (2500pcs)
2022 Murder at Castle Nathria Cardback, present for streamers and influencers for the new expansion (Limited to 50)
2022 March of the Lich King Cardback, present for streamers and influencers for the new expansion (Limited to 80)
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